The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-07-02 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TUVIDAT.—Lord J. Russell. in replying to • question
put by Mr. Griffith, stated that her Majesty's consul.
general in Egypt had written home to the effect that M.
de Leaseps bad obtained authority front the Pacha of
Egypt to compel the natives, by forced labour, to work
on the Sues Canal, but that upon reprowentations being
made by her Majesty's Government on the subject they
teceived an assrance that such was not the case. The
noble lord added that a telegraghie message had reached
the Foreign Office announcing the death of the Sultan
that morning—Mr. Vivian moved the appointment of
a select committee to inquire whether a more efficient
weapon than the Enfield rifle may not be provided for
use of her Majesty's force without additional cost or
serious inconvenience to the service. At &owe length
the honourable member contended that the Enfield was
an inferior weapon to the Whitworth rifle, and cited
the opinion of the late Lord Hardinge and General
Hutchinson in favour of the latter arm.—A debate
emoted, which was brought to a close by Lord
Palmerston observing that he was fully sensible of
the importance of furnishing the army with the beat
possible weapon ; but any itiquiry on the subject
belonged rather to the Government than a select ,
committee of the House of Commons. And at that
moment they were occupied in an inquiry with the
view of ascertaining not only what would be the best
weapon, but whether the superiority of one weapon
over another was so great as to counterbalance
the additional expence and ineonveuience of tffectine a
general change in the armament of the service—The
motion was then withdrawn.—Mr. Showy obtained
leave to bring in a bill to amend and extend the act for
00-operative and provident societies; Mr. M. Smith
• bill to amend the act 9th George 111., c. 16, quieting
possessions against the Crown, and certain acts relating
to suits by the Linke of Cornwall; and Lord C. Paget a
bill to amend the law relating to Greenwich Hoepital
—Mr. Omer, moved that the select committee on the
Royal Atlaatic Steam NarixaOin Company's cohtract
should connsist of Sir J. Trollope, Sir M. Peto Mr.
Brown-Weethead, Mr. K. Seymer, Mr. Peel, and Mr.
Gregery, with another hon. member to be named on
future day. The lion, gentleman gave notice that, in
consequence of the unwillingness of Sir J. Graham
hi serve on the committee he intended to nominate Mr.
Walpole.—The motion was then agreed to. and the
iIOU.O went into soeneuittn of supply, and several votes
were agreed to for the serviee of the ariny.—The other
business on the paper was thee disposed of, and the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY.—The Labourer's Cottage Bill WAS
passed through ooruniittee.—Mr. Serjestit Pigott moved
the second reading of the Jersey Court Bill, the object
of which was to aniend the constitution, practice, and
procedure of the Royal Court in the Island of Jersey,
by aboliehing the functions of the jurata. and re•consti-
tnting the Court of the Bailiff as chief judge eirrute
Olen, and two puisne judges to be appointed by the
Crown, and paid out of the surplus fee fund of the
Cou.t.—Sir G. Lewis admitted that no reasonable
doubt could exist as to the power of Parliament to
legislate for the Channel Islands 1111 a portion of the
lominions of the Queen; but the inhabitants of Jerevy
did not seem to be of that opinion. On the contrary,
they regarded the States of the island as being co-
ordinate with Parliament ; considered that the laws
affecting the oonatittition of Jersey could only be made
be the States and the Crown; and that Jersey stood to
the Crown of England irk the same constitutional eels.
ton as Scotian.' did before the union. Of course lie
did not subscribe to that doctrine; neverthelees it had
not been the practice of Perlianient to intruder-a con-
stitutional changes in these islands by its legislation.
Acts had certainly been passed including in their terms
the Channel Wands, and such measures had, by
orders in council, being directed to be registered in the
&weenie Court of Jersey, and in that manner had ob-
tained the forre of law; but it would be a difficult
thing, be believed, to point out in the statute book a
single act which formed a precedent for the bill upon
the table. Moreover, the inhabitants of Jersey were a
loyal and well affected people, although their goo.
, graphical position rather connected them with France
I than England, and their language was Norman French;
and in the absence of any dissatisfaction with the
, Royal Court on their part lie thought it would be
, scarcely prudent for this house to iuterfere: The
right lion, baronet then moved as an amendment that
the tell be read a second time on that day three
months; hut after /0014111 discussion the bill was by
leave withdrawn. Mr. Layard having obtained leave
to inlrudncea bill for legaltaing book unions, at six

