The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-17 00:00:00

SEEDS ADULTERATION BILL.

On the order of the day,
Mr. WEhIIY moved the second realing of this bill, and
said that it had received tho support. not only of the gene-
ral public, but also that of the most respectable members
of the seed trade. The adulteration of seeds affected tot
small farmer in a much greater degree than the large pro-
prietor of land, for the latter, as a rule, could
always buy from a large dealer, whilst the former
was in most cases dependent for his supply upon the small
dealer in,Lis own neighbourhood. The hou. gentleman
quoted statistics to prove the alarming amount of adul•
teration in this business, and affirmed that six or eight
manufactories existed for the express purpose of tam-
pering with and adulterating seeds. The average
amount of adulteration amounted to 33 per cent. The bill
which he had brought forward would, he thought, con-
siderably check the progress of adulteration, while a pro-
•viso in the second clause would prevent any injury being
done to legitimate operation or to trade.
Mr. COLLINS hoped the bill would be allowed to pass
the second reading, but considering the small amount of
information possessed upon this subject, ha proposed that
it should then be referred to a select committee In many
cases, too, adulterations took place, not to deceive the pur-
chaser, but to equalise the standard of seeds and for other
purposes.

After some discussion,
Mr.I3ItIGHT observed that the Government had no wish
to oppose the second reading. He admitted that a groat
grievance existed, but the question was whether the bill
would be of use in redressing it. This was entirely a new
question: and he thought a select certimittee ought to be
appointed to inquire into the cause of such grievance, its
extent, and the effect the bill would have in redressing it.
Now, the bill did not propose to deal with what the Horti-
cultural Society called the great grievance, viz., the kiln-
ing of seeds. And then the second clause of the hill would
caused great embarrassment and co:A. It would inflict a
great injury upon the trade, and this might be well illus-
trated by the case of the respectable seedstuan who,
having sold seed which turned out to be bad, was
sued. The value of the seed was 14d., and the
suit cast him in expenses ££lso. In many cases it was
impossible to say whether seeds had been killed or had
been injured naturally. He admitted the great mischief
which existed, hut supported the appointment of a select

committee.
Mr. WELBY then consented to the bill being referred
to a committee.
The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed this day week.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (METROPOLIS)
BILL.

Mr. BUXTON, in moving the second reading of this bill,
after regretting the absence of Mr. J. S. Mill from the
house, said that it was submitted to Parliament iu order
that the Government might consider it during the recess,
and compare it with the rival schemes of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, of Lord Fottescue, of the member for
Southwark, and of the Under-Secretary of the Treas .ry.
The object of this ccheme was to give a syst m of repro-
•hnt:ve eif-gove merit by the creation of a federa-
tioa of municipalities. It pr• p:•sed to take the ten •
metropolitan boroughs, and forum t ach into a separate
loreugh, and to give 10 each complete machinery for self-
government as a borough. These boroughs would also be
united into ono corporation of this whole metropolis, with a
represaitatl ve council and executive m.diniuistration elected
by the whole body of rateliay,rs of London. The bo-
rouzha were Westminster, Chelsea, Marylebone, Finsbury,
Hackney, Tower hamlets, Lambeth, Southwark, Green-
tt heft, the whole population numbering three' mil-
Each borough would have its own officers, police
courts, and justices of the peace, entirely separate from
the other.
Mr. MORRISON seconded the motion.
Mr. C. BENTINCK moved as au amendment that the
bid be read a second time this day six months.
Mr. HENLEY seconded the amen.inent.
Sir 11. 110A.RE spoke in favour of the principle of local
self-government, which, if preserved with proper. checks
against unnecessary expenditure, would be adapted to the
requirements of the case.
Mr. LOCKE admitted that there was great need of
something being done, and urged the plan which he had
so long advocated of further extending the powers of the
present corporation.
After a few remarks from Mr. BREWER,
Mr. BRUCE said that he would not commit the Govern-
ment upon a question which thy had not yet fully con-
sidt•red. Ile urged the withdrawal of the bill and the
amendment, and the latter was withdrawn.
Tho bill was then read a second tints and iL: awn.
SUNDAY AND -RAGGED SCHOOLS BILL.
Mr. CHARLES READ, in a long and earnest speech,
appealed to the Government to support the bill, and con
eluded by moving the second reading.
Mr. GRAVES seconded the notion.
On a division the bill was read a second time.
The house shortly afterwards adjournel.

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, June 10.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
'or the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
Tsponding figures of the previous account:—

DEBTOR.

June 3. June 10.
fr. c. fr. c.
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
Juno 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02
Reserve of tho Bank
and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve of landed pro-
perty 4,000,000 4,000,000
Notes in circulation
Banknotes to orderand
receipts payable at
sight 38,160,027 66 38,055,343 02
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor 176,441,536 99 172,081,731 29
Current accounts, Paris 375,134,374 15 355,612,964 56
Do. branch banks 51,053,676 49,593,612
Dividends payable 677,219 840,319
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last
six. months 933,790 85 933,790 85
Surplus of receipts not
distributed —
Sundries

Total
CREDITOR.
June 3. June 10.
Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c.
Branch banks
Commercial bills over-
due
Commercial bills dis-
counted, not yet due 335,228,959 50 324,051,843 G 3
Do. branch banks '269,591,003 242,469,391
Advances on deposit of
bullion 10,130,900 10,008,600
Do. branch banks 5,812,880 6,083,680
Do. on French Public

Securities 15,227,300 13,659,600
Do. by branch banks 6,701,380 6,713,780
Do. on railway shares
and debentures 40,372,200 39,681,100
Do. branch banks
Do. on Credit Fonder

Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1857) 60,000 000 60,000,000
Government Stock re-
serve
Do. disposable
Rentes Immobalis6es
(Law, June 2, 1857) 100 000 000 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
property branches
Expenses of manage-
ment
Sundries

12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
80,627,187 21 80,627,187 21

2,048,742 85 2,105,115 61
8,677,890 35 8,607,559 11

Total
Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank

of France.

(Signed) RoULAND.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.

Amsterdam Short ... 12 21 ... 12 21
Do 3Ms ... 12 41 .., 12 4i
Rotterdam ..._ — ... 12 4k ... 12 4
Autworp — ... 25 44 ... 25 521
Brussels
Ilandargu — ... 13 121 ... 13 121-
Pail f.,
Ditto .........
,Thtrseilles
Fraukfort-ua-the-Maiu ... 1211 ... 122
V ietma
Trieste . . 12 70 ... 12 75
Petersburg
C9penhageu.• ........ . ••• _. 9 25 ... 9 29
Berlin
••• 49

Madrid..
Cad i 7 ... 48/ - ...
Leghorn
Allan — ... 26 55 ... '26 GO
Genoa — ... 26 55 ... '26 60
Naples
... 26 55 ... '26 60
Palermo — ... 26 55 ... 26 GO
Messina
Lisbon — .. 51i .... 52
Oporto —'..: 51i; ... 52
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New York - 4• • -
Rio Janeiro
...
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