The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-27 00:00:00

OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

the Hoese of Cernmotin h I..tely made such deter-
netted llt ets to O breeds Ito bi.U. e s, y pitch o king
lot • into tic /Lithe of Lord or by nrervdev-ly wrang-
ling two for the seesion, test it is uol at ell aereieseg
that the el selutien [eight now uesi y be ffected is leen
than three weeks, if nue:eel, so far as he Co., mom,
tee corieerned, but the Lords are nut a fo, war d. Tb r,
ti an immense arrear of private business, an I some
arrangement aill probably be made to get through this
Next goalien the prebabiley is that some
,perinapeut
mode of dinposing of private business will be are. g
At present the time of Peilainent and the country is
frittered away in matters which severeily sfr ct only
eempatees or individuals. Out of doors there is daily
Me easing poi deed activity, aid tie general election hid,
fair to be meet spirited, AS to the actual date when
Parliament will be deeolved, no one seems to know, if
we except perhaps the Doily Telepraph, which tals us
that "it is possible, we understand" that Parliament
will be dissebee on Sieurday, the Bth of July, and that
the writs will be ismed instantly." Of course it is
poreible. The Gibe says "there seems to be litt de doubt
that the cley will be one of those between Friday the
ith and Welnes 'ay the 12 It of July ;" and the
Miniverial journal vide, that it if is poreible fur the Lords
to get through their private bueiness by the 11th or
12th, the session will be proloeged to that date; but if
not, "the prorogation would meat likely take place on
Friday the 7th." If the Globe cannot give us the exatt
date, it is a great pity it makes such a blander as to
confound prorogation, which in a mere adjournment of
She sitting* of a Parliament, with dissolution, which is
its civil death.
Mr. Bethell, the scapegraee tem of the Lord Chan-
cellor, is a very lucky mare He caine up for release
le fore Mr. Commissioner Leoulburn on Thursday 1-at
and u the detaining creditor did not appear, Mr. Bethel]
obtained his discharge. The conduct of this gentlemm
utast be * source of great grief to his father, who has
several tine s paid his debts. lerey now amount, it in
said, to £25,0e0, and it is not likely Lord Weetbury
will repeat the process. There are rumours of very
heavy gambling debts.
It has often occurred to me that the Times maintains
its position an an organ of great influence, more by
wribing down certain public questions than by writing
up others. Comparatively, 'Mom does it further tee
public interests by taking any etruggling but deserving
sense in band ; but it is very grand in crashing flies with
mill stoma. There has been • good deal of aeitation
gut up la-ely, by a pity in the Church of England, is
favour of an increase of the episcopate by thesubderision
of diocesses. For several cases the prelate. theintelvea
hive advocated such a course—notably the bishop ofi
Windliester, whose jurisdiction includes tee Cullum
Isles— which it hoe be-ti proposed to erect into an inde-
pendent see. It may be a questien whether the present
bishops are overworked, and whether any more ere
really required, considering the small amount Of duty
imposed upon them compared with that performed by
Roman Catholic prelates. But if the Church, or a con.
siderable party in it, considers the good-working of the
iuseitution to require a proportion of bishops to clergy
more like *hat is to be found in Catholic countries, no
harm would eurely be done by dividing sees, and re-ad.
jesting their revenues, eithoet cost to the country.
What the Times in. ens by talkirg of "burdening Church
and State with new and unneeueary dignities," I cannot
imagine. Nobody proposed to Pay the new bishops out
of the Consolidated Fund; and if the duties should in
some came be divided between two people, enjoying only
Site same emoluments that one did formerly, the Church
*weld be no loser. As for the State, it has not been
propo*d to ingresse the secular influence of the episco-
pate, and the number of bishops sitting in the [louse of
'Lords would be limited as at priaient. Altogether, I
think the Times exhibits bad taate in bringing all the
weight of its serum and derision against a harmless
request, which will be granted only if approved by the
good sense of Parliament.
The Duke and Duchess d'Aumale and the Dec de
Guise left England on Saturday for the Continent, but
they do not intend to honour or embarrass the Emperor
of the French by even passing through France. On their
way they pity a visit to that amiable old lady the ex.
Queen Aunts at Tunbridge Wells. This good old
gentlewoman is beloved by all who know her. She is
now in her 84th year, and posseases mental and physical
powers in a marvellous degree. What changes has she
seen in her long life She has not only learnt hew
" uneasy lies the head that wears a crown;" but she has
learnt how "sweet are the uses of adversity." 56 years
*go, her young husband was in exile; she lived to see
him die it exile once again ; and now she lives to see
her amiable family and herself in exile stilL But
Marie Amelie, it,. said, feels not the less of her throne.
She never even wished that Louis Philippe should
assume the sceptre of France. But when once the
exiled duke had become the citizen king, Queen Amelie
not only adorned her station, but gave it a dignity
which Louis Philippe was incapable of conferring. She
became as earnest in her desire that he should not
abdicate as she had been opposed to his assuming a
station which she never coveted. A fine historical
pic'ure might be made of that scene where the Queen,
kneeling before the trembling king who felt the throne
tottering under him, exclaimed, " C'eat he devoir d'un
roi de mourir parmi son people I" And a companion
picture might be made of Louis Philippe, resolved on
ebdcation, leaning on her arm as she guided him like •
shad to the carriage that was to aid him in his flight.
The Xmperor of the French can bet feel 1101110 annoyance
when be sees with what consideration and respect the
Orleans family are treated by our Court and aristocracy, ,
but he must admire the strong bends of affection which
unite the exiled family of France.
Mr. Edmund Yates, the "Flaneur" of the Sear, tied
us a few days ago that Dr. W. H. Russell, formerly the
Times correspondent in the Crimea, has been engaged
by the directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
with some assistants, to record the progress of the
operation in laying down the cable between Ireland and
America, and that the London daily newspapers heve
also severally engaged special correspondents. I believe
this pleasant gosaoper is entirely wrong as to the latter
statement. The papers will not be represented at all—
not one of them. The account which Mr. Result will
,rite will not be for publication till it is completed, mid
so e
republished, hohowever,
vienr,
made
h
he
directors
be
have,
arrangements to transmit messages every day, as the
e
work proceeds, and these messages recording the pro-
the rn o
arla t.
grass of the important work, will be given to the world
through the ordinary channels. I believe scientific men
generally are very confident of success, and even if
failure should ensue, it will be but temporary, admitting
of the resumption of the work at • more favourable
period. Bash entire ruin as occurred last time is, it is
said, impossible. I hope these sanguine gentlemen will
be right.

I assisted yesterday at the full rehearsal as it was called,
crf the Handel Festival, but which was in reality one
of the four grand days. The audience was numerous
and brilliant, and the orchestra presented one of the
grandest ar.d prettiest sights I ever saw, far superior,
in my opinion, to the grand stand on • Derby day. The
palace of itself ii "a thing of beauty ;" but when fill, d
by well dressed company, it adds grandeur to beauty.
All the efforts that all the acoustic doctors can make
will, I fear, never make the building • good one for
sound, bat still the choruses are magnificent. The
Hallelujah Chorus was never perhaps more gloriously
rendered, nor that other sublime composition "Unto us
a child is born." Not one of the solo singers could do
full justice, in the vast assembly to the piece alloted to
her or him, but the delicious, floating voice of Mr. Sims
Reeves was nevertheless charming as ever. The
expenses of this Handel Festival must be enormous ;
but there will be, I hear, a very large surplus of profit.
I hope so, for never was • musical festival got up with
more spirit or better judgment.