The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

LAYARD:—
hulthlead,fress be pr,iented to her Maj 'sty
rarioublv pleases, to disret in

riy Cipt

j)ravi; g th
qui ry 10 I e n ade how far the rtductinn of the p rind

,e wlll r

',nice in the army from the present unlimited tetm
ould tend to procure a better c'ass of recruits, diminish
desertion, an'd thus add to the t flicienc% of the ter iCe."
The hon. and gallant member cont. nded
.that the pre-
Sent system of unlimited enlistment as most unpopular
in he army and gave rise to t umerous desertions : that by
excluding a superior class of recruits and destroying all
Lope in the breast of the sotdiet it led to crime and suicide
and presented the ataodoement of corporal punishment.
lie recommended that men sliculd be enlisted tot ten
years ; and that such of them as might choose to re-enlist
at the ,nd of that eriod for another term of eleven yews
should he entitl-d on discharge to a pension of 10d. a day
if in health. or Is. a day if invalided. _

A•tr. F. M AfILR declined to give any decided opinion on
the quest,oli raised by Captain Lsyard. Capta►n Laya d
had greirly (-)Nggertted the evils attending unlimited en•
listrortit. As regarded deser'ions, it was weli known that
the great mej,►rity were of rt emits, during their first two
years, when they underwent restrain-8 and irksome du-
ties necessary to their training tor service. He con
sidered that the proper limitation of the period of enlist.
meet was inconsistent with the fo►e'gn and colonial
act v►ces of the army. _ _

Sir De L. Evari:, Mr. B. Osborne, Captain Menz;eA,
11/Ir. Howe. and Mr. Ber• al, stoke in favour of limited
enlist.t.entv, but all were willing to give the government
time for con4ideratiott, and he motion was withdrawn.

The tbggiug ht Hounslow was aliudPd to by Mr.
0-borne', for the port.ose of vindicating Colonel White, in
favor of whose eallautty and humanity 34 a soldier he
sp4,k- tvgiily. He had o: carried out the law as laid
down to him by the borate Gnarls anti the ticuse.
Colonel l'eht. and Mr. M. GORE also bore testimony
to the hunan.i,y of Colonel White.

The H.)u•e then wrnt i,.to committee of supply, and
Stuns were voted for the army es imates.

HOUSE OF LORDS

-TUESDAY

The Earl or RADNOR made some obs-rvations nn a
eha,ge brfflight ag-,tost the Duke of Somerset by the
B swop of Exeter. to the tff:et that the noble duke hid

brilen an engagement respecting the endowniere; of a
chnpfl, and read a lengthy correspondence to prove that
the chat ge was untonnded.
The Earl of EuLINTouN pu. a qnestion to the Marqnis
of Linsdowne retaang to the Scotch Joint-stock Banks
Bill.

Several bills were forwarded a stage, and the house ad-
journed.

HOUSE OF COM MONS.—TuEsDAY

Dr. BowaiNG ,viade a long spe.ch on the state of the
tohico, otrics, in the course of which he pointed out the
fraud, immorality, and crime of which they were pro loc-
live. These duties we e 900 per cexit. on the va ue of the
article. arrl wi re a great impediment to letitimite corn-
Verve with the 11.4' rd States. He would nut him-elf
pro .ose any du! v to be irrinosed on tr bicco ; hut he
thoorit that a duty or a shilling a pound woull be at once
proou tier to the rturenue and advantvenua to the puhlic.
He then moved that the state of the tobacco duties re-

wired !torsi h a view ro rtwir reduction.
Toe CHANCELLOR of the EXCH h QUER reminded Dr.
Bowring that ttie reilueri of the ,oh xr.co doies w ,ul.l
involse i.iimenss, reduction in r--venue. and e.intrtided
that in rho prrs Ilt state of the ti,larices It waa impossible
fur him to sterede to .h a resAution.

Mr. ti. llERKet.vy i-t prf,ssed with a full sense of
the evil n.flielen by dirt es ; but ',guested his
hon. friend, under existing circumstances, to withdraw

Isis motion.
Mr. Ih puponeed the motion

Ail HON. MEMBER. then moved that the house he
cowl ed, and tinge nut ben.g forty members pftbent, the
buti3e stood adj)orned.

