The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARMA ME NT

HOUSE OF LORDS-THURSDAY, APRIL 27.

SUMMARY PUNISHMENT.—In answer to some remarks
from Lord CAMPBELL, pointing out the great expense and
the great mischiefs, in every respect, arising from the
want of a system under which persons pleading guilty of
small offences might be summarily punished, and the
counties be thus saved the cost of their maintenance
pending trial, and themselves the moral deterioration
arising from imprisonment during that period,—The LORD
CHANCELLOR said the question, undoubtedly a very impor-
tant one, had not escaped the attention of government,
and he had reason to believe that, before the session
closed, a measure would be introduced calculated, at all
events in a great measure, to remedy the evil.
BRITISH TROOPS AT GALLIPOLI. Lord ELLEN-
BOROUGH asked whether there was any truth in the
reports which had appeared in the Times as to the defec-
tive arrangements that had attended the disembarkation
of troops at Gallipoli, and if so, who was responsible for
those arrangements ?—The Bake of NEWCASTLE said that
he could state from his own' knowledge that a great por-
tion of the statement referred to was incorrect, and
entered into details tending to support his view of the
case.—After some further remarks the matter dropped.
On the motion of the Bishop of LONDON, the considera-
tion in committee of the Benefices Augmentation Bill was
postponed to Thursday week. The order for going into
committee upon the Church Building Acts Amendment
Bill was also postponed, on the motion of the Earl 'ef
HARROWBY.

Their lordships adjourned at a quarter past six. o'clock.

FRIDAY, APRIL 28.
After the Tresentation of a few petitions their lordships
adjourned.

HOUSE rOF COMMONS—THURSDAY',
A -new writ was ordered for the 'county of Print, in the
place Orthe Hon. Edward Mostyn, now Baron Mostyn.
Petitions in favour of closing *publichOnsies and beer-
shops'on. tho Sunday were presented by Jilt. HORSPALL,
from Liverpool, signed by 4,300 inhabitatitg, and from the
congregation of St. Stephen's Church.
'Petitions in favour of throwing open the Universities to
Dissenters were presented by Mr. fibt'SPALL, from the
congregation of Renshaw-street Chapel, Liverpool ; by
It r_ M./we:nay, from Edinburgh'; 'by Mr. THORNLEY,
:from the congregation of Hope-street Chapel,. Liverpool,
wad from Coseley; by Mr. Therwoon, from a public meet-
..ing of the inhabitants of tiverpool,the Unitarians of Bir-
kenhead, the congregation of Presbyterians at Styal,
Cheshire, and from the inhatitants of Dukinfield, Cheshire.;
from the inhabitants of Coniston and Torven, Laucashiro,
praying the House to address the Crown in favour of a
free pardon to Ellis, transported in 1842, and to Cuffey
and four others, transported 40148, for political offences';
and from the operative 'bricklayers of Liverpool, praying
for inquiry into the grievances of the working classes of
Preston.

Lord J. Russum, in reply to Lord HOTHAM, said he
had no objection to postpone 'the four Bribery Prevention
Bills which stood for to-morrow to some more distant.ilay

OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL

On the order for going:into committee upon the Oifold
University Bill,
Mr. ROTTEDELL PAUL" = moved an instruction 'to the
committee, that they have power to provide for the .'case
of Winchester College,in connexion with New °Alva.—
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. HEYWOOD moved that the bill be referred to se-
lect committee, as better able to deal with the details of
the measure, which required very great consideration.
Mr. NEWDEGICTE supported the motion, though dis-
senting from the views of Mr. HEYWOOD with regard to
the measure, which, in his opinion, tended to clippie the
action of an ancietit corporation, and therefore i'required
the most careful -examination.

The CaINCELPOS of the Excnnqunn said, to refer the
bill to a select -committee, which would cause 'a delay of
two months, raised the question whether it was desirable
that the bill should be rejected this year. Rethought it
should not be rejected, and, if it were rejected, it should
be done in a -plain intelligible manner, upon its merits,
and not by s -chance combination of enemies ',and friends.
The Government, therefore, would meet the motion with
a negative.
After some farther discussion the moll= was negatived
by 174 to 92. _ _ _

Mr. HEIVLBT moved that the committee am the bill be
postponed fora week.
The CEMCCELLOR of the Excuagurn ,resisted this
motion, which was negatived, upon a diviiiion, by 162 to
103.

The lEau.sethen went into committee en the bill, but,
after some =conversation, the CHAIRMAN VW ordered to
report progress and to sit again on Monday.
REMOVAIior PAIIPERS.-011 the motion4sf Mr. BAINES,
a select committee was appointed to wire into the
operation ofthe law, Bth and 9th of Victoria, chap. 117,
relating to the removal from England. of •chargeable poor
persons, born in Scotland, Ireland, the :Isles of Man,
Scilly, Jersey, or Guernsey ; and also into-the operations
of the law, Bth and 9th of Victoria, chap... 433, relating to
the removal ''.from Scotland of chargealale poor persons,
born in England, Ireland, or the Isle of Man.
BRIBERY.-Mr. WALroLE obtained leave to bring in.a
bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to bribery,
corrupt treating, and undue influence at elections.
The House-cigourned at a quarter-past ieeven o'clock.