The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-23 00:00:00

COLONEL SHAW KENNEDY.

The Earl of RIPON presented a petition from the diocese o
Down, complaining of the want of church accommodation ;
and inquired whether any alteration of the chinch tempora.
lities' bill was contemplated
Lord MELBOURNE answered iu the negative ; he was ❑ot
aware of any such intention.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY.
READING ELECTION.
• •Sir T. TROUBRIDGE appeared at the bar, and stated, that the
committee appointed to try the merits of" the petition against
the return for Reading, had determined that Charles Fyshe
Palmer, Esq., had been duly returned as% bins to serve
that borough in parliament.
CARLOW COUNTY ELECTION.
Mr. J. MILDMAY appeared at the bar, and stated that the
committee appointed to try the merits of the petition against
the return for the county of Carlow had determined that N. A.
Vigors, Esq., and J. E. Yates, Esq., had been duly elected.
WALSALL ELECTION.
Mr. SANDFORD appeared at the bar, and stated, that the
committee appointed to try the merits of the petition agiinst
the return of the borough of Walsall had determined that Mr.
Finch, the sitting member, had been duly elected.
Marry petitions were afterwards presented on various sub-
j ects.

Mr. E. J. STANLEY moved for a new writ for Devizes, Capt.
J. W. Deans Dondas having been appointed. " cleik of the
eardnance."—Ordered.

The Marquis of CHANDO3 inquired whether the motion for a
bill, to admit, unster certain regulations, foreign corn, bonded,
in this country, to be ground in certain mills, and manufactured
for. exportation only, would be brought forward to-day?
Col. SEALE answered in the affirmative.
• Lord J. }Lessard, deferred answering- an inquiry made by
the Marquis of CH DSIDOS, as to whether there would he any
objection to produce the papers connected with the Earl of
• Durham's appointment. He also deferred the mutiny bills,
and the farther army estimates.
A conversation took place regarding the disbanding of sundry
yeomanry corps, and not disbanding others.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL asked whether it was the intention of
government to bring in a hill to amend the Poor Law Act du-
ring sthe,present session ? Ile alluded more particularly to those
parts of it which imposed certain duties upon constables with-
out remuneration, and to another part by which individuals
were bound to support their poor relatives.
• Lord S. RussELL said that with respect to the first question,
it might be necessary; in cases where the commissioners could
• not allow any thing to constables, to make some alteration.
As to the second question, it relating to the operation of the
Poor Law Act, he should not feel justified in taking any step
until the cominittee-on the poor laws had made their report.
Is !sit Poort-Law BILL—The house then went into com-
mittee on the Irish Poor-Law Bill, and after several amend-
• merits had been moved by Mr. O'CoNNELL and others, and
severally negatived, they proceeded as far as the 100th clause,
when the chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit
again to-day.
The Mutiny and Marine Mutiny Bills were read a second
time.--Theloule adjourned at a quarter before one o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY.
The Earl of SHA FTESBURY presented the report of the Resi-
dence ofClergy Bill, which was agreed to, and the bill ordered
to be read 'the third time on Thursday.
ftiThe Earl:of WINCHELSEA presented a petition from protes-
tant inhabitants of Lambeth, adverting to the spread of popery
ritheme and in the colonies, and praying for the adoption of
measures for the more effectual protection of protestant estab-
lishments. -
Earl of RIPON presented a petition from Barbadian pro-
/Meters,. expressive of astonishment at Lord Glenelg's Negro
Apprenticeship Regulation Bill, setting forth that, as far as
44,thiidoes was. concerned, it was uncalled for and unjust: and
praying that it might not pass into a law. He regretted that.
Lord Glenelg was not present to hear this petitio..
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Corti presented a petition from Lewes against the
Poor Laws Amendment Act, representing that crime had much
increased in Sussex since the passing of that act.
The Duke of RICHMOND denied that this representation was
founded an fact..

Lord Witseoan replied that such might be the case in the
noble duke's part of the county ; it was not so in other parts of
the county: and that crime bad also increased within the like
period, in Kept, Dorsetsbire, and almost every other county.
Earl STANHOPE presented many similar petitions from dif-
• ferent parts of the country, namely, against the above act. He
then brought forward the motion of which he had given notice,
namely, for "a statement of the petitions presented to that
house, during the last session of parliament, on the subject of
the act intituled ' An Act for the Amendment and better Ad-
ministration of the Laws relating.to the Poor in England and
Wales;' specifying the number of signatures to each; the des-
cription of the persons from whom each petition proceeded,
whether owners and occupiers of land, rate-payers, inhabitants,
guardians, or others, and. whether they were or were not as-
sembled at a publiemeeting held for the purpose of petitioning;
the place or places from which each petition proceeded ; and
the prayer of each petition, whether for the repeal of the said
• aCt,tor for its amendment, or for its continuance, or foi what
other purpose." He supported the motion, it will be seen, with
great earnestness, and interesting varieties of detail. It had
• been urged as an act calculated to benefit the poor, and im-
prove their' character; he asked whether any of that class had
• come forward in support of the bill?
Lord BROUGHAM entered into a defence of the act, assuming
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hnotelf to have been personally attacked in the assaults on the
aet,•and maintained that it had been assailed everywhere by
'.."•big words" unsupported by facts, and representations unsus-
• talued anywhere by proofs.
Lori! MELBOURNE considered that the motion, from the 'pan-
zer in which it was brought forward, could not be supported;
he'must.oppose it.
After an extended discussion the motion was negatived with-
out a division.
,Their lordship's sat till about eleven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS!—TuKsoa v.
There were two ballots for election committees, namely, for
Kerry county and Newry; the parties to the Bridgewater prti-
tion did not appear.
:The committee on the Youghal petition reported that Mr.
Howard had been duly returned.
fir R. PEEL presented a petition from the clergy in several
paTishes in. Downshire, giving affecting representations of the
-state of the churches there.
Mr..PAKINGTON moved for leave to alter and amend the laws
Telating. to the office of county coroner.
4.tter.considerable opposition, and Lord J. Russell represent-
saig that he did not think it advisable to take away the election
of coroner from the freeholders, and transfer it to the magistrates,
the motion was withdrawn.

