The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-06 00:00:00

HOUSE.

Lord BROUGHAM rose to draw their Lordships'
attention to a violent and slanderous attack made on the
manner of conducting the judicial proceedings in that
House, and a more uujustifi stela and indecent attack had
never been made on any court of justice. It was one thing
to comment even with scurrility upon the proceedings of
that House in its political capacity-, but another
thing to comment on their proceedings as a court
of justice. This last course leaded to bring the
administration of justice into contempt. Such an attack
upon the Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, or
Chancery, would subject the offender to condign punish-
ment, and surely those who were guilty of such an attack
on a court superior to them all should subject the offender
to the punishment of imprisonment and fine. Fur some
weeks pa,t he had sat with other Noble Friends, he
tieing the only law Lord, to dispose of appeals. The
ignorance of the person making these attacks was in-
conceivable. That person said that be (Lord Bruugham)
nad only so sat since his Noble Friend had held
the Great Seal; such was not the case; he had heard
these causes during the time the Great Seal was in com-
mission, and he had dispesel of :everal most important
cases; ho had sat until five o'clock and not risen at
tour, and this was of great importance to suitors,
because if a cause could be finished by sitting an addi-
ti, mai hmr the suitor was saved the expense of re-
freshers and of additional fees, which would have had
its be paid if the cause had been adjourned
to the next day. He had on every occasion heard
all that could be urged. lie had also sat on Wednes-
days and Saturdays, his object being to cut down the
arrt-ar before the riving of Parliament. He had suc-
ceeded in that object. He had disposed of every
cause except one, which stood for to-morrow; and he
had given judgment in every one, and he warned his
Noble Friend on the Woolsack, wh.. would hereafter
preside over those appeals, againit the bad habit of pust-
poniug the judgment until some of the circumstances of
the case and the impression of the arguments should
have been tl3l.iced from the mind.—(Hear, hear.) He
considered it was the bounden duty of every Judge to
let as short a period as possible elapse bete,* en the
hearing of the argument and giving judgment. In
tour cases brought before their Lordships
on appeal the decisions had been reversed,
in the others they had been affirmed ; and he
would engage to say that the profession was sa-
t!sfied with his decisions. He should not read the
ribaldry on the attacks on his character, which he
despised, but he would take the assertions; first
of all, it was said that it had never been
neard of that a single Law Lord, who was nut a judge,
had sat to hear appeals, until his Noble Friend had been
appointed to the Woolsack. Why, it had taken place
iu 1835. It was very true that ten Irish demagogue, who
had fastened a quarrel on him, had interpose to prevent
.him from presiding during the time the Great Seal was
iattlhhiliadtC:lnmsissipstlsili,on, and his Noble Friend the Earl of
Shaftesbury had in consequence come down and pre-
at interference sided, (Lorderence Borfougthhaem)
Irish demagogue
in his place
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standinggand atthtleut boair)l): ere,obli ed to twist
their necks in order to address him in his ',glace. (The
Noble and Learned Lord th'eAn,pt.eceede d to read portions
of the article In the Dailyt to which he wished. to
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Chancellorat attention
any remonstrance had heenhpre ilesueuk;:d.)bylitheedßen- riedto that
gonaitoisft his (Lord Brcugharu''') sdittihnh:g
in tLe Liotke of Peers to h..-ar. appeals. Ile declared
there was no shadow of foundation for these n.srce.ititoz4t
:Ind that they were the reverse of the truth. No remon-
strance from the Bar would prevent him from performing
his duty, but he should be surprimd to hear, that for the
first time there had been a vo!er of want of confidence by
the bar in his learning and honour.
The LORD CHANCELLOR regretted exceedingly
this attack which had been made (Ai his Noble and
Learned Friend for the very valuable services
which he had rendered to the country
by disposing of
the appeals.
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Cottennam and of the Vice-Chancellor
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