The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-08-05 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TI:EaDAY.—Sir M. Peto moved a resolution that it is
the duty of Her Majesty's Government, during the
recess, to prepare a measure of reform of the naval ad-
ministration. lie referred to repeated expressions of
opinion in that Howe in favour of a reform not wily
of the Board of Admiralty, but in the admieistration of
naval affairs generally, and to evidence taken by the
Committee of that House testifying to the defects of the
existing system, adding his own testimony, train obeer-
vation, that our dockyard arrangements were worse than
those of any other country. He was proceeding in his
argument, when the House was counted out.
WRDNESDAT.—On the order for considering the
Union Relief Aid Bill, as amended, Mr. Puller moved
that it be re-committed for the purities of moving
clauses to enable guardians of onions to borrow money
on the security of rates of parishes within such unions.
He observed that, besides the distress of the poor of a
parish, which was the ground of an appeal to neighboure,
there was also a distress among the ratepayeme which
was not dealt with by the Bill, so that theme who could
pay the rates, in a parish where half of the rate-payers
were insolvent, would have to pay double rates, (in
addition to other rates) out of diminished incomes before
an appeal could be made to neighbouring parishes. In
addition, therefore, to the remedies in the Bill, he pro-
posed to onset that, if it should appear to the guardians
of a union that the ratepayers of any parish in the
union were, to the extent of one-third of the annual
rateable value, unable to pay their rates, and the over-
seers oould not raise all the money payable to the union
without levying a rate of more than ss, in the pound,
the guardians, with the consent of the Poor Law Board,
may borrow, on the security of the rates, to the extent
of Si. in the pound on the annual rateable value of such
pariah, sueh sums as may be required to pay the defi-
tphroonvgistiicitnwsouoldf the B, iflrol,manthdeisrugo ge
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cieney.—Mr. Hibbert urged objection; to some of the
persatedtione.
observed that the questions raised had been considered
the other night, and he could add nothing to what he
then said, Mr. Paller's proposition provided for what
lie supposed might occur; but he had no right to assume
such an extreme ease as that 50 per emit of the rate-
payers of • parish would be unable to pay. If persons
were too easily exempted on this ground, the exemption
would be abused. He pointed out special objections to
the proposal, and gate details of what would be the
probable amount of the cost of supporting the poor if
the worst should come, showing that there were suffi-
cient means in the counties to banish all anxiety.—Mr.
Cobden complained of fallacies in the arguments of Mr.
Vulliers, founded upon the statements he had made as
to the means of meeting the distress in Lancashire, and
opposed to them statements and arguments of his own.
He strongly urged the policy of minctioning borrowing
powers, replying toihe objection that the taxing pos.
436 V would tempt a waste of resources, that this was
as likely with a rate in aid. It was the unanimous wish
in Lancashire, he said, to have borrowing powers; and,
speaking for that county, he seas prepared to say that
he would be ready to give up the rate in aid unless in
oonjnnction with borrowing powers, which he should
prefer to • rate in itid.—The discussion was oontinued,
and, upon a division, Mr. Puller's motion was tarried
by 96 to 88.—Lord Palmerston assented to the magges-
don, and said Mr. Villiers would prepare a measure
embodying the decision of the House.
FRIDAY.—The Union'Aid Relief Bill was read a third
time and passed.—Mr. Cobden, in rising to offer some
observations on the Administration of the noble lord,
the member for Tiverton, in relation to the legislation
i and the state of parties n this House, remarked that
the present Government was the most extravagant that
bed ever been known in this country in a time of peace.
