The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-02 00:00:00

Imperial Parlianunt.

HOUSE OF LOILDS-MONDAY

Lord Lasinirits-r repelled the charges which bad
been made against him by an hon. member of the House
of Comitions (Mr. Bright), backed by a noble lord, in re-
ference to the remarks lie had made on the national de-
fences.. As to the charge of making remarks calculated
to wound the susceptibility of a neighbouring nation,
nothing wasfurther from his intention, which was only
to arouse this country to the necessity of putting its
defences in an efficient state. Ho concluded his emila-
nstions by asking the Duke of tionierset whether he was
aware that the French fleet was being armed with rifled
cannon, and if it were true that only lOU rifled cannons
could be supplied this year, and WO the next, to Her
Majesty's fleet.
The I)ukc of SOMERMET had heard that the French
fleet was being provided with rifled cannon, and ad-
mitted that the rifled cannon for the armament of our
fleet would not be ready for some time.
The subject then dropped.
Lord 11KOUGHAL, in calling the attention of the House
to the state of national education, gaVe A sketch of the
progress made in this important subject during the
last 40 years. He concluded by promising that the Corn•
nate., of the Privy Council should inspect the middle-
, clam schools throughout the country.
! The Bishop of LINCULN thought the plan of inspect-
ing middle-clam schools would be productive of much
advantage.
Lord Gussvittg WU very unwilling, considering the
enormous amount of work already imposed on the Com-
mittee of the Privy Council, to place upon them the
additional labour of inspecting middle-clam schools.
The House then adjourned at 25minutes to 7.

TUFADAY.
The Speaker of the Legislative Council (Canada) Bill,
the North-Western Territories (British America) Bill,
and the Public Health Bill were read • third time and
passed.
The Bishop of LONDON, in presenting petitions from
different parts of the country, and one in particular
from the London Diocesan Church Buildin g Society,
upon the spiritual destitution of the metropolis and of
the large manufacturing towns, drew the attention of
the House to the importance of appointing a separate
department in the Ecclesiastical Commission for church
building purposes. He was sorry to say that compre•
hensive measures to render the church inure efficient
were never proposed. At the same time lie could not
pass over without praise the efforts made by private
individuals to extend the blessings of the Gospel by
building churches.
Lord CHICHESTER made sonic remarks on the diffi-
culty of conveying sites for the erection of churches,
and defended the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
The Bishop 14 )XFORH hoped that any Bill which
was passei would provide for the extension of local
! claims. He pressed this question on the House as 4.11 e
of the greatest importance, and urged the Guvennuent
to bring in • Bill this :Wasion on the subject.
Lord GRANVILLI said that the f:ovenunent could not
pledge themselves to introduce • Bill on the subject at
the present late period of the session.
The House adjourned at 20 minutes past 7.

THCRSDAY.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, ill moving that the House
go into committee on the Divorce Court Bill, took occa-
sion to date what amendments he proposed to adopt in
the Bill.
The House then went into committee on the Bill,
when, after a short debate, it was decided that a clause
should be added extending the operation of the Bill to
Ireland, and to all persuns domiciled in India, or in
any of the colonies or dependencies of the Crown.
A discussion then took place upon the clause
empowering the Court to sit with doted doors in cases
of indecency, which ended in a division, the numbers
being 26 in favour of the clause, and 9 against it.
The clause was therefore made to stand part of the

Bill:
After • few remarks from the law lords, the clause
giving the Court power to invoke the assistance of the
Attorney-General in cases where there was reason to
suspect collusion was adopted, and the Bill passed
through committee.
Lord CLARE:vow', in moving the second reading of
the Diplomatic l'ensions Bill, explained that the object
of the measure was to enable persons having diplo-

rnatio penrions to Mt in the !louse of Commons. Ho
thought it both unjust and inexpedient thst men who
hail gained exiairience by long Frick: and observation
should be dtharrod from employing that esperumce fur
the public interest.
Lord SVIATEUND no REDCLII'IE thoroughly agreed
with the obj..ct of the Rill.
I,orl Wow:nouns heartily concurred with the Inca-
ure, Lind naiii it had the full appruliation of the Secre-
tary of state for Foreign Affairs.
The Fall was then read a second time.
The liuuse then adjourned at &quarter past 7 o'clock.

Fit! DAY.
Lord EDURT presented a petition paying fora Royal
Commission to revise the Liturgy. Ile dwelt upon the '
dedre of large bodies of the laity as well as clergy to
attain this important object—an object which lie was
sorry to see, had since be last called attention to it been
opposed in Convocation.
The Archbishop of CANTERItUnT was obliged to Lord
Ebury for not bringing forward this question in a formal
way at this period of the Session.
The Bishop of Losnox did not think that the course
taken by the petitioners MIS the right way to Shorten
the services. The question arose, bow was the Liturgy
to be abbreviated. Was it by shortening the services,
or altering the doctrines? The latter course would end
by splitting the Church of England into two patties,
instead of embracing, as it now does, persons holding a
variety of sentiments. He explained to the house that
the Bench of Bishops considered that they hail the
power to authorize any clergyman to We the Litany as
a separate service as well as the Communion Service.
In cathedrals these services had always been separated,
and he did not see why the same course should not be
adopted in churches if it met the approbation of the
parishioners. All the good which the petitioners wished
to obtain might be procured by different means, while
their proposed mode of procedure would only lead to
evil.
After a few words from Lords EDUILT, POWYS, and
DUNGANNON,
Lord BROUGHAM thought matters of this kind better
left in the hands of the Bench of Beshops, who had the
power already to do what was necessary.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE thought the initiative in the
matter ought to be left to the clergy, although he could
not admit that the laity should be excluded. He hoped
that before Lord Ebury brought forward this subject
next session lie would state what it was he proposed to
do.
The petition was then ordered to lie on the table.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at a quarter to 7 o'clock.