The Statesman.
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EAST INDIA fIOUSE, Jun 5294.11, 1923.111
ME Court of Directors of the United Company of
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Merchants of Eugland, trading to the East
Indies, do hereby give notice.
That In conformity with the Bye-Law, esp. 1. see: 4. a
tpeclaeCienerat Court of the saidZimpany will be held at
their House in Leadenhall-street, on-Wednesday next, the
3d of July, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, to whose
consideration will be submitted the Draft of a Bill now
feuding in Parliament, founded upon the Resolutions of the
Denerat Court, of the 14th May, and the 10th and ISth inst.,
*pitied "A Bill for defraying the expellee of Half-pay
PeasionS, and other Allowances, on account of His Majesty's
Forces serving in India; for regulating the Piesiors par-
Mid in certain cases to the Bishops, Archdeacons, and
Sedges in India ; and for establishing a Court of Judicature
at Bombay." JOgEPH DART, Secretary.

EAST INDIA lIDUSE, JbNa 2.105, HIM
Trill? Court of Directors of the United Lkinpany
of Illerehoats Enema frau!kg to the Boot
'wiled, do hereby give notice.
_That the Court will beiwady' to teceive proposals in writ-
.l-sterly. Mee oneittleisee Wednesday the Sid of July
lesitf, from the Own*. of such ship', of thebeethen of abort
111111 tows. and also of 1200 tons, -wad upwards, Swititero
stessureedeor.'sht base performed their contrasted number of.
ipitt .voyiwes is the .Company's reviler •ery ice, specifying
46,11,f1050 or height at .plait they may be willing to let snob,
flittps for three additional voyages.
TM Tenders. with the words " Ship Tender ow tb.
Inver, to be serenity sealed ap awl I.e. with atritfEretary,
.it or before twelve eclOck at noon, on the said WedweedaY,
the pg./ of July next, beyond which hour the Court will cot'
restive any Tender. JOSEPH. DART, Secretary.
^ .The particulars of the terms and conditions under which
:the Ships will be enseged for the Company's service, may
the had upon application at the office of the Clerk to the
Committee of Shipping, on otsfter Monday next, the 30th
.instant.

FAST INDIA HOUSE, JUNE NA,
.7E Court of Directors of the United Company of
111crehants of England trading to the East ladies,
ttc Itereby girt ;mate, •
That the Court will be ready to receive proposals In writ-
' sing on or before Wednesday. the 211 d of July next, from the
.Owners of Ships of the burthen of 1200 tons, and upwards,
!.guilders' measurement, specifying the rate of Freight at
which they,may be willing to let such Ships for one voyage
to end from China ie the Company's service.
The C .urt further give notice—That they will be
ready to receive proposals in writing, on or before Wednes-
day. the 23d July next, from the Owners of Ships of from
.900 to 10(K) tons, Builders' measurement, which have pee
bribed their contracted number of six or seven voyages,
•aprcifying the rate of Freight at which they may he minim(
to let such Ships for one additional voyage in the Comps.
' • by's seni( 16
The Teiwers, with the words " Ship Tender" on the
;never, to be severally sealed up and left with the Secretary,
at or before twelve o'clock at noon, on the said Wednesday,
'the 23J of July next, beyond which hour the Court will not
receive any Tenders.- JOSEPH DART, Secretary.
• The particularsaf the terms and conditions, upon which
the Ships will be respectively engaged for the Company's
eerviee, may be had upon application at the Office of the
. Clerk to the Committee of Shipping, on pr after Monday
iiest, the 30th instant.
AM IT Er

Q . L WOLLASTON, "WI N &ME ItCH Atrr,
0 129, Regent-street. near Vigo-lane, Ike most putt)
cattily to call the attention of the Nobility mod Pahlit, ft
hls present STOCK of WINES, which be:hos oow 41)
• Sale. A single trial will bear him out against all oempill-
lion. Sample Bottles may be had,
Per Dee. Per DOS.'
