§ COLONEL NOLANasked Mr. Attorney General, If his attention has been drawn to the Correspondence on the "Belt v. Lawes" case, in The Standard of the 26th, by which it appears that both sides are becoming bankrupt on account of the costs of that case; and, if Her Majesty's Government will introduce a measure by which the speed of trials may be increased, and the costs diminished?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES)It would be very difficult to frame any Rule which would add to the speed or diminish the length of trials. I am afraid it is a disease incurable by legislation. As to costs, some Rules framed last year with the assent of this House have, I am glad to say, considerably diminished the costs of litigation.