The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-03 00:00:00

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F. %OLE FIRE AND 1.1 FY. OFFICE'..
Cenhilt. and opponste the Kowa'. Theatre, Ilnemorkort.
Or g.tiE nittEcroas respect fell! submit so this
1`40.11c the ntlytinlitges to peewee oano •s 1 es Ihew 011wes.
The Terns are ononorli. Isheo.ll. with cow benrtil. nf
serer
er Onste e• nsbissr4. The tweeter' •f Rent in Allowed in
4..terere by Fire. w Wood or. Owns-en( Poo-wires. tso eh .rte
I• I lA, Posher..responothllite .n.. cursed a. in
P... isoothop 5 orlon, r hreeio ever, . se in In
1.., ester.. of Me who e rnatete. (.ire forrearen elf fled
the prwlllit.g UT 11111irber0 of Arundel.. Pablo(
Mr.. the %Mat earit.oble Tents.—Lndy.dat Polities Arnold be
tror•al within 15 d tyt.
WM. ACETIIAM. S.-curtsy,.
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COUNTY FIRE-OFFICE.
SOVTIIAMPfON.sm ELI', STRAND.
nnt:IlTEEs.
of Renlossol, K. O. Kir V. A. Worland. Ihors.ll. P.
Mnroois of Norkiatebaso, Pear.% Eat.
)larini. rt. Northaylown Awl hitt, Dirtaucs.
kart of Hock Wahowstht. •
Mareestionlyitertor-:J. T. N. Besmossiser. Msg. P.A.11.
•Al °TICK Is hereby aiveco. I hat Itisteros of 131.
N per CeaL ate new is roans a 1 paean.' NMI ane,...0.
lr-
nnera in shin rite. show tenon of wren sear, versed In
whether their ihnl,e•rs were Other Wel for 'ewer years nr have
been renewed onemeadr t the County Fire-ollei entolatten the
.•entrlty rf a Comoro., hiei-• a horse pessuesss Capital. IN
s.d/otina to ttw thwthating fond arisen( how the Piensinow.
sot. vie minor adeantn.:e joined of thrum rennin n.
Use It Sons-ant a Capital of 4"0.00111• proerled by she (hi-
rer' %leathern sons honored by a.roartatioor 1.• half • isil•
li.ost vet% we, ;hors the r.fely of the in:nosed lineman glir.rieso.
nail ',robin the .0 Pre,llllllly to elit.ternle Poitry
• Imo 1... r she howl of when: version .opesetaa
rtl Ibis tinbe the as.thon virally with the Orogoal
Wenebers, ne. wan., so their /evenly.- rostabotinw : the Re.
tam Stbia she Ina der yerrs awroat a. need. 2'2.0 t the,
Of *OM 'judge is Loadro rf renal, it lir principal loam,
who air al,. Aerials for for PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE.
trended ow 'orator prim 'On.

