The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-05 00:00:00

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MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

In answer to a question from Mr. Gottlburn, Lord JOHN
RUSSELL announced his intention of bringing forward his mea-
sure on this subject on Friday.
TITHES (IRELAND •
Mr. SHAW asked whether the noble Secretary for Ireland
could fix a time for bringing forward the promised measure
respecting tithes in Ireland.
Lord MORPETH said he would introduce the measure on
Monday, the 15th of June.

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.-TILE CURRENCY

Mr. CAYI:3; brought forward-the motion of which he had
given notice. He concluded by moving for the appointment of
" a select committee (based on the parliamentary declaration of
agricultural distress) to inquire if there be not effectual means
within the reach of parliament to afford substantial relief to the
agriculture of the united kingdom, and especially to recommend
to the attention of such committee the subject of a silver or con-
joined standard of silver and gold."
Mr. WODEHOUSE seconded the motion. _ _ _

Mr. P. THOMSON said that before he addressed to the house

the observations which he felt were called for by the speeches
they had just heard, he should call upon the clerk to lead the
resolution adopted by the house when this question was brought
under their consideration in the session of 1833.

The clerk then read as follows:—" That it is the opinion of
this house that any alteration of the monetary system of the
country, which would have the effect of lowering the standard
of value, would be highly inexpedient."
A very long debate ensued, much too long for our limits.—
O►► a division, the numbers were

Noes
Ayes -

216
126

Majority against Mr. Capley's motion —9o
STAFFORD DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL.

Mr. DIvETT obtained leave to briug in a bill to disfranchise
the borough of Stafford, Captain Chetwynd stating that he
would not resist the present. motion, but would offer every pos-
sible opposition to the second reading of the bill.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
house adjourned at two o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TuESDAT.
Petitions in favour of the Great Western Railway bill were
presented by the Earl of Haddington, Lord Sefton, Lord Ellen-
borough, Lord Farnham, Lord Holland, Lord Segrave, the
Marquis of Downshire, the Marquis of Bute, the Earl of Den-
bigh, Earl Mauvers, and the Earl of Wilton.
Petitions in favour of the Islington Market bill were presented
b.iy Lord Sefton, Lord Segrave, Lord Suffield, the Bishop of
Exeter, Earl Howe, Lord Ashburton, and Earl Fitzwilliam.
Petitions against the bill were presented from the butchers of
the city of London, by Lord Kenvon • and from Melton Mow-
bray, irons the butchers of Soutliwa;k, the butchers of Fins-
bury-market. and the butchers of the Tower Hamlets, by. the
Duke of Richitiond.
On the motion of Lord Wharneliffe, the second reading of
the Great Western Railway bill was postponed to the first day
after the holsdays.

A person irozit the Central Criminal Court presented (pursu-
ant to order) a return of the number of cases tried in that court
since its establishment, distinguishing those that came on be-
fore the judges, and those that were tried before the recorder,
common-serjeant, &c.

The Duke of RUTLAND presented petitions from Leicester-
shire, and from the Scarborough Agricultural Association, com-
plaining of agricultural distress, and praying for relief.
The Marqnis of LONDONDERRY inquired whether the noble
viscount oppcsite was prepared to give an answer to the ques-
tion which he had proposed to the noble viscount on the preced-
ing evening?
Viscount MELBOURNE answered that he was prepared. Cer-
tain ships had been fitted out here for the Spanish Government.
The noble viscount stated the names of the vessels, and the
costs of the'arms and ammunition supplied to each; but so
rapidly and indistinctly, that we could not catch the statement.
The cross expense was, however, £200,000. The noble duke
opposite, when in office, had, he understood, informed Mr. Vil-
liers, that it was not intended to press the Spanish Government
for immediate payment.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said, if his noble friend had fol-
lowed the practice usually adopted on such occasions, and given
notice of his intention to ask a question on the subject, he cer-
tainly should have conceived it to be his duty to attend in his
place on a former evening and to have answered for such part
or share as he might have had in this transaction. It was per-
fectly true, as the noble viscount had said, that he had stated
on the part of the government, that it was not intended to press
for the payment of the money expended on account of certain
ships. The arms and ammunition which had been supplied
were not yet paid for; and relying on the good faith of the
Spanish government ultimately to make good the expense, it
was not deemed necessary to press for immediate payment.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY regretted that he had not
given notice of his intention, as his noble friend had required;
but he was not aware that his noble friend bad anything to do
with the transaction.

