The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-05 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY.

The Insolvent Debtors' Relief Bill was read a third time
and passed.
On the motion of the Earl of ABERDEEN the bill for the
suspension of so much of the Slave Trade Bill as related to
Portugal was read c second time.
Lord BROUGHAM then brought under the consideration of
their lordships the present state of the slave-trade in a
forcible speech.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said it was extremely difficult
to discover measures which would put an end to this and
other evils alluded to by his noble and learned friend, and
to relieve the country from the disgrace of their continuance ;
but if his noble and learned friend Lord BROUGHAM would
bring forward a bill upon the subject, the Government would
take the matter into its consideration, with a view to carry
it through all its stages in Parliament.
Lord BROUGHAM expressed himself satisfied, and with-
drew his motion. _ .

The Limitation of Actions (Ireland) Bill went through
committee. _

The Bribery at Elections Bill was brought up from the
Commons, and read a first time.
Several bills were forwarded a stage, and their lordships
adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS—TUESDAY.

Sir I. EASTILOPE, in moving for returns, asked Sir R.
Peel whether it was his intention to take the subject of
church-rates into his consideration during the recess, with a
view to bring in a measure next session for the settlement of
the question. He also hoped the right hon. baronet would
say if he did not mean to take the subject into consideration
whether he was satisfied with the present state of the law.
Sir It. Ps i L said, he could give no assurance that he
would bring in a bill next session for the settlement of this
question, nor could he say that he was perfectly satisfied
with the state of the law upon the subject.
In reply to a question asked by Mr. COBDEN on -Monday
night relative to two steam-vessels fitting out at Blackwell
for the service of MeTien to he ennployed against Te-22,18.
Sir It. PEEL said that those vessels, the Montezuma and
another, were to be at the disposal of the Government of
Mexico ; but strict orders had been issued that all means
should he taken by this country to preserve strict neutrality.
The Bribery at Elections Bill was read a third time and
passed.
On bringing up the report of the Designs Copyright Bill,

Mr. WaLtAms moved that it be re-committed.
A lengthened discussion followed, and on a division, the
amendment of Mr. Williams was defeated by a majority of
73 to 14.
Mr. WILLIAMS subsequently discussed the various clauses
of the bill, and moved various amendments, some of which
were agreed to, and many of which were negatived, after
which the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third
time on Wednesday.
Lord STANLEY moved the postponement of the adjourned
debate on the Newfoundland Bill until this day, and said the
bill was so important that he hoped it would pass during the
present session.
Mr. O'CoNNELL said, he thought it impossible that the
bill could pa's during the present session.
Sir R. PEEL postponed, until Friday, his motion for an
address to the Crown to erect monuments to Lord Exmouth,
Lord de Saumarez, and Sir Sidney Smith.
The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the
house adjourned.

HOUSE OP COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
Sir G. CLEaR moved that the house should sit at twelve
On Thursday.

No notice having been given of this motion, it led to con-
siderable discussion and opposition on the part of Mr. T.
DUNCOMBE, who intimated that the object was to get
through the government business, and then evade the mo-
tions by not making a house at four o'clock.
Sir R. PEEL eventually said, that, as no notice had been
given, the question had better not be pressed ; but he im-
mediately gave notice that he would on Thursday move that
the house should sit at twelve o'clock on Friday, and every
other day until the close of the session.
The Bankruptcy Bill was postponed until Friday at twelve
o'clock.
The adjourned debate on the Newfoundland Bill was then
resumed by Mr. PAKINGTON, who supported the bill at con-
siderable length.
Mr. C. BULLER opposed the bill, and contended that it
would enable the Crown to ride over the representatives of
the people in the General Assembly.
Sir H. DOUGLAS said that all that had since occurred in
Newfoundland. and the various despatches which had beea
laid upon the table of the house relating to that colony,
tended to convince him of the truth of the predictions he
had hazarded in 1832, that in the then state of society
nothing but evil could result from giving to the colony a
constitutional form of government. All the disorders and
difficulties which were now complained of in reference to
Newfoundland had been occasioned by the constitution
which is now considered necessary either to take away or
modify. Re-action always followed intemperate acts, and
it was quite clear that they must, retrace their steps. They
mast either modify the constitution which they had so un-
advisely given to Newfoundland, or they must take it
away altogether. Of the two evils he was disposed to
chops,: lessere.,and„would rather modify the constitution
than destroy it: With regard to the bill for that purpose
now before the house, he approved of that part of it which
increased the qualification, and ha regretted much that a
thunqualificati9n had not been demanded when the consti-
t, n was tirSt -even Whenever they gave aconstitution
to a colons/ ' . . .
quali-
fication. IPY should, in Itts opinion, require a high qtili-
lish in a
mutvit thought, however, that any attempt to estab-
.inated form a constitution like that of England
tino areecoeliovneyi,t,
and
abiclithe state of society was totally unfitted
the legislatareb,,tit,o endeavour to combine in one branch of
ples, must necessarily
aristocratic and democratic princi-
would inevitably prevlak7 dangeroas. One or the other
d ere long. He believed the great error
we had fallen into,
constitutions to our colonies, in
general, sea that we
endeavoured to infuse into them
too much of the democratic
neil that was the foundatiPorinciple. It was the colonial
COU 11 of monarchial principles in
our colonies. lie should support the bill as the lesser of
two evils.
Mr. V.
ffoundland called forMITS said
legislatio that the
nstataeo,l:,f the colony of New.
the attention of the
•atioof
house should have been sooner calledto
ment. He suggested that the duration of theit by the Govern-
lec
this bill should be omitted altering the tinailfiopel
cation of e„ -
tors, in which case he would support the hill.
After some observations from Mr. P. IlowAap
Lord STANLEY said it never was his intention 'to propose
this bill as a permanent measure, and he would therefore
consent to have its operation limited. He would also con-
sent
to the omission of the clause altering the qualification,
in order to procure for his bill more general support.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said, that by these concessions' the
bill was strips of its most objectionable features, and he
should offer to it no further opposition.
Sir It. PEEL said that no blame could attach to the go-
vernment for not bringing
this matter earlier before the
house. Sir J. Harvey's despatch, upon which the measure
was founded, was only dated the 9th of February ; and this
bill had been brought forward in May. an_ dthad.been since
delayed entirely owing to the way in which he house had
been occupied with the great commercial measures upon
which their sittings had been occupied.
Mr. Wysz opposed the bill ; but, on a division, the
amendment was defeated by a majority of 68 to 13.
On the 'notion that the Speaker do leave the chair,
e Mr. O'CoNsim.i. again .opposed the motion, and strongly
protested against the bill, and against the compromise which
had taken place between the government and the supporters
of the late adiniiiistration. He felt it his painful duty again
to take the sense of the house, or rather the sense of the
benches, on the measure.
After some discussion the house again divided, and the
'notion was carried by a majority of 82 to 21.
The house then went into committee on the bill, when an
amendment, moved by Mr. O'CONN ELL' to reduce the qua-
lification from £lOO to £5O, was negatived on a division by
88 to 13. _ . _

Three other divisions were taken upon the qualification
clause, which was ultimately affirmed, as were the other
clauses of the bill, except the sixth, which was reserved for
future discussion.

The Designs Copyright 'Bill teas read a third time and
passed.
The other orders. of the day were disposed of, and the
house adjourned.