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IMPERIAL- PARLIAMENT.

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

Th• following bills were readja
third time : —Dan-
dalk and Enniskillen Railway Bill, Midland Great
Western of Ireland Bill.
PRIVATE BILLS.

Colonel W. PATTEN moved that whenever a recom-
mendation shall have been made to a committee on a
private bill, either by the Chairman of Ways and
Means, or in a report from a department of the Govern-
ment, referred to the committee, the committee shaq
notice sueh recommendation in their report and shall
state their reasons fer dissenting, should such recom-
mendation be not agreed to— Agreed to.
EAST INDIA kRING OF DELHI).
Mr. KINNAIRD moved for a copy of the evidence
taken before the court appointed for the trial of the
King of Delhi.—Agreed to..
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY

COMPANY (WIGAN STATION).
Mr. WOODS moved for copies of the memorial from
the Mayor and Corporation of Wigan to the Board of
Trade on the subject of the Wigan station of the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Railway Company : and of Captain
Tyler's report upon that station ; together with any
correspondence which has taken place with the Board
of Trade on the subject.—Agreed to.
TRUSTEES RELIEF BILL.

This bill was brought from the Lords and read a first
ime.

VALUATION OF LANDS (SCOTLAND) ACT
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AMENDMENT BILL.
Mr. DUNLOP moved the second reading of this bill,
which he said was rendered necessary by the present
defective sta'e of valuation of land in Scotland, on
which the assessments were based. The object of the
bill was to establish one uniform system of valuation for
Scotland, under which all the local rates, as well as
public taxes, should be assessed. By the present law
deer foreAs, shootings, wood lands, and feu-duties
were exempt from valuation, unle,s they were actually
let or yielded a profit, and being so exempt they
could not be assessed as the public and local taxes.
He thought it would be better to read the bill a second

time, which would allow the opponents of particular
parts of the bill to fully discuss them in committee.

Mr. CRAUFURD seconded the motion.

Lord DUNCAN moved the second reading of the bill
this day six months. The matters treated of in the bill
were fully discussed, and divisions taken on them on the
passing of the Act of 1854, which this bill was to amend.
He condemned the measure before the house as being
drawn up in a spirit directly contrary to that which
pervaded the bill of 1854, and which Parliament
then confirmed. The Act of 1854 provided for the
valuation of deer forests, shootings, &0., when let, and
inlet. The feu duties was the most important part of
the bill, and bad justly roused the indignation of the
people of Scotland, because if the bill was passed it
would materially interfere with the investments of the
savings of the middle classes in land, a fen duty in
Scotland being similar to ground rents is England ;
and he put it to the house whether they would pass
a bill to compel the Marquis of Westminster, or any
other English landed proprietor liable for the rates and
taxes of land he had let on building leases. Such would
be the effect of this bill in Scotland, and as such a law
would be a manifest injustice, he moved that the bill be
read a second time this day six months.

Mr. G. DIINDA.S seconded the amendment.

AN OFFICER CHAhGED WITH SHOOT-
ING AT A CABMAN.

