The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-06-23 00:00:00

ROUSE OF COMMONS.

/101 DAY.—A new Wit WU ordered for the election
of o member for the borough of Lisburn, in the room of
Mr. Barbour. Mr. Layard explained the paters of the
demands that the Cloverament bad made upon Jams
for the lete outrages committed on British subjects.
Lord Palmerston then proposed • vote of money for
the purchase of the Exhibition building and lands at
South Kensington, and entered into an explanstion of
the objects for which the purchase was intended, and
of the various sums of money that would be required
to carry them out. The noble lord concluded by moving
• vote of mow on amount for the mama of the
lii• Of the Exhibition building, which, slier some dis-
cussion. was carried, on a division, by 267 votes against
136.

ThiSDAT.-11.r. Berkeley moved for leave to bring in
• Bill to cause the votes of parliamentary electors to be
taken by way of ballot. The hon. gentleman, in the course
of an amusing speech, adduoed all the old and well-
worn arguments in support of secret voting, and 00132
batted those which had been adduced against it by
Lord Palmerston and other of its oppooeuta. Lord
Palmerston, in opposing the motion, said that if the
ballot were adopted in this country it would have the
effect of nullifying public opinion by crushing it in each
individual, and that would be both on-English and
cootrary to the spirit and essence of the constitution, of
which public opinion was the very life. After • brief
reply from Mr. Berkeley, upon • division the !notion was
negatived by In to 102. The house was:shortly after
emoted out.

WIMICIDLT.—Mr. Dill.yn moved Hutt the order for
the mood reading of the Endowed Schools Bill be dis-
charged. He said he wee induced to sdopt that course
because be believed it was impossible that the measure
could be passed this maim He denied, however, that
the Bill was framed in a *lit of hostility to the Church
f England, and ormtendU that it wu, on the contrary,
. .

Icfensive measure on the part of the'dimenters againit
•u attack upon them by the Church. Mr. Selwyn ex-
pressed his satisfaction at finding that the Bill was to be
withdrawn. Mr. Lowe WU also glad that the measure
warn not to be proceeded with. He believed that the
introduction of mob • Bill waa not calculated to promote
tolmut and kindly feelinp between Churchmen and
Dissenters. After some further conservation the
motion was agreed to. and the Bill was with-
drawn. The Navy Prism-money, ac., Bin, the
object of which was to enable captors to avail them-
selves of the services of agents for the purpose of
obtaining the distribution of the prim-money to which
they might have become entitled, was read a second
time. The Election Petitions Bill was ordered to be
referred to • select committee. .

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Trionanalt.—Mr. Forster gave notice of an amend
meet to Mr. Hennessy's motion on Polish affairs, to
the effect that Greet Britain, in consequence of the
violation by Russia of the Vicuna treaty, is free from
all responsibility thereon. Lord Palmerston said that
Government would introduce a BiU on the subject of a
loan for fortifications, and that land had been per.
chased at Bram Down for the defence of the Severn.
The Marquis of Harlington would not object to lay on
the table the papers connected with the trial of
Paymaster Smales, but lectured the Howe on the
impropriety of attempting to make itself • court of
review on the decisions of military tribunals. The
Marquis seems to take very naturally to the raper-
ciliousness that office engenders in weak minds. Mr.
Villiers said that the Act for giving ext.raredinary
powers of relief to the dittreased Unions in Lenersahire
would not expire till the let of September. Mr. Cowper
said that • plan had been laid before Government for
erecting a new National Gallery behind Burlington
House. query, another job ?