The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-13 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY.

Mr. TENNENT and Mr. DUNBAR took the oaths and their seats
for Belfast.
Mr. PLuMPTRE presented, from Blackheath, a petition com-
plaining of encroachment on the part of Roman catholics, and
of the countenance given to them by her majesty's ministers.
Mr. O'CONNELL desired it to be read: it was read deliberately
by the clerk at the table.
Mr. IlumE gave notice, that, on Tuesday next, be should
move, that the names on divisions in election committees should
henceforth be taken by the clerks of the house, as they now
were in select committees, and in committees on private bills.
Mr. HU,iE afterwards called attention to the impediments
that existed in the way of forwarding newspapers to India, post-
age by such route being charged, while they went to the colonies
free.

Sir J. C. 11 OBHOUSE said, that it was a matter of revenue,
whether the government or the parties should pay for the con-
veyance of the papers; at all events, he should be glad that
India possessed the benefit of better journals than what ap-
peared there, which they would by possessing the English news.
papers.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to Sir E.
Codrineton, said, that the 'uovernment had no intention of in-
terfering with the proposed subscription for a statue to Lord
Nelson, beyond that of arranging the site.
Sir G GitEv, in answer to Sir IL Inglis, said, there would
be further-papers produced regarding Canada; and they would
contain the addresses to, and the answers of, Sir F. Iletid.
The Attorney-General's copy-hold enfranchisement, and
other bills, were read the second time pro forma, for the purpose
of referring them to-a committee above stairs, at the suggestion
of Sir E. Sugdeti.
Lord EBRIIVG-TON presented the report of the New-castle-un-
der-Lyne committee, declaring that Mr. Miller had been duly
returned; but that there had existed very objectionable practi-
ces of mating payments to voters after the elections.
Lord -STANLEY asked when the house was likely to have the
government measure on the Irish church commission ?
I:ord J. RessELL holed to get an opportunity of waking his
statement in the course of a few days.
Mr. C. But.t.Ett having stated, that he should endeavour to
press the sontroverted elections bill on Monday,
Sir R. PEEL said, that it would be better for the government
to set apart one day, in order that all parties might, after a so-
lemn discussion, decide wheth ' there would be any evil in the
House of Gonituons parting :ts jurisdiction in such cases.
lisi(t
The consideration of the bit was eventually fixed for Friday.
Mr. IltnaE, in answer to Lord Stanley, said, that he should,
on Monday, bring forward the question regarding Mr. Primrose,
appointed to the Edinburgh post-office
The House then once more went into coumittee on the Poor
Relief (Ireland) bill, which occupied the remainder of the sit-
ting.—Adjourned.

• EXTRAORDINARY CASE of DROPSY.—On the 28th of Feb-
ruary, an operation was performed on Mrs. Thomas Roades, of
Wuoton, near Brill, Bucks, by the eminent Dr. Clarke, of
Finemere House, when the enormous quantity of 40 and a halt'
pints of water, weighing more than 401bs. was taken from her.
Mrs. Roades having survived the danger of the operation,
caused by her extreme debility, has now every chance of being
restored to her usual health.-2Northamptom Herald.
BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON AND SPORTING CHRONICLE EN-
LAIIGND, and rio addiiional charge—PßlCE FIVEPENCE. On
SUNDAY, March 25th, the promised enlargement of BELL'S-
LIFE IN LONDON will take place, thereby affording additional
scope for the extension of the M IscIit.LANEoUS as well as
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Extraordinary efforts will be made,
by the employment of competent correspondents, to procure the
most accurate accounts of the approaching COURSING MEET-
INGS in all parts of thekingdoin—STEEPLE CHACEs—llonting
exploits, and every event interesting to the Sporting World—
while, in the Racing department, the high reputation and ac-
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—Orders received fai• every News Agent in the United King-
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STFAPLE CHAchS, Ail.: MEETINGS, &c., most be sent to the
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Price of Bell's Life in London, Firepence. Office, No. 170.
Strand, a here can he hail for threepence each. together or sepa-
rate, parts 1,2, 3. 4, and 5, of the Gallery of Comicalities ; the
5 parts contain 438 comic wood cuts, the cost of whim, design-
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millions have been sold—never oat of print
I** Part 6 of the Gallery of Comicalities, price threepence
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Any 'of the Parts taken back. and,the cost price of twopence
each returned, before Jan. 1,1839. Placards fur shop windows.