The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-07 00:00:00

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GENNEAL COMMITTEE
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The following gentlemen
general committee of elections.
Buller, Sir George Clerk, Sir sad
Wilson Fatten.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES SALES (IRELAND).
Mr. FRENCII gave monies of his intention to ask the
Eon. Secretary for Ireland • question with reference to the
We of an incambered estate on which there was a lases for
701. during two lives, sad which had bra totally disre-
garded.
BOARD OF INLAND
_REVENUE.—TIIE NEWS-

PAPERS STAMP ACT.
Mr. M. OIBSON asked a question as to the intentions of
the government, in consequesee of the Court of Inland Re-
value not agreeing with the decision of the Court of Es-
chequer as to the liability of periodical publications pub-
lished at intervals of 28 days and upwards being subject to
the newspaper stamp duty. Ile wished to ascertain whe-
ther further prosecutions were to be instituted, or whether
as bill was to be introdueed to dispel ail doubts on the
w• tof the Newspaper Stamp Act.
he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declined
onewering a question which involved important legal points,
but be might bey he had not the slightest intentier. of pro-
pang to take steps to reverse the decision of the Court of
Eszliequer, whatever doubts be might entertain on the
subject.
Lord J. RUSSELL added that there were some doubtful
points in the judgment, which were under the consideration
of the law oaken, and until their opinion was received, no
answer could be given as to the intentions of government.
SUPPLY.

In a committee of the whole house, aßer a suggestion
from Mr. Henn, that the estimates should be laid on the
table as speedily as possible, and that no expense should be
incurred on account of the militia until the opinion of the
house was taken upon the subject, it was resolved that a
supply be granted to her Majesty.
CHANCERY REFORM.

The SOLICITOR-OENERAL said, is moving for lean
M bring in a bill for the relief of suitors in Chascery, he was
vary desirous to take the earliest possible occasion of stating
briefly to the house the course of mestures which it was the
intention of her Majesty's govertment to take in reference
to t►e amendment of the abuses and grievances which ham
misted for a very long time in the Court of Chamery,
aad in which so considerable an interest had beea

