The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-08 00:00:00

CHANCERY COMMISSION.

Mr. J. WILLIAMS seeing the Right llon. Secretary in his
plate, wished to repeat his question, whether or not any in-
structions had been given to the Chancery Commission to report
the. evidence taken before them..

Mr, Secretary PEEL thought- lie had already given a satis-
factory answer to this question. The Commissioners had a dis-
powerto call all persons before them and to examine them
upon the points they deemed necessary. Another part of the
'k;ounnislion required that they should report to his Majesty all
their proceedings, consequently • all the evidence taken before
t'em would be reported. He believed that the Commission ran
is the same terms as a former Commission for inquiring into
the fees of judicial officers, and under. that Commission parole
evidence was taken and reported. His individual opinion, there-
. fore, was, that parole evidence would be taken and reported by
the Chancery Commission.
Mr. WILLIAMS said that es far as he understood the Right
Hon.• Gentleman, no instruction had been given to the Com-
.rnissionert to report their evidence. In the case of the Scotch
Con,..a.,sien for inquiring into the Courts of Justice in Scotland,
instructions were given. If the Chancery Commission had
such instructions he was satisfied ; if not, he was not.
Tar.. Secretary PEEL could only repeat that this Commission
was worded the same as that for inquiring into the fees of Ju-
dicial-Officer:A. The evidence of that Commission was report-
ed, and his impression was that the evidence of this would be
reported also.
NEW FOUR PER CENTS. ACT.

Upon the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
the House went into a Committee upon the above Act. The
Jrt:*!utions were agreed to, and the Report ordered to he re-
ceived on Monday.
IRISH TY'l' ih.COIIPOSITIONAMENDMENTBILL.
Tile House went into a Commiztee upon the Tithe Coraposi-
tie4i Amendment Bill. .

Mr. GOLTI.BURN shortly stated the alterations which he
intended to propose., but'a disturbance in the-gallery prevented
us from hearing his observations.
Someclauses were agreed to with unimportant verbal amend-
ments after a conversation in which Sir J. NEWPORT, Mr.
GRATTAN, and Air. S. RICE took part.
• Air. S. RICE proposed a clatt4e for admitting Magistrates
and 201. Freeholders to the tight of voting in Vestries.

001.11,BURN had mi'objection to the Commission of
the Peace being made a qualification ; but he did not like to
admit such uneducated persons as would be found amongst the
smallest Freeholders.

Mr. S. RICE would consent to make .50/. the minimum. His
object was to give the landed proprietors the means of looking
after their rights.
• After some conversation between Mr. CAREW, Mr. GOAT-
TAN, and Mr. UoutnuttN, the clause making 501. the quali-
fication "was agreed to.
Upon '•the clause imposing a penalty of 10/. upon the col-
lector for making falie assessments—

Mr. GRAVIAN proposed that the penalty should be 501.
GOULBURN thought tOl. too much, but agreed to
raise it to 201.

The amendment chum was agreed to.
Tha.clause making the penalty recoverable before •ne Ma-
gistrate was altered, so- as to render the presence of two or
more necessary. ' -
The House leaving, resumed, the Report of the Committee
was ordered tube received on Monday.
SAVINGS BANKS.
The Savings Banks" Bill went.through a Committee. In the
Committee, - -

- n. 3 CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the first
Bill was to-assimilate the Irish with the English
object of the
law. , The next was an alteration of the law a$ it now stood,
which permitted 'Friendly Societies to subscribe to Savings
Banks. This -was against the spirit of the law, which Was
intended only for the benefit of individuals. These Societies
ought not to be allowed indiscriminately. to iq,!l to the expense
The limitation he proposed was to ex-
cludeof the present law.
any considerable endowment; the ques-
tion Societies having
being tried by the •
as to. what was considerable
tax. question
whether these Societies paid any land Hospitals he pro-
posed to exclude altogether—at all events to exclude them
were to hold
from full benefit. None of the Societies W more
than 5001. in the Bank. The high rate of interest,
who whichwere
was
guaranteed also, induced individuals to subscribep
posed aletenroat-
objects of the law, according to its spirit.
His "r
tions would not, Buto after all he
however, be retrospective.
believed the great mass of contributors were poor and Indus-
trious. He proposed to admit
.100/. subscription, and 501. a
year. This was making every allowance, as this standard
more than covered the ordinary means of the objects of theßill.
He proposed a check against the same person subscrib-
ing in several Banks at the same time. In case of a Trca-
. surer not being so scrupulous as he ought to be; he proposed to
set the question at rest as to the liability of the Trustees. He
should propose a partial liability.;, each 'Trustee to be liable for
• ; and there would be. twelve Trustees, making a security
for each Bank of tkot- He should also propose the sale of
Excheqder Bills to provide for any sudden run. These were
the principal points of the Bill Which he proposed shoUld be
winted,• and brought under discuSsion after it should have
been in the hands of Honourable .embers a sufficient tiine for
.:aeir consideration. He should:tiled be happy to avail him-
„dr: or any suggestionfor an amendment, though he rather.

' thought the provisions of the Bill, as it now stood; would be
free from objection.
After a few observations from Sir J. NEWPORT, the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. TRZMAYNE, and Lord
ALTxonp, the Bill passed through the Committee.
The House having resumed, the Reportivas ordered to be
received on Monday.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the ExcptEceuErt,
the House went into Committee on the Law Stamps
port on Monday.
The House on its rising was ordered to adjourn to Monday.
The Catholic Marriages Bill was ordered to be read a second
time on Monday.
The other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and the
House adjourned at HALF-PAST ELEVEN.