The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-07-26 00:00:00

TUESDAY

At • morning sitting,
Mr. Lows moved the third readngof the Publie Health
Bill.
After a long debate, the Roue divided upon an
amendment moved by Mr. Altvow, that the order
for the third reading be dischared, which was nega-
tived by BB to 95, and the Dill vas read a third time.
On the order for the second railing al the Municipal
Corporation
Mr. S. &miner objected to proceeding with this
Bill, which repealed certain statues, without • previous
inquiry into the whole subject before • Select Committee,
and he moved en amendment to tiat effect.
Upon a division, the amendmeot was negatived by 130
to 44, and the Bill was read a second time.

In the evening,
Mr. Burros called attention to that portion of the re-
port of the Commiesionere on tin Organization of the
Indian Amy which refers to thesunount of force to be
maintained in future, our ions at present, lie said,
aniounting, exclusive of the military police corps, to
270,000 men. .

After some discussion,
Mr. BRIGHT observed thal this debate involved
a question of so much importance that even Reform
or home finances could not main it, and he warned Sir
C. Wood to lose no time in seeing the opinion of the
House of Commons upon the subject in the most frank
manner.
Sir C. WOOD said he was anxbus to bring the subject
of Indian finance before the Home as soon as correct in-
formation had been received, and to deal frankly with
the House, keeping nothing back It was quite impos-
sible at present to say what amount of force should be
maintained in India.
Mr. C. FORSTER moved an address to Her Majesty,
representing the inconvenience of protracting the session
of Parliament during the summor months, and praying
that Her Majesty would be pleased to find • remedy for
such inconvenience by assembling Parliament for the de-
spatch of business before Christmas.
The motion was seconded by Nr. EWART.
Lord J. RUSSELL, observing that there wu much
more business to be done now than in former times,
recommended that the motion slwald not be premed.
Lord Patmxturroti could not see that Mr. Forster had
shown any public grounds for the change he proposed,
which would necessitate other changes and cause many
inconveniences, including the physical annoyance of a
winter sitting. He thought nothing would be gained
by the change in regard to the tlespatch of public busi-
ness. In cases where Parliament had met before
Christmas it had sat just as late in summer as when it
met in January or February.
Upon a division the motion was negatived by 121 to
4&
Mr. flames moved for • select committee to inquire
into the nature and extent of the Queen's printer's
patent for England and Wales, so far as relates to the
right of printing the Holy Scriptures, and to report their
Opinion as to the propriety of any future grant of that
patent.
Sir O. Lima was ready to assent to the motion for
an inquiry, but he did not sonde to the doctrine that a
change of the present system would be attended with
any great practical ben
After some observations by Mr. BLACK, Mr. CROSBLiT,
Mr. DUNLOP, and Mr. HADFIELD the motion was agreed
to.
Mr. SCULLY moved an address for • return of All
Ministers of the Crown appointed since the Act of
Union, and of all persona appointed to the offices of
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, Chief Secretary for Ire-
land, and Lord High Chaneelor of Ireland.
The motion was negatived.
Mr. M'MAHON moved for leave to bring in • Bill to
amend certais laws and statutes relating to the admis-
sion of barristers and whams to practise in Ireland.
The motion was carried by 179 to 12.1.
Mr. E. BOUVERIL brought under consideration the
petition of Sir William Resell, and moved an instruc-
tion to the Select Committee ion Packet and Telegraphic
"mntracts not to proceed to inquire into the mail packet
contract for the conveyance of mails between Dover
and Calais, and between Dover and Ostend, until the
petition of Sir W. Ramat, complaining of an undue
election and return for the town and port of Dover
shall have been disposed of.
Sir S. Noirrucorz said it was the wish of his part
that this question should be fully and fairly discussed,
and that the truth should be brought out.
Ultimately, after farther discussion, in which Sir F.
BARING, Mr. DISRAELI, and Lord PALK [RAMON took part
the amendment was withdrawn, and the original motion
was negatived, upon • division, by 223 to 61.
The orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at 10 minutes past two o'clock.