The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-02-21 00:00:00

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MONDAT.—Mr. Sheri an gave online that on theletli
of March he would move a resolution te extend the
reduction of the fire insurence duty to ell descriptions
of insurable property.—ln reply to Lord Enfield, Mr.
Tile said the mein drainage works ef the metropolis
weir) nearly completed. The engineer of the Metro-
politan Board of Works had reported that the whole of
the works would he completed and come into operation
on the 29th of March, with the exception of the low-
level sewer which nin along the Thames Embankment.
The total cost of the works would be 4,000,000—1 n
reply to Mr. Lawson, Sir G. Grey said he had given no
directions for delaying the execution of Pelizzioni. He
had received a memorial on the subject from Italians,
which was under the consideration of the judge, who
tried the case. Rail i ing further on the same subject
to Mr. Bright, Sir George Grey Axel he was not aware
that another Italian had confessel the murder of which
Polizzioni had been found guilty. He deprecated the
asking of such questiona—Mr. HadSelil moved the
second reading of tire Qunlification for Offices Aboli-
tion Bile—The Bill was reed a second time and referred
to. select committee.—Sir G. Grey moved for leave to
bring in a tell to consolidate and amend the laws
'elating In prisons. After reviewing the legislation
which had taken place on this inthject,he stated that the
hill proposed to consolidate the different statue& It
further contained provisions for the amendment of the
law. One provision lied for its object to secure the
construction of erisons so as to permit of the separa-
tion of the prisoners • another went to ensure that the
separation thus provided for should be carried out ; and
another would secure that the fe ntences of hard labour
lashed on prisoners should be performed. Where
this was not done the Treasury allowance would
be discontinued, and if any length of time
elapsed without an alteration being made
the prison would cease to be used, the erisenern being
removed elsewhere while the persons liable for their
maintenance would still ciontinue liable. In the bill
varieus kinds of hard lebour were apecified,any of which
might be adopted, and it proposed to give the justic s
power to diminish the amount of hard labour after a
portion of the sentence had expired. The principle
now adopted in Winchester gaol was that which the
bill would make uniform. It was for the House to say
whether Abingdon gaol should be discontinued or not.
He proposed that after a second reading the bill should
be referred to a select committee.—After some dis-
cussion the other orders were disposed of, and the
Hence adjourned at a qua- ter-part vix o'clock.
TUCSDAY.—Mr. Arthur Mills gave notice that he
should call attention on the 10th of next month to the
war in New Zealand, and move an address to the
Crown on the subject. Mr. Gladstone, in reply to
Mr. Roebuck, raid Government intended to advise the
Crown to appoint a royal colniniFaion on the subject of
our railway system. The iuquiry would comprehend
Several economical questions—such as the cost of oon-
imprison on railways and the charges made to the
pubic, but the object was merely to obtain facts, and
would not commit the Government or Parliament to
any legislation on the subj. ct. In further reply to Mr.
Scully, Mr. Glailetone said it was not intended to pro-
pose a measure for the purchase of any railways in the
United Kingdom—Lord Palmerston, in answer to a
cmestion, said Mr. Gilpin has resigned the secretary-
ship of the Poor-law Board, and that the office would
be fillet up shortly.—Mr. Gladstone, in reply to Mr.
W. E. Forster, said the tables relative to life
raeurance under the Government Annuities Act passed
last session were now on the tables of the Howe, and
rules for the management of the business had been
framed. If in thirty days no objection had been mole
to the tables by Parliament, the Annuities Act would
come into operation. A bill, brought in by Mr. Cox to
amend the Public-house Closing Act of last session, was
read a first time. It proposes to meet the case of
persons attending markets in the night time, c en•
pesitore, and other industriel classes. The House
adjourned shortly after seven o'clock.
Tueasoee.—Lord Palinersten expressed his deep
regret at the death of Mr. Gregson. He highly eulogised
that gentleman's character and services.—ln reply to
Mr. A. Mills, Mr. Cardwell said the Governor of New
Zealand had timed • Ministry to carry oust the policy
which he had indicated in reference to the nativeft. The
Assembly of New Zealand had passed resolutions
declaring that the colony would as soqn as possible put
itself into a condition of defense so as to dispense with
the services of Her Majesty's land forces. The principal
native chief, William Thompson, bad applied for an
extension of the period* during which he inwit make
submission.—The Attorney-General moved the second
reading of the Courts of Justice Building Bile—Mr. F.
