The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-04 00:00:00

THE PANIC IN THE HIDE AND LEATHER

TRADE.

Two o'CLocw.

The funds this morning experienced an improve-
ment of per oent., hut have since returned to the
closing quotations of yesterday. Little business is
going forward. The share markets are firm.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter; were quoted
&Mr. 600., being rather more than i per cent. better
than on Monday.

Consols are officially marked 934 and 4, ex div., for
the account (July 10). The present quotation is 934 to
4. The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cents. Reduced, 934, 4 ; New Three per
Cents., 934, 4; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. " enfaced"
rupee paper, 102; Indian Four per Cent. De-
bentures, 1858, 984 ; ditto 1859, 984 ; India
Bonds, 55., 95., 45., die. ; Indian Five per Cent.
stook, 1859, for account, 1044, ex div.
An improvement of about 4 per cent. has taken
place in Turkish Bonds. The Loan of 1854
is quoted 774 to 78, and that of 1858,
804 to 4. In other foreign stocks there
has been scarcely any business. Sales are
recorded as follows: Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1853, 44, ex div. ; Turkish Six per
Gents., 1858, 804; ditto, for account, 604 ;
ditto Guaranteed Four per Cents., for account,
1024.
The scrip of the new Russian Loan is quoted par
be 4 prem.

It has been stated that Mr. Henry Lafone,
tanner, of Liverpool, has stopped payment
We are glad to be able to state iu the most explicit
manner that the report is entirely false.

The hide and leather trade continues in a most
disorganised state. The failure of Messrs. Streat-
feild, Lawrence, and Mortimore has produced a
great sensation throughout the metropolis and the
provinces ; and we have to add a long list of houses
which have just stopped, being either directly de-
pendent upon Messrs. Streatfeild and Co., or
otherwise involved. Amongst these are the fol-
lowing :—Mesars. W. and C. M. Mundy, tanners,
of Manning-street, Bermondsey ; Mr. T. H. Morti-
more, of Andover ; Mr. H. Hacker, tanner, of
Bermondsey ; Mr. Arthur Waring, .hide and skin
merchant, of Fenchurch-street and Locks-fields ;
Mr. John G. Sullivan, boot and shoe manufac-
turer, of the Borough ; Messrs. K and J. Clarke,
of Kidderminster; and Mr. Daniel Carpenter, tanner
and coach currier, of the New Kent-road. The
liabilities of Mr. H. Hacker and Mr. A. Waring
are said to be about 30,0001. ; those in the other
instances above mentioned will, it is feared, prove
more considerable. Other houses in London and
the provinces are believed to have succumbed, but
we withhold the names until the statement is fully
confirmed. It appears that the liabilities of Messrs.
Smith, Patient, and Smith will amount to some-
thing like 200,0001. ; those of Messrs. J. Herbert
Smith and Co., to 180,000/. ; and those of Mr.
W. G. Gibson, of Godalming, to 150,0001. These
three stoppages were mentioned in the Express
of yesterday. The assets in the two latter in-
stances are believed to be of considerable amount.
It is a remarkable fact that about a dozen of the
London banks and discount establishments prove to
be holders of acceptances on the failed firms ; and
the amount in several instances is large. The Bank
of England, it may be proper to mention, are
covered by securities which they hold. We do not
see that any good would arise from publishing the
list of the establishments involved. The extent of
the facilities for obtaining acoommodation in Lon-
don may be inferred from the number of holders of
acceptances of the principal house that has fallen,
none of whom seem to have had an idea of the
number of discount accounts opened by the firm
with other establishments, or that many of the bills
offered represented merely a renewal of previous
obligations. The character of the management of
several of these establishments is of the highest
clam It is but too evident that the basis upon
which the leather trade has rested has long been
most precarious, owing to the extension of the
transactions far beyond the point warranted by the
capital of the firms engaged. Numerous members
of the trade have hung upon each other, and more
especially upon the one great house ; hence the ex-
tent of the crash.

