The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-14 00:00:00

Emptriat Varliartunt.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.
Lord STRANGFORD gave notice, that he would on Monday
next call the attention of their lordships to the present state
of our commercial relations with the state of South America.
Lord LYNDHURST gave notice, that he would in the next
session of parliament introduce a bill similar to that which
bad recently been rejected by their lordships, on the subject
of the custody of infants; the " reasons" prepared for disa-
greeing to some of the same amendments of the lords, on the
"Municipal Corporations (I reland)Bill," and for the lords
insisting on certain of their lordships' amendments to the
bill, were offered to the commons in a conference.
Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of a bill intro-
duced by him, " for declating the true intent and meaning of
an act passed in the__present session, of parliament, entitled

c o a em iora ro rsr n o e over me
of Lower Canada;' and for indemnifying those who have
issued or acted under a certain Ordinance, made under co-
4our of the said act." His lordship strongly supported the
contending not only for the illegality of the ordinance,
but adducing some curious instances of the blundering man-
ner in which it had been carried into effect, as far as regards
the naming of the culprits.
Considerable debate ensued.

Lord LYNDHURST condemned the course pursued by the
Canadian government, and declared the ordinances to be
Lord MELBOURNE admitted the illegality as regarded
Bermuda, but after the suppbrt extended to the act of giving
extraordinary powers to Lord Durham, he was not prepared
to hear censure applied for the exercise of such powers.
The Duke of WELLINGTON complained of the charge thus
conveyed, in return forsupooit if the government into which
he had been "entrapped;" but though he was will:rig to
strengthen the government as regarded Canada, he denied
that either he or his friends an% part in the revonsibtlity

und•-r the respun-
sibiity 0; the measure iez..tert with the. gove,,y-, ni. aito 1,
was sure more gross illegality than the orditian,a (1,1),
•.s far as it. concerned Bermuda, could hardly he commiii;2(l.
He denounced the idea of this country permitting banish-
ments without
Lord BROUGHAM replied.
Their lordships then divided on the question. The nom-
hers were,t'or the bill 54
Against it 36

Majority in favour of the bill lB
The house then proceeded with the consideration of the
Tithes (Ireland) Bill. The bill was eventually passed.
The second reading of the Posthffice Bill was opposed by
the Duke of Richmond, and negatived :—The ayes were 25;
the noes Majority against it, 7.

HOUSE OF COM mONe).--rt,
wit in a bill for the better registration
of the voters of the Uu'ivet,ity of Dublin, which was read the
first tune, but only with the view of having, it printed and
circulated.

Captain ALSAGER presented a petition from Surrey,nume-
rously signed, complaining of the evils of the beer shops —a
subject to which, on an early day, he gave notice, he should
direct the attention of the house..

Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from the commercial
travellers, for post-oflice reform, representing that with it
there would be "60,000,000" more letters annually conveyed
by such means than were now forwarded through the Post-
office. He also gave notice that next session he should move
for the select committee on the Post-office.

Captain PECUELL gave notice that, in consequence of what
he had seen passing in this country, he should next session
move for a bill to repeal the 6th and 7th Will. IV. for the
purpose of putting down the present system of advertising
" foreign lotieries."
The several bills still before the house were then forwarded
a stage. The Consolidated Fund ("Appropriation") Bill,
the Excheqeer Bills Bill, the County Treasurers (Ireland)
Bill, the Church Buildings Acts Amendment Bill, the Coal
Trade (London, &c.) Bill (which is similar to the one that
failed on account of some amendments in the Lords), and
the Cornwall Tin Duties Bill, were read the third time, and
passed.
The consideration of the Lords' amendments to the Public
Records Bill was deferred to Ft kitty.

The Lords' amendments to the Court of Session (Scot-
land) Bill were agreed to.
_ _

Ltird EBRINGI()N moved for a return, similar to that or-
dered last year, of bills forwarded from the Commons to the
Lords, and by the Lords rejected. It was ordered to be
prepared.
The Lords afterwards requested a conference on the sub-
ject of the :Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill. This
took place. On the return of the committee for managing
it on the part of the Commons,

Lord Jorix RUSSELL stated what had taken place, and
handed in the "reasons" that had been delivered on the part
of their lordships, adding' that some of the amendments and
rejections were such, their lordships persisting in adhering
to them, that he could not propose to the house to adopt them.
13 e moved that the reasons be taken into consideration "that
day three months."
Mr. bit aw complained of the rather unceremonious man-
ner in which so unexpected a proposition was made, and
declared that the consequences must be on the shoulders of
those who proposed such a course.
The motion was afterwards carried without a division, and
the "Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill" is consequently
lost for the present session.
The house then adjourned.