The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-27 00:00:00

inemenhie—the sleben Wahl he mend ; sod In tratdre-
s=ren neasies to reined iheir lerabljna that
There was a eaten of I
law gem benne onseedieglp Pprenelesatilaf t wee sailed '
"Sing Setae*, rad tas City ateistrate." Then
was nyensass he that the Oity emegleanesbad any
Idol slam of ewe le whisk be re-
laseed. sdale
moo there was a Manama to ea eels* se-
thing Item than the Wats of the Duke of Reediumberiand.
The-olaimant weal to leek the City isailstrate's advise. In-
deed of at ones saying, " I have no jusisdletiee, Westin
wart," the magistrate shoes to manlike tha can. Ile odd,
" Let a letter be mines to the duke, to en that he is
leg this this mss out of his poneesions, and let it be sealed with
the need semi nthe laity.' Whether this at all Mused kis
nein Ades* be kern not, but at all ensue it did not
lakes lin le give up his estate. (Laughter) In emeher
MN IMO nobles se—as kaaourable lass as ever mimed the
earned with bathe ken bath Ms. a week
1111.7:11.1...; and the nesnienele semenethal on the
gtettlml sellemea who were wagewleg is wealth were
lOW of gush encase. If that hal hennaed without the
alb etas shy the magistrate wsaM ma ben had as
eggllthilein of hag guilty of enie egregious folly a 91-
Nal *Mil lir WOW boors owed Imo be • magistrate imme-
die* shaft eanthiselea of the same. It happened
Sal abs genfranesat, whisk he bad the lean to be •
wisest many years ago, took this object Isle its e sthelient-
ilea. fbe same MU'S was pureuel up to that dime by the
ethos salrepolitan magistrates. It was very difficult to get
rid of peer penons who same to the mut. The police
simply heard the story, sad On told the apply
•
=7::d no jurisdiction. Bat then. the het of the case
hang heard in public behind the bask siths party accused,
sad then reported in the newsmen. eras Avery great
grie, and called for • remedy. Amemlin his noble
Ilbsa at the heed of the Haarsliss, Lord Mel.
Mews gth the matter losing messeated is bias, immediately
111•11.1•91 the differen stee Wean him, and said
ask Skis magi us hogra ann, sad aothing of the
bled boa warred dna Had that bate dams is the case
d win were irressealie. they would
UN at say such attempt to ninths, with them.
Is y of opines that sannemy jurisdiction
dada Is &ea to two same liegielesess at ptt pension,
ssombisa at the meal plan, sehish,eiseerse, Implied that
the posositap magi be la pith*. ea (wherever there was
• elery megleinte. whether la the mosisgolis or in
thy pet of the num', he thought the Nan jarfedictios
*NM be exercised. Mee be leek anion es sepsis the
EVof his own 10 be had .slued ounemunintioets
•17ous parts of the sereatsy. Asia aosistratos, solici.
ton, sad justices' clerks, ell sagnedag gamed approval of
the aseasare.
Lord CAMPBELL said as he was about to go upon dr-
ink Ar the purpose of &datelining justice in the pro-
caine. he sonkl est help saying that he should feel great
nthielffea in stating to the grand juries sad magistrates
lONS he should have the honour to address, that such a
Mine was before their lordships with a prospect of be-
OWN kw. Their lordships could hardly form an idea of
theenaWwhich prevailed on the subject to which this bill
MOIL B• had remonstrated with magistrates for not
Wake swim more than four times a year. The reply
woo *5 they ware not bound to meet oftener, and that
task PIONS fm not meeting more frequently than they did
fa pints was that they Imbed an evil of such magnitude
le Mgt its own curs. It was deeply to be
issuseli that in the middle of the nineteenth cen-
tory wok an evil should prevail. When he visited Scotland
be whitened a very different system. There the sheriff and
his deg/ft Obi ell eases with great expedition, and there
wee NI sew of ensplaist. It was absurd to make such •
datiallsa as was made between trespass and felony. If •
sea west with a waggon to a field, and cot down and
carried away a load of wheat, that would be only trespass,
and the case would come before quarter sessions; but if le
stole • single sheep, his offense would be felony, and he
must then be tried at the anises. He was exceedingly glad
to fled that this MMUS was received with approbation is
that house, believing, es he did, that it would prove very
benelkdal to the community.
In reply to a question from Lord St. LIONARDB,
Lord CAMPBELL said he thought there should be no
forfeiture of gone in eases of summary conviction. He
could not sit down without bearing his testimony ia favour
of the unpaid magistrates. In his opinion they administered
jostles in petty sessions meet purely, and mach to the benefit
of the public. Formerly the squire sat in his hall, having
his gamekeeper for his clerk, and I. that position he fom-
ented the poacher. That was • proceeding ha familia, an
in aerie.

Lord BT. LZONARDS said he was rather alarmed at the
pow whit* was given by the bill to puniah a man who had
pleaded vas with two years' imprisonment and bard
labour. Wiliest the interposition of a jury, he thought
that pumbimmat wu IN heav It appeared rather sin-
gular, Mai each power should be given to two magis-
trates is milli whew they were told that it
had beim at tweiew medess. If the general amts.
bly of WOO not Is be Meted, how could they
teed i to nub= ?
Aker a few we teem Leal Bac trauma,
Tim Roelof MART said is en Irish magistrate he bad
often imperious& greet isesamnienee from having no
power to convict ennemarily la eases of petty larceny ; for
example, stealing twesips oat of a field—and be should be
very glad to see Me big szteaded to Ireland.
After a few weeds ism Ile LORD CHANCELLOR, in reply,
The bill wu road a weed time, and ordered to be com-
mitted be-morrow (this day).
REGISTRATION OP JUDGMENTS BILL.
Oe the modes of Lord Sr. LIONAZDS, this bill was read
a third time sad peered.
Their lordships then &teamed, at twenty-five minutes
to mesa.

HOUSE OF COI

LT, FEB. 26.

The 8 took as chair at t►e anal hour.