The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF OOMMON/L

MOINDLT. —The Boon was oosojead with a variety of
vuistioal, bet sow were of soma importance.

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TOVIDAT.—UOOO the order of the day for going tato
sommateo on the Rao nue Officers Diesbditear Disroovel
ISA the Chanoellor of tba Eirshequeir utght to got rid
of the measure by moving that the Row should go
into committee that day Orris months, but the maims
was d.f.ated %POO a division. The bdi that pared
through ecnonalttee.

wanstrinse.—Tbs mood reading of Vi.
Oaford sad Osnibiidne 1/Diversil3es Bdl was earried
by • majority of 198 spinet 140. It is ammely likely
tbst lb. bill will become law in Ibis mission. Ti.
Libol Bill of Sir O'Lontilen was pot drive foe eons-
= it.., but its alums of gitiing through the Lords led
to its witbdiawa.

THOMSDAT.—n• first business wee the Sireble
tisk of voting the thank:. of the country to NiB4 Et
Napier sad the officers end men of (be form recently
engaged I. the Atrywinian expedition. When Mr.
Disraeli nee, abnot half.pen four o'clock every seat
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.r.rehtbraiihTbro.t.w.dtrefoafirsioL.dp p.omlneot to the oftr:L:r row
obesivt
of ooe of the earlier despatches. In which Bir R. Napier
Informed the goveremeat of the meow of b operations.
The speech of the Prime Minister wee distingnished by
the merit., end obaracierised by moms of the fault.
which seem Inseparable from kr. Diemen's ceremonial
and initiatory aorta Not wattle( in dignity awl
elevatioa of style, it bore the marks of, somewhat too
careful stady and too eialmrales preparation ; while one
or two sentenese, which were evideatly inteaded to
waives the strongest Welt% narrowly ee•Spelk if,
indeed, they did escape, being ridiculous. It was
with • Justifiable pride that the ',gilt hoe. testi*.
man described the Abyssinian expedition as one of
the most remarkable military soterprises of the
century, end characterised the march of oar troops
Into the interior of the roentii SI piercing a road
through a wall of mountable. There was sad
Juana' in attriboting to the fcntress
great a natural strength that, bad it bees defended by
la. man who asealled it, it woold have resisted the
'Musks of the whole world: and the reference to the feet that this wag the third tires that &r
ii. N'pler
bad received the thaelm of hie countrymen was Maisons
sad appropriate. Bat ths statement—debvered in high
snengang ioaes—that the "elephant. of Asia" bad borne
"the aral'ery of Barone over Africaa primes which
wig t have Mulled the trappse—.• of A., rke. mcsc
have been aertidentally omitted—and "the heater of the
Lice approached very stately to the banters of the
ludicrous; and when in still more lofty Laarsaae tars
boom way esogestalaisd spa the sinuislassi Sat

lb.steadied of 81. Germ bad hien planted epee the
misenteins of Buselea, beesur.bis memberi with
didlosity restrained their laughter. and eves the
speaker himself • fee • moment to loss his self.
posies.lon. To ibis etrenereaase it wee attributable,
no
doubt. that gat richt boomer.
able geetlemea astoowledged tie sairlses rendered to
tho expedition by the navy, and reperaly by Use
rocket brigade, were nomewhat ragged is their
construction. Bat the Practised orator sperJily
rersoesred Memel • and there wes ari &nit to be
loud wilt the wen Wanted term in which be ono-
mended the patienee, seduraaes, and good temper, as
well a. the gentleness and docility of Use troops, and
alter a not altogether novel aikidos to um,
sellahress ,of the age, declared that the result
of the Aby..inian expedition would old lecke to
the name of England, and henelleially isileeeee
the hi.tory of the world. The spores in whim,
, Mr. Ol.detone esconded the vote if thanks offers
lees opportunity for description on criticism. The terms
In whieh the leader of the opposition spoke of Mho
mreices of Sir Robin t Napier, and of tke Akers sad
soldier. under his commend, were there of burly and
unniiegled admiration and be woe ememly bee aiggegg
of the prates whisk he bestowed epee Ike meet
with an especial reference to Sir 8. ortlicote—for
their Wigs Ohnia, of a commander, the unbounded son-
, throe which they bad reposed in him, and the
neaparing liberality with whisk they bad supplied the
want, of the expedition. The sympathies of tbs
audience went wi• Is du speaker silks whim be
at our " almost tearless vietory," or deplored du death
' of Colonel Dunne, who, after aseaping the dangers of
' Ora Baleolava charge, had found a grave in Abyminis.
Ti. ch•-ers wheat had greeted the roma. ke of both the
mover and egesuder ef the vote of thanks showed how
engird, it commanded the approval of the House and
the "ayes" with whisk each moieties we sanotioeol
so it was read by the speaker was only the
contrierition of a forerone imeolnsion. Tha House then
went into eonimittee of supply epos the nava ...shoo.
sad was for WOO time engaged is the diseumion
of ship-buddies( and do kyard coostroetion,
r was rin,,ssd early In order that the Home
.ireitruks up the Begletratioo NIL An attempt os
the put of Mr. fimolleta, Colonel Baittelet, and Mr,
Moller, all Oesserratives, to prevent the progress of
bill, tweeted a good deal of amusement and some excite-
meet ; het in the end proved so completely abortive
that no division was t.ken, and the hill west through
committee. The Bonen. Where Diashilities Removal
B U was passed.
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oi a writ for Bristol: bat, after • short diarraloo, tbe
motbta was witbdrarra.