The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

In the House ot C some Irish questions having
been answered, Bir 8. Minix de asked the Premier to
putpone the Arrests Bill, ita it bad not yet been received
from the printer, but Mr. Gladstone said the princip's
at the measure was clearly understood, and be would
ask the Howe to proceed with it on Monday.
Bibsequentlys in reply to other OnlmsitiM metufeelt,
who asked. sueetione as to the sourest of business after tot
holidays. Mr. Gladstone obeerved it would at present be
wormier, even to sav that Mere would be any Whitsun-
tide holidays. Mr. Dillon's attempt to ask explanations
from Hr. Fonts' on behalf of Mr. lgan, the Lend League
treasurer in Pori., was quenched by the Speaker, end the
I Home pr i needed with the conedersUon of the Irish
Co,rcion Bill. Mr. Sexton opp.eed the measure at
enormous length. Mr. Gladetone. lOW observing that if
every Bill Iwo to he criticised in the tenet)+, Manlinir
edopted by Mr. Sexton, legislation would make little
tropes., contended that the auspenalon or the jury
system awes forted upon the Government by the inquiet
failures of justice reported by the judges. H. wion,d.
with M. &von, that Irels-td should be governed with
justice, bet aided. amidst great cheering, that justice
m ant Justin, to all, and that al law-abiding had •
r eht to repent protsc In. Amongst tho bemired' of
addresses he had received from Ireland, there was hardly
one which did not oak the Government to pursue the
policy of conciliation and justice It bad announced.
The ntrature, moreover, would be lass oßensive than
the Act now la operation. Having referred to the
reined of any Oua to give stridence la reference to the
ate •asassioation., lb rush there most have been taw
witnesies, he said the only Inference km could draw was
that terrorism widely prevailed. Toe Bill, however, did
not spring from the dreadful act in Primula-park. but
from the widepreet done ratieation that existed, and it
would be useless to press It Galen its main lines were
retained. He regarded the arrears proposal in the same
Bert, and said the Government would urge forward both
Gills with equal energy. hlr. Parnell naked for further
time to prepare amendments. Hs believed in the good
intentions of the Premier, but lb* Bill would impend all
constitutioaal rights. Mr. Broadhurst supported the
Bill, but osedsmned the intimidation clauses. Mr. Healy
threetamad Astro:Hoe unless the Government would
stake hinatvwwions to Um Parnellite party. The debate
s domtlnued by Ifr. Grey Kr.
Kr. Storey Mr. Chamber-
Kr. glory, and Kr. A (OM= was than
sisd the i °
ssood mhos was oanied by 383 voles
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A YEAR OF LIPEBOAT WORK.
Happily the work of saving life from shipwreck on 'the
ahem of the Butish Ides has nesnowid such Pro Mirth eni
and efficiency as It obtained at no former period. In I his
good cause the 1.1 atlonal L.feboat Institution hes, doom es,
taken a prominent and native Put, having ea strlbe ted
itewr,tahr Ih.h• to the _ I,l2llives fro o varl nis
while the Board or 11140 sad Hoare
mesas of the rocket apparatus, rescued arm: h at
Last year eleven saw lifeboats wine Arid at
_ ,

—The nuntWer of lifeboat. now under the masa( meat of
the inditutions lit.. hundred sod seventynas, tad their
=Mon during each month of tn. past year were aa
gy launches, 00 liven and 7 weasel s eared:
Veuenary. 41 launches, 93 Imo ant two yaw= ; Yaw*
55 Jauntier, 116 lives and .4orre vase!" ; April, 11l 'tech.',
18 lives and 1 yowl ; llay. 9 launches, 111 lives a ad thsve
yards ; June, 4 launch.. and 11 liver ; July. I 1 tueltailla
4 lives and one n 0..,!; August, 113 launches and :H live.;
fieptembar, 15 launcher, 4.4 lives and one vassal; )olleber,
71 headiest, IMO lives and 8 =seek ; Homo bar‘ 49
launch.., 1611tve. and five vessel.; Decannar, I6la nacks.,
45 Lives and two vessels. Total wosabsr d iofsbo.S
launches during lb. year. VC lives saved, 616; and
vessels saved, 31 In addition to those genic es. 168
lives wars saved from shipwreck by shomboote an. 4 other
meats, which had reosivad rewards from the testi lotion,
making the total of 1.111 lives rescued last year. The
number of llyee rived during the fifty-eight yesn Mel the
sstablistonent of the institution, to the and of the Per
1581, either by its lifeboat" or 'pedal exertiorm for
welch it has granted rewards."). Since the establish.
meet of the institution, it ha. expended on lifeboat
station., and other moans for aliZig ma from glifpwroeic
on the coasted the United Kingdoms, upwards of W 70.01110.
and ha. voted 95 gold inedsa. 91111 silver medals. sad
£70,100 in pecuniary rewards for saving life from ship-
wreck. Dunne the yea 1881 the receipts of the tank*.
tom amounted to ,635.119. While the expeaditure was
Cr. 781.
Tim new Training Home and Course. Hall of the
Solvation Army, at Lower Olaeton, was opened on Saler
day. Tim bell, which will comfortably each 4,700 easees,
was fliled both therms= and streams. Toe
formerly known as Me Loulon Orphan Amiens. =yew;
purcoased by the army tor £15.0M. and the alterations
prommry to adept it for its prolong purpose have cost
nadir £13,000 in re Of the total imoi of £33,000, Int.sea
£7,000 and 4.73,000 was required to be raised, and of this
&mullet about £4.400 warn contributrd on Saturday.