The full effect of these wide-spread embarrass-
ments has probably not yet been received from the
provinces. One of the most serious features in
connexiog, with the liquidation is the depreciation
which must take place in the value of hides, leather,
and other stock-in-trade, through the attempted
realisation of so enormous a mass of property.
This process must be carried through with great
care. No operations took place yesterday in leather,
buyers holding aloof and the market being
paralysed ; but English hides, being forced for
sale, have experienced the serious fall of from 30
to 40 per cent. from the prices previously current.
The market for foreign hides is, as yet, compara-
tively little affected.
The following aro the circulars issued on behalf
of Mr. W. G. Gibson, of G(xlalming, and Messrs.
J. Herbert Smith and Co., of Bermondsey

3, Moorgateatreet, KC., London, July 3, 1860.
We regret to inform you that ()sip; to the serious de-
pression in the leather trade, Mr. W. 0. Gibson. of God-
aiming, has been compelled to suspend his payments. His
books have been placed in our hands, and we shall be pre-
pared to submit a statement of his affairs to his creditors in
• short three.
We shall be obliged by your forwarding to us the par-
ticulars of your claim, and of any bills or other securities
you may hold.—We are, your most obedient servants,
QUILTIII, BALL, JAY, and Co.
3, Moorgateetreet, &C., London, Jule 3, 1860.
You will already have become aware of the suspension of
Messrs. J. Herbert Smith and Co., of Wdd's-rents, Ber-
mondsey, consequent on the serious looses they have sus-
tained. Their books have been placed in our hands, and a
statement of their affairs, which we are preparing, will be
submitted to the creditors at the earliest possible moment.
We shall be obliged by your forwarding to us the particulars
of your claim, and of any bills or other securities which you
may bold.—We are, your most obedient 'crenate,
QUILTER, BALL, JAY, and CO.
A meeting was held on Monday in London of the
creditors of Messrs. R. and H. Draper, tanners, of
Kenilworth. The difficulties of this firm attracted
attention some weeks ago, when an arrangement
was entered into with the principal creditors to pay
a composition of Iris. in the pound. This, it ap-
pears, Messrs. Draper have not been able to carry
out. The result of the meeting on Monday was the
adoption of a resolution in favour of the acceptance
of a lower rate of composition—viz., 13s. 6d. in
the pound, in instalments payable at 3,6, 9, 12,
and 15 months. The liabilities were stated at
175,0001., and the assets at 106,000/.
A large portion of the gold recently re-
ceived from Australia, which was taken to be re-
fined, goes abroad. The Tyne, from Brasil, has
brought 97,0001., and the Tagus, from the Penin-
sula, 28,9161.
There being little or no demand for the next
steamer for Bombay, the be: silver by the West
India packet has been sold for the Continent at
ss. lid. per ounce, showing a fall of Id. compared
with the price obtained for the previous supply.
On 'Change yesterday afternoon bills on Hamburg,
Vienna, and Frankfort were rather more inquired
for, and the rates were not quite so favourable for
this country as on Friday. The quotations are
shown below :

"te 1 to 17/ ; ditto, short, 11.141
;dea—iT: 11.16-
to isi ; Rotterdam, 3 months,months,ll.l6i to 171 ; Antwerp, $

months, 25.323 to 71 ; Hamburg (ms. banoo), 3 months,
13.5 to ; AAA. 3 days, 25.12; to 171 ; ditto, 3 months.
25.35 to 40; Fraakfort-on-the•Maine, 3 months, 117 f to
Petersburg (per reable), 3 months, 35 to j ; Vienna ((al
3 months, 13.00 to 13.06; Trieste ditto, 3 months, 1:1.00
to 13.05 ; Madrid, 3 months, 49i to ; Cid* 3 months,
491 to Leghorn. 3 months, 30.40 to 5 ; Genoa, 3
months. 35.40 to 5 ; Naples, 3 months, 39 to g ; Lisbon,
90 days, 5200 OPOI4O, 90 days, WI to 53.
The Eastern Bengal Railway dividend warrants are
posted yesterday, so that this government guarantee is
available to the stockholders even before the Con-
sols dividend. A public notice of the issue of the
warrants is some check against the risks of mis-
carriage.

