The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-06-14 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS-TUESDAY.

The Address was moved by
Mr. A. Louthou, who, after briefly considering the
views and interest. of the reveral States engaged in the
war now raging in Italy, hailed the policy uf strict TIC -
traltty enunciated in Her Majesty's Speech, commend-
ing, at toe hal me time, the counu taken by the tiosern-
anent in strengthening the maritime I,ree of the
country. . _

The 'notion was seconded by Sir .1. arnissvoNE.
The Marquis or NGT.)N ruse to move an amend-
ment to the Address expressing a want of confidence in
Majesty's Ministers, justifying this course by the
precedent of 1841, and upon the ground that this tines-
thin was the real issue which they had put to the
country. If this &notion was successful, it could not, he
observed, be otherwise than satisfactory to Ministers to
be relieved (ruin • position which they could not desire
to occupy. He subjected to a severe criticism the prin-
ciple measures, some of then) abortive, proposed by the
present Government. He concluded by reading the
tern)* of his amendment, which represented to Her
Majesty that the confidence of the House was not reposed
in Ifer Majesty's present advisers.
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The amendnieni was seconded by Mr. BANBURY.
The CHANCELLOR of the BM:HUM:UR said he found no
fault with the course taken by Lord Hartington and his
friends, which was a convenient one; but be denied that
there was any analogy between the present case and that
of 1841. It was of great advantage that it should be
known whether the advisers of the Croon possessed the
cunfidenee of the House. It was desirable that this
ipestion should be decided without delay, and lie hoped.
the House would be able to divide that night. Ile pro-
ceeded to discuss the grounds assigned for the vote of
want of confidence. Adverting to the two main topics
in the Royal Speech, he said, with respect to the first,
the Government had endeavoured by all the means in
their power to preserve peace, and he was ready to
viiplicat, them on this head. With regard to the other
subject, that of Parliamentary Reform, he said at once
that it was the opinion of the Government that that
great question could not be satisfactorily dealt with dur-
ing this *onion. Treating the question raised by the
amendment as one of personal sufficiency, which he ad-
mitted was a fair ground for a vote of want of confidence,
lie met it upon that ground, and he skilfully seized the
opportunity of indalging his vein of SSIVIL+III upon the
personal claims of some of those who expected to MM.
veva the present Government. He acknowledged that
the area of selection for the is blic service was Insisted;
but the Conservative party was not a federation of great
families, and lie hoped that the House would not hastily
adopt an amendment which CAIIIO from • limited and an
exclusive party.
Lord BURT, in anpporting the amendment, observed
that Her Majesty's Ministers had by the dissolution of
Parliament directly raised the issue of confidence or no
confidence in the Administration of Lord Derby, and it
was from no factious or improper motive that the earliest
opportunity was taken to determine this issue.
Mr. Meuos and Mr. HI:HESSEN supported the
amendment.

Sir C. NAPIER gave the present Government credit
for putting the navy into a better condition than that
in which it had been left by their predecessors, and called
upon the First Lord of the Admiralty to give certain ex-
planations upon the subject.
Mr. WI Lsox spoke in support of the amendment. He
proceeded to show what he believed to be the insecure
state of the public finances, the vicious administra-
tion of those finances, and, lastly, the errors in the
foreign policy of the Government. Upon the financial
points. he entered into figured details relating to income
and expenditure. contending that, while the former had
falhm short of the estiinttes, the latter had excecie.l
them ; and he attacked the policy of the Goren 'sent
in relation to the transmarine postal contracts and ar-
rangements. . .

irr. MGM' 54611101:R pmtested agsin4 the time of
the House being occupied with irrelevant questions, and
asked why independent members should be willed upon
to folios awrtaiii leaders of parties, like sheep, and to
turn out the Government of Lord Derby without trial ?
Ile
_should vote against the amendment.
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Mr. L ONG sail he had considered the question, as
well as Mr. Soy ~,,, ur, upon iniliq.ernient, not upon party
grounds. and had come to • different conclusion. The
Government had failed in preserving the peace of
Europe, and he thought that neutrality would he inure
likely to he maintained by a Liberal Government.
Lord I'ALMFASToN. referring to the silence of the
opposite party, asked how the House could place con-
fidence in those who had no confidenee in themselves
It was a most extraordinary spectacle, he observed, that
a Government charged in the face of the House with
being unworthy of the confidence of Parliament and the
country should sit silent under such • charge. 17pun
every ground their mistakes in domestic legislation,
the errors in their foreign policy, and the course they
had pursued in regard to the ~,,, —upon all
these grounds the House, in his opinion, was justified in
withholding its confidence front the Government. In
inviting the House to express this want of confidence in
such a Government, which existed only upon aufference,
the Liberal party had pursued a straightforward course,
and they would have shrunk from their duty bad they
refused to take it.

On the :notion of Mr. Serjeant DEASY the debate was
adjourned until Thursday.
The llouse adjourned at half-put 12 o'clock.

WEDN ESDAY.

Mr. DuAlm.; obtained leave to bring in • Bill to
amcnd the law relating to endowed achools.
A motion by Mr. HADFIELD, that a certain return
relating to Affghanistan ahould be printed, gave rise to
wine discussion. The motion was ultimately agreed to.

Mr. DYNi.oP obtainol leave to introduce &Bill to
amend the Act for allowing verdicts on trials by jury in
civil causes iii Scotland to be received, although the jury
may not be unanimous.
The Rouse adjourned at 20 minutes put 1 o'clock.