PLIISI.IUTIOV.
VASE of WM. PAUL ItU(LiERS.-11; (1;4. month
'V of June lasi. she K.'. W.-edos. l'Aoster, of So. Luke,
Cbeltea. seat t.. the Skop of 111 r. Kestrel.. a Sellee..Petf awl
New-mass, In Stowe Ser•ee—and p-iis:.ae lissome Eroasois fur
Iteloius. said he would Is.are 11w Eo.i•O.bee reword trots the
llosse—al the ,we some tolling Mr. R. ges• a Joessl.la IlUaellit
mad Cisr.oesiup so .ta ail to hi. power ou &rme boos at hi.
6644.11 e. to • .boot nee. the 4 or.,r,r of sae Copal oaf 411/ern
(..nn Mr. Koper., wits..et hi. lariat ..Ale t.. obtain Ally fe.Speee.i
110111 sloe Geweral P..4.0111re. sod mire of bit Co.fooser• de-
e:is.ed rinser dealisspis wish Isis... law alsou.efisl per...ratio..
lbe loos of Mosioess. awl Ike dierislor iss ohne two. of mantic)
a .upperrlsos a Family. hate sound to ming Emits di.irt...sprsos
Mn hawse awl Waled' awes wan. Al. • Or, sad SKY LN IOUNII
CII ILDR EN 1-.llse lathes i, so the Fleet l'rbois.:.not the se..
t..er. as the teams her erriol. e• ore mot wooled, is war h‘.r
esti Mesmer with her illiellH CHILD.
Ts alleviate she soles sm. et Mr. Norm', Family. a kb-
mellow; has bees cmmonesu ed. bad Cossirsladiaos • 11l be re-
ceived by Mr. Galloway, 60. 111.11bors. sear Re.l I.i n-sheet ;
bt Mr. A peel ard. al toe Isausioer Hares sad it (he STATIs•
1110111 tNioe Salstbeey-wart, nett-tired.
The l'ollow irg iego• base .I.early been subscribed :
William Peon. !Awe, Cadosase-phice . .E 5 5 0
V Mims linty Whitbread. 10. Moat-street V V U
T. T. Clare. 43. Upper Horeb-street . V 0 U
Earl Sews, I`,l, A rlimoort-strert - - 50 0
Colour! Napier. 1.1, Caolagoso-pLee - 4 0 0
15. e Wow! R.milli. VI. SeMeed-mpme - '1 0 0
William lbw. Loden* bill - 5 5 0
The ESIIIMIIerf tlrelefleeper - - 0 0
A Fries/ to llostoso mkt lloneop . it II U
Aleattader tiallowny, liaisons . - 1 0 U
Mrs. °. owl Moos G. . - - 010 0
ll:ewe Rider - . U S U
Sir Feas.ei; Mlordeil, Raft. M. P. - 5 5 0
Jobe C. Hobiwor.e. Fly. - - 5 5 0
S. Perry. Proprietor mot F.ditar of she S I it U
A Eisend aMa liau.ersoary Reheat . 1 0 0
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K. W. 11. - - - it .5 0
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suPERR INDIA SUAT..IAND CURIOUS DUI Tlsll

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MILL/0109i WHOILEAALE AND DET4II, FAST
I•I)IA WAREDOUSIN, 16. CDEAP4ME.

Al I I.I.ARU the Nobility
11/ • and Fosailieo arriving front atm. d. he, b.. Wnrchqrse
posse..rs Is. aermaswei tech .retp.l. if l'torsin 44.1 r-
ock,. wits ~,etv twin's ..f she s'ha'rer Lines-dr,roy f it
olomestie WK. aad other Table Lowe, The
in..,, fa.bionable t'w Maroon:. Prawn tde„ and Ps-is.
Dres. I French Curtains sd she lisww Lassies, awl Rude,.
llssirressiers she Piety. he. Pipet', 111111 A SHAWL'S
and the mos Itett•tifyl liensittope set Brim:l4lmo, front dross.
; e osier to she Mune. bath Visa aid square. F trims ipso Wird
Close: and other rettsilLe. f.. 'he Iltstni r-tennt. Bede.
('ate. ri•shi.emers. he. Printed Omit, MrsJirn. aad Cano•
bs ie. at new and mime Lle.ixos. The hoi.e4 laden Muslin.
for Grntl. s its a Cnvab and 1..501i..* wear, (won she Cesapans'.
Miles. with a saris'', of I,,daa articks, liar) non.
Gold and hiEesse Muslim owl Tarts:ls..
IRISH LINENS sod flee lIIILYTINGS..I
she NNW 111.1iiii• as ensiled, and which are sold at hi.
Warshwasc esche•ively.
India Lora l•lellsa, white Chins' awl Atsiedst ws. Ferric',
L awl Veil.. Vaeas. loleslon.„ hr. purchased by ilia Piers'
or Dews arc al We Wholesale Price, and owe pulse made It•
owl des Mks. Chests of Sawilv Lows, complete.
Lathe., kr. &nitrify/Ims It ilia. and whing in prat with
India Shawl., will receive dirge Inghed raise tot

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEhT.

