Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-18 00:00:00

the organisation of the British Museum ; and c—'llled.
attention to the proposed distribution of the con-
tents of the Museum, to the state of it°
officers, the constitution of which, he insisted, de'
manded inquiry, which he believed the government vra°
willing to grant.
Lord Elcho objected that the inquiries of the comraitte.e!
if appointed, might last for ever. The trustees of °le'
museum were gratified to conduct the inquiry themselves,
The contents of the museum undoubtedly required to be re'
distributed, but there was already ample information on the,
subject, and the time was come now not for inquiries, but

for action.
Mr. Slaney hoped that lectures would be established ill
the museum for the working classes.
Sir. J. V. Shelley supported the motion for a CO'.
as did Mr. M. Milnes.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that he had 4e#
the inquiry last year, because he hoped that the gove
might deal practically with the subject this. From AA-
pressure of business they had been unable to do, as it Ivor,
be impossible that they could do, anything themselves
year. He was ready to concede to the proposed inqul
not for the purpose of getting information, but of reoileure
ing conflicting opinion, and preparing the way for Al'

changes. t• on,rj
Lord J. Russell entered upon the details of the ques los
said that he approved of the removal of the Natural xbelt
Collections elsewhere, as the best solution of the difficultY• ,
were grave questions to be decided, and if a committee woull'„ sr
any use towards forming a decision, he had no objection to lw
pomtment. • inilesetike
Sir G. C. Lewis thought that no inquiry was necessary'
constitutional of the governing heads of the Mtiseum,
gested that the committee should limit its inquiry to the
tion of its contents.
Mr. S. Estcourt concurred in this opinion.
Mr. Gregory said that he wanted a wide inquiry, but was
in deference to the opinion of the House, to make his
for a committee to inquire into the accommo'l
collection of the British Museum.
Mr. Cooper said that the ten
limited.
The motion was postponed till the next day for the arrangt

ns of the motion v ere OW

of its precise term&

HEE; MAJESTY'S FANTRY• in
Sir J. Trelawney moved for a selectHOUSEHOLD
committee to ing„a ;
the nature and extent of certain privileges enjoyed by her lissio;
Household Infantry, and mentioned in the report of a Oat 010°
appointed on the 12th day of April, 1858, as the privilege,oo4
Guards ; also, to inquire whether such privileges have a t v
to produce satisfaction, or diminish the efficiency of the alto feta'
General Peel said that during the last 18 years no less tearcho
royal commissions and committees had made most o,rue pri;
inquiries on the very points raised by the hon. baronet. -i.rot;
vileges of the Guards had.been materially altered ty the vral
1854. All possible information was already before the Sou"
he felt bound to resist the motion.
Lord Bury said that the hon. baronet had objected to the Pr' ore:
of the Guards, but had not defined what those privileg',. 11'
They were at present simple matters of royal prerogative
should oppose the motion. • b
*that
Colonel North likewise opposed the motion, denyul
was any ill-feeling whatever between the Guards and the ln
Sir H. Verney made a similar denial. for t
Sir W. Codrington asserted that there was no foundation oftb
complaint against the privileges of the Guards. The obje c
_to -0
motion was to get rid of the Guards altogether, Ns hick
highly injurious to the. public service.
Sir W. F. Williams opposed the motion.
Mr. Conyngham supported it. -

Sir J. Ti:el;:wney then replied, and
The house divided, when the mo 4 ion was neg

IRELAND
VOTERSPARLIA IN .
Mr. Brady moved for M
leave to bring in a bill to awe vol‘to
regulating the qualification and registration of parliamendefe
in Ireland. The bill was simply intended to remedy nert'''. A $
in the existing law. netc't,
a eSI,- Beet,
Mr. S. Estcotut said, that the bill was not as he had , otl
Reform Bill for Ireland. It related to matters coo3l,3Lca
subordinate, and he should not oppose its introduction•
was then given to bring in the bill.

• COURT PRACTICE. 111.iit1
Mr. Hadfield movedADMIRALTY
for leave to bring in a bill, to el!111
jeants, banisters, and attorneys, to practice in the 3' ,he
Court. f
0 .51
The Attorney-General said, that it was the intention 501,
Government to bring in a bill on the subject, and wit'bst 7s.
trustsd b _aft
objects. He would not oppose the motion, .but„ verew,iii,
Hadfield would entrust his bill to the keeping of the u,_,° the
''
Mr. Hadfield assented, and leave was given to bring I"

CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR CHARITABLE prsPOSS;
Mr. Hadfield obtained leave to bring in a Bill- to =WWI
relating to the conveyance of land for charitable purposes.

DUTY ON ASSURANCES. etiti
Mr. B. Sheridan moved for leave to bring in a Bill to re tb
Duty on Assurances from 3s to is per cent. in cases whellecei
mium was not fixed at more than five per cent. He
the reduction would cause an increase of assurance w.'7.;64.
prevent any loss to the revenue under the present highdo_;:a
fire insurance in France were proportionally more ntinat,"

in our country.
Sir J. Northcote was compelled to oppose the moti°ll4'o
volved a large sum of money, which in the present 61'
revenue the country could not afford to spare. . of

Mr. Hadfield supported the motion. The reductio
had been shown in the case of the Post-office to c
revenue, and it would be the same in the present
The House then divided, when the motion
112 to 102

CIVIL, MUNICIPAL, AND ECCLESIASTICAL LAWS, -
Mr. Hadfield moved for an address for a Royal Coo Wit
inquire into the Civil, Municipal, and Ecclesiastical
Customs now in force in Jersey.
Mr. Walpole thought that the motion ought to be ar
Mr. S. Estcourt consented, and the addre,*
ordered.

