The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-30 00:00:00

EOM OF 001411 ONS.

MOND a —The conntlerstion of the Army Regulation
Bill wee reminei at the ascend dense, into which Sir
G• J. nkineon sought to introduee an amendment
permit ing paywnte for exchanges under certain
circumstance., be speified in • rehedule. Rejected
by a majority of 43-211 to 163. . Lord Garlies rose to
move the omission of Pes clause, and there was a tub
of member. from the House, until there was scarcely • I
d, sea members left in the Haar% The noble lord
went on repeating the oil arguments for some hour and
shelf. Other members talked against time, and .ben
atlaighn diViAiOll RAS taken, the claw was carried
by a majority of 39 -208 to 169. The Chairman then
reported progress..
TORODAY.—Mr. GLAIATONR, replying to an inquiry
from Sir JOIDI GRAY, stated that the Clovernment are
determined to persevere with the Army Itegulatirm
Bill owl the Ballott Bill until they have obtained the
final judgment of tho ilons • upon them ; and the
signilleant words with which he closed his announce.
went, " without Any references to time whatever,'
excited loud cheers train the benches below the gang-
way. Al to the amendinenta to the University Teets
Bill. introduced in th • Upwr Chamber at the inst•eas
of the 11.t1ui. of Sdilhury, th, clause Imposing a new
test was riveted without A dividon. The am ndmerit
exempting the limadipi of colleg ,s from the operation
of the bill, and that wheah provides that cleriml fellow-
ships 41,11 be ,übject to the action of Parliament were
also disagreed with, and a oommitame was appointed to
draw up reasons for divigreeing.

Till MINT REGULATION RILL.

Tot iumar.—ill committee on the Army Regulation Bill. On
Clause 3, which provide for the compensation of officers
holding rateable commiesions on retiring from the army.
Odonel AN/107( moved to insert after °Moen the words,
"whether on full or half-pay." Mr. CAILDWILI. mid that it was
only the burble. of Partmment, in ale thing purchase, to do
justice to the Ahem Mottling commiEiona which they bad
purchaaell, not to make the sj stem more advantageous to them
than it now was. The only argument In its favour was that it
expedited retirement, and the bill would do all that the eystem
did in returning the purchase.m mey when the °Meer kit the
rervice ; but the proposal would extend tee compensation to
thin*. who hail received or were receiving an adequate Indemnity
for their investment. After a short debate, the amendineet
was negatived by a majority of MI to 62.
Sir C. Roseau, moved an amendment with a Mew of
subsequently providing for a scheme under which the Akers
IllioUW have the option of claiming the price of their omit-
missions within six months, or Interest for the voice of the some,
at the rate of 4 per cent. In addition to his pay.
There was • long and desultory dissuasion.
At hall-pan ten Sir JOH% PAMIR/701 suggested that am so
little progress was being' made the Government should lake
advantage of the wh,c.untido recess to reconsider their position.
The current of opinion out of do pro was running strongly
against the Bill, and In the House there were not twenty men
who 'proved it. But If it was to be pruned, he advised the
Government to get emnebody on their own side to speak for it,
ad to drop the talk about factious objectlon•
Mr. GLAINITOXI Meet dined all Intention of Imputing
factlousnes4, but pointed out that nearly every speech in this
discussion had been a speech for the second reading To Ellr
J. Pakington's suitirestione he replied that the toguence of the
Government on their own friende would he exerted to prevent
waste of time by usekes epeeches, and the inexhaustible
eloquence oq the other side he meant tn meet by a patient
resolution to sacrifice every consideration of personal comfort
In vindication (Ante right of the majority to rice effect to Its
opinions against, the will of the minority, If necessary.
mi gave new life and a new turn t • the discosoun, which
was prolonged for nearly another hour. Ultimately Blr W.
Russell's amendment was meg...tined by 16-170 to 154. This
further rodoction of the mil wity provoked vociferous cheering
from the Opposition ; and immediately after Mr. OL•DISTONII,
seeing that the next amendment would take some time, post-
inoiel the (tither considera ion of the Bill until after Whiteun-
li
leloll".—When the MM. WS, aaked to go into Committee
upon the Weitmeath BM Mr. DOWNINO MOVel to defer the
Committee for six n. nuns. Negatived Inc milority of 1 15-
ISt to 7.—lit committo seine prtroess was mole with the Bill.
When the II now reas•enabled, the consideration of the West-
meath Bill yr, resumed and eh wily after midnight th+ /1111
gutt through Committee. Too House adituree4l till Thursday
next.