The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-12 00:00:00

TRE IRISH LAW OFFICERS

Mr- NAPIER, in putting a question to the Attorney-
General for It'eland as to the obligation imposed upon a
13rit-8 councillor in Ireland by force of the oath adminis-
te....ed on his appointment, severely censured the statement
of the right hon. gentleman that it was in consequence of
remarks of the Master of the Rolls in Ireland, made in
'disregard of his duty, that Mr. James Sadleir had escaped
justice, and called upon the Attorney-General to show in
,what respect tho Master of the Rolls had violated his
oath as a privy councillor. He thought the conduct of
the Master of the Rolls deserving the gratitude of the
country, and stated his intention, if the charge was not
withdrawn, to insist on a thorough investigation of the

The ATTORNEY•GENERAL for Ireland denied that he
had charged the Master of the Rolls with direliction Of
duty:as ajudge, or violation of his oath as a privy coun-
cillor. His statement was founded on the manuscript
judgment delivered by.that judge on the 13th of June, and
which was printed in the Dublin Evening Mail. James
Sadleir would not have escaped justice but for a certain
letter which the Master of the Rolls permitted to be pub-
lished in that newspaper. The only charge that he made
against the Master of the Rolls was that of irregularity,
and he had received a telegraphic message a short time
since which showed that he had turned his court
into a polircal arena. He (the Attorney-General)
bad been charged with connivance in the escape
rof Mr. James Sadleir, and challenged Mr. Napier
to a proof of the charges advanced by the Master
of the Rolls. The state of the law was such, he said, that
no criminal prosecution could be instituted against Mr.
James Sadleir, and he could only be charged with con-
spiring with Mr. John Sadleir to defraud the public.
Mr. CARDWELL, as a friend of the Master of the Rolls,
demanded searching enquiry.
Mr G. H. Moosn and Mr. WHITESIDE imputed the
escape of Mr. James Sadleir to a direliction of duty on the
part of Um government, and to the influence of Mr.
Sadleir with the government.
After some remarks from Mr. HORSHAN the subject
drop tied.
The motion for adjournment to Monday was agreed to.

COUNTY COURTS' BILL.
r On the motion for going into committee on the County
Courts Act Amendment Bill,
Mr. GLADSTONE moved a resolution, to the effect that it
would be inexpedient to authorise an expenditure of
4, 1 70,000 at the present time. He did not wish to express
an opinion that the money should not be expended, but he
thoudit that the financial parts of the bill should be post-
poned for further consideration.
Sir G. GREY opposed the resolution, which, after some
discussion, was negatived without a division.
The House then went into committee on the bill, the
first 72 clauses of which were agreed to.
On clause 73, which regulates the salaries, being pro-
posed,

Sir J. PArarroTosT moved an amendment, with a view of
increasing the salaries of the County Court Judges from
1,200 to £1,500 per annum.
After some discussion the committee divided, when the
numbers appeared,
For the amendment._

Against it

Majority ............ . ......... 122
The clause was then acreed to, as was also clause 74.
The House resumed, the Chairman reported progress,
and obtained leave to sit again.
miTt Customs (No. 2) Bill having passed through com-
the ee, the remaining orders of the day were disposed of
and the House adjourned at half past two o'clock. ,

VISIT Op PRINCE OSCAR TO NEWGATE.—Ou Thursday
afternoon, Prince Oscar or Sweden accompanied by Lieut.
Col. Cavendish, visited the prison of Newgate, and was
conducted throughout the entire building by Mr. Weather-
head, the governor of the prison, who explained to Ins
Serene Highness the modes of classification by
in cells, both previous to and after conviction, with which
his. Serene Highness expressed his approbation, one of the
separation.
princiyal objects of his visit to this country being the
experience of our prison discipline, and the mode of treat-
ment of convicted persons. i