The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-25 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY.

Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from Gainsborough,
praying the house to pass some measure (if possible) to
prevent the frequent occurrence of death by poison. The
petitioners were anxious that some restraint should be put
on chemists and druggists in their vending of poisouous
drugs.
Lord G. BENTINCK said he was informed that an opi-
nion prevailed in the City, which he believed to be cor-
rect, that the Government would not be able to levy the
duties on sugar, according to law, under the resolutions
of the house, and therefore it would be necessary to can-
cel the resolution which had been passed, and commence
legislation on'the subject again. (Laughter.) The noble
lord, after entering into some details respecting the pro-
bable operation of the proposed alteration of the duty on
sugar, concluded by saying that he felt certain the reso-
lution which the house had agreed to must be rescinded,
and that legislation on the subject must again commence.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was
obliged to the noble lord for calling his attention to the
subject, but he would refer more fully to the case when
the ruin duties again came under consideration of the
house. He might however now ;a57. ib.at substantially
the new act would include the provisions of the old.
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A desultory conversation, in which Mr. BERNAL, Mr.
CARDWELL, and other members took part, then took
place, after which the subject dropped.
On the order of the day being read for going into com-
=ittee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill, after an inef-
fectual attempt to induce the member who had charge of
the bill to withdraw it,
Mr. LAW moved as an amendment, that the bill be
read that day three months.
After a somewhat animated discussion, the house di-
vided, when there was a majority of 47 in favour of Mr.
Law's amendment. The bill is consequently lost for the
present session.
On the order of the day being read for receiving the
report on the Parliamentary Electors Bill,
Lord GALWAY shortly stated his objections to the mea-
sure, and moved, as an amendment, that the report be
received that day six months.
After a short discussion, the house divided, when there
appeared—For the amendment, 62 ; against it, 66 ; ma-
jority, 4. The report was then brought up.
After some opposition, the Sale of Beer Bill was read
a second time.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.
Lord STANLEY asked the Marquis of Lansdowne for
any information which he might be able to communicate
as to the circumstances and facts which had led to the
recent proclamations of certain districts in Ireland ; and
whether the Government meant to resort to any further
steps, or to apply to Parliament for fresh powers, with a
view to the maintenance of the Royal authority in Ire-
land ?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE replied, that it was per-
fectly true that the proclamations referred to had been
issued by the Lord-Lieutenant. He was not prepared to
say that other measures might not be applied for, but he
could not at present say what those measures might be.

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necessary he should be armed with the power of detain-
ing all persons suspected of treasonable or seditious in-
tentions, or holding such opinions. He was desirous of
stating on the authority of that noble earl, that though
there were instances to the contrary, the conduct of the
great portion of the Roman Catholic priesthood in Ire-
land had been most meritorious, and in many instances
they had made effectual exhortations to their flocks to
maintain peace and to prevent the contagion of treason
and discontent from reaching them. On the-ground that
the production of the correspondence could do no good,
he trusted the noble earl would withdraw his motion.
After speeches in favour of the course about to be pur-
sued by the government from Lords BROUGHAM and
STANLEY, the Earl of GLENGALL withdrew his motion,
stating that he thought the government ought to call on
the lords-lieutenant of counties in Ireland at once to
repair to their several districts. Their lordships then
adjourned.