The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-06 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY.

A great number of petitions were presented, and a new
writ was ordered for the borough of Lewes, in the room of
Sir C. B. Blount, Bart., deceased.
The reports of the committees on the Chester and Birken-
head railway, the Lancaster and Preston railway, and the
Sheffield and Rotherham railway bills, were further consi-
dered, and the bills ordered to be engrossed.

Mr. E. TENNENT gaveBRAZIL
notice. that to-morrow he would
put a question to the noble secretary for foreign affairs, as to
the state of the negociations between the British and Bra-
zilian governments in respect to compensation claimed by
British subjects for the losses they sustained during the last
insurrection. Also, that on Thursday he would move for
copies of despatches received by the government from Vene-
zuela or Brazil, as to the claims of those states on British
Guiana.

STEAM COMMUNICATION WITII INDrA.
Mr. HUME gave notice that on Thursday he would move
for a select committee to inquire into the best mode of open-
ing steam communication with India, North and South
America, &c., and whether the contract recently entered
into by the Admiralty for the purpose was for the public
benefit.

Asir. Sheriff Evans's
medical id jr
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attendant, A I'
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°len' called ehd: authoritytt SHERIFF
nto iiEtvo°Atr'she state. of Mr. Sheriff
Evans
was subsequently examined at:the bar of the
ir s health.
Freeman
house. He stated that the sheriff was suffering severely
a liver complaint, which confinement might render ZYF.fro9m
Lord MAHON succeeded in obtaining the consenter the
house to the printing of the surgeon's evidence, with a view
to further consideration to-morrow.
Mr. COLQUHOUN inquired whether the Government in-
tended to present any bill in reference to the collision between
the ecclesiastical and civil authorities in Scotland, regarding
the appointment of ministers ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said the matter was under considera-

tion.
Sir R. PEEL hoped, if it should be determined not to
bring in any bill on the subject, that the determination would
be stated to the house as early as possible.
Sir R. INoLis, in answer to inquiries by Mr. Hawes,
stated that he should bring forward his motion on the sub-
ject of church extension as early as
_possible after Easter.
A conventation arose between mr. Goulburn and Mr.

Labouchere respecting the inland warehousing bill.
A conversation followed on the subject of the dispute be-
tween the ecclesiastical and civil authorities in Scotland ou
the subject of church patronage.
Sir F. BunnErr moved that the petition.of John Dillon
be referred to a select committee; but

The motion was opposed, and negatived on a division, the
ayes being 15, noes.42—majority against it 33.
Mr. BAINES moved that the house resolve into committee
" to take into consideration the pi opriety of abolishing the
first fruits of the clergy in England and Wales ; and the more
effectual rating and the collection of the tenths, applicable
to the augmentation of the maintenance of the poor clergy."
Lord 3. RUSSELL and, Mr. GotILEuRx opposed the
motion.

The house eventually divided, and the motion was carried
by ayes 38, noes 17—'majority in its favour 21.
The house then went into committee.
Mr. BAINES moved the following resolution :—" That it
is expedient to provide for the abolition of the first fruits and
tenths of the clergy, as at present in force in England and
Wales, after the next avoidance, and in lieu thereof that one-
tenth be contributed by all archbishops, bishops, and others
of the clergy, whose incomes shall be above £5OO, to be ap-
plied to augment the stipend of the poor clergy, the building
of churches, and other purposes."
The resolution was agreed to, the chairman ordered to re-
port the resolution to the house, and with leave that a bill
might be brought in conformably to this resolution.
This was accordingly done, and leave was given.
On the report of the municipal corporations (Ireland) bill,
a desultory discussion arose, and amendments were moved.
It was afterwards ordered that the bill, as amended, should
be reprinted.
The reports of committees of supply having been presented
and agreed to, the house adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS—WEDNESDAY.
The lords did not assemble to-day.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-WEDNESDAY.

'I he LORD ADVOCATE presented the fictitious voters (Scot-
land) bill. The bill was read the first time, and ordered to
be read the second time on Friday se'nnight.
On the motion of Sir T. FREMANTLE, a new writ was or-
dered for Helstone, in the room of Lord Cantilupe, who has
vacated his seat by accepting the stewardship of the Chiltern
Hundreds.
Mr. PARKER gave notice of his intention to move for leave
to bring in a bill, exempting union workhouses from rates.
Mr. HA AvEs moved for returns relating to the pew rents
and church rates of the parish of Lambeth.

Lord t‘IA.I-10N resumed the motion regarding the liberation
of Mr. Sheriff Evans, and, after the examination of Dr.
Chambers, moved that the sheriff be brought to the bar for
the purpose of being liberated.
After some,discussion the motion was negatived, by ayes,
84, noes, 125—majority against it, 41.
Mr. E. TENNENT inquired of Lord Palmerston the present
position of the negotiation which has so long been in progress
regarding the compensation due from the Brazilian Govern-
ment to British subjects, for injuries sustained during the
insurrection of Para, in 1835.
Lord PALMERSTON answered that, inquiries had been
made by the government through the proper channels as to
the negotiations, and the circumstances attendant• upon the
claims ; and that the answers, as they had been received, had
been forwarded to the Queen's Advocate.

Captain PoLuiLL gave notice that he should to-day move
the liberation of Mr. Sheriff Evans on his parole.
Mr. HOWARD having inquired when the house might ex-
pect Dr. Bowring's report regarding the German commercial
league, &c.
Lord PALMERSTON answered that it would be ready in a
few days.
Mr. BROTHERTON moved for a return of the annual ex-
ports of British manufactures to the different West India
Colonies, both in quantity and value, each article being
separately stated, from the years 1835 to 1839, both inclusive ;
also the annual imports of different kinds of provisions into
Jamaica, from 1835 to 1839, both inclusive. The motion
was agreed to.
The remaining business having been deferred, the house
adjourned.