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who had so eminently distinguished himself in the
service, and who had lately achieved an action
which had saved Portugal. and through Portugal
had conferred the highest benefit upon this coun-
try. Such a man was deserving of every reward ;
and though he was ignorant whether or nut his
Attijest.:'s Ministers would confer some distiagoish-
ed and pecuniary cornoensaiion for his illustrious
services, he would put them in mind that Marahal
Bert sford's port -morleY,to the amount of 27,0001.,
had all been lost. He deposited it iii the hands of
a relation, and he would never regain it ;
hot it
might well be considered by Ministers whether
they ,could not indemnify hits for that loss. In
the Court of Admiralty, where these prizeanitses
canoe to he determined, there was great and justly
compl ;tiled of abuse, for such were the number of
causes, (truth, Dna). that a delay of justice must
take place to a great extent. He did not wish to
speak harshly, but a delay of justice to the de-
gree earrierced in this and other Courts beeatne
an abuse of justice. In that House what were the
number of appeals? Why, ht believed, nearly
300. mil yet no mode was determined on toexperlite
their discussion. How long was this to go on ?
It certainly was shameful that such delay, so roils
nous to the parties concerned, should not be re-
medied. Ile understood a plan had been proposed
by some Noble Friends, and yet that phis was not
attended to. In the Court of Admiralty, with re-
spect to ; ire Causes, they were obliged to apply
to one Proctor. One Proctor was to be employed
for every one ; and this individual was reaping an
income front this 'nude of procee ling of between
tO,OOOl. and 30,0001. a year. Why not app .ini
more Proctors? This mdivitual was the King's
Pr000r; and when an appeal took place he re-
•inained Proctor for both parties. Indeed he
thought it highly incumbent that some remedy
should he applied to these great evils. They might
extend to 811 alarming degree; and if ever a mu-
tiny in the navy should again Occur. he apprehend.
eJ it was most Likely to originate from evils such as
those he now complained against. This Bill was
put into hit hands by Lord Cochrane, when he
accidentally roet, and afterwards dined with. " 1
will," sail the Noble Earl. proceed to show your
Lordships the length of it. Witt., it is so long, that
if you (speaking to the Clerk) will go with this end
It the Oar--
LORD CRANCELLOR--.." That is not the Clerk's
business."
The Earl e Suveot.x—" Yon nee I not, Sir,
t eke imld of it, I can place one end oit the doer."
(Ile then proceeded to place it to that situation ;
hut at length it VI RS held by the Clerk, and the
Earl of Suffolk then unrolling the Bill, it reached
from the 'fable to the Throne.) " Theo," Grid the
Noble Eta. " your Lordships perceive the leetAth
of this Bill " lie desired rt aright remain extended
on the ... for having marked it to various places
with a pencil, lie should have otva,ioci to refer to it
in what he hail further to state, respecting its C3ll-
- and provisions.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose to order, and oh-
served, that the Noble Earl, in his °pintail, had
gone into subjecia totally uni ein:•ected wish the
title and statute of the 'Bull. He had called in
question the adintiiiitration of Coto e the Court
of Admiralty and the Honore of ords. Were these
subjects in ally wry related to the Ell i'se'f. which
was to convey certain sums of unpaid prize money
to Chelsea Hospital ?—(llear, hear
The Earl of Suerorg %ALI, lie sh,,uld not at
this time press Mr ot,servottons further, but all the
subjects to which he had alluded were worthy of
the toast serious consideration of the Hours, and he
would certainly take a future opportunity .if
lag them under the attention of that House.
The Loan CHANCELLOR left the Woolsack, fir
the purpose of stating a few obs-nations. which he
felt himself impelled to make ou this occasion.
The Noble Earl had taken this opportunity of
reeking a charge against the administration of jus-
tice to the Court of Admiralty. The Ju tge of that
Court, and the Proctor of that Court, hail both
been brought under the obrrration of that {louse.