At the Dublin police-court, on Monday, Captain
George Buchanan, of the Scots Greys, appeared to
answer the charge of John Roberts, for having on
the 17th instant, at Portobello barracks, inflicted
serious injury upon him by firing leaden slugs or
pellets at him, out of an air-gun, by which he was
wouncl-d in the back and in the leg.
Mr. E. A. Ennis appeared for the prosecution,
and Mr. M,Mshou was couns:l for the defence.
It appeared that Roberts had been employed by
an officer of the Scots Greys to drive him to the
Portobello barracks on the 17th instant. After he
had arrived, several leaden pellets were fired from a
window in the officers' quarters, and these pieces
of lead perforated the cushions of his car. All
this time the officerwho had been driven by Roberts
was standing near his vehicle. Roberts observed
Capt. Buchanan at the window, with some instru-
ment with which he was taking aim at him. On
more of the leaden pellets being fired, the horse
which the carman was driving became frightened,
and he called out to Capt. Buchanan to desist, and
asked him what he meant by frightening the
mare ? The officer who had employed him paid
him his fare, and as he was driving away he was hit
in the back with a leaden pellet, and immediately
after he received another in the calf of the leg.
He drove off to the Rathininos police station and
gave information of the circumstances, and returned
to the barracks with a constable, when he identified
Capt. Buchanan as the person who fired the pellets
at him. He next went to the Meath Hospital to
have the wound in his leg dressed. Dr. Hynd ex-
tracted a leaden pellet from the leg of the carman,
and dre sed the wound. The medical gentleman gave
it as his opinion that no serious consequences were
likely to arise from the wound.
Complainant said—" The first shot hit the can-
vas of my car, and so did the second, and seeing
that the mare was frightened, I said to Captain
Buchanan, who was up in the! winday, What do
you want to do ?' (Laughter.) The gentleman
who says his name was Dunbar was holding up two
sixpences to pay me my fare when the shots were
fired. I took the money from him, and was driv-
ing away when I got a shot in the back and another
in the leg."
Mr. M‘Mahon—The entire affair was only in-
tended as a harmless joke.
Mr. Magee said it was no joke, but a very serious
matter, and what made it worse was the constant
firing which had been kept up at the complainant.
It was finally agreed that the case should be post-
poned for further hearing to Monday
next, at one
o'clock, and Captain Buchanan in the meantime to
give his own bail in 3001. to be in attendance on
that day to answer the charge.
Doctor Hynd was bound in the
sum of SW. to
prosecute, and the complainant in a similar
amount.

Racing Fixtures for 1858.

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Newmarket Craven 5
Durham 5
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Wolverhampton
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At Hamburg the rate of discount has advanced from
2 to 2 per cent.
It appears that the first amount to be raised by
the India Company under the author,ty of the
Loan Act just passed will be 5,000,000/. in 4 per
cent. debentures, to be tendered for at such prices
as capitalists may deem proper. The cash will be
required in monthly instalments terminating in Septem-
ber, and discount at the rate of 3 per cent, will be
allowed for prepayment.
STRIKE OF WORKMEN ON A RAILWAY.--Yesterday,
between 50 and 60 bricklayers and their labourers, em-
ployed in forming the arches on the Hampstead Junc-
tion Rbetween
of Hwiagghegsa.
It appears that they
Highgate
and Kentish-town,
had been in receipt of 3;. a day, but demanded an addi-
tional 4d., which, being refused, led to a general strike.
In the course of the day some few men were induced to
struck foraii wa
an y
increase
resume their work, but when they went to dinner a
body of the malcontents seized the hods and shovels, &c.,
which they broke to pieces. A general melee ensued,
and serious results were for some tune anticipated, until
the police fortunately interfered, and succeeded in cap-'
timing several of the foremost in the fight. Several
persons, including some of the police, were more or less
injured.
REPORT OF THE HOP DIITY.—A deputation of hop
planters had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday, and presented a memorial to the
Lords of the Treasury for the total repeal of the Excise
duties on hops :—" That whereas, at the conclusion of
the Peninsular war, almost all taxes were considerably
lowered, and many of them repealed, the Excise on hops
was continued at the sum settled in 1805, a period of
the highest general taxation, and that since that period,
although so much has been done to alleviate taxation on
all articles of consumption by the labouring class, the
duty has been actually increased 5 per cent., that large
and unexampled crops have depressed the market for
hops to a rate utterly u.nremunerat!ng to the grower, at
the same time greatly increasing his expenses and sub-
jecting him to a payment of an amount of Excise duty
which he has been constantly only able to satisfy at the
expense of severe sacrifices, or the postponement of other
!: payments."

LAW MITELLIGENCE. —Crhis Day.,

COURT OF CHANCERY.

(Before the Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices.)

APPEAL-COUNTESS OF If ORNINGTON V. KEANE.

