The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-13 00:00:00

imperial iparltament.

HOUSE OF LORD&

MONDAT.—Afte. a very brie( debate it was screed to
set aside tbe antendinent railing the qualc•tion forth.
lodger tranships from flO to 215. The alteration was
euggeeted by Berl Rawall, and approved of by Berl
Derby and Lord Cairns. An ineffectual attempt was
made by Lord Stratheden to rale.) tbe occupier franchise
I. mantles front • rateable value of £l2 to • recall
value of if2o. The prineiple of the voting paper claim
was attier.rmed, but not without being challenged by
Karl
TURBOLY.—The Reform Bill pawed the third reading,
and was at aloe returned to the House of Commons.

TIORIDAT.—The Earl of Morley moved the wend
reading of the Cburch-ratee Abolition Bill, and be
Intimated that he should have no objection in com-
mittee to epee to a compromise. Lord Delarnere moved
that the Bill he reed a second time that day three
moutha Berl Baleen made • few observations in 1
favour of the Bill. The A robbishop of Canterbury mid
the memben of the Church were willing to wept •
compromise, but hitherto none had been proposed whisks
they mull possibly went to. He did not 'believe that
the abolition of Church-rates would endanger the
Church, but be did believe it would endanger the union
between Church and State. The Duke of Marlborough
strongly opposed the Bill. The Bishop of Orford mid
the Episcopal bench were sineerely anxious to accept •
fair compromise, but it was impossible for them to
went to the uneonditional abolition of Use rats.. On •
division the numbers were—for the second reading, 24;
against, 82; majority, 58. The Bill was ageordhigly
Lois.
FRIDAY. —The Hake of Montrose laid on Ws table
the Postal Convention with the United Seeks. It
effected • reduction from Is. to &I. He tresimd in •
abed time it would lead to • daily gossounleation.—
The Marquis of Westmeath postpoeed his motion for •
select oommittes to inquire into the arrangements of the
reporters' gallery on amount of the pressure of sahib)
Nubian, but be again somplaieed that his wean' had
I not been reported, and that highly improper language
had been used in the pilau with wino, So hb000ll•
The But of Derby was glad that the noble marquis had
takes this sows, for in his opinion the inquiry was not
called for. if. bore testimony to the impartiality and
arourasy of the report., but If there was any eyetelestio
agreement to ignore the noble marquis, which
not think there was any reason to believe, ho was sure
that both their lordships and the prises would be glad
to have it at ono* put • stop to. It pe.r.d two
language of gross dissentient had been made uss of to-
wards the noble marquis, who, however, was not at all
Indebted to his friend who had reported it to Min.—Ties
Marquis of Westmeath did not so mash *Davide of the
ribald language used as of the threat not to report him,
whim's might county a silver on his public &mega.--
The notion was than wiabdraws.—Thg riotoo Ass.
Uteri= Bill wee read a mond has.,

HOLM OF 001KMONZ.

MONDAT.—Mr. O'Beirne WWI attention to the
horrible erosible* that were being perpetrated by the
Turkish troops is Oro* sod Lord Siordoy, Is reyiy,

