Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-05 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY

Lord Brougham, on moving for some returns connected
with the proceedings in the. Divorce Court, entered at some
length upon the constitution and working of the core, of
which the principle might be defended, but which, in prac-
tice, was rapidly demoralising the country.

The Lord Chancellor defended the court, but admitted that
its organisation and details could be improved in many

respects.
The Duke of Marlborough moved for a select committee
.to inquire into the present operation of the law and practice
respecting the levy and assessmer

church rat

urged the necessity of settling the question, and declared his
opinion that,. if the church rate was abolished, the voluntary
contributions, instead of increasing, would diminish
Lord Teynam pointed out the it
present Church system, and declared
England was not that of the poor, but (

he rich

The Archbishop of Cant
ment would accede to the mot
to be appointed.
Lord"Portman said that, 1/-f tl
there would ensue a collision b
Parliament, which he trusted that this committee, if i
inquiries were conducted in a fair and liberal spirit, would
succeed in preventing. It was not the mode of collecting
the rate, but its appliCation, which gave offence to the

1 that tl

people.
The Bishop of London declared that the Bench of
Bishops had acted prudently in not committing itself to
any plan for the settlement of the question, but in 'awaiting
the result of this committee, which would test the unfounded

statements prevalent in the country. He w

ascertain the opinion of the religion

Earl Granville observed that the

was already 'ample

ANOTHER

VIOLENT THUNDER STORM

IN LONDON,

The present season has been peculiarly prolific in thunder
storms, and, judging from the data laid down by some of
our celebrated meteorologists, we may expect a repetition,
during the summer, of such scenes as took place on Saturday
night.

d struck the
per, and silk

About 101- p.m. on Saturday, the electric fluff
premises belopging to Mr. Skelton,"a hosier, dra
mercer, carrying on an extensive business at No. 8
place, Holloway. The place was filled with a costly stock-
in-trade, and consists of eight rooms. The electric finid, it
seems, must have forced its way through the window, and
ignited the whole of the stock7in-trade almost instanta-
neously, for in less than five minutes the cry of "-Fire" wa
raised, the whole establishment presented a tr
of flames, which were attacking with full vig
ses on either side, belonging respectively
Huskisson, No. 7, and those of Mr. D. Dick(

The engines of the parish an

radon Brigade were soon in attendanff

fr. Fogo, the foreman, and Engineer

and Swinton

A. good supply of water was

n spite of the exertions of the &elm

,kelton were entirely destroyed.

amed. Fortunately, the sufferer was

ade in the Law Fire Me

us body

the vremi

The pre

Dicker, oilman and grocer, No. 9, and
Huskisson, were also both damaged by fire,
Mr. Huskisson was not insured,
red in the General Fire Office.

removaf

About a quarter past twelve (
rnises of Mr. J. Stevens, soap

reet, Whitechapel, was discover
as also mind by the storm. The rair