The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-20 00:00:00

SPIRIT Or THE PUBLIC JOURNALS,

We have inserted, betides the letter of " Philtre,
thropos" to-day, another communieution, to whit'
we have ourselves added the sizierture of " Radi.
cal " The writer manfully aleispa U 3; and praise
the' mode of eleccioe by I.a lot. We do not thinl
knows so much of election by balot in Franc.
as we do; sod, yet we Irke it not. The teking awes
of publicity, it is our conviction, takes away tit.'
last restraint upon bad men---shame. However,
this, and every other matter connected with elec.
tions, must - now come sub judice. We will not
fetter ourselves by baa trding a premature opinion.
We must have a reform ; the people of England—
all the people of England—will have it; the oppo-
sition 0.4, therefore, if any be madly attempted,
will vanish like dew before is scorching sun. For
our own parts, we should not be sorry if the first
measure of the new Administration were to bring
in a Bill incnpacitating all ;,laces from returning
Members to Parliament, in which it did not appear
that there were a specified number of voters—say
500, This being settled, other arrangements and
details might take place afterwards ,• but we
must -hear no more of Sarum and Gatton and
Wootton-Basset hundred, except as of abotni.
nations. too horrible to 'be long thought. -of.
&rmin,hum and Manchester will, no doubt, obtain
representatives from the extinguished boroughs; but
it is, we think, desirable that the number of mem-
bers of the House of Commonsshou'd he diminished
rather than increased, for there are already too many,
and there is already too mu b talking for the de-
spatch of business. None but the wilfully blind
want, at this time of day, reasons for reform; but to
the bigotted and anti-reformers we beg to present
for consideration, the proceedings in the House of
Commons on Monday Nit, on the Civil List.—
There never, perhaps, was a diVisiors more eatett-
hoed to prove the actual working of the borough
system, and to cut short all complex and elaborate
arguments about " virtual representation," " diver-
sified principles of election," &c, &c., which have
commonly hen pressed into the service by those
who regard immobility as the peat ctioe of alt
political institutions. Of the two general classes
of representatives—those who were sent to Pro-
fitment by many voters, not under any ascertain-
able or sordid influence, and those who owed
their seats to a few voters, implicitly governed
in nynt cases by some one or two individuals
-there was on this occasion a line drawn, more
marked and characteristic than we recollect to have
witnessed on any former one. The County Mem-
bers, (speaking of things in the bulk) may be con-
sidered as having taken pint with the country ; the
close Borough Members against it. Seventy-six
County Members, English and Irish, voted for Sir
Usury Purnell's motion, and twenty-six against it I
as nearly as possible three to one! In the mino-
dly, moreover, were to be enumerated the whole
• body of those who held places under Government--
more, we believe thau an hundred perms out of
the 204 composing that minority. Of the Scotch
Members--Representatives we were going to call
them—thirty voted in the minority, with Ministers,
and seven only against them. Every place in Scot-
land elects on the close borough system; we hare,
therefore, in England and Ireland, among those
chosen by numbers and property combined, three
to one voting for public economy ; and in Scotland,
where the .vhele •businsss is a job, we have four to
one voting for a blind irresponsible expenditure.
We heartily wish that the Duke of Wellington had
inquired into the route of public feeling on the sub-
ject, before be pledged himself and his Ministry
against the very principle of Reform; but he shu,
his eyes and his ears, and we have seen the con.
sequence !—Times.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sia,—You are pleased, in your observations in this morning's
Paper, on " the system of the new Administration," to say,
" they must retrench, they must reform, or radicalism will in.
fallibly swallow them, and us, and all up. They must retrench
seriously, setting the example themselves; and they must re.
form mo lerately, but boldly and firmly.'. You further add,
We have no wish—the virtuous and honourable part of the
community has no wish—to hear of annual Parliaments,
and ballot, and universal hufthige ; but an end must be
put to Gauen, and Old Sarum, and such infamies ; and the
vile nilsarrangemetit of East Itetford must be remodelled." Now
Sir, as a radical, allow me to inquire why you should apprehend
that radicalism, unless there be moderate referin, should lnfal.
