The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY l7, 1854.

'IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

SHARE MARKETS.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
—Bradford Water Works ; Edinburgh Police and Im-
provement ; Petworth-road.
The foliowing bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time :—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bos-
ton and Eastern Junction Railway ; East Suffolk Rail-
way ; Mallow and Fermoy Railway ; Stamford and
Kettering-road ; Wells and Fakenham Railway ; York,
Newcastle, and Berwick Railway:.

PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented by Mr. Ferguson from
52 clergymen of the county of Cumberland complaining
that they could not live on their stipends ; by Mr. Miall,
from Cambridge and other places, praying that the uni-
versities may be thrown open to Dissenters ; and by Mr.
Heyward, from Hungerford, against the opening of
public houses on Sundays.
REGISTRATION OF BILLS OF SALE BILL.
Mr. MULLINS, in moving that the Speaker do leave
the chair for going into committee on this bill, explained
that the object of the bill was to compel the registration
of bills of sale within 21 days after their execution, so
as to prevent creditors being cheated, as was often the
case now, by means of such instruments. The same
system of registration prevailed with regard to judg-
ments and warrants of attorney, and since it often hap-
pened that when a man fell into difficulties he resorted
unknown to his creditors to a bill of sale to save a large
part of his property from being seized to liquidate his
ju-t debts.

Mr. PHINN viewed this bill as one of great im-
portance to the commercial world, as it would tend to
discourage fictious credit. The only fault he found with
the bill was that it was confined to traders. He thought
it should apply to all classes of society, but most pro-
bably this omission could be corrected in committee.
Mr. G. BUTT approved of the principle of the bill,
but he hoped it would only be committed pro forma, in
order that it might be reprinted with the amendment.
There was this difficulty in applying it to all classes, be-
cause, if it embraced the personal property of private
individuals how could they prevent its being extended
to mortgages.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL differed with his hon.
an learned friend, because there was a wide difference
between personal and real property ; in the former,
possession went with ownership, but with regard to the
latter the same principle did not apply, and therefore it
did not follow that in extending this bill to personalties
of private individuals it would equally embrace mort-
gages of real property. He approved of the principle of
the bill, but he thought it was encumbered with unne-
cessary provisions that it would be well to strike out in
committee.
Mr. HORSFALL, as representing a large commercial
constituency, was quite satisfied with the principle of
the bill.

Mr. BOUVERIE suggested that care should be taken
that the Registrar under this bill should receive no more
than a pr. ,per remuneration for his trouble.
Mr. GROGAN was anxious that the principle of the
bill should be extended to all parties alike.
Mr. HADFIELD was rejoiced to find that an end
was to be put to the system of surreptitious preference
in the case of personalties, and he cordially approved of
the bill, but at the same time he thought it would be a
great evil to preserve, in reference to this bill, a distinc-
tion between traders and non-traders.

Mr. MALINS, as a legal member, highly approved
of the measure.

The bill was then passed through committee.
BURGH BOUNDARIES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. BOUVERIE moved the second reading of this
bill.

The LORD ADVOCATE admitted the grievances
which the bill referred to, but the provisions of the
bill were altogether impracticable. He moved that the
bill be read a second time this day six months.