The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

intperial Parliament.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY

Lord Rtur.sto ME moved that there be laid before the
Hotiae • plan of the ground proputfied to be appropriated
by the Hon. 40clety Lineoln a Inn to the court. and
other building- for the transaction of the buainese of the
Court of Chancery.
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Lord DUNGAN'NON, in moving for a return of the
number of convicts to whom tiekets-ofdeave have been
grmiteil during the years 1657 and le:A. specifying the
number F.ivs.n each year, also the number who during
that period have been remanded to prison in consequence
of the comMISSiOn of any subeequrnt offence, exprexsed
his intention of bringing the matter before the Howie
after the prorogation.
The motion was agreed to.
The order of the day for the second reading of the
Tramway,. for Ireland 8.11 was discharged.
Lord IIoNTEAGLK asked the First Lord of the Treasury
in what ouch% awl tinder what authority, it is proposed
to give effect to the contract respecting the acceleration
of li. Iridi mails now on the t-thle of the House. He
objected to the way in which contracts of this kind
were oltercd into to the amount of £1,000.000 a year,
without Parliament exercising any control over the
matter, evecially as next year P..rliament may be
asked for a vote of that bUil, to carry out theft cons
tracts.

Lord DItIInT explained in what manner the contracts
loot been entered into with the Loudon and North-
Weatern and Chester and llotylie.ut Railways for the
conveyance of the trkh iuiils, u.l doeied that the
Government had deviated fr the course ordinarily
rimmed. The .!SINIIIK, vt,re paid out of the funds of
the Post.olfiLe for Ulla purpose by the Pciatinanter-Gene-
rid, who was authorised to do 40 by Parliament, who
hiol.sanctioned the .r.—ent mode of proceeding.

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The Duke of AIt.YIK considered, from his own ex-
renews,. that the p.,rket service of the rost-office was
m an unsati4actory state.

After some remarks from Lord itARDWICKE,

Lord STANLEY of ALDERLET said that the 'defect in
th • oresent system of contracts was, that a Plllll of
kl.isayilltl a year was withdrawn from the sitpervision
of Parhainent. lie cotedileivil that all contracts of this
kiwi ought not to be binding on either Government or
individuate without the previous approbation and
sianction of Parliament.

bud (I.tNRICANDE thinned that the queation. if sub-
oinks! to Parlhmierit, would' he decided more hy Palia-
mentary influence tlii lit the real merits of the ease.

After: a few worl in-on Lords eol.citimmt, 1loNr•
gdm.r, and Itrom.Nuat.r, the subject drm•ped.
After the disposal of the remaining orders of the
day.
Lord IIABDWI( lig informed the House that Lord
Malmeshory hoped to in .kea .tatemetat on the present
condition 4 foreign .drairs on Kiday next. . .

Their LurdshijZ adjounie4 M a quaztcr toif o'clock.

TUINI).% Y.

Lord DERI:Y. in reply to Lord Granville, stated that
the report of the c ..... mission appointed to inquire into
the organiution of the Indian army should be laid on
the table before the prorogation of the 'louse.
Lord CAMPIIKLI. moved that the 'Thames Water-
men and Lig'aerobe!' Bill bo recommitted to the
IMMO C(11111111ittee which reported on the Bill on the
lltli inst.

A lung discussion, terminating in a division, took place
Oil this mention, which was ultimately negatived, the
numbers being 12 for, and t 3 against it.
Time other orders of the day were then dispoaed
..f. and the House adjunined at 24 minutes past 7
o'clock.