The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-04-03 00:00:00

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OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

Working-clam Lauda& is too buoy *boat its &Aar
'holidays to think about the Reform Bill ; and in the
oriessce Imre of those greet meettap that ought now
to be as siting a pressure upon Parliament, sosording
an 15r. Bright's notions, there is nothing for political
•obeervere to speculate epos, het the male old sub-
ject of the probable' majority. Most people, even
:those that disapprove of the Bill, seem to take it
for granted that that. will be a majority for the
, second reading in the Commons; but I do net feel
•so sure of that. A good deal will depend on tie
• meetings Yet to be held about the country, and the
pressure brought to bear on the members by their
• constitaeota What we have yet bad in the way of
Reform meetings in provincial tows. cannot do
much for the BilL The resolutions
_passed have
been too lukewarm, and can scarcely affect the Posi-
tion of those who think that redistribution of seats
ought to ge before extension of the franchise.
In addition to the metal opponents in Parliament of
all Reform, there are many Liberal members
specially opposed to the Government plan of pro-
cedure, and they are backed up by the most able
organs of opinioa in the liberal press, some of which
you scarcely see in the provinces. Of the old morn-
ing papers, besides the Herold, three out of four are
opposed to the Government scheme—namely, the
Time., Ow Poet, sad the Advertitet. It is much
the same with the higher-clam evening and weekly
jiitirmile—the Pall Mall Gazelle and the Saterday
Perin& being coospicanus examples. With this
amount of logical opposition from Indepeedeet
Liberal organs, it will take great pressure from with-
out to oqtain suck a majority in the Commensas will
ensure tie Bill pewirog through the Leonia.
Noltttlaspeculatieniaalost alto the character
of the meeting of Liberals on the 10th of this
month ; but I suppose nothing that is reliable on the
matter will be known tined the ssoood reeding of the
Reform Bill is moved. Oa that coma= it is most
probable that Mr. Gladstone wil incidentally, if soft
directly, tell the Hesse whet Ministers have
decided on it the event of the Bill being rejected;
and I, for oue, fay anticipate that is such
• case we Ilia he told to look out for • die.
eolution. That Kea liteseall bas the power of
appeakeig to the country cannot be denied; and
altheagt This is a new Parliament and, no such
arpeal ought to be made except upon some great and
impainatiquestion, still there is such a question—a
reer,oceicatutiocal struggle, on which the Ministry
has alreedy staked its official existence; while it
happens that the present House of Commons were
not elected with the expectation that they would be
called upon to deal with thiequestion. The Ministry
ha.. accepted Earl Oroevetior's amendment as •
motion for • vete of want of ocroddenee however;
and should that amendment be carried, there are
many who think that the Government will simply
resign office. Either this cosine or a dissolution
would be bringing matters to • plain lame; but in
the event of the Bill pawing by a small majority—
which I hear computed at from 25 to 10—the
difficulties of the Government will ooly just have
commenoed. But though they may be defeated by
Earl Groirveoor's amendment, or may fail to carry
their Bill through both Rouses, even if they obtain
a majority on the 12th of April, it is felt that the
Reform question is analog way, and that the
ground is at all events cleared for • comprelseasive
10111/11111111.

W• ere welching the proosedinp of Praline
against her co-partner in the Duchies with past
interest. The duplicity, dishonesty, &rad
of the former power, in everything relating —77;C
Schleswirlfolstein question bine pr. us for
this lest phase of the twitter. The only question is,
D.es Prussia intend fighting? mad, Is Austria
determined to resist/ In reply to this. I can ooly
say that we dapped more for pesos upon the week-
nem of Austria than upon the forbearance of Prurient
The northern monarchy hes already soorifioed every
particle of principle and the respect of id! Europe for
• definite object, for the attainment of which she is
not now likely even to shun the honing of • German
internecine conflict The oircuLir to the petty
German State. inquiring whet sesistanoe she cam
-anent upon Is ore of meoessity, looks serious; end
theeee we were loath to bedtime that war wee really
intended till widen' the lam few days, we me DOW,
prepared to see Pinson asenti.• the offensive spinet
her partner in • political crime and its fruits, if at •
...unmet summed is bullying her. SPECTATOR.