The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-07-01 00:00:00

Imperial farliament.

ROUSE OF LORD.

MONDAY.—A number of Bills were rood a third time
sad passed.
TOICSDAY.—In reply to Lord Berner, rordfleariville
said it Was not the intention of the Government to
bring in a meseure thfe Session for the guppies/lion of
night poaching, or for giving greater power to the
police than they at present possessed with regard to
poaching. He thought it was undesirable that the
police should be made use of in the preservation of
game, and it would be quite impossible 'hot they should
bows employed as to prevent attacks of this kind. With
reolll4 to the statistics, it arpeared from a return
published by the other Rome that out of the whole
number of persons convicted of felony in England and
Wales,. out, one percent, hadissenpreverooly convicted
of oflincee against the game lows. —Lewd Derby
'satirised his regret at the reply of Lord Granville He
had ibis year 'preseetited to eon victim three persons
for renrdetcrus attacks upon his keepers. The weapons
need were stones IM plietiforke, 14 or 15 persons were
engaged in the attack, and one of his keepers was left
on the ground for dead. It wee lamentable that if a
person wished to beep game on his estate he could not
do *thy other ow aim than by maintainingnqarne form in
his employ. armed for the rirk.of nightly encountrm.
Bow the pollee had perfect knowledge of poachers, who
.earried on poaching as a teenier trade, and if they
were to stop suspected persons on the high road,
in possession of gains, nine-Maths of the poaching by
armed gangs would be pot a stop to. A wan who once
took to poaching se a habit woad not stop at poaching,
and if they could not lied game they would Aral
poultry. He believed that poaching unit prevailed,
not where over preservation of gorse existed, but in
thori districts where game,where only half preserved.
Lord Malineabisry thought game was as well worthy
of protection by the police as salmon, and Lord
Delamere thought the present law • bad one and that a
more stringent ose &Mudd be enacted. Lord Bernen.
then obtaissed leave to bring in a Bill on this subject.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
- Jdoitit.—The thief interest in the proceedings
eletnsM ie thedoiste on the fortifications question.—
Elir O. ' 'MAW moved a resolution. " That, towards
*rola** /Fiber sum for defraying the expenses of
*e.unsigptha greorks for the defence of the Rapt!
ileekya' . *id revistashi, arid of the ports of Plover and
kortland, suidlor the arention of a oentrel arsenal, seam
net eireetelheg FIRIXI,OOO lat abused open the Consolida-
tor Fund of the United Minirdom, end that the Commis-
Menem of Het Mcjesty's Treannry be authorized and
entpowere4 to rafts the said cam by annuities, for a
term not exceeding 30 Teen; and that such annuities;
shall be *barged tip? and be payable oat of the said
Consolidated Fund. He began bid argument in
support of the reeolutiois by remarks upon the genera
policy of defensive works, which were no* merely of
the nature of.,inaaranee, but had, he observed, a
tendenej to prevent the evil to be provided spinet
like an internal police.. There were other circum-
stances to be borne in mind, with reference to
provisions for the defence of the country, which would
I explain the increase of our military expenditure, and
he had male to the conclusion that it would be im-
possible to maintaia the general efficiency of the War
110epartment without maintaining the existing ex-
penditure, or to increase its efficiency without in-
creased expeadittme, efficiency being only another word
for Moines of expetse. He then compered
the military eipenditure in 1868 fili with that
of the present year, tile amount of the former being
£12,677,n00t, and MIA. of the latter £14,673,000,
subject to a redaction for stores and Volunteer% which
made the real eiteeeeffir the present yeer, £1,256,000,
which, although lone, was len than some soppmed.
The number of mien voted in 1858-59 frank and file)
I wad 113,9741, and Om Dumber in the present year
I 1901,101 i; an increase of 10,821. He then staled the
uneaten. of rifles' which bad been manuissented, and
the number in atom ,at home and &booed, and that of
Alrinatrong guns of all sites, and after these preliminary
obestrationa proceeded to explain the seine, and the
estithated .oust of the propoipul fortifications. If the
socks were eoui pleted neon the largest plarythe totaleset,
be wed, would be 116,/00,000; bat, with respect to the
Illpithead forte, those works. had been !impended, and
*a inns math bed thought it the most prudent
wires' in present circumstances not to renew them in
the "resent year, hut to postpone their decision
until the subject had received addiii mei
light. They leucite, therelbrii, not resume:
the practical aonsideratiim of the
.sneation
till nest June, when tiler led* ietteraildiede their
, demon to the Mouse, mud afford II an opportunity of
expressing an opinion upon the subject. In conclusion,he expressed a bppe A the ..Cspennittiiii trisetd not
alter tine ilehliion ef' year.-.it . weedy warfare
the. ii..
follow on this warlike enaction, but Government
haviei excluded in their motion the ,fors at ~Spitheacl
, spoiled a manner of speofilida 'which had been _prepared
d
ie Oder to oPpess • the Sparred metas and throw e.
whets "JAW.' se lot** oat of gear, Wit', time
opponitirok beaded by Bernal (Whore*, had to be with-
drawns ead the motion peeped without a divieloi.
Wntintelteg r fie. Olt Bowyer moved the second
reading of , the'looe, o( Court Government Bill. An
, auseteltnint will pmpoind by Mr. Collier that the Rill
be read •elenoldutioit ne tliat day sir months. There woe
consider-Me -e on the subject, but ultimately
the Bill ozeirtltallition.