They had, signalised themselves as a party in power by
a higher rate of expenditure than Wilt ever known
before, except in a time of war. (Cheers.) In 1830
the taxation per head amoonted to £2 4s. lid. • in
1840, after the country had realised the fruits of .the
Reform Bill, it was El 18e. 2d.; in 1850 it was
£21.. 5d.; in 1860 it wee .C 2 Bd. Id , being the highest
amount per held for the last 30 years, or in any year
of peace, Not only had they spent more money per s
rear, but the taxation had increased faster than the
wealth of the coun're. In point of fact the Govern-
ment was the most exhavagaat Government known by
the present generation; and how had the money been
spent? He found by the estimates of 1862-3 that the
sum replinsd for the army, militia, navy, and fortifies-
Rzeraeligerr OF A CLICReTYAN 15011 TAR CHURCH.-- tions, including the packet service, was £29,916,000,
The Rev. CI. Nevile, who recently resigned the incum- while the estimate a the Coneervative3, while in
boucles of Wiekenby and Thorne's in the diocese of cake in 1858 for the same items, was only 221,610,000,
Lincoln, has published a lengthy statement, explaining or £1,306,000 less than the estimates thia year,
his reasons for taking that personally momentous step, being an increase at the rate of more than £2,000,000 a
It appears that the rev, gentleman some time since year. How had this arisen t In answering
informed the Bishop of Lincoln that it was his ioten- that question he was compelled to refer to
tion to resign his Church preferment at the close of the noble lord at the head of the Government. He did
this year. "The present Prayer-book," says Mr.
not excuse those who had assisted him in wasting the
Nevile, "represents the exact state of religious know- revenue of the country, but the noble lord had always
ledge in an age so barbarous and ignorant that poor been first and foremost in the extravagant expenditure
helpless girls were roasted to death by archbishop., old of the last 30 years. The noble lord and his friends
women were hung as witches hy judges on the bench, some into power upon two grounds—namely, that:they
and 8,000 clergymen were too illiterate to be allowed to would give the country a better Reform Bill than the
preach. The confused and contradictory mass of gentlemen opposite, and that they were the party who
theology contained in our Book of Common Prayer has
alone could keep us on friendly terms with France; but
been permitted to supersede the Word of God in our their policy had ended in kicking reform out of exia-
national Church, and it becomes the duty of every man Waft, and they had had nothing but the cry of
to °wielder whether or not he is justified in remaining invasion ever since—(" hear, hear," and laughter)—by
In it. Formy own part I haven.) ehoice
which means the noble lord' had prevented the people
I gave my assent to the present Prayer-book on the of the country from attending to their own domestic
faith of explanations to be found in the works of Paley, tiffa re. He thought the course pursued by the noble
Wtley, and Towline, which were put into nay hands lord would never have been tolerated except upon the
by Ghuroh herself. I signed my contract on the
assumption that he was a vigilant guardian of the
express understanding that actual assent to the Thirty- national safety: ((Iheers.) The enormous waste on
nine Articles was never expected of me; that in a well-
national armaments was a disgrace to the administra-
known form of absolution the word 'sins' meant 'cen- gee, and yet the Government were constantly asserting
sures,' and therefore in our Church meant ' nothing ;' that France had a more powerful navy than we bad.
that the Athanarian Creed wait altogether a forgery, the
He warned the Liberal party' that if they continued to
damnatory clauses very much to be lamented, and that maintain such a policy, they would ret out of existence.
there was no difference whatever in the condition of He charged the Government with interfering in the
baptised aMI tudiaptised infante who die in infancy,
affairs of China in opposition to their profession of nou-
ns • revival of Church principles' has set aside these
intervention, and said that the noble lord bad driven
latitudinarian explanations, my contract has been fatally
this country to the needless expense of a million
changed, and I contend that a court of equity ought to Blurting, by sending out soldiers to Csnada. All the
declare it void."
questions the Liberal party took an interest in, were
Tax WRSLIYAN Coerganwcs re CORNWALL opposed by the Premier end the only reason why the gen-
Camborne, the most populous town in the county of Omen had not moved a vote of want of confidence, was,
Cornwall, and in the very centre of the mining district, they had more confidence in the noble lord than in their
having been selected for the holding the Wesleyan own chief. (Cries of "No, no," from the Opposition.)
Conference of 1862. il and the neighbouring towns are —Lord Palmerston said the honourable member corn-
just now full of Wesleyan Ministers. The services plained that Government hail departed from the prin-
connected with the conference commenced on Sunday, oiples on which it had been originally formed. With
July 27th. The Rev. S. R. Hail, of Bristol, preached regard to reform, if that measure had been for the
in the m irning from Romans, xiv, v. 7,8, 9. The moment sat aside, it was not owing to the conduct of
evening service was conducted by the Rev. W. L. Government, but in a greatdegree to the feelings of the
Thornton, M.A. of London, who delivered an eloquent House of Commons, and in a still greater degree to the
sermon from Revelations, i, v. 13, to an overflowing general feeling of the constituencies of the country,
audience. The Rev. S. Tapham. of Bury. Lancashire, owing to the coots pursued by the hon. member him-
Preached in the open air. The Rev, John Rattenbury, self and the hon. member for Birmingham. There was
Piesident of Conference, preached in the new Wesleyan no use in concealing the fact that the course they had
Chapel. Pool, in continuation of the opening services, taken upon the subject bad been the means of weaning
from beech xxviii, v. 16. On Monday morning a from it many of those who were more anxious for re'
meeting of the General Education Committee was held form formerly than they were now. (Hoar, hear.)