HOUSE OF CONINIONS —WEDNEsDAy

Tne met this day at twelve o'clock.
Mr. MACKINNON. in moviog the second reading of the
Public Cemeteries Bill, described the obi, cis which it was
intended to accomplish, and th- machinery by which those
objects were to b- attained. Tire expense which must be
incurred in carrying this bill into efl'ret would not exceed
3d. per head per annum, and he proposed to defray it by
making a small addition to 'he prior-rates. As this sub-
j-ct ought to he taken out of his hinds by the govern-
ment, liecropo,ed to lead his bill a second time now,
pro fo ma,or the hope that in the to at session the go-
vcr anent would (mind upon it a srti-factory measure.
Sir G. GREY hoped that Mr. M rckremon. who was
en it led to great credit for the pains which he had taken
Irvin this important subject, would not call upon the
bou-e to pledge itself to the prim'. plea of his measure,
but wioild leave the matter in the hand, of government,
with the .s.urnoce that they would give to it the most
anxiou: c

Mr. MACKINNON assented to the suggestion, and
withdrew his nhitiort.
On the motion ill Mr. S. CRA.Wrorth, the order of the
day. for the areood reactli.g tit his El-nisei Tenants filti
VW. discl.arg4l. as %vete also the orders for committing
Mr. B niverie's B.rnkruptev and Insolvencyll, and for
the second reading of Mr. P. `c: out's Waste Lands
(Ireland) Bill, and of Mr. Freweu's Episcopal Revences
surd Dioe..s-.! Bill.
Th- Drainage Bill went throneli committee.
on the motion l.f Mr. M. GIBSON, the Gauee of Rail-
ways Bill was read a second time, atter a short conversa.
ton between th gen!letnan and Sir De L. Evans on the
late accident the Fasten, Crinoties Railway.
Several hills were then advanced a :rage
On the ImitiOn of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER, the Sugar Duties (No. 3) Bill was read a second
bine.

Lord MORPETH moved for leave to bring in a bill to
empower the Commissioners of Her Miijestv's Woods to
Pell, on cert:titi cot-Onions, sites for dwvllings for the poor.
Out of the hered try estates of the crown ; and for soo-
ther hill, empowering the Commissioners r f Her M. jes-
ty's Woods to sell, on certain conditions. s tes for dwill-
ings f it the poor, mit of lands in them under ac's
for the improvement of the metropolis. The object of
these bill- was to incrtase the comforts of the poor in
their hahjtttions.

The Eart of LiNcouv considered the olj-ct of the
noile lord to he in,,ist b gitimnte, tut contended that it
should be obtained in a legi,imate mode by grants of

IDOr.ev

After a few word 3 from Mr Hume, Sir R. Notts.
and Mr. 1-11NLEY, the bills were brought in and read a
first tin e.

NiouPs.TH also ohta;ned leave to bring in a bill
to enable the Privy Counsil to make tegulations for the
prevent on of contagtons disorders, and for the more
speedy ren oval of itui-ances. He hoped 'hat there was
t the least sou datiior I. the notion that we were
threatened ai'h the visttation of Asiatic cloirra, hut, as
many intim' qtr. and nuisances seriously affecting health
prevailed in d•fferent I.l4ces, it was necessary that sum-
mary power Ardd be given f'T their removal. Though
there was no real danger of cholera. yet in case such a
mistor, one should at any time occur it would br well to
be prepared, and to have the Privy Council invested with
the same au'hot i y entrusted to it as at the period wilt n
cholera had existed in England.
Mr. Laaoccus at: btiOned leave to brine in the fol.
lowing hilts to c• n 'one an act of the 6rh anti 7th
year. of H. r prevent M intiluted '• An Ant to
amend and continue for two Years. and to the end of the
Men ',ex" S.-ssion of Paillament. the Laws in Ireland 1--
I-wog to the Registering of Ant s. and the Importation,
mallow/ore, and Sale of Aims. Gunpowder, and Am-
munition " Bitl to continue certain sets f, r 'etiolating
tor nplce roads in Ir land. FPI to continue an act of the
sth an./ 6 h yews • f Her present Majesty, for amend ng
the law 'elating t • prtva e Lunatic Ass lums in Tr land.
The other orders of tie day wi re then disposed of, and
the butt .e adjourned at sox o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS -THURSDAY

The Small Dents B II was lead a third Ilme and poised

The 1),,0r K alma] BM, after se me di.c,issi.on, was
r,..1 a seem.d time, and ordered to be committed on
Thursd-oi next.

