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removal of die articles, but be could not bribe
person to move die withdrawing of his own motion,
The SPIIIAILER observed, that be understood froth
Vie Hon. Donner lie would of frig witlitirow his
• fur the {louse resolving itself into a Coat-
►natt+r, un thersday fortnight, to take the. +articles
of Charge into con4derafoul).

fUr. BsowNt.cm thosght, as the thugs was of
so very serious a natisre—as it affected the credit
and tln of a 1....-arned „Stnigy—it ought not,
having hers. formally feed on 'lir, table. ht hr with-
duos'', until the friends of the L-arued Jo.lge Irad
au noportiiiilty of ddiverioz their ftuii,oroo
—( I Irqr, lour. I—lfiLis sage-1,, were fuvourubly
treellied by the House, he was rewly to stale whet
had come to his knowledge pit 114 subject.-.-(Criss
V,* ow gowt P'
MARTIN rose—but WAS castled to order.
The SPEAKER said, the proper course was, to
turns smile sissy when this charge hr taken
into consideration. The Ibnitiu.rahle atkinher ;Mr.

Alertio). io obedience to the ',leisure of the House,
kid withdrawn his substantive motion. The charge
was now laid on the table of the Ijou.e, soil It inn.;
be got rid of somehow or other. Lt might either
he expunged from the Journals, or trejected. trig
were otherwise dealt with, it wart necessarily oil).
pear cut the Journals.
Sir J. STEWART censured the introducii of
!knell it charge against the Learned Judge. after 4
lapse of four years, as a tuo.t unkind thing. The
only crime imputed to the Learned Judge was, that
he lied refund a most improper applic 'time. When
the H4/11. Member sought to be braid in his own
defence, after he lead rmpintrd Counsel, Ise re-
quested that which lie must leave known could nut
be conceded—which was in direct opposition to the
principles on which the Courts of Law, both iu this
country Rod in Ireland, uniformly acted. The
Judges bad examined the statemeitt made by the
Hun. Gentleiteau, that the %Wiwi., oat whose account
he wished the trial to be postponed, was a enaterial one
--rand they decided that he was not. When four years
were suffered to pass away, before their decision
was questioned, the House were bound to believe
that the decision ass LI correct one. The conduct
of the Learned Judge be considered to be quite
irreisroachsble. In the lest four years, he had
established so high end creditable a character in
err and, th.t no attack which might he made on it
herr, could sleeks the general respect which his nee
tegrity, his diligence, awl his profound knowledge
of the law had crested. The Hon. Baronet then
moved, " That the said charge he rejected."
Mr. MARTIN said, he had already stetted. that
he was willing to adopt any course that the Noble
Lord might point out, But when it was expected
that he should withdraw a charge which he himself
had made, he found that he wile incompetent to do
it. Os. a former night, when he gave notice that
lie would move for certain papers, the Hun. Baronet
said that he would second the motion, as the true
way of vindicating the character of the Learned
Judge. After that declaration, he was utterly at a
loss to conceive why the Hun. Baronet should up.
poor the present motion.
Mr. CaalirPOßD pronoutit•ed a patwgyric on she
private virtues.llll4 legal abilities of Karim M'Clel-
land, and expressed his iiitetitiou of voting for the
rejection of the charge.
The tpiestion was then put, and the charge Will
rejected without ethylene's.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' 8114
Lord ALTHOILP moved Ike sectimil reading el' Ilk ahrive
Sill