In the Conference Chapel. From the report it appeared With regard to wasteful expenditure lie denied that
that during the year there had been in increase of 19 Government were open to the charge brought against
' der schools, 2,889 day scholar'', and of 13,472 Sabbath them, because they were bound to avail themselves of
scholars. In the afternoon • meeting of the Chapel the improved methods of warfare, and to substitute
Affairs Committee was held. The total income of steam ships for sailing ships and iron skips for wooden
the Committee during the year had been ships. The credit or discredit of alterations in the
£8,151 12s. 9d. or an increase of £l7l Os. 91. naval defences of the country and the scheme for per.
over that of last year. The total number of manent fortifications at home was not to be attributed
oases sanctioned during the past year had been 202, to him as the head of the Government, but was the
namely 92 erections at £85,107 :23 schoolrooms at result of the collective wisdom of the Cabinet. Ile was
£11,944; 47 alterations, at 212,741; 17 organs at ready to admit that he was MlXiMit for the honour, the
£12,118 •ad 23 modifications at an additional outlay interest, and the safety of the country, and that be had
Of rio,iin. The estimated outlay on the 202 cases endeavourel to persuade Parliament and the
which the committee had sanctioned would be £122,261, country to guard against damn which might
towards which the the applicants had engaged to raise arise if proper precautions were not taken.
£160.361. A sum of £104,182 had been expended in The charge against Government, with reference to
erections and enlargements during the year. During the China was wholly without foundation, because there
year debts on chapels to the amount of £18,573 had was no intention whatever to interfere with the civil
been.paidoff.—On Tuesday morning the Home Mission war raging in that empire. All we had done was to say
and Contingent Fund Committee met in tho same to the Taepings, "Go where you please but respoet our
chapel. The report alluded to the satisfactory results treaty porta, which have cost us so many men, and so
of the labours of the Home Mission, especially amongst much treasure." Again, with reference to Canada,
our soldiers and talkie at Aldershot and Chatham—On Mr. Cobden seemed to have forgotten that the
Wednewlay the Rev. O. Prost was elected president for Government of the Federal States had not disowned
the ensuing year, and the Rev. John Farrar, financial the outrage on the Trent committed by Commander
secretary. The following is the first draft of the Wilkes, but that, on the contrary, there was every
stations of ministers in Dorsetahire and the surrounding reason to believe that it would be eupported and vindi-
districts :—Salisbury: James Taylor, let; John Locke. sated, Referring to the state of parties in the House
Nehemiah Smith. (Lyntinkton) ; William Tranter, the noble lord reminded the House that the broad line
ensternunierary.—Poole : John Killiele W. P. Pecks, of demarcation which formerly divided the two great
iSwamies); Nicholas Kelynaek, (Warehem); John W. political sections had disappeared, and that owing to
triton, supernnmerary.—Wimborne ; George Ranyell, the musing of the Reform Bill, and other circumstances,
Award J. Smith, (Cranbone).--Christehurch : George the House was now split up into attic knots, who some-
Cartwright, who shall change ones a month with the times sopported and sometimes opposed the Administra-
mter at Lymington.-Bouthampton and Winchester, Con of the day, Her Majesty's Government appeared
'de F. Woolley, Thomas James, William H. to enjoy the confidence of the House and the country.