Oki Port. Mis. to 425. West India Madeira.....6oa.
Sherries — .425. to Itis. Bacellas.. .48..
Tenerife..... • 4Ss. Lisbon and Mountain...ASs.
Vidonia..... 4‘,5 Old CrustedPort.6os. to 645.
And all other Wines proportionably reasonable.
l• Cape Niadeira, very good 20s. per doz.
Do. surpassing in flavour and quality 114.5. per doz.
• Orders sent free ef carriage, within ten miles of-London,
Marapera Is. per doz. Bottles ss. Same money allowed
when returned. .

To MERCHANTS, C4PTAINP, FAMILIES, &c.
NOW on SALE, truly Elegant and Fashionable
• FURNITURE, at the Original Commission Sale
Room.. No. 33, Oxford-street, near Soho-square, at a re-
: duction of Forty Pounds in every Hundred (for ready mo-
ney), the best assorted ready manufactured STOCK (com-
prising every description) of UPHOLSTERY and CABI-
NET GOODS in the World.
DRAWING-ROOM FURNITURE.
An unrivalled collection of superb Patterns, in Merino
Damasks, British. Swiss. sod French Chintz, for suits of
teething. or made end fixed after the most modern designs;
' British and French Stripes, in es. ry shade of colour, used as-
outside covers for couches, chairs, ottomans, die.; elegant
•Frimes, Dice, and Bindings to correspond.
, Thirty seven Dozen Rpsewoed Chairs, with or without
cushions; Nieetemi Dozen Impregnated Ditto.
Twenty-six Rosewood Sofas and Couches, carved, inlaid
with Buhl, and plain.
Twenty-two large and small sets of Rosewood Tables,
• consisting of Lou. Card, and Occasional, both plain and or-
namental; the whi:ie of which are highly finished.
• Three Dozen Rosewood sod blairogany Cheffoniers and
• Cabinets.
Fifteen Doren Rose, Kingwood. and Mahogany Nests of
Tables. Tea Pays, Octagon Work Tables, Music Chairs,
' Stools, &r.
Several new Designs of Brussels Carpeting, of chaste co-
'. lours, adapted solely to the drawing-room.
DINING-PARLOUR FURNITURE. a
ISeventeen Mahogany and Oak Pedestal and Trafalgar
Sideboards, some of them richly carved and French polished,
with Sarcophaguses, made of the same material.
Twenty Sets of Spanish Mahogany Dining Tables, on im-
proved principles.
S Thirty-eight Pembroke Tables, of different sizes.
Eleven Secretary Bookcases, of superior workmanship.
Thirty-tiro Dozen Mahogany Chairs, Spanish Frames,
both carved and pain, with scarlet and blue morocco, and
satin hair seats.
Upware.s of One Hundred real Turkey Carpets, of varlous
sizes; some of teem remarkably large, and, for particular
reasons, must be disposed of without delay.—Rugs to cor-
es
BED AND DRESSING-ROOM FURNITURE.
I Three Dozen full-sized four-post Mahogany double screw-
ed Bedsteads,Spanish Pillars, Draperies and Curtains of Bri
ti.sh and French Chintz and Damask, tastefully made up in the
first style of eh eance.
Thirty-four four-post Bedsteads. of smeller sizes; with
about four Dozen French, Tent, and Field Bedsteads.
• A large Assortment orgenuine Witney Blankets, of sizes
suitable to the beds ; and Marseilles Quilts, bleached on the
old prineiple, without the aid of powerful acids.
One Hundred full-sized Feeder Beds, made of the best
quality, white Dantzic feathers; and here it is necessary to
remark, that these feathers are dressed in a peculiar way, by
which the offensive or oily smell is completely removed.
' . Between Two and Three Hundred Hair ant Wool Mat-
treseCs, welted and plain, with Palliasses of tiro same, di-
mensions; all of which are finished in a very superior Way.
