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' IMPERIAL PA RLIkIO \\ HOUSE OF LORDS, Frs. 12. The Marquis of Wect.near . atilt the Earl of Razeos took the spas and their The 1...0aa C=Razon was introduced, and laid upon the table two AP/M`of !trine. Lord SHAFTESBURY said, that as there was no business s t a nding for to-marrow, he would move their Lordships to adjourn apssi Ibursday.—Agreed to. La HOUSE OF COMMONS. a of the Eacmaainia and Sir H. Mamma took .thq,oatibe and their seats. rteries from the Bank of England brought up an Account of .4MihEwpbsition paid by the Bank in lieu of Stamp Duties—Ordered ~,4 , AT. AI AWNING presented a Petition from the London Dock ,;,gonspagy for leave to amend their Bill.—Referred to a Committee. 'lbe Liverpool Election Regulation Bill was brought in and read .A 4 flit time. • Mr. HART DAVIS presented - a Petition from Bristol, praying f i genieme to bring in a Bill to remove the Cattle Market.— Referred ti) Committee. "MK BAN KES (Dorset) presented a Petition from certain in '. ilividuals, in favour of the enclosing of Cranbourn Chase. J. MASTERMAN presented a Petition from certain Dia atogirs of Holywell, Kent, praying the repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts. General KING presented a Petition from the parish of Averisb, tawny Sligo, praying total and unqualified Emancipation. The 't Gallant Member observed, that he did not concur in the prayer of tie Petition. Mr. JONES presented a Petition from certain Dissenters of the Borough of Carmarthen, praying the repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts. Mr. C. BARCLAY moved for Returns of the Quantity of Spi- 1 manufactured in England and Ireland, between the years 1825 and 1823 ; the Quantity imported into England from Ireland for home consumption, and the Quantity of Foreign Spirits imported Into England for the same purpose, between January 1827 and isjesivary 16211, speeifying the mate in imperial gallons. • Air. J. liblITH resented a Petition, respectably signed, from certain Unitarian Diameters of Soak Place Chapel, Finsbuty, Pealing tlat repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts. On the mo tion of the Hon. Member, the Petition was read at length. The same Hon. Member gave acute. that on Thursday next be would present a Petition from the Catholics of Ireland against the Cor poration and Test Acts. Colonel CHICHESTER presented a Petition front the Roman Catholics of the parish of Kimmel, putting Emancipation. Sir J. NEWPORT presented a Petition containing a similar prayer. from the Roman Catholics of the parish of Trinity, city of aterford. . Mr. S. RICE stated his intention of asking the Members of Government, next Friday (if they should appear in their places), whether it was their determination to renew the Act commonly called the Cabo* Association Supptessien Act? The question was t►e oar name interesting in Ireland after that of Catholic Eman cipation. If the Government was resolved to renew the Act, it was but just to give the Roman Catholics notice of it, and time to express their acquiescence or disapprobation of it. • Sir J. NEWPORT presented a Petition from the Roman Ca tholics of the parish of Drooalagh, in the City of Waterford. praying Emancipation. Mr. V. STEWART gave notice et a motion for Tuesday neat, on the Subletting Act (Ireland). On Mr. DA WSON's motion, the Order of the Day for the woad reading of the Exchequer Bills, and Tkanster of Aids Dill, was taken into consideration. The Bills were read a second time,and ordered to be committed. Mx. WOOD postponed, until the &lila of this month, his Bill for regulating the Preston Election. -Mr. D. W. HARVEY moved for Reams of the total amount of Auction Duty paid in 41111 eases, in which Petitions had been rejected by the Commissioners at Excise, during the seven yein immediately preceding the year is 27, the amount paid on each, and the manner of its appropriation.—Ordend. COURT ON CHANCERY. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR rose for the purpose of bring- ing lot ward the motion of which he had given notice, relative to the Court of Chancery. He was desirous to take the earliest oppottunisy of renewing •to thif _House his. earnest solicitation that they would give, ' their most serious consideration to the present state of the Court of Chancery. In any statement he would make he should take care not to exaggerate the evil, ,•., ;tad the motion with which he should conclude, was Such as he thought the House could not refuse their as sent to. He should endeavour to place before the House and the Country, the real evils of the Court, and the miseries to which the suitors Were subjected, not for days or weeks, but often for many years ; some ruined in their circumstances, and others struggling.in prison with the greatest difficulties. He warred with no individual. He felt no hostility towards any person who now presided, er may - bare presided in that Critit. He-attacked only the system, and those abuses which, in his view of the matter; amounted to a denial of jus tice. He was well aware, frtotn experience, that when a man brought forward any grievance, it was much the .