The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-27 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY

The Administration of Justice, the Protection of Justi-
ces from Vexatious Actions, and the Joint Stock Compa-
nies Bills, were read a second time.

The LORD CHANCELLOR drew the attention of the
house to the case of Viscount Arbuthnot, who was
charged with the commission of forgery in Scotland, true
bills baying been found, and the proceedings removed by
writs of certiorari to that house; he, therefore, moved
for the appointment of a committee to search for prece-
dents, in accordance with the usual practice, for the pur-
pose of advising their lordships; and, inasmuch as the
accused was not at present in custody, he further moved,
that the Black Rod be directed to take the necessary steps
for effecting that object.
The case of the Poles at Posen was brought under the
notice of the house by Lord KINNAIRD, but the papers
asked for were refused by the Marquis of Lansdowne, not
for want of sympathy with the motion, but because he
deprecated interference on matters of foreign policy with
which the country had nothing to do.
Lords HARROWBY, BEAUMONT, and ELLENBOROUGH
took part in the discussion.
Earl FITZWILLIAM concluded a speech on the state of
Ireland by moving the resolutions given in the parlia-
mentary report.
The Earl of LANSDOWNE, after replying to the argu-
ments of the noble lord, moved the previous question,
which amendment, after some observations from the Earl
of GLENGALL, was agreed to, and their lordships ad-
journed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—FRIDAY.
Sir G. GREY, in reply to Mr. FORSTER, stated that
there was nothing whatever in the conduct of the police
magistrates, in reference to the Chartist disturbances at
Bishop Bonner's Fields, which called for his interference
as home secretary, or that of the government. He con-
sidered that the magistrates had exercised a sound discre-
tion in remanding cases of an aggravated character until
further evidence could be produced, with a view to send-
ing the parties for trial to the Central Criminal Court.
On the maim that the house, at its rising, do adjourn

luntil Monday, Sir B. HALL brought under the note
the house the alleged misappropriation of the me,a,ey *a_
N anced under the Landed Property Improvement, (iretand)
Act by Lord de Freyne and a Mr. I. O'Neill,
After explanations from the CHANCELLOR OF TPA Ex-
CHEQUER and Mr. F. FRENCH, with respect to the pro-
ceedings had on these cases, the subject droppc.l, and the
motion was agreed to.
The CHANCELLOR OF THE Excnn4trEn, in reference
to the application made by thp.de.putatien of Irish mem-
bers, on the subject of the spirit duties, said he had con-
sulted his colleagues, and it was considered that no suffi-
cient grounds had been laid for making any such change
I duty on rum at sixpence
as had been suggested.

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moved

issuing of new writs for
Derby, and in the course of the debate which ensued, Sir
J. Tyrell having made an attack upon Mr. Hume, and
other members acting hi concert with him, that hon.
member was warmly defended by Mr.. Ellice and La-
bouchere, the latter stating that no man ever sat in that
house who had brought to the public service a purer or
more disinterestedness. Had the hats. member's object,
on the contrary, bean a sordid and personal one, and had
he devoted to that sinister purpose one tithe of the in-
defatigable industry, the fearless energy, the powerful
ability that he had devoted to the service of the people,