The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

FRIDAY, JULY 29

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition from
a place in Cheshire, on the subject of the salt duties in
India, praying the admission of spit as common manu-
factures into that country. He expressed his dissent from
the prayer of the petition.

BANKRUPTCY--Tn reply to a question, the Lord
CHANCELLOR said that it was the intention, in a few days,
to appoint a commission to inquire into the law of bank-
ruptcy.

SCOTCH SCHOOLMASTERS.—In reply to the Duke of
Buccleuch, the Earl of ABERDEEN said it had been in-
tended to bring in a bill on the subject, but subsequently
it was thought better to incorporate the bill with Lord J.
Russell's general education measure, which had unfortu-
nately fallen through for the session. The schoolmasters,
however, might rely upon receiving their salaries up to
June, 1854.

The Resident Magistrates (Ireland) Bill, the Turnpike
Trusts Arrangements Bill, the Sheep, &c., Contagious
Diseases Prevention Bill, the Public Libraries (Ireland
and Scotland) Bill, the Burgh Harbours (Scotland) Bill,
the Elections Bill, and the Sheriffs Courts (Scotland) Bill
were read a second time.

The Registrar of Meetings Bill went through com-
mittee.

The Customs' Duties Bill and the Dublin Parliamen-
tary Registration Bill were read a third time and passed.
The Stamp Duties Bill was passed through committee.
Their Lordships adjourned at a quarter to seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY, JULY 26.
Mr. LIDDELL presented a petition from the medical
profession in Liverpool, praying the house to consider
the case of the naval medical officers.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.—The house went again into
committee upon the Government of India 13111.—Mr.
J. PHILLIMORE moved to insert a clause, the object of
which was to constitute a tribunal to take cognizance of
disputes between the Government of British India and
native princes, giving an appeal from such tribunal to the
Privy Council.—ln the debate which ensued, the case of
the Rajah of Sattara, the Rajah of Coorg, and the Ameers
of Scinde were commented upon.—The motion was ne-
gatived.—Mr. V. SMITH moved a clause, enacting that
the fixed salary of the President of the Board of Control
shall in no case be less than the salary paid to one of her
Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, and that only one
of the Secretaries to the Board shall be capable of being
elected to a seat in Parliament.—Lord PALMERSTON
said, there were very good reasons why it was impossible
that a President of the Board of Control should, in the ex-
isting state of things, he a Secretary of State, whose pro-
vince it was to signify the commands of her Majesty ; hut
he agreed with Mr. Smith that it was desirable that the
President of the Board should be placed, in position and
salary, upon the footing of a Secretary of State.—Upon a
division the clause was carried by 118 to 31.—Mr. M.
MILNES, as a person deeply interested in this measure,
begged to tender his thanks to the government for having
allowed this •' one" amendment to pass. (Cheers and
laughter.)—Another amendment, respecting the admission
to Addiscombe, was rejected by 103 to 31, and the Chair-
man reported progress.—Upon resuming the sitting at six
o'clock the house was counted our.