The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-07-19 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

Lord GRANVILLE appealed to Lord Malmesbury not
to press his motion in regard to the affairs of Northern
Italy as it would be inconvenient at the present time to
discuss it. He also appealed to Lord Normanby not to
make any remarks calculated to excite debate, but at
the same time he had no objection to produce the
despatch for which he (Lord Normanby) had moved.
Lord MALNEISBURY and Lord NO/111.1131137 consented
to the request.
Lord Snowman thought it • most melancholy thing
that questions of such importance as pesos and war
should be decided by two Emperors uncontrolled by a
Parliament, • press, or even in the slightest degree by
their own Ministers.
Lord DERRY thought it strange that Sardinia, which
bad occupied the first position, and to whom France
only stood in the relation of an ally, had been thrown
entirely into the back ground. They had heard that
peace had been concluded between France and Austria;
he wished to know whether 'vacs had been agreed to
between Austria and Sardinia?
Lord GRANVILLE said that the Government only
knew that • convention had been drawn up between the
Emperor of France and the Emperor of Austria as •
basis for peace. He was not able to give further
details.
Lord NORNANBY then moved for • copy of a despatch
from Lord J. Russell to Sir James Hudson on the sub-
ject of the alleged annexation of the duchies of Central
Italy by the Government of Piedmont.
The motion was agreed to.
Their Lordships adjourned at 20 minutes past six
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-MONDAY.

At the time of private business. & bong and interesting
diacussioo arose upon the further consideration of the
Lords' Amendments of the Red Bea and India Telegraph
Coniony (No 2) Bill, mainly with reference to the
Government guarantee. A motion was made to adjourn
the further consideration for a fortnight, which was
ne-
gatived upon a division, and the Lords' amendments
were to.
Mr.airadaledd inquired whether Her Majesty's Go-
cerement had received any official intimation from
that of Franoe of the armistice agreed to between the
Allies and Austria; whether it was a mere military
convention, or whether it held out any prospect of nego-
tiations for peace.
Lord .1. RUSWILL said it appeared on the feeeof the
armistice that it was only for military purposes; at the
'same time, its duration being for five weeks, he could
not but hope, especially as there was to be a meeting
that day between the two Bmperon at Villafranos, that
the belligerent Powers wonld propose some terms bY
which hostilities could be pat an end to. No further
official information, however, had been received upon
the subject, except a telegram from our Ambassador at
_

.—OiTthe order for going into Committee of Supply,
Mr. KINNAIRD aidka attention to the propriety of
siourUOg' road for the Wm. 01 CarrileB end lane.
from Charing-emu throng* apsiardarosos into BR
James's Park, sod asked gm Mel Commissioner al
Worn whether be Wooded to avail biota* 01 the

opportentty afforded by the pulling down of Berkeley-
house, and to take steps for effecting this great improve-
ment.
Mr. Drawl' observed that Mr. Kinnaird should have
shown the great advantage of the proposed " improve-
ment," and that it would be seeenuphAed at • small
med. Me (Mr. Fitzroy) believed the advantage would
be small, and that the expense would be not less than
1:5.1,000.
Sir J. PAX INGTON asked lord C. Paget for further
explanation of the announcement Le had made on Friday,
since confirmed by au Order in Council, of the intention
of the present Government to extend the boonty to sea-
men retrospectively, which he thought would ectablish
a dangerous preca-.ent. He wished to know what were
the reasons for this change of policy; what would be the
cost, and in what manner it was proposed to ask for the
money.
Lord C. PAGET said he elid explain to some extent
the reasons of the extension of bounty on certain
conditions; lie could not then state the exact amount
of the expense, and as the measure would conic before
the House when the estimate was laid tyon the table,
he requested to be excused from continuing the discus-
sion.
In reply to Colonel DICKSON, General PEEL read
a detailed ~pecificatiou of the numbers of the several
branches of the forces at home, which amounted in
the whole, including the embodied militia, to HAW°
hien. _ _

The Chairman was ordered to report
Mr. C. thugs moved the second reaeLrn7l orle Nor
Law boards (payment of debts) Bill.
Mr. WALTEIt observed that portions of this Bill were
unobjectionable; but the second clause had a retrospec-
tive action, and unless this clause was withdrawn he
should be ohlijosi to move the rejection of the Bill. The
object of this clause was to set a.sido a judgment of the
Court of Exchequer Chamber, and compel ratepayers,
who bad been assessed prospectively, paid their contri-
butions, and obtained receipts, by an ex post facto law,
to pay then, over again to pay deficiencies occasioned by
the acts of swindlers. its moved to defer the second
reading for three months.
Mr. S. EMTCOURT defended the Bill. Ile explained
the circumstances which had given rise to it, and was
of opinion that it was fair and just that Boards of Guar-
dians elected by the ratepayers should be enabled to pay
debts, incurred under those circumstances, by a retro-
spective rate.
MT. HENLEY moved that the debate be adjourned,
but, after a short discussion, the motion was negatived
by Gi to 44. . .

The House then divided upon the original motion,
which was carried by 60 so 44; and the Lill W " "ad 6
second time,

The remaining business hating been disposed of, the
Boum adjourned at 24 minutes to 2 o'clock.