•practice to throw blame, not on the system from which sat originated, but on the person who sought a remedy ! Some years back he brought forward a question rein. ' lug to the Couit of Chancery, and Mr. Ponsenby, use fortunately now no more, who had been Chancellorof Ireland, proposed at the same time that the subject of fees should be inquired into. He, however (Mr. Tay lot), was told that it w••uld be a Most shocking attempt to inquire into the finances of any man holding such a station as the Lord Chancellor of England. Another difficulty which a subject of this kind bad to encounter was the influence arising horn patronage and emolu meet. Gentlemen also might think, that, though the evil baisted, it was of such a nature as could not reach themselves. This was a great fallacy.. There was no Member of that House against whom a Bill might not be died tomorrow. Plutarch, a high authority, in his Life of Solon," speaks of that great lawgiver as hav ing directed that all should look upon a denial of jus- tice as an injury done to.themselves. Being asked what City he considered the best governed, tbat, said the sage, in which all feel the injuries done 'to any individual, as if done to themselves. He wished now to state distinctly, that though some alterations were proposer 4 and the present Chancellor framed some resolutions and orders, in pursuance of the recommendations of the late Commission, be should not allow himself to he lids led by any such proceeding. He recollected that, ons ptevious occasion, it wah not until a motion for inquiry had passed that House the late Lord Chancellor said he could rot go on with the business unless some altera tion took 'lice. For his own part. he was determined not to relax his efforts till he saw the Court in the situ aiirm which he considered as esential to the public in terests. ' Let the House now look to what had been hi therto done in the way of amendment. In 1809 he drew the attention' of the House to the mischief of the Court. The Government was then against him, because Lord Edon was Chancellor, Who declared that, if his Odd Taylor's) motion succeeded, he was no longer Lord Chancellor of England. In 1811 he succeeded in can. Tying a motion for inquiry. The Committee reported. and in 1812 it was renewed by an influx of Masters is alehancery, who were put in by Mr. Pertival. Upon this • Sir S. ltomilly and himself found it impossible to proi ollikeed. This Commission confined their inquiry to the rVount of arrears in the Court, but did not touch upon causes of delay. He then applied.to the House .for further instructions, but the Minister of the day ongaid that no inquiry must be made into the causes of addelni, and Sir Samuel Romilly and himself were un *Mkt the necessity of giving up the business. In the 4i4sai-4819 he moved for an account of the effects of she suitors in Court. It was granted. lie then proposed .iSmat in the to:lowing Session they should pledge them- Wires to enter into a consideration of the subj. ct I but the wasntion was negatived, the numbers being. for it, 149; .4against it, - 157. At length, in 1826, a Commission issued .(roin the Crown for inquiring into thetourt of further directions. It was again referred to the Master Chancery. A report was made , but up t o t he present , to ascertain who 5 ere the children of the testator's half dor there was no vestige of any thing having been - hepliew, and the matter remained yet undecided, though done upon it. It was put two. Bills *ere brought in abetill had been filed 41849. He should not bedisiosed by the present Chancellor, but it way.,*e possible they t 6 west hereafter to Comiatissioners. Hew was tidiest could have any effect. The ChanceltOrseid Ire would commission marshalled ?, He was left out of it; and consult him upon the subject, but up to the p: esent hour why.? Because it was known that he was endeavouring be bad not heard a word upon it. Thei-ernseusow told to unravel the system. They. would have nothing to that the provisions of these kills wire, tobek.prriedintsi do with that woublesorniq litigious person, Michael effect by order of Court. So that, in 1828, after all Angelo Taylor—(A laugh). Two Honourable Gentle that had been said and done,tlie Lord Chancellor avows man who sat on his side of the House, one however on 'lyis opinion, that there was no necessity for confirming a neutral seat (Mr. R. Smith), were appointed Mem by Act of Parliament the provisions of the Bills he in: berg of the Commission. Both, it was true, able men. troduced. The late Lord Chancellor,- upon whom he