The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-15 00:00:00

THE AFFRAY AT SIXMILE BRIDGE

The Earl of CARDIGAN brought under notice the
Sixmile Bridge affair, inquiring whether it was the inten-
tion of the government to prosecute the soldiers against
whom a coroner's jury returned a verdict of murder; also
whether it was intended to prosecute the Romish priests
who had incited the populace to violence against the mili-
tary.—Earl ABERDEEN replied that both subjects were
now under the consideration of the Irish government.
The house adjourned at twenty minutes to seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, FEI3. 10.
The house met for the first time since the Christmas
recess. The benches on the ministerial side were well
filled, but there was a very thin attendance of opposition
members. A large number of members presented them-
selves to be sworn, most of whom are members of the
new ministry, who have been re-elected during the recess.
The only members of the late government present at
the sitting of the house were Sir J. Pakington, Mr. Dis-
raeli, Mr. Walpole, Sir F. Kelly, and Mr. F. Mackenzie.

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A new writ was ordered for the county of Forfar, in the
place of Colonel Lauderdale Maule, who has accepted the
office of Surveyor-General of the Ordnance.
MINISTERIAL MEASURES.

Lord J. RUSSELL, after a brief preliminary, said, what
I now propose to do is, for the convenience of the house,
to state the course which the government mean to pur-
sue with respect to the measures which will form the
principal business that will be brought forward for the
consideration of the house during the present session.
her Majesty's government intend, as soon as the esti-
mates can be prepared and delivered to members, to
bring under the consideration of the house the various
estimates for the year. With respect to the navy esti-
mates, I hope, on Friday se'nnight, to be able to ask the
house to resolve itself into a committee to take those
estimates into consideration. The Army and also the
Ordnance estimates will follow in the regular course.
With regard to the number of men to be voted for the
army, the navy, and the ordnance, I beg to state that
there will be no increase beyond the number voted before
the Christmas holydays. With respect to the amount in
the various estimates, there will, undoubtedly, be found a
considerable increase upon the estimates of last year ; but
when these matters shall be brought forward such expla-
nations will be given as I trust will prove satisfactory to
the house. The measures which, beside these estimates,
we propose immediately to bring forward are, in the first
place, a bill to enable the Legislature of Canada to dis-
pose,o with a due regard to the interests of the present
lders, of the clergy reserves in Canada. The next sub.
jeet will be introduced by the PreocPt pf the Board of

Trade, who, in moving for the introduction of a pilotage
bill, will state what are the views of her Majesty's goveln-
ment with regard to the various other matters respecting
the shipping •interest of this country. I shall at a very
early period ask the house to resolve itself into a coma
mittee of the whole house to take into consideration the
removal of those disabilities which are now affecting her
Majesty's Jewish subjects. The next subject upon which
I propose to make certain propositions to the house, but
which I shall not do until the estimates I have already
alluded to have been considered, is the important subject
of education. lam not prepared to say that lam about
to introduce, on the part of her Majesty's government, a
very large plan on that subject ; but I am about to make
a proposal which will tend to great improvements, and
promote the cause of education throughout the country.
After we shall have stated what are the views which Her
Majesty's government entertain on the subject of an edu-
cation measure for the poorer classes, we propose to state
what is the course which Her Majesty's governmentin-
tend to pursue, and what is the proposition which they
think should be made, with respect to the universities of
Oxford and Cambridge, and the commissions of inquiry
into the state, discipline. studies, and revenues of those
universities. Another subject which has engaged the at-
tention of government is the state of education in Scot-
land. The Lord Advocate of Scotland will bring in
measure, in the course of the present session, upon that
subject There is another question—l mean the subject of
transportation—which has not escaped the attention of
her Majesty's government. I need not now recur to the
very important changes which have taken place in the
Australian colonies. I will at once say, that it having
been decided by the late government that transporta-
tion to Australia should cease, the present government
entirely adhere to that decision. It is the intention of
Her Majesty's government to adopt a course which has
been rendered necessary by the changes I have just
noticed. But it is impossible not to perceive, that ill'
putting an end to the system of transportation to the Aus-
tralian colonies, it is necessary to look most seriously tO
the question of secondary punishment. I know not what
is the proposition which Lord St. Leonard's intends tcr
make on this subject ; but I think Her Majesty's govern-
ment will have a proposal to make with respect to the'
system of secondary punishments. I may say, therefore,*
that the government have already come to the determina-
tion to put an end to transportation to the Australian colo-
nies, which determination will be carried into effect by the
Secretary of State for the Home Department. Hereafter,.
when those vessels which are already about to sail with
convicts shall have left this country, it is not intended tO
send any more vessels with convicts to Van Diemen'a
Land, or to any of the Australian colonies. Im-
mediately after the Easter recess, or as soon as possible
after that period, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will
propose the financial statement for the year. That, of
course, will be a very important subject, and will, no
doubt, lead to a full discussion. 1 have no need, there-
fore, at the present time to say anything with respect to
the measures which he intends to introduce. The Lord
Chancellor will state in a few days what are the measures
he proposes to bring in for the improvement of the law,
and more especially with regard to the tenure of land itt
Ireland. The House of Commons before Christmas re-
solved that two bills with regard to the law of landlord
and tenant in Ireland should be referred to a select com-
mittee. It is the intention of the Chief Secretary for
Ireland to move the appointment of that committee,
when he will endeavour so to constitute it that a measure
shall be arrived at by which we hope this much-agitated
question may be at length brought to a final settlement.
Such are the measures which her Majesty's Government
have at the present time determined to bring under the
consideration of Parliament.

Mr. HAYTEK gave notice that on Monday, the Lord
Advocate would move for leave to bring in a bill to facili-
tate the procedure of superior courts in Scotland. 013
Tuesday, Mr. Peel would move to bring in a bill to enable
the Legislature of Canada to make provisions concerning
the clergy reserves ; on Friday, Sir James Graham would
bring forward the navy estimates in committee of supply;
on Tuesday, the 22d, Mr. Cardwell would move to bring
in a bill to amend the law relating to pilotage ; and on
the same day Lord John Russell woull move for a com-
mittee of the whole house to take into consideration cer-
tain civil disabilities affecting the Jews.