The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1852.

now to lay them despatches us ca w° before the public,
end thereby revive questions which lag beam aistisn of
history. ,
Mr. F. PEEL (in reply to Mr. Aden.") maid It IMO Mt
the intention of the irovernraeat to prams a bill to extend
British jurisdiction in South Africa jelse Equator.
THE CASE OF TEE HISH JER A .
Admiral BOWLES mewl ipresa:' for copies of all
reports received by the Demetof or the Com-
mander-in•ChieL stating dm her M.de.ty's
ship Meetera after hawk. oatarkel hew at Dover for the
Cape of Good Hope.
After some conversation between Mr. lioacuca, Ad-
miral BowLse, and Sir F. LIARINO, the motion was with-
, drawn.
ERRORS IN THE RETURNS OF THE NEW
REFORM BILL.

Sir 0. GREY said, with referennt to saw questions
which had been put to hint last night by several bun. mem-
bers for the metropolitan boroughs with referent° to the
returus of the population of boroughs which had been loid
before the house, he had made inquiry of the Registrar-
General, mad found that there were some errors in the re-
turns for the City of Loudon, and the metropolitan
boroughs. The mistakes had been made by a copying clerk
who h.al only givict the male population. (Laughter.)
SUBSTITUTES FOR TILE
Mr. FOX MAULE stated in reply to Mr. M. Oibeen,
that in the saw Militia Bill substitutes would be allowed
under very eueeptismal eircumatiuteee only.
Pith:SERVED MEATS FOR 'FITE NAVY.

Colonel CIIATTERTON begged to ask the Fint Lord of
the Ailmirdty if any other stores, containing Goldner's
preserved meat■, besides those at Portsmouth, had been
examined; and if so, to state when and where such exami-
nation took place, and the week, stating the number of
eases examined, and the number found tlt and unlit for
hums, food.

Sir F. BARING had no objection to the return if the
hon. and gallantgentleman moved for it, but was not at
present prepared to give an mower. The hon. and gallant
gentleman wu a member of a committee before which all
thy returns would come.

Colonel iillfrilZlON then mina for the return, and
the motion was agreed to.
SAVINGS BANK.

