The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-16 00:00:00

Imperial ip ar Ifa mtn t.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.

The CRANCILLOR of the EXCHZQIIIII announced that
within the preoeeding hour Her Majesty's Government
had received • despatch from the French Ambassador,
In answer to one whioh had been addressed to the
French Government by the Foreign Secretary, and that
the painful misconceptions between the two countries
Mid terminated lit a friendly and honourable spirit, and
In • manner width Mibelieved*rould be satisfactory to
the feelings of both conntrie• In moving that the
House at its rising do adjourn till Monday he took the
opportunity of stating the coarse he proposed that the
MON shOuldliurstie With refetenoetd the financial part
of the public badness.
Mr. RICH observed that it woUld have been more
satisfactory if the Rouse had heard some general outline
of the views and policy of UM Administration which
had been formed under such peculiar oircumatances.
Mr. P. O'BRIRN insisted that the House was entitled
to • thorough and complete explanation of the policy of
the Government.
Mr. A. KIINGLkEZ culled attention to the facts re-
the capture of the Cagliari on the high seas by
RT:itudftan cruisers and to the continued imprisonment
of the Englbh engineers, Parks and Watt. He entered
very minutely into the detail, of the case, and concluded
by asking for farther papers on the subject.
The CHANOILLOB of the EXCHIWZR said no doubt
the cam of the two engineers was one of • very distres-
sing character • but there had been no neglect on the
part of the late :Government, which had acted upon the
opinion and advice of the law officers of the Crown. It
was a matter of law, and not of policy. The jurisdic-
tion of the kindom of the Two Sidlies had been acknow-
ledged by the English Government, and Her Majesty's
present Ministers could only take steps to insure to
these two individuals • prompt and impartial trial,
strongly protesting against any delay, and taking care
that they should want no means either of defence or of
comfort.
Mr. GLADEITONZ noticed the inoonvenience of discuss-
ing this subject with the imperfect information yet
before the House, which ought, be said, to be iri full
point/Mon of all the facts and circumstances of the ease,
and he joined in the mill for farther papers.
Lord-PslttinteVoN said thia Matter' had occupied the
serious attention of the late Government, which had
been guided by the opinions of those who were authori.
COS upon international law. It had- been at flint sup-
posed that the capture of the vessel had been made in
the Neapolitan waters, which it now appeared was not
the case. This fact had been under their consideration
at the time the late Government retired from office,
and, as far as they were concerned, they had no objec-
tion to all the papers being laid before the House.
The motion for adjournment was agreed to.
The House having resolved itself into a committee of
supply,
Sir J. PAXINGTON, before moving • series of votes,
the money votes on amount for four months, in QOll-
- with the estimates for the navy, founded upon
those prepared by the late Government, compared the
woos amount of the navy estimates fur the current year,
1858-58---namely, £10,198,000,----with those for 185'453,
£6,705,000, and those for 1857-58, £9,173,000, and ob-
served that, without implying that the present Govern-
ment would propose any reduction of the estimates pre-
pared by their predecessors, they would at the end of
the four months state on their own responsibility what,
in their own opinion, the estimates ought to be.
Certain money votes on account were likewise
agreed to.
Kr. P. O'BRIEN inquired whether it was true that the
competitive examination for the Artillery and Engi-
neers was to be abandoned; and, it so, what was the
raison of the change?
.. .

General PEEL aid it had been recommended by the
Council for Education that all appointees to the military
service should pass through the College of Sandhurst,
whereby those for the Artillery and Engineers would be
subject to a double examination, and that the competi-
tion for entrance at Sandhurst would, under the new
system, be free to all Her Majesty's subjects.
The resolution was ordered to be reported.
On the order for the further consideration of the East
India Loan Bill, as amended
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that this
Bill was required in order to assist the exigencies of the
But India Company, and he hoped the House would
pus it without any unnecessary delay, and without re-
ference to any other measure. He proposed to omit the
11th clause, which was the subject of controversy.
Mr. CARDWELL, that clause being omitted, would not
oppose the Bill.
Lord PALMERSTON postponed the second reading of
the Government of India Bill until the 22nd of April.
Lord ELCHO moved for leave to bring in a Bill to
enable counties in Scotland to abolish tolls and statute
labour, and to maintain their publics roads and bridges
by assessment, 'stating its principal features said general
provisions, and that it would be penniesive only.
The motion was supported by Lord DUNCAN, and Mr.
WALPOLE not opposing, leave was given.
Sir F. BARING moved that the petition sof John
Joseph Scully complaining that general and extensive
bribery prevailed at the last election for the borough of
Cashel, together with the recognisance entered into and
the report of the Examiner of Recognizanoe, be re-
ferred to the General Committee of Elections.

After some discussion the motion was withdrawn, and
at the suggestion of Mr. WALPOLE it was agreed to re-
fer the matter to the General Committee of Illeotiona
for inquiry into the facts.
Mr. °AXED moved for leave to Introduce a Bill to pro-
vide for the collection of agricultural statistics.
Mr. MINIM did not oppose the motion, which, after
some objections by Mr. PAUL& and MI. BENTINO; Warn
agreed to.
The House adjourned at 10 minutes before 1 o'clock
until Monday.