The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.)

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The &Mama took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Coventry Market-house Bill, and the Pembsoke
Township Bill, were read • third time and passed.
STATUTE LABOUR ROADS AND BRIDGES
(SCOTLAND) FULL.
Sir J. OGILVY moved the second reading of this bill, the
object of which he stated to be to enable districts in Soot-
lad to raise oontribatious by means of a new assessment for
the mestroction of roads, and to provide for their manage-
ment.
Mr. JOHNSTONE did not desire to interfere with the
permissive character of the bill ; but he wished to
suggest whether power might not be given to trustees to
vary the proportion of the assessments to be laid upon land-
owners, so 11/1 practically to enable landowners to la 7 •
heavier rate on themselves when they wished to effect im-
provements in the districts. Hs trusted his hon. friend
would take this suggestion into consideration.
Mr. BLACKBURN did not object to the second reading
of the bill, with some minor ameadmenta, but he much
doubted whether any part of the bill ought to be permissive.
Sir A. AGNEW supported the second reading, and
thought the house were much indebted to the exertions
of his hon. friend (Sir J. Ogilvy).
Sir J. FERGUSSON also supported the bill At the
same time be agreed that it was incumbent upon the house
to see that • new tax was not laid upon public bodies who
were already obliged to contribute
Sir E. COLEBMOOKE hoped his hon. friend would not
listen to any enggeetion offered to him to make tds4 bill a
compulsory immure. (Hear, hear.)
After some further dispassion the bill was read • second
time.

-----SrATUTII LABOUR ROADS AND BRIDGES
(80(YrLAND) TRANSFER BILL.
Sir .1. OGILVY moved the wood reading of this bill,
which referred to the teamster of the managerneet of
roads and bridges in boroughs is Scotland to the loos!
authorities.

IbeiilTwan after a brief conmnation, read a second
time.

JUDGMENTS,, &a., LAW AMENDMENT

Mr. I3rffiliEDol;Xi the second reading of
this bill, which, as many honourable members knew,
commanded the assent of nearly the whole of the texas
profession. The object of the measure waste plaoerosl pro-
perty upon the ame footing as personal property with regard
to the operation of jodgmenta, and thus to obviate the ne-
ceedty which existed at present of.inaking searches for judg-
ment& The amount of judgments recorded during the year
and ten months, as shown by a return which had been moved
for himself, was no lees than 3,051. Of this number
1,894, or Is than three-fifths, were for sums under 200 i.
Lord St. Leonardo, in his invaluable work on " Vendors and
Purchasers," said that merely case of a sale, without ex-
ception, there ought to be a search for judgments.
[Len sitting.]

ROYAL MAIL STE4M-PACFET COMPANY.

(THIS DAT.)

This day the ordinary general meeting of share-
holden; was held at the London Tavern; Centel* Italicize
in the chair.

—Tin report having been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN in MODimir its adoption said that there was
an increase in the met year over the year 1861 of 12,0001.,
but on the other had the charge upon the repairs and m-
eowed account was unusually heavy. The amounts in con-
sequence exhibited a balance to the debit of 6,4641. In as
*mimes with the plan adopted last year, the sum 0f12,1411.
wee carried to the reserve fund, which now amounted to
23,3181. This and probably a sum would be required
to make good the lose on the sale of old ship., and their
replacement by DOW ones. The old ships would be gold at
the earliest opportunity. The large net rose ems ci the year
ambled the directors to set snide 70,0001 as a special reserve
fund to meet the heavy lose which they had menu to fear
would be sustained io connexion with the anion made in
working the Australian mail serene on aosenat of the
European and Asa:Wien Company, which advances that
company would probably be able to repay. Her 11.=
government bad met their claim in a fair and just
allowing the compaor 15,7891. &me the Ices of the Para-
matte, the only anions loft which the director had to
report was on this occasion in the ore id the Amu which
had been stranded in Wm Bay. Happily the sib; of the
ship stood at only 14,0001. oa the censpeny's books. Tire
conduct of the officers end men is the occasion was most
praiseworthy. Sims the lan wrest* the company entered
into a contract for the Woes India sea service for six
and for the Brasil service for seven yearn The Weedy
for the former was 172,9141., and for the latter 33,5001.,
making altogether 206,4141. The eggnepte was len by
62,8291- than the sum remised aides the present eentenot ;
bat, en the other hand, the mileage travelled was lees by
41,3041., is OOMMMiIIeMe• of the skenelonmeat of the Hoe.
duns route and the DAMS between Grey Town and New-
field.. The imurance fund wee in .so satisfactory a con-
dition that the directors in compasses recommended a

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divideed of 21. pee share abeedy paid. (Bear, beer.)
Admiral WHIM( seconded Was modes.
Dr. BiArria expressed his satisfaction at the report, but
hoped the directors would not launch forth into any ex-
travagance in ship-bnilding under a contract of mx yearn
(Hmr, hear.)
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The mottos wee put sad adopted unanimously.
Mr. LOWMAN proposed sod Mr. FIBIIIIL seoonded a MO-
luting' for increeming the remuneration of the director from
2,0001. to 3,0031., which was unanimously adopted.
The retiriog directors were re-elected.
The other formal business having been traulacted, the
proeeedinp terminated with the °anal vote of thank' to the
chairman.