The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-17 00:00:00

r BRITISH PRESS.]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer last night
brought forward the important subject of the
Judges' salaries. It is proposed to abolish the'
sale of certain offices, by which the Chief Jus-
tices now obtain a considerable proportion of their
emoluments, and to increase their salaries so as to
compensate them for the loss. The future in-
come of the Chief JustiCe of the King's Bench
will be fixed at 10,0001.; that of the. Chief Jus.
lice of the Common Pleas at 8,0001. ; nod that
of the Chief Baron of the Exchequer at 7,0001.
The Puisne Judges will all be raised to 5,0001.
Some opposition was offered by Mr. Denman
to the increase of the salary of the Puisne
Judges, but he was ably and conclusively answer-
ed by Dr. Lushington; If any thing remained
it was well supplied by Mr. Peel. Considering
the arduous and laborious duty of the Judges, and
the essential importance that they should possess
the means of. supporting their high station in a
manner worthy of their rank and talents, •we
had not anticipated any objection to this grant
even from the most economical Member of the
Opposition. Mr. Denman argued, that " all
pretence" for charging the Judges with sinis-
ter motives should be removed ; but we appre-
hend tha , while they • receive any salary at all,
some" pretence" will al ways exist for calumniating;
them. Suppose a member of the Common Council
to move the reduction or abolition of the Com-
mon . Sergeant's salary, on the ground that Mr.
Denman should have an opportunity of proving
his disinterested affection for the administration

of justice, would Air. Denman feel that the City
of London had such claims_ on hi►n as. entitled
the Corporation to require the• sacrifice of his
professional income for their benefit ? .

[MORNING POST.]
In the House of Commons last night, after the
West India Company Bill had been read a third
time and passed, Mr. Secretary Canning laid on
the table Copies of Treaties between this Coun-
try and Sweden and Norway, respecting the abo-
lition of the Slave Trade, and stated that he
was sorry he could not antionuce a favourable
termination to similar negociatioll4 with the
United States of America. The Treaty, respect-
ing which some difficulties formerly arose, had not
been ratilied,and he wag not therefore able to con-
*ey any satisfactory tidings to the House upon
the subject. The Right lion. Gentleman then
laid on the table the Copy of a Convention be-
tween his Majesty and the Emperor of Russia,
respectinc, the North-west coast of America. lie
said- the House would recollect, that a few years
ago a Russian Ukase had been published, which
setup some overbearing claims, respecting this
territory. The present Convention completely
abrogated the claims of that Ukase, and the
question was now so completely settled that no
new disputes were likely to arise. The most
- important document however presented by
Mr.' Canning, was a copy of a Treaty of
Aatity, Commerce, and NitVigation, between
-Irls'"lVlajesty and the United-Provinces of Rio
deqa Plata. This was hailed with acclamations
bfthe House as one of the first fruits of the wise
and liberal system of policy now: pursued by his
_Majesty's Ministers, and as the beginning of a
series or t rea th-s which would ,cm.hrose time whole
• of:the American Continent. The. House then
• vent into a Committee to consider time propriety
of increasing time Salaries of time Judges. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer explained that the
prOposed increase was founded on the. abolition
ofrie pale of all;tlie:"<iffiCet-wimiCit were in the
disposal of the two Chief Justices, leaving the
places--"Whith' were in the hands of the Clerks,
to the Pr"ela "rders (luring _their:life,. as they
had purchased them on
.that occasion.. He, then
pecifirised-chit the Salary of the .CiaPf.JustiCea
the king's Beach should he axed:, at 10,0001, a
year; that of ThCfmlef. Justie-e-4 :the Common
Pleat at 8,000/.;:that of time Master of the. Rolls
RAI tfreillifer ItitOn at 7,0001.1. that of the Vice-
eaCh of ifte ruist. Judges
at'd,tool p>er annum,,
yin that the mode,. of
those great PUbfit Officers night