To illustrate the extent of this evil, the following Table

has been constructed. The six bills, the progress of which is here traced, were those introduced by Mr. J. CAMPBELL. They were all of that kind which, it might be supposed, called for least discussion ; for they re- lated to amendments, called for by experience, in the law, and had been drawn up by an able and intelligent practitioner. The principle of the Rills might be a subject of dispute ; but it was most unlikely, the prin- ciple once admitted, that the details should be matter of argument. In point of fact, with the exception of the Bill for a General Registry, hardly any discussion took place on any of them. The six Bills, of which the progress follows, were-1. Bill for a General Registry ; 2. Bill for Limitation of Actions ; 3. Bill to regulate " Fines and Recoveries ;" 4. Bill to regulate the Legal practice called " Courtesy of England ;" 1 Bill to regulate " Dower ;" 6. Bill to regulate " Inheritance."

TABLE SHOWING THE PROGRESS FROM THE FIRST READING TO THE FINAL PASSING on WITHDRAWING OF SIX BILLS, INTRODUCED BY MR. J. CAMPBELL DURING THE LAST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.

Taxi. Day. Date.

No. I. No. Y. No. 3. No. 4. No. I. No. I.

2 Dec. 7 . .

. Read 10 ditto

ditto ditto ditto ditto 4 Dee. 9 . . . ditto Read 2. ditto

ditto ditto ditto

18

Jan• 27 • •

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. Deferred ditto ditto ditto ditto 25 Feb. 8 . . ditto 31 Feb. 15 . . . ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto 36 Feb. 22 . . . ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto 40 Feb. 29 . . Recorn. . Deferred ditto ditto ditto . Deferred ditto 75 .April 16 . . ditto ditto ditto ditto 78 May 7 . . . Dropped ditto ditto ditto ditto 83 May 14 . . Deferred . — ditto ditto ditto ditto . Deferred ditto 91 May 25 . . ditto ditto ditto ditto 98 June 7 . . . Deferred

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99 June 8 . . . Reeom. ditto ditto ditto ditto 100 June 13 . . . — Report ditto ditto ditto ditto 102 June 13 . . Passed . —.-,. ditto ditto — Passed Deferred . Deferred — 105 June 20 . .

Deferred 110

June '37

Deferred — 112 June 29

Dropped 115 July 4

Deferred 119 July 10

Deferred 120 July 11

121 July 12

Deferred — —

__.• Deferred 123 July 16

Dropped 124 July 17

Read 2. .

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125 July 18 • . . Dropped

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Dropped es; — — 126 July 19 . .

Withdrawn

127 July 20 . . . Report &

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Withdrawn

It will be seen from the above Table, that, of these six Bills, the whole of which were introduced on the second day of the session, four lingered in the House for 102 days before they were passed (none of them passed the Lords) ; one continued for 126 days when, the notice for its being reported having dropped for want of a days, it was not renewed ; and one, having been reported, was withdrawn (in despair of its passing through both Houses at so late a period of the Session), on the 127th day of its slow and interrupted progress ! We pray our readers further to observe the number of times that the different steps of procedure on these bills were deferred.