The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-09 00:00:00

THE MARITIME ARMISTICE

A despatch from St. Petersburg states that the
maritime armistice was published in that city on
Monday last, the 7th instant.

The Russian ports are now all re-opened for

commerce

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TuEsDAY•
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
The Agricultural Statistics Bill was read a Second
time.

INDIAN ARMY EXPENDITURE.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE • tan
, 11l MO len"til
of the expenses of the Indian entered at some r.
army, udla
into a statement as to the financial returns of 1 nd
showing, in 1839, that the revenue was £18,000,00°,
t 3the
that it had since increased to £25,000,000, but th- 4,
expenditure had increased in • and that still tii,
proportion,
"ng for a re
Ann 000.0
increase exceeded the expenditure by about £l,—' olvoy
The Earl of ELLENROROUGH and the Earl of
the
0
having made some remarks on the subject, the returns
were ordered

Their Lordships rose at a few minutes a
o'clock.

for seven

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuEsPO'
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. , .favour
Mr. WISE presented petitions from:Renfrew la,
of the Ten Hours Bill. wilted
Several petitions to the same effect were Pr peq-
from various other parts of the country. Sev[3e aboli-
tions were presented in favour of, and against tu aging
tion of church-rates ; also, several petitions, io'neeed
that all places of public anrasement might not be 4d for
on the Lord's-day. Several petitions were presence
and against thepledical Profession Bill. the opera
Mr. MuußouGH presented a petition from -„bester
tives in the employment of Mr. J. Wilson, of IVall'
in favour of the Ten Hours system.

CHURCH RATES BILL

DI reply to Lord R. Cecil, -
yv
Ceti
Sir W. CLAY said it was his intention to accearie wtoirciat
amendments proposed by the Government to his

Rates Bill

BLEACHING WORKS BILL.
In answer to Mr. Gibson, to the
the
Mr. J. BUTT made some explanations in reference
course which he intended to pursue with regal.- ember
Bleach Works Bill. The honourable and learned C
ations
said he found it necessary to make material age/oose
in the measure, which he would state to the
on the earliest opportunity.
FALL OF KARS. eiative
Mr. WHITESIDE postponed his notice of motion r
to the fall of Kars until the 24th inst.
MR. HOLROYD'S NEW GUN. nr the
Captain LEICESTER VERNON asked the Cletb;:tween
Ordnance, whether the trial at Shoeburyness, 003.6-
Mr. Holroyd's 12-pou- der wrought iron gun °f aseiviee'
ouner brass
cular metal, and a 12
-
had shown results satisfd gu til e
actory to the en d iloll gilt'
n of ranee
and tenacity of the metal composing the w—
iron gun 001-
r. MONSELL said that the experiments with '1":"torl.
royd's gun, after 141 rounds, had proved very 0051„3'
PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. be 13th
Mr. W. EWART gave notice of a motion for t-
inst., in reference to the punishment of death.
THE BALLOT, e
ost"
Mr. G. LANGTON, on behalf of Mr. 11. BerkeleY; Pet of
poned the motion, standing in his name on the sta
the ballot, from the 22nd till the 24th instant.

EXCHANGE OF CRIMEAN Horrocas•
In answer to Major Sibthorp, raocil
Mr. PEEL said the Government had heard with
satisfaction, that the government of France was "go stir
confer a medal on the British troops. It was °onfer
posed that the Turkish government was about to t"„is ha'
medal on our troops, but no official notice of
been received
In reply to. a further question from Major Sitilllerr;ecl
Mr. PEEL said the new order of merit would be °)uof the
for all acts of bravery since the commencement._ ready
war. He could not say when the order would b'
for distribution.
THE menu Arm, PROPERTY TAX. << That it
Mr. Mi./I.z moved the following resolution-- oot ot
is the opinion of this House( an ,equitable ad.iosilnterest
the Income and Property Tax is egseritial to thete °fel;
of the country, particularly as regards' the comPala
went upon industrial and professional inct."o„" ~his '-
b
with those derived from fixed property.' a the riel
was unfairly levied between the poor man at... -,0 forliier
for while on the latter the burden fell lightlY,
had frequently to pay on more than he really ear'', to-
Mr. P. URQUHART seconded the motion, remarkirtb,,:ler
the people were opposed to the tax, and that the
tion must, therefore, be shortly attended to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER acknovvleaC eseti:
the importance of the question. The tax was a,'
FreesS/
Is. 4d. in the pound, and would remain so till the wool()
tion of the war, and after the conclusion of peace t, whe
be sd. in the pound till 1860. The hon. niernbe"„unds
introduced the question, had not shown sufficient gr-
for the alteration of this tax, and it,Bo,oo°
wag
not surprising that a revenue of £l6,' el°
would be collected without some inconvenience t°s,j3o
public. If the hon. member was consistent in his viligirtata?
should have proposed to abolish Customs, Excise, and "030
duties ; for the mechanic receiving 15s. a week paid to tri„
a proportion equal to that paid by the richest in the e°llii.ous
The right hon. gentleman concluded by moving the Pre.'
question.
Mr. LAING concurred in the observations of the a""-
lor of the Exchequer. Ananit•
Mr. W. WILLIAMS supported the motion of Mr. 0%
Mr. SPOONER considered that landed proprietors l'ibose
much right to complain of the inequality of the tax asid Dot,
included in the motion before the House ; and be cell'
therefore, assent to it as it then stood. d Sir 11'
After some remarks from Mr. MAeGazoolt all

