The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-03 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAT.—Tb• advent of Mr. Melly, the newly-
elected member for Stoke-upon• Trent, to the House of
Commons, was received by the Opposition with the
significancy of a loud cheer, probably caused by the
gain of a seat to the Liberal party. The sitting was
abort; and though to a certain (+stint businesslike
number of bills baring been introduced—was featureless
and delL Amoopt the notices, the most portentous
was one by Mr. ll'Laren, promising to engraft an
amendment on the Rook& Reform Bill, which would
give fifteen additional members to Rootland.—A reply
from Mr. Ward Hunt assured Mr. Peter Taylor satis-
factorily that the Government does not contemplate any
new contract for mail service with Mr. Churchward.
ne proceedings then became regular and even: two of
the orders of tho day, purely formal, were got rid of,
and bills introduced—by Mr. Ewart, for the establish-
ment of metric weights and measures; by Mr. Cave,
for carrying out a convention with France on the subject
of coast fisheries; and several othera.

TOIRDAT. —The most canal observer of the House
of Commons must have been aware that that assembly
was in a state, not exactly of expectation, for everyone
knew what was ooming, but of mobility and talkative.
Oal. So much attention wee bestowed on Mr. Beres-
ford Hope, when be came in to take the oath and his
seat for the University of Cambridge as to give him the
satisfaction of • cheer; but, whilst one or two opposed
private bills were being slimmed, the state of things
was chaotic. Whether infinenced by an unacknow-
ledged idea of one of those long remises which generally
accompany ministerial re-arrangemente or not, member
after member pc:Altoona motions of which they had
given notice, some of them with excess of precaution,
as their resolutions stood for datea deep in next month.
After this, and without allowing even the "questions"
to intervene, Lord Stanley rose, and, in a voice trembl-
log with emotion, announced with deep regret the re-
signation of Lord Derby, and the feet that Mr. Disraeli
was at that moment occupied in forming an administra-
time. No sound, either of sympathy or disapproval,
came from any part of the House in regard to the r,oilrat
clips! matter involved, and it was only when
Stanley expressed regret at the neceacary postponement
of the debate on Ireland, which stood for the evening,
that a alight cheer broke, apparently from the point
where the Nth members were gathered. Of cams
Mr. Maguire was prompt to percent himself as soon as
Lord Stanley bad moved the adjournment of the House
to Friday; but, at the universal cry for Mr. Gladstone,
he gave way. It wu not without marks of emotion on
his part that the Leader of the Opposition spoke a few
graceful and appropriate words, in which he man
aa it were, to combine a compliment to Lord Derb7lda
an expression of sympathy with Lord Stanley. The
making of a request by Mr. Maguire to Lord Stanley to
give him a day for his motion, which the noble lord so
obviously, under the circumstance, had not the power
to grant, wee noon got over; and the Honey broke up
hastily, with that appearances of schoolboy enjoyment
that invariably accompanies • sudden Adjournment,
whatever may be the muse, serious or trivial.

FILIDAT.—The House was of course in a state of Sun
until the general conversation was interrupted by the
advent of Colonel Taylor, who moved a new writ for
North Northamptonshire, in oonsequenoe of Mr. Ward
Hunt's appointment to the Chawellorship of the Rs.
chequer, .midst the profoundest silence, which was not
succeeded even by • murmur one way or the other. In
the meantime, Lord Robert Montague had been ob-
served to be mobile, and to have a confidential com-
munication with the Speaker, which seemed to be taken
as a suggestive of Lis now having something to do with
the arrangements of the Minutes ; but, as Colonel
Taylor formally moved the adjournment afterward; •
function which is usually performed by the other Secre-
tary to the Treasury, it was assumed that no successor to
Mr. Hunt was yet in harness. As was expected, Lord
Stanley asked for • recess until Thursday next,
to enable the reconstructed Ministry to appear
dreamed in their ranks; and be promised Mr.
Maguire an early day for his motion on Ireland.
It was felt by Mr. Gladstone to be his duty to
enter • semi-protest against the length of the
proposed adjournment, which would have the
effect of poet-dating the eommenosment of the business
of the session a month beyond the signal time; but be
weeded to it, on the ground that the Government might,
perhaps, employ the interval in maturing their Irish
policy? A few notices of motion were given—notably
one by Mr. White of • resolution demanding the
repeal of the ratepaying clauses of the Reform Act
which Mete to compound householders—and one
or two questions having been asked, the House