The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-09 00:00:00

Emperiat Partiament.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY

Ott the order of the day for gins
nada Bill being.read,
Lord BitouGn ANI Moved that Mr. itoebuek should be heard
at the bar, which was agreed it); and-Mr..Roebuck was accord-
ingly heard at great length. The speech was, in substance, a
repetition of that which he had previously addressed to the
House of COMmons. it produced no discussiOu: in the house,-
and the.hill passed through a committee without alteration,
and almost without remark. It was ordered to be read a third
tiute on Thursday.

Ito committee.on the Cu-

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNnAy

Lord A. Gonyngham took the oaths and his seat..
Mr. \VAKLEY presented a petition frun► the Glasgow cotton
spinners, signed by 99k) per Sons, praying that, in consequence
of the statements which t►:id beers made against the association
in the public press, the house would appoint a crnn►nittee to
inquire into the constitut►on of that association, and into all its
practices. The petitioners stated that they did not dread in-
quiry, and prayed the house to make the investigation as
searching as possible.

JOINT STOCK COMPANILS

The CHANcELLoa of the ExcliEttuEit gave notice that he
should to-morrow, move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the
law relating to clerical members of joint-stock companies. This
he did in consequence of the decision which had lately taken
place in the Court of Exchequer. (Hear, hear, from tbe oppo-
sition benches.). . _

Mr. Ltumii wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether he intended to renew the committee, and take any tuea-
sures respecting.the Bauk of England ?
The CHANCELLOu of EXCkIb:QUER said it was his inten-
tion, in the course of rie,:t week, to move the appointment of a
committee on joint sto,;kbanks.-

On the uaution of 1:r. E. J. STANLEY, a new writ was issued
for the Elgin Buro,lighs. in the room of Sir. A. L. Ilay, ap-
pointed governor of Beimuda.

11AND-LOOM WEAVERS

Mr. FLELDEN bet7ged to ask the noble lord (John Russell)
whether the committee appointed to inquire into the condition
of the hand-144mi weavel„s Wai likely to sit soon?

Lord J.' Itt:S.EL'L Was nut aware what piogress the com-
mittee tied made, or what steps they had taken with respect to
the hand-loom wearers. As the hon. member ,had asked him
a question, he would, - perhaps allow him to ask him one in re-
turn. He wished.to know whether the hon. member had given
any order for the collection of mobs, to interfere.with the put-
ti d into operation the poor-law act ?
Mr. Ftzt.DEN said that as a member of the poor-law coin-
inittee, he thought it his duty to scud down two persons to in-
quire into the distress that existed in Lancashire, and the
state of the labouring people there. lle had ;riven them written
instructions,' and he had no reason to believe that they had
done anything inconsistent with them. lf, however, they had
tl:me so, and that, in consecpience of the steps they had adopted,
disturbances had taken place, he should be as willing as any
person that they should meet the reward which the course -they
had adopted merited.
POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Lord J. RUSSEL, the order of the day for
the second readinv of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bilrwas read.
--After a short discussion the bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed on Friday nest.