The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-05 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

DEFEAT OF GOVERNMENT.

I131:CCEJOI OF LORD JOIIN MERRELL'S AMENDMENT,
AND EXPECrED RE-NIGNATIoN OF MINIATERS.
The debate on the Dovernuient Reform Bill closed on
Thursday night, or rather at an ear:y hour on Friday
morning, when 31inisters were defeated by a majority of
the her being—
For the second reading
Againat it
Majority for the Ruasell Resolution
(in the tion of )Ir. Disraeli the House adjourned to
Monday. iii order that Mitaisterli may conaider what
omrse they shall punme. The pertinacity with which
tiw (*hence:Mr of the E‘eliequer &Articled the Bill uould
count native the exls•etation that either a di,ooilution of
Parlians,Dt or a resignation of inini4ers is • lihdy

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; ;loan the intrialitetTon of a new Bill I.y the fires€l;i
I 1..., misactit. All ...etc of re, however, Ore afloat.
' and it is generale understood that Lord John Ifieusell M
prepared with the list of a hew Admieistration, if he
1 phoillii be s 1111111 l otied to Buckingham Palace to take
_office in laird It. rhy's Ogee.
The scene in the House just before the division was
most excitiws. Slimily Were one o'clock the Speaker
. put the question, in d the Ilow.e proceeded to divide.
Upwards of OKI mem' era were present ; a oinsiderable
litnither of thstlmuished pers..ns occupied the seats as-
, signed to visitors on either side of the entrance behind
the bar anti the gallery immediately over the clock ;
; while both the Speaker's and Stranger's galleries were
; crowded with an excited audience. Upwards of *.M
I minutes were consumed in taking the division. and as
I the mime:tit for at 1111 l uneing the result ajyroached, the
I excitement rose to the highest pitch. The great hulk
of the nembers, as usual, on returning fr the division
lobbies, resumed their plates on tither side of the
chamber, but a large number of them had assembled in
; a ileums crowd at tile bar. At length the tellers made
; their appearance, and then there were cries of " Order,
I Order '." and " Bar, bar I" .lis the tellers took their
places. it was seen in at, instant on which aisle the
eiajoritv lay, an.l ..• 1 hey advanted to the table a vocife-
rous cite. r, in .lot:ciliation of the actual MAAR, fO6O
from the 41p1ositic it side.
As the numbers were announced, the House again
rang with a triumphant sl t from the Opposition
benches. It will be perceived by the divisi 111 l that 621
Inalninfl, were in at friadallec—a 10111161. UnpreCedented,
except on all extraordinary occasion, such as this.
Shortly after 10 o'clock On Friday moaning the
Chaim. llor of the Exeliequer left Grosvenor Gate
and proceeded to the residence of the Earl
.4 lierl.y. in St. ilames'sesquare. The right
lion. gentleman remained in cumulation until ten
ininutt.s to 12, when they left and walked across
the park together to the Uliancellor of the Exchequer's
official residence in Downimpstrcet. At 12 o'clock a
. cabinet council was held at which there were present
' the Earl id Derby, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Chen-
twilor of the Exchequer, General Peel, Lord Stanley,
Mr. Stater...et Esteourt, Sir Falwanl Ibilwer Lytton.
laird John Alatitters, the Isinl l'imumllor, the Earl of
Ilardwieke. the Etch of Malusesbury, Sir Julio Peking-
ton. and laird Itotiougliniore.
' Sir William Jolliffe had an interview with the first
Lord of the Treasury at Indf.pant nine o'clock, and
• afterwards called upon *cereal of this leading supporters
; of the Government.
Purim; the whole of the morning the clubs were
• enietleal with inetehers of both houses of Parliament,
I and other gentlemen who take an interest in political
I alai's. It is confidentially stated by ina.uy parties that
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the noble earl roil' not venture uf on a dissolution of
parliament, but that after the cabinet has closed its
sittings, lie will proceed st once to Buckingham Palace
1 and announce to Her Majesty the resignation of hi;
government.

FRANCE.
The following telegrams were received at Mr. Reuters
office, April 1:

PARIS. Friday, April I.
be ailinitt.l into the Congress as
onielth
::(tliTlrti!at imt
Poters. Austna and Russia having for-
lindrldrd against her admission on any other
terms than those allowed to the other Italian States.
The aline two great Powers have also ileinarkled that
Piedinont should not be suffered to enter the Congyeas
' •diately on its commencement, and, as a matter of
eourse, but should only be perniitted to take part in the
deliberation when called upon to do ho.

PARts, Saturday, April 2. P.lll.
The officers of a division of the army of Perla were, I
an. assured, v aaaaa moiled yesterday to the quarters of their
relsetive colonels, and informed that they were to
bold themselves in readiness to march, ii the division
was to form part of the army about to enter on a cant-
pain. I think it right to observe that one regiment in
particular is mem' xi, to the officers of which this
order was communicated, and I mu assured that the Bailie
occurred with the other corps. I also learn that the
tloveninient have inquired LS to how many men could
be tranarorted per day by rail to Lyons, and that tire
nexwer ze4 2:i.ntal. The •'li Itoh iiismile of the %ups,-
. rior officers is that war may be considerad as certain.
People here are already bsginning to speak of a new
Treaty of Tilsit, and of the rongress ben% only for the
purpose of gaining time ; and 111110. of great experience
in Imperial polities, and who have held high poaitions
under t :oversewn t. belie ve the dangerof w ur it not yet over.
IkAding and other military neeeAvirieA of a similar kind
are preparing with incessant activity and forwarded to
lA. Me.
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*lt is said that General de Itartimprey, who lately
(annum:o.l the dirndun j than, in .tlgeria, 6to com-
mand the troop* to he encamped at !Miley, on the /Sar-
dinian frontier. These troops are to consist of three
brigadta.

The following taegrana was received at Mr. Renter's
office April 2 :
TURIN, Saturday, April 2.
Count Cavour has arrived here, and, as • testimony
A the public confidenoe, an imposing demonstration was
prepared for his reception. A h,rest concourse of peol•l•
thronged the road, shouting, ' Vira ii kit Viva
Carver • Vim l' hulas P 'Viva Prelatic f
Letters from Rome, Florence, and other towns of
Italy announce that numerous subscriptions have been
opened for the purpose of affording pecuniary 1111184i0610
to the Sardinian Government, and also Nat roisn‘eal
have been deepenehed to Piedmont.