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ofslmplieepers alai tradespeople, sena he wit
ats-
prised of an instance where it was felt with extreme
severity by is large halo of tradespeople of ihe
City of London. An Irsolitilentirman, named Creel-
field, well known lit elm. mei lopolis, died largely in-
debted to a great number of tradespeople in London.
His family resolved to pay all his debts, but there
being several minor children. it was IIeCeSS,IFy for
the tradetipeopte to prove their debts befors• Master
in Chancery, in Ireland, mid all the creditors had
to undergo this fllliEviss expense. which, 111 matey
iisstances exceeded the debts. With respect Is
the subject of taxation, lie conld not accede to the
ptupositirio of the Lord Chancellor of belated,
for he thought the suggestion of the Corarnis-
siunere, of appointing two new Masters its Chan-
cery for that purport. only, better esticialated to
obtain the cods of justice, them if the costs
were left to b- totted by persons connected with
the Court. He noticed some abuses in the
Court of Chancery in Ireland, and in particular
the eunruious profiles derived from fees by the six
clerks, as compared with the profits of the same
officers in lioglantl. Here they in general receive
',bout 6001. a-year, but in Ireland the amount of
their emoluments varied, being in An, iiistance nut
less then 4,1)001. a-rear, in another upward+ of
1,0001. its another 1,7001, and so on. The clerks
its 'related, too, had hail the presumption and
hardihood, on the increase of the stamp duties
.25 per cent. to increase their fees in the same p:n.
portion. It was straits that they should hove
been thus permitted to isrte the exigencies of the
State to their own advan'ttige.—lfitar, hear.)-11
such proceedings had beets suffered to go on with-
out inquiry. the Courts must have been shut up,
fir no man could ilook of having recourse to theta.
The Comatnesone found, that the expense or docket-
lug, enrolling, noel exemplifying a decree of the
Court, unwonted its one cille'e to the sum ier'6,s2/., to
which wee- added a further expense- of 16-21. for re-
gistering it. He denied that compensation should
be gtven to clerks for the lose of fees so monstrous
as these. If it Ile given at all, it should he confin-
ed to fees which had been legal and long-establish-
ed, and not arising out of the caprice of tart ker, or
to estrous misinterpretations of the Statue) Act.
Mr. 1.. FoaTait stated, that great as the tied had
been, the magnitude of the selorlii was not less
worthy of eitistrvaiinte. Siiice the itiquiry by the
Commissiou oas ieestettited„ nearly one half of else
expense, both in money and time, was saved to the
suitors in t let Court of Chancery. —tHeor.).—With
respect tee the free on exemplificat.ons of decrees,
he remarked, that the diffrreetet between the ex-
petite in Esigliend and Ireland consisted in this:—
let England it was usual to exemplify only one
sheet of the decree ; while, in Ireland, it was cus-
tninary to exemplify the whole, by which means
a fee of IL lie. Bd. which on one sheet was mode-
rate, het:ante, when the matter embraced got) or
300 sheets, it Eturt intolerable burden. He thought
tile principle of coonpeiietetion to officers ought to
be regulated by the consideration, that these of-
ficers heel purchased titter Situations at a great ex-
pense., when those fees were considered legal ; it
would therefore be very unjust now to deprive them
of the property, for which they had been permitted
to pay a valuable coissideration. He wets happy to
Metes Oust no difference existed between the Chen-
/Aloe and the Commission, except on the point of
,taxation. The C mission have recommended
duit two additional Masters should be appointed,
for the sole purpose of boxing cos', for which they
should be compensated by salary. The Chancellor
thought an advantage would be derived from having
the costs taxed by those who were acquainted with
the history of the cage; bet, fr.i. his own part, he was
of opinion, that no less service would be derived
from this duly being performed by those who knew
nothing about it.
Mr. V. BLAKE expreased a hope that in a case of
such inamrtance due attention would Ise paid to the
right* and interests of persons who had been per-
mitted by the law to purchast. office. in the Court.
of Justice iii behind.

Sir J. NempoaT. in confirmation of a statement
he before stunk, read it •Iwrt extract from the Re-
pint of the Commis-on.
Mr. V. FUIZGERA LU stated that the present Bill
bad met the comcsarrence of the Chancellor and
Master of the Rolls to Ireland.—Leave was then
gi reit.
Mr. C. GRANT then moved for lenve to bring in
11.11 fur regolating the Eery in the Court of Ex.
chequer Chamber in ['eland.
41cr a few words f Sir J. NEwpout and
Mr. L. FosTen, in defence of the coudint of the
cuininirsiosi, leave was given.

BANK OF IRELAND.
Mr. C. GRANT moved, That the House should
resolve it.elf into a Committee to consider of the
Acts tet„ditto to the restrsiitiou on Cash Payments
by the Basic of Ireland.
to the Committee, oil the motion of Mr. C.
GRANT, several sesulutions were read 'similar to
those which were adopted by the [louse with regard
to the Bank of England.
Sir tJ. PARNELL suggested the advantage or per-
mittisrg th_• Book of Ireland to estlwr in bide
lion or mites of the Bonk of F,Aglood. This plan
would probably canoe notes of the Batsk of Eng.
lased to circulate in Ireland. which would focilisate
transfs-rs of money to an s from that cousory, and
would relieve the Bank of Ireland frusta the esecen.
city of providing hull ion.
Alf* C. GRANT said, that in the future progress
of tile 811 l an oppostuinty would he rot. sill of pro-
posing any plots the Honourable Mamie might
►t.i:tk

Sir J. NEwPoicc said. that many objections oc-
curred to hint why such a recommendation would
beat trndrul with i..colivettirocr.
CHARGE AGAINST BARON Wr:LELLAND.
lir. MARTIN and, that
,itt rising to Smog for-
ward a substantive charge against a Judge. he was
well Aware Of the difficulty hr had lertaken. He
was sensible that if he foiled in maintaining the slea•
gotions he had already, on a former occasion. ilirealed
aganwt the character and conduct of Baron
iklsClrl-
-land, tits Hums* ought to vswt wills its displeasure
mash who would be doom; and wicked enough to
bring forward an unfounded charge against a Judge.
When he arat heard that ha allegations on thus
subject terse contradicted by Liartns Mot!ltlland.
Ins Itit the tiet:ewity of bringing forward Abe most
satisfactory evidence 4u decide the iiiii between
them. That his cicir.,c might not be liable to
ylipicnn4;cloliOn, he ALS retlagg4 LI 441 .