The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-05-13 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY.—The House went into committee upon
educatoo, when several amendments were moved to
the re-revibed code, all of which were negatived by small
majorities.

uesuar.—Mr. Whalley moved a resolution to the
effect that endowment of the college of Maynooth be re-
pealed, due regard being had to the vested rights and
interests. On a division his motion wee negatived by
193 to 111. Mr. Lindsay moved "That it is the duty
of Her Majesty's Government to adopt measures to
carry into effect the resolution of the 19th June, 1860,
in regard to harbonrs of refuge. Sir F. Smith
supported the motion, as it was our coasting
trade, the nursery of our seamen,that the resolution was
designed to protect; and Sir. F. Baring opposed it a.: it
was not desirable to raise 'money by loan in time of
peace. The motion was negatived by 115 to 77.
WEIDN ESDAY. —Mr. M'Mahon moved the second
reading of the County Courts Procedure Bill. The
Attorney-Genersl, who said he bed received communi-
cations from several County Court Judges, and that
their views were opposed to the measure, moved that
the Bill be read a second time that day six months.
The amendment was agroexl to and the Bill was accord-
ingly lost.
Tieu MOAT. —A long and animated discussion arose on
the order for the second reading of the Customs and
Inland Revenue Bill, Sir. S. Nortlicote adverted to the
speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Man-
chester, in which he considered that the finances of the
country were not in a healthy state; that it would not
be difficult to bring them into a healthy state, but that
such must be done by pressure from without. He raid
it was to be inferred from what Mr. Gladstone said,
that he had washed his hands of the responsibility of the
expenditure which he and his colleagues recommended
to the House. Another doctrine propounded by Mr.
Gladstone was, that a deficiency of revenue did not
signify,if produced by taking off taxes that weighed to a
considerable extent on the industry of the people. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer denied that be had laid
down the doctrine at Manchester or else-
where imputed to him by Sir J. Northcote. He re-
garded this year as an exceptional year, in consequence
of the distress in certain districts, the military de-
mands, and the state of North America ; nevertheless
the expenditure would this year be £735,700 less than
it was last year, and the Government would contintte to
reduce the expenditure year by year. Mr. Disraeli
criticised Mr. Gladstone's speech, and entered
at length into the questions of Italy, of
Rome, and of the Pope, with especial re-
ference to our relations with France. He thought
we -ought to act in a cordial alliance with France, instead
of acting upon the system of what was called moral
power, whlch'intent bleated armamenta in time of peace,
and produced misconceptions, broils, and dissensions,
while taxation ha I found its limit and was sapping the
strength of England. Lord Pelinerston replied to Mr.
Disraeli in his usual off-hand style. He said as Mr.
Dieraeli objected to military power, naval power, and
moral power, it was difficult what sort of power we
were to exert to maintain our position among the nations
of the earth. He said, the country did cultivate the
friendship of es-my foreign power and that there was
not a power in Europe with which we were not on
the most friendly terms.. . . .

FRIDAY.-Mr. Bentinek complained that iii opposition
to the understanding that was come to, previous to the
Easter recess, Government were continuing the works
at Spithead forts, but sir a Lewis defended the course
they were pursuing, and the subject dropped.
A. lengthened discussion arose on the distress in
the North. Mr. Villiers admitted that the
distress consequent on the want of cotton was
very great, hut said the rateable value of property in
Lancaahire was £7,298,000, and assuming that the poor
law demand would go on at the rate of the last four
months, it would be only is, 101. in the pound. The
Government had sent experienced persons into that
district to ascertain whether the guardians were in want
of information as to the proper administration of the
Poor law, and to correct any misapprehensions on the
Part of the local authorities. Mr. Bright admitted
that the distress was great, but said that the distress in
1840 and 1841 was much greater than at the present
moment,