The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-29 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool-
sack at five o'clock.

Lord BROUGHAM
.presented a petition from the
Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool in favour of the
establishment of Courts of Reconciliation, whereby a great
amount of litigation might be prevented.
FRAUDULENT TRUSTEES BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read-
ing of this bill, which had for its object the protection
of parties against fraudulent trustees. The pre-
sent State of the law absolutely called for "amend-
ment, and to remedy the defect, the bill now
before their lordships had been framed. By
the Ist clause of this bill, any trustee entrusted with
funds for the benefit of another, attempting to make use of
such money for his own personal benefit would be deemed
guilty of mi-demeanour, and he apprehended there
would be no difficulty in carrying that enactment into
operation. But a clause had been introduced into the
bill in the other house which would require great con-
sideration, namely, the previous sanction of a judge
or the Attorney-General shoul I be obtained before
the prosecution should take place. The bill
also provided a remedy for malversation of the
funds of public companies by the directors, who, by a
clause in this bill, were made criminally liable for any
misappropriation of the money of such companies. He
bad no objection to the sanctio❑ of the judge
having to he obtained before. He thought
the bill would be improved if the Attorney-General's was
only to be obtained. The noble lord having explained
the other clauses, sail he thought great good would
low the passing of the bill.
Lord ST. LEONARDS said he did not rise to op-
pose the bill. He was, however, afraid that, owing
to the wording of the bill at present before the
house, innocent persons might, under certain circum-
stances, become liable to prosecution under its provi-
sions. The bill that he had hid upon the table would
go far to correct the evil, but he trusted that some
means would be found to prot-,ct the honest trustee in
the discharge of his duty.
Lord BROUGHAM supported the bill, which he
said went far to provide a remedy for a defect in the
law at present very 1 ,udly complained of.
Lord WENSLEYDALE would net oppose the second
reading, but he trusted several amendments would be
made in committee.

The bill was read a second time.
PRISONER'S REMOVAL BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.

The Reformatory Institutions Bill, and the Banking
Bill were read a second time. •
THE MILITIA SUSPENSION BILL.

On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Tao Earl cf ELLENBOROUGH suggested the pro-
priety, in the present state of Indian affairs, of postpon-
ing the bill for suwending the ballot.
Lord PANMURE said the ballot would not be neces-
eary even if more troops were required, and in the worst
event that could happen, the Government could always
depend upon the loyalty of the people to raise a large
force in a short time.

Lord DUNGANNON expressed a doubt on that
point, so tar as Ireland was concerned, owing to the
treatment the militia there had experienced from the
Government.

'The bill then passed through committee.
DISTRIBUTION OF PARLIAMENTARY
PAPERS.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE called attention to the
expediency of distributing selections from the published
parliamentary papers gratuitously among the various
public libraries and literary institutions in the kingdom.
The Duke of ARGYLL thought the subject deserved
consideration.

Lord REDESDALE said the papers °mild always be
obtained, if required, at a very small charge.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said the Board
always sent the most important papers to the different
Chambers of Commerce.

Lord DUNGANNON and Lord TALBOT DE MA-
LAHIDE expressed themselves in favour of the sugges-
tion, and the subject dropped.
THE PETTY SESSIONS ACTS IN IRELAND.
In reply to Lord DUNGANNON,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said the Attorney-
General for Ireland was considering a measure for assi-
milating the law of England and Ireland with respect
to petty sessions.