The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-09 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

The LAW of Property and Trustees' Ilelief Amend-
ment Ballpaased through committee, the diacwaaion of
the various clauses. which occupied much tone. O.volv-
ing many minute and subtle points of technical law.
The iltituar then went into* Committee of Supply
Upon the remaining Civil Service Entiniates aLd cacti
Contingencies, which were discussed at considerable
length.
A warm debate arose upon the vete of £2,001) for the
purchase of Sir C. I lay ler picture of the moving of tho
address in tin. Reformed Paitament if IKC. t.at a
division, the ayes and lowa being equal,- to t 42,—
the Chairman gave his casting vote to the former.
The other cordon. having been disposed of, the lieu,
adjourned at 6 o'clock.

TIATSDAY.

The morning hitting vas oeettplial in committee in the
iA the remaitiim estimates. _ .

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Upon the rote of .t.:314600 towards defraying the ex-
penses of erecting the new Foreign-o:hce, which was
explained tots; tor the purpose of prei ariog the ground
by concrete i..r the fouudation of the building

'The of the EIC:IINUCH shied that a
responsiLle budder was mad/ to undert:dce the con-
struction upon Mr. Scott' plan for I:232,004); hut there
wen! Colitiligt Mit% Icti WoUlti allglUelit the Char& to
1:310,000, al: I, the cot of the situ being £120,0(10, the
total AtI:11 would Le •:-13.1,04).
Thu dibcusmiou—a lung awl interesting, one—of the
vote einbr.iced a great variay of t,pics connected with
the proposed building, including the quehtion whether
it shuald comprine a reAdence for the Fore:•,n .Miniker
0101 i reption rooms, sail the oueition of the architect.
involving tint of the tyol of architecture—whether
Italian or Gothic.

Lord Etcti.i defended Mr. Sent de,:ign. He main-
tained that the object:otts to this design on the ground
of light and air, and to. to itA incongruity with other
buildinga, would out hold water; that a at erre con-
gruity W3i nii.dinita a deformity. He quoted testi-
111011iC4 in favour of the design.
Mr. Tire we, ..1 oiiicion that the CHANCE:L[IM of the
i;NettE4uER had oinitted items in his calculation it the
amount of 1330,04.1 U, and that, including tin, India-face,
the House by adoptin. Mr. Scott's de4igii, would he
cominita to an outray of nearly 1.71,01.10,00 u He
thought that. though the Gothic style inilil be suited
for cc..:lesiastic cAitices, the lialhui ,tyle, moderately
use.l, wa, hater adaptol fur public
iir J. sit M. Ittoiciaii.ims, 1.0)(111:An:,
Mr. A. !laces, ~Ir. :fr. SMILING, and
r tf,k ;art in
. .

I.aa he done towards
m.on en;il Ile
that CI.: :aide
style ntt,rly in, ,:itr.7.1.2. to A peblic ogleial buibling
and he VO;:11,1 he Lad 111,..1:, to a depti.
tation t'•at, r. tor a Lis ovi:‘:on 114,11 1.1.ight,1....t.0n1di
II ticetaltt CCU; t•tyleil3 ;,aol,t.tl ;
it we; admirably n st•_ry or a College of
.le,uits, hut or kternally, to the purpose
fur ,ritic!: Vic bu4i., wn% tended.
Gard .1. MANNE.: nolie.te.l Hinseli. from the charge
—that he had v.o.niitted the country by intertho, an
exi.eae ii t::.s upmi hi; own retou.sibilrty—
made by Luid 1 rtou, upon whom he retorted
tomer:hat ,:n.rply.
:•:r .1. I'AxToN raid he had examined 3lr. t-tcott's plan
in d.rtail, and wfts of ..pinion that it was a beautiful
; Coat his :I,..teni of ventilation was 11S
ao to aLy building, he had ever btull, and, as to light,
that lw had railwr overdone it than otherwise.
'Ili: vote, with other votes, was agreed to.

lit the evening.
I.lr. gor.i.cu rose to bring to the notice of the !louse
a matter wleh, he said, conv:rned it.; privileges. A
petition had bet n pre.,ented itainst the return of one of
the members for 11:slinin on the grounds of bribery and
treating; that petition had been withdrawn, and it had
come to his knowledge that the member fur liodmin,
being charged with bribery end corruption, had agreed
to compromise, that at the end of the session he would
r, tire from the representation by accepting the steward-
ship of the Chiltern Hundreds. Ile (Mr. Roebuck)
considered this to be a corrupt oompromise, which
materially affected the character as well as the privileges
of the House ; and he moved a resolution that any
Bliuister4 would be guilty of a breach of the priviliges of
the House who should advise the Crown to confer the
office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, or a similar
office, upon any person charged with corrupt practices
at elections, for the purpose of enabling him to evade
the jurisdiction of that House by entering into an agree-
ment to vacate his seat.

