The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-12 00:00:00

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice, that on Thursday
next ha should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the
abolition of imprisonment for debt bill, As far as related to
the price paid for advertisements in newspapsrs.
RAILWAYS (IRELAND)
Mr. P. THOMSON gave notice that he should, on Tuesday.
the 23d inst., submit a motion to the house founded on the
resolution relating to railroads in Ireland : and that he should
bring it forward on that day at five o'clock.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD postponed the second reading of
the custody of infants bill until !he 18th instant.
The mutiny bill and the marine mutiny bill went through
committee, and were ordered to be read a third time.
The district prisons bill was read a second time.
PRISONS BILL. _ _

On the order of the day being moved for the second read-
ing of this day,
Sir R. PEEL wished to ask the noble lord, the Home Secre-
tary, what was to be the mode of proceeding on Monday ?
The noble lord had given notice of a motion, but that was
not an order of the day, and, therefore, he wished to ask
whether the noble lord intended to move his resolution as an
amendment to one of the orders of the day, or to bring it
forward as a substantive motion?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that he intended, on Friday, to
move a postponement of all the orders of the day, which
stood for Monday, and if that was agreed to, he should then
bring forward on Monday his resolution as a substantive
motion, and move it at the commencement of public busi-
ness.

The bill was then read a second time.
The report on the committee of supply was brought up
and agreed to.
The registration of electors bill was postponed until Wed-
nesday next ; the committee on the election petitions trials
bill until Friday, the 26th instant ; the ecclesiastical appoint-
ments suspension bill, and several other orders on the paper,
until the week after next.

The bankrupt estates (Scotland) bill went through com-
mittee.

CORN LAWS.

Mr. EWART inquired when the correspondence relating to
the importation of corn from foreign countries would be laid
before the house ?

Vv
Lord PALMERSON said the whole of the correspondence
extended over 2000 or 3000 pages, but the spirit of the
returns ordered should shortly be produced.

THE CHARTISTS.

Colonel SIBTHORP wished to ask the Secretary for the
Home Department whether it was true, as reported in the
newspapers, that large quantities of pikes had been manu-
factured and sold to the labouring classes ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said he had written to the lord-lieute-
nants of counties on the subject, and he was informed that
pikes and other armed instruments had been sold. (Hear.)
Mr. O'BRIEN postponed from Wednesday to Wednesday
week, the second reading of the registration of electors
(Ireland) bill.
Sir R. PEEL asked if the hon. member should insist upon
proceeding with the bill on the last-named day ?
Mr. S. ()Ilan:N.—Yes.

The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in a bill
to facilitate die conveyance of heritable estates in Scotland.
The other orders on the paper were disposed of, and the
house adjourned at a quarter before six o'clock.