Wily swallow up the Ministers, yourselves, and ail p But even
suppose there was such a swallowing up, would the country sus.
tan any great and irretrievable loss l ItadiCalinn will net destroy
but restore. It may destroy party interests, piny views but hot
the country. It will destroy the accursi..4 oligarchy which has
produced ail our late and present misrule; but it will restore the
people to their proper station. Moderate reform now will not meet
the people's wishes, nor answer their interests, It has been 4,
laymi too long. There must be a substantive reibrm; or ratlisadtsm
will go to work in spite of all your declamation auailist it. You
are quite correct in stating that the new AdiainTstranon must
'' reform boldly and firmly." You amine that yourselves and

the virtuous community are ON and tee same ; Is very modest
not to say more, but we modeAly request to assure you that there
are now very many of the virtuous community who would bv rut
means wish to be associated with you. You desisre that yourselves
and the virtuous and honourable part of the community have no
wish to hear of the ballot ; we would undeceive you ; will you be
bol enough to assert that my Lards Anon), Mai:dock, Miring.
ton—that ifir Ronald Ferguson, Mr. Sykes Mr. Robert Gordon,
Mr. Warburton, Mr. John Wood, Mr. fume, Mr. Marshall,
and many other public men do not belong to the virtuous and ho.
%nmable part of the community Y Yet these are all friends tithe
ballot. snu are not at all aware of the progress that the, ytemelple
of ballot has male. It Is universally at knowtc;aled that the
French owe the preservatien of their liberty te' the ballot ; It is
wow generally considered that ballot would secure to Englishmen
the intispentient exercise of the elective Ilmiehise, it would 100
a total nullity to give a representation to the great and leading
manufketuring towns, unto:B at the same time, you gave the
protection of the ballot to the:se to whom 41411 bo grouted the
elective Ibuichise. Yes, Sir, you are quite correct when you
state that an end must be put to Hatton and Old Sarum,
and such Infamies ; but you are guilty of a great error when
you connect ballot with annual Parliaments and universal intr,
huge. With ballot you will get rid of the cry of annual 14I'
'laments and universal sufli•age ; the Radicals t stand
alone on ballot, and it would be wise of the IiOW Administra.
lion to propose it ; and certainly they uttisi not oppose it If
they would command the suport of people, and the tenure
of their seats in office Is only that tit public, popular opinion ;
oriytanorliuTetu
arts It be
ofh lv,rllittrft tic's!. to eTya:rYtit, and
bUt 01. °I
iftet h len t tins,1
toAin
Sir, seem to Intro fallen Into lament Ole Igno.
o have ropped asleep; it used to be I,otsr boast Mit
you were led by the public. Is it that you ki the indifibreece
of the public towards you, or that you become intlifthrent to
the public ? You must awaktil, ilia arouse yourself. You have
energies and talents we beneficially
r if yen would continue the leod,
Mg Journal, apply tisein beneficially to the public good, ex they
will emit la lid a benefit to yourself. We have nu eioater
tachtneni to the Whigs than yourself,—we tw oos. no greater
confidence in them,—we have an abhormou Of arbitrary rule,
and will never abandon the people %loan any ground, much lea*
from personal views.-.I amt put obedient servant,
Nov.
