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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

August 29,18-18

Varliamentarp prortebings.
A HOE OF LOaDS.—MONDAY.
Ater sOme routine business, the Earl of RADNOR, in refer-
ct
of e to a statement made the other night, relative to the case
Mrs. Williams, who had been committed for giving away
broken victuals, said, he had been informed that the victuals
given away consisted of a considerable quantity of meat,
n which charge she had been committed by Mr. Hawkins.
I4rd BROUGHAM said the statement of the noble earl was
Merely ex parte, and he 'Lord Brougham) intended to-morrow
l!o move for a copy of sUch documents as would enable their
ordships to judge which statement was correct. The report
ls the newspapers said that the learned judge who heard the
case animadverted on the conduct of the prosecutor and the
lotnmitting magistrates in severe terms. He (Lord Brougham)
:1 not at all censured the conduct of Mr. Hawkins. That
°sure was passed on him by Mr. Justice Coleridge.
and
cridersß:ohtiaAm inquired if there was any truth in the
s atement that a number of the Irish Roman Catholic prelates
signed a memorial to the Crown in favour of
,;!°se uusguided and deluded persons who had been led from
"-le discharge of their duty and committed high treason.
...The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had seen the statement alluded
`u I,Y the noble and learned lord, but uad received no oflicial
communication on the subject.
aliswer to a question by Earl FORTESCUE,
fhe Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the attention of the go-
„yernment had been directed to the propriety of taking some
precautionary measures with respect to the progress of the
cholera, and that a measura on the suiiject would shortly be
brought under the notice of their lordships.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY.
o,Yhe house went into committee of supply on the miscellane-
e,stimates, and proceeded with various grants up to the
si'onat Period of adjournment, the two votes occasioning discus-
. a being the grants for New Zealand and Labuan, upon the
;ter of which the committee divided, when the grant was
,fined by a majority. of 44—the numbers 36 to 12.
~_un the house resuming, and the question of a,7;ain going into
rbnittee of, supply having been put, Mr. G. A. HAMILTON
aleed as an amendment upon the order of the day, that an
such be presented to her Majesty, praying her to direct that
1:,19, a modification of the system of national education in Ire-
may be made as may remove the conscientious objections
EVIFII a very large portion of the clergy and laity of the Esta-
thits,siled Church entertain to that system as at present carried
tio" oPeration, or otherwise that means may be taken to enable
se of the clergy and laity of the Established Church who
otfltertain
such conscientious objections to extend the blessings
re:crptural education in Ireland. While the Roman Catho-
ConsTi Ea3land are allowed to receive a grant to carry out their
sto(j-iilntinus views of education, the Protestants of Ireland
ori tfi„`" the anomalous position, that their conscientious views
assis same point were disregarded, and they were refused that
TI tance which was given to every other sect in that country.
Giin'e amendment was supported by Captain JONES, Mr.
;GAN, Sir W. VERNER, Mr. NAPIER, and Mr. NEWDE-
Z.' a, and opposed by Sir W. SoMERVI LLE; MT. S. CRAWFORD,'
Ipp OsaoRNE, Mr. Hum E, Mr. REYNOLDS, and Lord J.
-",,ask Lt., the noble lord stating that the object of the present
Proposition was to overthrow the existing system, which had
Oen in operation for sixteen
four thears, under which the schools
had increased in number to fouo and the scholars to
4Our hundred thousand—a system which had received the sanc-
it
of successive governments during that period, tending as
did to unite Protestants and Roman Catirvlics, and which,
but for the prejudices of some of the clergy, would unite them
!II a still greater degree. Under these circumstances he hoped
It continue to receive the support of the legislature.
~9, n a division there appeared for the amendment 15 ; against
,5",.; majority 103; and the house went into committee of sup-
PLY accordingly ; the principal subjects discussed being the
Votes for captured negroes and for consular establishments.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY.
RUM DENMAN moved an address to the Crown, praying her
wiat3h".,tY to give directions for the enforcement of all treaties
foreign powers for the extinction of the slave trade on the
coast of Africa anti for the prosecution of all British subjects,
directly or indirectly,' concerned in violating the laws against
• crime, and that her Majesty would be pleased tO take into
nrserious consideration the expediency of concerting measures
▪ h her allies for declaring slave trade piracy, with a punish-
:pit less severe than that now incurred according to the laws
,the nation for that crime.
. After a fervent speech against the doing away with the African
iclualton, Lord LANSDOWNE replied, and the motion was ne-
atived without a division.