Mr. If. HERBERT rose to snake the motion, of which
he hod given notice in 1618, afterevery parliamentary expe-
dient for postponement and evasion had been adopted by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, he had obtained • committee
of inquiry into the circumstances of the (satire of certain
local savings banks. That committee, in consequence of its
having been appointed at so late a period of the session, sat
but a short time, and returned a very short report, which
concluded by 'eying.. that the inquiry was commenced so
late in the session, that they were unable to come to a satis-
factory conclusion, and recommended • further inquiry into
the existing system of savings banks, and that a bill
should be brought in regulating the duties and re-
sponsibility of the trustees and accountants." There
111.4 therefore • direct recommendation of the committee
of 1818, implying that legislation was necessary. A bill
was accordingly brought in by the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer on the 29th of August, and it was easy to guess
what would be the fate of a measure of importance brought
in at such a time. It was consequently only poised in a
modified shape, and related only to Ireland. In 1819 the
hen. member for Dublin moved the reappointment of a
committee, in compliance with the recommendation of the
committee of 1818, but ho met with a direct refusal from
the !forefoot, nt, and had not the house twice put them in
alnanority on the subject, no inquiry would ever have been
entered into. But in that session nothing was door. Ik-
fore the session of 1850, however, events occurred which
induced the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give notice of
the introduction of a bill. The introduction of the bill
ffias fixed for a Tuesday; and when he (Mr. Herbert)
inquired why • government bill was fixed for that day, the
noble lord at the head of the government said that the sub•
jest was so important that there should be no delay, there-
fore an exception was made to the gen:ral rule of not bring-
log in a government bill on • Tuesday. On account of the
indisposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer the bill
was postponed till the 29th of April, when • discussion took
place, and although there were criticisms on the bill, yet no
opposition was threatened except to particular portions of
the bill, objection being especially taken to the reduction of
interest. From that day to this, notwithstanding the decla-
ration of the government, and the recommendation of the
committee, no measure had ever been brought in. The re-
port of a committee of 1850 stated that " it would be
satisfactory if the Chancellor of the Exchequer would in-
troduce a bill relating to savings banks to regulate impor.
tent defects in the law and to extend the responsibilities of
the government with regard to depositors, and they urged
legislation on the subject." This report was acceded to by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and yet no efforts had
been made by the government to legislate on the subject.
Having sketched at some length the history of saving
banks and the legislation relating to them, Mr. Her
bert went on to say there was a gentleman who
rejoiced in the name of Tidd Pratt who was a
very great pesos_ and who, they were told by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, was nut a government officer
but was appointed by an act of parliament for
carrying oat ip provisions and settling disputes.
It was mid that he was not a public officer, because he was
paid by fees and not by a salary. In hie examination, he
said he had an office at the National Debt Oaks, in the
Old Jewry; that be was consulted by the oommissioseve
and by the Chancellor of the Exchequer with regard to
questions relating to savings banks, without receiving
any remuneration; and when he was asked if he had ever
heard of a professional man or • gesthuma set ia an
office giving advice without being paid, bale " Ho did
not know." Was that a_ proper answer =give ? Asd was
it not an unworthy quibble to say that he was not a public
officer. He had acted ea several emesiees in such a man-
ner u to entail lose not only on the dipositsra in savings
banks, but on the country. la Ha there was a ageism
deficiency in the Caffeemet illwdep Bask, Dublin, Me
affairs of which were deemed in the lesse, and Mr. TIM
Pratt meat over to make isigairy has the matter. It ap-
peared that for seveatua yeen- Mem had boss an laerwee.
tag tisieleney, sod emy resennt at the llleneeel Debt
OSee dewed it ; and elm the WA Mad Is 1110 the,.
was • delleleasy ef 414,6114 and OM was the genereseme
of the advise et bent pails Ahem and the ham wee oohed
to post mlllis um= le weir the leholoaey. The
savings beak of the mime} Mem of the esersty he
Pratt.
Ifselseeo repeatestai MA be MIS, end Mr. Tidd ra
went war to settle its ash; sad Me /natter ended by his
=••• award, whisk heed the creeps. from all re-
ty to the Muslim Mee 1814, when they
were, ia fact,
arCiarliable. That award was
set aside, as , the jeteriziamines, and
the may mower the of die mild dot
te mei that, was, tMt Me Ohl WM held on Ma
judge sad as Irish jury. The me et the depedeem was
mparedgisfr
sColusulo Lobtts, stied ,ilaircalirassil was::
Maid MY het in •ms, debate, when the hi= lnet
Ulm phis sad he bed sot ablebed ary pentlealem. The
Cheesier d lizeogoto Ibis odd Sat the meal vas
met adds on IsehMeek puma and Ae lehmellity Is Oa
=deem le whisk he Car. Sashes* new pea the moat ar-
..e.enteediedes whleli Me sombly of the lime and
be bed Ihrtherlghtlempsdemeseenidgemit.
hem {edemas bon read as mired hem the data
of Chief Arias Blackburn*, the =idea =proud being
that the mad of Mr. Tidd Pratt fa the use of the Cum
street Balk Dahlia, was Sepialhk was net the ad}
ease. la • member of other sums Mls gentleman bed and
in • way aselend} te injure the Inhosele d the }mesa de.
positing money la these hadentlems. Be or ewe, as it ap-
peared te bin (Kr. lisehen), Kr. TIM Pratt had been
raft, ef • Mesa et Odle* 4 Oat hew, em es my the
bast; et • greet inf The home mead mmember
that rare the Me ienn
efeden.Si Ilmildele Bonk • bank had
failed at St. Han* as monk Mr. TIM Pratt was
called spen ; and m Si of April, ISM be mu aid
by • Kr. Cube le glee his *Wee refereme be the pow
pdaty et naming anallim bank in St. Helen's. Mr. PratM
armor me that • bill was than in the bands of die guars-
meat whisk was abent Immiliately to be introdued,
Mw ems an hub wadi easily pus the as
Se peoldene ef whisk moo such as to under
wigs bunks is future perfestly safe for all *-
MbrikAM, what wee mere than Mb, lb.
leihrned upes the previliens ef the bill ; esk thou
heeds foul. the whole Ueda. dthe bib were piddle new
beim It Weems has. the Made if members, we has bees
really intredusil by the admittion al the crows. Nom he
(Mr. Herbeela MI set knew =Mho the bank reammonhd
by Mr. Pm* bed scaly hoes hosted at St. HAWN. SW
sum** het UM has. homed, sad that, in
of se mask bib. Mat sehmil pby Kr. Poll=
bun pens& theme had bees seed= Allure, It wee *dee
Sias that the ilsgaireesumbilme had a very Mom mersl
deem upon the govmmeM, whisk Mahon, had lei dem
Iste the sdaddel. Mew Ism) The right hem loom
eed, hemeor, last year, (Has,
tb• inggeshiss am he
suld he bold nopensiblo hr ti eatdme of Wr. Pratt,
Well, Si., hew treeele tes_t_i_ittfeet Whiled was
be be p IPIA every desmi}den ef
lime
sad sneentesmiative=n es utterly
ibis as= ? Ist Me beam anembie the dismal limbo=
savings bank Mares. (Rob= raesebre exam emed the
names of the default/ft besin.) Is mom ef theme USK
the tarries, who menses U biome as bensurable men, Mt
who bed me des*. te seam =test, neglestedl Mei- nodes,
bad maseendy mode geed the full ameant te Mei=
Awaken. Nat Is ma= ether ef Moss moo thu
was ampler, ; ssd S. =is MS= bed eameguestly Woe
esmeleemid was essmene. Is eindedes, the hem siverkee
.nod—That this he.. has observed with regret the em
timed neglect of her Koloty's govt mmout to MS dish
=nintredesings hr
_the muted= of whip
ig 'WI them hopoolmithemew Ile melded
, to peewee their held In ihe emidesse of the Neatly,
' eel • du 01110111111081111111114 be thee =us Susan
kilo* owl
provideme ef the moking dams.
The meths =vim hue seendeA wee read.
The CHANCELLOR ef dee EXCHEQUER said hat
his hem Mess had int:rinsed many euraseens tegla
isle W ogeseb, which it meld net he ussessary te sem
mat as Se felt it lie 401}, brew= te mho ha
that pert 4 leeneueshie pollinun'e ow* is
white be towlen ef Me }emend cheesier sad
roaps46lllll 4 =c
heat il Prom The annum* ef the
bra. gentlemen Kr. TIM Poe* was net •
mat eel= he =Km Ms gewoomont might * C. 11121
reependble. 114116 was set at Ms me. Kr. TIM
Pratt was eggelneed miler es set of }adherent ; and,
I therefore, amid net he remodel la • ovenuseat Mier.
The boa.gsatismas had =Mem et Kr. TIM Putt as sem
trolling and L-a eibeing with Se vlags banks in the
Oahe& Kingdom. Bet the hit wee, that Kr. Tidd halal
was may • mihne. He mid net Merin w an nail
called sus Is *Ur the deride= et the treolese, he (Kr
c, We *hued by beat end If net as eel= upon he
bed se }meet thelever. Oineemeall}, Se
bid wrier, lair mass 14 is -pit her leg.