Thirty-six Dozen Bed-room Chairs, together with an infi-
nite variety of Wash-hand Stands, Dressing Tables, Box
Dressing OWNS, &c.—To which may be added, -
The whole of the Paraphernalia of the Bet and Dressing
Room.
*** Families are respectfully requested, particularly from
, the cavalry, to bring the dimensions of their rooms, both as
it regm•ds the making of Carpets with preeision. as well as
the•eritting-olt and finishing Drawing-room Curtains and
Draperies. Dining IPariours, Beds, Ste.
' The Sale commences every day at ten o'clock.
MUNNS and Co. late MILES.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, JUI4 Y 1, 1823.

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grieved to fine tbat eiteedleisclaration had been introduced
into thorßill... no still. however, hoped that alt (Melee
would be removed en the subject of those marriages:
Lord COIiCHESTER said he entirely agreed ao what
had been sold by the two Noble Lords who , preceded
him. The question was nee upon which a great and Ire'
Dent anxiety prirtailod, and hello* another Session
would soff it; showed to pass away al“h., at a legislative
deciaraf.ihkes,.to tliesalidity lathe marriages in vestion•
The Earl oLUVId POOL fully 'freed that it was a
clew principhrof our laws that marriages soleineizeit he
the Clergymen attached to age/ British Amhaseador in a
foreign country, were valid marriages, but this Bill went
' merely to relative doubts respeiiing different species of
marriages. At the time when 4 British Factory existed-
at SL-Petersburg.all marriages performed by the Chap•
lain attached to. that factory were considered as if they
bad heinaperfermed at the Ambassador's Chapel. That
factory, however,' bad been done away. and as the Chap-
lain who did belong to it, continued afterwards to solem-
nize marriages, some doub,tp "dated as to their validity:
It wawa° remove these doubts that the present Bill was
Wroclaw'. • .
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said,- that the enrols's*.
tioo just given by the Noble Lord was sufficieea to in-
duce him to support the Bi.ll. But at the UAW time lie
hoped that evee re the event Series, a • general tied t-
ratory law, such as was recommended ler his Nibble
Friend, would be passed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had wow been
587eata is the profession of the law, and be never braid
any lawyer express any doubt as to the validity of mar-
riages solemnized in the Chapels of British Amhass e
dors in Foreign Countries. He bad no doubt himself 0:1
the subject.
The dill was then reported; and
Lord HOLLAND signified his intention of irnmedi•
lately.presenting a Bill tatiyik7.llr4ehips, to legalize ail
marriages of British subjects solemnized in foreign coun-
tries, according to the rites of the Church of Euglaod.
LORD ST. VINCENSIIV 'PENSION.
The House haying proceeds:et to the Order of the My
for asking his Majesty's Message into consideration,
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said he rose for the pwr-
pose of presenting an Address to his Majesty, in ans.v..r
to his gracious Message. It was not the intention of
his Majesty that any new pension should be settled on
the present Lord St. Vincrut. Among those great men
who had distinguished themselves by performing ele-
ment services for their country, the late Lori.. Vincent
and Lord Denton had pensions conferred on them , fq
beingraised to the Peerage. One part was voted by the
Parliatient of England, and the other by the Parliament
of Ireland, which then existed. But when the pension
was settled on the successors of the late Lord St. Vincent,
the Union bad taken place, and therefore else pension
which otherwise would have been-granted by the Irish
Parliament, was not sufficiently secured to the successor.
In order, therefore, to remove doubts on the subject, his
Majesty recommended that a legislative provision might
be arageto folin the intention of Parliament, at the time
the passion was originally granted.
Thisliaequess of LANSDOWN said, that at the time,
when he held the office of Chancellor of the Excheqe-r,
it was noderstood that the Irish pension nght to be se-
cured to the sum Ater of the late Earl St. Vinceut.-
The Earl of LIVERPOOL then moved the customary
Address to his Majesty, which was carried.
APPELLANT JURISDICTION.
