Mr. O'Connellsaid, that he saw three Bills in the Orders of the Day for amending the Common Law Process in Ireland. He wished to know whether the Irish Judges had been consulted on these Bills, and whether 757 they were brought in on the responsibility of Government?
§ Sir J. Grahamsaid, that they were not brought in on the responsibility of Government. He believed that the hon. Member for Cork had the care of them.
Mr. O'Connellthen supposed that the Irish Judges had not been consulted; and it would better to get rid of them.
§ Mr. Sergeant Murphysaid, that these Bills were originally introduced into the House of Lords, and had passed that House. The noble Lord from whom they originated had confided them to him; but he candidly informed the noble Lord that there existed great objections against the Bills by the members of the legal profession, when the noble Lord replied that he was not disposed to place himself in opposition to such parties. If, therefore, the hon. and learned Member for Cork (Mr. O'Connell) persisted in his Motion, he (Mr. Sergeant Murphy) should not object to it.
Mr. O'ConnellI certainly shall; and I think sufficient reason has been given for my doing so by the hon. and learned Member himself.
§ Mr. Sergeant Murphymoved the committal of the Common Law Process (England) Bill.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Bill to be committed that day six months. Also, the Common Law Process (Ireland and Scotland) Bill.