The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-02-21 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS -MONDAY.

On the coder for going into a Committee of Supply,
COCNRANIC called attention to our relations with
China. He took • lenient view of the proceedingo of the
Chinese authorities, who looked upon our officials, not the
British Government, as in fault, sod he ridiculed the
idea that the Russians had assisted the Chinese as ab-
surd and • bugbear.
Sir M. SEYMOUR expressed regret at the absence of
some documents which, he said, would have enabled the
House more completely and impartbilly to view the ',ob-
ject, which raised • very large unestion. To chow what
China really was, be adverted to thermic of the lord).
Arrow, vidicating his own share in that transaction, and
to the operations which followed, up to the rapture of the
Take forts in Iday, 18513. He deprecated wevere measures
towards China, which was, lie said, • weak State. His
believed it had never recovered the effects of the first
war, and if hostilities were now carried beyond the ne-
cessity of the case there would be reason to deplore it,
since a shock might be the result that would CRUM deso-
lation and ruin to that empire.
Lord J. Rusanct, observed that he doubted whether
this was an opportunity upon which the House could
conveniently discuss the whole matter; but he could
not refrain from making some reply to the attacks of
Hr. Cochrane. He accordingly proceeded to justify the
conduct of Mr. Bruce, who had acted, lie said, exactly
according to his instructions. He bad no reason to be-
lieve up to the moment of attack that the Emperor of
China had any objection to his proceeding to the capital,
and supposing the Emperor to have been willing to ratify
the treaty, then wee really no reason whatever why he

should have objected to Mr. Bruce's proceeding by the
shortest route. After the arrival of the next mail,
which was shortly expected, he should be prepared to :
state the exact course which the Government proposed ;
to pursue towards China.
Sir J. PAKINGTON hoped the eoure taken by the Go- I
verument would be one of moderation.

Some remarks were made by Sir DK LACT EVANS
when
Lord P.ttart:nwroN recommended the perstponement of
the 111,Ctilibi011 Until the arrival of further accounts (ruin
. . . _

Sir C. NAPIER, Sir J. ELrIiINSTONI, Admiral WA!:
corr. and Lord C. i'Auhr cotitinued the discussion,
which at length allowed to terminate.
At the request of Lord PALMER:47ON, Mr. KIMILAKE
consented to postpone his motion (fixed for this day) for '
repent relating to the proposal for annexing Savoy and
Nit eto France. after souse suggeat' by Sir IL PEW.
as to the expediency of a speedy discussion on this iub
ject.
Mr. HuitioLot called attention to the article in the
treaty situ France offering, he said, • bonus on the ex•
port o coal from thia country, which, it was computed
had a aupply of coal for only .300 years.
Other iniseellsneous topics were brought forward.
Mr. W. W ILIA MS Mid Colonel SIKES inveighed
against the increaee in Um Estimates.
Mr. LINDSAY 00tiridered the fault, if any, to be the
fault of tine Home.
At length the Speaker was allowed to leave the chair,
&nil the House having resolved itself into a Committee
i of Supply,
I laird C. Paorr moved the Navy Estimates. He ole
I served that it was absolstely necessary that a country
like this, with auth extended territories and an immense
einumerce, should maintain a considerable number of
ships, and that suprwing every other country should
disarm, we should atill be multr the necessity of keep
lug up • large navy. lie moved the first vote of 85,500
men and boys in the fleet and Coastguard service, in-
cluding 18.000 Marines.
Sir J. PAKINGTON expressed his satisfaction at the
atatenient of Lord Clarence, and, after kthlle discustsion,
the vote was agreed to, as well as a vote of A:3,476.757
for wage, of StUllleit sod Marines, aud another of
1.1.455,05 i for victiiiiis for the same.
The Report of the Committee of Supply was 'imagist
UP and agreed ti,.
The Probate anti Administration udia) fill was read
a third time and
The Report upon the Customs Acts was brought up
and agreed to.
The other orders seer disposed of, and the House ad•
loomed at half-psst 12 o'clock.