The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-05-08 00:00:00

at great length into the queation of the preleAt system
of regimental doped*, *intending that even l regiment
ought to have • second battalion in depot.
Lord De Grey and Ripon said Lord LUCAN would
have acted wore judiciously if lie had first placed hill Views
before the military authorities. A discuseion of this
Iluestion would net, be thought, be conducive to the
benefit of the public service.
The Duke of CAMBHIOGI. entirely concurred with *hat
had beni said by Lord De I:rey and Hiroo, and stated,
. from bia own personal experience in Ireland. that he had
COlllO to an entirely different eon...lesion ax to the expe-
diency of would 'catabolic from Lord Lucan. lie re-
viewed and refuted the rations objections of detail
brought forward by Lord Luean. and concluded by quot-
ing the opinion of Sir C. Wetherell, that the tinny never
worked more smoothly than at present.
After a few Wortls front Lord De Kos and the Duke
of Kt:11 Asp, the subject deemed.

HOUSE OF COILMONS.-TUESDAY.

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Sir NAPIER moved an address to Her Majesty, es- I
pressing the regret of the House that, instead of a re-
of 70.000 men, contemplated by the Manning Cm:, I
mission, there exist only 6,:1512 coutsguardinen, 1.000
ilktrict companies, 1,400 revenue men and WO
cruisers nom. awl 5.000 or 6,000 coast volunteers not to
be depended Upon; awl praying Her Majesty to give
directions that the coastgusrd should be completed to
12,000 seamen, AS TTCOISMOIndod by the con 111 l beim,
ready to be li'Aced in efficient shies at the i.everal ports,
instead of the present Hock ships. thus constituting a
reserve of ten sail of the line, ready for any emergency ;
that the number of naval volunteers, now under 1.000
should be annpleted Is moon as possible. and the other
recommendations of the co ' 'on complied with. In
lii. course of a long speech he threw out many hints
for improvements' of flip navy, and for rendering it
legalist, accusing the Admiralty, among other short-
wining*, of tardiness in adopting his suggestion.
The motion was seconded hv Sir .1. Ei.rniseroNe.
Lord C. PAGET entered into; various details relating to
matters hearing un the present condition of the navy,
and complained of the 1111 l tion as implying a direct
censure of the Admiralty, who were doing their best for
the public service.
The discussion was continued by Sir 11. Stroloen,
Mr. Couto% Sir G. PECHELL. Admiral W and
other members, and it ended in the motion being with-
drawn.
slr. Pr.EL moved an aililrese to Her Majesty to cense
inquiry to be mole, by the appoiutment of commis-
sioners, into the existence of extollere bribery at the
last election for the town of Herwick-upon-Tweed.
Mr. lissome t SKS, member for Berwick. in vindica-
tion of his own honour and that of his constituents, said
he had given a pledge, to which he bad adhered, never
to spend a single sixpence in bribery. He should vote
for the motion.
After a lengthened debate,
Lord PALMERSTON said the object of the motion was
to deal with this borough as with the others. There
was no instance where • cooninittee had reported, as in
this case, manifest mid extensive corruption in • borough
in which a commission had not issued.
Mr. Wittreatne remarked that Mr. Hardy's meaning
wan that nothing had been practically done in former
cases, therefore more could not he done in this case.
Sir G. Lewis and Mr. S. Kummer made a few obser-
vations. and the motion was agreed to.
Mr. PEEL then moved that the Attorney-General be
directed to prosecute William M'Oall for wilful and
corrupt perjury in giving his evidence before the Ber-
wick-upon-Tweed Election Committee; and this motion
was likewise agreed to.
Mr. CARDWELL moved for and obtained leave to bring
in a Hill for taking the Census in Ireland.
The Committee on Military Organisation was noun-
noted.
The House then went into Committee upon the
Attorneys, Solicitors, &c., Bill; but before the denies
had been gone through, the Chairman was ordered to
report progress.
Other Hills were forwarded, and, the remaining busi-
ness having been dim; used of, the House aijourned at
five loiouteb post 1 o'clock.