'Johnson, (Winchester).—Andover: John BORTD4II, They would be sorry to lose the support of Mr. Cobden
John B. Yin!, (Whitebureld.—Tannton : John Harding, and his friends, but if that unpleasant contingency were
Geprge Parsonson, (Wellington) ; Fslward Brice, John to arise they would endeavour to bear it with philo-
Simmons, John Hobson, Joseph Fletcher, supernal:arra- sephic resignation.—Mr. Disraeli had for some time ex-
ries.—WesleyanCollegiatelnstitution, Taunton : Samuel pected that a painful sense of their position would have
Simmons, governor and ehaplain.--Bridgwater : James prompted the hon. member on the other side of the
Aldis, Thomas H. Leale.—Soush Petherton : George House to cell attention to the state of the Liberal party
hieadows,William Nictitation (Crewkerne)s,—Axminster : and its relations with the Government. He, nod those
James Greenland, one asked.—Bridport : William Per- who acted with him, were perfectly content with the
sonson, Frederick Friend ; John Stevens, =perms- present position of the Liberal party, and had no desire
merary.—Beowell : William Winterburn (Axbridge), to interfere with that gradual process of decomposition
Daniel Millard; Henry V. Oliver, supernumerary.— and demoralisation which they had long watahed, but,
Weston-super-Mats : John W. Roberts, James Daniel; which seemed to him to be inevitable in cossequenee
John Spencer Jones, supernuenerary.—Beth : Thomas- of circumstances under which the present Adminis-
B, Goodwin. John Bond • James Cartwright, super- tration was . pkeecl, by influence, authority and
numeary.—New Kingswotid School: Franck A. West, votes of that self same Liberal party.—
governor and chaplain.—Frome : William P. Slater, Ever since be (Mr. Disraeli) had been honoured with
Pioche Hoskins •' Aaron Langley, supernumerary.— the confidence of the gentlemen surrounding him hie
Warminster: John W. Sileox.--811epton Mallet: Edward advice to the Tory party had been to recur gradually
Branston, Thomas Vinson (Holcombe), one asked.— to the original elements and bonds of that great political
Castle Carey: W. P. Bullivant.--Sherborne : Alexander conneetion— to build up • csmmunity, not of Liberal
Paddicombe, H. W. Jackson, B. A. (Yeovil), one asked; opinions, which any man might fashion according to his
John Bustard, supernumerary.— Weymouth: John taste, but by political principles to ascot equal rights,
Prey, James F. Broughton.—Portland: George Hobill, civil and religions, to uphold the institutions of the
George Terry.—Dorchester :John Ityan,John Edwards. country because they embodied the wants and wishes of
—f3hafteshury c Sainnel Board, Charles J. Williams, , the country, to protect es alike from individual tyranny
John B. Charles,—Glastonbury and Keinton : Edward and popularoutrage, equally to resist democracy, which
Watson (Keinton near Somerton), who shall change, was the only basis And security for the coustitutional
two Sundays in each quarter with the mlnkters of the Government, to guard the honour of the country and
Csitiseamy eirosit. I, protest its interests, but in shrink trim that diplomacy

After the models and gigantic engines in the western
annexe tho very ingenious small hand labour paving
machines in the American court are the most looked
after. One of the most curioua of thane is the machine
for milking the four tests of a ow .at the same time
and in • manner precisely similar to the action of the
oalffs month upon the teat. In point of time, labour,
and cleanliness the operation of the machine is said to
far burps= milking by hand, and the right to nee the
patent in this country was on Thursday sold, we believe,
for a very large sem. In this ereirt also Is a very
ingenious machine for making paper hags, which turns
them out folded, packed, dried, and finished at the rate
of 40 a minute. The cork cutting, "planting." and
rope making machines here are especially worthy of
minute examination. and some of the washing machines
are quite marvels of inventive skill—almost approaching
to the inspirations of genius in the simple meant, by
which their great results are effected. This court N
worthy of even • more extended notice than it has yet
received from the mass of visitors.

which was only suited in general ledistraet the mind of
o community from internal improvement, to lighten
taxation, frugally but wisely to administer public tree•
sure, to favour popular education because it was the
beat seenrity for public order, to protect the local
Government, and to be as zealous for the rights of tho
working ioan as for the prerogative of the Crown and.
the privileges of the Senate. These were once the
principles which regulated Tory statesmen, and he for
one had no wish that the Tory party should ever be in
power unless they practised them.—After some remarks
From Mr. Lindsay and Mr. Newdegate the subject
dropped. —The Prevention of Night Poaching Bill was
read a third time.