The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-08 00:00:00

THURSDAY.

On the report of the Committee of Supply,
Mr. HORMIAN took occasion to vindicate himself from
• charge made against him during his absence on a pre-
ceding night by Mr. Mlfahon, of having, in the two
years he had held the office of Chief Secretary for Ire-
land, neglected its duties, affirming that not only were
the facts stated not consistent with the truth, but that
they were (not meaning thereby any personal offence to
Mr. WMahon) diametrically opposite to the troth. In
the course of his vindication Mr. Horsman gave a plea-
sant description of the duties of the Irish office in
London, which, it appeared, were not sufficient to em-
ploy • solitary clerk.
Mx. Mlisrfort, in replying to Mr. Horsman, made
some rather strong remarks upon that gentleman's par-
liamentary conduct.
Sir G. Gltar bore testimony to the efficient meaner

in whieh Mr. Iforeman had filled the Milos a/ Chief
Seeretary ; hut
Lord NAAS gave the most unqualified contradiction to.
his representation of the amount of business appertain-
ing to that °Moe.
The matter, aftersome further discuesion, mu alloweit
to drop, and the report wee agreed to.
On the order for going into Committee of Supply, ite
reply to Mr. Wise,
Mr. S. FITSGZIL'ALD stated that Mr. Tulin, recently
Vice-Consul re 4 Oran, had been appointed Consul si
Mobile, and that a oertifioate of natandion had been
refused to him; and explained the grounds upon which
he had been appointed to an American ConeuMM, there
being no legal iMpediment to the appointment.
The House then went into a Committee a Supply
upon the civil cantingencise, and was occupied with the
diecuesion of the various votes until midnight, when the
Chairman was ordered to report progress.
On the order for going into committee on the Jai*.
Stock Banking Companies Bill, moved by Mr, RSA>
LAW,
Mr. BUCHANAIf moved that the debate be adjourned ;
but the motion wu negatived upon division.
Mr. WlLsow then moved that it be an hutruotion to.
the ootnniittee that they have power to extend the pro.
vielons of the Bill to Insurenee Clompeniee ; but after
some discussion this motion wee withdrawn on the
ground of irregularity, and the committee wee postponed.
The lialnault Bowl (Allotment of Counnona) Bill
pseud through committee,
Tits Rooleelastical Corporatione Louise; Bill wee read
a third time mul pained, as well as the Yroperty Quail.
aostion sin, after some remarks by Mr. Summit itist
Mr. Ditoillionv,
,1 The Csavoitunt of the EXONIQUIIII obtained leaver
to bring in • Mill to repeal. oertain provisions for Os
issue out of the Cloneolialatoo Yund of Axed amounts for
the reduction of the funded debt.
The House, after some NM', business, adjourned at
a quarter put 1 o'elook.

