The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-26 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY.

Lotd ASHBURTON7 'after having presented a petition from
Liverpool, on the subject of commercial protection, inquired
whether any *Attention had been extended to the blockading of
ports at Mexico and Buenos Ayres.
Lord ME.cliociirfE answered that the subject had not escaped
the attention of the government.
Petitions having been presented from the General Assembly
of Scotland, &c., for increased means of church accommodation,
Lord MELBOURNE observed that the government had not
seen any reason to alter its opinion on this subject; that there
were many circumstances which rendered it inexpedient to pro-
ceed with any measure this session. His lordship afterwards
said that he should propose the adjournment, on account of the
coronation, to be from Tuesday till Friday.
The poor relief ( Ireland) bill was again considered in com-
mittee, the proceedings in which occupied the remainder of the
short sitting of their lordships.
At the request of the Duke of WE c ciNGToN the qualification
clause was deferred, in order to be considered on another even-'
ing.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FnmAy.

The lime for presenting the report on the Middlesex county
court bill was further extended—namely, till July 6
Mr. H. JOHNSTONE presented a petition from the General
Assembly, Scotland, for the means of ex;.endirig church ac-
commodation in Scotland, and consequently the religious edu-
cation of the people; but as it thus prayed for a giant of public
money, it could not be received without the permission of the
government, and that permission ❑ot being granted, the peti-
tion, after some conversation, was withdrawn.
Lord J. RussEct., having been reminded by Sir R. Peel of
his promise to bring forward, this season, some measure to re-
medy the state of destitution, as regarded religious education
in Scotland, according, to the commissioners' report thereon,
said that it had been impossible to bring forward any such mea-
sure this session, and that when he did bring forward a bill, it
would be strictly limited to what he had heretofore staZed on the
subject.

Sir R. PEEL admitted that it would now be hopeless to pro-
pose anything on the subject this session, but begged to give
notice that, next session, he should, independently of any
course that might be pursued by the government, bring forward
a proposition founded on the prayer of the petition.
Lord J. RUSSELL. having moved that the order of the day for
the second reading of the tithes Ireland bill have precedence of
the other orders of the day,
Lord ASHLEY proposed! as an amendment, that the house
proceed with the first order of the day—the second reading of
the factories regulations bill.
After some spirited debate, in the course of which Lord
ASHLEY, Mr. GOULBURN, and Sir R. PEEL, condemned the
conduct and apathy of the government on this important
question, the house divided—the numbers were, for the motion,
119; for the amendment, -111.
The tithes Ireland bill was then read the sacond time, with-
out debate, and ordered to be committed on Friday next.
The sugar duties bill was deferred till Monday next.
Lord J. RUSSELL postponed further proceedings on the
ecclesiastical duties and revenues bill for three months, alias for
the present session..
The like operation was performed with the county courts
hill; after which the other orders were disposed of.—Ad-
jourued.