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London, England, 1857-05-13 00:00:00

PRIVATE BILLS.

TEe dropped priv;t7e bills were through their
various stages up to that at which they stood prior to
the dissolution of Parliament.

JUDGMENTS, EXECUTION, &c., BILL.
Mr. CRAUFOIID moved the second reading of this
bill. He said it had been his misfortune to have this
bill under his care for four yearS without being able to
carry it through the house. Nevertheless, he was deter-
mined to proceed with it, and he hoped ultimately to be
successful. The hon. and learned gentleman then
entered into the details of the bill, which were fully dis-
cussed last session, the principle of which was to
make judgments obtained in one country available in
either Digland, Scotland, or Ireland, instead of mak-
ing it necessary, as now, for a creditor to' sus
his debtor only in the country in which he resided. It
was high time that such absuniities should be abolished
from our laws.
93 I Mr. J. EWART seconded the motion.

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Colonel FRENCH said the bill was opposed from a
belief that it was not a bill to facilitate the recovery of
debts, but one to engraft on England and Ireland the
"barbarism" of the Sootti.sh laws. He moved the second
reading of the bill this day six months.
Mr. BLAND seconded the amendment. It was
looked upon with suspicion and distrust by the Irish,
who considered a harsh use mizht be made of it as
against themselves—(hear, hear;)—and al4O that the
balance of convenience was against them. (Hear, bear.)
One reasonable objection to the bill was that it would
tend to centralise all the legal business of Ireland i❑
Dublin. He condemned the bill as uncalled for.

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Mr. AYRTON said it was a remarkaDle thing, that
this bill was opposed by ail the Irish members, whilst it
seemed by inference that it was not opposed by the Eng:
lish members, and the reason he suggested for it was,
that gentlemen in Ireland came very much to England,
but that Englishmen did not go much to Ireland. He,
however, went to Ireland once a year, and he assured
the hou-e that he had as much prejudice against the
bill as any person who came from Ireland. (Eiear,
hear.) He condemned discussing this bill on
prejudices, and he proceeded to state that the question
was whether this bill was one of real law reform or not.
He considered it was not, and in reference to a codifica-
tion of our laws he thought this a proceeding in
the wrong direction. The honourable and learned
gentleman then entered into the details of
the bill with reference to the mode of procedure under
it, and stated his objections to them, expressing a belief
that this bill would rather tend to complicate than sim-
plify the law.
Mr. M‘MATION opposed the bill on the ground
that it was in direct violation of the established princi-
ples of law and jurisprudence. The proper course was
to assimilate the law of Scotland to England, rather than
the law of England to Scotland, as was proposed by
this bill, and be proceeded to show the anomalies of the
Scotch law which this bill would enforce in England
and Ireland.

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN BE BAILEY AND HARVEY.

These bankrupts were described as of Crutched-friars,
merchants, and to-day was appointed for consideration of
the certificate.

Mr. Hughes, from the office of Mr. Linklater, did not
oppose.

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Mr. Pace, for the bankrupt, sail that the latter was
quite a young man, and his father, on the faith of Bai
ley's respectability, had paid 300/. for his son to join-
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and bad also lent Bailey 500/. The greatest confidence
was reposed in Bailey by almost 'every one, as he had
been many years in busine's, but it eventually turned
out that he was deficient in the month of January, 1356,
to the amount of 2,404/., and he had carefully prevented
the bankrupt from ascertaining the state of affairs, but
before he left England, he admitted to Mr. Harvey,
sea., that he had perfectly swindled him and his son.

His Honour said he could not look upon this as en-
tirely unavoidable loss, but it was unaccountable folly
of that kind which became injurious to others; he,
therefore, could only award a certificate of the second
class.