The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-12 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

Their lordships ine-trat 4 o'clock.
The Royal assent was given by Commission to the
East India Loan Bill, and to several other Bills of a
public and private nature.
Lord Delmar gave notice that he should postpone his
motion for a vote of thanks to Lord Clyde and the army
under his command until Thursday nest.
Lord M ALMS:Stir KV, in reply to a question from Lord
Clauricarde, stated his intention of making a statement
before the prorogation of the House, to show that the
Government hail used all means in their power to pre-
serve tk! isnice of Europe.
(bi the mot for the third reading of the Indictment
Offences (Metropolitan Districts) Bill.
Lord LY N Mir UTT "aid, that he objected to the mea-
sure in principle and detail. The gr.ind jury was one
, of the guards of the peilple against tyranny, and he
cited from his own knonledge eases in which tyranny
hail been baffled by its 111011111. After pointing out other
advantages which accrued from the present system, he
deprecated any change IA mineecassey, and calculated to
endanger the liberty of the subject.
Lord Wixsi.r.voxxx retained his objections to the
Bill, which was the first step to abolish grand juries
throughout the country, a course which would produce
serious evils.
Isird CAMPBELL thought it utterly impossible that
there could he time for discussing this Bid in the other
House of Parliament in the present state of affairs. lie
should oppote the Bill.
The Loin) CHANCELLOR could not forbear expressing
his surprise at the course which had been taken by the
noble lords who hail just spoken, for he haul been in-
clined to believe that they had intended to support the
Bill.
After a few words from Lord Dv rusrox
Lord GREY hoped the Lord Chancellor would intro-
lluee the Bill next session. He thought that such a
Bill was much ',lento', as the ',resent system of grand
juries in the metropolis was productive of no good, but
of such evil.
The order for the third reading was then discharged.
After the other orders of the day hail been disposed
of the House adjourned at 211 uiiinuteu past 7 o'clock.

franchisement and redistribution of seats was, he
remarked, encamp/wed with the greatest difficulty. If
26 seats were taken away, with the four vacant, there
would he 20 to be distributed. Such a Reform Bill
would, in his opinion, settle the question for some time
to come. In reply to • question about the ballot, lie
said, if the present Ministers introduced a new Reform
Bill, with the ballot, he should vote against it.
A discussion of some length and of a miscellaneous
character ensued, in the course of which,
The 11LO:et:Li/ill of the &waste: Eit said the proro.
gation would probably take place about the time lie
should have moved the adjourninent for the holydays.
Ile said there was no foundation for the statement that
the Ministry bad contemplatid resignation, and he denied
that he had stated that the opposition to the Bill had
endangered the peace of Europe.
The motion for adjournment WAS withdrawn.
On the order for the third reading of the East India
Loan, the subject was discussed and the Bill passed.
Other Bills were advanced a stage, and after some
farther business, the House adjourned at a-quarter to 12
o'clock.