§ MR. REDMONDasked Mr. Attorney General, Whether it is the fact, as reported in the "Standard" of the 18th instant, in an action of Wilson v. The National Mercantile Bank, Limited, that on the 24th of December last, three weeks after the making of a bill of sale, and before any instalment was duo upon it, the bank put into possession of a farmer's property 43 men, who remained in possession during Christmas, and forcibly took and killed a number of his sheep and consumed his provisions; and, whether money lenders are allowed to exercise such powers by the present Law; and, if so, whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill to amend the Law so as to prevent the abuses arising from such freedom of contract?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES),in reply, said, he could not answer the Question of the hon. Member, because he had no knowledge of the case. He had not seen the report in The Standard, and could not be supposed to read all the reports pub- 1607 lished of legal proceedings. He might further say that he saw no necessity for any legislation on the subject.