110V41: OF WHIM A rnu.'l.

The lard Clusweellor heard appeals, and afterwards at a•
Sp►aker.
the Lori of ktoankEddrettohe Conk the swaths and his aut.

Sir JIM" Grisham ands•shrt. Sunni/tot !tam she Common,.
She Innkeeper.' kale. flodobe Alressol I)rtir. Null. the rreisthl
IfiAr belied 8011, and the Pa.sog h 11, IbLicd acre mad a fit.t
Ilene.

Petition signior the kquetlizatinn of the Duties en Conl•
were presented by lord %11..1.V 11.1. i. fro. iberoou•y of 14. n.
bowel. I sod the frArl of RUSSLI Csook the roomy of Clark-
ston/von.
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The Kart OM-MIN Y referred to as Order o Melt had bees
made by ,heir Lntd.b.p. 00 the els sif Mame. direr:dem the
Lterks sst the Preece .4 the sligerent osmotic,. 4 Weal 8, stain
sod Ireland In make returns of the entries, sojet the Act of the
111th of she King, chap Y. Thews reform Id ism yet hers made.
though be tsar no Macias% shirk coold retard them. He thought
th.si there could he wt ditheolty io produe.isg the. immedsairty
Om she Revels, end should, therefore, mute Oust the refuels be
suede Girths ••.h.—l)rdreed.

Mr. lbckiroon brooglit frost the 1'omr000• Owe Quarter tics-
stem pie,.inn Hal, alirh oa. rea.l a drat tune.
Lord lilt I NVI prneot.ct Vet i!soil from the V.er•Clson-
c•Mor. Masten. sal kkaolan of she Uottreg.ity llitord,
optimal the Catholic Clatios.—Adjottrurtl to Mooday.

