The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-02-21 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

lioarDAT.

In the House of Commons nearly 200 Privet* Bills
were brought in and read a first time. A now writ was
ordered for the county of Meath, in the roo n of Mr.
Sullivan, resigned. In reply to Earl Percy, Mr.
Childers said an &Bowser, of 5:25 would b., tn.de to
billiu&Offioems, Inc us/quince of the salmi a iou of
duty uniform to that of the line.
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Sir C. 1)11k. ,airdCho report ---in circulation, that Mr.
Goechen's recent j ,urney to the Guntinout had an
oßleial character.
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teed F. (Cavendish said, in reference to lAA
Coercion, it would be very difficult to give an accurate
return of the expenditure incurred is the administra-
tion of the Coercion Act and of the Irish Laud Act
before the close of the financial year.
• Palma Pone—l' reply to Mr. Monk, the
Postmaster-Uessral said he *niched such great im-
portance to the establishment of a parcels post that it
was a peat disappointment to him that be had not
been able to introduce it. He hoped in the course of
• week or two to submit to the Treasury metals pro-
posals for the basis of fresh negotiations with the
✓ailway compaoiss. If an arrangement was nada •
Bill would have to be brought in to give it effect, sad
every effort should be made to do it as soon am possible.
THE Isms Suarscre.—Mr. Ponder, in reply to Mr.
Redmond, admitted that the rule of penmen in Naas
Gaol, not being allowed to shake hands with their
visitors, except immediate relatives, was an exception
to the rule at other means. He promised to comma-
nimbi with the Prison Board, with a view to an
, alteratioa of the rules.
POLICI coestmesoartos--Sir William Harcourt,
in reply to Colonel Alexander, said a Bill had been
Met:need, providing for the superannuation of the
police of Great Britain, and be hoped 110012 to introduce
It.
Tue Llonstatuo Laws.—ln reply to Sir Wilfred
Lemon, Mr. Gladstone and the Government had DO
intention of proposing an alteration of the Lessem
Laws this ; but at the earliest period they
would introduce a OMMIIIDD with respect to local
government, and this would have • certaln bowleg on
the question of licensing.
Rom or PIOCILDOSL—Iir. Gladstone said that the
Government intact:led to proceed with the motions
dealing with the rules of procedure, and to allow
nothing else to interrupt that as the met budoeue after
the Address.
Tug ADDIIIOII.—Th• debate on Mr. Justin
lerCarthy's smeniment to the Aaron was resumed,
lied the House MOGI-De&
TUMMY.
Replying to Mr. Schreiber. Mr. Fawcett mid be
was doing his beet to &min at a decision respecting
the grievance of the letter carriers.
In mower to questions, the Prime Minister said the
Government would communicate their °pinkie on the
Channel tunnel project before any proondinis ware
taken in ref steno. to the Bills relating thereto which
had been introduced into Parliament. He could not
promise to deal with the inequalities of the income-tax
in his forthcoming Budget. As regerded the visit
of Mr. Erriniton to Rome, that gentleman
received neither appointmerit nor remuneration
from the Govern/mot, acid there had been
no negotiations bet WIIIM him and the Pope.
The debate on the Addling was subsequently re-
sumed by Mr. sexton, who, in • long speech, defended
the Lana Lennie, but for whose existencs be
the Government would never have dealt with treir lad
question as they had dose. He asserted that Mr.
Parnell and Mr. Dilloe well put into prison for reply-
ing to the Premier's speech at Leeds; and he expressed
he opinion that posterity would remember Mr.
Forster ae a " eon of oommou-nme clumsy Cromwell,
p messing the will to tyrannise over the country, but
lacking the genius and capacity that belonged to the
Protector."

At the close of Mr. Bestoa's speech, a dideica was
fAken on Mr. McCarthes arceodrae,t, which was
drteated by a majosity of MI, altar which the Address
was carried.

'reinsDAr.

In the House of Commas, Mr. Mondadis stated
that the new Education Code would be lakl on the
table not later than the sth of March.
The Home secretary Wormed Mr. Carington that
the Public prosecutor had advised that no criminal
charge should be brought agaiast the managers of St
PauPs Industrial School.
Mr. Cowes called ablation' to what he tamed a
queitiew of privilege, thatt cowbuy •D the remind=
of that Sows, two polo og the —.as of this a