The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-08 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

SATURDAY.
On Saturday evening, Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner
HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.
were to close the week's canvas by addressing the electors The house sat only a few minutes, and transacted no
of the two Toxteth Wards at Toxteth-hall. It was at I business beyond presenting a few petitions, and advancing
once found, however, that the building would be insuffi- by a stage one or two unimportant bills.
cient to hold a tenth of those present; and accordingly FRIDAY, JUNE 4.
the meeting was adjourned to the large open space in The Representative Peers for Scotland Act Amendment
front of the Royal Oak, in Park-road, which was densely Bill passed through committee. Some unimportant busi-
crowded on the occasion. Henry Steele, Esq., was called ness was also despatched, and their lordships adjourned
upon to preside ; and amongst the gentlemen who sup- at an early hour.
ported him we observed, Alderman Thos. Chilton, La-. -
rence Peel, S. Holme. J. Holme, G. W. Moss, Andrew
Browne, T. Ingram, N. D. Bold, Higgson, E. Laurence,
Alex. Shand, Councillor J. B. Lloyd, Thomas Bold, E.
G. Deane, Thos. Royden, W. B. Jones, Chris. Bushell,
Robt. Horsfell, Duncan Gibb, John Gladstone, M'Cor-
mack, John Edward Naylor, R. Woodward, Croston,
Thos. Huntingdon, Jas. Robertson, W. J. Horsfall, T. 13,
Molyneux, Councillor James Tyrer, Matthew Gregson,
Henry Stubbs, M.D., Councillor Thos. Toulmin, P.
Crellin, Rigby, John Peacock, W. His,son, J. Camp-
bell, Councillor Fleming, W. Gregory, jun., J. Lockett,
H. Bremner, H. C. Chapman, W. Fisher, T. W. Glad-
stone, Dr. Trench, Thos. Clarke, Esqrs.
The CH AIRMAN having briefly introduced the candidates,
Mr. MACKENZIE advanced to the window overlooking
the meeting, and was received with deafening cheers.
The honourable gentleman explained the groundlessness
of the complaint which had been made against him, of
having once voted for Maynooth ; and asked if he was not
justified in changing his views by the papal aggression
which had since taken place. He proceeded next to ex-
plain his views upon that question and upon the navigation
laws, and ably confuted some of the garbled statistical
quotations of Mr. Cardwell ; and concluded an able and
eloquent speech by urging upon the electors the impor-
tance of the crisis in which they were engaged. They had
to decide who were to be the men to whom the govern-
ment of this country was to be entrusted—to Lord Derby,
to Lord J. Russell, or to Sir J. Graham, and the party
with whom he would be surrounded. He reminded them
that the smaller boroughs of the kingdom would look to
Liverpool as their example; and having thanked the
electors for the gratifying manner in which he had been
received throughout the canvas, many of whom, he
trusted, would be his friends for life, he said that he must
then prepare for returning to his parliamentary duties ;
but he trusted to be able to come back again shortly, and
stay amongst them till the close of the election, when he
should endeavour to canvas every elector personally. The
hon. gentleman was enthusiastically cheered throughout
his address.

•
HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TIIURSDAY.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.

On the order of the day for going into committee of
supply, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that
since the house last met he had received representations
from Irish members that the arrangement made for re-
suming the debate upon Maynooth College was not a fair
arrunirement for them, and he therefore unposed that
the adjourned debate should take place on Tuesday morn-
ing instead of Friday. With respect to the public busi-
ness undisposed of, it would greatly facilitate the despatch
of the unfinished business if members would act with for-
bearance, and, on the motion for going into committee of
supply, bring forward only topics of a very urgent charac
ter.—Sir J. GRAHAM olserved that the house was like-
wise entitled to some forbearance from the Government.
It was a question of primary importance what were the
measures necessary for the house to consider this session,
and in what order. With respect to the Maynooth ques-
tion, the discussion, although it had been admitted that
it must be fruitless, was still pending. If the Government
were of opinion that this question should be decided,
it should be fixed, not for a morning sitting, but for an
evening discussion.—Mr. EPOONER said he only wanted
to know the opinion of the house, ay or no, whether the
subject deserved inquiry.—Lord J. RUSSELL said that
was not the question before the house, but that a com-
mittee be appointed to consider what was the system of
education at Maynooth.—The CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER said he would state on Monday what were the
intentions of the Government with respect to the public
SUPPLY.

business

The house then went into committee of supply upon
the civil service estimates. Certain votes were agreed to,
after much discussion, in the course of which a conversa-
tion of some interest occurred on the vote for the com-
bined system of national education in Treland.—Mr. WAL-
POLE having disavowed any intention on the part of the
Government to supersede the system, Sir J. GRAHAM
pressed him to say not merely what was not, but what
was their intention.—Mr. WALPOLE replied that he
thought it was worthy of consideration whether some por-
tion of the grant might not be applied to those who from
conscientious motives objected to the present mode of
distribution.—The conversation expanded into other mat-
ters, partly of a personal nature. At its conclusion the
Chairman reported progress, and had leave to sit again on
Friday. LAW REFORM.

