The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-07 00:00:00

I PRI3OIIIMINT TOR DEM

A oorretrudent seeds us the following szteset from
the report of the proceeliogs of the recent meeting of
the Asaoetaled Chambers lOocz.eroe. He says :—"Mr.
Bass boa elven notice of his intuition to introduce a
bill to abolish Imrrisonment for debt In oases under fire
pounds. Mr. Hass's Idea la a Deedless and harmful
crotchet ; sad he must be thwarted If possible."
Mr. Heaton (glrintosham) moved a reeolutlon that It
I. Dot desirable to abolkh Imprisonment for debt, as
reoominsoded by a Select Committee of the House of
Commons last seasioc.

Mr. Booth (Birmingham) seoonded the motion, 'blob
was opposed by
Mr, Baas, M.P., who sold that a great proportion of
small debts were under flee shillings, and yet for that •
man was lielile to be taken from bin home and sent to
prisms for forty days. In Sootiand no man WM
Imprit.oried for • debt on•ter one hundred poonds Soot;
A Voloe: Which lea fls Bl (laughter).
Mr. Bose: Well, .C.B 6t. 81. Why should we send •
man to prison for forty day; break up his home, and
disgrace him for seer, for • debt of balf-a.orown or 8.•
shillings? Virtually tbe fact was that imprisonment
for debt was abolished in Scotland, and he suggested
that • man ahon'd not be imprisoned for a debt tinier
£5.

Mr Stables (Leeds) said the bon. gentlemeti seemed
to lab tur under • nesepprehension. A man was not now
Imprisoned miler it wee shown that ho ooald pay but
would net—(tear, her). Than be was punished for
eontemot of court.
it,, BUN: How do they get on In Scotland without
Mr. Stables : I cannot answer that.
Mr. Gilman (Aberdeen): I sea. We get on very well,
for the reason. Sootahmen geuerally aro pestered of
lONS property, and if they do not pay we recover by
sercuticia without iuiprleonmeot—(inuott laughter).
Sev,ral del, gates apoke atiougly in favour of the Tee.-
lotion, contended that the abolition of Imprisonment
would prove most Irjariollll to the work', g le")
in times 1.1 trial would not remive credit to the exteut
now allowed. Other &legatee argued that It well be
an itemized goo l to obolleh credit for small SQUIB.
Mr. thialau (Aberdemil said his own experience is
Cenci!).Curt jud.:••t Wigan was that no the ceder
for amptietunent woe mule the debts were C.W. ()° one do, be made ordure for the committal of WO colliers
and others, and he feared be had filed Lancaster belle ;
but there we tittle alet..ger of this in reality. as before
neat court day Ile colli-re, who resolved £7 and .Cd a-
week. bud Puid 'heir debt.. Tures debt, would
beef been pad, ho believed, U he had not bad Me power to ordtr impriatement.
Mr. Base said imprisocuirot for debt, as it etzleted la
England, did Dot et tat iii aoy oth,.r civilised State.
Mr. Haloosa. M.P. (N•woaatta•oa-Tyas) said be
looked upon all the argootente la favour of the easels.
Nen ea encouraging retail traders la reckless trading
2,/e). Well. what was that., Wilam Why should
red, re go oc trealit,g oilier. earivog 1:7 a-week so that
the law was cbh.,co t to bi pot to fore.?
- Mr. sown (fiol.) &scut, d the Pea that it was reek-
wilipg to tau.l a Luau reoeirlog .C 7 or eweek—
(bew, hear.)
The re•oludon was carried by • large majority.

Sir Garnet Wolseley snd the di ,ery of the Ashintee
expedition, were gran,lly euterlauiel at thii
House on Tutted., eve n i tot.
CAUTION. -Mews. Ht. KIT? A boa. beg to
the pubuo a,;atast liuttatiou trutare blue, of very
Inferior qeallty. TI. Paris Blue in eqnaree (used in
the Prises of Wales' Laundry) is gold la areppeni
bents' their name sod trade mark.