There could not be a more worthy individual than his *cant no reflection, for he did not think there was a Hon. Friend (Mr. R. Smith), but his practice as se 'seeater lawyer existing, found the arrears pressing lawyer bad been confined to India, and he knew no heavily upon him. If that Noble Lord happened to be mote about the Court of Chancery than he (Mr. Tay. i in the Court of King's Bench with three other Judge*, kr) did of commanding a fleet of twenty sail of the line. he would find himself under the . e . ecessiey of speedily Lord Eldon never took the Chair while the Commission coming to a decision; arid the inca'rreniences of delay, sat, but still he had no doubtahat the great object of so much complained of, would V felt. Pieced, how. the Commission was to exonerate the Noble and Learned. ever, inChancery, and being frequentlydrawn off to other Lord from all the blame of delay, end to throw it upon' business, not connected with iris duties as a Judge, the other causes. He had no hesitation in saying that two note book was necessarily often closed, and the judg. thirds of the report originated in the suggestions of the ment delayed until perhaps the grounds on which it late Chancellor. With respect to the principles on which was to be formed were partly forgotten. He had no the Court of Chancery ought to proceed, he should doubt that, in most cases, had the Noble Lot d given appeal to one of the greatest authorities this country his judgment on the first imptession, it would have been had produced; he meant Lord Bacon. The passage to correct. Lord Eldon finding the business pressing too which he referred was to be found in his works, and bald on him, proposed the erection of the Vice Chu,• was spoken by him in his capacity of Lord Keeper or cellor's Court. This he (Mr. T.) opposed, and suggested Lord Chancellor, when, as had been usual in those days, that Bankruptcy should be given to a separate jurisdie. he addressed the great personages who accompanied tion. The Vice Chancellor's Court, however, was erected, him, at the commencement of Term. Herethe Hon. and not that alone, but a Speaker of the House of Lords Gentleman read the passage, stating various points to was appointed, which, it was said, would enable the which, according to the charge of his Majesty the Lord Chancel:or to devote three days more to the business of Keeper was to direct his attention, Among the rest the Court. Now, what was gained by this? He would that he was to confine the jurisdiction of the Court state to the House what the situation of the Court was within its true limits, and to prevent all unnecessary before these changes, and whit it was now. In 1811 delay of justice. Well might 44 the fainting of the there stood in the paper 114 causes, Se appeals, fi v e re .. soul" be seen in the ruins of individuals who were forced bearings, 59 pleas and demurrers, altogether 213. At into that Court for the recovery of their rights. It was present there were 326 causes, 44 further hearings, 13 only to look at the costly exactions which were there pleas and demurrers, 49 re-hearings and issues. So that practised, and to see that a remedy was loudly called in place of 213, there were now 526 questions to be for. In fact he thought it might be taken as a fair disposed of. He was therefore justified in saying, that average, that a man litigating his right—supposing it the country bad gained nothing by these alterations.— to be in funds in the Court, and the sum to be 9.0001. And what was the reason of this? Because the Judge it was quite certain, he said, that even in so plain a case he would not get more than 3,5001. He never was a political Judge—because he was connected well - party, and thus his attention was necessarily drawn o wished to view this question as one of a party na ff L from the business of the Coale—(4w!) He abhorred tore ; but he asked if the public voice throughout the Empire did not call for a Reform in the Court of a political Judge. The business of the Colin could never be carried on beneficially for the public until they had a Chancery ? It was said, that no Petitions were pre- Judge unconnected with the political advisers of the rented on the subject; very true—there were none; batl if he had condescended to seek them, he could procure Croat; n. He would give the House a proof of this. Some years agrewhile he was at the Bar, the Great Seal was put as many a; would load the table of the House. He wished the public- to judge for themselves; and while' in Commission. The Lord Chief Justice Eyre, than whom the country could not boast of a more able man, Mr. he said this, he could not but regret the little assistance Justice Wilson and another Learned Judge were the he had received in this house for the last seventeen or Commissioners. The business of the Court went on eighteen years that he had brought this question before rapily while the Great Seal continued in Commission. their notice. Lord Bacon, in speaking of the necessity of administering a speedy justice, ' said, he would him. When it was about to be taken out of Commission, Iris Majesty asked what business remained still to be done ? self set the example; and, how happy would it be if —arid the answer of Chief Justice Eyre was, that if his others in our days had acted on the same principle.