The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-03-01 00:00:00

COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Files of St. John's papers, to the 29th of January, have
been received.
NEW BRUNSWICK.
On the 15th the provincial legislature was opened by a
long speech from the Governor, in which his Excellency
congratulates the members on the growing tranquillity of the
Canadas. The boundary and court fishery questions are
noticed, but in terms which can only be understood by a re-
ference to voluminous reports, to be laid on the table of the
House of Assembly.
Agreeably to notice, the House Of Assembly resolved itsel f
into a committee of supply, on Wednesday, when a grant of
£l,OOO for the relief of the sufferers in the Canadas was
passed. The scene in the Assembly, in passing the vote, was
unprecedented. The chairman of the committee; in report-
ing it to the house, stated-that it was announced by three
hearty, loyal, and sympathetic cheers, in which .very mem-
ber of the house, as well as the spectators in ,the galleries,
heartily joined.
The Legislative Council have unanimously rind heartily
concurred in the vote. A joint committee was Opointed to
wait upon the Lieutenant-gdvernor, upon which' his Excel-
lency made the following reply
" Gentlemen,—With the highest satisfaetioo will give
immediate effect to your wishes, as respectSWi.esolution, so
worthy of the high character of this 'loyal pro e, and the
moral effect of which is not to be'calculated.'
• " J. HkavEr, Lieutenant:governor.
" Government House, Jan. 24."
OnTriday, at one o'clock, the-Legislative' Council went
up to Goveriiment House with their addresg; iri Answer to the
speaker, which was an echo of the speech to which his Ex-
cellency was pleased to return the following answer
Mr. President and Honourable Gentlemen,—l request
you to receive my' sincere thanks for this very gratifying ad-
dress, and for the assurance which you have given me of your
readiness to co-operate with 'me in the advancement of the
measures to which it has been my duty to'direct the atten-
tion of the general assembly of the province."
BERBICE.
We have received Private adviceS`frOm'Btilitte of the date
of the 13th of January.' The negirpoptitirtiOn, although
they cannot be denounced as absolutely- refractory and un-
ruly, are listless and idle. Theyrefus6 to work on the plan-
tations beyond the time which entitles them tp so small a
pittance of wages as Will afford them a mere meagre subsist-
ence. Of consequence; the vigotong and continuous exertion
which at this season the culture of the --canea -rtquires is not
afforded, and the planters hate no alternati' of which they
can avail themselves, to prevent the irretrievable and ruinous
destruction of their crops.
NEW SOUTH WALES.'
' Files of the Sydney papers have been receitid to the 18th
of September last. The contents of these papirs are, on the
,it„holoominteresting. We give the followingoctracts
yito..uortiGlNES.—The disgraceful state which these
~, occasionally to be seen from being,supplied with
Minnnt t liquors, has at length attracted the attention of
• jie legislature ; and a clause has been irifriiduced into the
new publicans' act, forbidding any persorrto'iupply a black
vative;,with spirits in any quantity, or fermented liquor in
sufficient quantity to make him drunk, under
a penalty of
.t:s."—Sept. 10.
" we have to acknowledge the receipt of the first number
of the HaWaiian Spectator—a quarterly periidical, printed
and published at the Sandwich Islands: Thet typographical
execution of the work is very creditable ; and, with respect
to its literary merits, they, even upon a hasty-glance, appear
to be far above mediocrity. In an early number, however,
we shall be prepared to offer a more decided opinion upon the
literary pretensions of the Hawaiian Spectator."—Sept. 12.
" This has been the longest session of council we have had
in the colony. In 1836 the council sat but twenty days, and in
1837 twenty-eight days—while this session-It has already
been sitting forty-two days, and .must, ve imagine, by the
business that is to transact, sit ten or twelve days more, or
three times as long as the session of 1836."—Sept. 17,
"The total number of the aborigines of Van Dieman's Land,
now at Flinder's Island, whom it is proposed to bring to this
colony, is eighty-two. Of these thirty are male adults,
thirty-five female adults. nine boys, two girls, and six infants.
These parties have amongst them a flock of thirteen hundred
sheep, which it. is pro Posed to? remove to this colony with
them."—Sept. 17.
" We are credibly informed, that rarmhers of stonemasons,
bricklayers, plasterers, earpei4ters,igiPlep4 and painters have,
for a long
,time,. been walking gieetg without any em-
ployment. '—S_e_p!t4.7. "
• " The Port Philip land'iridewlii6ll'took` place last week,
realized unexpected Pricesk—ffTibtrest bringing about £l5O,
and the highest 4:480 Ter warc?i,friteri; werea great number
of bidders, principaAky gentlemetti from the settlement, who
appeared to be ‘cousiderably,disappeinted in their anticipa-
tions : the best building land itithe.settlertitnt was not ex-
pected to fetch more than AOtiti tee iSeirtiefe."--':-Scpt. 17.

