§ Earl Stanhopesaid, there were two Bills on their lordships' table which he had introduced; and as there were peers present who did not hear him when he described their nature and tendency, he should now just state, that one of these Bills was entitled, "An Act for the better protection of poor debtors;" and the object of it was to prevent attornies, who proceeded to recover small sums, and who run up the costs, from imprisoning the person on account of the swelled costs. The other, was "An Act to prevent arrest under mesne process," which was contrary to Magna Charta, by which a man could not be imprisoned, but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land; whereas, by the present law of arrest, any man might be imprisoned by the oath of an Atheistical rascal.—He now gave notice, that he should move the second reading of these two Bills to-morrow se'nnight; for which day he moved that the Lords be summoned.—Ordered.