The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-07-09 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COHMONH.

MONDAT. - On the motion that the Appropria-
tion of Seats Hill amended be considered,
Mr. Duncombe moved its postponement for
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three months, on the ground hat' in principle
it was an entirely different Bill hem that
which the House approved of on the second reading,
and that it therefore ought to be re-committed. Mr.
Scully seconded the amendment; and Mr. Coningliam
remarked on the unsatisfactory position in which the
liberal party were placed by this Lord John
Russell defended the conduct of the Government in
the matter.—The House divided, and Mr. lluticombe's
motion was lost by a large majority.--Mr. Sterling then
moved that the seat which it was decided should be
.given to South Lancashire should be transferred to the
Scotch Uuivorsitioc—Sir (1. C. Lewis opposed this pro-
position, and so also did Sir James Graham, who
took that opportunity of explaining his reasons for not
preis.snstcin the
I,rlaiSnteorilinL°n4GUnivifrilty.7-- After some
iscii Sterling withdrew 114 motion.
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Tu LSD AT. Mr. Hennessy called attention to the events
in Poland, with reference to the Treaties of 1815. He
entered upon a long historical narrative, commencing
with the partition of Poland, of the conduct of the
Continental Powers towards the Poles, and argued that
the destruction of the independence of Poland and its
incorporation with Russia materially affected
the interest of Englaud, as well as the
political end commercial condition of Europe.
lie moved for copies or extracts of cor-
respondence on the subject of Poland in 1831 and 1832
between the Governments of Great Britain and Russia.
—Lord J. Russell reminded the House that it was the
opinion of the great Navoleon that as Russia, Austria,
and Prussia were all in possession of Polish provinces,
it was beyond even his power to hope to restore the
independence of Poland. Everything that could be
dime by British diplomacy was done at the Congress of
Vienna to re-establish that independence; but the
return of Napoleon from Elba thwarted our efforts, and
• feeling still existed in Russia and at St Petersburg
that Poland should uot enjoy larger rriviliges. He de-
fended the Government et this country from the charged
complicity in the treatment of the Poles. England, lie
said, had been altogether hostile to the partition of
Poland. With regard to Russia, he urged the delicacy
and the danger of any interference on behalf of the
Poles, arid even to go to war on their behalf would
not accomplish the object, or be for the interests of
Poland. Greater hopes might be entertained from the
peaceable program of enlightenment and knowledge.
He did not oppose the production bf the papers moved
for.—Lord Pahuerston said he agreed with Lerd J.
Russell that it was impossible not to admire the Polish
character, or lament the misfortunes which had
befallen Poland ; and lie concurred with him. likewise,
in thinking that • people who had resisted all attempts
to destroy their national spirit must ultimately enjoy
a better fate. The Government were, however, not
prepared to recommended any decided course of
interferences in her behalf, which would not meet with
the support of this country. The motion was agreed to.
—Sit J. Elphinstone moved • resolution, that it was the
duty of her Majesty's Government to take measures to
insure that all seagoing vessels, especially those
employed in the carriage of passengers, should be
sufficiently supplied with anchors and chains, properly
tested as to strength and workinanship.—Mr. U.
Gibson and Lord C. Paget objected to Government
undertaking the responsibility of testing and re-testing
the anchors acid chains of all merchants vessels, which
would lead to great expense, rid to an interference
intolerable to the owned. The motion, on • division
was negatived.—Several Bills were forwarded a stage,
and the House adjourned.
Wgpsgmosv.—Mr. Walpole moved the second
reading of the Indictable Offence. (Metropolitan
District) Bill, which enacts that within the Metropolitan
District no elm-go shall be preferred against a person
behind his back by going before a grand jury.—Mr.
Ayrton recommended the postponement of the seeped
reading on account of the absence of the law officers of
the Crown.—Mr. Hunt opposed the Bill which he said
removed that amine bulwark of Rngl,ot !iherty, • triind
jury—After a brief discussion the adjournment was
: Weed to.
Tau astisr.—liir G. C. Lewis, in reply to a question
from Mr. Tite, said he hoped to be able to introduce
next session a general measure, which was much
wanted, especially in reference to criminal lunatics.—
Sir R. Peel asked the Foreign Secretary whether he
could give the House any information with referenoe
to • statement which appeared in the official journal
of Madrid of the 29th of June, stating that the Spanish
Government had resolved to abandon its elan° against
Morocco, and to declare Tetuan the property of Spain.
