The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-07 00:00:00

IRISH MUNICIPAL BILL.

On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL for resuming the
consideration -of the Lords' amendments to the Irish Muni-
cipal Bill,
Mr. BALI, objected to that part of the amendments by
which charitable trusts were to continue to he vested in the
present corporations during their lives, or until parliament
should otherwise determine," and moved that the Committee
disagree from that amendment.

This led to a long discussion.
This dispute was at length settled by Lord MonPETn pro-
posing to alter the clauses thus :—" No persons, except mem-
bers of the united Church, shall be appointed by the Lord
Chancellor trustees for trusts connected with the united
Church," •

This amendment, after some conversation was agreed to.
The other clauses up to. 161 inclusive were agreed to;
after which

" Several new clauses were proposed by Lord 1110111 El-11,
for the purpose of giving power to certain towns, not in-
cluded in the Act, to apply the provisions of the Act of the
9th of George IV."
This led to a smart discussion, but the clauses were im-
mediately agreed to, after a division and a majority of 19.
After some further discussion, a committee was appointed to
draw up reasons for dissenting from the Lords' amendments,
which were ordered to be stated in a conference with the
Lords. _ _ _

On the order of the day for going into committee of Ways
and Means,

Sir F. TRENCH moved for a Select Committee to inquire
into those cases in which the Irish government has offered
rewards for the apprehension or conviction of offenders against
the laws, • and in which such rewards or any portion of them
have not been paid after such apprehension or conviction,
and into these causes why they have been withheld.
Lord Mottpv,TH defended the system, and the motion was
withdrawn.

• The Affirmation Bill, which extends the exemption from
taking an oath to all those who had ever been at any period
of their lives Quakers or Moravians, was after some dis-
cussion and opposition, passed througli.a committee.
The Oaths Validity Bill went through a stage.
The Irish Spirit Licences Bill was opposed by Mr. SHAW,
and supported by Mr. O'CoNNELL. It was committed by a
majority of 5, hut nothing was done in committee,- which is
to sit again on Monday.
Sir. RICE obtained leave to bring in a bill to repeal the
Four-and-a-half per Cent Duties.
The other orders of the clay were then disposed of, and the
house adjourned at a quarter past 2 o'clock.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
MONEY MARKET:

CITY, SATURDAY EVENING

The public funds have exhibited generally a gloomy and
declining appearance all the week. The state of the Corn
Market is now the great index to which speculators and ca.:
pitalists look. There are certainly indications of a tempo-
rary deficiency-of old corn in England and the northern
parts of Europe until the growing crops are got in and fit for
use, and the unsettled state of the weather gives an increased
stimulus to the disposition to buy and import foreign corn, of
which a considerable quantity, probably nearly 700,000 quar-
ters are stow in bond. Consols closed to-day 93i 4 money,
and 934 % for account. Bank Stuck, 206 7%. Exche-
quer Bills have been a little in demand, and have improved
to 75 77 pm., which is an advance of 3s tots during the Week.
The Foreign Market has been equally dull. The news
from Portugal is considered very unfavourable; the Five per
Cent. Stock declined 11- per cent, it is now 344 ; and the
Three per Cents. 221 23. Sparsish Active has partaken of
the decline, and is 21% %. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. 541 Brazilian 801 814,
The Share Market requires no particular observation. Se-
veral of the Railway Companies have their annual meetings
this month, and it is reported that many changes in the di-
rection are in contemplation. The subjoined quotations will
show that there has been no great variation in any descrip-

tion :--

.......
BRITISH FUNDS.
3per Cent. Consols, 93 1 Lon„; Anne. 151 716
Ditto for the Account, 931 • India Stock, 26-1
3 per Cent. Reduced, 911 i Bank Stock,
3 per Cent. Reduced, 1011 ',l, Exchor. hills, 76 77 75 77 Inn
New 3! per Cent. 101% 101 India Bonds, 77 76 75 prem.
SHARES.

Real del Mont (unregist(),ll'l,ondon and Southampton, 43
& Gloucester, 91 10 Ditto ditto New•, 35
Great Western, 79 78 York & North Midland, I I.

London & Brighton, 9%
Lon. & Birm. a Shares, 281-
Lon. & Greenwich, 161

Asphalte (British), 22
Colonial Bank, 26
Troy. Bnk. of Ireland, 421- %

ROME, JULY 17.—We have had for some days past 30 de-
grees of heat in the streets in the shade (lOU degrees
Farenheit).