The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-17 00:00:00

TRIBUNALB OF COMMERCE.

Yesterday a meeting of the friends of the move-
ment for the establishment of Tribunals of Commerce was
held t the London Tavern, for the purpose of organising a
sub-committee to promote the object of the association,
Mr. MOHTAOUR GORR, M.P., in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said that, though not engaged In trade
himself, he felt the great advantage that must accrue to the
trading community, and to all classes of the country gene-
rally, Ivy making law proceedings less onerous. He incul-
cated the necessity of union if they wished to succeed.
They did not meet to find fault with any one, but
to inquire whether there were not certain legal
obstacles which, if removed, would prove • great
benefit to the community. This was the object of the
Society for the Establishment of Tribunals of Commerce ;
but in order that they might be established on • satisfac-
tory basis it would be necessary that the feeling of the pub-
lic should be decidedly expressed in their favour. He
should therefore recommend that petitions be prepared, end
sent to the next parliament, asking for their establishment.
It would also be necessary to inquire into the success of
tribunals of commerce wherever they were established.
He found that such courts were established in Bremen,
Home, Russia, Prussia, Wurtemberg, Sardinia, Malta,
France, and other countries. In France all incr.
motile disputes were settled by these tribunals ;
in fact, all cases that mom oat of the rcde
de Commerce. If similar tribunate were established
in this country it would be necessary to have a
code of commercial taw, according to which their proceed-
ings would .be regulated. He thought that greet pod
would result from the revision and simpliticatim of their
commercial laws. No one was more ready then Ise was to
admit the general ability and the great industry of lawyers.
but it not untrmquetitly happened that they fell into great
error from their ignorance of the nature of trade. Great
evil sometimes arose also from paying too greet a deference
to precedents. These evil would be removed if practical
men bad to deal with the cases as they immediately came
before them. He would support by every means in his
power the establishment of tribunals of commerce in this
country. (Cheers.)
Mr. LTxl observed that a memorial in favour of the

establishment of tribunals of commerce was aigued by 1,000
of the mercantile arms of London. (Hear.) The chair-
man had alluded to the necessity of union, and he had the
pleasure of informing them that the differences of opinion
which prevailed between some of the friends of this move-
ment no longer existed, and hoped that they would now go
forward as a perfectly united body to secure the object
which they bad in view. He proposed the following gen-
tlemen as the future executive committee:—Mr. George
Jackson, Mr. H. H. Leicester, Mr. F. Hart, Mr. J. Fisher,
Mr. T. Aston' Mr. T. Lee, Mr. C. R. Richardson, Mr.
Hyde Clarke, Mr. E. H. Lindo, and Mr. T. Francis. These
gentlemen would form an unpaid executive of merchants,
and, considering how vs/liable their time must be to them,
they must (-el strongly on this subject when they under-
took such a duty.
Mr. (Jazzy, in seconding the motion, advocated the ne-
cessity of codifying their commercial laws, and establishing
a ti ihunal of commerce to carry them out.
Mr. E. B. Loveu. supported the motion, which was
carried unanimously.
A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro-

MINES.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The market for mining sharer remains firm, and
an upward tendency is generally manifested, although
business, owing to the causes referred to by us on
former occasions, is not brisk. There was consider-
able demand to-day for Wheal Brewer, Great Wheal
Alfred, Alfred Consols, and South Tamar shares.
The prices at which sales have been made are re-
potted to us as follows by the most respectable
brokers and dealers, but due allowance must be made
for the wide margin frequently existing in this
variable market as between buyer and seller:
—Great Alfred, 19, 1, 20; Clive, 61, ; Kil-
bricken, 41, 3; South Tamar, 31, lex div. ;
Drakewalls, 61; North Buller, 71 ; West Alfred
Consols, 23; Mary Ann, 44 ; East Seton and
Maud, 81.
There are few transactions offering in the gold
mining shares, and prices show no symptom of rally-
ing. Ague Friu were flatter again and closed 1
dis. to par, which is also the quotation for Nouveau
Mrndes. It is rather singular that although we are
daily chronicling the arrival in our ports of vessels
bringing extensive remittances of Australian gold,
no inquiry for shares in the colonial gold mining
adventures is experienced, and, in some instances,
the depreciation is as much u 7s. 6d. to 10s. dis. on
the 11. share. Australian Consols are quoted 1 dia.
to par; Melbourne, par to prem.; Yuba River,
3.16 to 6-16 prem. ; Royal Australian Mining, 1 dis.
to par ; Britannia, / dia. to / prem.
Cobre shares again rose 10s. to-day, and English
and Australian copper smelting shares were rather
better.

THIS DAY.

Two o'Ciocz,

The gold mines are steady, and X;
and Port Philips are rather better I
been bought at prem. Liberty she
at / to 1 prem. Yuba River are
prem.
Cobre shares have risen to 381. Co

RAILWAYS.
THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocc.
The railway market is well supported Soon after
the opening of the market an attempt was made to
put down prices upon the strength of the less fa-
vourable comparison of the traffic returns with those
of last year, which embraced Whitson-week, and the
prices of some descriptions slightly declined, includ-
►ng Caledonians, Cheat Northern., North British,
and South Buterns. The market is now firmer
again, however, a disposition to support quotations
being generally observable.
French shares are quiet.

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