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

BUSINESS PP THE HOUSE,

Lord J. Russtut., in requesting bon_ members who had
notices on the paper to postpone them in order to their immedi-
ately proceeding with the committee on the corporation reform
hill, sated -that he should more to-morrow that the house sit on
Tuesday, Thursdey, and Friday, f►um twelve till three o'clock;
they should afterwards intet again at five, and if there was no-
thin4 very important in the shape or peti'ions to be presented,
publte busiresstlight be resumed at half-past ce. With te-

spect to the other days of the week he proposed that they should
go on as usual.

CORPORATION BILL

The 37th, 38th, 40th, and 41st clauses were agreed to.
On the question. being put on clause 42d, that which givies
power to
.the council. to the town-clerk during pleasure,
Lord itiTANLEY objected to the provision which would make
the tenure of the town-clerk's office depend on the will of a fluc-
tuating body. I-Us lordship, in the course of the discussion on
this clause, moved as an amendment that the. words " during
good behaviour" sl.uuld be substituted for " to be removable at
their pleasure."
Previously to the division on this amendment, Mr. O'Con-
nell and Lord Stanley bad a smart altercation, which lasted
some time.

The house divided on the amendment of Lord Stanley, which
was negatived by a majority of 60, 65 voting in its favolir and
125 against it.
Another division took place on the 52d clause, giVing to the
common councils the control of public-houses.
Sir JAMES Glt A HAM proposed an amendment, to the effect
that in all places where a separate commission of the peace
should be created, a concurrent jurisdiction should be granted
with the county magistracy with respect to licensing public-
houses only.

After a short discussion, the house divided. The numbers
were—for the amendment, 166; against it, 211; majority
against it, 45. •
Clause 53 was agreed to without any observation, and the
chairman then reported progress.
The SPEAKER having resumed the chair,
Mr. Su AnMAN CRAWFonv moved fur leave to bring in &bill
to amend the law of landlord and tenant in lrel?nd.
Mr. P. SCHOPE moved for leave to bring in a bill for theem-
ployment of the destitute poor in Ireland.
Some other bills were brought in.—The house adjourned at
one o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY.

The royal assent was given by commission to the indemnity
bill, the Western Australia settlement bill, the sugar duties
bill, the corn importation (Isle of Man) bill, the Dominica re-
lief bill, and forty-two Private bills.
The Duke of RICHMOND wished to ask his noble friend whe-
ther there was any likelihood that the duty payable on English
wool imported into France would speedily be reduced ?
Lord AUCKLAND would remind his noble friend that the
amount of duty had been already reduced one-half. The sub-
ject should, however, receive due consideration. _

The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved for a return of all luna-
:it's' rent rolls, respecting which suits were now pending in the
Irish Court of Chancery.
'LORD BROUGHAM'S• EDUCATION BILL.

Lord BROUGHAM, in pursuance of the notice which he had.
given a few evenings, since, presented to their lordships a bil
founded on the resolutions relative to. education. which he hadr
on that occasion been induced to withdraw. The first part Of
the bill had reference to the diffusion of education generally. 4.
It provided also fur the just and tonscientious distribution or
application of the funds granted by parliament for the purposes
of education. That the funds so granted should be properly ad-
ministered it was absolutely necessary that persons responsible.
to the crown and to parliament should have the supervision of
them; and provision was made to that end. There was ano-
ther class of persons named in the bill as supervisors of charit-
able trusts, whose functions would be inquisitorial and quasi
judicial, as the details of the bill would show. These indivi-
duals were to be appointed by the crown (the fountain of all
such authority,) and were to be empowered to take cognizance
of estates held in trust for the purposes of education. It was
proposed that this board should consist of three persons —the
president of the council, the lord priN y seal, and the secretary of
state fur the home department. To these he would add, if it
were deemed necessary, the Speaker of the House of Commons.
The power with which they would be invested, the authority
which they would be permitted to exercise, and the duties which
they would have to perform, were clearly .specified in the bill.
The bill provided that those individuals should have a constant,
and, as he hoped, a perfectly effectual control over estates held
in trust fit charities, so as to prevent their mismanagement or
abuse ; and it would enable them to du everything, as far as it
possibly could be done, to promote sound principles of educa-
tion ; at first, by empowering them to consult with persons con-
nected with those charitable trusts, for the purpose of advising
them as to the course which they ought to pursue, and not to
adopt any compulsory proceeding, unless it was found that this
clause, enabling them to counsel and advise, was utterly ineffec-
tual. In that case compulsory poners would be given, in order
that their instructions might be carried fully into effect.
The bill was read a firs.. time, and ordered to be printed.
wan IN SPAIN.—THE KING OF SPAIN'S DECREE.

The Marquis of Loisnos DERRY, seeing the noble viscount in
his place, begged leave to call his attention to the subject with
respect to which he had yesterday asked a question. He al-
luded to the decree of Don Carlos, the authenticity of which the
noble viscount had questioned : he had been favoured by a cor-
respondent with a communication on the subject, so that he did
not of himseif, or of his own knowledge,-aver the authenticity of
The document. His correspondent mote My bold,—
In order that your lordship may be enabled to set the minister
right, 1 inform your lordship that I have seen myself the original
decree ofDon Carlos; and I herewith send you a certified copy,
and a translation of it."* Here, then, was the original degree
in Spanish. Nosy, he thought he might appeal to the noble
viscount to institute an inquiry on this sulject ; he thought that
he might. as a British soldier, urge him in ; he strongest manner
to take effectual means to ascertain , hat the real construction
of the convention negotiated by Lord Eliot was? In his
opinion a military commission ought to be sent forthwith, to Don
Carlos, in order to let the country know what was really the
fact. Troops, it appeared, were being embodied in this coun-
try, whose destination was Spain ; and knowing that the Spanish
peasants were of a revengeful nature, he felt that, before those
individuals went abroad, the point ought to be decided, whether
the convention to which he had alluded, and which was so. ad-
mirably planned, would be carried into full effect with reference
to that force. He, therefore, called ori the noble viscount to
ascertain without delay what the true meaning and construc-
tion of the convention was.
Viscount MELBOURNE returned no answer.