The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OP LORDS--(LAST NIGHT).
lord GODERICH presented a, petition from Moses
Solomon, a Jew, of Hampshire, praying for the removal
of disabilities.

IMPROVEMENTS IN LAW PROCEDURE.
The Earl of ELDON had two petitions to present
against any alteration in the Welch system of 3'udicature—
one from owners and occupiers of land, hod others, in the
county of Pembroke; the other from the Mayor, Bur-
gesses, and other inhabitants of flavetfoialwest. Ile
Lordship took that occasion to mention that it was not
from any disrespect to those who promoted the measures
which were now in pregress for making altetations in the
system of law proeetlure, nor from any disrespect to the
Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack, who explained
their nature to the House, that he was absent on the occa-
sion when such explanation was given. The reason of his
absence was that he was then utterly unable to attend, and
be would say no more on the subject. With respect to
the measures themselves, which were called measures of
reform, he should think it his duty to make every
inquiry in his power as to their nature and tendency,
and would most carefully consider whether they were
such as it would be expedient to adopt.--(llear.)
He took this opportunity also of expressing his concur-
rence in what had been said by the Noble and Learned
Lord on the subject of the Court of Chancery Conitnis-
sioners. It lied been said that these Commissioners had
been in the receipt of large salaries, anti had proved of
great expence to the public, without any adequate advan-
tage ; but he concurred with the Noble and Learned Lord
that they had not received a single farthing for their
trouble and loss of time, and that they had never expected
to receive a single farthing; and he would say further,
because be knew the fact, that some of them had given
their services gratuitously, at the expellee of great loss
to themselves in the way of their profession. As to the
Ecclesiastical Commission, he admitted not only Vie ex-
pediency, but the necessity for some alteration in the mode
of procedure, and he thought that necessity was made
manifest in a late case which came under the attention of
their Lordships, and to which he need not more pa-ticu-
lady allude. As to the alterations in the criminal law,
he did not feel himself in a situation confidently to say,
how far they were proper or otherwise; and he would only say
that he would feel disposed to give his approbation to what
the public generally approved. As to the Welch Judi-
cature, he had at present some doubts as to parts at least
of the proposed alterations. As to the alterations in the
law of real property, he had only to repeat, that he would
do nothing except from candid and sincere conviction.
The petitions were then presented, and laid on the table.
Lord CANDOR observed, that the system of the
Welch Jurisdiction was not at present a benefit, but a
great inconvenience.

The Earl of ELDON then presented a petition from the
shipowners of South Shields, complaining of the alteration
in the Navigation Laws, and praying for relief. —Laid on
the table.

Sir ALEXANDER GRANT, and others from the Commons,
brought up the answer to the message for a copy of the
report of the Select Committee of the Commons, in 1828,
on the subject of Irish and Scottish vagrants. The answer
was, that the Commons had directed the copy to be fur-
nisher].

Mr. Draper, from the Treasury, presented the Finance
Accounts for the United Kingdom for 1829.
The Marquis of SALISBURY moved for certain Re-
turns; relative to the moneys expended on the roads between
London and Edinburgh, and London and Holyhead ; and
he also moved that a Message be sent to the Commons for
the evidence taken before their Committee on the subject
of these roads. These motions were agreed to.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from Hud-
dersfield, in which they represented their distress. They
blamed the change from a paper to a metallic currency,
and proposed that the fundholders should he taxed snore
largely for the relief of the rest of the community. In that
he could not agree with them. They then proposed a re-
duction of taxation, and there he did agree with them ;
and he thanked the Ministers for what they had already
done, and he hoped they would be enabled to do a good deal
mote in the way of reduction.—Petition laid on the table.