The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-07-26 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS

MONDAT.—MT. A yrton inquired whether any repro-
sentattons had been made by fler liajestv's Ministers to
the Government of Press% to Um effect that if that
Government insisted upon departing !tom the treaty
which settlsd the limits of the Germanic Confederation
Ills country would not hold itecif further bound by
that article of the treaty of 1815 under which England
itnaranteed to Preasia the peaceable postesaion of her
Porli prsminees. Lord Palineftton said that no oom-
muniarAion of that nature had been made to the
Prussion Government, whme example he did not think
it would he expedient that we should follow. Sir J.
Pakington wished to know what was the exact
position of the treaty of 1852. Lord Palmerston said
the position of that treaty was the tame as that
of any other, the conditions of which bad
lisen found by the signatories to he inexpedunt to en-
force. The contracting parties to the treaty of 1852
had been sharing in negoerations, the object of which
wart to modify its provisions,and in the late Conference
of London, all parties were willing by common eon.
mot to 'Met such a modification. Yr. Osborne drew
attention to the state of our political relations with
Brasil. and condemned the operation of the Aberdeen
Act of 1845, which he argued ought to be repealed.
Let that treaty be expunged from the statute hook,
and Brasil could be too happy to enter into • coin-
mercial treaty and a postal convention with us'
but an long as it remained in foroe so new would
it be a source of annoyance equally unfortunate to
Brasil and injurious to the trade of England. Lord
Peleterston deprecated discussion at that moment,
teeing that Ministers were new engaged through the
°^.!f=tlnii.rialfernue.....tween
Great Britain and Brasil. After • further short di•-
curio. the subject dropped. Mr. Pack. directed &Gen-
ri• n to the stote of the St. Bernard's ficforum•ory at
Whitwick. in Lsicestershire, and to the recent out-
breaks in that estahltshment ; and Sir G. Gray described
the measures taken by the flome Office to prevent a
rectum nue of the disturbances. -

TOESDaY.—Mr. Maguire moved for a select oom•
mittee to inquiry into the position of the paper
manufarture of Great Britain and Ireland with respect
to fon ign taxation. He derailed the manufacture as
suffering severely in ounequenoe mainly of the corn.
petition to which it was subjected at home, while in
foreign countries • h. avy duty was levied on the export
of rugs. At gnat length lie quoted from speeches of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Cobden, and
other., in reference to free trade generally, and its
application in particular to the paper trade. He then
tent on to show in detail the looms which paper manu•
faeturen had entailed sioce the repeal of the paper
duty, and concluded by di daring that the matter celled
foe senons inquiry. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
add the Government bad en objection to an inquiry.
and in that spirit they would meet the propmal of the
hon. gentleman in the next semion of Perhainent. He
did not deny that the trade was suffering, but the
material facts which had been stated did no; refer to
the trade generally, but to a particular branch of it.
The decrease in the number of makers ••• stopped,
the quantity of paper made was larger. and the imports
of materials were greater. He did not think that
show, d the trade ivas goiog to ruin. The waken pro.
teed that • grantsl oold be made to them out of the
Consolidated Fond equal to the amount they paid for
export duiy on foreign rags. That was a propo..ll
•hich no Minister would venture to make. The adte•
lion wheit was kept op impeded the Government in
making arrangement. with foreign countries. Within
• fear days an arrangement might h.ve been made silt
the French Gocernmeot bat for the motion of the hon.
sneniher. He therefore hoped there would be • ceseatiou
of the agitatioo to enable the Government to do the
heat it amid. Mr. renews expressed his approval of
the &waver of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lord B.
Montague did not think Mr. Maguire had made out his
ease. Colonel Dickson we not satisfied with the answer
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Norris. Mr.
Black, and B.r H. Farquhar supported tie proposal for a
committee. Mr. Watkin pointed out that the American
war had caused the price of ootton waste logo up 400 per
rent.,and thus mainly canoed the diflculties of the trade.
Mr. Maguire briefly replied, and the motion was with.
drawn. Sir F. Smith moved for a Royal commission
to inquire into the beet means of constructing sod
armour-plating ships of war. He pointed out the great
differences which existed among the ships of our navy,
and insisted that a cotnmicsion ought to issue with the
view to the •doption of a more perfect system, Lord
C. Paget would agree to the issuing of • commission if
be thought any good would result from it. But he did
not believe it would be of advantage, for before it
could make its report innumerable m.lifications might
be introduced into shipbuilding. He believed our ships

