27 SEPTEMBER 1834, Page 14

During the week, a man of the name of Henry

Gunson died in Carlisle Gaol, laving been confined upwards of eighteen years for debt.— Courier.

In the Insolvent Debtors' Court, on Wednesday, William Smith applied for his discharge. Ile was asked how long he had been imprisoned; and replied, since August 1883, for a debt of elte.n shillings : all he owed in the world was 9/. Os. 3d., of which 31. 14s. lid. was for costs. Ile was immediately dis- charged. —Herald. Well may Sir JOHN CAMPBELL regret that his bill to abolish imprisonment for debt was cushioned last session. The actual cause of its failure was the neglect of Ministers to prepare their measures. Had the time which was wasted in recasting and amending their ill-considered bills been usefully employed, not only would imprisonment for debt have been abolished, and the law of libel amended, but various other acts of real benefit to the country would have been fully discussed and made the law of the land. But, in the Chancellor's opinion, though laws authorizing imprisonment for debt and other abominations are still on our statute-books, too muck was done last session, and less ought to be done the next!