The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-30 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY.

The County Coroners Bill was read a third time and
passed, after an unsuccessful attempt by the Marquis of
Normanby to add a clause, restoring to county coroners
the mileage to which they were formerly entitled.
The Gaining Actions Suspension Act continuance Bill
was read a third time and passed.

The Earl of ABERDEEN laid on the table the code of in-
instructions which have been drawn up for the guidance
of the naval officers employed in the suppression of the
slave trade. In doing so the Foreign Secretary made a
statement which will be read with the greatest interest,
not only in this country, but in all parts of the civilised
world. He stated that notwithstanding our great exer-
tions in putting down slavery, we were still very far from
being completely successful. The annual average of slaves
torn from Africa previous to 1830 was between 90,000 and
100,000. During the period of 1830 to 1835, the annual
average has decreased to 58,850. But from 1835 to 1840
the average again rose to upwards of 99,000. But since
1840, during the three years of the present administra-
tion, the annual average, he was happy to say, had de-
cended to 28,000—the numbers in lie,,being only
17,000, while in 1843 they had been as r its 38.000.
His lordship attributed the increase of slaves last year to
the necessary withdrawal of part of the cruising squad •
ron from the coast of Brazil. in consequence of the hos-
till! ies going on betwixt Monte Video and Buenos Ayres,
and likewise to the removal of Genetal Valdez from
Cuba.—The Earl of Minto, Lord Colchester, the Earl of
Clarendon, and Lord Brougham, severally congratulated
the Foreign Secretary on the result of his labours, and
thanked him for the code of instructions compiled under
his directions.

The report of the Insolvent Debtors' Relief Bill was
received, after a long dull talk between Lords Cottenham,
Brougham and Campbell.
The Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill, and the Western
Australian Bill, were severally read a third time and
passed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY.

The House sat at noon. The report of the Poor Law
Bill was further considered. Two clauses were added by
Sir J. Graham. The object of one of these added clauses
was to enable the guardians of any union to enter the
asylum of such union for the purpose of inspection ;
the second provided that the bill should not come into
operation until the day after it received the royal assent.
In reply to Mr. Labouchere, Mr. GLADSTONE stated
that persons residing at Java, but not holding any consu-
lar dignity, had been authorised by her Majesty to per-
form the duty of giving certificates of the origin of sugars.
The Controverted Elections Bill passed through com-
mittee.

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The Joint-Stock Companies Registration Bill, the Rail-
ways Bill, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, and other bills
were read a third time and passed.
The report of the Turnpike Trusts (Wales) Bill was re-
ceived.

The house went into committee on the Criminal Jus-
tices (Middlesex) Bill.
The Marriages (Ireland) Bill was read a second time.
Sir G. CLERK obtained leave to bring in a bill for the re-
lief of clerks to attorneys who have omitted to enrol their
contracts; and for amending the law relating to the en-
rolment of such contracts, and to the disabilities of such
clerks in certain places.