The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-12 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL GALLERY.

Lord J. RUSSELL laid on the table the teport of a com-
mission appointed to make inquiry with regard to a site
for a National Glllery, and stated that they thought it
desirable to obtain a site in the neighbourhood of Hyde
Park and Kensington-gardens.

THE EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES (NO. 2) BILL.
The house went into committee upon this bill.—Upon
the first clause, empowering ecclesiastical corporations,
with the approval of the Church Estates Commissioners,
to sell, enfranchise, or exchange Church lands, or to pur-
chase the interest of lessees, the SOLICITOR GENERAL
moved, after the words " Church Estates Commissioners,"
to add, " who shall pay due regard to the just and reason-
able claims of the present holders of land, under leases or
otherwise, arising from the long-continued practice of
renewal."—This amendment provoked a long discussion.
—The Commi►tee at length divided upon a motion by
Colonel SIBTHORP, that the Chairman report progress,
which was negatived by 58 against 20, and the Committee
then proceeded with the clauses of the bill, which received
certain amendments.
The other business having been disposed of, the house
adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock.
TUESDAY.—The house forwarded certain bills, and
went ngain into committee upon the Patent Law Amend-
ment Bill.

THE CRARTIST3 AND FREE TRADE.
Mr. G. F. YOUNG presented a petition from a body of
Chartists, stating that they were almost entirely an un-
represented class, reduced to a most pitiable condition by
enactments over which they beve no control, complaining
especially of want of employment through that conspiracy
to reduce wages falsely denominated free trade, and pray-
ing for the adoption of the five points of the Charter.
The hon. gentleman remarked, that though Chartists had
become Protectionists, he was afraid that, as a Protec-
tionist, he could not become a Chartist.
Colonel SAWLEY moved for a Select Committee to in-
quire into the case and claims of the Military Knights of
Windsor, as set forth in their petitions presented to the
house, and in a petition of certain electors and ratepayers
of New Windsor ; but a member nothing the state of the
house, it was counted, and 40 members not being present,
an adjournment took place at half-past six o'clock.

WEDNESDAY.—TIIE EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR
ESTATES MANAGEMENT (110.'2) BILL.
Mr. HENLEY said, after fuller consideration of this
measure, he believed it would work injuriously both to
the church and to the lessees, and that it was not fair, or
wise, or decent to legislate upon this subject in so preci-
pitate a manner. He, therefore, moved to defer the
third reading for three months.—. Mr. J. A. SMITH
observed that the lessees, as a body, who were at present
in a state of painful uncertainty, were greatly interested
in this bill becoming law. Though falling far short of
what was required, he hoped it would pass, preparatory
to future legislation.—After some further discussion, Mr.
HENLEY withdrew his motion, and the bill was read a
third time.—On the motion of the SOLICITOR-GENERAL,
certain amendments were made in the bill, including a
clause protecting sub-lessees who had covenants of re-
newal ; and the bill passed.
The House went into committee upon the Patent Law
Amendment Bill; which passed this stage.
Some further formal business was disposed of, and the
House adjourned.
THURSDAY.—THE PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
On the report' f the Committee upon this bill, certain
amendments were agreed to, Mr. C. La-was stating, with
reference to an objection made by Sir J. Graham to the
compensations being charged upon the Consolidated Fund,

that the Government did not think it advisable to create a
Fee Fund, but it was proposed to bring these compensa-
tions before the House by an annual vote. The bill then
passed.