CHESTERAND CREWE RAlLWAY.;•;tWilliium that Messrs.
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Jackson and Bean, who completed a portioh-of the Birming-
ham and Derby Railway, have undertaken .the Bunbury and
Wardle contract, in length about ten en the Cheater
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HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY.

Many petitions were presented on the subject of the corn
laws, most of them being against any alteration of those laws.
' The Bari of RIPON moved for various returns regarding
the importation of corn, and the exportation of manufac-
tires.
The Marquis of NORMANBY stated that he expected to be
able to lay the second appendix to Lord Durham's report
before the house on Thursday.
Lord DITNCANNON moved the second reading of the Irish
Poor Law Amendment Bill.
The Duke of WEttrsoTox concurred in the amendment.
Lord BROUGHAM remarked that the last thing done last
session was to pass this bill, and the first thing the present
session was to alter it.
Lord WicicLow maintained that every bill brought in by
the present ministers required amendment.
Lord BROUGAAId said there was one bill that required
none, the English poor law.
Lord MELBOURNE contended that all governments were
obliged to mend their acts. As for the English poor law, if
it was not altered, it was not because it did not require it.
Lord BROUGHAM had never heard before that it required
alteration.
The bill was read a second time.
The Marquis of NORMANBY presented certain returns or-
dered last session, and entered into some explanation of the
circumstances under which the sentence of Coghlan and
Bryan were commuted. Coghlan's sentence was commuted
on the certificate of a surgeon.
A discussion arose on the point ; in the course of which,
Lords BROUGHAM and LYNDHURST concurred in regarding
it as a most serious matter that the certificate of a surgeon
should at once set aside the sentence of a judge. They in-
sisted that the certificate should be produced.
The, Marquis of NORMANBY observed that the question
was, whether the man was in a fit state of health to be sent
to New South Wales, and the surgeon had decided that he
was not.
Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he would move for the
certificate the following day. Soon after which the house
adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY.
ECCLESIASTICAL DUTIES AND REVENUES BILL.