At the meeting of the London Dock Company,
held yesterday, a half-yearly dividend at the rate of 3
per oent. per annum was declared, and the directors'
report was adopted.
A meeting was held yesterday of the shareholders
in the notorious North of Europe Steam Company,
for the purpose of receiving the report of the
liquidators, Messrs. Smith and Capper, and of
declaring a further return of sa. per share. An
attempt was made by Mr. Abel, but unsuccessfully,
to trace the manner in which the shareholdeni"
property has been dissipated. The liquidators
refused to reply to Mr. Abel's questions, upon the
ground that they had nothing to do with the cons-
pony's antecedents prior to their election to their
present office. Mr. Abel, on the other hand,
insisted that the liquidators had been appoiated
not only to realise the assets, but to inquire what
has become of the 400,000/. lost to the shareholders.
The report, notifying the payment of Si. per share,
making 21. ss. returned out of the 201. shares, was
adopted. It is anticipated that a further and final
dividend of ss. per share will be distributed. The
attendance at this meeting was very small.

The ninth ordinary general meeting of the share-
holders iu the City Bank is called for the 17th
inst ,to declare a dividend. The retiring directors
offer themselves for re-election.

The half-yearly meeting of the Brighton Railway
Company is called for the 30th of July. It in pro-
posed to increase the directors' remuneration from
1,800/. to 2,500 i. per annum.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. announce the
dividend due the 12th inst. on Buenos Ayres Six
per Cent. Bonds. Notice is also given of the pur-
chase and extinction of New Deferred Bonds to the
amount of 20,0001., through the application of •
sum of 15,000 Z. assigned for the purpose by the
government.
The half-yearly dividend is announced on Crystal
Palace Preference stock, and on Perruanbuoo Rail-
way shares.
In Mincing-lane yesterday there was an improved
demand fur sugar. The public sales of plantation
Ceylon coffee went off at firm prices.

Teams". Eviinsc.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 934 to 4, ex
div., for the 10th of July, opened and closet to-
day at the same quotation. The official busi-
ness report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for account (July 10), 931, 4,4, ex div. ;
Three per Cents. Reduced 93f, 4,4, ; New
Three per Cents., 934, 4,4, 4 ; Bank Stock,
2294, 230 ; Five per Cent.enfaced" rupee paper,
961,3 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 102;
Indian Five per Cent. Stock, 1859, for account,
104 k ex div. ; ditto, Four per Cent. Debentures,
1868, 96f ; India Stock, for account, 222 with
div. ; ditto Bonds, is., de., 10s. dis.
Indian government securities were quiet. The
Five per Cent. stock of 1859 remains quoted 104}
to f ex div. for the account. India Bonds were
qn.ed 10s. to 6s. din. ; and Exchequer Bills par to
3s. prem.
Foreign stocks were steady. The Turkish Loan
of 1834 was quoted 771 to 1, and that of 1868, 591
to 604. Spanish Defmr- Three per Cents. were
in demand. The rise in the Spanish Passive
Debt continues to attract attention ; transactions
took place to-day as high as 194. Buenos Ayres
Deferred Bonds were marked 25.

The market for Bank shares to-day was dull, ex-
cept as regards Bank of Australasia, which were in
demand, and have again advanced 1 per cent. A
considerable fell took place in National Discount
shares, owing to the failures in the leather trade.
London Discount were likewise flat, from the same
cause. Peel River Land stock was quoted rather
better.

The closing quotations for the shares in new
undertakings were as follow :—Ocean Marine
Insurance, II to 1.1 prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, I to II ; Universal Marine Insurance, k to
I prem. ; London and Provincial Marine, to
; South Eastern Railway of Portugal, to
prem. ; London and South African Bank, I dia.
to par.

