The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-02 00:00:00

DPWRAHOHISED BOROUGH&

Berl .State for the
Hesse Department whether her Majesty s government were
prepared to recommend parltameet to visit any conati-
Miseries which had been aI late or might be hereafter con-
victed of gross bribery and corruption with the same pun-
ishment as bad already bees awarded to the now dndran-
ebised boroughs of Sudbury and St. Albans.
Sir G. C. LEWIS add that with regard to Gloucester mad
Wakefield he bad alreedystated the house bad made an order
that so writ should he Wiled for either of those borough.
withoet a week's motto,. Therefore it would be competent
for any hoe. gentleman who wished that those boroughs
should proceed to elect members to give wiles, in order
that the writs might be issued. In the abeeeee of such
notice the franchise would remain suspended. With respect
to the borough of Berwick-on-Tweed he had referred to the
law officers of the crown, to ascertain their opinion whether
they would recommend any prosecution founded on matters
contained in the report of the committee.
FUNDS OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY.

Mr. DMIRAELI said that he washed to ask ■ question
relative to the royal commission recently appointed to in.
quire into the custody and management of the funds of the
Court of Chancery. The question was one which concerned
• very large amount of private property, and respecting the
appropriation of which no communication bad been made to
parliament. The commission consisted of two cabinet
ministers, • member of that hones—highly honourable, but
an unflinching supporter of the present government—a
registrar of the l'ourt of Chancery, a clerk of the Treasury,
and Sao solicitors. Were it not for the same
of Lewd Kingsilosrn that commission might be looked at
with unmodified apprehension. Ile ssisbed to ask the go-
verameet whether th.v could inform the house of theobject
of this royal commission which her Majesty bad been ad-
"toed to inn*.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER raid the right
hon. geutleseas had inserted into bin question by • skilful
coeetruabie• of language a strong opinion, which might
carry a note at intern relation ut the cud of it ; and in that
opinios he 3tated that were it Dot fur the name of Lord
kingalown the communion might excite feelings of nom°.
apprehension, including as it did the names of two
soliciton, and denting with matters undoubtedly at for dis-
cussion at an opportune moment by the House of COIN.
mom, but which could not he dealt with at the present
time. The general object of the commission had
• twofold source. in the first place, there were
questions of public interest and importance
connected with the custody and management of the funds
of the Court of Chancery which hid formed the subject of
inquire before committees of the House of Commons at pre-
vious periods. He saw before him • right hon. gentleman
who bad been • member of • committee which =We impor-
tant recommendations with respect to the management of
those fund. The recommendations of the committee had
remained in great part without effect, hut they appeared to
the government to be very proper subjects for further con-
sideration. But besides that full inquiry there was the re-
port of &nether commissioe, on the concentration of the law
coolie as • BIN mar Lincoln'n inu.fields. That report
emleaced an exceedingly important recommendation with
respect to the appropriation of certain monies which formed
part of the funds of the Court of Chancery. The govern-
ment were of opinion the appropriation of these foods
could hardly take place without entailing certain public
liabilities. There would be other guarantees or liabilities
no the consolidated toad in more than one form connected
with the erection of these new law courts. It was, there.
for., evidently in the public interest as well as is the in-
terest of the suitors to ascertain, and the present appeared
to be • desirable time for secertaieing, whether the maisage-
mast and custody of the funds were on the best footing.