On the motion of Lord LIVERPOOL, the Bill for ap.'
pointing Commissioners to inquire into the St .te of Ap-
peals front Scotland was read a second time, and ordered
to be committed to-morrow.
The Earl of LIVERPJOL moved a Resobrion. de-
claring that the House would sit five days in each week
during the Session to hear Appeal causes.
The Earl of GROSVENOR did not think their Lords
ships ought to he called on to give such attendance, and
therefore he should oppose the Resolution, because they
never could depend on the attendance of Noble Lords on
such occasions.
Earl MANVERS thought this a very harsh Resoln-
tion; it went to impose a most improper hardship on
their Lordships.
Lord ERSKINE thought that if the Bill which ha I
been read a second time should pass into a law, th-re
would be no difficulty as to Appeals, because the great-
est assistance would be given by the Cotnniissioners wit J
were to he appointed, and the arrear of causes would be
soon got rid of. The great arrear of causes arose froas
the difficulty of deciding upon facts, and not from any`
difficulty in regard to points of law. It never was in-
tended that Appeals from facts were to come before
their Lordships. As to the attendance of Peers, he so v
no remedy for the difficulty of bringing them together,
but that-of impounding in the'House. For his own part,
he was ignorant of the law of Scotland, and as he was
above seventy years of age, he was not hound to attend.
The LORD CHANChLLOR slid he shook.' be sorry
to be withont the assistance of his Noble and Learned
Friend, who was one of the ablest men tlsat ever ap-
peared in Westminster Hall. On this occasion, he felt
it necessary to make a few remarks respecting the rt.',
tice of the Court where he presided. A good deal bail
been said in another place respecting the doubts an.t
difficulties by which the business a that Court was
said to be retarded. These statements ware made by
persons who did not understand what they were about.—
But it was a consolation to hint to think that what-
ever his doubts or difficulties might have been, they all
served to promote the etie!ii of impartialiustice.—ries
of '. Hear, hear.")—From those very things which had
been objected to him as faults, he derived a comfort
which 'was not in the power of the whole world to take
away from him. In every thing that he had dune in
that Court, where he probably should not continue much
' longer, he was not afraid of a comparison with any of
the Judges who had gone before hitti : and he could not
help feeling indignant at the language that had beefs
used in oilier pliers respecting his conduct, by persons
who could knoif nothing of the subject they spoke on.
Among other things, it hair been said, that no ap.
peal should be made from the Cfninceilor in the
Court of Chancery to the Chancellor io the House. of
Lords. Now, it was well known, that many appeals
came front the Coutt of Chancery, in causes of which the
Chancellor knew nothing whatever. Appeals came from
the judgments of the Vice-Chancellor, and of the Master
of the ItAls. So far for the correctness of statemerts
coming from Oentlethen walking about Westminster-
Hall, who were wholly ignorant of this Maim or. prac-
tice of the Chancery Court. lu all the judgments he
had ever given, he follohed the rules and practices of Lis
great predecessors. He felt it his duty to make himself
master of all the pleadings and arguments of every ease ;
he bad always made it a point to state the reasons.whick
influenced his judgments; and he defied any man toy
that be was not always ready to thank that • individual
oho had stated to hint any doubt which, such person
might entertain respecting the correctness of his jpjg.
went . He should indeed be grieved if any,of thosemer.
%lemon who practis-d in his Court had inade,sitch plaiiec.
