The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WONDIT.-111r. Bentincir repeated gustier he Ind
before put to the First Lord the Trotaary,—susely,
first, whether there was any foundation for a Muse
that the Government inten led to propose a =
of the military establishments of the country;
whether, unites he could rive the House an ateersemi
that there was no probability of the ocumtry.embarkins
In war, he consider"d that our present colliery f
wee sunk:Mot ?—Lord Palmereton assured Mr.
that no reduction of our military force wail coati=
beyond what would be occasioned by the
the lonian Liars's. He was perfectly persuaded
If the House should be at any time of opinion that an
effort should be made, either military or naval, tho
spirit and resources of the country would be equal to
the o union. —The Chancellor of the Exchequer, In
moving that the House resolve itself into oonoruaten,
that he might obtain leave to bring in a Bill to allow
the making of malt duty.free to be used in
cattle, explained the principal provisions of the
measure, which it was intended should be temporery.
—After a short discuodon, in which 81r P. telly,
Colonel Barttelot, Bit IL Daring, Mr. S. Booth. end
other members took pert, the Chancellor of the
1 Exchequer replied to objeotions, obeerving that the
measure was experimental, and there might be
disappointments To obviate danger to the ruins
(suggested by Mr. Bas.) securities would be provided in
the Bill—The House went into conmittee, end kno
was ultimttely given to bring in the G. Grey
moved for leave to brbig in a Bill to amend the AM 3
and 4 William IL.;z. U. entitled "An Ad for
making further for the Cendoemeot and
Maintenance of • Prisoners." After *via on
exposition of the present law, under which Or resent
cased Townley had occurred. be orphaned anni=
the steps he took. He then explained the
be proposed to make in the law.-114. Mesta
the appointment of a commission. —Mr. Loth=
whether the moclitestioes proposed would get tid of the
objections to the law. —Sir G. Bowyer thought air a.
Grey was not blameable in the case of Townlyitheill
regretted the course he had taken in that W
Mr. Bright said, in his opinion, the statement lir
G. Grey had made out a complete justileaties of 101
whole conduct in this nutter. —Mr J. Peldlt,
not think Sir G. Grey could have meth mme
amendments of the law. At the same lime, he then&
the Government had committed • mistake in comorn.
ling the sentence on Townley, who had been saved
by a jugirle and a trick. By the very Act under
the repneve was granted the punishment was T
and justice ought to hare bad its coons— Love Mee
then given to bring in the Bill —Mr. Si. Gibson mewed
for a select committee to consider the hest method
dealing with the metropolitan railway schemes—The
dismal= was long continued, and the moth*
ultimately agreed to.

Tusencr.— Mr. Buxton then mowed :—" Tied
this House, while only imputing to Mahal
Kuper • naisoonception of the duty imposed em
him, deeply regret* the burning GI the tows of
Xagosima, as being contrary to them usages of war
winch potent' among civilised nations, and to whisk it
Is the duty and policy of this eountry to adios's"— fir.
•Treon abounded the motton,and &mourned the winebest
of' the &Hi& merchants in Japan very .—Mr,
Lougheld moved the omission from the of
the won!. " while only imputing to Admiral Hever a
misconception of the duty imposed on him." He me-
tended that the Admiral had simply canted out the
instructions given to him, and that the blame ought to
rest on Sari Hassell. —Sir J. Hay, who seconded the
amendment, also deprecated any blame bel og cast es
Admiral Kuper, as did Admiral Walcott —Lord
Stanley blamed the conduct of the Government in the
=incr.—Kr. Ward justified the conduct of Colonel
Neale and Admiral Kuper. and expressed his babel
that the Ices of life among the inhabitants of the Sty
was very small. He contended that the burning of the
town was not, as alleged in the resolution,
to the wages of war—Mr. W. E. Ironer
that they were all agreed the burning of the town was
deplorsble occurrence. The only question was whether
It *sae a matter not only of regret, but of blame. If of
blame, on whom? It wee clear to him that the ides
of shelling the houses was suggested in the &vita of
Lord Rum. ell. —Lord Pahnerston justilisd the mum
taken by Berl Russell, who did not isay, "GO and buts
the town" and he vindicated likewise the
of the Admiral. He malotsined that the =re
towns during war was not contrary to the vow of
Looghild's amendment kittingbeez=d
to, Mr. Buxton offered to withdraw ble i
but this course being objected to. the previous question
was ...ed. and the House divided epos the tootles
that the jacil queetion on the 1•110illiliell be now pat,
which was negatived by 164 to M.

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