Mr. Disraeli, on Thursday, proposed the second reading of the
Bribery Bill, and described the mode in which he intended to construct the tribunal. It is exceedingly clever, and was pro- bably suggested by Lord Cairns. Two of the superior judges will be selected to try all election cases on the spot, but when selected they will cease to be ordinary judges,—that is, to try any ordinary suits. When not trying election cases, that is, in three years out of four, they will be members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which urgently requires strengthening, and will also be members of the Exchequer Chamber, and of any other Court of Appeal from the ordinary judges which may hereafter be established. Mr. Disraeli has, in fact, met the objection of the Judges by taking two of their number, filling up their places for ordinary work, and then making them slightly superior to the average of the Bench. That should work.
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