The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.

In answer to Sir H. BROOK, respecting calling out tl.e
yeomanry of the north of Ireland, as he could himself
raisk. 500 loyal men,
Lord. Jon x RUSSELL replied that he had communicated
with the Lord Lieutenant on the subject, and the affair
was toibe left to his discretion. He had the greatest con-
fidence in their loyalty.
In answer to another question,
Lord JOHN RUSSEL declared his intention to proceed
with the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill.

Sir G. GREY said, with reference to the late reports
respecting Ireland, the man who carried the parcel to the
news agents had been discovered, and he was prepared to
identify the parties who gave him them.
On the motion for going into supply,
Mr. S. CRAwFORD moved that the present distracted
state of Ireland requires that full and ample justice should
be dope to her claims, &c., and after several members had
spoken; the debate was adjourned.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.-SATTIRDAY.

The adjourned debate on the state of Ireland was re-
sumed by Mr. J. O'CONNELL, who remonstrated at con-
siderable lentth'on the "doing nothing" policy of go-
sernMent. There seemed no union of will amongst the
government as to the measures necessary for the present
condition of Ireland. He should give the motion his cor-
dial support.
Major BLACKALL said a few words in opposition to the
motion, and
Mr. P. SCROPE said be believed the social grievances of
Ireland were at the bottom of the dreadful movement
which was now taking place there, and that it behoved the
government to make the strictest inquiry into the subject.
:sir G. GREY said the government were prevented
bringing forward any measures for Ireland from the pecu-
liar circumstances vthich now existed. He alluded to the
want of union which was exhibited amongst all who spoke
on the subject as to the adoption of any practical remedy.
o,lftel DUNN, Mr. R. M. Fox. Mr. CLEMENTS, and
Mr. D. NonnEys having addressed the house,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE defended the measures which bad
been introduced by the government for Ireland.
Mr..F. O'CONNOR ascribed the whole of the distress of
Ireland to the neglect of the landlords, and to the non-
perfornpnce of their duties : hence they were always com-
ing to the house for measures to enable the government to
do what they had neglected to flo themselves.
• The house was addressed by Mr. NEWDEGATE, Mr.
ItysyNOLDS, and Mr. A. STAFFORD.
On a division there appeared, for Mr. Crawford's amend-
ment, 24 ; against it, 101; majority for going into a Com-
mittee of Supply, 77.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

The Overland Mail has arrived, bringing dates from
Calcutta to the Ist, Madras to the 9th, and Bombay to
the Ist June. _ _ .

At Lahore, General Khan Singh, of the Sikh Artillery,
had been discovered heading a plot to allure our Sepoys
from their alkgiance, and had been hanged by order of
the Resident, along with a Moonshee of the Ranee, simi-
larly implicated. It was expected that important infor-
mation would be gleaned from a third culprit, who had
been reprieved at the gallows on that condition. About
twenty other persons were in custody on the same charge.
The engineers were occupied in raising a parapet around
the whole inner edge of the rampart at Lahore, and by
every possibje means strengthening and isolating the
works occupied by the troops. A large maeazine of arn,e
in the city, furnished of old by Runceet had been
undermined by order et- the RePhlent, and blown up. It
was said that the populace bad begun to help themselves
to arms from that arsenal. The strictest garrison duty
was being maintained, and every officer had been called in
from the districts. There are no grounds of serious alarm
as to the ultimate issue of affairs at the Sikh capital.