The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-27 00:00:00

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE AMEND-

KENT OP THE LAW.
Ins enlist?", general mottiog of this society took
*see last evening at the society's rooms is Regent-dreet ;
Mt. YAWS in the chair.
The "abject brought under diseuesin was that et the re-
poet it the committee on the law of. partnenhip, the questiou
easing to which had brie adjourned hem the lest men ring.
The report stated, "That the committee led dismissed the
question referred to them at mash keg*, and that the
of the majority was in lemur et eilowieg the forma-
-211:1:7' peetnershipe is which the reepedearlity est et rtain of
the parinere shall be limited le the ammiat of capital agreed
le be advanced by them, ash" emelt vastrietMos so may seem
desirable for the preventing otheml." They them proposed
the foil ieript resolution': la
I. 110 added& M the heurelli et partnenhip,
whisk NAP the Man Ode ensemilds cal sedge pertain ean.
Immo masted. penile who NM no man shwe Si as bedew%
est ewes d peopmml le set partesee,shaubt be elis Si n-
owise "bet Stift Si the of cagieli speed Si be advanced
by ihens.
L That the meow et Monsters or wath parnentti sad the
Gm otermsd Si he menaced by the the
4 be
that a prim davit ass allowed to take say actin
met in tbe inemgewent Otte inn.
4. Ted nen Mow pram Medi be ranked torizoory.d.the
menet admit le ahem/ Mm eelie Ems le
5. Um so MOM be /rated le dideleh the
asteems west se =by la
hiss.
O. UM a limiest prime retie* teem the gerlasealp Medd is..
tiw liotb Y lands/ ash. lammed *NW hie essikomme Si the
partasseldp hes haft purled sessidlog Si the melegy sf Jsiat-
meg esawsied
lbse he MIN viohtteis et any et the ahem redder by •
Meted pwisw theele oaten' him to italtiehed toosedlelle.
Teat mensitlee wish as, to 'epee., their 'pinks that
tb seasemides ed the spades of partner-kip esseemplated
by the arm reedutime 'hound he aseempeated by Inserted
ihdlities f r the adludtraties K qesesisee imid.nt to part-
ied* aid he OS aisiaistrades M paelfeeship property
is MOM, et yes the wiattlag up of partnerships ;
Ike the iimeleseiss of which the neat set for wind iag
joiatoteek eempeales appears likely to pave the way.
They are ef opinion, abo, that the trend et misconduct of
passes la Oak eseastersial editions requite to be checked
=AM the law of debtor and creditor, and by
mere adequate to the end than the mere denial
conideates or the other mesas now is hem."
Mr. SYMONDS suggested that every partnership es
amesmaridite should he registered io some public udice, rich
me now misted with reference to joint-week companies. But
the mode of registerieg which he should propene was not
the same as that sow is we, but of a more simple
ekaramer. The proems should be carried out in gime
camas ism, similar to the pigs adopted in the ad-
vertisements el legumes composite. He ale Drop• sad that
the swam every partnership en consteareslite should be
published neauelly in • list similar to the law list. New
memyeable might, however. he formed is the interim, and
Memillea sepplemeatal lists might be issued quarterly; and
be wail suggest that the y should be treated in the "ante
mow as the eselificates of attorneys for the law list. The
expedase is those lists might be defrayed by ease fee apes
the meditake ; but such asp era of registration would be
way imemplete without mute court of referent', to which
questions relative tocompanies might be referred. He also
thought that in all eases et failure inquiry !Matra take place
into the came of failure—that the smatter should be rep: dried
to the Beard of Trade, and that the Attorney-O.neral
should be Instructed to Foments.
lir. W. HAW ES made some observations against the ar-
guments pat forth la the report and afterwards enaloted
the priomples suggested by Ile. Symonds. Ate to the Atter-
sey-Oattr+l being called open to proem nte in all met
ham, he thought such a state of Map was impracticable,
as it was almost imporsible in courts ol joshes to trove gam
tress of mercantile fraud.
Yr. Commissioner FANE objected to all them epeeist
provideas which had been introduced into the rilert, Us
wished Si advocate one broad intelligible peisciple, by whit
say penes who possessed capital, not engaged is lie sown
besiosso. should be at liberty M mega in nay ether putuelt
which his prudence might suggest. The teeth:doss pro-
posed were, he thouykt, open to mush obiectios, kw, in his
*akin, partnerships could only be earned on wi h advan-
=here entire freedom was allowed ; and it must be ad-
that all large companies coasisted of the aided of
small mesa. for ace common result.
, The Jiammion was prolonged for some time, several gem
Sleama addressing the meeting in favour of the report, and
others against the adoption of the matemplated change. in
the law of partnership.
The goestosn that the septet be remind was then put
diaa the sham, and was egnied.
The tee Mown, verehtleas were also serried :
"set Ye rob of Slialik twirl Mitch pulaws w waste la any
OMesmt by the mall swedes et the gpreensemit, to thole the
amull st Mew IMlWitetio florapossolo tree la the bras=
is lbeftsmoegakeemeneement.
UM time tsbosaresa hissesonist or orb= Mews as part-
=r oomiamilao—asiojeoontlooo being takes camas" any
Awe at M-11111141 FS amitosis.
The meeting din Opened.

