The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-30 00:00:00

THURBDAY..

The Royal assent wai given by oommiuion to the
Militia Act Connnuanto Bill.

On the commenoement of publlo business at five
o'clock,
Lord MONTIAGLI hoped the fullest information re•
scooting the condition of India would be laid before the
House previous to the discussion of the India Bill. He
wished to know if the commission appointed by the
Indian Government to inquire into the causes of the
mutiny had made any report.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH was rsuid,y to furnish
any Information in his power; he believed the Indian
Mutiny Commission had not reported the reatilts of the
Inquiry.
The Earl of MALIIZOBIIRT informed the Rouse that
Watt, the engineer of the Cagliari, had that morning
arrived in England. A. telegraphic despatch had also
been reeeived stating that the other engineer (Mr.
Park) had been liberated on bail, and was living in the
house of the Consul at Naples.
Earl GRANVILLE asked if the Government would lay
on the table the communications between it and the
Court of Directors in referenoe to the new India Bill, if
those communications had been in writing.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUQH thought from the
moment • large majority of the House of Commons had
decided that • measure should be introduced disposing
altogether of the Court of Directors in connexion with
the Government of India the position of the Court with
respect to that Government became little more than
that of any other private gentleman. He had, there.
fore, not thought it necessary to place himself officially
in communication with the Directors; he had had very
alight communication with them till that day, when he
had placed in their hands, but oenfidentially, • copy of
the new Government Bill.
Earl GRANVILLE was itirprised the Earl of Ellen•
borough should have paid such deference to the House
of Commons, as when last in office he made it e rule
never to consult the head of his Government. The late
Government communicated its intentions to the Board
of Directors some months before their Bill was intro-
duced, yet the Earl of Ellenborough had charged the
late Government with not giving sufficient information
to the Directors.

The Earl of DERBY said the great change in the Indian
Government had been virtually made by the first Bin,
and it was only fair to five the Directors ample notice
of it, but the present Bill was intended to remove coin,
of the objections to which that measure was liable.

Earl OBEY protested against the principle laid down
by the Earl of Ellenborough, that the Court of Directors,
in consequence of • certain decision of • majority of the
House of Commons, WU to be treated as a non-
existent body.
Lord CAMPBELL postponed the seoond reading of the
Libel Bill till after Eagter.

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The orders of the day were disposed of, and their
Lordships adjourned.

FRIDAY.
Their Lordship's met at 4 o'clock.
The Royal assent was given by commission to the
Consolidated Fund Bills, the Mutiny Bill, the Marine
Mutiny Bill, and the Commons' Enclosure Bill.
On commencing public business at 5 o'clock,
The Earl of Pr! ALYIIBBOIIY laid on the table the °or-
res_pondence respecting the capture of the CagliarL
Lord PANMORZ, in moving for returns of the sums ex-
pended on barracks, by the estimates of 1556-57-58,
detailed the various improvements that had been made
in the condition of the soldier in the last 25 years to
show that, so far from having been neglected, his well-
being had been better oared for than that of any other
class. He would not *ay that everything had been done
that should be acoomplished to improve his moral and
physical condition. The barracks generally were in tend
order, but the drainage in them was often defective. But
in drainage, ventilation, and supply of water there had
been a general improvement. That nothing had been
done within the lest 5 years was not true. He remem-
bered when a barrack-room that would now be thought
crowded by 26 men was appropriated to 50. It was un-
fair to make the colonels of the regiments of Guards
responsible for the state of the barracks, and he denied
that the mortality in the Guards could be ascribed to
the manner in which they were lodged. It was the
night duty that affected the health of the Guards so
seriously. Providing new barracks near London was
very expensive, and new barracks, from some one:.
phoned reason, were not always more healthy than
the old.

The Duke of Camnitinox wished to defend himself
from the suspicion of having at all reflected on Lord
Paninure or on any department of the Government. He
believed that no man had been more anxious to improve
the condition of tho army than Lord Panmure. Nor
did be wish to disparage former Administrations. He
rejoiced that the subject had excited public notice, as it
was only by the public becoming convinced it was neoes.
eery that additional expenditure for improvements could
be obtained.
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The Duke of SOMERSET hoped the Government would
not be deterred from considering the question by the
fear of expense. For tkis object the contemplated
expenditure of £1,0110,000 ion new public offices might
be reduced. _ _

The Earl of DWI said the Government had deter-
mined earnestly to look to the sanitary condition of the
army; but the expenditure required to carry out the
various improvements could not be provided for at once.
The changes must be made gradually.
After some further discusaion the returns were agreed
to, and their Lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY.
In reply to Mr. MACKINNON,
General Pm stated that it wu not intended to em-
body any more Militia regimente, nor at present to call
out any regiments for drill.
In answer to an inquiry by Mr. A. KINGLAKE,
The CHANCELIA/11 of the EXCHEQUER said that in con-
sequence of a representation of Mr. Lyons to the Nea-
politan Government, Watt had been ordered to be
released, and that he was on his way to this country;
and this morning • despatch had been received from Mr.
Lyons, who bed repaired to Salerno and had spoken to
Park in the court, and he found that the trial was going
On with decorum and propriety, and in a spirit of impar-
tiality. Park was well lodged, clothed, and attended
to, was "in good heart," and animated by a feeling that
he was not forgotten by his country. Mr. Lyons was
sanguine that the result of the trial would be favourable
to Park. The Chancellor of the Exchequer subsequently
gave notice that on Friday he should move for leave to
bring • Bill in for transferring tho Government of India
to Her Majesty, and should then propose that the
House should adjourn until Monday, the 12th of
April.
On the order for considering the Oaths Bill, as
amended,

Mr. 60"11 A E moved to amend the preamble by adding
to the words "whereas it is expedient that one oath
should be substituted for the Oaths of Allegiance Supre-
macy, and .Abjuration, now required by law the words
"and instead of the oath now taken by Roman Catho-
lics under the 10th George IV., cap. 7." His object
was so to frame the Bill that there should be only one
oath to be taken by all members.
Mr. WALPOLE and Lord J. ROWELL objected to
this amendment, which was supported by . COL-
LIES.

