The Warwickshire Herald. — 1889-07-25 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

PARLIAMENT.  W. Harcourt, sale ne mu), intenateli teas tne wnolie of the financial operations under the Conversion Act of last year should be completely set forth. The reHouse of Lords.—Thursday. I turn moved for last session relating to the operatione The Herring Fishery (Scotland), Bills of Sale, of the Debt in past years would be laid on the table Public Trustee, and Trust Companies Bills were read almost immediately. a third time and passed; and the Trust Funds in- The House proceeded to consider the report of the vestment Bill and several other measures were ad. Select Committee appointed to inquire into the affairs vanceyl a stage. Lord Knutsford stated that the of the Yerkshire Provident Insurance Compaoy, and question of the investment of trust funds in Colonial the conspiracy of R. Martin and others to deceive the Stocks was about to be inquired into by a Depart- committee.—fhe Solicitor-General moved that the mental Committee, and he toped that means might books and papers relating to the company, produced be taken to enable trustees teinvest in these securi- by Martin, should be placed in the hands of the ties. Some conversation subsequently took place Public Prosecutor, in order that criminal prowith respect to the staircases in NVestminster bfall, ceedings might be instituted against the persons reand to the publication in a revised report, of a speech sponsible for the management of the insurance consdelivered by the Earl of Mar in a recent debate of pany.—Mr. Bradlaugh assured the Government that charges against certain noble lords which were not 111 hundreds of thousands of cases of industrial in. in the original speech. surance there was clear fraud committed, which the Friendly Societies Committee had not House Of Clommons.—Thuraday. power to investigate. He, therefore, asked A report of the Select Committee on the affairs of the Government whether, during the receseli the Yorkshire Provident Insurance Company they would consider the advisableness of constitut, recom- ' 1 ing early next session a small Statutory Commission : te investigate the condition of these societies.—The mending that the matter should be placed in the hands of the Public Prosecutor, with a view to the to communicate with Mr. Bradlaugh. The Governbrought criminal proceedings against the persons Chancellor of the Exchequer said he would be glad • 1 meet would certainly give their best consideration for the management of the company ,was : brought up and ordered to be considered on llonday. taking such steps Its the hon. member _proposed. If In reply to Mr. Montagu, the Home Secretary to soc whether there was or was not a reason for materials were placed before the Government by stated that the Commissioner of Police believed that ! . whiFh they eou'd form a judgment, there was no the offer of a reward for the discovery of the White- I chapel murderer would not be productive of any good results. The force of detectives and plain-clothes subject to which they would give more serious atten tom during the recess.—The motion was agreed to.policemen at the East-end had been largely increased. i ! Mr. W. H. Smith informed Mr. J. Ellis that the I The proposed grant of a sum not exceeding ! published reports of the proceedings of the Select £600,000, for the construction of light railways in .osceeding £20,000 per annum, was agreed to, on . Committee on Royal Grants were not authorised Ireland, and the payment by the Treasury of a sum or accurate. The committee would present a report in I not , the usual way, but there was no precedent for prea di'.l-lon, by 230 to 6. senting a record of their deliberations. 1 I The remainder of the sitting was taken up with a Mr. Matthews moved the second reading of the further consideration of the Scotch Local Govern, Tithe Rent Charge Recovery Bill,which he described ment Bill, as amended. as a small measure dealing only with the method of ' recovery of tithe-rent charge, and substituting for the existing process of distraint the enforcement of paynient by means of the action of a court. Mr. IL. Gardner moved the rejection of the Bill, urging that it would upset the settlement made by the Tithe Commutation Act of 1836, and that it introduced for the first time . for the benefit