The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

August 29, 1848.

Vittlituntittarp 41) rorentitgs.

HOUSE OF LORD.—MONDAY.
ttetAfter soma pd ine business, the Earl of RADNOR, in refer-
o a statement made the
other night, relative to the case
;;;;oV__ra. Williams, who had been committed for giving away
.0471 en victuals, said, he had been informed that the victuals
1 sway consisted of a considerable quantity of. meat,
merely Loric charge she had been committed by Mr. Hawkins. BROUGHAM said te statement of the noble earl was
1,,
move y ex parte, and he ~Lord Brougham) intended to-morrow
jor.. for copy of such documents as would enable their
la thze•llPs to judge which statement was correct. The report
case ..hwsliapers said that the learned judge who heard the
tornmalititlnadverted on the conduct of the prosecutor and the
hail not .ng
imagistrates in severe terms. He (Lord Brougham)
eeh3e_ at ad censured the conduct Hawkins. That
Lorl-tie was passed on him by Mr. Justice Coleridge. .
lbw e DROUGHAMsithiGired if there was any truth in the
atil•s_ nt that a number of the Irish Roman Catholic prelates
thosie-4.7}1:Y had signed a memorial to the Crown in favour of
the dis'etided and deluded persons who had been. led from
TII
‘pareof their duty and committed high treason.
to brquis Of LaNsDowNE had seen the statement alluded.
toui, Lnemoble and learned- lord, but lied received no official
, Munication on theb' t„.
In on. to a questionu leycEarl FORTESCUE,
Verrimelarquis of LANSDOWNE said the attention of. the go-
Dreeautiit had been directed to the propriety of takinaoee
eholera,o.nary measures with respect to. thc progressofte
brought and that a measura on the subject would shortly b
Under the notice of their lordships.

The HOUSE OF COMMON 6.—
on;
„rue ent into committee of supply on the miscellan,
Period, and proceeded with various grants up to tilt
b of adjournment, the two votes occasioning discus-
latter 9.e grants for New Zealand and Labuan, upon the
iv4.hiii the committee divided, when the grant was
thel; a majority of 44—the numbers 56 to I?.
°llse resuming, and the question of again going into
Incrved " °f supplely having been put, Mr. G. A. HAMILTON
Mdreso:S atnenment upon the order of the day, that an
!Uch,_.e presented to her Majesty, praying her to direct that
land „.Tlodification of the system of national education inlre-
rtiej;Zbe made as may remove the conscientious objections
I,isbed cleirY large portion of the clergy and laity of the 11to opor arch entertain to that system as at present carried
those oipon, or otherwise that means may be taken to enable
Nemaer~; tie clergy and laity of the Established Church who
Of in such conscientious objections to extend the blessings
hes of 'prat education in Ireland. While the Roman Cath?-
eousete-431and are allowed to receive a grant to carry out their
stood inzittli(lius views of education, the Protestants Ire.land
ott the sal,e anomalous position, that their conscientious views
aasivan ", Point were disregarded, and they were refused that
ce Which •

MONDA

given to every other sect in that country.
Gio"Zvanle2linTen'taswg t d by Captain JONE'4, Mr.
?ATE air W. VEaßSNEsußrPrirne NA PI E R,Pand Mr. NEWDE-
iIr a.-nd opposed by Sir W. SOMERVILLE, Mr. S. CRAWFORD,
SEORNE, 111.11 f E, Mr. REYNOLDS, and Lord J.
prow, the noble lord stating that the object a the present
!eeeiis'°:uoti was to overthrow the evit;..

operation tot' Yea aNgler
Increased in number to four thousand, and the scholars to
iihundred thousand—a system which had received the.sanc-
-10 of successive governments during that period, tending as
014 to unite Protestants and Roman CathQics, and which,
firfur the prejudices of some of the clergy would unite them
to still greater degree. Under these circuinstances he hoped
11t. gould continue to receive the support of the legislature.
1 division there appeared for the amendment 15 ;
ply'.-nlaiority 103 ; and the house went into committee sp-
aeiunst
tolefordingly the principal subjects iscussed. being the
for captured negroes and for consulatetablishments.

,LordD HOUSE OF LORDS.
"44.jeatv tENmAN moved an address to the Crown, praying her
fth.,:,° give directions for the enforcement of all treaties
''l?itst of"gft.Dowers for tbe extinction of the slavp yade on the
threcti Afnca, and for the prosecution of all Br itish subjects,
Plitt 0.,,!r indirectly, concerned in violating the laws against
aer.z".e, and thAr tn t i mtn

-TUESDAY

,evere than thatsnow incurrettaccOiding to the laws

itftera'.pn tor that crime.
a4uadrofervent speech against the doing away with the African
tativue,, ut Lord LANSDOWNE replied, and the motion was ne-
Epn thithout a division.
e (Westin. of of +ha Perliampninry

a inai ,!4Y six months, when the original motion was carried
Ott tentY of 3—the numbers 31 to 28.
3111 of Te motion of Lord BEAUMONT, the substitution of the
jilt° °Aeraua for the 11th October, when the bill was to come
tiorY n was agreed to, and it passed.

