The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-07-08 00:00:00

intptrial VarLiamtitt.

ROUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY. —Lord Brougham made • speech on the
American war. He thought it impossible for Her
Majesty's Government to interfere, but hoped the
American psople themselves would see the suicidal
character of the contest in which they were engaged,
and come to an amicable arrangement before they aliena-
ted entirely the affections and esteem by which they
had hitherto been regarded by the great European
nations.—Lord Berner.' moved the second reading of the
Game Laws Amendment Bill, the object ef which is to
repress night poaching.—E-arl Granville oppeed the
bill on acoount ef the extremely objecti-nable character
of some of its clauses.—The Earl of D.rby admitted
that the Bill contained several claasea which would re-
quire considerable modification, but it would be easy to
amend them in committee. The simple object of the
bill was to give the polies power to search persons who
were suspected of having in their possession game which
they had unlawfully obtained. The object was not to pre-
serve game, but to adopt measures which would lead to
the preservation of the lives of the persons who were
now employed as gamekeeper'. Lord Lyvilen said it
was impossible to regard the bill in any other light than
as • most rigid game preserving bill. He hoped the
bill, if read a second time, would be referred to a select
committee.—Earl Grey remarked that some alteration
of the Game Laws as they now existed was imperatively
demanded. At present the law plaeed every obstruc-
tion in the way of persons who wished to establish the
guilt of poachers, and the ooniwiquence was that in most
cases the poacher was enabled to commit Ins offence with
perfect impunity. Some further conversation ensued,
and ultimately the bill was withdrawn, with the view of
it trod ocing another. . .

TUESDAY'. —Lord Berners brought up the Amended
Bill for the Prevention of Night Poaching, which was
read a first time. The Scotch Salmon Fisheries Bill
was read a second time and the Bisnop of Oxford with-
drew the Bblops and Heathen and Yaboinedsn
Countries Bill, and introdaced another on the same sub-
ject is its stout.

THURSDAY. —The Highway Bills passed through
Committee, alter the appeal to the Secretary of State
in clause 5 had been, on the motion of Lord Carnarvon,
struck out, and an addition had been made to clause 35,
at the suggestion of Lord Wodehouse, that the consent
in writing of the owner and weepier of private carriage
roads should be neoessasy for their conversion into
public highways. An amendment of the Duke of
Richmond on clause 44 was also agreed to. Lord
Berners, in moving the second reading of the Game
Lasts (No. 2) Amendment Bill, explained the provisions
of the measure, and. observed it was very different to
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the one which' he had withdrawn: Alter • short
conversation, the Bill was read • second time, en the
understanding that it should be referred to • Select
Committee.

YRIDAY.—The businass to•night was unimportant,

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY. Mr. Hopwood, member for Clitheroe,
asked Lord Palt.eraton if Government intended to take
any steps to endeavour to put an sod to the war. To
such a question the Premier, of course, as a sensible
man who knows the world mid human nature, could
give but one answer. He deplored the war, and the
effects which it had produced in Lancashire. Be (Lord
Palmerston) should be very happy to act the part of
peacemaker, but, in the present state of the case, such
a character is unfortunately not wanted on the
American continent. His lordship, however, said that
Her Majesty's Government would be happy to take
advantage of any opportunity that might offer itself
for intervening between the two parties. The Fortifi-
cations Bill was, however, the chief subject of debate.
During the morning two parliamentary returns were
issued, showing the amount in detail of the sums of
money already spent upon, and required to complete,
the fortifications in 55 fasces, of which the centres are
Portsmouth, Plymouth, Pembroke, Portland, Graves-
end, the Medway and Sheerness, Chatham, Dover, and
Cork. The estimated cost of these works is £5,680,000.
The estimated expenditure on the works up to
the 31st of neat wealth is 000,1 II ; the amount pro-
posed for 1862-3 is £1,200,1 I I ; and the further
amount required to com; lete the works is £3,580,000.
The total sum paid for lands is £1,030,000. The
balance available to meet payments on seclunt of
works in August next is £70,000. Ultimately the
second reading of the Bill was carried by a majority of
168 to 56.

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TUESDAY.—The House was engaged on two Irish
Bills at its morning sitting, and in the svening A was
counted out at ten minutes past six.
WEDNNAIDAY.--Mr. Berkeley moved the second
reading of his Mot Bill, and prefaced the proposition
with • speech, in which be anticipated the decision of
the House. On the div•ion of the House, 126 voted
for the second reading. and 211 against A ; the Bill
beim' therefore 'sleeted by • majority of 86. Sir
Hugh Csirns withdrew his Bill for the amendment of
the marring' law in Ireland, expressing • hope that
Government would deal with the subject next Session.
THUREDAT.—At its morning sitting the House went
into Committee on the Parochial Assesamenta Bill.
The evening sitting WAS chiefly taken up on the subject
of the Thames embankment.

FRIDAY.—Mr. 'Ball called atteation to the mutinous
oppressive- duty on malt. He olid there were two
modes by which relief could be afforded; either by
'materially reducing the amount of duty or to take off
the duty upon malt and place it upon beer. He ex-
pressed a strong hope that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer would turn his attention to the quantion,
and that be would be prepared to submit some propo-
sition next session which would afford relief to the pro-
ducer. The Chaninl'or of the Exchequer denied that malt
was unduly taxed, and said the producers of malt were
In a far better oondition than the manufacturers of
spirits. He could not coneent to relieve 10,000 malt-
eters at the expense of 40000 brewers. He also thought
that the expectetione entertained by a huge class with
regard to the mutritiona qualities of malt in the feeding
of cattle were erroneous, and that it was much better to
use the barley before it was converted to malt. Mr.
Spooner was enabled to state from experience
that malt, judiciously applied, was a most nutritious
food for cattle.