The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-07-14 00:00:00

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Kr. Layard stated tbatlthe 14,000 e-year proposed to
he ceded by title country towatds the civil lifill of the
Ring Of Greece; timid be i =miter of diplomatic or-
rangement, sad it would he necessary to ask for the
enemas 01 Agibinv-nt. Is mistier to • qffilatlon from
Facreral I. 'the right hon. gentlemen wad that he
had received • despatch from the Governed- of the
Bahamas, giving en amount on the firing by *Federal
vowel of war upon the Margaret and Jena. hailer to
that published in the paper.. The seine version was
published at New York, bat Mr. Seward at•tes that the
°Seer in soususand denim having fired in British water..
He added, b , that he had ordered an Inquiry to
be inaltoted and that if the meoant of the Roglita
captain dioald be solotentinted, the aet should bv dis-
avowed, and aro plv repaiatioe made. Mt. Warnat Wished
to hooey it, es the Joursei IdFramer elmerted, &gland
was eo far eoniudited to intervention in Polish affairs
that in the event of a war she nould not remain neutral.
Lord Palinereon said that the Government bed coo•
treated no engagements ai to events of which it was
Impassible to foresee the course. They were bound
neither one way northe other, and amid .nt in whatever
manner the honour of the country might demand. Mr.
Roebuck appealed to his Lordship to name • day for
resuming the debate on the tecognltion of the Con-
federate State" of America. Lord Palinereton;
with every desire to acoointroidate the bon, and
learned gentleman, must remind him that the
Session wee fart &Navin' away. However, if the
House would allow the Fortifications Bill to he brought
In the mute night, and mad a second time on Thursday,
he Irluld give Monday for the adjourned debate. Mr.
Ayrton moved that the purchase-money of the land at
Kensiniton shoal I be applied by the Cornmiseinner. of
1851 to the discharging of the liabilities of the coin.
misaion, which abould then be terminated.
TUICSDAY.—The report on Fortification. was brought
up and agreed to, and the Irish Fisheries Bill wee dis-
cussed. Mr. Heinle Cochrane moved a resolution to
Site effect that the lari sums voted year by year for
public buildiogi were not satisfactorily laid out, and
that the Board of Works should be toads more efficient
by re-constructing it on afresh basis. He advocated the
appointment of • permanent Commimioner. the motion
was opposed by Mr. Cowper. who contended with ad-
mir•ble amig-froid that •' all the public works in the
Metropolis were being carried on with success." The
motion was lost by a large majority. Lord A. Churchill
introduced • Bill relating to the recovery of Church-
rates, the object of which waa to abolish panaltie. for
refusing to pay the rate. Leave was given to introduce
the measure. Sir F. Kelly moved for a 'elect com-
mittee on the claims of a certain Amem Jah to be
styled " Ifearab of the Vernatio," but the House
apparently was not prepared to *.6 any strong interest
in the clams of his Highness, and was counted out at
130. _ . .

WIDNIMDAY. —Mr. Paul moved tbe second reading
of the Bill for prohibiting the use al poisoned 'min for
the destruction of birds, arguing that great damage was
done to the woos by the inmate which the mall birds
would otherwise have destroyed. Several gentlemen
woke in favour of the Bill, but considered that it
required modification. Lord Baynliam withdrew two
Bills affecting the casual poor of the Metropolis,
and domestic tempts and apprentices Mr
moved the second reading of • Bill providing
for the official testing of anchors and cables
ia the meresetde manne. Mr. Liedoty said it
would be impossible to Garry ost the Bill for the
potent. Shipowners had an interest In Seeking for
themselves Mr. IL Gibson expressed his diseatiefao
non with the terms in which the RU was drawn up,
and considered it impracticable. The Bill, however,
was read • woad time. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer obtained Item to bring in • Bill fee facilita-
ting the Degotiatioa of promissory note' mid bills of
•Ichange under a ear Win MM. and for mating
Australian sovereigns a legal tender. The H(01111
adjoareed at 6 p.to. Ou the meow! mediae of Fortifi-
cations (Provisioa for Etonian) Bill, Sir Frederic
Smith will niO•ei as an amendment "That no further
expenditure be incurred for the present upon that part
of tbe project for fortifications which is based on the
assumption that as enemy might land in fore* and
attempt to bevies, Portsmouth and Plymouth except as
such works soars in • very *dunned state of progress."