The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MoNDAT.—Lord C. Pazet, in repliing to an inquiry
of Sir J. Hay. stated that the reeent explodion on board
the Hese tech during her experimental firing had des-
troyed • great deel of crockery and some of the bulk-
heads, but the damage itiflicted was not material. Lord
Palmerston having moved that the Hone. at its rising
should adjourn. Mr. Whiteside again asked *nether
the Government had receiv, d any intelligence to the
•ffect that • nos the promulgation of the truce in Jut-
lend the Pi us.ian generals had levied further contribe-
t on the unfortunate inhabitant.. ; also whether the
armistice which had been concluded was a one-aided
one, that deprived the Danes of all opportunity of
asserting their power at sea, where they had many ad.
vantagea and at the saeiso time left them open to be
annihilated no land ; and whether it was lawful for one
of the belligerent Powers to demand provisions or
other Jinni!. s withoot payment pending the armistice.
end to compel the inhabitants to sestet in removing the
fortifications of Duppel that the Prussian guns might
more easily sweep the Wand of Alsen as soon as the
armistice was at an end Mr. Lajard said that the
Prussian ambassador, on Friday evening last, informed
the Government that he lent received a telegram from
Count Bamarek, which atated poaitively that after the
11th inst. no forced contributions should be raised in
Jutland, that if any such were raised they should be
returned, and that all provisioos furnished to the
Pinaian tioops should be paid for. No official Infer.
motion had reached the Government with respect to
the proclamation of the Prunien general, but inquiries
had been addressed to Copeninunn and Berlin on the
subject. The motion for adjournment was then mined
to. Leave woe given to bring a bill to authorise the
governor and company of the Bank of England to issue
! their note. in S otland, and to make such notes • legal
tender there. The remainder of the business WM then
proceeded with, and at twenty minute* to seven o'clock
i• the Howe adjourned until Thenday.
THUUDAY.--On the order for going into committee
of supply, Mr. Hennesey, in enable 'pewit, moved that
the riegociations .4 Her Majesty's Government respecting
Pol.nd have not terminated in a mitisfaetory 01•011111.
that it •ppean d from the papers laid before Parliament
that the condition, on which the Brd.iali Goveniment
agreed to ackuowle Igo the dominion of Russia in Poland
had not been fulfilled by Russia •' and that the House !
was of minion that Her 111.jeety't Government was no
longer hour d to recognise the sovereignty of Russia in
Poland. Lord Palmerston, while opposing the resole.
Go., said he joined in censnring and condemning the
conduct of Reran throughout the whole of her connec-
tions with Poland ; but he was at an niter In., tounder-
stand what it was that Her Majesty's Government ought
to have done, and what they had omitted to do. They
had gone to the utmost limit of diplomatic exertions,
and had succeeded in getting mint of the treaty Power.
of Europe to concur with them in representing at St.
Petersburgh the manner in which Russia had failed to
perform her eniageneents. There were two courses
open in theta. One was to cease these representations
when items found that they he.' not been attended with
success; the other was to have gone to war with
Ru-sn, which aecor,ing to Mr. Disraeli would have
been an Act of insanity. Well, the Government were
not insane. They did net go to war for the sake of
Fiend • and there were many rea.ne why it would
have been an act of manes. to have done so. After •
debate the resolutions were negatived withouta division.
Ti. Hosea having gone into *mutates of supply, Lord
C. Paget moved the supplementary navy estiniate, sad
explained the additions which it was propelled to make
to the salaries of warrant officer., subdieutenanta,
inseectore of machinery, paymasten, and other officers
in the Royal navy.
FetDAY.—Mr. Haliburton asked whether any account
bad been received by the Government of the defeat of
Federal army °it the Potomac. Lord Palmerston replied
that the latest telegram which had reached him was
to the effect that there were no accounts at New York
of another collision having taken plase between the
armies of Genetals Grant and Lee Mr. I). Griffith
put a question respecting the exactions enforced hy the
ustri end 0 •rnian troops in Jutland • which elicited

from Lord Palmerst in the statement tl;eit seconding to
the latest information in the possession of the Govern-
euent. it appeared 'hot the G. rin•n troops in Schleswig
and Jutland were now supplied, not by forced
contribu ins upon the people and country, but by
°entreats made by the Austrian and Prussian au-
thorities. The Prussian Government also stated
tint all contribution., either in money or kind,
levied on end after the day on which the armistice
began, would be returned to the persons train whom
they load been so rai-ed. On the order for supply
Sur S. Nortliciute moved an address to the Queen pray-
ing her to proceed in the distribution of the Bands and
Rirwee booty upon the principle of Lotust capture, as
recviumended in the report of the Royal Commissioners
on army prison; end should there be any iiiepute as to
the troops entitled upon that principle to share in the
distribution, to refer the question to some competent
judicial tribunal Lord P.lmerston expressed the
desire of the Government to eery out the recommenda-
ri.in of the comeniariioners, V. far as th•t was possible;
but the matter was surreueded with difficulties, and he
h.d come to the ernelmion that it would be far more
sati.fac•ory to all parties us well as the public, to refer
it to the Court of Adniiril-y than to the Treasury or a
vete of the House of Gnomons founded upon •canyass
of hon. members, and a necessarily imperfect knowledge
of the details. On the order for supply being read,
the several motions on the paper were brought forward
and having been disposed of, the House went into coup
miGtoe of supply pro forays.