The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-10 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY.

The Earl of H ARDWICKE presented several petitions
praying for the rejection of the measure proposed by her
Majesty's ministers, and for the continuance of agricul-
tural improvements which have taken place within the
last few years. The noble earl observed that the conduct
of the Government was not calculated to give any great
weight to the measure ; and he thought the recommenda-
tion of the other House undeserving of any serious con-
sideration, inasmuch as it had lost the good opinion and
confidence of the country. He therefore trusted that
their Lordships would reject the propositions of her Ma-
jesty's Government.
After a few remarks from Lord Kinnaird, the Marquis
of Londonderry, and the Marquis of Salisbury,
The Duke of RICHMOND said he was not at all sur-
prised at the largeness of the majority in the nth, r House.
All the placemen voted of course. A great many offices
vacant, and a great many men were looking for those offices
—(laughter)—and, under the circumstances, he was rather
surprised to find the majority so small. The agricultu-
rists wished to go to the country in order to turn uut the
110 deserters who had abandoned their colours and fol-
lowed Sir 8.. Peel. The people of England liked honesty,
and would do their duty in the event of a dissolution. He
trusted their Lordships would come forward and check
the measure ; and he believed that if an appeal were made
to the country, the principle of protection would find a
very large number of friends.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from
Van Diemen's Land, deprecating the importation of con-
victs. The Bishop of Oxford strongly urged the neces-
sity of amending our penal system. The reformation of
criminals should take place at home; they ought not to
be transported till they were fit for social life.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY.
Mr. NEWDEGATE moved that it be made an instruction
to the committee on the Cheltenham petition to inquire
into the alleged organized and extensive system of fraudu-
lent and vexatious objections to voters in Warwick, Staf-
ford, and other counties.
A long and angry discussion ensued, the charge being
bandied trom one side to the other without eliciting any-
thing material, till Mr. Newdegate consented to with-
draw his motion.
The House then went into committee on the Customs
and Corn Impartation Acts, and a debate took place, in
which a number of members joined.
Mr. Banks, Mr. Finch, Mr. Liddell, Mr. P. Borth-
wick, Lord March, and Mr. Hudson, though adverse to
the Government measure, would vote against Mr. Villier's
amendment._

Lord G. Bentinck and Sir T. Acland spoke on the
same side.
Mr. C. Howard, Sir J. Hanmer, Mr. Ward, and Mr.
Wakley, would divide with ministers to facilitate the pas-
sing of the measure in any shape.
Mr. Moffatt supported the amendment, and Mr. Cobden
likewise, who said that, though the tenure of office by the
present Government might not be worth two months'
purchase, the measure was safe with the country,
On a division there appeared—For the amendment, 78 ;
against it, 265 ; majority against it, 187.