Tidd Pratt was not directed by the government in those
men when he west dews as eibltester between disputing
Withnod is Os Clais Bank proceedings
CAT CLlll•44mil ROM is know the ken.
..ell.emhiginotiseth4:• nedywalthat. Mori
glirbWin ISM I sins suet& advise, bawd spas
repressatikst mit to wad savior had bus
rouoesed‘ssrpordsi Oho vortereatmlowe aide WORD siered,
the stiburquint WNW* would lan been 4•110.111 and
that, Mamma as them repesseatadons turned out to he
untrue, the Melee sissoctently sot bating beat fiellowed,
Mr. Tidd butt osehl is no rears bo boil resisedlie der the
results which took place. The has. mamma hail
rehired to the judgment of the Court of • Queen's
Bench In Ireland. Now, two or three years ago
he (Sir C. Wood) had made a statement in reference
to that judgment which at the time the hon. gentlemen had
contradicted ; but be had now again to repeat that state-
ment. When he bad first made the statement that the de-
cision in question was given on • point of form, and not on
the merits, he had not been in possession of the charge it-
self: but he had now seen it; and he would undertake to
say that if the hon. gentleman would consult any legal gen-
tlemen on the subject they would fully corroborate his (Sir
C. Wood's) Impression, namely, that that part of the charge
referred to was en opinion only, tendered by the 4udge, but
not offered for the purpose of obtaining. • particular ver-
dict, the het being that the verdict was given on • technical
ground, the requisite notice not having been minted in time
at the proper place. But these were accessory topics not
affecting the real point raised by the hnn. gentleman. The
hon. gentleman desired to see • remedy applied to the de•
festive state of the law relating to sayings banks, and the
hon. gentleman threw great blame on him (Sir Wood)
for not having already applied the remedy. Now the his-
tory of the matter was a plain one. The hon. gentleman
first censured the government fur not having at once intro-
duced • bill in 1848 in conformity with the recommenda-
tions of the committee of that year. But the fact was, that
the report of the committee was laid on the table
of the home on the 24th of Aug.mt, 1848, and
that the bill of the government was introduced ou the 25th
August, 1818. Obviously there was, in this instance, nu
delay whatever. That bill would have applied some re-
medy,
though no doubt an imperfect remedy ; and the
hon. gentleman would be good enough to remember that ,
it was the strong opposition of tho house which had com-
pelled the government, originally proposing its operation to
the United Kingdom, to confine its application to Ire-
land. He was quite willing to extend the responsibility
of the government; bat it was out of the question that a
responsibility could be accepted so long u the government
was refused the necessary cheek upon the managing parties.
He begged that the house would not suppose that
he had been at all neglectful of the interests of savings
banks. The matter had been continuously and ade-
quately attended to. A new comptroller of the National
Debt-office had been appointed; and that gentleman had
been assiduously bccupicd hi looking into the question. '
The result of the inquiries mado was, that immense addi
tional information had been obtained, and that the govern-
ment was consTquently in a much better position than
before to frame a proper and efficient bill on this subject.
The former bill had, therefore, been considerably modified.
No doubt, this new information having been obtained, he
might have given notice even before this that he would
bring in a bill this session. list in respect to such • bill as
this his opinion was that it was extremely desirable that
every opportunity should be seised of communicating with
hon. gentlemen interested and well informed on the sub-
ject; and he had, consequently, preferred waiting till hon.
gentlemen should have come up to town to communicating
with them, by specially summoningg. them, or by entering
into a correspondence with them. To • certain extent, this
communication had taken place since the commencement
of the session ; and, in conformity with some suggestions,
he had made further alterations in the bill which
he had now to intimate it was his intention to
introduce at en early period. On the whole, he did not
admit that practically any time had been lost on this ques-
tion ; and, at least, he was satisfied that the delay, by ori-
ginating improvements and amendments, would have the
effect of considerably increasing the chances of the passing
of a satisfactory measure. At the same time, he felt culled
upon to express his strong conviction that much disappoint-
ment must ensue to those who believed that legislation could
do everything in this matter. With regard to the motion of
the hon. gentleman, be did not know in what way to meet it.
If it was proposed as a vote of censure, he could only say
that he did not think he deserved it, and he could not re-
gard it as meaning anything else. In conclusion, he had
only to repeat that ho was as anxious as any man in the
house to see effective legislation on this subject ; and it was
his opinion that he bad, after all, best consulted its impor-
tance by proceeding cautiously to deal with it.
Mr. REYNOLDS asked, if the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer really believed that no responsibility rested on the go-
'eminent, what was his justification in proposing a vote of
30,0001. to pay 10s. in the pound to the Cuffe.street depo-
sitors ? Let the government take the management on
themselves, and be responsible. He condemned the pro-
ceedings of the government in relation to this question,
which, he said, deeply affected the interests of persons not
represented in that house, who had no security for their
deposits. lie, however, advised Mr. Herbert to be satisfied
with the pledge of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
not press his motion.
Mr. P. BCROPE was gratified by the promise of the
Chancellor that legislation would be attempted.
After a few words from Mr. 8. CILAWFOILD and Mr. H.
Oaxerag,
Mr. DISRAELI suggested that, as the government had
undertaken to bring in • bill on the subject, the motion
should be withdrawn, which was done.

