The Sun.
London, England, 1833-02-18 00:00:00

CHANCERY OFFICES.

(From the Town.)
ABSTRACT OF PROPOSED BILL, TO BE INTITULED,
" AN ACT FOR THE REGULATION OF THE PRO-
CEEDINGS AND PRACTICE IN CERTAIN OFFICES,
AND THE SALARIES AND FEES OF THE OFFICERS
OF THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY IN ENG-
LAND."

Preamble, Recites Act 3 and 4 Wm. IV. a. I 1 l (abo-
lishing office of clerk of subpaena office, registrar of affidavit
office), and general purposes of the Act—and that it is ex-
pedient that other offices connected with the said court
should be abolished, and such of the duties performed in
the offices so to be abolished as are necessary to he continued
should be transferred to other offices, and that the costs
and expenses of proceedings in the said court should be di.
ininished, and increased facilities should be aff,rded for the
despatch of business therein.

Clause 1, abolishes offices of six clerks, and the offices
of the «worn clerks and waiting clerks, master of repott
offire, entering reeistrars and clerk of exceptions, and agent
to the sPnior deputy rezistta,..
2, Repeals Act 13 Charles IL, establishing public office.

NEW " FILAZER.S" OFFICE.

:3. Appoints six officers to be called the Filazers of the
Malt Court of Chancery," and eight clerks, and that such
Waxers and clerks shall personally do and perform all the
business and duties of the office, in such manner as the
Lord Chancellor shall from time to time direct.
4, Constitutes an office, to be called the filazer's office in
Chancery, and directs that all hills, answers, and other
pleadings, exceptions petitions, reports, and exceptions to
reports, decrees, and orders, and affidavits and other plead-
ings and proceedings, in causes and matters, other than in
bankruptcy and lunacy, master's offices, and examiners, be
filed and recorded in such office; and that decrees and
orders shall not, in future, be enrolled.

3, Empowers glazers to administer oaths, in all pro-
ceedings.
6. Directs that there shall be a common seal of the
court for sealing an writs.
7, Directs that the LOH Chancellor, with the Master of
the Rolls and the Vice-Chancellor. or one of them, shall
settle the forms of write to be issued.

8, Directs that all cost., ext•ept of receivers, consignees,
Ahri 'eottm it tees (which are to remain with the masters in
corrliry) shall be taxed hy the said filazers or their clerks,
its @he Lord Chancellor shall direct.
9, Business of said filazr•r's office to he conducted in the
present Six clerk's office, or such part thereof as the Lord
Chanrellor shall direct for that purpose.
it), Directs that the Lord Chancellor shall issue general
tor der, as to service of notice, warrants, &c.
11, Refers to Ist schedule, specifying fees to be received
by the clerks to the said filazers under such regulations as
the Lord Chancellor by any general order shall direct ;
which fee., with some exceptions, are to be accounted for,
and paid upon oath, by each of them once in every month
into the Rank to " the Chancery blazer's account," and
fixes amount of salaries to he paid. to the filazers and clerks
out of such account, by the Accountant-General.

AS TO REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, AND OFFICE FOR SUITOR'S