vations on his conduct as those to which he alluded.—
. Noneof those Gentlemen did so ; but-men who knew no-

thing of *Lathier paid, had thrown out insinuations
which went to shake the confidence of his Majesty's sub-
jects in the administration of justice in this country-erl
(Hear, hear.)—As to the motion then before the Hop,
it referred not to him individually ; but to every otheel
Chancellor who should succeed him; and be must my,
that unless a great change took place in the course of
pr ant ati the Courts of Scotland.= regulation that-
lie iiihld snake would be 'diesel towards getting rid of
the arrest of business before that House. It_ was the
happlaiees of this country that it possessed a perfect sys-
tem of law and justice ; so melt so, as wee to he tolualled
by say other conntey in the world. And until a similar
system-exieteil in Scotland no effectual remedy for the
inconveniences complained of could be brought about.—
Here his Lordship described the forms of the proceedings
is the Scotch Courts, which were so *confused andlm-
perfeot, that parties didnot know tali their causes 'were
divided' and they came before the Heuer to kno, why
they were. -The Bill then beforelA ili ouse Went to pro-
. vide atainst that great incorivenieriCe. He thought the
trials by Jury should be extended in &Orland, mast
all facts.enieht be ascertained. This was a thing which
the Jadges of Scotland never did in a eatisfactoty man-
ner. He thought there ought to be a Court of Error in
Scotland. .By that mesas, when an lapped wall brought
to thee House, their Lordaltins would hare the opinions
of all But Judges in Scotland upon the care. Re bad
ofteh bees abused at than bar for decisions, which were
afterwards acknowledged to be right by the verp parties
who had towed faulfwithtilem. He teas Dot of opinion
that all this business of:appeals ought to be takes away
from the House of Lords. While practising at the bar.
he had been employed in most of the *etch stymy& ; he
bad been in the habit oratieedine to them fooforty years.
an ! no ono could ever tharhint Wittrwatft of attention
to those elitism— (Heat', him.) He 'fetid ask their
Lordships then, whether they could adopt a better plan
• than that which had by the Law and Constitution of the
realm been the immemorial practice ? As to the Court
of Chamois., 'he had another observation to attire. lt'
was impossible for the Chancellor to do his ditty to the
country, if he att tided oaly three days a week in that
Court, and he asked whether a better Plan than that odw
recommended, would be devised ? It bad heen said, that
the ditties of the Chancellor and Speaker in the. House of
Lords might be divided. TO thisite wotild observe, that
he never-heard any mini is the profession "speak con,
this subject. who did raosieprawaie the idea of 'a separa-
tion of these two offices.. Besides it would net he fit to
take from theChaneellor certain parts of the duties be
had hitherto been In flit habit of. perfortning in that
House. 'The question of Id wits shoul.l never %e &ken
from the Chancellor, fur it W3s a jurisdiction which re-
quired to be administered in law and eouity, bad
could not be properly exercised is any other Coarte-s-
Neither should bankruptcy cases be taken from the Chao-
Cello, .
Earl GROSVENOR.said, that if such in particular
cases bad to delers inohe Court of Chancery, it *as
a most tfasiate circumstance for all the parties who
went into, saloon. . ' .
The Rawl of AIiEROREN conuletneed the whole sys-
tem of site law which bast caused so mucli•delay and ex-
penme to *Mows. . Thei law of Scotland warn fousdell en
that of the most ciritized• country in site wall; and to
appeal from that law to an English Tribunal, was like
'appealing to the lawof a foreign country. Ha was tern
sthat the people of Scotland did not wish to have ao id.
,terations made i it those laws, and even from the adopting
.E 4 the trial by Jury. he did not'expect that any benefit
whatever wodlul arise. There was a Jury Court already
established in Seotland,and the people had such a pee-
tulicdalgitiest it, that they generally preferred any other
• eurt before in If the present plan were adopted,, it
would increase rather than di inioish the number of op- ,
peals. The only remedy for this evil, was the removal
. of the opitillant jurisdiction from the [louse of Lords, as
"far as Sentland was concerned, and the establishment of
a tribtioal in that .country, ethic,' shouid possess all the
p.mw&s with which the law could invest if for tke due ad-
ministration of justice ; but the Noble and Leaked Lord
bad obfected to this on constitutional grounds. Now,
}leder:lei that this plan could he objected to on any such
grounds, for the claim of right did not admit the neces-
si'y of appeal, unless in rase of injustice or oppression.—
The privilege of appeal was intended only as a check in
essss of corruption, and then the Judges were liable to
• be deprived of their seats or estates. Of the right of ap-
p of, the Act of Union did not say one word, and there-
tote it remained as before. There was nothing in the
• cid!ni of right, as far as it regarded appeals concerning
erroneous jndgments. These were to be determined in
What's's o ithin Scotland, and no appeal to be made
to-the Hutiso4 of Lords, but in cases of injustice or op-
, prow*. . T,here was nothing in the Act of Union
which glaviScoftind the right of appeal, and, therefore,
that .riglat might be Constitutionally transferred else-
where.
