The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-07-10 00:00:00

I'ITHES.

Mr. Wicks presented a petition from a person in Gray's Inn,
complaining that he bad been obliged to pay an arrear of nine
years' tithe., although he had only resided four years in the
house he occupied.
Captain PEcHELL supported the prayer of the petition, but
was sorry that he bad protracted his intention of bringing in a
bill till next session. If no one else would do so, he (Captain
Pechell) would very shortly give notice of the early introducing
a short bill to settle the matter.
Mr. Si NcLAIR considered that this house was likely to become
a Star Chamber for the prosecution of the clergy. (Laughter.)
He protested against these ex-parte complaints against clergy-
men, arraigning them at the bar of parliament without allowing
them an opportunity to rebut them.

CORPORATION REFORM—INSULT TO THE not'sg.
Mr. DIVETT rose to bring forward a subject to which he
begged the particular indulgence of the house. He did not see
the hon. member for St. Ives present.
Mr. HUME suggested to the hon. member to postpone his
motion till the hon. member for St. Ives was in his place.
Mr. Div Err saw the hon. member fur St. Ives in the house
about half an hour ego, and told him that he would certainly
bring the subject before the house at five o'clock. (Hear, hear.)
Under these circumstances he conceived that he was not bound
to postpone the subject merely because the hon. member for St.
Ives did not choose to attend. He would simply confine himself
to reading the notice of the lion. member tor St. Ives. Mr.
Divett then read the notice, which was as follows :—"'That all
prisoners in Newgate, and the other gaols in England and
Wales, although possessialification, be, upuu the
principle of the bill, entitled indiscriminately to an equal parti-
cipation in all the franchises, as well magisterial as elective,
thereby created; and that to obviate all uncertainty or doubt
of the benevolent intention of the bill, and the happy tendency
thereof, being, in effect, to render all the higher ranks of his
majesty's loyal and respectable subjects subordinate to the
lowest, without regard to property or character, a clause be in-
troduced, in accordance with the same principle, expressly
enacting to that effect; and that it may for ever thereafter be
well understood that the whole population in the corporate ju-
risdictions are, in all other relations of life, placed upon a foot-
ing of perfect equality, agreeably to the natural rights of man ;
and also a clause to provide a suitable retreat for the gentry
residing withiu these jurisdictions, and who, with a mind and
feelings becoming their station, may seek an escape for them-
selves from the scene of such a revolutionary infliction." He
thought that the hon. member ought to apologise for such a
notice as this, and he moved in the strongest language possible
that this notice be expunged from the journals. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HUME seconded the motion. He always underatuod that
notices were intended to call the attention of members to sub-
jects of practical, importance. Therefore it was that be joined
his hoo, friend in thinking that the notice should be struck out
of the journals.
The notice was expunged from the jonrsrals of the house.

IRISH POOR-LAWS,

Sir R. MUSGRAVE moved the second reading of the poor
relief (Ireland)