The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-06-11 00:00:00

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TUIODAY, JUNE 11, 1872.

MOTU OF THE WEEK.

We hear very little in these days of that great
trouble—the seclusion of the Queen, Her
Majesty, it is true, shows as emphatically as
over an undisguised perference for Balmoral,
Osborne, or Windsor, to London at the height of
the lesson; but not only has the Queen been
much more among her people of late, but the
members of the Royal family constantly give by
their presence State importance to much that
goes on among us. Instead of having only one
Court we have in fact Royalty here, there, and
everywhere. The Queen and the younger mem-
bers of the Royal family are just now in the
north. The Prince and Princess of Wales, on
their return from the Continent, honoured Lon-
don with their presence for a few days, and
Yarmouth has been en fele in honour of a visit
from the Prince. His Royal Highness and the
Prinoeas have also signified their intention to
visit the East of London on the occasion of the
opening of the breach of the South Kensington
Museum at Bethnal Green. The Duke of Edin-
burgh again am the centre of glad ceremonies at
Dublin, where the opening of the Exhibition
was made • great opportunity for exhibiting
the loyalty of the people, and that genuine
attachment to the Crown, which exists notwith-
standing all political differences and occasional
demonstrations to the contrary.
In the Boum of Lords the event of the week
has been the dimension, upon the motion which
Earl Russell has had upon the notice paper for
several weeks, and the immediate result is that
the Address which was about to be presented to
Her Majesty will probably not be required.
The expression of opinion upon the progress of
negotiations was all-powerful. One after
another, leading Conservative peers —the
Mai guts of Salisbury, Lord Derby, Low Chaiwea
—followed Lord Russell. The debate was pro-
longed. Contrary to the usual practice, no inti-
mation of intended adjournment was given. At
midnight the Lord Chancellor and other Ministers
signified their intention to speak—Lord
kimherley oonvinoed that he should require quite
two hours, the time taken by Lord Cairnkto reply
to him An adjournment warn unavoidable • but
the House first took the precaution to reveL the
strength of its Opposition by a division on the
question, leaving Mlnheses in a minority of
forty. One day intervened before the renewal
of the controversy. In that interval the real
effect of the motion was being deceased. Would
the vote, which would certainly be carried, be •
vote of censure or not I Certain oracles said—
not. It was only a petition to the Crown to
decline to sanction any further progress in the
arbitration until the indirect claims were with-
drawn. But the Cabinet knew better. They
refused to approve the adoption of such an
address by the House, and they employed Wood-
nodal in taking the best steps they could to
defeat Lord Russell's proposition. Earl 011111-
villa came down to the House on the following
day armed with a magical letter. The House
was invaded by many distinguished visitors from
"another place." Earl Granville, beaming with
conscious success, rose and reminded the House
that the great point of difference appeared to be
whether that part of the Supplemental Treaty
which. dealt with the submitted indirect claims
really destroyed them. Upon this point he and
his colleagues were clear; but, to confirm the
opinion, he had sought an Interview with
General Schenck, the American Minister had

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to Washington, and in • letter which
, Granville read amid breathless silence, he
announces that he is authorised to say "that
the Government of the United States regards
the new rule contained in the proposed article
as the consideration for and to be soospthd as •
final settlement of the three classes of the indirect
claims put forth in the othe of the United Steen
to which the Government of Greet Britain have i
objected." The Supplemental Treaty is not. I
however, yet finally agreed upon, though it I !
something to know that there remain. no differ-
ence of opinion between the two Government.
as to its meaning. But the suspense pending
the settlement of this wearisome dispute is most
prejudicial to the interests of the country.
Legislation is carried on in the gloomiest poisible
manner, and every night there is a Ministerial ,
explanation that leaves every one still in tee
dark. Possibly the adoption of President Grant
as the candidate of the Republican Convention
has done something in secure progress.
The answers i by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer and the Attorney-General, or rather
their refuels to give answers, in respect to the
Tichborne prosecution, whatever the partisans
of "the Claimant" may think, has the general
approval of the House of Commons, and will
doubtless save a good deal of inoonveolent and
out-of-plain diecumion which might have occurred
before the end of the amnion. It is bad enough
that the Claimant should continue to wimpy the
attention of the public and the Prase as he does,
without his becoming • subject of debate in
Parliament. It is to be feared that the settle-
ment of his claims, which have already outlasted
the virtual settlement of the American indirect
claims (having been originally preferred at about
the same date as the latter) will also remain •
matter of debate long after the American direct
claims have been disposed of by the arbitrators
at Geneva. The Claimant has &moms • question,
but the worst of these questions is that they
won't be shelved.
In the House of Commons the Scotch Educa-
tion Bill has been in committee, end the Govern-
ment have attained some &nooses. An amend-
ment by Mr Gordon to exempt parish schools
from the operations of the Aot except where
there was a deficiency of educational means, was
negatived by 232 to 177. On Thursday one of
the principal points clammed was the cumulative
vote, an amendment to establish which was
moved by Sir T. E. Colebrooks, and gave rise to
a short but animated debate. In the result the
amendment waa carried by the large majority of
126 to 36. Another important point, and one
on which that, was a good deal of debate, was
raised by an amendment moved by Mr Gordon,
requiring that instruction in the Holy Scriptures
shall be afforded in all the schools. This was
stoutly opposed by Professor Playfaif, as un-
necessary and mischievous, it beinp 'the use
and wont" to teach the Scriptures in all the
schools in Scotland, and by Mr Gladstone, as
Infringement on the principle of civil and
religious liberty, and as having been brought
forward by the hon. and learned gentleman for
the purpose of putting his opponents in an
invidious position. On the other hand, it was
supported with great warmth by Mr Gathorne
Hardy, Dr. Ball, Lord Henry Scott, Sir J.
Elphinstone, and Mr Newdegate. The amend-
ment was negatived by a majority of 44-204
to 160—• result whkih was hailed with loud
cheers on the Ministerial side of the House, it
being a reverse' of a former vote on the subject.
Continental news is of average interest. The
Imperial christening at Berlin, associated with
the visit of the Crown Prime sod Princess of
Italy, is an event of no ordinary significance.
The Fronds Assembly has been greatly agitated
over the election of a budget committee for
1873, but as this committee is said to be ap-
pointed to approve not to originate, the great
interest taken in its selection is rather unaccount-
able. Contrary to the general expectation
Marshal Serrano has been easily able to make
his pesoe with his warm-blooded countrymen at
Madrid. The report of his reaignation of the
position he has just assumed of Prime Minister
is incorrect. His explanation to the Cortes of
the amnesty order was at once accepted, and
liberality of the terms approved by • large
majority of votes. The retention of the Marshal
at the head of affairs will generally restore con-
fidence in the Government, The King seems
to have suoceedully weathered both the Carnet
insurrection and the political crisis.

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