Glasgow Courier. — 1857-07-04 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, JULY S.  Their Lordships-met at a quarter-past four. The royal assent was given by commission to the Consolidated Fund (.C8,000,000) Bill, Ifisurance Companies Abatement of Income Tax (Continuance) Bill, Ministers' Money (Ireland) Bill, Court of Exchequer (Ireland) Bill, and a number of railway and private  The Earl of DARTMOUTH presented a petition from Bridgenorth, praying that corn might be sold at a definite weigh throughout the country. The Earl of EI.LENBOROUGH called attention to the reduction in the rate of exchange with India recently made by the East India Company by lowering their terms for bills on India, with the object of preventing the expo] tof silver. He said it should be left to the discretion of the local government to remit or not funds to this country, and that considerable Moan. ecnience might result to the Indian government if any farther alterations were made in this country. He had heard on good authority that the mutineers at Delhi had obtained possession of no less than £500,000 or £600,000, a large portion of which was public money, and there could be no doubt that the want of this sum would be felt for the time. At all events, he thought such a fact indicated the necessity of great caution in the adoption of changes of this kind, as otherwise the • government of India might possibly be found unable to meet its engagements. Earl GRANVILLE, in reply, thanked the noble Earl for having called attention to this subject, as it enabled him to say that every precaution would be taken against any unnecessary drain upon the resources of the Indian government. The Indian government had, however, at present large balances at its disposal, and there was no reason to fear that it would be unable to meet all its engagements. The subject; however, would be carefully al uded to. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR it was resolved that all petitioners claiming a right to vote at the election of representative peers for Ireland by virtue Of the peerages under which a right to vote had been admitted by the House of Lords, addressed to the Lord Chancellor, or Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, to consider and report thereon.] Earl TALBOT, after a speech of some length, moved for the correspondence relating to the murder of the late Mr. John Price, of Melbourne, Inspector of Convicts. •  The motion was agreed to. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in reply to Lord Brougham, stated that in the course of the present session he should introduce a bill to facilitate the transfer of real property, and that the measure would be based upon the reports of the Commissioners who had inquired into the subject. Lord Campbell's bill for the better prevention of the ,sale of obscene books. Stc., passed through committee, the noble and learned Lord having introduced several amendments in it. The Sites for We, khouses Bill wai read a second time. The Militia Act Amendment (1854) Bill passed through committee. The Handley Borough Incorporation Bill, the Grand Juries (Ireland) Bill, and Turnpike Trusts Arrangement Bill were read a third time and passed. The House adjourned at 1,15 P.si.