The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-24 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mosinv.—Prolonged front speaker Wigmaker through
• chain of deliverance' now bright with the gold of
thought, now dull as 'lead, now brauplike with the
audacity of Mnorance and selfishness, the Irish delimit
sprang into life again at ten o'clock. The risiog of Mr.
Gladstone was the signal for an extraordinary demon• '
stration of interest. A ringing continuous cheer hailed
the Liberal leaden. he advanced to the table ; and the
echo brought the outlying member, flocking into the
House from teeproom and lobby; so that, before the
sound of this loyal and hearty salute was well over, the
Chamber, which had been seantily tenanted, was sud-
denly quite full. The chief of the Liberal port lost
no time in making his opinions clear reepectdog the
character of the debate. He did not waste many words
'before he charged the Government in a sts rn and
via .0.,W0 moaner with having "failed to realise tne
dirisre.' Ireland, he declared, had an account unsettled,
a deb due, in payment for which the Government
of It., Majesty bail offered nothing but dreary
statistics', and scarcely so much as • distant
"promise to pay." In the opinion of the civilised
world, in the mouths of all just and enlightened
men, abroad as well as at home. England stands
arraigned for not having done nearly enough to be
"in the right" as regards the unhappy country whom
niche break the pesos of Europe. Mr. Gladstone had,
in these very few sentences, given premier of an earnest
speech, which be went on to keep with every word.
Qsoting Burke, he invoked, instead of the languid
Optimism of Lord Mayo, the "early and provident fear,
which is the mother of security." For himself, be
protested he would liberate his cdascience from delays
that offend the principles of justice and imperil the very
safety of the empire. The House was now roused
thoroughly from lethargy ; it rang with excitement and
mead when Mr. Gladstone scourged the smell theses of
the Irish Secretary. "Not time," as yet, to deal
liberally with the problems of the land—when we had
been hard at it for seven hundred yam 1 Or could
the Treasury Bomb dare to pronounce the word
"Justice" in the manse utterance by which they even
pretended to believe that the Irish Establishment
could be maintained ? If, as Lord Kayo said, Ind-
men in Odds and Australia were not Fenian',
what diet that mean except that, in those colonies
the tionedeness of the Irish people had not been
insulted op an alien and dominant. Church, nor their
pockets picked by • system which robe them of their
investments in the soil? "Portentous" was the moral
of difference—" rotten" the argument rebid could
found delay on sloth facts. Again these unsparing
adjectiven were cheered tothe wilio—se the House found
ee% that, it there were followers in the Liberal party
who don't follow, Mr. Bouverie and others were likely
'to learn that its leader meant to lead. Reviewing the
chief topic. of the question, and pausing a little to
deride the idea of healing the wooed. of Rein with a
grant 5,, the, brand line and a job in that rant corner,
▪ Oladatoos thundered out of exidenos the educa-
tional scheme of Lord Mayo. Dead against the
traditions of Parliament--eectarian and useless—popular
wish neither Protested OW Catholic - and, like another
'ninnies Tory effort. • mere "leap In the dark," this
"-Notion" of Irish placation, the speaker declared, was
not worthy of discussion. If Parliamentary schemes
walk in the world of dints, this one would be like
those particularly wretched shade" described by
Virgil, which
to perieh. With reenret to the Land Tenure, the
Liberal leader pretestrd that the debt of legislation to
Ireland was cruelly overdue. Even in the Encumbered I
agitates Cold, a" boon" as that is called, the improve.
incite of tenant, bad been sold over their heals for the I
benefit of landlords. Here tame, incidentally, • moat I
imporbent declaration. Mr. Gladstone protested, that
in the cam, not only of Ireland, hut of England. he re-
garded the law which, (ailing a covenant, made the
tenants' investments the property of the landlord, to he
wheelie • bad law, mitigated here by customs and un-
writtea codes, but woos the Irish channel unmitigated
and latolerable. Mr. Gladstone declined to follow the
diarist lead of the member for Westminster, which lie
,thoeght, meant "the dismissal of landlords ;" but he
-would stop at no practical and just lONLOLITO to obtain
fixity of tenure. He found nothing subversive or
-violent in the plan of Mr. Bright ; and a j ,yous laugh
rang through the Liberal benches as the hint seemed to
be dropped that the revenues of the Establishment might
do to begin with. The cheers redoubled when, sp•
prodhing the main topic of the debate, Mr. Gladstone ,
repudiated the ides that the Church of England would I
be endangered if justice were done upon the Church it
Ireland. The Church in England, said the Liberal leader,
must not trait to outworks in countries where the
presence of those outworks is • tyranny; it mint trust
-to its own media and virtue., and live where it has •
right to live by its manifest vitality, laughing to scorn
the proposition of a Commission issued to see what is
wrong shout the Irish Churell, when what is wrong is
simply that it diets at all, Mr. Gladstone declared in
earne.t tones that "Tic' Clara men cease to exit" A
bent of energetic cheering broke forth. Wbile he de- ,
ascended "religious equality," Mr. Gladstone explained
what he meant by it. He meant by disestablish. '
meet the putting an end to the existence of the
State Church in Ireland; and at this renewed defini-
tion the aspect of the Protestant squirm was enoel
touching to watch. They listened like preoners at • j
condemned sermon ; and the followers of Mr. Newt.'
