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lic. When be recollected the pare which the ream
otihe Rolls -had taken in' the Winn of Coni.-
' *Ms in iSiS, he entertained no .doubi skin such a pru-
. position would receive his support. There was "whir
point to which he would allude, and to sehichthe cogs
sides-Ed-dee-attention of -their;Loesiehips accessary—else-
_ ryes cottioaion -and delay that took place In the Chart
• tif Chancerrin consequence of the Counsel going from
• opetouet to another, and being not onfrequently arm-
. amigo on two cAuses at theaanbe time, the leading
Counsel in one cause oftei holding the board in his
baud tp ascertain when he is to proceed to lead another
. cause in another Court. It was only justice towards the
Meraberaof the profession to say, of them that they
wereequallt kazions with him that the Go/unifplated
-improvements should be carried into erect: He knew
it.would be contended._ in reply to him, that, by in-
creasing the number ofJadges, we should be mate.
riapy adding to the number of appeals, for that from
the division of every subordinate Judge appeals Would
be made. He admitted that there was some weight
-in this argument; but if, by this mode;Ake nuMbeeof
appeals were increased, the power of the Lord Chan-
cellor to bear then) would be increased also. It was

now impossible to hear the whole of those that wets
before him. Another evil that would be removed.hy
the appointment of an additional Judges was thisit
. would preveot many metious.from being. made incises
. sequence of a cause not having been beard. which N.,
tons would never be made after the cause had Wes
heard. This argument he would set against that which
contended that an increase of appeals would be creates
. by the appointment of a subordinate Judge, and be
thought that the one would nearly balance the. other...-.
' It would be also asserted that the number of Judges
would double the number of appeals not only to thi
L•ird Chancellor but to the House of Peers; but in an.s,
ewer to this argument it was only necessary to state, tit '
there was now a tight of appeal from the Maginot the;
ail
, Bolls and from the Vice Chancellor to.the laord Chan-
• ceder, and fi om the Lord Chancellor to their Lordships;
i :.c yet nor none than two appeals had been made frost the.
Court of Chancery, nor mote than two from common
• law., nor more than two bent the Conn of Exchequer,,
during the year. The great mass 9f appeals was from
Ireland and Scotland—from Scotland more especially.
. Anothir impoutant improvement would be with re-
, sFect to the Privy Council. and to the arrest of bo-
. sine:: there. Such was the outline of his views; to
his plan, however, he wak by no means wedded. aid
. if any person would suggest a better he should be
most ready to adopt it. He knew there were individuals
who thought that other means might be adopted, via.
to separate the bankruptcy jurisdiction from the joris.
diction of the Court of Chancery. To this plan he COP.
ceived iliac were many objections; and it seemed to him
impossible to carry it into effect, inasotech as theePPel"
' lantjurisdietion moat of necessity rem,ain with the Court
of Chancery. But if it were separeted, even then an
• additional Judge would be necessary; for, although the
Vice Chancellor heard cases in bankruptcy sixty or se-
venty days during the year, it was insufficient to relieve
the Court of Chancery. To this plan, therefore, he
' objected upon principles and also because it could not
he efficacious. He might be asked if it-vracthe jet's-
clop of Government to late, the bankruptcy jurisdiction
in the state in which it Dow was? and be would say
. 'that doubtless it was not so intended; .but the question
, was ooe of great difficult/ and muck complicated. He
.would now, then, beg to direct the attention 4 their
Lordship; to the Bill that lay upon their. table. Its
object was to facilitate the • bearing of causes in the
Court of Chancery —an object of paramount importance.
When this object was accomplished much public benefit
' would be the result. Their Lordships might, be satisfied
that be would never lose sight of the subjectuntil :that
had been, done which this country had a right to expect;
, and he felt assured that. with the assistance of an en-
lightened profession, he should succeed in removing
many just causes of complaint relative to the proceed-
ings in the Court of Equity, and the constitution of that
Court. .
The Earl of ELDON was anxious to have ti to
consider the very important question now before the
Heese.wed had only a few day. ago heard even of the
report of, the Commistionve of Inquiry. to which the
Noble and Leitned Lord had alluded. He did not
mean to follow the Noble and Learned Lord through
all his statement‘and would now merely state that with
'some Of them he could not agree, although of some of
them he much approved. He would first observe, in
allusion to an observation of the Noble and Learned
Lord, that if he (Lord Eldon) bad beets ready to be
angry he was not unwilling to be, reconciled. He trusted
the day would come when justice would be done to the
individual who OQW caressed the House. Of himself
be would only say, that while he held the great seal he
did all that industry could do—mote he could net do.
He agreed with the Noble and Learned Lord that it
became necessary to relieve the Lord Chancellor as much
as possible; and there was one point to which"e thought
the attention of the House ought to be directe&—vis.
. the necessity for the Lord Chancellor's sitting is Idles
as possible in, the Court of Chancery, where the great:
weight of his character would nsakehk deeisions such
es w, old give satisfaction to the public. 'He did noel
mean to say that this duty was not sufficiently 47.••
. eicised, but he meant to say that it ;cold. not possi.
• igf be exercised to its 4144 eaten oonsistently with
• the duty which the Lord Chancellor. owed to that House.
The Noble Earl, after alluding teitte east number of
appeals from the Irish and Scotch' Courts, progeeded to
say that, when a motion wasAnide by the la's Lord
Liverpool that he (Lord Eldosaabould min that House
three days of the week to heerApPeals, be did so to the
detriment, he might almost ea 'Abe scandal, of the Court
over which he then presided.-7. It was quite impossible
that the duty of the Lord Cbatv.ellor could be carats.
ally discharged unless the 'attendance of Counsel was
. better regulated. To suchen extent did the evil exists
that when a Barrister watteogaged to attend the Coon
of Exchequer to Weldon-a cue there, be not unfit.
quently stipulated that he was not to, be employed, if.
his attendance was necessary, because be might be eft!
gaged lit another Court. When he (Lord Eldon) was,
at the Bir,'young Banisters rejoiced when the leading
Coosa was absent; but now it was the fashion for a
young Barrister to say be mild sot -conduct a cause
bmanse Ote leading Counsel was absent. He (Lord E.)
ovoid vontend.thatevery means should be resorted to,
to enable the Lord Chancellor to give more attendance
iii the Costa of Chancery ; and it appeared to him that
this-might be done by the appointment of a Deputj
Speaker. He has: only further to add, that; if their
Lordships read this Bill a second limo-day, be trusted
it might be considered without,prejodice as regarded 4
future stage's. Wo man could deny that SONlctiliag was
necessary to be done, however persons might dila ali
to the mode.
After a rew observation from Lord atIDESDA M. than well
ri as a seessid time. sad ordered to be committed on Friday scat.
Atoms (Aback *tie Lordship adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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