FINANCIAL REFORM.
MEETING AT CIRENCESTER.

On Monday a public melting of the formers end
isoeirocen of too surrounding rosatry, comprisiag gentle-
men of the counties of Welts sad Gloserester, was held at
Cir. wester, to petition parliameat fee the repeal of the malt
and hap duties, end " for the revision and equalisation of
local tondos generally." D. Bowuw, Bog., presided.
Sir 11. HICKS BEACH proposed the /get resolution as
Mows
Doak erwsgusess ei the JAM. /SIMI Wilda% tbearkid.
tarot worse of tilleomisi einem! to s mem st vormors
=awl widest thesaid of woe regrodlel neenow mot
be Involved la aln.
The speaker esalestiled that it was heossdlis that the
INN& sidealmehle smell esupste with the hygiene' es
keg as the Wades opus these wee me great
r. HOYYUIIOiI wereaded the resolution. He did set
expo thee all Use alerts of the agricultural party scabbed
Weida lore the eldest of obtaining a repeal of the salt tax
ia the pewit mask bet ho nevertheless urged that it
well be pads se kseparetir agitation, or it would be add
that Ihe /mai was set
The reseletios was put to the nesting, sad carried
imedsessaly.
&v. W. HIINTLBY moved :

elm Se wok em mom ultb mime ovierky am the Mil and
warn if Or NW& Mem mil mem tee amibet d ft emirs
leameloommemity.milmlioa isped (Sas sere torso h decidedly
as Slides aOMatIS pm e
if elm ems lomeepora grain
while tam* oimMoi oem &Ay r wastar.
TM ewe. madomao aN, use Mat the as tam had bees
temes'ed, as all periodos was removed, they bed a claim
to memideratioa. He shoaled a repeal of the malt tax, as
Miry to eosteibile lo the iserel sad oriel bapro ureat of
the rhombi draw, by imbibe thew to brow Erb ewe
leer, es is /maw doer. sod thus issiging than inn the
sat--iartia of the bessilipggzit.hop=ithe severity
of why of aides await the est that, ia
these natio everything yr yielded to rifirsar and
shy. The hums had bees quiet ling ease h, aid it
sew quite bre for
(me to bestir themselves kw their own
prolesties )
Mr. WELLS oretoded the resolades, which was carried
noir araly.
Resehtione were peened Sc, the adoptisamesinf Wass to
bathhouses of parliament* is sapped de
Sir W. COOKING TON, LP., Mimi the meeting,
esprering the vault/miss whisk 111 bad sealed Ma to
&read the reetng that day, is order ie be aMe to her a
Ink sprits of the tooling* el kis austraints as this in-
rquisitor Err oar be bat the herrar if *lra
paramiterest he bad inbreed every apparanshg whisk hot
bees afforded his sf voting for a roper Millie mait Ys. sot
sew that the queers was mere periaintly bdlw her he
weld WI say hole bed is any degree altered 114,166a—
m the cornier?, the priesition of the sirs laws berg done
away with he thought there was sddlYasi mesa hr seeing
that repeal, sad he refined to a wrest fir Jere ihaltsr,
whoa that bee baronet had, es a hiseseles os the abolitions
of the sera laws, said that if shies laws were abolished it
world he sesswery to sheikh the malt an ales ; sad yet ho
(Sir W. Ceergra) had as halt that if the quids& were
to sere to a veto Mr haw Orbrawoold be herd No
his wee *grad dist repeal, se begsralp did they Sad his.
members expreffsg inspires so an oW ef squabs, aid
yetis, ea he ether side.
The Marquis of WORCESTER, M P., also briefly ad-
hered the meeting in saprirt of the 'beadles of the malt tax.
A vete of %kaiaks to the Chairman Wooed the proceedings