— Majesty's order for taking the seal out of commission Justice, he contended, was delayed from year to year, had extended only an hour further, from half past two and that at a tremendous cost to the unfortunate suitors. to half past three, no part of the business of the Court Fresh justice, again said Lord Bacon, was always the sweetest ; but it had been ro delayed in our rime, that it would have remained undispesed of. As it was, there was neither fresh nor sweet. Neither should it be for remained only one Commission of Bankruptcy. I Vhen Lo d Loughborough was subsequently in the Commis. gotten that the British people were now heavily taxed, aion, with two other Judges, not a single cause was and that they paid dearly for the privilege of being free. cotered that was not disposed of next morning. When, Then he said, let him at least have that justice which is his however, Lord Loughborough himself got the Seals, right. That Government which refuses it acts dishonestly, the Court fell rapidly into heavy arrear. It was impos - and the Carte that by delaying may be said to refuse, sible to remedy the evil otherwise than by separating should be cleansed as speedily as possible. As to the the Chancellor entirely from politics, or appointing one Report of the Commissioners, he looked upOn it as so or two other Judges. Let the Judge, however, do what much waste paper—it was a farce—a mockery—an in.. suit to common sense. It was violating the first prin. he might as the Court was at present constituted, it ciple of Magna Charts, which said, Nal vendeftems, *might be abused for the purpose of harassing any indi , multi ftegabineus, ftulli dilferemus justitienn wet rectum. *dual. .He would mention one case to :hew bow this :might bedone. It was that of Fermin, Detastat, and Yet he again repeated, that when justice was delayed, it was denied, and to such an extent the great Charter Lopez. The case was seat before the Chancellor to be w heard by petition. The petition was sent back to be was grossly violated. But the worst of it was, that amended. Then came a re-hearing, a supplemental while justice was thus delayed, the parties were ruined; and what was the silly answer to this delay ? Wiry, -Antenelnsent, and a re-amended supplemental. In 1816 the action was commenced. In 1819 application was that the suitors had better wait half a dozen years for made to stay the trial which had been ordered. The a good decree, than risk a bad one at an earlier period. He feared he had already tired the House—(Hear, application was refused, to the indignation of the defendant's solicitor, who said, that he would keep it hear)—but he wished to ask one plain question—was the state of the Court of Chancery suckahaeit ought in Court for ten years, and that it should never be to be continued as it is ? In his opinion it viii not ; and finished during the life of his opponent, or until such time as he was ruined. The cause, its fact, was still in if the cases of bankruptcy were separated from it, he Court. In 1819 -a bill was filed, consisting of 56 6 folios. thought it would be a most desirable relief. They were On the 27th October following, the bill was ordered to not originally within the jurisdiction of the Great Seal, be amended. In November following, there was ano- but superadded to it by statute. The cases of bank ruptcy had greatly multiplied lance the year 1811.— in on the 10th November. There was subsequently an Cher amendment Bill of 602 folios. An answer was put In that year the number was two hundred—now they order for amending the answer. On the 4th December *mounted to four hundred and fifty ;and as the Learned M two answers were filed, and after that there were tyro Member for Winchelsea had said in that leminous speech supplemental Bills, altogether consisting of not less than which every one must have heard with rapture, 1497 folios. In July, 1821, a supplemental Bill was If adequate Jud g es we re not p ro vided while the public filed, and in 1824 another supplemental Bill ; and by business encreased, it was evident that the public must whom was this last filed? by a dead man—(A laugh). sustain signal damage. That Learned Gentleman Why by a dead man? Because some time must pass recommended the separatiou of the bankruptcy causes to ascertain that he was dead. He was known to be from the Chancellor's jurisdiction, bat -he would not' consent to it. He wished his Majesty's Ministers