The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-03-10 00:00:00

ORANGEMEN AND TITHES.

Mr. DOBBIN moved that there be laid before the house copies
of the proceedings at an investigation at Armagh of some trans-
actions near that place, in which certain magistratesand orange-
men were concerned ; also of the proceedings at au investigation
of a tithe affray between the police and occupiers of a farm, at
which one men was killed, and several wounded ; and also of
the proceedings at an investigation of a disturbance on the IGth
of January, when fourteen houses belonging to catholics were
-tired by orarrgproen: Tliceerietoyos otolid sh“,.. -Low the .lives
and property of the Catholics were protected.
Sir H. WARDINGE objected to the motion that the honourable
member had not Kit en regular notice of it. If the honourable
gentleman would give time fur the completion of certain at range-
merits and inquiries there would probably he no objection to
laying upon the table of the house the required papers. 'I he
iuvesii„,,,atious in question were, he -believe o, not as )et cum-
.pleted.-
On the rebommendation of the Speaker the bun. gentleman
withdrew his notice. •

RELIGIOUS WORSHIP IN SCOTLAND

Mr. CiTLAtt Ffinottsom presented a petition from some place
in Kirkcudbright, signed by one-fourth of the popolation, play-
ing the house to consider the state of religious end mural in-
struction for the pout in Scotland. A great proportion of tlio,;e
who signed it wet e of the working chicses, and they stated their
deep impt ession of ilia great importance of promoting the ex-
tension, efficiency, and piety of the church of Scotland. This
was a question of great Importance, both in Scotland and Eng-
land. It was to be considered whether the poorer classes shoutd
be provided with the means of attending religious worship or be
altogether debarred, as the petitioners said they, at present were,
from convenient access to pieces were divine service was per-
formed. It was nut incumbent on . him to state auy plan for
providing those means. as the Chancellor of the Exehequer bad
,stated his intention to bring forward a plan for effecting the
same object. He trusted that it would be such as would satisfy
the people of Scotland, who were deeply interested iu the
subject.
Mr. C. O'Dwvcit presented a petition from a man (whose
name was not heard), complaining of the oppressive treatment
lie had experienced front the ni,igistrates of Carlow. Some ob-
jectious to the reception of this petition were raised on the
ground that it only cmitained tho mark of the petitioner. The
merits of the petition were discussed at some length. The peti-
tion was eventually laid ou the table. The hon. gentleman
afterwards presented another petition front Thomas Butler and
Judith his wife, on the same subject.
Mr. KAVANAGH denied the truth of the allegations contained
in this petition.
It was, after some conversation, laid upon the table.
FINANCIAL. STATEMENT.
Cul. Evatss inquired of the right lion. baronet when he in-
tended to make has financial statement ?
Sir R. PEEL said, that if it were to be extorted from him by
premature motions, he could not undertake to answer; but that
would be a very inconvenient course. It would he fur more
convenient to wait till the usual period when the estimates would
have been brought forward, the amount of the revenue for the
year ascertained, and the general demands for the public ser-
vice fixed. Na'hen that period had arrived, the chancellor of
the exchequer was called on to make a general statement, em-
bracing the amount of the estimates and demands to be Pro-
vi:ied for, and explaining the sources of revenue by which those
were to be supplied. That was the ancient course, and in his
opinion the best that could he pursued.
Mr. HUMS differed in opinion from the right hon. baronet,
and thought the common-sense view of the sul ject preferable
tv any practice, however ancient or well-established. He ad-
mitted that the practice had been to vote money without know-
ing whether we had it in hand or no', or hoW the general supply
was to be applied. lie entered his protest against this practice
and princii,le. The house ought to be made acquainted with
the state of the revenue at 3S earl.). a period as possible.
/iir R. PEEL said it would be a very inconvenient course to
postpone the estimates until after the usual financial conkkititv-
cation hal been- made; yet such must he the con,equence•
adopting the hon. member's princi:de. If he recollected rightly
the hon. gentleman was sometimes in the habit of pressing
rather impatiently that the estimates should be laid before the
house at au early period. (Hear.)