• BONDED CORN.
Med. Seaca moved for leave to bring in a bill "to admit,
under certain regulations, foreign corn bonded in this country to
be ground in certain mills, and manufactured for exportation
only"
'[be Marquis of C 11 A moos opposed the motion, as a side-wind
attack upon the corn laws.
Mr.. P. THOINt.SON said he should not oppose the introduction
.of the bill.
After extended' discussion' in which many members took part
lea Wood' and Alderman Thompson supporting the motion,)
the motion watearried on a division (the Marquis of Chandim
gessingit,)thenumbers being—Ayes, 127; Noes, 92; Majority,
Mr, P. TitomPsox obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide
tif 4. International Copywright."
LANODA LE moved " That it be an instruction to the poor
lair committee to inquire how far the regulations of the poor
lasremithissiOners have been compatible with the inmates ofwork
honses attending their respective places of worship on the Sab-
batbday, and to inquire and report how provision may be made
for-Securing to all such inmates the power of attending Divine
service according to their respective creeds."
The motion, h6wever, was eventually withdrawn, on the under-
standing that Mr. Langdale should be added to the poor law
committee, where the consideration of the subject could be more
appropriately brought under consideration.
Col. DAVIES obtained leave to bring in a bill "to regulate
tbe.office of high-sheriff in England and Wales."
Mr. BARRON; after an extended and very desultory discussion,
obtained leave to bring. in a bill "to consolidate the jurisdiction
of ecclesiastical courtsm Ireland."
Lord J. RUSSELL, on moving for leave to bring in a bill "to
carry Into effect, with certain modifications, the fourth report of
the churCh commissioners," entered into explanations of the
departures from the report; and added that, on moving the se-
comfieadingof the bill, he would enter into full details. He after-
wards stated that he did not propose totnave the second reading
untif a fortnight after Easter:
Ott thelnotion of Sir H. PaittrEr.t., Lord Ashley was substi-
tuted for Lord Lowther on the combination of' workmen com-
mittee: "
The ATTORNEY-GENERA r. for Ireland obtained leave to bring
in a bill-tonlake more effectual profisiOnr•for the prevention of
offences of insanaperitons in Ireland.-
Mr: ViGiitts rose to present.% petition, hut, it being haffafter
twefiev'elock, the house was counted, and "counted out."
,-:, }torsE.OF COMMONS =-WEDNES DA Y.
Th%',KPeakeriecik the chair at 10 minutes before four o'clock.
Qlerk of the,Crown attended and amended the return
forte boron h of Eveshajet, by
.substituting the name of Lord
Marc .or "port h reit; • ,
Friusarbrk n brouglit in.a bill to amend act for the
Recevy- of Sinalklytis in the county of Lancaster.
Dip EAft'tts presen petition froth Leeds praying for an
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The Earl of Wicici_ow wished to ask the noble viscount op-
posite a question upon a subject that had created a great sur-
prise in this country, and alarm in Ireland. lie did not wish to
raise any debate, but simply to ask the noble viscount if it were
true that Colonel Shaw Kennedy, lately at the head of the
police in•Treland, had resigned ?
Viscount MELBOLMINE.—It is true—he has resigned.
The Earl of Wiciumw.—As it is desirable that the public
mind should be tranquillised in Ireland on this matter, I wish
to ask the noble viscount whether he has any objection to lay
on the table of the house any correspondence that may have
taken place on the subject?
Viscount MELBOURNE.—Certainly Ido object. It would be
very inconvenient, I apprehend, to lay on the table of the house
the reasons for which resignations take place.
Lord Lti:Foito begged to ask the noble viscount whether he
would, have any objection to lay on the table any part of the
correspondence ?
Lord MELBOURNE objected to produce any part of such a
correspondence, which was strictly of a confidential nature.
Lord %YHA RNCLIFFE having presented petitions fur the abo-
lition of the negro apprenticeships,
The Marquis of STAG° observed that information recently
obtained by him had much changed his opinions on this sub-
ject, and that there now required very little to make him a de-
cided abolitionist.

ABOLITION OF NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP.
LOrd.BROCGI-IA 31 said that he had now to present a bill for the
immediate abolition of negro apprenticeship.. The bill provided
that it should cease and determine on the Ist of August, 1838,
instead of the Ist of August, 1810. He presented the bill thus
early in order that, before it was pressed to its latest stage in
either house, an opportitity might be afforded of seeing whether
or not the colonial legislatures, immediately and directly re-
presenting and in communication with the planters themselves,
were disposed to do upon this great and interesting question.
. In the meantime he would move, that the bill be read a first
time and printed.
The bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be printed.
Lord FALKLAND moved for a return of the number of illegi-
timate children born during the three years previous and sub-
, sement to the poor law bill in the ten counties into which that
bill II:LI first introduced.----Adjourned.