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocii.

-
The mining market to-day is rather quiet, and
there is little change in prices. In the Stock Ex-
chang• Lady Bertha shares are officially
marlil 3. There have also been a num-
ber of transactions in shares in East
Basset, Providence, Trencrom, Wheal Mary Ann,
Wheal Edward, Cern Brea, Stray Park, Call).
borne Vean, Wheal Crebor, and Great Rettallack
mines.

Foreign and colonial mining shares are likewise
very quiet. Pontgibaud have been dealt in at 54.
An extraordinary meeting of the General Mining
Association is called for the 19th of July to con-
firm the resolution passed on the 28th ult., sane-
timing an alteration in the deed of settlement.

South Frances Mine on the tad instant declared a divi-
dend of 31. per share.
From Lady Bertha Mine (July 2) the agent' state :
" The 41 west continues poor. In the 41 met the lode is
still improving in value. In the 30 east we have put
the men to drive by the side of the lode. Bayly's wines in
the bottom of this level is still good, worth 7 toss, or 351.
per fathom. In Crewman's wines, in the bottom of this
level, the lode is quite 7 feet wide, composed of mundic
and ore, worth about 6 tons or 30/. per fathom. We
sampled on Friday last 218 tons (computed)."

THE LIVERPOOL POISONER WINSLOW. —lt has
been ascertained that Thomas Winslow (charged with the
poisoning of the late Mrs. James) made experiments some
Lime stone upon a dog, which died in consequence. The
animal will be at once exhumed, and the renuuns eaantiuod
by the analytical chemist, Dr. Edwards. The bodies of the
late Mrs. Townsend and her two children will also bo f•l
humed immediately on the receipt of tho mammary order
from the Secretary of State.

DEATH BY DROWNINO.—On Monday night an
accident occurred on the canal which separates the North
and South Camps, by which a man named Handley met hui
death, and several men the Rifle Brigade narrowly
escaped with their lives. It appears that the unfortunate
man has, for some time past, been engaged in towing persons
across the canal in a punt, after the pontoon bridge, South
Camp, hes been drawn, and on the availing in question live
men of the above brigade, who were returning to their
quitters, jumped into the boat, and happening to lean too
moth on one side, overturned it, and they and the boatman
were precipated into the canal. The Engineer on duty did
his beet to save the men, and succeeded in getting two of
them out ; the other three scrambled to the bank, and were
conveyed to the regimental hospital of the rifle brigade.
The unfortunate men, George Handley, sank, and some
time elapsed before he could be got out. Dr. Murphy, of
the 12th regiment, promptly attended, and did everything
in his power to resuscitate him, but his efforts were unavail-
ing, and life was pronounced extinct, Too much credit
cannot be given to Dr. Murphy for his persevering assiduity
in so worthy a cause.—didersholt Gaaec.

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT ALLOA.—Gart-
mom Lilts, in the immediate vicinity of Mho, and from
which the inhabitant& of the town derive their supply of
water, has been the scene of • distressing event. At this
moon the beauty el Gartmorn, and It. short distance from
Alloy induce many young people to visit the lake and
perambulate its banks. Sunday last, the let of July, was
so charming a day that not only did numbers visit the
lake, but several young people were tempted in
the course of the afternoon to bathe in it. The
ousegnence was that, out of one group of nine,
two boYt, Herniae), and Kinnear, pupils at the
Allot Industrial School, were drowned, and their bodies
were not recovered till about 7 o'clock—three hours after
they had entered the water. And while the boys were
drowning at one end of the take, a carpenter of the name of
Donaldson and a boy named Murrie were struggling for
their lives at the other end. Morrie fortunately succeeded
in getting his foot planted on a stone, which just kept his
head above water, and there he stood patiently till a
rope was throyn3 to him, and by this means was saved ; but
Donaldson, the carpenter, was drowned, and his body woe
eat recovered tal half-past nine o'clock. The three dead
bodies were all conveyed io a cart to Allem, accompanied by
' the sorrowing relatives of the decried.—Scotsman.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—Tv AY, Jew 3.

