The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-20 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.—T( EsnAy.

The Dean Forest Encroachments Bill (with atnendments),
and the Dean Forest Mines Bill (with ainendments), were
severally read the third time and passed. The Entails (Scot-
land) Bill went through committee.
The Earl of WINCH ILSILA having moved for a return re-
specting the appointments made by Lord Durham since his
arrival in Canada, inquired, as a vessel had just arrived from
that country, whether any information had been received of
the appointmem to office of Mr. Gibbon Wakefield by Lord
Durham ; and whether Sir J. Colborne had resigned in con-
sequence of having required an increased military force.
Lord 14.1EinotiuriE ausweted that no intermation had been':
received regarding the appointment to which allusion bad
been made; but that, with respect to tbe other question, he
thought it would be admitted that it was one to which the
government ought not to give any answer. lie, however,
afterwards stated (the Ea,l of Winchilsea having thllowed up
his inquiry) that Sir J. Colborne certainly bad requested to
be relieved his command, he having required more
troops, and the government thinking that there was nothing
in the present state of affairs in Canada to warrant an ad-
dition.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY inquired whether there
were not a vessel loading.with arms to Spain; and secondly,
whether it would be allowed to proceed previously to a satin=
factory adjustment of the claims of the legion on the Spanish
government. . . _

Lord illEr.nounrin thought that the first question had
better be asked of Earl Minto when he was.piesent; and,
with respect to the second, said that a commission was pro-
ceeding with the investigation or the claims, and,that the
government would not relax in efforts to secure a satisfactory
adjustment.
_ _ _

The Juvenile Offenders Bill, on motion of the Marquis of
LANSDOWNE, vas considered in committee. •

Lord Wil A aNCIA FFE called attention to the appointment
of magistrates, particularly in the west riding of Yorkshire„
declaring that the lord chancellor cow made the appointments
with reference to the politics of the parties, and with the view
of "balancing" the political opinions of the bench, which
he viewed as the commencement of a new system, and one
of- a very prejudicial tendency. He, moved for a copy. or.
copies of any petition, memorial, or other communication
made to the lord high chancellor from any person or parsons
residing at Leeds or its neighbourhood, or in the wapentake
of Skyrac, respecting the insertion of certain names in the
commission of the peace for the west riding of the county of
York

The Lord CIIANCgLLOR said that this motion had been in
effect disposed of on -a loPiner evening on the proposition
brought forward by the' Earl of Harewood ; his lordship ad-
mitted that he had been guided in his magisterial appoint-
tnenta hy the political opinionS of parties already on the bench,
having sought, where there was any preponderance of political
opinions, to counteract it by the introduction of persons hold-
ingopposite-sentiments. _

'file motion, after some discussion, was understood to be
withdrawn.

The report of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill
waA agreed tOa_ _

Loi'd 11 El. HOUR tiTC Atatinfr that he should not offer any op-
position to the details that had been introduced into the bill.
He considered opposition would be useless.
The other business being disposed of, their lordships ad-
journed.