Powell asked for more information as to the cost of the
building, and urged that greatattention should be paid
to lea architecture, approaches, and ventilation.—After
• few words from Mr. eiti.d&ld, Mr. Kinneird asked
whether any coreideration had been given to the
removal of the dwellings of the poor which wonld be
caused by this bill.—Mr. Bailey urged that, as in France,
model lolging-housee should be provided for the poor
who would be displaced.—Mr. Bentinck thought this a
most inopportune time to a k the House to spend a
large sum of money on such a building.—Colunel Sykes,
from experience of the prevent courte, urged the speedy
proceeding with those propoeed by the bill.—Mr. Walpole
thought it would be better to improve and extend the
present law courts than to build others on the proposed
site. The House of Lords and the Privy Coundl
would still sit at Westminster, so that if the ot her deer tor
were removed there would not be concentration. Fie
objected also to any part of the costs being taken from
the suitors' fund. That fund they were told was
already exhausted, and to go 101 l in this case would be
to run the risk of a charge on the Consolidated Fund.
—Mr. Marlins approved of the scheme altogether.—The
Attorney-General replied, and after a few words from
Sir F. Goldsmid the bill was read a second time.—Mr.
Whiteside moved for leave to bring in a bill to alter the
constitution And amend the practice of the Court of
Chancery in Ireland. The chief feature in the bill was
the mention of a Vice-Chancellor and the reduction of
the number ofjudges in the Landed Estates Court. He
objected to the bill on the subject intent-1w ed by the
Attorney-General.—The Attorney-General did not think
this measure a desirable one, bat should not opposes its
introduction. Leave was given to bring in the bill.
FBIDAY.—Sir H. Cairns called attention to the Belfast
commission, and the administration of the law egainet
processions in Ireland. He sketched the origin of that
law, And showed bow it had been put in force in several
trivial cases. On the Bth of August, 1864. however, at
the laying of the foundation sMne of the O'Connell
statue at Dublin, there was an unmistakable breach of
the law. The hon. baronet (Sir R, Peel) might say that
no breach of the pesos occurred, but that was no test
under the Act of Parliament. The Government at any
rate had taken DO notice of the affair as an infringement
of the law, and there need be no wonder that a petition
had been eigned by many thousand persons in the North
of Irelend asking that the Act should be impartially
enforced. Immediately afterwards the riots at Belfast
occurred, and that the one affair woo connected with the
other was the opinion of nine persons out of every ten in
the North of Ireland. At the time of the riots the Lord-
Lieutenant was absent, the Lords Justices were absent,
and the Commander-in-Chief was the represen-
tative for Government. Six or seven stipendiary
magistrates were sent to Belfast, and troops
were poured into the place, but nothing Visti
done. The riots went on for eleven or twelve
days, and wore themselves out. The Government did
not issue a special norninission to try the prisoner/8 who
had been arrested ; but, in compliance with the wishes of
a deputation from Belles', issued • 'commission of
inquiry—an irregular court which could do nothing but
fomerrt dissension' and ill-will in the town. He coin-
meshed upon the constitution of the commission, and
complained that itr had not he:mired into the comes
Lading to the disturbance. A similar commission in
1857 had reported on the inefficiency of the police force
in &Inset ; but the Government had never acted upon
the Yecomrnendatione of that commission, and yet that
was the sole point upon which the late commission had
to inquire. He complained of the manner in which
the late inquiry had been conducted. Altogether there
had been a serious miscarriage of the law, and a want of
wisdom and impartiality in ite administration.
He asked when the report of the commission would
be prepared, and by whom it had been issued.—
Sir R.. Peel said the speech just delivered was no doubt
in the interest of the hon. gentleman'e constituents,
lent be thought the House would agree that it was
inopportune. As to the law relating to proreesions the
Government had acted with perfect impartixlity, and
had abided by the strict interpretation of the law. Ile
showed how the Party Processions Act had become
nee nary. and to the great amusement of the House
quoted Mr. Whiteside an an authority as to what were 0
party tunes against which the Act war levelled. He
then read the opinion of the late Attorney-Generel.
It was to the effect that there was no ground for
treating the O'Connell celebration as &party procession.
There were no banners or tunes, and there were no
fire-arms. Neither this Government nor the Govern-
ment of Earl Derby had ever interfered with processions
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magistracy that failed in their duty. He defended
GeGxcrocvveeepr:nnrnmoeennntt were not to blame there. It was the local
the commission, and said its report would be in the
hands of members in • few days. Religious differences
were the cause of the disturbances which had taken
place, and it Was for the Government to seek to soothe the
aremoxities thus created by a fair and impartial meeting
out of justioe to the community—Lord Claude Hamilton
denied that the North of Ireland was the special seat of
religious discord. He insisted that in every respect the