' Hesse inteefere to p t witboet affecting the
riebts of private property ? It wet alm to be taken
into consideratioo, shot the person charged had no
memos of rebntfing the charge; end that an Eireann
Corniriitee for the Boroirah 'Boded to, was to be
Whaled foe on the 29th of this month.
Mr. DICKINSON said. ?bet a complaint on the
sehject of the Petition bad been mode to him as se
passed through Itchester. The Magistrate. had al-
lowed each man and woman Is. a day, and each child
6d. in artier to find loci:rings ; bat as none could he
procured in lichester, they had hem obliged In re.
move to the unrest villages, where the parish officers
could give no
lord CASTLEREAGH limed that the power
of Monsoon( was wet applicable to contralti the ma-
nagement of private property. The Appel had Mien
made to an improper taboo's', and should the PM-
lion be laid on the table, it might excite delusive ex-
pectations. He therefore hoped it would be with.
drawn.—[llear!)
Sir J. NEWPORT them*, that the making the
ease mere public might operate in the way of ponish•
meet apse the individeal la question.
Mr. BEN NETT was not satisfied SS to the
coots. that ought to be pursued, end would therefore
withdraw the hear!)
ch./F.lBl. ttittlltnittits.
Mr. LAMB EON rose, pursuant to notice, to pre-
sent a Petition from General Gourgauil, which he
did at the desire of a distinguished foreigner, a
friend of that Officer. The character end mistime
titan of the present Parlisment led him to hope that
they would wood enquiry into ell sets of oppression
whether practised epos foreigners or natives. The
Petition complained of the seisere of papers, and
of other acts of oppression practised towards Gm.
Gimped, and be hoped that the Government would
not add insult 111 injury, its the Case of a defence-
less foreigner. On the 14th of last November, hii.
Capper, of the Alien Office, acceemented by seven
or eight men, rushed into the General's room, and
callisor on him to rise, showed him • warrant to
leave the country. When the General asked Imam
anomie his papers, Mr. Capper took hold of the
bed-clothsr, in order to compel him to get up as be
was, without allowing him time to dress.—lle
asked him, agreeably to the provision of the
Alien Art, to be carried before the Privy Coun-
cil, sod pistols were held to his breast. The General
said he week! show his papers to Lord Sidissoetb,
and succeeded in sealing them, though Mr. Capper I
eadesvoured to snatch them from him before be hail
sealed them. Mr. Capper told the people, Phu were
collected resod the home, that the General was a
mad criminal. He was then forced into the carriage,
ander the feet of the Officers. An affidavit had been I
made by General Georges'', that he bad been shown
by a friend a chess in the Alien Act, by which be
wan entitled to be taken before the Privy Council.—,
(The affidavit was here read.) He was first taken to '
Harwich, sad sustained mock ill came in the journey
from the insolent condect of the Officers, insomuch
that he was in a high (ever. At Harwich he was
taken before • Magistrate, by whom be was referred
to Mr. Capper, wile offered to bring him clothes,
and told him his papers were is the possession of
Lord Sitlemeth. From Harwich he was landed at
Colhaven, and west before the Governor to inform
him That he had been seized by order of the English
Govertiniest, as otherwise be would have been liable to
be arrested, having tee passport. Ile had written from
Haroich to the Home Department, requesting that
ihis papers might be restored (the letter was here
read); and received an ansorr, that his portfolio and
'papers bad been sent to Coshaven, in order to he re-
' stored so him. He sent afterwards another letter,
listing what he had suffered; that be had been
kept foe, days in confinement ; and ',premium his
hopes that no such order had been given by Lord Sid.
mostb. The portfolio and pistols were sent, and on.
thing else. The portfolio appeared to have been open.
ed, sail be did not receive it, 'leapt in the presence
of a Illinister of Police, at Cuxhaven. To another let.
le, which he wrote to Lord Sidesouth, he received an
I answer from Mr. Hobhouse, by emsonand of his Lord.
ship, stating that enquiry had been merle, as to the
fact of the portfolio having been opened, and that it
was found to be without troth. The last letter had
been sent to Lord Sidmoeth in February, the former
in the month of December, and the first on the 18th
of November. The General had four trunks, one of
*Melt only had beets sent to Harwich ; and imbed been
refused permission to leave the others with his friend
Count Forbyn Janson. The last dors/sent on the
subject was, a certificate from the Minister of Police
let Hambiargh, bearing that the Gummi had staled
the portfolio to be open, and that he bad ol.ened it
without a key : that two of the seals were unbroken,
bat that they might easily base been ',impressed after
' being broken. The prayer of the Petition was, that
the General might be allowed income to England and
deemed justice against those who bad •iolated even
the provisions of the Alien Act. Suck • Petition ought
to be granted, alike in sympathy toe defenceless man
. end es necessary to the vindication of Ministers
. themselves.
The Petition wss then brought op, read, and the
Iloseerable Member moved, that it should lie oar the
table.

Mr. 11. CLIVE replied at same length le the
•tstemrnt that had been made. In comfy t
the enacted of Gen.Goergairol, Government thouuht
it nem/very to nyder him out ashy cnentry ; hut no
unn►cessary severity had been used, and the officers
had sabered more than the General. He had at that
time a temple el loaded pistols in his bed, and was
abort to draw a dagger upon one or the officers; he
✓oodeaveored to bander the door of fho roach being
shot, but I is hand had not been her' ; be hut been
tibia to Mr Copper's bum et %'sua••all, sud Ii•IJ