Een the question of the third readino• of te Parliamentary
lectors Bill, Lord REDESDA LE moveXthat it be read a second
IZe that day six months, when the original motion was carried
Majority of 3—the numbers 31 to 28.
tt.,'n thof Januaryfor the 11th October, when the bill was to come
"'0 operation was agreed to, and it passed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY.
°The Sugar Duties Bill having been read a third time, Lord
•hleaanE BENTI NC K moved a clause the object of which was to
Perm
the refiners of sugar in England on the same footing as
bu°Be of Holland, Belgiam, and Hanover, and that they should
4 Permitted, whether the sugar was British colonial or foreign,
enter it on paying the highest rate of duty.
After some discussion on this proposition, and on the Feneral
pestion and present state of the trade in the West Indies, the
house divided, when the motion was negatived by a majority of
the numbers 70 to 40.
fert°thrd GEORGE BENTINCK then proposed two amendments
e alteration of the scale of duties, the first of which was
tegatived bv a majority of 63 ; the numbers 17 to 80 ; and the
pegneddby imajority of 65 ; the numbers 16 to 81, and the bill
tr,Mr• HERRI ES, in a speech of historical details, in reference
13",, Inc different committees which had sat on this subject,
t 0 the
forward his motion calling the attention of the house
lie`ue last reports from the committees of that house and the
hi;lse of Lords on c_mmercial distress, and moving that the
aerr„e_ Should, early in the next session, take the same into its
The motion, consideration.
the D'rinlo.tion, which involved the question of a departure from
KaPer enciPle of the Bank Act of 1844, by an extension of a,
Ewo urrency as a circulating medium, was supported by Mr.
and on„EakTE, Mr. SPOONER, Mr. MUNTZ, and Mr. HUME,
ExciLimsed by Mr. H. DRUMMOND, the CHANCELLOR of the
PEE—'anER, who moved the previous question, and Sir R.
111 tet g
Mr. BERRIES, in reply, stated that his object in drawing the
,nion of the house and the country to the subject havin
been attained he should not divide, and the question was put
and negatived.
The second reading of the Toxin.. Masters' Court of Chancery
4%trelandi Bill having been moved, Mr. NAPIER was proceeding
address the house when it was counted out at two o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
after the presentation of several petitions the house went
Into Committee of Supply, and several votes were agreed to.
On the question of the £8,700 to defray the expenses of al-
lowance to Polish refugees,
Mr. OSBORNE opposed the grant on the ground of inutility
!ad extravagance, and intimated that the charity of this corn.
ogre
ought to be extended towards numbers of its own people who
Fere enduring privations instead of being lavished upon
e_reigners who abused its generosity. The grant had origina.lly
tithe
conceded for one year only, and he now thought it high
"ole to put a stop to it.
Lord D. STUART defended the grant.
Mr. BRIGHT thought it surprising that the Poles in fourteen
Years had not been ;.ble to provide for themselves, and depre-
cates John Bull being made a milch cow of by the inhabitants
0 other countries.
„ l'be CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the vote Was
Which could not be considered a permanent charge upon
tae, country. did not think the house would be disposed to
away thiaid from old persons who had been long in the
i,,`„eeiPt of it—that would be an act of cruelty ; but young
;;;rsons able to earn their own living could not be allowed to
falls reviewed.
it. He assured the house that the list should be care-
""Y reviewed.
'n discussion ensued on the proposition of the Regium Do-
e, which Mr. C. LustliNoTON opposed as derogatory to the
ssenters of this country, and moved its omission. The vote
carried by a majority of 60 to 28.
be grant of .e 2,500 to Sir Charles Trevelyan, for extra ser-
ice
was approved of by a majority of 73 to 14.
th„,ll. C. Woon then proposed a vote of .e 132,000 to wind up
pr'' expenditure for the relief of distress in Ireland up to the
'4l', sent half-year. In reply to a que,tion, he sta•ed that the
14 'cite sum expended for relief in Ireland up to the end of July
sAt was about £9,135,000.