gate, oho had rejoiced at the refused to endow • I
C•tliolie University, ant now " in silence locked." I
Neverthelem chisei• with a new and " liebtine ring I
resounded when the Liberal leader said that, unless the
Premier, as ha sometimes did, expanded the useless pro-
graining of the Irish Secretary, it would bathe duty and
oom-re of the Opposition to propose and to carry into ,
motion, it obliged, • scheme 0 do absolute justioe—in I
deeds, not words—to wronged Ireland; for "when the '
case is ripe, and the hour is come, joins)e delayed is
justice denied." It was the "very witching hour of I
night" when the Prime minister rose to wind up the
historioil debate, and to show that °Moe has not
taken off the edge from his tongue. Mr. Disraeli
likes to start with • laugh upon his side. He
got • laugh out of the poeition into which Mr.
Gladstone had placed him, as • most unfortunate
Premier who had inherited the crisis of seven hundred
yesrs at its culminating point. The First Minister spent
sometime and energy in replying to Mr. Hormuz about
the Synod of node" before he proceeded to donor" that
the crisis in Ireland was "got up" by his right honour- I
able antagonist, and was a "monstrous invention." He
girded up the " tempestuous rhetorio" with which the
attack began and ended, and proceeded to defend the
Irish Church, which might be • national Church with.
cant being universal. Government should be allied with
religion, or it becomes • more polies; and • Church is
• "bulwark at once "(Mast incredulity and fanati-
cism," and rand be endowed. Them apothegms
dropped from the right bon. Premier's lips
as if he had been • Doctor Dmbiianitun, or Pro-
fessor of Exegetical Theology in the Uoiversity of
Gottingen. If endowment is opposed to the spirit of
the ace, "it will fall," Kr. Disraeli eonfesred ; but he
disbelieved that there was any such opposition, and
objected to wages phrases. It was "the philoso='
.
who helped the advocates of didndowment, an
wind the Premier deprecated as unnatural. He was
"in very gracious fooling" on the "object of philosophers.
Dexterously, and in his finest manner, Mr. Disraeli
sought to show that to to justice in Ireland would be
to undermine ecoleausatical foundations In England ;
and he gave it out, amid sonorous cheers from his own
side, that to "effect such • revolution" the Opposition
most first obtain leave from the country. ' The
Immense benincenes" of endowments was sot to be
annihilated thus; and it would be "indecent" in Pop
Meant, without an appeal to the country, to deal with
each an enormous lame." Such • point mast be settled
by the new parliament—to which the Premier looked
forward, he said, with cheerful confidence—and not
by the present Parliament, which is near its end. But,
foe his own part, Mr. Disraeli declared himself ardently
forth. principle of endowmeat Here the Premier took
occodoo to administer to the House of Lord. • little
lemon on demeanour, in return for the comments o.his moral character lately made. As to the speed
quoted out of his own mouth against him, be mid,
'• Nobody listened to him at the time :" it bore upon it
"the heedless rhetoric which is the appm•ge of
speakers below the gangway ;" but in his " historical'
consistence" he approved the sentiment dill. If the
motion had been pressed, the Premier said, be should
have withstood It. He declared he would eland to the
plan of a charter for a Roman Catholic University; he
would legislate upon details of the land liesare, aid
issue • rommilision of Inquiry and he would introduce
an Irish Reform Bill at ode. These thing, he believed,
would be found enough for the " crisis." After an
explanation from Mr. Bright, and the statement of Mr.
Modire that "he was quite satisfied with the result
of the debate," the long dnedsion was ended.
