The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-06-14 00:00:00

6:NTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,-

The estimates for the year, for which proviAion has
nut Imen made by the late Parliament, %ill be
lady liii before you, together with such supplementary
estimates as present circumstances render iudiapensably
aecossary for public blaYaCe.
MY !Anus AND GENTISIIES,—

I have directed a Bill to be prepared for giving effect,
MO fir a, the Mil of Parliament may be requi-cd, to cer-
tain' suggestions of the Commissioners which I appointed
to Inquire into the beg mode of efficiently manning the
Royal N.ivy ;nod I recommend this important meaaure
to your immediate attention. bleasures of legal and
social improvement, the progress of which in the late
Parliament was necessarily interrupted by the disso-
lution, will again be brought under your consideration.
I should, with pleasure, give my sanction to any well-
oonsideretl measure for the amendment of the laws
which regulate the representation of my people in Par-
liament; and should you he of opinion that the neces-
sity of giving your iinn.c.liate attention to measures of
urgency relating to the defence and financial condition
of the country will not leave you sufficient time for
legislating with due deliberation, during the present ses-
sion, on a subject at tnce so difficult mid so extensive, I
trust that at the commencement of the next session your
earnest attention will be given to a question of which
an early and satisfactory settlement would be greatly to
the publi: advantage. I feel assured that you will enter
with zeal and diligence on the discharge of your Parlia-
mentary duties, and I pray that the result of your deli-
berations may tend to secure to the country the con-
tinuance of peace and progressive improvement at
home.

At the evening sitting, after the Royal Speech had
been read by the LORD CHANCELLOR,

Lord Pow's, in moving the Address, hoped that the
Bills of last session would be placed As quickly as possi-
ble an the same stage as that to which they had been
advanced previous to the dissolution. He proceeded to
recapitulate the principal topics of the Royal Speech,
and said it was his opinion that the efforts male by the
present Government to preserve thc pl-11Ce of Europe
would he satisfactory to the nation. The position of
this country was one of neutrality ; but in order to
make its voice remectel we must make ',reparations
commensurate with our power. He concluded by
moving that an humble Address be presented to Her
Majesty.
Lord LIFFORD seconded the motion.

Lord GilaNvi et.n, alluding to is passage in the Speech
dissolving Parlianient, considered that the Government
had not relied on Providence alone to secure a majority,
but had themselves put their shoulders to the wheel.
He regretted, hoisever, to see that, in spite of the
result of the elections, it was the intention of the
Ministry to carry on the Government with a minority.
One of the principal errors, he thought, of the Con-
servative party was that it endeavoured to please every-
body. This system. he was sorry to observe, was not
to be abandoned. It gave him much pleasure to hear
that our foreign relations were in a favourable condition ;
but he could taut help regretting that no effort had been
made to induce Russia to cooperate with us to preserve
the peace of Europe—that peace had been violated by a
great, a disastrous, and an unnecessary war, and it was
impossiele to foresee whether any good result would
spring from it. The question was, Had everything
been done by the Government to avert • war? He
was glad to observe that it was the intention of the
Ministry to maintain our neutrality, but he did not
wbh it to be understood that our neutrality would be
maintained under any circumatancee, as it would only
encourage the belligerent Powers to disregard ally
renionArances we might address to them. Ile emild
hardly conceive any cause which would justify this
country in plunging into this war. The subject
however required greater skill and greater firmness than
Iler Wijii-ity's Government hail yet shown. It was not
his intention to move any amendment to the Address.
The Govenoneot hail appealisl to the country, and the
result of that appeal aoulti be •teclared in the other
House. If the vote of the House of Coin was
Favourable tu the Ministry, he said most distinctly for
himself and friends that, although they should nut
abstain fnini watching the course of public affairs, they
would abstain from anything like factious uppuaition.
If the vote should be unsatisfactory to the Government,
he could only cypress his hope that it would be satis-
factory to the country.
_ _

Lora Matuk.annur stated his intention of laying
before the House the whole of the correspondence
relating to the war and to the efforts which had been
made by the Government to ACCUre !Via%
Lord !towns,: asked the Government whether they
were ready to repeat the denial that no secret treaty
or understanding existed now between France and
Russia. He lied reawm to believe that sonic agreement
had been concluded between those two Powers within
the last three weeks.
_ .

Lord Nottn.tsitv objected to the line of policy pur-
sued by hi.' own side.
Lord C.tittistg was glad to observe the unanimity
among the leading statesinen to adhere strictly to
neutrality. lie drew the attention of the House to the
strange coalition which had taken place between the
Roman Catholics and the Conservative party during the
recent elections.

