The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-02 00:00:00

JOINT STOCK BANKS.

Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice that on Thursday next he
should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the
law relating to the election of directors for joint stock
banks.

PROPERTY OF MARRIED WOMEN.

Sir E. PERRY gave notice for the 17th of this month he
should move for leave to bring in a bill relating to the
property of married women.

Sir J. WALMESLEY gave notice that on the 17th inst.,
he should move a resolution with a view to the amend-
ment of the representation of the people.
Mr. MIIRROUGH gave notice that on the 17th inst., he
would ask for leave to bring in a bill to abolish the
property quaiification for members of Parliament.

DEPARTMENT OF FORTIFICATIONS.

Captain LEICESTER VERNON asked whether it was true
that Colonel Harness, deputy inspector general of forti-
fications, had been removed from that office, in conse-
quence of departmental correspondence with the chief of
the civil staff of the ordnance.

Mr. MONSELL regretted to say, that the course which
Col. Harness had thought proper to adopt with reference
to himself, had induced Lord Panmure to consider that
he:should not continue to hold the office of deputy inspec-
tor-general of fortifications. Lord Panmure, ;however,
having the highest opinion of the ability of Col. Harness
as an engineer, had appointed him to the responsible
office of Royal Engineer at Malta.

TIIE RECENT EXECUTION.

Lord H. LENNOX put a question in reference to the
circumstances that occurred at the execution of the
murderer Bousfield, on Monday last.
Sir G. GREY said he had read the statement of the
circumstances referred to, in the newspapers, and had
directed communications to the sheriffs of London and
Middlesex, calling for a full report upon the subject.
The answer had not yet been received.

THE CRIMEAN MILITARY BOARD.

Mr. LAYARD inquired when the Board of Officers
appointed to inquire into the Crimean Commissioners'
report would commence its sittings, and whether it was
to be a general inquiry, or whether its object was merely
to receive the defence of officers inculpated by the report
of Sir J. Mac Neile and Colonel Tulloch ?
Lord PALMERSTON said the board would meet almost
immediately. Some little matters of form had to be
settled, and to that was attributed the delay that had
occurred. With regard to the scope of the inquiry, the
immediate object was to investigate the conduct of certain
officers, but the members of the board might find it
advisable to extend the scope of the inquiry.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS.

Mr. BIGGS recalled the attention of the House to the
execution of Bousueld, and asked whether the Govern-
ment contemplated making capital punishments private
instead of public ?

Sir. G. GREY replied that Government had no such
intention.

THR MORTAR, CONTRACTS.

Mr. MALINS inquired whether the Government had
made inquiries as to the mortars supplied to the army by
Messrs Grissel and Co., and whether they were satisfied
as to the charges against that firm, of having inserted
pieces of iron into the mortars to conceal defects?
Mr. MONSELL said that in consequence of the statement
recently made in the other house on the subject, Messrs.
Grissell had addressed a letter of explanation to Lord
Panmure, in consequence of which Lieut. Wilmott had
sent a letter to the firm, stating the circumstances of the
charges. No answer had as yet been made to this commu-
nication, and it was not, therefore, for him to express any
opinion upon the subject.
Mr. MALuss said ualess some more satisfactory reply
was given to the question that he had asked, he should
draw the attention of the House to the subject, on the
motion for going into committee of supply on Friday.

THE AMERICAN QUESTION.

Mr. COBDEN reminded the House that they had been
informed six weeks before that the correspondence with
the United States relative to the Central American ques-
tion would be shortly laid before the House. He wished
to know when the papers might be expected?
Lord PALMERSTON said he would inquire at the foreign
office and let the House know to-morrow, or the next day,
when the papers would be ready. The foreign office had
been occupied with other matters that might be the
reason of the delay.

COUNTY COURT JUDGES.

Mr. ROEBUCK then rose to move an address relating to

the salaries of County Court Judges. He urged that the
system by which the salaries of the county court judges
were regulated was based on erroneous principles; that
the amount of their salaries should not be left in the hands
of the treasury, and that in fixing the "amount of remu-
neration the maximum sum at present allowed should be
adopted. On the first point he remarked that the amount
of the interests involved in a case was no criterion of the

importance of the question at issue, or of the amount of
judicial ability required in conducting a case, and illus-
trated his argument by referring to the question of ship-
money, which played such an important part in the
history of this country, and in which the amount of money
involved was only 20s. He then dwelt upon the importance
of leaving judges perfectly free in the execution of their
important functions. He strongly deprecated the system
by which it was left to the treasury, whether county court
judges should receive £l2OO or £l5OO, by which the inde-
pendence of the judges was sacrificed to the influence of
the Government. He mentioned several instances in
which the salaries of such judges had been unfairly
influenced by political motives, and stated that a
brother -in - law of his had been prevented from
receiving the maximum salary though entitled to it,
because he (Mr. Roebuck) had placed upon the books a
motion which the Government did not approve of. He
proposed that the salaries should bo fixed at £1,500 a
year, because he thought that that would be the sum most

