Mr. ;Teasel on Tuesday carried on the debate on Legal
Education, opened by Sir Roundell Palmer on the 11th inst. Mr. Jesael was entirely opposed to Sir Roundell's proposal of a Law University, and held that English law was very excellent, aud only unscientific be- cause it was pliable, having been intended by a free Legislature to meet the wants of free men. He thought that all that was required to enforce the study of the law was a thorough examination before an independent body of examiners, and believed that the Council of the Pour Inns could and would create such a body. Those Inns had, no doubt, been late in their conversion, but still not very late, as examination is only a nineteenth-century idea, (We wonder what Mr. Jeasel would say to that, if pleaded as a defence for wooden ships or bows and arrows.) He could not approve a Crown Board of Examiners, until the Inns could be shown to lave failed in their new duty, but he did not specify what time be would allow for the experiment. We have discussed the sub- ject elsewhere, but may add here that the matter is scarcely one for private subscriptions. There are plenty of funds available if the Legislature once looks into the matter, which it will not do this Session.
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