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

n.ust 29,15451

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parliamentarp pro rentno.
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After. HOUSE OF Lostl)S.loNnAv.
!tiret so HOUSE
routine business, the Earl of RADNOR, in refer-
ef „ a statement made the other night, relative to the case
"
%yilliams, who had been committed for giving away
,ogiv,ervictnals, said, he had been informed that the victuals
en svittel, .ay consisted of a considerable quantity of meat,
1,0,1 ,Lenarge she had been committed by Mr. Hawkins.
nerei,,
en_tiono HAM said t's!.e statement of the noble earl was
to ro4e piatte, and he 'Lord Brougham) intended to-morrow
lorkli or a capy of such documents as would enable their
to ill, Ps to ikLIAT which statement was correct. The report
ease
_nneivs )spers said that the learned jusisre who heard the
ootti„s,lol4,,dverted on the conduct of the prosecutor and the
had n''''',Ltc.ll.:k magistrates in severe terms. He (Lord,Broug,M)
coosure: t, I censared the contact of Mr. Hawkins. 'That
tom lvs4s, P lased on him by Mr. Justice Coleri4e.
land
tatrfl_RmatiANt inquired it there was any tri.i.th in the
et_-_,it,tatit a number of the Irish Itoman Catholic prelates
those
17.4), had signed a memorial to the Crown in favour of
the dis...r.uisle,l and deludes! persons who had been led from
'the VArgesof their duty aid committed high treason. _ _
to b„_tarquis of LANSDOWNE had seen the statement alluded
co,t'_o,ei.nolsle and learned lord, but nail received no Okla 1401 icatioa on the subject.
rt:Alwer to a question by Earl 4 FORTESCUE,
Terorquis of LANSDOWNE said the attention of. the gnoe-
Vreoa,,i hid been irected to the proriet o takin,, soi_ e
chole,a, any measures with respect to thy p;f ogress of th
4 that a measura on the sujiject would shortly be
Lint taller the notice of their lordships.

The bn,
IseH nOUSE OF COMM—ONAY.
e,ti7 ent into committeeONS. of supplMy on the miscellane-
%um „,,l'abas, and proceeded with various grants up to the
iiie"')(lof adjournment, the_ two votes occasioning discus-
latter T; the grants for New Zealand and Labuan, upon the
tolirio°l which the committee divide!, when the grant was
a majority of 44—the numbers 56 to 12. ouie resuming, and the question of again going into
koveci`!ee of Supply hatin., been put, Mr. G. A. HAMILTON
Mire:Bton amentlineot upon the order of the day, that an
;Ole!' a ip ',ln:esetited to her Majesty, praying her to direct that
"41 ,u,'°Alhea.tion of the system of national education inlre-
Zfhieh.., Hanle as Ina remove the conscientious objections
ii%lofiv.kerY large porti‘oy f the clergy and laity or the Esta-
IT° ,a,cli entert •nt
o that system as at present carried
.-"set;-,","04, or otheariwnisoe that means' may be taken to enable
c.ery acid laity of the Established Church 7ho
), script 41cli coliscientious obj-ctions to extend the bie,!sings
aural education in Ire.ointl. While the Roman Lathe-
oseie,ic"nl are allowed to receive a grant to carry out their
stolid atis views of education, the Protestants of Ireland
°ll the sameanlnna!ous position, that their conscieutipu.set
tasistauce p.ouit were disregarded and they were le u.S, clitthrat
i‘eii.:l3:aanr,;:e",lell was given to every other sect DI tflat,C.).UnklY.
`!!afriet was supported by Captain JON r.
4TE ' W. VERNER Mr. NAPIER, and Mr. NEWDE-
°PPOS'AI S'ir W.. SOMERVILLE, Mr. S. CRAWFORD,
ReSSti.L,Sno 14M
RNE, Mr.
—UR, Mr. REYNOLDS, and Lord J.
t the noble lord stating that the object of the present
ee, ii'Llun was to overthrow the existing system, which had
oil ,lie recneration for sixteen years,
;,saild, and the under which the schools
tOutfor h aSett in number to four tho;,swtd, scholars to
,OiLlrel thousand—a system which had received thesanc-
(l,,r successive governments during that period, tending as
1)80 to unite Protestants and Roman Cathslics. and which,
illalar the prejudices of some of the clergy, would unite them
It, %till greater degree. Under these circumstances he hoped
,ould continue to receive the support of the legislature.
his.' a till/ .Sioil there appeared for tile amendment 15 ; against
ply' majority 103; and the house went into committee of sup-
wit„,accortlingly ;. the principal subjects discussed being the
`4 fur captured negroes and for consular establishments.