—Lord J. Russell replied that in the first instance the
Moorish Government had positively declined to fulfil
its engagements with Spain. Finding, however, that
Swan was prepared to enforce the treaty, the Govern-
ment of Morocco declared that they were unable at the
moment to perform their engagements, but that they
would do so when they could. Subsequently, how-
ever, Spain has been again informed that Morocco re-
fused to fulfil the treaty, whereupon Marshal O'Don-
nell declared that the only course open for her, except
positive war, was to declare Tetuan permanently •n-
-nosed to the Spanish territories. As, however, Spain
had deelared that she was still ready to listen to terms,
her determination to occupy Tetuan could not yet be
considered definite, and the difficulty might yet be
arranged.—Mr. Fitsgerald feared, from the tone of the
noble lord's speech, that her Majesty's Government was
disposed to tolerate the proceeding of Spain, but he
trusted that they would not permit any occupation
which would imperil Gibraltar and impede the free
aeons to the Meditarranean.—Lord J. Rowell said that
it assuredly was not the duty of this ciiiintry to rap-
port Morocco in the evasion of the fulfilment of her
obligations. On the contrary, it was his duty to endea-
vour to arrange matters between the two parties,
which would not be best done by injurious imputations
against either.
FRIDAY.—At the morning sitting, went at once into
Committee upon the Irremovable Poor Bill, and the
chases up to the Bth, inclusive, were agreed to.—ln
the evening, Kinglake called attention to the danger
which seemed to threaten the integrity and inde-
pendence of Switzerland, and asked what progress had
been made towards effecting those "full and adequate
arrangements" which in Her Majesty's Speech in
August last were expressed to be confidently looked
forward to as the weans for "securing the neutrality
and independence of the Swiss Confederation ;" and
whether (pending the negetitations referred to in
Her Majority's Speech), the continued occupation by
FrSOCe of territories which have been declared to
"form part of the neutrality of Switzerland". is
senotiooed by any previsional agreement or under-
etandiog between the guaranteeing Powers—Sir R.
I Peel raid he considered the annexation of Savoy to

France as lure a Alt actonspli ; but, as regarded
Switretlacti, we were bound to consider the question
of the neutralized territory in • public point of view.
If we were di.tappointed in our expectations. iu relation
to that territory, the blame did not real with the
British Government. Nothing bad been done ; toil
England Well only one of the parties to the Treaty ef
Vienna—Lord John Neilsen observed that it was now
desr that, before the Italian war, in 1818, an agree.
ment had been come to between the Emperor of the
French and the Prime Minister ?f the Ring of
he which a helm waa heirs out that. If the
Bing of NA-anda should be attacked by Austria, and
the result should be to give Lombardy and Venetia
I, Sardini,, Savoy and Nice were to be ceded to
France. The result of the war, however, was not the
conquest of Lombardy and Venice, but ultimately
Sardinia obtained Tuscany, Modena, and Parma. Lord.
Join' then gave a biztory el the negotiations which
took place on the subject of the annexation of Savoy
and Nice to France, the resolutions of the other
great Powers, mid the policy pursued throughout by
the British Governmeut. The question of the
neutrality and independence of Switzerland, as
guranteed by the Treaty of Vienna, remained as
before ; and it was for Switzerland herself to assert
her own iudependence. He adverted to the Syrian
question, to the fidelity with which the Emperor of
the French had fulfilled his engagements therein, and
to his recognition of the kingdom of Italy. Other
questions were still pending 6u the Continent of
Europe and in America ; in all these the British
Government was acting in concert with th. t of
France, which had mainiesied a right spirit, and be
trusted that, by this community of views, the peace
of the woad would be niaintained undisturbed,—The
adjourned debate on the lion for a new writ for the
borough of Wakefield was then resumed.—Mr. Serjeant
Pigott (Chairmen of the linntniasion of Inquiry)
opposed the motion. No reason had, he said, been
assigned for the issue of the writ, and the bribery 4
Wakefield, which bad been practiced by both partietr
was gross, open, awl aystermitic, implicating the whole
borough, lie cited severil cases of suspension of the
writ on the ground of bribery, which was a wholesome
lemon to read to constituencies.—Sir G. Orey, Lord
Palmerston, Hr. Disraeli, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and other members tidal-sawed the House,
and, after • reply by Major Edwards, the House
divided, when the motion was uezatived by 173 to 123.