The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-09 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY.

On the motion of Sir Robert Peel the house agreed to
adjourn at its rising until Monday the 15th April.
Loan JOHN RUSSELL adverted to what he understood
was the intention of government with respect to our
naval force in the Mediterranean, which he apprehended
was about to be left at too low an amount.
Sir R. PEEL submitted that the constitutional course
was to leave the distribution of these forces to the discre-
tion of the Executive power.. It was not always expedi-
ent to communicate to parliament the reasons for that
distribution, though it had been surmised that the noble
member for London, with a just confidence in his own
powers, was actually "ready to take upon himself the
command of the channel fleet." (Great laughter.)
Loan PALMERSTON would entertain no distrust of his
noble friend in any command requiring spirit and resolu-
tion. He urged the expediency of keeping a considerable
force in the Mediterranean between which station and
most others there were special circumstances of distinc-
tion. As to the constitutional point, he could not help
thinking that if the house bad the privilege of criticising
naval mischances after they had happened, they could not
be wrong in interposing to prevent any such mischance
beforehand.

Sir R. PEEL, in laying on the table a copy of Sir H.
Pdttinger's.treAty with China, bore testimony to his great
ability and fidelity. and expressed the regret of the Go-
vernment that he had now, after half a century of public
service, determined to retire into private life.
Lord PALMERSTON joined in this eulogium ; and said
that Sir H. Pottinger had owed his protnoticn to no po-
litical cause, but solely to the opinion entertained of his
merit by the late Government, who knew not even to
which party in the state he inclined to.

Mr. GLADSTONE moved for a committee of the whole
house to consider the law relating to partnerships; his
objects being to provide for registering and regulating
joint stock companies, for investing them with certain
corporate privileges upon certain conditions, for improv-
ing the remedies at law and in equity, by, against, and
between, their members, and for enabling private part-
nerships to register the names of their partners, and to
sue and be sued in the names of their firms.
The house having resolved itself into committee,
Mr. GLADSTONE moved resolutions authorising the
Initiation of bills for effecting those objects. These re-
solutions were carried and reported forthwith.
Mr. WYSE moved for some papers connected with the
Irish Jury lists.
Mr. ELIOT opposed this motion.
Mr. SHAW objected on principle to the production of
his own judicial notes.

Lord JOHN. RUSSELL contended that the House had a
right to inquire into the conduct of any judge.
Mr. SuAw-admitted this, but denied that the House
could sit as a Court of Review upon his judicial proceed-
ings. _ _

Sir R. PEEL would not attempt to draw a precise line
for the jurisdiction of the House; but he apprehended
tbat in point of discretion they would scarce call for the
notes of a judge.
Mr. WYSE modified his motion by omitting some of
its requisitions, and it was then carried.
Mr. WYSE moved also for some returns relating to the
income of the University of Dublin, and some lists of
the members of that University, distinguishing their re-
ligious persuasions.
Sir R. PEEL objected to any interference of the House
for either of these purposes.
Mr. WYSE withdrew his motion.