Mr. BLANEY moved for a standing committee, or un-
paid commission, to consider, suggest,and report from time to
time, measures to remove legal and other obstacles which im-
pede the investments and industry of the humbler daises.
There was the greatest necessity at this particular time that
all obstacles is the way of small investments should be re-
moved. The first public work in which the middle classes
had an opportunity of making investments was the Duke
of Bridgewater's renal ; then came the railroads, in which
in 30 years upwards of 30 millions had been invested ; and
the railroads were now nearly all made. At present in-
vestments were wanted for no len than 76 millions a year,and
in proportion to the facility of making these investments
would be the frugality and industry of the people. The
main diMndty that arose was the state of the partnership
law, by which no man could join a concern with-
out Wag liable to the whole extent of his pro-
amrty; end, supposing awe wee any difference
mog the partners there was no seedy bet to go to
• plain be hardly dare menu—the Onert of Chan-
cery, whisk
uslimited was tantamount le • amid ef Justice. The
law ef liability might week well is smas
but be wished le bans a reMielkm pet upset that'll:My
wader mink eireemessees. Amine marmeilutpediments
eamisteil is the end burdensome legal forms in-
cident te the sir
aimless ef limbed 1111/011/1. • third
wee the aligatise epee
Ceti.sallee meledes, le ems of
dispels, te mewl le the of Chummy, boned We
•
sheep and mpalitime Whim& Mr. limey healed We
suggestions he the reineval et these shammies by argument
and authority, urging Mat by &alintn the kvamearnts
of the savings of the pewee classes the biOdomme would
materially asetellinte le the esserity of the seam
Mr. Ewa= medal the steam
Mr. LABOUCHZILI esesplimewled Wm Blaney upm
the hog, paha% sad persevering attention which he had
paid Mille tad be every other subject width had for its
olpset the eimedea ef the working dams. Modena could
be mere lespemend thee le *Mr k that den of our Mime
commoymes the spirit efitereart and fragility; sad M
minim men impediment that ht lie in the way of the
safe lemelmeet of Mai esseimp. But he (the right hie.
geadomma) doubled whether it wee the duty of the gems-
meat er of the hgbisture le emennips that meet M
mime% of • spendative, mod by, seaseptemes, it a mess-
elegy WHOM oberestem (H bar.) It was, them
hem with the meet donee desks ear,
to perste their real Ji-
mmie that he •nalered le super • doubt es to some of the
seatimeen whisk Ms lam. hind had put forward epee this
mildest. He deem* that the alisrlai which had Pa
takesrelative te the male. beaks would mast
ellset the 'limb which be bee. Mel bed in
vi7";..7lie Menden efgemoumeet end pediment meld
ma be Messed te mg awe impartiotpa eldest, 'shad he
biped that sensiewad. tub mid mare in
_m
ealSO the at of peariessi, dm Ist Mimed that t re.
no
rilirboa Mid 1/1=61.4..e (Hear, hear.)
dnisad that di tending of the
humbler limn sisuid be semeeed, mem so far as it
might be theigla desirable to Mak them for the pews-
ms to ththa ef dim& Meerlea of beer.) He Gadd ash however, sea-
e = his km bind, %mese be
the last • stan see •
assw& would be of the slightestding seeviceesemmittee . He wen, howfemale.ever,
in a somillion te Mae that it wee the inteellem Si the go-
wintmest M imse • seemsheisa serefolly se madder the
whale law of mammal,. (Chem.) He wee ef spites
that, eensiderhig the pest shingss whisk bad tam
plan I. the lanallefea Si Ibe seastry sad of the
world; sad emethwing the enemies affront of capital
in this meshy I it wee deekelis that the law
should be seljened to the 'trines& sereelay with a view to
its imperemeet. (Heat.) At the emu time with regard
to the pent poetise of whether this eseatry should aban-
don that pesibresse te she pledpie if emlimited liability
whisk it bed dump thew% mid nese% to the law, which,
he met WWI; aim peeridly eittiteed swept the other
naiams ef the would, be wool that We *aims wee averse
to see a amdsmesiel tinge la our system which he
edy eight to be altered with the greatest cinnam-
on/I alit dee meet deliberate Investigation.
hem Mead had complained that the three
=sees wkielt hid impeded the investmen is of the
dame were bet the law of pertnershis:uiwaltich
hahedjun bees aliwillog, and whisk he (Mr. ) said
d epsestod yeeptadely ipso the sumations Hens
erbieh led hem set ea lest so sebum is white they might
Id& New, with .sped M dims weeklies men's means-
time an erepenithe wands, be Oh. eight hes. gentle-
man) meld awe the hiesialat be bed set bees unobser-
vant sl what was taking pieta Ns tight set have say
very magelas hope of ohs nem of sash Imillattiems. but
be was modem to haw 1M eke was desamus of
osommilmi the pies off the wielt the wages of
labour, rejoin pound of we guise ready
to ellen that the Joint Oempenies inter-
poee sa ebeerde their end MEd asao be beilersd, en-
tirely saisteadsil. If a tepid et *et is der is
related in Ws mellor, hese Awaits/ MewM
eleseld yeebeley hem ha k hb duty te popes it to the
hems Ni he boa that It weal* has bees ssemesry to
■haveann.
esseli Issther, and to have slid to, werel
hdw law elperatembipla their devesaThettesuld
is opens' main id the gemniumwt
sash same, ma eat be hid heillited is pas Ifs
trusted, believer, that the mob it the handed maraelh
ion would be to pat tbs Ina via • saved aid impend

basis. (Hew! hear.) His hon. friend's second complaint
Was the great. expense of obtaining the charters of limited
liability which the Board of Trade was empowered to
give. That expense, he admitted, was greater thea he
could wish; and last session he had introduced a measure
which he believed had reduced it about one-fourth. He
had hoped that it would have diminished the cost of the
charters still more t and he should be glad to avail himself
of any opportunity to OR ct a yet further reduction. (Hear,
hear.) The third grievance was the difficulties that existed
in the way of investing the savings of the humbler classes in
land. Now, a desire for the acquisition of land wu es
natural in the poorest as in the richest; and he rejoiced to
think that the measures of last year would contribute
greatly to the facility with which land might be
acquired. (Hear, hear.) Persons who lived in parts
of the country where land was accessible to the humbler
OMR% could bear testimony to the avidity with which it was
sought by them ; end ho should be glad to encourage that
feeling because he was persuaded that it would contribute
to their happiness and self-respect to peewee a portion of the
soil of the country. (Cheers.) He believed the present
Joint-stock Companies Act required alteration. It was in-
tended for a usetul purpose, and had done a great deal of
good ; but any lawyer that had looked through it would say
that it was a very cumbrous measure. A thorough revision
of it was therefore very desirable, and that was one of the
results which might be expected from the labium of the
commission. (Rear, hear.) With regard to the law of
partnership itself, ho trusted that its general principles
would not be disturbed, because ho considered that they
were sound ; but he truced that many great Improvements
would be grafted upon it. (Cheers.)
Mr. MOFFAT expressed satisfaction that ministers were
about to appoint a commission on the law of partnership.
Mr. HEADLAM considered the present law of partner-
ship most defective, both in regard to the partners them-
Bele. a and the public. The principle of unlimited liability
was not so interwoven with our institutions as the President
of the Board of Trade seemed to suppose; limited liability
existed already iu our railroad and many other joint•steek
companies. He was glad to hear that a commission was
about to issue on the subject.
Mr. J. A. SMITH believed the working classes thought
less of the amount of interest they ottained for the savings
than of security for them. Ile therefore did not concur in
the recommendation to abolish unlimited liability in order
to encourage the employment of those savings in speculative
investments. It would be, however, desirable to establish
some ready means of settling partnership disputes.
Mr. COBDEN had not been able to dieciver why we
shoal be an exception to the commercial world generally
in regard to limited liability, nor why there should be one
rule fur large joint-stock companies like railway companies
and nuother fur small CODCCIIIN . With regard to the work-
ing classes, he believed they got far I irger profits, in the
shape of wages, by working for and under the manage.
ment of a master, than they would obtain if they united
their labour together ut their own risk ; but he would give
them every facility fur sluing so, if they chose, in order to
remove that which was now considered a grievance by
them. Limited liability would tend to diffuse capital, and
attract it from the hands of the wealthy to those who
could employ it Olifitably. It would be quite sufficient se-
curity if it were required that the parties to such a combi-
nation of capital and skill were required, as was the case in
souse parts of the Continents to advertise their names.
Mr. SOTHERON thought what was most wanted was a
ready means of adjusting partnership disputes. fin was
favourable to the removal of thsae restrictions which
operated against couperstive societies, which he thought
should be legislated fur on the principle of friendly
societies.