Lord Eutieroot contradicted the reports in the
newspapers of some unholy coanpact existing between
himself and Cardinal Wiseman.
Lord lIHOUGUAM thought that hostilities had been
begun without a shadow of pretence, except the false
pretence of favouring the cause of liberty. The origin
of this war was due to Sardinia. No one was more eager
than himaelf to see the Austrians driven from Italy.
but not merely to hand them over from one waster to
another. If Lombardy could be erected into an indepen-
dent kingdom n it would be • positive benefit to Austria by
relief it would afford to her finances. We had no reason,
he thought, to distrust the Emperor of the French, yet,
considermg his position, we ought to be, not mistrust-
ful, but on our guard. To increase our navy, to esta-
blish and stimulate the enrolling of volunteer ride
corps in every part of the country, would be the best
MIMS for gaining that object.
Lord ELLEN BOROUGH wished that the House of Com-
mons would imitate the example of Mr. Fox, who in
1804 bad relinquished his opposition to Mr. Pitt when
the emergencies of the time required such • sacrifice.
The 14uke of Alti;YLi. agreed that in the present con-
dition of affairs a strong Government was imperatively
necessary. He argued that the present Government
were not capable to conduct the affairs of the country.
Lord DEBBY maid that although the debate had been
highly important it had been of • highly discursive
character, for lie had not heard any reference to any
paragraph in the Royal Speech. He lied heard much
nonsense of the efforts made by the Governinent to in-
duence the late elections. In regard to Ireland they
haul heard the denial of Lord Eglintoun, and lie for him-
self denied as strongly that any compact existed between
him and Cardinal Wiseman. Procoodiug to the charges
of Sir .1. Graham, lie ahowed that the increase of the
billeting money was in accordance with the recominen-
' dation of a Parliamentary committee at the beginning
of the year, that this very provision was introduced
into the Mutiny Bill long before any idea was cuter-
tamed of • dissolution of Parliament. If he could see
any chance of • strong Government he would gladly lay
down the responsibility he had assumed, but, consider-
ing the state of foreign affairs, lie thought it was his
duty to his Sovereign still to remain at his post. He
had accepted office with the intention of appealing to
I the country in case of a defeat in the House of Coni-
MORS. He denied the analogy which had been drawn
bstween the prorogations of 1841 and 18119 ; and,
although lie must admit the Government were in •
minority, at the same time be was convinced that no
GoienimeLt c .uld be -v 3ed so strong and united as
the one in . ffice lii im lawns the forbearance which had
been exerc, ed i f urei4uu affairs by the Oppoaition, he
thought thu ir • . !Mese° on other subjects bad been as
much due to t ,eir ullicretiou as to their justice or
moderation. The dissolution was not to discover
whether the country approved the Reform Bill, but
whether it approved the mode f proaxeding adopted by
its opponent... Whatever our feelings on the present
struggle in Italy. we were bound by treaties not to give
way to them. He thought this war had been under-
taken on false pretences at the instance of Sardinia, hut
neither on one side nor the other was there any ground
fur quarrel which might not have been arranged by diplo-
mosey. It was for till,' country to maintain a strict neu-
trality between all parties. But the position of • neu-
tral was most delicate anti difficult, and it would be
madness in a statemnan, however sincerely desirous of
neutrality, not adequately to provide fur the defence of
the country, as the only neutrality to be respected must
be an armed neutr..lity. He entertained no fear of any
proximate invasion, but when he saw the increasing
armaments of other nations it became the duty of the
Government to place the navy of the country on •
strong footing. In the present state of things he
believed nu demand for the defence of the kingiC.m
would be refused by the House of Commons. If it
should be proved that Her Majesty's Governinent does
not ',outgoes the confidence of the country, and that
another party does, lie could only say that he should
lay down with greater pleasure than he had taken up
the responsibility of office. Should, however, as he
exiiwted, a contrary decision be arrived at, he hailed
with pleasure the promise of Lord Granville that no
factious opposition would be offered to the Government
of the country.

The Addres..s was then agreed hi, and the House ad-
l°4rned at' 20 winutet past 11 o'clock.

THURSDAY.

In answer to a ques.inWirol37.lo;;d SHATTEKBU.RT,

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Lord DCBBT stated that, as at present advised, it was
not the intention of the Government to recommend to
Her Majesty the granting of a charter to St. Stephen's-
green University. Dublin,
The answer of the Queen to the Address was than
brought up and rout by the Marquis of Fast=

The Law of Property and Trustees Relief Amendment
Bill was read a second time and ordered to be com-
mitted.
Lord DERBY rave notice that to-morrow he should
move that the Home. on ris,ng, adjourn until NVednes-
day next.
Lord:MAE-remount moved for copies of the eorrer
pondence between the trustees of the National Gallery
and the Council of the Society for the Encouragement
of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce with reference to
the opening of the Venion and Turner Galleries of Pic-
tures at the South Kensington hlnsetini of an evening ;
and also fur copies of all letters and memorials on the
same subject which may have been received by the said
trustees up to the date of their making the returns now
moved for.
The %immix of SAII.I:4IIERY had no objection to lay
the papers on the table of the House.
In answer to the Doke of Newcastle, the Marquis of
SALlBlintl said that the Report of the Communion on
the present state of the Militia of the United Kingdom
liad nut as yet been agreed to, but that in a short time
he hoped to be able to lay it on the table of the
House.
'rho Ifouse then adjourned at twenty minutes to 6
o'clock.