The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-03 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

Ts rirs EDITOR •r viz STATESMAN.

St•,—The subject of the Inairest Debtors' Act li
maws to hen attracted the notice of • great away
prows, sad Do wonder, obese ',iffy tradesman is so
mace osiaorood mod tolerated is it. I ...Id sad•
psi owe method for oar Legislators to alcsrtain the
*stet satire of as thin. Lot this regain of
trsdninai gaserally the very hest proof of ice injury;
there are few, very few talisman that have set
two, Woe, fear, Ire, or sin proofs to bring 'past
the Ad.

I Wok I way vesture I. say, that not one out of
tee hers Inn subedited the state of their slain to
thole creditors, before they Moe gone to prises to
pay off all, and acquit themselves of every obligation
to their crsaiters; new or old. This is a serious
subject, and ought to be itswediately arranged to the
benefit of the honest and upright tradesmen..
It freqoestly claws, that a tradesmen has no
seems of knowing where his debto► is, until be re-
mires a nodes fres hi. that be is going to take the
knelt of the Act, sod get a pastel release from
every thing and every body. For sty owe part
thick no was eight to here any such power esti%
be his sebeitted the state, the tree state of his cir-
cesatemer•s to his creditors. If they deal accede to
ttantethit./ relines!, thee a Jury of tradesmen eight
to decide upon thecae* lessnedletely, either to liberal*
or confine the individual.-1 as, respectfully,
Mann 9. NIL

Sir J. M ACIDITOSN'S declaration, s dfalltalinn net
advskilue of cootradleion, nor even of doubt, that
peigieristo sod crimes bees always advanced in pe-
nile lines, sad with eqsal steps ("seri pants").
flew shoeking I bow tem! end fiercely to be be.
lined, our wise sod pod Ministers amid scarcely
be impelled to tbeesquiry into the Nns I Code by any,
tbestrositit steeliest* of our best Orators.
SisteSvictia.--Kbat cow be mom trim thee that
the State which does sot seek to remedy the diereses
which menace Its oilstones is guilty of its own de.
strection ? This sus beautifully exemplified by the
luminous the sooviacing speech of Sir J. MACIN.
rose, last Toseday evening, in the Hoese of Com-
mons..

Mr. Dams O'Batax.—Of this "Centime, taking
pert with Mr. Lisa spigot the cameo( Harrow and
Mr. lionnome„ we may aptly say, as Casa"' said to
Ida assassin, " Et fts Brute 7"
first might we received Paris Papers of Caterrhy
last. The Park intelligence bas, within these
few days, assumed in importance which hes not be-
longed to it for some months. The circumstance
which has given it this character is the nose which is
understood to have produced the dissolution of the
Ministry of which the Doke de Rum:tato wee the
heed—the Lam relative to Elections. Recently, as
NT Readers keens, the Marquis de BARTIITLEITY
prillpallia some 111141111kiltiOnf ice the Law, GT far as
it related to the Electoral Colleges. Ile objects to
that part of the Lew width assimilates Patents (that
is the Tax which is paid upon Patents) to the Land-
Taz,alloss ins the sense right of lode( to the sae who
pays 300 francs ender the Tax emus Patents, as to
the man who pays 300 francs Land-Tas. hit the
chief altered*, which his propositioo wished to effect
is, that at every Election these shield eat only be
appoioted the requisite posher of Deputies, bet a si-
milar somber of sebstketes, or doeseles, in order that
the representation may always be complme. This
was tried is former Legislative Aseemblies, whether
with any advent'se to the peblic cause we shall not
mow step to enquire. M. de BAIITNILLENT'S speech
was ordered to las printed, and it we directed that
Weenies should take place last Friday, to ascertale
whether the proposal should be takes kits maidens-
lieu. The Marquis Desottes was the first to op-
pose It, slinks( that the immediate effect of the
proposal had been to create agitation, shake cost.
Meese, and spread great alarm throughout the ca-
pital, which siltation sod alarm bad already beta
comssonicated to the Departments. At first he had
acceded to the low with some doubts—but those
doubts had siege here entirely 'essayed. Eves if the
Law eight be modified for the better, was this the
perks meant to attempt it, after the Nation bad
but jest boos released from then eaessinew produced
by the reports of a total client of the law ? The
Marquis declared it Its be the unashooes opinion of
Government that no change ought to be made in the
Law ' • that the very discussion of any project had
produced, sod would coatings to predate dangers,
which it was the duty of Ministers to point eat to
them. The Dukes de la ROCHIFOUCAULT and
Clients:it., and other Peen, were against the pro.
position. The Count de CASTILLAox and others for
it. At int it was proposed to oakum% the dis-
cussion, which was rejected. The Chamber then
divided, whoa 94 were for taking the. Project into
coaelderetke, sod 60 against it, leaving the Go-
vernessat in a minority of 34.
'ilia division has produced very great agitation et
Paris. The Fends fell to 68f., but after the market
closed fell nearly one per cent. more, to 67f. 10e.—
Petitions ere pouring in spinet say change being
made in the Law. If we may believe private letters,
it has been determined at a Council, presided by the
King, that the Chambers shall be forthwith dineteed
--And bets to a great amount were laid ase Friday
and Wortley lest, that the disseleties would take
place is three days.
Ws received yesterday New York Popes of the
td el last sooth. They copula a very long Report
of the very able speeds of Mr. Ctsv, the Speaker
of the Howse of Representatives, on tea Report el
the Coesteitter, disapproving the trial and 'sentries
of ARIPUTNNOT Sad AillUtleTtl. Mr. CLAT Con.
Medea by saying, "Galilean! may bear doe. all
oppetitirta; they may even vote the General the pee.
lie thinks; they may carry hie triemphautly through
this Ileum: bat if they do, in my bumble jediesesst
k sill be a triumph on the principle of lasubordina.
ties—a triumph of the military ever the civil 'mho.
rity—a triumph-liver the powers of this Howse—a
triumph seer the Constitution of the land.--Aid be
prayed most devoutly to ileums, that it eight sot
prove, in its ultimate effects and consoquetti, •
triumph over the liberties of the People:.