The forilleaming Ministry, we have reason for
bdieving, begins to be licked hitt) f6rtn, and if so,
no great deal of time has been 10:1 ; arrangements
are no doubt facilituffad by the circuinstanee that,
with one splendid exception certainly, evary body is
fur roform. The Tories are for it, Loeatise, say they,
had it taken place previously ID the agitation of the
Catholic question, and the voice of the people (resat
truly heard tipuulliat subject, the tnea4ure never
would I eve been carried. The Wings are for re-
form naturally, and of old flaw f so that, with the
exce rtion of the vile borough-owners only, the cry
for r, form is perhaps stronger in the llowic than
out of it. There is, therefore, no inonsiateney in
the seirsib,e Tory (the Duke f Richmond), who
has expressed a decided opinion for reform and re-
trenchment, Joini;eg the experienced Whig Lord
Glisty in ,ho same Ministry ; -end, accorilisigiy, we
flat. his Grace bus been applied tn..we believe not
in vain. Lord (rey of course is Premier, and First
Lord of the Treasury. Lord Lansdowne, 1411.41
Goderich (to vehom at one time the Premiership
was u4surdly and erroneously ascribed), Lord Pal-
merston, and Sir Junes Ort‘h..-irri are to be Csbinet
Ministers. Lord Anlciva will go to Ireland, with
Mr. Stanley as Irish Secretary. Perhaps the motto,
" inn; .itkreurio quoin 11Iarte,' does nirt apply to the
late Premier; but it is with peculiar propriety that
he is invited to tremolo Commander-in-01ckt
liwlee the new Administration, and, without casting
any rtAeution on Lord Hill, WV sincerely hope his
Grace will accept, the elle& The Lore! Chan.
cellor, Lyndhlot, of a surety goes out, hut he
t~ iii dtt more than earn his pension ifs iwittir now
unfortunately drawn from his prefeaston, be will
give his attendance rregtlettils its the (louse of Peers
during ilie healing of Appeals, unil add his prudent
and sugniotts er,iiiwels generally, without taking any
part the ordinary war of politics, mud the vowel
of parties. Mr. Brougham, it is probable, may suc-
ceed his Lordship sooner ar law) though he May
have some pain in quitting his northern constituents.
They cannot complain•that they have been made n
stepping-stone, for the promotion would, we suppose,
hoe taken place had he eon! jaded to represent the
close borough of Knaresborough, The parts Were

eenernlly east last night as in the renewing list ; and
ve are inclined to think there is not met+ error,
sxcept that certainly Mr. Brougham le not yet tip-
voile ell, and that bird Hill may be replaced by the
Duke of Wellington :
First Lord of the Treistiry ..... . ...... .. Lord Oncv,
eresident of the Council
Lord Clumeell a . Mr. 11901'4111 tit.
C1110)0'1101' Or the Lxchequer, arid]
Lord A rrifOse.
Leatirr of live I louse of Corn motif
Secretary at War laird 1)1 xre>vtvir,
A ttoriley-flenerati Mr. DcsMA.N,
°reign Afton Lord PAlAtillintri.
Duchy of Lancaster Lord How.axii.
First Lord of the Adinira'ty Sir Jairgs Ouartas.
Home °Moe Lord Mxidaollasi.
Board of Control Mr. C. ()nasty.
Privy Seal
Colonies
Ireland Mugu}, of A saii.csxa.
Secretary for Ireland Mr. STA NI.O•
llater of the Ordnance.. Doke of Iriciiiwiiii,
Judge Advocate Mr. It. GRANT.
Commander or the hirers; Lord HILL. [Thurs.]
The Alinistetild arrangements are completed with
the exception of the legal uppointments, which
are not yet definitively fixed. We whh it to be
understood, therefore, that in the list which we
are about to give, the law appointments are not to
be altogether relied on. With this catitiosi, we
believe the following may be considered as a cornet
account of the arrangements :
elm Lord of the Treasury Earl Gam
Lord Clourcellor Mr. liana IA U.
ChalleellOr of the Exchequer Lord Arrimae.
Home Secretary Viscount Mmatora sr.
Foreign Secretary Lord Pa LAIC RNTOX.
Colonial Secretary .... „.... ..............
President of the Marti of Trade Mr. C. Cita sr.
President of the Board of Contr 01...
First Lord of the Admiralty Sir JAME* Gam's.
President of the Council Marquis of Lussousysa.
Lord Privy Seal Lord Dv RHAW.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Lord fieLLANIt.