The further hearing of this part heard appeal was
resumed this re, ruing.. s

Mr. De Gex resumed and concluded his argument for
the respondent.
It will be remembered that the contention here arises
in a competition between the plaintiff, the Countess of
Mornington, a special contract creditor under marriage
articles of agreement entered into between her and her
late husband for an annuity of 1,0001., and the de-
fendant, Mr. Keane, as equitable mortgagee, for priority
of charge or lien on the house No. 3, Savile-ro
Westminster.
Mr. Willcock, Q.C., followed and concluded his
argument on the same side.
Mr. Robb, Q.C., is new being heard on the same
side.
The Lord Chancellor rose at one o'clock to attend her
Maj etty's levee.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Gonlburn.)
nx GEORGE THOMPSON-CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

This bankrupt was a corn dealer in Barnsbury-road,
who absconded before his bankruptcy, and was subse-
quently apprehended at Bath, where he was residing
under a false name, and property to a considerable
amount was found in bis possession.
An application was now made to assent to criminal
proceedings being taken against the bankrupt for not
surrendering under his bankruptcy.
His Honour granted the application.
IN NE PETTS. _ __

This plaintiff was described as of Elmswell, Suffolk,
and this was an examination meeting.
The balance sheet prepared by Messrs. Hart, Brothers,
show debts, 1,7821. ; assets, good debts, 1951. ; doubt-
ful, 85/. ; property, 2881.
An adjournment was asked for, and it was stated that
the assignee consented.
His Honour asked whether the assignee was a bona
fide creditor and assignee, or a mere friend ; for it was
often the case that "friends" obtained such offices, and
the bankrupts easily slipped through the hands of the
court. On being assured that the assignee was a
creditor, the adjournment was granted.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YEsTERDA.Y.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at half Nast four o'clock.

The bake of MARLBOROUGH presented a petition
against any further grant to the College of Maynootb.
Lord CRANWORTH presented a petition with refe,
rence to the law of libel, praying that a speaker might
be held Ninny liable with the printer to prosecution.

THE ENLISTMENT OF KROOMEN.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he regretted
he had left the house when the noble lord opposite put
a question to the Under Secretary for War with respect
to recruiting the Indian army frotn the natives of the
West Coast of Africa. It was true a scheme had been

entertained for the enlistment of Kroomen, a they
were persons who for the last 50 years had served with
good effea in a great many of her Majesty's ships and
other vessels trading. His object in taking the
scheme into his consideration was, that he thought
it would save the lives of soldiers in India,
and would enable the Government to send a portion
of the troops now in India to China, where their ser-
vices were urgently required. The army i❑ was
now in a very peculiar position, it having usually bad
the services of a great number of the natives, but we

have unfortunatey had reason to distrust that bo,ly,

One of the danger; that most pressed upon the Govern-
ment was that as the native army was uniformly recruited
from Asia, the same eause that produced mutiny on one
occasion might do so on another, and therefore he

thought it his duty so to compose the Indian ariLy
as to prevent such an event, and with this view
be had been arxicu3 to obtain the services of the Kroc-

men, who had already proved themselves toTegood
seamen. Their average height was 5 feet 9 inches.
They eat nothing but rice, which was very easily
obtained i❑ Bensal. They had very small pay,
and were generally contented to take muskets
and ammunition in lieu of pay, and in addition to all
this they were dead shots. (Hear, hear.) For these
reasons he thGught it desirable to try an experiment
with the Indian army, in the first instance,
on the rivers where her Majesty's seame❑ were
much required. He found, however, that this
experiment could not be tried without an alteration i❑
the Mutiny Act ; and he accordingly no,ified to his
noble friend that he wished that alteration made ;
but he was informed that such an alteration

as was required could not be made on the third reading.
He was, therefore, obliged to relinquish the obj-ct he
bad in view, which he did with very great regret.
Lord BROUGHAM said he asked the question be-
cause he had been informed that the officers to whom he
had alluded were to have left to this evening.
Earl of ELLENBOROUG.I—Quite so ; tie mail
goes out to-night.
Lord BROUGHAM thought without the greatest
care was exercised in carrying cut such a plan, it would
lead to a revival of the slave trade. He was afraid that

not merely the Kroomen would be Exported, but that it
would result in the taking of the free Negroes, as they
were termed. Under all the circumstances, he was glad

to hear that the noble earl bad been unable to carry out
his object.
Earl DERBY protested against the doctrine that
because the country was determined to take every step

