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IMPERIAL PARLIAMP.IVT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Wzomesnar, Just 13.

Sir J. If acstuvosn, avid other Members of the blouse of
Commona, brought up the Privately Menling in Dwelling
Houses Mitigation of Pansishment Bill, and the &name on
Navigable Rivers Mitigation of Punishment Bill—They
were read a first time.

The Earl of LIMERICK presented a Petition from the
Proprietors of Wharves •r the North side of the river
Thames, in favour of she London Wharves Rrg•lssion Bill,
and praying lobe beard by Connsel.—Read and laid on the
table.

Viscount MELVILLE twirl he ewe for the purpose of
requesting the Noble Earl (Darnley) that he would post-
poue his motion relative to the state of the Navy, which he
had gives. notice of for the Nth instant, to a further day.
The Earl of DARNLEY said he was always ready to
actuftwodate his Majesty's Umiak's. He would therefore
ispotppise it to the followiagsfiy, she )$Sh.
THE LAW COURTS (IRELAND) REGULATION OF
FEES BILL.
Lord SIDUOUTH moved the Order of the Day
fur going into a Committee on this Bill.
Their Lordships resolved themselves into the
Committee aressidinglvs
The Earl of Doane:minimise said he hail to apo-
logise for the time hediad occupied their Lordships
hitherto on this Bill ; he could assure them it
was not his intention now to detain them, as he
would soot enter into its merits or demerits, but
he would certainly enter his protest against it. He
was at u loss to know why there should be a dis-
tinction made in the Report of the Commissioners
between the Courts of Law and Equity. He would
give notice that it was his intention to divide the
House on the Report of the Committee being
brought up. He was coavinced after lie had en-
tered his protest, sissy Noble Lord who read it
that supported the Bill, would be surprised how
he ever came to vote for the measure. When the
Committee came In that part of the Bill which
provided remuneration for officer., he would move
that the Petitioner, Mr. William Claneey, Hie
of the officers of the Court of Common Pleas,
should have the opportunity of proving his right
for resnuitenstimi. He however, WWI of opinion
that lie hail already established it at their Lord-
ships' liar.
. _ . .

The first claure of the Bill was then read by the
Noble Chairman.

Lord RBDESDALB moved a verbal arseudaseat.
which was agreed in.
. .

On the second clause being read,
Lord R t.D ESD ALS Said Ile considered it his duty
to oppose the measure altogether; they had wothiug
to convince them of the necessity of this new system
but the Report of the Commissioners, which was
only confirmed by the Judges of one of the Courts
of Law. If the measure was necessary on account
of extortion, the Judges might put a stop to it by
a periodical inquiry into the fees of the officers of
their respective Courts. If it was enacted that a
Jury ►hould inquire into the fees every ten years,
it would be a sufficient check to extustans. In his
npitiitm the system of feev nas best, as every officer
had encouragement to labour, and lie was uf.aid if
inferior officers had ill &IMMO Stipend instead ot key,
they would neglect their ditty. He should trot move
any amendment on the elluse as it mutinied the
principle of the Bill, but he would give his nega-
tive to it, *mil enter his protest against it with the
Noble Earl (Donotighitiort).
Lord SIDMOUTII said, he had great respect for
the opinion of the Noble and Learned Lord who
had jiist sat down, but he lied more for the upiuiuu
of the L•ertred Judge, of Irtlitrit,who must he better
acquainted with the subject. Ile believed the Bill,
if passed into a law, would be bailed by a great
linjorisy of the people of Ireland as a great benefit
bestowed on them. The more lie had considered
the subject, he sus the snore coaviticed of the nects-
satv of passing the Bill.
The Earl of LIMERICK said, lithe population id*
Ireland were polled, there would be 99 out of 100
in favour of the Bill.

The Earl of Doeoucittootte said it was imp*-
. sible foe I to iemito e t ■ft, r gbh it hail
would go the length of the Noble Earl
who had jito .at down, and say, that the people of
Ireland would go man fur wan for the Bill ; but

