The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-26 00:00:00

j l~ dS~

HOUSE OF LORDS.±TuESDAY.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY.

Mr. EWART seconded the motion.

Lord SoHN RUSSELf, iioped that there would be no Serious
objection to the second reading of this bill.
Lord STANLEY should not oppose the motion, as far as he
was himself concerned, for the second reading of this bill.
He would even add, tltht if his (Lord Stanley's) bill should
fail, he would endeavour to make the frame oftileSolicitor-
General for Ireland's bill the ground-work of in efficient
measure for the attainment of the object which he had in
view.

POLICE RATES ASSESSMENTS BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
The Sugar Duties' Bill was read a second time.
After some other business, of no particular importance, the
house adjourned at a quarter-past one o'clock. •

Lord KENYON gave notice that Lord Wynford would, in
committee on the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill,
move that Dublin be exempted from its operation.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, adverting to his notice
for Thursday, said he did not desire to press it, if he could
have the assurance that negotiations were going on regarding
the settlement of the claims of the British Auxiliary Legion
upon the Spanish government.
Lord MELBOURNE answered that a negotiation was not
only in progress, but near its termination ; that bills to the
amount of ;£50,000 had been received in London ; and that
Sir De Lacy Evans had left Madrid satisfied with the pro-
gress of the negotiations.
On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, there were
ordered extracts from the correspondence with the colonial
governments of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, &c., relative to
the distribution of patronage.
The Marquis of WESTME-A.TII moved for the production
of the following series of documents :-1. Copies of any
report or reports made to the Irish government relative to
the conduct of the Rev. Philip O'Reilly, Roman Catholic
priest, of the county of Cavan, and of informations exhibited
against him by any of the constabulary police, for his having
used language of an inflammatory character in his chapel,
and to the congregation there, inciting to acts of violence
against any persons relative to the taking of land. 2. Co-
pies of the informations, &c., exhibited against the said Mr.
O'Reilly, or any other Roman Catholic priest implicated
thereby in the same. 3. Copies of all correspondence be-
tween the Irish government and any magistrate, stipendiary
or otherwise, attending the petty sessions of Ballymacue, in
the county of Cavan, relative to this transaction ; and 4.
Copies of any report made to the Irish government by any
magistrate, stipendiary or otherwise, relative to the same.
His lordship, in support of his motion, detailed some curious
particulars.
The Marquis of NORMANDY opposed the motion, and it
was negatived on a division.
Their lordships afterwards adjourned.

Mr. WARBURTON said, that on July Ist he should move
that the house resolve into committee on medical reform.
Lord J. RUSSELL stated, that oti Tuesday next he would
move for a bill for the better government of the colony of
New South Wales.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,. in answer to Mr.
O'Brien's inquiry, said that he should soon call attention to
the renewal of the charter of the Bank of Ireland. as Nell as
to the Post-office arrangements.

Mr. F. KELLY then brought forward his motion for leave
:o bring in a bill to abolish the punishment of death, except
n cases of murder and high treason.

Lord J. RUSSELL declared that he should not oppose the
motion ; yet he must not be considered as pledging himself
to support the bill in all its stages.
The motion was eventually agreed to, Mr. F. KELLY stat-
ing that he should lose no time in proposing similar hills for
Scotland and Ireland.
Mr. PLUMPTRE moved his resolution, declaratory " That
after the grant for the current year, no further payment of
public money be made to the Roman Catholic College of
Maynooth."
Lord MORPETH opposed the motion.

After a lengtheneddebate, the house divided : the numbers
were ayes 42, noes 121; majority against it 79.
Lord C. FITZROY moved an address for a commission to
be sent to the Jonian Islands, " to inquire into, and report
upon, all grievances against the government of those islands
that may be laid before it."

Lord J. RosstLL opposed the motion.
Mr. HUME said that inquiry here would be as useful as
had been in the case of Malta.

Lord C. FITZROY, yielding to the feelings of the house,
withdrew his motion.

Mi. E. TENNENT obtained leave to bring in the civil bil,
courts, Ireland.
Mr. F. KELLY brought in the; capital punishment'repea:
bill, which was read a first time.
The remaining business of the house was then disposed of