§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ MR. CRAUFURDmoved the second reading of this Bill.
§ THE LORD ADVOCATEsaid, that, while he cordially approved of the first part of the Bill, by which judgments issued in England, Scotland, or Ireland were made available in all the three kingdoms, he had doubts of the policy of agreeing to another part of the Bill, which gave to the courts of any of the three kingdoms jurisdiction over parties not within that kingdom. The principle on which these clauses had been framed was at variance with any principle of jurisprudence with which he was acquainted, and might, in his opinion, land the judicatures of the three kingdoms in inextricable confusion. As, however, the hon. and learned Gentleman who had introduced the Bill intended to refer it to a Select Committee, he should not oppose the second reading.
§ MR. CRAUFURDsaid, that he trusted that he should be able to convince the Select Committee to whom this Bill would be referred that the principle on which the clauses alluded to were founded was a sound one, and one which had already been recognised in our legislation.
§ MR. WHITESIDEsaid, he was disposed to agree with the Lord Advocate, and to think a portion of the Bill required consideration.
§ Bill read 2o, and committed to a Select Committee.
§ The House adjourned at a quarter after One o'clock.