The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-05-14 00:00:00

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On the Home aseetabling on Monday, after the Eater
Recces, the lint business on the paper was the Civil
Service Estimate., but the early part of the sitting wag
occupied in an animated conversation on the recent move-
ment of troops front India to Malta. Replying to Lord
Hartington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer aid that
active negotiations bad been and were now going Om, hut
It would be highly disadvantageous to the puMe service
to have a mineral discussion upon them at the
' moment. Tbe dispatch of a certain number at =I::
troop, to Malta w•• decided uponnorrozes &wait =whet to
VW not thought
practice, to communicate to Parlameat A. Vdr•
mastery estimate for the cost of the movement be
I laid before the House, and that would bi a favourable
opportunity for dimming the eubiect Adverting to the
complaint made hy Mr. Bright during the reams that he
had deceived the Honer& the Chancellor aspersed a bogie
that Mr. Bright, if be had any charge to make of that
kind, would repeat it in the Rouse, and in a (ems which
would give ham an opportunlty of meeting it. Mr.
Fawcett declined to emit Or the Zeilmati. but moved OM
adjournment of the Home in order to protest against th•
manner in which he and others had been misled by the
reticence of the Government as to We PlrikUlar
Sir G. Campbell complateed of the want of d
dwelt on Ca met of the movement notice, sod
be
predicted w amount to millions. He admitted. bow-
at
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while
for trying the experiment Sir W.
guarding liimeelf againat eirerseelat say °Finial' at the
present moment hostile to the policy of the Government,
cowmen. id on the statement of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer that it was not neoeseary to consmanthate it to
Perlianient, contending that it amounted to a claim on
the part of the Crown to the right to move the 'thole of
the thdian Army to any place—even to England—far say
purpose whatever without the sanction of Parliament.
The Chancellor of the Exebeciner fully admitted that It
was within tbe duty and right of the HOMO to call for
ample explanation and discussion, but the stem although
Important. wee neither more nor lees than • &rection of
the Queen that one portion of her army should be moved
from one part of her dominions to another. It was subject
to the &asocial control of Par liaineet, but it was an order
strictly within the constitutional prerogative of the
Crown. Prematurely to have disclosed this movement
when it was decided on would have interfetred with the
arransemeate necessary to be made in lodes, and thongh
the Government was taken somewhat by surprise when it
became public. even if he had foresees that publication,
be should not have felt it necessary to make any commu-
nication to the House. Mr. Laing regarded the step as •
reversal of the sound policy with regard to the Indian
Army established by Canning; and Sir J. Hay
reminded the House that Indian troops had been employed
In China and Abyssinia with greet distinction. Mr. •
Newdegate was of opinion that Parliament ought to have
been informed of the intention of the Government when
the Vote of Credit was proposed. and Mr. Rylliods also
complained that Parliament had boa misled Mr. Coch-
ran., on the other hand, rejoimd that the Governineed
had Sam this step, as It bed revealed the loyal feeling of
the Indian Army. Sir R. PllOl cordially approved the
measure, and expensed a confidant opinion t..t it would
meet with Um entire approval of the count. Mr. B.
Jenkins made some observations end Mr. Fawcett, be
withdrawing the motion for adjounment, gave notice that
be would more a resolution, sad also that he withld mew
the diacomion on the third reading of the Bodmit
The Ilona sethequently went into Committee, of Supply
on the Civil Service Zdimatea, and the remainder of the
evening wee spent in damming votes in Class II (Public
Ofaceal.
On Tuesday Mr. Chamberlain yave notice that on an
early day he would move that sharing the esramt desire
expressed in the Circular Dispatch of Lord fiellabery for
the good government, p. and freedom of the poitila.
lions to whom these blessings bad been arena,. the Hones
condemned the policy of warlike demonstration which her
Majesty's Government had pursued. Colonel Stanley
Informed Major Nolan that the pay to the wives and
children of the men of the army and militia reserves wee
ild. for each woman, and Id for each child under 14 years
of age, and that no complaint had reached hien, °facially
or otherwise, a to its insuMcioncy, though it was but fair
to say that letter, had been received Imp individual
