Mr. Disraeli has once more remodelled his Bribery Bill, falling
back this time upon his first and best idea. Three new judges are to be added to the ordinary list, who will, besides their regular work, assist any of the Courts, such as the Divorce Court, which happen to be overtasked. Every year a rota will be formed of the whole Bench, exclusive of the three chiefs ; and a judge will be chosen, by the decision of the majority, from each chief Court, to try election petitions. Whoever is chosen will have 5001. a year extra —we wonder why? The arrangement, however, while providing a regular Court for the trial of election petitions, also strengthens the three chief ordinary Courts, and appears to have overcome the resistance of the Judges. Mr. Disraeli deserves infinite credit for the tact and resolution which he has displayed, and of which we suspect this is the motive. The sort of people who bribe are usually wealthy idiots. Mr. Disraeli hates wealthy idiots as he does dukes.
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