The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-11 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS-FRIDAY.

The Bankrupt Law Consolidation Bill was, on the
motion of Lord BROUGHAM, read a second time.
After some discussion, the Public Health Bill, which
stood for committal, was referred to the consideration of
a select committee, the noble lords urging the latter
course, stating that their object was not to impede the
progress of the measure, but to render it more perfect.
The Duke of BuccLEum recommended that the bill
should apply to Scotland, or that a similar measure appli-
cable to that country should speedily be introduced.
The Usher of the Black Rod reported at the bar that
baying made every inquiry for Viscount Arbuthnot, or-
dered to be arrested under a warrant of the house conse-
quent upon a charge of the commission of forgery, he
could not be found, and there was every reason for believ-
ing he had left the country.
The Imprisonment for Debt (Ireland) Bill was read a
third time.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—FRIDAY.
In answer to Mr. HUME Sir G. GREY further stated
that if desired he would at once lay on the table the state-
ment of the commissioners as to the great addition to the
labours of the police. He might mention that between
1830 and the present time no fewer than 200 miles of new
streets had been added to the duties of the metropolitan
force; and, in reply to Sir R. H. INGLis, that instead of
the increase being 4000, it was only 500 men; and that
the report respecting a greater proportion of resignations
than usual in the force was wholly unfounded.
A discussion on the subject of fees in county courts
ensued at the instance of Sir J. DUCKWORTH.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to Mr.
Bouverie, said he was not prepared to allow foreign sugars
in transitu to be admitted at a lower rate of duty, if the
resolutions were not reported before they arrived.
Mr. S. WORTLEY intimated that on an early day he
should move that the law forbidding marriages within cer-
tain degrees of connexion should be repealed.
Mr. A. STAFFORD moved a new writ for Derby; but
on a notice from Lord Jorr RUSSELL that he would on
Monday move that the writ do not issue until the 15th of
August, in order that the question might be fully and
fairly discussed the motion was withdrawn.
After some observations as to the memorial from
the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, at the instance
of Mr. BRIGHT, and to a despatch from Lord Harris at
that of Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, the house went into com-
mittee on the sugar duties, Mr. BARKLY moving as an
amendment on the government resolutions the following
scale of duties : British plantation, from and after July
sth, 1848, to July sth 1854, inclusive—double refined,
&c., £1 Is. ; single refined, 18s. Bd. ; muscovado, 14s. ;
and molasses. ss. 3d. Foreign for same period : double
refined, &c., £1 7s. 9d. ; single refined, 4s. Sd. ;
brown clayed, or equal thereto, £1 ls. id. ; muscovado,
18s. 6d. ; molasses. 6s. lid. ; and after the sth July, 1854,
same rates as British plantation. He did not make this
Proposition in any hope that it would meet the views of
the colonists, but because he thought it a better plan than
that of the government, giving the British producer
an average protection of 6s. per cwt. for six yeprs. The
amendment was supported by Mr. W. GLADSTONE, in a
financial and want of confidence speech, Mr. CAYLEY,
Mr. CAnnwELL, Sir GEORGE CLERK, Mr. C. BRUCE,
and Mr. 11. BAILLIE, though not in preference to the
scale which he himself intended to propose. The speak-
ers in opposition to the amendment were, the CHANCEL-
LOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. LABOUCHERE, Mr. WIL-
SON, and Mr. GODSON.
Mr. Mow Arr expressed his intention of not voting
either way, after which Lord GEORGE BENTINCK moved
the adjournment of the debate, which was negatived by a
majority of 131 ; the numbers, 82 to 211.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, however, on condition that the
house would go into committee of supply, consented to
he adjournment of the debate until Monday.