Star.
London, England, 1807-03-19 00:00:00

SULU TRADE.

Mr. WILItItTORCL, LordVifeount Howlett, aryl revert! other
Members of the Houfe of Ottumwa, brought up the Slave Trade
Abolition Bill, agreed to with Amendments.
Lord GRF.NVILLE called t‘e attention of the Houle to this
imporant fubjedt, which he confidered one of the molt importat.t
that could occupy the attention n' their Lordfhips. With rcfpetSt
to the Amendments made in this Bill, he was fati•ficd that they
were calculated to carry its principles better into effcdt. It was,
however. oceeffary that time fhould be given for confideratlon, and
he therefore moved that the Bill. With the Amendments, be print-
ed.—Ordered.

His Lordfhip then flared, that if the prints mould be on the
table before Monday, he fbould move the couildrration of the
Amendments on that day.
ADMINISTRATION I'VJUSTICH IN SCOTLAND.
Lord GRENVILLE Paid, that in confequence of
what had paiTed in the late dircuffinn of this meafore,
and of the confideratitm which he had fince been en-
abled to give to the fobjett, he thought it would be
more advifahle to empower the Committee to fepa-
rate all that part of the Bill, which related to Trial
by Jury, from the other part, which related to the di-
yifion of the Court of Seflion, into Three Chambers,
and the formation of a Court of Review. He thought
this mode would be better than that of which notice
had been given on the former night of difcttffion by
a Noble and Learned Lord, namely, to firike out in
the Committee all the asides which related to Trial
by Jury, as if this latter mode was adopted, it might
'lead to a fuppolition that it was intended to abandon
altogether the propofed introduetion of Trial byJury.
On the contrary, he hoped that that part of the plan
would ultimately be adopted by their Lordfhips. As
huvvever, there was considerable difference with !Te-
pee to the means of carrying this defirable (Neil into
effect, and as, with refpea to the divifion of the Court
of Seflion into three Chambers, there was fcarcely
any difference of opinion, and but little or, the fub•
jed of the formation of the Court of Review, thefe
parts of the plan might be adopted with much leis
delay, if confidered in a feparate Bill, than ft they
remained incorporated with the claufes relating to
trial by. Jury. He fhould, therefore, move to poll-
pone the Committee to Monday, intending on that
day to move the inftration which he had before
Rated, and in the confideration of that part of the
fubjea refpetting the divifinn of the Court of Seflion,
and the Court of Review, it was his intention to pro.
pole feveral Amendments.
Lord ELDON thanked the Noble Lord fir having
thus given further time for the confideration of that
part of the fubjeft, which was involved in confider.
able difficulty, namely, the trial by Jury. He had
no doubt, that the trial by Jury might in tome cafes
be beneficially introduced into Scotland ; but great
confideration would be required with refpeß to the
means of carrying it into effe&, in order that it might
not produce injury inand of good. With refpeft to
the other part of the fubjeft, he would give it every
confideration in his power, and endeavour to come
to that refult which, whilft in his judgment would
tend to remedy the evil that citified, would not violate
the Ael of Union. He doubted whether the Court
of Review fhould not be rather fought in the chain
bets of the Court of Sefton, (honor to our Court of
Exchequer Chamber, with relation to the Courts in
Wellminfier Hall, than rendered a dißindt Court fu•
perior to the Court of &Rion, which he was inclined
to think not cordiftent with the articles of Union.

The LORD CHANCELLOR declined entering
at prefent into a detailed confederation of the fubjee,
but fit had nn doubt that in the proper (lege of the
Bill he thould be able to convince their Lordthips,
that the difficulties in the way of the introdullion of
Trial by Jury in civil cafes into Scotland, were much
lets than were apprehended ; that, on the contrary,
it would be comparatively an eafy talk, whillt at the
fame time it would be a molt beneficial meafure to
that country.
• Lord Vircount MELVILLE merely wifhed to
throw out for confederation the neceffity which in his
opinion elated of adopting meads to bring caufes to
greater maturity in the Outer Houfe, without which
he thought the propnfedmeafure would not produce
any thing like the beneficial effeil expected from it.
With this view he thought it would be more advifable
to have only two Chambers in the Inner Houfe, whofe
tole bufinefs it fhould be to review the decifions given
in the Outer Houfe, where from the larger portion
of time allotted to the Judges for tranfafting bufinefs,
that bufinefs might be done well. If, however, it
was determined to have three Chambers, he thought
that one of thole Chambers thould be allotted folely
to the bufinefs of the Outer Houfe, in which cafe,
from the fingle refpodibility attached to the Judges,
every thing that could refult from efficiency, and
(min falemity of decifiun, might be expelled. His
only (+jiff was that the meafure fhould undergo.the
molt ferious and attentive dileuffion.

The Earl of+LAUDERDALE role chiefly for the
purport of doing away any impreflion that might re-
lish from what had been faid by the Noble Vifcnunt,
that his Noble Friend who had propoted the meafure,
had not given to it the moll anxious confideration.—
He agreed with the Noble Vifeount in the neceffity
of adopting fume means of doing the bufidefs in the
Outer Houfe in a better manner, as it had been cal-
culated that a Lord of Seffion, in confequence of the
multiplicity of other bufinefs, had only fixty-three
hours in the' ear to allot to that in the Outer Houle
This, however, had been provided for in the prefent
plan, by which (the Three Chambers only fitting
alternately), eight Judges might always be allotted
to the bufinefs of the Outer lictfe, whilfliaccording
to the propofition of the Noble Vifcount, only five
could fit there.
• Some further converfation took place between the
Duke of M0)11'1031, Lords RIMISDALII, HOLLAND,
ELD )11,. and Lord Vilcount
the greater part of which tut ned upon the definition of
equity, as applicable in England and Scotland. Lend
Eldon having cited a decifion of the Court of Seffion
ta prove the enlarged 'thicretion exercifed by that
Court, although not having originally an equitable
jut ifdiltion. LoreKinnaird confidered it as an ad
ditional Argument fur regulating the proceedings of

that Court. Lord Vircount Melville conceived that
the Lift Noble Lord had argued as if it were intend.
ed to alter the laws of Scotland. Lord Holland de.
fended his Noble Friend, and entered at fome length
into a definition of Equity, a term which, in the Eng.
lifh fenfe, he confidered to be inapplicable to the
praflice of the Court of Sefton, which was regulate
by the difcretion of the Judges, without any of that
rules which defined the province of Courts of Equity
in England.
The Committee was poilponed to Monday, fir
which day the Lords were ordered to be fummined.
MUTINY DILL.
Lord GRENVILLE obferving that the printed
copies of this Bill were on the table, moved that it be
committed on Friday.—Ordered.
Adjourned till tomorrow (this day.)