The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-05-19 00:00:00

SEPTENNIAL ACT.

Sir R. HERON postponed, until the 15th of June, the motion
which stood in his name for this evening on the subject of the
septennial act.

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

Several petitions were presented, praying that this establish-
ment might be supported.

BOROUGH OP DROGHEDA.
The SPEAKER acquainted the house that he had received
from the proper officer in Ireland a petition complaining of the
return of Andrew Carew O'Dwyer for the borough of Drogheda.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
HAND-LOOM WE %VERS.

Mr. Maxwau. presented a petitionvery numerously signed
from Norwich, praying the house to invest►gate the case of the
hand-loom weavers with a view to their relief.

CASE OF GENERAL DARLING.
On the suggestion of,Sir R. Grey, that, as the whole conduct
of General Darling was to undergo an investigation in a court
of law within a very few days. it would be both premature mid
incorrect to bring the subject under the consideration of the
house until that investigation had concluded,
Mr. M. O'CONNELL postponed until the 3d of June the motion
which stood in his name for this evening.

CHURCH RATES.
Mr. DIVETT postponed until the 2d of June his motion on
subject of church rates.

TEA- TIMM
Sir R. PEEL said he wished to put a question to the right
hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer. If it could
not be answered at present without inconvenience or difficulty
he would not press it. He believed, however, that the right
honourable gentleman would feel no difficulty in answering it.
The subject to which the question related was the tea duties.
A certain scale of duties was proposed at the time the China
trade was thrown open, but no decided opinion was expressed
whether the scale was to be continued or not. If any alteration
were contemplated by the government, it was desirable that it
should be made known as soon as the information could be con-
veniently communicated, as it was a matter in which many
were deeply interested. It was the only question connected
with the budget which he should put unt►l the proper time ar-
rived, and he put it.now merely because it was of great import-
ance to the China trade. The question he should put was, whe-
ther an alteration of the present scale was intended ?
The CuAricEi.Loa of the EXCHEQUER concurred with the
right hon. baronet, that the question was one of great import-
ance, and it was desirable that the earliest possible information
should be given on it. lie was unable, on the present evening,
to give a distinct answer, However, he would, on the earliest
possible opportunity, state what were the views of the govern-
ment.

OUTRAGE AT ARMAGH,-..CHARGES AGAINST THE EARL OF

G OS FOR U.

Lord MANDEVILLE moved, pursuant to notice, for "a return
of the chief constable's report of the outrages which were per-
petrated at the Armagh races in October last; the dying decla-
ration of a man named M‘Whinney ; the committals of the
persons charged with the assaults upon the M'Whinneys ; the
various bailbonds, with their several dates, the amount of bail;
the date of M'Whinney's arrest, and the cause; copy (if 'any)
of the recognizance entered into by. M`Whinney previous to
admitting the offenders to bail; copies of any declarations or
depositions taken by Mr. Jones, the stipendiary magistrate, of
men wounded by musket shots, or otherwise, about that time;
the numbers, names, and religious belief of all men wounded by
musket-shots, or otherwise, at or about that time; copy of the
reports from the stipendiary magistrate, and of the reply to the
right hon. Secretary for Ireland, respecting the Portreeve of
Charlemont; a list of the magistrates summoned by the Lord
Lieutenantto the county of Armagh, at the investigation held
in the town of Armagh, in February last." This motion gave
rise to a long debate, in the course of which imputations were
made upon the conduct of Lord Gosford.
Mr. Hums moved as an amendment, " That the conduct of
Earl Gosford, as Lord Lieutenant of Armagh, in the investi-
gation which took place at Armagh, does not afford theslightest
ground of complaint; and that the imputitions made against
him are entirely without foundation." The amendment was
carried.

MR. GOLDSWORTHY GURNEY.-STEAM CARRIAGES.

Mr. CAYLET moved for the re-appointment of the select com-
mittee to inquire into the case of Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney, as
recommended by the committee of last session, with respect to
his efforts and losses in connexion with locomotive steam
carriages.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having made no ob-
jection,
Mr. Hawes condemned the appointment, of so many com-
mittees for grants of money on merely speculative grounds.
Mr. G. F. YOUNG concurred in the same opinion.
Mr. AGLIONBY supported the re appointment of the corn-.
mittee, which was accordingly agreed to.