Itut ti ...old have the Noble Earl to understand,
that he or to sure three ha, lost a 'person employed in
Vie silos monition of Isw in Doctors' Commons,
who would two citalles,4e tosiairy into their con.
duet. The conduct .hewn in respect to this Bill,
by eaten lona it on the flan, wis mummery and
mockery. Why. what di I it amoteut to ? Why,
that the Bill sat not writtai 1•1 sheets, but length.
ways •, whereas, if it had liven writteu to sheets. it
would not lame hen lunge: than some of the Noble
E irl's Bills in Chancery. whom Length he hell -red
was sufficiently great. With r-apect to the delay
talked of in that Ilonse, he would ask who was the
occasion of its not being remedied. He himself
had spent a labonnus life, and on a Ire ocemion he
bad given his best advice. not for his own good, not
with a view to his own assistance. for that could be
but of small conaideration to him with reapeit to
the residue of hi• Ile. But before the Noble
Earl bronielit chitrrs against those who were
concerued in the a..rninvidrat•ou of justice he
should have better infartuation. The persons
hs alluded to were not present, and he would
offer it to the consideration of the Hoare Imo
far it was fair or just to hiring forward such oh.
*envenom alien not nue oh Mt,' individuals hid
an idea that any chaige ,tl/ ahoyt to be preferred.
At the same time tlio,•• who were entorriird in ad-
snintatenng the I ivr iii any of the Courts would lie
ready to meet the W*03.411011 of their conduct from
whatever quarter it tame.
The Earl of St FMK asked. if the evils he
alluded to dnl not extst ? Was not this the fact
And; therefore. had he not a right to complain.
Ninth respect to the BB itself. he knew the prize
gooney to be aOOO crowns, and it wais only called to
the Bill litioo, which lie deuointuated • shameful
proceeding.
Lord Renewal.% observed. the Noble Earl's
oistervatimis this day committees him of what he ha I
already been infoented, that. both in Pali sinew
en I out of (tiers there was a systentst-c id in to
Inuit( solo contempt the adruteriatratims of law in
this. country. 'flu plan s 'dated, an doubt, with.
•Nt the kosialrelge of the Noble Earl, but he ass
convinced of its la log the fact. The Noble and
Learned Lsrd neat proceeded to &feud the Coast
•f Admiralty and that Howe foam the chug, of
delay. a iiwh rim smemiable to • giro degree in a
Iwo cottony. Tar Noble E. 411 hod ste.kes of there
Ming iso phut denied to trustily tic ciil of re

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many Appeals before the [louse. But who were die
persons that had frustrated the adoption of such • :
plan. \1 h 7, Noble Earl's friends. %Vas it noticed
known, aml the Noble E id ought to have known it
before he made the a ccusatioii,that a plan was deci.ed
in the Committee, not to be sure approved of by the
Noble Earl's friends. and it afterwards received the
approbation of that Home; and why was it not car
carries
dds
into effect? Ikea ove the Noble Earl's
cho'e to oppose it in another plate. The bininesa
bf the Court of Chancery had increased, and Ap-
peals in that lionse hail necessarily increased ; but
this was attended with a vast accumulation of other
business. Ile thought that causes were expedited
now with as much dispatch as in any
former
period. The Noble and Learned Lord on the
Woolsack had one of the most laborious lives
which could he imagined; indeed, such was the !.
lahoar of hi, office at prevent, that he (Lord Re- •
desdvle) was sure he himself could not, on account
of his constitution, endure the labour and hardship
to which it would expose him.
Earl CAMDEN ob.erveil, that in the Court of
Appeal (the Privy Council). justice was adininiF-
teted in the most expeditious manner, and no
Judge paid greater attention to the expeilitiir2, of
canoe., thou the Judge to the High Court of Ail-

ruirAlty.
The Earl of SC FreILK pledril himself that • e
asoold, nett Seiaion, Ming the subject before the
gouge, for the purpose of facilit autg justice in the
Courts of Admiralty.
The Bill was then read a third time, and passe i.
At Flulf•past Ella the house adjourned to