The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-26 00:00:00

THE CRIMEA.

Crimea letters to the 12th inclusive have arrived ; they con-
tain little news of importance. Two Englishmen were killed
by a Russian shell when Fort St. Nicholas was blown up.
The Morning Herald's correspondent anticipates a little
serious fighting on the Tchernaya, near Traktir, the French
expecting the Russians to make a strong sortie in that
direction.

The health of the English army was most excellent. Not a
single case of cholera existed.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY.

Their Lordships met at 5 o'clock.

Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that, in a few days, he would
call attention to the state of the judicature of the house, with
the view of applying a suitable remedy. (Hear, hear.)
Lord REDESDALE brought up the report of the Committee
of Privileges on the Wensleydale Peerage, and moved its
reception.
Earl GRANVILLE intimated that Government would not
go to a division. He said Lord Wensleydale would not at-
tempt to take his seat until the subject had been fully
considered.

The Earl of DERRY gave notice that in case Lord Lynd-
hurst should not bring forward his motion, he (the Earl of
Derby) would, on Thursday, move for the appointment of a
Select Committee to consider what improvement could be
made in the Appellate Jurisdiction of the house.
Lord CAILPBELL declared that Lord Wensleydale could not
take his seat.

After some observations from Lord REDESDALE, the re-
port was received, the members of the government and Earl
Grey declaring themselves not content.
The House adjourned at seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY.

The House met at 4 o'clock.

A new writ was ordered for Rutland in the place of Sir
Gilbert Heathcote, called to the House of Lords.
Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on Friday he should move
a resolution affirming that the appointment of a commission
of general officers to report on the report of Sir John M`Neill
and Colonel Tulloch was to substitute an inefficient for an
efficient tribunal, and to shelter the incompetence of certain
officers recently promoted.
Sir De LACY EveNs gave notice that to-morrow he would
inquire why the statistics as to the mortality in the army in
the Crimea had been withheld from the report.

...
In reply to Mr. T. Duncombe, Mr. LABOUCHERE stated,
that, after a full investigation, the government had come to the
conclusion that Sir Henry Young had acted improperly in
abruptly proroguing the Legislative Assembly of Tasmania,
pending the sitting of a committee to inquire into the working
of the convict system in that colony.
The Report of Supply was brought up and received after
some observations from Sir H. Willoughby, to which Mr.
Monsell replied.
The Report of the Committee of Ways and Means respect-
ing the loan of £5,000,000, and funding of £3,000,000 ex-
chequer bills, was received.
Numerous petitions were presented for and against the
Local Dues on Shipping Bill.
LOCAL DUES ON SHIPPING BILL.

fir. LOWE having moved the second reading of the bill,
Sir F. TUEsIGEE moved that the bill be read a second
time this day sir months. He said he was justified in this
course by the positive refusal of government to make any con-
cessions, and from the wholesale attacks made by the bill on
corporate property. He condemned the measure as one of
confiscation, and said it struck him with alarm. It was the
clear intention of government to appropriate the local dues to
themselves, whilst the differential dues were to be abolished
altogether.

Mr. Lows denied that government intended to apropriate
local dues.

Sir F. TIIESIGER said a power was taken iu the bill to re-
duce the tolls and raise them again He contended that there
was no difference in the rights of private property and cor-
porate property, and he quoted Hallam to show that our con-
stitution respected one as much as another. He then entered
into the history of the local dues of Liverpool to show that
they belonged to the corporation by right of purchase, a right