likely to place the judges above suspicion, or the breath
of calumny, and above the anxieties of the world. The
hon. and learned member concluded, by moving that an
humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying her
Majesty that she may be graciously pleased to give direc-
tions to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, in
order to maintain the dignity of County Court Judges, by
causing to be paid to them an equal salary, amounting to
£1,500 per annual each.
Lord STANLEY seconded the motion, tracing the history
of salaries to County Court Judges, and re-iterating the
general arguments put forward by the hon. and learned

me fls
mber for Sheffield in support of the proposition, to
the salaries at .41,509.
Sir G. GREY remarked that the variation of salaries of
County:Court Judges, from £1,200 to £1,500 was agree to
by parliament, and was not effected by the treasury for
the sake of political motives. - The government was:
however, of opinion that the salaries should be fixed, and
the Lord Chancellor had recently introduced a bill into
the other Home, in which that principle was affirmed
The sum fixed upon was .t 1,200, which, with the addition
of:travelling expenses, was considered sufficient to place
the judges in that position of freedom from anxiety
which was necessary to the due administration of justice.
He thought the House should be careful 111
they adopted the proposition of the hon. and learliee
member for Sheffield, which would add £28,000 to th
the
public expenditure, and without wishing to pledge
House to a direct refusal of the proposition under eonsvt
deration, he asked the House to 'suspend their judgcceriin
till the bill of the Lord Chancellor came before the
For these reasons he moved the previous question.

After a few words from Mr. MORRIS,'
Mr. WILSON made some explanitions of a Persil- •
nature, and denied the statement of Mr. Roebuck, that
was owing to a motion of which the Government disap-
proved, by which Mr. Roebuck's brother-in-law did not
receive the maximum remuneration. a
Sir J. PAKlNGToriremarked that the question divided
itself into two heads—first, as to whether theT°Linti
and
Courti Judges should be paid by a fixed salary ;
He liner
secondly, what should be the amount allowed?
winor
upon the second part of the question as one of
importance, and observed that the Government had cl
ceded the principal part of the motion of the hon. all

learned member for Sheffield.
After some remarks from Sir GEORGE PECRELL
Mr. MALINS,
Mr. GLADSTONE, in the course of his remarks url
subject, defended the Secretary of the Treasury frora the
allegation that he had on a certain occasion acted fro
nd
corrupt motives. With regard to the question luveile
in the motion before the House, he would not pledge
self to any view of the case on that occasion, but vi-1,;11
reserve what remarks he had to make on the subject,
the subject came more before the House on the bill

already alluded to.
Mr. DISRAELI did not think the present a fit oecale
to discuss the question, and would defer entering 11P°° tde
subject. As to the personal attack which had beeo %e
by Mr. Roebuck, he considered that the speech (/' -„0
secretary for the treasury was satisfactory and dear Ow
the subject. the
Mr. ROEBUCK then replied, agreeing to withur-
motion. 17

PAUPER REMOVAL BILL. bill td
Mr. BoUVERIE moved for leave to introduce 3 ,05
amend the law relating to the removal of poor Pertain
chargeable in England who have been born in cer a
other parts of her Majesty's dominions. He ennsi„,reed
the present law, by which a pauper might be rein"' rt
from England to Ireland, and left at some Irish P°,
e
whence he might be as friendless and destitute *4
he was in the place from which he was rem ov; 0
was most cruel and unjust to the persons removed, anci dr
the districts affected by the removal. 110 rem to
this he proposed to assimilate the pan
rovision with respect
the Irish and Scotch removals, to: the:proceedure :with -a
spect to English removals. He proposed that upon
investigation having taken place as to the birth of a Se w
or Irish pauper, and the magistrates having diseocereo
him or her to be a native of Scotland or Ireland, 9
of
who is not settled in this country, or who has'no claim
to
irremovability, the notice of removal shall be sent, „e
Ireland or Scotland, as the case might be, to the P,31.-0
where he or she was born or had lived five years he,l°,,eo
coming to England ; the authorities of which Ptar
having power to call for the depositions and to app.' he
against the removal. When a pauper was removel at,
should not be taken to the first port the vessel touche,".ros
but should be sent to the workhouse or union where 4 "
said he was born. fn the
Mr. V. SCULLEY and Sir W. JOLLIFFE objected '0- the
bill, on the ground that its object was to intro
law of settlement into Ireland.
Mr. Williams, Mr. Flynn, Mr. M. T. Baines,
Knight, and ,:Mr. De Vere,"having briefly spoken, le"
was given to bring in the bill.