he should byre oil his dashes. He had been taken,
es he swished, before a Megls.rate at Ilsvarich, to
whom he (Mr. Clive) bad rebuts, essclo.ing a ropy
of the Allen Act. When arrested he had broke,* the
window, and in that way had cot his hood; sni
when ots the joetney to flvroich 11.01 repecedly
relied moat mender. Ilia portfolio had been sent a--
cording to leis directions, and a letter wt. receivid
from him from Coanaven, stating that it had beets s s
sent. The object of the General appeared to be la
give es ranch ttotiSle •1 p.issible.
Sir R. WILSON felt hinotelf caned erten to st<to
what he knew of this transactions PsPeciellf a. h •
name had, from delicacy, unt been untentioord in
'doe Petitillo. The Groerst had slice hero in a very
difereht showiest be had sieve by hie merit, and
was distinguished for his Vetity to a • ign in a
moat helpless state. General Gootgand had thought
it necessary to vindicate the military honour of
France. 11. had told the General to deseind lobe
carried before the Privy Council in nip he shout) be
ours/ed. The (7iental had asked him if he knew a
Dr. May, who had told him that be 114.1 known his
Paris.
m.'her and could IMI I. charge of his COM.
(ponderer. ii. (fir It W.)told him that Dr. May re-
minded him of Oliver and hit bombers. Ibis Mill
afterwards obtained SI. from the Geii•ral, and never
afterwards called on him, when 11.• c..ngratelaied hid
, that the man mat not • .py bat a "windier. He theta
went on to deny the "(element made l.y Mr. tThre,
and recommerded to his ll,n. Frivol to move that 11.0
case he referred tea Committee of Enquiry, in u hick
case he would motion! t

Lord CAsiTLEKEAGII would caution the Gal-
lant General pilot gitring a lash pledge in the case
of • men of whom he knew so little as of Goners'.
Gooreaud. If the case stated had been tror, it would
have bees, a case of great inhorenoity ; bet he 11,-
pected the Motorist% of the limbs of Waterloo was
inaccurate in his statement. 11'.,f it VIII Out to b.•
believed th.t a respectalOe min, like Mr. Calyer,
should here been guilty of it. Inbitad of Gett.Goor..
gaud poiniiii• to a drawer in •htch were loaded pis-
tols. he attempted to seize a pair, but was prevented
by Mr. Capper. He then attempted to seize a slap
gee, bet he fortunately laid hold of the wrong end,
and the scabbard fell to his lot, and the dagger to tho
Officers. 11. then broke the windows of the room,
sod crtled murder, robbery, and rescue, lo order
to c..tlect a Innb. Even when removed to Mr. Cep.
per's hoes., he endeavoured to do the saute thing,
and a
ep hit portfolio, &c. himself; and on the road to
' lier•ich he struck the Officer, end endeavoured le
obtain a text'''. lie left his portfolio in this coup.
try, for fear his pacers should be seized, as those of
I Count Les Class had been when he was landed in thea
Netherlands. It was Georges(' himself who chose
to be conveyed to Hambergh ,• sod he hoped the
"House would believe that no undue severity had bees
employed toward, that Officer.
Mr. F. DOUGLAS thought his Hoe. Friend had
made out a very strong case for farther 'equity. He
blamer) the not bringing General Gourgaad baton
the Privy Council, the only remedy allowed to fe.
reigoers to save them from oppression. It had bees
seed, that General Goorgasd had not asked to bet
taken before the Privy Council. Was it by quibbles
like this that the law against foreigners was to be
administered? It was the duty of the Home Offices
to have instructed General Gourgeed that he had the
right to be Wien befote the Privy Council. Ho
would ask any man who had been in foreign coun-
tries, if he should wish to be placed out of the pro-
tection of their laws, if he should be ignorant of
same of their minute details? What right had the
Hose Office to see General Gnergsod's portfolio?
It had bees said it was 'Aged for the purpose of
being kept safe for the General; but did they not
know that be had friends in England, who were com-
petent to take care of his property. This was an in-
stance of the extreme danger of entrusting to any set
of men the use of arbitrary power.
Mr. BATHE:MT complained of the late period
on which the attention of Parliament bad been called
to this subject. The Houroarable Gentleman oppo-
site had not attempted to deny that Gen. Goergaud
endeavoured to resist with loaded pistols, • dagger,
and in the other modes already described. The lion.
Member had said, that the General had not been in.
linseed In appeal to the Privy Council. The Ge-
' neral was sit days at Harwich, yet he never asked to
be brought before the Privy Council, bet only de-
sired to be brought back to London to be carried bo-
p fore a Magistrate, and to bring en action for the
treatment he had received. The General was lo-
structed by another pliant General (Sir IL Wilson)
that he had a right to appeal to the Privy Council,
and that that was the only course he could follow.—
Hat the question was asked et him, and he expressed
no wish to be taken before the Privy Council.
Mr. F. DOUGLAS espleined.
Mr. BENNETT said, tint any judgment he should
have to make would el ways incline towards the
cc-
eused, and not to the accuser. He believed the but
I treatment which Gen. Goorgeed complained of, he-
lm's* two Fooglish nts in the house could prove
1! it, and because it was the constant conduct of me
P I thief•takers of the ilome.offic•—resist, arttl you ate
knocked down. Did the persons at the Home-etlit•
break the portfolio and seed she letters of Ges.ei•lL
r I Gourgaud, or did they not ? They had not yet de-
met •, .

