The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-06-25 00:00:00

HOUSE OF 001010N8

MONDAT.-11r. Wag moved the licit of hie amend-
ments relating to the redistribution of Mat.. prepeeing
that Birmingham. Brist+l, Leeds. Liverpool, Man-
chester, and ftellleld, having over 150 ono remiax.oe.
aboold return three members instead of two. Mr.
Dieredi having steed that if the amendment were
carried it would oblige the Government to egionimit
It. position generally as regerded the Bill altogether.,
Mr. Laing hoped the committee woald decide the ques-
tion andeterred by such a threat. Mr. Baines seconded
IND motion, which was supported be Mr. Bright and
Mr. B.sley. and opposed by Mr. Newdecrete The
Chancellor of the Exchequer defended the Ministerial
eshees, and with sash mem that, notwithstanding the
adverse witiotent of Lord Crsaborne, on • division the
Governmeet had • majority of eight in a Rowe of 485
weathers. The amendment therefore was rejested.
Lang after this declined to proceed with hi. 'undoing
melodramas to this thaw. An amendment, moved by
Mr. Mitchell, that boroughs returning two or more
members should be divided into so many districts, was
withdrawn. The Chancellor of the Exchequer then
proposed that the parishes of Chelwa, Kensington, and
Hammersmith, be formed Into. borough returning two
members. Mr. Ayrtot moved that Failwat should elm
be inoluded, to which Mr. Disraeli amented, and the
clause was agreed to. The clauses giving • sewed
member to Merthyr Tydvil and fialford, and dividing
the Tower Flamlete sad the essaties, ae proposed by
the Government, were also added to the Bill.

ToMame. —as animated debate took place relative to
the proposal to group Loodos and Durham IJolyenities
and give the. one member. The Chanel,Dor of the In-
chequer reminded the committee that a oonditional
promise of representation had been given to London
University. sad on a divivios the word .urayeyeler
wu added to do doom by a majority of oes
the numbers being 236 to 225. On • subsequent division,
an amendment in favour of Durham wee rejected by •
majority. eight of 226 to 234.
Werimesnar.—The chief eabjeet of debate wee Lord
mborier'simdial Lectures Bill. and. for a mid-day
do*, she lop were rather Hed
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of
the Bill —or rather was—to repeal so mush Cl an
AA of George 111. as to permit of theological and
other discussions on Sunday Is planes who,. mosey is
taken at the doom The motion having bees made for
It. sessod reading, Mr. Lenard moved the rejeetion
of the Bill. Mr. Bereeford Hope gave It • qualified
approval, while Mr. Mill. who believes that intessper-
sees is the great sin of the woridordasso, wasi more
hearty in his support of it, as he thought the elect of
the Bill would be to keep men out of peblishouses.
The debate was continued by Mr. Hanky, Yr. Bright,
Sir G. Grey. Mr. Gathorne Hardy, and color eionbera,
and the majority being decidedly mooed to it, the
motion was negatived without • division.
TIIIJUDAY.—Ie °amities on the Reform Bill, several
disuse were agreed to without • division A loss
debate, however, ensued on dotes 29, ess_powerieg
elneors to give their votes by voting Farm. Tim Manse
was vigorously opposed bv Kr. Bright. Mr. MeOellagh
Torreon, Sir R. Palmer, Yr. H. Berkeler, and Misr&
The Gbuseellor of the lizeliermer thought the • plan
euggseol would be of most ssrviee in the otruntnei
where voters ems often situated at • diatoms from poll-:
log plasm, though he might have alleged, with some
forest, that is borosgbs—iu sea port towns for instame.
In which large mumbles are eneefeld in maritime
v.:VW—the on. of voting papers would be • great
After a keg delude the Committee divided,
when the dams was rejected by • majority of 38, the
numbers being 234 ageleat 272.
aommittes on the Repremstation of the
People Bill, dams 31, which appointe the boundary
weareisalco, wee postponed, as the eugpstio• of Mr.
Gladstone. Clams 38, whit* provides that any
candidate or other person eorruptly paying any ripe no
behalf of any voter kw the purpose of imitldleig him to be
registered es • voter, or for the purpose of enabilag him
to vote, shell be guilty of bribery, was unesded by
sorting the words "sad any medikate Of odor perms,
either directly or iedireetly, paying es, Tao on behalf
of say voter." A divivion then took plops is the
us/sties as to whether the clause should mend part of
the foil, which us. earrini by 250 he 196. Glum 87,
shish *oasts that • member bedding se olio of relit
ender the crown. and shall be apPoint4l_,,_" aebe
another office, the seceptasse .1 m" '•""`
ahall not reader the election of such peno• veld,
was oracle oat sad a new dome is to be proposed.
Clams 311, whiels roister to registers, was post-
Posed; sad chum 39, whim makes temporary
soserqueet op the formatioss tines boreagba,
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