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London, England, 1824-02-21 00:00:00

LICENCE DUTY.

Mr. BVNtI presenttlilCeiiticc from the publicans of the
parish of St. Luke's, Chelsea, against the licence duty.—Orderesl
to he on tl,e table.

Sir.l4('AliiETT presented a similar Petition from Peter.
borough ; and the Earl of ANCRAM another from Iluntingdon.
--Ordered to be printed.

11t15411 COURTS OF JUSTICE.

Sir J. NEW' wished to know whether ih; lobate,' of the
!omnmiseion for inquiring into the state of the Courts of Law in
Ireland had been terminated, and whether any and what progress
Lad been mad: in giving effect to the recommendations of the Com-
missioners appointed to inquire into the state of the Courts of Jus-
tice in Ireland. It was three years since a return had been ordered
from the Lord Chancellor respecting the fees tied arrangements of
the Court of Chancery. The answer given by his Lordship was,
that he had the recommendations of the Commissioners under his
Consideration. It was also desirable to know, whether the Judges
the other tarts had taken any steps to carry the recommenda-
tions intoeffeet. If the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Peel)
would answer the questions, it would preclude him from the neeessi•
tr of moving for the returns for which, unlese he had the informa-
tion in that shape from the Right Honourable Gentleman, he ter-
' tairmly should submit a motion to the House.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that however valuable the labours of
the Commissioners had been (and he would not dispute their value),
it had appeared that the advantage of further inquire' under that
commission was not likely to compensate the expense of continuing
the commission. On the Ist of this month ( February) their labours
hail therefore been terminated. Ile understood that considerable
progress had been merle in carrying the recommendations of the
,C....-inti...rcnots into effect- In the Court of Chancery no larger
lees were now taken than were sitied to be legal. The Right
Honourable Baronet was aware that, in int an Act of Parliament
was pawed to enipoerer the Judges to give effect to the recommen-
dations of the Commission by drawing up a code for die regula-
tion of the fees in their respective Courts. He believed that sub-
Manually, in each Court, the recommendations had been carried
into effect. In the Court of King's Bench the Lord Chief Justice
had devolved the eonaiclerat inn of the subject altogether no the pk;sort
Judges from feelings of ffimlicary, and they were proceeding with it
as speedily as their other duties would allow. In the emu
of Common Pleas the ennsideratinn was also thvolved on the ruisne
Judges. and they had made great progress in regulating time fees of
the officer'. In the Exchequer great progress had also been made
by the Lord Chief Baron, by whom the subject had been taken up
personally and with great diligence.
Sir J. NEwpoicr wished to know whether the lonnl,lChan-
cellar had made any decisiun on the points he had reserved in
1820. _ _ _

Mr. Secretary PEET, said he could only repeat, that sent:tn.
tiaily the recommendations of the Committee had been eatricti
into teen in the Court of Chancery as in the other t'ourts. The
most important recommendation of the Conitnission vas that rr•
sptrting the fcc. of the officers ; and he believed in all the Ci tarts
they wtre now only in the receipt of the legal and accustomed
fees.