The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-28 00:00:00

M delay, which the fees in the Court of Chancery held out, said
that it was most ctlumnious.

Mr. HUME: replied, that so far from being calumnious, he
would prove all that had been asserted, if he were supplied with
the necessary papers.
Mr. H. T tVISS observed, that the Lord Chancellor had
made great sacrifices of a pecuniary nature in the matter of the
holidays,: taken by the Commissioners of Bankrupt.
The ATTORNEY-GENERA 1., in reply to an inquiry
from Dr. Lushington, said, that the payment of the different
officers would be regulated by the duties they had to perform.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in noticing
what bad been previously said by Mr. Hume, respecting fees
considered as an object of revenue, observed that his view of
the matter was, that the fees should not be of greater amount
titan was requited to afford an adequate remuneration to the
officer: .

Mr. HOBH OUSE wished to know whether it was intended
to vest the appointment of the officers in the Judge ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied in the
affirmative. The only alteration proposed to be made was, that
the duties of those offices should be performed in person, and
not by deputy, the salaries being fixed.
Mr. J. P. GRANT thought that the only ground on which
the exaction of fees could be justified, was that of inducing the
officers to exert, themselves.

Mr. HOBHOUSE objected to the Treasury having the
power of fixing the.salary of the nominee of .the Chief Justice,
as that tended to give the Treasury the partial power of appoint-
ing the officer also.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that the fees were not
proposed to be abolished now ; they would be brought into the
xchequer ; it would be a matter of subsequent consideration,
as the amount from those rees, should they be retained, would
be a suitable compensation for the discharge of their respective
duties. •

Mr. SCARLETT deprecated any further discussion on these
fees at so late an hour.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the
next proposition which he had to submit, when this skirmish
respecting fees commenced, was that 5001. a-year be added to
the retired salary of Puisne Judges, to be deducted from the
pre6ent increase of salary, which would leave them in the
receipt of 5.5001; a-year. He would further propose that 3,5001.
be the retired salary of the Chief Baron, and the Vice-Chan-
cellor the same that was paid to the Master of the Rolls; and
that the retired salary of. the Chief Justice be increased by 2001.
—lt was et present 3,8001., and he would propose that it be in
future 4,0001.

Mr. SCAREETT objected to so small an increaso as 5001.
ztleur. He would tnove, as an amendment; that it be in-
creased by Oa He was unwilling to divide the House in so
thin a state, and at so late an hour; but he would nevertheless
do so, if the original motion were at present pressed.
The OH A NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
a postponement of the discussion on the proposition.
The CnAIRCLAX reported progress, and obtained leave to sit
again on Monday.
. TIIE LORD CHANCELLOR'S SALARY.

Mr. fIUME gave notice, that at the next sitting of the Com-
',mace he should move that it was the sense of the Committee
that a net annual salary of. 15,0001. a-year should be granted
to the Lord Chancellor, in lieu of all fees and salaries at pre-
. sent attached to his office as Lord Chancellor and Speaker of
the House of Lords being 5,0001. a year more than his Hon.
,the
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) declared him now to
in the receipt of.---(Hear, and a laugh.)
The second reading of the Spting Guns' Bill was postponed
to the sth of June.

Lord i'ILYI..ERSTON obtained leave to bring In a Bill to
amend Acts relating to the transmission of the effects of officer•
and soldiers dying abroad. The same Noble Lord obtained
leave to bring in a Bill to enable Colleges to grant mortgages
for the purpose of increasing their buildings for the accommo-
dation of students.
The other orders of the Day were then disposed of. and the
ilouss adjourned at a QUARTER PAST OICK O'CLOCK.

LIST OF THE MINORITY
Who voted against any increase of Allowance to the Duke of

Cumberland.
Allen, J. H. Grattan, J. Price, R.
Acland, Sir T. D. Guise, Sir W. Phillips, G.
Raillie, Colonel Ileathcote, J. G. Phillips, J. G.
Bright, Henry Hobhouse, J. C. Rice, T. S.
Benyon, B. Heron, Sir R. Robinson, Sir G.
Bent, John ingilby, Sir W. Bickford, W.
Bernal, R. James. W. Stanley, Hon. E.
Brougham, Henry Kuatchbull, Sir E. Shelley, Sir J.
Crompton, S. Lushington, Dr. Smith, T. A.
Coke T. W. jun. Leader, W. Smith, W.
Colborne, N. R. Lewis W. Scarlett, J.
emsPenton Mabe;ly, W. L. Townslend, La. J,
John Illonek, J. B. Tulk, C. A.
)
AA.— Martin, J.
--"Kgl Robert Marjoribanks, S. Wood,Alderman
itlgeraid,LortlW. Mildmay, P. St. J. Whitbread, S. C.
PerguasonSir R. Macdonald, J. Williams, J.
Grunt, j. p
Gffitha j Newport, Sir J. TieLLYI4.
'• W• Osborne, Lord F. Hume, J.