possible to put an end to the slave trade in Africa they
should be precluded from availing themselves of the ser-

vice of the Yroomen, who had been employed with good
effect in her Majesty's navy.
THE PATRIOTIC FUND.
The Duke of NORFOLK gave notice that after the
Easter Recess he should call the attention of their lord-

ships to the seco❑d report of the commissioners of the
Patriotic Fund.
TRANSFER OF LAND BILL.
Lord CRANWORTH called the attention of the

house to these two bills, which he had laid on the table
shortly after the reassembling of Parliament in February.
The first related to the manner of effecting a transfer of
land, and was partly owing to proceedings which took
place as long ago as 1846, when a select committee was
appointed to inquire into the burdens affecting real pro-
perty. They reported that the value of land was very
seriously diminished by the expense of procedings attend-
ing its transfer. They considered that a system by
which there should be a registered title was essential to
any plan by which the existing evils might be remedied,
and they suggested a simplification of titles and registra-
tion of deeds. The commission of 1847 was directed to
several persons of eminence, including Lords Langdale
and Beaumont, Mr. Bellenden Ker, Mr. Coulson, and
several other conveyancers. By this bill he proposed
to establish a system by which, as in some other
countries, there should be a court at which persons
could, if they pleased, have a title investigated. It was
said that wou!d he injurious to persons not present ; but

the evil, if any, would be infinitesimal. lie proposed to
effect the purpose by means of the machinery of the
Court of Chancery. A person who desired to sell
land might present to the Court of Chancery a petition,
s'ati❑g that the land was to be sold. The pur
chaser could pay the money into court. The sale should
be adverti-ed in the neighbourhood. The solicitors on
both sides should be compelled to file affidavits that they
had reason to believe that the sale was good, and any
fraudulent concealment should be a misdemeanour.
They had ten years' experience of a somewhat similar
mode of investigati ,n in the Encumbered Estates (Ire
land) Act. He had it on the authority of that expe-
rienced class, the auctioneers, that an estate would set
for two years' purchase inure under the operation of
that bill than formerly. Such was the outline of the
bill, which he would abstain from explaining in more
detail till it came before the committee. lie then re-
ferred to the other bill. He held that there ougbt to be
a system by which a great deal of the prolixity of con-
veyancing would be avoided. What he proposed was that
whereas now there were several lengthy clauses introduced
into every deed, these should be rendered superfluous in
future, by making them conditions of law, which would
operate in any case where there was no stipulation to the
contrary. He then explained the nature of those condi-
tions at some length. The bill would give in the case of
settled estates powers a❑abling the tenant for life to lease.
He woald not, however, prevent persons from excluding
such powers by au express stipulation. The next part of
the bill was with reference to the case where the settle-
ment gave power to sell, in which case all the matter
which was usually introduced as concomitant with that
power, would be considered as incidental to that power.
Ho next came to the question of mortgage, which was
usually a very complicated instrument, and included
many stipulations which he thought ought to be consi-
dered incident to a mortgage, and would be so under
the proposed bill. He then calied the attention cf the
house to an appendix which he had caused to be attached
to the bill, containing a number of modern precedents
on conveyancing.
Lord ST. LEONARDS said tbe-y owed a debt of
gratitude to his noble and learned friend for bringing
forward any well considered plan to give renewed
facilities for the transfer of land without destroying
the stability and security of possession, which was
the whole foundation of its valve. The bill would
establish a tribunal which would give a warranty of
title. The Encumbered Estates Bill (Ireland) on
which tliis was founded, has altogether different
objects. It arose out of the difficulties created by the
encumbered condition of estates, but it was not the
case in this country that estates were so encumbered
that a sale could not be effected. Whatever had been