would dead ; but, said the plaintiff 's Solicitor, though known to be dead, he shall still live in my Bill. The cause had take up this subject—they had the means of collecting been now in Court for ten years, and yet this Solicitor ample information—they had the Law Officers to con was not struck off the rolls—(Hear). —lt might be suit, and it was their bounden duty to see that justice supposed by Gentlemen not acquainted with the practice was not delayed nor denied to his Majesty's subjects. of the Court that when a cause had been heard there He would gladly lend them his humble assistance if it were was an end of it :no such thing—it was then only be. called for; but supported or unsupported he was g ally heard.inning. It was on further directions that a cause was The practice was to send the cause to y ear determined never to give up the subject. Year alum he was determined to lay the state of the Court of r the Master, for the purpose of ascertaining the facts, Chancery before the House, and thereby to enable the and there it might remain for months.- His Learned different Members to form their own 'judgment upon Friend, who now filled the situation of Master of the its abuses--(Hear, hear). He thanked the House for Rolls, when first he was appointed Vice Chancel- the patience with which they had heard him, and con tor, endeavoured to expedite the proceedings. Yet eluded by moving for Returns of all the Re.hearings - with all his dispatch, the further directions did not and Appeals before the Lord Chancellor and Vice Chancellor, set down for Hilary Term ; also the number come before him until after nine months or more. Sup of pleas and demurrers of Bankrupt P e titions, and how pose a legacy were left to a person who could ill affoi d to wait long for it ; if there were no opposition he might disposed of; and of all further direction s and i e-he a rings receive it in a year, or a year and a half, but an execu- before the Master of the Rolls. tor might, if so disposed, keep him out of it for seven The SOLICITOR GENERAL said be had no ob e or eight years. Suppose a testator died, leaving a wife iction to grant the fullest info r m a ti on u p on t he subject. with four or five children, and charging his estate with The House could come to no sound judgment without the payment of his debts, eight years might pass before having the fullest details, a n d then measures might be the widow and children could receive a maintenance. adopted, and reform ca rr i e d on which would really This was a matter of common occurrence. Were the prove beneficial to the public. He therefore readily Master to make a separate report, they might get some acquiesced in the motion of his Honourable and Learned provision, otherwise not. The same was the case when Friend. legacies were left to different individuals, for nothing Mr. FERGUSON considered that the House and the could be done until the Master reported as to the suffi. country were greatly indebted to the Honourable Mem ciency of the funds left by the testator. There was a bet for the exertions, though unsuccessful, which he charity case now in Court, that of Green and Jackson, had made upon this very important subject. But while in which he would venture to say no decision could be he said so, he by no means coincided with all the views obtained until 1833. In 1819, John Chapman died, and opinions which the Honourable Member had taken, leaving various legacies to certain charities. In the and offered to their notice. He could not consent to same year a bill was filed by tie heir at law. The the separation of bankruptcy cases from the jurisdiction trustees and executors had funds in their hands. I n of the Great Seal, involving as they did so many g 1820 the bill was amended, and subpoenas ordered by great commercial interests. Mercantile men attached the Court to rejoin issue. In 18 22 it was referred to great importance to that part of the admi n i stra tion of the law, and they would not feel satisfied if the highest the Master to inquire who the heirs were. la 1823 the c ause was heard on further ditections. It *as again ro. Law Officer in the State had not the disposal of such eases. lerred to the Master in 1824 ) and in 1833 set down for The Hon. Member had spoken in ver y s li g h t i ng terms of the labours of the Chancery Commission; but, havir r read it through with all the attention which it met itea. he thought the Hon. Member had not dealt f .irly by i t. It should not be forgotten, that the duties assigned t 5 the Commissioners was of a limited nature, and thee. fore they were precluded from entering upon matter:, which he would not deny to be of considei able impo rt . ace. Had they bees - aottotifectio go fulfiller; grit labours might be more owlet; end they might bee, e ut up the evils complained of by the roots. In fact, thei r report admitted the