The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

Dr. BOWRING said he would bring the subject under
the consideration of the house early in the next session.
Mr. WAKLEY said the grossest frauds were resorted to
under the existing system.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM moved for leave to bring in a bill
for the amendment of the law of settlement in England.
The right hon. baronet stated the provisions of the bill,
the chief of which were the repeal of all the existing laws
of settlement, and establishing birth, and birth only, as
the future governing principle.
The measure was warmly approved of, and, being read
a first time, was ordered to be printed, with a view to its
being taken into consideratio❑ early next session.
Sir J. GRAHAM then moved for leave to bring in a bill
to regulate the at pointment and payment of clerks and
other officers of the courts of petty and quarter sessions
of the peace, oyer and terEniner, and gaol delivery.
This bill was similarly eulogised by several hon. mem-
bers; but in reference to a compensation clause,
Mr. ESCOTT read a communication, showing the extor-
tions practised by those clerks, and contended that the
length of time during which they had practised such ex-
tortions ought not to be made the ground of a claim to
compensation. Such a principle was monstrous, and he
hoped the right hon. baronet would not fail to take it into
consideration, for compensation under such circumstances
was nothing short of a premium of future extortions.
Mr. WAKLEY said that the judges in the cases referred
to must have been cognisant of the extortion of their
clerks, and should share the blame. The bill, however,
was a good one throughout, like that which preceded it,
and he telt bound to say that the Government had within
the last few days introduced so many admirable measures,
that he thought it a pity that Parliament should break up
without passing them. The measures introduced were
essential benefits, and why not proceed to give the coun-
try the immediate advantage of them.
Mr. G. KNIGHT highly eulogised the conduct of Sir
James Graham for the manner in which he had conducted
the public business throughout the session, and gave him
his warmest thanks for the measures which he had that
evening introduced.
The remaining business was of a routine description.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY.

In reply to the Marquis of CLANRICARDE,
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that the report of the secret
committee on the post-office had not been sufficiently
long upon the table to enable her Majesty s government
to give it due consideration, and he could not. therefore,
say whether any measure would be founded upon it.
In reply to a question from Lord CAMPBELL,
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said it was intended that the
house at its rising should adjourn until Monday, the 2nd
of September.
Lord CAMPBELL thought the adjournment was un-
necessarily long.
The Lord CHANCELLOR said that Mr. Justice Patteson
could not return from his circuit until the 28th of this
month, and it was necessary to give some time to the
judges for consideration before they were called upon to
give judgement in the Irish writs of error.
Lord CAMPBELL admitted that under such circum-
stances the adjournment could not be fixed for an earlier
day.
The several bills on the paper were then disposed of,
and their lordships adjourned.