The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(TKIS DAY.)

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hat trend. Ithe emit int eater Mr. Hoet'e bout., biome,
woes were Dee sufrochet.
Mr. Kart reel ha hot to prod tire policemen le remove the
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ISLIall:PlOr LAWS.

IMPORTANT DEPUTATION TO THE PRIME
MINISTER.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning a deputation of members of the
Roam of Commons sad of gentlemen representing the Cham-
bers of Commerce ia the met important Marling town. of the
kingdoms, walled as Lead Pelosereton, et Cambridge Howe,
to roll his equities' to the present unsatisfactory mate of the
law ef haskruptcy, and to pries upon him the
necessity of government introducing Into the legislature,
and posies into • law, • measure based on the soon prin-
ciples se that last year brought into the Horne of Commons
by Lord Joie Russell. Theo were peanut SO John Rams-
dell, M.P., Sir Joseph Patton, M.P., Mr. &bole-
field, M.P., Mr. Bcccroft, M.P., Mr. B. Clay, M.P ,
Mr. Miller, M.P. for Lath, Mr. Hastlaus, of the
Social Atanciation ; Mr. Edam, of the Land
Amendment Society, the leading commercial gentlemen of
the City of London, and the towns of Birmingham, WOl.-
easter, Dudley, Liverpool, Hul4 Bradford, Li. de, Sheffield,
Southampton, Sc. Manchewer wee the only town of Im-
portance unrepresented, but a letter of apology was received
from Mr. Bellsy, M.P.

- - -
Sir 701411 RAWIDIN having introduced the deputation,
Mr. explained to his lordship that the bill el
Lord John Rueirell, originally prepered under the auspices of
a committee of the &Mel &Mace Association, embodied the
view. of the commercial men of the entire kingdom, with the
exception of the merchants of the city of London. The
delay which bed taken place in the progress of that mea-
sure, owing to the dissolution of parliament, had
gives time for the camideration of their objectless,
which had been fully met and satisfied, so that the umeola-
dos bed now ready for legislation • measure which met the
views of the entire trading community, and which Mr.
liamsel Morley wee prevent aa the representative of
the merchants of the city of London. to recommend
is h Majesty's government fur approval. The expense
of the present system wee much cemplained of
averaging as it did more than 30 per cent. on the
melee of the assets which we. ruinous in regard to woad
sebum. The distant>. at which the district omits were
situated (row the bags commercial towns was also another
matter of complaint. He oonten,led that the creditor. ought
to have the control over the estate of the bask-
rapt, to prevent its being eaten up by officials,
that the distinction between trader and non-trader
aught to be abolished, and that there should
be a twiny of insolvency and bankruptcy into one system.
Mr. Hastings' Mews having been supported by Mr. Samuel
Morley, Mr. Bsecroft, Mr. Lloyd, of Birmingham; Mr.
leebbieg of Southampton, sad other members of the dope.

Lord PALMI4TOX end that he wee sure her Majesty's
govarnmeat ought to fed deeply obliged to the gesidemen
present far bring Mrs the trouble to cones up hone so
malty importer arm of 00011Mertial Industry, to give
then operas r to the Mints of the present system, sod is
reperksig a manly white they thought it expedient to apply
le this eve. No tae era overvelue the Importance of seen
seeleamiss ; homes V s great commercial country like this,
where se large en snort of the mulattos depended nom
orimorrelal pursuits, where the morose of the etre turf
were e* mach affected by whatever 'senesced them,
It was evident that the importance of regulating
affairs between debtor and creditor 'raid be bred on prin-
ciples of equity and deepetch. He could assure them that
the subject bad for soon tier engaged the attennm of her
lesjeety's government. He could not, however, under-
take to promise that Lord John Russell would be
able, is the alarm swim, to reintroduce his
bill, or a modigeatiaa of it, became. thine who read the
renpaprre art ore, from the present position of affairs in
.may quarter of the globe, th►t his hands would be full
wit► the brines. of his own department. (A laugh.) But
les hod there, ea his left hand, a most able champion
(the AteernspOrsesl) is them matters, who would tell
them that the subjoin had engaged his attention and that of
re legal coarser In the government. For himself be
might say at least this—that the neat session would sr he
allowed to peal without seine satisfactory arrangement berg
made in the matter.