Lord PALMERSTON agreed in the principle of the
motion ; but with regard to its application, it did not
appear, he olisvrved, that Mr. Roebuck had sufficient
ground for his general resolution, which would Catl6o
the Government much embarrassment. He suggested
that the member for Bodmin should be required to
appear in his place to-morrow and asked whether he
admitted or denied the charge.. .

Mr. DIARAF.LI observed that if such practices as that
alleged by Mr. Roebuck existed, they would have the
very worst °Meet mwn the pablic mind, and 110 agreed
that it because the House to adopt some resolution M
this kind.

The I 'FIANCE:M.OR of the EXCIIEQrER said the privilege
of conferring the t'hiltern Hundreds was the only
patronage in his hands. and, in conformity with a pre-
cedent in litl2, it would be lax duty in the ease of any
corrupt compromise of the kind mentioned brought to
his knowledge to refuse the grant..
Mr. ROEBUCK said the member referred to, Dr.
Michell, bad been cherged with bribery, corruption,
and treating the petition against his return hail been
withdrawn, in consequence. lie had mason to believe,
of a corrupt compromise between him and the peti-
tioner. If application WWI made to the Chancellor of
the Exchequer for the Chiltern Hundreds, the nail
would be driven home. Ought not the Houae to inter-
an obstacle in the way of such a coninroini-e
Sir C. GREY sahl all that was wanted was that the
facts should be first established, but the resolution
assumed the whole c:oe. Dr. Michell should be pre-
sent before the House came to any decision, and he
should move that the debate be adjourned.
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Sir 11. CAIRNS observed that the three facts—the
petition against the return of the member, the with-
drawal of the petition, and the application for the
Chiltern Hundreds—would make • sufficient pristad
foci, case.
After a further discussion the debate was adjourned,
and 1)r. Michell was ordered to appear in his place the
next day.
The House then went into • committee of Supply,
and resumed the discussion .4 the remaining estimates.
In moving the rote of ClO.OOO for the expense of a
new copper for tubstitute for copper) coinage,
The Clia_Ncr.huut of the EXCHKQUEII explained the
constituents .4 the compound metal, a speciei of bronze,
of which the substituted currency would be made.
. . _ . .

A remark by Mr. Wise the iliecteoion of the
vote for Civil Contingencies. incluih 41 a Emerge
for the mimion to the lonian 11antis, lireW front the
CituicKiLiiit of the Exciii:i!: 1.11 a fcw wont% witlt
reference to the criticism,: main that

T;ie rote n inmqv di•e11111,111iCll 31ilitia)
havinoz h.n rt,ti Clinhiman I. ftt chant-.
In a ‘l"..yA and M.,1515,n the thntion
ei the Cict:tt Eaton a the En. resolutions
grunting at out of itho Comeli•iat....l Fund and the
aurodni ..1 o uY. ~7, Meats wcre r.n.taal
Tile 4 ..ifewe thetto:;it • tut!.
"lint It wt. Att.c.riustut Itill waif naki • second
time, after a 1.11011 Lii.iCll2., I. m.

Ulu ori.r ir goin.; hit:, a c., 'ace upon tho
0 .1. both, . . .

51r. :eoved re:,olution nutle.rizing the
coo.inittee to introduce a clause extending the probate
dv in the case of property above ti,th/o.fial.
At the soc,;ehtion oi Mr. LAIN.:, the clause was
.I,fei red until the nest day.
ur ltublisi Police iill and the l'nthates and Ldters
of Adininistrs; ion (I ',laud) hill passed the aninuittec.
the eone;deration el the Police (Counties and
Boroughs) Law Amendment lill, us amended. several
new elau.ses were added. and the Bill was otherwise
anietektl.

V,,rwtis otlo r 1:;11; passed the committee.
ent the order for the wooed readin of the Divorce
Court 1.411, received frolic the Lords,.

The ArronNEY-GKNEHAL expl..tined it object
namely, to runder all the judges in Weatminater Hall
eligible L. .it in the lull Court, and to facilitate the
action and cularge the puwexe et the Court in certain
Cal4Cd.

