Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMoNS.--,Ttigi3DAY

MERSEY DOCKS AND HARROM BILL.
At the time for private business, Mr. llorsfall moved
e second reading of the Mersey Docks and Harbour

Mr. Tollemaehe moved, as an amendment, its rs,
ponement for a week, to give the parties interested ttm

to make arrangements

Mr. Y

The original motion was supported by
Iwart and Mr. Cheetham.
Mr, Lowe detailed the history of the proposed end
gure, and the condition into which its promoters 1135
entered with the Boardof Trade in 1858—the conditiog
had been altogether violated—the works they had then
undertaken to complete being still unfinished.
Mr.nenley did not sew that all improvements ought,..°
be Stopped. in Liverpool till certain other public wortl;
such as the Birkenhead Docks, were completed.
thought the proposed improvements were wanted for the
increasing commerce of Liverpool:
Sir B. Han expected,the LiverpOol Dock Trustees 1131
violated their engagements, which were, not to exPle
more-than -a certain sum-of mousy on the Liverpool_
till the. Birkenhead Docks were in
,a state approaenlub

completion.
Mr.. Turner supported the second reading of the
believed the works in Birkenhead would. be carll7,
04 in their integrityr but the commerce ,of the' Meisel
rendered farther accommodation at livernool Aso

On a division, the second reading
t 0,102.

Ls catried

A GRICTIVrtTRAL STAT

Mr.. Laird gave notice of a motion on the 24th o!1
subject of Agricultural Statistics.

ARIIINV ERTIMATES

General Peel laid the- Army Estimates

tpon • the WO°.

MILITARY EXECUTIONS IN INDIA.
In reply to Mr. Richardi;on,
Lord? Stanley said he hoped the time was come `Nile;
military, executions would cease in India, but no ode
had been,issued altering the mode of carrying them oat'

THE `ASTER -IN• LUNACY

Mr:. Clive having repeated the question he put respec'
the appointment by the Lord• Chancellor of his son-in"
law, Mr.- Higgins, to the office-of-Master in Lunacy,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said; that he ha
t,'
that day, spoken to the Lord Chancellor on. the.,subieccie
who had de.c.laired_that he certainly should not b;ave
the appointment complained of, had, he not beenperfecy,
gatistied of the capacity of Mr: Higgins' to fulfil t't
duties of his office. In conseqpence, however. of virb:j
had occurred in that house, Mr.. i
Higgins had resign t
his-office, not froth any consciousness of inefficient*
_,11,;r
from a feeling.- of self respect which he (the Chance.'"
of the Exchequer) fully admired and approved.

OCEANIC

TELEOP,itPHS

In.replying to. Lord Clarence Paget,
The Chancellor of. the Exchequer said, it was nut I
tended tcgraut unconditional subsidies to any_ WO

DREATMENT OF ZUNATICS.
Mr; Tite moved for a select committee to inAitire
the
into the " operation of the laWs relating to so
care and treatment of lunatics, especially those
found by inquisition. Those laws. were in many resP.o
oppressive, and were scattered through sd'veral acts vti,,;f,
were passed. when the subject was. considered very "'

ferenfly from what it was at the present time. to
Mr.. Walpole said., he had himself given notice of ..„,
_bills ADM the subject Which he proposed to introct'A
, Ho *as quite willing to agree to, the prors7,l
committee, and should be content to refer the prol)°,_
bills to it. Many .improvements might be made, botp in'
to the inquisition into cases of lunacy, and as to the tied
spection and treatment of lunatics. He strongly obr„.00
to any enactment which should make public examianto
.of lunatics compulsory ; such an enactment would 00
be productive of great mischief. He proposed bf,,„ilt
bill that no one should be a confirmed lunatic wit'pot
notice being given within 24 hours of such confinetri
to the commissioners in lunacy ;7_ and that insPe,"':o
should be appointed by the justice, who should c.
and report upon each case—greater care would be tgAl37,ot
nr.+; Ornm yi mane otalT lay• the justice?, ,to
also by persons appointed by- the commissioners.
powers of these last would be increased, by the bill. - r.
measure, and another to be. introduced by the Soliaitobe
General respecting inquisition into lunacy, would' id
referred to the proposed commission, whose object w°ll
then be distinctly defined.
itb
Mr. Drummond asked, what would 'be done -
lunatics unde r the uriscton of Chncr.
Mr. PaCke made some di
reimarks asa toe the treatment °f
criminal lunatics.
Sir G. Gray said, under the late Government,. a Pilo:
was arranged for the erection of an asylum for
lunatics. , . :

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- The motion, somewhat amended by Mr. Walpvt't
then agreed to.

