The House of Lords met today at five o'clock, to
receive the Corn-im- portation and Navigation Bills; which were read a first time, and ordered to be printed. Only about half-a--dozen Peers were present. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice, that on Monday next he should move to sus- pend the standing orders, to facilitate the passing of the two bills.
A few desultory remarks were made. Lord STANLEY objected to the permanent effect given to the measure for altering the sugar and rum duties, and deprecated its being pressed forward without more deliberate con- sideration.
Lord BROUGHAM and Earl FITZWILLIAM in like manner objected to haste or "yielding to the pressure from without" in the alteration of the Poor-law: they especially deprecated the removal of the central authority. Lord LANSDOWNE assured them that it would not be removed.
On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, the resolutions adopted by the House on the 3d July 1845, relative to Railway and Private Bills, were made standing orders; and the House adjourned.
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