necessity of great improvement i n the Court of Chancery; and, there were some of the q recommendations which, if adopted, would lead to mach practical utility. The mode in which bills mere dismissed was highly objectionable, especially In cases where there was a want of prosecutor. First s there was a delay of three quarters of a year, and then in filing the replication (which amounted to nothing) another three quarters of a year were also obtained; s a that, its fact, a delay of two years might be interposed before a bill under such circumstances could be dis: missed ; whereas, if the cause was 44 speeded with effect,'` as recommended by the Report, this delay could Ist avoided. The arrangement with respect to Appetit was now very bad, and by way of amendment, it was proposed that all Appeals from the Vice Chancellor' s Court should either go before the Chancellor or the House of Peers—but not as at present, before both tribunals. The Hon. Member seemed to think that the Lord Chancellor only meant to issue a few orders, but he (Mr. Ferguson) could not believe it, as they could, not remedy abuses in the system, and could only have for their object the regulation of the practice of the• Court. He objected also to the present system of fist applying to the Court of Chancery for leave to take de. positions from foreign pans, when their evidence was required in matters of common law ; and he suggested that all such motions should be made at the common law side of the Court. Many other considerations pressed themselves upon him here ; but he would not trouble the House at any length. But he begged lease to say, that if witnesses in Chancery were examined viva voce, as in the Courts of Common Law, instead of by interrogatories as at present, a very great improve. meat would be effected. . That this might be done he verily believed—he had the authority of Mr. Metriral against the antiquated doctrines of Lord Itedesda4, that it could be done; but then, he added, that the whole constitution of the Court should be - shred before it could be beneficially introduced. The Com missioners could not go into that subject, though it would have been desirahle to have had their opinion on so important a subject. It appeared from report, and from many Honourable Members' statements in that House, that the three Chancery Judges were not , adequate to the discharge of the duties imposed upon them. The Lord Chancellor should have aid afforded him, for he (Mr. Ferguson) was satisfied the time would come when, from the increase of commerce, the transfer of property, and matters arising out of them, that the Chancellor would have enough to do with appeals_ He should personally sit to hear them, untrammelled by an attendance in Cabinet Councils, or any med. , dling with politics. If a Irian went into the House of Lords, and saw the manner in which they were disposed of, he would be surprised and. shocked, although they must admit the great. care and the dispatch with which.the Lord Chancellor when present disposed of them. It was ridiculous to see two old Lords, hallo sleep, lending their assistance to him.-Any thing else might have been there as well ; and be hoped that with respect to all appeals from Scotland, they would be left entirely to the Lord Chancellor, with whose- decisions only could the public then be satisfied. As the hearings were now managed, the, never knew how the law really was. Sometimes she Chief Baron presided—sometimes the Lord Chancellor —one day, one thing was law--another day, another; se that the profession were thrown into a state of the utmost doubt and annoyance. He hoped the Loud Chancellor would amend this state of things, for a more active, intelligent, industrious, and attentive Judge to the arguments of Counsel, he neve- met with than that Noble and Learned Lord. The practice, ai it had existed, was scandalous and unseemly ; and he trusted for the future that the Lord Chancellor would be relieved from politics, and those other matters whidi were a source of embarrassment to him, and tended in a great degree to the delay and defeat of justice.— It was said, that the number of causes had greatly encreased since 1811 ; but before any censure was pro flounced against the Judges for arrears, the period of their commencement should be ascertained. Mr. Seeretary PEEL did not rise to prolong a die cussion, which be thought unnecessary, as no oppose tion was offered to the motion of the Hon: Iblfealber (Mr. M. A. Taylor). There was no wish forays) , con. cealment on the subject; but he thought the Howe should wait to see what the orders issued by the Lord Chancellor were before they pronounced any judgment upon them. .It was said that the Noble and Learned Lord intended to abandon the recommendations of the , Report ; but se far was that Irons the case, that he in. timated his intention. of issuing forty or fifty orders, which it would be necessary to see, before they could come to any decision. The Report of the Commission had been much censored; but as it was likely that the subject would be often again before the House, and as they had now very important business to be considered. ! he thought it would be better to attend to that thaa to revive discussions, which only extended to abusieg the supposed errors of the Commissioners. For his own part, be thought the mixture of person' in the Commission was a source of advantage; and he also thought that if none but Chancery-Practi tioners had been appointed upon it, a greater outcry would be raised against it than there was at present.