- M. HENNESSY objected to the Bill that it extended
the action of a most dangerous law. He moved to defer
the semind reading for three months.
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The ainendinenri was seconded by Colonel Dc E.
In thu short discussion which followed Mr. CARD-
wELL, on the part of the Government. consented to
the exemption of Leland from the operation of the

Upon • division the amendment was negatived by
11 to 13, and the Bill was read • second time.
The Endowed Schools Bill was withdrawn, after some
remarks by Mr. llii.t.wur, Mr. HOPE, and Mr. LOWE,
who explained the changes which the Bill had under-
gone in the select committee.
On the order for going into committee upon the
Medical Acts Amendment Bill,
Mr. COWPER moved to defer the committee for throe
months.

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The Amendment 'WM negatived, after a rather warm
disco..don, and the llouse went into conunittee upon
tho Bill. _

The adjourned debate on the order for the second
reading of the Settled Estates Act (11436) Amendment
11111 W 44 then re. ~,,, ed. fool the House divided upon a
motion by :Ir. ItTso to defer the second reading for
three mouths, which was carried by 68 to 3t.; ; so tLe
Bill is lost.

The remaining busine.s having been disposed of, the
Mose adjourned at 2 o'clock.

and that there should be an offer to receive officers u
well a, men tram the iticrchant 3ervice.

Sir C. Narirat expre•sed his opinion that corporal
punishment could not safely be abolished in the navy,
but that it should be legalized by being inflicted only by
sentenced a court-martial.
After some discussion, the House went into committee
upon the nia, but the lapse of time arrested discussion
of tl clauses.. .

In a Committee of Ways and Mears a resolution,
moved by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for imPO6-
an additional probate duty upon estates of the value
ife!,000,(X10 and upwards, was agreed to.
In the evening the adjourned debate upon Mr. Roe-
buck's resolution, on the subject of election compro-
no•es, was resumed, Dr. Michell attending, by order,
in his place.
Romincit repeated the statement he had made on
the previous evening.
Dr. Miennt, said, if Mr. Roebuck had asked him for
an explanation of the matter, it would Imre saved much
trouble, and satisfied him that he (Dr. Michell) bad
acted rightly. He had not the means of carrying on an
opposition to the petition against his return, except by
ruining himself awl those dependent upon him. Upon
this ground alone he had never intended to defend his
and had stated that he meant to resign it. There
lint been no corrupt compromise. His object was to
have the charges against him wqhdrawn, and he thought
the better than was for the petitioned; to withdraw the
petition, and thereby exone-ate him from all the charges
contained in it; and he had said, as he did not wish to
sit longer in the House, he would, with its sanction,
re ,ign his seat. Ile left the enne, he said, in the hands
of the House. If any one would back him, rind jay the
expense. he was still ready to defend his scat against
the petition.
pon a division, the resolution was negatived by 214
to :Al.

in the report of the f'aminittee of 'Ways mid Ilean,s„
sir I/E 1.. ter EVANH moved a rerolution, that, under
pre cent e;reurnstances, it is not necessary or expedient
to carry into effect the recent order for despatch:ng 6,700
men to India from the depas of regiments rien-tng in
India. lie nrgerl this, he said, upon financial and other
grounds. The force in this country was small, 1111 d the
Indian army was immense, far beyond the requirements
if India, the Government of which was reducing the
native army. _ _ _

Colonel ft Entirnr, from documentary evidence, argued
that the number of really efficient rank and file compos-
ing the military force in thi.i country was very small
compared wi,li the noi ll ill al amountof 110,000 teen (which
included militia), and was inadequate to the require-
ments of the country.
Sir. C. WOOD said, the men about to be sent out were
draughts to make up the regimenM of thu line or of the
lucal force in India.

Mr. S. HERBERT said, the Government wanted to get
back rvgiments from India; but, if it were desired to
prevent the Indian Government from sending
them, a better course could not be taken than
that of refusing to send draughts to complete
the regiments in India. With respect to the force
which should be kept up at home opinions differed, and
he did not say what ought to be done ; but he did not
believe that the country would ever stand vast arina-
mental during peace. The best principle was to place
our military force in such a position as to be capable of
extension in case of emergency, without having recourse
to sudden, spasmodic efforts.
Lord PA 1.11 LILSTUN observed that, although our defen-
sive system wee capable of much improvement, and would
he hoped, receive it, yet he did not believe it to be so
imperfect as some supposed. He believed that, in the
event of a war, we should be able to bring into the field,
at least 200,000 men, including militia, yeomanry, pen-
sioners, and dockyard battalions.
The reaolutioc was negatived, and the report was
agreed to.
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—The House then resunied the consideration, in com-
mittee, of the Reserve Volunteer Force of Seamen Bill,
the clauses of which were agreed to.
The remaining business having been dispoeed of, the
House adjourned shortly after 2 o'clock.