The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-01-31 00:00:00

THURSDAY.

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Lord NORMANRT gave notice that he should ask on
Friday what information the Government had received
respecting the negotiations said to be pending between
Sardinia and France for the annexation of 'Savoy and
Nice to Piedmont.
Her Majesty's reply to the Address was then brought
up by Lord St. GIRMANS.
The Lord CUAZICRUAHL moved the first reading of a
Rill for imprpving the procedure of the Court of
Chancery. .•
After a (Or words from Lord BROUGHAM the Sill was
read a nost time, and
Theft Lordships adjourned at half-past 5 o'clock.

FRIDAY.
Lord Dosostruos pve notion that he intended to
call the attention of the House, at an early day, to the
practice of turning the metropolitan theatres into places
of worship on the Sabbath.
The Duke of A nor 1.1., in reply to Lord Ellenborough,
stated that the Indian Government had not been yet
enabled to arrive at a right estimation of the value of
property captuted at Delhi and other parts of India.
The required information was daily expected, end,
when received, • full statement would be made to the
House.
Lord BROUGHAM, in moving for a return of cotton
imported from various parts of the world during the
last two years, and the amount of revenue levied upon
it, advocated the removal of duties on raw cotton as a
measure which would encourage the growth of cotton
in our own possessions, and tend to abolish the
" domestic institution" of slavery in America. Ho con-
cluded with an indignant digression on the memorial
to the Legislature of Arkansas, which he sincerely
hoped was not genuine.
The Duke of NEWCASTLI said, there would be no
objection to furnish the returns moved for, and stated
the intention of the Government to give every encou-
ragement to the production of cotton in our own pos-
sessions.
The Bishop of ORFORD was in favour of the encou-
ragement of oottongrowing in Africa, as, by teaching
the chiefs the advantage of employing instead of selling
their subjects, an end would be put to the Slave Trade.
After a few words from Lord Oveserosx on the
necessity of encouraging cotton-growing in different
parts of the world in order to free this country from
dependence for its supply of the raw material on the
United States,
Lord Wonegottnit pointed out the capabilities of Africa
as a cotton-growing country, as shown by the recent dis-
coveries of Dr. Livingstone and other travellers.
Lord Garr dilated upon Slavery in America, and
wished to know whether the policy of France on the
emigration of negroes from the African territory had
undergone any change since last year.
Lord Woneuoisse said a few words in reply to Lord
Gere• question, and the returns moved for by Lord
Baoungssi were ordered.
Lord NoRMANRY inquired of Her Majesty's Govern-
ment whether they had any information as to the treaty
stated by the Ministerial journals in Paris to exist be-
tween France and Sardinia for the annexation of the
Duchy of Savoy and the county of Nice to the dominions
of the Emperor of the French.
Lord GRANVILLIsaid, Her Majesty's Government had
no information whatever on the subject. The Govern-
ment of France, however, was well aware of the objeci-
tions of Her Majesty's Government to any such arrange-
ment.
The House then adjourned at twenty minutes past 6
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY.
In the House of Commons the Address was moved by
Mr. hr. AUBTN (member for West Cornwall), who
briefly ',sailed in review, as customary, the principal
topics alluded to in the Speech from the Throne. He
expressed a hope that the influence of the Government
would be exerted for securing to the Italian people the
benefits of freedom and good government; that the
necessity for actual hostilities with China would be
averted ; and, with respect to domestic affairs, that a
bill for the reform of the representation would not only
be introduced, but that the measure would so far meet
with the approbation of all parties that it would become
the law of the land before the expiration of the present
session. In conclusion, he congratulated the House upon
the high position in which the country now stood, with-
out example in modern times.

The motion was seconded by Lord HINLEY, who sup-
plied one topic of congratulation which had been omitted,
he said, by Mr. St. Aubyn—namely, that the affairs of
the country were committed to a Government in whose
hands they gladly saw them placed. He entered 6011111-
what fully into the subjects of reform and the forth-
coming measure.
Mr. DISILAILLI took notice of the attempt made by
Lord Henley to raise, he said, • question of confidence.
He did not intend, he observed, to move an amendment
to the Address; but there were topics of much import-
ance rierred to in the Royal Speech which required ex-
po. He wanted to know why in August Lord J.
had (as he learned from a foreign source) made
overtures to the French Government to enter into espe-
cial agreement for the settlement of the affairs of Italy.
What was the nature of those overtures? Whet was
the nature of the agreement' It appeared that • pro-
position had been made for an alliance offensive and de-
fensive between France and England to make inter-
ference by any Power in the affairs of Italy a cases belli,
which might involve this country in serious political
complications. He wanted to know what was the ob-
ject of the Congress, which, if we entered into it, might
lead us into embarrassing relations. The conclusion to
which he had oome was that the less we meddled with
the affairs of Italy the better. A country in the present
state of Italy was far beyond the management and settle-
ment of Courts, Cabinets, and Congresses; the problem
could only be solved by the will of the population,
though this country might do great good by laying down
principles of sound policy.
Lord PALMEHNTON, in reply to these inquiries, ob-
served, with regard to the Treaty of Commerce, that
although, as a general principle, it was not desirable
that this country should enter into conventions regarding
tariffs, peculiar circumstances prevented our obtaining
from the French Government a security for future
arrangements, unless the transaction assumed the cha-
racter of a convention, the stipulations of Her Majesty
bzing conditional on their receiving the assent of Parlia-
ment. Although he proteded against the Government
being called upon to answer interrogatories founded upon
anonymous telegrams, he declared that the statement
regarding the special agreement referred to by Mr.
Disraeli was totally unfounded; that this Government
was entirely free from any agreement with any foreign
Government as to the affairs of Italy. The principle
which our Government asserted, and upon which they
would enter into the Congress, was that the people of
Italy should be left to settle their own affairs, and the
Government had taken pains to make this known. It
would have been impolitic on the part of this country to
refuse to enter into Congress; but we were free from
any agreement, and we avowed the principle on which
we were prepared to act. The policy of the Govern-
ment had never varied—namely, that it was not fitting
for foreign Courts to interfere with the Italians on the
subject of their affairs, but that they &tumid be left to
settle their own concerns.
The motion was then agreed to.
The House adjourned at half-past 7 o'clock.