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

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY.

The Dean Forest Encroachments Bill (with amendments),-
and the Dean Forest Mines Bill (with amendments), were
severally read the third time and passed. The Entails (Scot-
land) Bill went through committee.
The Earl of WINCH ILSEA having moved for a return re-
specting the appointments made by Lord Durham since his
arrival in Canada, inquired, as a vessel bad just arrived from
that country, whether any information had been received of
the appoint-latent 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 MELBOURNE answered that no information had been
received regarding the appointment to which allusion had
been made; but that, with respect to the other. question; he
thought it would be admitted that it was one to which the
government ought not to give any answer. He, however,
afterwards stated (the Earl of Winchilsea having followed up
his inquiry) that Sir J. Colborne certainly had requested to
be relieved from 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 satis-
factory adjustment of the claims of the legion on the. Spanish
government.
Lord MELBOURNE thought that the first question had
better be asked of Earl Minto when he was present; and,
with respect to the second, said that a commission was pro-
ceeding with the investigation of 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, was considered in committee.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE called attention to the appointment
of magistrates, particularly in the west riding of Yorkshire,
declaring that the lord chancellor now 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,-aatt 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 persons
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
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having sought, where there was any, preponderance of political
opinions, to counteract it by the introduction of persons hold-
ing opposite sentiments.
The motion, after some discussion, was understood to be
withdrawn.
The report of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill
was agreed to,
Lord MELBOURNE stating 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.