The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-03-28 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MOMDAT.

In the House of C mations. Ilfr. Chamberlain said. in
sj e question. diet he leered the cipeows of
establtehtog telegraphic confounicatitni between tlx• shore
and lightetupi would not be Jost ,fled by tie results

allellant. DAVIT?.
Sir. W. HaltrOURT, in reply to a question from Mr.
Redmond. and is be I4i ceps h.-n wither. ad,
anatoui the" tee blend. of M coset Davit unto nn
eatiatled a. to the stet, of his width. Dr. Kanto., who
wag D.vttt'e usual medical attendant, has been allowed
vista to Portlend prinon, until, from the political p region
be to it up. it was thousht be wee not likely to give an
impartial mouton, end his visits weri therefore nt longer
allow. I. The hon. number would end, if it wee any
sati•licatinn to him, • letter in the trials World. erbten
&poured to be authentic information, in which Devitt
was ducrited as vx.y well. that he had gabled 6.1, In
weigh: once lbe previous visit. that he was in wonderful
•pirits, and that be reads sod wntee.
Mr. a DONWILL TOO to order, and objected to the reed.
ing, or the litter (ram the newepaper but (the Speaker
it .1 interpoeine).
Sir W. Moscow's continued with the letter, which went
on to say that Devitt wee in excellent health, and bad
nothing special Xi complain of. Ho we. !mistreat with his
diet and sleeping accommoduatien, took great p usu., in
warcioning. and his lett long wail now quite sound.
Tainlong (said Sir William) that the prisoner
should have mental al well as physical ex -lois, be bad
directed that be should have any books he withed for, and
he had the use or writing materials. Fie hot ale, been
allowed visite from his (fiend', who took improper
advances* of the opportunitiu given them.
• Mr. Ft dimmed remarks] that the Homo Secretary had
• us :el he ..Ithority t, prevent cneni.ors getting copies of
the /risk World through the poet, and so the information
he had read retold not reach them.
, Mr. Heely wi.hed to know if Mr. Dula bad been
refused last ride copy of " Husard's Debate•- (Lanah•
ter.)
Sir W. Harcourt sad if Kr. Devitt wished to read
Mansard,., ferns he was concerned he could do so, but
ho Arndt have thought that woald be an additional pun.
ithmenr. (Laughter.)
The &anti on the procedure resolutions was oohs.-
quently roomed by Mr. Rather, who contended that the
resolution tinter diudasitin must prove an apple of
diatxrd. and raied • laugh by the remark that it was
tuo.t unmesonalde that the Prime Minister should be the
author t•f euelo a proposal, aii he had consumed more
Parliamentary rime Viso any two members who had sat
in tie U,.ioe sole • ha time ',fiats John.
La'd Harting. on c intended that the effect of the pro-
pos.] before the Howe had b en greatly exaggerated, for
it was, in fact, nothing mire than a m wliflcation of the
eai.t.na reretrictions in the conduct of debates. Under the
present syetem the G mammoth felt they c mid not with
dignity and rll:iency e wry on the hominess of the country:
but if there were eth•rs tt, op believed ther could dlsaisalle
with the necessity of 'bite changes, the Government would
clb e.fallj resign their functions. He ridiculed the teen
of a msjority tleiflot the first rule for the purpose of closing
the mooths of a minority.
Several other gentlemen having spoken, the debate war]
again adjourned.

la the How of C tnimons Mr. Gladstone rOO,Ol two
resolutons, mie grant as an additional £lO,OOO • year to
Prins. L topold on VI- occasion of bit matriage, end the
other enablios her M that", I. secure to the Prin.,'" Haien.
the survive his Royal Hiehnive an annuity of
1:8,000 This was seconde.l by B.r Stafford Mothoote,
otli red by Mr. Lib...who* and °Char members, but
ultimate, carried by 387 to 42 vow. The debate on the
'wormed new Wes of procedure was resumed by Mr.
Beeastord Hops and again edjonrned.
In the How of Lula, oti Friday evening, the Bristol
Port and Channel 1) ick Bill was read a third time and
Toe ogler bus.ness ono of • routias chatscter.
In the U u, of C mm,. Mr. Liboucteare pms toted
pe'ition from the el c onto(?. rthaninton, co.upl*lnog o'
the trirt'iti disfraneii 'mint of the bomugh tmourb Mr.
Bradlaugh's being refute) inwta.e.. Into the Mon.. sod
proving to be heard by counsel on the mulako!.. AalolllB4
other notices of motian was one by Mr. DWG= for as
Address tv %be Quin for ibe Mon of Um fiarimots.