The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-23 00:00:00

13 usineso in Parliament.

In the House of Lords. on Thursday. Lord Carlingford,
In answer to Earl Forterscue, said that Mr. Parnell was
still in the commission of the peace, whereat Lrl Stanley
of Alderley expressed some surprise. A conversation
followed on the subject of the highway laws, Lord
S,dmouth inquiring whether steps could not be taken to
elicit opinion on the subject from rend districts. The
Duke of S 'merest pointed out that a mails of evidence had
already boon taken on the question; and Lord Redeedale
remarked that the abolition of turnpikes had benefitted
the very permits who now paid nothing to mend the roe&
Lord Carington having stated that in the opinion of
the Government sufficient information had been collected
on the subject, the conversation dropped. and their lord-
ships shortly afterwards roes.
In the House of Commons new writs were ordered for
Leeds and Edinburgh, alter which Mr. Molloy returned
the debate on Mr. Parnell's vote of censure, and argued
that it was impossible to obtain a loyal acceptance of
the Land Bill while 11,) many Irishmen remained in prison.
Mr. Forster, who followed, denied that in carrying out
the Coercion Act the Government said one thing and had
done another, the fact being Viet had they not acted as
they did life and property in Ireland would have been tup
sale. The Coercion Act bad been obtain.' neither for
the purpose of putting down the Lind League nor for
repressing agitation, but simply to put an end to crime
and outrage; and so long as there was a necessity for it
he was det omitted to enforce the Act. At the same
t• me, the Gov, roman% you'd be glad of an opportunity
to open the prison &or., but they must first be convinced
that law and order could be maintained without resorung
to exceptional power.. The Speaker here interposed, with
the warning that if Mr. Heal continued his into. ruptions
he would be compelled to take notice of them, which drew
from that g.ntlen.an the rejoinder that "he didn't care a
pin.- Mr. Forster, in conclusion. asked for a fair trial for
the Laud hilt The debate was continued by Mr. Gibson
(who contended that the time had not arrived to allow
the Coercion Act to remain in abeyance), Kr. Reid, DP.
Redmond, Mr. Blake, Mr. Leanly, Mr. Hopwood, Mr.
Martin, alr. OKolly, and others, and was wound up by
Mr. Gladstone in an eloquent armed). On the House
dividing. Mr. Parnell's motion was rejected by 83 votes
to 30.
In the House of COMMOLIS, on Saturday, Mr. Parnell
mowed an atueirtment condemning tbe srre.t of Michael
Devitt, and ceiling for his liberation. Sir William Ear-
court answered at considerable length, and with much
vigour. His straightforward the usts, and the plain
I language in which he associated D ttttt with Fenianism,
the Laud League with Devitt. and the Prenellites with
the Land League, created much commotion In the Irish
quarter. As the Home Secretary observed, Mr. Pernell,
who was not lees plain in speech, had been listened to
with patience and courtesy, whilst Sir William Harcourt's
remarks were broken in upon by constant and noisy
interruption. This, at booth, reached • pitch at which
time Speaker interposed, and significantly remarked that
"if it were continued he would be bound to take notice
of it." The debate was continued to: —outs hours by time
Irish member., the am.ndinent being Linen, disposed of
by a division, in which 19 voted tor i 1 and against.