Master of the Minit............ ................
Master-General of the ordnance... .....
Lord-Lieutenatit of Ireland...—. ....... Marquis ofAxur,tairts.
Chief Secretary for I relialti Mr. STA NLikl.'
Lord Chancellor of Ireland lord Pidlsot rem
Attorney-General Mr. Dsxmas.
Judge-Advocate Mr. It. firtaxT.
l'he Lord Chamberlain Duke of Oweessmite.
7.1 he setissuss.tieneral.... .. ........
' 1101 INS cc Welt 11,1 Mr. l'irett are alit mentioned.
Mr. PICNNILVATIIER is (farm d as Al torney:thmeral for Ireland, In
lieu of Mr. Jot
Earl Grey had an interview last eight with the
Kling; end although the Ministerial names iris ern-
reedy given nbove, it is possible tome change in the
places a 'signed to them may yet be meth,. The
cotiduct of the Kent; throughout is speketi ti in
terms of warm approbation. Su king its the Duke of
Wellington's Ministry were able tit yen y on the
business of the coutery, he gave his entire (.01413(11re
to them. The resignation of iiiv I 0 e Milliwry, if,
consequence of their der, at on Monday night, ime
posed on his Majesty the necessity of looking elat ... •
where for support; end it is tritilefelOad that, when
Earl Grey explained the terms on (Olive 'he scold
tmdertuke the rot matise of an Admiitistriition, his
Majesty met his vice's in the most look and cordial
manner. The I ritteiplee oil which the new Allin;-
nistration have conseived to bike office ere liberal.
It is understood that economy anti ietienchineet,
not in name m rely, but in Stlbstillic.., are to be et—
foiced lie oughout the i'd.loll% esittblh.h.lllefits of the
empire. With regard idea to another pOint....
namely Parliamentaty Reform, it is inn tided.
to meet the nitiliee of the country. We cell
undertake to say that Nlinistets twee agreed to pie-
, pose a real and substautial Pariiamentary *Reform,
' and not a Reform merely in name. The country
may also calculate on the adherence of the new Ad-
ministration to the principle of free little. II is
*ancient to indicate the 'mho,: feniforea oft lie policy.
of the Administration. If thu pi inciple he beine,nly
liberal, we take it for grained that I lied( toil; will 1,0.,
evince illiberality. Bu; the sets of the Adminielreeeon.
will speak for themselves. We will nut supt.eee ilirit
men, who !levee reputation to lose, do not `Ol &nil what
they profess. By their acts, howevet, they meet
%tam] or full ; and ill a short time the pubic will be
enabled to see how far their measures tire in ac-
cordence with their principles. The principle of non-
intervention in the alfaire of other countries, is one
which we trust will net be departed bete. In a
" 4th Edition with a Preface," joist piddished, of
Lord John Ragmen's. Letter to I.lI'Ll 110114liti on
Foreign Politics, written in 1819, his Lordship de-
livers an opinion on this bithject, to which we
heartily subscribe :-..5.
I " What further chaigeri ?" says his Lordship, it( hie
Preface (listed Nov, 8, 1830), 4,' if we wish to nittintaiti
the union of Order and Liberty, we Must oil it a very
diffai int spirit from that which solinnuted , the Alliect
Cabinets lifter their vietery over Napoleon, The arms
Which tine people hail given were then Itlied to clef at the.
people's wiskes. National independence, anc'ent rights,
Just 4;1 'es were all set aside by the Cain ice of Statesmen,
who thought they were Wilding for ventories, when ti try
constructed without a phon, and executed without solidity.
The future pulley of Englitud must is guided in a different
spirit. We must honestly do to Oilblif 11.1tions its tve wi.ll
term they should do to Oa. hitiliets inleriileoet truest 1:e
reserved fir rare and ureint ocra.ions, ( /or innetteee,
anti it is great, tel a, be teed to prevent unjust egi.tiession
—to maintain tat every courery 'the power of imeniiing
or altering its own internal institutienewse long as tiers
are unlyinternal ; et promote slid iniercoutse of natiobsi
tun) to prolong tine peueu of the world."