D HOUSE OF LO-RDS.—TirEsiCi.AY.
,RNMAN moved an address to the rown, praying her
With for to give directions for the enforcement of all treaties
coast ot."4lDOvvers for the extinction of the slave trade on the
tiireeti frica, and for the prosecution ot all British subjects,
that erY. °l' indirectly. concerned in violating the laws against
tierp,,,rle, and that her Majesty would be pleased to take into
With tte°'l3(:onsideration the expediency of concerting measures
kont allies for declaring slave trade piracy, with a punish-
the'„s.' evere than that now incurred according to the laws
ititn.!..ition for that crime.
tqla,Lit fervent speech against the doing away African
tiitiver.. Lord LAxsDowNE replied, and themotion was ne-
,! without a diio
visn.
Eley"to`rne question of the third reading of the Parliamentary
Lord REDEsDALE moved that it be read a second
Op
(aY six months, When original motion was carried
Sth thJwity of 3—the numbers 31 to 28.
of he 'notion of Lord BEAUMONT, the substitution of the
ipto anaary for the II ti Oct'ter when the bill was to come
operation was agreed Ito, bud it'passed.

e HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY.
agar Ditti 13iil having been read a third time, Lord
Pike t' NITINCK moved a clause the object of which was to
thine oreprefiners of su4ar in England on the same footing as
Pero,. Wand, BeLinin, and Hanover, and that they should.
enter it led,
„ whether the sugar was British colonial or foreign,
„ After s on Paying the highest rate of duty.
eestieneloo discussion on this proposition, and on the general
"oie 1. (Old preNent state of the trade in the West Indie!, the
go, ti leivoled, when the inotioil was negatived by a majority of
Co';(ti t.,..nnbers 70 to 40.
44 the Y,OIIOE BENTINCK then proposed, two amendments
egati,',eration of the scale of duties, the first of wich wae
~teronit by a majority of 63 • the numbers 17 to 80 hand the
ea'sed, Y a rnajOrity of 65 ; die numbers 16 to 81, and the bill
Mr I/
the r4.4.1E5. in a speech of historical details, in reference
rotetht rent committees which had sat
.on this subject,
.0 the forward his motion calling the attention of the house
hoast reports f • the committees of that house and the
Lc ' e
se ghonimercial distress, and moving that t.he
ious could' early in the next session, take the same into its
the nu,t,•:_ideration.
Prioci,r, which involved the question of a departure. from
flPer cure of the Bank Act of 1844, by an extension of a
rr,Eo:,,,neY as a circulating medium, was supported by Mr.
OppoihAlr. SPOONER, Mr. MUNTZ, and Mr. HOME,
OCHLquea`
whorlM. H. BRUM AIOND, the CHANCELLOR Of the
84. , oved the previous question, and Sir R.
hie HER
h‘,on -, in reply, stated at his abject in drawing the
att• *°l the house and the conntry to the subject having
sod „„,.4lned he should not divide, and the question was put
ositved
reiV,eond reading of the Taxing Masters' Court of Chancery
0 44,,,.1i 13111 having been moved. Mr. NAPIEIt was proceeding
s"-1-ss the house when it was counted out at two o'clock.

Aft HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
14.4 'n the presentation or several petitions the house went
011,?ttimittee of Supply, and several votes were agreed to.
low, the question of the .t. 8,700 to defray the expenses of al
re to Polish refugees,
!Ty ~(,)slinaNE opposed the grant on the ground of inutility
try o„raragance, and intimated that the charity. of this coon •
.Were "Tht to be extended towa s numbers of its owpeople who
prei,„.„endurino. privations instead of being lavished upn
neee", ers who abused its generosity. The grant had originally.
tithe conceded for one year only, and he now thought it high
14 Put a stop to it.
ib, • STUART defended the grant.
eltra),"louT thought it surprising that the Poles in fourteen
3all not been .ble to provide for themselves, and depre-
th2"ll Bull being made a milt.h cow of by the inhabitants
IV, countries.
wit`4l, ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the vote was
the e len could not be considered a permanent charge upon
tqe-enntrv. He did hot think the house would be disposed to
tEe,„'„WaY•this aid from old persons who had been long in the
1'1.54",,` of it—that would be an act of cruelty; but young
.tecei,able to eam their own living could not be allowed to
Nay lt• He assured the house thit the list should be care-
,,:ey
'l,44,"`,cussion ensued on the proposition of the Regium Do-
wbisse'
nwtheirch Lusit INGTON opposed as d. er.eratory to the
44 l
ot this country, and moved its omissiol The vote
The by a majority of do to 28.
tices, Za„nt of .2,500 to Sir Charles Trevelyan, for extra sec-
teir e',.aPproved of by a majority of 73 to 14.
e °01) then proposed a vote of .132,000 to wind up
Dre4,,l?eniliture for the relief of distress in Ireland up to the
rilch!e :',l.lalf-year. In reply to a que tion, he sta ed that the
44% iv.,-,,`n expended for relief in Ireland up to the end of July
Af.,4?liont .9,135,000.:
R
4 short .
the
1, k 0 SELL obseconversationrved that hon. members, in objecting
did not seem to consider that an immense change
egenn in Ireland, nor to make due allowance for the
LIM to under which both landlord and tenant were coin-
-01 e; act • The burden upon landed property in Ireland
,„*"4 enanged f4OO tOO to .t 1,800,000, in itself a great
f,rnl:tant c hangg, •Anot.her chan.,e which had taken place
was this—ethat whereas, in 1-836, there were no corn
iu'ijele4lnn dealers in Ireland, there were nnw dealers in those
to al'e,verY part of that country. He thought it was their
tiAly ,17-4 in the transition, and that it could not be si•iid they
pin ki,i4Y wasted the money of the country by sssisting cer-
i',14(11,,," to bear the ve great burdens which had been
it 44 them, borne asst
hese had been, on the whole, with
t7'et t''oet°,,f readiness which was highly creditable. With
.r.e•
oe future, that no doubt mould be. the subject of
c' lie and lie did not wish to enter upon it at that late hour.
h",n(i t
thin k
ito a was that. in ou circu lie
„t snoy ild w Ise to layr downpresent a systemmstances or propose
of ore np.e did noti know what was the extent of the present
Ntlie ‘, the potato cultivation— what wa.s tIT exact.amount
te4e iri thrY Pleat increase of potato cultivation which took
~e.Present e.,
know'r as compared with the amount of last
k 't D • "let not what amount would be saved, or to
Alauces er,o ,
(.`, the stock would last; and under these circinn-
l'uougut it would be very imprudent to lay down a

