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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

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Metropolitan .40
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Continuance Bill, and the Lunatics' Care and Trer,4,l3e,
Bill (with an amendment) were severally read a thin`-
nd passed. 3lO

Acts Conti'

for the third reading of the Crown Ste'

,vas discharged.
nsequences of I The Militia P
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tallied by some of their lordships as to Li., —. _,, Bill passed through committee. the repeal of the navigation laws. Instead of the fat— adjourned at a quarter to twelve o'clock'
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results which were predicted, the mercantile navy of this
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12.
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country had flourished beyond all precedent, and continued
The house met at four o'clock.—Petitions were .og,
to do so down to the present time. In 1849, the last year sented by Mr. T. B. HORSFALL, in favour of leg''' of
previous to the repeal of the navigation laws, the tonnage marriage with a deceased wife's sister, from the tole,
of British shipping entered inwards and outwards was Liverpool, signed by the mayor, 6 ex-may
magislo 8,152,000 ; in 1852 it was 8,727,000. In 1849 the tonnage of
-- 31 clergymen, 37 aldermen and councillors, 31 dissen tee
nets, vessels was 121,000; in 1852 it was 170,000. In 1849 ministers, 130 physicians and surgeons, 63 barristers ty
the men employed amounted to 237,000 ;in 1852 to 243,000. attorneys, 275 bankers and merchants, and others t°,ed
So far, therefore, from receiving injurythe shipping interest number of 5,659 ; and from the town of Stockport, slv;nd
had derived the greatest advantages from the change. by 4 dissenting ministers, 5 surgeons, 1 attorneY:
Her Majesty's Government had introduced various mea- others to the number of 181.
sures for the relief of the shipping interest, the nature of .
which he briefly explained to the house, and concluded by _LAND IN AUSTRALIA.—In answer to a questiOn;:e;
PEEL said, that undoubtedly every practicable andl;tioll
moving that the Pilotage Bill be read a second time.— facility ought to be given to emigrants for the acelre
The Earl of HARDWICRE regretted that these important
_of land in Australia. At present the price of lancet iiiir.
bills should have been brought before them at so late a was, on the average, above £1 an acre, fixed by act.; the
period of the session, when it was almost hopeless to secure
liament, but communications were proceeding w" IS
a discussion upon their merits. It was, no doubt, right Australian Legislatures, with a view to enable .-
and proper that those who had suffered by the legislation
of that house should receive such relief as could be given legislatures themselves to fix the future price of land' old
GRICITLTURAL STATISTICS.—Mr. CARDWE° 0104
them ; and it was clearly their duty to alleviate the evils
such an experiment had been begun under the
abject of which the shipping interest had complained. With
IRO
to lay before parliament some of the returns which ha
regard to the Pilotage Bill, he felt himself called upon to favourable auspices in Scotland, and he was now
represent to their lordships the serious injury that it would
collected there.
for t tbt
inflict on the port of Liverpool. The Mersey was exceed- c,
oECONDARY PUNISHMENTS.—On the order ',free. ingly difficult to navigate, from the shifting nature of the reading of the Transportation Bill, Mr. KEATING a ."'ciple
sand in the river, and no one but a pilot resident on the to the novel and, as he considered, objectionable Inrid iir
spot, and well acquainted with the locality, could be aware of granting to convicts tickets of leave, which WO _OO. of the changes that took place or the variations created in troduce, he said, in the country a new class of Pe',,bii,
the channel. The bill, by permitting all vessels to be who, although quasi freemen, capable of contractinf ink
navigated by their own masters, who were ignorant of the gations, would be yet in the anomalous position of suecere.
peculiarities of the river, would endanger the stranding of
numerous vessels ; and therefore he hoped, if the bill was liable to have their liberty abridged at the will of 3ter bael
tare of State.—Lord PALMERSTON said this Inat .t WO
not modified in other respects, that Liverpool would be ived most deliberate consideration, and would:0.1. It
exempted from its operation.—The Earl of HARROWDY thought, be attended with considerable advan.tnaierion.,
objected to the great powers given by the bill to the Board was believed that, after a period of preliminarY 1 31;oe el
of Trade, and pointed out the evil that would result from meet and employment upon public works, fhe..ci-gos.
