The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

TUESDAY.

ME. KINGLAIR called attention to the rumours of a
proposal to annex tfavoy and Nice to the empire of !
France, in order he *aid, to obtain an expression of the
opinion of the House upon that proposal, and a hicla, he
believed, would be unanimous. Ile concluded by
moving an address for copies of the correspondence be-
tween Her 31;jesty's t;overinent and the Govern:limits
of the Emperor of the French and the King of Sardinia
in revect to the proposal.
Sir It. Peel., in seconding the motion, observed that
this matter affected the whole Italian question, All.l
was of such vital importance that it involved the inter-
ests of all Europe; the proposal in question being the
first attempt to alter the basis of the territorial arrange.
meats of DIM, the inroad must be checked with a vigor-
ous band.
Sir G. GREY joined with Mr. KINGLAKE and Sir R.
PEEL in deprecating the annexation of Savoy to France,
the consequence of which, he agreed, might unsettle
Europe.
Mr. DIERAELI thought that it would be more con-
venient to defer the discussion witil the joapers mere
before the House. and should, therefore, refrain
from expressing any opinion upon the merits of the
question.
! After some remarks by Mr. MihNes, Mr. Rowtett,
and Mr. IV-MSC,
Lord J. RUSSELL offered • few explanations. With
respect to the family compact referred to by Mr. King-
like. and Sir It. Peel, lie could only say that the Govern-
ment had no diplomatic information to that effect, and
the fact a any treaty prior to the war had been re-
peatedly denied by both the Governments of Fiance
and Sardinia. The catenation of her frontiers had never
been a source of power to France, and was nut for her
• right or secure policy.
The motion was then agreed to.
On Cie motion of Mr. Coweett, • select committee
was appointed to consider the means of effectually
cleansing the Sereentiue.
The Municipal Corporation Mortgages, &u., Bin was
committed pro formJ.
, The Report of the Customs Acts was brought up
and agreed to, with an amenduteut substituting in the
resolution on the sine duties the " 31st of December,
1860," for the " 31st of March, 1861."
The House having resolved itself into a Committee on
the Cuatious Acts,
The CHASCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER eeplaineil the
object and purport of an sdclitional article of the treaty,
which, he said, provided for the case of camni,ahities
imported from abroad which were lieble to Excise
&ties in England. Theme would therefore, be a
change in the duties on sl,irita, which lie would explain
when that resolutiun CAIIIIO before the Committee. Ile
then moved the fourth resolution, which .repealed the
duties of Customs (under the treaty) upon certain
articles imported.
Upon the drat article, "agates or cornelians, set,"
• long discussion arose regarding the coustruction and
interpretation of the treaty, its prii e le and its
fairness and equity, as a mutual contract a id engage-
ment.
' The next article, "apples, raw," raised an important
question, in the opinion of Mr. BESTIECK, who cone
'dallied that small Isuded proprietors hail been 1:0111-
pletely ignored in the repeal of the duty upon this
article.
"Corks, ready made, and squared for rounding,"
called up a warm but unsuccessful chain) of the
British cork cutters in Mr. 'l'. Deseoueit, sueported I.y
Sir F. BAKING, a motion made by them to add the
words" produce of countries from which the export of
cork wood is free" being negatived upon • division,
after a long and sharp debate.
An amendment, moved by the t'ittectomit of the
EXCHEQUER, to insert the words " the produce or manu-
facture of, or imported from, France or Algeria," was
agreed to.
In the course of the debate upon this article a ques-
tion was a good deal discussed as to whether the House
was at liberty to 'eject any of the items included maxi-
staiin in the treaty, and what would be the effect of
such rejection. This question received no direct solu-
tion, but wes referred by Lord .1. BURRELL to the dis-
cretion of the House.

The Chairman we ordered to report progress..
The Oxford University Bill and the Adminiatenng
of Poison Bill passed through Committee.
The remaining business having been disposed of, the
House adjourned at half-past 12 o'clock.