— If that were not so. they would no doubt bear it asked why no Learned Civilians—no able Common Law Lawyers were called in to lend their assistance? but now that they had been, and that all had devoted great talent and great industry to the task imposed upon them, their Report was designated as little better than so much waste paper. There were some topics touched upon by the Honourable Member who spoke last, which required the most mature consideration. The policy of divesting the Lord Chancellor of his political character was matter for important consideration ; and he could not now enter upon the question, whether it would be fitting to call for the advice of any other person in what was called the Cabinet than that person who was at the head of the Law Courts in this country ? Again, as to the separation of cases of Bankruptcy, that was Also a subject of importance which could not be disposed of without much reflection, and one on which be would not now ' venture to offer any hasty opinion. He was happy. however, that no new Commission was to be moved for. It was admitted that the-business of the Court of Chaa• cery was by far too much for any one man to get through—and he hoped he would be pardoned in just saying, that such an admission folly acquitteder Noble and Learned Friend of his, against whom so many charges had formerly been made. The impression then generally was, that there was a personal something in the Lord Chancellor which disabled him from fully dip thittibith ig *Oa trite MIAOW 'to Hs wasireadi It .1 easiest posjadier— ;aye iajoitiej alsiersr pitiod. 3k. DANKEL. j hod i.vodcd thii 11 taken is tbe - numb down filw Wi rtsiag. is plate'Of being il in the Idng vaeatioi irA c t .i ltl e rs to a t l jea st r d ate 'be might safely say Sr's day in Hilary tellor 43, and befoi Alma, , the Hon. Mu Was pleased to call place. He could I „Bankruptcy cases teal, although he II the system might b Mr. M. A. TAT Intentionally falsify The cause paper us %obtained a copy of, kis himself cast op know respectable pp Orlibtentional on lob taken.on this subjei Eldon, and he knee so. He attatked only. He asked, practice in the Coo be?—(Hear, bear 1, purge the Court of the public, but 1111 wants or interests C }le regretted the C to the bottom, and he would bring tho notice of Parliamen COURT 01 Sir JOHN NE turns relative to tl complained of the ceedings in that Co must there be decic lit.wes decided befo that Court was alsc any purposes of bt He &could move ft much it requited ii return of the nttml the Judges sat, and and salvaiie causes, tedit , of the Admii load* tolotige pltoi to state the cases: Mr. LAMB said return ; on the cool and of reforming _ogiored.--The Rem CHUB Sir JOHN 'NEVI 'what sums were itti repairs of Ch arches, Cathdlies were adtsti to be made for 181 'the Bill passed for' Returns were then Tire CH A NCEL the Otder of the D jitr...HUMg obj said, that he had - I the vote in the Col lid not 'been laid the services of the I out effect, he now v Secretary for the 1 to vindicate the prc money without noi eighteen years' pi admit the .propriety cedent - to sanetinn tl state what redui establishments, and reduction, how they It was. proposed to of the Navy, on the cated the attempt.n country. Last nig to the Speaker's lea 4letstood Ministers in Committee. N given. On the co had nothing to do irk.. If Ministers same time that the h.. feel dish but ao pledge of tl should explain to men for the Navy with the whole wt ,tended to review II the year 17:92 doer a favourable contra tress of the public Be complained th. lure within our ui concluded !by cap lutely necessary ell sew tams, or to inc Me. GROKER made by the Hon Hansa, relative to aural service. TI expression which a formar•oecasion, deserted-, by the I his opinion on th mated Abet, accord ••was in the habit calling on the Ho withisist due antic the establishment sired them to do s • (Mr. Croke') as • for granting the the statement whi to make, speaking Members who we place list night i weeded not to be t to the Hon. Genf Croker) uttered sake of those Hor were absent vest Agairetance of wha -5 0 . Owl-fosse WI 4!eigolo of rolianc alsea irdmostioss. ibe hart far a