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London, England, 1825-02-12 00:00:00

LAW INTFLLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHAIMMK: FY !DAY, Yl3. IL.
When his Lordship took his chair, Mr. MoSTAOU said, he had
drawn up minutes of what he understood his Lordship's judgment
to be in the matter of C. Arcangeo, a bankrupt, pronounced at the
the rising of the Court yesterday, which he wished to read to the
Court, with the view of ascertaining whether those minutes were
correct.

Alf. Ross—But had you not better show those minutes to us,
before you trouble my Lord Chancellor with them ?
Mr. llowrsou—No, I had not.
Mr. Honwr —I beg your pardon; the minutes ought cer-
tainly, if you have drawn up any thing like minutes, tobe shownto us.
Mr. Moxrsott—l shall certainly address my Lord Chancellor,
with the permission of my Lamed Friends, Mr. Horne and Mr.
Rose, who are at present opposed to me. My Lord, the reason
why I now beg to address the Court is, to have this matter at once
disposed of; and Mr. Horne, as your Lordship was leaving the
Court yesterday, appended two words to your Lordship's judgment,
which, if they RTC to stand, may create some difficulty, Your
Lordship directed an issue, and said the first commission was to
be superseded. Mr. Home adding "by consent." Nuw we wish
to haie the order without any consent; I don't know whether my
friend will now agree to that?
Mr. HORNE—I shall agree to no minutes drawn up by any per-
son, until I hare nreviously seen them.
Mr. MONTAGU—Then I must proceed to show why I think
my Lord Chancellor ought to order the first commission to be IG-
, perseded.
Mr. Host NE—My Lord Chancellor merely thought the commis-
-1 sion might be superseded, if consented to.
Mr. MONTAGU—Mr. Home, you arc not to interrupt me, I
I shall be heard.

Mr. HORN I—lnterrupt yout ! You have no right to be heard
just now.
Mr. AI owtr,to t•—l have a right to be heard, and shall be heard.
Mr. lionwe—My !Aral, I don't wish to interrupt my friend,
but I say he has no right to introduce any new matter to the atten.
tion of the Court, without giving notice of it to the other side.
Mr. MONTAGV-1 have no doubt but we shall see in the news-
papers to-morrow Horne against Montagu.
Mr. IiOUNE—I don't care what's in the newspapers.
Mr. MONTAGU—Nor I; but I wish to be treated in Court as I
am treated out of it. and that is by not being interrupted when I
speak. I don't care how soon I go out of Court for ever, but
whilst I remain in it 1 shall be treated as I consider myself entitled
to be treated. .
. .

His LORDISHIP—Now do let me just interpose a little of the
old good humour. I ant sure I need not sty, when lam spealsing
to Mr. Home and Mr. Montagu, I am speaking to two gentlemen
for whom I have a most affectionate regard; but really is is with
the greatest pain I find these sort of most unpleasant altercations
hive lately become in this Court so common, that they distress me
exceedingly ; and I do hope, from this moment we shall never hear
of another within these walls.
Mr. I 1 onwr —I hope not, my Lord ; but there are certain rules
by which the practice of this Court is governed, and which clearly
show that no such irregularity ought to be persisted in. as has been
attempted this morning.
Mr. MONTAGE-1 only wish to put the Court in possession of
the facts. lam quite sure there are rules to govern the practice
of the Court; by those rules an advocate in this country is fully
entitled to address the Court without interruption on any occasion,
and then the opposing advocate is entitled in his turn to the same
privilege.
His Lonnsnip—l believe the words " by consent" fell frpro
my lips, which have caused all this discussion. Mr. Horne clearly
has a right to withhold his consent if he thinks proper, for not-
withstanding I used these words, yet they cannot bind any one.
Mr. HORNE—Then, my Lord, I consent to nothing, but hum-
bly and most respectfully call upon your Lordship to pronoince
judgment according to your Lordship's own wisdom.
/fib LORDS/lir —Then I shall do that.
His GOIDSIP considered it of no use proceeding any further,
because as Mr. Home had withdrawn every thing like consent, and
as the minutes drawn up by Mr. Montagu were drawn under the
apprehension that the arrangement was by consent, they could not
apply. (Its Lordship said he would read the papers and give the
best judgment be could.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FRIDAY, Fri. 11.