Sr vet al or !kr bills wire forwarded a stage and the house

adjourned

IiOUE OF CON' NlONS.—Triurtsowir

Lord J. livssELL in moving the order of the ear; for the
second reading of the He us Opinions Kill, observed
that it was a hill to repeal cer ain penalties inflicted upon
persons her on ...mount of their protessiog certain re-
ligious opaiona, or .‘tt account of certain practices con-
nected with ilk‘ae opinions which were deemed dangerous
to the wellbeing of the country. In the first place, it re-
reAe(l an ordinance preventing the Jews from holding
land; in the hex,, it repealed err alit acts which required
the attekd, ce i.f pt eons at public worship according to
the worship of the Established I htirch, and which
in-
fl ete(' penalties upon !bean 1. r non-4 tndance. It also
r p--sled the penalties against popish recusants, and more
esp-ciAlv aga;ns, those. who nviititained the spiritual su-
pr •tn.cy of the rope in these r alms, and who introduced
pical bully into this country. He thought that it was
lv coalition justice to reeral all tin se penabies, which
in p .tnt 01 .I:cf had become ..h*oletr, by t a.-sing this bill,
which had been sent dog(' to them from the other house
of Parliament.
Colonel IBTRORPE protested against the bill and Sir
H. W. RA !IKON ,UppOrfrd It.
ESTCOURT moved that it be read a third ti,Le that
day time.. 1110 ,Ils.

Mr. B. Escort' etpres:sed his gratitude to Lard J. Rug-
Pe.llf ,r enn,p,eling toe good work commenced by the kre
Chancello, Hod rst,er as, ort dir•eus-ion, in which
lir. So tn r .Isre,e,l. awl M.. I 1 nley drten ed if e hit'.
the hnn.e diaided, when tile,e y. nearrd—for the Hrn
1., ; ..t it. ;n. jut v againbt it, 69. The
bill was thenreH,l a sec, it titre. •
ata rtatti.g the order of the day for going into rm-
... W. th Sp D

ate Hi
• A
d; usbion arn..e
• t,t the aupttion,,,, q•ae-Con by Mr. V. SMITH,
Feeret•lrY 11, t e (1)11.1m al r '4"".8 as at.st,t,rtt °fleet_
t e gromid of Mr. H 4 i -whch was vtitie“ei eihn iffier
T-tofering .rvtie r ffi tieto
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the order f the illy was read, ~,f1 afar a bleb
sof
in' err, , lan the hill pn.sed 11b rta
it. The
r. "; ited
;rl9rt wile ordered to be r.ectrtti Frwi:::111

On the motion of a,. CHANCEL of the Ex-
mit. glint. the Lourt of Common Pleas 13111 was read a
th'r.l .Inie and p issed.
The reports cn the Convhold Commi.,ion Pill, on the
Turnpikes Continuance B 11, on the Stork-in-Trade Bid,
. .

the (-I,gliwav Kates Bill. and On tne L part Societiei
sere alto :.greed 'o. and the bills were ordered to be

read a Th:ni time on Friday

The For nis (as,essed taxes) Bill was read a 'second time

—eornmittte on Friday.
The CHANCI Lunt of the TXCHEQIER then moved the
third read,ruz of the Spirit Lie uses and Du ies
Mr. R. YONKE, Mr. WAKLEAr. Sir DE LACY EVANS.
Mr. WILLIAMS. and severat oiher gent omen romp abed
that the chemist., of the country tnid been taken by sur-

be pi tinned till Monday week.
The CV ANCFLI.OR of the EXCIIEQUER submitted that
tit's bib should be read a third twe now. That n u-t be
thine in order to make any amendments um n it. Whin
the atne,,dments were aeve,-cl to between the Chairman of
the Exeise and the deputation of chetni.is which had
*,tk•d on him, he would have them pri. ted. They
might then be diseu•sed ea the got winn that the bill du
pass—a stage wqieh he 'fixed for Monday nest.
This arrangement was atreed to, and the bill was read
a thrd iime.