Mr. EWART was gratified that the government hail
promiseil an investigation of tho question, which would
never be satisfactorily settled until capital and enterprise
should bo perfectly tree.
Mr. T. BARING opposed Mr. Cobilen's arguments, and
taunted him with having attended public meetings where
he had endeavoured to fetter the employment of capital, by
actually pmserihing its investment in certain directions.
The law of limited capital might suit other nations, yet not
suit England. Ile disapproved of private partnerships, as
calculated to make the secret partner careless of character,
as he believed that the risk of character and of capital
should go together. In the present state of business in this
country, he did not believe any fresh stimulus to enterprise
was required.
Mr. TRELAWNY pointed to the advantageous working
of the limited liability system in Cornwall. But he warned
the house to beware of encouraging aocialbtic views
(among which he ranked protectionist doctrines) and of
leading the working chases into errors which they would
repent afterwards.
Mr. SLANEY briefly replied, and withdrew his motion.
DUTY ON CARRIAGES.

Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from tho coach-
, makers of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, complaining of the unjust
and unequal tax on carriages.
Sir DE L EVANS said be rose to ask leave to bring in a
bill for reducing the duty on carriages. The present duty
was most uncertain and arbitrary it was collected under a
variety of acts, by which carriages of various descriptions
were divided into 16 classes. These he proposed to reduce
to three, on which three different duties would be levied,
namely, 31. on all tour-wheeled carriages drawn by two or
more hones 21. on all four-wheeled carriages drawn by
one horse ; and IL on all two-wheeled carriages. At pre-
sent the tax was most oppressive. He had been pressed to
bring forward this motion by the coachmaken of the metro-
polis, the greater number of whom happened to reside
within the city he represented. Owing to the oppressive
nature of the duty on carriages let to hare, the number so
let was remarkably small. Though there were perhaps
1,000 coaehmakers in the kingdom, the aggregate number
of carriages let in 11460 was only 607, and last year
only 461. The amount produced by this branch of the
duty in those two years was 3,0411. and 2,7601., which
deducting the expellee of assessment sad collection
would probably_ not amount to 1,5001. nett. The tax was
at the rate of 61. per carriage for the year. The average
period of letting the carriages was only for three mouths in
the year ; and if they were even let but for a single day,
still the whole of the 61. most be paid. Under such a sys-
tem, no wonder that the trade was almost entirely de-
stroyed, For the last 13 years the produce of the tax,
which was in reality paid by the consumers, and not by the
coachmaken, had fallen off at the rate of about 10,0001. in
seek year, notwithstanding the vast increase of the popula-
tion and general commercial prosperity. Carriages
wore the only produce of manufacture in this country,
with the exception of hair powder, that paid an annual tax.
On the question being put,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
regretted that he could not agree to the motion of his hon.
and gallant friend. He admitted that the case had been
fairly stated, and that there was a good deal of what was
unsatisfactory in the present state of the law. (Hear,
' hear.) Of the ma .y parties who had interviews with him,
making for exemptions from particular duties, he must say
that none stated their ease more fairly or more clearly than
the coach proprietors. Whenever parties asked for an
exemption from taxation, and when he, in reply,
objected, on account of the loss which the revenue
would sustain, he was "generally told that he knew
nothing about the matter. (A laugh.) Thus when
he estimated the probable loss to the revenue from
the reduction of the stamp duties at 600,0001., he was
told that he greatly exaggerated the amount, and that the
bas would rot be half that sum. He therefore desired that
an account be kept of the loss on the first complete year.
That account was accordingly prepared, and it appeared
hem it that the loss was 497,0001. (Hear, hear.) Of
mans it would not be always possible to asks so very
somata an estimate, but it showed that the officers of the
revenue had greater facilitiesof arriving at a correct opinion
than others. (Hear, hear.) lie agreed that it was desir-
able to make some alteration in the mode in which this tax
was imposed. But this could only be effected in one of
two ways—either by submitting to a loss of revenue,
or to extend the tax to carriages which were
at resent exempt from the tee. If the latter
course were adepts& be believed it would greatly increue
the oppeithe Is the niesaure of his boa friend ; for when
be premed to knew ham the gentleness who acted as the
peleelaalszarterwohlattrieepueseliveblek wa
thee, ited upon him
oat gene-
ral sequisseense to the proposition of linpesing a duty of D.
on te=autzpreeent exempt from the deny, he could get
se M is
UMMA es the let He mien-
heal that e revenue would km WOOL if
the prepaid= of his honourable mad collard friend
wife agreed to, and with the present financial prospects,
and the uncertainty of the charge on account of the still
existing war in South Africa, be doubted whether ho could
afford to lose any sum whatever in the way of a remission
of taxation. He hoped, therefore, the house would support
him in resisting the motion of his hen. and gallant friend.
(Hear, hear.)
The motion was supported by Sir 0. Fiche% Mr. Ag-
lal Kr. W. Williams, and opposed by Sir G.
Strickland, Sir J. Walmesley, Mr. Ellis, and Mr. 0.
Thompson.
The house then divided—
For the motion 2-I
Against it
DUTY ON STAMP RECEIPTS..
__

