The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-08-02 00:00:00

imperial patliamtnt.

HOUSE OF LORD&

MONDAY. —Lord Stratheden inqoired whether the
Mea.ee whiolit had go.r.tttoett l.a Donmark the
.4fiallosi 43. of Schleswig (including the tresty of 1432)
wete to be onosidered as no longer It .ving any interne.
iiiin•l validity, and moved for copies of •ny correop .n•
knee wall the other Powers on the subject. With ro-
se-el to the policy adopted by Her Majesty's Govern-
mambo the Dono-Gernian question, le con.idered that
it hal compromi-od the homent of the mutory. Earl
Granville detained to enter upon a rideusrion of the
qui sti "'healer the honour of England had or had; ot
neon low- rel by the co...lett of the Goveniment, mooing
•lts t both Hoare* of Parliament had neently.coune to a
formal rote on the subject. As to the condi...n, of the
treav of 1A52, the British Government found that they
erre the only one of the contracting pat..* which was
prepared to adhere to its pro...ions, mid to that extent
tto ref re it might be resented a, modifiod. Earl
Granville mooed the second reading of the New
Zealand Guarantee of Loan Bid, which had come
op with the sanction of the Commons. The Earl
of M.lmesbury condemned the measure as one of
objoeti..nable pot cy, and said that if the colonies had to
depend upon their own unaided efforts we ahould hem.
very little more of colonial wan. Should additional
1 troops he required in New Zealand • portion of our
!alien faros, ought to be employed. After some further
oppmition the moti..n was agreed to.
TUE/DAY. Upward. of thirty public hills were fir-
warded
a stage, including the Appropriation Bill, the
Weight. and Memures (Belau System) Bill, and tie
New Zealand (Got route, of Lost.) Bill. which west
il•r“ucli committee, end the Fortifications (Provision
for 'Lip • ns..s) Bill, which was read • second time. Th. ,
Fool of Ellenhorough then called at tent ion to tle elton ed
clan of minstitutimial principle. on the Continent. He
regretted the decision 44 tt e Government and Legis-
lature not to grant active 0.01 to Deamirk, and, although
le had no hopes of inaueneing that olmy, he con d not
help saying that it Ca, one which none of the more 11
famous Ministers of this country would have sleeted, 1
and it would hove been p-mible in no previous reign ,
easep4 that of James 1. Under thes, tireumstanoo. all
tin• eonetry could do was to ti ly upon it• own stii ngth,
and revive that ancient patrioticapirit which did not con-
older liter, tie only pursuit worth following. Earl
Russell took eseeption to the ernewous view whi4ll the
noble earl had taken of some of the facts of the case,
for he had left out of consideration that the Duchies
were inhabited by two noes, and that a population of
40 millions kindred to one of them thought that one
was opprened by the other. He believed that after
this •ffair of Schleswig eras settled, the constitetionpl
progress of Germany would be in no danger, and stafid
in ne need of aid, tench was the spirit of the times that
be believed no sovereigns would be so ill-advised es to
real. it; but if Eogland bad blindly rushed into a war,
and set all the Powers in hostile "my to each other,
she would herself have inflicted • heavy 614. w on the
liberties of Europe. Lod Stratford de Radcliffe thought
the Foreign Secretary wits rather too severe on Deo-
mark • and aduittling the delicate and complicated
ch•rai;ter of the question, said lie could not bet feel
that this country had euffered mime dinredit. The
"object then dropped, atd their lordships soon after
adjourned.
WlLDslteDsc.—The Consolidated Fund (Appropria-
tion) Bill, the Nese Zealand (Guaranti.e of Loan) Bill,
She Poor Witioval Bill, the Fortifications (Provision of
Election) Bill, and several other Bills' were read a
third time and passed : and after the other Bills on the
peen had been forwarded a stage, their lordships
edj_onened.
THUISDAT•—The Poor Relief (Metropolis) Bill wan
passed through the remaining stag..; the Weights and
M 4 imures Metric System and the Limited Panalties
Bills were reed • third time, and paned.
FEIDAT.—The time •ppointed for the meeting of the
flow* was 2.30. but at that hour not • single peer was
present, nod the ritoceedinp attrwted veiy little in-
forest, the attendant:,, bins confined ton few ladies sod
'baleen. Shortly after three the Royal Commissioners,
the Lord Chawellor, the Earl of St. Germans, Earl de
Grey and Ripon, Viscount Sidney, and Benue Wensley-
dale, entired the If inn, and took their seats in front of
the throne. The Lord Chancellor then directed the
Usher of the Bunk Rod to deism the attendance of the
Commona. Mr. Speaker and the Co lancing teeing at.
tended at the bar, the Royal anent was given to a
number of Bills, and the Lord Chancelloe prooeeded
to reed
THU 41.1111111 IPIECH.