TOR MARQUIS WELLESLEY'S RESIGNATION.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that he wished, seeing a
noble marquis (Wellesley) in his place, and seeing also pre-
sent an illustrious duke (Cumberland), and the noble viscount
at the head of his majesty's government, to avail himself of
that oppoitunity.to offer a few words on a subject that had cre-
ated a very considerable degree of interest. He would have
been satisfied to let this matter rest on the last conversation
that bad occurred with reference to it, but he could not do so
when he saw the conduct of an illustrious duke called into
question—when he'saw it asserted in those respectablejournals,
the Morning Chronicle and the Globe, which were said to be in
the interest of the present governtnent—when he saw it there
broadly set forth, that that illustrious duke had stated what was
not founded in fact. That being the case, and having had a
communication on the.subject, he conceived it to be impossible
for him not to throw himself once more on the indulgence of
the house while he again noticed it. He felt great satisfaction
in stating that, in consequence of a correspondence that had
taken place on the subject, and the letters connected with which
he now possessed, an explanation had been given, which left
him nothing to unsav of that which he had formerly said,
(Hear, hear.) Ihe illustrious duke was, it appeared, fully
borne out in what he bad stated. (Hear. hear.) The inane'
being. placed in that position, he was perfectly ready to let it so
remain. If their lordships so desired it, the documents should
be laid before them; but, for" his own part, he felt no wish to
press the.matter. further. He had thought it, however, indis-
pensable to bring the subject before the house, in order that he
might free himself from the imputation of having made allusion
to circumstances that n ere not founded on positive data. These
were the reasons which induced him to leave the matter in their'
lordships' hands. The correspondence to which he alluded was
so entirely satisfactory, that he did not deem it necessary to say
any thing more. If the noble viscount, who was acquainted
with those papers, were not satisfied; it would be for hint to call
for the documents, and their lordships might then proceed as
they
i thought fit. For his own part, he was perfectly satisfied.
Viscount MELBOURNE—I also am satisfied, and have no
wish to call for these documents. (Laughter.)
The Marquis WELLESLEY.—Neither have I.
Here the subject was dropped.
COUNTY DOWN PETITION.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, in presenting this petition,
said that of the thousands who assembled to sanction this peti-
tion there were many among whom his earliest days were spent
and who were connected with the estate he held in the north of
Ireland. He was sorry to say that he was not able, in conse-
quence of the circumstances in which he had been placed, to
reside so much in Ireland as, had he been differently situate,
he would have done ; on this account he was the more gratified
at having this petition placed in his hands. There was another
remarkable point connected with his presenting this petition to
their lordships, namely, that it was not placed in the hands of
an Orangeman nor of a high churchman, but was entrusted to
an individual who, from the time that he could first Turman opi-
nion on the subject, was a steady and consistent friend of the
Romen catholics. At the meeting at which this petition was
agreed to, there was a perfect exposition of the feelings of the
protestant population, who claimed protection for the protestant
church. The noble marquis (Downshire) on the cross-bench
had heard all the eloquent speeches delivered on that occasion,
particularly the remarkable speech of Dr. Cooke, and it would
be idle in him to consume their lordship? time either by de-
scribing them or by quoting from. them. The language in
which the petition was couched was so energetic and so just
that he did not think he could do better than read to their lord-
ships the latter part of its prayer. The petitioners were not un-
friendly to the civil privileges granted to the Roman catholics,
but they expressed the great alarm which they felt when they
saw the Roman catholics placed under the domination of dan-
gerous and seditious leaders, who excited them to outrage and
violence. The petitioners recommended that a general system
of protestant education should be adopted, by which they con-
ceived that security would be given to life andproperty. 'There
were some very remarkable circumstances connected with this
meeting, to which be would call their lordships' attention. The