The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

imperial Varliamtnt.

HOME Or LORDS.-TIRJEISDAY.

The Lord Chancellor laid upon the table the report of
the Select Committee on the Bankruptcy Bill, and said
that several alterations had been made in the Bill by the
Committee, which would require the serious coneidera-
tion of the House.

—"Th. Duke of iumerset moved the second reading of
the Olken of Reserve ( Royal Navy) Bill, stating that
its *West was to enable the Admiralty to enrol officers
of the merchant service as a reserve for the Royal
Navy.
The seessare was vehemently opposed by Lord
Hardwick'', but Lord Granville and Lora Grey supported
It, while Lord Ilalmesbury, though not opposed to the
principle of the Bill, thought it at the present time un-
On a division the ra.nbers were,—for the second
reading, ; against it, 56. The Bill was therefore
read a second time.

Lord Cisraarvon called the attention of the Govern.
meat to the death of the Drum Chief, Said Bey, in
=at Beyrout, and asked whether the report that
Bey had been poisoned were true.
Lord Stratford de Redoliffe asked whether the tele-
gram which announced the appointtuent of a Christian
of the Lebanon was true, and whether due arrange-
ments bad beep made for aa early evacuation of Syria by
the Preach tree"
Lord Wodebouse said there was every reason to
believe that Said Bey had died, not from poise*, but
Irons natural causes. The proposition for appointing a
Cbridisn Governor of the Lebanon was still under con-
sideration at Constantinople.
Their Lordships adjourned at • quarter past 7 o'clock.

FRIDAY.
Lord Malmesbury, in caning the attention of the
Rouse to the Report of the Salmon Fisheries Commis.
don for England and Wales, Raid be concurred in many
of the relommendations of t c Commistionen ; at the
same time, be thought that some of them recommends.
tions, if parried out, would interfere with the rights of
private property and the liberty of the subject.
Lord Granville deprecated_ any lengthened discuscioa
011 this subject until a Bill based upon the suggestions
of the Ilvintniesiowers, which it was the intention of
the Government be propose, was brought before the
Roues.

—Tits:subject than dropped.
The Marquis of Tweed&le, in presenting a petition
trues the Cotton liolOy A/1110016MOU of Manchester and ,
Glasgow, called attention to the question of the cultiva.
Hon of cotton in India, and dwelt upon the sammity of
providing good roads for UlO transport of the cotton
from the interior to the coast. The matter was of
considerable importune and the cause of much
anxiety to the manufacturers of Lancashire and
Glasgow • and be therefore urged the Government to
tithe iso Mediate steps for promoting the object of the
petition in India, a einistry capable of producing cotton
of superior growth—by means of its soil, its climate,
and its ample supply of manual labour.
Lord Harris was convinced that if soleient capital
were at once invested in the eultivation of cotton ample
returns would be derived therefrom, both directly and
indirectly. Certain changes in obtaining lend might to
be made by the Gov.rom.sst, and the porta and cotton
districts ought to be coucasted by better roads.
Lord Brougham entirely cancarred with the remarks
of Lord Tweeddale in the immures which ought to be
taken by the Government far promoting the growth of
patois in India.

Lord Ellenborough, after dwelling upon the
importance to this country an ample supply of
cotton, which was, he mid, good to a great portion
of its inhabitants, observed *at be wished to know
what steps had been taken by the Government to meet
the present emergency.
Lord De Grey and Ripon said, that although he
perfectly speed with the previous speakers on the
Importance of a sufficient supply of oatoo, he did not
entirely concur with the prayer of the petitioners.
So far as the Government could do no consistently
with the revenue* and interests of the people of
India, they would offer every facility for the acquisition
of land by English capitalist. in India.
After a few words from Lord Elleaborough,
Their Lordships adjourned at half-past 7 o'clock.