The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-30 00:00:00

WEDNEADAY.

Mr. DUNLOP, in moving the second reading of the
Valuation of Lands (Scotland) Act Amendment Bill,
explained its object, and entered into various details as
to the operation of the Act of UN upon the valuation
for the purposes of the assessment and taxation of
landed property in Scotland, with especial reference to
certain alleged exemptions, including deer forests, wood-
lands, and shootings.
Lord DUNCAN opposed the Bill, and be moved to defer
the second reading for six months.
A disouuion continued for some time, all the speakers,
with the exception of Mr. Crawford, opposing Om Bill,
Ultimately, the amendment was agreed to; so the Bill
is lost.

Mr. Havoitxxi. called attention to the occurrence in
Dublin on the 12th of March, on the occasion of the
entry of LordEglintonn, preparatory to moving for (*pies
of the report of the Dublin Police Commissioners to the
Chief or Under Secretary kr Ireland; of the warrant
authorising an inquiry by the Solicitor-General for Ire-
land and -Mr. Strong. ; and of instructions, if any, to
govern the inquiry. His object in moving for then
papers, he said, was to elicit a statement from the
Government that would satisfy the public mind in
Dublin, which was muoh excited upon the subject.
Lord NAAS complained that Mr. Mitchell should
have persevered in hie motion in the nnvoidable &Nene,
of the Attorney-General for Ireland. He, however,
stated that they now intended that the inquiry should
take place in a court of law.
Mr. J. 1). FITIALBALD Oralled his satielsction at
hearing that this matter would be invertigated before a
oonstitutional tribunal, a court of justice. He awn.
plained of the very gross exaggerations on both sides;
it would, however, turn out, be believed, that the greater
injuries had been sustained by the police, not by the
students.

Mr. Sroonnt moused Mr. Fitzgerald of having taluin
an unusual and unjuat course in the attack he had made
upon the Irish authorities, when he knew tiled neither
Lord Naas nor Mr. Whiteeide could again addrees the
House. In order that they might do so he moved that
the debate be adjourned.
Mr. WIIITIGIDZ, having entered the House, made e
rather tart reply to Mr. Fitzgerald, in which he vindi-
Gated his own conduct in these prooeedings.
Mx. COGAN lamented the occurrences referred to,
which, from their seotarian character, tended, he said,
to revive feelings which ha had hoped had died out in
Ireland.

irANCI denied that the oocurrence on the 12th at
Maroh had anything of a party tinge ; it was merely
an ebullition of youthful spirit on the part of the
student" of the University, in oonjunotion with same
strangers.
Mr. firairsiorn expressed his regret that this debate
should have arisen, PlllOll it had a tendency, by the intro-
duction of irritating topics, to prejudice parties who
were to be put upon their trial.
Mr. FITSOSSALD replied to what he termed the per,
mud vituperation directed against him by Mr. White-
side, and with some warmth defended his stricture' upon
the proceedings of the Irish Government, which he
charged with vacillation and weakness.
Lord NAAS insisted that the course adopted by Mr.
Fitzgerald was • most unusual one; that he should have
given notioe of his intended attack upon the whole pro-
ceeding' of the Irish Government, and should have
brought forward his charges in a formal manner. He
maintained that the precautions taken by the Govern-
ment had been both prudent and successful, and that
the propriety of their measures in relation to the inquiry,
under the difficult circumstances of the ow, had been
amply vindicated by Mr. Whiteside.
Mr. SPOONSR having withdrawn his motion to adjourn
the debate, the motion for • portion of the papers was
agreed to, and the House adjourned at a few minutes
before 6 o'clock.