The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-07-13 00:00:00

intperial Varliament.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY.

Their Lordships sat at 5 o'clock.
The EaH of pellet stated that the die of the medal
for services in India had been approved, and by the
time the lute of those entitled to receive it arrived in
England the medal would be ready for delivery; chyme
would be given for the capture of Delhi and the defence
of Lucknow, with a separate clap for the relief of that
piece. He slso stated that the peerage to be oonferred
on Sir Colin Campbell had not been gasetted only because
it was neoeseary to hear from him what title he would
select.

The report of the Sale of Poisons Bill was agreed
to._ _ . . •

On the order of the day,lor going into committee on
the Oaths Bill (Lord Lucan s),
The Earl of CLANOARTy asked whether thi Sovereign
would be called on to give her Royal assent to a mea-
sure which might be opposed to her conscientious
opinions.
The Earl of DERBY had no reason to suppose that, if
both Houses of Parliament passed the Bill, Her Majesty
would interpose her prerogative to prevent it becoming
law. He admitted that some amendments would be
required in the Bill as it stood.
Lord DYNDIFIBBT believed when the amendments
alluded to were printed they would make the Bill re-
semble the one he lied himself proposed. The present
Bill was very ill drawn; the person who drew it did not
appear even to have read the Abjuration Oath, as the
words proposed to be omitted were not in the form cf
the oath at all. He should postpone his own Bill sine
die. . . .

The House then went into committee pro forniA,
and the amendments were introduced and ordered to be
printed.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

TUESDAY.

Their Lordships sat at 5 o'clock.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH gave notice that in com-
mittee on the Oaths Bill he should move the insertion of
a olause prohibiting persons of the Jewish religion from
advising the Crown on eoclesiastical appointments.
On the motion for receiving the report of Amend-
ments to the Exleshodioal Conimission Bill,
Lord RAVRNBWORTH moved an amendment, limiting
the power of the Ecclesiastical Commiesioners to make
appointments as an exchange of ecclesiastical patronage
without the written consent of the bishops of the
diocese in which such livings are situated.
The amendment, on a division, was negatived, the
numbers being, contents, 12 non-contents, 38.
The report, after a short dismission, wee received.
The report of the County Court District' Bill wee
agreed to.
-Their LordahipsAdjourwied.

TITURIFIDA.Y.
Their Lordships sitli to-day et IS o'clock.
Lord CAMPaiLL in presenting a petition against the
Bill for legalising merriage with a deceased wife'a sister,
stated that he was thoroughly opposed to the object of
the Bill. He believed it to be inconsistent with the
doctrines of religion, end caloulated to produoa great
sang evil; and now, by exempting Ireland and Boot.
land from the operation of the Ant, he thought the
Bill was presented in a snore objectionable form than
before,
Lord RIDIRDALII asked who bad charge of the Bill,
and when the second reading_ was to be token. Unless
tome peer had (large of the 1311 he thought it ought to
be discharged from the orders.
The question was not answered.
The Bale of Polemic Bill was road • third time end
passed,
The Oaths Bill passed through committee, with some
verbal amendment's and the addition of a clause, moved
by the Doke of MARLBOIOUGH, prevented Jews from
advising the Crown in the dietribution of aociesiaatioal

paiwonica.
Tim County Nulls District )3Lll was read a third
liine and passed.
The Universities of Scotland Bill waa raid a first
time.
Their Lordships then adjourned.
FRIDAY.

Their Lordship" sat at 5 o'clock.
The India Hilt we. read ifirit time; the asoond read.
WI will be taken on Thursday next.
In answer to Lord Tann°,
The Berl of biALMIRIVRT Mated that the Government
had diminished the squadron engaged lu repressing the
slave trade in the Cuban waters I but there we. no
intention of removing it from the coast of Africa,
where it had been very eueoessful.
Lord DUNGANNON called attention to the unsatis-
feetory state of the law respecting the dilapidation of
glebe tonus; and
The Iliihop of LONDON said a Bill on the subject was
under the consideration of the Spisoopal Bench.
Lord PORTMAN, during a short discussion on a point
in the tow of ohurch.rates, stated that before the elms
of the session he hoped he should be able to introduce a
Bill on this subject, or, at least, suggest some anode of
settling the question that would be satisfactory to all
parties.
The Booleslutical Commimion Bill was read a third
time.
The report of amendments on the Oaths 3111 wu
agreed to,
Their Lordship. then adjourned,

MOUIIIII Or COMMONS.—MONDAY,
The House hiving reiolved lteell lAto n Comp
tnittee on the Government tel Inds (No. 0) BO'
on the new Sant clause (proposed by the GOvernineni),
ensiling IWO regulatione 'humid be mode for admitting
persons animus of bethining oindidatee for oaditships
In the Engineers and Artillery to be entwined,
Mr. Moment. movad to alikeetilute fur " eadeohipa,"
ko., the word. " aduileeion Into the Military College at
Add bombe,"
The lunendment was negatived.
The new 114th slime, which provided that not less
than otte•tenth of the number of persons to be resole,-
lie any year fur inilitary eatletslaiti shall be
Wooled from among the sone of persons who hive served
in Indle in the military or civil service of Ku Majesty
or of the SIVIIt India Company, was agreed to.
The new 86th elauee enacted that, extent a. dote-
laid, All persons to be rocominentled for 'military oadet.
ships shall be nominated by the Secretary of Stith and
member* of Connell, so that out of 17 nominations the
Seeretery of MAIO should have two and each ingather of
Council one, subject to the approval of the Secretary of
State in Council.
Sir B. NEST moved to omit this clause, the ergot of
which otulealon would be to leave the nominations in the
hands of the Minister fur India.
The cominittee divided upon this clause, which was
carried by 168 to 01.
Mr. FAGAN moved a clause empowering the Council
to refer certain outstanding elaims of British subjects
upon the revenues of Oude for titivation made to the
then Sovereign of Oude, previous to the Act 87th George
In., cap. 140, to the auditor of the amounts of the
Council for investigation.
This clause, after some discussion, we. negatived.
The Bill was then ordeted to be reported.
On the order for considering the Universities (Scot-
land) Bill, aa amended,
Colonel Synge moved that the provost, magistratee,
and council of the city of Aberdeen be heard by them-
selves or their counsel against the Bill ; but the motion
was negatived.
On the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE, two clause' were
added to the Bill, empowering the Universities named
in the Bill, If Her Majesty should grant a charter for
the foundation of a National University for Scotland, to
surrender to the Comnilasioners the power of granting
degrees, and to become colleges of such National [lnf.

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versify.
A clause moved by Mr. DUNLOP, providing that the
offices of principal in the Universities of Glasgow, Aber-
deen, and Edinburgh shall not be deemed chairs of
theology," was carried upon a division by 82 to 68, and
added to the Bill.
Another clause, proposed by Mr. DUNLOP, enacting
that no distinction shall be recognised among the pro-
fessors of the Universities of Glasgow was agreed to.
Other amendments were made in the Bill, including
the addition of the name of Mr. Alexander Murray
Dunlop, the member for Greenock, to the list of Com-
missioners named in the Bill.
. . . -

A proviso to clause 19, moved by Mr. B , re•
straining the commissioners from applying any portion
of the moneys for the salaries of principals or profeuors
required to subscribe a religious teat, and not included
in the provisions of the Act of the 16th and 17th of
Victoria, a. 89, WM negatived by 118 to 102.
After some further lousiness, the House adjourned at
half-past 1 o'clock.