The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-20 00:00:00

RECORDS OF THE EXCHEQUER.

Lord NIONTEAGLE begged to remark, that. in answer to
a question put to him on a former night, none of the
Exchequer records destroyed by order of the late Comptroller
of the Exchequer were of the least importance. They were
papers of a class which, having been used as temporary re-
cords, had usually been sold as waste paper. To that prac-
tice an end was put, and it was considered preferable to
destroy the documents when they were no longer useful.
Lord REDESDALE repeated his regret that the papers
were destroyed, because, although they might be of little
value to the Comptroller of the Exchequer, many people
would be desirous of possessing them, even at a higher price
than waste paper.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-TUESDAY,
PRINTED PAPERS.

FRESHFIELD presented a petition from 757 solicitors,
praying the house to agree to no measure respecting printed
papers that would injure their rights, or interfere with the
administration of justice.
Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the printers of two
morning newspapers, praying that the proposed " summary
protection" of the printers to the house might also be ex-
tended to the journals that might reprint the reports. &c. of
Parliament.

Mr. CRAWFORD presented a petition for inquiry into the
destruction of " opium," in March last, by the Chinese
authorities ; and afterwards said he should on the 24th, move
that it be referred to a committee.
Lord MORPETH presented (among various s others) a peti-
tion from some parish in Ireland, the peculiarity of which
was, that it was written, not in prose, but verse ! The sub-
ject of this poetry was the distress of Ireland, and a lamen-
tation on the state of that country.
Mr. F. MAULE presented the county constabulary act
amendment bill, which was ordered to be printed.
On motion of Sir T. FREEMANTLE, a new writ was issued
for the county of Inverness, in the room of Mr. Grant,
deceased.

Mr. THORNELY (in the absence of Mr. Villiers) gave
notice that the latter would, on Tuesday, the 31st inst.,
move a committee of the whole house respecting the im-
portation of foreign corn.
Mr. G. KNIGHT gave notice that, on going into com-
mittee on the county constabulary act amendment bill, he
should propose a clause, to the effect that one-fourth of the
expenses of the constabulary be paid out of the consolidated
fund.
Lord MoneF.Tn announced his intention, on Thursday,
to move for leave to bring in a bill for the suppression of
mendicancy in Ireland.
Lord J. RUSSELL stated that he should, on Monday, pre-
sent the clergy reserves bill, which had passed the Legislative
Assembly of Upper Canada ; and that he should then move
for leave to bring in a bill for the union of Upper and Lower
Canada. He should, at the same time, move the consider-
ation of the papers laid on the table of the house respecting
the affairs of those provinces.
In answer to a question from Mr. Leader,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Chief Justice of Upper
Canada had received notice of the necessity of his return to
his duties, his leave of absence having expired. That indi-
vidual had stated that he should be ready to leave England
about the middle of April. Meanwhile his duties had been
performed by the other judges, and during his absence he
had received half salary, according to the usual rule in such
cases.
Sir H. VIVIAN (in answer to a question from Lord G.
Lennox) stated that the report of the naval and military com-
mission had not been presented, in consequence of the Duke
of Wellington's recent lamented illness, but that now it
would be soon ready.
Lord J. RUSSELL (in answer to Mr. Goring) repeated his
announcement, that the poor law commission bill would be
introduced and printed before the Easter recess.
Lord J. RUSSELL (in answer to Lord Castlereagh) said
that he was not prepared to state whether the government
would bring forward any measure on the subject of non-in-
trusion, but he would give the required information in a few
days. He then postponed for a fortnight the second reading
of the ecclesiastical duties and revenues bill, in order to ob-
tain the sanction of the Archbishop of Canterbury and other
dignitaries of the church, before it was again brought forward.
Mr. STEWAIIT having brought up the report on the printed
papers bill,
Sir E. SUGDEN moved a clause, which was to the effect,
that if any process of law should be put an end to under the
provisions of that bill, any person or persons who might have
been committed by either House of Parliament as guilty of
contempt for having brought, or having been concerned in
bringing such actions, should, on such actions or processes
being put an end to under the provisions of the bill, be im-
mediately discharged by the house, by which such individual
had been committed.
After a few observations from Lord J. RUSSELL and Sir
R. INGLIS, the clause was negatived without a division.
The report was thereupon agreed to, and the bill is to be
read a third time on Friday.
Sir E. SUGOEN stated that he had received a letter from
Mr. Howard, setting forth that he had brought the action
against the officers of the House for " excess'
in the execu-
tion of the orders given them.
The Mutiny and Marine Mutiny Bills severally went
through committee.

