The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-26 00:00:00

WAYS AND MEANS.

The report of the Committee of Ways and Means in refe-
rence to the Fire Insurance Duty was brought up and

agreed to.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL.

The C HANCE LLOR of the EXC HEQUER, in moving
the second reading of this bill, said that the revenue for
' wise articles had increased £210,000 a year, in consequence
of the excess in the quantity of excisable articles over
previous years. He proposed in committee to move
certain ;'-'solutions with respect to fire insurance,
and also with :egerd to licences granted to dealers in tea,
in reference to win2l latter he proposed to strike out the
words, "not within the :laths of a municipal borough."
He would also move certain resolutions on the subject of
sugar.
as agreed to, and the
After a short discussion the motion Yr
bill was road a second time.
CIVIL BILL COURTS (IRELAND)—UCOM-
MITTED BILL.

The house then went into committee on this bill.
Mr. O'HAGAN explained that he intended to introduce
alterations in the bill, and amongst others, to strike out that
clause which transferred certain duties from the High
Sheriff to the sub-sheriffs, as he understood that that course
was objectionable to the grand juries, and that the high
sheriffs were ready to continue the exercise of these duties.
The vttrious clauses passed through committee.
The Thames Conservative Bill was read a second time,
and referred to a select committee.
The Court of Chancery- Despatch of Business Bill passed
through committee.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD moved the second reading of the
Law of Partnership Amendment Bill, the object of which
is to apply the principle of limited liability to private
partnerships, under certain circumstances, by which a
partner may become bound to creditors only for a certain
sum; the amount of which would be duly registered.
Mr. lITTBBARD moved the rejection of the bill. He
suit that it differed matt rially from other bills which had
been brought fcrward for the alteration of the law of
partnership, and only applied to the enabling of capitalists
to invest money in mercantile concerns, without risk beyond
their immediate contribution. He contended that a
capitalist advancing money in such cases should be con-
tented tith interest, but if he participated in profits-to any
extent his responibility should not be limited. The bill
would introduce a system which would tend to demoralise
the trade of this country.
Mr. MALIN:3 urged that Mr. Hubbard's argument was
directed entirely against the principle of limited liability,
and being so came too late, for that principle had been ac-
cepted and established in the commercial world. This bill
proposed to extend that principle to a number of persons
less than ler.lly composed a joint stock company, and
there could be no reasonable objection to such an eaten-

sion.
The bill was supported by i‘fe. Ir. • Hodgson, Sir G.
Bowyer, and Mr. Alderman Salomons, an& opposed by Mr.
Gregaon and Mr. Buchanan, and was read a see. time'
The Charitable Assurances Enrolment Bill passed tr,:wgh
committee.
Tho ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND moved
for leave to alter the constitution and amend the practice
and course of proceeding in the Court of Chancery in Ire-
land. Tracing the history of the reforms which had taken
place since 1824 in the Court of Chancery in England, he
showed that the practice and procedure of the court in
Ireland Leing identical with that in England, the changes
made in the latter wore not made in the system in Ireland.
Since that time there had been a complete divergence of
practice and procedure in the two courts, and in 1854 a
commission recommended an assimilation of the two
systems. In 1862 another commission was appointed to
again consider the subject, and on their report the present
bill was founded—these recommendations being in the
main that the office of Master in Chancery be abolished, and
the practice and procedure be assimilated as far as possible
to that which existed in England. It was proposed to create
a vice chancellor and chief elm ks, the abolition of the
masters, and generally an improvement in the procedure of
the court.
Mr. WHITESIDE at some length examined the bill,
contending that it was not wholly in accordance with the
recommendations of the commission,
After debate leave was given.
The other business was disposed of, and the house ad-
journed.

On Sunday, the Italian artists engaged at
Windsor in laying th© roof of Cardinal Wolsey's
chapel with glass mosaics visited Garibaldi at Clifden. The
General had seen them on the previous day at Windsor,
and personally invited them to call upon him. One of them,
it appears, served as a soldier under Garibaldi during the
campaign which did so much for Italian unity.
THE PRINCE OF WALES AND GARIBALDI.—The
Siecle of yesterday says : Garibaldi before quitting
London received the visit of the heir to the crown of Eng-
land ; the Prince of Wales wished to shake the hand of the
guest of the English people ; this is a sentiment which
honours him, and which explains the secret of that popu-
larity which is the principle strength of the English royalty
and which places it above all party attacks. The English
monarchy is no stranger to any of the manifestations of the
national sentiment, it has no int crest opposed to it, it directly
associates itself with that sentiment. Alone among the
princes of Europe, the Prince of Wales has been enabled to
take a step, announced by all the journals, without appear-
ing to yield to the necessity of performing one of those
popular actions which eopetipes cost more thau they yield."