WILIDAY,
On the motion that, on be Melo& the House do ad.
journ until Monday,
of Lori:dr.:won, Ku elett,thincjhotilinredi whatwhst we.tbe
weal ibePreeenionsetwrietohish
Lord nen had demanded from the Emperor i Ind what
answer bad bees resolved from the Chinese °everts.
mint?
Mr, W, ZWAIT inneired for what trial ranee de
recant appointment had been made the Deem: of
York?
Lord MMUS defended the appointment
The ONAVOILLON of the Elomeetlin, In answer tm
Kr. wart's Inquiry, gild, he we. not prepared ti Mete
whet were the " wets!" reasons which itsdneed Her,
Make* to make The 'mutant's', bet th• Itsteersl
ground,. were, that the appointment was one eitiell kb.
was edvantageinw to the touUry to make, and that it
hid been made with a view to the public trillion, Oho
Individual seleeted, on Ow whole, uniting all Bk.qusillies required for the appointtnent. Di reply to
Lord .1, Rumen, he said that, owlng to the distemee of
the transoeflone, it we. not in his power to give any
further information upon the oubjeet of the proseedinge
In China, The instruetlons originally given to lorml
Elgin Ineluded a wide diseretion, and the preoenb
Government had wmfided to him the same wide &err
lion, All he mold my, therefore., wee, that the Goterns
went had imprem EW ed upon Lord n the Impertesee of
ae speedy a termination at passible to the protest kw
satisfactory state of things..
Ma. Briletir observed that there woman. point WIWI
matter which it behoved the House to oonsider—namely.
the complication in which the Government had been
plunged by the pours* taken by their prod...mon in *D-
epending with other Governments In the settlement of
a dispute whieh was confined to this country. The ili.
stilt offered by the Chinese, if it was any insult at fillo
was offered to England, and the power of England was
amply sufficient to vindicate the honour of England.
He wished to Impress upon the House that the moment
this country took into partnership other Powers
In such a quarrel two consequences followed i—fine, that
the course of the negotiations was, to a large extent,
taken out of the hands of the English Government;
secondly, that the House of Commons could not know
anything about the matter.
Sin J. PARINGTON stated the amount of our naval
forms in the East.
In reply to Mr. HORSTALL and to Mr. Wrusow,
Mr. S. Firsoessix stated that the Government Ind
not rewired any ofßcial information of the awed of
Captain Judkine, of the Royal mail steamer Persia.
and that, with referenoe to the correspondence between
the British Government and that of the United States
on the subject of the suppression of the Slave Trade,
there was not the slightest disinclination to lay before
the Howe the fullest information at the earliest possible
moment; but within the last two or three days com-
munications had been made to the Government from the.
American Minister, involving grave chnrges against
officers of the British Navy, in relation to transations
in the waters of Cuba; that orders bad been sent out to
Investigate the matter, with instructions to the com-
manders of our ships of war to exercise the greatest
caution.
Mr. J. FITZGERALD called attention to the nowt
riots at Belfast; and
Lord NAAS explained the measures adopted and in
contemplation by the Government to restore and estah,
Bah tranquillity in that borough.
The motion for adjournment was agreed to.
Mr. GLADSTONE gave notice of certain resolutions he
meant to propose in the Committee on the Govemement
of India.
On the order for going into Committee on the mak sad
Transfer of Land (Ireland) Bill,
Mr. J. FITZGERALD, moved that the order for its
committal be discharged for the purpose of referring it
to a Select Committee.
The SOLICITOR-GBNIMAL resisted this motion.
Sir. ;R. BETHELL reoominended • Select Committee,,
which was fitter to deal with the matter than • Com-
mittee of the whole House.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL could not concur in this re-
commendation, fearing that a reference of the Bill to
a Select Committee would hazard the success of a
measure of the highest importance. He defended the
machinery of the 13ill, in reply to the objections raised
by Mr. Fitzgerald.
This debate upon a preliminary question, in which the
details of the Bill were discus_ was continued by Mr.
ADAMS, Sir E. PERRY, Mr. MORRELL, and Colollel
GREVILLE, and was wound up by • general reply from
Mr. WHITESIDE.
Mr. J. FITZGERALD having withdrawn his amendment
the House went into Committee upon the Bill pro
forma.
_ The House then resolved itself into a Committee of

Supply.
Lord J. RussELL moved the British Museum Esti-
mates, prefacing the motion with the usuid explanatory
statement of the condition of the Museum, the additions
made to it, the number of visitors, &a., and concluding
by asking for • vote of £79,275.
In the interesting discussion to which this vote gave
rise various suggestions were offered for relieving the
Museum from tho superabundance of its scientific and
art treasures by • separation of some of the collections s
for the establishment of popular lectures at the Institu-
tion; for opening it on Sundays and on evenings, and
for enlarging the building.
The CHANCELLOR of the Ric:mow:7in likewise an-
flounced the compromise which the Government had
made or proposed to make with the Royal Coinmission-
ers on the subject of the Kensington property and the
site of • national gallery, reserving the details kr a
future occasion. . . _. .

lic-s;Clie--;rst ultimately agreed to, as weU as other
votes for the same object.
Upon the report of the Committee of Supply,
Mr. HAMILTON moved that the vote for the Itegister-
house, Edinburgh, salaries, Ice., which had been reduce&
the preceding evening, be recommitted, alleging that it.
had been passed lu ita reduced amount by inadvertence.
This motion, after some 4onversation, was agreed to.
The report was likewise agreed to.
Certain Bills were forwarded a stsge.
Some other business wee disposed of, and the HOWNI
adjourned at half lust 1 o'clock until Monday.