1 The Arroawar.GEruut, said the sonjort had occupied
his anxious attention, end he would beg leave now to stabs
his own hadtvithesl views In reference to it, sa in the spirit of
thorn views he wen preparing a measure for the consideration
of the cabinet. Tb. deputation would understand that they
were merely his Individual views, and that he could not
my how far they would be modified or adopted by the go•
vertnert. He could not regard the subject as ens of a
purely legal charseter, bat thought that the system should
be brought into harmony with the convictions of the com-
mercial community, and made consistent with the
prispies of equity and justice. It was his intention to
repeal all the existing acts upon the subject, and peasants
comprehensive set. He thought that there ought to he cat-
talo simple testa of bankruptcy told down, oa the existence
of which the creditors should be entitled to take the property
of the bankrupt into their own bends for opal distribution.
La the interval between the bankruptcy end their
doing so, the official saeignee or some such officer should
take charge of the estate, bat merely for care and protection ;
but front the moment the bankruptcy wee declared, the pro-
perty became the property of the creditors, sod they wow
the best jod;es of how it should be administered.
(Hear, hear.) He would, however, caution them to be
careful in the nature of their demands, and to
take a lemon from experience, recollecting that
the cumbrous. system which at present existed was
given to satiety precisely similar complaints made prior to
11131. The court should be retained to ascertain who the
creditcre were; but whin they were ascertained and the
property committed to them, every fcaility should be afforded
fur taking it out of the court and settling it among
themeely A. He also thought that the low against fraudu-
lent baokrupts ought to be made mom strings.; but that
the administratiost of it should be left in the hands of the
erdiaary tit bunelt.

Mr. iiAiTINOII Mid • bin boiled upon these principles
wonicl musty ths commercial community.
The deputstion then wit drew.

08E47 FrASTERN RAILWAY OP CANADA.
(IBIS DAY.)

This day, at noon, a special general meeting of
the peoprieture of the above railway was held at
the London Tavern, to consider a proposition for
exchanging the third awl fourth mortgagee for
260,0001. granted to the Greet Weetenz of Canada
Company Ly the Detroit and Mi!wears Company for pre-
Selene, shares to the letter tuidertaltiag to the same amount,
the total amount of arch shares shoat to be lamed being
600.001 g. Mr. RUHEILT G ilalrinlin of the board uf di-
reet.re, t reeided.

The I MAI KIIAN moved • &MOW IreV/lUtioll, adopting the
re“itutio u of the directors t• make the excheoge.
Mr. HOlkt.zn secoedei the tee lutom.
Mr. Amur:Koos, who represented • largo body of dissen-
tient shareholders, moved an amendment, declaring that the
.furs of the company were is a must unsatisfactory state,
and that a commitins of investigetion ought to be appointed
to !Frostiest' them.

Mr. AITI Htsom mounded the auseadment.
Toe amendment nee it.. to a proksied disctufaion, which
had nut tormulated whoa our repeat Wt.

De %Tit or Mi. FRANK Brom6, A.K.A.— W,
regret to leers of the death of this eminent artist a. his resi-
dence, Rumen-house, Tavistock-govt, on Friday last. Mr.
Frank gto•4l mafiosi!, practised is water colours, aad se
late as 16itt costiased a member of the Old Society of
Painters us Water Co/ours. He 6 rat exhibited in the 0.11.ry
in 1&17, and wee elected associate in 1631. The Messed
wee is bit rilth year.

ACCIUEYT uN TUE COCNTY DOWN RAILWAY.—
Yonordsy m•weintr,ea eosins attsettoil to the Irsie,due N
fest shortly after Dino k, ran off the hie a short distance
from the Belfast terminus. A postage, earrings wee
smashed, and its occupants Were wore or lees injured. one
of the sufferers, Mr. Winter, of Tully Oirvan, hes in a pre-
carious condition.

EMISVZ LEM ENT DT t COM II ERrt L TRAVELLER.—
At the Pulley Folios Caul, yesterday, Junes Barney,lately
• oommerciel traveller in the employ of Mr. C. J. Ragland,
the extensive ale and porter brewer, of Dudley, waa com-
mitted for trial upon a charge of amanita' upwards of MAL,
the moneys of his employer. Boil was accepted.
DILYALC TIONB.—A painful discovery has just
bees :made at the °Mos mot the Leeds Banking Company.
hi, IL Warne, who had lung acted ea cashier, and
w►o appears to ►eve beim • person In whore up-
rightness of character the directors had nolimited
man tease, died sudde•ly eche', time air. It le now moor-
Wool that be had aystesnatkally Waned his accoanta—bie
d.lalcatioaa amoontmg altogether to the enormous sum of
13.0001. Ile bee lett property, however, of the value of
4.0001, so that the loss to the bank will be some 0,0001.
Meaclwatrr Georlu•.

The Dublin Ere,ling Mad of last evening records
• dirwliel emualty by lire. A the broke out in • house in
Ilary's•lsas yesteeday morning, and air memo in an attic
merry were beret to death, viz, • bneklayer's labourer, a
chimney simper and his wife, sod tbres children.

SHARE LISTS.-THIS DAY.

Two o'Ctoca.
Scarcely any business has been done this morn-
ing in British railway stocks. Caledonian stock hae
declined 1 per cent., and one or two other descriptions
g per cent, but in most instances prices are quoted
precisely the same as yesterday afternoon. London
and North Western stock is now quoted 961 to ; ;
Great Western, 641 to 86; Midland, 1061 to I I
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 961 to ; Great North-
ern, 102 to 103 ; Caledonian, 911 to f ; South East-
ern, 77 to f ; Eastern Counties, 641 to 661; and
London and South Western, 96 to.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway are steady
at 1/ to I; prem. The Indian shares are also fairly
supported. Pernambuco Railway shares are more
inquired for.

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