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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-01 00:00:00

fariiainrittarp Vrortrbings .

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the first reading
of the bill to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act, and pro-
ceeded to explain the circumstances which had renrhred
the measure necessary. He referred to the accCerste I
speed with which the clubs had advanced, the necessity tor
proclaiming several districts, the progress of conspirators
in reviewing their forces.; and the fiendish instructions
issued by the rebel papers on Saturday last. To meet
the,e circumstances, the government had thoug'st it ne-
cessary to introduce the present measure, which they
trusted would, in one day, be passed through all its
stay s. One ofthe writers to whom he had alluded asked
" who will strike the first blow, and who will draw the first
blood ?4 If their lordships did not wish any one to strike
the first blow or draw the first blood, let them pass the
present ni,"A. sure without del.. - -.4• delay it would
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receive her Majesty's assent. The noble marquis con-
cluded by moving that the standing orders be suspended,
in order that the bill might be read a second time and
pass through all its stages.
Lord BROUGHAM, in seconding the motion, gave his
most cordial assent to the proposition of the government.
After;a few words from the Earl of WICKLOW, Lord
MT.LENBOP rIGEI, and the Earl of GLENGALL, the standing
Orders w(re susirended, and ma bill went through its se-
veral stages, and passed stem. con.

OUSE COMMONS.—MONDAY.
On the motion that the house should resolve itself into
a commtuee of supply.
Mr. FAGAN resumed the adjourned debate on Mr.
Keogh's: amendment, for the appointment of a select com-
mittee to inquire into the cirenniAiincesantecetlent to the
empanelment of the juiy which tried and convicted the
insurgeitt Mitchel, but it was negatived without a division,
"and the house resolved itself into a committee of supply.
The house was then engaged for a considerable time in
discussing the items of the army estimates.
On the house resuming, the Encumbered Estates (Ire-
land) Bill was read a third time almost without discussion,
and passed.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TVESDP.Y.
The royal assent was given to the Habeas corpus Sus-
pension Act.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--TUESDAY.

Sir W. MOLESWORTH called the attention of the house
to the subject of the expenditure and government in our
colonies; and entered into a long statistical statement of
the various amounts- expended in order to support the
different colonies, some of which cost us more than the
total amount of our exports to them. The hon. baronet
concluded a very lengthened speech by stating that if large
Turns of money were to be spent on the colonies, they
might•he much more advantageously applied in promoting
the emigration of all classes of society, so as to make the
colonies as much like the mother country as possible.
The lain. gentleman then moved—" That it is the opinion
of this house that the colonial expenditure of the British
empire demands inquiry, with a view to its reduction ;
and that to accomplish this object, and to secure greater
contentment and prosperity to the colonists, they ought
to be invested with large powers for the administration of
their hoc al ;" and added that if the house agreed to
it, he should, in the early part of the next session, move
for a select. committee on the subject.
Mr. Herr seconded the motion ; and after speeches
from Mr. HAwEs and other hon. members, the debate
was adjourned.
Mr. ANSTEY then rose, upon which the house was im-
mediately counted out.
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