The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-17 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY —Tee Earl of Owing-von. in drawing atten-
tion to the notice he had given on Fthlay. that be
would submit to their lordthips *owe observations wah
regard to the Danish atf-irs, be had given the
notice in the belief that the Cooferenee was pl.-cannily
at an end. Ile now underatood that that lea ly w.s
still s.tting, anti that an strutistioe lied been agree
upon by all polies. If that report Mas (rub be would
trouble the House no further then to dsk the Poreijit
Secretary what the facts really were; under what
circum-Aances tie armistice bad been concluded, and
what 1•010 the terms upon which it was based. Kul
Russell had great satisfaction in stating that the (on•
ferenee had that day agreed to a suspension of hostili-
ties between Austria and Prussia on the one hen I. nn.l
Denmark on the other. The terms on which this
arrangement were based were the an pod clic, each
power to retain im own position both by sea and land,
and the blockade to be raised. The suspenwon of
hostilities was to be for ope month, and the Conference
would re ease mbte on Thursday neat land
Stratheden moved, that in the opinion of
the House the norrespoodence of the Gevernmv!t,

with the Cabinet of St. Peter-burgh on the Polish
question had not as yet reached a satisfactory con-
clusion, and th.t the Czar, having failed to °imply
with the conditions upon which, aocord.ng to the
treaty of Vienna, lie acquired his sovereignty in Tamil
it nal to longer biudiug upon the English Government
to acknowledge it. Earl Rutsell OWOMet the mcriou on
the ground that, instead of increaali4j, it would 'end
to impair the authority of the House. The toble Esti
vindicated the course pursue! by Ministers on the
Polidt question, and said they would hace been juotly
blameworthy if they had involved this country in a
war with Russia on behalf of Poland. At the same
time he wa, strongly of opinion that if, at • period of
tranquillity. the Emperor°, Russia had disregarded the
conditions of the Treaty of Views., he could not con-
tune to claim the richt of sovereignty over Poland.
After some remarks from Earl Grey, the motion wa4
withdrawn.
TUESDAY.—The Earl of Ellenborongb moved the
second reeding ef the Bentenoes of Death Bill. The
object of the bill was to surround the House Secretory
with every security in the discharge at this seriouo
part of his duty, and to revive, with a slight idteratinn
affecting the personal share of th. Sovertign, the
practice which had prevailed up to the present reign ;
and it proposed that the hens of the warrant for carry-
ing out the sentence of death should be decide opens
by the Home Secretary, the Lord Chancellor, the Chief
Juotioe, the First Lord of the Treasurer, the Presi lent
of the Council, and others, members of the Cabinet,
whom it might be desirable to ounimon. Earl Granville
fully recognised the importance of the objects which
the noble earl had in view, but thought it deshable to
postpone legislation on the subject until the Royal
commission to be appointed on the address of the Houle
of Commons bad made their report. The noble earl
might be one of the coiniuissiouers, and he was sure
that the bill would receive their careful consideration.
He trusted, therefore. that he would not
.press the
measure further at present. After a short aiscussicrn
the bill was withdrawn, and their lordships adjourned
at stew minutes past IriX o'clock.
TIIUNIDAT —The Earl of Ellenboroush pointed out
the fact that well-authenticated cues of kidnapping
of foreigners had taken place at New York for the ,
purpose of filling the ranks of the Federal army, and ,
milted Earl Russell whether any steps bud been taker,
to obtain the release of thole British subjects who bad
been entrapped into that service. Earl Russell said be
had to doubt but that the high bounties offered by the
Federal Government for recruits bed induced un-
principled persons to practise a species of kidnapping,
Lord Lyons bad made repeated complaints upon the
subjs.:A to the Government of Washington, but no satis-
factory answer had been given to his remonstrances.
The Marquis of Westmeath moved for • copy of any
memorial received by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, or
the Irish Government, praying for the release of three
persons who had been conaned in the county gaol of
Westmeath for agrarian offenses. He eomplained that
the prisoner. had been liberated alter they had under-
gone two-thirds only of their esotences Earl Granville
In the Brat instance opposed the motion. but on the
remonstrance of the Earl of Derby agreed to produce
the correspondence on the understeing that it was
not to be made a precedent.
FRIDAT. The Earl of Ellenborough, in caling
attention to Danish affairs, spoke in strong terms
of condemnation of the conduct of the German
Powerd in tiering wed their artillery and musketry
to butcher the subjects of the King of Denmark
for the purpose of making • German holiday,
and asking for explanations relative to the levying of
contributions during the suspension of hostilities.
Earl Russell admitted that it was the duty of the
Conference to come to some understanding on the
subject, but he had laid down the rule not to
over explatustions of their proceedings whilst they
were sitting. With regard to the armistice, however,
he might state that it had been agreed that during the
suspension of arms no contributions of WRI should be
levied either in Jutland or eldewhere, and that all
articles taken should be paid for. The Conference,
being anxious to stop the effiudon of blood, did not lay
down any rules, but left the details to the commanders
of the respective forma. The spirit of the arrange-
ment, however, was that no contributions should
be enforced during the suspension of hostilities.
On the order for going into committee on the
Regius Professorship of Greek (Oxford) Bill
the Earl of Derby observed that the University
did not object to endow the professorship beeau.s it was
in the patronage of the Crown, but because they con-
scientiously objected to the opinions and doctrines of
the person who DOW held it. The noble earl suggested
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that the measure should be postponed to give more time
for it. consideration. The Lord Chsneellor admitted
that his pr ipoeal was not the best method of endowing
the professorship, but it we. the only one left open to
him for remedying the injustion of the University.
tinder the °neologism:es he felt that the Crown was
bond to endow the professorship as it was in it.
patronage. Some further discussion followed, when
the previous question was moved by Lord Red...dale.
and carried upon • division by 55 1025. Their lordships
then adjourned until Monday week, the 23rd inst.