Lord SIELVILLE commenced addressing the House,
when—
Lord
ELLENEVIROUGH rose and said that all many
• Noble Lon is were likely to- aleliver their sentiments, in
cecsequence of what had fallen from the Noble Lord on
the Wooisaek, and the discussion would, therefore, in
all possibility last to a.late hour, be would snggest the
propriety of adjourning the debate.
Lord LIVERPOOL said the debate might continue
for some time, and if it were not over within a' reason-
able hone, he could not object to an adjournment.
Lord MELVILLE again rose. He said that it should
-now be considered bow were they to get rid of the ap-
peals before the House. These must be beard and ad-
hudged immediately, whatever plan was to be adopted
ereafter. lie denied that the plan now proposed would
remodel the constitution of the House, because it was in
his Majesty'. power at any time to put the. Seals in com-
mission, or appoint a Lord Keeper. As to the compulso-
ry those, he was anxious that it should be adopted. He
could not airree with the Noble Lord who had just sat
down, that Scotland bad not the right of appeal. That
S -called haul the right of appeal was certain. This was
rowed by the practice up to this day. It was- said that
th,i • plan would not sneered, because the people of Scot-,
id" 11 did not like it; but this lie denied. The people of.
See'luind were. on the contrary, convinced pf the benefits
derived from thil ri,,tht, for however high his opinion of
the Judges of Scotland was, be should be sorry to see
there was no appeal to their judgments. It was even the
opinion of the Scotch Ban that the low of Scotlami, so
fir from bring deteriorated by an appeal to the house of
Lords, was confirmed and improved. It was contented,
the object of tbe resolution was to assimilate the law of
Scotland to the law of Eneland ; their Lordships, if they'
adopted ir, would be guilty, not only of a gross derelic-
tion of their duty, but a violation of their oaths. The
only object of appeals wrist keep the Judges to their
duty, and confiue their deCisions within the law of Scot-
land ; and should they continue ta be decided with the
saute jus. ire am heretofore, they will not fail to give ge-
' • nerel satisfaetion to-the people of Scotland. A good
de .1 was said of the ineffiehuney of a law giving the right
of appeal to a .lnage is Ito might or might not be ac:
(painted with the laws ; bust the same system has gone
on for a century, and the jurisdiction has been always ex-
ercised witls satisfet lion tat tire people of Sco•laal. This
system, he called upon theft Lordships not to relinquish,
hot hi\ at the same time, admitted, that it was their duty .
to put it on the hest footing. But the difficulty was in'
discovering which was the best? !flute Noble and Learn-
ed "Lord on the woolsack could confine Isis attention
here, rot 'neglect the Coon of I 'haneery, that would, no
doubt, he the best remedy fur the evil ; bat since that
was itnpossible. the next host plan in his opinion was
that proposed by the resolution. It was the slaty afTheir

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Lerdebips to. tae their hoot tgadeaveurs togreserve
Which ha noW• lasted a eatery, and tar which thelpeo-1
pie of.Setstland had ha lidleporable claim. .
