The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-20 00:00:00

PARTSERS)i I r.

COMMANDITE

Mr. AUGCRTIN PHILLIPs, of Bristol, introduced the
lowing resolution : "That in the opinion of this sown.
tion the system of partnership en ••,annanditr should to.
come law in this country, by which the liability of tin
managing partners in a company is unlimited."
A proposition in favour of the substitution of the ski."'
" should be committed by law," instead of " should
come law," was suggested for the consideration of tai
mover and adopted by him. .

A negative amendment was moved, awl on a dirMa
the resolution w•as carried by a majority of one.
The CHAIRM V.l said such a majority rendered then r
lotion inoperative.

LOANS TO TRADING CONCERNS,

Mr. Ls.•Proft, of Leeds, brought forward the following
resolution on this subject —" That the law permitting the
loan of money to trades, in consideration of a shore of tbs
profit, without constituting a partner.•bip, is not in 4
satisfactory state, especially as no provision is mode for a
registration of such loans, or of the ten.s on which they
are mule, and that a memorial founded on this rcsolotim
be forwartic‘l to the President of the Hoard of Trade."
Mr. ATKINSON, of Hull, seconded the resolution, which
was carried unanimously.
PATENT LAW AMENDMENT.
Mr. SMITH, of Sheffield. introduced the followirg resa
lution on this subject :—" That a demitation l.e appoioted
to wait upon the President of the Board of Tnale to arge
upon the government the great importance of an stood.
client of the present law with respect to jatenta."
[Left sitting.]

A meeting of the Schools Inquiry Cionunissi.e
was held at 2, Victoria.stmet. S.W., on Tuesday, the
instant—present, Lord Taunton, the chairman, Lord LP
telton, Rev. Dr. Temple, Rev. A. W. Thorold, M.A., )li.
Acland, ILP., Mr. Baines, Mr. Forster, M.P., and
Dr. Storrar. The secretary, Mr. Roby, M.A., attosiai
the meeting.
The Owl understands that the Right Hon. Jobs
Inglis, at present Lord Justice Clerk, and Lard Rector d
the University of Glasgow, is likely to be appointed n 0
censor to the Right Hon. Dusan 31`Neill as bard Juste
General and Lord President of the Court of Sevion, vb
offices are vacated by Mr. Dl'Neill's elevation to the
peerage.
A conference of gentlemen representing varioni
chambers of commerce throughout the United Kingd..3l
and some of the consular authorities in LOII.IOII took pLes
last evening at the Society of Arts, as to the iolvisibihl
of establishing in this country a uniformity of uiessurh
weights, and coins. Sir J. Doering. who pre-ided, de•
eland that the question had assumed so much public is-
portance, and the value of the metric .-y-aeon bel bocce
so generally acknowledged, that the time had rived srl.l
the representatives of the various coentrie. intereA
should confer together for the puipose of having
system universally adopted. After an interesting ilia.,
sioe,, resolutions were passed testifying to the (~,mit
of the metric system, and adopting 111CabtlIV. r.,1C214"1
to have it generally established in the United Kinmh.,
REPORTING EXTRAORPINART. --The %slue
newspaper reports of the proceedieg. IR our lsw
police courts consists in the strict impartiality with wiiat
they are conveyed to the public. A nport, which h
comproned by a strong manifestation of fen hug loses et,
primary requisite of a trustworthy reoinl. An instant,
this kind occurs in the Row-street police report of Vi
morning's Macs, in which the reporter, after cr
treating the case of Colonel Nelson and Lieutenant Rr.;tl
with that of Muller, continues in the folio"ityt terms
'` Muller wore the downcast aspect of a Mall seeking to
avoid the execrations of a mob, and conscious of the terri-
ble retribution Awaiting him. The it. fondants in the le
sent case, however, were greeted with lusty chfais oti
ing gaily into their cabs, and not even the impres,!,,
gravity assumed by the learned counsel for the prwecutint
—tempered as it was by his unvarying courtesy and COa:.
deration towards the accused-appears to have disturbei
the conviction of his auditors that the entire promedig
was a mere mockers of jWS f."
The Journal &Anvers, of the 17th, says :—"
Tye
empty boxes in which the meat of the cattle slaughtet4.
at Hasselt had been sent to England were seized is
morning on their return by tile police, who caused theme
be burned."