Tbuir lerettite met at b eels**.
Nikko@ mem preereted by Lord RIVIZINIWOVIII ead
'souther noble lord ecoott the Masten amd servem. Bill.
NAVAL DISCIPLINE Kt.!,
_ .

At the request .4 the Fail of Iliitawinta,
The Duke of SOWER:CET postponed until Mandy nest
Ike swore! leading .4 the shoes bill.
THE QUEEN'S ANSWERS TO ADDIUMBMiI.
F.irl of ST. ; ERMA NS br,ilit down Ms QPIIOII.II
W.Wer• to the iel4ress for a commission to tannins tato the
e..rrupt prvetices at the late Barwick eloution,
sod t.. the uhlress praying that a consul might be
appoint...l at Mozambique. In the Ent case her Majesty's
mister was affirmative ; in the second. that the subject
Monad receive the mat careful cosselerattou
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES HILL.
On the rider for the cioinnittai on this bill.
Lord CHELMSFORD used its farther program and
smaptainad tint Mar isrda =in time should be takes up
1166 fiattbi.hgisiatisa. objet of the was to
all aa
meapel to an • curtain smosiucti, which he b.'
Hewed had patents& and the only petition in All favour
Ins an fromz • body styling thannsive• the United Cabmen
of IMllinak, Westminster. His lanlehip concluded by
iris the re
.jectina of do bill.
TE HAM visitiosiad his lull, tlis only object ci
which. he said. was to mond Leadsmen >e as proper
wuschts and answinis
Alter a few ohrirestions from Ike Logo CNA:on:um
which were wholly nasilablo in the gallery, the motion for
psi; a t. committee was negatived without • diessitio, and
Me bill coossquently lost.
MASTERS AND OPERATIVES BILL.

Lord BT. LEAR...ABDO, after resenting a petition num*.
resslv Sped ui fess: of this bill, moved the second reed.
ing of it, and stated that the great object of the measure
was to create courts of coacilistioa with a view to prevent
Sr pot a stop to strike'. The noble lord was so
Indistinctly heard is the gallery that only • few
dlejointed sentences were heard. He was understood
lis say that the provisims of
.tis tell would not ditto'',
pr,revit neck a strike a. that which reeentiy occurred is
the hasliling tmde .of Loads', for it would be hantlf
an. ...:.n. el of conciliation to settle such a dispute
as▪ that, but the object of the immure was to bring &ago-
Orr meter. sad operatives, and if that could be moons-
gybed it we Impel sad believed that • good feeling would
aw-n between them, and that them strikes which had
lately happened, and which they so frierently 'tittered,
wield not take place. In introducing the bill in
th-or lordships house, he bad been solely animated
by a ,desire to {sunset* an amicable feeling between
mister. and operatives, and to prevent the recurrence of
thews strikes which entailed each immutable coniequence&
By thin bill the court of °mediation could be established
without a !bream from the crown. The council won to con-
sist of not leas than two masters and two workmen, or more
than tee reastem mei ten workmen, and a chairman. The
powers of the council were thole est forth in the Nit of
deep IV., esp. M. The council could not entertain any
eon miler both master and workmen expressed their vril-
Sepses to submit to its arbitration. The petitiorers for
the beam were authorised to proceed to the appoiutment
el a conned of conciliation and arbitration from among
Illeeseseleas within :A) days of such creed of license. Each
parses. being 2) years of age, belonging to the trade, having
a Emus kr a council, and being an inhabitant
beesealtbir, or part occupier of any house, vrarehous,
neerntomboese, or other property, might demand to be
repliers!, and bad a vote for the rouncil, and ought be
sleeted thereto. The noble and Ranted lord concluded by
moving the .eeond reading of the bill.
lord RAVENSWORTH moved as an amendment that
the bill he read a second time that day six months. He
founded his obectiou to the reassure on its interfering with
the existing relations between masters and workmen, arid
liecluse et proposed to superseile the law now in form.
The Earl of DERBY said his noble friend had stated
varl.4lllOhjeCtlOUN to the machinery and provisions of this
bill, hut at the same tune he stated that the exist* law
wan in his judgment susceptible of improvement. Now he
was dews I to ;give a favourable canideration to any
menus, that professed to obviate the mischievous
esesequeneee which arise out of disputes between mestere
and mm. The premed bill was recommended se to its
principle by the high authority of his noble and learned
friend, and by the unanimous opinion of a select committee
of the ;tonal of Commons. At the same time hi. noble and
learned fricid himself pointed oat several provisions of the I
hill which would require to be amended in committee, and
bi noble friend who moved the amendment showed that
the tensor, was liable to many serhas ohjections. He
should the-efore, act wishing summarily to reject a bill of
lhi kind. vote for the second reading ; but unless it I
mere altered in committee, so as to meet the übjectioos to
which it was bales in its present shape, he should be sorry
to s e it rev I 1 third time.

