The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-14 00:00:00

froctrbings of Varliament.
_ HOUSE OF LORDS.

IIIONDAT.—Lord Stiatheden presented two petitions
from Nova Scotia to the House of Lord's, alleging the
existence of much discontent in that province, attain
out of the Confederation Act, pas eel last year, and
praying for its repeal. The noble lord also moved the
appointment of R 001131161114U0 to proceed to Nova Scotia
to inquire into the muses of the alleged disaffection.
The Duke of Buckingham contended that the di..
*oat nt mu tint general, and expressed his belief that
the people of Nova Scotia would not belong in arriving
at the conclusion that their trne interests were bolted
up in union with C•cada. He opposel the issue of a
Royal commission. Other noble lords expressed
similar opinions, and the motion was ultimately with-
drawn, and the petitions ordered to lie on the table.
The Boundary Bill passed through committee, and on
the report being brought up Lord Ravandeorth pro.
rutan amendment with regard to the borough of
h Shields. Upon a division it mu defeated, and
the report was agreed to. The report of amendments
on the Soots* Reform Bill was brought up and agreed
to. Other bills were forwarded a stage, and their lord-
ships adjourned.
TOVIDAY. —The West Indies Bill, the object of which
was to repeal a grant wide before the abolition of
slavery for promoting the religious and spiritual educa-
tion of slaves, waa read • second time. The Irish
Reform Bill passed through committee, and the Sootch
Reform Bill was road a third time and passes'.
THURSDAT.—The House agreed to an address to the
Queen upon the safe delivery of the Prinoese of Wales.
The announcement of Her Majesty's gracious intentions
to honour Sir It. Napier was received with expressions
of datiafacition: The peers then surrendered theinseives
tea by no means lively discussion upon the Uniformity
of Public Worship Bill, the second reading of which was
moved by the Earl of Shaftesbury, who said that former
discussions and the report of the commission rendered
It unnecessary thathe should long delay their lordships.
Besides, his object was merely to get the wooed reading
of the bill, so as to have the prinetple affirmed, and to
delay the committee to • future day. The bill of last
year touched only vestments, but this bill included also
lights and incense; and, generally speaking, kept as
close as possible to the report of the commissioners.
It went to restrain the um of vestments, lights, and
intense in the celebration of Divine service i and the
4th and sth clauses specified the prohibitions, and
declared any violation ef those prohibitions to be illegaL
The machinery provided that a petition complaining of
any violation of this acit might be presented to the
bishop of the diocese, when the ease would be tried by
him: If, however, the bishop should be out of the way,
the jurisdiction might be transferred by commission to
any two beneficed clergymen in the diocese. These
were the main prodsiona of the bill,whieb he confidently
submitted to their lordship's favourable consideration.
In order to show the necessity for restrictive manures,
the noble earl proceeded to read long extracts from the
C7iurth TUNICS, and other ritualistic papers, and, with
especial emphasis, a letter written by Dr. Littledale to
the Rev. Mr. Getty, all deer; Mg the Reformation, wad
giving the preference se to morality to Denton, Mare,
and Robeepierre, over Luther, Cranmer, and other early
lights of the Reformation. He implored their lordships
to disarm the Liberation Reality. and to oondllate the
great body of Wesleyans, by removing those ritualistic
blemishes from • harmed and trembling ohuroh.—The
Archbishop of Canterbury opposed the bill, as being a
simple ant of legislation brought in without reference to
the church, and overriding all the rights of the elem.
If the government should bring in a bill, and invite the
.o-operation of the cherub, such bill should receive his
' mod careful consideration.— The Lord Chancellor
recapitulated the labours of the commission, pointing
out that it had not recommended any specific mode of
restriction, although holding restriction to be expedient.
His lordship then vindicated the government for not
having taken up the matter, alleging its great delicacy
and importance, and adding that Her Majesty's govern-
ment were quite prepared to take it up when fully
of the requisite information. As for the bill
Chrtidenied that it carried out the sugaestions of
the royal commission, and was fearful that it
would not effect the object proposed by the
' noble earL Respecting the extrude from letters
and publications, read by the noble earl he (the Lord
Chancellor) had, in common with the rest of their lord.
ships, been very much shocked by their perusal,
but be confessed he could not imagine with what
object they had been introduced by the noble earl—
(hear, bear). He would remind their lordships that the
question of lights and incense would bo decided by the
highest court of appeal in November next, when there
woad remain nothing for Parliasnent to consider but
the vestment question, which he thought might safely
stand over until next Melleioo. He reeretted that steps
had not been taken to obtain a legal decision on the
vestnieut question also—(hear, bear).—The Marquis of
Salisbury, altkongh not agreeing with the noble and
learned lord who had just sat down wan still adverse
to the second reading of the bill as leigg a violation of
the truce which bad for centuries existed between the
two parties in the church. He believed that if their
I,olllAbOisl wished to give weight and importance to
opinions such ea those of Dr. Littledale, they could
not do so more effectually than by passing • measure
like the present—Omar, hear).— The Bishop of Carlisle
dedicated the course the noble earl (Shaftesbury)
bad taken, and supported the bill. —Berl Stanhope,
as a member of the royal commiedon, could
sot admit that the noble earl carried out the
intentions of that oorarnis.ion in his bill. He could
not see that any useful purpose could be served by
giving the bill a second reading, seeing that no further
stops amid be taken respecting it during the present
Parliament. —FArI Ruskin felt 'somewhat embarrassed
by the course which heel been taken respecting the bill
by the most rev. prelate and the noble and learned lord
on the woolsack. Ile could not tell whether the most
rev. prelate Intended to vote for or against the bill.—
The Archbishop of Canterbury certainly would not vote
for the second reading.—Earl Russell was himself in.
dined to delay legislation on this subject as long as
possible, and as they were told there would be • lead
decision on two important points in November next, he
thought the whole subject might safely be left over for
the new Parliamecit.—The Earl of Derby took a similar
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view, and pointed out the dangers thst might arise
should the noble earl who had charge of the bill press
the Houle to a division. Noble lord., himself among
the number, who wero decidedly opposed to ritualism,
would feel obliged to oppose the second reading, and
thus would give colour to the assumption that they
were friends to the ritualistic movement. As the
safest middle course he begged to move tho previous
question.—The Earl of Shaftesbury, in reply, declined to
accept the previous question. With regard to what bat
fallen from the noble earl below him (Earl Russell), he
must say that lost session there was no one who urged
him more strenuously to press his Vestment Bill than
the noble earL The noble earl was of course free to act
am his jadrinent dictated ; but this much he (Lord
Sluiftesbury) mad say, that so long as he remained in
that house he would never trust the noble earl again—
(cheers and laughter.)—The Lord Chancellor put the
previous question, and the bar was cleared.— The Earl
of Shaftesbury, however, declined to divide the house,
and the previous question wan agreed to arm. dig. The
Bishop of Oxford made another attempt to alter the
provisions of the Compulsory Church Rates Abolition
Bill ; but the opinion of the peers, as manifested by
successive divisions, was decidedly against the right
reverend prelate, and the measure was reported without
material change.
FRIDAT.—The amendment which Mr. M'Lsren in.
trodueed into the Beach Reform Bill the other evening,
wee rejected with an unanimity as °melee as that
which characterised the adoption of the address assuring
Her Majesty of the readiness of their lordships to concur
In the grant of • pension to Sir It. Napier.
Sseouna.r.—The Scotch Raform Bill wasbrought up,
The Commons had yielded to their lordships' reasons for
disagreeing with the amendment that was made on the
motion of 11r. M'Laren.