The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF CO3UIIONS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31.

The Speaker took the Chair at three o'clock, and there being 40
Members present, the business of Parliament proceeded in the usual
manner.

Dlr. F. BUXTON brought up the Report of the Select Com-
mittee appointed to inquire into the state of the Slave Trade at the
Mauritius, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. WILMOT NORTON brought up certain returns relating
to the case of Mr. Bishop Burnett. —Ordered tote printed.
COURT OF CHANCERY.
Mr. P. ()RESPELL could have wished for the presence of the
Attorney-General, because the motion he was.about to make re-
ferred to a subject on which that Hon. and Learned Gentleman had
on a late occasion addressed the House; n subject of the greatest
Importance to the interests of this country. lie was referring to
the leave that had been recently given to the Attorney-General, to
bring in a Bill to make certain alterations in the existing practices
pursued In the Court of Chancery. That much relief was required
by the country, in all that concerned the proceedings of that Court,
was sufficiently obvious from the speech of the Don. And Learned
Gentleman himself; eir,siderably more indeed than would beat.
forded by the Bill which hid been lately brought in by the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman ; yet scanty as that relief would be, he
must find fault with the Attorney• General for not having
brought forward the measure at a much earlier period, so that ft
might have passed, and prevented the present iniquitous sys-
tem from continuing during the recess. From circumstances
which had come to his knowledge, but which lie rued not
now more particularly point out to the attention of the House,
he would take this opportunity of stating, that whatever
the object of the Court of Chancery might be, its practice consti.
toted one of the greatest grievances, one of the greatest enormities,
and one of the greatest evils that this country, under any circum.
stances, could possibly undergo. What he moat complained of.
however, was that the Bill which the Attorney-Gtoeral had Intro-
&teed would not afford any relief to the public in one particular
where they had a right to expect it—no protection whatever would
be given to the public against those vexations and unjust expenses
to which they were now exposed by what was called a " fishing bill"
in Chancery t but it was still competent for any man to put to a sort
of legal torture, aqy inglyblual against whona.ho bags dislike, and
whose ruin he sought to effect, by simply Ling such a bill against
him. lie could go much further into the subject, but on the present
occasion be would abstain from doing more than begging leave
to move for a return of the number of eases upon which judgment
had been given by the Lord Chancellor, front the Ist of January
last to the 311.11 of May instant.
The Honourable Gentleman was continuing his speech, whet
the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod entered the hotter, and
The SPEAKER itumedi•tely called the Honourable Gentle-
man to order.

The Deputy Usher then acquainted the Douse that the Lords,
authorized by Royal Commission to give his illajesty's Assent to
several Bills, and also to prorogue, in his Majesty's name, the
present Parliament, w-re desirous of the immediwe attendance of
that House in the House of Peers, to hear such Royal Assent
rend, sad to witness the prorogation of Parliament in the usual
form.

The Speaker, accompanied by several Members, then went to
the House of Peers, and shortly after returned with a copy of the
Speech which had been delivered by the Lords Commissioners,
and which he read to the Hon, tient'eaten prevent at tbetable of the
Houw.
(See the Speech in the Lords' repert.l
The Members then separated, an cf the Speaker quitted the
fi ("rte._

---kfr: Brougham was present, and held in hi. hand several rolls of
parchment, apparently petitions; but notwithstanding he evi•ced,
by his manner, a dram to address the House, the entrance of the
Usher of the Black Rod left him no opportunity of doing so.
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