The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-19 00:00:00

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PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

TATIRPOOI., 18.—Market quiet. with little doing. Bir.
kenitend, 82 821—Caledonian stock, 971 93—Eastern Counties,
14 103—Great Northern stock, Mai 110—Gnat Westerns, 74
79 Lancashire and Yorkddre, 112 lig—London and North
Western, 941 941—Manchester, Ithetneki, and Lineohuddre, 461—
Midland stern, 1211 121 Ditto, new snares, 11 11 p.—North
British stock, 63 631—North Staffordshire. 41 41 d.—North
Bastern, Berwick capital stock, 105 1651—Ditto, York capital
stock, 04 94—Ditto, feeds stock. 61 4121—liouth Eastern,
34 6.16 24 7.l6—West Midland, Oxford, 47j 44—Buffalo and
Lake Huron. 4 6—Dutch Rhenish, 2: 21 .I—Grand Trunk of
Canada, 41 6—Grest Luxembourg 74 7 12-10--Great Western of
Canada. 101 101-1111nots Central, 314 ao d.—New York and
Rrie assented, 91 211—Thames and Mersey Marino Company,
eacursrm, Jrwil&—The market derlined a little, closing
Guick Birkenhead, 82—Great Western of etnada, 10 11.18—.
reat Western. 734 I.—Lancashire an,. Yorkshire, 112—London
and North Western, 941—Manchester, hheilleid. and Lincoln-
shire, 47} NM—Ditto, 6 per cent. pref., Ir.—Midland, 1211 }—
North Eastern Berwick. 1051—Soutli En‘tern, 241 5-16—Uswestrn
and Newtown. il—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 833—London and
Bourn Western, 96.

WESTERN BANK.—We understand that the corn-
promise between the liquidators of the Western Bank trod
those of the directors who were parties to the aareemeut
submitted to the recent meetings of the shareholders, was
concluded in Glasgow on Monday. The immediate come-
silence of this is the cessation of the actions raised by the
liquidators at the instance of the shareholders and by
individual partners against the directors, awl the
return, in a week or two, of 274. per share to
each partner who has paid the calls in full. It is also
expected that another return, to a similar extent, will
afterwards be made. Under the compromise, the directors
—with the exception of Messrs. William and James Baird,
who are not parties to the arrangement—assign their shares
to the hank, numbering 842, and, besides, make a PsY•
meat io cash to the amount of 162,9U01.—niaking alto-
gether a total contribution equal to _lll4OOlll. Fmm
this sum, however, thorn will be deducted 1001. per
share, which is to be allowed to Meson. Inglis and
Landsle, "in respect of security sequins' by diligence
used prior to that at the bank's instance. " The legal ex-
penses incurred in the prosecution of the eases of these gen-
tlemen, amounting to 6,00111., are to be id,l separately.
Those partners, also, who acquired their shams subsequent
to June, 11457, when the bank was in a perilous conditioo,
are to be allowed WI. per share over and above receiving
their proportion along with the rest of the shareholders.
These preferential chums, amounting to 2.5 501 X, leave a
sum of nearly 175,0001. to be divided amonrt' the other and
larger bode of shareholders, irrespective of the large amount
of Timis belonging to the bank, arising from the surplus
of the cont.—Scotsman. . . .

A Donanit Ourwrrrso.—A short time ago
farmer, resident a little distance from Kirkby Stephen, bad
a sheep died, and concocted a scheme whereby his loss
might tic thrown on other shoulders than hi. own. He
took the dead carom, put it over the fence, and laid
its head across the metals of the railway ; the train
came by, and cut the animal's head off. " Now," he
says, "I can get pay for my sheep ;" so lie sets off to
the contractor and told his tale. But, In, before the fanner's
arrival, some workmen had seen the Yorkshireman do the
trick, and they instantly conveyed the news to their master,
and as soon an the farmer made his appearance and began to
tell hi. tale, the storm waa on, the poor farmer had to beat
a hasty retreat, and return home in utter confusion.—
Cisasterland Parquet.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

1100411 OF LoRDB.—TuawAT, JV 18.
The Lou, CRAM. ELLoll tank kis NOS as the voolasek at
o'clock.
BANKRITTUY AND INSOLTENCY BILL

Etta the swots* for the third reeding at this bill,
Laal itits tri;fl.%3l espressos' his earnest hope, and
haled be aught my his confident expectation, that the
itmenliiimits made In. the whet committee to which the
bill h... 1 berii seictrol would be accepted I.r their lordships.
The Eorl s.ii.l he agreed in the hope ex-
by hia noble and learned friend that the hill might
pa., The hill had received most considerable care and
attention from the !louse of Commons and the committee,
awl ..Ithoogh all the IMIVIkiIIIIIII4I Might nut be approved
they denereeil tl.e 4reateut eun.i.leratiou. The NU had
mane luwu (nen the aeket coniunttee with considerable
alterations. but witlivat any interference with lie main
principle,
t ;K.\ St:ll.l.E raid the goventment had accepted the
alteratiow• only an fat that they hail sot throve up the bill
with the alterations, awl it was mite competent to anyone
to re-open tile quoits'° ; sail although the government was
moot anxious that a bill of this importance should pam. be
ere, tumble to give the noble earl the assurance which be
uptight:

