The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-19 00:00:00

11OrSE OF. COMMONS.

MuNbA-.-It thc sceund reading Of the Licensing Mill
ass called, Mr MLLLY Iwoved an amentintept, %Lich would
hate Profited the tuessure. Ile supportal It by statistics
uI munteefluns to show that the Act (4 121;2 wa4 successful
Ile teas semnded by Mr. ['rats

Sir 11. tins ts.hissmos said on the point of withdrawing
(ho diwretion of magistratue in Axing the hours of closing, the
Govermentgood aria ; bit as regarded the hours themselves,
they were prepared to defer to the opinion of the /louse.
Mr. Fuearrn, delivering himself in the tone of an authorised
agent. declare.' that the Licensed Vieillelien wished the hours
1,, remain as they are, and only &aim' the removal of ozenip.
. . . . . _

}lr. CllO.lll recapitulate.l the principal alterations-proposed to
be made in the existing bw, end said far as the hours of
closing were coneemed the Government would gilt) any sug-
gestions their beat comideration.
Mr. Mell)'s amendment was withdrawn, and the bill rinds
smut! lime. .

PPOPP -- In the abemice of Mr. Disraeli, the Home Secre-
tary stated that the Government had decided to postpone
the Committee on the Licensing 11111 till Thursday, the 4th
JUITC, annimumment which mut received with general
cheering.

- W.ittorispar —Mr. Tam stsaa mooed the second reading of
the Household Franchise ((ounties) Bill. and Mr. tall Moved
that it be read a second time that day six months.
Marra Burt, Bannerman, McDonikl, Noel, and (..pt Nolan
simportoil the 11111, and Messrs. Newdegate, It. E. Plunkett and
Mr b. Neville-Grt.cmille opposed it.
Mr. W. K FORSITILIt made an able speech In favour of the
Bill, and maintained that there was in the country a new force
•liieh ought to be admitted within the C'onstltuUon: that if It
were male use of it would assist the commonwealth, and If they
did not make use of it the force would be used against them.
The ran; which sumsatal the measure would gain in the end,
and the party which opposed It would lose.
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Mr ljna laud oil ;ALM the motion, and argued that if
the House passed a measure of thhi kind without a rodistribu•
t. of state they would strike • blow at borough repraseuta.

on a division there was a majority of 114 against the second
reading
. .

Benett-Stantord, the member for Shaftesbury
asked the Secretary for War whether he wan aware that very
considerable discontent had been created by a reoent War-
Otllee &cuter in reference to the Reserve Forces, datal April
let. 1474, idiotic 40. paragraph I. which abolithed one-third of
the "dicers of the tObintiser Force ; and whether he W2ll pre-
pared m reconrider the question 4 reducing thu nuniber of
odt,vm and that, suilm-ing the said claim be retained, if
pmegraph 2 in the same clause could tiot with great practical
advantage to the Volunteer Force ha so altered that the ap-
pointment of superhunierary subalterns should be allowed In
each case when recommended through the Inilitary °Meer eim-
insishng the .ligriet to which such Volunteer cone or
battalion might belong. Instead of through the turd. Lieutenant
I el the runty.

Mr lisite;• said the object f the neva WardiMce circular
in erfoe,bee toe the Reserve Forces was not to abolish onedhird
of the number of Volunteer officers, but to bring down the
'number to what Was actually required. The re.iinntendation
of the Lord Lieutenant if thee Rimy was taken in reference to
sololtxm appointments, and that of the eol3llllllllllillg I.ineer
ti.mse pnniiirtions. lie did not propose to make any
i in this rests:et.
Thy enstouns and Inland iterenue Hill was read a second
nine, a, was also the Registration of Ninhs and Deaths Bill --
a itic,um which, while it will ensure more regular registra-
tion. will as., render renter facilities for rexistration.
The House resolved lust/ into committee on the Juries till.
The clatisca relating to exemptions from liability to germ on
Juries were keenly scrutinised.
Mr torus propoeed to exempt persons .4 01 yeses of age,
hot 11.4.5 as provided in the bill. and upon • division the
am:3lmM was agreed to tv V/ to 3. An attempt by Mr.
TAU.? to et entiaiatiessi of the peace, however oras defeated by
11:1 1„ he 54.. d clause, which fixed the number of Jurors
in civil canes at Seven, unless either party to the suit should
go, notice ol hid drilla to have twelve, gave rise lA. consider.
able debate, and Mr. Moitosx LWYD, who argued in favour of
retaining the existing her., having stood Um Lest of ecn-
moved that the clause be exputged. In this he was
supporkal by sir 11. J•Ills and Mr. W. Wuddsms, and °moved
lo Mr. Lorna., Mr. ihovaa, and Mr. SANDFORD. Ihe Arroexsy
and the tfit.txcettort of the Excusquaa concurred in
thinking that It was not imitable to make any change In the
prxwent system, and that DO CUe had been made out tor the
proposal. Eventually the clause was struck out Iteleli/1/
centradioelote.

Liorass (ruder Secretary for Foreign Affairs),
In answer to tir W. totem's, that it was true that. gross
outrage had been cominitttsl nisei Mr. Magee, the English
Vice-Consul at Swn Joe, In Guatetuala, but that the Goveni-
silent of the lit:public had offered a full indemnity aud promised
to make all the reparation in their lower.
The committee of 'Willy WWI devoted to the consideration of
the (liii Sonic° hstittutotm.