The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-07 00:00:00

THURSDAY, FEB. 2.

A Nsw WRIT was ordered for Ludlow, in the room of
Mr. R. Clive resigned.

BRIBERY AND INTIMIDA.TION.—SiF F. ICELLx.ga. ve
notice that on Thursday, the 16th of February, he Would
move for leave to bring in a bill to regulate the practice
at elections of members of parliament, and to prevent
bribery, corruption, and intimidation, which had so exten-
sively prevailed at the last general election.
EXCHEQUER BILLs.—On the motion of Mr. DISRAELI,
returns were ordered respecting the interest and issue of
Exchequer bills, the balances in the Exchequer, Savings'-
banks, South Sea Stock, &c.
Loss OF THE TA.YLEUR.—Mr. G. HAMILTON, having
observed that the act 15th and 16th of Victoria, intended
for the greater comfort, accommodation, and security of
passengers and emigrants, made provision that no vessel
should be allowed to clear out of port until she was
furnished with an efficient crew to the satisfaction of the
proper officer, with a master duly qualified, and with the
certificates of the inspecting officers and surveyors, said
he was sure the house and the country felt they had a
right to know whether these requirements had been
strictly attended to in the case of the Tayleur, which had
met with such a deplorable disaster, and he, therefore,
begged to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether
any inquiry had been directed to be made with regard to
the manner in which the emigration officers and the sur-
veyors at the proper ports discharged the duties required
by the act 15th and 16th of Victoria, c. 44, in reference to
the ship Tayleur, recently wrecked at Lambay, and espe-
cially as regarded the ascertaining and certifying that the
said ship was seaworthy, and that she was sufficiently
manned, as required by the 25th section of the said act.—
Mr. CARDWELL replied that his department was not
strictly charged with the execution of the act, but the
question was properly put to him, as it was the duty of
the Board of Trade to inquire into such disasters, and his
answer was that no sooner was the occurrence known
than Captain Walker, a very efficient officer of that depart-
ment, was sent over to Dublin ; he was present at the
inquests, and was now engaged in making further inquiries
on the subject, and he hoped that every facility would be
afforded to him, in order that everything calculated to
throw light on the cause of this melancholy occurrence
might be laid before the house.
SCOTCH REFORM.—In reply to a question, Lord JOHN
RUSSELL stated that it was the intention of government
to introduce a Reform-bill for Scotland during the present
session, and that the Lord-Advocate was engaged in the
preparation of the measure.
CHURCH PROPERTY.—The Marquis of BLANDFORD
obtained leave to bring in a bill to make better provision
for the management of episcopal and capitular property ;
observing that it was the same in effect as the bill of last
session, except that he proposed to empower ecclesiastical
corporations, aggregate or sole, to apply their property to
the augmentation of livings, or in making permanent
provision for the spiritual wants of the population of the
district.

SUSPENSION or Warxs.—On the motion of Lord Joins-
RUSSELL it was ordered that no warrants for new writs
for Barnstaple, Cambridge, Canterbury, Hull, Maldon, and
Tynemouth, be issued before the 9th of March.
ASSESSED TAXES.—On the motion of the CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHEQUER, leave was given to bring in a bill to
explain and amend an act of the last session relating to
the duties of assessed taxes.
COLLECTION OF THE REVENUE.—In a committee of the
whole house, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
for leave to bring in a bill to alter the mode of providing
for certain expenses now charged upon certain branches
of the public revenue and the consolidated fund. The
object was to place or retain upon the consolidated fund
those charges only which properly belonged to it, and to
include the rest in the annual estimates, thereby bringing
the public expenditure into more complete harmony with
constitutional principles.—After some remarks from Mr.
DISRAELI and others in commendation of the measure,
the resolution was agreed to.
The house adjourned at a quarter to six o'clock.