Lord Brougham, it seems, left no case undecided at the
rising of the Court, but one—not a general judgment, but a judgment on one point of a case only.
Sir Albert Pell has enjoyed his knighthood and judgeship for but a brief space ; he died on Thursday, after a short illness. His death leaves a vacancy in the Bankruptcy Review Court, where, as there are already more hands than work, we presume it will be allowed to remain.
The Duke of York's creditors had another meeting OD 'Wednesday; when some additions were made to the Committee. No progress appears to have been made towards a liquidation : indeed, it was stated to the meeting, that Sir Herbert Taylot .and Sir Benjamin Turner had not made any answer whatever to the communications addressed to them. We notice a remark in the Chronicle on the subject of these debts Pending these inquiries," says the writer, "we observe that the monument proceeds but slowly towards completion. There are uot above two or three men enmleyed Upon it ; and even these seem to think they might be engaged in more agreeable labours ; lin they cannot be deaf to the slicers in which the passengers indulge when witnessing an outlay or monev. that might be so much mote appropriately applied to the relief of persons who have 'but too much reason to regret th-ir confidence in the honour of tho illustrious Princewhose statue it is intended prewlly.to display, and which we believe
has already been completed by the sculptor." • .
This is extremely silly. If the sentimental Workmen conduct them, Selves in the way described, their employer ought to discharge them. And what have the creditors of the Duke of York to do with the subscriptions to his monument ? The subscribers have not merely the best, but the sole right to judge of the appropriation of their own money.
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