The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-13 00:00:00

IThe Queen hu extended the title of Lord Brougham had heard the moat sanguine expertatione held out that,
and Vain, hitherto limited to the preaelot Peer, to his by the abolition of the purchase system, the army would
surviving brother. Mr. W. Brougham. (formerly 31. P. for get a superior class of town ; on the other hand, it had
Southwark, and Mager in Chancery) and to his male been saint it would deteriorate the army. He believed
heirs. that both assumptions were utterly untrue ; that if the
The Prince Consort paid a special visit to the City on present system was abolished it would nut make the
Saturday. lie first examined the new frescoes at the slightest difference in the class of persons entering the
Royal Exchange ; then proceeded through the merchanta army. The report of the Duke of Somerset'acounniasion,
and underwriters' rooms at Lloyds; then visit-nl St. in inns ojnninioii, gave the fairest account of the advantages
Michael's Church, l'ornhill—lately restored ; and, lastly, and nliaanlvantages of the jourelowe system, AII.I he stated
partook of lunch with the Lord Mayor at the 3lansion the recotimiendationa of that COI ~,,, 1112.1016 for the monlifi-
House. catnnnns of that system. He urgent Ilse embarrassments
The Queen has granted from the Royal !bounty Fund incident to selection, besides the invidinlioua character
the sew of £5O ten J. R. Withers, the " Poet.' of Ford- attached to the office ; hut, in considering the objeidions
ham. tea aysteut of selection, he dented that, in the hands of
The King of Prussia tcly tweame so much worse the Counniantlerindloief, it could he made an instru-
that the Royal family at vii., time thought that death went of political influence or be employed for purposes
win at 11/1111d. He afterward. rallied A little, of favouritism. He confessed that lie viewed with ap-
The Prinee of Orange visited the Great Eastern in prehension and alarna the proposal for the entire aboli-
Southampton Water on 31onday. Mimi of purchase. Holding as lie did that purchase in
The Grand Duke Michael, brother to the Fauperor of some sl.ape atol in ROHM ranks was IleCOUlary, and that it
Russia, has been appointed supreme chief of the military might be abolished in the higher, lininnning it to the rank
schools of Russia. of major. the principles laid down in the Royal Commis
-
Prince Albert de Broglie, whose last article on the 'ion were those which the Government acknowledged,
R0111&11 question brought down a second warning on the I and it would be his duty. lie said, to prepare a acheme to
Correspowlonl, has just received from the Pope the wax be laid before them &tad the military authorities founded
taper which his Holiness carried in the ceremonies of upon those principles. He would not be driven from
Candlemaanday. Such a distinction is oseldoon conferred the point he load stated, where he could see his way.
on any but Sovereigns. for the army was a machine too delicate to be played
Prince Alfred ham passed his examination for midship- with.
man on board the Eurylus. Mr. Eid.teg /rasa opinion that the proposed scheme
The Princess of Prussia has presented M. Meyerbeer would only aggravate the evils complained of, and lie ant-
with a magnificent orchestral Won. vised the Home —both those who &aired the abolition
of the purchase system and those who thought it should
be maintained—not to assent to a proposition which was
accompanied by no many dilticulties.
The amendment having beek withdrawn, the House
divided upon Sir De Lacy EV&llls'S motion, which was
uegativent by .113 to Afi.
Tine report on the Customs' Acts was brought up and
agreed to, except the resolutions relating to malt and
timber, which were deferred.*
The report of the Committee of Ways and Means was
likewise brought up and agreed to.
Certain Dills were advantA a stage, and the House,
after some further business, adjourued at a few minute/
before 1 o'clock.

WEDNESDAY.
Mr. MILNEM, in noising that the Registration of
Votirs Bill be real a 5,C4)11.1 tiltlC, stated that its object
was to remedy a practical grievance in such a large
country 1%4 Yorkshire, were a at nuintwr of persons
were $llllll ttttttttttt and detained in court until late and
then without their cases hying deeided.
Mr. slaucs objected to partial le-islation of this
kind. at move,l to
,defer the stoma reading for six
iiiii
Sir G. LEwts was tint **are of any great practical
gels stoic or general evil in this matter, and, suggesting
that the rule of Is IV, sir omi rural te.c, should
be applied to legislation, advised the House not to pass
this Hill.
After a short discussion. the moti for the second
reading of the Bill was withdriwn.
The Puldie Improvements Bill was committed.
Mr. CouttErr, in ..... ving the second reading of the
Coroners (Nu. 2) Bill noticed the disjintes which had
arisen on the subject of the payment of coroners, and
' eonremeil his conviction that it was advisable to alter
the mode of paying this officer, by widening to him,
' instead of fees, a fixed salary to he paid out of the
county rate. - lie argued strongly against the abolition
, of the office of coroner. 011 e of the most ancient, and,
as he contended, one of the most useful, of our institu-
tions; and lie explained the provisions aud details of the