The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-15 00:00:00

THE AFFRAY AT SIXMILE BRIDGE

The Earl of CARDIGAN brought under notice the
Sixmile Bridge affair, inquiring whether it was the inten-
tion of the government to prosecute the soldiers against
whom a coroner's jury returned a verdict of murder; also
whether it was intended to prosecute the Romish priests
who had incited the populace to violence against the mili-
tary.—Earl ABERDEEN replied that both subjects were
now under the consideration of the Irish government.
The house adjourned at twenty minutes to seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, FEB. 10.
The house met for the first time since the Christmas
recess. The benches on the ministerial side were well
filled, but there was a very thin attendance of opposition
members. A large number of members presented them-
selves to be sworn, most of whom are members of the
new ministry, who have been re-elected during the recess.
The only members of the late government present at
the sitting of the house were Sir J. Pakington, Mr. Dis-
raeli, Mr. Walpole, Sir F. Kelly, and Mr. F. Mackenzie.
A new writ was ordered for the county of Forfar, in the
place of Colonel Lauderdale Maule, who has accepted the
office of Surveyor-General of the Ordnance.
MINISTERIAL MEASURES.

Lord J. RUSSELL, after a brief preliminary, said, what
I now propose to do is, for the convenience of the house,
to state the course which the government mean to pur-
sue with respect to the measures which will form the
principal business that will be brought forward for the
consideration of the house during the present session.
Her Majesty's government intend, as soon as the esti-
mates can be prepared and delivered to members, to
bring under the consideration of the house the various
estimates for the year. With respect to the navy esti-
mates, I hope, on Friday se'nnight, to be able to ask the
house to resolve itself into a committee to take those
estimates into consideration. The Army and also the
Ordnance estimates will follow in the regular course.
With regard to the number of men to be voted for the
army, the navy, and the ordnance, I beg to state that
there will be no increase beyond the number voted before
the Christmas holydays. With respect to the amount in
the various estimates, there will, undoubtedly, be found a
considerable increase upon the estimates of last year; but
when these matters shall be brought forward such expla-
nations will be given as I trust will prove satisfactory to
the house. The measures which, beside these estimates,
we propose immediately to bring forward are, in the first
place, a bill to enable the Legislature of Canada to die-
pose, with a due regard to the interests of the present
holders, of the clergy reserves in Canada. The next sub-
ject will be introduced by the President of the Board of

Trade, who, in moving for the introduction of a pilotage
bill, will state what are the views of her Majesty's govern.,
ment with regard to the various other matters respecting
the shipping interest of this country. I shall at a very
early period ask the house to resolve itself into a cool'
mittee of the whole house to take into consideration the
removal of those disabilities which are now affecting het
Majesty's Jewish subjects. The next subject upon whir
I propose to make certain propositions to the house, 0111'
which I shall not do until the estimates I have already
alluded to have been considered, is the important subject
of education. I ern not prepared to say that lam about
to introduce, on the part of her Majesty's government, 8
very large plan on that subject ; but I am about to VI
a proposal which will tend to great improvements, and
promote the cause of education throughout the country
After we shall have stated what are the views which Her
Majesty's government entertain on the subject of an eda•
cation measure for the poorer classes, we propose to state
what is the course which Her Majesty's government in'
tend to pursue, and what is the proposition which thet
think should be made, with respect to the universities 01
Oxford and Cambridge, and the commissions of inquiry
into the state, discipline, studies, and revenues of those
universities. Another subject which has engaged the at'
tention of government is the state of education in Scot.
land. The Lord Advocate of Scotland will bring in •
measure, in the course of the present session, upon that,
subject There is another question—l mean the subject el,
transportation—which has not escaped the attention of
her Majesty's government. I need not now recur to the
very important changes which have taken place in the
Australian colonies. I will at once say, that it having
been decided by the late government that transports'
tion to Australia should cease, the present government,
entirely adhere to that decision. It is the intention 0'
Her Majesty's government to adopt a course which hag
been rendered necessary by the changes I have OP
noticed. But it is impossible not to perceive, that ill
putting an end to the system of transportation to the AO'
tralian colonies, it is necessary to look most seriously t°
the question of secondary punishment. I know not whet
is the proposition which Lord St. Leonard's intends to
make on this subject ; but I think Her Majesty's govern'
ment will have a proposal to make with respect to tbo
system of secondary punishments. I may say, therefore,
that the government have already come to the determine'
tion to put an end to transportation to the Australian cola.
nies, which determination will be carried into effect by Of
Secretary of State for the Home Department. Hereafter'
when those vessels which are already about to sail with
convicts shall have left this country, it is not intended to
send any more vessels with convicts to Van Diemen'`
Land, or to any of the Australian colonies. 103'
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propose the financial statement for the year. That, ol
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Mr. HATTER gave notice that on Monday, the Lor.(l
Advocate would move for leave to bring in a bill to Wilt.
tate the procedure of superior courts in Scotland. On
Tuesday, Mr. Peel would move to bring in a bill to enable
the Legislature of Canada to make provisions concerninf
the clergy reserves ; on Friday, Sir James Graham Nvoula,
bring forward the navy estimates in committee of suppl9'
on Tuesday, the 22d, Mr. Cardwell would move to brio%
in a bill to amend the law relating to pilotage ; and 013
the same day Lord John Russell would move for a core'
mittee of the whole house to take into consideration co.'
tain civil disabilities affecting the Jews.

CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES-IRELAND.

In replitoaCittesiion from Mr. FRENCHas to the
intention of ministers in reference to the report of the
House of Lords on the question of the consolidated annul'
ties in Ireland,—Lord J. RUSSELL said that the matter
was still under the consideration of the government.

ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL.
Colonel SIBTHORP said a report had been very prevaletit
of late, to the effect that it was the intention of the noble
lord opposite to abandon the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill
about which he formerly professed so much anxiety. He
wished to know if it was the intention of the noble lord to
move in the matter ?—Lord J. RUSSELL said there wag
no intention of making any proposition with respect t°
that measure. INCOME TAX.
In reply to Sir H. WILLOLTGHBY, who wished to kr°
if any step would be taken in reference to the income tq
by Her Majesty's ministers, Lord J. RUSSELL Said. I
would be considered in the financial statement, wbto
would be made after Easter.

ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.
Mr. BRIGHT asked whether the government vronld
bring in a bill for the reformation, or abolition, of eccles-
astical courts in the present session ? Lord J. RussEa'
said a commission had the question under consideration;
and as soon as they reported on the question the govern'
ment would be prepared to introduce a measure.
The house adjourned at a quarter after six o'clock.