The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-05 00:00:00

WINDING-UP ACTS.

Mr. BRIGHT asked whether it was the intention of
the Government, without delay, to introduce a bill to
remedy the defects of the Winding-up Acts, or on
behalf both of shareholders and creditors, to prevent
the funds of dissolved companies being wasted in
unnecessary litigation ?
Mr. HENLEY said a bill to remedy some of the
few defects in the winding-up acts apparent to every
one had been prepared, and he should be prepared in
a short time to lay it on the table of the house
(Hear, bear) It would not be a large measure, but
would only deal with two matters that had been found
to stop the working of the act, and prevent winding-up.
He hoped it woul I be found to cure the difficulties com-
plained of, and that it would receive the support of the
house and speedily bee-.me law. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. BRIGHT asked the right hon. gentleman if he
could give an assurance the bill would be introduced in
the course of the ensuing week ?
Mr. HENLEY hoped to be able to do so.
TRIAL OF THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK
DIRECTORS.

Mr. BRADY asked the Secretary of State if the scale
of remuneration for the payment of the witnesses sum-
moned on behalf of the Crown at the trial of the Reyal
British Bank Directors bad been arranged, and, if so,
when the witnesses might expect payment?
Mr. HARDY said the scale of payment bad been
settled according to the rule adopted in civil cases. The
time of payment depended on the solicitor who
conducted the prosecution.
COPYHOLD ACTS.
Mr. lIANKEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether it was his intention to bring
in a bill thi 4 session for the amendment of the Copyhold
Acts ; and if so, when he proposed to sok leave to in-
troduce the bill ?
Mr. HARDY said a bill for this purpose was in the
hinds of the law officers of the Crown, and he believed
it would be introduced on Monday next.
On the motion of adjourning till Monday,
Sir G. GREY explained certain points, under discus-
alma last night in supply, relative to the office of keeper
and register of sesiens.
TIIE DEANERY OF YORK.
Mr. W. EW ART inquired of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer for what special reasons the recent appoint-
ment had been made to the Deanery of York?
Lord IIOTEIAM complained of questions of so wide a
range being put. It wont 1 probably be a matter for the
hon. gentleman to explain why his constituents bad se-
lected him over other candidates, and it might be not
becanso he possessed better qealificetions t ban the others,
but for special reasons resting with his constituents, and
were the bouee-lo call uteri the right hon baronet the
member for Wells t(ie tette the grounds on welch he had
made appointments—(lang,hter)—during the five years
be Lad been in office, it would be found te
be a document tt. e•oul 1 exeits as great _a.
Curiosity at any document that bad been pre-
sent ,d to the biere. Tne present Dean of Yo k
was a man of blameless,: arid bee proachable charactk.r.
He was unconnecte I with any extreme party in the
Church, and preserved in a proper manner the (agility
He (Lord Hotham)
and appearance of the deanery..
had come to the conclusion in this mater tha.t her Me
jesty's Government ha I faithfully and pidicially been
advised, and acted on such advice, is the appointineot
they had made

SALE AND TRANSFER OF LAND (IRELAND)
CHINA. BILL.
Lord J. RUSSELL inquire i what was the present On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
state of our relations with China; and asked for the Mr. J. D. FITZGERALDmonveed that it should be
communica'ion of the terms which Lord Elgin had de- referred to a select committee. T
power to sel
Estates
proposed
atemse Courtunencumbered a p per
mended from the Emperor of China, and of the answer to substitute for the Encumbered
which had been received from the Chieee-e Government ?
arnnadn eon tgitribunal
ncoaulrltedp Landed states Court,
He asked for what purpose Lord Elgin had been sent
ice
desirable titles
further to the north, and our naval force in China had well as encumbered e,tates, and also to
parliament, and whicher
been increased from 11,000 to 13,000 men, whilst a at the instance of any party. Those wiearem
smaller force was sent there by France. If we had any injects in the main, for which he had contended ever
conventions with foreign powers it ought to be coin- since he had had a seat in
implicated to Parliament, as well as the demande, a had been as long opposed by the hon. and
inertleared e
any, that had been made on China. (Hear.) Perils- tleman opposite (M. IVhiteside). Seeing the imabletrneenott. had a right to alit what was our actual benefits whicb the operation of the Encumbered Estates
1 ion with Coina, awl the policy her Majesty's Ge- Court had conferred upon Ire:and they ought to
pao e
vernmee e was pursuing in reference to that country. before they abolished it, or put sotae other court iu its
Toe article of tie treaty with rem ect to opium had been place. The noble lord oppoite (the Secretary for Ire-
hot, rioeel vi
the .3' dated, no doubt with the concurrence of land), and the right hoc. gentleman the Attorney-Get .e-
-the
people of China, It was desirable to revise t!,at ral for Ireland, when out of office, expressed their oppe-
-3% R "nle asked f ,i• a general sta'e,nent of on; ' sition to the Encumbered Estates Act, and now that
pstoalnielith'ew.rleact4hat country, as it wag diffi :tilt to under- they were in office they took crelit to themselves for
its orietnat
beyond u'j
' of
a mission that appeared to be going supporting it. During the seven or sight years that the
purpose and intention. court had been in existence, it had sold property t, the
The caNNert,LLol of the EXCHEQUER said amount of 21,326,000/. That was up to April last. The
the appointment was
made fer the advantage of the number of Irish purchasers was 7,180, whilst the minus
public and on grounds of
(.
t public,ft benefit. With regard her of English, Scotch, and foreign purchasers was only
to Chine, in ebnwsprthe sin.ll time her Mejeety's LO3. The I i 13 purehasers Expends 1 18,000,000/. again-t
power Government had been in
ont
thees impossible for
them to give further information3,ooo,oool. of capital expended by the others. This
The late Governme%intbjeet than was showed the benefic:al opera'ion of the act. But it had
already known.
caven L ;I'd a still more beneficial effect, and that was that itenable
Elgin very wisely a wide discretion.d
the occupying tenants to purchase the fee simple of their
babtlity he was not aware of . the change allof P"-
her holdings. (Hear, hear.) It was the bounden duty , f
Majesty's Government. and haeneg the utmost con the he to see that any meanie on this subject was
deuce in Lord Elgin, her Aiajesty's Government hadhews everything that it ought to be. In 1854 the Govern-
continued in him that wide discretion of action given to' wantof Lord Aberdeen issued a commission to inquire
him by their predecessor'. It was impossible for him intothis subject, and the resolution that the commission
to give the motives that had induced Lord Elgin to came to
svas, that the jurisdiction of the Encumbered
leave Canton and go to Shanghai. lie (the Chancellor Estates Court should be transferred to the', Court of
of the Exchequer) had no doubt Lord Elgin had ChanCery with peivetr.to give a parliamentary title on
ti_uered as well as of encum es-
adopted a wise and proper course in doing so, the Selene:de
hanednteh honest of introducing a bill tobered carry
b ut beyond that he could give the house no information. ! tates,