The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-10 00:00:00

LADIES' FASHIONS FOR JULY.

CARRIAGE DRESS..--Mibe of blue you de Soie, the border
is trimmed with a single flounce. Tight corsage, half high ;
and sleeves detni large. Pink crape draw❑ bonnet, a wide
brim, the interior is ornamented with a bandeau of blond
lace, and roses at the sides; and a curtain veil of tulle at
the edge of the brim; the crown is decorated with roses
placed en gerbe ou one side Large square shawl of white
cashmere with a davet fringe ; the fringe is surmounted by
a chef d'or.

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DINNER DRESS.—Rose coloured you de Soie robe, the
front of the skirt is ornamented en tablier, with a bouillon
finished at the outer edge by a volan. A low corsage with a
cceur formed in a perfect novel manner, and a round lapel.
Victoria sleeve. Victoria hat of rice straw, the interior of
the brim is trimmed with blond lace lappets, which forms
brides 4,- the crown is decorated with a shaded marabou plume
am% white ribbon.

PROMENADE DRESS.—Gros de Naples high dress, a rhu-
barb ground, striped with dark brown; the corsage made
quite up to the throat, and seamed down the centre of the
front, forms the shape in a very graceful manner; the sleeve
is tight at the lower part. full in the centre, and tightened in
folds on the shoulders, where it is ornamented with three
volans. The bonnet is white you de Sole, the interior of
the brim is trimmed in the cap style with blond and roses ;
the crown is trimmed with blond lace draperies, and white
ribbon.

MonNING DRESS. —Peignoir-redingote of Indian jaconot
muslin, the front is trimmed eu tablier with full bands let in
between narrow embroidered ones. Half high corsage, the
front ornamented en suite. The sleeve is full except on the
shoulder, and at the wrist, where it is confined by an em-
broidered cuff. Pelerine collerette of embroided muslin
trimmed with lace. Pink you de Sole hat, ornamented in
a very novel style with white roses and 'pink ribbon.—New
Monthly Belle Aszembly,

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eOF COINWOAS..—VrE pxtscia, .
Mr. Pt7iimPlrßE moied the order of thAlt6:4ol((lreladuse to
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resolve itself into committee on this bill. --...../

Mr. JEnvis said, ,he wished to know from-the :right honmi,
gentleman in the chair, whet h*t ,it tvoi;td tonilkete_pt
him to move a clause in committee to prohibit the perform-
ance of all-services on Sttndays;ih.is being ,entitled,"A
for the Suppression -of Sunday 'riading _ '" 7
The SPEAKEI2 did not see why the hon. member should not
move an instruction to extend the bill so as to include all la-
bour rendered for hire, in order that thecases to which he had
alluded might be brought under its operation.
Mr. HUME felt bound to move as an amendment, that the
bill be taken into consideration this day three monthi.—The .
house divided.

The number were—For the amendment, 57, against it, 4.5;.
majority, 12.—50 the bill was thrown out.
SHERIFFS' COCRTS (ENGLAND) BILL.
The SOLICITOR•GENEBAL moved that this bill be read a
third time. Its principal object was to bring within the ju-
risdiction of these courts all cases in which the amount under
litigation did not exceed £5O. Their jurisdiction had been
extended by an act passed some time since, and which had
been found to work so well, that it was now thought advisable
to have a further extension.

Mr. JERVIS opposed the motion. With respect to the work-
ing of these courts under the present law, which it was in-
tended to enlarge by this bill, he (Mr. Jervis) knew of his
own knowledge, having been engaged in the appeal causes
arising out of them, three cases in one county, with which he
was acquainted, and the name of which, with all the particu-
lars, he was ready to mention privately to his hon. and learned
friend the Solicitor-General, where an attorney being under-
sheriff practised under the name of another attorney in the
court where he himself presided, and decided his own causes.
—(Hear, hear.) The hon. and learned member then moved,
that the bill be read a third time on that day three months.
Mr. AGLIONBY seconded the motion.

Mr. C. VILLIERS and Mr. HARVEY supported the bill.
Mr. Serjeant TALFOURD said his objection to the bill was,
that there was no judge. (Hear.) WhO would haste sup-
posed that in the nineteenth century that. house would be
called upon to give new and additional powers to these
courts without a judge? It had been stated, and he con-.
curred in the statement, that of 100,000 cases tried iu the
courts, 80,000 were for sums under 150. Now •he would
beg the attention of the house to another fact equally. re-
markable, and that was, that out of. 100,000 writs issued, the
number of cases brought to trial in all the courts was some-
where about 3,00(0 in round numbers, the others being settled
between the parties themselves, principally through fear of
the expense of applying for rules, &c. The actions were.
therefore, settled at- once; and he -believed this balance of
cases not brought to trial would be found to be greatly in
favour of the suitors.

Capt. PECHELI. supported the bill.
Mr. Serjeaut JACKSON opposed the bill, agreeing with his
hon. and learned friend (Mr. Serjeant Talfourd) that it
would tend to encourape litigation. If they wanted cheap
judicatures, he would prefer such as they had in Ireland—
tiam e!y, local-courts, presided over by competent men. But
he knew of no greater evil than the establishment of, such a
jurisdiction as this bill proposed; with power to try cases to
the extent of £5O.

The house then divided, when there appeared—For the
third reading. 54; for the amendment, 23; majority, 31.
The bill was then read a third time.
The So L te ITO R-GE NE nAL moved some verbal amendments
to the body of the bill.