We have, in the present state of tillit reentry, the
most powerful of till reasons for ebsiiiiiiing from
interference with the internul uffairi. 'if outer nations.
The burden which presses so heavily on es. 1,, the
fruit of a departure from the petite of policy Heil of
justice. The history of the lest centety, n1)11 to cop.
sidernble pert of the prettent, is a 'livery a wars
begun without an intelligible object., in which the
resources of the nation were lavished, without re...
wird either fur existing or future generetione. \Ve
uro now paying the penalty of our misdeeds, The
state of the country at the present moment is such
as to Inspire well-grounded upprehensione in all wilt,
possess arty power of retleetiont, . The men who
enter on (Ace under euch circumstances, w ill not,
moat 111111111101)1, lie on a bed of. Mies. Retrench-
ment emit, of course, be effected with an unspering
band. But retrenchment is not all, 'There is a
struggle of a most formidable charucter now going
on between the possessors of different descriptions
of property. The labouring classes—the producers •
...shay.) broke loose from tile restreint el Lew and
order. The farmer, placed between the Govern-
tnent, the landholder, and the lithebeltler, Brat the one
hentl, cud the labouring popillation on tine .other,
sees himself unable to meet their reelierti ve.ilerrittrias
upon him. l'lti landholder, buoyed tip with the
hope of the tiontimiance of the prices tinting the war,
made family eettlemente end eontractee deists on n
1 scale corresponding with the then suite of his estate,
and resists the deinitials of his tenantry, hot because.
they are utt,just, hut beettuse to egret) to 'beret would
be to eousign hitnself to beggary. The puttee:
have rubbed on as long as they could; bet the.,
issue, though deleyed, cannot be uvoided. We
would fain persuade ourselves that the hielier reeks
are becotning alive to the danger which ttureetinds
them. The vote on Monday niht is certainly a
soinewhitt favourable .3 To i pton). tis given out by
the friends of the Delos of Wellingtott% Adtelnistrii-
lion, that hail that Ministry chosen, they mild have
obtained uirove 20 vote's of Membets who were at
it (balance, which would have etiubled them to he
in time for the division, had it been delayed by a
little inattegsment. But the unkitnity oguitist theta
would have been still ?r.ater on the question of re.
Gaut, and they therefore made their dectioit to go
out on the question of the Civil List, This would
seem to prove that A conviction begitta to gein
ground among the aristocracy, that the nation Will
OP longer be satisfied with things to they nee. Ite-
e oforruption are of goatee (lion-
trenchment is partial reform, mad reform 'elide to
poe:tltllreleet:tutpe:tile:gt et:ht.:et 111(exi iit,CeuteriAl sill: jut": : ee.
tritturetehde
thefurther retrenchment,uaeitn
lion acquires more relative strength. Ilettee ,the
9%%l4,'4ieitYl'rielp:t git(o,4Orteit whilel.4Ctl i lid importancee, tlt
V ei
havet ihnde repeating,
to
ln ak e t h: iv:
el
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et::
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!
every thimg but light. The difteultiee with which
corrupt.tts)h aetyvehloolast veteehp:tr:efet"lntee:irniitltytittYridleb. plahert,eitlhost
eat sutkatti'llteaoorntunf
I:it:1st:I:gel enruin:::::::.eu'ti::::‘,:bovf-::671.1:,d}.::).°':.
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economy pelatetible to boron slim ' ' h I' 'I
of the tunes may, however, art on the 1i art
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those who, in other times, might bet's) fiestitte44'..f.* yield. We wish matters Huila etnicalOtiereaseed,,
hough we confess we have our wittgielep. Wu. r•
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have no misgivings, however, as to a bold and (car-
ioca policy being the only one which can avert a
'dreadful criiiis,--411tirttiiig tYironicle."