Mr. the Ziisbra a this
house, the presets' stews lempomed apostle:elms shad, be
abolished." The boa. member used he had lamed that the
Chancellor of the Insbeivier wield Mewl( propose the re-
mission of the tax ea meal" the more so se the redactions
which he had previously earth& cut in the stamp duties
had proved a materiel relief to this anuttry, and therm was
every nisei to believe dad the immediate lam would NOM
be supplied. bedewed Net chic patiroakr tax was
open to more ladled *makes them de m* my ether
that could be mensi. The wont se all *As in
a tax was its being huh, to continual maim, end there
was no tax whist was mare constantly Wag evaded that
this air. Payments are frequently acknowledged le •
esenseendera is whisk we tem was paid. Whomever that
was ass a herd wee unedited mom the revenue, and
the palm Implisetei woes Sable to heavy penalties, bat
the miens of sielity bed so milehliehed the practice thst
in an bums amber ef inter= the malty was avoided.
Every sew sad thee ems melhstesees person war um-
Omitted cite the meembeleasse, sad this perm had to pay
the porky, the* he we met mere guilty this hundreds
of others. Now of a 0 the evils to whisk a tar could
be mimed this, be melatalnad, was the went; and in
saying that be wee bents out by very high authority.
Willa the lets Wm lishart Peel prepseed the repeal of the
meths ditty, be we se Ws reuse hr doing se the dirt of
easainnt amiss. (Wr. Hewn= sweld remesly
°elm efrziellefloOS WSS MIS sem sir
a rhe of mod* the tax oat reseinta. In erappert
of this view he might mouths the het of the small smart
of duty willed lie tat podased. Notwithetemlies the
Feat Mamie whialt was andimaells y Mk* pima i• the
umber of parows%itrere was pesitive emiaen die
meant received. total aassent predated la 11114 was
111147601. 180, 1850:071. ; it 1110 the eameat all rim

es 153,7681. la 1823 the net produce of the tax was 185,0001.
There could be no doubt that sines that period there had
been • great biomes. of population, and consequently in
the number of payments which were continually taking
place; and, therefore, the falling off was attributable
solely to the fact that evasions had been more and more
practised. Nut only, however, was the tax objectionable on
the ground of evasion, but on account of the impure mo-
tives which actuated those who gave information to the
commissioners of revenue of violations of the law ; and he
knew of no more odioas form of taxation than one
which led to such consequences. Amongst his own
constituency it had not unfrequently happened that
persons who were about to become insolvent, or
who were in difficulties, bad threatened to give in-
formation to the commissioners, in order to escape the
just payment of their debts. Ile had before him a letter
which presented a fair sample of the mode in which this
species of extortion was carried out. The writer, after oh-
serving that necessity made men detterste, informed the
party addressed that he had nix unstamped receipts of his,
which, if they fell into the hands of the commissioners of
stamps and taxes, would lead to the imposition of a penalty,
mid he requested that money might he sent to him by post,
to avoid this result. A similar letter was sent
to several persons, and was made the instrument '
of extorting money. This instance was not soli-
tary ; he knew of a variety of cases lof the same descrip-
tion, and nothing could tend more to render a tax unpopular
throughout the country.. In the City of London enormous
sums of money were transferred from heed to hand, in a
manner implying the greatest degree of confidence between
the parties ; and ono great cause of evasion was that the
demand of receipts would operate most prejudicially to per-
sons engaged in business. This was nothing new. In the
year 1828, the right hon. gentleman, the member for the
University of Cambridge, then C h ince Mr of tiie Exchequer,
observed that the practice, with regard to receipts, was made
a test of confidence. Ile (Mr. Headlam) held in his hand a
memorial from the Chamber of Commerce, at Liverpool,
in which it was observed that it was a sound guiding prin-
ciple
in legislation, that duties to which the public had long
continued to show a strong repugnance, and which were'
coustantly being evaded, should be formally abrogated.• It
appeared that from 1828 down to that day, the penalties
hail been enforced in consequence of in.ormation given by
informers. He had obtained a return of the amount pro-
duced by threepenny receipt stamps, end he found that in
the year 1848.9, although only 19,0001. was reel iced, there '
were no less than 119 prosecutions. He should not, how-
ever, have insisted so strongly on these points, were he not
able to suggest a mode by which the Chancellor
of the Exchequer might raise an equal amount of revenue,
not only without injury, but with positive benefit to the
public. The house was aware of the practice which pre-
vailed in London of paying bills by moans of crossed cheques.
Whenever that wss dune there was an evasion of the law,
and Mr. Boon Parke had by a recent judgment thrown
great doubt on the legality of the whole proceeding. What
could bo easier than for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to
give validity to a practice which had been found so be.ie-
ficial by imposing a stamp of a penny. The house was
also aware that the drawing of a cheque within
twenty miles of London upon a London banker
exposed the party toe penalty of Sol. lie would suggest
that in order to give validity to tho practice, there should
be a stamp of a penny or two-pence. These were two
modes by which the amount he proposed to have remitted
might be secured : and, having stated the evils of stamp
receipts, and proposed a substitute, he trusted the house
would agree to his motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was very
much afraid that if he were to assent to the repeal of this
tax on the grounds which had been stated, he would soon
have but few taxes left. They had long beard that certain
taxes pressed hard on particular interests, inter
fered with some process of manufacture, or di-
minished consumption, but almost the sole ground
on which his hon. friend had proposed the repeal of this tax
was, that people did not like to pay it. (Laughter.) The
house had very recently negatived the motion of the hoe.
member for Westminster with respect to the duty on car-
riages, and that motion was based, like the present one, on
the practice of evasion. Ile did not understand how the
enforcing a receipt could be a reflection on any mun's inte-
grity. The only objection that he could KT mu the objec-
tion to the payment of the tax. Looking over the list of
taxes, he did not think this was one of those which had the
first claim to repeal ; and the tendency of such demands as
the present ono was to compel the government to have re-
course to indirect taxation. lie confessed lie did not much
pity persons who incurred hardships by the evasion of the
law ; they had it in their powcrto protect themselves. (Hear.)
lie did not think that a grievance which could be got rid
of so cheaply i
; all that they had to do was to comply with
the law, and then they might set all the informers n the
world at defiance. Those, however, were the only grounds
on which the hon. and learned gentlemen lied moved fur
the reduction of the tax. He hardly thought the complaints
made against it were universal, fur the only complaints
which had come undo r his notice proceeded from the imme-
diate neighbourhood of the borough represented by the hon.
land learned gentleman and from the Society of Friends.
Looking at the working of this tax, and at the general scope
of taxation, he thought that 120,0001. or 150,0001. a year
might be much better applied to the remission or abolition
of other taxes than the stamp tax. The hon. and learned
gentleman had suggested the imposition of a small Hemp
on crossed cheques, and had expressed the opinion that
a large revenue might be derived from that source.
lie (Sir C. Wood) could not agree with the hon. and learned
gentleman. He could not see bow a revenue could be de-
rived from the stamps to be imposed on crossed cheques,
when the public, as the hon. and learned gentleman said,
evaded the payment of the stamp on receipts. He had not
yet heard Env suggestion likely to act on the consciences of
the public, and induce them to stamp any document ; and
he was afraid if he gave up the revenue derived from the
stamps on receipts, and relied on that to be derived from
the small stamp on crossed cheques now pro, he
should find the public just as unwilling to pay it ;w
and hon.
gentlemen in that house therefore, like the bon. and
learned member for Newcastle on the present occasion,
moving for its reduction or abolition. (Hear.) Ile must
therefore oppose the motion, and he trusted that the house,
as it had done once before in the course of tho evening,
would negative the proposition.
Mr. AGLIONEY accused Sir C. Wood of pursuing a
fallacy in treating this as a proposition to remit taxation,
whereas it was to improve the revenue, by substituting a
stamp which people would pay for one they evaded.
Mr. BROI HERTON thought that a uniform penny
stamp would be more popular as well as productive.
The house then divided, the numbers being :
Ayes 2B
Noes

