The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-03 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

Some conversation took place on the judicial business of the
House, in which Lords Lyndhurst and Brougham and the
Lord Chancellor•took part.
ILLNESS OF LORD RAGLAN.—In reply to .a question by
the Earl of Malmesbury whether it was true thattlord Raglan
had resigned the command of the army in the East, Lord
PANMIIRE said, Lam happy to say that there must have been
some error in the-statement as to the resignation,of Lord Rag-
lan to which he refers. No such resignation has reached Her
Majesty's Government, and I am happy to think that there is
no occasion for it. It is quite true that Lord Raglan has
been suffering for -a few days from a severe attack of diarr-
hoea. The first announcement which reached me of that
fact was on the day before yesterday, but late last night I
received further accounts from the Crimea, in which I am
glad to say Lord Raglan was represented as going on most
favourably, and I therefore see no reason at all for ap-
prehending that his-most valuable services will be lost to the
country. With regard to Sir G. Brown, I was also•iuformed
that that gallant officer had gone on board the Royal Albert
for the benefit of his health, but, as the last account which I
received made no mention of him, I am led to believe that he
also is improving. During the time that Lord Raglan has
been confined to his quarters, and Sir G. Brown has {been on
board ship, the army has been under the charge of General
Simpson, than whom there is no better officer, nor one to whom
Her Majesty's Government would intrust the army with more
confidence. _ _ _ _

The Union of Contiguous Benefices in Cities and Towr-s Bill
was read a third time, and passed.—The report of the amend-
ments on the Spirits Act (Ireland) Amendment Bill was agreed
to.—The National Gallery (Dublin) Bill was read a third time,
and passed.—Their Lordships adjourned at half-past 5 o'eloe.k.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TUESDAY.

The Speaker took the chair at noon.
LIVERPOOL AND BIRKENIERA.D DOCKS.—Mr. HORSFALL
moved the consideration of the Liverpol and Birkenhead
Jrust Property of the Birkeuhed Trustees) Bill, and a new
clause was introduced extending the time for the completion
of the Birkenhead Docks and Works two years beyond the
time specified in the clause inserted by the committee, and
some other verbal amendments were made in the bill.—Mr.
MILNER Gamow then moved the omission of the words " the
same" in the Town Dues clause, with a view of substituting
" such dues and such rights." The object of this amendment
was to make the clause carry out the recommendation of the
Board of Trade, given upon public grounds, as well as the view
of the committee to whom the bill itself had been referred.
The cominiitee had their attention principally confined to set-
tling the questions raised by the parties promoting the bill ;
the publie interest was not represented at all, and the ground
upon which he proposed to introduce this amendment was to
make the clause conserve the public interest.—Mr. G. Burr
was at a loss to understand what the right hon. gentleman was
driving at, for the right of parliament to deal with this ques-
tion would remain the same whether they amended this clause
or not.—Mr. LABOITCHERE was anxious that no alteration
should be made in this bill which could in the slightest degree
prevent its passing in the present session, for it was a measure
of vast importance to the trade of the country. Nothing could
be more plain than that it was the intention of the committee
to leave the matter unprejudiced either one way or the other;
and believing that the clause as it stood effected that object, he
was unwilling to see the proposed alteration made, if it was to
lead to the withdrawal of the blll.—Mr. BRIGHT thought the
admissions of the Chairman of the committee justified the
amendment. The question of the Town Dues came only inci-
dentally before the committee ; and, considering that there
were some ten counsel all on one side, while the public interest
was wholly unrepresented, it was just possible that this clause
required a little more looking after.—Mr. BOUVERIE said, if
he thought the clause, as it stood, would secure the object for
which it was intended, namely, to carry Out the original inten-
tions of the Board of Trade, he certainly should not object to
it; but, upon the question of the Town Dues, the Corporation
had out-generalled the Board of Trade, and he, therefore, Con-
sidered it to be his duty to see that the wish and the intention
of the committee should be clearly and unambiguously ex-
pressed. The Corporation had a direct interest in fettering
the discussions of parliament; and in order that such a result
might not rise, it was thought necessary to adopt this amendment.
—Mr. WALPOLE supported the bill as it came from the commit=
tee.—Mr. HORSFALL regretted that the member for Manches-
ter had moved this amendment, and had impugned the conduct
of the committee. The committee, after much care and atten-
tion, agreed to this clause, adding to it the special report.
The retention of this clause was of such vital importance, that
the promoters of the bill were advised that if the amendment
of Mr. Gibson were carried, it must be fatal to the bill, because
it would prejudice the rights of the corporation.—Mr. CARD.
WELL said that but one clear meaning appeared to pervade the
house, and to be the same as that which originally pervaded
the committee, that this bill should stand upon its own merits
to effect the important object for which it was intended, and
that nothing in the operation of the bill should be pleaded in
bar hereafter to any public measure the Crown might think
proper to introduce in conformity with the recommendation of
the commissioners, which had been laid on the table. Be-
lieving that to be an understood thing, lie thought it was un-
desirable to prejudice the matter by a division, and that Mr.
Gibson would do wisely to accept the clause in the words in
which the committee had presented it.—Mr. GIBSON said,
that being the understanding, he would withdraw the amend-
ment.—The amendment was accordingly withdrawn.
The house went into committee on the Metropolis Local
Management Bill, and clauses 158 to 186 were gone through.
In the course of a reply to a question put by Lord J. Man-
ners, Lord PALMERSTON stated that no relations existed be-
tween Her Majesty's government and the Circassians except
that of co-operation.
DIE CAGE OF BARON ROTILE3CnILD.—Mr, T. Ducoraz