An unruly person, who had been frequently attempting
to interrupt the meeting, was here removed from the
meeting by a policeman. We learnt that his name is
Mullen, and that he is, or was, the proprietor of a tea
shop near the George Hotel, Dale-street.
Mr. TURNER next addressed the meeting in an effective
and truly Protestant speech, which was enthusiastically
received. _ . .

Mr. SAMUEL lIOLME moved the first resolution,
adopting Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner as the Conser-
vative candidates for Liverpool, and in a speech of con-
siderable length, characterized throughout by a vigorous
and manly tone, contrasted the happiness and security
which Protestant England had enjoyed as compared with
those European nations who were under the enslaving
doctrin's of Rome. After referring briefly to the state
of Ireland, as it had come under his own observation,
and to the conversions from Romanism which were taking
place there, he exposed most forcibly the manner in which
Sir Thomas Birch bad been ejected from Liverpool. to
make way for the bright and brilliant intellects of Mr.
J. C. Ewart, and the Whig party compelled to succumb
to the domination of the Irish Romanist party. Mr.
Cardwell had made a dis,..ngenuous use of a letter of his.
He would now show it to the chairman to satisfy the
meeting that it was a genuine document, and it should be
left for inspection on Tuesday in the window of the
Courier-office.
Mr. JOHN LOCKETT seconded the resolution, and took
the opportunity of repeating his exposure of Mr. Card-
well's conduct towards him upon the question of the
Navigation Laws.
When Mr. Lockett bad concluded, a question was put
to Mr. Mackenzie, from amongst the crowd, whether he
would present a poor man's petition as well as a rich
man's ; and, in reply, the hon. gentleman stated that he
should pay even more attention to the poor man's.
The meeting was subsequently addressed in a vigorous
speech by Mr. Edward Lawrence, and some other gentle-
men spoke briefly in moving and seconding a vote of
thanks to the chairman. At the conclusion of the pro-
ceedings, which lasted till a late hour, the candidates were
escorted by the enthusiastic populace to the Adelphi
Hotel. Thus terminated the week's canvass, which has
been of a most satisfactory character throughout.

The Common Law Procedure Bill and the Masters its
Chancery Abolition Bill were read a second time almost
without discussion ; and Mr. Slaney's Industrial and
Provident Partnership Bill was read a third time and
passed ; and e.fter advancing some other measures a stage
the house adjourned at two o'clock.

FRIDAY, JUNE 4.
At the morning sitting the house went into Committee
of Supply, and was occupied in the discussion of civil
service estimates. _ _

At the evening sitting, on the order of the day for going
into committee upon

THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL,

Sir J. PAKINGTON explained certain changes which he
proposed to make in the bill. Since the second reading
he had received suggestions, intrinsically valuable, from
several quarters entitled to the greatest weight. These
suggestions he examined in detail, arriving at the conclu-
sion that he preferred the bill as it stood to either of the
alternatives they offered ; but having had an opportunity
of consulting parties connected with the different provin-
cial localities in New Zealand, as well as others interested
in the colony, he had taken their opinions, and was able
to say that they unanimously desired that the bill should
be proceeded with as it stood rather than either of the
alternatives should be adopted. Anxious, however, to
meet the suggestions he had referred to as far as he
could, he had determined, with the consent of the parties
he had consulted, to make an important alteration.
namely, that instead of the superintendents of the pro-
vinces being nominated by the governor, they should be
elec►ed. He proposed, likewise, to leave to the different
localities the question of salaries. Sir John further ex-
plained his final opinions respecting the New Zealand
Company, namely, that, instead of ss. per acre, the com-
pany should receive one-fourth of the purchase-money on
sales of waste lands ; his object being to secure to that
company whatever it was entitled to under the art of
1847. With respect to the disposal of lands in the colony.
he intended to place at the disposal of the local legislature
all revenues derivable from any mineral discoveries.—Sir
W. MOLESWORTH was ready to prove that the New
Zealand Company had obtained the act of 1847 by misre-
presentation.—Mr. MANGLES, on the part of the com-
pany, was fully prepared to meet such a charge.
The house then went into committee on the bill.
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PASSENGERS ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
On the report on this bill Mr. W. Baows moved a
proviso giving owners an appeal from the decision of the
emigration officer. He stated the particulars of a case
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