The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-12 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

NEW MINISTER OP EDUCATION.—EarI GRANVILLE laid
on the table a bill for appointing a Vice-President of the Com-
mittee of Council on Education. The bill would provide that
the Minister should have a seat in the other house; and upon
the second reading of the bill he would take the opportunity
of explaining the nature of the changes to be made by an order
in Council, transferring certain departments at present con-
nected with other offices to the Vice-Presidency of the Council.

IRISH REPRESENTATIVE PEERAGE.—TIie Earl of Do-
NOUGIIMORE gave notice that, when the subject of the Fer-
moy patent of peerage came under discussion, he should call
attention to the grievances under which the Irish Peers la-
boured in voting for members of their body to represent them
in that house.
THE WENSLEYDALE LIFE PEERAGE.—EarI GREY asked
Lord CAMPBELL what course it was intended to take with
regard to the Committee of Privileges to which the house had
decided the patent of the Wensleydale peerage shall be re-
ferred, and when it was supposed the house should go into
committee.—Lord CAMPBELL could not answer the question,
but expressed a hope the government would render the com-
mittee unnecessary by recommending Her Majesty to grant
to Sir J. Parke a new patent of creation, with remainder to
his heirs male. This would put an end to all agitation on the
subject.—The Earl of DERBY concurred in the suggestion,
and trusted it would be adopted, in order to avoid a conflict
on such a question as the prerogative of the Crown.
The house adjourned at half-past five o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
TUESDAY.

Petitions were presented by Mr. T. PARKER, from the
minister and congregation of St. James's, Preston, against
any alteration of the laws for the observanCe of the Lord's-
day; and by Mr. HORSEALL, from certain inhabitants of
Liverpool assembled at a public meeting at St. George's-hall,
against the opening of the British Museum and other institu-
tions on the Lord's-day.

[FEBRUARY -12, 1856.

ECCLESIASTICAL replyto Mr. R. Phillituofel
Lord PALMERSTON said it was the intention of her Maies4,
government to introduce during the present session a mellow
for the reform of the Ecclesiastical Courts.
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THE BANK CHARTER.—To a question by Mr. Car,
any steps had been taken for giving statutory notice to tke
Bank of England preparatory to the revision of their eharte,`„'
and whether it was the intention of the government to ins
s_f
tute any inquiry into the working and effect of the act ?,
1844, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that !t_
was not the intention of the government, for the present,,E
take any steps for putting an end to the privileges of
bank ; that if it should appear to be the general wish of th,
house that there should be at present a parliamentary itllur:f
into the circumstances of the bank, and into the operation 0,
the existing Bank Act, the government would not be justifieur
in opposing the general wish; at the same time it was their
decided opinion that the present state of the country, of Ore
relations of the bank and of the currency, being extraordiagi
and exceptional, was not favourable for an examination of the
affairs of the bank, and it was not, therefore, their inteno
to move for such an inquiry.
ARMISTICE WITH RusslA.—ln reply to a question wheilitere
it was true that an armistice had been agreed on between
allied Powers and Russia, Lord PALMERSTON said then
liminaries of peace had not yet been signed, and it was
until until they were signed that the question of an armistice ifew,
come under consideration.
COUNTY AND BOROUGH POLICE.—Sir G. GREY gru
leave to bring in a bill to render more efficient the polieete
counties and boroughs in England and Wales, upon a
said, compatible with the existing systems of local nlan'el
meat. Having stated the nature of the law upon the subjel
as regarded counties and boroughs respectively, and that
20 counties no rural police had yet been established, while line,
several populous boroughs the force was wholly inadequate, J
proceeded to explain the provisions in the bill. These ivere_
a compulsory character, although the management of tOr
police would be left in the hands of the local authorities, power
being given to the Secretary of State to make rules, and
spectors appointed by the Crown to visit counties and boroug„
and report the condition and management of the constabalan:
He proposed to authorise the Treasury, on the reports of ea;
inspectors as to the efficiency of the police iu counties an
boroughs, to issue sums not exceeding one-fourth of the ley
be
and clothing of the police in any county or borough, not to ,
charged upon the consolidated fund, but to be annually yotel
by Parliament. With respect to the smaller boroughs, be l°
not propose to compel their consolidation with the counties'
but by way of encouraging such amalgamation he proposea4
issue no grant to any borough with a population n hich eud
not exceed 5,000. The sum of £200,000, he believed, WO°
more than cover the charge under the bill. A measure for the
same object, he said, would be introduced by the Lord Ada*"
cate for Scotland.
EARLY CLOSING.-r-A motion by Mr. BROTHERTON, to the
effect that no opposed business be proceeded with after lulu'
night, was, after some discussion, negatived by 113 to 52.
CHURCH RATES.—Mr. PA CKE obtained leave to bring ill
bill to abolish church-rates for other than certain purposes,.tii
make provision for the maintenance of the fabrics of pare
churches in certain cases, and to enable certain persons ,
redeem their liability to church-rates, and otherwise to amen
the law relating to church-rates. After referring to various
attempts which had been made to adjust this vexed questioa,
he proceeded to develope the scheme contained in the bill he
wished to introduce. He proposed, he said, to abolish the rate
for the performance of divine service ; to relieve occupiers °
rateable property from the rate, by authorising the reduction
of it from the rent ; to allow owners of rateable property to
redeem the rate by a moderate payment, and to enact that th
making and levying the church-rate shall follow in all respect°
the poor-rate.
Mr. WILSON obtained leave to introduce a bill to rega"
certain offices in the House of Commons.
Mr. KEOGH obtained leave to bring in two bills—to console'
date and amend the laws relating to juries in Ireland; and
further amend the procedure in and to enlarge the juriseec.
tion of superior courts of common law in Ireland.
SUPPLY.—The House having resolved itself into a CO°.
mittee of Supply, the Clerk read the following passage frail
Her Majesty's Speech :—"'['lie estimates for the ensuing y'
will be laid before you. You will find them framed in such*
manner as to provide for the exigencies of war, if peace should,
unfortunately, not be concluded."
Mr. WILSON moved,—" That a vote of supply be granted t°,
Her Majesty."—The resolution was agreed to, and the Hoe'
resumed.
The House adjourned at half-past 8 o'clock.

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