Alderman Watlllet etif took that opportunity of 'dating
that die present Bill, which was founded uu the fteatalutious
orate Committee that bail been appointed some time ago,
met with his perfect eunctorence. The evidence which bad
been given before that Committee was of
,the utmost im-
portance. It proved that this was a measure which affect-
ed, is • meat degree, the interest, of the whole trading
clam of the community. Front the documents laid before
the Committee, it appeared, that, in four years, persons were
discharged furdebts to the amount of upwards of 10,000,000 t.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer had expressed his surprise
how tradesmen could bear up stalest such hoses—but the
feet was, they had not borne, but sunk under them There
were besides other debtors, who owed 5,000,000/.—bot 1,1,1
had petitioned the Court for lease to enter ink/ arrange,
anent' with their creditors. The last Act had wholly failed
of its object—fur the whole of the easels produced by the
property of those who were liberated from the payment of
such an immense sum amounted only to ethenni Those
who hail miitineed against this oppressive Act had been
branded with the epithet of hard-hearted—..and were de.
scribed as persona who a ishol to immure their debtors
in gaol merely from the uoprolltairie principle of revenge.
Bet sorb was opt the fact. Those who bad so petitioned
were won averse drum extending kinduess and leuity t 9
the (Mr and holiest, hot unfortunate debtor. They were
friendly to the principle of the existing Bill, tint were
Motile in the frauds and deluaimrs which it had corms-
raged. The Honourable Alderman then entered into a
remelt, of the evidence even before the Committee—.
and censured, iu *hung terms, the system of receiving fees
ha the Insolvent Debtors' CAM.. This custom did nut exist
in Serjessit Palmer's time. It had grown lip under the pre-
sent Commiesermer, and was, be conceived, e serious evil.
The eumnaissisreer, for seventy or eighty days attentlauce its
the year, received a salary of 2,oool.—and ' in addition to
that, 1,408 k per *nouns iu fees. The Chief CI. rk had ildtlf.
per annum, and fees to the arausiet of 1,8001. Beyuud ihir%
a youth, the son of the Chief Clerk, received cusesidecatd•
fees. sod also, as Receiver of the Court, held le his /mink/
the money that was paid its from the estates of the debtors.
TheCeurt hall atm appointed a broker, who was to value
the grads of the debtors, they tieing allowed to Fetal* pre-
porgy to site luntripit of Inf. This individual, iu the custrig
of Iwo years, had received 2,090 f )(these were troths, aoil
MO &UM could he eutertaistpil on the aikirct, tbu.e who
petitiona itgaiust the Bill had certainly .guud cause fear
Juin Cu.
Mr. Cat.eRAFT expressed Ids surprise at the course the
debate had taker,. lu.lesd of the Hon. (ktilitilean's enter-
ins into a crimoustiuu of the old Cult, lie expreir4 1144
due resettle/idiot. would have hero given to the tiew
firuirtheur-i--001,114 molly on this 114 easi..u, but through.
net the proceedings of lhe Coisimillec, a spirit of reri
ion, he might alionst say of ros.cour. sae iamiiiferAr 40 iho
Hon Qesitletuati with respect to all thaw etosecreedthe so 'gine I
Hill. He seemed in delight in dwelling uu what was thou-
impolite in the pita, towed of lookiug forward with hope
so the future. The fioo.CeoLicoono slid. 'Amiss who pig'.
Gourd against the pill. which tam sow shout to
were amused a Its:deem of heart 44 WSW aleelts9g.
could safely say, that be never miatreatd with any of ilia
Paitlesters, except those who were 6ppoiesi to the priori pis
of the eseassre-4ad .be wok, suet ''purr V/Ith
them ist statists's. La to fete. if tames sere emit paid
to that way, they meat lie remispriated lu anime tuber.
Nu sespaciable map would demo, himself fur a IrrHe no
litherrows boohoos of thin Court. The Chief Cher
,gays pY
the *IRA of his time to the duties of the Iliteltiwl
was atluwesleeill pet sestato. But it wee 1110P6•4404' .lOl
could give ep his egotists, attsutiou to the Ilweirepetwe
that stiprisile Litegether he hehesvd Ira made slosh 1
w .161
rear, The gectiper had 00 regular salary.
Poore inouleaseed hum fees. Whether ilsa# alsooldug
should WA COlitillel would he settled Its. -Committee,
thersght, wee die proper place Cur such& discassiass.
Wbto lbe Hew cdsstlitesea sets,: of 10,000,0901, or Job*