The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-21 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1850.

Among the business standing over from the past ses-
sion, which must be brought before Parliament on its
se-assembling, are sundry legal reforms, which will,
we trust, receive the mature and attentive conside-
ration which their vast importance, and their opera-
tion on the welfare and prosperity of the community,
so eminently deserve. A separation of the political
and judicial functions of the office of Lord Chan-
cellor has been promised, by the First Lord of the
Teesteury. The nature of the contemplated altera-
tions were to have been fully set forth previous to
the prorogation, but the extraordinary pressure of
business during the last month, which rendered
essential the abandonment of many valuable mea-
sures, prevented it. There was also a degree
of excitement occasioned by the discussion on the
foreign policy, on the admission of Baron ROTHSCHILD
to take his seat, and other topics of deep and absorb-
ing interest, which at that time prevented Ministers
from arriving at the calm and well-considered judg-
e
ment so important on every great question of national
improvement, but absolutely essential on matters re-
lating to the practice or administration of the law.
Although the evils were obvious, and the nature of
the remedies apparently simple, difficulties arose that
should be duly appreciated and adequately provided for.
Any mistake or error in the first instance might
be productive of the must injurious consequencet, for 1
it must be borne in mind that the proper arrange-
ment And disposition of the various duties of the Lord
High Chancellor will be the foundation of the Chan-
cery reforms that are so eagerly desired, the earliest
process in the herculean labour
of cleansing that
Augean stable, and rendering it indeed worthy the
same of an equitable tribunal—a blessingsin place of a
curse to the cpmmunity. We cannot therefore
regret the delay
,that has taken place, but
we trust that Ministers will take every ad-
vantage of 'the leisure time thereby afforded, and
that alter due reflection and deliberation, and where--
elver neoessary, the institution of proper inquiries
from persons competent to affbrd accurate and trust-
worthy information, Ministers may be prepared
with a suitable and well -consider< measure at the
vary commencement of the approaching session.
We have also recently shown that the laws relat-
ing to County Courts, the code for the recovery of
small debts, of all pecuniary demands not exceeding
501. sterling in England and Wales, should be accu-
rately revised, with a view to their amendment . This
too, will be a fitting task for the long vacation,
one which, if judiciously performed, will reflect the
greatest credit-on the Government, but which, if Neg-
lected, will entail proportionate censure on those
whose duty it is to undertake the labour. With " a
ROMILLT" as first law offirar of the Crown, we
have the utmost confidence that this most
important duty will be properly discharged.
The nation is resolved that cheap and expeditious
means shall be afforded fur the recovery of those de-
mands that must constantly arise in a com-
mercial "country, the - due arrangement whereof
are so essential to the maintenance of credit.
But, although " cheap law" is required, " bad

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