§ The Lord Chancellorwished to re-introduce a measure which had received the sanction of the House during the last Session, and which had for its object to facilitate the administration of justice, by improving the Court of Exchequer, and establishing new Judges of Equity. Another bill, of considerable importance, which had been slopped in its progress, was for the establishment of County Courts; and a third, which had been prepared, though not brought in, was to assign to those local jurisdictions all matters in Bankruptcy and Insolvency. A fourth bill was for the amendment of the laws relating to Bankrupts.
Lord Broughamadmitted the value of the measures generally, and would not say more in the present stage than that he had brought himself, with difficulty, to consent to the appointment of one Vice-chancellor, but he could never consent to two Vice-chancellors.
§ Bills read a first time.