The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-17 00:00:00

NEW WRITS.

New writs were ordered for the following places :—Daven-
port, in the room of Sir E. Codrington ; Birmingham, in
the room of Mr. T. 'Atwood, who has accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds ; and Edinburgh, in the room of Mr. Macauley,
appointed Secretary at War.
On the writ being moved,
Mr. D'IsRAELI rose and said, that on the day of the pro-
rogation of the last session of parliament. he had upon what
principles of the new Cabinet would be constructed, and he
now begged to ask upon what principles it herd been construct-
ed. (Hear, hear.) He thought the present a very proper
opportunity for giving the required explanations. Since the
Reform Act passed 12 members of the Cabinet had left it,
and lie was really at a loss to know who were her Majesty's
ministers. (A laugh.) Perhaps the Cabinet ministers would
hold up their hands. (Laughter.) He now repeated the
question, and hoped he should get an answer.
The SPEA KER then put the question that the writ be issued,
which was agreed to without opposition.
New writs were also ordered for Penryn, Newark, South-
wark, Meath, Denbigh, and Beverley.

WANT OF CONFIDENCE IN MINISTERS.
Sir J. Y. Bur.t.mt gave notice that on Tuesday, the 28th
inst., he would move a resolution declaring the want of con-
fidence on the part of the house in the present administration.
(Loud cheers.)

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.—STOCKDALE V. HANSARD.
Lord J. RUSSELL felt great regret that it should be his
duty to interpose between the Speaker reading her Majesty's
Speech and the house taking it into consideration, but in the
discharge of his duty as a Cabinet minister, and a member
of that house, he could not avoid it. A petition from Messrs.
Hansards had been placed hi his hands, which was of so im-
portant a character that, without at present going into other
details, he should at once move that it be read.

The 'petition from Messrs. Hansards, setting forth the whole
of the' proceedings in the action brought by Mr. Stockdale
against Messrs. Hansards for libel, was then read at length
by the clerk ; and, on the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL,
Mr. James Luke Hansard was called to the bar, and deli-
vered in certain papers connected with the proceedings.
Lord J. RUSSELL then said it was incumbent on the house
not to lose any time in coming to a decision on the impor-
tant question, the importance of which every member must
be aware of. In whatever way the house treated the ques-
tion, one thing was quite clear, that the house could not re-
main in its present position. They might proceed-in various
ways ; but the course which he apprehended would be the
best was; that which had been taken on former occasions
with great effect, viz. the committal of the parties who had
invaded the privileges of the house. (Hear, hear.) The
noble lord, after some further observations, moved that to-
morrow the following persons be summoned to appear at the
bar of the house.:—Mr. John Joseph Stockdale—(hear,
hear)-.---Mr. J. Burton Hayward, his • attorney ; W. Evans,
Esq., and J. Wheelton, Esq., Sheriffs of London and Mid-
dlesex (hear) ; Mr. T. Clarkson, and Mr. Burchell, Under
Sheriffs (hear); and Mr. Kemp, the bailiff, who executed the
whit of execution against the goods of Messrs. Hansards.

(From a Correspondent of the London Standard.)

This morning a numerous meeting of the Conservative
members of the House of Commons took place at the re-
sidence of Sir Robert Peel in Privy Gardens, and it is gene-
rally reported amongst well-informed persons, that it has
been determined upon not moving an amendment to the Ad-
dress, unless some event at present unforeseen should occur
in the course of the debate to render 'such a proceeding
necessary ; but it is supposed that Sir Robert Peel will give
notice of a motion during the evening; which must shortly
test the strength of ministers in the House of Commons.