A MEMBER, whose nesse We mild ngt learn.
thou ht the Alien Act torcesaa,, to enable Mit,ior's
to clear the country of toretgnera of sespiLious cha-
mfers.
Mr. 111,..11T111 MON considered the Allen Act
as disgrace's! is the country ; bat he cosh! nor howl
In continco shr loot speaker of the brotalit)• a ..1 o,••
prettiest eseicticd ru•fer this Act. All the dc'eu:s

of the lion. Gentleman (Mr. Clive) was, that Ito ill.
ireaterent would here been exercised towards Geo.
I;ortrgautl, If he would have suffered himself to have
been refried naked, and thrown into a car.
i.ree, end trampled on. He asked the N. I Lord
(Cistlereagh) and those ■round him, whether he
meant to stele, in the face of the world, that Cm.
Covennud •eriouely meditated a rescue, when set.
roended by eight officers? If the Aliso Act oat for
the purpose of prnteciing this cossets', from the ma.
dilutions of foreigners, it would h• highly seats-
ornery ; hot they knew It Wes no sech thing. It
•rat ',seised to moans, sod perpetuate a system of
ripopotirro and oppression commenced on the Conti.
tt►ur. High as our military character had risen on
the Continent. in consequence of the glorious mat
ihit terminated the war, it had sank low as to
politics, by the conduct of oar Government after
it. Ho hoped Ministers would allow Gee. Goer.
gaud to prove his complaints, or themselves to dis.
prove them.
Sir G. COCKBURN said, that Goer.
Rod told him at St. Helena, that he followed Bona.
part. to Russia, where he wits distingsithed. When
Levis XVIII. came to France he made interest with
the Doke de Berri, who gnu him a Cordon of St.
Louis. en the retain of Bonet art• from Elba,
Gummed got the place of Chef Of/icier d Ord.
newt. and when he called on Bertrand to thank
' trim fo► it, the latter said, " You need not thank
me, fo► if our muter had token my advice, he would
have had nothing to do with such Giroweites as yes."
Colorised added, that bet for this foolish speech of
Bertrand, he (Goorgned) would never have come to
St. Helena.

Mr. LAM DION replied. As wished to know by
what low theme's of Goners! Goergatid were seis-
ed, there being none to authorise such a step. He
uoderstuod that General Gemmed had dined with a
Noble Lord in his Majesty'. Government. Much
had been said about Mr. B. Capper • he wished I.
know if he was the same who, attended by polies
officers, entered sword in band a gaming-hoes*, sad
seised 'quantity of money, which the officers eseld
never get from him? Eves if the Alien Bill had bees
• constitutional measure, it was felonious if spy
Alien's papers were broken open.
Mr. BECKET said, no mats could have behaved
'hotter than Mr. Copper, who had acted under the
direction of Mr. Graham, the Magistrate, in the
transaction alluded to.

