The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-03-08 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY.

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Sir R. PEEL brought in a bill for altering and amending
the laws relating to the trial of controverted elections, which
was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time
on Monday next.
On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL the commital
of the registration of electors bill was postponed till Mon-
day next.
Sir H. FLEETWOOD gave notice, that on the 17th instant,
he should move for leave to bring in a bill to assimilate ti
qualifications of freeholders entitled to vote in the election cf
coroners to those of freeholders for county members, and to
limit the poll at the election of coroners to one day ; also,
for a bill to extend the franchise of persons entitled to vote
at the election of English and Scotch county members to the
occupiers of houses in counties, and within any borough, of
the annual value of £lO.

In answer to questions from Lord INGESTRIE and other
members, Mr. C. WOOD said, that until the government
heard again from Commodore Douglas, he could give no fur.

ther information relative to the recent outrage on the British
flag at Vera Cruz.
Lord ASHLEY brought under the notice of the house, as a
breach of privilege, a not very wise, nor very temperate, re-
port of Mr. Stuart, one of the factory commissioners. No
one appeared to attach any importance to Mr. Stuart's attack
on certain members of the committee on combinations of
last session, but ministers were censured for having laid such
a report on the table ; and we have no doubt that the dis-
cussion will prevent the repetition of such conduct on their
part, whatsoever effect it may produce on the factory com-
missioner.
On the question that the house resolve itself into com-
mittee of supply, a long and rambling discussion took place,
so that it was not until a late hour that Mr. C. Wool, was
enabled to bring forward the navy estimates. On the con-
clusion of Mr. Wood's speech, it was suggested that it was
impossible to discuss that nicht the complicated details he
had entered into, and Mr. Wood consented that the debate
should be adjourned till Wednesday.
The house adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TIIESDAY.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH inquired when the Lord
Chancellor (Plunkett) was likely to be in his place in that
house ?

The Marquis of NORMANBY said that he could not give
any precise answer. Lord Plunket would have been in Lon-
don now, but that he had to officiate as one of the lords jus-
tices.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM inquired whether the govern-
ment had become acquainted with the fact that certain per-
sons, calling themselves chartists, had provided themselves
with arms ?
Lord MELBOURNE answered that he was perfectly well
aware of the report to that effect.
The Bishop of LONDON piesented petitions from the
guardians of the Oundle union, and the clergy of the neigh-
bourhood, complaining of proceedings under the marriage
act; and asked for the correspondence on the subject that
had passed between those parties and the registrar-general.
After an extended discussion the house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY.
Mr. Pigott, the new member for Clonmell, took the oaths
and his seat.

Mr. MARK PHILIPP gave notice that he would to-day
move for returns of the number of persons killed, within
the last five years, by explosions in mines.
Admiral CODRINGTON, pursuant to his notice, called at-
tention to the naval department, particularly as regarded the
pay and promotions, as the means of rewarding and en-
courraging officers in the navy ; and he moved an address
that her Majesty would be graciously pleased " to enlarge
the powers of the naval and military commission now sitting,
so as to embrace the subject of pensions, and every other
subject which they think benefical to the public service ;"
and he, at the same time, proposed a resolution for the pur-
pose of securing better management in the -fitting out of ships
for service, to the effect " that, in consideration of the exi-
gencies of the state, it is due to the important interests of
the country every ship have such a complement of men as to
render it competent. or any emergency." The motion, how-
ever, was eventually negatived, without a division ; a vote
being required, in order that the motion and result might
appear on the journals.
Mi. MACKINNON moved for a select committee " to con-
sider the'most effectual means of securing to the creditors of
turnpike trusts the sum of nearly £8,000,000, advanced by
them on the security of tolls"; ab.d also to consider the best
means of consolidating the turnpike trusts throughout Great
Britain ;" but after some explanations he withdrew the
motion.

