§ SIR GEORGE BOWYER,in moving for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Benchers of the Inns of Court to appoint Judicial Committees in certain cases, and to give the necessary powers to such Committees, said this Bill was in substance, with two exceptions, similar to the Bill he introduced last year. The first of those exceptions was that he made this Bill permissive; the effect of which would be that the Benchers of the Inns of Court would form a sort of grand jury, and would decide whether the particular case ought to go before the Judicial Committee or not. The other alteration was that he now omitted the last clause of the Bill, which enabled the person charged with any offence to give the go-by to the Benchers of the Inn of Court to which he belonged, and to go at once before the Judges. He proposed to give ample time for the discussion of the Bill, and he believed, from rumours he had heard, that there was rather a change of opinion among the former opponents of the Bill.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Bill to enable the Benchers of the Inns of Court to appoint Judicial Committees in certain cases, and to give the necessary powers to such Committees, ordered to be brought in by Sir GEORGE BOWYER and Mr. HENNESSY.
§ Bill presented, and read 1o, [Bill 44.]