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legislating in the Welsh judicature In vain. The honourable
„ocher, in animadverting on the alterations contemplated, regard.
• •; • the administration of the law in Scotheid. said that the manner
which appeals from that country were conducted in the highest
•*O.III of appeal in the country, and he meant the House of Lords,
a, a perfect mockery of justice ; neither did he hesitate to
crisis, the same remark to the manner in which the appeals before
etc Privy Council were conducted. In the House of Lords it was
locutions that the Lord Chancellor and two Peers in rotation, were
Al that were required to bear and decide these appeals. He hoped
t :he sake of his country that some salutary change would take
place; and unless such change did take place, he should, humble
was, submit a motion to the House for he purpose of reme-
dying, the great evils attendant upon appeals to the House of Lords,
and to that other Court (the Ptivy Council), witicit leg;slatetl on
matters connected with the colonies. In the maim, he gave the
con 01 the Hon. Gentleman his cordial support.
Mr. PEEL said, it was not his intention to offer the slightest
unpediment to the bill now before the house; his opinion regarding
Ito reform was on recwtd, and he would not now retract ; the time
hod arrived when the recovery of small debts ought to be facilitated
by some other means than those in practice ; at the sante time he
fit.' not feel the full force of the egahlishinent of local courts.
Much had been said about the introthaftion of cheap justice into
she country. If by cheap justice bad law was mean; he would concur
in the objection. He was perfecly willing to admit that flagitious
spirit. did exist who would always, on occasions of the least eines-
vecy, run to law ; out still, even under that consideration, he
Was satisfied that the cheap system was the best.—(Hear.) There
was as much reason and justice in facilitating payment by proper
means, of a &Io of seven shillings as of one for 1,00111. and there
Wl, no greater encouragement could be given to persons who were
anxious to go to law, titan an opposite course. He trusted that the
hon. gentleman before his bill finally passed, would take into con-
sideration the heads of a bill which had passed the house some time
since, entitled a bill for the more easy recovery of small debts,
and engraft upon the new one, whatever was valuable in the other. j
For that bill the house was indebted to a noble lord opposite
(Lord Althorp); and whilst on that part of the subject lie could
not but give his hearty recommendation to the system of liqui.
dating debts by instalments. Another point was, that there should
he no remedy against the person of the debtor.—(Hear.)—Reverts
in,. however, to another principle in the Bill, he was afraid that if
a Judge were obliged to reside in his own jurisdiction, that the ay's-
tem would degenerate into one of local interest, which lie was cads-
lied ought to be avoided ; still he would vote for the Bill of his lion
friend, and he hoped to be considered as an associate with him in
the cause of simplifying the laws, anti if the present Bill should
render any one that be (Mr. Peel) had contemplated unnecessary, be
should be very happy.
Lord ALTHORP supported the Bill.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL spoke against the appointment
of kcal courts, but otherwise supported the bill. The right hon.
gentleman defended the manner in which appeals front the colonies
were conducted before the Privy Council.
31r. FERGUSON explained.
Mr. O'CONNELL advocated the establishment of local courts ;
'lvy brought law home to the doors of the people ; but any alters.
Can in the law, without having an entirely new code, and one that '
could be understood by every body, was like the play of Hamlet, j
the part of Hamlet let out by particular desire. (t kugh.)
Mr. C. W. WYNN and Mr. EWART supported the bill.
Mr. BROUGHAM briefly replied ; lie admitted that in its pre.
snit shape the bill might contain inaccuracies.
It was then read a first time.

Sir G. 31URRAY moved for leave to bring in a bill fort:: better
es!tlation of the financial affairs of Canada.

After a few remarks from Mr. Laboachere, Mr. Hume, &c. leave
sks given to bring in the bill.
The Malt Duties Bill went through n committee.
Mr. G. DAWSON having proposed several amendments, which
t.ere adopted, report to.morrow.
The Leather Duties Bill was read a third time, and passed.
Sir G. 3117fi RA Y brought in his Canada Bill. Read a first time,
and ordered to be read a second time on the 25th of May.
The remaining Orders having been disposed of, the House ad-
;oamed at a Quarter-past Two o'Clock.