The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-19 00:00:00

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in oroer to deby t ae pr•Jctedings.
Lord BROUGHAM said it • was with the .view of
rtirt•Aying the inc nvenience referred to by the noble
earl that be 'prop ised to give jorldiction to County
C•iti rts.

Lord CAMPBELL expressed his hope that an Attempt
would Oct be made eiinply to amend the law of ba:ike
ruetcy. hut tha, that law weul'i be entirely recast. Ho
believed this. a partial attempt to ret,rus the law by
calling in the
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did think any satisfactory ret.alt could be expected.
Lord WENSLEYDALE cordially concurred with big
noble and learned friend that this was a subject whiclt
rest sired the most careful consideration in all its parts.
Indeed, the law of bankruptcy and insolvetcy was in a
more unsatisfactory state than any other branch of
modern law, and he hoped his noble and learned frietd.
who last spoke, and all others who were conversant
with the suject, would endeavour to effect those Ines
provements which were absolutely requisite. Nothing
satisfactory could, however, be done without going iota
a consideration of the whole subject. The bill just intro.
duced by his noble and learned friend, and that which,
was already upon the table, dealt with parts of the sub..
jest ; but he thought some method should be devised for
carefully considering the whole question in all its bear-
ings. Toe present system was undoubtedly attended with.
great inconveniences. Indeed, he had only been ins
formed yesterday by an hon. member of the other house
that it was a matter of serious complaint on the pare
of tho inhabitants of Westmorland and Cumberland
that they were compelled to travel from the remotest
parts of those extensive counties to Newcastle-on-Tyne
for the transaction of bankruptcy balms. It would,
undoubtedly, be a much more convenient arrangement
if the commissioners went about from place to place tiO,
that meetings might be hold in the vicinity of the bank..
rupte' residences, without subjecting creditors to unna
oessary expense.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said, the psblio
owed a deep debt of gratitude to his noble and learned
friend for his contribution towards the improvement of
the law on this subject by the bill which he had just laid
upon the table, He concurred with his noble andlearnied
friend that there was scarcely any branch of law in which.
the necessity of reform was universally admitted. The
would not enter upon the different points which had been.
noticed in the course of the discussion, but it seemed to
him that the essence of his noble red learned friend's
bill was to transfer the duties of the Commissioners of
Bankruptcy, as far as it could be done, to the County.
Court judges. He thought that there was a broad dis-
tinction between the trader and the nen-trader. In
bankruptcy there were generally more or less sweets 'to
administer, but insolvency persons. frequerali name
' before the courts without abr ramus-whatevor azicnlas
same machinery was not necessary which was required
in bankruptcy, With regard to the measure which wee
being prepared in the department which he was con.
netted it was in a very forward state, and he trusted it
would soon be introduced either in that or the other
House of Parliament. He hoped that the measure would
meet some of the more obvious difficulties, and give fa.
cilities for those arrangements which were now common
by voluntary agreement among the creditors, whereby
the funds of bankrupts would be administered with as
little waste as possible. It would not interfere with the
consideration of the general improvements of the laws
on the extended basis which the noble and learned lord
thought so necessary, but ho trtuted that as it would
correct penny evEs it would meet with the 'assent of
Parliament, with such alterations as might be deemed
desirable. (Hear, hear.)

The bill was then read a first time, and their lordships
adjourned at a few minutes past 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 ()clock.
NEW MENIBER.
Major GAVIN took the oaths and his seat for Limerick.