After some business of no general interest, Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, preparatory to moving the second reading of the
ecclesiastical duties and revenues bill, entered at some length
into a statement of the present condition of the church. To
raise all livings to a scale of £3OO would require £130,000;
and the total sum which would arise from the contemplated
application of superfluous revenues of deans and chapters,
Sco. would be .£134,251. From this surplus fund, means
would be found for supplying the more pressing wants of the
church. He well knew that there were other wants, such as
existed in extensive benefices under private patronage, and
also in districts where there was an immense population in a
single parish ; but he did not propose by this bill to provide
for those wants, thinking that if these exertions were made
on the part of those who had patronage in the church, great
exertions would also be made on the part of the people at
large.
Sir R. H. INGLIs protested against this confiscation of
property, or as hon. gentlemen opposite called it, re-distri-
. bution, and denied that they could take property away from
Durham and give it to Exeter, or take property away from
Exeter and give it to Chichester. Sir Robert objected
strongly to the taking property from the chapters.
Mr. W. 0. STANLEY expressed his sincere desire that the
noble lord would not suffer the bill to pass in its present
shape, but that he would modify its provisions, so that they
should be less sweeping in terms, and afford greater relief to
Wales.
Mr. HUMS should give the bill his support, as it was a
partial reform • but he should, at the same time, declare his
belief that it did not go far enough.
Mr. B. ESTCOURT protested against the adoption of the
bill, as he thought that many of its provisions were such as
ought not to be tolerated.
Viscount DUNCANNON expressed his determination to
oppose the measure • for how could the bishops, with dimi-
. nished incomes, establish schools and procure the instruction
of the poor ?
Mr. LAW was favourable to the second reading of the bill,
though he did not acquiesce in any of the principles involved
in its details.
Mr. G. PALMER wished explicitly to hear how the property
to be left in the hands of cathedrals was to be managed.
Mr. A. WHITE said, that in Sunderland, there was not
spiritual accommodation for more than 7,000 out of a popu-
lation of 50,000 ' • and, but for the dissenters, the colliers
would at present have been in a barbarous state.
Sir R. PEEL felt bound to support the bill. The abate-
ment of the demand for alteration in the church had, in all
probability, arisen from the willingness shown by govern-
ment and that house to make the necessary reforms ; and he
did not think that the position of the church would be bene-
fitted, if advantage were taken of the cessation of the previous
clamour, to put off reforms, which were as necessary and
probably as much desired, as ever. The right hon. baronet
answered at great length Sir R. H. Inglis.
Mr. HAWES approved generally of the principle of the
bill ; and
Mr. PLUM PTREE was understood to entertain seriou, fears
as to the operation of it.
The bill was then read a second time.
FACTORIES BILL. _ _

Mr. Fox M A ULE prefaced his motion for the second read-
ing of .the factories bill by a detail of its various provisions
for the protection and instruction of children.
Lord ASHLEY said that, if the bill were carried out with a
few minute alterations, it would be the means of carrying
into effect the alterations of the existing law, which they
were all anxious to see accomplished, and it certainly would
confer a benefit upon the young children who worked in
factories.
Mr. lIINDLEY objected to several of the provisions of
the bill.

Mr. SLANEY considered the bill a very great improvement.
Mr. Bair:Ks would support it to the best of his power,
reserving to himself an opportunity when in committee to
offer such suggestions as might be presented to his own mind
or by his coustituents, who were deeply interested in this
question.
Mr. BacrruzazoN thought it would be a great improve-
ment in the bill if it assimilated the working in the cotton
mills to that in the silk-mills ; namely, limiting the labour of
children under thirteen years of age to ten hours daily, thus
rendering the working of the measure uniform.
Mr. LANGDALE said that, when the bill was in committee,
he should introduce an amendment with regard to education.
Mr. F. MAULE replied.
The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be

/1":"' utii. yr cut, uuuugtl
xe -committee without amendment.

LOCAL COURTS.
:=IB Lord BROUGHAM said, he had now to call the attention of
the house to a subject of great importance—namely, the sub-
taei jest of local courts. There were no less than fifty-one peti-
'wri-tions in the other house, praying for leave to bring in bills
no, for the more speedy and effectual recovery of small debts.
+ui.,,The noble lord said many of these petitions came from places
_em of small importance, and therefore objected for such a system
.114 Of legislation—he thought it much more advisable to este-
one of general principle, applicable to all places. The
establishment of such a' number of local courts must have a
' tendency to promote jobbing, The judges, or commissioners
as they were called, were all obscure tradesmen, and would
in almost all cases be plaintiffs. A B and C would sit to-
: •. day, and try the actions in which D E and F are plaintiffs ;
/IA and to-morrow, D E and F would sit and try the actions in
• which A B and C were plaintiffs. That fact of itself was
sufficient to call upon their lordships to look with a jealous
eye on the introduction of local court bills. He trusted the

gOvernment would take up the subject, and that the wish of
his late majesty for safe and cheap justice to be brought home
to every man's door would be shortly fulfilled.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, the subject to which his
noble and learned friend had called the attention of their
lordships was one of great importance, and that it excited
great interest in the country might be known from the num-
ber of petitions for hills on the subject. The question of
establishing cheap and safe tribunals both in civil and cri-
minal proceeding was one of the highest importance, and one
which required the attention of the legislature.
After some some discussion the bill went through com-
mittee, as did also the poor relief (Ireland) act amendment
t : bill.