slated that the authorities were utnible to restrain them,
but he bad received • dispatch from the Turkish
Government asserting that the penetrators of the oat-
meal would be severely punished. The Factory Acts Ex-
tension Dill passed through committee. On the motion
for going iuto Committee of Supply, Mr. Seeiy called
attention to the excessive expenditure at Greenwich
Hospital, and Mr. Corry said with a view to the more
economical commitment of that institution he had
dirt ckd a imamate, of the Admiralty to Muddiest*
the matter. Mr. Mill called attention to the &alteration
of the Congress of Paris in 1&56 with respect to freeicon
from seizure of enemies goods at sea in neutral bottoms,
soda debate took plus on the question. Mr. Whalley
having made some observations with a view of showing
the connection between Roman catholicism and discos.
tent in Deland, the House went into committee of
supply.
TIMID•T.— A variety of miscellaneous busiote wee
transacted. Upon the motion for going into oommittee
upon the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill, Mr. ;
WCllath Terrens celled attention to thecinomalous and t
unsatisfactory state of our existing treaties of *Khali- I
lion with foreign Powers, with a view to the establish- t
went of a permanent and uniform system of law for the
surrender of fugitives thawed of nonpolitical crime. •
long debate ensued, in the course of which it was
urged that the present extradition law was altogether
wrong in principle, and that it was expedient to amend
it, Lord Stanley said that be did not meant. ask the
House to continue the Extradition law for more thee
another year. In the meantime be thought inquiry
desirable, and sungested• select committee. The subject
then dropped, and the Bill passed through committee.
A long debate also took place upon • resolution by Mr.
Brett with • view to restore Capt. Jervis to his rank in
the army. The House, however, had made up their
minds against a disturbathe of the declaim& and the
mrtion was lest by 43 to 68.
WOMZED•T.—There Was • short discussion upon the
third reading of the Uoiformity Act Amendment Bill.
the object of which is to enable the colleges in Oxford
and (Ambridge to confer the highest rewards as their
disposal upon persons who are not members of the
Church of Ragland. Mr. Favreett was the sponsor of
the Bill, which was opposed by Mr. Cavendish Boothia,
who moved that it be shelved by the anal process. Tbe
Bill was ultimately loatby 34 to 41. The thlrl readies
of the Libel Bill was opposed by Mr. Ayrion, on the
ironed of "the period tithe session," want of
sessideratiou and so forth ; not, however, that him=
any doubts himself abut the measure, to w blob be Mode
grave objections. Both ti e prase and the j,ublic, he
onisidered, would suffer if the responsibility entailed
upon the former for the publication of libtllous matter
were withdrawn. He moved • motion in accordance,
which, aa Sir Colman O'Loghlen very properly remarked, ;
should have been introduced at the second reading, ,
whi n the principle was fully discussed bttfore the '
refereue to the select committee which had dealt with
the details. Sir Colman remarked that the Bill did net I
relate entirely to newspapers, but to the law of libel
generally. It wam, however, in rest& et to its particular
plication that it was now opposed, principally by Mr.
Newdegato and Mr. Whalley, its defenders being Mr.
Henley and the Attorney General. The arguments ci,
the latter eventually prevailed, the motion being carried I
on a division by 79 to IS. So the Bill was weed. ,
The Increase of the Episcopate Bill wu passed through
committee.
THULIIDAT.—On the consideration of the Lords'
amendments to the Representation of the People Bill,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that, in his
opinion, the Commons ought to accept the Lords'
amendments, and he appealed to has, members to reci-
procate the conciliatory spirit shown by the peers. Mr. I
W. E Forster objected to the alteration in the rates
paying stipulation, which now included the borough ;
rate, and it was deeded not to agree to this Lords'
amendment. Sir it. Palmer moved "That this House
do not agree to the Lords' Amendment in the definition
of a lodger," which was agreed to without a division.
Mr. Colville moved to disagree with the Lords' amend.
metal with respect to the eopybold and leasehold
franchise in the counties, and to restore clause 5. On a
division there were for the motion, 235; against, 188;
majority for, 47. The Lord" amendment was therefore
dissented with. On the Lords' amendment for the
representation of minorities in places returning three
members, Mr. Bright moved that it be disagreed with,
expressing his astonishment at the conduct of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, who, although still ,
advertise to his original opinion, had determined to
support the amendment made by the House of Lords.
Hs untended that this was • 9uestion which so
intimately affected their constituenepe that the Home
was bound to insist upon its own views, and he trusted
that they would not be led away by the opinion of a
few crotchety people. He argued against the proposal
to represent the minorities as unprecedented and meet
unconstitutional. Mr. B. Hope, Sir J. C. Jerroles, Mr.
BoourfielJ, Mr. Buxton, Mr. Knatthbull Hugemen, Mr.
Newdepte, and Kr. Hubbard supported the Lords'
amendment, which was opposed by Sir C. Russell and
Mr. Oct ben. Mr. Gladstone said if there was anyone
in the House that this representation of minorities
would personally benefit he was the man, but he had
no desire to close has political life as the member of a
minority. This was the first step to get rid of the