IRELAND.
THE LO!DONDEKILY

The prisoners, Ales. James. eapois,
and Malmo Crawford, maim, wen elm la Mee to the
jury at the Derry Meet Ise shadily. ea the Lt Deeember,
regiionad the high roes in du jaruptssies a the Alp,jw
, usralt eue Hamra Dram awl Oben, sod Ira
rased her death, by daring her mil Were in a plus on
lead ras Loodearkrry steamer, vben they had not a
graleraasy of air to preserve ; sod Oak while there,
As odd mum neeleeted to pay ha mad others proper
atteallea=ad raereby mei the death of the said
Hawk
Afar a peobeek trial, which lasted for two days, Jades
Tome pasesaied to Mee* jury. He would mud
die jury la Mist ben *dr mime all idle couvereatioa
that they any law bosed upon the subject, aid to ap-
pee& be is edgetisa as ilattisodi suer heard a word
ram the natter predsue to *at bra. Than was
as doubt at all bra du Imes and the lum bead,
muld seat but he Masted Irj
flat bad awned ea MI Se I. aratlmidntiC
their great mad perms* duty would Ira to be
ratogetber by the edam ef the ransom wad piled
pommies awl Mem Tke raga wait Yob the
erbium at losakard ley tke law of as am
UM the jury:- Prim 0411111.• rielisi Ike the ra-
ins% heel eistlesea skilled in amilled Moira it woo
evident that the grett duty of my era
of a vowel
Mtle gum his shiporbirk ma tbe doe impbee that
Ke used be sued dos Iwo el all en bud aro said
This is • issitift wide k ray vault oduly Meal% Ed
It Auld be to Mt • =Wee of deep enelleadlan ; 111..
Ala Ns owe, ft mauled rasa tie eirideoie fat Ibis
had uableased ble poet at the bola traisek all So
; aid that, whoa Ilhe Ike Me loud d
=roe lest M salbudeo. brawrag poralea
am yes plated fa, be did mat as to liMN bat ea
of the Twat Si es de*, earl asease win ns.
aid usiddid eani e muse m._ /s wum b.
wax et meritistaills kr *an dos farm sie
areirkkg kis pod Ad Md. Nap *OS lavelit:
worm Time Wen yea= allselligle toe dim see jese,

. So
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and he was sure they world investigate them fully and die-
passionately. The learned judge thin went through tie'
evidence of several of the witnesses striation, and said, if
you are convinced by the evidence of the witeerses that the
captain and crew did 1U in their power to save the ship and
those entrusted to their care, you will acquit them.
The jury retired for about three-quartets of an hour, and
esteemed with a verdict of " Not guilty."
The karsed judge said eat his learned colleague Ur.
Steil bed req_uerted Lim to state that he fully concurred with
him (hedge Termite) in the "sadist they bad brought in.
boa COaTeitati, a thee teak "Ism between 00 counsel
fir the defence and Jed. Tons" whisk had been called
forth by several messeialle addreensi In the judge from
parties who sought to get their posagermeney, which they
stated they had lest, to enable them to go to America
The judge said that the 'representative of the crown
solicitor, Kr. 1111`Mabou, had kindly consented to irquire
into the memorial., sad to coommuoicete with the Glasgow
Steam Packet Company ou the netjeet.—Sclunders's News
Letter.