The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY.

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On the motion of Sir G. CLERK, the Assessed Taxes
Composition Bill was read a third time.—ln answer to a
question from Captain Pechell, Sir G. Clerk said the
present measure was a mere continuance bill.
The Colonial Postage Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Mr. FERRAND wished to know whether there was any
objection to lay on the table of the house the evidence
taken before the coroner on the steam-boiler explosion
at Bolton.

Sir J. GRAHAM said he was not aware that it was in
the power of any authority to compel the coroner to pro-
duce the evidence taken in his court; but he would make
inquiries on the subject, and if the hon. member would
repeat the question, he would endeavour to reply to it.
The adjourned debate on the second reading of the
Railways' Bill was resumed by Mr. BRIGHT, who sup-
ported the amendment for reading it a second time that
day six months.
Lord Seymour, Mr. Wallace, and Mr. J. S. Wortley
spoke in favour of the bill; and Mr. Bernal, Mr. Col-
quhoun, Mr. Charles Buller, and Mr. Milner Gibson for
the amendment

Sir R. PEEL was very merry at the expense of poor
Mr. Gibson, whom he designated as " Ingenui vultus
Auer ingenuique pudoris."
Mr. N ard, Mr. Hawes, and Mr. Muntz subsequently
spoke against the bill, and Mr. Sharman Crawford gave
it his support.
The house having divided, there were—For the second
reading, 186; against it, 98 ; majority, 88.
The bill was read a second time, and its committal fixed
for Saturday next.

The Turnpike Trusts (South Wales) Bill was read a se-
cond time.
The reports of the Actions for Gaming Discontinuance
Bill, and of the Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill were re-
ceived.
The committee on dog stealing was nominated, after an
unsuccessful division on a motion for adjournment.
Sir GEORGE CLERIC obtained leave to bring in a bill
to continue certain of the allowances of the duty of excise
on soap used in manufactures.
Mr. J. W. HOPE obtained leave to bring in a bill to
continue an act of the 10th Geo. IV.. for providing for
the government of her Majesty's settlements in Western
Australia, on the Western Coast of New Holland."

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY.
In reply to questions from the Marquis of CLANRI-
CARDE, respecting the collection of forces under Sir C.
Vapier on the frontier of
.the Punjaub,
The Earl of :aid, that the rumours which had
recently reached this country from India, to the effect
that an army of 80,000
purpose
were collecting on the banks
of the Sutledge, for the
ex:gose of invading and conquer-
ing the Punjaub, greatly
to gavated the truth. The fact
large. force was, that it was necessary
ewcihtich were there
concen-
trated in the north-western provinces, which
present
most likely to be suddenly attacked
Indian
nfg short
distressed state of the Punjaub it would benn the.
of insanity to leave that portion of our
unprotected. There was, however, no desire on the
of the government, either abroad or at home, to add parton e
nch of t ,rtitory to our possessions in that quarter, though
it wan quite possible that we might be called upon to

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defend ourselves frgm attack. There was no intention to'
enlarge our teriitort further than it riow extended beyond
the Indus. With respect to the revenues of Scinde and
their sufficiency to meet the expenses of the armament
required for its subjection, he was not in a position to give
the information required by the noble marquis.
The Earl of RIPON then moved the committee on the
Bank Charter Bill, and entered into a lengthened state-
ment of the various details of that measure.
A discussion ensued, in which Lord Monteagle, Lord
Ashburton, and the Earl of Radnor took part, after which
the bill went through committee.
Some bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and
their lordships adjourned.