The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-03-02 00:00:00

Frottebingo of Vartiamtnt.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

11101 MAT.—Lord Grenville explained the reason, the
illness of Prinee Leopold, which promoted her Mejeste
receiving the whole House with the Address; and •
motion was made by Earl Russell, and agreed to for
volumrooss returns referring to ohlestion generally.
TOESDAT.—In answer to the Marquis of Clanrioarde
with regard to Irish legislation, Earl Granville replied
that bills were prepared with respect to the grand jury
laws end priaous, but it was doubtful whether •
bankruptcy bill oould be brought in this seadon.
Ttirlaarray.—The Duke of Argyll propoosd • measure
for amending the system of education in Scotland. The
main proposale of the measure are—the appointment of
00Minissioaere whose duty it will be to arsoartsin where
schools are wanted, to ornate them, and levy raise to
sannort them and who will have power to pot
denominational schools ou the parochial list, and to give
certificates that schools are wanted, so al to obtain
grants from the Privy CounoiL All schools are to take
no notice of religious toaelting ; but, if Mir re lean, rock
teaching, it must be done under the induenee of 1
stringent import:info clause. No observation, were made
by may peer, and the House at mosadjourned.
FIUDLT.—Lord Westbury placed On the table •
Bankruptcy Bill, thus astia.pating that of the °ovine-
meat. A telegram from New &eland was read by
Earl Grenville, by which it appeared that there bad
been • dectivive battle between the *oboist* end the
Maoris, in which the most potent chief and 300 of the
latter were killed and wounded. with • loss of 20 to the
former. Then the Earl of Kimberley brought forw.rd
the Mioisterlal measure for more effectually repressing
crime ; and It, provisions, which ore tolerably stringent,
may be summarised that alter a person bars been twice
eourioted, he will be subjected to polies .nperrision for
seven pots ; sash a person may be taken before •
magistrate, and, if he slum .t show that he is pursuing
an honest selling, he may be imprisoned for any period
not exceeding twelve months. The polies may erred
any person lurking in any public pleas under circum-
stancee in which he is likely to commit felony, and any
person found under euripicious oirournstanees in • private
house may be arrested by any one other than the polioe.
If • Immo is ociavieted rh es timed be is to he sentenced
to penal servitude for Wren years, and be subjeeted to
supervision, and to the two lad coaditione of public, and
private arrest, fur the remainder of his life. Ti.
fostering parents of aritainala such as receivers of stolen
goods, are also dealt wish; for after any one of them is
ono* convicted he will have the coos oast on him in
subsequent ea-es of proving that goods in his possession
are not stolen. Vagrants, too, are touched; for if they
are found in suitpieioes eiroainatanee• they may be
subjected to punishment without proof of any overt set.
A penalty of six months' imprisonment is to he indicted
on any one who injures, Or—so to speak- -in any way
scoash..l • paisenhin. The Nouse generally appeared
to take kindly to the bill; • proof of whisk wee that •
proposition of Earl Grey to refer it ro • selrotoommittes
sae opposed by the Marquis of Salisbury and Lord
Corns, as well so by Lord Kimberley, on the ground
that nob a course would nunswesaarily delay, arid
Perhaps imperil, the measure,