Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-04-09


ind that any OF them bad answered the purpose. The
enoT nous increase the legal business If the Is
required an increase III the number of Judges Mr..
brougha'n thought tint fourteen would D. much be;
Ter hu'Aocr Than twelve; aud that tue additional two
should atend exclusively he chamber Practice of
taking ban, &c and keep the benches full, tor ~
ieas SIX honrs day. In all tie courts. Ii was really
beyond It's comprehension, bow any could suppose
That twelve ,ncu we're able to do bat they were
only e"orsh to do cen u',es aSo-now that they had
seven or eight hundred TO try, when formerly,
they had but thitl iuriy and IN the time OF Lord
'ianShed, sixty WAS recionei a large number. Some
hau Tue o.iy 10 talk Of 0G" bat surely iIany
were c'argcabie with innovation, il was those who
"ouid stand Sill! whilst time was going on-who would
make twelve do now ,.at they only thong ht su-
hc'cni 10 do centuries ago lie ih,u adverted the
political oia> nnOrtniy eviuccd il promotions TO tie
ochch, IN consequence OF which there was, almost
always. leaning 10 the side of the Crown the part
oil The Judge lie, however, eulogized the present
Judges lie would have the Judicial proceedings in
Wales assiIni,t,d those in England He thought,
the Welsh Judges should be placed uprn =. nj
lar footing with the English. They had pen
SION upon their retirement ard therefore they cOnin.
ned npnn the beach after they inCapacitaed by
age iOI the performance al their duties They
also generally composed "f placed in situa
tiins equally reprclicnsble. they either Contened
tiicnisel' Is wigiI gaiug their two circuits, and
then passed The rest of their time
try gcn'iemcn; else confirmed 10 practise the
bar, AMI thus became h4:f advocate, half Judge
Bl continually going the sane crcuits too. lhev ol,-
came before them, even TO the very witnesses; aud
thence they acquired such prcjuiccs ought never
10 cast shHu over the persons who went the clients
Of Enga"ti. Hear. LcaiI Those of Wales should
ne pensi"nad by the p pay, divided two and
visited III thu sane the circuits OF Englai
He tdicued the present absurd division Of the law
terms, and their Dependence ulnu tie change. of tie
moon Bi classification Of The causes, aud giving
10 each court, the business MI won
'nuch better and cxpcdiiou-iy dpre 4 ter
pointing "r tie !ecc' Of t!'e admiralty and cIcsias
ca tHnre. anu u the Privy Council, lis judicial
character NJ. DrrugtaIn denounced the ns.itutoi:
o. the local NJ ss'racy binary, and tending to-,
nn-" F1r''culh'y regard IA the cenSinr stem.
- 30 TIE Al"gisi diCs being unnn.i they had better DE
paid IN money, than tasr tl.a,r pay moneys worth.
hy lbs: Cn>il: Justice preferable cheap iuius-
tre. (Che1r> He enumerated the enormous abu-
3eS connected "i'h The i"ws respecting real property
and pointed out various amendments In regard tu
J2h', ne wond abolish arrests process, and
give great facility or getting al tie property OF the
debtor, whose pcson should safe unless he conuc
'c'; himself ciim nsiIy. Mr. Ercugiran ,rsu pointed
'"' ne gtos ah>"rG'hcs at special pleading and sug
Ges'"! nGano of c'Ttating pleas. The exclusion of
the Evidence OF INTERESTED pcisons desarv reconsid
e'ati"n; tie iAg as it ted inconsistent, for per
son 1 could no! gaze evidence before Judge ir-
ry might go beinre Court of Equity with his affidavit
lie considered the Chancery aiiidavits as mass OF
perjury, and the difference OF practice sufficient
ground OF enqatry. Rir- 5rougham illustrated this
anch u the by number of examples OF the a.
nHmaies 81 the law al ev;icnce-oral, documentary
aud presuDptve. The Statnte Of Limitations and
tAaTf CT III what IS termed Writ of Right were next
'eV's"aj iheC'e lac anirnadverted upon a most fer
iite subject for tiiasthe disputed accuracy o
tc "idT"'s nOJS. 10 ;tii- ground Tor
ton hc would assign regularly sworn short hand Wi
ie9 - each COAT, vino could al any rae, assist tn
jude, II &c not bGuud 81 their notes In all ca
scs brought into court each party shorid be allowed
to Si!i and Comment UPON his adv, S case whether
re chooses 10 cali witness lie ccnsuIci MIR.
rcSI~ ale alton reSpsc ;'ng y ris Of Error, having
ca,cd litigation He would ALLOW Judge to per-
t-.lli q Ter IA tn
good security, should tie appeal be decided agains,
'i''n The qaesttna o: costs was next touched upon
am hlh tTat|d by Ycxaii0us which lad fallen
un-2r h!T Erougham's observation. He then
ci'ed various periods which reforms in the law had
oeeH elected up to the period Of the Restoration when
nEbcr OF nenhcr5 Of The legal profession took pa RI
III T." enquiry an; made several amendments; and he
cnTca'ci tie house 20 iU03 he ccu!se then 81 honor
ably commenced. y7!r. =, onnhan concluded hie la
o@"rN aHd eloquent speech uva,iy in the following
woiGs:-i am no prophet, ccr;aiLy; but there are
'nein@ers OF the present Government whose liberal o.
PnoH' pfofnisc me assistance. zen haze u great aud
5'orans race 10 ru; your name "u 20 down ~ nos
iefi IS dat OF The us2:U AMI important Par!ia.
meet inst ever met. the .~r famed cononaT7r If ms
tine Tie vo'r Of f'"'y ahd GERMANY counted III his
l'lnHp's iIu, AID not "Ofly being mentioned IN
comparison with the Code Which be had esIah!i,hed
and by which hts name would be known in future ares
jy to T'vai 'un--not N tic deaoiaiing pr lis of war
bat ~ t:ie scored ats % pveCp The 1auerers of tho
td"a-'a lie livnries 0npaTcd The n 10 Jusiioian.
Tar higher praise could be iii, truth bestowed ,,
'id Parliament, and that fing, under whose sanction
. y whose assistance, council and atgicc, thorough
and wholesome, Amendment Should be effected io i,,
laws OF CHS realm [Ctce's liza crown 10 m, s,no-
PIE view possess any Instrc, il because it enables
hose who year It, promote to welfare of anltid
Hugu:ns boased iha be found Rome brick ana t!at
lie cIi ii marble greater boast may vet be made y,
your k'nG that hc !cnrG he lav dear aud he left j,
cneoT checrs;l that be found sealed book and br
m u volume open to all cheers that he found IL the
n'nohy OF ne r'c" Hrd "e len II the inheritance OF
ibc poor loud cheers mat lie found a sword in the
S OF oppression aGt craft, and that lie left il the
ta ni honesty and he shield o the innocent. fCoiin
nee chcers To much rejecting npon these things
there - no higher glory 'ohch ambition could as
Fr--iheie IS TO honor which, n iran and LAWYER
Foh'i ,lpre gre"dIIy ct taD To he the humble IN
Str"en' OF directing your Iabors to this all important
object. For Office, or patronage, or enolunent !
care not; an content with what the abour Of nv
nanbs supplies re TO TDe, rover has 20 charms:
shall upon all occasions fcarless!y, and | rrus; .
faithfully support my fellow counlryncn when
ci"Cnng their just rights and iiero is nothing