The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

The House having resolved itself into a committee upon
the Census (England) Bill,
Mr. BAIN eis moved to amend the fourth dance by
leaving out the words "religious profession." lie ob-
jected to an immiry into religious opinions or professions,
not as a Diasenter, but upon general grounds, in which
many 'hurchisien concurred.
Sir D. Lawis Mel expected that the proposal would
have been generally acceptable ; but, as the great body
of Protestant Dissenters hail manifested a very strong
repuoiance to it, he was nut Fevered to insist upon re:
taming the words "religious profession," and he sopa-
owed in the amendment.
Mr. OABORNE thought it was not wise on the part of
the Dov...rninent, or worthy of them, to provokesectarian

differences.
Mr. HENI.F.T hoped that when the discussion of the
education question Came on eral weight would be
given to " conscientious scruples and " instinctive feel-
ing."
Although the amendment we/ not formally opposed,
and was ultimately agreed to, the subject underwent
iouch discussion, in the course of which Mr. SloNsebb
expressed a hope that the Gov, 11111 l ent would not take
the same course (in regard to a religious census) in !rip
land, where the seine difficulties, he said, did not arise.
no person being ashamed to say what his religion was,
and Mr. t:Attowki.i. stated that it was the intention
of the Government to take the religious census in Ire-
land.
An amendment moved by Mr. CHILDFII%, to insert
in tie same clause the word "education," was nega-
tived.
lit reply to a question by Mr. HENLEY,
Sir G. I,Ewrs said it was not the intention of the
Government to make any inquiry not expressed in the

The other clauses were agreed to without amend-
ment.
The bowie then went into committee upon the
IL'enaus (Ireland) Bill, the clain.el id which were agreed

to.
The Corrupt Practices Prevention Act (1850 Amend-
ment Bill was withdrawn.
On the order fur going into co 'Bee upon the Metro-
polis Local Management Act Amendment (No. 2) Bill,
moved by Sir J. SHELLEY,
Mr. T. MILLER moved to defer the committee for three
unniths, urging object' to the Bill.
Sir J. SHELLEY shortly replied to the objections.
The discussion WAS interrupted by the hand of the
clock ; the remai aa itt g orders were then gone through
without debate, and the House adjouruml at 5 usiuutes
to 6 o'clock.

THURSDAY.
The House, at the morning sitting, in committee upon
the Itankruptcy snd Insolvency Bill, discussed 50 more
of its •rous clauses.

In the evening,
Sir C. Nartut inouired of the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether any steps had been taken to
prevent the massacres ii. Syria.
Sir .1. FtmerssoN rt mded caution in dealing
with this question. Religion, he Kahl, hail very little to
do with these disturbances, which arose from a quarrel
of races. the Druses anal the Maronites, and he could
say, from personal knowledge at the country, that these
quarrels were fomented by Froieh and Ripesian agents.
Lord J. Itensett said lie agreed that very great
caution must be caused in imputing blame to either of
these parties; but, whatever lie the Cause of the dis-
turbances, the European Fewer,' were bound to use
their efforts to put a stop to the massacres, and be
stated the measures elready taken with that view.
Some further conversation took place upon the sub-
ject Wore it W 14.4 allowed to drop.
On the order for going into &Committee of Supply.
Sir It. PEEL moved an addresa for copies or extracts
of papers relating to the threatened annexation of Sicily
to Piedmont. and for any information received by Her
Majesty's Government as to the probable demands of
Franca consequent upon the event of that annexation
taking place ; also for any papers ehowing that Her
Majesty s Government hays within the last few weeks
intimated to the Government of Turin that the cow
tinned aggressive policy of that Government would not
be viewed with indifference by Great Britain.
Lord .1. RUSSELL said he ilitl not plan of Sir R.
Peel's deeire to know the views of the Government with
respect to the state of Italy ; at the mine time, lie was
much at a loss to discover from his observations what
was the policy lie recommended. After a short review
of the political cliangee in Italy between 11411 and 1859,
and of the secret arrangement welch had transferred
Savoy and Nice from Sardinia to France—a transaction,
lie observed, respecting which the opinion of the
British Gover 1111 l ent hail not been concealed (non other
Powers, or trim, the Emperor of the Erench,—Lord
John observed that, after the Treaty of VII-
lat ranee it was natural that the people of
Italy should attempt by union to remedy the
evils of the miszoveniment under which they had so
long laboured. The Emperor of the French having de-
clared that he would not linsotelf interfere. or permit
others to use force, to coerce the people of Italy, the
Goveniment of Her 31ajeaty were of opinion that the
time had conic to see whether Italy could choose a
government for herself, and that foreign force should
not be interposed. This had been their policy, and as
regarded Sicily, if the King of Naples could succeed by
concessions in conciliating the people of the Two Sicilies,
Iler Majesty's Government could find no fault with
theni ; but, on the other hand, they would never lose
eight of the principle—the sacred principle, that, with
very rare exceptions, in regard to internal government,
the people of every country were the best judges. It
was, therefore, for the people of Sicily, of Naples, and
he would add, of the Roman States. to say under what
form of government they chose to live; and Le assured
the House that Her Majesty's Govenmient had no
other policy than to leave them to decide for themselves,
and that, if their decision should be sach as to lead to
their happiness anal independence in future, they would
sincerelv rejoice. He °petaled the lion.
Mr. RINI:LAU, in the course of an extensive
of Continental politics, suggested reaming for distrusting
the Emperor of the French, who. he asserted, had pro-
pos...l to the Emperor Francis Joseph to give him back
Lombanly as the price of treachery towards his German
confederates. Mr. Kinilake attributed the policy pur-
sued by the Emperor Louis Napoleon to the internal
state of France, which was such, lie said, as to render
it necessary to divert the attention of the people from
home to foreign affairs.
After Noise observations by Mr. WHITFAIDE, Mr.
Moxisett. Mr. GRIFFITH, and Mr. SCCLLY, the motion
was negatived.
The House then went into • Committee of Supply,
when
Mr. S. H . , after replying•in much details to
the inquiries and observations of General Peel, and
the objections of Sir hi. Willoughby. proceeded to
explain the Aetna of the sum of 0,800,000 eatimated
to be required for the expenses of naval and military
operations in China, beyond the ordinary grants, for the
year 1860-1, which, lie observed, was less than was
actually applicable to the present war by £443,896,
which was for • re-payment to the Indian Government
of arrears of what *as due for advance* on account of
former expeditions to China He dial not think it
necessary, he said, to diecuse the policy of the war. The
Government would view with great vatisfaction the
prospect of a better state of relations with the Chinese
Government; but, in the meanwhile everything must be
done to bring tu
the difference to a s:cessful issue.
Sir 11. Wittoetaint repeated his suggestion that this
enormous sum should be decided, on the report, under
different heads, and expressed his fears that the Indian
finances would get an blended with the British as to
produce great