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more immediate inquiries, would he not have.
ismelf liable to the charge of purposely doing
leoiew of withdrawing and diverting the Com-
attention from the great objects of its labours?
that law could be altered, in GOD'S name let
itered ; for it was due to the increasing wealth,
.ommerce, and to the property of the coun-
a law regulating the transfer of real property
left in no state of uncertainly or defective-
much, then, in answer to the objections
the constitution of the commission. But
- Honourable and Learned Gentleman quoted
Huelibras to show that .150 years no the same
were charged against the Court of Chancery sisi
should really have appeared to the Honour.'
' Learned Gentleman, that 13 months was no
able period for the preparation of a report
nature and effect of those delays. As to what
stated about the propriety of further revi-
the laws, he had no hesitation in saying it
intention to consolidate the laws as far as they
consolidated—(Hear), and, in certain cases.
to amend them. His first and most urgent duty in
this operation he should consider to be, to restrict the
punishment of death to those offences which alone,
in his judgment, should appear to demand that pe-
nalty. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman had
rather underrated the amount of his (Mr, Peel's) la-
bours in this matter already, when he talked of the 50.
Statutes which it had been necessary for him to revise.
They had amounted, in reality, to about 100—( Hear).
An Honourable Baronet (Sir M. Ridley'), had a notice
on the paper of a motion for an Address to the Crown,
to direct the consolidation of the Statutes. He wished
to ask that Honourable Baronet whether he would con-
sent to postpone his motion, and allow him (Mr. Peel)
to continue to prosecute the same object, as he had
begun upon it ? He rather doubted whether the com-
mission for this important purpose should be a per-
=Anent one. Their first duty would be undoubtedly
to deal with the criminal law as that which it was of
the greatest importance to revue and consolidate.—
The Statutes being once consolidated, -he did not de-
spair of our soon possessing a criminal code 'worthy of
this great and enlightened country.
Mr. HUME begged to refer to a passasze (which ti e
Honourable Member read) from Mr. Miller's book on
the abuses of Chancery. That author stated th it it
was in vain to hope for any reform or improvement in
the system, so long as the power and patronage of a
vast number of offices, such as the six clerks, master,
cursitors, Sm. remained in the bands of the Lord Chancellor, wise
thus disposed of numerous posts, some of them mere sinecure*. the
united salaries of which amounted to not less than between
.C 200,009 and £300,000 a year--.(Hear).
Sir M. W. RIDLEY expressed his willingness to
withdraw his notice for the present Session; reserving
may t. himself the power of again introducing It to the House, if it
should not appear that proper steps towards the consolidation of the,
statutes had not been taken, in the me intime, in other gnat tors.
Mr. HOBHOUSE felt convinced that this great task
'of consolidating Statutes could not be left iu better
hands than those of the Right Hon. Gentleman, whose
exertions had been attended with such distinguished
and gratifying success in respect of the Commission on'
the Scottish Judicature—(Cheers). The country would
long feel grateful to him for that 8.11, which was the
result of his exertions, and if he continued to cherish
the same benevolent intentions which he had alre id,
manifested on those great subjects, he would be adding
new titles to that big). character which the whole kingdom attri-
buted to him--(Cheersi. He (Mr. Hobhouse) now desired to ask
one question of that Right lion. Gentleman. He should like te
know what proceedings had lately been had upon those informs-
tiono•—(Hear)? And likewise what proceedings had the Commis-
-4011 of Public Charities lately adopted ? It was highly important
that something should be known ou these subjects—(Hear, bear).
Mr. BROUGHAM said that he could give the infor-
mation required upon one part cf the subject, but he was
obliged to stop short—he came to a line of demarcation,
as dtstiact as that separating light from darkness, when
be came to the part referring to proceedings in the Court
of Chancery. What the Commissioners on Charities
had done would be best known by reading their volu-
minous, but still valuable Report, comprising 12 or 13
large folio volumes. Those Commissioners had made
great progress in their labours. They had experienced
many difficulties; there was reluctance on the part of
some to aid the inquiries, and others protracted them ;
but their labours had been beneficial. With respect to
the Education Bill and the Charitable Uses Bill, for.
snerly proposed by him, the inquiries of the Education
Property Commissioners had not merely done much
good in procuring a vast deal of valuable informa-
tion; but they had also led individuals carefully to
attend to their trust account, as no man knew
bow near the Commissioners might be to him.—
With regard to the Court of Chancery, that place where
when a man entered he must leave hope behind, be
could only say, that he thought tire Commission upon
the abuse of the Court of Chancery had actually got
" into-Chancery."--(A laugh). He certainly never had
expected anything from that Commission beyond the
"Partial Report," promised them some time ago by
the Honourable and Learned Member for Oxford (the

