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which was sworn to decide according to the evidence it would
be an ungracious and inconvenient cotirse to bring such a de-
ci,ion, in so short a period 'after it was given, under the revi-
sion of such toMmittee as had been proposei, to be ap-
r,-..tort Besides, he did not think that was the only object
of proposing this Committee ; he thought the genuine object
was to set aside this Bill, and after it had been considered by
a Committee, and amended and again brought forward, he
thought the Bill ought to be allowed to proceed. The Right
lion. Baronet opposite had proposed a plan not very different
in principle from another that bad been suggested from that
side of the House, but he thought that it would be inexpedient
to set aside this for the purpose of considering what other
plan ought to be adopted. If they could improve the tribunal
he thought it advisable that they should do so. He hoped,
after a short time, to see the measure progress, or to see some
other measure fora similar object carried into effect.
Sir R. INC; %IS did not think the Bill before the House
afforded n sufficient cr proper remedy for the existing evils,
and he could not concur in the motion for further considering
it ie i;ommittee, as he did not think that it could be brought
out of the Committee in any useful or beneficial shape.
Mr. NITYNN was understood to express himself favourable
to the tribunal that had been suggested. He certainly would
not wish to give the assessor the authority of a Judge.—
( Hear, hear.) Parliament had always been excessively jea-
lous of its privileges in matters of this kind, and even when
the Judges were called in by the House of Lords, they were
not asked v hat was the law, but what was the usual practice
of the Cou'ts of Law.

Mr. HOWARD hoped that the Hon. Member would ob-
tain leave to bring in his Bill.
Mr. PR:',ED thought that a great difficulty must stand in
the way of any transfer of the jurisdiction of that House to
another tribunal, but much more strongly was he impressed
with the opinion that the present system required alteration of
some sort.—( Hear, hear. ) He thought, however, that in
every suggestion that he had heard, the errors and defects of
the present system were preserved.
After a few words from Mr. GA LLY KNIGHT and Mr.
0. G ORE, the gallery was cleared for a division.
Ayes
Noes .. BO
. .

Majority against the amendment —23
Mr. BUL LE R said that the difference between his Bill
and the suggestions of the Right Hon. Gentleman was not
in reality so great as at first sight it might appear. He could
well wish that both had been broght before the House toge-
ther. He (Mr. Buller) would propose that the Bill be re-
committed on the 2d of May.
Sir R. PEEL would take an early opportunity of bring-
ing forward his plan, and it would be for the House to dis-
pose of it according to its merits.
The Bill was then ordered to be re-committed on the 11th
of May.

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Lord STANLEY gave notice that when the question
came next under the consideratien of the House he would
make a motion in conformity with that which he had read to
the House.

Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he should move
as an amendment on the motion of the Noble Lord, that the
inquiry should he extended generally to the whole question.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN gave notice that he would move the
omission of all the clauses relating to Committees, and substi-
tute that the decision should be vested in three barristers, to
he named by the Speaker, with the concurrence of two-thirds
of the House.

Mr. GROTE gave notice that he would move the discon-
tinuance of the practice of striking off names.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at One o'clock.