The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-07-09 00:00:00

iniperial ipartiiinlctit.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
iiONDAT.—Lord Brougham, on moving for a copy of
a memorial addressed to the Secretary of Snake from
Jamaica respecting the mane:tat:on of San Domingo,
attacked the condeet of the Spanish Government in
regard to the slave trade, and vehemently protested
against the annexation of San Domingo, as it would
give an increased stimulus to that odious traffic—The
Duke of Newcastle assented to the motion, expressing
at the Caine tine his opinion that the constaut recur-
rence to this subject in a censorious manner did more
to increase than diminish the evils eocuplained of by
Lord Brougham. With regard to San Domingo, the
Spanish Government had expressed their determi-
nation not to permit the revival of the slave trade in
San Domingo in ny fyi in el..itever.—The iiiition was
egged to.
11:E4DAT.—The Marquis it Normatibv gave notice
that, on Monday next, he should move for ezpiea or
extracts of any dispatches ridatitig to the state of the
duchy of Modena trout her !Nosey s minister atm-edited
to Central Italy during the ycan 1815, 55, 57, au-I sd,
with the view of replying to the charges recently
brought against the Grand Duke by the Chancellor of
the Eechequer, and which lie was credibly informed
had so horrified his Highness that he had declared, if
there were one word of truth in them lie should con-
sider himself to have been morally guilty of murder.
lord Brougham observed that it would have much more
oondueed to the vindication of the noble marquis's
clieut had he been defended at the time and in the
place when and where the attack upon him was made.
! He plainly perceived that the object of his noble friend
was partly to defend the Duke of ilodena and pertly to
attack the Chancellor of lb. Excliequer.—The Marquis
of Nurmanby declined to take the advice of his noble
' friend, which, however, he sliould have gladly followed
had the noble and learned lord retained the opinions
which they had all so much admired some ten years
ago.—This retort was succeeded by a rejoinder ou the
part of Lord Broughain, and the altercation 11as
assuming somewhat of an acrimonious character when
both the noble disputants were induced to resume
their seats by the loud calls o; "order" which arose
from all parts of the house,

THU RSDAT.—Tike second reading of the Harbours Bill
which bad passed through the Commons was, on the
motion of Lord Stanley, of Adderley, agreed to.—The
Marquis of Clanricarde asked if the Government waa
prepared to take steps for the re-establiahinent of •
direct petal communication between North America
and Ireland. Although there woe a committee now
sitting on the Galway contract, lie considered that
contract completely at an end, as the object of the
committee appeared to be directed rather to the
circunistances under which the contract was repealed
than to anything else.—Lord Stanley of Alderley
declined—while the committee was sitting—to answer
the question, especially as °communication between the
United Kingdom and America now took place three
times a week. He fully admitted the importance of
establishing the communication by way of Newfound-
land.—The House then adjourned.
FRIDA T.—Lord Shsf tesbury moved that a humble
address be presented to Her Majesty to assume Her
Majesty that this House had regarded with great
satisfaction the progress of public works in various parts
of India, and to beseech Her Majesty that, with a view
to confer further benefit on that country, she will he
pleased to take into her immediate and serious conside-
ration the mans of extending throughout it as widely
as possible the best system of irrigation and
internal navigation. The noble Lord urged that
special efforts should be made at the present
juncture on account of the probable supply
of cotton falling off in other markets. ford
de Grey and Ripon acknowledged the importance
of extending public works in India, Rod said that
much more would have been done in that respect had
it not been for the late mutiny. He showed from a
recent speech of Mr. Laing at Calcutta that £3,300,000
had been taken up for works for 1860-61, an incroase
of £130,000 on the previous year, which would give an
increase net expenditure on roads and canals of about
half • million, as less would be required for repairs
than in the previous year. After a lengthened discus
sion the precious question was moved, and their
Lordships adjourned.