MAIL CONTRACTS (AUSTRALIA).
Mr. FRENCH moved for copies of the contract entered
into with Mr. Walton for the carriage of the mails to
Australia; and of the contract for the carriage of the mails
to the West Indies and the Brazils, and of the tender made
by the Hest India Company for the performance of these
services. He found upon inquiry that the contract had not
been completed by the Admiralty, having been made con-
ditional on Mr. Walton gettieg a company together. No
security had been taken by the Admiralty. 'The recom-
mendations of the committee of last session had been dis-
regarded; for the Admiralty intended to run only a mail
once every two months from India to Australia, instead of
from the Cape—the most suitable route fur emigrants.
Other offers had been made to the Admiralty, by companies
possessed of funds and vessels, but that made by Mr. Wal-
ton had been accepted, whose company was yet unformed,
and who was very unlikely to complete his arrangements
by the 3rd of April, when the mail service was to begin.
If the Admiralty entered into this, they should have ewer-
tained whether there was a provision of coal, for he believed
if any vessels began the voyage on 3rd April, they must
stop at the Cape for want of coal. It would appear by the
papers he moved for that 200,0001. • year of the public
money had been unnecessarily spent on the West India
Steam Packet Company, for the last 20
.years. With re-
gard to the West India and Brasil service, he understood
that an offer had been made to perform for 80,0001. a year,
that which now cost2oo,oool.
Mr. COWPER thought if the hon. gentleman knew
more of the subject, he would not have made the
statements he had. In the first place be had spoken
of a conditional contract with Mr. Walton ; but the fact
was, the tender had been accepted some time ago,
and the articles of agreement framed ; but they had nut
been agreed ; the contract, therefore, was not legally exe-
cuted, but when it was the Admiralty would produce it.
As to the statement that there was no company in existence,
the fact was the company had applied for their charter to
the Board of Trade, which was ready to grant it, and was
at least provisionally registered, and they had bought two
screw vessel, of greet speed. As to the offer to perform for
80,0001. a year a service which now cost 240,0001., he (Mr.
Cowper) had never heard of it, and when the returns were
granted it would be found to be a mistake. With regard
to the contract for the Australian mails, the Admiralty had
accepted the lowest tender, and given every facility fur the
execution of the contract.

The motion was then agreed to.
_ _ THE MEGIERA.

Sir T. BARING, i;th;ab;;;CWof Admiral Bowles,
moved for the reports relating to the condition of the
Megora which the bon. and gallant admiral had moved for
early in tha evening and then withdrawn.
'POPULATION OF BOROUGHS.

Lord D. STUART moved an eddrese for return,
in columns, showing—l. The names of the boroughs enu-
merated in the second column of Schedule B in the Par-
liamentary Representation Bill. 2. The number of houses
rated to the relief of the poor at and above 51. in each of
such boroughs. 3. The population of such boroughs at the
last census. 4. "The names of towns to be added to
boroughs," as given in the third column of the same
schedule. 6. The number of houses rated to the relief of
the poor at and above 51. in each of such towns, exclusive
of such places as are proposed to be excluded in
the fourth column of the same schedule. 6. The popula-
tions of such towns, exclusive of the places proposed to be
excluded. 7. The tutal number of houses rated at W. and
upwards in each borough and town, or part of town, pro- I
ported to be added. 8. Total population of such borough
and town, or part of town, proposed to be added. 9. The
number of members to verve for each of said boroughs.
Also, I. The names of the boroughs not enumerated in
Schedule B. 2. The number of houses rated to the relief
of the poor at and above 61. in each of such boroughs. 3.
The population of such boroughs by the last census. 4.
The number of members to serve for each of such bo-
mush..
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there
was no objection to rive the information required by his
noble friend, but he hoped he would nut press his motion
In its prevent shape. A portion of the information would
be given in returns moved for by his right hon. friend the
Home Secretary. He hoped his noble friend would not
toots for what would only bo duplicate returns.

Sir B. HALL said his noble friend did not wish for du-
plicate returns ; but the map moved for ny the Mei mim.
bar for Manchester would only show the relation b to
boroughs by the places that were to be incorporated with
them. Whereas what his noble friend wanted to koo,o
try
what was the number of s'. householders in the ditlbrent
aggregation of boroughs.
Sir U. OItHY said his lion friend was under a misap-
prehension with regard to the information which would be
laid on the table at the request of the hon. 'needier for
Manchester, u the mop not wily couteined the relative
distances of the pieces to be added to boroughs, but the
whole of the information now sought tor, so is,
it was in the possession of the gm runient, with
regard to the se. usaes.nneut ; but it was impos-
sible to afford that information with accuracy now
because the boundaries were not yet fixed. It would be
better for the noble lord to wait a few day. to see what in-
formation was given, and if he required an}thing turtlrc
he could move tor it.

