The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-10 00:00:00

LADIES' FASHIONS FOR JULY.

CARRIAGE DaEss.--Robe of blue you de Soie, the border
is trimmed with a single flounce. Tight corsage, half high;
and sleeves demi large. Pink crape drawn bonnet, a wide
brim, the interior is ornamented with a bandeau of blond
lace, and roses at the sides ; and a curtain veil of tulle at
the edge of the brim; the crown is decorated with roses
placed en gerbe on one side Large square shawl of white
cashmere with a davet fringe ; the fringe is surmounted by
a chef d'or.

DINNER DREss.—Rose coloured you de Soie robe, the
front.of the skirt is ornamented en tablier, with a bouillon
finished at the outer edge by a volan. A low corsage with a
cceur formed in a perfect novel manner, and a round lapel.
Victoria. sleeve. Victoria hat of rice straw, the interior of
the brim ia trimmed with blond lace lappets, which forms
brides ; the crown is decorated with a shaded marabou plume
and white ribbon.
PROMENADE Dasiss.—Gros de Naples high dress, a rhu-
barb ground, striped with dark brown ; the corsage made
quite up to the throat, and seamed down the centre of the
front, forms the shape in a very graceful manner; the sleeve
is tight at the lower part, hill in the centre, and tightened in
folds on the shoulders, where it is ornamented with three
volans. The . bonnet is white you de Sole, the interior of
the brim is trimmed in the cap style with blond and roses ;
the crown is trimmed with blond lace draperies, and white
ribbon.

MORNING DRESS.—Peignoir-redingote of Indian jaconot
muslin, the front is trimmed en tablier with full bands let in
between narrow embroidered ones. Half high corsage, the
front ornamented en suite. The sleeve is full except on the
shoulder, and at the wrist, where it is confined by an em-
broidered cuff. Pelerine collerette of embroided muslin
trimmed with lace. Pink you de Soie hat, ornamented in
a very novel style with white roses and 'pink ribbon.—New
*w &Li Belle Assvisbly.

Entperiat Varliament.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY.
LORD'S-DAY BILL.

Mr. PL UM PTRE moved the order of the day for the house to
resolve itself into committee on this bill.

Mr. JEr.vis said, be wished to know from the right hon.
gentleman in the chair, whether it would be competent for
him to move a clause in committee to prohibit the perform-
ance of all services on Sundays, this being entitled "A Bill
for the Suppression of Sunday Trading."
The SFEA K ER did not see why the hon. member should not
move an instruction to extend the bill so as to include all la-
bour rendered for hire, in order that the cases to which he had
alluded might be brought under its operation.
Mr. H NIE felt bound to move as an amendment, that the
bill be taken into consideration this day three months.—The
house divided.

The number were—For the amendment. 57, against it, 45;
majority, 12.—50 the bill was thrown out.
SHERIFFS' COURTS (ENGLAND) BILL.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved that this bill be read a
third time. Its principal object was to bring within the ju-
risdiction of these courts all cases in which the amount under
litigation did not exceed £5O. Their jurisdiction had been
extended by an act passed some time since, and which had
been found-to work so well, that it was now thought advisable
to have a further extension.

Mr. JERVIS opposed the motion. With respect to the work-
ing of these courts under the present law, which it was in-
tended to enlarge by this bill, he (Mr. Jervis) knew of his
own knowledge, having been engaged in the appeal causes
arising out of them, three cases in one county, with which he
was acquainted, and the name of which, with all the particu-
lars, he was ready to mention privately to his hon. and learned
friend the Solicitor-General, where an attorney being under-
sheriff practised under the name of another attorney in the
court where he himself presided, and decided his own causes.
—(Hear, hear.) The hon. and learned member then moved,
that the bill be read a third time on that day three months.
Mr. AGLIONBY seconded the motion.

Mr. C. 1 ILLIFas and Mr. HARVEY supported the bill.
Mr. Serjeant TA I,FOURD said his objection to the bill was,
that there was no judge. (Hear.) Who would have sup-
posed that in the nineteenth century that house would be
called upon to give new and additional powers to these
courts without a judge? It had been stated, and he con-
curred in the statement, that of 100,000 cases tried in the
courts, 80,000 were for sums under £5O. Now he would
beg the attention of the house to another fact equally re-
markable, and that was, that out of 100,0(X) writs issued, the
number of cases brought to trial in all the courts was some-
where about 3,0(X) in round numbers, the others being settled
between the parties themselves, principally through fear of
the expense of applying for rules, &c. The actions were.
therefore, settled at once; and he believed this balance of
cases not brought to trial would be found to be greatly id
favour of the suitors.

Capt. PECHEI.I. supported the bill.
Mr. Serjeant JACKSON opposed the bill, agreeing with his
hon. and learned friend (Mr. Serjeant Talfourd) that it
would tend to encOurave litigation. If they wanted cheap
judicatures, he would prefer such as they had in Ireland—
namely, local courts, presided over by competent men. But
he knew of no greater evil than the establishment of such a
jurisdiction as this bill proposed, with power to try cases to
the extent of £5O.

The house then divided, when there appeared—For the
third reading, 5-1; for the amendment, :23; majority, 31.
The bill was the❑ read a third time.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved some verbal amendments
to the body of the bill.

A conversation then ensued on a point of form—namely,
whether the Solicitor-General would consent to withdraw his
amendments, in order to enable Mr. Jervis to bring up a
clause to the effect that all actions for sums exceeding £2O
should be tried by a barrister of three years' standing. The
result was,
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL would not consent to the intro•
duction of the clause.

The amendments were then agreed to, and the bill was
passed.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the committal of the
bankruptcy court bill.