i„ HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.
%,,`Ne4 "I'ITAG LE moved for certain papers respecting the
!rit',Dariv_graot of Vancouver's
.Island to the Hudson's Bay
(4,414, a grant which he stigmatized as the most lavish,
134," gate.'ale, and reprelten.ible ever made. The noble lord
Wit; ei).4,, sketch of tne rise and progress of the_ Hudson's
tOoa and quoted various authorities to prove that it
t'ait4ti'cielation totally unfit to be trusted with the duties of
tan.
,Lt.y, while he admitted the imnortance of Vancouver's
tilat•kalip-Taded the grant as one of the very best means of
as a British possession: Unless the duty of colt).
1v11'64114 ,-re Promptly undertaken, that island would inevita-
,NiLt'a to the irregular aporopriation of squatters, of
Pre„kalpi.,"re body, composed chiefly of Mormons, already
!lie'',arecrt`e(l renuit-ing thither. The Government. was not
he rap, °,seod a colony itself, but it had lent a willing ear to
,110x;211411"' of the Hudson's Bay Company, and from all that
tCt proearo he believed that company would exercise the
e zt,sposed to be confided in them with great advantage
the e, of civilization and humanity.
the !-,:HANcELLoa then movcil the second reading of
rractices at Elections Bill, but as the feeling of
re,Zeeted to be that there was not sufficient time left
!11 Oerati`nat advanced period of the session for the proper
h 1 th.l ,14,—„n, ~of so important a measure, it was agreed that
o,oly be read a second time, on the understand-
:""fter progress should be deferred till next session.

tit‘tr' the "MUSE OF COMMONS.—Tin
?,`,04-14 r.otion that the Diplomatic Relations the Court
Ir. (~, iill he committed 141\teilell th.tx7usyproposedas aannadmgeanldem
tpe,y irle„
weY_ three months, nenottietheatthiattbeifctoratt
kr'ilture „ re negatived, he would oppose its progress a
~,LoritJitfl I.age.
-, ,(1,• 4 err-ART seconded the amendment. .
i1ik1i,,,,, h.,• I%ssgm., expressed his determination to persevere
Oer ,!li.Ure. .
~g, Afr'llles from Sir J. Tyrell, Mr. Forbes, Lord Drum-
Well It. i ';-I,coner, Sir C. Burrell, and Mr. J. O'Connell. .
Yo'lles,l„,ol.ls moved the adjournment of the debate till
Ae, this ' •
tit,.s•eit 1 • ProDOsition Lord J. Russitti. demurred, but ex-
kA, 4.:ix.llngtiess to adjourn the debate till the evening
4 'VI% ~„
gas th.eit7,l",lok place, when the amendme,lceosf.Si4hße. Inglis
10;114:11144iout)t1:4TiViotrhietyev"efnin3gosvginl."
liOweet?orned debate was then resumed by Mr. Moore, and
ht; H. bit bY Sir. Urquhart,Howard, Mr.IM. P ,
vill,l Sir ti.ond, Sir It Inglis, Lord 11. Vane, 3 Nervde-
wero„ iiarron, Mr. G. Robinson, Mr. Napier, Mr.
Lord
trq!. Uqi,".
Art'„' that-,tixo then moved the adjournment of the debate, in
treLl with
house might proceed, as Lord John Russell had
4ts,r, iitt,„_vith the Copper and Lead Duties Bill.
`riicri4uHT accused the gentlemen opposite of factiously
Niter 4 the bill.
iqui;i,litt4leowe herds from Captain HARRIS recommending the qy iroetit.
kiirNi_lnkjori.when the amendment of Mr. Goring was negatived
..Puk:l'. of 103 over 32 voices Q.;ith. ir-,a
,then attempted to a. ddress the house, but was
gp 4,4 ~,,.?_ clamours, on which
' TSE Moved the adjournment of the house.