1808. 
- take place occasionally, by means of two iron 
grates, at upwards of six feet distance from 
each other, with a jailor walking in the in- 
terval, so as to preclude complaint; and 
that from the examination of a debtor, and 
also, by a letter from him, both in the pos- 
Session of your petitioner, it appears that he 
was shut up with persons guilty of robbery 
and unnatural crimes. 
And lastly, that six -innocent persons, the 
bills against whom had been thrown out by 
the Grand Jury, were dragged from Cold Bath 
Fields Prison to Hicks’s Halli, in open day, 
at the close of session, first manacled, and 
then fastened together by a rope, to be dis- 
charged by proclamation. 
I, your petitioner, therefore, conceiving 
that such gross instances of fraud, coupled 
with such an open violation of the laws, and 
even of the express orders of session, are ca!~ 
culated to bring his Majesty’s government 
into contempt, and cast an unmerited odium 
of our most excellent constitution; thinking 
also, that if such malpractices were detected 
ina casual and slight survey, of less than two 
hours’ duration, far greater abuses are likely 
tu be brought to light, by the intervention 
of the grand inquest of the nation, I most 
humbly and earnestly solicit this honourable 
House to take the premises into consideration, 
and by a publicand open examination at its bar, 
or any other mode, afford such relief, as may 
seem meet, A. STEPHENS. 
A Bill to prevent the grant of places 
in reversion, which had excited a very 
lively interest in the public mind, being 
thrown out in the Lords, the following 
protest was entered :— 
Dissentiest-—1st, Because the bill does 
not, in our opinion, invade any of the legal 
prerogatives ef the crown, or diminish any 
of its constitutional influence, but tends ra- 
ther to secure both, by removing the terp- 
tation to negligence or abuse in the disposal 
of offices. 
2d, Because it appears to us to be necessa= 
ry, in this and every other instance, to see 
Alphabetical List of Bankruptetes and Dividends. 
“mulation of taxes, 
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cure to the subjects of this country, suffering 
under the pressure of an unprecedented accu- 
the means of economical 
retrenchment, andreform of such offices, as 
can either be reduced in their emolument or 
entirely abolished, without injury to the dig- 
nity and powers of the crown, or to the in- 
terests of the public. 
Sd, Because, with respect to places grant= 
ed in reversion, all means of retrenchment 
and reform are taken away so long as the 
lives for which they are granted shall conti- 
‘nue. 
4th, Because reform and retrenchment in 
the public erpenditure have been recom- 
mended to us from the throne, and because 
we are apprehensive that the rejection of the 
present Bill may be considered by the people 
of the united kingdom, as indicating a dispo- 
sition in this house, not to give effect te 
that wise and salutary recommendation. 
LAUDERDALE PONSONBY 
Grey STAFFORD 
ALBEMARLE | CarRRINGTON 
Essex {RING 
JERSEY CowPreER 
VassatHoLranovl Ponsonsy of Imokilly. 
Dissentient for the ist, 2d, and 4th reasons——_ 
SPENCER | CLir Ton 
Petitions for the restoration of that 
Peace which was so wantonly and unhap- 
pily braken by the weak administration 
of Lord Sidmouth, begin to flow in from 
various manufacturing districts ; and, on 
the other hand, addresses to the Throne 
pledging the addressers to support his. 
Majesty’s government tll a safe and ho- 
nourable peace can be again concluded, 
are very patriotically preparing from 
most of the corporate bodies in the em- 
pire. Both these measures have, in the 
opinion of their advocates, the same ob- 
ject, the restoration of peace; we there- 
fore join with every man of sense in the 
empire, in wishing them success. 
Se 
AvpuaseticaL List of Banxruptcres and DivipENDS announced between the 
20th of February and the 20th of March, extracied from the London Gazettes. 
Ee 
BANKRUPTCIES, 
(The Solicitors’ names are between Parentheses. ) 
ARMSON Jofeph. Eyton, Salop, miller. 
Williams, Linco!n s inn 
Andrews envy. Canterbury, seedfman. WNetherfole and 
Portal, Bifex (treet, Strand 
BurgefS George Warren, Jofeph Thomas Lockyer, and 
Rowland Gill, of Bri oj, linen drepers, (sweet, En- 
her Temple 
Bower John Cocks, Ledbury, Hereford, milliner, (Watts, 
Symond’s inn 
Belcher Eliyah, Liverpool, merchant. 
Southampton Buildings 
Bedford Willam. and Samuel Sumner, Fofter lane, whole 
_ fale tinen drapers, (Drake, Old Fish ftreet 
Briges David, Walterclough, York, clothier. 
and Knowles, New inn 
Bacon Wm. Sheffield, Grocer. 
Brown James, Tayistock, hovfe buljder, 
Brest 
(Price and 
(Cooper and Lowe, 
(Sykes 
(Bigg, Hatton Garden 
{Bavis, £fiex 
Batty John, Primrofe ftreet, Bithopfeate ftreet, ftraw hat 
manufacturer. (Pearce, Dixon, and Allen, Patere 
_ nofter row 
Bamtord Jofeph, Manchefter, grocer. 
Chippendall, and Denniion, Manchetter 
Boucher Charles, Southampton row, Bloomsbury, booke 
feller, (Watkins and Cooper. Lincojin’s inn 
Claypole, Edward. Chatham, shopkeeper, (1, and Ww, 
Nettleship, Grocer’s hall, Poultry 
Crockett Thomas, Oxford. dealer and Chapman. (Rofs 
and Mannings, Gray’s inn iquare 
Downs William Auguftus, Brewer fireet, undertaker, 
(Dyne, Serjeant’s inn, Fleet ftreet 
Dyer Richard, bath, cornfacior, ‘Shephard and ad- 
lington, Bedford row 5 
Dufields George, York buildings, Bermondfey New road, 
wool carder. (Crofs, King ftreet, southampton 
Drewry Wm. jun. Falkingham, Lincoln, carpenter, 
(Johnfon and Gaskell, Gray's inn 
Dickens Thomas, ioxton, Middlesex, baker. (Sheffield, 
(Egis, Curfitor 
East 
(Duckworth 
Prefcutt treet, Gusdman’s Relds 
apa 1S John, Manckefter, bricklayer, 
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