Com ov ntsToNE would joie with the noble earl opp*-
wite (the Earl of terloy) in earnestly hoping that this
in it. further pritpre, would have the real and woad sum
port of het Majesty. government. Ile felt bound to say
tb.it havrig attended the elect onnamitteo and carefully
v"t'.6.4 h,".1e.u.a., thole proceeding., in his judgment,
were on by etery nit of the committee in full
good Loth Lima.% hem.) and hail resulted in the produc-
tion of a practical and valuable rue..•ore. He regretted in
some rest...eta the olie,eoi.ms le-for.• the cominittec had not
been cArrial on in a polite immeer. Iseeeu.e the people
wonl.l then haws learnt the strong grounds upon vrbieh the
appointment of a chief jielgo mei struck out of the bill.
Ile Weight Lit me.oirrr. ew e oqt of the wlect committee
materially improved, and Inure all he had heard of the feel-
ing of the colliery the subject, he believed a very large
mej.orit) the people were prepared to accept the bill in
the form in wkieh tt lead Nosed through their lordship.'
brume. .

LI" EDEN also thought the committee had
effected sone. rery jolicious alterations in the Lill. With
n;004 to the ellu f pidge.hip, lie nitig say that during his
attendance I. fore the committee lie never heard the thadow
of an ar,eiwent raised in favour of that appointment.
(liar, hair., lie thought it would he an outrageous act on
lla• port .4 the bleu.. of COllllllOO4 to attempt to restore
that cline, awl he hoped the government would not !cud
their aid toward. the arvompliahment of sue b an object.
Ti.. Li WI • rIIA NI 13.1.111: said that by his silence he
must not to, taken hi agree with what had fallen from his
noble fneols with Immol to the appointment of a chief
juilge. Ile believed that without a thief judge the hill would
slot work effeetieely. There were certain duties an.
aigued 1.. that fulletionary which could oot now
LC performer!. lie believed it was on part of the tn•
testiest of the noble rah (the Earl of Derby) to move, what
he might cell. the deetraction of the chief judge. On the
contrary, the uohle lord took merit to hinted/ on a former
evening that reale r he nor ant of his friends had made a
usoliou for so mutilating the Lill. If the motion in quell.
Lion had not ..•.u.• front a quarter he most sincerely re-
spected--(beer, hear) -he felt sure the chief judge would
have piao.l through the what committee. (A laugh.) In-
deed. the noble earl asked him (the I.onl Chancellor), be-
fore be voted against the chief juil,te, whether he was pre•
pool tufty the governmeut would not go on with the hill
if that motion were curried. Ile said he was riot prepared
for such a motion being made, but ho had no authority
form her Ilapoty's goverment to declare they would not
go no with Lim hill, although it WY his sincere belief
that with..t tint chief jud„ro the bill would not work
jo.hcioo,ly. It would he found that there were many
fora L 0114 .4 great importance allotted to the chief judge,
for which there was no substitute, and he believed himself
it would be a great itupsovement if the chime were re-
stored.

Lord CRANWOIIIII said that in moving the omission of
the clause in ;portion before the .elect com mkt.'s, he took great
pains to paint net what were the functions the chief judge
would be called upon to perform. He could not recollect
that his noldo rrrl leorivel friend (the Lord Chancellor) gave
more rvasoris for the ewe:lotion he then arrived at than he
did now • but the c-nimittee, with the exception of the
noble autilearsol lord, came unanimously to the conclusion
that there wa. Ito nem esity for such a functionary a. a
thief Judge. Ile Loped that the discussion that
hail taken place on this measure would remove
an impresaion which ...meil so prevail nut of doors, that
their lordship. were exercising a sort of 'Donna) funetiost al
opposing what the net of the community desired. He
trusted when the 101 l went beck to the other house that the

amendments wen!! be ri:iardeil with a fair eye tied leaked
0t..11 tie illtro,,quents. (I leer. bar.)
Lord WILNALEYDALE thooght the propreal to create
such an ..tire a. a chief judgeship was altogether uuneces.
easy. The whole )111. i INNS which the judge would have to
attend to woi•lil oily occupy auNt fifteen days it, the year.
Hoch a pn,yee' i.s. o.4tist never to have beep made by tiny
non whn sincerely .1-iiired the wellies his country.
Tbe bill tb.. ri-id a third time.
Lard Kw )I'l 11.t5 be could coefirrn what liad been
stated by hi. t. dd • and learned friend rapecties the great
and fatal in the bill by Jakob' the boonces
out of the hoe'. of tie. ..facial crape.. and putting it into
the hoods of the trade &vogues. • thought, however, the
hill was stall a valuable ooe, although shorn of some of its

The LOKI) t'll t NCELLOR said that the creditors'
as•i,;nee hea hen preserved to tweet the wishes of the whole
oamwn•ial world.

The beU then Named.