HC Deb 02 May 1864 vol 174 c1978
MR. CARNEGIE

said, he wished to ask the Lord Advocate, Whether it is the intention of the Government to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the nature and working of the Law of Hypothee as regards agricultural subjects in Scotland?

THE LORD ADVOCATE

said, in reply, that it was the intention of the Government to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the nature and working of the Law of Hypothec in Scotland.

MR. CARNEGIE

then said that he should not proceed with the Motion upon the subject which stood upon the paper for to-morrow,