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London, England, 1818-02-18 00:00:00

afternoon the Saturday evening, but no‘r every
one of them lasted nearly a fortnight. The only
effectual relief oust proceed from the Legislature.
It had been hinted to hini that the evablishinent
of another Courtin Westrnioster-hall, wit a cri-
minal and civil jurisdiction, like that Of the Court
of King's Bench, might answer the purpose whic's
•he had in view. • lint such an establishinesa would
occasion a large expense, and as suitors could
not be forced to attend it, one Court might be
deserted, and the other not relieved. , His plats
was different, and had as yet been 'communicated
to no one.' There was ' ran Officer in thee Court
of Exchequer who might be rendered etnis
nently useful' by being brought forward. He
meant the Cursitor Baron. That, office was_ ge-
nerally given insteiid of a pension to persons who
had held legal SitildliOOS abroad; It was now
filled by a man of gtericalsilities-bOth in the lace
and in science Baron Messers, and t'ully able to
jitstform the duties oissriudge. HA-prop os e(Lthme
this office, the duties of whiCh were now insigni-
ficant, should be rendered a firm and efficient of-
fice, and-that its possessor shook! be forthcoming
logo on the Circuit and in the Old Bailey. Ilia
present salary was 1000/. H year, so that, by put s
tint; hint on the footing of a Judge, it would only
occasion an additional expence.of 3000/ per ann.
He should also propose _the creation of •asimilar
office in the Court of King's Bench, still keeping
up the charm of the twelve Judges. This second
Cursitor Baron should take upon himself the Whole
Bail business during the tem!, and sheolla ids() be
effective for the Old Bailey and Nisi Ptius. The
Honourable Gentleman then repeated sev'eral
statements which he had made when the House
was less folly attended on a former occasion; to
spew the material inconveniericies and injory,
which arose to individuals froth the present staie
of the Circuit in 'the Ntirthern Counties. He
contended that the 'Judges would be so much re-
lieved by the adoption of his plan, that they would
have time to hold the Assizes twice a year in those
counties, and concluded by moving, " That an
humble Address be presented to his Royal Highs
ness the Prince llegeni, praying that he be gra-
ciously pleased to issue Commissious of Oyer and
Terminer and- General Gaol Delieery, for the
Counties of Westmoreland, Combed:ilia, Durham,
Northumberland, and the Town of New castle and
County, twice every year, and also CommissiOns
of Assize and Nisi Prius, and that this 'House
would make good any expense to meet t be same."
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not rise to enter
into any discussion of the arguments which the
Hon. Gentleman had so loosely addressed to the
House: He had expected some motion to relieve
the Northern Counties from the diffitulties to
which they had been described as being subjected,
and if that had been done, though he did not say
he should have assented to it, he shindd have
thought it worth while for the Legiskture to enter,
into an inquiry on the subject. He objected to.
the present motion; as it would cause too sudden'
tan alteration io the establisLed admieistrafion of
justice, and no reason had'been given to prove the
existence of any emergency which could justify
such a change. No doubt it was in' the pricey of
the Crow') to issue a Special Commission,, when a
ground bad been sbourn for such a proceeding.
But that had not been done in the present case,
and as the subject had not received the full consi-
deration which its importance required, he should.
move the previous question.
Sir C. MoNcxr was astonished at the course
adopted by. the Hon. and Learned Gentleman.
From the sentiments which he had expressed, the
House must have expected that he would come
forward with an amendment to the motion, and
not proposed the, previous question. The incon-
veniences and injury described by his Him. Friend
really existed in the northern countieS;whilst other-
counties, like. that of Cornwall, though cqeally
distant" from the •capital, had their Assizes twice
a year. lie wished his Honourable Friend had
only proposed to extend the aissial Assize'Coni-
mission iu the Spring to the northern counties.
As to the expense, he trusted the House would
not shrink from doing justice to the country for
the sake of two or 30001. when a few dayi since
it had voted 400,001. to purchase the abolition
of the Slave Trade by Spain in two years—a vbte,
from which he rejoiced he had dissented.
Lord CASTLEREAGH owned that he was not
prepared to assent to the motion of the Hon.
Member at present. Neither did he think -that '
the House could know sufficiently of the subject,
to venture all at once on the address proposed.—
The Hon. Gentleman had opened the way in ,
which he thought , the grievances complained of
Could be remedied, but he (Lord C.) felt totally
incapable to give any Opinion on the-subject now.
If he had nthved for inquiry into that branch of
the administration or justice, there m4t.itt
beets no objection to his motion, but he had rushol
at once to what ought to have'been the end, 'and' •
not the commencement of his proceedings.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR explained, that he only
wished to, know in what shape the !loose would
consider it proper to entertain his !notion.
Mr. BROqGHANI rejoiced' that all sides of the
House were treed At to the necessity of no longer
lenyiug justicft*.the four northern counties, and
he only difficulty which remained related to the
node in which the motion should be brought for- .
He urged the propriety of withdrawing
e original one, and' of immediately supplying
s place by one for a Committee to inquire into
le best means of extending 'an , equal portion of
re administration'of justice to all parts of the
empire.

After a few observations from Mr. Win. Snit!►,
Mr. Ward, Sir M. W. Ridley, and Mr. Wynne,
idfavour of an inquiry, tht,Origimal motion vvi:s
withdrawn.

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