TUESDAY.

At the time of private business, a discussion of con.
I siderable importance arose upon the second reading of
Grieve's Disabilities' Removal Bill, the object of which
' was to relieve the Rev. Thomas Grieve, a clergyman of
the Episcopal Church of Scotland, from certain
statutory disqualifications which prevented him from
holding preferment in the Church of England. Upon a
division, the second reading was negatived by a Urge
majority, so that the Bill, which had passed the other
House, is lost.
In reply to Mr. Disraeli, Lord J. RUSSELL said he
had been informed by the French Ambassador that
peace between the two Emperors had been signed on
Monday, and since then he had received a telegram from
Lord Cowley stating the terms of the peace, which be
read. He added, with reference to a rumour that the
Emperor of the French would require that Savoy
should be ceded to him, that the Emperor had made no
inch demand, and did not ask any addition whatever
to his dominions.
In reply to Colonel Sykes,
Lord J. RUSSELL said the sovereignty of the Feejee
Islands had been very much pressed upon her Majesty's
Government; that the matter was under consideration,
and no final decision had been come to.

Mr. CUCHILIINI moved an address to Her Majesty to
instruct the Civil Service Examiners that all persons
who entered any service or profession prior to the 21st of
May, 1855, to which service or profusion the present
system of examinations is applicable, shall be considered
eligible for promotion without being subjected to any
examination. He mentioned cases in which the existing
rules operated harshly, and, in criticizing the system of
examination, the stringency of which he condemned, he
adduced some rather ludlorous examples of the questions
put to candidates.
After a brief discussion the motion was withdrawn._

On the nomination of the Select Committee on the
Endowed Schools Bill, the names being proposed by Mr.
DILLWYN, Colonel Dusiss moved to substitute certain
Irish members for certain English members; but after
some discussion he withdrew tle motion upon an under-
standing that three Irish members should be added to
the committee, instead of a substitution.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the nomi-
nation of the Select Committee on Packet and Tele-
graphic Contracts.
After a division, the original list was agreed to with-
out Alteration. _

The adjourned debate upon the second reading of the
Roman Catholic Relief Act Amendment Bill was then
resumed.

Mr. NEWDEGATI moved to defer the second reading
for three mouths. This, he observed, was said to be •
small concession; but he contended that it was a direct
attack upon the Protestant Government of this country,
and upon the securities provided by the Act of lea.
This amendment was seconded by Sir B. BRIDGER.
Mr. CARDWELL supported the Bill, he said, upon the
principles announced by the author of the Itounui
Catholic Relief Act—namely, equal civil and religious
privileges, and that the exceptions should he those only
which were justified by special and peculiar circum-
stances.

Mr. WHITESIDE said Sir G. Lewis had asserted that
the exception in the Act of Emancipation was owing to
an inadvertence of Sir It. Peel; but, it so, all the advo-
cates of Einancipation were equally mistaken, for this
very exception was found in all the Bills, of 1813, 1821,
and 18e.5. The principle kept in view by Sir It. Peel,
as shown in his publidwel posthumous papers, was not
limited to the exercise of ecclesiastical patronage by
the Irish Lord Chancellor, but had regard to the
security of the Protestant constitution and the act of
settlement, since the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, as
Lord Justice, might (as the present Lord Chancellor
actually did) exercise delegated regal power in Ireland.
He urged various objections to the Bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he intended
to vote for the second reading of the Bill. Whether
the Irish Lord Chancellor did, or did not, exercise ecclesi-
astical patronage, it was a function that might be easily
provided for.
Mr. WALPOLE complained that Mr. Gladstone had
not done justice to the able arguments of Mr. White-
side.

--Colonel DICKSON moved the adjournment of the
debate.
Lord PAultairrox thought the Bill was in strict con-
formity with the spirit of the Act of 1829, which was
that Roman Catholics should be admitted to every civil
and religious privilege not connected with the exercise
of ecclesiastical authority, and the office of Lord Chan-
cellor of Ireland was simply a political and judicial
office. None of our institutions were in the slightest
peril from the Bill, and he trusted that the Howie would
read it a recond time.
Mr. DiBRAILI observed that he was surprised at the
tone taken by Lord Palmerston. He did not think the
question quite so clear as Lord Palmerston supposed;
on the contrary it was one of very considerable diffi-
culty as to the function exercised by the Lord Chancel-
lor of Ireland. He did not say that a great settlement
should not be disturbed, if the change were justly
required; but this ought to be shown. He should like
the question to be referred to a 'elect committee, and
if this was agreed to he should support the second
reading.
Sir G. Lewis was prepared to agree to this proposi-
tion, and recommended Sir W. Somerville to accede to

it.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE, itl his reply, vindicated his
motives in bringing forward the Bill, and accepted the
proposal of Mr. Disraeli.
Sir W. 3LiLso premed the adjournment of the debate.
Colonel Nessus, however, wished to withdraw his
motion, but • division was called for, when the motion
was negatived by 210 to 142, and, after some further
discussion the debate was adjourned till Tuesday.
The remaining business having been disposed of, the
House adjourned at 2 o'clock.