The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

{BY British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.]

HOUSE OF LORDS -FREDIY.

The Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock.
Lord Sondes presented a petition from a place in Nor-
folk, praying for a repeal of the war tax.

LAW OF DIVORCE.
Lord Campbell moved for the production of a verY
l'aluable paper on the subject of divorce.
.It was prepared
by 51e. 11Iacqueen, the secretary of the Divorce Commis-
'lion, and contained information of the most valuable kind
respecting the condition of women separated from their
husbands as recognised by the laws of Prance, of Prussia
and of other countries. This was the more necessary now
as a bill of a very comprehensive nature was about to be
introduced by his noble and learned friend on the wool.
!leic In the corning session. Ho therefore moved that an
humble address be presented to her Mijesty, praying tha
Cu would command that this valuable piper be laid on the
able, and circulated among their lordships as widely as
Possible.
ikLord Brougham having expressed his concurrence in
high opinion expressed by his noble and learned f:iena
Lord
paper, the motion was agreed to.
Ravensworth gave notici:,
Would
call the att.---
ne cnat, on the 12th inst.,
lortnin, -.ma of the house to the necessity of
'`
"a-7 „ :011r of refuge on the north-eastern coast.

THE CHURCH DISCIPLINE BILL.
Lord Brougham enquired of the noble and learned lord
°TI the woolsack whether, in the bill which he was about
sabring
la on the subject of ecclesiastical discipline, it
t s his intention to insert a clause by which the Commit-
" Privy Council would be empowered to ask the
dls • ice of the episcopal bench on questions affecting church
cipline ?
eil'Oe Lord Chancellor had no hesitation in saying that a
atim of that nature would be included in the bill.
I,tiLt°rel Clancarty gave notice that he would on Monday
• a question as to whether it was the intention of
and
to introduce a bill for the regulation of fairs
lid Markets in Ireland ; and, if so, in which house it
W°4ld be introduced.
• The house then adj ourned at a quarter past five o'clock.

ROUSE OF COMMI)NS.—FRIDAY.
the Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.
h4..he Sheriffs of Londan and Middlesex (Messrs. Mechi
r7.l(eats) appeared at the bar, and presented several
etlti°llB, the nature of which did not transpire.

NEW WRIT.
:(111 the motion of Mr. Hayter, a new writ was ordered
1' Hereford, in the room of Sir R. Price, Bart., who has
"ePted the Chiltern Hundreds.

PETITIONS.
trl'etitions against the Income Tax were presented from
2tlllleda, Westminster, Margate, New Romney, New-
es—"e'orl:Tyne, Cardigan, Southwark, Knaresborough,
virlrborough, City of London (by Lord John Russell),
alsall, and many other places.

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.
e
Vice-Chamberlain brouOt up her Majesty's
oh
the els to the Adress, which was ordered to be inserted
" journals in d
the house.

- CON VOCATION.
John George Phillimoro asked whether it was
eend°(l to allow the Convocation for the province of
anterbury to sit for any longer time.
frSir G. Grey said the convocation met under a summons
-I
the Crown, and it had no power to make canons, or
t° confer for that purpose, without an express anthority
:°4l the Crown. It was inexpedient that the sittings of
""eation should be prolonged for the mere purposes of
I:oinsgetleq"lit. to tte'dislefutshseion Asr,chbishop at any time unduly pro_
it would be the duty of the Govern-
Crown. consider what advice should be given to the

Colonel AMALGAMATION OF POL CC.
1113r4P'lle
-1-10 x asked the Sacretary of State for the
partrnent whether it was the intention of Goy-
-13:01"Ot to introduce a bill rendering it compulsory upon
the to to amalgamate the police forces with those of
counties in which they are situated.
nsSie Q Grey said it wes not the intention of the Govern.
-,cat to introduce such a bill.

ASSIMILITIIN OF WEIGHTS AND MEASUM.S.
Il4r. Lloyd Davies asked the Secretary of State for the
Department whether it was the intention of Gov-
-1,11 ant to introduce a bill, and, if so, when, making it
3.°,,ll,ll)tils°rY that weights and measures throughout Eug.
1/4-4 and Wales should be uniform, the loss from the
(e,ltzalitY in the sale of corn alone being very great.
wil'i'll,Goorge. Grey said there was an Act passed in 1835
irie,„" Practically attained that oliject. It was, however,.
tt:l.eieritly observed in the country. It was not the in-
-I°ll of the government to propose any alteration.
1111 tXPENSE3 OP THE PECRSTAN AND CHINESE DISPUTES.
mieth Baillie asked the Chancellor of the Exchequerlibt 'et. any agreement had been entered into with the
government respecting the expenses of the
Per-
. ens
e gar, and whether any or what portion of those ex-
hz xi. 18 to be paid out of the revenue of India. Whether
li:C4jestY's Ministers had admitted the claim of the
t° at
gOctrnment for the expenses of the last China war,
he
Tor amount of the debt is, and why it had remained
s°l°rlfs' a period undischarged.
mThe Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the arrane-
that had been made by her M ijesty's Government
a ..the East India Company in respect to the Persian
to "48, that the GoverniLent should propose to the house
b4trhall,t hAlf of 'the extraordinary expenses out of the
the 91-4' expenditure, the remaining portion to be borne by
t4tiotidian treasury, a course which had received the appro.
'Ahern °f the Court of Directors. With regard to the
the f question) he might say that the settlement of
°llner Chinese war had been postponed in con-
% elle°
of the differences which subsisted between the
k::titnent and the Court of Directors with respect to
Nod-Ll3s of that settlement. The court of directors under-
'Nit government undertook to pay the entire expenses
*tte-boa War, but government said that their obligations
It pf:ed only to the payment of ex'raordinary expenses.
Waving
at length brought to a close by the government only
"'"g th • - A sum of £590,693
tva, e extraordinary expenses.
tterphaYable to the East India Company. It might, how-
-14'4%.'e ialPortant for the house to be informed that a
Ro,- su
;al `was due by the East India Company to the
e 440. (Laughter.)

r. TURNPIKE TRUSTS IN IRELAND.
'her he 5WYer asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland wh
in
r 4ajoaty's government intended to introduce n
Irelat;drerlit session a bill regarding turnpike trusts in
a
te.
'°rstnan said such a bill was in preparation.
kr, 0 THE SUPERANNUATION FUND.
Wl`e4 h sobrane asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
ti°ll ft, e thought that the commission on the supera.nnua-
the i r-114 Would report to the house ; and whether it was
4,3' biliieinaticf°2,?f the government
.to introduces this session
The r,, 'Ling the superannuatrons .
loreil:-'uoneellor of the Exchequer said, it was not the
II3311(11:1" the government to introduce any bill on the.
tipt3sCtitl,unation in the Civil Service, until the commission
teport tiled to irnoire into the subject had reported, and
e'er), 4cl been laid upon the table of the house: He had
it talasted a,'54 to believe that report was likely to be pre-
nned nu distant period ; and he confidently anticipated
..t4
be on the table of the house before Easter.
111 auto,
SAVINGS BANKS.
The n, " to Mr. Wilkinson,
Fr
ti of the Exchequer said he should be
tott ()felt° submit a bill on this subject to the considera•
,
th 45 house on the earliest opportunity he could see
ere
Was any chance of a discussion. He eaw no