sir ,n
fro--

STATE OF THE NAP!
Sir C. Napier moved for copies of let
Walker to the Admiralty, on the state of the Navy,
1858, to the present time.
Sir J. Pakin,gton said, that he had already read e.'ed.
those letters which contained all the information requ'iwo re",
Sir C. Napier said, that it ought to be known ivb.° 000 if
sible for our present position, and he should press 111sedeatif
Mr. Corry said it would be a most dangerous Pleas
confidential communications of the subordinate tt
Admiralty were thus exposed. _ . .44 09".-he

Mr: T. S. Baring said that, in that case, extras" at
letters ought not to have been read. He declare°. eot
Admiralty left the navy in a satisfactory state. The Prop:,
on entering office, reduced the estimates of their prate jos
Lord Lovaine said that the extracts ware read t°oi;po
increased estimate proposed by the Admiralty. ge

motion. 0, 'co'
Mr. Lindsay said that, in the present state of Ph befit
part of the letters having been read, the whole ought to d05,..11
: After a few words fram Mr. Whitbread and Mr. aught to 'To
Sir C. Wood said that, if there was any one who 01"otiohoe
these papers, it was himself, but he felt that their Pr°, opt,
be extremely inconvenient to the public service, and r 00
IV
fore, oppose the motion grid
After si mod is
fr Si C. Nani 1 reply', I

-er some remarks ..om a.r .rapier L. in:, -
in explanation,
Mr. Bouverie appealed to the gallant admiral to
..odace
motion, when the First Lord had declared that the.P4,ervic
the correspondence would be detriinental to the public to
Sir C. Napier persisted. toed
The house then divided, when the motion was OP
to 26. for,rsao,
The Elections Bill passed through committee pro ,„;rd
The Oaths Act Amendment Bill was read a tu' Act

passed.
The remaining business was disposed of, and the hour 24
at twelve o'clock.

THE
MERSEY DOCKS AND y.
HARBOUR WORKS I3j'-

['FROM OUR OWN REPOILTER•J

11.5'00,
HOUSE OF COMMONS, .1110.
After the dispatch of my parcel yesterdaYl or
Moss, of the firm of Messrs. James Moss & Ce•T of Li of
was examined, in order to prove the inadecersey f°,lo
accommodation on the Liverpool side of the 'lO tie"'tte
steam carrying trade, and the inapplicability' ° 09'
for that trade, and at the close of his evidence the
adjourned. the

The] committee re-assembled this ram.- ,
hon. Sir George Cornewall Lewis in the chilli' pag; el
Mr. John Farnworth examined : I have be iOr.ieber
the timber trade, as a broker, in Liverpool fel Cheer
thirty years. pto 1855 I was opposed ic;at thoott",
trade going to the north end, on the ground ti
at the 3
then not land enough. There is sufficient 10° of theble
end now, and since 1855 I have been in favealfevoaljell'
going there. The trade generally are now
(riven e 04
the north. Mr. Halhead, who was tocataeld'ejoalr_crltababeill
on this committe, but who has been
opposed to the timber trade being sent to thedoutit t
to 1855, but he is now in favour of it. I, loogetre.
possible to carry the trade on at the south an,t_igo
must move. It would be a very great adval.tb_ oor';
the timber market removed to the n°r t thti fr°
Boatd a len .41.
taken a lease of land from the Mersey„:tir 0;04
for 14 years. At the north end we renteao its ret
0,1
private individuals, and had no security f oath e 0,434
I consider the proposed expenditure at tint 01 itt
l the timber and steam carrying trade ahs°lll
01l ,
The removal of the timber trade from the so I str 01!
materially relieve the Brunswick Dock. Initlretited
ece:evel'bei
favour of the Birkenhead Docks being coat, ~e are ti The., e
to act of parliament as soon as possible. tate th, .sf,
reasons why it would be disadvantageous Otiverpoolol,il;it
trade to Birkenhead. The population of orted
in
large, and one fourth of all the timber imp is a ',""
ya 31
AO 0.
pool is consumed in Liverpool. Birkenheoaaood
rising town, and ultimately may have a7_ nreseut cot.,
am sure that it would never answer for t'
trade,,itt
tion to go to Birkenhead, so far as the tie
ad is,
etirliel
cerned. Another objection to Birkcicfa,6 timber
railway and other facilities for conveylllo of t t
th sca
are not equal to Liverpool.- foal' al3 3
One lir $0
Cross-examined by Mr. Webster : A t. 10,100,10.
timber imported is consumed in Liverpool' the 1)°,
away by the Lancashire and Yorkslaree9oilwallive eid
North Western, and the East Lancashill 1864 Ile woo,
residue is conveyed away by water. litimber trat, oil
deuce to the effect that a portion of the inion °Jistrlei.to
go to Birkenhead, and lam of thata elSh aistfti‘oo
timber sent to Birmingham and the Stnt,l°t„lie
or 50
sent by water. That sent to Cheshire a The :S! PTO loot
would of course go by way.of Birkenheat•
iecreas 465
A.OO
of timber into Liverpool since 1854 has ices 331:56.5y
the importations from British Ainericao. io the aild
and from the north of Europe 40,515 t?,6;'froo: ton"
British America 311,109 tons, and 10,8!2dd •
of Europe ;in 1856, 307,294 tons, to net till
in 1857, 321,039 tons, and 24,126