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inc A pnpel has been delicate and arduous

ing a panel has been q delicate and arduous
task, and tho list is yet far from complete.
The Chamber will be open both to volun-
tnry applicants and for tho arbitration OF
cases referred to 1t by courts OF law or
Judges. Its DECISIONS and awards viii have
the force and effect OF a verdict from the
High Court. When once fthe pprties TO a
dispute have signed the form OF submission.
neither can subsequently retract without
the sanction OF the other. All proceedings
will DO private and confidential. and no
persons except such as the disputants
may mutually agree upon. besides the OIL
Gals and witnesses. are to be allowed to be
present at the hearing OF disputes. Parties
unable to attend may be represented by n
lawyer. but in this event notice must be
given to the other side. They may also be
represented by clerk or any othcr person
actually in their employ. or. II the parties
reside more than fifty miles from London.
by their city agents. There will be daily
sittings OF the Chamber at the Guildhall. IL
that be found necessary. excepting on Sum
days and legal holidays.
Under the law az 1t is at present constitut-
ed persons cannot be compelled to appear
before the new Chamber. But 1t Is believed
that mercantile men will stipulate In their
contracts that any dispute shall DO settled
by the Chamber. In this case should one
party refuse to submit. the Chamber still
will be able to hear the case and decide. The
promoters of the scheme. however. think
that II tho voluntary experiment Is success
full the law will DO modified SO rs to favor
compulsory arbitration in certain properly
defined cases where the ascertaning OF
facts and not an Interpretation of tho law Is
the main object.
1t is believed that this Chamber will dis
play great celebrity In the settlement OF dis
putes. Two hours ure to be tho outside
limit for disposing OF most cases. thus obvi.
nting tho customary lingering about courts
day after day waiting for a hearing. The
hour for hearing will be fixed beforehand
land rigidly adhered to-" lis expected
TINT the Chamber will have over thousand
lay judges. and accommodation will be pro-
vided for many cases to be heard at the
Same time. The machinery Is designed to
avoid delay and expense, and forensic dis
plays will be severely discouraged. Com
nonsense conclusions. speedily arrived ut.
with due regard to efficiency. are to be
striven for, and tho arbitrators will not be
force In courts Of law. The Chambers fee
will be ono guinea. and the arbitrators' fee
| two gulneas. and that will probably BIO the
| whole expense involved in the settlement OF
| case.
The Chamber Is manifestly intended
| to promote concord and avoid the irrita-
ton and bad feeling engendered by law
suits. and it Is hoped that after time the
lay judges will develop plan for establish
| ing reconciliation without recourse even to
| arbitrators. lin cases where differences
havc arisen from words hastily spoken
or from pique." 1t Is said that lawyers
and Judges generally are in favor Of the
new Chamber Of Arbitration. In noticing
the initiation Of this very interesting ex-
pertinent. 1t should be added that more
than twelve hundred disputes have already
been entered for hearing.