13A.SaRITPTCY AND 'INSOLVENCY. bill'
Lord. John Russell moved for leave to bring in d
so
to consolidate and amend the law of bankruptcy
insolvency.. The bill was founded on the act of at
session; and on the report of the committee appoint'ee.
the Birmingham meeting of the Society of Seelal.Scietlea
The -object of the bill-was, in the first instance, to lescsito
the expense of bankruptcy,. which frequently anickun„tead.
more than, forty per cent upon the assets.. In. Scotia
the object: IVES. well attained at a cost of twelve per ce f
He proposed that the creditors should have the p?wereaut
dispensing with the official assignceS, by an, appoint 2 do
of an assignee of their own. He further proposed wow
away with. the distinction, between traders and na
traders, and. that all should, be, subject to one law 31/1
Eingle couek He would give, in conntr.y: cases, the 013-I.oe°r
of referring the matter to the county courts,. as chea'
and more accessible. The bill would alise and sauctlo°o
voluntary' arrangements to which them jority of crechi'pat
should consent. He. would not prevent frandni-
debtors to be punished without refernme to okay. the
The. Attorney-General expressed some doubts as t°l4.
saving of expenses under the Bill. of the Noble 14,.00
Ike highly approved of the abolitiOn. of the distinctill.
between traders and non-traders.. Referring to the 45.
on. the same subject introduced 51n. the House of fA.
by the Lord Chancellor, he trusted. that the present bal
would not be pressed till time was given for a fan c°
parison of the two, measures. 1.4

Some comments; in of the hill were niaLtya:
Mr. Headlam an Mr. Moffatt, who, complained that
hill was not a sufficient one.
Leave was given to introduce. the bill.
Mr. Alcock moved that an humble address be prime' oa
sed.
to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously:; eo to
to appoint a Commission to inquire into and repar3'ools
the best means of abolishmg the tolls on turniili:P.',
and bridges in England and Wales,
The he 4 member was proceeding with his, state'
when the, house was counted out at 8.10 p.m,

•
The Great Eastern was, on Monday. .regiatereat the
- ''„a
Custom House, in the name of the Great dip Conlr
as owners, free from ineumbranees.

•
LIVES SAVED FlizaK SHIPWRECK,—The folio nCr
i 5 su
ir
interesting list of the number of persona saved from. sf"tlao
wrecks through the instrumentality of the life-boats °a for
National Life-boat Institution, and other means, 811 or
rescuing whom the society has granted honol1w.!,
premium rewards

In the Year
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
• 1833
1834
1835
1836
' 1837
1838
1839
1840
1841

No. of Lives
Saved.
. 124
. 218
. 175
. 163
. 301
. 463
. • 372
. 287
. 310
. 449
. 214
. 364

Nome li
ed'
276
• 236
• 193
• 236
• 134
• 157
• 123
209
• 470
• 230
• 773
• 678
• 355
• 406
• 473

In the Year
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846

1847
1848
1849
1850

272
456
279
353
128 I
Total ...................... 10 !,• 0903
The happiness which has been afforded to the fam,i'l hafe
friends of so very large a number of persons Who love
thus been restored to them, and to the persons /./h° forty'
thus been rescued from death in its most terrific .0 so
can Only be adequately appreciated by the 1)314110e'
(I.eeply interested in the result. The British Pvatiol
however, have been greatly benefited by the Pre,ll.oo:
offa.so many lives of shipwrecked seamen ; and., I"thrOPl,,,
l to be a source of satisfaction to every philail„,. sau
inclividual to know that, by means of donations lc the
scriptions, he has been in any degree instrumentife, pre.
.
I. s,
welfare of his fellow-man, in preserving 11,- • ads, ,
longing his intercourse with his relations and freountr!..
well as in q1c441.pl his beneficial gigyjoes to his c