Mr. W. SMITH O'BRIEN obtained leave to bring in a bills
for the better regulation of voters in Ireland, and to regulate
polls at elections in Ireland.
Capt. PECHELL moved for leave to bring in a bill for the
more effectual protection of innkeepers.
The motion was negatived on a division.
Mr. MILNER GIBSON moved an address for any despatches,
communications, and correspondence, that have passed be-
tween the British mission at Stockholm and her Majesty's
minister for foreign affairs during, the years 1837 and 1838,
relative to the port of Slito, in the island of Gottland.
Mr. P. THOMPSON opposed the motion, and it was nega-
tiven on a division—Ayes, 118, Noes, 140.
Mr. PARKINGTON, after some discussion, obtained leave
to bring in a bill (the Chancellor of the Exchequer stating
that he should not oppose the motion) "to alter and amend
the law relating to the sale of beef"—the object of the bill
being to diminish the number of the beer-shops, and to in-
crease their respectability.
Mr. HUME moved for the despatches from Sir F. Head
relating to Canada; but •
Mr. LABOUCHERE proposed, as an amendment, that
"extracts" be produced, as there were personal reflections,
observations regarding the institutions of America, &c.,
which it would be impolitic to produce.
The amendment was adopted.
Lord MORPETH obtained leave to bring in a bill "to
authorise the immediate distribution of a portionrof the fund
applicable to the relief of persons entitled to certain arrears
of tithe compositions, under an act of the last session of
parliament, intituled, an Act to abolish Compositions for
Tithes in Ireland, and to substitute Rent-charges in lieu
thereof.' "

The Transfer of Aids bill went through committee, and the
house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—WEDNESDAY.
The Lords did not meet to-day.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER intimated that he
should fill up the blanks in the Judges' (Scotland) Bill, by
leaving the salaries of the lord president and of tile lord chief
justice clerk at the present amounts, and raising those of the
other judges to £3OOO a year.
Mr. MARK PHILIPS (in answer to inquiry from Mr. Wil-
son Patten) stated that he should not bring forward the ques-
tion of the reduction of the duty on raw cotton until after
Easter.

Sir H. HARDINGE gave notice that on the army estimates
lie should bring under consideration the case of the' Chelsea
pensioners. '

Mr. Gon.Dox stated (in answer to Sir R. Peel's inquiry)
that he expected, on Friaay, to present the promised papers
regarding the frontier of India.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked, as the government had adopted
strong measures to defeat the resolution of that house. regard-
ing theatres in Westminster, whether there was any objection
to produce the correspondence between the lessee of Drury-
lane Theatre and the lord chamberlain ?
Lord J. RUSSELL denied that the ministers had taken any
strong measures to defeat the resolution of that house, but
said that he had no objection to produce the correspondence.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought that the :goieriiMent had
adopted strong and unprecedented measures for such a pur-
pose. He moved for the correspondence, expreAsin_g a hope
that no time would be lost in its production.
Sir R. PEEL inquired when the bill regarding the Canadas
would be brought forward.
Lord dolor RUSSELL answered that, as there were some
points that required to be further considered, he apprehended
that it could not be introduced until after Easter.
Mr. O'CorgsELL inquired whether there was any truth in
the statement regarding the " butchery" of persons who
had surrendered to the British forces ; but as Lord John
Russell could not give any specific answer, although he ap-
prehended that the matter could be satisfactorily explained,
Mr. O'Connell said that he would renew his question to-
day.
Lord J. RUSSELL (in answer to Mr. Fitzroy Kelly's ques-
tion) said that in the course of a week or ten days he ex-
pected to be able to state when the government would bring
forward the subject of " church rates."
The house then proceeded to the consideration of the or-
ders of the day, the highway bill, &c., the government hav-
ing ineffectually endeavoured to secure precedence for the
further discussion of the navy estimates in committee of
supply.
The house afterwards, however, again got into the commit-
tee, and the proceedings on the navy estimates were resumed.
Extended and rather general discussions ensued on the state
of the navy, in consequence of Mr. C, Wood's speech on.
Monday, in which Sir G. Clerk, &c., took part. The re-
mainder of the evening was occupied with this sub;ect.

AN APPROPRIATE NAME.—AS one among many other
singular coincidences, there is at ihis time a man named
Cain Able, keeping the " Adam and Eve" Tavern'in Nor-
wich.