TOWIDAT.—There was • long dircassion in the Com-
mons on Mr. Doeleon'e proposal to recon•tract the Dom-
mitteem ea private bill. and to throw more responsibility
and work on the mutts of referees. Eventually an
issue woe taken on • propositioo of Lord Hottest",
which provided that bills may be sent to • committee
soreistlag of lour nensbers and one referee. On this
dime we. " division, and the motion wee carried by
161 to 159. There wers symptoms of reaction about the
Boom, which was thin all through the ntting' A few
menders waited to listen to Mr. H. A. Brum when be
keought in his bill on elementary education, which is in
the main the mine as that Of lad year, the differend
beteg that the element of compulaion; in • edited
form, is introduced into it. It -ma accepted without •
word from any one but the mover. For the rest, some
votes in supply to newt " exessessi" of exmadt re, both
in the nen,' and navy, WOOS got ,p,t.,4-4 °
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Dome bills were posed • stage bet coo th. .4°1,4.47
WZDIIISDAT.—Tbare were two tomato; of petitions
pro and am the Sala of Liquors ea Slushy kn. hhh
deond reading of which we the first order. The pro.
poser of the measure, Mr. John Abel Smith, received a
very patient hearing during a long, but on the whole
not tedious speech, his voice and manner now and th.a
suggesting recollections of Teed Kumell. It mem, that
be has modified the original propose' in his bill, namely,
to allow public houses on Sundays to be open from one
to h•lll.past two, and from sight tofen only ; and that for
the behoof of jog and bottle farriers, not • drop to be
consumed on the premises! As it now stands, he would
dad that the heads should be open for four hones, by
allowing them to begin business at holf.put twelve
instead of one, as now. As miaht have been exploded,
de motion of Mr. Locke to reject the MB ist Ono was
supported in an unetuormly manning speed, some of his
Illostratioes, being decidedly droll, If they were not
essentially apt; while Mr. **benched followed his lead
with expansive opposition to the maenad, taking
occasion to paint a picture of the lidded victualler
so mod en Leon as, doubtless, to delight that slams said
to be so influential in those eritioal polities* demions
known as Amnon". • sniggestica of Mr. Hibtairt to
refer the Bill to • soled sosualtass was rather eallstle
adopted by Mr. Oleddiseet en Lb* iproasd that there was
• Memos at oertios astoabld là. working sising cc
•b• raldook Alshiesk II yes swim* Ibi6 thin

proposal would be ultimately ateepheil—med, indeed, at
this time it era" paresthalisally aseseded to by Mr. J.
A. Smith—it did not prevent Mr. Roan& from renew.
ins hints If of one of his most ohsracteristic speeches,
jeering, chaffing, end dramatising In his best or worst
manner, according to opinion Everyone was incited to
leachter end his iomPromising denunciations of the
Bill, and the fenaticiam in which he said it has its
origin. was luoily cheered from the Illinisteriel
beaches; while his derisive annooncement that if the
BEI got into noniniittoo he should move that its opetm-
tion should be extended to clubs, seemed to inseams
the number of his supporters over the way.
Quite jedicially and judiciously Mr. Hardy dealt
with eh- matter, putting well an objection to the
bill that it carried restriction to such an extent u to he
likely to had to motion. Hie opposition to the ascend
reading was only to he staved off by • reference to
select committee. Practically the fate of the measure
was settled in this seam, but tat talk went on, Mr.
Pownall against the Bill, and walnut time also ; while
Mr. Melly, the new member foe Stoke-upon-Trent. broke
silence with • forcible support of it. Something was
dons by Mr. Henley to moderato between all parties,
but the debate was not permitted to drop, for Mr.
Osborne save vigorous vent to bin indignation against
any impromptu compromise which had been entered
into during the disonmion, nod was pronounced in his
demand to leave the question to be decided by the new
and the working shen'a Parliament. Baptise to • ball.
catechism by Mr. Locke were given by Ma T. Hughes.
who drew • very broad distinction between clubs and
public-houses, and suggested that the best way to end any
disputatious argument on that point would be to promote
club, for working men as extensively as passible. Is as.
serting bi. sdhesion to the Bill, he amongst other things,
deelared that the question wan in isms between the
minieters of religion and the &tensed victuallers—et
which some gentlemen laughed--and that there ought
not to be too mush liberty allowed to men top to Sim
devil. There were disposition' shown to go on dimming
perfunctorily ; the Hones preferred to hear Br. J. A.
Smith in reply, when he formally spud to let his Bill
and that only go to &select oornotitke. As suceber for
Maryiebone, of eourse, Mr. Harvey Lewis insisted on
being heard against the Bill's being reed a second time,
even with the alternative of sending it ton oommittee,
and agreed with Mr. Henley that it should he negatived,
and the whole iliquor question be considered upstairs.