taken of late years in that house. The bill
then before the house Ins a bill founded on the report
nude by the committee which had sat to investigate the
system of furs in the mutts of law smill equity. The first
bill—it was but the first of a serise—hmd bees prepared by
direction of the Lord Chancellor. It weed with all the
recommendations contained in the repast. and would be
found to be • most °uteri il boon te the suitors I. that
court, by relieving them front the vest variety et bee levied
in each. TMs bill would hernher be Mewed up by one
which would carryout the recommendations contained in
the report of the committee—while had been laid upon the
table of the house--appointed to *sire into the whole
system of the Court of ChWrinNi. illi In" lhosakiffte mg
every portion of its practice, end thigh he MIMI would
afford elhohsell relief to the melinnaate gaiters la Menem.
With eqpill to the present bib, he would staid the
house eft isms years ago a Oinintitte• we.
on the mom ia lie. IVatesa to inquire =ls t
whole ealsllll if hes. Their report regernesied the
total a it the meet et 'Sews et tbe courts
of equity by hie objectionable, owl thesrabstitut ion
of salaries. The Achim of the seems ef he. would do
away with the impastion to ieersese the dim tor which
they were levied ma the one head, sad as the ether with
the laajtatiew IS Risappropriab the ammo Mellooted by
✓e
illisetors. In dealing with writ • spleen, it
that there we whet an sell*
• •IllintfillitheViliniedealt with. It was absolved by
the ismidilie ea Ile somber of free pair he ese pee
an meths Sin MINK i the immanatence rd
.see isimeilil ebb whkb war be loteetly oryeelitat
So he.... lie besivesisese mad easoyance wadi be
Mil farther (ppm* whin it we known that, in one in-
ellenre, in NMI Mee alone, there had been paid 29tik to 392
✓esew, theyeethe having le pay that an helm obliged Os
gob 392 doss et the aims et the dilibeest yortiseogysisisi
*receive thew There wen N aim is the lees* et
*me fees : 90 persons had to be mad re. Three 90 weld
' he put on their affidavit u to the this they remind; ben
there were 40 more who could ass, and whim
were sworn to by their crime NI 111171144
of their reports alone.
this system led the emeasittee to reco=thgabilb
tion of the whole system et fees, sad the mum* it lbs
efeeneby salaries. Bulb them asseenee SIM teeperd it
be earned oat by the prworiged. he um s IP*
tem of stamps was wisps& Pis he him Iss C
by a stamp duty p
committee though:Z*oe 809101111.1811.111"Impithee
with the whole system, aught to be abibbel.
were made to this fund by sultana§ iiiiiit et hos massaal.
lag to 100,0001. per annum gad. till *bee hoe, no tom a
atm than 119,0001. wm paid bir lbws. The grievance did
not rest thaw. Then was lbe Seisms' nail. A large
amount et emit was ennead, in the Bank in the
name of the Aesseenuit Geneva it . ant invested
in any assielbe. As early as the taiga of Owes 11. an
act was peeled to mulethe °swat of Choweasy to LIMA
a poetise ettims dieting en* sod to mph" eaegaer ponies
in 'Semi et the mart. The an isseeird was
Awn time to time varies, eels hod perwail
essonsiding that earn, so that the amount new basasse la
the Three per CAMS. MIASMA sod :Thesermi•Abwitor put
Cent. Coml. me 1,991,91/14 srearling te the recent et
the Caen of Cheiesiy_ ,_ as bees red Imam ewe. In
=et time, the ilivideade arising fns this steak lad
M esesiderable, sad another act of peellemeat
woo pemai for kneed* the dividends, whish et most
asiotried to the sea el 4141.111... ssui eying • sem et
6,600.505 E, said* ben mss t
wilitee- fayesited la
toast. (Elear, hear.) The bedew wamthe bwile essesied
to about 112.000 L ayear. It wee (gybed ho the
ef various isms or the emit. nisdi allinort Wl=
wee oppiled is the isgsessit des le me Lard Chew
gist, sprodeet et bis- ease am Speaker of the Ikea
formils. 04 ofit were
aril
also the two Leeds
91191einet mien, Mil the two Vim-Chancellors
amid leseesera.. Thus the soften paid the judges
Maw* pastime, sad who aegis to be sage
ageledstester exposes. It wee dine* apposed is
di te is Woes be obi et site 'sort;
Neil iiieteiglii yawn Miele, le
_pay
*be Awe te make di ' Melt 4 their
fetus.. They certainly wed .ea )ray their share
if the Gayness it Ilse yisisilibig. The eighty
elf the Lord Chiseler rive' MM. he addition
IBMs ILSIOL as eyeellwe et the Mad et Lids. Besides
Abet there wan We Ueda Janine m 11,99 W. • year, and
tbe Vies-Chasedby •116111101_ ~ making 27,0001. • year in
ate A grad imbeir bid already been effeeted by
alleming the pile et elite espies from ls. 6d. per
ale, to *Le fidre did shwa is that shape had
* Minfinalt Being the last swam
seesideratios whethar
amMilfrdia ilir
or tiiie
ramdealiars' fus:d he eashirs.
a year be mimeo tam 11.101 die
I=s le be deb by Ibadadarta the *Am'
' ...f...i was pespered es the peoleg et this hill t• robe
to the amount of MAW aim. The valtent
M.would still be eseetributiog HUM. • year te the
idedabrodsa efjustiee, and halm reiaideas 2S
dediel earmaary. Thom were • vest
Mt
stemmas it width the commission bed sialsoillhe
ebilibm. edille than were ethue *fish they merely
leaving the Lord
the Cbamodier to lik
They resseawswaied tilidition et the
a:: sd'ausiter of rem* el Or dad. d aseraiala,
lee ef Ma aflame ale% Waesembs dr balm. Oda
Maw to nits de selesdersi webs. Pnber, they
Owed set of efts idea wad pie by In,
&mow others alleles' that the Lied Cheerdise hod
is secretaries. Now the ant of thee samseuies was
his lesiship's priasipal whims essestery, end of nuns
odd ad be dimmed— with. The weed was the
neesoMmy of deereen es ewe leblab It was pro-
posed to abolish. het the owl* weld not be very
great, as the =go= may bey yews& • year. There
were two odier set seireeeledi with the Court of
Chancery, one the awadary he dr posetedea to livings
department, and the ether is the isms et gesaashelone of
the pesos. Theme Awe lathe the Loth Chancellor proposes
to giSpenee withk eannelidetiag she duties into one
office ; the sett we the secretary Is lunacy, who
performed any senetuiel duty for the Chancel-
W., but acted as registrar in lunacy. He would
be continued under his proper designation. The remaining
Secretary use the secretary in bankruptcy, whose salary,
which had been complained of, and which arose from fees,
amounted to 1,20 W. a yesr, the being an arrangement
that whenever the fees excenled Minns he should account
for the surplus. There was also an officer called the chief
registrar in bankruptcy with a similar salary, and it was at
drat proposed to abolish his office and make the secretary
perform the duty. But the hon. member fur Oxfordshire
moved for a committee of inquiry, and it recommended the
abolition of both offices. In consequence of that report
the vecret4ry in bankruptcy had been prevailed upon to re-
sign withuipt compensation, and the office of chief registrar
would not be tilled up on the next vacancy. The
abolition of ties. two offices would cause a saving
of 2,41101. a year. Another officer, about which
anxious inquiry had been made, was the chalTwas and
deputy chasms. The salaries amounted to 1,8381. a year,
and by an act pared in the present reign it was proposed
to abolish them at the terminati'm of the present holdings.
It we. now proposed to abolish Win at once, making com-
pensation, besides which the following offices were proposed
to be aholished. The present Lord Chancellor had two gen-
tlemen of the chamber, at +alma& of 700/. a year each. Doe
of these untlemen was of the utmost assistance to his lord-
ship, being often employed until one and two in the morn-
ing, but ihi,ither it MAA proposed to abolish, making a
saving of 7001. a year The a 'hay of the secretary remain-
I ing would be reduced to 5001.5 year, making a saving of 9002.
' a year in all. The deputy sealer's c6lll, is, with a salary of
' 21492. a ye 6r, was to be &polished, as also, eter.l..ry of di•crees,
601.; clerk of affidavits, 1,0001. . • assistant clerk, 8001. ;
and second assistant clerk, 4001. 'the sholition of
the clerk of reports office would save 11140/ , hut •
payment of 4001. a year would be required for
the duty hither.° perlortued by that officer. TIM
1 offices &doorkeeper, 317!.; of crier, NW/.; an I some others,
amounting to 4W1., making a total of 4,1811. • year, would
ininirdi ityiy be saved, minus come empedigemn to ',tiring
parties. These, with the 1,818/. previovsly enumerated,
mule • Pot .1 of (in round numbers) nearly 7,000 f. a year.
Besides thise the commission had recommended very im-
portant reductions in the 11..partrn..nt of the Accountant-
Oeneral of the Court of Chancery, who, was paid in rather