The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-20 00:00:00

Imperial farlianunt.
ROUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY. —The Earl of Derby stained the views of
the Government in reference to the treatment whish
their lordships' amendments to the Reform Bill had
received at the hande of the HOUSO of Commons. In
doing so he confessed he was not favourable to three.
cornered onnstituenciea, and doubted the advisability of
extending them in order to give effect to the principle
of the representation of 'minorities. Of the three
leading amendments, however, the one relating to this
point is the only one on whit& the Lords and Commons
have express...l sgreement. The noble premier regretted
the course taken with regard to voting papers andlotter
important amendments, hut did not think it worth
while for their lordships to Wait upon their amendments,
and be moved a resolution to that effect. After some
remarks from the Marquis of Salisbury and other peers,
the motion waa agreed to, and the Rill passed through
its teat dangerous stage.

TUUDAT.—The House made progress with a con-
siderable number of Bills, after which the Earl of
Shrewsbury nailed attention to the eme of Mr. Eyre,
and the Duke of Rockingham remarked that when the
prosecution of Mr. Eyre bad terminated it might both'
duty of the Government to take into consideration the
conduct of %bet gentleman.
THURSDAY. —The Royal using was this ni,dit given
to tbe Reform Bill, so that it has become the law of
the land. The A pprobriation Bill wan brought up sad
read a first time, after which the Commons' amend-
ments to the Bill for the humans of the episcopacy
were considered, and with one exception, were di..
agreed with. Progress was afterwards made with
several other bills.

FIIIDAT.—The Expiring Lands Continuance Bill and
the Investment of Trusts Fund. passed through com-
mittee. The Commons' amendments to the Contagions
Dimness (Animals) Bill and the Railway Companies
Bill were considered and agreed to. The Appropriation
Bill was mad • mooed time, and passed through com-
mittee, and ordered to be read a thirl time this day.
The Earl of Disarm moved the second reading of the
Hours of Labour Regulation BilL The Earl of Sheiks-
diary, while giving credit to the employers of labour for
their ready assent to the Bill, complained that the
hours of labour had been fixed with different limits to
those of the Factory Extension Act, and announced big
intention to brine in a Bill next session to remedy that
defect. The motion was agreed to. The Waster and
Workmen Bill was read • third time and paused.
The Earl of Lichfield galled attenticu to recent
returns relative to the friendly societies in
and Wales, and said that a perusal of them Gottd
not
fail to GOOVillOt their lordships of the misery and distress
produced among the working clause in almost every
district of the country by the unsound condition and the
failure of a number of those societies. Out of 38,923
societies established sines 1793 no less than 13.936 had
failed. He bore testimony to the great amount of good
affected by some of these societies, especially the
affiliated societies; but • class of societies had grown up
of late years which granted insurance on lives, and he
pointed out the risk attending them, the cost of
management in one large society amounting to nearly
one-tLird of the income. Some societies had become
jointatock companies, and carried on industrial business.
He upraised a strong opinion that aceisties employing
collectors and agents ought not to bare the benefit of
the Friendly Societies At.—The Earl of Devon mid it
was Impossible to overrate the Importance of the subject,
and he was sure their lordships would desire to co-
operate with the noble lord in hi. endeavour to remove
the evils be complained of.—Ssveral bills were for-
warded • stage, and the house adjourned.
BATURDAY.—The BOOM had a short witting, when
various Bills were passed through different stages.