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houses there had been for a considerable time, and
he was borne out in that opinion by. the present
Speaker. Proceeding to notice the principal topics
in the report, he hoped the Bankruptcy Bill would
be introduced as a Government measure, and that
the present Attorney-General, who was a zealous
and sincere Reformer, would have the charge of it.
He had never been able to see why a writ should
not be serviceable in any part of the United King-
dom, and hoped that would be carried among other
measures in the ensuing session. The recent
decision in the law of collisions at sea revealed
an anomalous state of things, which also called
for speedy remedy. Alluding to the question of
cruelties at sea, brought forward by Mr. Monckton
Milues, he was sorry to say that these cases were
far more common in American vessels, though
they did occasionally occur in British ships. He
hoped some change would be made next sassion, or
at some future time, in the law on that subject,
which should give us summary jurisdiction in such
cases. He also trusted that we should have a
measure neat session for the sale of
,grain by
weight, observing that the cental was giving very
general, if not universal, satisfaction. He should
be glad if the immense number of articles which
now " disfigured.' our tariff (producing very little
revenue, whilst hampering trade) were entirely
swept away from it, but, from the pressing claims
upon the Chancellor of the ExChequer, their re-
removal was hardly to be expected just yet.
Mr. C. BUSHELL seconded the adoption of the
report. remarking that it chambers of commerce
ceased to act, there would be such a collapse in
practical -.legislation as regarded commercial
matters, that the public would have a greater ap-
preciation of their value. They were entitled to
more support than they generally received.
The motion was then carried. The remaining
business was of a formal character.

ESCAPE OF MILITARY PRISONERS
AND CLEVER CAPTURE.

Yesterday a clever capture of four out of five
military prisoners, who had broken out of the Artil-
lery prison at Woolwich, was made by the police
at Greenwich. It appears that the whole of the
men had been tried by courts-martial for various
offences and were awaiting sentence. During the
night they succeeded in cutting away the wood-
work surrounding the lock of the door of the cell,
and having gained access to the passage, they there
broke into the private quarters of an officer, at
present on foreign service, and stole a quantity of
plated articles and jewellery. Although a. sentry
was on duty, they contrived to get away unper-
ceived, and all being in plain clothes, no description
could be given of them. About 5 o'clock this morn-
ing, Police-constable Looker, 295 It, was on duty
in the Lower-road, Deptford, and stopped a young
man who gave his name Stephen Bennett, belonging
to Bristol, and on his road to London. The con-
stable, not being satisfied with his appearance, at
once proceeded to search him, and having found
two gold brooches and several silver spoons, to-
gether with other articles in his possession, he was
taken into custody and locked up. A short time
afterwards three other men were stopped on Black-
heath by Police-constables Watts, 70, and Edwards,
220, It, two of whom gave their names as Wm.
Atkins and Thos. Williams, were secured, but the
third, who is at present at large, succeeded in mak-
ing good his escape by swimming across the
Retvensbourne at Lewisham. In the poseession of
these two men other plated articles were found,
and a struggle at once took place between them
and the constables, but they were eventually over-
powered and locked up. About half an hour after-
wards information was received that another of the
escaped prisoners had been apprehended by Police-
sergeant APPlierson, 50 R lie gave his name as
Geo. Waters, and at the time of his capture three
bottles of whisky were found in his possession,
which have since been ascertained to belong to Mr.
Turner, landlord of the Director-General, Welling-
ton-street, Woolwich, whose premises had been
entered during the night by the cellar flap being
forcibly removed.