The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-01 00:00:00

DOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.

Many petitions were presented on various subjects, and in a
much more orderly manner than has recently marked this pact
of the, business of the house.

The consolidated fund. bill, on the motion of Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, was read the second time..:
. Col. PERCEVAL inquired whether the annual returns regard-
ing committals iu Ireland, which ought to have been presented
iu February, were likely to he soon before the, house ?
Lord Mottes:Tuanswered that he would-inquire.
Lord STANLEY asked when the registration of voters (Ire-
land) bill might be expected to be presented, leave to bring it
in having been given early in March?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL answered that the. delay had resulted
from the necessity of considering various points that had arisen ;
that they now were settled ; and that the bill would ,be presented
as soon as the attorney-general for. Ireland arrived.
Mr. Musts inquired when the Bank of England question
could be brought forward, but he cbyld not get any very distinct
answer from -Lord J. Russell.

Sir 1-I.VivitN, the house having resolved into committee of
supply,.hrouglit forward. the o.rduance estimates, the desultory
discussion on which, being interspersed by questions &c„ occu-
pied considerable time.
Lord Hnwictc afterwards moved • a vote for the yeomanry
corps.; and Mr. Hume proposed, at an amendment, the• entire
reduction of the corps, both which propositions led to animated.
discussions.

The great, hoWever, was carried by 29:3, there being 57 for
the amendment; majority in favour of,the grant, 146
. The remaining orders having been
,disposed of, the house
adjOurned. ,

AccinErcr.-1113VASE CONDI:CT.—About eleven o'clock yer-
terdzy night week, wait:gulag heard_a;cry of " watch I" pro-
ceeding from towards the Canal. Asheproceeded thither, the
cries for help continued, but they became more faint as he neared
theapot, and avlast.ceased. -He .began to feel about in the
water with hia iitick, and at last perceived a man's head rise
above the surface. There were at the time three or four ffatmen
and some women about twenty yards from the spot, but they re-
fused to-lend any assistance, and went down into the cabin of
their flats, laughing. The policeman, however, succeeded .in
rescuing the-man (who was a blacksmith, named Hart Leath-,
wood, residing in Glldares-garden,) from his perilnussituation.
He. had fallen into the canal when in a state of intoxication,
and did not recover from the effects of his drenching for two or
three days. •
THtavEs.—About two o'clock ott Monday night, as One of tbe,
inspectors of police was passing Mr. Heap's warehouse, in
North John-street, a man informed him that be had beard a
suspicious noise in the inside. The inspector accordingly
lingered about some time, anticipating a recurrence of the
sbunds; but not being able to detect any thing amiss, he went
away.taking the precaution, however, to leave a policeman on
guard, with instructions how to act in case any thing should,
occur. The officer, after the lapse of a short time. distinctly
heard a noise within the warehouse; the other policeman on the'
beat was called, and, having glanced upwards, heist observed,
and pointed out to his companion, the hand of.fl man obtruding
from a window of the warehouse. They thereupon sptung their
rattles, and brought 'additional assistance to the spot. Mr,
Whitty, happening to be passing at the time, was informed of'
the circumstances, and, delay being dangerous. ordered the'
locks to he broken. That having been accomplished, the crowd,
of police officers rushed in with an alacrity increased by the
presence of -the head- constable, and an emulous anxiety to se-
cure the thieves ; -a diligent search was forthwith instituted into
every -nook, -cranny. and corner, and their praiseworthy
dili-
genCe was at length rewarded by the capture of a large rat, the
white visage of which had been mistaken by the policeman for the'
hand of a thief, and its harmonious serenading for the noise of
robbers' Mr. Heap wits of course made acquainted ith the
reason of his locks having been broken, and expressed himself
perfectly satisfied.'