The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS

Their lordships met at five o'clock.
Lord ST. LEONARos, in a speech of considerable
length, called the attention of the house to certain pro-
visions in the bill now before the lower house for the
commutation of South Sea Annuities, which be con•
tended would be most injurious to suitors in the Court
of Chancery.
The Earl of ABERDEEN complained of the subject
being brought on without notice, but promised to confer
to the Chancellor of the Exchequer the objections Made
by the noble lord.
The LORD CHANCELLOR also gave some explanations
on the subject; and the discussion ended by some peßerir;
for which Lord St. Leonards had moved, being Isla°
the table. et
Lord LYNDHURST then brought under the notice
the house the case of the Baron de Bode ; and moved,(l
a
resolution, the effect of which was earnestly to rer.
mend the case of the petitioner to the favourable conelue'
ration of Her Majesty's Government.

The arl of ABERDEEN opp te motion.
After E
several other Peers had sosed pokehn, the house divided.,.n
For the motion, 6; against it, 16; majority against it,

„ - -
The motion was lost.
The other orders were then disposed of, and their 104.
ships adjourned at half-past ten o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

The House met at twelve o'clock.
r the
Mr. ADDERLEY moved the second reading o.
Juvenile Offenders Bill, and said he had no hope of the
bill passing this session, but it would be expeclient.!
have it read a second time, in order that public opiala°
might operate upon it during the recess, and the Govero4
ment to bring in a bill upon the subject daring oel
session.

Mr. MILNES supported the bill. tbe
Mr. BAINES supported the second wading, upon
understanding that the bill was not to be proceeded n'yd,"'"

this session.
After some observations from Mr. Henley, 1414
Palmerston, Mr. Hume, Sir J. Graham, and other me
bers, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to
committed this day three months. The house then we::,
into committee on the Naval Coasts' Volunteers It
fot
object of which is to raise a body of ten thousand men
the defences of the coast. The bill passed through cc"'
mittee without any material amendment. '
The house then, at a quarter to four, adjourned till 51
The house resumed at six o'clock.
CLITIIEROE ELECTION.—On the motion of Air.Wlol.°tl
PATTEN, the witness Fowler, who had been committed
Newgate for prevaricating in his evidence before to,
Clitheroe Election Committee, was ordered to be liberate'
on payment of fees.
LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. The didivisionoo
Viscount Monek's amendments, " That growing crops
not liable to seizure," took place. For the amendment'
94_; against it, 70 ; majority for the amendment, 24.

The bill then passed.
TENANTS' COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL•--A ne 0
clause was introduced by Mr. ICEof4u, and
agreed
after a division. The numbers were :—For the clause
►
113 ; against it, 32 : majority, 81. 14.
Mr. MACARTNEY moved the om%sion of claoe
The House then divided :—For the clause, 106 ;
it, 31 majority, 75. °
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for Ireland' moved a Prot p
to clause 14, which declared that notice of coropensiTbio
for retrospective improvements should be given WI
twelve months after the passing of the act. riod
Mr. BRADY moved, as an amendment, that the PeAeti
should be two years, instead of one. The house 'Sr
divided—For the amendment, 105 ; against it, 36 ;
jority, 69. _

After some dion, the ill .
The house then ssi
went into b
committeepassed on the Merchiatont
Shipping Bill, several clauses of which were. agreed

with Out discussion. 4'
Mr. H UTT moved the omission of the clauses3-' a d
35, relating to seameft volunteering into the narlqiet
the substitution of another, preventing officers, in of
Majesty's vessels from permitting or encouraging

seaman to leave his vessel.
The House divided;. and the clause was negatived' b'

49; majority, SO

Captain S.6BELL, then moved the insertion of a clActsesii,
viding that crews of' vessels be after the rate of ones,
Lice to the first hundred tons, one boy to every ath,"`"The
hundred tons, and oneveaman to every twenty-five toll,'
clause was negatived on a division by 154 to 7; majorilYA 106
Mr. HORSFALL moved the insertion of a clause, whic'
negatived without a divinion.
The
Lord J Bil
OHNI then
Ruassed. til
pssELL•postponed the motion for suPPV et
be
six o'clock to-morrow, and gave notice that he should sr of.
intentions of Government with regard to Jamaica, on Thunro,
The House then went into Committee on the Pilotage,„'„
One or two clauses were agreed to, and after a
the question that the Chairman report progress,
VISS
A motion was made that he do leave the chair.
adopted without a division,. on Mr. Cardwell consenting to

teed to-morrow. t
Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Bill was read the tbird
and passed.
Aeriff (Scotland) Bill was read the second time. the.
very long discussion took place upon several clause'resea°
Hackney Carriages Duties Bill, on matters affecting the P
Q
uestion of Cabs. jouoect
Other orders were then disposed of, and the House ad
at 3 o'clock.

TATTERSALL'S BETTING.--AioND"' 5 to
; ;
BRIGHTON STAKES.-2 to agst Pantonwne; taken
agst Adine, taken ; 3 to I agst Jouvance.
ST- LEGER.-3 to 4 on West Australian. TOO
takeEßY.-25 to 1 agst Boiardo, taken ; Bost 1 ngst
n; 30 to 1 agst Alembic,..tkn.; 30 to 1 First Lora,

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET• a
Some sales of Consols, and, the continued unsettled state
the Eastern question, caused•a. decline of per cent to-day, al
at the close, on various rumours of lower prices from
there was a further decline of k. Railway Shares.heaq'
Bank and Mining Shares there is no material change. Forel')
market fiat, and little doing..

CLOSING.
Consols, Account .. l 97* 8- I
Do. Money.... I 073 8
Three&QrperCents.. 101* *.
FOREIGN

PRICES.
Bank Stock... 22.7i_.„81
Excheq. Bills, L. Sz S.2disIP-

Mexicans
Do. Threes
Spanish Deferred
Do. Threes

STOC K S.
Spanish Passives
Turkish
Swedish ....

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RAILWAY

Amberg.,Tottinghain,

SHARES.
London & N. Western Il#
„15, gft#
London & S. Western Sv;
M
ai cahneds .s, So let k .
eff and.. . .
7,3
4,,
Lincolnshire ......•
North British ....ence I's
NorfDoolk.s Prefer....
North Staffordshire

and E.. Junction
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Do. Preference
East Anglian
Eastern Counties
East Lancashire
Eastern Union A
Ditto B and C
Edinburgh & Glasgow
Great Northern
Do.
Do.
Great Western'
Lanc. and Yorkshire.
Do. Fifths
Leeds Northern
London, Brighton,and
South Coast

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