ON MR. ciNATIATrs LATE SPEECH.

(From the Constitatlonnel of Tuesday.)
Peels, Fits. 7.
The English Journals contain the proceedings of the first Sitting
of the British Parliament. We observe that the spaeh of Mr.
Canning is reported with singular correctness in the British Press.
It explains, with great frankness, the policy of England relative to
the new Republics of South America. The Opposition complained
of the tardiness of the measure, and of the mode adopted for the
Act of Recognition. Mr. Canning replied, that this tardiness was
required by prudence and the ioterests of the country, and that the
mode adopted is precisely the same as that followed by France at
the period of the emancipation of the United States. In this com-
parison there is perhaps some irony, but the words of the Minister
are not the left remarkable :
, To those who say there is something mean and paltry in n
elating a treaty as the mode of recognition, and who would, if
were Ministers, rather resign than so disgrace themselves, I
only obrerve, teat this has been always the mode. The Minister',
the United States was not admitted to the Court of France till 'AM
the signature of a treaty. That was the mode of recognition in that
ease, but there were other circumstances attending the act wididly '
different from our recognition of the late Spanish Colonies. France
not only recognised the United States before her territory was free,
and without giving the mother country any offer of precedency, but,
though in amity with us at the moment, mixed up with the act of
recognition, a treaty of alliance with the United States to enable
them to achieve their independence."
.Ir. Canning adds, that it was his object to attain the generally.
desired recognition of the independence of the South American
States, without giving legitimate cause of war to any power, not
even to Spain. • England," said lie, " gave Spain the opportu-
nity, by preceding all other States, to insure herself that superi-
ority in the markers of these Republics, which would necessarily
follow the first act of recognition."
The English Minister dem not disguise the fact, that this pro.
ceediog of the Cabinet of St. James', has hurt many feelings, in-
terests, rind prejudices, and that it has caused some bitter regret.
abroad ; but he says he has the best founded hope and expectation.
that all this discontent, however poignant it may be, will exhale in
vain clamour, and that the :epose of the world will not be dis.
turned.
The Intentions of Mr. Canning could not be made known more
opportunely in order to relieve us from the trouble of replying to
the weak arguments of our Ministerial Journals. It is a complete
refutation of all the assertions with which they aredaily playing upon,
the credulity of their readers. They told us that the eonfirrnauott
of the commercial relations between England and the New Amen.
can States by formal treaties, would in no respect change the
actual state of things ; that it was an unimportant measure which
had no relation to the recognition of those states; that the British
Minister trembled in every limb at the name of the Holy. Alb-
ance t. and lastly, that these treaties of commerce would give no
superiority to England in the mmkets of the New World.
What will they now say to Mr. Canning, who tells them that
that superiority is the necessary result of the priority of recogni-
tion, and who assures his country its immense advantages ? And,
if they would attentively read the passage in which thts Minister
speaks with haughty indifference of the wounded feelings, the
thwarted interests, and the irritated opnions, which will exhale in
%spoor, will they still accuse the. British Minister of hesitation
and timidity ?
Our readers will do us the justice, to allow that we foresaw all
that has happened. It was sufficient to know the respective situa-
tion in which the different Congresses have placed the Powers of
Europe, to be convinced that England. Crmidable as she is by her
fleets and armies, is yet stronger by the tooral power she has ob-
tained In founding her policy on the grand principle—Civil and re-
ligioas likely all over the world. This solemn declaration, in giv-
ing her an irresistible ascendancy, enervates the Governments
which have no popular institutions or guarantees of liberty. The
Holy Alliance can do much against nations subject to absolute
power, but nothing against England, and those States which are
really free. All the Congresses in the world will never overthrow
this truth : the moral power which is attempted to be built on fa-
naticism can be supported only by justice. England will enjoy ex-
clusively all the commercial advantages that other nations rright
share with her. The States of illexim, Buenos Ayres, and Colom-
bia, will remain independent. There will no doubt be some coin.
plaints, some reproaches, some regrets, some diplomatic move-
ments, some departure of couriers to the right and to the left, to
the east and to the west; but, as Mr. Canning says, all will eahalek
in vain words.