The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-10 00:00:00

HOUSE OP COMMONS.
TIIIMSDAY.

In the Roam of Commas, a discussion on tlis guu.
tion of the Southport Ginsburg took place : after wnion
the Electric Lighting Bill was. on tbs motion of Mr.
Chamberlsis. referred to a special committee. Lord Z
Fitamaurios informed Mr. Bartlett that no official infor-
mation had coins to hand respecting the relations
between China and Franc.; and. in answer t, tn• emus
quintet, Mr. OnSsi eocitradroted It. rumour that arms
intended for Use Amer had been captured in the Khyber
Pam. Mr. O'Brtee put a niasstion on the emblem:A of lb*
Irish sinutraucen ; and Mx. Trevelyms, in reply. said he
had lakes pains to ascertain bow malty or tee State-
aided 'anaemia ware paupers, and be had found they
were very few. Tbs GoVatrumsat wars very anxious to
met the objections of the United State. 'minorities.
Replying to Mr. Pulmton. the Poettniasterioeoersl 144 00
decision on the subject of sixpenny telegrams •ould be
come to until next emeon. Mr. Guayana sionoonced, in
reply to Sir R. D. Wolff, that Sir Auckhuid Cobb
would succeed Major Banns as Fawkes Minister in India.
The right hon. genital:nut eleo st.ted tams the despatch in
wtuch tn. Government exermised • view unfavourably to
the annexation at New Gaines would 'tartly be laid
before Parliament Be was aware that great disappoint-
ment wee felt in lb. Colonise in consequence. Kr.
!Perinea notified &question on the subject of slavery in the
Transmit and Mr. Lewis Fry gave notice of an interro-
ration relating to local Ants of Perliament. The Rouse
shortly of terwards went into committee on the On-rupt
Pracuess Bill. mem more clauses of which were passed
during the sitting.
IPLIDAY.

In the House of Lord. on Friday *amine, Lord Sid
mouth asked whether the Government proposed to hold an
inquiry inw the cause of the dluetsr on the Clyde, and
aLio whether there WS/ any truth in the reported =lupe-
toon 01 the New Hebrides by the French. trord Granville
requested optics to be given of bota interrogations. Lord
Truro put a question respecting the practice of flogging
for minor Whams In India, which led Lord Kimberley
to reply that his lordship could not have read the papers
presented on the subject last year. Floggir.g was now
indicted only under exceptional ciroominances In reply
to questions, Lord Bedeley stated that the Board of Trade
hod no power t snake sped.' moist:lone as to the time
during which railway servant. should remain on duty,
though they did exerciee a good deal of wholmome
control. Lord Colville (chairman of the Groat Northern
Company) stated that the engineers on paeaulder. Wass
SSW ordinarily worked from 7 to 10 hours per day, and
these on goods trains from 9 to 12 hours, while signalmen
were generally oa duty only about 8 hours. Lord Camper-
down moved for a select commat.• to inquire whether
certain official appointments is the House, such as the
Black Rod, cool I not in I mere be con/erred on persons
who hod dietinguiehed themselves in some branch of the
public service. Toe proposal was cordially received by
the Duke of Cambridge for the military services, and,
with some demur on the part of Lord Redesdale, the
motion was agreed to.
At the morn i At sitting of the House of Can nous,
In reply to Mr. OS l. Trevelyan ash a th.t Out
severe( thoumnd emigrants sent from Iroland by Mr.
Tuke's committee, only two familial had been in tato
of a certain workhouse. These had been supplied with
money and were doing welL Mr. Gladstone, la reply to
a question, said U. de Lessens would arrive that day from
Paris to confer with the ivernment on the question
relating to the Suez Canal. He believed that substantial
basis had been arrived at for the constructiou of • second
water way, but no anal arrangements would be made
without coosultios Puiientent ird E. Fitsmourios
informed Sir H. Wolff that the Goveinment had received
no information of the alleged occupation of the No
Hebrides islands by the French. His Lordahip then gave
the latest rep ofas of mortality from ch ohers en Emit.
Mr. Dodson, in reply to • question, said he was consider-
ing the very important question of collecting yearly returns
of the guin harvest of the country. England was the
only civiliaid nation in which the matter was neglected.
The House then again went into committee on the Corrupt
Practices Bill. Various amendments were adverted to by
the Attorney-General, by one of which the punishment
of hard labour will not be indicted on persons .entenced
to imprisontuamt for entering into underhand agreements
for the withdrawal of election petitions. Although a
bend of Parnaiba, apparently five in number, were
vexatiously loquaciona throughout the sitting, the clauses
up to 40 were disposed of before the sitting came to •
clam. In the evening Mr. Mason brought forward his
motion demanding the privilege of the endues for
spinsters and widowe who are posesesed of the goal flea-
tains entitling the sterner sex to vote. Mr. Mason
regretted that the question was no longer in the able
hands of Mr. Trevelyen, and went on to repudiate the views
of those who sought to enfranchise married women and
females who were not ratepayers. The dem which he pro.
posed to place on the reiter already possessed votes et
municipal and other local elections, and tt wee unjust to
debar them from their full rights as citizens on the ground
that they would be influenced by the clergy. Baron de
Worms seconded the reeolution, contending that it was
aboard to deny • female landowner a vote and to give it
to the ignorant lab mein she employed. Mr. 'anthem,
in opposing the motion, argued that it ignored toe hot.
versa' practice of mankind in all Ages, and the undoubted
views of women generally. To enfranchise only one
female oat of every 40 wee utterly illogical. The proposal
was also opposed by Mr. bider fuck, Mr. B. Hope, Mr.
Newdegate, and Mr. Rothe., while Mr. Bartlett, -Kr. IL
Fowler, and Mr. Jacob Bright rooko in its favour.
Eventually the House divided, and Mr. Mason's proposal
was rejected by 130 voter against 114.