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

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The Duke of Manumit:GlL in connequeneeof the yrs •
sent state of public affairs, withdraw his Church-rates
Bill.
Lord C.tx PURL!. called the attention of the Howie to
the insufficient number of the judges in the Divorce
Court, and objected to the mode of procedure of the
court, which was, he thought, open to abuses.
The Lord CHAISCIMLon, agreed with Lord Campbell
about the deficient number of judges of the Divorce
Court, and characterized i; as a mistake in the forma-
tion of the court. He hail heard from the Juilge.l trdi•
nary of that court that it was impossible to carry on the
present business of the court without assistance. In his
,i ~ ion the judges of the Divorce Court ought to be
increased in number.
After a few words from Lord CKANWOHTII, the sub-
ject dropped.
Lord wiry asked Lord Derby when it was proposed
to bring the Indian Loan Bill up to that House for ,
second reading. Also if any means had been taken to
reduce the military expenditure in India.
Lord ELLENBottor.:II hoped no delay would take
place in passing the Bill, as it was one of very great
importance.
Lord Inkier intended to move the second reading of
the Indian Loan Bill on Thursday next. Ile would
answer Lord Grey's other loeationa also on that day.
He expressed an opinion that the SUM needed might fall
short of the sum be had first named.
The Recreation Grounds Bill wail read a aecond time.
The Patents for inventions (Munitions of War) Ifill
and the Common Rights, fie. (War Department) Bill
were passed through co *ttee.
The Manslaughter Bill was read a third tinie and
passed.
The House adjourned at 2:1 minutes tot; &clock.

queen's troops 10 were to he sent home; but this could I
not be done at once, as it we'd,' he attended with great
expense, and would derange the Estimates by increasing '
the expenditure for troops in thin country. Ile would
not express an opinion on the number of European
troops neccasary for a peace establishment, but if, as
hail beets propos:J. 80,000 Europeans and a native force
of :00.000 were to he kept up. it would require an
expenditure of at least 1:15,000.000 a•year, —a sum
, which the revenue of [Dili' could not be expected to
, lay; and therefore a great reduction of those numbers
would be necessary. He then passed to the question of
a local European force, which should form, as it were, •
link between the native troops and those of Her Majesty
sent from this country, and considered that it ought to
hear a certain proportion to the troops of the Line. The
reductions which are about to be made would be • cessa•
ti,,,, of extensive field operations suid extraordinary com-
mands, a diminution of the native army and of the
British troops in India. This would 'require great
caution, and must not be done in too great butte, as it
would be necesaary for sonic time to keep a large force
in India.
The Duke of ARGYLL looked with confidence to the
restoration of the finances in India, our present diffi-
culties listing arisen from the extraordinary expendi-
ture for military purposes. He protested against the
connexion between the Imperial and Indian treatinries,
and rejected the doctrine of a virtual obligation of this
country to pay Indian expenses.
Lord Et.i.xxinumenit entirely agreed with the Inike
of Argyll on the question of guarantees, not 140 touch
as regarded England as for the injury it would inflict
On India. In an exceptional case like this Loan Bill,
however, it might be advisable to extend the protection
of a guarantee. It had been stated that the sum of
E 40,000,000 had been guaranteed for railroads, and
charged on the revenue of India. He protested against
much as that, for it hail saddled the Government of
India with a dead loss of E1i,000,000. All the present
, financial difficulties arose out of those railroads, and
, he trusted that the Government would put an end
to the present state of things. He regretted that the
Government, while they were about it, had not asked
' for more money, for, in finances as in war, time was
everything.
I Lord AIMERMARIE quoted • masa of figures to prove
that the energies of the people of India wise crushed be.
Death the weight of taxation, paying, as they do, at the
rate of hf. or ISs. in the pound. lie deprecated the
I levying of Custom's duties oti tho.e hardly-taxed people.
f and proposed ittsteall an export duty .n 1 the staple coin-
neslities of India, as such taxes Would be paid by the
r weslthy foreigner, and not rented by the rack-rented

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Lord DoNouGlinour. pointed out a misconception
under which Lord Ellenborough laboured in regard to
deposits for railway shares paid in this country,—• ap•
tern which was, in his opinion, productive of conveni-
ence to both countries.
After a short conversation between Lords Dann
ELLENDOBOUGH, and I>osou4;ifsionE on this point the
subject was resumed by Lord 3IONTI:A(:4Z who described
tie Indian finances as in a state of chronic deficiency, a
condition for which it was always difficult to find a
remedy. he entertained no doubt as to the resimnsibi-
lity of this country to meet the wants of the Indian
revenue.
The Bill was then read a second time, wax committed,
was read read • third time, and passed.
The orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
1 House adjourned at half-past it o'clock.