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London, England, 1857-02-19 00:00:00

JUDGMENTS EXECUTION, &c., BILL.

On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Mr. HUGHES moved that the bill be committed this
day six months. He based his motion on a variety of
technical objections to the measure.
Colonel FRENCH seconded the motion.

Mr. HADFIELD supported the bill. It would prevent
debtors in Ireland evading the law by coming to this
country, and defeat a judgment obtained against them in
Ireland, and vice versa.
Mr. WHITESIDE opposed the bill, on the ground that
it would inflict a greater injury than it proposed to re-
medy:
Mr. BLAND opposed the bill. The bill was not for a -
similating the laws of the three countries, but to alter each
of them. Every facility should be given for the recovery
of debts, but the house ought to be careful how they gave
facilities to fraudulent men to pay money they never
owed, and to fraudulent people to give undue preference
to one set of creditors to the injury of others. Believing
such would be the effect of this measure he opposed it.
Col. DUNN also opposed the bill, and complained of
the G overnment not introducing such a measure if it wera
necessary, but of leaving it to a private member.
Mr. M`CANN said that the Irish merchants and trades-
men objected to the bill because it would afford facilities
for collusion with fraudulent debtors.

Sir J. FITZGERALD supported the bill.
After some discussion, in which Mr. McMahon, Mr. S.
Warren, and Mr. Napier took part,
Mr. ROEBUCK said that it was true that in a civilised
country the laws should be alike and have one effect, but
this bill was to give a similar effect to different laws. He
therefore objected to the bill, which commenced at the
wrong end. They should first make the substantive laws
alike, and before that was done, the house ought to scout
such peddling legislation as this. (Hear, bear.)
The LORD-ADVOCATE defended the principle of the
bill, sad entered into a history of the measure from its
first in' roductic n in 1854 to the present time, and said that
the object of this bill was to give greater effect to the
course Row pursued in this country, that of putting in force
• j adgment obtained in Scotland without notice to the
party, provided the proper forms had been complied with.
Mr. SPOONER opposed the bill.
Mr. G. BUTT supported it.
The house then divided, when the numbers were—
For going into committee 127
For the amendment BO
Majority —47
The house then went into committee.
On clause 1,

Mr. MgMAIION asked why the Lord Mayor's Court, the
Courts of Common Pleas of Lancaster and of Durham, the
Tolzey Court of Bristol, the Passage Court of Liverpool,
the Record Court of Manchester, the County Courts of
England, and all other courts of record in England, were
not put on an equality with the Sheriffs' Courts of Scot-
land? and he moved an amendment to that effect. _ _

Mr. G. BUTT thought it would be unwise to extend the
powers and jurisdiction of the courts named.
Mr. CRAITFURD (the hon. member who introduced the
KB) bad no objection to the introduction of the Courts of
Lancaster and of Durham into the bill, as they were con-
sidered superior Courts, but he objected to the introduc-
tion of the inferior courts into the operations of this mea-
sure.

After some remarks from Mr. Napier, the Solicitor-
General, and Mr. Whiteside,
Mr, HAYTER said that he had received several amend-
ments to the bill, from one of the Irish Chief Justices,
quite in the spirit of the principle of the bill, and he sug-
gested the adjournment of the committee, to enable him
to place the amendments on the paper for the considera-
tion of hon. members.
The ATTORNE Y-GENER A.L for IRELAND supported
the suggestion, and added that he had received a commu-
nication from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, approv-
ing of the principle of the bill, suggesting alterations in
detail requiring the consideration of the house.
Attar some further discussion the house resumed ;
Mr. M`MAHON intimating that he should press his
amendment on another occasion, if the mover of the bill
did xot adopt it.

The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the house
resumed.

CHIEF CONSTABLES BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill.
After a short discussion the clauses were agreed to, and
the bill passed through committee.
PUBLIC HE A.LTFI SUPPLEMENTAL BILL (1857).
Thii bill was read a second time and ordered to be com-
mitted.