An appeal to the speaker wasjodically decided that the
whole subject of Naar-selling oonld not be considered
by • select committee on the bill proper ;and there
war some unfurl** and strife of tongues, until at last
the House was cleared for • division. There woe muck
hesitation and delay, and the question was put several
times before the nonoontents pee way, and the bill was
read a second time and referred to • select committee,
with power to take evidence.
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THOISDLT.—On going into :Committee of Supply,
Mr. White, at great length, and with his special energy,
brought forward • motion web would, in elect, bind
the House to re-erect the compound hotuiehoider in his
pristine position. The honosnible gentleman took
Brighton for his point if departure, and aimed oases
there sad shiest/litre of great hardship, which would
culminate eventually in disfranchisement of • large
number of three to whom the suffrage wadi extended
hat year. He also gave specimens of hie roseareh into
It. principle of the matter. quoting a Prime Minister of
the last century and a Chief Justice of the earlier part
of this I Experience at Walsall imam to have Wooed
Mr. Charles Forster to second the motion • which,
though not supported by Mr. Ayrtoe, was discussed by
him as involving • ease of pievessee in many parishes.
The ease of Birmingham was lengthily and ggg ically
argued by Mr. Dixon • and, me the debate went on, It
seemed to be adelittel, even by Mr. Henley and Mr.
Goectben. that the change in the law bad put pressen, IDOLS
or less severe, on persons who have hitterto bees com-
pounders. Some members, like hied Henley, were for
giving more time for experience of the now law before
any change was mad* in it, while others, of whom Mr.
Sacdford wee • type, demanded immediate fiction, and
took the opportunity of giving the Government some
of the "other kind of personal ruling ;" but few or any
appeared ready to vote for the mottos. The debate was
dwindling so decidedly that an Appears's.* on the pert
of the Government was deinakes • go Mt. Hardy pro-
nounced that it would be unsatisfatory tø move in the
matter while a committee was banally to eonsider the
whole subject of rating; and even Kr. Gleisiose,
though considering that prompt measures most betaken
give
by Parliament to the elms of voters in question the
benefit of the franchise without existing innonvecienesse,
being of • like opinion, at his request Mr. Whit• with-
drew the motion. Lord Mayo introduced the Irish
Reform Bill. The fra-mhise part of it was soon disposed
of ; for the proposal is simply to leave the present £1.2
rating occupation county franchise as it ia,and to reduce
the lc•rough qualification from CS at which it now stands.
to 1.4. By this there would be an addition to the
existing number of voters of 9,313. The lodger
franchise would be extended to Ireland. 1.12 reference
to the redistribution of sesta, he argued up to the pro-
position of give feller representation in mention only;
and this it wee intended to do by asking certain
boroughs to give up some of their more or less super.
aeons members. Strict politick& justice would be done
in this scheme of disfranchisement, ax, of the six
members to be suppressed. three sit on each side of the
Hoare. It was also stated that there was to be •
Boundary Commassien for Ireland. There was • little
hubbub after the close of Lord Mayo's speech, but not
exactly say excitement. Without objecting to the
principles of the bill, Mr. Gladstone hinted that its
defect was the very limited addition which if made
to the constituency, which might be enlarged by the
adoption of an 1.8 oounty (unship*. Leave was given
to bring in the bill, as of course.

FILIDAT. —At notioe time, Mr. °Whitens roes, and
the special cheer with which be wee greeted showed
Chit he vras Inigiliog ea anticipation. In • somewhat
' hurried manner, he stated that it mu hie intention to
submit a motion on it. Irish Church. It was noted
that, so f., CbS. iathaatioe sopearies h. siyitet• Mr.
Disraeli, he wes not only calm but engaged in looking
over • letter labile Mr. Gladstone was speaking. The
prime subject, on going into supply, as usual on Friday
evening, wee the tethu 'oust quentios of Use allegiance
of British subjects naturalised abroad, and especially
in the United States. It was opened by Mr. W. E.
Foster, inn speech exhaustive of the subject in all its
begrings, and suggesting a mutual agreement between
England and America, at least In regard to the matter.
The point of interest was that Lord Stanley concurred
with all the other speakers that an attempt should be
made to modify the law in both countries; and,
besides, stated that be had directed our Minister at
Washington to open the subject, and to Intimate his
willingness to meet the American Govenament halfway
in any arrangement.