were equal to those of any other nation, and _.._
Admiralty were busily engaged in considering the be 4
means of making our "sends model' of construction.
Sir J. Hay supported the propos.' for • eounsienion.
Mr. Lisird did not think such • course advisable, • view
is which Air M. Polo and Sir J. Pachiturton agreed.
Fir F. Smith withdrew bin motion. Sir F. Kelly was
moving for • commiiaion to inquire into the claims of
A:m[ll Jab. when the Speaker ruled that the question
had already bees decided this session, and could not be
re-opened.
WIDSZSDAT.—The order for the second raiding of
the Inns of Court Bill was, on the motion of Mr.
Roebuck, discharged, and the Bill withdrawn. Sir F.
Kelly aLo withdrew the Appeal in Criminal Ceara Act
Amendment Bill, Mr. Collins moved the second read.
jog of the Facilities for Divine Service in Collegiate
nohools Bill, which had received the sanction of the
Lords, and the object of which was to legalise the
performance of Divine iervice in pub is retools in
accordance with the rites of the Established Church.
Mr. Hardesetls opposed lb* Bill on the ground that it
would enable the masters of the mailer schools to
have full religious service, morning and evening, and
edministar the Lord's Supper to the children, separate
and .port from their parents. He sten contended that
in the IMO of KID, Edward's Schools the measure
would have as injurious elect upon nonisooformists,
and prveticidly exclude their childreo from the silvan-
, 'ages of shame imitations. He moved, es an keneod•
went, and Mr Kusaisird seconded it, that the Rill be
reed • second time thug day mouth. The Bill was also
opposed by Mr. Kills and Mr. Neale, and supported
by Mr. F. Powell. Sir G. Grey pointed out the in-
conveuissee of proaseding with a Ballot this nature at
no late a period of the ansion. At the genie time be
thought the alarm it had excited mons the noacon-
formista had been somewhat •ssigerated. Looking at
the principle involved and the difficulties presented by
some of the details, be recommended that the Bill
should be referred to a odic: Committee, and re-
introduced next session. To this suggestion Mr. Collins
acceded. The amendment and original motion were
thereupon withdrawn, and the order for second read-
ing disinarget. Several Bills were then forwarded •
stage, and the House adjourned at a few minutes before
two o'clock.

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Tursanar.—ls reply to Sir W. Frwar, r Layard
said the Prima Government had removed au nynric.
tions upon British subjects travelling in France, and he
had before beard any conplitinte respecting the
maim Ifamah Mane were not required for the pass-
Doris gyosidua,,,a, and the passports WM Obly mired
for to Weedily &enormity. Although passports were
DPI strictly nereerary, however, be would advise
travellers to provide themeless with then. The
countries where passports were not required were
Bavaria, Belgium, Deismark, HOIIILL4 FfSillbee 11•17,,
1.1110.61, Sweden, and Norway. la emninitere of the
whole House, Bit C. Wood made his annual etatermut
alibi revenue and sapenditare of India, and in doing

