The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-09 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM stated, in reply to a question from
Mr. Blackhurne, that it was his intention to proceed with
the County Courts Bill this session, though he might intro-
duce a clause to limit its duration.
The house then went into committee on the Newfound-
land Bill, and on clause 6 being proposed,
Mr. O'CONNELL moved, as an amendment, that the
words, " abolish the Legislative Council of Newfoundland
as a distinct assembly," be left out of the clause.
Lord STANLEY opposed the amendment, and after some
discussion the amendment was negatived by a majority of
80 to 18.
Mr. O'CONNELL then moved, as an amendment, that the
number of Government nominees should be five, instead of
ten, as proposed by the clause.
Another division took place, and this amendment was also
negatived, by a majority of 82 to 21.
Lord C. FITZROY then moved, as an amendment, that no
nominee member should be allowed to vote on any subject
relating to supply, taxation, or finance. Another division
took place, and the amendment was negatived by a majority
of 79 to 22.
The committee then divided upon the question that the
clause stand part of the bill, which was carried by a majority
of 72 to 25.
The house then resumed, and the report was ordered to be
brought up this day.
Mr. O'CONNELL moved for copies of the correspondence
between the government and the magistrates and police, re-
lative to the trial for ribandism at the late Armagh assizes.
He spoke at considerable length of the conduct of Hagan,
an approver on that occasion, and of his having made by his
own confession hundreds of ribandmen, with the sanction of
the magistrates, for the purpose of subsequently betraying
them. He was sure Lord Eliot would never sanction pro-
ceedings of such a description.
Lord ELIOT could not consent to the production of the
papers, for by so doing he would establish a dangerous pre-
cedent, and might tend to defeat the ends of justice. The
report of the trial referred to by Mr. O'Connell was, he
contended, inaccurate. If the magistrates were cognisant
of Hagan's proceedings, their conduct was altogether unjus-
tifiable, and it was with considerable reluctance he objected
to the production of the papers.
After some discussion the house divided, and Mr. O'Con-
nell's motion was negatived by a majority of 72 to 24.
Lord PALMERSTON gave notice that on Monday he would
move for copies of any correspondence that had taken place
between any member of the house applying for the Chiltern
Hundreds and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which
the right honourable gentleman refused the application, and
in which the ground of that refusal was set forth.
In reply to a question from Mr. VILLIERS,
Mr. B. BARING said that orders had been sent to Singa-
pore and Penang, directing the governors of those provinces
to transmit immediately a project of law for the immediate
abolitionnen4
the slave trade. Drafts of projects of law bad
Company
wedtiothltnhdeiasoamlsoe
object.
In directors of the East
The Inreey to a question from Mr. R. YORKE,
IL:cNCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the ir-
regularity in the delivery of the income tax papers arose from
the fact that they were issued so soon after the passing of the
act. The returns were to be made in twenty-one days, but if
wouldbe made
the papers were not delivered in proper time a proper allow-
ance The Ecclesiastical Corporations Leasing Bill was read a
third time and passed.
mp
o Considerablerta nc e re (l
udi discussion
s further
--i°n
Wood
arose on the re-committal of the
Bankruptcy Bill, Mr.contending that a bill of such
iconsideration, and ought to be
postponed until next session.
Other hon. members took the same view, but 'Mr. HANTS
and some other gentlemen urged the necessity of proceeding
with it.
Sir J. GRA HAM said the bill was one of great importance,
and came before the house recommended- by the first legal
authorities in the kingdom. Under these circumstances,
even at this late period of the session, he felt himself
upon to proceed with it. called
Sir R. PEEL said that his experience in law reforms con-
vinced him of the policy of passing any law of improvement
while it was in the power of the Government to do so, for it
was much easier at a future time to amend a law than to pass
new one.
After some further discussion the house went into com-
mittee on the bill.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard Office, Three o'clock.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—Tits DAY

(From Messrs. R. MAKIN & SONS' Circular.)

Although our supplies, coastwise and from Ireland, are
somewhat increased, they are still, generally as of late, very
moderate : any deficiency thence, however, is amply com-
pensated by further superabundant imports of Wheat and
Flour from abroad; the former, from all sources, amounting
since this day week to 46,191 qrs., the latter to 48,712 barls.
and 1928 sacks, as stated below.