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..." by ? Because they had tort with great oppreisime.
and had never received redress. There was poly
fine Court out of the three affected by the Bid
thatcalled fur the measure. He would ask WI/
did they not call fur the redress of the Icriersucu
before if hoes tweressery ? Ile was convinced. as
. be had said before, if the people of Ireland were
, polled and asked mhether this BM (should pogo, or
they rrlseill oppressed as they were, they tumid
z.bass the Bill. Hr would ask was there no other
for the oppression of his countryineu dam
Adios wise cootaiued in the Bill ? He wished to
knows from the Noble Secretary of the Home De-
partment, how long hr or the Government knew
of the extortionate lees taken ,Ity the offers of the
Courts, and why he or the Government did net
immediately settee them oat camisig to their.k s.
ledge? TIM Coroussmismees keens cortamty .
spectahle men. but they thought like others, s at
nothing could be done for Ireland withoot a now
law. The Report of the Commitnieuers lead
been made two years ago, and no attempt Foul
been made by the Noble Secretary or the Go-
vernment to bring any of those persons guilty
of extortion, or, as charged by the Bill, of pe-
culation, to justice. Why allow it to have gone on,
when in one term after it had come to their know leder
they could have brought the peculators to jut-
tier? and if the Noble Secretary failed in the pro-
secution, he might then come to Parliament, and
say. Government had done all in their power, the
law is defective, awl it requires legislative inter-
ference. So far from this having been the case,
the Bill had never been discussed hut by himself,
and the few words that had fallen from ;he Noble
Lord opposite (Sillmoutb), except what lied lanes,
from the two Noble and Learned Lords. The one
on the Woolsack had told them that it was not a
measure that he would admit to be applied to the
Courts in Westminster Hall, but he thought it
might answer for the inferior country (Ireland).
He had hoped that the laws of both countries would
here beets assimilated. Their Lordships lied
heard the opinion of the Noble and Learned
Lord (Betlesdale), so ably expressed, who had
held the seals of Ireland with hossour to him-
self and to the sotisfacoon of the country ; and he
told them that he would give his negative to the
Bill, and also enter Iris protest against it. There
was another Bill before their Lordships, that of the
Court of Chancery of Ireland, for regulating its
fees. He would ask, if it was right to do away
altogether with fees iss Courts of Law, why it was
not equally right that they should be done away
with in Courts of Equity ? But in the Court of
Chancery the fees went on there as befuer. which
certainly was most complimeioary to the pereou
Into presided is that Court, for he, with the itosist-
once of his own officer, the nosier of the Rolls,
might increase or decrease the free of the officers of
the Court as he thought loopier, waking a report to
Parliament of the alteration. Ile considered it li s
duty to state thus much, and he was convinced there
never was before such a discreditable measure up-
held io their Lordships' House.
The LORD CHANCELLOR could not see that there
was any distinction made between the Courts of
Law and the Court of Chancery, for he considered
the Lord Chancellor bring obliged to report to Bar—
lianeist a sufficient check on the fees of that Court,
and at the same time a must useful one. After all
he had lined on the subject, lie could not bring
himself to think that the mode of remunerating
officers by salaries was as good as that of fres, for
fees were a great spring to the Officers of the Courts
doing their duties faithfully. Although he was op-
posed to the change, lie wuuld not object to the ex-
.
penment.
The Marquis of LANSLIOWN supported the
clause.
Ott the clause which enacts the substitution it
'slaves. and provides for their payment out of the
Consolidated Fund—

The Earl of Dosouaumoas proposed as amend-
ment, for the purpose of eimbling any of the clvrka
to petition the offices to which they belong, reprt sent-
ing their lasts-s in consequence of the changes to be
induced by the Bill, upon «hi, Is the heads of the
several spaces ors to award. or drily compensation
summarily ; she petit' g "Hartle% to have right of
appeal by petition so the lion-e of Lords in the
Sissies of Parliament next chiming..
The Earl of LililltblCK opposed the amendment,
which was negatived.
Lord Eetle.dale, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Sid-
month, and the Earl of Donoughtione, lidded a few
words each.

The Bill pissed through the Committee.
The Standing Orders were dispensed with, ❑nd
the motion was put that the Report be now re-
ceived.
The Earl of DONOUGHKORE moved an ■merri-
ment, that the Report be received this day sot
usual's.

The amendment was negatived, the Report was
receivtd, and the sotetitionents were sgreed to.
0,, the motion of Lord SIDMOUTH, the Bill was
read a third time awl pu•std.
The Bill for regulating thr abets in the Irish Courts of
Assize and Nisi Pints passed through a Committee, and
was entered to be read a second time to-morrow.

The Cunsotittee un the Irish Chancery Regulailoas Bill
was postpuuttl to this clay se'sinisht.

LONDON WHARVES BILL.

The Order of the Day for the aecuud reading of the Lou-
don IVlotrres 14.11 was ream,.

The Eai I of LIMERICK owed that Counsel be called in
and heard upon the Bill.
Mr. Marmots was beard in support or the Petition which
was presrutrd this day.
The further hearing was postponed till Tuesday ertZt.
Ad juurned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNIIDAY, Just 13.