The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-05-16 00:00:00

Iniperial farlianunt.

MONDAY.
In the House of Commons. the Merchant Shipping Bill
passed through Committee, amid loud cheers on both
aides of the House. On the motion for going into
Committee on the Navy Ratimatee, Mr. BIABIZY moved
for • Royal Commission to review the shipbuilding policy
of the Governmest. In the dismission which follow.
Mr. °actin:4 challenged the Fairy LORD of the
Arournatrr "to state what the shipbuilding policy of the
Government wee Mr. WAND Huirr at the outset hotly
" defied any man to lay down • ship-building policy
next, he said that he endeavoured "to keep pace with the
ship-building inventions el
.the day, and to keep ahead of
all other Maritime Powers: The amendment was with-
drawn.

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TIIICSDAT.
twists and owners of hones generally, will be
glad to that the Lords paused the second reading of
• Bill. which imposes • penalty on persons administering
pousoaous drugs to horses without the consent of owners.
Those who have suffered from this practice on the part of
servants prompted with an lgnorant,but at the same time
lendable, desire to maks the horses' costa shine will appre-
ciate the Bill

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WIDNEEDAT.
A Bill, the second reading of which was moved by Mr.
Nommen, was thrown out by the Commons, on a divi-
aion, by 937 to 130. Ons would have thought it would
have commended itself to the common sense of the House.
It was simply • bill to give barristers a right to recover
their fees, and also to make them legally liable f r Uirri
neglect or misconduct of a cause. As, however. barristers
but very seldom lose their fees, the solicitors being the
sufferers, if any: and as, further, one half of the gentle-
men in wigs would be sorry to be open to an action for
the misconduct of a case, the legal element of the Rouse
naturally succeeded in squashing it.

THURSDAY.
The great event of the day and indeed, of the week,
in the House war the vote of °swum upon the
Government for its conduct in reference to the Royal
Titles BBL It resulted in a triumphant victory for
the Government. That there was not the slightest
possibility of its being carried every one knew. The
Tories were not going to part qtute so quickly with
the leaves and gibes of office ; and • contested election
is not so much a joke, that members are desirous of a
frequent repetition. As expressing, however, the
opinion of the country upon the subject it was utterly
useless, and one half the members who followed the
beck of Mr Disraeli into the lobby. were oonsciom of
It. The VOtill MIS moved by Hp H. Janes, the
member for Taunton, and it may have been by
accident or it may not, for Mr. Disraeli rather admires
theatrical effect, at the very time the hon, gentleman
was criticising the Title of Empress the belle of
Westminster could be heard clanging out • welcome te
the Prince on his safe return from India. —Sir HENRY
argued that the Government had made promises that
the title should not be employed in an country, and
that it should be localised in India, and, proceeding
next to examine the terms ef the Proclamation, he
maintained that it did not fulfill them promises.
There was nothing in the Proclamation to prevent
people in this country addressing the Queen by the
title of Empress on an occasion—Mr. HARDY in his
reply
'at the opposition of " epittinj
venom at the Government. —Mr. CHILDIMS affirm
the Government had been guilty of culpable negligence
and ignorance.—Sir DRUMMOND WOLFF in the further
course of the debate, characterised the motio as sense-
lese,got up by a clique,
_and scouted by the country. —Dr.
Hanr-Air characterised it as a factious motion, the
product of wounded vanity end self -oonoeit He was
of opinion that the Government had fully performed
Its engagements, and ridiculed the ddleful predictions
in which the Oppoisition indulged as to the results of
this Bill—Lord ELCHO also expressed himself satisfied
with the Proclamation after the Lord Chan-
' cam's explanation, and rallied the Opposition on their
fruitless effort, to flog • dead horse.—Sir R. PUS.
criticised severely the =seek of Sir H. James, which
he said was a bad
_spend--unfair, in bad taste, and
unparliansentary.—Sfr Wuxi= Handottirr congratu-
lated the Government on having the support of the
three model members—Lord Echo, Dr. Remaly, and
Sir Robert Peel—Mr. B. DIBRARLI was pleased
to hear that this protest was to be final. He
declared that the title would be for external affairs
only, and would not apply to the internal administra-
tion of the country. These objects, he asserted had
been entirely effected by the Proclamation, which
exactly corresponded with the Ministerial decimations.
Mr. Disraeli went on to justify the opportuneness of
the measure and its general effect —On a division, the
Motion was negatived by 334 to 236, showing a majority
of 106 in favour of the Govenunent
.Fmrstr.
Mr. ittcasan &MU moved a resolution cleelarimg ghe
expediency_ of closing public-houses lu Ireland on e
headny. The motion was resisted by Sir M. R. besot on
the part of the Government On • division the resolution
=51,1 114 141ioit I. The Qmentga„t being