LORD CAMPBELLsaid, he wished to call their Lordships' attention to a subject which, though it might seem to be one of mere form, was in truth a matter of some importance. The House was aware that a Committee of their Lordships were then sitting to consider the question of the appellate jurisdiction of that House, and that Committee having summoned two Scotch Judges, the Lord Justice General and the Lord Justice Clerk to give evidence before them, the question had arisen whether those learned persons should be sworn at the bar, or sitting on the woolsack in this House. For his (Lord Campbell's) part, he could see no reason why they should not sit on the woolsack, and have the oath administered to them there; and he begged to move, therefore, that they be permitted to attend and take the oath at the woolsack accordingly.
§ LORD REDESDALEsaid, their Lordships must all desire to do honour to those Judges; but he apprehended they had no right to sit on the woolsack and take the oath, they not being summoned to attend Parliament in the same manner that the 763 English Judges were. Moreover, the Irish Judges were not sworn in the House.
THE LORD CHANCELLORwas understood to say that they might be admitted and take the oath standing at the woolsack.
§ THE EARL OF EGLINTONbelieved it was quite clear that on all occasions when Judges had been summoned to the House, they had invariably sat on the woolsack, and he could not see why the difficulty should have arisen on the present occasion.
§ LORD MONTEAGLEhoped that whatever rule might he adopted with regard to the Scotch Judges, the same would be applied to the Irish Judges.
§ Motion agreed to. Then the learned Judges were admitted to the House, and sworn at the woolsack.