The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-19 00:00:00

HOUSE or COMMON&

MosnAT.—Mr. Kinglike called attention ta the Atte
aff.irs on the Coot:tient. A debate, lasting for
nearly die hours, ensued, after which the Boom *eat
Into co:ideate. Non the 11..forat Bill. Mr. Hunt
UP-, an WO: [ATOM to (71ause 4, the objet of which
eras to make the £l4 couttiy franchise a rating and not.
rental franchbe. Thu Chancellor of the Each quer
opp sed the •Inendinent, and after a lengthy dbemaion
it au ....I that peewees be reported. The Goverll-
- opposed the MO. ion, and on *division the numbers
were—for the Government; 303; ageing! theta, 254.
the debate %rat rcemmid and continued for 80030 time,
.1 en s.inin • similar ~,,, tion was made. This rinse the
b a e. 1, —for i;0•....n0,.t. 251; against. 212.
1.11 • Tiiriet till ritfe. col to ..11••• tie beameet to proem d,
ant the Chaueellor the Exchequer, protesting against
the trecties pthisuctl, cunecnted to progress being

reported. - -
TUKSD %T.—Mr. H. Viriarl 11101111 I MYSt Royal
Cominisiion be issued to low tigete the reohable
quite ity of noel couttined in the coal fields of Great
Bvtein, and also to ascertain whet qOlll, it, in at present
coneumcd in the veil.... branches of manufaature, for
steam I *V4OOIOIII, Will for dornwitin purpietek, at well as
the quencity iptttel. The bi .vernment ultimately
eonscuted to the appointment of the Commiesion asked
for.

WEINIrSDAT.—On the order Inc going into committee
on the Bill for the Abolition f Testa at Oxford, Mr.
Beate m•med that the terms .1 the eommiseion appointed
ou the 211th of May last he extended, to incluse an in-
quiry in4i the other declerations to be made in the
Universities. either of Oxford or Cambridge, as • con-
dition for admis-ion to the governing bodies of either
University. Sir G. Grey opposed the amendment, and
Mr. Ncate withdrew it. On the first clause, Sir W.
Heat'mote moved an amendment. the object of which
was to protest the interests of the Fellows of Colleges,
and to leave them in the position in which they were at
present. After • long debate, the committee divided,
when ths amendment was defeated by the unexpectei
majority of 73, e result whieh wits hailed with loud
cheers from the Ministerial side of the House. Sir W.
Heathoote withdrew his other amendments, and the
Bill passed through oommitt. e.
THIMDAT.— In committee on the Reform Bill the
adjourned debate on Mr. Hunt's amendment to substi
tote in the £l4 county franchise the "rateable value"
for the '• clear annual value," was resumed. After •
short debate the committee divided, when there were,
for the amendment 273, against 293, majority for Govern.
ment, 7. The amendment waa therefore rejewhe. Mr.
B. Stanhope then moved to leave out of the clause re.
qairing that for the £l4 county franchise the qualifies-
tem should consist of • bums in which the person
resided or • booms with land, the former being not less
than £6 in value. He contended that if • home sri h-
out land gave • qualification, land without • house
ought to do so. The Chancellor of the Exottepter said
that if the C.naerratives expreseed a wish to enfranchise
the small cultivators of land the Government would not
stand iu the way, rierided that promotion, were taken
to prevent the manufacturing of votes. A long debate
cortird, and the amendment was carried by a majority
of 287.

FBI ••T.—lo reply to Mr. A. Grant, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer said that if the directors of the Bank of
England reduced the rate of discount below 10 pit cent..
the ts.dertahing entered into with them by the Govern-
ment in reference to the issue of notes would cease.—
On the motion to go into committee of engpty, an in-
teresting discurion took place, initiated by Mr. Barclay,
in reference to the differential duties on sugar. Mr.
Barclay oetended that the present way of levying tbe
duties was unsatisfactory, and hoped it could be
modified. The Chansellor of the E.:chequer showed
that inquiries were being made are to what improve-
ments could be made in the mode of keying duties on
sugar. When those inquiries wore complete the whole
subject would be brought before the House. Mr.
Bright suggested that the best plain would be to got rid
of the duty altogether.—Mr. Swart proposed that per-
mission be given for • beat of the late Joeph Hume,
presented by his widow, to be Owed in the library of
the House. In the dimension which followed, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer pronounced a warm
panegyric on the character of Mr. Hisme.—Mr. Had-
field and Mr. White regretted that Mr. Honor's merits
had not been recognised in his lifekine.—The motion
was agreed to

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boa* but the United Stake troops would not allow
them to 'and, and the probability was they would all be
captured. The Canadians are said to have net thirty.
seven men and three adhere in the action. The United
Steles troops were being sent to the frontier, and the
mast mtishietory emanates had been given by the
Washington Government to the Canadian authorities,
that the raiders will be put down.
Tag Cubs brings exceedingly gratifying intelligence
from New York. The President has issued • prods.
mation against the ['miens, and has arrested two of
their leadees--Swonny. the planner a Ihe ?mien
Canadian raid, and Roberts, the leader of the anti-
O'llabony faction.