The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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ray the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY

The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.
pViscount Dungannon presented a petition from the
rotestant Association of Cork, praying that their lord-
sub would indignantly reject a measure that might be
witted to them, interfering with the endowment of
the Established Church in Ireland. The noble viscount
also gave notice that on Thursday next be would move
411 address to her Majesty, praying for a return of the
1:,11ITIber of benefices to the see of London under £lOO
per annum, the name of the incumbent, and also the
°4ltes of those benefices not containing a residence for
an incumbent.

THE PRINTING OF THE HOUSE.
Earl Stanhope moved '°that a select committee be
aPPninted to consider whether any, and if so, what
iMPrnvetnents could be effected in the printing of the
13raLtiittituintes and journals of the house, and especially as to
g
upon record both the numbers and the names of
the Peers who take part in the diyMons.
tbEarl Granville acquiesced in the motion, which he
°ught wonld remedy the defects at present existing in
" Priming of the minutes and journals of the house.
The motion was then agreed to.
THE SEE OF LONDON.
gor4rd Dungannon asked if it was the intention of the
p
-rnMent to introduce any bill during the present
elession for dividing the see of London, and whether they
f°llthelt!Plated bringing forward any measure to provide
visb°l4 who, from advanced age or other infirmity
ght be desirous of being relieved from episcopal
duties by relinquishing their sees.
l'ea
The Earl of Harrowby said that the subject required
,t Consideration, but a commission had been appointed
L° Inquire into the whole subject. With respect to the
`ll:ecion relating to retiring allowances to bishops who
4.,ight wish to resign their sees, the subject was also
:ler the consideration of the government, but at present
Were not prepared to bring in a bill with such an object •
MARINE FORCES BILL.
1114 bill was read a second time.
Their lordships then adjourned.

The RUSE O COMM ON.--FRIe
Speaker took the chair at four S
o'clockDAY..

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
'l6 r
a I°llowing private bills were read ase cond time
el' ordered to be committed: —Andover Canal Sale ;
441,,,1,,,utta• and South Eastern Railway Company Cwn
-‘44 Railway ; Thames and Medway Conservancy.
•

TEA DUTIES.
ill nutnber of petitions were presented from the tea
"
svel4st .ehants and dealers of various parts of the country
the 1 proposed alteration in the tea duties.
Palmer Moffatt presente a similar petition for Lord
ston, from the Tidverton tea dealers. (Laughter.)

7. 0 DULWICH COLLEGE.
Neil roes Duncombe asked the Chancellor of the
401 Lancaster whether any measure would be
the
riced during the present session to carry out
re,h `e4ounendations of the Charity Commission with
reet to D .
ulwich College so, whether legis-
kh
024 ? would originate in the House of Lords or Com-
-

M B_•
to
be aloes said it was the intention of the Government
be
ip such a bili. It would be introduced in the
use of Lords before Easter.

THE INCOME TAX.
tlajor Reed called the attention of the Chancellor of the
Itizethequer to
the wording of his resolution relative to the
q,:eme Tax. It made no mention of the proposed altera-
c't the tax, and he asked if it was the intention of the
ap4rdnillent to adhere to his plan relative t,o the 7d.
The
Nas Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the resolution
Promtiravitt to The usual way. In committee he should
'"ae hie alterations.

Ca ORDER OF VALOUR.
Scobell asked the First Lord of the Treasury
oper tile Order of Victoria for Valour would be put into
sod al", and whether he had any objection to the statutes
bti!egalatious under which that Order had been established
1:18' placed upon the table of the house ?
445 rd ,
to t4e Palmerston said that the navy list of those entitled
be4ri Or der
pub .°
complete, and that the army list was
e ."red t 7 se. As soon as it was complete the list would
He would lay on the table the statute

14 Or • INDIAN RAILWAYS.
btheth tvetra asked the President of the Board of Control
er the Indian government would extend the system of
h:rallteed rate of interest upon further capital proposed
4treedinvetited in railways in India beyond that already
tubm; several railway schemes having been recently
Nina. to the public, upon which the question of a
tilibtlitee4 rate of interest upon capital was left in
Atr.
451%11 • Smith said that the Indian government had laid
e~atin° Positive rule against any future guarantees
harztve t° Indian railways,.but considering that they had
tkt ,04;eed twenty millions to be laid out in railways, it was
40p41'.84131e to extend that guarantee. It was sincerely
ilitittee that railways would be. sufficienly remunerative to
14'Parries to embar k in Indian railways.

ah THE IRISH POOR.
kr. "Wel' to Mr. Maguire,
tettivin°llverie said that in consequence of his not
iq 1141 the support he expected last session in the
introduced on the subject, he did not intend to bring
tiittidenther bill of the kind this session. He would, however,
be
r,
bill the hon. gentleman might introduce on
41r. and if he could he would support it.
"lagoire said that he would adopt the suggesti on.

aurpur OP GUANO.
11.1` 11)1! to Lord Naas,
lteri'"ouchere said that some difficultyhad arisen with
neat thee to the supply of guano from the native tribes
tqa‘t4lands
.of Jiblea, Hanki, and Gurroup, on the
%hot 4rabia) believing they had some right to the guano,
11111 4:4,4 now under investigation. Messrs. Oxl, Hudscn,
,1
" tr4cCeB bad a license which gave them a motopoly el
e fOr five years, four of which were unexpired.

Ilip a THE MEGAtRi TROOP sum
1114
othPahluir,tOn moved the adjournment of the house to
ap,4l4t%* -.:
questions to the First Lord of the Admiralty,
i,ll4lvad- to the ship which left Portsmouth with 500 troops,
haing
"tt - Put backP
in a few days from the vessel
N4lk,claugerci leak. He 'said that he:had received
th.
thipt4ll4.eations fromi
some of the officers on board
1411(lat4ting that when the ship was about HD milesfrom
tirlk:::th; 4481)11:1_111.1," adangerous leak, and tons of water came
itif k detail 'ute, so that the cabins were flooded. He
v Nat. ed account of the state of the ship from the
11411144;1°11. he had received, woleb, he said, was at
' kii • wlth the former statement of the First Lord of
to , etir,L
"Nt i -KY. and there was neglect 'n sending the ship
% in
such
t tQ. a dangerous state.
k,(lllsr , wood denied that he stated or admitted on a
Cte. (3/1-e.l3lBion that the ship was sent to sea in‘ dangerous
1,411' rthTel44/ information was derived. from a repot- made to
'lll4 4el'e 611°Wed that the ship had been sent to s., in, as
11, Plyi:ed) a sound state, but that on examinin, her ,
4141 t }°lltll dock, it was found that two screw 11°.,s "
)71* Lhe Size
of a man's finger were open seven fete
hit
0 tce Water line, through which the water came,
ill'r4 l'
and slier
a Calm that it could be kept (lown
11.0rellac bucket.t:lti
111%1e ship was properly .inspected
444 thelle Went to sea. The right honourable baronet
rePorta of the various officers in reference