The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-15 00:00:00

THURSDAY, JUNE 10.

POST-HORSE DUTY.
At the morning sitting, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that
the house should resolve itself into a committee on the
post-horse duty and tax on carriages let for hire, with a
view to a modification of the same. He proposed a license-
tax of £lO a-year instead of the present duty, which
would only cause a deficiency of .£2o,ooo.—The
CHAN—
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it would be extremely
inconvenient to pass any resolution upon this subject after
the financial arrangements for the year had been made;
but if it should be his office to bring forward another bud-
get, this subject should receive due consideration.—Sug-
gestions were offered for modifications of these duties,
by Mr. Spooner, Lord D. Stuart, Mr. Frewen, and Lord
Ebrington.—Mr. T. DUNCOMBE declining to withdraw-
his motion unless he had some stronger assurance; a di-
vision took place, when it was negatived by 94 against 43.

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER corrected au
idea which had been mooted, that the expenditure in the
Admiralty would exceed the estimates framed by the late

administation ; but if additional force should be required,
arising from the extraordinary discoveries in our distant
colonies, the subject should be brought before the house.
The consideration of the remaining estimates occupied
the rest of the sitting.

CONIMITTEE OF SUPPLY

In the evening, previous to returning into Committee
Sir DE LACY EVANS moved that the house
resolve itself into a committee, with a view to the modifi—
cation of the carriage duty.—The CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER, referring to the discussion which had taken
place that morning upon Mr. T. DUNCOMBE'S motion,
gave a similar answer. Upon a division, the motion was
negatived by 57 against 17. The house then went again
into Committee of Supply, and was engaged in the consi—
deration of the estimates until nine o'clock, when the
chairman reported progress.

of Supply,

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL,

The house then went into committee upon the remain-
ing clauses of the New Zealand Government Bill. On
the 74th clause, which purported to enact that upon all
sales or alienations of waste lands ss. per acre shall be
paid to the New Zealand Company until their debt is dis-
charged, a debate ensued in which Sir W. MotEswouni
Mr. AGLIONBY, and others, took part,after which the clause
was finally modified, on the motion of Sir J. Pakington, by
substituting for ss. per acre " one-fourth of the purchase-
money."----Sir J. PAICINGTOIq moved to substitute for
clause 4, providing for the appointment of superintendents,
a new clause, enacting that persons qualified in each pro-
vince to elect members for the Provincial Councils shall,
before the election of members, elect a superintendent,
subject to the disallowance of the governor within three
months after the election. This clause was agreed to, and
the bill was reported to the house.
Certain other bills were advanced a stage.
A somewhat animated conversation arose, at nearly two
o'clock, upon the motion of Mr. HORSISIAN, for the no-
mination of the committee on Frome Vicarage. The
result was, that no decision was arrived at, and at a quar-
ter past two o'clock the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, JUNE 11.

iu Lae eall4'sltlifiedi fur inliWo►VW 61%5 s v estera ay,
in reply to a question from Mr. Monsell, Mr. WALPOLS
said that a vote for the repair of the college of Maynooth
had been carried last session by a majority of only one or
two; and the late Government, probably witnessing the
excitement in the public mind on the subject, had not
thought proper to place any similar vote amongst the es-
timates for the present year.

CONDITION OF THE WORKING CLASSES

On the motion for the House resolving itself into a
committee of supply, Mr. SLANEY moved, as an amend-
ment, "That it is expedient that a department standing
committee, or unpaid commission, be appointed, to con-
sider, suggest, and report from time to time preventive
and remedial measures to benefit the social condition of
the working classes, and for removing social and other
obstacles to their improvement."—Lord R. GROSVENOR
seconded the motion.—Mr. WALPOLE complimented Mr.
Slaney on the zeal and ability with which he had devoted
himself to the amelioration of the condition of the work-
ing classes ; but he thought the mode in which he pro-
posed to carry out his views by means of a standing com-
mission, would not be so efficient as the ordinary means
adopted by the House in sending such matters to a com-
mittee of inquiry.—Captain SCOBELL said that such a
commission could do no harm, if it did no good, and he
therefore regretted that the Secretary for the Home De-
partment should have determined upon meeting it with a
negative.—Alter some observations from Mr. Carter, Mr.
Packe, and Mr. P. Howard, the amendment was with-
drawn.

The House then went into committee of supply, and
the remainder of the sitting was occupied in the discussion
of the estimates.

In the evening sitting, the IMPROVEMENT OF THE JU—
RISDICTION OF EQUITY BILL and the MASTER IN CHAN—
CERY ABOLITION BILL were severally passed through
committee, the whole of the evening having been passed
in the discussion of their clauses.