With the exception of a few light showers, the weather
has continued highly favourable for harvest, which, having
already commenced in early situations around us, is pro-
ceeding vigorously.
Influenced by the certainty of higher duties, importers are
actively preparing to release the stocks of Wheat and Flour
in bond, which, if the present year's crop be well saved, will
at once bring a large surplus of these articles upon the free
market.

Having in consequence a liberal show of samples this morn-
ing, and holders being inclined to give way 2d. to 3d. on the
best Wheats, and even more for the lower descriptions,
sales were effected to a tolerably large extent, partly for
Ireland and distant parts of the interior of this country, and
the trade closed rather steadily at the reduction. Flour was
more difficult of disposal, and must be noted ls. to ls. 6d.
per barrel cheaper than on this day se'nnight.

A small parcel of Irish new Oats brought 3s Id to :3s 2d,
and good old were rather more saleable, at a decline of Id
per 451bs below our last quotations, 2s 10d being the extreme
price to-day. Old Oatmeal was in very limited request, at
an abatement of is 6d ; and Irish new was scarcely worth
303 per 2401b5.

Other articles almost without demand, and nominally
cheaper.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 2nd to the Bth August, 1842, inclusive

IRK- COAST- CANADA PO-
TOTA L
DESCRIPTION. LAND. WISE. & U.STS. REIGN.
Wheat Qrs. 1.290 165 I 5187 39549 46191
Barley Qrs. 72 6 78
Malt
Oats
Rye Qrs.
Beans Qrs. 218 I 218
Pease. Qrs. 2349 780 3128
Shelled Barley . Qrs.
Indian Corn . . . Ors. 2138 2138
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .. . . Loads 1389 4 694 2086
Flour Sacks 14:0 275 i 203 1928
Ditto . Brls. 48812 1 i 48712

Into Runcorn, Ire]
qrs. ; Oatmeal,

and and
Ids; Flout

Coastwi:
tr. sad

48812
e :—Wheat, qrs. ; Oats

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Malt,
qrs. ; Oats, qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oat-
meal, 0 loads; Flour, sacks, 1000 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 1833
qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Oats, qrs. ; Pease, 0 qrs. ; Indian
Corn, 484 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 1125 Ids. ; Flour, 92 sacks 543 brls.—
Coastwise. Wheat, 938 qrs. ; Barley, 447 qrs.; Malt, 10 qrs. ;
Oats, 744 qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Beans, 5 qrs. ; Pease, 46 qrs. ;
Indian Corn, qrs.; Oatmeal, 440 lds.; Flour, 305 sacks 2411
barrels.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending July 30, 1842.
Wheat 635. 9d. Barley 28s. od. Oats.. 21s. Sd. I Rye.. 345. 9d
Beans.. 345. 7d. I Pease.. 333. 10d.

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 645. 7d. I Barley 275. 9d. I Oats.. 21s. 10d. I Rye.. 333.10 d,
Beans.. 34-s. 9d. Pease.. 346. 4d.

Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week.
Wheat Bs.od. Barley gs. od. I
Oats .. . 6s. od. Rye.. gs. 6d
Beans Bs. 6d. I Pease.. Bs. 6d. I Ind. Corn Os. Od. Flour 45.gid,

Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe.
Wheat.... Is. Od. I Barley.. 25. 6d. I Oats .. 2s. Od. I Rye.... Os. 6d.
Beans.. us. 6d I Pease.. os. 6d. I Indian Corn.. 2s. 6d. I Flour.. lid

Liverpool Averages, week ending -, 1842.
Wheat. Malt. I Oats. Beans. I Pease.
Qrs 319 74 , 223
Prices 46s. 4d. 30s. 4d. 121 s. 3d. Os. Od. Os. Od.

LADY lIRWLItrg CHARITY,

Ham, or Lortroc—vAlDAy,
14040 ANA O'fitUagt V. TOO 4TTOUNhY.GUNIGUAL ANI9

OTHERS.