overruling the local authorities in the licensing and em- obtaining a ticket of leave would tend to works,
ployment of pilots. He also represented the injurious tion and good conduct in order to merit this' 11,:i"e7.:t for
effect which the bill would have on the navigation of the Imprisonment and forced labour would be sur:;', of the
Mersey.—The bill was then read a second time. eon 'A <de-
the purpose of example, and, as far as the
MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL. public went, the proposed system afforded as'ddibitsilliL'`Vet 01
On the order of the day being read for going into com- guards. The liability of the party to hav,e._ be cast hag
mittee on this bill,LordCoLcrrEsTrrnmlained of thel3th leave recalled in case of misconduct, and W
clause, which repealed the provision tithe 12th of Victoria upon the prison or public works, would
restricting the number of foreign seamen in British ships, of self-control.—After a short discussion 1.11.'
and expressed his alarm at the serious consequences to which read a third time and passed. • moving it might lead, both as regarded the maritime strength of the ELECTORAL IMPURITV.-31r. WALPOLE,
in tioo
country and the national security.—After a few words the second reading of the Corrupt Practices
from the Earl of Waldegrave, the Earl of HARDWICKE Bill, said he did not intend topress the measure tl;
ob'ect should be under
said, that her Majesty's late Government had contemplated session ; lie wished merely that. its j
CO
a measure which would have enabled the mercantile ma- stood, which was declared
in the title—namely, to e
rine to compete freely with all the world, and to man their solidate and amend the laws relating tO bribery, treatii'c'
teaclh,‘
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ships without restriction. In such a measure as that he and intimidation at elections.
Yap was perfectly prepared to agree, but he had never contem- The house then went into committee on the A
to
plated for a moment including the coasting trade in that tion Extension Bill, the clauses of which were agr.e's" of
provision. If the principles of free trade were to be car- after discussion. The orders for the second reading
lied out in this manner, the result would be that we should the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill and the Summery.7'is, re
very soon be obliged to keep up a standing navy.—The Earl diction (Ireland) Bill were discharged. Other bill'_.,,rter
of ELLENnortorran shared in all the apprehensions which read a second time, and the house adjourned at a Wl'
had been expressed as to the effect of the unlimited ad- past nine o'clock.
mission of foreign seamen into the coasting trade. He , - SATURDAY, AUGUST 13.
solemnly assured their lordships that he had viewed no The House met at noon. "
measure within his memory with such deep apprehension The Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill was rea'oll,
as the present bill.—The bill then passed through corn- third time and passed, as was also the Militia Pay •
mittee.—Lord COLCUESTER moved the omission of clause and Vaccination Extension Bill.
31.—The committee divided; the numbers were : For the PASSENGERS
clause, 18 ; against it, 5 • majority 13.—The remaining
clauses were then agreed. to.—The Government of India Act AlllendMen t Bill,ACT.—ln
I.IPI r . committeeF
.PE E statedon tthhea t Piatsss °gild
was to correct some anomalies in the existing system' ty
Bill was read a third time and passed.—Several other bills
were advanced a stage, and their lordships adjourned at to facilitate the emigration of labourers from China Tv tile
West Indies, giving the Government a control os:s, iii
two o'clock.

transport of Chinese from other than British P°r

China. 5
LAND TAX —The CHANCELLOR of the Exc.-- :Qr.!o
moved for leave to bring in a bill to supply an OlUiif

an act of this session respecting the redemption Nlcaila
land tax, and to enact that the power of redemption L-1 od
be limited to persons having an interest in the land,' ad
that, when effected, the tax should merge absolutelYlilidi
cease to exist.—Leave was given to bring in the bill, 'jot',
was brought in accordingly, read a first and second, ad
passed through committee, and read a third tune
passed.
After some ml

business, the House adjourued st /4

ast one,

IRELAND

THE Conn ELECTION.—The writ for the Cork elm,'
has arrived in that city, and it is understood the Ilo°
tion will take place this day (Tuesday). cool!,
CLITHEROE ELECTION. Mr. Le Gendre
a candidate for the representatof/
he vacancy occasioned by the 1111
Mr. Starkie is a conservative.
OF EDUCATION.--The Lord
ght Hon. John Hatchell, az
field have been appointld tiv
'ucation.—Evening Post.
londay the convicts BrIE

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ing of ➢Tr. Aspinall.
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of Limerick, the 11
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