The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY.

In reply to questions from Mr. SHEIL and Sir C. NA-
-PIER respecting the present position of affairs between
France and Morocco,
Sir R. PEEL said he was desirous of avoiding all discus-
sion that mil ht give rise to counter ohs* rvations in the
French Chambers upon subjects a hich were still under
regociation between the governments of Legland and
France. The British Cr nsul at Alg.ers was not acting
under a French exequatar, but was precisely in the same
position as under the late government. He als-i observed
that the me,liation of this country was not rejected by the
Emperor of Morocco, for Mr. Drummond liay'was still
with the Errp ror, acting under instructions frOm the
British government.
Mr. iiLADSTONE moved the order of the day for the
second reading of the railways bill, and in so doing en-
tered at considerable length into the details of the measure,
which, he said, had been more miseepreseutcd as to its
objects than any bill which he remembered to haVe been
brought under the consideration of the house. The chief
objects of the bill are to enforce, for the convenience of
the humbler clas-es. conveyance in carriages "protected
from the weather at the rate of once penny..per mile, and
to reserve the opton of the legislature otpui chasing r..il-
ways if at some future period it should Ate, necessary to do
so, without being tarred by the pleA ,41 !vested interests.
He denied that the bill.was calculate fo give a shock to
railway property, for they had not even tend a dull day in
the money market, notwithstanding alllikKitipps.which
parliamentary agents (for they were,,itsfeahopponents)
bad got up against this bill. With resee,ct to to wish on
the part of many hon. members to poStrione the bill, he
must say that, owing to the very nature cf the opposition
raised against it, he was more than ever persuaded.of the
necessity of immediate legislation for the purpose of pro-
tecting the interests of the people.
Mr. ENi•WISLE said that the low fares professed to be
for the advantage of the pc or man, but if the hill passed
they would find many members of the house travelling in
third-class cart aces. He moved that the bill be read a
second time that d.y six month*,
Colonel SIIITtIORP denied that he bad lost confidence
in the government, end tendered his most sincere thanks
to ministers fur the bill before tie house, though it was
not so perfect as he could wish. The gallant member in
the e,,,,-.e of his remarks, Paid lie hated railroads as be
hated the devil.

Mr. bKiGHT moved the adjourn meat, which, after some
a3nversation was acceded to.

HOUSE OF LORDS-TUESDAY.

All the business likely to occupy time was postponed in
order to allow the arguments to he proceeded with in the
writs of error in the case of Mr. O'Connell and others.

At the F west on of the Duke of Welling►on, tl-e
Bishop of EXETER withdrew the Brothels Suppression
Bill.

Some other bills on the table were forwarded a stage,
after which counsel were called in, and the ArrouNer-
GENERAL for Ireland proceeded with his arguments
against the writs of error.