A celebrated young poetess, named Adelaide Reinhold, a
native of Hanover, died lately at Dresden, where: the had
resided for some years. She was as, remarkable for the ele-
vation of her mind as for the solid' aenuireinents which she
possessed, and united a masculine spirit with the most femi-
nine graces. She had adopted the name of Francois Berthold,
under which designation a part of her works have appeared,
edited by Louis Tieck.
ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY:4)B
Sun-
day morning, about half-past six o'clock, the Tartar engine
started from Walton with water, to bring up to Vauxhall,
but had scarcely started before a serious accident happened
to one of the firemen, a fine youth, about 18 years of age,
named Jacob Langford, who was in the act of getting down
to throw some coke ou the fire,, when his right foot slipped
between the plate and the tender, crushing it in a shocking
manner. No time was lost in conveying him,to London by
the same engine ; but, on' arriving near—the :terminus at
Vauxhall, another accident occurred, which nearly proved
fatal to several persons. The Tartar, which- had hitherto
been travelling at full speed, slackened ; but had scarcely
done so before another engine was heardnonsinssift 411 speed
in an opposite direction. The whistle was'inantly•sounded,
but the next moment (owing to its being foggy the two en-
gines came in collision with a dreadful crash, y which the
poor lad was knocked off the fender on to the foot-place,
but most miraculously escaped, as did the whole of the men
of both engines, without any further injury ; but the, fenders
of both the Tartar and the Orion were literally smashed to
pieces. Langford was ultimately conveyed to St. Thomas's
Hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate the first
and second toes.
Tiris GRAND DUKE ALEXANDER. WC understand that
the Grand Duke Alexander will positively visit this country
jsi tiiiilitter end of the ensuing month. Ashburnham House
`(the 'Russian Embassy) has undergone a thorough internal
re-decoration and re-furnishing against his arrival. The first
grand party takes place on the 16th instant, to which of
course Viscount Melbourne, Marquis of Norrnanby, Mar-
quis
of Landsdowne, Earl of Minto, Right Honourable T.
sering Rice, sir John C. Hobhouse, Lord Sohn Russell,
Right Honourable Poulett Thompson, Viscount Howick,
Earl of Albemarle, Lord Holland, Viscount Palnierston, are
invited. The Countess Pozzo di Borgo. it is thought, will
not commence her soirees until after Easter.—Morn. Her.
BRONZE MEDAL OF THE QUEEN.—Signor Pistrucci has
here succeeded in producing a very faithful and graceful like-
ness. The medal, which is a large-sized one, and in high
relief, represents on the obverse a profile of her Majesty,
clearly, but delicately, marked, surmounted by the names
" Alexandrina Victoria." The outline of the head and ar-
rangement of the hair are very finely executed, and the plain
tiara and fillet depending from; it give an air of: simplicity
and majesty well befitting the subject. On the' ,reverse is
the inscription " Da Facilem Cursum, Atque Adnuetoeptis,
1838." Whether viewed as a portrait or a work of art, we
doubt not that it will be eargerly soeght after by the public,
and amply repay the publishers, Msssrs. Rundell and Bridge.
FROM THE ECONOMY OF HEALTH," BY DR. /JAMES
JOHNSON.—Music.—Who would think of livink on honey
and champagne? She who spends four or five hours daily in
the study and practice of music, acts with equal impropriety.
The extratime thus spent is injuriously. abstracted from other
improvements of mind and body. The time spent at the piano
leaves not sufficient space for the. acquirement of that useful
kuowledge which strengthens the mind against the vicissitudes
of fortune and the moral crosses to which female life is doomed,
nor for healthful exercise of the body, by which the material
fabric may be fortified against the thousand causes of disease
continually assailing it. I would, therefore, recommend that
one-half of the time spent in music should be allotted to
bodily exercise, and to the acquisition' of useful and orna-
mental knowledge.
Tins STUARTS.—On Tuesday; week se'nnight, two
strangers alighted at the Star Hotel, .in company with Lord
Lovat, from the top of the Inverness mail. They were com-
pletely attired in the Highland costume, and richly ac-
coutred. They were of handsome stature, and apparently
athletic frame, with thick bushy mustachios and.. whiskers,
Both are scions of the unfortunate royal /ace „of-Stuart—
Charles Edward Stuart, and .Sobieski Stuarts—g.randsons of
the late Pretender of that line to the crown of theie realms.
After dining here, they proceeded to Edinburgh, by the De,
fiance coach. They seem well inured to, our - Scottish
climate—.-for, notwithstanding the inclemency of the. weather,
the philabeg and hose were the only shield from the-!‘ Norian
blast." The strangers attracted snuch attension.—perS4
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