A conversation then ensued on a point of form—namely,
whether the Solicitor-General would consent to withdraw his
amendments, in order to enable Mr. Jervis to bring up a
clause to the effect that all actions for sums exceeding i:2O
should be tried by a barrister of three years' standing. The
result was,
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL would not consent to the intro•
duction of the clause.
The amendments were then agreed to, and the bill was
passed.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the committal of the
bankruptcy court bill.
Mr. GRIMSDITCH opposed the bill; the object of which he
held to be to create a roving commission to go through the
country for no possible benefit to parties interested in bank-
rupts' estates. Considering the bill to be so objectionable in
its character, its whole machinery so badly contrived, and
believing that the measure would work most vexatiously
throughout the country, he felt called upon to move, as an
amendment, that the bill be further considered this day three
months.

Mr. CIZAWFOIID said, that, remembering the benefits which
had accrued under the change effected by Lord Brougham's
measures with regard to bankruptcy commissions worked in
the city of London, he was favourable to the principle of the
bill. To some of its details, however, he could not give his
assent, and particularly he objected to the expense it would
entail upon suitors and creditors.

Mr. M. PHILLIPS was of opinion, that the expenses which
the hill would create were inadequate to any benefit which
would arise to the public at large.
The SOLICITOR-GENEIIAL said, the great object of the bill
Was the investigation of bankruptcy proceedings in the coun-
try. This he conceived necessary, (coin the fact that even in
London, where, before the bill of Lord Brougham was
passed, it was supposed the bankrupt laws worked well, it had
been found that nearly two millions of money had been got
in and wade available to bankrupts' estates by the aid of
official assignees—a fund which otherwise never would have
been collected. By the inducement of the per centage given
in town to official- assignees, he repeated, that nearly
£2,000,000 of money had been realized for creditors; and of
this, full £16,000 consisted of debts between 40s. and £5. If,
then, the system had worked so well .in town, he (the Solici-
tor General) bad a right to assume it would work equally
well in the country.

Sir W. FOLLETT ag-reed with his hon. and learned friend
in respect to the abuses which existed in London under the
old bankrupt law, and the advantages which had resulted
from the appointment of official assignees; and that it was
desirable that the same system should be extended to the
country. But the bill did not do that. Lie should support
the amendment.

Mr. PEA SE said, that a measure of this kind was necessary
in the country. As regarded the principle of the bill, and
the necessity of inquiry, he concurred in support of it, though
he was not prepared to say he approved of the machinery
by which it was worked out.

Mr. HARVEY said, the object of the bill was excellent, but
the macu1......y bad. A.c there was no pressing necessity, it
would be better to postpone the bill, that it might undergo
revision.

Mr. A. YATES trusted that the Solicitor-General would
accede to the suggestion of the honourable and learned
gentleman who had just sat down, and postpone the bill till
next session. He objected to inquiries into bankruptcies
which had been wound up and settled 40 or 50 years ago. He
objected also to the whole system of centralization contem-
plated by the bill, and he should certainly vote against it.
Mr. BuoTtinuToN did not object to the bill itself, but was
opposed 1,) the discussion of so important a measure at so late
an hour, and he therefore moved that the house do adjourn.
Mr. FICNIn hoped that, after the debate had gone On so far,
it might be brought to a termination. lie hoped the Solici-
tor-General would attend to the suggestion thrown out by-
the hoe. and learned member for Southwark. lie had plenty
of time to withdraw this bill, and prepare another more sim-
ple one. (A laugh.)
The house then divided on the question that the Speaker
do leave the chair :—Ayes, 37; noes, 28; majority for going
into committee, 9.

The bill was then committed pro forma, and the house re.
stuned.

Dr. I.',7NtroLt. having moved that the Vestries in Churches
Bid be committed on Saturday next,
Mr. IlumE objected to proceeding with the bill on that
day, and moved as an amendment that it be committed on
the I%londay following. After a short and unimportant con-
versation, the house divided, and the numbers were for the
amendment, 32; against it, 2:3; majority, 9.
A short conversation ensued, which terminated in the ques-
tion being put and carried without a division, that the house
should go into committee on the bill on Thursday, pro forma,
for the purpos, of postponing it to some future day.
The house then adjourned, at a quarter past one o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THrrsnAv.
BEER snot's.
Lord BROUG ii a M presented a petition, signed by 1000 of
the bankers, merchants, and tradesmen of Bristol, complain-
iog of the ill effects of the late beer act, and of the pernici-
ous effects produced by the numerous beer shops throughout
the country. He stated that so convinced was he of the bane-
ful influence of the beer shops, nod 1113 encouragement they
afforded to vice of every description, that he would present to
the house a bill to repeal that beer act. The noble lord con-
cluded by laving on the table his bill, which would put an
end to the operation of the beer act after the Ist of April
next, and he moved that the bill be read a first time.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said itwas most desirable that
an end should be completely put to beer shops. (Loud
cheering.) He was doubtful whether such a measure could
originate with that house. It would be better if it originated
with the other house. But wherever it came from he would
give it every assistance and support in his power, being
thoroughly convinced that no greater evil had been done to
this country than by the adoption of that measure.
Lord Buo CO HA M said he had listened with great delight
to the observations of the noble duke. He considered that
the sentence of death had gone forth against the beer shops,
and that it was only respited for forms which must be com-
plied with before it could be finally executed.—(Cheers.)
This would be a sufficient notice to persons not to take It-
enses, and embark their capital in a vessel which was already
sinking.
Lord Poirrm AN said the bill of his noble friend near him,
and the avowal of the noble duke opposite, were the most gra-
tifying circumstances that ever happened.—( Hear, hear.) He
should be gratified when the day came to get this nui-
sance to the labouring classes repealed..
The Bishop of DURHAM and Lord Ro ILE were most glad
to hear what had fallen from noble lords on both sides of the
house.