Lord CHARLEVILLE observed that the returns ordered re-
specting the administration of justice to Ireland, &c., should
go further back at least two years, so that there might he
ample information before their lordships.
rrt The Marquis of NORMANDY said that he had no 'objection
to the fullest information being obtained for seven years back,
if such were the wish of their lordships.
Lord REDESDALE moved that the officer of that house be
“Allowed to attend at the Court of Queen's Bench on Thurs-
. 4.: tday, and give evidence as to the minutes of evidence taken
nit Mn a committee of that house.
Sonic noble lords appeared to think that such a step would
not be compatible with the privileges of the house, but after
some striking remarks from Lord Lyndhurst and Redesdale,
the question was ordered to stand over for further considera-
tion on Thursday.—The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—TUESDAY.
There being only thirty-five members present at 4 o'clock,
the Speaker declared the house adjourned until to-morrow.
HOUSE OF LORDS.-.-WEDNESDAY.
The House of Lords did not assemble this day.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNEsDAY.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY took the oaths and his seat, on his
re-election for the borough of Southwark.
New writs were ordered for the northern division of Devon,
in the room of Lord Ebrington, called to the House of Lords ;
and for Wigan, in the room of Mr. Potter, who vacated by
accepting the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Mr. Gonsos presented a petition complaining of the in-
efficiency of the Court of Review, and stated that he should
hereafter call attention to the subject.
Mr. P. THOMSON gave notice that he should on Thursday
call attention to the report of the committee on the private
business of the house, and move a resolution thereon.
vita Mr. Hums said he should move an amendment, for the
ai.-I,purpose of ascertaining how far local influence was to affect
6,1, -,such business.
4,w,- Mr. VILLIERS gave notice that, on the 12th of March, he
• would move that the house resolve into a committee of the
whole house, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
Jpth Geo. IV., which regulated the importation of foreign corm
Mr. CHRISTOPHER added, that he should move that on
`thlia,'t day the house be " called over."
'27Mr. PARINGTON gave notice that, on March 5, he would
,40ove for a bill to amend the law regarding the sale of beer.
Lord DUNGANNON renewed his notice (fixing it for March
'ft?' 5) for inquiring into the Maynooth College system.
"tr;' Mr. II umE said that, on the question of resolving into
committee of supply, on Friday, he would submit his motion
n'-v-respecting the abolition of the office of lord-lieutenant of
Ireland.
'w¢-c Lord ASHLEY intimated that, on March 4, he would call
attention to Mr. Stuart's report on the state of the factories.
Mr. P. THOMSON, in answer to inquiry, said that the re-
port of the commissioners respecting the hand-loom weavers
would soon be presented.
Lord J. RUSSELL, said (in answer to Mr. Praed's inquiry)
that he had deemed it his duty to call the Lord Chancellor's
P,!:4 attention to the case of Mr. Frost, a magistrate for Mon-
mouth, but that he did not think it right to produce the
correspondence.
Si; R. PEEL, having made enquiry,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that he hoped to be able to intro-
L duce the bill for the government of the Canadas before
Easter; but that he should not move the second reading for
I:it'll-some weeks after. He added that he proposed to legislate
*ldAmior the two provinces ; and that the correspondence was pre-
..eparing, and would be presented in a day or two.
bnK Mr. LABOUC if ERE (in answer to Mr. O'Connell) said the
government had not the least reason to believe that in the
executions that had taken place in Canada the authorities
had in any way exceeded the powers given them.
WI Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD moved the second reading of the
- copyright extension bill.
• 1-41 Mr. HuME resisted the bill, as unjust to the public; and
*/- gloved as an amendment that it be read a second time that
day six months.
After a short debate the house divided. The second read-
ing was carried by 73 to 37.
• In the committee of ways and means a conversation arose
respecting the purchase of Exchequer Bills, by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, with Savings' Bank funds ; after
which the house adjourned.