members of Boards of Guardians calling attention to the
subject. An order had been famed to alter the mode of
payment, so that it should he monthly in advance bathed
of in arras, as had hitherto been the enee. The Chamealthr
of the Rxcbequer, replying to Mr. Whitwell thel Mr.
Holm*, supplemented hie statement at the previous day
with rwmrd to the cost of moving the Indian troops to
Halts, by explaining that the Indian Government had for
the moment made the necessary provision, and that ones
early day he would submit an estimate to the House for
its repayment, and for making each farther provision as
mitht be requiaita The troops served under the Metinyi
Act and Articles of War passed by the Government a
India, under Imperial fidtatutis of the itith and WO cie
the Queen, but they could not be called on to serve r, 'the
united Kingdom in time of pesos without the 03,...nt of
Parliament Mr. Midden then called attientier, to the
clams of the Irish National School teachers, ar,c-etowed
resolution demanding the immediate ather.tice a the
Government to that thee. After soar. debate Hr.
Lowther practically accepted the moe,cet. which was
?greed to. Mr. Pease called attentlr.e to the tee. of
' licensee for the sale of into/des wee iktiece. sir H.
Sethi& Ibbeteon moved the prey/use, ouothion, which as
carried. Yr. Monk moved the serwa teethe, ci his Bill
for the abolition of magi /Vibe the election of bishops.
It was opposed by Mr, Hubbard, who described the
system as an Moment of 'Mete that he hoped would be
retained in accordance with the ancient law of the king-
dom. Me. Laketon rune to continua the debate, but was
stopped short by the Rouge being counted out.
On Wedoee&y after some formal business had been
transacted, Mr. Cowen moved the second reading of the
County Courts Bill. The object of the measure was to
eeid and improve the jurisdiction of the (Scanty Court
Act. ltosed that the ordinary administration of
justice shouM loft in the hands of the local courts;
that there should be established seven erincipel county
courts throughout England, with subsidiary courts under
them. The thriedictioa of these courts would be limited
to 1,500. unless with the consent of the interested
when the juriAlietiou might be extended to an oaf=
amount. Altar some &theta, the Attorney-General
regretted being compelled to offer his opposition to the
proposed scheme of legal reform. He could neither
assent to the second reading nor to referring it to the
Select Committee that wee sitting on the subject above
stain. Mr. Cowen was willing to withdraw the Rill. The
Bill was accordingly withdrawn. Lard A, Trevor the
moved the second reading of the Tenant Right (Ireland)
Rill, and, after a brief discussion. the Bill was read a.
second time. On the order of the day for the second read-
ing of the Absentee ProprietareVreland) Bill, the question
was talked out, and the House adjourned.
tin Thursday, in the House re Commons, Mr. Chamber-
lain postponed till Monday the question which he had
;roomed to put to the Chaaoillor 41 the Itheliequor as to
whether he would furnish facilities for discussion of a.
motion condemning the warlike policy of the Gov -
meat The Howe early got into Committee of Supply.
and a vote involving approval of the appointment of Lord
Hampton to the Chief Comzeinaionenhth of the Civil
Service was curled by the bare majority of 10 th • Coin.
mitten of 110. The Mancellar of the Exoliequer moved
the third reading of the Customs and leleod Havana*
Bill, and the debate on it was salaamed,
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on he will move an amendment, "medially approving the
policy of the Ministry in this mitten.. In reply to Mr
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he rose a large number of members walked out of the
Hone, and atter be had three minutes, during the
whole of which time inems=nwere leaving the ROOM •
count was moved. It wee foxed that eighteen gentleinen
were present, and the House &morellos!' adjourned at.
three minutes to seem

A CONFESSION OF KURDS&
A shooldng cadmaloo of murder is said I. helm ham
toads by a man named J. B. Weeks, the konrirepoLa
second-clam drinking saloon, at Norfolk,
upon his death-bed. Weeks called a woman into the
room in which he was lying, and hiving stated that
he had a secret to disclose, wont on to say that he and
soother man had some time bane murdered Site
men who were drinking and gambling in the salons,
and had buried the bodies 00 ths premier. Thin
Mayor a Norfolk, to whom a communication was
made in ramose, to the matter, ordered tbilioe to
make inquiries, and a gang a tom wen ay on-
to moo* for the remains ol the men.
tact:d eacon were made to a oonsidsrahle depth, but
nothing was found to boor out the snory.

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