31r.-WALLAcE moved for a series of papers regarding the
Glasgow University " Peel Club," but he eventually with-
drew the motion.

Lord CHARLES FITZROY moved fora copy of the despatch
to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian islands, from
the Colonial-office, conveying an order for the dissolution of
the Legislative Assembly of those islands, in October last,
on account of a difference between that body and the Senate,
relative to the Bth article, 3d section, chap. 6, of the con-
stitution, under which the Legislative Assembly claimed a
right, independent of the Senate.
Mr. C. SMITH said there was no objection to produce that
document, but not the other papers alluded to by the noble
lord in his speech.
Motion agreed to.
Mr. J. ELLIS had a notice of motion to call the attention
of the House to the political and commercial relations of

this country, as they ate affected by the present state of the
city of Cracow but on being called he did not answer to
his name, so that the motion is " dropped" for the present.
Mr. WAKLEY moved the appointment of a select Com-
mittee to inquire into any measures which have been adopted
for carrying into effect, in the county of Middlesex, the
provisions of 1 Vic. c. 68, and also into any proceedings of
the justices of the peace in relation to the " office of coroner".
in the said county. It was carried on a division of 31 ayes,
17 noes—majority 14 ; but with the amendment, that the
inquiry should be extended to all the counties.
The Tithe Commutation Act Amendment Bill went through
committee with some amendments, after which the House
adjourned early.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—WEDNESDAY
The House of Lords did not sit.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY

The Commons met, and sat for about two hours, chiefly
for the sake of receiving petitions.
Mr. HoDGEs gave notice, that he should, on the 24th of
this.month, move for leave to bring in a bill to render effici-
ent the ancient constabulary system of England and Wales.
Captain BOLDER() gave notice, that he should, when the
Ordnance estimates came under the consideration of the
house, call the attention of the Master-General to the state
of discipline in the Military College at Woolwich.
Mr. PzGorr gave notice, that he should to-morrow (this
day) move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Irish
Tithe Act.

Mr. SHAW, in reference to the commissions—one naval,
the other composed of civil engineers—which had been ap-
pointed to inquire into the communication between London
and Dublin, wished to know why it was that the naval report,
understood to have been already made upon this subject, had
not been laid upon the table of the House?
Lord MoRPETH said he would make inquiries on the
subject. •
On the motion of Mr. E. TENNENT, the Administration
of Justice (Ireland) Bill was read a second time, and ordered
to be committed.

Mr. PIISEY moved the second reading of the Settled
Estates Drainage Bill.
After some remarks and suggestions by Sir E. SuuDEN,
Mr. LYNCH, and others, the bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be referred to a select committee.

The Mutiny Bill was ordered to be read a third time on
Thursdn y (yesterday).
The Union Workhouses Bill went through a committee.
The Prisons Bill was ordered to be recommitted on Monday
next.

The report of the Tithe Commutation Act Amendment
Bill was received, and the House adjourned at the early hour
of a quarter past six.

COURT CIRCULAR.-TUESDAY.

The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham
Palace. The company consisted of her royal highness the
Duchess of Kent, his serene highness the hereditary Prince
of Saxe Coburg- and Gotha, Baron Bulow, the Prussian mini-
ster; Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Lady Augusta Somer-
set, Marquis of Normanby, Earl and Countess of Erroll,
Lady Ida Hay, Earl of Uxbridge, Earl of Surrey, Viscount
and Viscountess Beresford, Viscount Melbourne, Lord Hill,
Lord and Lady Seymour, Lord Foley, Lord Robert Gros-
venor, Lord G. Lennox, Hon. Col. Cavendish, Hon. Miss
Cavendish, Mr. G. E. Anson, Lady Barham, Hon. Louisa
Noel, Lady Fanny Howard, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss
Lister, Baroness Lehzen, Lord Lilford, Col. Armstrong,
Col. Weyinss, Col. Wilde, Baron de Lowenfels. and Baron
de Gruben.
The Coldstream band attended during dinner.