Lofd HOLLAND said, that thtiailt be did not dkjeiv"
.to-the Hill, be objected to the resolution growing out. of
1t 'ks directly apposed lb it, both as it related to the
Courts below, and the Constitittion of that Honse.—
The resolution, if adopted, would take away frdat Hie
people of Scotland the right 'whieL they possessed of
appeal to the int law authority in england, end
would also infringe the constitution of their Lordships'
House. The Noble and Learned Lord had imputed
motives to them in the discharge of their dots Whirb they
did not deserve. The Noble.and Learned I,owl's mo-
ment reminded him of a not very unusual metaphor :
Dishes are served up. perhaps for•theit Lordships:
they are not of the best description t they call up-
on the cook to account why they were not better.--
The rook sass." 1 did notsay they ware good, but can you
get better ones?" This wis the way this resolution was
dished up from the Report of the Cementite. it wu said
the present plan Was not twilit* the Conatitdthel of the
Hoes*, because the King might eppoint .a Speaker, though
not a Member of the House. who would be authoviiied leash
spout their Lordships for their opinions, hat thirwas point-
ing out the Inconsistent and aticonalciall part of the ftoni-
teflon for imitation. But thou he could rule speak es the
servant of the House, and not deliver his opialue as
guide to theirLordahips. He denied thatjustieoWas in Illy
instance denied to Scotland. The evils were eisurheretiout
in that House. lie feared that the practice of the Inflorlor
Comets threw more impediments to the way of jostler/ than 1
the right of Appeal to the highest tribunal ha the country.—
Te Judges of Scotland looked upon the tight of Appeal as
the great bulwark of their laws, betaken they blew that all
eletisloos were free from local prejudice and party cabals.
The Mot& did not disapprove of the reseal system, and
they we, acknowledged to be a people who were, set In
goisevid liwoorant of Mete lateness.- Theo •whS alter. It
attire an when we could add to their approve?. 'jiffies
the test of experience? They would stake the codettce
of the people in the justice of the country, If tney told them
they give them an article inferior to 'that which they
possessed themselves, They were now about tusking an
lion on the copal-Helios of the House, which it en-
tailer time would be CalledJatobinical Or Redieal-, It was ,
not aeteesar • that the Speaker should be a Member of their
Lordships' once: lie may be • man without *AY highls-
gel threat:tee or much petsonal.respect, and in the discharge
of hit duties mil resemble what Shakspeare my. of Jostler
Siollute i—;".1111 thet by observing of him became silly
justices, end be ht eottvers:ng with thko • bemuse. a very
silly-like justice-like serving•oian." Would It he acting
with justice to the people of Scotland, who had surrendered
their Parliament and the right of Appeal to England. now
to deprive them of the advantage of basing recousap to the
first judicial tribunal in the empire? This right pros eel-,
drafty implied in the 19,h article of the Union.. which says 1,
" There shall be no appeal from the Courts of lilo_ofgaskto
the Court of King's Bench. or any other Curt in
teia-
ster Hall." This showed that they admitteCthe right of
Appeal to the highest tribunal, but took ears to guard
against it to any of the inferior Courts. Would thee the
people of Scotland be satisfied with the decision oleo** in•
ferior Law Meter, when they knew, they were entitled to
have the opinion of the first taw authority in the country?
if it were necessary to make an innovation, It would, In his
Lordship's opinion, he prudent to have the consent of all.
the Members of the Legislature. He would not object that
a Vice Speaker should be elected, provided he were a
1 Member of their Lordships' House, to which he was sure
his Majesty. in his benignity would not refuse to give his
assent. If their Lordships wished to secure the dignity of
the House they would at all events limit the election to one
of their own Members. The House, the law, the country,
and-the administration of justice would softer deeply if the
Chancellor sod his authority in that House were separated :
and yet this would virtually hays the effect of the present.
resolution. 11. would not shandon.his duty. and ho hayed
their Lordships. inner:iced by party views, would consider
the question in its merits, and give their cotes in the SMe
spirit he did. rr
Lord LIVESPOOL here rose and said that as It was now
drawing to a late hour, and as many Noble I.ords neat Alva
wished to deliver their opinions upon this subject, it woad
be batter to adjourn the debate till to-morrow.
The House adjourned at nine o'clock.