Enrl GRAN VILLE complained of the loose phraseology
of the bill, end it was unite obvious that it could not pause
it was draws. He agreed with the noble earl, however,
that u this was a measure in which the working choose
took a great interest, it might not to be dealt with use SUM-
mary way 1.• rejecting the woad reading. He should
therefore *rigged to the noble lord (Ravensworth) that be
should withdrew his amendment, end move, instead, that it
referred to c select committee.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said if this bill become law
Bs should rejoi, indeed that he was no longer Chief Juges
of the Coort of Queen's Bench, for the greater part of He
time would 11.• taken up with motions for writs of muds-
ans. prohibitions, end certioraris arising out i.• this lOW
sere. (Hear, hear.) The bill would 1144 work at all. It
would produce "confusion worse confounded." He agreed
with his noble and learned friend in all he s.c l About the
strike, and in Ili, views of political economy, hot he entirely
diltered irn. hum in what he said 'eventing this bill. which
could wlv I-sd 4, mischievous results.
Lord sTA.CLI-:Y of ALDEKLEY said that be should Dot
object eo the hill beiug referred toe select committee if the
awns end les riled lord really thought that the bill would
erne out of that comniittee an efkient ilk Rut if rach
a course only held mist to the working classes expectations
that could tout lie realised, he put it to their lordships
whether it would not be more hoseat es well as belles to
reject the ISU et Mee. (Hear, beer.)
LOnl KA VEN :WORTH said he should withdraw his
amendment. and move that the bill be referred to a select
counoittee.

After a few wombs from Lord ftr. LFAXARDO the bill
wet reed a 'oval time, and onlersd to be referred to a
stews mane I nee. _

NEW ::EILAND BILL

The Duke of NEWCASTLE, in moving tho wood reading
el this hell, rid it did toot arise out of the driturbences
which took place in the colony of New Zeeland. although
he believed the paws* of the measure would toad to pet
an Pad to thew disputes, which were so much to be re-
(mum'. The southern pert.,( the Slaw' was ractically in
piameion of the Ecoglish settlers, sad the munber of arms
shish they held wao 7.4X10,000. The natives pus-
sewed 2*,UIOkOIUO acres, a great part of shish was utterly
valueless mad unavailable is their hank Now the
Milan 00 the oat head felt straitened for the want of
OCRs mail, and the natives ret the usher hand were rooloas
of their iodeposlesee. and were afraid that they were to
*bombe'. Ile ledievel that the claims of both plrtl4ll
aught be res-ontilsoi by the sitehlishmeut of an iudepeedeut
crased, to he moored of sot lew than three or more then
sires member., lac the tranoference of these lands
which the natives ware willing to dispose of. Cy
the Constitution Act, which pawed woven or etifot
',aro ago, the native. could only deal with the
mown in this 1111111144 f, and up to the presect time there
existed an machinery by which the la do could be trans-
fermi The object of the present hill was W proviee ouch
a whiner'', and be believed It would give aataactios to all
. . .

