The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-23 00:00:00

[IOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY

Three ballots were fixed, but only one was taken—that for
Maryleboue. On those for Honiton and Lanarkshire being
called on, the patties did not auswet couaequently the ballots
to those cases did not take place.
Sir W. MocEswouTti stated the terms of the address which
he should move on' the 6th of March, expressive of the want
of confidence" in Lord Genel,, as colonial secretary; adding,
that he should move a call of theiouse for that day.
A petition was presented fur the discontinuance of the in-
'come to the King of Hanover.
Mr. Ft-E.I.DEN afterwards, in a long speech, moved for leave
to bring in a bill to repeal the poor law amendment act—a pro-
position that led to the whole night's dkeossion.
Mr. HA It VEI moved the " previous question"—namely, that
the other business be .proceeded with.
Sir H. Pt hr, opposed the motion.
Lord J. RussELT: expressed a hope that the house would not
Sanction the mode of evading the motion proposed by Mr.
Hantev, but that it would directly meet the question.
The house eventually divided. The numbers, on the amend-
mem, were—ayes, 13; noes, 321. On the original [notion they
were, for Mr. Fielden, 17; against, 3U9—tuajority, 291
Adjourned. --
LOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
MARYIEBONE EIAiCTION—NEW WRIT.
Lord EasTxon; as chairman of the Mar) lebone Election
Committee, reported to the house that the committee bad de-
cided that the sitting member, Sir Samuel 'Whalley, did not
possess a sufficient property qualification to entitle him to sit
in parliament. The committee had therelote resolved that the
election was null and void.
His lordship then moved that the speaker do issue his wait
for the election or a burgess for the borough of Marylebone, iu)
the room or Sir S. Whalley.—Ordered.

A number of petitions on various subjects were presented.
Capt. PECHRLL gave notice that, on Thuisilay. the Ist of
March, he should move for a return of the• number of slave
vessels captured by her Majesty's cruisers since the Ist of Jan.,
1836, distinguishing the nation th which such vessels belonged;
and whether. at the time of the capture, such vessels contained
any slaves or not.

The second readinsr of the municipal boundaries' bill as
postponed until the 14th of:March.
The committees of supply and ways and means was postponed
until Friday.
The second reading of the waste lands (Ireland) bill and
tenant for life (Ireland) bill were postponed.
At a quarter before fire o'clock an hon. member movedthat.
the house be counted, when, only 29 members being present,
the Speaker declared t lie house adjourned until to-morrow.

Four ladies resident in Wakefield have subscribed no less
than £IIS towards the fund fur erecting a new church in that
town.

A most beautiful and rare phenomenon was observed by
some persons at Brigham, near Cockermoulh. on Monday last,
at about 15 minutes to eight A. st. A large fiery ball or meteor
was seen, nearly due north, end apparently about a mile high,
to fl )city in au eastern course, when it be-
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