The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-03-28 00:00:00

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Imperial Parliament.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONTIAT.— Earl Stanhope called attention to the
site proposed for the new Courts of Tuetioe, which he
oeusidered u more unsuitable than a to on the
Thames Embankment. He objected to the appropria-
tion of the Suitors' Fund in Chancery to pay the ex-
pense ef the new building.—The Lord Chancellor
denied that the Thames Embankment would afford the
best site, and said the cost of aarrying out that
scheme would be much greater than that which had
been fixed upon.
TURSDAT.—In reply to the Marquis of Townahend,
the Earl Granville said the Poor-law Board had taken
great pains to impress upon the metropolitan guardians
the necessity of promptly relieving the usual poor.
They were not aware of the practioe alluded to by the
Marquis of turning the casual poor out of the workhouse
early in the morning, hilt he believed most of them
persons discharged themselves, and if any declared that
they were destitute they were transferred to the reliov-

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ing officer.
THUHRDAY.—E.I Russell, in laying on the table •
notification from Mr. Adaniii, the American Minister,
of the intention of the Government of the United
States to terminate the reciprocity treaty and the eon.
vention, regulating the armed terse to be kept on the
American Lskee, said the treaty would terminate
within twelve months of the day on which the receipt
of the notice was acknowledged. He could not deny,
after the acts of conspiracy and violence which had
taken place on the lakes, that the United States were
completely justified in giving notice of their intention
to terminate the convention. It was rot to be expected
, they would submit passively to such sets of violence
without taking steps to prevent their recurrence in
future. With regard to the reciprocity treaty, the
United States considered it was no longer for their
interest that the treaty phetild continue, but there
might be cireumstances which would indulge the
Government of the United States to desires renewal of
the treaty with certain modifications which might be
deemed advantageous and just towards the United
states. When Mr. Adams informed him of the result
of the negotiations which had lately taken place
between the President of the United States and the
agents of the Confederate. States, he had expressed
to Mr. 'Adams a hope that when he presented the notice
of the termination of the reeiprooity treaty he would be
able to state that the United States would agree to an
arrangement by which a small and limited armament
might be kept up on the lakes for the purposes of police
on both sides; and also to the renewal of the reciprocity
treaty on terms to be mutually agreed upon and which
might be negotiated before the treaty osesed to be in
operation. Mr. Adams had not been authorised to give
any assurance on the subject at present, but he had
used words which induced him (Lord Russell) to hope
such • course would be pursued. He was convinced
their lordships were all anxious that the relation,
between this country and the United States should con-
tinue as they now are, of a pacifle and friendly nature;
and for his pert, he should greatly regret if anything
was to occur in this country that would tend to
prevent such a result from taking place; at the name
time, he could not but think that expressions had been
used in speeches made in the other House of Parliament
calculated to excite an unfortunate feeling in the
United States. He alln led in particular to speeches
which had been made, declaring that this country had
aided improperly towards the United States. He
thought the Government and the country itself had
been wrongfully scoriae& One of the complaints was
that the country, without proper consideration, had
granted • belligerent character to the Confederate
States, but it waa the United States whieh conceded
the character of belligerents to the Southern States by
blockading the Southern ports. Anyone acquainted
with the law of nations knew perfectly well that
although a country might put down an insurrection
against its authority, it had no power or right to
interfere with neutral commerce, giving to the insur-
gents a belligerent character, when the United States
declared the ports of the Southern States were in
state of blockade. Sir A. Milne, commanding our
squadron on the American seas, wrote for instructions,
and • proclamation was issued declaring Her Majesty's
neutrality between the belligerents. From that
moment fleriMajesty's subjects were bound to take no
part In the conflict, and they disobeyed Her Majesty's
commands if they Rave aid either to one party or the
other. Hiving defended the steps which the Govern-
ment had taken in the case of the Trent, of the
Alabama, and of the steam rams, the noble earl said
he had every reason to believe there was nothing in
the relations between this country and the United
States which could give rise to any apprehension of
hostilities. At the same time he felt bound to say that
the impartial conme the Government bad taken had
been impeded and endangered from time to time on one
side by the partisans of the North, in declaring that
the oountry was unfriendly and hostile to the United
" States, and on the other by persons who were constantly
' violating the neutrality of Her Majesty, and for their
own profit carrying on acts of hostility against one of
" the belligerents. To morrow Sir F. Bruce would set
out from this country to represent Her Majesty's
Government at Washington, and he'believed the dignity
and honour of the country were safe in his hands. He
lamented that Lord Lyons was disabled by the state of
his health from returning to Washington.—The papers
prod seed by Lord Russell were ordered to be,laid on the
table.

FRIDAY. —The Duke of Marlborough laid on the
table a bill to enable incumbents of parishes to exchange
property for any tithes to which they might be entitled.
The Earl of Malmesbury directed attention to the
illegal detention of Mr. Docknall in the lunatic asylum
at Sedgefield, on an order most improperly granted by
Colonel Johnson, and moved for papers, as It appeared
the unfortunate man bed since committed suicide.—
Earl Granville admitted the importanoe of the question.
The man had been liberated before the lunacy corn-
miseioners could interpose, and he did not see that the
Home Office could have done more, as he had been
twice before confined for lunacy.—After some remarks
from the Earl or Shaftesbury, the Earl of Derby, and
Earl Russell. the Lord Chancellor intimated that an
Inquiry should be made.—Several bills were read a third
time and passed. Other bills were advanced a stage,
and their lordships adjourned at • twenty minutes past
six o'clock.