The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-03 00:00:00

THURSDAY, APRIL 28

The Earl of DERBY presented 93 petitions from almost
every part of the Kingdom, against the admission of Jews
to Parliament.

CANADA CLERGY RESERVES.—The Canada Clergy
Reserves Bill was read a third time and passed, after some
opposition from the Earl of 'WICKLOW.
TRANSPORTATION.—ID answer to Earl GREY, as to
what arrangements had been made with regard to the
ultimate dest4nation of the convicts now in the penal
establishments of Portland, Dartmoor, Gibraltar, and
Bermuda, since it was understood that transportation to
Australia, except in very rare instances, was to cease, the
Earl of ABERDEEN replied, that the question was sur-
rounded with great difficulties, but that it was now under
the consideration of the Home Secretary, who, he hoped,
would shortly propose a scheme to meet the case.—A
brief discussion on the subject ensued, when the conver-
sation dropped, and their lordships adjourned.

FRIDAY, Amu 29-,

Numerous petitions were presented against the Jew Bill,

COUNTY COURTS.—Lord BROUGHAM said the total
number of suits instituted in those courts had been for not
less than £6,750,000, and the court fees upon those suits
amounted to £1,200,000, or to 25 per cent. of the whole
amount. If the Premier could show any other country in
which such an abuse of justice prevailed, he should indeed
be much surprised.—The LORD CHANcELLoa said that it
was the intention of the Government to takethis subject into
consideration. Unless some explanation, of which he was
ignorant, were given of the fact, he should consider it to
be most disgraceful to the country that 25'per cent. should
be thus levied in court fees on the whole amount of liti-
gation.
THE JEW BILL—The Earl of ABERDEEN moved the
second reading of the Jewish Disabilities Bill, and ex-
plained the reasons which had induced him some time
back to change his opinion with regard to this measure.—
The Earl of SHAirrEsaußY opposed the bill. Its principle
amounted simply to telling people that Christianity was
very good in private but occasionally misplaced in public
life. He trembled at such an admission, and though he
respected the Jews, and believed that if now under a-cloud
they were ultimately destined to be the sovereigns of the
human race, he was forced to say no to their admission to-
the Legislature "on the true faith of a Christian."' He
moved that the bill be read a second time that day sir
months.—The Earl of ALBEMARLE and the Archbishop of
DUBLIN supported the bill.—The Earl of DARNLEY and-
the Bishop of SALISBURY opposed the bill.—The Bishop c f
ST. DAVID'S supported and the Earl of HARROWBY op-
posed the bill ;- and, after some further discussion, in
which the Duke of ARGYLL, Lord WINCHILSEA, Lord'
BROUGHAM, and Lord COLCHESTER took part, their lord--
ships divided, when the numbers were—
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Majority against Ministers.
The bill was therefore lost.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY, APRIL 26.
ARCTIC EXPEDITION'—In answer to a question, Sir
J. GRAHAM said that it was not intended to send any
f esh expedition within the ice on the western side.
There were now within those dangerous regions either
three or four expeditions.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA—LOrd JOHN RUSSELL said
the President of the Board of Controul would, before
Whitsuntide, give notice on what day between the 20th
and 30th of May he intended to bring forward the mea-
sure in reference to the government of India.
NATIONAL POLICE.—Mr. RICE moved, that a select
committee be appointed to• consider the expediency of
adopting a more uniform. system of police in England
and Wales. An amendment that the inquiry should in-
clude Scotland was adopted, and the motion was agreed to.

COMMUNICATION WITH. IRELAND.—A motion by Mr.
H. HERBERT " for a select committee to examine and re-
port upon the present state of the communication between
England and Ireland as regards the expeditious convey-
ance of the mails, the transport of troops, and the con-
venience afforded to the public, and to the Irish repre-
sentatives in particular, in their attendance on this house;
and to report what improvements modern science could
suggest to establish a more speedy and commodious com-
munication between the two countries," was agreed to.
NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.—Mr. G. A.
HAMILTON moved for a select committee to inquire into
the working of the national system of education in Ire-
land, with the view of ascertaining how far the instruc-
tions of IS3O had been followed or departed from ; whether
a combined education had. been attained under the na-
tional system ' • and whether, by any further extension or
modification of the rules, conscientious objections to the
system might be reasonably obviated.—The motion was
opposed by the members of the Government, and on a
division was negatived by 181!to 111.
REDUCTION OF THREE. PER CENTS.—The motion for
the third reading of the South Sea and other Annuities
Commutation Bill, was opposed on account of the lateness
of the hour, but, after some discussion, it was read a third
time ; and further proceedings postponed till next day.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27.

The second reading of the Attorneys' Certificate Duty.
Bill was postponed till the Ist of June.
PROPOSED NEW LICENSES.—Mr. BASS, alluding to the
proposal to alter the duty on licenses, said that the
amount which would be imposed on Messrs. Barclay, as
brewers and maltstcrs, would amount to £2,850 a-year,
and the total amount of the new duty on brewers and
maltsters would approach to £lOO,OOO per annum. The
Chancellor of the Etchequer also proposed to levy a new
duty on five other classes of tradesmen ' • but he (Mr. Bass)
understood that it had been discovered that this would be
so impracticable in practice that the right hon. gentleman
had undertaken to re-consider his measure, either with the
view of renouncing it altogether, or rendering it fit for
operation. The proposition, as it stood, was tantamount,
more or less, to an additional malt-tax to the amount of
£lOO,OOO a-year, and ho therefore thought it fit that the
House and the country should be acquainted with the facts
he had mentioned.

REDUCTION OF. THE THREE-PER-CENTS.—The third
reading of the South Sea, &c., Annuities Commutation
Bill was further proceeded with, and some clauses were
added. The object of one set of the amendments was to
limit to £30;000,000 the power of conversion ..into 3 per
Cents., as well as the power of conversion into 24 per
Cents., plus the 10,000,000 of the minor stocks. But the
Exchequer bonds were absolutely limited to £30,000,000
altogether.
IRISH, CHANCERY REFORM.—Mr. WaiiTESIDE Ob-
tained leave to bring in a bill to facilitate the sale, parti-
tion, and exchange of lands by the Court of Chaneery in
Ireland, and the recovery of moneys secured by recogni-
zance.