The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-02 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MosnaV.—There was the largest Hone of the
Session. Beery seat was costumed when the Speaker
took the chair, and the attendance of strangers was
extraotdinartly numerous, overflowing the galleries into
the lobbies and oorridorm— Various wieldiest. were
asked and ootioes given relating to the Reform Bill. The
most important of these was a notion given by Lord
intim. on behalf of Lord Grosvenor, of an amendment
Is comteithot Axing the borough suffrage at £6 rating.—
Sir E. Gering cave notice of his intention to move the
reduction of the inetroty fraehise to £l2 rating, and Mr.
Roebuck promised to move to introduce • Lodger (ran.
&dee—Then began the serious business of the evening.
The order for the second reading of the Reforns Bill having
I been read, ad the Chancellor of the Exchequer showing
so sign of an intention to rim, Mr. Gladness got up,
and in a speech of over two hours in length criti-
cised the ,bill. He intimated plainly that in his
opinion the better plan would have been to dispose of
the Bill on the percent occasion, hut es the principle
might tic qoestloned on the motion to go into com-
mittee, he was disposed to let the second reading pan.
He indicated in what respects the bill wonld require
to be amended. There must he • lodger franchise
introduced. The distinction as to compound house.
holder. n.uat be abolished. The dual vote must be
abandoned. The scheme of the rediatribution of mats
mast he enlarged. The county frastehi-• must be
reducisl. The proposal to allow the optonal uiet of
Polling papers most be got rid of; and the fancy
franchises must be either greatly modified or out out of
the bill. After criticising the propositions of the bill
eery closely, Mr. Glsiiiitone concluded by demanding of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer flat he should give the
Hou.• explicit aenranoes in reference to those points in
the bill upon which he hail touched. Mr. Gathorne Hardy
a, the mouthpiece of the Government, followed Mr.
Gladstone. He declined to way what °move wonld
be Mites by the Government, but he declared that if all
the alterations suggened by Mr. Gladstone wire to be
made it would be better to take the diviaion on the
second reeding of the bill, for be ornately tiould not
consent to the alterations proposed. He them proceeded
to reply in more detail to Mr. Gladaes.....posati. to
the debate that followed, Mr. Yorke, a conservative
member, declared against the bill, and Lord A mberley
made n speech in opposition to it. Mr. Boathook
annonnced b:s intention to support the Bill. The
Solicitor.Generai, ht an elaborate legal arguement,
ale( odd the measure, a. based on the ancient principles
of the constitution. The debate was adjourned until
Tuesday.
TUVIDAT.—Notioes of further amendments to the ;
Reform Bill were given. One was by Mr. Colville, for ;
reducing the oopyhold franchise in counties from
rto to £5 ; another by Mr. Diller), providing that
in boroughs and cities no elector should be entitled to
give more than one vote to such member. The adjourned
debate on the second reading was resumed. Most of the
members who spoke followed the lines of party feeling.
The Chao oellor of the Exchequer, in reply, declared him.
self in favour of a lodger franchise, and also expressed his
readiness to give up the dual voting cleave. The Bill
we. then read a second time, and the Bth of April was
fixed forgoing into committee.

WIDNES- DAT.—The sitting was mainly taken up with
a debsee on Mr. M'Cullagh Torrens' bill in relation to
artisans' and labourers' dwellings. The measure is that
which was introduced last year, read a second time, ani
referred to • select Committee. It prosides for the
demolition of buildings which are unhealthy, and if
necessary, the erection of new buildings by the load
authorities. The discussion was very interestieg, and
eventually the bill was read • second time. The other
business had no special interest.

THOISDAT.—nere mu, • rather formidable batch of
notices of motion, and after these were disposed of Mr.
Adderley moved • resolution guaranteeing • loan to the
Government of Canada for the construction of • railway
between Quebec and Halifax. Mr. Ayrton. Mr. Cave,
and Mr. Lowe opp wed the resolution, which was sup-
ported by Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Watkin. Upon •
division it was carried bye very large majority.—The
Souse then went into committee on the Mutiny Bill,
when Sir John Pakingtou introduced the new Bogging
clause. Mr. Otway moved an amendment abolishing
flogging altogether in time of peace, and • very animated
debsde ensued thereon. Upon • division there was •
majority of cst for the insertion of the clause. Mr.
Gtwer's strendusent, after being formally moved, was
withdrawn.

FRIDAY.—Mr. Gled.tone gave notict of a question for
Monday night, to extract whether the Government will.
before going into committee, lay upon the table of the
House the alterations which they propose in the bill ;
also if the Chancell,v of the Exchequer will lay on the
table the reports as to direct U.:parer franchise.—The
Chancellor of the Exchequer stated in reply to questions
that the Reform Bill for Ireland would net be in-
troduced until after Easter.—On the motion for going
into committee of supply, mewsl questions were dis-
cussed. Mr. Goldemid complained of the manner in
which the architects who had competed for the new
Nstionsi Gallery had been treated. They imagined that
one of their number would be chosen to carry out the
building; but Lord John Msnnets declines to accede to
this, and says there is no olleial undertakine that the
successful srebiteet should superintend the erection of
the building. —Sir Francis Goldsmid called attention to
the persecutions endured by the Jews in f3ervia, and
called upon the English Government to make such
representations as would induce more tolerance on the
part of the Servians.—Lord Stevie, proadeed to do what ,
he conld.—Sir J. Grey, in • lengthy speech, called
attention to some recent obeervatioes of Justice Keogh
at the Tyrone Assizes, reflecting on the conduct of the
Donoshrsore bench of magistrstes. Front the documents
Sir John read, the charge against the magistrates
seemed to be that on the occasion of a collision between
two parties of Catholics and Protestants they committed
the Catholies only for trial. and discharged the Pro.
teetents, though the identification was equally complete
in both oases. He asked Lord Nllllll whether it was
intended to iestitute any further inquiry, and moved for
papers. The defence set up by the magistrates was that
the Orangemen had not been identified, and that Mr.
Justice Keogh, in the observations he made, had been
misled by misstatements. The motion was ultimately
withdrawn.

Sporting.

EPSOM RACES, ThiIIDAY.

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TRILL Bris.ii.—Moithey, 1 ;Wild Agnes, 2; }hailer,
3. Three ran.

CITY ANDSURUIRAII HANDICAP.— Abinvidie, 1 ; Fite-
Ivan, 2; Violet, 3. Won by two lengths. Twenty•two
Ersox SPRING COP.—Pinchbeck, I; Annie Laurie,
2; Midwife, 3. Tweive ran.
THE USIA? MITILOPOLIIIII3II[3II (Handisap) of 2.5
sows. each, with 200 added. Two miles and • quarter.
Fighty•two sutw.—Endsleigh, 1; Jezebel. ; Lord ot
the Delos, 3. Nineteen ran.