The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-29 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, SEPTE3IBER 2e.

On the motion of Lord SKELMEnSPALE, the Wan ing-
ton Railway Bill was read a third time and raßßed.
On the motion of Lord PLUNKEET, the Irish J-.stice
Administration Bill was read a third time and passed.
On the motion of Lord ELLENBOKOUGH, the London
Coal Delivery Regulation Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Irish Equity Courts Rill was reported.
REFORM BILL.
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The Marquis of HEADFORT presented a petition from
Barnstaple in favour of the Reform Bill ; as also another
to the same effect from the county of Meath ; also a pe-
tition from a district in Galway in favour of the Galway
Fran,daises.
On the motion of Lord AUCKLAND the Wine Duties
Equalisation Bill was reported, and the third reading
ordered for Friday, arid that the Lords he summoned.
LUNATICS' BILL—CONFERENCE.
A message teas brought from the Commons by Mr.
Goanow and others, desiring a conference with their Lord-
ships on the subject of certain amendments made by their
Lordships in the Lunatics' Bill.
On the motion of Lord SHAFTESBURY, ordered that the
Lords agree to the conference, and that the same be held
forthwith in the Painted Chamber. The Commons'
lessengers were called in, and informed of the assent of
the Lords to the conference, and that the same would be
held forthwith in the Painted Chamber.
Lards appointed to manage the conference.—Duke of
Richmond, Marquis of S disbury, Lord Auckland, Lord
Wharncliffe, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. The Mes-
sengers go for th and return soon afterwards with a paper
of objections made by the C minions to their Lordships'
amendments to the Lunatics' Bill.—Ordered that the ob-
jections be taken into consideration to-rn irrow.

The Galway Fraachise Bill was brou,•ht up from the
Commons, and, on the motion of the Marquis of WEST-
MEATH, read a first time.

The Special Constables' Bill was reported.—Ordered to
be read a third time to-morrow.

The Game and Beer Bills were read a third time and
passed.
REFORM IN EQUITY PROCEEDINGS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, that he now held
in his hand ready to be presented to their Lordships, the
third of the series of Bills which he had proposed toln-
troduce for the purpose of reforming the proceedings in
Courts of Equity, with a view to prevent, as far as pos-
sible, delay, expense, an i uncertainty. He had in the
course of the last Session stated to their Lordships the
general nature of these Bills, The first Bill which hid
been proposed and adopted was the Judicature in Lunacy
Bill, which went to establish a better mode of proceeding
in investigating and determining cases of alleged lunacy;
the second was the Bankruptcy Courts' Bill, which bad
passed their Lordships' House last night, and had now
gone to the Commons. The object of the present Bill was
to introduce gre,ater certainty, precision, and desp itch, in
certain proceedings of the Court of Chancery; and he
would state the principal heads of the provisions of the Bill
in as few words as possible. One greet cause of deby, ex-
pense, and uncertainty in the conduct of causes io cow is
of Equity arose in the proceedings in the offices of the Ma-
s. ters. The great bulk of causes were there considered, and
questions of title and very important and nice points of law
were often discussed and determined upon, and the par-
ticulars were all set down, prepared, and drawn up in
the shape of a report, to he laid before the Keeper
of the Great Seal, the Vice-Chancellor, or the Master
of the Rolls, as the case might he. The great bulk
of the delay and expense in the conduct of Chancery
causes was referable to the practice in that office. He had
proceeded, in regard to this Bill, in the same manner as
he had done in regard to the Bankruptcy Courts' Bill.
He bad drawn up his plan and laid it before the most emi-
nent and experienced practitioners in the Equity Courts,
and had the benefit of their assistance ; and the result was
the Bill which he was now about to present to their Lord-