.„.
Lord D. Sift; Aftl agreed to wait fora few days, but if
the information he required were not supplied, his rigid
hon. friend must pardon him if he again made a motion an
the subject.
The motion was then withdrawn.
PARLIAMENTARY ItEFORII DILL (IRELAND).
'lids bill Willi brought in, read a first time, una eared
to be crud a second tune on Friday, 27th.
I'ARLIAMENTAItY REFOItAI (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was brought in, read s flirt time, and onlrred tY
be read a @mond time on Friday, 27th.
Tltl LAW OE EVIDENCE (SCOTLAND) LILL.
This bill was brought in and read a first time, and
The house adjourned at 11 o'clock.

BUSINESS OF THE ROUSE OF COINIONS.
(Tms DAY.)
ORDERS OF TIIE DAY.
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come tat, to take into their consideration the art :e4
e. 60, by which the Lout Tat Act was tn,ulc per.
petuel.
Sir J. PAIL INGIToN —Committee to inquire into th • pre-
sent system of punishing juveuile criminals in tlii.
Mr M. to enable local dis•riet, in Ei.iel„,;,l
and Wales to establish free schools tor smut sr lawn:eh

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY M.

YEsTERDAY we warned the country that the pica
for a local conscription was only preliminary to a re.
vival of the old general militia spieni, and b. farceur
paper had been many hours in circulation, Lord PAL.
sitaisTirs rose in his place in the House of Coiarnicis to
give notice that he should move the omission of the
word" local" from the militia proposition of the Price
Minister—thus justifyin., our anticipations before,
the ink that conveyed them' to the public was well
dry. The ex-Foreign Secretary is just the mm to
enter warmly into such a question, and as it is likely
to give rise to very interesting parliamentary dis-
cussions, and to lead to highly important national m-
oults, let us inquire into the nature of the force Lord
PALMIALSIoN would have LLD revive.

The laws by which the regularmilitia is consti-
tuted have been patched and altered so frequently
that we can only be guided to a judgment upon that
body by the character it assumed (Junin; the last war.
It was then looked upon as a defensive force, to be
valuable in case of actual invasion, but it only dif-
fered from the line in this respect, that it vrasiriot to
be liable to service abroad, and that it was to he re-
cruited through the medium of the ballot, instead of
by bounty. But the recruiting by ballot was far
from being effective, for government being obliged to
take cognizance of the injury which would be
inflicted upon society by such a rule being
strictly enforced, allowed those who had
been drawn by ballot to find substitutes.
This caused the establishment of clubs, and to a
competition between these clubs and the govern-
ments as to who should get most recruits. The clubs
were insurance offices, to which every man who paid
a certain sum was entitled to look for a substitute if
he should be drawn, and the government and the
clubs bid against the other for men—the autho-
rities requiring large numbers of recruits, to fill the
constant vacancies caused by a long and sanguinary
war. The consequence was that enormous bounties
had to be given, and many of those who enlisted
even received bounties twice ;—first of all, becoming
substitutes, they received a bounty from the clubs;
and, after having entered the militia, they obtained
a second bounty for enlisting into the line --a system
of recruiting equally costly both to the public and the
executive. In fact, the militia was, and can be,
nothing more or less than an expensive nursery
for the line, and even at its high price, a bad
nursery, for a recruit joining his regiment, quickly
becomes accustomed to the system carried on, whilst
a recruit from the militia,—taneving himself really a
soldier,—finds he has first all his militia manners to
unlearn, and then to get used to the strict discipline
of the line. This evil in old timer, arose front the
militia being generally quartered in large towns,
and billeted on innkeepers, so that the men could not
be kept under the eye of the officer. Such was and
always will be the unavoidable evil, each time the
regular militia is embodied. It was seriously divested
of interior economy and real discipline or subordi-
nation, without which qualities soldiers, whether
they be of the line or of the militia, are comparatively
useless, if not dangerous.
The regular militia was therefore of but little
use, except as giving a large number of home regi-
ments without having to pay the bounty money for
them, and when this militia numbered some hundreds
of thousands, and bounties ran high, this was re-
garded as a considerable saving ; but whether it would
not have been better to add temporarily to the line
is a question which admits of discussion. The eco-
nomy of militia to the nation is also very doubtful, and
it may be suggested that paying extra sums
towards the treasury might not be so great a bur-
den as to pay ten, twenty, thirty, or forty guineas
for a substitute. Then as to its efficiency, it was
found in practice that evety man who was
a soldier in heart volunteered into theline,—those left
in the militia being, in a military sense, only the
worst men. This alone prevented the militia officers
from taking much pride in their men or regi-
ment; for government countenanced the system of
desertion, as it might be termed, in every possible way.
Recruiting sergeants from lino regiments made the
taverns around the militia billets riotous with
drunken recruits, and every militia man having
the prospect open to him of going into the line cared
little for what acts of insubordination he had com-
mitted, as by volunteering he freed himself from Pu-
nishment. Ihe Duke of WELLINGTON, writing to
BATIIUItST, in 1813, quotes the example of one mili-
tia regiment which he had himself commanded, and
states :—" I found that regiment to be so entirely
divested of interior economy and real discipline and
subordination, that, however well the soldiers may
be disciplined as far as regards their exercise and
movements, yet a large militia army would be
useful in the field for little more than a momentary
exertion."

The interior economy of a line regiment now-a-
days is carried to such perfection that it would lie
impossible to keep up a militia regiment at less es:-
penile than an equal number of regulars—a sub-
ject worthy of consideration. Rut another great
change has occurred since the last war. t,oldiers
used to enlist for life, and remained in tho
line till they got too old or sickly to sem
any longer, when they were pensioned otf.
At present they enlist for ten years; but they
have to re enlist before getting a pension, which
they are only entitled to after twenty-one years set.
vice. The creation of the pensioner corps is cer-
tainly a step in the right direction ; but aS the's)
men are aged, and, for the most part, are the
solo
support of large families, it is both advisable and
economical to the nation that the duty of such pen-
shiners should be restricted to garrison towns. They
could fight within walls just as well as the line;
and that is their proper occupation. For the
field another class are wanted. As the eiili,t-
ment is limited to ten years, why should not certain
battalions of veterans be instituted conmosed. el
soldiers who have completed their ten years servite,
these battalions becoming the British anny of re-
merve, to remain in England. It may be objecbd