Solicitor-General). He was sure, rt lle said he .expected
anything more from it, the Honourable Member for
Exeter (Mr. Courtenay) would absolutely laugh in his
face. It appeared to him as ridiculous to allow the
Lord Chancellor to appoint the Members of a Commis-
sion to inquire into the abuses in his Court, as it had
been represented .to be the other night by an Hon.
and Learned Member, for the King to have a Commis-
sion of Popish Bishops to advise him against the. Pope.
The Scotch Commission had been mentioned, but that
was widely different. There were Learned Lawyers in
it, as in the Chancery Commission, but then there was
a very important person at the head—no less, than
Lord Chancellor Eldon—(Ater, hear).—For, although
be was not so conspicuous for the correction of abuses
in his own Court, if he (Mr. Brougham) wanted an in
quisitoc, a severe scrutiniser into men's actions any
where else, he knew no one he would gopher choose
than the said Lord Eldon—(A laugh).—No one had a
greater respect for that Learned Lord than he had—
his great talent, his learning, the subtlety of his mind,
all inspired him with respect. A greater Lawyer, or
more acute man, or one more fitted for the duty of
overhauling others, he did not know. Did he iMr.l3.)
belong to any inferior Court, there was eo one of
whom he shculd be more aft aid than Lnrii E don ; but
as it was at the head of his own Court that he had ap-
pointed a Commission toexaminethe abuses, hc cunfessei
he had no confidence in justice being administered.—
He knew but ol one case in which justice was imp ,r-
-tially administered, where the individual was his own
judge. He took it from an authority that would be
respectable with the Lord Chancellor, fi rit was Sir
William Illackonne ; but as tlic exam; le was a ro-ish
one. he did not think it likely Lord Lid would follow
it. The itntanco was that of a •ropc who actually

I.ONDON.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1825.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There was a great bustle at the opening of the Market this
morning, and Consols opened at 914 for the Account, bat soon
after they feU to 90 j, owing to some Safes being effected. 'They
are now at net j for the Account.

Current Prices: New Spanish 183, Old Spanish 123 1, RUMP
sian 94k, Mexican 75, Austrian 963, Colombian New 861 87,
Brazilian Scrip 13 1, Mexican Scrip 3 23 disc. Danish Scrip 4 3k
disc. Greek Scrip 103 93 disc.

PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 227 56
3 per Cent. Iced. 891/8 3/8
S per Cent. Cons. 901/8 99 ye 9Ol/2
Si per Cent. 971/8 3/8
sif per Cent. Red. 971/4 Yk.
4 per Cent. New 1041,E 3/4 3As
Long Ann. 21 7-16 Mt
India Stock 2771,
India Bonds 51 54
South Sea Stock 101%
Old Annuities 88113
3 per Cent. 1751, 893/4
£l.OOO Exclieq. Bill. 34 31 34
£5OO ditto 32
£lOO and £2OO litto 35 81 36 34
Advertised 31 33
Cons. tor Acct. 901/2 Vs IA
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOtE.
Austrian lids 5 p Ct. Mee. Bonds, Sp Ct. 75
Ditto Acct. 961 Ditto Aect. 751
Brazilian Bonds Ditto Scrip 1925, s 21 511 dis
Ditto Scrip 1825, Ditto Ace. S 21 51 5 dis
Ditto Acct. 11 1 4 dis Neapolitan Bonds, 1324, •
Buenos Ayres Bonds 91 Perm. Bonds, 6 per Ct. 72 3
Chiliatt Bonds, 6 p Ct. Ditto Scrip, 41 dis
Colombian Bds,6 p C. Ditto Acct. S dis
Ditto Acct. 861 Portuguese Bonds
Ditto Bonds, 1824, 871 64 Prussian Bonds 1622, Sp C.lOOl
Ditto Ace. 67 61 7 - Russ. 80nd5,1822, S p Ct. 041
Danish Bondi, 5 per Ct. Ditto for Ace. 84* 1
Ditto Marks Banco Spanish 5 p. Ct. C. 23
Ditto &rip, 1825, 4 di* Ditto Acet. 221 23
Ditto Ace. 431 dis Span. sp. C. 1823, 161 17
Greek Bonds 48 French ReMes, 5 pee Ct. toil.
Ditto Scrip 1825, 10 dis Exchange 115 L 10c.
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General Mining Ass. - 100 5 - 13
Pasco Peruvian - 100 S - 141 *
Potosi, La Paz, & Peruv. 60 5 91 1
GAS LIGHT AND COBS COMPANY.
Continental • 100 - - 84
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Bahia Papers, to the 14th inst. retched us this fore-11
noon. They contain an order of the EMPECROft for se.'
questrating the brig Triunfo do Brazil, which had
arrived in forty days from Oporto, with a passport.
signed by the Portuguese Minister,CoNnz DE SUDGEIRRAt
declaring the maiter and Sant CIRO SAMPAJO (a resident
in Rio de Janeiro) to be Portuguese subjects, and
ordeted the vessel to return to Lisbon and Oporto.,
Another decree girders the !equestration of some effects'
and landed property, in the city and province of Bahia,
belonging to suljezts of Portugal, which had no►' been
omrreitendcd in former sequestrations, .particularly
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