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the ob,tacles which they had daily to encounter,
there never had been any difficulty in the way of
the sale of estates. Directly this bill came into force
the action of the Court of Chancery would be paralysed,
and all its energies cramped. The duties of that court
were sufficiently onerous, and they had only to place upon
it additional labour to destroy altogether that admirable
machinery which was created in 1852. He suggested that
a new and independent court should be established for
the purpose of conducting these transfers. If they really
wanted a sound warranty of title it must be upon a to-
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tally different basis from that now proposed, not as pro
posed to be settled by clerks and conveyance-s, but by
persons themselves competent to look into titles, and to
settle questions of law arising out of them. The great
objects to be secured should be to save expense, to expe-
dite business, and to do away with all obstacles as far as
possible on one side and the other.
Lord CAMPBELL suggested that the bill should be
read a second time, and then referred to a select com-
mittee. All that the noble lord opposite (Lord Cran-
worth) proposed was, that there should be a voluntary
power in the owner of the fee simple to sell, and hie bill
would not bring about breed sales, as was sometimes the
case in the Encumbered Estates Court. Instead of hay •
ing a separate court, he thought it would be touch better
to engraft the business on the Court of Chancery.
Lord WENSLEYDALE thought that great benefit
would be conferred upon the profession and the public,
if the bill were passed into law. At the same time its
details might he satisfactorily referred to a select cent
mittee. Whether this bill would throw too much busi-
ness on the Court of Chancery, as suggested by the noble
lord (Lord St. Leonard:), might be appropriately dis-
cussed in committee.
Lord BROUGHAM advised their lordships to give a
second reading to the bill, on the ground that it sbould
be referred to a select committee. Many objections had
been alleged against the princ ple of the Encumbered
Estates Court, but he thought that all their lordships
would rejoice in the success of that measure. How far
the Court of Chancery was likely to be encumbered or
paralysed by the influx of business which this bill would
bring into it, he could not positively say, but he did cot
entertain any apprehension in that respect. He believed
that the measure was imperfect in not providing a
register To such an appointment he believed that they
must come at last. The conveyance bill which he pre-
sented last year, providing for local registration, he
should again present to-night, and he hoped it would be
referred to the select committee. The average expense
of local registration whenever it had been adopted bad
not oost more than seven shillings, and nu case had
arisen ealltec f,)r the decision of a conrt of appeal.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the noble lord
(L rd Cianwortb) had consented that the measure should
be referred to a select committee, and he thought that
the details would be more properly discussed there. He
believed that the current was strongly setting in favour
of the registration of titles, and he was not without
hope that it might be in the power of the co
m u toteie e
his.
itos.
make some important provisions securing that object
He very much feared that if the noble lord pressed
bill as it stood he would find a very strong opposition in
another
l
oplßace.
Lord s
wouni,
in
that he bad not embodiedanryepelza,rgbeesgwgeitdh to explain
the system of registration in the present bill respect
through t
ao
dread of encumbering it with matter to some degree
foreign to its object. At the same time he begged en-
tirely to repudiate the notion that the bill in any way
rendered it more difficult to carry into effee an improved
system of registration. He had introduce) the Court of
Chancery as supplying the machinery of the bill merely

becatse he did not calculate upon there beiug ..oca 411
extle,)rdinary
influx cif burinefts into the court through
the oi.er4tion of the bid. If, however, the business was
to:, La cti for the court, it would be very easy to remove
the difficulty by extending the machinery of the present
court, or creating a new one.

The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be referred to a select committee.
The Tenants for L'fs Trustees Bill was read a second
time, with a view of its being referred to a select com•
mit tee.

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT ABOLITION BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM announced the withdrawal of this
bill, pending the production of the more extended mea-
sure cf the Government.

CONSOLIDATED FUND (10,000,0001) BILL.
This bill was read a second time, Lard MONTEAGLE
taking occasion to declare that it reflected great credit
on the Government, and placed the administration of
the finances upon a much sounder basis.
The General Board cf Health (Skipton, &c.) Bill was
read a second time. _

The Cambridge University Matriculation and Degree*
Bill was read a second time.

The Mutiny Mil wag read a second time.
The Bishops Trusts Substitution Bill was read a third
time.

The Marine Mutiny Bill passed through committee,
The Militia Act Continuance Bill was read a third
time.

The Commons Inelosure Bill passed through cenivaittec
Their lordshipi then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following private bills were read a third time and
pas.ed :—Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas ; Edin-
burgh Life Assurance Company ; and Whitehaven Har-
bour.