The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-11 00:00:00

CATTLE MARKETS.

Mr. READ asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, if it was the intention of her Majesty's
government to allow the sale of cattle at markets, fairs,
and auctions in Great Britain, after the Id day of June.
Sir G. GREY said that three weeks would elapse before
the present order in council expired. The Privy Council
had not yet taken any steps with regard to any extension
er alteration of the order, but it was extremely improbable
that they would advise the unrestricted sale of cattle at
markets and fairs after that period.

BANKRUPTCY LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second readier
of the Bankruptcy Law Amendment Bill, the object of
which is to consolidate the law on this subject, and to
make alterations in the existing law. In 1864 a committee
examined into the whole subject of bankruptcy, and made
recommendations, almost all of which were embodied in
the present bill. Amongst them was a recommendation
that the whole bankruptcy law •hoold h• consolidated and
codified ; that imprisonment for debt should be abolished,
and as a consequence the power of debtors to make them-
selves bankrupt should be taken away, and that power
confined to creditors ; that no bankrupt should obtain his
discharge until after six years, unless he paid 6a. BiP
in the pound, thus giving creditors control over the bank-
rupt's estate for a limited period ; that the administration
of bankrupt's estates should be placed in the hands of cre-
ditors, involving the doing away of official assignees, mes-
sengers, &c., and the bulk of the present staff of the bank-
ruptcy courts, and trustees appointed by creditors admi-
nistering estates. All these bad been embodied in the
bill. One recommendation, however, bad not been
adopted, namely, that going to the abolition of the Court
of Bankruptcy. It was not proposed to create a chief
judge, the probability being that the business of the court
would not be sufficient to justify the appointment, as the
conduct of the pecuniary affairs of bankrupts would be
settled by the creditors, and the decision of points of law
alone would remain as the duty of any judge. It was
proposed, therefore, to continue the commissioners in Lon-
don, ultimately to be reduced to two, and to allow those
in the country gradually to disappear, assigning their
duties to registrars of county courts. There would be an
ultimate appeal on matters of law to the court of appeal
in chancery.
Mr. MOFFATT urged that the measure did not fully
carry out the suggestions of the committee, and wholly
alter and reform the present system, by rendering it en-
tirely and wholly one for the collection and distribution
of the assets of bankrupts ; whereas a portion of the cum-
brous official ,triministration which bad worked so ill was
retained. He moved that the bill be referred to a select
committee.

Mr. (BARN ETT concurred in the expediency of referring
the bill to is select committee.

Mr. AYRTON, as the author of the report of the com-
mittee, entirely approved of a bill which embraced most of
its recommendations, and put it that there was uo neces-
sity to have it considered by a select committee.
Mr. FItMHFIELD was of opinion that it would not be
possible practically to carry such a bill as that proposed
through in the ordinary way ; but it required the supervi-
sion of a select committee.

Mr. Crawford, Mr. Lusk, Mr. Barley, Mr. Samuelson,
and Mr. Cowen opposed the sending of the bill to a select
committee.

Mr. LOWE said that the House had full security that
this waa a well considered measure. and by sending it
back to a select committee the whole question would be
re-opened.
The bill was read a second time.
MADRAS AND BOMBAY.

On going into committee of supply,
Mr. SitoLLETr called attention to the present condi.
tion of land tenure in Madras and Bombay in reference to
the supply of cotton, and argued against the present sys-
tem of short tenures and small holdings, and m favour of
large holdings and longer tenures, which would tend to
create a middle class; in short, he desired to adopt the
system which already prevailed in Bengal.
Mr. STANSFELD contended that there was no such
superiority in the Bengal system as to render it desirable
to introduce it into the other presidencies, where the ex-
isting system worked well, creating a thriving peasantry,
while it was also calculated to promote the cultivation of
cotton.

The motion was then withdrawn, and the house went
into committee of supply, and agreed to a large number of
votes for the civil service, including the remaining items
in class 3, " Law and Justice." Class 4, " Education,
Science, and Art," was, at the instance of Mr. BF-NTINCK,
postponed to a future day • but the whole of the votes in
class " Colonial, Consular, and other Foreign Services,"
amounting in the aggregate to 508,4081., were agreed to,
and progress was reported at a few minutes to 12 o'clock.
The Fishery, Piers, and Harbours (Ireland) Bill, and
the Labouring Classes' Dwellings (Ireland) Bill (similar to
the English bill, and permissive in character), were read •
second time.

The National Gallery Enlargement Bill was also read a
second time and referred to a select committee.

The Landed Property Improvement (Ireland) Bill, the
Divorce and ➢latrimonial Causes Bill (from the Lords), and
the Burials in Burghs (Scotland) Bill, were passed through
committee.
The Land Drainage Supplemental Rill, the Bnclovure
Bill, and the Pablo Companies' Bill, were read a third
time and passed.

Leave was given to Mr. Gibson to bring in a bill to
amend the law relating to securities issued by railway
companies ; to Lord Naas, a bill to amend the Tramways
(Ireland) Acts ; and to Mr. C. Barry, a bill to amend the
law for relief of the poor in Ireland by substituting a
union rating for rating by electoral divisions.
The house adjourned at 1 o'clock.

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