The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

HOUSE OF OONIVONS.

MuIDAT. Sir J. Paktogton naked the Secretary of
the Admiralty whether it is true that the Channel Beet
has heap moved from Portland to the Downs, and if not
whether they are under orders to pirated from
Portland to the Downs? And also whether the noble
lord is in a position to nay that the shim constituting
the Channi I fleet have been completed with
respect to their coals, provisions, and other
401e1 Whether the large iron ships of the
Chancel leet have been into dock since their return
front their winter emirs? Lord C. Paget said the
Channel squadron were in the Downs (hear, beer).
They are very nearly complete and perfectly reedy to
proceed to any part of the world within 24 hours (hear).
With regard to the docking of the iron ships, none of
them have been docked since their winter onus.; but
t,a Warrior was docked on the 141 b of November, the
Bleak Proms on the 22nd of October. the Prince Con.
-ort oa the 11th of November, the Heeler on the 12th
January, and the Defense on the 16th of October.
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TOCaDaY —Mr. Paull asked the Secretary of State
for the Home Department whether his attention had
heen drawn to a bill intituled "A Bal to amend the
Constitution. Practice, and Procedure of the Courts of
the lalend of Jersey," purporting to deal with the
judireal cotabliehinients and taxation of the said Island,
and asked whether such hill had been introduced with
the coneurrenee and approval of Her Majesty's Govern-
ment—Sir G. Grey said be bad stated hie views re-
specting the bill on the second reading. Sine. then he
had suggeeted to the hon. member in charge of the bill
that it should be postpoued until some correepiandesos
with be lieutatant.governor had been published;
nod his hon. friend (Mr. Locke) had agreed
to set upon the euggestion.—Mr. D. Griffith
inquired whether an Austrian squadron had not
arrived in the Downs and other of our harbours,
and whether the Channel fleet had not been ordered
round to the Dowse; and if so, whether it was the in-
tention of Her Majesty's Government to allow the
Austrian ships of war to proceed to the Baltic or the
North Sea without being accompanied by the Channel
fleet. Sir G. Grey: Three or four Austrian ships have
arrived in the Downs. and we have reason to believe
that a few more me on their pewee from the Mediter-
ranean to jdo them. But the Aurttrian Government
have given the most aistinet &entrance to Her Majesty's ,
Government that for the present the only order that the
commander of that squadron has roomed is to protect
German commerce in the North Sea, and to prevent the
blockade of the Elbe and the Weser. The Channel
fleet is in the Downs., and the admiral is fully informed
of the movemente of the Austrian squadron. Her
Majesty's Government decline to say what orders may
be given in the evrnt of different instructions being
given to the Austrian squedroo, especially as we have
reason to entertain a confident expestation that the
, Austrian squadron will not enter the Bdtie (hear. hear).
Wunizenar —Mr. D. Griffith gone notice that, on
the motion for the adjournment of the House on Friday
week for the Wbitsunti 'e holidays he should call at-
tention to the permission which had been given to the
Austrian ssuadron to leave these ehori• and tak • up a
position favourable to the further pro-sent:l n of the
war against Denmark. without any practical check or
supervision he means of the pretence of a British naval
force. The Weights and Measures (Metric System)
Bill went into:committee, and on the second clause,
Mr. IL fib-on ruggasted that setters was at present
no knowledge of what the standard of weights and
measures wss. it would be well to appoiht a Royal coin-
minion to inqubratinto and settle that before proceed-
log further with the hill. Mr. Ayrton was of opinion
that steps ought to be taken for defining the we trio
system. and detrihnting the exact standard, through•
out the country, the understanding of which was nears-
earn to the ultimate compulsory adoption of the system.
Subsequently, after discussion, Mr. Gibson proposed
the intr du: ion of a clause legrill tog cohtracts ni.de
under the metric system ; and finally it was agreed
that the right h in. gentleman should take charge of the
hill n its futon stages. Further progress was, there-
fore po-tponed. On he motion of Ise Brand, • new
writ was ordered to issue for the election of a member
for the borough of Stockihrrt. in the room of Mr. James
Kershaw. deceased. The House then adjourned.
TUUNIDaT.—Notiee wee given of Mr. Bsring's inten-
tion of putting s question with reference to the admis-
sion of the Confederate steamer Georgia into the port
of Liverprrsol. Mr. Layerd. in reply to a question, and
It was ttoderstoo I the Brazilian Government had
t mediatory offices of the King of Portugal,
e▪
nd he
believed friendly minions between England end
Brasil would soon he reeetab'ished. Mr. Cowper stated,
in reply to Lord Moho, that Government proposed to
erect a new Nstiooal Gallery on the site of Burlington
House. Mr. Disraeli wished to know if Government
would inform the HOll.O whether the Conference bad
adjourned, till whet tune it had adjourned, and the
mess of the adjournment. Sir George Grey ma the
olenipotentierie. unanimously desired that the proceed-
ing. should be jrivate, and enesequently he could not
give the particulars requested. The Conference bad
adjourned till Monday. The House then went into
committee on the army estimates. Mr. Lawson, the
member for Carlisle, moved the rejection of the semile-
inentary yore for the training of the yeomanry cavalry,
but only received lie supp.irt of twenty-nitre votes in a
House of one hundred and fortyeight members. An
interesting conversation followed relative to the
Volunteers.—Mr. Darby Griffiths urged that as the
Volunteers Ind prevented the recurrence of disgraceful
Nob. Government ought to do more for them.
Opinions varied as to the &Kira:ally of increasing the
vote, sad Lord Hartington and winkle,* had no inten-
tion at present of proposing any addition to the preeeat
allowance. . . . . .

