The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-03-12 00:00:00

WAREHAM.

Imprrial iparltament.

HOUSE OP LORDS.

Monn•X.—The House was taken by surprhe when
the Earl of Derby rose to explain the position of the
Government with regard to reform, and the circum.
steams which had led to it. Two mcbrales, it •ppears,
were brought under the consideration of the Cabinet.
but they varied as to the amount and eltent fib.
franchise. The more extenaive of them was that to
which the resolutions had especial referenre—the
introduction of a plurality of votes. The noble earl
, entertained • hope that ibis scheme would have been
Bred upon, but he found that two of his most valued
solleaguea, on re-consideration, dimoprostd at it, and
felt oomislled to witbdrow the assent they bad gi.n
to it. Ultimately the Government consented to submit
t-t the House the smaller measure, which they did not
consider thoroughly satiefect ry, but as it did not
meet with general approval, they had mime to the
determination to introduce a larger one, and that
enures had involved the loss of three of hi. col-
leagues. The Government, the noble earl said, would
feel amply omnpensated for all their difficulties if they
were able in the course of the present session to bring
to • satiblactory issue the question which bad so long
been a worse of ernbaraasnient to all Governments.
The Earl of Carnarvon esploined that his resignation
had been given because be believed that the 'theme of
the Government would admit no large • proportion of
the working dames ea would secure to them the control
of the representation. Earl Granville, in the abeenee
of Earl Rumen from Indisposition, remarked upon the
indecision which had characterised the conduct of the
Government, and intimated that if • scheme desling
fairly with the subject was introdnoed he felt matured
that no factious opposition would be raised. After a
few words from Earl Grey, and • further explanation
from the Earl of Derby, the subject dropped.

TIIIIIDAY.—The basine e brought before their lord.
ships did sot poetess any, *attires of interest.

THIMULDAT. —The report of the amendments in the
Public Schools Bill was brought op and sgreed to.
The second reading of the Trade.' Union Bill was mowed
by the Earl of Belroore. Lord Cranworth, Lord
Houghton. and Earl Granville pointed out definite in
several of the clauses, and expressed • hope that the
Bill would be remodelled in committee. Mc Bill
sae read • wooed time on the andante...ling that no
early day would not to fixed for going into committee.
FaIDAT.—The Eastern question as revived by the
insuirection in Crete, was brought before the House by
the Duke of Argyle. That noble peer, while on the
whole approving the attitude held by the Foreign
Secretory of England on this question, °ensured the
want of haroanity shown in the orders be issued to the
British Consul not to interfere, even for the purpose of
bringing off women and children, fugitive from the
island. The noble duke said Turks) was doomed to
extinction, and claimed Christian sympathy for the
Cbrietian subjects of the Porte suffering under
extremely bad Government; bat he justified the
Crimean we: on the ground that Ewe's should not he
allowed to exert an undue individual pressure at Con-
stantinople. The Earl of Derby defended the policy of
the Foreign Office; did not deny that Terki•li role in
Europe was waning to • elan.; but stated that it could
be the policy of England to precipitate the
extinction of that empire. Atrocities in this insun
rec•ion had been committed on both sides. Lord
Kimberley thoroughly appproved the policy of the
Foreign Office, and warned their lordship, against
getting into more complications In the East than Bag.
land was at present involved in. The other business
before the Rouse was of little interest