Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1882-03-11 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE BILL OF SALES AMENDMENT ACT.  In the House of Commons on Wednesday Mr Monk, in moving the second reading of the Bill of Sale Act (1878) Amendment Bill, explained that it emanated from the Associated Chambers of Commerce, and that the subject having been referred last year to a Select Committee, the money-lenders, who gave evidence before that tribunal in s candid and straightforward man tier, were unanimous in their condemnation of the present state of the law. The Bill, which had been carefully considered by the Attorney. General, required every bill of sale to have attached to it a schedule of the property included in the security, and to such goods and chattels alone would the right of the holder extend, except in the ease of growing crops and produce, and plant and machinery, as to which the security would extend to property brought on the premises in substitution for the goods scheduled. He also proposed that every bill of sale under £5O should be invalid, and that any Lill of sale not registered should also be void. AU bills of sale would be required to be attested by a Commissioner for taking oaths, who should also be a solicitor, and who should state in the attestation Viet he had explained the effect of the instrument to the guarantor. Another clause would alter the clause of the Act of 1878 relating to the order and disposition in bankruptcy by providing that a bill of sale ' executed within twelve months of a bankruptcy should not operate to give preference to the holder over the other creditors.—Mr Warton said the effect of the Bill yould be to do away with bills of sale altogether.—Mr Sergeant Simon and Mr Cropper approvedof the Bill.-31r Chamberlain would not oppose the Bill, for the commercial classes were greatly indebted to Mr Monk for this attempt to check an increasing abase. Some of the clauses would require careful consideration, but the evils of the present system were so great that it would be better to abolish bills of sale than to continue it. —The Bill was read a second time.  John McCiospie, landlord of the Star and Garter, Windsor, testified that he saw the carriage arrive and heard the report of firearms. Whenthe carriage was about midway between the waiting-room door and the barrier he heard someone cry " Scoundrel,'' and he rushed to the spot, and saw the prisoner, who was seized by Inspector Hayes and another person. Hayes said it was all right, they had got the pistol. A great many people were around, all of whom were rushing at the prisoner. Frank Potter, goods clerk on the SouthWestern Railway, testified that he heard the report of tne pistol, and saw prisoner with , one in his hand pointed towards the Queen's carriage. Almost immediately the prisoner was in the hands of several people. Prisoner again, in replying to the usual question put by the Mayor to him, said, air, thank you, I have nothing to ask witness."  A young man named Maynard James Harrison has been arrested by the Workington police on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Lucy Sands, whose body was found in a heap of atones.