WILLOUGHBY,
Mr. MUNTZ replied.
The House divided, when the numbers were—
For the motion
Agdinst it
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194
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Majority
CASE OP COLONEL HARNESS. den&
Captain VRRNON moved for a coy of the correspee „ye!
between the clerk of the ordnpance and Lient.-c°,e et'
Harness, deputy inspector-general of fortifications, reread
ing his removal from that military position, and conlP civil
of the constant subordination of the military to il,e4eel;
branches of the service under the resent ordnance srfit or
Mr. MoNsELL entertained a high opinion- of the nieh'i the
Colonel Harness as an engineer officer, but be thong ge
conduct of Colonel Harness had justified his reninvalp'tgae•
would not, however, object to the production of the r-
After some discussion, the motion was withdrawn.
PAROCETICAL SCHOOL., SCOTLAND. • a bill
The LORD ADVOCATE moved for leave to bring lechols
it
no
Scotland regulate ; andan
and
alsoake feu rt
bille
,rt provisions
makeor v.isio
Anpcs:fvor
Eire:poasuri or c ilosnit
ei
oa
for ale-
within burghs in Scotland. A Nsit
Mr. CARTER, Mr. BLACK A• •L''°
chiefly in aKpl3purßoNbaEtioa
Mr. BLACKBURNE,
nn do
fo tthheer
measures,hon.
leave members, having g t°
bring in the bill.

LOCAL DUES ON SHIPPING COMMITTIM be the
Mr. LOWE moved that the following member°
select committee on local charges upon shiPPing,:, gr.
Lowe, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. ffors6" des,
Fenwick, Sir Stafford Northcote, Mr. Cobden, gr. Deejcho
Mr. Bonverie, Mr. Headlam, Mr. Cardwell, Sir gt,
Duckworth, Mr. Duncan, Lord Ilotham, and Mr. 14°
Mr. V. SCULLY objected to the committee newinfa4—cl'a
'ewes°
the Government, on the ground that Irish members
e
entirely excluded. He opposed the first name ell th
that of Mr. Lowe, the vice-president of the 13°$111 of
Trade. a the
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER CaPreBgeheS
readiness of the Government to add two Irish reeln'-

the committee. , gr. 1r"
Mr. DISRAELI deprecated the course taken q , ore
Scully, whose complaint that the Irishnienlber

unfairly treated in that House was unfounded. roittse,
Mr. WATsos objected altogether to the c°l3:filtee•
which he looked upon as framed as a partizan'i 0111-1

After some discussion,
Mr. FIORSFALL moved the adjournment of the debate

a week.
Mr. F. SCULLY seconded that motion.
Upon a division, there appeared—
For adjourning the debate
Against it

Majority
The committee was then nominated

THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. °f the
Mr. BOWYER drew attention to the constitution olio
Board of Audit, and the lawregarding the audit of P
accounts. de so—
Tfie
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having Ina
explanations, the motion was withdrawn.
The report of supply was brought up and agreed to.
The Rouse adjourned at twelve o'clock.

ifiee v'
The death of Dr. Rothman leaves vacant the 0 paid
CORRIGAN, THE MURDERER.
Registrar to the University of London. The filial '
to Dr. Rothman was £5OO a year.Corrigan' tile
man who was convictedatthe February sessions ' as
ava w
servitudeple asure,
fhasor l
ihadfe. hisH
e sentencewfl
i sh
Central Cri • minal Court for the murder of his wife, during:
—b
eTrheommoayse d
ir o tas:ibtib3o
ordered for execution but was afterwards respited e coal
to the Milbank prison, preparatory to his undergoo,
sentence. , y°'
THE GREAT APPEAL CASE.—The East India CorilEirring
orticyommuted to that %Poo
the Hon. Mas. Dyce Sombre, is now in course of ue'•The
before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council'. co-
amount of property in dispute is stated at the almost ipllrs of
dible sum of seven millions. All the leading inern,/,3100
the bar hold briefs on one side or the other, and es,°,": Li to
received a fee of 500 guineas with them. In adori"ning
which there are two consultations daily, one in the 10°r.noo
and the other in the evening, each time a fee of 30 gul
being paid to every counsel so consulting.