We gave a list yesterday of the individttals echo,
up to a late hour of the previous evening, had heel,
named for places in the new Administration; W.
stated at the same time that the list had not yet:
been definitively settled; hut it will be found that
with one or two exceptions, all the persons whose
names we mentioned will 'hold plaees in the Cobh-
net. There were six places of which we made no
mention, because nothing had been done at that
time with regard to them. They were the place,
of the President of the Council—the Lord Privy
Seal—the President of. the Board of Control—the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster—the Com-
missioner of Woods and Forests, and the Secretary
at War. The list which we inhjoin to-day will'
show that those places have been The afi•
pointment to the Lord Chancellor'ship was not
finally settled until yesterday morning. The only
persons spoken of for the high office were Lord
Plunkett and Mr. Brougham. The reluctance which
the Learned and Hon: Member for Yolk shire
evinced to taking office led to the belief that the
former Nobleman, whose talents as a Parliamentary
speaker would make him an acquisition of no small
value to the Ministry in the Ilouse of Lords,
would eventually be appointed if he chose to accept
the situwion. The reluctance of Mr. Brougham has,
however, since been overcome, and it is anderstaaa
that yesterday forenoon he accepted the Great
SSA. The Chancellorship of the Exchequer was
again a subject of dismission. We mentioned Mr.
C. Grant for that appointment. Lord Althorp and
Sir James Graham, both persons who have shown
considerable knowledge and capacity in treating
financial questions in Parliament, were also named,
and the final arrangement took place by the eppeint-
rnent of Lord Alt harp—the Presidency of the
Board of Control being g;ven to Mr. C. Grunt,
and the Admiralty, to which Lord Althorp had
been previously nominated, being conferred on Sir
James Graham. We said yesterday that the Mar-
quis of Aeglesea would go to Ireland as Lord Lieu-
tenant, and that Sir Henry Parnell would accom-
pany burn us Secretary, hut that the Hon. Mr.
Stanley had been spoken of for the some place. It
is certain that Sir Henry Parnell positively declined
the situation, and, in consequence of his refusal, the
former gentleman is the new Irish Secretary. We
stated that Lord Holland had nor, up to last even-
ing, accepted any situation, though he had taken
pia in the conferences. The state of the Noble
Lord's health, who is just recovering from a severe
attack of the gout, witch has prevented his atten-
dance in the Ilouse of Peers sluice the opening of
the Session, was understood to be his objectioe.
He has since accepted the office of Chaucel;or of
the Duchy of Lancaster. nee of the latest Nevi-
shions to the Ministry is the Duke of Thchmond,
es Master-General of the Ordnance. The list now
anouls as follows :
Firm Lord of the Treasury Earl Gam
Chancellor of the Exchequer Viscount Avriloar.
Lord Chancellor Mr, HROUGHAH.
President of the Council Marqula of I.sasnowNt:.
Lord Privy Seal Lord DuallAM.
tio,:.Tetary for the Moans Department Viscount MianpuaNr..
IRIIO for Foreign Affhirs Viscount PALMERSTOX.
Ditto for the Colonies
President of the Board of Control Mr. C. °Harm
Chancellor of the Duchy of Laucti,,ter Lord 11 M. LA N
Xaster.General of the Ordnance Duke of RICHMOND,
Woods and Forests...
Admiralty Sir JAMIta GRAHAM.
Lora. Lieutenaa it of
Chief Secretary of Deland The Hon. Mr, STANLEY.
:Secretary at War Lord DUNUANNON.
