The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-22 00:00:00

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS Attnot al.
IStr. Tosrusrsorr, from the Treasury, presented certain an.
null accounts, pursuant to Act of Parliament, which were
laid on the table.
Lord ALTITORP, and Mr. D. GIT.IIEUT, with othet Mem.
hers from the Commons, brought up two Roads' Bill.
The Bills on the table were forwarded in
-the different stages.
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THE KING'S
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said he understood the third
reading of the Bill respecting his illajesty's property, was fixed
for Monday. Having a question to submit relating to the
Royal Library he should •on Alonday, which be considered a
convenient day, bring that subject before the house.

APPEALS.
The Earl of DARNLEY called the attention of the House,
and particularly the attention of the Noble and Learned Lord
on the Woolsack, to papers which he held in his hand respect.
ing the Appeals. It appeared that 2211 appeals causes on their
table, remain undecided. He gave credit to the Noble and
Learned Lord for diligence, but he thought it was impassible
for the Noble and Learned Lord to get rid of the arrear
in less than seven years. In the yar 1821, 3(1 causes were de-
cided. In 1022,35 ; and proceeding in the same ratio, it would
take seven years to pet rid of the excetec Under the present
state of their judicia business he might ask what hope the
subjects of this country could have of obtainingjustice. It was
impossible without some . measure was adopted of a remedial
description that justice could be done. The Noble Earl oh:
served by the returns on the table, that the appeals from scot,
land were five to one, compared with those of England. To
get rid of the superabundance of produce-4A laugh.).--from
that part of the United Kingdom, something must be done.
He considered the subject orgreat importance, and expressed
a hope that the Noble and Learned Lord would bring the ques.
tion under consideration.
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of a motion made by
recess to bring the subject before the Howie. He did not wish
to discuss the matter on that ocamion, but their Lordships must
be aware that in 1813 the subject came under their considera-
tion. , The House came to a resolution to sit three times a
week for the purpose of getting rid of the arrear of Aoeuls.
The Muse and the Noble Lord on the Weolsaek dui their
duly, yet sorry he was to say, that the evil', instead of being
diminished, had been aggravated. Important however, as
the question of arrear might be, it was small with reference to
• another view of the subject: They had heard of delay in
Chancery. It way frequently said, that suits did net go on
with sufficient dispatch ; but however • that might be, the
who
Chancellor would i
lecatiseoftheevil wi:ve time o disc
s the increase of Appeal's in that
House. If they would get rilett'tberaortge the
Scotch Appeal;,
Lord important
duties of the Court. The Noble Earl had truly stated that
the Scotch Appeals were as five to one.- From the nature of
Scotch Law, the time taken to decide their causes exceeded
the-time necessary for English or Irish Appeals. He should
feel it his duty to bring the question forward in order to have
some arrangement made. They could not get rid of the din.
eulty without making some alteration, which would put the
business of the Court of Chancery and the judicial beanies*
of that House in a way to avoid delay. Early after the