The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-17 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock, when the Lords'
amendments to several bills were considered and agreed to. A
petition was presented by Lord Hoririu from the Corporation
of the Trinity House, Hull, praying to be heard by counsel
against clauses in the Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill,
before a select committee. _ _ _

After some routine business had been disposed of, and
several questions answered relative to the provision for officers'
orphans, the retirement of officers on full pay, arrears of pay,
and as to the alleged failure of the Enfield rifles, the latter of
which was answered in the negative, the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER, in answer to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, said it
would be necessary to have a supplementary estimate for the
Naval Department, which would be laid on the table before
the end of the session.

Some conversation then ensued relative to the alleged
outrages by the police ; in the course of the remarks elicited,
Sir G. GREY said a commission, consisting of the Recorder
of London ; Mr. Armstrong, the Recorder of Manchester ;
and Mr. Henderson, the Recorder of Liverpool, had been
appointed to examine into the case.—Mr. T. DIINCOMBE,
who had instituted the present question, expressed his satis-
faction with the names which had bean mentioned.

THE DISTURBANCES IN BELGRAVIA.-Mr.WILSON having
moved that at its rising the House be adjourned till Monday,
in answer to a question from Lord H. VANE, Sir G. GREY
said no information had been received which could lead, with
any degree of certainty, to the conclusion that there would be
a repetition of outrages on Sunday. He expressed his opinion
that the frequent repetition of these questions had a tendency
to excite the public mind, and to lead to those excesses which
it was their object to avoid. . . .

SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATE.-Mr. DISRAELI wished to
know, as it had been stated that a large supplemental estimate
would be wanted before the end of the Session, whether the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, when he contracted for the
last loan, had engaged that no further sum should be raised
this year in the same manner.—The CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER said he had entered into an engagement that no
further loan should be entered into till all the instalments
were paid. He did not wish to convey to the house that there
was any intention of resorting to a loan, at all events till the
end of December.—The motion.for adjournment was agreed to.
Lady Raglan and Lord Raglan's Annuity Bill was read a
third time and passed.
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The house then went into committee on the Tenants' Com-
pensation (Ireland) Bill. A protracted debate took place on
the clauses, which gave rise to several divisions. Some of the
clauses having been sustained, the chairman reported progress,
and obtained leave to sit again.
THE STAGE CABRIA.GES' BILL was opposed by Mr.
SCHOLEFIELD, who moved that it be read a second time that
day three months, because a clause had been introduced into
it which had been originally inserted in the Friendly Societies'
Act, and having been struck out of that measure, it was in-
serted in the present bill.—Mr. MASTERMAN seconded the
amendment.—Lord JOHN MANNERS considered the opposi-
tion was quite justifiable, and he should lend all his assistance
to it.—Sir HENRY WILLOUGHBY should like to know on
what principle the Board of Inland Revenue had made com-
positions for mileage duty,, by which, in certain cases, it was
reduced to a id., instead of lid. per mile? That was the
case with Horne's omnibuses from Charing-cross to Euston-
square, which paid id. a mile, while others running the same
road paid ltd., yet this was the proposal intended to be carried
out by the sixth clause.—Mr. HORSFALL hoped the hon.
member for Birmingham would not persevere with his motion,
as he (Mr. Horsfall) had given notice of a motion to omit the
sixth clause. It was his intention to proceed with that mo-
tion, that the country might see who those members were
that would pass such a clause as this.—Mr. WILsoN ex-
plained, Mr. SCHOLEFIELD withdrew his motion, and the
bill was read a second time. Some other bills were forwarded
a stage ; the orders of the day were disposed of, and the house
adjourned at half-past one o'clock.