The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-03-06 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—NVEDNesDAY,

The Speaker took the chair a few minutes before four o'clock.
Several petitions end returns were presented to the Muse:
Mr. RontissoN gave notice of a motion respecting the claims
of the officers in the East India marine service, which had been
disallowed by the company.
In answer to a question from Mr. Baines, Mr. Got:Lace:lE
said :hat the report of the.churcb commissioners would shortly
be ready, and' that no time would be lost in laying it on the
table. . .

Lord MOIIPETH presented several petitions from Yorkshire,
respecting the factory regulation bill.
Mr. ROBINSON inquired whether any sum of mo:iey had
been latterly paid to' the treasury from the pension granted by
this country to the King of Belgium. -
Sir R. I'm, replied that be believed only a very small sum,
we understood £-1,000, remained in the treasury, but that
might be owing to the absence of some of the trustees. On
their return to town he might perhaps be able to give a more
exitpcit statement.
r. Rout:lsom then moved for the production nfthe accounts,
which, however, on the suggestion of Mr. Hanle, he subse-
quently agreed to withdraw, and substitute a notice of a motion
on the subject for this day fortnight.
Mr. HOME presented a petition from certain• individuals in
New South Wales, complaining of the conduct of Col. Arthur,
the governor of that colony., and especially his neglect in not
instituting trial by jury. 'I he lion. member concluded by stat-
ing that if, previously to the close of the session, ministers did
not bring forward some measure on the subject, he should him-
self do so.

Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE !aid that antecedent to the presenta-
tion of the petition, the question was under the consideration of
the noble lord at the head of the colonial department, and that
some steps would be immediately adopted to effect the object
the petitioners had in view.
Colonel SIBTHORP moved for returns from the different ports
in England of all imports of provisions into their ports. This
gave rise to a long converrwion respecting the expense attend.
ant upon obtaining such information, in which Mr. 1-Inine, Mr.
Warburton, Sir E. Knatchbutl. and several other gentlemen
took part. The hon. and gallant member eventually withdrew
his motion.

Sir R. PEEL said, in answer to the question put some little time
since respecting the amount of money paid into the Treasury
by the King of the Belgians, be now saw the noble lord (the
member for Lancashire) in his place, and as he was most
anxious that no misrepresentation should go forth to the public
on the subject, he trusted that the noble lord would furnish
them with some information.
Lord STANLEY, stated that the amount of the balance
in hand which would ,on be paid into the Treasury amounted
to upwards of £27,000, and that, as the debts and annuities
would soon be paid off, the payment would amount to at least
£410,000.

Mr. J. CURTEIS inquired if the solicitor-general intended to
brin7, in a bill to relieve the proprietors of newspapers from the
crinsequences of informations laid •gainst them, for not com-
plying with the terms of the act, respecting residing on the pre-
mises where the papers are published.
The Swum:oil-Grim:Rai, replied, that at present he had not
information sufficient before him to warrant his applying to
parliament on the subject; but he was quite ready to assist the
hon. gent., or any other member, if they thought proper to do it.
Sir J. CAMPBELL thought some enactment absolutely neces-
sary. The nuisance, as it at present existed, was intolerable.
gir R. PEEL thought that the parliament who passed the law
ought to take some share of the blame as well as the individuals
who took advantage of that law to put penalties in their own
pockets.
The order of the day for the house resolving itself into a com-
mittee of supply was then read.
Mr. Hums rose to put sotne questions to Sir R. Pant. respect-
ing military sinecures.--( Left speaking.)