,The HOUSE OF CONIMONS.—TUESDAY
,il3o,o'L,Uer Duties Bill having been read a thii

TINCK moved a clause the 01

)ject of which was to

renners of suo•ar in Eand on-the same footing as
tb,,e Perlititulland, Belgium, and Kanove.r, and that they sho.uld
ed, whether the sugar was British colonial or foreign,
After it on Paying the highest rate of duty.
Pesti° suMe discussion on this proposition, and on the general
"ulise and Present state of the trade in the West Indies, the
30. th ivided, when the motion was negatived by a majority of
.or tome numbers 70 4O
the
__?EORGE \TBENIN.CK then proposed two amendments
tegntiveiileration of the scale of duties, the first of which was
Passed abY a majority of 63 ; the numbers 17 to 80 ; and the
vaBsed. a Majority of 65 ; the numbers 16 to 81, and the bill
•
t° .nuiEs in speech of historical details, in reference
bro e differ •
t Ught fo ent committees which had sat on this subject,
the jut r ward his motion callints the attention of the house
tinuase of apOrtg from the committees of that house and the
Dose slio,,,rds on c mmercial distress, and moving that the
leriotts os'`!, early in the next session, take the same into its
The Th;Ts.idern,:,....

the
ITh-711,1ltion
neiple ' Which involved the question of a departure from
1111er cutre of the Bank Act of 1844, by an extension of a
an,oEoATtcY,as a circulating medium, was supported by Mr.
I?„.".,°Pposp,r,:t., SPOONER, Mr. MUNTZ, and Mr. HOME,

Eit ,IIAAVA:I•LaVII. VA I.IIA
Into moved the previous question, and Sir It

h 1 r
I:een att
ly_
4tteini'ortnßßlEs, in reply, stated that his object in drawing Ihe
,of the house and the country to the subject having
a'?led he should not divide, and the question was put
gatived.
o
(Ireians_?cond reading of the Taxing
bill having been moved, Mr...
dress the house when it was counted out at two

Masters' Court of Chancery
iine

verth HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
e. presentation of several petitions the house went
, 04`Tlinitte of Supply, and several votes were agreed to.
lowa,:•_*T question of the .e 8,700 to defray the expenses of al-
Niru.c(7,to Polish refugees,
xt ""NE opposed the grant on the ground of inutility
try oeu-lavonnce, and intimated that the charity of this coun•
"ere gat to be extended towards numbers of its own people who
be forei,„ers eodurin
who rivations insteud of being lavished upon
abused its generosity. The grant bad
tiale '')lleeded for one year only, and he now thou;
I,orpt a stop to it.
, tr STUART defended the grant.
year RIGHT thought it surprising that the Pol
eared "iad not been r..ble to provide for themsel'
0f.,...0hi

I it high

-,Sher v
jntries Hume ti Junco cow oy tne inaaintant
he ,_Ax.
e wir! cELLoR of the EXCHEQUER said that the vote wa
e„.2:.n could not be comddpred a nnrmananh r• 11 rfra nnn,

we House woulu ue wsposeu
rellWay -this aid-Wo.m'"'ordipneKrstions who had been long in thi
ber:lpt of it--that would be an act of cruelty but you'll
reeeTls.able to earn their own living could not be allowed t(
11111" it. He assured the house that the list should be care
reviewed.
'SdtFlassion ensued on the proposition of the Regium Do•
khate:,l ch INlr. C. LUSH INGTON opposed as derogatory to thi
Ivah ;ers of this country, and moved its omission. The vote
olle,..ried by
ha
a majority of 60 to 28.
leeS 'nt Of 500 to Sir Charles Trevelyan, for extra ser•
t4ir'e":4l3vanAprovedof by a majority of 73 to 14.
then rtronnena n wn+n of .0124 fliVl fn mink 11T

iMUIX/Nell U WU! 01 s iac,vw 11.1 WILIU uI
*1 for the relief of distress in Ireland up to the
lalf. ye
14; surn e ar. In reply to a que,tion, he sta•ed that th(
-,,)v 8 o,„xPended for relief in Ireland up to the end of Jul 3
tjAfter a
oylit .t 9,135,000.
Adrct j `buort conversation.
„e vra.:`.l7ssELL observed that hon. members, in objectinf
I'll'4 go)-`, did not seem to consider that an immense change
On in Irylapd, or to make due allowance for thi
t',il,l4llttY under which both landlord and tenant were corn
4/1;0)4-, t• The burden upon landed prope--
ilii2.l4o,;',?!?ged from .e 400.000 to .t1,800.0°-