ego& the house adjourned. "
TRUKISDAY —A desultory conversation arose on
bringing up the report on the Emit India Council Bill.
hr. H. Seymour moved two amendments— ODO that a
fifth member in the Supreme Council at Calcutta should
be permissive only, and not compulsory • tho other
that the legal member of council should be 'a
banister
of tea, instead of five years standing. The first amend-
ment was negatived by a majority of 125 to 60; the
second by a majority of 132 to 73. The report, with
some verbal anienduients, was then received—The
house then went into committee, and discussed the
several clauses at some length, and the bill passed
through cummittee.--rhe house again went into corn-
mi ttee on the East India (High Courts of Judicature)Bill.

FRIDAY.—At the morning sitting, on the order for
going into committee on the Irremovable Poor Bill,
Mr. Carley moved as an amendment, that lb. Bill be
committed that day throe months.—A long discussion
ensued, and ultimatedy, on a division, the amendment
was neptiveil by 187 to 44.--The House then went
into committee pro forma, and the chairman reported
megrim and obtained leave to alt again.—
Lord Palmerston directed attention to the business
of the house. At the present moment, there were not
less than 200 votes of supply to be disposed of, and a
great many bills which it would be undesirable to drop.
—Mr. Ball suggested that the most effective method
of checking delay in the transaction of the Mistimes of
the house was for the debates, to be reported verbatim
with all the redundancies of language, elegance of
yammer and perfection of logic which charaotired
the original; and he promised that the evil would
speedi:y cure itself. The House then went into Com-
mittee of Supply.—ln the evening, Mr. Cochrace called
attention to the proceeding sit a society advertised as
the " Garibald Fund for the Unity of Itrly," presided
over by the hon.menther for the Ayr Dietrict of &mem,
while otter member, of the House are on the committee
of manacement. He contended that the precedent 111111
a bad one ; that, according hi the doctrine laid down by
the Attorney-General in • former case, this committee
must be considered illegal ; and that we ought to carry
out tire principle of non•interventionjustly and honestly.
He moved a resolution, "That the esistence of any
society formed for the porpoise of ntiaing funds to assist
a revolutionary party in any country with which we are
in strict alliance is inconsistent with the iirineilpe of non'
intervention." Lord J. Russell maid, although be could
not approve of the society in question, he knew no more
of its objects than that it. avowed design was not
revolutionary, but to maintain the states lOW in Italy.
—After some discussion the motion was withdrawn.

CM Sunday evening, and again on Monday eveninr
the Vale of tuckering, Yorkshire, was traversed by most
violent thunderstorms, accompanied by torrents of rain
and showers of hail and ice. In the neighbourhood of
Gunton the pieces of ice are reported to Lave been of •
size between nuts and walnuts, ani the rain caused the
gelds to seem like lakes for some hoar,. The lightning
struck the vane of Ebberston church, and has done
damage to the spire. At iicampston seine cattle and
horses were killed in a field, and • stable containing a
donkey was struck, and the animal killed. A horse
in Thorpe-Remelt was struck. and sn old man, a
shepherd, named Walter Wilson, and his dog, were
thrown to the further end of the appartinent. Wilson
was prostrate for about ball an hour. but is now
recovered. Crepe where the rain fell heaviest are laid,
but not being in e r will rim, and the damage will
be alight. The York and Bes:borough Railway in the
low country was flooded for some time, and telegraphic
oommunication was ieterrnptsd. At Knapton the
hell and ice were collected ag.iiest the aides of buildings
to the depth of • yard, and remained on the ground
upwards of thirty Yours. On the High Moors the
storm has been most severe, sad Ices from
lightning
are being discovered among the Aloes.