The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-14 00:00:00

HOUSE OF ‘LORDS.--FRIDAY.

The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack
at.:@ve o'clock.
The Earl of Shaftesbury presented a petition from the
'wori!fng men of Clerkenwell, Praying fur mo-sures in aid
• of cungratlon.
Viscount Dungannon gave notice that .on Thursday
next be should ask of the Lord President of the COuneil
Nalrether the Home office had' made any arrangements for
the examination of persons wzro might be appointed to
:the -office of chief constable.

CHINA.
The Earl -of Derby gave notice that when the papers
relative to
China were laid upon the table of the house,
ie
sh'uld make a substantive motion thereon. Of
l-curses until the papers were
,produced, he could not
8135.• the nature of such motion.

THE BANK CHARTER.
• The :Noble Earl also expressed his regret -at hear-
leg that the Government intended proposing a 'mea.
zure for the renewal of the Bank Charter. Ile supposed
itway not intended to move the appointment of a corn-
' tuittee of that house to inquire into the subject, nor was
116di SPOS2d to ask them to do so. In the years'lB4B 9
committee sat upon the subject of the commercial dis-
tress that then existed, and made a valuable report,
'which was still in the possession of the house. If it was
nit the intention of her Majesty's Government to ap-
r°ant a committee of that house previous, to the con-
- 6Lleration of the renewal of the bank charter, he wished
.• to know whether there would be any objection to printing
0. limited number of copies of that report for the use of
their lordships.
Earl Granville said .there would not be the slightest
tion to reprinting the report to which the noble
earl alluded.

ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT.
The Marquis of Clanricarde asked the intentions of her
IrajestY's Government respecting. the Encumbered
Estates Court in Ireland ; and also moved for a return..
of the number of abstracts of title in the office' of the late
Chief Commissioner of the said court, not investigated
,t the time of the retirement from that office of the
learned baron ; and of the number of cases in which
e_states had been sold but the proceeds of the sale not
chstribu:ed at the, same date also, for a copy of a late
\-Ipm:ti
_er?'nnaunication f*,:osa the commissioners to her Majesty's
upon true state of business in their court.
apoile ant'
Chancellor said the vacancy caused by the
e"intnient of. Baron Richards to a superior °dice
BO doubt be filled up. It was at first thought that
"0 commissioners would be sufficient for the business
°r the court, but that being found not to ba the case, a
new commissioner would be immediately appointed,
47' had-already expressed his opinion that the Encun:i.,
"eted Estates Court ought to be a permanent establish-
Tent. A commission, consisting partly of English and
• . r4h members, had been appointed to inquire into the
84bigeti who recommended that the court should be
4.,
"..°°fieeted in some way with that unpopular court, the
uourt of Chancery. All be could say on the present
°eeon was that government would give their serious
t , attention to the subject, with a view to apply a remedy
c%tne evils of which the noble marquis complained.
he returns were then ordered.

RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN.
1 .1-.°l'd Broug
" ham rose to call the attention of the house
Cheri ghts of property of married women. The noble
t,),r!.1 "Intneneed by referring to the anomalous state of
v;7l3Preseut
.w by which the whole of the earnings of
nbo had distinguished themselves in the arts
might be swept awayt by a dissolute husband. H
ieW of a ease where
a wife, who had been deserted
by her husband, commenced business is a shoemaker;
Sod succeeded to such an extent that it came to the
,I'll‘)Wledge of her husband, who left for a time the
parathour with whom he was living, returned to his
and not only gold the stock up, -but collected tha
,I I° of her debts, then again returned to his mistress,
'lll his lawful wife was left to starve. The noble and
..it:!,ll2d, lord then detailed a number of similar instances
s
4:110.1v the Unjustiflableness of the latelateas it as present
011
After some discussion tho debate was postponedtve,hB for six
Ito boos
0 atJurned at seven o'clock. •

ROUSE OF COMMONS.7-FRIDAY.
,
Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. •
.211 e F, NEW MEMBER.
took 4e'a• S. Wortley, her Majesty's Solicitor. General,
at* e3aths and his seat on his re-election. for Bute.

The doll
" PRIVATE BUSINESS.
owing private bills were read a second time
1.44 owing
South Wales, and Southampton Union' Railway
Tiible Valley Drainago and Navigation Improvement ;
way;
Maldon, and Colchester Rail Tyno Im-
'Meat ; and Pulteney Town Harbour.

theat' INCOME TAX.
e 'Mt presented a petition from Reading against
Ir,rnuance of the income tax.
ilaus Petitions were presented from other places to
me effect.
Lord IERCUSSION CAPS FOR THE ATtAIY.
01 ar ,Burghley asked the Under Secretary of Statefo
%vel.ilMtether it was the intention of her Majesty's
I.(glia.t,teht to adopt for the army, instead of the present .
ellssioll° Copper caps, Eley's elastic waterproof per.
114.1 caps•
°?derci' l'oel said tat description of caps hid been
but machinery had to be purposely got up for it.
ARCTIC MEDAL.
‘Vileth ern°n asked tbe First Lord of the Adtriralty,
'‘lN:er the design.of the ArCtic medal bad been decided
441 soon the . medal-would probably be. issued ;
l'‘-it'lligether it was to be conferred on foreign as well as
.4N14; °Tleers and men who have been engaged in the
Sir ,i)iseevery Service.
kkve ,'" Wood said that the Gazette of this day fortnight
Y,41 CvelY information respecting it, and how the medal
0,0 °t be distributed. Ha read the notification from the
the eet,,i' The medal would be ready for delivery about.
cl the month.
. SAYINGS' BANK BILL.
-3"" to a question from Sir. H. Willoughby,
`c, 11:1 "tlee his 2'"ancellor of the Exchequer said that he proposed
Savings' Bank Bill On Tuesday next.

air, a GREEK LOAN.
•
1,,Y if :41" IYl`Gregor asked the First Lord of the irea
-"Nt 1;17 and what steps had been taken by the Govern.
hw
they ; "13ertain the present revenues of Greece, how
"Nil re dis Posed of, and the probability of their
v.. . Me to .
11•41 relieve the Consolidated Fund of
sinking fund
'' the ow" Paid annually for the interest and fund
`4 et 2 Gas
loan guaranteed by this country under the
41'3' ".c1 a Will 4 121, and 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 94, or
04rt thereof.; ' c•
b °lsd P 1 •
be twee a inorston said much communication had passed
result : the various Governments referred to, and the
three -as that a commission was to be formed of the
ItitottOtecting Powers at Athens, who were to investigate
13
4aancial afflirs of Greece, and report threo..,

I\jr
CATHEDRAL CHAPTERS.
1. whither.;lierbert asked the First Lord of the Treasury
'ol3' hit alt. be the intention of the Government to bring In
1-44411 t It be
the present session to regulate Cathedra
la' 44,1ei; ; and whether it be intended to renew the act
,4,N1.-.--,, Irk., e• 35, by which all appointments to capita-
t"' 4 I,'. ' were made subject for two years to the provisions
4411%1111easUre which might be passed, founded on the
atli°Bv4the Cathedral Commission of 1852: And whether
1114141°11.148 been made with the canons lately

appointed,*and that' they should hold their canonries sub-
ject to the provisions of future legislation.:

Lord Palmerstou said the Governmsnt hid no intention
of proposing such a bill at present, and that no stipule_
tion had been made' with the canons lately appointed
relative to their tenure of office.