The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Beton Mr. Oortimirionor Goolburn.

ALTERATIONS I TR. COURTS.-LEITTA FROM Tug LORD

CHANCELLOR.

His Honour, on takitWhisWal this morning, addressing
Mr. Sargood, said—You made to me on Friday last •
communication touching the accommodation to be
afforded to the bar at these courts. The attention
.4 the Lord Chancellor has been drawn to the
subject ; and he has written to me a letter last night,
which I wish to read to you and to the gentlemen of the
bar ; because it not only relates to the accommr tattoo to be
afforded to the bar, but the Chancellor also expresses his
opinion very strongly as to the gentlemen who practice in
these courts, and who occasionally come before him. Hie
letter is as follows :

" Hackwood-park, Basingstoke, Oct. 25.
"My dear Serjeant, —My attention has been directed
to a statement in the Times of a complaint made to you
when sitting in court, at Besinghall.street, inasmuch as
proper accommodation would not be afforded to the bar. I
am 'my sorry to hear of this, and shell be personally
ehl,ged to you and your brother cosi:minim:sera if you will
state to me in what particular you think better Derange-
Elamite might be made. I entirely rely on you, end festoon-
admit that you and Mr. Commis/weer Holroyd will make
any suggestion to me 'both in this and other matters) that
you may deem useful. lam quite convinced from expo-
r,ence that it is necessary for the due administration of jus-
tice that proper attention should be given to the conve-
nience of the bar. Without it counsel cannot do their duty."
He then makes some remarks in which I beg to say I
most heartily concur; and I never heard any which gave me
greater pleasure. lie says lam also very desirous of
evincing the respect I feel for the counsel who come from your
courts to attend me on appeals. There are no banisters
whom I hear with more pleasure and advantage, and none
who argue cases more satisfactorily, or in a more gentle-
manly manner. With kind respects to your brother com-
missioners, nod best wishes to yourself, believe me, Toon
iineerely—Wornicay. Mr. Commissioner Goulburn:
His Honour continued—lid that litter remark I entirely
concur. It gives me the greatest pleasure to read this from
such a high authority ; and I shall in acknowledging the
Lord Chancellor's ooromunicatioe, assure him that the same
remark will apply to those woo have not yet had the fortune
o corn* before him ; for I have the pleasure of seeing before
me deity and hourly men who I am sure will very soon entitle
themselves to have said of them what the Lord Chancellor
says of those who do come before him—that even y cool t must
hear them with pleasure and advantage, and that there are
none who argue eases in • more satisfactory or more gen-
tlemanly manner. lam very much obliged to the bar and
to Mr. Sergood, who has taken this matter upon himself ;
and if he will collect the views of his brethren and let me
know them, I will communicate them forthwith.
Mr. Sargood—l can only say for my learned friends and
.myself that we are deeply obliged for the attention with
which you have listened to our observations, and I will take
the opportunity of further commuoicating with my learned
brethren.