FIUDAT.—Mr. Newdeeses having inquired whether
the Government intended to adopt any DISSIDISSS likely
to be more effectual than those width had hitherto been
attetupted for the purpose of relieving the people and
King of Denmark from the oppression to which they
were daily subjected, Sir G. Grey replied that
the Confereese was now sitting, and be hoped
that the first result of that Con/erases would
he to establish WI armistice. Under thole Mr
curnatuces, and without anticipatiog events that
lad not yet arises, the only answer he could give
was, that the Gorarnmest would tontine., as hereto-
fore, in conjunction with the other Powers, to take
Shone means which appeared to them most likely to
effect the object they had in view—mutely, the termi-
nation of the war in Denmark, and • satiefutory
seitletneet of the differences between Denmark and
Germany. Mr. D. Griffith asked whether the
Aurora frigate, under the command of Pir Leopold
M'Clintoek, had been lent to the North Sea, in the
direction of the Austrian squadron, and if so, why •
force more adequate to cope with any possible contin-
gooey that niight ashes had DOS been dispatched at the
same them To which lord C. rept replied that the
Aurora bad been seat to the North Sea according to the
constant preetice of this oottutry, that when foreign
aquadrou were cruising on a coast where we bad con-
siderable commercial interests we should tiara • ship in
the neighbourhood to watch those interests, ard he
thought the Aurora was perfectly adequate to the
services required of her. In reply to further gaieties*
Lord C. Paget mid it • Anetrian squadron bad left the
Downs, bet he really could not state what was its dm-
deatios ; adding that • telegram received that day at
the Admiralty communicated the fact that the Aurora
wee at Heligoland, and that she was engaged ID watel,-
leg the movement. of the Autrian pude s On
the order for going into committee of supply, Mr.
Greet Duff milled attention to the report of the public
schools commission, and after urging the neeeseity for
the introduction of reforms at Eton, Westminster, and
other institutions, moved that the state of the higher
echo& education in England was not satisfactory, and
required the early attention of Her Majesty's Govern-
ment. The Chaseellor of the Exchequer, whilst
complimenting the mover on the interest be badexelted
in thi, subject, acid that We processl did not awned
with the TOWS of the omeelsitoneru, as be baked the
dome to aprons an opinion which was univalent tea
condemnation of the school., which, though critieised
by the oommiseiceers. were certainly sot raxidenmed by
thew He thought it would he premature to eak the
Howe to petulance cub an entities mi tom after the
report him bees suds, sad that it would be heeler foe
he lustier to shied over foe miteideretioe mat serum
After...ince discussion the motion was withdrawn, atid
the Roue pocawdad with the other buskins on the
Parte.

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from tb• plainest to tho blgb.st quality of which
the art is at present capable, and
to all climates. Mama'. Mastro...id Plde=
on Watches (free, by post, for two stamps) eon
tins • abort history ad watch-making. with desarip•
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