The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-08-20 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF LORDS.----THURSDAY.
Lord MELBOURNE (in answer to inquiry from Lord Ellen-
borough) again stated that the government had not received
, any official account of the transactions in China connected
with the interruption of the opium trade ; but added, that
he had no objection to submit copies of such information as
bad arrived on the subject of that trade. His lordship fur-
ther stated (also in answer to Lord Ellenborough) that the
government had not received official accounts of recent war-
t like proceedings in the east.
The report of the Assaults (Ireland) bill was presented
and agreed to.
Lord Duncannon moved the second reading of the Excise
Licenses (Sale of Spirits) bill, intitled " An Act to allow
[wholesale] dealers in spirits to Retail Foreign Spirits and
Liquors, not to be drunk on the Premises, on taking out an
additional license for the purpose; and to give further
powers- for granting permits to dealers in the retailing of
spirits."
The Duke of RICHMOND opposed the bill as most unjust
towards the great body of licensed victuallers, and moved
that it be read the second time " that day three months,"
which was carried without a division ; consequently the bill
is lost.

The " Birmingham Police" bill was read the second time ;
and the Rogue Money Assessment (Scotland) bill (after
discussion) and some other bills were forwarded a stage.
Lord STRANGFORD presented a petition from British mer-
chants engaged in carrying on a trade in gum at the British
port of Portendie, on the western coast of Africa, complain-
ing of a series• of injuries inflicted on them and their vessels
and properly by the French, representing that they preferred
claims against the French government for heavy losses—
claims that her Majesiy's law officers, " after the most minute
examination, admitted to be valid and just ;" and praying
for parliamentary 'interference.
Lord MELBOURNE admitted the character and extent of

the outrages, and, the right of the parties to redress ; but
said that the French government did not take the same view
of the transaction. His lordship, however, declared that
no opportunity to enforce the claims would be lost, and that
• he was not without the hope that the French government
1,. would be induced to regard the case more justly.
Lord AIELBOURNE moved that the Slave Trade Supprers-
siori bill (authorising her Majesty to issue orders to her
I,:g(;loruisers to capture Portuguese vessels engaged in the slave
Made, Or.e.) be read the second time.
b The Duke of WELLINGTON strongly opposed the motion,
ylwitlalling on their lordships, from respect for the rights of other
;rll „ patioiwto reject this bill.
Ldrd BROUGHAM earnestly besought their lordships not'
.bito throw auy obstacle in the way of so righteous a measure
.as this bill.

rDs7r-the inainn was eventually divided upon; the number's
sltawerreL-contents, 39 ; non-contents, 28'; majority in favour of
r.,,,the bill, 11.
"On the question that the house resolve into committee on
biLi. the Poor Law Commission Continuance Bill, Earl STANHOPE
,moyed, as an amendmnt, tat te contmittee be th da
'lll-f three Months. There were for h the original motion 10at ,
and
airtrfor the amendment 2. The bill then went thfough committee.
The Poor Rates Collection Bill and the New South Wales
Bill, and the remaining business being disposed of, their 10rd-
.31.0,, ships adjourned.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THIIRSDAY.
10 Er The report of the Consolidation Fund Bill (containing the
...;,,clause of "appropriation") was deferred till Monday next,
as was also the report of the Exchequer Bills (£12,326,030)
Bill.
The reports on the Administration of Justice (parts of
counties) Bill, the Corporate Property Alienation Prevention
. (Ireland) Bill, and the Courts in Counties Bill, were severally
received, aureed to, and the bills ordered to be read the third
- timeron Friday.
b 53 • The'Halifax, Huddersfield, and Bradford Small Debts Bill
of; (No- 3--meaning the third bill introduced this session on
that sbject), was read the third time and passed ; and Mr.
2111 BinN'Ai. soon 'afterwards conveyed them to the Lords.
mg The fiirther proceeding on the third reading of the County
and District Constables Bill was resumed ; and several amend-
.s.' Ineuts-tvere proposed, same of which were resisted to divi-
sions. The bill, however, was eventually passed.
The question of going into committee on the Bank of Ire-
land Bill, averted on Wednesday by the numerous divisions,
forced avowedly to cause delay, was again resumed by Mr.
O'CONNELL ; and, after various efforts, he succeeded in get-
ting the horse " counted out" so that again nothing was done
" to progress" the bill !