The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-19 00:00:00

THE OFFICERS OF THE
_INSOLVENT DEBTORS

t URT.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, in reply to a qmsetion from
Lewd Chelmifonl, said nothing had gives him mom pais
it maation in come:ion with the new Benkreptcy Act
Om the position in which the °Moen of the ineolvent
BMWs' Court hail been placed. They hail hem paid
gerliy by salaries voted by parliament, and partly by fees ;
Nett., through • peculiar wording of the act, those fees had
leen applied to another purpose. These gentlemen, he
*ought, had • +trate moral chain to the cosaiderstion of
perbarnent
Lord CRANWORTH gave his noble and teamed frieod
bill credit for having done all in his power to obtain for
These gentlemen that to which they had not only • moral
*tit, but which it would be • disgrace to parliament to
withhold from them. (Hear, hear.) In the edict corn-
settee, the subject had come under discussion, and the Lord
Chancellor (Lord Campbell) bad assured them that the
sinks transferred were fully provided for, and that the
word."( the act were amply sufficient for their protection.
The words weir that they were to receive their full salaries
es nearly as might he out of the name Nods. He merely
rose to exprcira his regret at the present position of the
officers, and to say that, as a member of the committee, he
should feel the result • sort of humiliation if parliament
ilia itep ill sod give these gentlemen full relief.
The Lir( ,if iraLltliV said that having eat AA a member of
the rmuwtttee. he could bear testimony to the matter uI
fart just stated by the noble and learned lord. He per-
fectly recollected that it had been pointed out that a very
smell portion of the remuneration of these gentlemen lines
bunt sebum& the greater portion arising from fees—that,
is conseraueece. they might be placed in a very great shill-
ramify ; and I remember hearing the noble and learned lord
who then occupied the woolsack state that full and ampler
provision bad bees read* for them.
Lord CH ELICiFORD said that compensation could *sly
le given to officers whom crams were abolielisd, end whose
services were diopiresed with, but these were efficient and
acting 'untied le their full salaries, the words of
the set liner, "the Warfel, remuneration, allowance.. nod
eraupensatioe. which they sew respectively receive." These
Were to be ibatit, "as Dearly as ought be out of the seine
&Dolor as ...doge. But suppose. there were no fouls, surely
the ...f the ofti„ers out still be gamin. Ile thought
that *meat Winglike had lore doe, thine ireliums. Mel a.
Mere had lees vlaurly no intention to deprive them of the
sainting which they had theretofore been iu receipt of, he
burned that no time would be list by the goveninieut in
letroduciog a Lill in the House of Commons to afford those
gentlemen that to which thee were eutitled.
The LORI) CHANCEI.I.I sail lie noble sod leaned
Mead urinal ti think that he argued +against the chain of
She.. uiraf-rtusate men. He Wirer intended to do any such
thing. Ile fume:r stated the grounds on which time
law ulh,rair of the crows arrived at their conclusion. He
&mkt Lie um:trete happy if the craiii.truction of the act by
• two solde awl learned trade were the legal construction.
Fee hinueif he had on desire to Kew the longues* of the
eat. He believed that the language used showed the in.
testicle to erre thee, gestlimien the fullest preamble rmnu-
seratino. The only iLthculty hal teen that words bail bees
mid without adequately uraiderstauraling them. He must
soy tits' be sever flung the conitneu. eloorni bad any 1,04
about the pr.Triety of giving thew gendarme full
meimeenitioe, nut he had no limas of dole, it
The imration had been discerned a.tuiu and again, and be
Mild gages these gentlemen to hong forward their claim.
tka proper mule. He hoped their lordships would agree
with km. that with the hunted power be Led. lw weld not
have took hem • more liberal otter the. giviot theca thew
OppeolgiUneuta in the Bankruptcy l'ourt, where the salaries
were larger lint the other's. of the beukruptcy merle
were laid by salaries sail Dot by fere, awl utast that there
let 1..-o io...ippicheasion, but that Innegiorelleneletglegge_lt
SW to ley to .10 an 10JUggkw to those gentlemen. He
should le happy to had that the House of Commas'
wassieil the um. C 1... As far as he was ealbeerDed. he
etewhi he belief 10 recomrnetal soil promote airy measure
*hem ...old give thew that Mare.n which if he bail lon r.
aware of the Whole eigutitnetaiggeg wiles Ul• act wag pugged
be 411Wei.1 have takes rare to give.
io.ni 'M
1,1.31,510 K I i explained that what be said WAS,
Set his noise and Warned friend urged the words is the
set ea the ground of his inalsdity to give flees gentlemen
the r !mummies to which they were entitled.