Lord LVITELTON ed that the object of the
Ins a soot ere. bet be still I..kevl awn .t with arprehen-
=an be Mamba tbe General Assembly ,4 New Zeslaud
be ape te Use with
.;ord..usv co the new e.llllDeli. He
H.
the feel* el the General Amembly ought to le
esereked ea the elemeen,
The Debi of XIWCA*TLE mkt the bai bad hero intro.
awed with the eserramorior of the trol.mial ;overarm sal he
bed ease to believe that it would not be thstaatet
to the
The bill yes Slim reed a woad time.

The &Wowed Charrtees Hill posed th,:igh reeneektee.
The local Boards e( Health, tr.., Hall paned through
avannittee with arneadmante, and was ..rdered to be re-
ported.. Enloe.
Ti. Inked boadiag Bill and the IV nmisal Laseitiz.
Anion BM. after arato diecoseine, in wheA lewd Haan ‘A
ad Loa Wonetiot as took part, alojaseed throng! Gam.
ulnae with aniandasanta, anil were ered to be reported
ea Prater.
I'm Spied* Mined) Act Anniadm.ut Lill wee read
lk,nl rue, and most
A.,eral bills ham the Commix's were a first trawl
aen.l thine loodebins adjourned at a putter root A o'clock.

HOUSE OF OOKIKOMS.—Tcrioar, Jtrt v 3.
leiietienbei from yeelerdsy's
MIN Li REOULATIoN AND INSPECTION RILL.
The p-ramble w aveed to, ail the bill ordered to be
piported to the Itaaaa.
TENURE AND IMPROTEMENT OF LAND ( MILANI ).
RI LL
The brow west Ws eeesetithee as this bill.
llama Sot to the model the hill were icreel to after
be
AIWA vertu& or seasseit. aid the 603 was or to be
TaCtaamen Fiber ef the Ark Rod appeared at the
heir, aad ....owed tb• drab. aid the holm ttlear the
mg „mg gives. by comitiolesi to errand NUL, for
whisk ise Lora ropurt.
The
taIIINIFIA fda "'a mt.
/is bean maw ing igebil at low o'clock.
• m MOWS.
Itir C. DOUGLAS pm maim that ao Friday meet he
atteld tick the Mika! of the Thome, what comae the
grariermsoot isterisi rime with %repeat to the
of erigiorta paresnion is lie Oloone DO. (Rear.)
PAROORIAL Aissautztrm.
Mr WICKHAM ssisil the ficrehary of State foe the
iepartmeet whMker it air the iolicatioa of the
pre. rumen, to carry co tie hill fat rtiabitu; parochial

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w. Lginalldd M was ealliki whether thv bill

ceidd be proceeded irtth in the present session. Various ob-
rime bed bees made to the till. but they did not affect
primal** mai if the measure was to be pro-
ale with
h this se.i.ion the only practicable coons to
mileo was to read it • second time, and then to refer it to
• select committee, in order that those objections might be
*sired into.
00111II88ION8 U VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Mr. OAYLEY asked the Secretary of State for 'War
wither it was allowable for odious of yeomanry regiments
to receive commissions in volunteer
.corps?
Mr. M. HERBERT said that applications had been made
to him by lorda.lieotenant to know whether or not they
osight to grant commissions in volunteer corps to oflicen of
militia or yeomanry, and the decision the War-office had
arrived at was that wh.cli he believed some lonic-lieu-
tenant had acted upon. In certain came the raising of a
volunteer oorpidepeoded upon the local toilsome of some
particular person. and though • better officer might very
well be found to commsod it when once formed, yet such
ao officer might bot hive local influence enough to raise the
corp. Under those circumstances there was no objection
to 'we yeomanry or militia officers who raised volunteer
rifle corps leave to hold commissions in those corps, but
upon the condition that in the event of the yeomanry and
militia being called out for active service, they must choose
in which service they would remain.