CORPORATION OF LONDON REFORM.
01 al
Sir G. GREY, in moving for leave to bring in a -,1„.„ o.
the better regulation of the corporation of the City the
London, said that it was founded on the suggestionmof .
commissioners, consisting of Mr. Labouchere, t
Lewis, and Sir John Pattisun, and he did not doubt Ut.untti
would receive calm and dispassionate consideration uvbill
by that House and the corporation of London. The the
proposed to leaveithe constitution of the corporation ore.
same as it is at present, viz., mayor, aldermen, and colon
mon councilmen, but to make alterations in the corn
.05
council, to reduce the number of wards from tiventlosed
to sixteen, and to render them equal in area. He Priefroviog
that aldermen should be elected for six years, ba"folor
out at the end of three years, and that the common -0011
cilmen should be elected annually, and that tbe „ertY
qualification, should be the possession of 10,ercetoe
of the value of £l,OOO, or of an annual in dig'
of £3l, the necessity of being freemen being
pensed with ; and in ward elections. a be re'
time residence and freedom of the city would 110" dease
quired. Another proposition in the bill, in actor office
with the opinion of the commissioners was, that the but
of lord mayor should not be confined to aldermen' ted
should be open to every man who was liable to be Nettle
a common councilman. It was proposed to abobs-
A to put
exclusive right of freemen to trade in the city, and t ter
an end to all street tolls, in reference to which .a-thaou,
believed that the common council had been before to.
and had already recommended the aboliton of such °pose
With regard to coal duties, Government did not Pi' cear
to act on the suggestion of the commissioners, who rern On,
mended that those duties should be removed frn,oarn
city, and placed in the hands of the metropolitan 'Jo:lied
works. But this the Government did not think re duties
the existing system, and they proposed that the 061'
should be allowed to expire which they would dine.uifer
The bill proposed to place the conservancy of oe,
Thames, in the hands of a board, consisting of tn„rcd of
Lord of the Admiralty, the Vice-president of the h 0
aster
trade, a commissioner of Woods, and the defltr,-,lnuolice,
of the Trinity House ; and with reand to the city
force, he proposed to leave it as it was at prese_,lt
re wet!
were the main propositions of the measure. .-tu` °pee'
a number of minor details which would be more Pr
considered in committee. virillifoSt
After some remarks from Sir J. Duke, Mr. Vir•
he biu'
and Mr. Masterman, leave was given to bring in "
to
BANKERS' COMPOSITIONS.
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The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER lecer
obtained tain
bring in a bill to continue for a limited period issue
compositions payable to bankers who have ceased to
bank notes.
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SUPLY.
The report of the committee of supply of the Preylo
night was brought up and the votes agreed to. through
The Courts of common law (Ireland) bill went
committee pro forma.
ect
LIFE INSURANCES.
The House having gone into a committee on sub
the
of fire insurances,
oluti°:
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a- -5 f
having reference to a defect in the existing state °its of
law as regards insurances from fire by which ag doti
foreign companies may effect insurances in Login°
free. ChnrY
Mr. HADFIELD approved of the step which therm ea
cellor of the Exchequer was taking. should
He had foh- tats
opinion that the Government lost much by the "'oto
of duty on insurance, and suggested that the duty
an
be reduced from 3s to Is per cent.
Mr. WILKINSON and Mr. T. HANKEY made sense obner
nations to the same effect. to
iv°
The resolution was agreed to, :and leave was g
ant
bring in a bill founded upon it. 11-P
The House then resumed, and adjourned at ha
nine o'clock.

LONDON GAZETTE.
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BANKRUPTS.—THomAs STOKER and Cortivol- pen
STOCKER, Sloane street, drapers. JOHN BRAKE, the Yliti4/
Middleton, Northamptonshire, coal MElThant*lLtpb
THOMAS WOOLSTON, High street, Nottinc, Hi"' PO"
painter, glazier, and window glass cutter.° Saatuo Appel*.
GIFFIN, Diddington place, Caledonia road, Isling.toVeensea
CHARLES POPE, Stoneycross, Minstead,
victualler. THOMAS EDWARD IRONS, Queen's r(ni Nfool°'
ing, timber dealer and mast maker. STEPION Fo%'
Liverpool, shipbroker and general broker. IticirAn-
V
Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Gloucestershire, ironmonger. 11.00
LIAM CLEAVES, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, baker' 6.0,1'014
ROGERSON, Clifton, licensed victualler. I°ltS VVltr4oi
FROST, Wimbourne Minster, Dorsetshire, inkesPY• 41(1
M in °ries,: "patca
HERD NICKEL, Gould square, John street,
Fenchurch buildings, Fenchurch street, importer 49'6000
vs • ()
clocks and Foreign
goods, and stationer. JA3,---pidjm.
and JOSEPH GIFFIN, Church street, Hackney, anui hove°
ton place, Caledonia road, Islington, saddlers an" ,Locler-
flampshire,il god,
makers. JOHNSON THOMPSON. Bishopwearmoutb,
land, joiner and cabinet maker.
riuolcett:
„chant'
THEFT BY A SERVANT.—A woman, named M. 311
late a servant in the employment of Mr. Morrish! spooa;
dining rooms, was charged with stealing some 8"o-111er isho bunt
The prisoner was engaged in the kitchen of Mr. ° r,be °e"„
gondaoY, wilco
was discharged on Saturday evening. On
an old woman, named Mary Giles, to pledge the soP one 0)1,
Giles was stopped and given in charge. In IePIY t a'3
the prisoner said she took the spoons very innocent Pool the
was in drink. Mr. Morrish said he had no wish to Po
free ;
prisoner. The Alderman said he could not let her gt.
ho would fine her lOs or twenty one days' imprisompen