system of local representation, and adopt the representa-
tion of persons. It was in this democratic sense that
Mr. Mill lent his high authority to this proposal,
but he would ask the House what this most lead to.
It must lead to a total and complete change of the
electoral system. If carried it would be carried by a
majority rude up of two parties acting on directly
opposite views. It would inflict so gross an imposture
on the great towns and the counties affected by it that
It must lead to further change" of • more intensive
character than he liked to contemplate, and in con.
elusion be made a forcible appeal to the House to
hesitate before it sanctioned sovestan alteration in the
representative system in this hasty and crude manner.
Mr. Lowe strongly supported the Lords' amendment,
contending that • fallacy ran through all the argu-
ment' against it. that the majority constituted the
whole constituency. The worship of the majority was
a mere political superstition, and the end of repre-
sentation was to represent the whole community, and
that system must he the best which effected this object.
The House then divided—for the Loads' amendment,
253 ; against, 201; majority for the amendment, 49.
The Lords' amendment was therefore agreed to. Mr.
Crawford opposed the Lords' amendment restricting
the electors for the city of London to three votes.
After some observations from Mr. Lawrence and Mr.
Bright on the same side. The House spin divided
for the Lords' amendment, 252; against, 188' majority
for the amendment, 64. The Lords' amendment was
therefore agreed to. On the clause inserted by the
House of Lords authorising voting papers. The Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer moved to omit the boroughs
from the clause, leaving it applicable to the counties
alone. Mr. Gladstone regretted that he could not
swept this compromise. He would rather strike out
the counties. Lord Craaborne would meant to the
, unthromise with great reluctance, for this protection
was more needed against the mobs in the borough..
Mr. Dodeou thought that the system would be useful in
the boroughs, bet was open to abuses in the counties,
Mr. Villiers expreassd a strong opinion with respect to
the frauds practised at the election of guardians. Mr.
IdeCullagh Torrent, Mr. Bright, Mr. Mill, !and Mr.
Newdegate opposed the system, which was unspotted
by Mr. Hardy. The suggestion of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer was negatived without a division. The
House then divided on the clause, which was thrown
out by a majority of 258 to SOfi. The other Lorda'
amendments were agreed to, with the exception of one
relating to the occupants of rooms in the colleges of
the universities, which, on the motion of Sir R.
Palmer, was struck out by a majority of Ditto 181. On
the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a
committee was nominated to draw up the reasons of the
House for disagreeing with the Lords' amendments.
FLIDAT.-4t the morning sitting, the reasons of the
House for disagreeing with the Lords' amendment' on
the Representation of the People Bill, drawn up by the
committee appointed for that purpose, were brought up
and agreed to.—Mr. Gladstone gave notice of his in-
Motion next session to Introduce a Bill for the abolition
of compulsory church rates.—ln committee of supply
several votes in class 4 (science and art) were agreed to.
—The House reassembled at nine o'clock, and again
went into committee of supply.—On the vote of £25,000
for the entertainment of foreign potentates, some dis-
cussion arose, Mr. Ayrton objecting to the vote, which
he maintained yea practically in augmentation of the
civil list. —The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the
Weil list had nothing to do with the vote. The visit of
the Sultan was a national one, in was also that of the
Puha of Egypt—The vote was emoted to.—The debate
on the Irish education vote (1344,700) wad resumed by
Sir J. Gray, who adhered the House at some length,
contending that the mixed system had failed, and main-
taining that denominational grants should be made in
Ireland, as in England. He moved the reduction of the
vote by £23,500. the amount asked for the model
'shoots. —The debate was continued by Mr. Powell, the
O'Conor Don, Mr. Pollard-Urqahart, Mr. Whalley
(who wandered into the teaching of the confessional, for
which he was called to order), and Lord Naas, who
stated that the royal oommieion which it was proposed'
to issue to Inquire into the state of primary education
in Ireland, would not confine their inquiries to the
education given in the national schools.—The amend-
ment was then withdrawn, and the vote was agreed to,
and a sum of £730 for the salary of the secretary and
expenses of the office of the Commissioners of Education
in Ireland, which was the last vote in supply, was pained
amid cheers.
SATURDAY.—After a abort oonvereation on the loos-
Wu of Canning's Statue, the report of supply was
brought op and agreed to. The Fortifications (Provisions
for Expenditure) No. 3 Bill was, after a protest from
Colonel Sykes and Lord Etch°, read a third time and
ave was given to bring in the Appropriation
red Lacy,
was subsequently read a first time. The
Agricultural Gangs' Bill wee read • second time.

Court an fashionable i—ntellignect.
Tan Merquis and Marchioness of Westminster have
lilt Grove:tor-house for Moteombe Park, Dorsekshire.
Tait Quires litotitaim Viarr.—The Crathle
oorrespondent 01 the Mameburet Commit writes that it
is now definitely settled, according to present snow-
men* that her Majesty the Queen and Court will
arrive at Balmoral Castle for the &atom' sojourn on
Seturday, the 24th August