The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-06-11 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

Before the commencement of the public businesa.
Lord J. Russell, with reference to a charge which
be said had been brought against hint the preceding
night, in relation to the alleged religions persecution
of Protestant British subjects in the South of Spain,
rend • despatch, dated the 28th of May, which, he
thought, showed that he bail not slept upon the twitter.
Sir It. Peel suggested that earlier step. inighthave
been taboo ; and referring to the death of Count Carour,
suggested that the House might expreas and record its
deep sympathy with Italy in the loss austained by the
premature death of no distinguished a ststeentan.
Loral J. Russell mil, having been engaged in diplo-
matic transaction. with Count Cavour, he could not
but feel it due to his inetuory to say that never man had
more devoted himself, heart, mind, and soul, to his
country than Count Cavotar. He had early dedicated
ii+ groat abilities and his labour to a task of the greatest
difficulty, to achieve the independence of Italy.
fri Pa/ merston, after pointing out the objections to
soy formal record upon Cuts subject, and suggesting
that they should he content with an expression of
inpathy in the House, N1..(1 lie concurred in such
sympathy and in a feeling of deep regret for the lose
not only to his country but to the whole of Europe. of
a distinguished wan, whom memory would be embalmed
in the history of the world, who, dying prematurely for
his country, had not died too soon for his own glory.
The Homo then went into a Cotninittee of Supply
upon the Army Estimates.
Ou the Volunteer vote,
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Lord Echo called attention to the wants of the
Volunteer force, and the views of the
so 1 ority of the Volunteer t'...rps as to a further assist •
front Government considered necessary for their
eferioney, and which might ho given, be observed,
either in money or in kind. The assistance now received
was equal to about sa. per head, and he auggeated an
additional aid that would raise it to 20,i. or Zie. In a
speech of 4:onside:Ale length, strongly urging the
claims a the Volunteer", he dwelt with much force
upon the invaluable political effects of the movement,
tho origin of which he trace,' to the warning voice and
tripipet tongue of Lord Lyndhurst,
. . .

Mr. T. G. Baring. complimenting Lord filch° for the
ability and moderation of tie .peech, said the Govern-
ment did not diapute the 'ainc of the Volunteer force,
and led testifie,l their sense of its value. The expeirli•
titre iticurrad on account of the force, including the
1:42,000 in the Fatimates, was rugoon., and nest
year it would be £20,000 inure, which the bovernment
thought by no means too much, but on the contrary,
that further expenditure would not be improper.
The real question was how far the present payment
es. suffluient.

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The vote of £133,1576 for Volunteer Corps in Great
Britisn was agreed to.
Other votes were passed after much discussion, when
the Chairman was ordered to report progress.
The Excise and Stamps pal was recommitted and
reeeirel farther amendments is it. details, after a good
dial of debate.. . . . .

--Th:s-r—e-r:o—rt-of the committee of Supply was brought
up &ail scrod to.
'Me Ltce Factories Bill. the Naval Medical Sup-
Piemonte' Fend Society Bill. and the Transfer of Stocks
and Annuities Bill were read • second Iliac.

The remaining business havMs been disposed of, the
House adjourned at 20 minutes to 2 o'clock till
Meettay.