Zfter a short conversation.
to ??rd J. RUSSELL observed, that hon. members, in objecting
wa the vote, did not seem to consider that an immense change
Its going on in Ireland, nor to make due allowance for the
DejiessitY under which both landlord and tenant were corn-
har?ed to act. The burden upon landed property in Ireland
been changed from .e 400,000 to £1,800,000, in itself a great
been
change. Another change which had taken place
or Ireland was this—that whereas, in 1836, there were no corn
aprovision dealers in Ireland, there were now dealers in those
utel" in every part of that country. He thought it was their
in aY to aid in the transition, and that it could not be said they
taitit'Y way wasted the money of the country by assisting cer-
',lrlions to bear the very great burdens which bad been
ti deed upon them, borne as these had been, on the whole, with
ape of readiness which was highly creditable.. With r.e•
eu4,i to the future, that no doubt would be the subject of dis-
All, I°o, and he did not wish to enter upon it at that late hour.
_le had to say was, that in our present circumstances he
a not think it would be wise to lay down a system or propose
fariu'.". We did not know what was the extent of the present
e of the potato cultivation—what was the exact amount
pine : very great increase of potato cultivation which took
Year',ol the present year, as compared with the amount of last
Wh4e we did not know what amount would be saved, or to
ata, Period the stock would last; and under these circum-
Plajes he thought it would be very imprudent to lay down a

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.
4ONTEAGLE moved for certain papers respecting the
•io1114e1(il. grant of Vaacouver's slandto
asthe H uclson'sllay
to4g. 3,—a grant which he stigmatizedthe most lavish,
siderate, and reprehensible ever made. The noble lord
Wagrthe" Rave a sketch of tne rise and progress of the Hudson's
en,,
colon
and quoted various authorities to prove that it
association totally unfit to be trusted with the duties of
t4,,1 itmn., while he admitted the importance of Vancouver's
at•eur(l, of the grant' as one of the very best means of
Ilizatiing it as a British possession. Unless the duty of colo-
,lY 44 were promptly undertaken, that island would inevita-
rhOth a Prey to the irregular appropriation of squatters, of
,',lte a large body, composed chiefly of Mormons, already
PreD:Plated remoring thither. The Government was not
hhe broil to send a colony itself, but it had lent a willing ear to
~130sal of the Hudson's Bay Company, and from all that
I).°l.r`:'d learn he believed that company would exercise the
4 he'crOPOSed to be confided in them with great advantage
tvjhe t.,,use of civilization and humanity.
Nor
CHANCELLOR then moved the second reading of
le II upt Practices at Elections Bill, but as the feeling of
,Itot the use seemed to be that there was not sufficient time left
thNiclerant advanced period of the session for the proper
kr! bill Should only be read a second time, on the understand.
St its further progress should be deferred till next session.

...Oa it. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THFRSDAY.
11,,'e Motion that the Diplomatic Relations with the Court
.),.e Bill be committed,
111 iita,,ANFTEy proposed as an amendment.that it be corn
tuat day three months, and gave notipe that if that
everlent were negatived, he would oppose its progress at
4c.uture stage
J.erAaquirA I: seconded the amendment.
tfi;•. BussELL expressed his determination to persevere
Atte measure.
latlrik..ria,Peeches from Sir J. Tyrell, Mr. Forbes, Lord Drum-
S'ipiptr. Spooner, Sir C. Burrell, and Mr. J. 0 Connell,
till
'Nous moved the adjournment of the debate
Tntisalay.
r,sse.rilts, Proposition Lord J. RUSSELL denkurred, but x-
-,lAtini-vtissixwillingness to adjourn the debate till the evening
t,e.lected by al)
took lace when the amendment of Sr
R. Inglis
maforit of 73 over 28 voices. The debate
ThTen.adjourned till theyevening sitting. LollowpaPourned debate was then resumed by Mr. Moore, and
by Mr. Urquhart, Mr. P. Howard, Mr. M. Power,
ate, gi—ru,..turnond, Sir R. Inglis, Lord H. Vane,. Mr. Newded-
-4141er.r Hu
Barron, Mr. G. Robinson, Mr. Napier, and r
M,. rton.
ler Xotir No then moved the adjournment of the debate, in
Pron,, 'mit the house • ht proceed, as Lord John Russell had
~t11:4„e(1, vrith the Comppiger and Lead Duties Bill.
"ottru. c`'.!',oirr accused thegentlemen opposite of factiously
After 'Mg the bill.
few words from Captain HARRIS recommending the
tour,Trial of the bill, the house divided on the question of. na-
y ama".l4,. When the amendment of Mr. Goring was negatived
he
of 103 over 32 voices
'et vithloa„Es.,,then attempt ed. to 'address the house, but was
aPtaittV "'amours, on vs which
g moved the adjournment of the house.