•

Of the lust appointment we are not quite certain,
hut Wa present the list to Our readers, with a conli-
deuCe 010 it will be found in the main correct,
though, as the construction of a Cabinet on a total
change of Ministry is u work of some time, and the
original plans are generally subject to more than one
revision, Borne minor changes might yet occur. It
will be seen that, although the Whigs predominate
in the present Cabinet, it is not exclusively eom
poied of Whig matorials. All the members of it,
however, are pledged to a liberal course of domestic
policy—to inquiry Into the causes 'of public distress,
and to non-intervention with the internal affairs of
other cations. Whether a definite plan of Millie-
mentary Reform is to be made a Cabieet meromre,
or whether cited; member of the Ministry is to lie at
liberty to vote on that question as he pleases, is not
yet positively ascertained. The state of the countiy
requires that the arrangements necessary to the for.
motion den effective Government should be com-
pleted with the least possible delay.—Morn. herald.
Whoever sets about the task of improving the
administration of justice ie this kingdom, with a
view to making it cheaper. and more accessible to
the people, must be prepared to grapple with no
common diffieulties. 'There is a common saying
among lawyers, that " cheap law is bad law;"' but
though it may be had for them, there is no reason
svhy it should not be good for their clients. We
vanilla undershod why law should be more excellent
for tiring a luxury, of which only the rich MO ',fiord
in partake; nor do we know what necessary COW
000tion there is between justice and extortion. One
of the wise measures of finance of Mr. Pitt's Go-
vernment was, to increase the cost of law proceed-
ings by exorbitant stamp duties—ealthough, without
forth additional cause of expente to the suitor, law
spins extremely dear, and well justified the sarcasm
of Herne Tooke, that 41 Courts of Justice in this
country were like the London Tavern—open to
every person who could pay." The reduction of
the stamp duties has still left justice a very costly'
thing; and while the prices of all other commodities
of English produce and manufacture have fallen, the
price of English justice has suffered no depression.
What is more, it seems resolved by a great number
of those who deal in the commodity to make Com-
mon cause against any roan who attempts to reduce
she price of the article to a level with the reduced
resources of the community at large. This Mr.
Brougham has discovered in his endeavours to
realise a plan for the recovery of small debts
Ist little expense and delay, and to introduce
some other reforms into the practice of the
law in certain eases, with a view to the establish-
ment of a limited system of cheap and expedi-
tious justice. It will be recollected that we gave
last year an abstract of the Bill of the Hon. and
Learned MeMber for the erection of Courts of local
jurisdiction, with some comments upon its provi-
sions. Mr. Brougham proposed aat, even if his
Bill should in theory appear deserving the nctiota
of the Legislature, yet lie wished It to be tried hot
on a small scale at first, that the preetieshility of
giving u general application to the priociele 'eight
be ascertained by the teat of experiment. Certain
members of thetaken
profession, however, have
alarm at the prospect of Pediment giving Swett-
rugement to such a dangerous innovation upon ate
cient institutiona as a cheap and expeditions erten)
of law. Already they see in their alarmed imagi-
nation the business of the superior Courts tit West-
militate diminished at least one-half, had, eons,.
fluently, feel, like the silversmiths of Ephesus that
" their craft is in danger." Disinterested, Lehr,
in their zealous advocacy of the existing system of
law, as the others were in their support of the esta-
blished system of+religion, they cry out that the
temple of Justice is threatened with as Much dare.
ger, from the hands of profane Innovation, es ever
befel the temple of the " great goddess Diana."
All established systems of imposition, to which the
many hive been, in all ages, subjected, for the bene-
fit of the few, have claimed their rltief title to pre-
servation, when atthelted, by the weapons of reason,
from the length of time during which they have been
patently eedured, as if antiquity could conscerato
abuse, or make absurdity vetterable. Nothitv can
be more excellent than !fumy of the principles of
English law..-nothing cat, Imt worse, genera Iv
speaking, than'its practice; and it will' be ander-
Stood that it is of the practice mily, in the present
beta:tete that we complain plt is to remedy the
practice, ilind thereby make justice cheaper mot
tofu," thfin it is in certain cases, Where the soma
to be recovered, sir the matters ifs thiptitel are
iman value, that Mr. Broaghara's Bill is iateatictl,
,Another ohjt.et tit to prevent litigation in matters
of minor importance by n'process of reconcilement.