MT LORDS AND Grarmitz,—We are commanded
by Her Majesty to release lea from further attendance
in Parliament, and at the mine time to convey to you
Her Majeary's acknowledgment for the seal and assiluity
with which you have applied yourselves to the discharge
of your dirtier during the session of Parliament now
brought C. a close.
Her Majesty c anmands us to inform you that she
really regrwts that the endeavours which she made, in
concert with the Emperor of the French, the Emperor
of Russia. and the King of Sweden, to bring about a
recess lialion 10-tween the German Powers and the
King of Denmark, were not successful, and that the
hostilities, which had been suspended during the nego-
tiation*, were again resumed. Her Majesty trus
however, that the regociations which have been opened
between the belligerents may restore peen,. to the North
of Europe.
Her Majesty baying addressed herself to the Powers
who were owe:acting parties to the treaty by which
the lonian Republic was plaoed under the protection
of Great Britain, and having obtained their consent to
the annexation of the Itesublm to the kindgran of
Greece, and the States of the lonian Republic having
agreed thereto, the Itepublie of the Ben te Wand. has
beens formally united to the kingdom Gi Greece, end
Her Majesty trusts that the union to made will conduce
to the welfare and prosperity of all the subjects of His
Majesty the King of the Hellenea
Her Majeatra relations with the Emperor of China
continue to be friendly, and the commerce of her sub-
jects with the Chinese empire increasing.
Her Majesty has been engaged, in concert with the
Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the
King of reuse, and the Emperor of Rus•ia, in an en-
deavour to bring to sleet an amicable arrangement of
the difference, which had arisen between the /Impeder
of Moldo-Wallschia and his Suzerain the Sultan. Her
Majesty lea the satisfaction to inform you that this en-
deavour has been suoneeful,
Her Majesty deeply laments that the civil war in
North America Inns not been brought to a close. Her
Majesty will continue to observe a strict neutrality be-
tween the belligerent., and would rejoios at • friendly
reconciliation between the contending parties,

oiIITLIMES or THI HOUR' or oOMMONS, Her
Majesty commands us to convey to you Her warm se-
Itoo•ledg•neet for the liberal supplies which you haws
granted for the service for this precool year. nod towards
the peruisnant defence of Her Majesty's dockyards and
&mods.

_
V' LORD, AID GUMMI BIC, —Her Majesty bag
ob-erved with satisfaction that the distaste which the
civil war in North America has created in some at the
menuflictoring districts has, to a great extent, abated.
and Her Majesty !rents that increased supplies of the
raw material of industry maT be extracted from
countries by which it bin hitherto been scantily
f urniehed.
The revolt of certain tsibes In New Zealand has not
yet been quelled, hot it is astiatactory to Her Majesty
to know that a huge portion of the native population
of those Islands have taken no part in this revolt.
It has been • eource of much gratilleation to Her
Majesty to observe the rapid development of the re-
woroes of her Eaat Indian dependencies, and the general
contentment of the people inhabiting those extensive
"Tie r Majesty has given her cordial salient to many
measure. of public usefulness, the result of your labours
during the Session now being brought to • cicee.
Tbe Ash for extending to women and childrenent-
ployed in v.ions trades the reguletions applicable to
factories in general, will attend materially to preserve
the health and improve the education of those on whose
behalf it was framed.
_

The Ace for authorising the grant of Government
Annuities will enoourage habits of prudence among Ow
working dale and will afford the [IIOUIII of wcurely
inceeting the resell of their industry.
The Act autliorbiug • further advance for public
works in some of the manufacturing distriets will
afford the MMUS of completing mi.o) wore, of marked
importance for the health of the population.
The Act giving increased facilitiee for the construstion
of railways will diminish the expenee attendant upon
the extension of those important channels of communi-
cation.

It has afforded to Her Majesty the moat heartfelt
omit:action to observe the genera well-being and con-
tentment which prevail throughout her dominions, and
to remark the progressive incite.° and development of
the national resourom, and to fled that, after baring
sufficiently provided for the public service, you helve
been able to make material diminution in the taxation
of the country.

returnin'g to your respeetive counties you will still
have important duties to perform, ementially connects.'
with the linking together of the several 061111011 of the
0000tiIy; end Her MAjesty fervently prays that the
blessing of Almighty God may attend your exertion',
and guide them to that object of Her Majesty's constant
eoliettude—the welfare had happiness of her people.