Mr. M. GinsoN moved that the order of the day he
read for the Hoit-e wanking itself into committee on the
Galilee of Railways Bill.
Mr P. M. SIEwART considered that this was a very
unsa.istactury bill, and well calculat -(1 to multip'y the
ob,vacles to our ever arriving at a unift.rtnity of gauge.
Mr. M. GinsoN defended the bill. and stated that ir
had been orought into Parliament with a vies of carrying
into effect certain rc..&u ions which hid been passed
unanimously by both Houses. He denied that the bid
would increase the evil of a break of gauge.
Ater a few w(.,rds from Mr PROTHERO, in praise of
the broad eirtge and the carriages used on the Great
Western Railway, the order of the d.y was read.
The bill went thrt.ugh ccmmittee, the vepo.t was re-
ceived forthai'h, and the bdt was ordeted to be read a
third time on Mnitday. _ _

After the other orders of the day had been disposed of,
Mr. LA BOUCH ettE moved for leave to briete in a bill
to provide for rru•oving the charge of the onstal-ultity
force in Ireland•from the c,moties, and for enlarging the
reserve force, and to make forth• r proviso for the regu-
lation and of the bald coostabu ary force.

Afo-r -11,,r't di-c-Iwsino. to which Mr. BROTH F. lITON
and t, e triONNOIL DON took part, lea,e was glum Lo
bring in the 1311.

Trle 11Jube then adjourned

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY

Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in rising to move the order of
the day fur [plug into Comm tine of Supply, stated that
he had paid deference to the (opinion of the Commander-
in-Cowl upon the ques.ion of e rin real punishment in
the army, whch he h:d under aktut to hrong In fore the
notice of the house that eveoong. Fits Grace had given
orders that in future no co,trt.onartial, whether genets'.
garrisc n, or regunen!al, should be permitted, tot any
military offence to administer nittre than fitty ;
and that evesy care should be taken to ascettain the
condition if any individual who may se,tenced
to receive coruntal punishment, and that, at the sante
tia.e, attention should he paid to th state of the weather.
and t.ther cir :utiostatices bearing *lcon such cominion of
the offender. Ile could not, at prevent, br ng itimselt to
disotoove alt gether with corporal panishmeot, which. in
the present state of the army, was iirert.t.ary in extreme
cases, for the pres, rvation of discipline. The gm em-
inent, howev r, a-d the harse.gnards wt re devotion their
attention to the duty of rats ng the social an I moral pow-
tit., tit the soldier. and of providing min r r ff Cora oir.os
of punishment, as a subs t ute for •h it or flogging. His
lordship went At great length taro the &tic' or them ; and
urged tie house to ltave the matter in the hands of the
autlyni

Dr. BowtaiNG was not c,nterit with Lord J. Russell's
explain' ion, anti nith(' his ',solution ltd- ti e to al at id
immediate ab dition of the puni-tintent o' 11 ruing. it
was a degrading punishm tit, and
o.tera,ion. It was not necessary for the ou•attitenance of
dtseipi ne, a. imptistinment and s'oppage of pay and pro-
mo ion whuld be fun d far mitre effee u+l.
Mr. H. BEaKELEY seconded the motion, which was
sapp ,rted by Mt. NN iil t wain •r I, Mr. Ne-
val.-, %Ir. Wakiey, Mr. Bright, and Mr Flame, on the
growitis laid down by I).. Bowrii.g. (in the other side
Col I'• el, Col. 'teed Mr. Fox Maul,. Sir C Napier, Mr.
C. Buil r, Col. S.;intlittru. and Col. Wood, stitiported the
government, ots the gr and that it would he unsafe to
aband •n corporal punishment immedittely ; tint all wish d
to s e such an improvement in the morale ..f the arms as
would admit of its ultimate abolit.
The House divided, and the t;umbe.s were—for Dr.
B.,wring's 'notion, 37; against it, 9J: utsj rity against
the motion, 53.

The House also divided on a motion made by Cap'aio
OSBORNE for a further limitation than was prono-ed by
nwsters. The numoets were—f, n
.r 19.9 —•.)
proposal, 25 ; against it, Kl : majority for Ministers. 56.
Tbe other bu-Ine•. the-pvrt wa4 pi.st,poried.