Mr. BENNETT said, that in that very frans-
■etiore Mr. N.res, another Magistrate, considered the
condor* of Mr. Capper as nothing else than a thin;
Einstein; his being coonnitied fur. 'lite Petition on
then audited to lie on the table.

On the atotinn that it be printed, Mr. HUTCHI-
SON appealed to the Noble Laid, whether be would
o.nt allow an invostigation, as a man of the rank of
Gen. Goorgaird had been. according to his Petition,
beaten wish sticks. and called a liar?

Loyd CASTI.EREAGII acid, if may injury ked
bees done the C I. feelings, he should not him
pet that in the Petition.—Tie Pedalos vas thee or•
dried to be printed.
_ _

Mr. BENNETT brought up the Chietney.sweep-
era' Repetition Bill, which was read a first time.
Mr. BENNETT said he was happy to correct a
mistake. He bad abided to a different Mr. Capper
than him in the Alien Office.
Mr. J. SMITH moved the second reading of the
Ilinkrept Laws' Amendment Bill. This subject had
attracted general attention; and he bad received
many commenicstions on t►e subject, and be bad ac-
cordingly altered semi of its provisions. One was
the insuffiriimi means of securing bankrupt's pro.
petty, and another for preventing unfair debtors
from the present means of procuring their mil&
calm. 11e proposed also to alter the penisbnient of
death for Bankrupts concealing their property. It
was also desirable to Wend the previsions of this Act
to Ireland. The oaamination of the Commiasien•
era before the Committee would destroy in every
man's mind ell reaped for the present state of
the bankrupt Laws. The first and one of the
important classes netlike on the persons liable toils.
Bankrupt Laws. On this head much uncertainty
formerly existed. Persons had been triode bank-
reins who bad never been traders. A GP011.111,0
who kept hounds, and sold the skins of the dead
horses he (sod them with, was made for that a batik-
rept. A flier was leads a bankrupt because be bought
roloarinic dregs, end sold them again in the articles
coloured. Ile was not sere be ►ad seceeeded in the
framing of this clause. The new sets of bankruptcy
•as. a pers..o who for seven dais stopped payment,
I,r who had been for curtain successive days absent
from business• This l.e wished to be thoroughly in.
•roiroled. Oat of lUO Commissions of Bankrupt,
99 were concerted ones. This might be done perfectly
free from fraud. This, however, gave a bankrupt
power to turn round and say, I am no bankrupt, my
commission was concerted. This being prated, Ise
could call on his assignees to repay his property,
which they may have fairly divided. There was a
clause to protect assignees, aid another to extend the
power of the Commissioners, who have really not the
power of keeping order in their own Court. If
la false debt bt once proved, it canaot begot rid of,
but by an applicition to the Chancellor. He was,
t her. fore, mimes that the Commissionersshould have
power to estrange debts when improperly proved, still
leaving an appeal to the Chancellor. In the country,
ors of Bankrupts may appoint as Commimien.
erg whom they please to work the Commission. Tiffs
tire offence to Lo►d Chancellor Rosalyn, and he
cited lies of Commissioners in certain districts ; bet
the present Chancellor had destroyed those lists. In
this Bill there was a provision, that in districts where
no sorb lists existed, country Commissions should
be executed in London. There was a part of this
Bill perfectly new. It was impossible for a mils tb
give up his time and labour as an assignee, Without a
nmo►ive. The ronserierrece was they did not exert
`to oho!e of the bankrupt's
of a solicitor. Ie Scot.
,cloyed, who gave Nattily,
managed the accounts of
a small commission.—
enable the Commissioners
of bankrupts, sod to
proper. lie bad known
23.0001. in 17 weighs in
his certificate trey soon,
carried on business, a cit.

themselves at all, bet left iha
property to the management
it land there was an agent flOpll
collected the debts, and as
at•e bankrupt, on receiving
There was a clause to OW
to enquire into the condom
In refuse certificates it not p
n bankrupt who expended 23
Lextravagance. This man got I
610 be believed had since ca
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