M. GIBSON thought It would be better to post-
pone the consideration of the Roman Catholic oath.
Mr. J. D. FITSORRALD contended that there wee
nothing to prevent Roman Catholics from seeking • re-
eonsidenition of an oath which seemed to iniply • deep
insult totham.
Mr. ROSIIMAN asked bow *yea Prolielsole could
swear, in del snob al the proposed ofilb,diret • "no--
foreign princiopeoscos, prelate, eta* orpothrials, list*

or ought to have any jurisdiction, power, supevioritY,
pre-ewinenoe, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual,
directly or indirectly," in Ireland, without some mental
reservation.

Lord PacnsituroN, admitting that it would be desi-
rable that there should be but one oath for all members,
yet thought it better not to complicate the object of this
Bill with other matters, and thereby add to the difficulty
of passing it.
Upon a division, the amendment was negatived by 345
to 66.
The debate then turned upon the latter worth of the
oath, "and I do declare that no foreign prince, person,
prelate, State, or potentate, hath or ought to have any
jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminenoe, or autho-
rity, ecclesiastical or spiritual, directly or indirectly,
within this realm."
_

Mr. STEUART moved to insert the word " rightfully"
after "potentate."
After some further discussion, the amendment wan
withdrawn.
_

Lord JOON RUIIIIILL then moved to omit the words
" directly or indirectly."
Mr. WALPOLI did not object to thin amendment,
which was agreed to.
Mr. NEWDEGATE moved the omission of the 15th clause,
providing that, whenever a person professing the Jewish
religion should be required to take the oath, the words
"and I nicks this declaration upon the true faith of a
"Christian" shall be omitted. Drawing a very unfa-
vourable picture of modern Judaism, which wee based,
he said, upon the Talmud, denouncing its doctrines as
iinntoralointi.sooial, and anti-national, he asked whether
this wise religion which the Rouse ought to declare by
this Bill to be, equal with Christianity, a qualification
for._a Hat in Parliament.

Mt. GALPIN claimed, as &supporter of the clause, to be
acting on the Christian side of the question. He was
resisting bigotry,
Mr. DRUMMOND admitted that this was • purely reli-
gious question.
Mr. BYNO argued that it was never intended by the
oath to exclude Jews from Parliament, and that mitt-
don oould not be justified either upon political or reli-
gious grounds,
Lord it Cron, opposed the dense, not on the ground
that the Jew was an alien ; but, the bullies' of the
House not being unlined to secular matters, it was
absurd, he said, to admit persons who were pledged to
take a view hostile to Christianity.
Mr, WALPOLZ dated his opinion, that it was not
owing to the words of the oath, but in consequence of
the Inability inherent in the Jews themselves of Amalfi-
mating with the people of this country that they were
excluded. He obowed that oertain °lessee were ex-
cluded for specific reasons, and Jews, he said, were ex-
cluded because the whole of our laws were founded upon
Christianity, and because in altering or framing laws
every person concerned in legislation ought to be a
Christian.
Mr. RORDUCK denied the efficacy of an oath which
excluded only the conscientious He did not say that
the Jew had any right but what the law conferred upon
him. He said that every man who gained the &affrays
of a constituency was entitled to be a member of that
house, unless a good reason could be shown why he
should not be so.
Sir R. lizTHem, observed that the admission of Mr.
Walpole, that the exclusion of the Jews was not a coon-
sequence of We words of the oath, proved that as far sa
the oath was concerned the Jews had been deprived of
their birthright by a fraudulent abuse of those words.
This fraudulent application affected not the eligibility
of the person, for Baron Rothschild had been elected,
and if this Bill were rejected he would give the House an
opportunity (wiles; Lord J. Rumen Wok that course)
before the session terminated of declaring that it was
not only empowered to determine, but justified in deter-
mining, this question, affecting its own privileges, by its
own authority.
Lord J. RUMMELL admitted, with Mr. Walpole, that
constituencies could elect only those persons who were
el4ible by law ; buf the city of London, he contended,
InW • right to say, " Unless you show • fair reason for
excluding Jews, you ought to take the person we have
elected.' The only reason shown by Mr. Walpole was,
that all our laws were founded upon Christianity. In
like manner, the exclusion of the Roman Catholics had
been justified on the ground that our laws were founded
upon Protestantism. All this religious intolerance,
however, was gone as a buts of public policy. He be-
lieved that the feeling of the country was that the time
was come for the settlement of this question, and that,
so far from the admission of Jews being oontrary to
Christianity by admitting them a nearer approach would
be made toits spirit.
Upon • division, Mr. Newdegate's amendment was
negatived by 297 to 144.
Mr. S. Prrzoitnacn moved for the appointment of •
select committee to inquire into the consular service and
consular appointments, the object of the Government
being to obtain the earliest information.
The motion was *greed to.
On the motion of General PERI, • oommittee was ap-
pointed to inquire into the operation of the present
eystem for the billeting of troop..
The House adjourned at ten minutes to one
o'clock.