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Lord ( Itanctllur ; but he ( Mr. Wood) teas satisfied, had
his lordship he. rd them, they would only base contributed
to his amusement, as they had camel' amusement io that
house.

sir J. NEWPORT thought It was irrelevant to thus
debate individual clauses when they would come ender the
retries of the committee ; but he approved of the bill gene-
rally, and in p articular of ►hat clause which made the Lp-
puititment of official assignees. He was now old and spoke
from es p:rience ; he knew that at present it was too often the
practice, instead of appointing asidgnecs, who would hus-
band the property of a bankrupt, that the rppointment was
conferred on one who would occasion the most wasteful ex-
prhditure.
Mr. Alderrowt WAITHMAN expressed hill full con-
currence la o.te provisions of the Hill ; admitted :nine cl-
teration taightbe required :.t afuturc time; but 1•e cumitlered
it a most desirable change of a Court in n !deli so muei• pro-
put}• Ise.n squsndered.
Mr. PRAL•'I) vi.pated the Bill in a I. ng speech, anti
in particular laid rr.at •tuss en Hou e being pressed
to pass it into ti law with much ntech, honey. (11,:r.)
He agreed that the app•.ir•tment of oideial assignees might
have a bond cffict. 1:c cool I t.ot ul scribe to the epi.
Mons that had been express.d in the House regarding the
motives of the Noble Lord Chancellor. He consi, cr.
cal the allegations to be a gross misinterpretation of his lord.
ship's intentions. Those v:ho cool'. attribute motives co un-
worthy to 1.0r.1 Brougham knew little of his tragnattin.ous
mind, or they wehel•ed with a very tineven hart 1 11. irrc.
pro;:chaltl, character as substantiates! by every act of his
public lire. When he (Mr. Praia) contectil.ted his un-
wearied exertions in ft.: public service, end particularly in
another court, of so much importance to sockty iu this
country, be was sari. fi.d that he snared bey-tol the react• of
such imputations. He, who had devot:d 1,6 .lays and
asights-with e.' unrentittin.;iy, cold only have for
his objet': the public be ,cat, and s'•cwed 'bat his thief .
pression was his country's good. The mean nio:iv.a f the
paltry patro :age it might threw into his bat.ds, ..r the p•twer
of adding lor 'ADO to a salary, could form nu portion of
his consideration. He had no ti •ee to think of such minor
matters, and he aas equally above the grovellin; desire of
empty pvpularity.
The house then revived into a committee of the wiatic
house.

Sir C. WETHERELL said, he repelled with indigna.
tion the charge brought agairet him by the Member for
Preston, that he bad accused the Lard Chancellor of crest.
ing patronage for the rake of putting money into his pocket;
he repelled the dirty itAnuation with contempt. He com-
plained of having been made en object of attuk on a former
evening Ity half-a•dozen Members, when his friend.; tare
absent, and he was precluded by the rules of the Howe
from making a reply. He protested against the pensions
established by the 2d clause.
The 2d clause was then agreed to.
Clause .1, enacting that the mole of proceeding before the
Court Of Review shall be by petition, motion, or special case,
and that the decisions of the Court shall be subj_ct to an
appeal to the Lord Chancellor on points of law and equity,
having been put,
Sir C. WETHERELL complained that the course of
proceeding before the Court was not detailed.
Sir J. NEWPORT and Mr. HORNE considered details
of the course of proceeding should be left to be regulated by
the Judges of the Court.
Mr. WARBURTON sail the appeal to the Lord Chan-
cellor would occasion delay and expense, and was super.
&tons, If uien of eminence alone were appointed to preside
over the Court.

Sergeant WILDE considered the appeal desirable, for the
sake of uniformity it legislation, when the Court was at va-
riance in its decisions on points of law with other Courts.
The appeals would occur much less often than under the
I resent system.
Sevcral other clause:, wcre agretd to.
Co the clause relative to the arpointmmt of official as-
s'gnees being• read.
Mr. WAR BURTON moved that the Chairman do report
progress, and ask let‘e to sit again.
The Chairman reported progress accordingly, with leave
to sit again this day.
The orders of the day being disposed of, the House ad-
journed at Three &Clock.