The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-06-26 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

CRNSURE ON THE GOVERNMENT.-Mr. Rom:Tex gave
notice that on the 3rd of July he should move the following
resolution :—" That this house, deeply lamenting the sufferings
of our army during the winter campaign in the Crimea; and
coinciding with the resolution of their committee that the
conduct of the administration was the first and chief cause of
those misfortunes, hereby visits with its severe reprehension
every member of the Cabinet whose counsels led -to such dis-
astrous results."

THE BUSINESS OF THE House.—Mr? DISRAELI asked
whether Lord Palmerston would have any objection to state,
en Monday next; the course which he intended to take with
regard to the business of the house. There were at present
79 orders of the day; there were 38 bills waiting for a-second
reading; 31 bills passing through committee; two bills, as
amended, were to be considered; there were six bills for a
third reading; one bill for the consideration of lords' amend-
ments; and three adjourned debates on matters of importance.—
Lord PALMERSTON had no objection to state at once that
there were several bills which the governinent were anxious
to press forward, but that there were many bills of which they
knew nothing, and the fate of which was a matter of indif-
ference to the government. He would go into the matter on
Monday.
On the motion that the house at its rising do adjourn until
Monday, a short conversation occurred on a question put by
Sir J. PAEINGTON respecting the resumption of the adjourned
debate on the Bill for Promoting National Education.—Mr.
JOHN M`GnEcrou called attention to the expediency of re-
instituting the office of Secretary of State for Scotland.—The
Loran-ArovocarE, remarking that the Scotch Education Bill
stood the first order of the day, declined to folloW Mr.
M`Gregor into his detailg.—Mr. W. S. LINDSAY, upon a
notice to call attention to the present state of the transport
service, entered upon a vindication of himself against a charge
which affected his personal honour, his veracity having
been called in question by Admiral Berkeley, by whom he
had been accused, he said, of uttering virulent untruths.
Sir C. WOOD went minutely through all the charges
brought by Mr. LINDSAY against the government authori-
ties. supporting his refutations or explanations by reading
the official documents and correspondence. relating to each.
Some of the charges, he said, were totally destitute of foun-
dation ; in othera the fancy of Mr. Lirinsay, he thought;
had overcome his memory, and in respect to one or two he
-retorted upon that gentleman. The house having again re-
solved
itself into committee upon the Education (Scotland)
Bill, proceeded-as far as the 13th clause, when the chairman.
was ordered to report progress.
BILLs OF LADING (No. 2) BILL.—The house again
went into committee on this bill. On clause 4, which gave
persons having any claim for debt or damages against any
foreign ship or owners thereof power to detain each ship
until such claim was satisfied, being read, Mr. BOUVERIE
said, he retained the objections to this clause which he had
.urged on a former occasion. The clause had reference to
foreign ships only, but no distinction could be made between
foreign: owners and colonial owners,- therefore if the law was to
apply to the one it must equally apply to the other. He had
received a communication from the Liverpool Shipowners'
Association, the members of which, seeing the danger to the
•shippinn. interest if such a law as this were passed, expressed
.a hope that the house would not sanction the clause as at
present worded.—Mr. CAIRNS said that one-half of the
objections urged by the hon. gentlemen against the clause
were mere matters of details, which could easily be removed,
while the main objection was entirely without foundation.
The bill had been well considered out of the house, and was
unanimously supported by the Chambers of Commerce of the
difkrent mercantile towns throughout the kingdom. Mr.
TRORNELY opposed the clause.—Mr. HORSFALL said, the
.meraberi of the Liverpool Shipowners' Association did not
oppose the bill, but they approved the objects which it had in
view.—On a division there was a majority of 68 to 51 against
the clause, which was therefore expunged, as were also the
remaining clauses of the bill, which were all dependent upon
it.; and the house then resumed..
The Youthful Offenders (No. 2) Bill, and the Woollen, &c.,
Manufactures (Scotland) Bill were read a second time.
Mr. CowpEn obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the
law.eoncerning the qualification of officers of the Militia; and
Mr.. J3ouvEuvz, a bill to repeal the stamp duty leviable on
orders for payment of army prize money.
The house adjourned at five minutes to 2 o'clock.