The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY, APRIL 12.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—EarI GRANVILLE, in reply
to Lord Campbell, stated that the Commissioner of Public
Works was about to restore the site of the Crystal Palace
to its original condition.
VACCINATION.—The house then went into committee
on the Compulsory Vaccination Bill, and after some dis-
cussion between Lords Lyttleton, Shaftesbury, and Ellen-
borough, the bill was ordered to be printed with amend-
ments, and to be recommitted at some future day.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14.
CLITHEROE ELECTION.—The Earl of ABERDEEN, in
reply to Lord Lyndhurst, stated that he intended to move
for the report of the Clitheroe Election Committee.
The vaccination bill passed through committee.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15.
Lord BERNERS moved the second reading of the Poor
Removal and Local Assessment Bill ' • but at the sugges-
tion of Lord Derby, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and other
lords, he agreed to withdraw it.
IRISH CONSOLS.—The Marquis of CLANRICARDE pre-
sented a petition from the guardians of the Poor Law
Union of Galway, praying relief from the burden of the
consolidated annuities.

The report of the vaccination extension bill was received.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY, APRIL 12.

The Stockport Improvement Bill was read a third time.
Mr. BRANISTON reported that the Select Committee on
the Athlone Election Petition had determined that Wil-
liam Keogh, Esq., was duly elected. A new writ was
ordered in the room of Mr. Keogh, who had accepted the
office of Solicitor-General for Ireland.

Mr. MILES reported that the Select Committee on the
Dartmouth Election Petition bad found that Sir Thomas
Herbert was duly elected.
Mr. Sergeant SHEE gave notice that on the 3d of May
he would move for leave to bring in a bill to explain the
Ecclesiastical Titles Act, and to declare lawful the as-
sumption and exercise of their spiritual office and func-
tions by the archbishops and bishops of the Church of
Rome in Great Britain and Ireland.
Sir .1. YOUNG gave notice that it was the intention of
the Government to continue for one year more the Court
for the sale of Encumbered Estates in Ireland.
Mr. GASKELL moved an address to Her Majesty for a
commission to inquire into the state of the borough of
Clitheroe. In the course of the discussion, Mr. WALPOLE,
the Attorney-General, and Sir F. KELLY said this was
not a case in which within the provisions of the act of
Parliament it was competent for the House to address the
Crown, an opinion in which Lord J. RUSSELL concurred,
but on a division the motion was carried by 143 to 60.
KILMAINHAM HOSPITAL.-Mr. I. Burr moved an
address to Her Majesty, representing that it was expe-
dient and right to maintain for Irish soldiers the asylum
of Kilmainham Hospital, the abolition of which would be
opposed to the feelings of the Irish nation, and injurious
to the honour and interests of Her Majesty's service.
Mr. S. HERBERT, Lord SEYMOUR, and Mr. Ellice op-
posed the motion, but on a division there appeared—
For the motion ..
Against it..

Majority against Ministers ... 67
HUDDERSFIELD. —A new writ was ordered for the
borough of Huddersfield, in the room of Mr. W. R.
Crompton Stansfield, unseated on petition.
DECIMAL COINAGE.-Mr. W. BROWN moved for a
select committee to take into consideration and report to
this House the practicability and advantages or otherwise,
that would arise from adopting a decimal system of coin-
age. The motion was agreed to, and the committee was
ordered to consist of Mr. W. Brown, Mr. Cardwell, Mr.
J. Ball, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr.
Dunlop, Mr. M. Forster, Lord Stanley, Mr. Moody,
Mr. Hamilton, Mr. J. B. Smith, Sir W. Clay, the
Marquis of Chandos, Sir W. Jolliffe. and Mr. Kinnaird.

THE LICENSING SYSTEM.—Mr. W. BROWN moved
for a select committee to examine into the system under
which publichouses, hotels, beershops, dancing saloons,
coffeehouses, theatres, temperance hotels, and places
of public entertainment, by whatever name they may be
called, are sanctioned, and are now regulated, with a
view of reporting to this House whether any alteration or
amendment of the law can be made for the better pre-
servation of public morals, the protection of the revenue,
and for the proper accommodation of the public. The
motion was agreed to.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13.
A petition was presented frcm the proprietors of the
Preston Guardian, praying for the repeal of the advertise.
ment duty.
POLLING IN SCOTLAND. The house went into
committe on the County Elections Polls (Scotland)
Bill. On clause 4, which forbids polling on Monday,
on the ground that the previous Sunday would
be desecrated by preparations and bringing up voters,
Mr. HustE moved, as an amendment, to strike out
the exemption ; and on a division the amendment was
carried by 73 to 62.
EXCLUSION OF JUDGES.—Lord HOTHAM moved the
second reading of the Judges Extension Bill, the
object of which was to disqualify the Master of
the Rolls from a seat in the House of Commons.—
Lord PALMS RSTON and Lord JOHN RI'SSELL spoke,
at some length, against the bill, but prudently refused to
divide, and the bill was read a second time.

COUNTY RATES.—The committee was resumed on the
County Rates Expenditure Bill ; but very little progress
was made, and the committee again adjourned.

THURSDAY. APRIL 14.
Mr. CHARLES TURNER presented a petition from the
proprietor of the Liverpool Standard praying for a repeal
of the advertisement duty, and also a petition from the
letter-press printers of Liverpool to the same effect.
Mr. CHARLES TURNER presented a petition from the
minister, churchwardens, and congregation of St. Mary's,
Bootle. in the county of Lancaster, praying the house to
reject the bill for the admission of persons not Christians
to Parliament.

