The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-07-30 00:00:00

imperial Vlarliamnit.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

1110XDAT.—Lord Nominally moved that a humble
address be presented to Her Majesty for copies or
extracts of any despatches relating to the affairs of the
Ducky of Modena from Ifer Majesty's Minister mem
dited to the Central Courts of Italy during the years
1855, 1856,1857, and 1858. Reread the correspondence
which had passed between himself and Mr. Gladstone
on tho subject, and remarked that as that gentleman
had refused to retract the charge he hoped the papers
would be produced, in order that the case might be
fairly placed before the country.— Lord Wodeboase
protested vehemently against the conduct of Lord
lionuanby in bringing charges against Mr. Gladstone
in a place where it was impossible for the object of
them to repel them. He proceeded to justify the
charges which Mr. Gladstone bad made, and contended
that they were drawn from documents of which the
genuineness bad never been questioned.—Lord Derby
thought the conduct of Mr. Gladstone as a Minister of
the Crown highly improper in bringing charges against
the Duke of Modens not Instilled by the evidence, and
which the accused party was precluded from answering.
—Lord Brougham thought Mr. Gladstone had
out his case if the documents were not forgeries.—The
motion waa then agreed to.—Lord Ebary, in presenting
• petition in favour of • revision of the Book of
Osisainion Prayer. mid that next year would be the 200th
anniversary of the Act of Uniformity, Mad Ise hopes
then that the terms of subscription would be modified.
He intended next year to propose that the terms of
subscription to the Thirty.nine Atticlee should be
relaxed.—The Bishop of London was glad that Lord
Ebury had confined himself to the question of relaxing
the term, of subscription. With regard to the general
revision of the Liturgy, no such revision, in his opinion,
!west to take place at the present time. Such changes
had been isonlined to periods of !great revolutions, and
if any such changes were now desired Lord Ebury ought
to specify the exact reforms he wished tome introduced.
He thought the terms of subscription were not so rigid
as generally supposed. If it were desired, the services
of the Church might be considerably shortened, bet to
this eourse the laity, and not the clergy, were the chid
obstacle.
TU ILISDAT.—Lord Wodebouse moved the second
reading of the Irremovable Poor Bill, the objects of
which were to diminish the period within which •
settlement could be impaired from five to three years'
continuos residence in any particular union, and to
effect a change in the anode of raising the fund by which
relief was to be afforded —Lord Lifford, in moving as
an amendment that the bill be read a second time that
day six months, urged that the measure was a first step
to the destruction of the English parochial system, and
a considerable advance towards the establishment of •
union of national system of rating--The Earl of Devon
supported the bill on the ground that it would promote
the freedom of labour, and any measure that &mom-
plished such au object was worthy the encourageceet of
the legislature.—Several other noble Lords addressed
the House. and on • division, the amendment was
lestatived by 40 to 31, and the bill read • seisond time.
—The Bishop of London laid upon the table • bill
providing for the repair of the residences of incumbents,
and explained that it would enable en incumbent
to borrow from Queen Anne'ißounty a sum of money to
repair his residence, on condition that • rent charge
ahotild be laid upon his life interest in the benefice.
The right reverend prelate added that the bill bad
received the approval of both houses of convocation.—
In answer to an inquiry by Lord Redesdale, the Bishop
of London stated that the bill contemplated raising •
common fund in each diocese, under the charge of the
archdeasions and deans, for the neoemary expenses.
THURBDAT.—On the motion of going into committee
on the Emit India High Court of Judicature Bill, the
Earl of Ellenborough moved as an amendment, a preli-
minary inquiry. On A division, the amendment was
rejected b 748 to 42.—The Volunteer Tolls Exemption
Bill, the University Elections Bill,the Irremovable Poor
Bill, end the Salmon Fisheries Bill were also severally
through cosiniittee. Several other bills were
la
forwarded • stage, and their lordships adjourned.
FRIDAT.—On the order of the day for considering
the Commons' reseons for disagreeing with certain
amendments of the Lords on the Benkruptey and
Insolvency Bill, a long discussion took place in which
the Lord Chancellor, Lord Cransworth, Lord Chelms-
ford, and Lord Wensleydale were the principal speakers.
On a division, as to the powers and duties of the chief
judge, their lordship's original amendment was ad-
hered to by • majority of 80 to 46. The Commons'
amendment on the other points was agreed to. Their
Lordships did not adjourn till a quarter before one
o'slock.