gelaZ!`a.nt change. Another f3itice
karov!' ",as this—that whereas, in 1836, there were
.no corn
tr,„leles iLclo dealers in Ireland, there were now dealers in those
to ';',,,e,very part of that country. He thought it wa.s their
ltAiS we,' the transition, and that it could not be said they
u/ii, wasted the money of the country by i.issisting cer-
tieeti upon to bear the very great burdens which had been
tic'erlco them, borne as these had been, op the whole, with
riitt to tr readiness which was highly creditable.. With eh
410,j0il future, that no doubt would be. the subject of dis-
-I,Lrld he did not wish to enter upon it at that late hour.
t'tt'4 to Say was that in our •oresent circumstances he
wil'k it would be wise to lay down a system or propose
of ,"ire of ',evicl not know what was the extent of the present
bl4e,e vr`t.ie potato cultivation— what was the exact.amount
iu "great increase of potato cultivation which took
; we 4Present year as compared with the amount of last
ea-teDer.,Y not know' what amount would he saved, or to.
t~ol-4,,the stock would last; and under,thee 9rcum-
••

4,,, HOUSE OF LORDS.—Txuasnay.
041 "ed "I'EkoLE moved for certain papers respectino• the
14totAlaay grata of Vancouver's Island to the Hudson'sbßay
Faye e'
which he stigmatized as the most lavish,
1,
slam
'1 and reprehensible ever made. The noble lord
tapahs,etch of tne rise and progress of the Hudson's
as ,'Y' and quoted various authorities to prove that it
-14tio -elation totally unfit to be trusted with the duties of
a, 11 (i
114.,111141, (14P, While he admitted the itilofF

Ice of Vancouver's

iNtio- it the g as one
iv? taut' were'„ a British ra
p ntossession
to ,4,111 „4 prevl°l.llPtly undertaken,

pt lelaqe I? the irregular app'!vpriation of squatters, of
,111:1)444tea r,uodyt. compused chiefly of Mormons, already
4 Prod 4011rionng thither. The Government as not
lk,,tritr, sill of. colony itself, but it had lent a willing ear to
,_the Hudson's Bay Company, and from all that
„the" Drop,,'!' Ile believed that company would exercise the
ti,4liQe4tise-ed to be confided in them with great advantage
c.,444110c.! to
and humanity.
;e11001)t p4NcELLoa then moved the second reading of
oht raetices at Elections Bill, but as the feeling of
Ole'rekl e, Tr'ed tbe that there was not sufficient time
a. advanced period of the session for the proplefter
41114t9'ould°` so
teniportant a measure, it was agreed that
"3 flirt read a second time, on the understa.nd.
further progress should be deferred till next session.

fj„ _
0e rniioUsp
41e etion COMMONS.—THURSDAY.
e ..at the Diplomatic Relations with the Court
:4)ejti
tr.l.l.ent day ttr2osed as an amendment that it be corn
. •

Ld oppose ii

progress a

4 the ••
Itt,ss,!'r seconded the amendment.
14, fte,etile4stirLeLL expressed his determination to persevere
Ijll%.l‘Preesel,l„es_ from Sir J. Tyrell, Mr. Forbes, Lord e
mDrum-
T`tilliNnNZ'lr, Sir C. Burrell,O'Connell,
DN thi;Y. oved the adjournment of the debate till
4itti4N b• Atom . .
Ast salon Lord J. RUSSELL deurred, but ex-
div?`.tix. 'ungness to
adjourn the debate till the evening
evk 'acev when the amendment of Sir R. Inglis
-"e atr(liOui a majority of 73 over 28 voices. The debate
krs,Njoilrn_ tied till the evening sitting.
tact 4. OD ad_ebate was then resamed by Mr. Moore and
'4l4.lS:ir Wriiitio,',:ithuhart, Mr. P. Howard, Mr. M. Power,
41,!r,t6,‘. Sir R. Ine,. Lord H. Vane., Mr. Newdre7
Mr. G. binson, Mr. Napier, and Lo d 14,t,441N0 th
dP 60
rtee the h en moved the adjournment of the debate, in
tZusp, might proceed, as Lord John Russell had
see PPer and Lead Duties Bill.
.cosed the gentlemen opposite of factiously
Nphit4!evv"v;ourill.
CI the ini from Captain HARRIS recommending the
hlaio whe house divided on the question of ad-
rity n the .tim
4 bkl, Of 103 endrilellt of Mr. Goring was negatived
Ith es the Over 32 voices.
Vnl 0,1,2:1, attempted to address the .house, but Was
St cloy
on which
tu the adjournment.of the house.