Mr. SPOONER gave notice that in the Ccmmittee on
Miscellaneous Estimates he should move to omit from the
estimates the proposed vote for Maynooth College.
DUTIES ON ADVERTISEMENTS, &c.

Mr. GIBSON moved the following resolutions :—" 1.
That the advertisement duty ought to be repealed. 2.
That the policy of restraining the cheap periodical press
from narrating current events, by rendering it liable to
stamp duties and other restrictions, if any public news,
intelligence, or occurrences, or any remarks or observa-
tions thereon,' be contained therein, is inexpedient, and
at variance with the desire now generally expressed in
favour of the diffusion of knowledge among all classes;
and it appears also to this House that the law relative to
taxes on newspapers, and other regulations affecting
public prints, is in an unsatisfactory state, and demands
the attention of Parliament. 3. That the Excise duty on
paper, while impeding the development of an important
manufacture, also materially obstructs the production of
good cheap literature ; and the maintenance of this tax,
as a permanent source of revenue, would he impolitic and
inconsistent with the efforts which Parliament is now
making to promote education among the great body of the
people." The resolutions he supported in a long speech.
—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he believed
that the law relating to taxes on newspapers was in an un-
satisfactory state, and it was the intention of the Govern-
ment shortly to bring in a bill to clear up the state of that
law. It would be a breach of duty on his part to en-
courage or advise the House to pass these resolutions. He
bad already protested against the practice of condemning
taxes which the House was not prepared to repeal, there-
by creating expectations not to be fulfilled, and the House
should not condemn taxes unless prepared to dispense
with them or find substitutes. He should, therefore, move
the previous question. With respect to the paper duty,
he should be glad to dispense with it. The advertisement
duty he likewise acknowledged was a very onerous charge.
But he warned the House of the mischievous precedent it
would set by condemning taxes on isolated grounds, with-
out regard to the expenditure of the country.—Lord
JOHN RUSSELL also opposed the motion, which was
supported by Mr. DISRAELI, Sir J. PAKINGTO'N, and
others. Upon a division there appeared—
For the repeal of the Advertisement Duty.. 202
Against it
Majority against Ministers ---31
The resolution for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on
Newspapers was negatived by 282 to 100, and that for
repealing the Paper Duty was negatived by 277 to 82.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15.

Mr. TOLLEMACFIE presented a petition from Birken-
head for the repeal of the Attorneys' Certificate duty.
LEICESTER ELECTION.—Mr. DIvETr brought up the
report of the Leicester Election Committee, which de-
clared Sir J. Walmsley and Mr. Gardner duly elected.
The Mayo and Barnstaple Election Committees were
sworn.

RAILWAY LEGISLATION.—Mr. CARDWELL moved a
series of resolutions, making provisions of considerable
importance respecting railway and canal bills, which,
after some discussion, were agreed to.
SEIZURE OF AMMUNITION.—In answer to a question,
Lord PALMERSTON said that; information having been
received that, in a house near Rotherhithe, not occupied
by M. Kossuth, there was a quantities of warlike stores,
and especially gunpowder, the house was entered by the
police, who found 70 cases ready for transmission, con-
taining ball-rockets for war purposes, a considerable
number of rockets in various stages of preparation, iron
cases, unloaded shells, composition for filling the rockets,
and 500 lbs. of gunpowder, all which articles were seized
by the police. It remained to be ascertained to whom
the premises and ammunition belonged.
THE JEW BILL.
On the order for the third reading of the Jewish Dis-
abilities Bill, Mr. C. BRUCE moved to defer it for six
months, summing up his objections to the bill in this
sentence :—" That the bill went to unchristianise the le-
gislature, since it involved a principle of reckless infidelity."
Mr. WHITESIDE maintained that in every part of the
system of the constitution and law of England Christianity
was to be found, and that the oath which excluded Jews
was the txposition of a deep and settled principle of our
law, which was founded upon Christianity.
Sergeant Muapnit said his own interpretation agreed
with that of Lord J. Russell, namely, that while Chris-
tianity was so engrafted upon our system of law that it
was not to be reviled, scoffed at, or blasphemed, the law
did not forbid the conscientious exercise of a religion
opposed to Christianity.
In the subsequent discussion, the Bill was supported by
the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, Mr. BRIGHT, and Lord J.
RUSSELL, and opposed by Mr. GOULDURN, Mr. R.
Moortz, and Sir Roar. PEEL. The latter denounced, in
very strong terms, the course which he imputed to certain
members of the Government upon religious questions,
and proceeded to argue against the measure, which, he
said, so long as he had the bower of speech, he should not
hesitate to stigmatise as derogatory to our institutions
and inimical to the national sentiment.—Lord J. RUS-
SELL attempted to answer the objection, that this mea-
sure would unchristianise parliament, by repeating that,
if this was a Christian country, though having Jews in it,
parliament would be a Christian parliament, notwith-
standing the admission of a few Jews.—Upon a division,
the motion was carried by 290 to 232.

LORD HARDINGE has made a new rule that he will not
appoint any candidate to a commission unless he has been
a twelvemonth on the list, however powerful may be the
interest used in his behalf.