. .
Mr. GRIMSDITCH opposed the bill; the object of which he
held to be to create a rovinc, commission. to go through the
country for no possible benefit to parties interested in bank-
rupts' estates. Considering the bill to be so objectionable in
its character, its whole machinery so badly contrived, and
believing that the measure would work most vexatiously-
throughout the country, he felt called upon to move, as an
amendment, that the bill be further considered this day three
months.

Mr. CRAWFORD said, that, remembering the benefits which
had accrued under the change effected by Lord Brougham's
measures with regard to bankruptcy commissions worked in
the city of London, he was favourable to the principle of the
bill. To some of its details, however, he could not give his
assent, and particularly he objected to the expense it would
entail upon suitors and creditors.
Mr. M. PHILLIPS was of opinion, that the expenses which
the bill would create were inadequate to any benefit which
would arise to the public at large.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, the great object of the bill
was the investigation of bankruptcy proceedings in the coun-
try. This he conceived necessary, from the fact that even in
London, where, before the bill of Lord Brougham was
passed, it was supposed the bankrupt laws worked well, it had
been found that nearly two millions of money had been got
in and made available to bankrupts' estates by the aid of
official assignees—a fund which otherwise never would have
been collected. By the inducement of the per centage given
in town to official assignees, he repeated, that nearly
1:2,000,000 of money had been realized for creditors; and of
this, full £16,000 consisted of debts between 40s. and £5. lf,
then, the system had worked so well in town, he (the Solici-
tor General) had a right to assume it would work equally
well in the country.

Sir W. FOLLETT agreed with his hon. and learned friend
in respect to the abuses which existed in London under the
old bankrupt law, and the advantages which had resulted
from the appointment of official assignees; and that it was
desirable that the same system should be extended to the
country. But the bill aid not do that. He should support
the amendment.

Mr. PEA SE said, that a measure of this kind was necessary
in the country. As regarded the principle of the bill, and
the necessity of inquiry, he concurred in support of it, though
he was not prepared to say he approved of the machinery
by which it was worked out.
Mr. HAIt VE r said, the object of the bill was excellent, but
the machinery had. As there was no pressing necessity, it
would be better to postpone the bill, that it might undergo
revision.

Mr. A. YATES trusted that the Solicitor-General would
accede to the suggestion of the honourable and learned
gentleman who had just sat down, and postpone the bill till
next session. He objected to inquiries into bankruptcies
which had been wound up and settled 40 or 50 years ago. He
objected also to the whole system of centralization contem-
plated by the bill, and he should certainly vote against it.
Mr. BROTHERTON did not object to the hill itself, but was
opposed to the discussion of so important a measure at so late
an hour, and he therefore moved that the house do adjourn.
Mr. H UME hoped that, after the debate had gone on so far,
it might be brought to a termination. He hcped the Solici-
tor-General would attend to the suggestion thrown out by
the hon. and learned member for Southwark. He had plenty
ot' time to withdraw this bill, and prepare another more sim-
ple one. (A laugh.)
The house then divided on the question that the Speaker
do leave the chair:—Ayes, 37; noes, 28; majority for going
into committee, 9. _ _ .

The bill was then committed pro forma, and the house re-
sumed.

Dr. :sTICHOLL having moved that the Vestries in Churches
Bill he committed on Saturday next,
Mr. HOME objected to proceeding with the bill on that
day, and moved as an amendment that it be committed on
the Monday following. After a short and unimportant con-
versation, the house divided, and the numbers were for the
amendment, 32; against it, 23; majority, 9.
A short conversation ensued, which terminated in the ques-
tion being put and carried without a division, that the house
should go into committee on the bill on Thursday, pro forma,
for the purpose of postponing it to some future day.
The house then adjourned, at a quarter past one o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THunsonr.
BEER. SHOPS.

Lord Baord HA NI presented a petition, signed by WOO of
the bankers, merchants, and tradesmen of Bristol, complain-
ing of the ill effects of the late beer act, and of the pernici-
ous effects produced by the numerous beer shops throughout
the country. He stated that so convinced was he of the bane-
ful influence of the beer shops, and the encouragement they
afforded to vice of every description, that he would present to
the house a bill to repeal that beer act. The noble lord con-
cluded by laying on the table his bill, which would put an
end to the operation of the beer act after the Ist of April
next, and he moiled that the bill he read a first rime.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said it was most desirable that
an end should be completely put to beer shops. (Loud
cheering.) Ile was doubtful whether such a measure could
originate with that house. It would be better if it originated
with the other house. But wherever it came from he would
give it every assistance and support in his power, being
thoroughly convinced that no greater evil had been done to
this country than by the adoption of that measure.
Lord BROUGHANI said he had listened with great delight
to the observations of the noble duke. He considered that
the sentence of death had gone forth against the beer-shops,
and that it was only respited for forms which must be com-
plied with before it could be finally executed.—(Cheers.)
This would be a sufficient notice to persons not to take li-
enses, and embark their capital in a vessel which was already
sinking.
Lord PORTMAN said the bill of his noble friend near him,
and the avowal of the noble duke opposite, were the most gra-
tifying circumstances that ever happened.—(Hear, hear.) He
should be highly gratified when the day came to get this nui-
sance to the labouring classes repealed.
The Bishop of DURHAM and Lord ROLLE were most glad
to hear what had fallen from noble lords on both sides of the
house.

CANADA.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH• put some questions which led to a
debate

Lord RIPON, Lord BROUGHAM, and other noble lords
spoke, after which the Duke of WELLINGTON rose, and was
left speaking.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY.
The Speaker entered the house at four o'clock; but, there
being only thirty-two members present; the house stood ad-
journed.