SO cougratulated the House and the country epee the
fact that the experience of the past year bad more than
the three veers ending April, 1862, the equi-
ncoontfinqat eethyetigorrr,jjoipo'p.neld'.;fins, hpeerrilotadd toputol4
During
librium of Indian finance bad been PO Dearly
tarniei'dreefilded tnhcaly wsPec
,:r onaly revenue£so,ooo.
I year ending April, 1861. instead ef • deficit, the
accounts shown a surplus of upwards of £1 800.000,
onm
and tor the year ending April 11,11rplus ef £257,000,
charge
Al
the
ef
d 4 9
se of nii
the
whilst Sir Charles Tree-Ivan looked forward to •
surplus of the current year a £823,000. In eenelosion
he moved carries of nine retaliations, the seven first of
which were declaratory of the state of the finances in
the respective presidencies end territories, and the last
two related to thove of the British Indies provinces
grnerally, and were in these tenon :—That the total
tel revenues of the several pre•idencies, for the year
ended the 30111 day of April, 1863. amounted to
626,662,867 sterling, and the *bargee thereof amounted
to £218,968.240 ideates, leaving • surplus revenne of
£11,004,622 sterling. That the interest on the regis-
tered dibt of India, paid in the year ended the 86th
day of April, 1863, *mounted to 1.1.361,610 sterling,
and the charges defrayed in England, on account of the
Indian territory, in the woe period, including
reereateed interest on the capital of railway and other
COUPPOPPiee• alter &Mantras met traffic reempta of rail-
ways. amounted to £6,515 601 sterling. leaving •
surplus of Indian income for the year coded ass/on:said,
After d. fraying the above interest and charges, of
£1,827,346 statlng. After some disconion the moults
twos were agreed to.
FOIDAT.—Mr. B. Osborne gave notice that next
...scion he should wove to bring in • Bi I for the repeal
of the Aberdeen Act of 1844, the object of which au
the suppression of the Brazilian slave trails. In answer
to Mr. Maguire, Mr. Layard said that ths seisms of the
Chinch& Islands by the Spaniards lad ocawioned great
excitement and sympathy among several of the South
American States, and Venezuela and other states had
&eland that if those Wanda were retained in the pos-
@maim' of Benin they were prepared toter* their material
aid to Peru; but it appeared that the Spaniels Govern-
ment diaarowed any snob intention, and bad stated its
readiness to restore the ialanne as roon as its pecuniary
claim, upon Peru had been *stalled. In answer to ants.
quiry of Mr. G. Duff, Mr. Layard stated that neither Her
Majesty's Governmeut nor the British antbarsador at
Constantinople had directly or indirectly •zpressed
approval of the recent coup d'etat of Prince eons..
There was no doubt that the arbitrary nbeNt.B so
areted were opposed to the Convention of 1858. But
cwoo the Pilots visiting Cuastantinople an arrangement
was made with the Sublime Porte for carryioi out to
a ceitain extent the views entertained by heiu and other
parties in the Principalities, and thereby overthrowing
the amp (Etat, and preventieg serious complications in
this pr'. loses. 11r. Cardwell, answering • question
of Mr. Warner, stated that no arrstigemest had been
eeme to with the Government of the Cape of Good
Hope a. to the expense of possible future ware. He
added that he had that day n wired a dispatch from the
governor ni the effect that the expectstions he had '
formed with regard to the continuance of tranqaillity in
the Transkei were well founded. On the motion (Ist
the House at its rising al (mid &dimwit to Monday, Mr,
Cubdeu called attention to the recent great extension of
the Government manufacturing establishments, and in
gioinig so enforced the pr
inciple
,that the Govern.
_ _ .

meat.. ought not
.to be. aliewed. to
.set up. such

estahlish;enta for the production of articles, Mid that
when they had unfortunately got into a falm system
they should endeavour as far as possible to retrace
their StrePL In conclusion, be moved "That the recent
great extension of Government manufacturing srablish-
menu; calla for the attention of the Government. That
Ms expedient that steps he forthwith taken to place
each separate establishment a. n. arly as possible on the
footing of a private manufacturing cowmen or a poblio
company, by Mkir.g • valuation of the flied and floating
capital employed. in sled. ng the mlue of the land, and that
upon this baton th. re be no annual stock.taking when,
after making all the customary deductions for depreda-
tion of buildings, machinery and plant, interest of capital,
rates and taxea, and other charges, such • prim he
charged to the Oowernment departments for articles
arpplied as .1.11 peer rve the cal intact; and that
these accounts, eith a balancecheet, be laid annually
on the table of this House." The motion wm seconded
by Colonel Bartelot. and • long debate eneued.