This was an appeal froinadecree of Lord Lyndhurst,
Which affirmed -a previous decree of the Vice-Chancellor,
declaring that Unitarian ministers were not intended to he
the objects of the bounty of Lady Hewley in the charity she
had instituted. The circumstances of the appeal are shortly
these :—Lady Hewley was a native of the city of York, and.
during the times of religious persecution in the reign of
Charles 11. became the protector of the ministers who were
ejected under the provisions of the Act of Uniformity.
Some years before her death, she being very desirous of
devoting a considerable part of her property for the purpose
of encouraging " the preaching of Christ's holy gospel by
preachers dissenting from the established church, called
Godly preachers,' " she executed two deeds, by the first of
which she conveyed certain property upon trust, that " out of
the rents there should be paid to poor and Godly preachers of
Christ's holy gospel such sums as her trustees should think
fit." By the second deed she provided for a hospital, which
she had already founded, for the maintenance of the
poor and their families ; and ordered certain books and
regulations to be used and observed in the hospital,
particularly the Catechism of Mr. Bowles, who was a dis-
senter of, great note in York during her life-time, and bad
been minister of York Cathedral during the time of the com-
monwealth. These charities had for a great many years been
administered by Presbyterians, and for the benefit of Pres-
byterians ; but had latterly been diverted, among other
things, to benefit the preachers of a class of Protestant dis-
senters who were stated to be Unitarians. In 1826, when
the commissioners of charities inquired iuto this particular
charity, a formal complaint was made to them of the applica-
tions of its funds for the spreading of Unitarian doctrines,
a
d the resnit was that an information was filed, and the
question of the right so to apply the fund was brought under
the consideration of the Court of Chancery. The Vice-
Chancellor, by his decree, declared that Unitarians were not
intended by Lady Hewley to be the objects of her bounty.
The parties appealed against this decision, and the appeal
was heard at first before Lord Chancellor Brougham,
assisted by two common law judges, but the argu-
ments were not concluded, and no judgment was then
given ; and afterwards before Lord Chancellor Lyndhurst,
assisted by two other common-law judges. When Lord
Lyndhurst retired from office. he gave, in pursuance of an
agreement long before entered into between the parties, his
opinion on the appeal, and affirmed the decree. Against
that decree and the affirmation of it the present appeal was
brought. The case was argued before the judges, who, in
the early part of this year, gay.e their opinions that the admi-
nistration of the funds of this charity could not legally be
vested in the hands of Unitarians.
Lord Cottenham now moved the judgment of the case in
conformity with those opinions, expressing his own to be
that the intention of Lady Hewley, collected from the words
of the deed, would be best carried into effect by this decision.
Lord Brougham concurred, and said that the decision of
the court below must be affirmed, and as usual, unless under
special circumstances. none of which appeared in this case,
it must be affirmed with costs.
Lord Campbell said that, having argued the case as coun-
sel at the bar, he should abstain from expressing any opinion.
Judgment of the court below affirmed with costs.

THE LONDON AVERAGES.-A curious circumstance has
taken place with regard to the London averages ; the return
published on Friday having been issued in the first instance
with a blank against the word Wheat, afterwards 6,906 qrs.
at 675. 10d. per qr. were returned, subject to an investigation
by the board of trade; many rumours are afloat respecting
this occurrence, but we shall refrain from noticing any of the
reports in circulation, unless something definite comes to
our knowledge.—Mark Lane Express.
THE OLD LADY AND THE COBBLER OVER THE WAY.—
Some years ago the husband of an old lady, residing in a
country village, happened to die rather suddenly without
making a will, for want-of which very necessary precaution
his estate would have passed away from his widow, had she
not resorted to the following remarkable expedient to avert
the loss of his property :—She concealed the death of her
husband, and prevailed upon an old cobbler, her neighbour,
who was a person somewhat like the deceased, to go to bed
at her house, and personate him, in which character it was
agreed that he should dictate a will leaving the widow the
estate in question. An attorney was accordingly sent for
to prepare the required document, and the widow, on his
arrival, appeared to be realising the greatest affliction at her
good man's danger, but forthwith proceeded to ask questions
of her pretended husband, calculated to elicit the answers she
expected and desired, The old cobbler, groaning aloud, and
looking as much like a person going to give up the ghost as
possible, feebly answered, " I intend to leave you half my
estate ; and I do think the poor old shoemaker who lives
over the way' is deserving of the other half, for he has always
been a good neighbour." The widow was thunderstruck at
receiving a reply so different to that which she expected, but
dared not negative the cobbler's will, for fear of losing the
whole of the property, while the cunning old rogue in bed,
who was himself the poor old shoemaker living over the way,
laughed in his sleeve, and divided with her the fruits of a
project which the widow had intended for her own sole be-
nefit.—Scotch Gazette.