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London, England, 1828-04-25 00:00:00

-gad been the situation of the Governm nt dun i .g the
last six months, they must admit that it was almost
impossible that the Government could have made any
benefi -ial changes in the Court of Chancery.
Hon. Friend could not make out any case against Go
Ternment if, under the embarrassing cit ctowstances 01
the last three months, they bad not made any alteratiot
in the Chancery. There was undoubtedly in the Count
of Chancet y and in the C.turt of King's Bench a grea
linear of business. These Courts were overwhelmed '
with business, which it was said three human beings
could not disearge.
Mr. BROU GH A M—" Three angels, he said, could not get
through it"—(A laugh).
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, three persons had certainly
been considered insufficient to discharge the business.
With respect to the intended changes, it is as in con-
templation to make the Court of Exchequer astist the
Chancery in the disposal of Equity business. In the Ec
chequer the business was confined to a few Attornies or
Clerks of the Court. It was in contemplation to admit
the Attornies of all the Counts to practise in the Ex-
chequer upon Equity business. lf, by the addition ol
another Judge in the Court of Exchequer for Equity
business only, the Court of Chancery could be assisted,
and the arrear of causes wiped off, the change might be
desirable, and the project would at least receive due
consideration. The Right Hon. Gentleman was not un-
willing to attend to a judicious Jeff), m, but he could
not be governed by abstract propositions. He
should meet with a direct negative the propositioa ol
his Hon. Friend, and move the previous question.
would then be in the poster of his lion. Friend to with-
draw his motion.
The question and amendment having been put,
Sir JAMES SCA R LETT opposed the mot ion. He could not
vote for the proposition of his Honourable Friend, because he
agreed with his Right Honourable Friend, that it offered no
specific object. With respect to the Court of Chancery, Sir S.
Romilly, who knew the practice of that Court. declared, when
be brought the subject under consideration, that three Judges
were not sufficient to meet the arrears of businesi. He (Sir J;
Scarlett) was willing to wait for the improvement which he ex-
pected to be made in the practice of Chancery by the present
Lord Chancellor. He did not know a man more disposed to
promote reform in Chancery than that Noble Perron. His Right
Hon. Friend had left the Bar to defend themselves againat the
charges made by the Member for Colchester. He was one who
thought the Bar of England required no defence. The honour and
integrity of the Bar was known in that House, but it would happen
that the Members of the Profession often found among their body
some Individual whose conduct was a disgrace to them. He could
not deny that persons with loose morals, but great talents, found
their way to the Bar; but to say the Bar of England was a mem-
easy profession, was speaking the language of ignorance for the
purpose of invective. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman supported
the amendment.
Mr. BROUGHAM could not vote for the motion of his Hon.
Friend. foe whose esertion in the reform of the Court of Chancery
was entitled to great praise. He could not vote for it without
actin inconsistently with the opinions which he had uniformly es-
teemed in that House. It was the opinion of the late Sir Samuel
atomilly that two Judges, if they did their duty as they ought,
*ere quite sufficient to transact the business of the Court of Chan.
eery, and in that opinion he ( Mr. Brougham) fully concurred, even
allowing that since the time of that great man the business of Chan-
cery had encreased one-half, the addition of one Judge was, hr
(eldr. Brougham) thought sufficient to transact the additional
tmainess, and as a proof of ft lw need only say, that the of
business was decreasing daily. He had no doubt, if the present
arrears were disposed of, but that the three Chancery Judges were
fully competent to dispose of all suits isibmined to them. He had
no dopht but that, if a prro.er reform took piece in the Courts of
Common Law, a great deal of the litigation submitted to Chancery
would be driven off to those Courts, to which it more pro; et ly be
inns. d. It should also be recollected that, oorwithstanding the
a, eat talents of the Lord Chancellor, he was yet new in the practice
of that Court, and there was no doubt but that, with his anxious
desire to get through the boldness of Chancery, he would, after a
little more 'experience, be able to get through all his judicial duties.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR shortly replied,.and concluded by calling
urn the House to decide whether, in the absence of any thing like
refutation of what he bad advanced, they would vote for the pre-
glom question, or support a plain, honest. and simple proposition,
which was supported by facts upon the table of the House.
The House then divided, when then numbers appeared—
for the previous questi.m, 91 I Against it, 42 I Majority, 49.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
Muse adjourned at a qeMITSJI IV Two o'Ct.ocx.

THE EVENIN( STAR.

LON 1) th\ .

FRIDAY, APRIL 95. Ig2B
Mmic—DucHigsbor GLoucessta's

HOIJDAT AT TUT BANA.

• STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Ila Cooed market, which left off yesterday at 8.51 ► for the
Act:neat, opened at the same price this morning, with little or or
hasiorm doing up to the present time.
CITY. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
Within this hour, the Coastal market has taken a start. and
Console may be quoted at B 6►, alternately buyers and sellers. Thls
wise is owing to an Express from Vienna, bringing the Metalllques
at 911. which is an improvement of I to 1 per cent. since the last
pikes. Accounts have been received in Vienna from the F.a..t,
which are favoerable, as well as those received yesterday by our
Gowesiussent of nearly the tame tenour.
FOURION FUNOS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Samos Ayres lids. Gp C. Poi tug. Eds. 5 p C.
Ornith lid•. S pet. GO Do Acct. 601 1
De. Aar. coi i Pruss. Bondi, 5 p Ct 991 2
Greek 800de,1825, 5 pCt. 17 Russ. 8a15.113.22,5 pesCL 894 89
Met. i1d5,11125, 6 pCt 541 I Do. Acct. $9l
1/o Acct 341 Spanish lids 5 p Ct 111
DitiTl6ll AND FOAnIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK.
SNAKE. /Alb.
Brazilian 35 sto 73 74 '
Praia, Iron Company 3t► 491 7
United Mexican 40 36 111
Nt etch Iron Sc Ccal 25 S 3 21
Al.:ance Ilritish and Foreign 100 10 9/ i 9
Marine Alliance lOO 5 31

In the House of Lords last night Lord ELDON moved
the insertion of a clause in the Test and CorporatiOn
Repeal Bill, declaring the inviolability of the Protestant
Establishment: it was opposed by the Duke of WEL
NOTON and Lord HOLLAND, and rejected by a majority
of 40. Lord ELDON likewise min ed,that the party making
the declaration should also state himself to be a Pro.
testant ; but, in consequence of the absence of many of
the Peers, who did not expect the proposal of any fur-
ther amendments, the consideration of the question was
postponed until this night. The debate seemed to have
reference to the effect of the Bill on the Catholic
Question. which the Anti-Catholics fear may be favour.
• able. We are glad to perceive tlzat the Duke ci
Wxy-tatunos stated, "that under any circumstances
It was wither his nor Mr. Patea intention to prejudice
the Catholic Question one way or the other."
A Petition was presented from Mr.GoLtastilD, a Jew of
the highest respectability, complaining of the hardship
of being debarred by the words, on the faith of a
Christieb," from the privileges enjoyed by that persua
sjon hitherto. It is much to be regretted, that a healing
end liberal measure should be tinged with any portion
of intolerance ; and we think the case of the Jews is
irly intitl-d to be considered, on the broad principle,
that no Isone.t man should be excluded from office on
die ground of his regions belief. •
In the Rome of ComatOme Mr. M. A. TAXLOR made