The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-02-11 00:00:00

HOUSE OF OOMMONS.

TimmDir.—The address was moved by Mr. LiTrhi-
row, and seconded by Mr. Storm
lir. Dtaaani remarked upon the circumstaoce that
the Speech contained ten paragraphs oti the subject of
our extern& relations and 6,8 on topical of demesne
polio?. He vas net, he and, dissatisfied at these pro-
perties', as the House of Commons had to perform
the duties of a senate as well aa of a vestry. He pre-
sumed that Irish Univeretty &twatlos would be the
chief item in the Ministerial programme, and he hoped
that the "drums of learning would be reosistent with
the rights of consoionse. Touching nest upon the
" vagrant rhetorie of the races.," the right hon. gentle-
lima said—After parliament is prorogued you know,
sir, that we bare several months which are not kilo
In respect to rhetoric (a laugh). It is about that Mots.
that we have schemes braght forward by which the
country la promised that every man shall be • landed
proprietor without paying for it —(langlitier) ; and there
are schemes to settle the great gaieties of loon tars-
tics, which generally end in the novelty of the expense
being defrayed in Dawning-street. There are sobrimee
also for relieving the Howe of Lords of Its judicial
fanction.' retraining, however, their whitest ones, but
open this 000ditioo, that thor do not exercise them
("beers) ; setrinies for the government tobiog all the
railways; and for this, while may be necessery, wort•
hog all the entiories—(a lenti). I haws looked span
this rhetoric of the recess myself in • different lighe to
that which I think the individuals who any, been con-
sulted in the gompositlos of this Speech have done. I
look upon the nesse in this respect sa a eafety-valve—
(laughter). In a free wentay, with the right of peti-
tion, with the right of holding public meetings, with
even • halfpenny press—(a langh)—and many other
blaming' of that khod—(laughter), whoa now every
town has Its debating oleo and every village Its agitator
I do not econealve It possible to prevent a certain degree
of nonewee being conceived daring the rowel ; but I
have awing wandered these plans very mach se I
should the autumnal foliage; and I would even believe
that.. the year advaased, and parliament met, and we
came to real business and we some into a more serious
and healthy atmosphere, we Would give our attention
to enblests which had at least the recommendation of
the weseition of the reentry, and which might b,
brought about by sober arid prudent legislation. But
ekes I read through these paragraph., in which so
many and web various /ibises are specifically mem-
Uwe& and so much moire indirectly alluded to; end
when I reeolleet what happened daring the last hour,
when nodose were given for 50 or tiO Dill; upon the
sap, gni eight of the session, Looniest that I do not
look toward We semi= with that seaguine spirit whish
I did 24 hours ago. I think thirst, a prospeet of a
terrible July —(a laugb)—that the moral atmosphere
will be charged and sultry, and that Instead of reform
lag our methods of effecting public bunnies under the
rule of the right hon. gentlemse, at lent in dieing
with ose 'abject at. time, that we shrill find even an
Roo of those unfortunate circumstances that
sezernriasiresely experienced and deprecate, and that
thew la • prospect of hurry-senrry debate and helter-
skelter legislation (idioms). He condemned the
Ministry for the rules they had agreed to for conduct-
lug the Mabee= segotitions hoped by the Preach
comments' treaty our intenets were not sacrifice],
sad as to Russia protested against the oongeest of
Constantinople or the invasion of India.
After some desultory 'Minoru. Mr. 01.11)er011,
after a graceful reference to the general sympathy
felt in the Howe for Mr. Denali, remarked with
regard to the Irish University question that he end Mr.
Disraeli were in the eommon position of having burnt
their finpra, and ropreseed a hope that both would
prellt by their experienoe. He acknowledged the diet-
enlists of the question, but the Governreeet would
grapple with them biddy, relying on the ...demote and
the favourable construction of Parliament. On the
Osstral A.lBlll question he likened the conduct of Russia
to that followed by ourselves in regard to Abysinnia.
ag to the Alabama arbitration, though the result
might WA be altogether "grown., he believed it had
been received by the country in a spirit of reason and
Jostle.. and that, for the great and of removing all
of discord, they had pawed over sesoodary eon-
adoration&
FIUD6T.—Me. Wllll HOGATIe gave notice of a MB
to modify the power of land settlement, simpUfy title,
sag enlarge the Mao of land Investment.
Colonel BABMWT of • resolution Malta( to the
Molt tag.
Mr. GiAtirrOgil, In answer to an inquiry from Mr.
Comme, said that It WU not intended to teethed* as
haunt., into the wows shish have produced tie recent
Ti" in the price of real. He admitted that the ques-
tion was natural, but the Government could nos see
that any interference of theirs would be of advantrge.
Upwards of 40 bills were enberqueetly ordered to be
beveled in, and amongst them Mr. Trevelyao's Hesse-
bold Friends" in Counties 8.11, Mr. C. B. Read's kit
regulating the employment of children in agricoltare,
~
(1- liorgen's Burin's Bill, Mr. F•weett's to
abolish tests and alter the oonstitelloo of the (eras*
body in Trinity College and the Calremity of Dublin,
bit W. Lawson's Permlanive Prohibitory Bill, Bar T.
Chambers's bill to legal,. ...rive with • deceased
4 wife's sister, Mr. Jaen' Bright's bill 'to remove the
electoral inabilities of woman, Mr. 1.. Lines Meal
Setae latency, Bill, Mr. Cowper-Temple's Oerbeiswel
Sermons Bill, Mi. Lopes' of Mims Bill, Mr.
0. Moqpa's MN far Platto".l &Wow WankiP