The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-13 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY. BIL LS.

Mr. MURRAY asked the Attorney General whether
it was his intention to proceed this session with a bill
brought before the Lords, intituled, "An Act to Amend
the Law of Debtor and Creditor, Bankruptcy, Insolvency,
and Execution ;" and what are his intentions in reference
to the existing law of bankruptcy and its administration,
and generally in reference to the law of debtor and creditor,
and its amendment.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was not the in-
tention of the Government to proceed with the bill, which
had been brought from the House of Lords ; but it was the
intention of the Government, as to the whole subject of
debtor and creditor, which was in an unsatisfactory state,
to give it their best attention during the recess, with the
view of bringing in a bill in the next session.
RELIGIOUS PROCESSIONS.

Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT hoped his hon. friend (Sii A.
Agnew) would not press the . motion, of which he had
given notice, on this subject. A great change had been
made during the year in respect to those processions, and
such as he thought would remove objections from the minds
of the most scrupulous and conscientious persons. There
was at this time a feeling of great irritation in the lonian
Islands, and he should be sorry to have that feeling aug-
mented by any discussion in that house. Since the time of
the general order made by Lord Hill considerable alterations
had been made, and soldiers were not now required to turn
out and pay respect to processions of a religious character.
He hoped this arrangement would be satisfactory, and that
the hon. baronet would withdraw his motion.
Sir A. AGNEW then postponed his motion till this day
fortnight.

MR. CHISHOLM ANSTEY.
Mr. E. JAMES moved for copies of all correspondence,
judge's notes, or other papers, on the following subjects, or
any of them :-1. The resignation of the justiceship of the
peace for Hong Kong by Mr. Thomas Chisholm Anstey,
sent in to the local Government on the 13th day of May,
1858 ; 2, hia suspension on the 7th day of August, 1858,
from the Attorney-Generalship of the colony of Hong Kong,
and from the office of counsel to the Superintendency of
Trade in China ; 3, the case of the " Queen v. Tarrant" for
libel, tried at the November sessions (1858) of the Hong
Kong Supreme Court (criminal side) ; 4, the charge of
alleged complicity of Mr. Caldwell, justice of the peace,
and Protector of Chinese at Hong Kong, with Hong Kong
pirates; 5, the charges made- against the acting Colonial
Secretary (Dr Bridges) with reference to the foregoing
subjects, and also theopium farm monopoly; the charges
made against the Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong (Col.
Caine) and his Chinese Comprador, with reference to ex-
tortion and bribe-taking, in the years 1846 and 1848 ; 7, the
proceedings against Mr. May, Superintendent of Police at
Hong Kong, Mr. Tarrant, Registrar of Deeds there, and
the police court interpreter Tong Akou, and the dismissal
of the police court interpreter Assam, for having severally
given evidence against the4said parties, or any of them; 8,

the Imperial regulations (if any) by which the several sus-
pensions or removals beforementioned were authorised.
Mr, C. FO#TESCUE said the late Secretary of State
for the Colonies felt himself justified in confirming the sus-
pension of Mr. Anstey by the Governor and Executive
of Hong Kong, who acted on the report of the commission,
and refused to furnish him with the grounds of their deci-
sion. The Secretary for the Colonies had sent out. a
despatch on the subject, which no doubt would have been
communicated to Mr. Anstey had he not left Hong Kong
before it arrived. As to the charges brought by Mr. Anstey
against Mr. Caldwell and other officials, the Government at
Hong Kong and the Government at home were of opinion
that the graver portion of them was disproved. There was
no indisposition on the part of the present Secretary of State
to produce any papers called for in the motion, except some
which, from a sense of public duty, it would be necessary
to withhold. If the hon. gentleman would withdraw his
motion for the present, he (Mr. Fortescue) would, in.,a
fortnight from this time, give him all -the papers that
would be necessary.
Mr. JAMES assented, and the motion was withdrawn.