The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-06-04 00:00:00

Irottettings in Varliatntnt.

HOUSE OF COMI4IONS.—MONDAY.
After the despatch which we received by electric telegraph
last week, and which announced the moving of an amendment
in the Committee of Supply, by Mr. FORBES that the salaries
of the Ministers of the Crown and members of the Privy
Council, be reduced by ten per cent., a discussion followed,
in which Col. Thompson, Col. Sibthorp, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Hume, Mr. Cobden, Mr. V.
Smith, and Mr. Newdegate engaged; after which the amend-
ment was withdrawn, and the original vote agreed to. The
rote for the expenses of the Foreign Office being proposed, a
short debate upon passports was commenced by Lord MAHON,
which elicited from Lord PALMERSTON an announcement that
the intention at one time manifested by the French Govern-
ment to abolish the passport system, had not been carried out,
nor was there any present prospect either in that or in other
continental countries of the embarrassments thus caused to
travellers being removed. (Hear, hear.)
An amendment was moved by Mr. ARKWRIGHT to the vote
for the expenses of the Poor-Law Commissioners staff, with the
object of reducing the number of Inspectors in England and
'Wales from thirteen to eight. This subject was debated at
great length, and eventually the amendment was negatived by
a majority of 121. The numbers were 157 for, and 36 against
it.
On the vote for the expenses of the Mint being proposed,
SHIEL announced that there would shortly be an addi-
tional issue of the three-penny silver coins, and that a re-issue
of florins, or two-shilling pieces, would take place with the
insertion of the letters D.G. and E.D., the omission of which
caused so much dissatisfaction.

HOUSE OF LORDS—TUESDAY.
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Several petitions were presented by the Bishops of London
and Oxford, and Lord Wharncliffe, in favour of the Bishop of
London's New Tribunal of Heresy Bill.
Lord STANLEY gave notice that, on Friday next, he would
draw their lordships' attention to the recent affairs of Greece,
and their consequences, as exhibited in the withdrawal of the
French Ambassador from this country.

HOUSE OF COMMONS —TUESDAY.
Mr. GLADSTONE said he saw that the adjourned debate on
the English and Irish Universities stood for Thursday, but he.
considered it very improbable that it would come on on that
day. The subject was so important that it was very desirable
some time should be agreed upon for the resumption of the
debate—at all events, that it should not be resumed on Thurs-
day,
Lord J. RUSSELL replied that it was not a Government
measure, and he could only say, when it did come on, he
should move the adjournment of the debate for three months.
Sir B. HALL appealed to the Home Secretary to know
whether it was true that a young lady who, in newspaper
phraseology, might be termed a young lady of interesting ap
pearance and prepossessing manners, had the honour of hold-
ing the office of registrar in one of the Ecclesiastical Courts.
He understood that she had held the appointment ever since
she was five years of age.
Sir G. GREY replied he did not know.
In reply to questions from Mr. W. Patten and other bon.
gentlemen,
Lord J. RUSSELL expressed his regret that the Lord Chan-
cellor had resigned the Great Seal, and said the future Lord
Chancellor must accept the office subject to the decision of the
louse as to the salary to be attached to it. The retiring pen-
sion was a-5,000 per annum, and lie confessed lie should be re-
luctant to reduce that sum below the point which would enable
them to secure the first talent at the bar for the highest legal
• sition in the country. With respect to the severance of the
parliamentary from the legal functions of the Lord Chancellor,
be must say that the subject was full of difficulties, and how-
ever desirable he might think such a severance, yet he felt very
loth to propose any measure of the kind without the fullest
-consideration.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that it was not
intended to renew the five years' composition for the assessed
&Lies, which will expire in April, 1851.
Mr. W. MILES drew the attention of the house to the sub-
ject of female orphan emigration, and moved a resolution em-
powering Government, with the assistance of the boards of
guardian s throuhgout En gland and Wales, and to take immediate
steps to forward the emigration of orphan Fir's, inmates of the
16vorkhouses and capable of entering service, to Australia as
apprentices. His proposition would be that the parishes
should contribute an outfit and £5 to each female emigrant,
the remainder or the expense to be borne by the coloniarfand.
Mr. STAFFORD moved as an amendment that the words
"United Kingdom" be substituted for the words "England
sad Wales," contending that the measure was equally applica-
ble to Ireland as to this country.
Mr. HAWES admitted the importance of the question, and
confessed the sending out of orphan girls had hitherto had a
good effect ; but the numbers were bginning to exceed the
demand, and latterly they had not been able to place them out
so well. The funds for the purposes of emigration generally
were also not in such a flourishing condition as could be
wished for ; in fact, there was but a very small balance in
band. He hoped the hon. gentleman would not press the
motion to a division under the circumstances he had stated ; or
if Mr. Stafford would withdraw hie amendment he would move
the previous question.
Mr. STAFFORD allowed his amendment to be negatived
without a division, and Mr. HAWES then moved the previous
question.
Mr. MONSELL impressed on the house the importance of
promoting the emigration of females from the workhouses in
Ireland. White the hon. gentleman was speaking the house
was counted out.