The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-24 00:00:00

Sir G. CLERK, in reply to a question from Mr. Williams,
said that the Chancellor•of the Exchequer would not be able
to go into the committee of ways and means until Friday, or
probably Monday next.
In reply to a question from Mr. Hawes, it was stated by
Sir R. INGLIS that it was not his intention to renew his
motion for church extension during the present session.
An hon. MEMBER having remarked upon the presence of
Sir Edward Sugden in the house after his appointment to
the Irish chancellorship, and without having been elected for
Ripon,_

Sir R. PEEL said there were some forms to be gone
through by the late lord chancellor, for in effect Lord Camp-
bell was yet Lord Chancellor of Ireland ; but independent
of that, the appointment of Sir E. Sudden had not been pub-
licly notified, nor had he kissed hands, and had therefore not
rendered necessary his resignation for Ripon.
Sir R. PErt, gave notice that he would this day (Tuesday)
bring in a bill for the continuance until July of the poor law
commission and other bills. He did not propose to make
any alteration in the poor law bill until it should come before
the house in the next session of parliament.
Sir G. CLERK then moved that the house should resolve
itself into a committee of supply.
Mr. 0. CAVE spoke at considerable length in favour of a
free trade in corn, and asked a variety of questions, to one
of which, respecting the intention of government relative to
to Lord Stanley's Irish Registration Bill,
Sir R. PEEL replied. He did not, he said, identify him-
self with that bill. As it was necessary, however, to pass an
Irish Registration Bill he should, in- conjunction with the
noble lord and the other members of the government, apply
their attention to the subject, with the view of remedying the
evils complained of on the one hand, and on the other to
take care that the existing franchise should be preserved, or
that one equally extensive and beneficial should be substi-
tuted in its room.

Sir C. NAPIER. complained of the constitution of the
Board of Ordnance, connected with which there was no naval

1),. PEEL said it was not the usual practice to have a
9tleer on the board, which, notwithstanding, gave ge-
neral satisfaction.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD said that, unless the right lion. Bart.
should give a pledge that the state of existing distress should
be immediately taken into consideration, he must record his
dissent to the committee of supply. If the right hon. Bart.
should bring forward the bill for continuing the poor law
commission, he would move a clause that the commissioners
should be prevented from forcing it into operation in any
place in which it was not already in existence.
Sir R. PEEL said he deeply regretted the distress referred
to by the hon. gentleman, but it was impossible that a remedy
could be provided by any sudden act of legislation. __ _

After some observations from Mr. TfiORNELY and Mr.
YORKE the house divided upon the question that the Speaker
should leave the chair, which was carried by a majority of
136 to 22, and the house went into committee.

Colonel SIBTIIORP took an opportunity of condemning the
job which gave £17,000 of the public money to Dr. Bowring
and others, for making reports respecting the trade arid com-
merce of foreign countries. Ile found no fault with those
reports, for he had never reed them, and never should ; but
he found fault with the government who had thus wasted the
public money. Understanding, however, that the money
was already gone, he was compelled to be content with en-
tering his protest against the job.