Star.
London, England, 1801-02-27 00:00:00

MASTLR OF TNt ROLLS Ili IRILAND•

The Houfe went into a Committee on the Bill
for reguhting theolfice of Matter of the Rolls in
Irelam!.

Lord CASTLIIKAGH moved, " Mut it be an
kill:al:ion to the Committee, to afccnain ti e

aitiount of Income to be allowed to this Or,:er.'•
His Lordthip raid that for Tome years the
come had been upon an average from :Ad. to
:gaol. per annum:bin, a% by the new repo„,;.,„,
'it was propofed flat th;. Ihotiid, inture, ,
very high Office. and in pt,int of p: tithe
place of fame of the judges, he
that the annual Jim to be :illowed, this Officer,
should be 3 cOol. which was a.) car more
than that a the l'uifne JadAes,of 11-timid. Having
made a motion to this er,vti, and nlfo that hi.
Majelly be empowered to give to the office of
Maier of dm Rolls, feveral of the Judicial poweti;
now held by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland,
Dr. Lawat.kicl• fait!, that he had no otibeaii.t%
to the quantum of Salary yropofed to this ffice:,
but he apprehended one great inconresslence would
:Truk from the other part of the Motion, as he
feared it would tender another great office (ili:it
of Lord Chancellor of Ireland) alma a finect:re,
and that if the duty of this great Officer canted
him to divide his time between this Country and
Ireland, it might eventually lead to putting the
office itfelf into comnsiffion. In cafes of this nature,
he thought it was incumbent upon every man to
make his cleilion, whether he conlidered his duty
requiring his refiding in this Country to be tope-
rior to his official duties in Irelaid

Lord CASTLERIAGH Paid, thitths Motion was
not liable to the objeCtions which had been Rated
by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. It was, as
the Law now flood, compatible for his Isfajefty to
appoint and enabic Commitlioners to crecute tl.e
office of Chancellor of Ireland.—With regard to
the dignified Charafter who at prefent held that
high office, his talents, aCtivity, and affiduity were
filch, as to give pledges to the Country that into
great danger to the public juterca would occur
during his contiouance in office. But perhaps,
had it not been for that Noble Lord's uncommon
abilities; and goof conflitution, the inte7eft of his
Ivlajefly and the Country would have foßered
through the want of an ;fficient Matter of the.
Rolls. The obje& of the Bill under confidera:ion
was to give to the Chancellor an Alkiror, during
the inconvenience of his temporary abfence from
Ireland.

Dr. Lawavives Paid, it was not his intention to
oppofe the Bill. There could be but one opinion
of the charaler and ability of the prcfent Lord
Chancellor of Ireland. It was true, as thelCoblt.
Lord had dated. Each Commiffion might now
be legally made out for executing that Office, but
what he was apprchanfir: of was, that this Bill
would go to give a Legillitire farltion to a ma-
fare, which mud be conficicred Lc in itielf
an evil.

' Tke Sumter entered into an explanation of
the nature of the official changer and duties of
the Matter of the Rolls in this Country, compared
with what it was in Ireland, and laid that he ap-
proved of this Bill, inafmfich as it went to give
greater difpatch to the butinefs of th Court of
Chancery, ::nd to allimilate the Office of Mailer of
the Rolls in Ireland to the fame °nice in England.
Indeed, there was in this Bill an improvement, in
annexing to the Office of Matter of the Rolls in
Irel3pd, a jurifdiftion in matters of Bankruptcy,
which he much willed to fee alfo effetted with
refpeft to the Office of Matter of the Rolls in
En land.
Lord CASTLEREAGH'S Motion was then ;greed
ta, when, the Houfe bring returned, the Report was
ordered to be received tognorrow.—Adjourned.: