The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-11 00:00:00

Imperial farLiammt.

THE OOMMOI3A-74f.'--
I) THE MIME BILL.

DEFLAT OF FRO 0011WOOLIFF.
In the House of Commons, on Friday, the How=
seeded to consider the report of amendments to the
Bill. The order of the day being called on, the Lead
Leaguers left the Hones, but eubsequently many of Mom
returned to the galleries and watched the debate
the sitting. Au important and ocossionally an=
erasion arose on the motion of Mr. Thirsty= to introduce
the sub-section providing that the polies ehould not enters
house by night to search for arms unless it wee rewash',
suspected that a secret society was holding a meeting
there. The motion was app end by Kr. Oartwrieht In
supporting the submetion, the Premier explained that it
we. introduced at the suggestion of the Disk Government
and at the special instance of Lord Spencer. It was DOI,
he said, for the House to force upon the Government
pywers more stringent than they naked for. It was the
duty of the Government to apply for authority sullbsiart
to maintain peace and order. If they failed in that duty,
it wee for the BoollS in ..t rid of them altogether. He
significantly added that if these powers were forced upon
the Government against their will, he would have to
consider what course the Government would take.
The speech created • profound impression. Mr.
Goodwin demanded to know how far members were
re* to vote on this question uninfluenced by the Premier's
remarks. This speech, of marvellous involution, though
decidedly breaths to otnasition, had a oossiderable effect
upon the now excited condition of the House. Mr. Gibson,
whe was loudly cheered by the Conservatives, said the
Irish members were not present heneees they did not
chows to be present. The change now wooled would
altogether alter the character of the Bill, turning it from
• measure for the prevention of crime into one for the
justification of crime. Kr. Whitbread was content to
rely noon the responsible Ministers who governed Ire-
land, and who beat keen the power. required for the per-
formance of their duty. Sir Waller 13arttelot brought op
the Premier in great anger by sane remark. be made on
the question of" secret andel standitum.• Mr. Cowen imp.
ported the Ministers, and Kr. George Russell. "with great
pain," differed from Mr. Whitbread as to the duty of the
supporters of the Government on • question like the present
Kr. Larobton protested against the haughty tone of the
Premier, and amid much laughter and cheering from the
Conservative% said if the present Government would not
accept the powers the Houma proposed to confer upon
them, it would be very easy to find another Government
Mr. Aetna, making his maiden speech. supported 'be
amendment The Speaker bat risen to pot the question,
when Mr. Bright interposed. rbo right hon. gentleman,
amid manifestations of profound interest, Wad that
when the Bill came before the Cabipet, this clause was
the subject of much discussion. Lord Samar that
declared himself in favour of the modification now
Introduced, and Mr. Bright said he had always been of
that view. It was now twenty-five minutes to roma, and
not much Una left for the division. Preparations were
made for the division amid much azeitement. About
belt-a-dozen Irish members, Including Mr. Sexton, Kr.
Healy, and Kr. Dillon had watched the mese from the
side gallery. When the House was dared for the
division, they passed over to the gallery over the
clock, rod remained there during the division.
When the tellers returned, and the vapor was handed to
Mr. Cartwright, as indicating that the amendment had
been carried, the cheers from the Conservative aids were
go loud and continuous that Kr. Cartwright was quite
inaudible, and perhaps for the first tiros in Parliamentary
history the first intimation of what the figures were rams
from the Chair. These showed that MI had voted for the
amendmeut and Ini against—an announcement received
with reprinted rounds of cheering from the Conservatives.
As soon as the figures were announced, Kr. Madame roes,
and was received with loud cheers from the Liberal
benches. He said that under ordinary circumstances be
should request the Hones to postpone further roosidias
with the Bill, but in the present state of Ireland he
thought it would be well to proceed with it, and It would
therefore betaken at the eVeninS sitting, an annonnoetnent
received with evident signs of valid from the 001111111,11tive
benches. . . . .

Oath. House resuming at nine o'clock Kr. Gladstone
was in his place, but the circumstances of the morning
sitting were not alluded to. The Bill pawed the Report
stage without incident, and with general consent the
motion to read it • third time was made by Mr. Trevelyso.
At bell-pest twelve • division was challenged, bat at the
call of the Speaker only five members roes in their places.
and the Bill was declared carried. The Bill was then meet
op to the Lords, and there read a first time.

BEEKEEPING.
Paookise ols Bel Ceeguag.
We are brine in an axe of proems. There has been
more progress maoe in science, agriculture. and biseccul-
tore within the present century than then was in six !
thousand ye.rs previous. Ancient Egypt and Greece ,•
made progres. in science. They built the pyramids that
barest° id trim amid the wreck of nations and empires for '
more than four thousand years. They embalmed their dead
that to-day are in • fair state of preservation, although
thirty-five hundred years have swept over their tombs. !
Tee Influence of burned, polished Greece still lives. But
since the beginning of the present century, telegraph wires
have been hung up, by which the events of to-day are pob-
lished to the ends of the earth by to-morrow morning. ,
Cities that used to be considered very far apart are now,
by rail, brought within • few hour, of each other, while! '
persons a score of miles apart or more are, by the tale-
Phone, speaking to each other as fnends speak face to face.
Steamboats and ships have been launched to carry the
travellers and commerce of the world on our greet rivers,
lakes, and on the I igh seas. All this. and much more, is
the achievement of science during the present century.
It far summon; anything the world ever saw before.
A (rico 'tore remained about the same until the beginning
of the present century. Since then the old-fsehioned
wooden moll-board has given place to the steel plour,h.
The iilibfashi teed sickle to the sell-hinder; and the old-
fashioned flail to the separator.
Turn your attention in any direction and you will •••
lahour-saving machinery almost without sod. Bee.
culture has kept pace with the progress of science and
an iculture, although the masses of those who ars keeping
been are far behind the times. Until 146 years ago bee-
culture had made but litUe Of no program. Yams, awl
the old poets, and the historians have allndeal to bees
more for the purpose of illustrating some other
subject than to throw lisht (Ai the nature of the
loco, or to tall bow to control them for profit. But
eishersin year. ago, U. Huber, of Geneva, invented
his led hive. It wee the beginning of progressive We.
culture. Like Fulton'. Bret steamboat, It bee been
greatly improve 1, but the same objets. and largely the
same principles are in force. There has been a great
Improvement in the quality and quantity of honey pro-
duced from • given number of hives. When men used
to brimstone their bees, o'd dark c imu with bee
bread, and in a broken condition, was offered for male.
To ssy the least of it. It was uninviting, and mach of it
can unfit for use. But now we have the nice motion
bones, clean and beautiful, etul the e4ls.actorl honey is
free from I,e, bosun ant. onli wants to be understooi to
be appircirstrid. The extracted honey is not only free
from pollen and all foreign substances, but double the
quawitv of honey can be taken In this way. Comb
foundation is labouroaving for the toes, and ranks
among the great improvement, of our age, The Italian
bees have been Imported, and have fought their way to
a commanding ',coition, and their superiority is now
generally admitted. It is an established principle that
like begets like, and stock breeders have taken advan-
tage of this. But it war not until within a few years past
that bee men thought of improving the quality cf their
bees. Now it is very easy to select the crime floes which
we wish to breed, and the day le uot fax distant probably
when the drone 'nil also be selected. There remains
mush yet to be done. Then are heavy losses from
winterise and spring dwindling. But bee men are learn-
ing lemons from the failure. of the peat, as well as fruit.
their soccer. There is far too much superstition among
certain beekeeper.. They cannot be persuaded to attend
a meeting of a Beekeepers' Association, or to impart to
others what little they know about bee.. To many ol
them, etlll, everything is good luck or k‘d luck
If • member of the fornily dies, they go and tap
the hive and tell the bees the mai news, or the bees
will (Ike. They cannot be induced to take a bee paper,
for they think they know more than the editor.
It used to be • theory that the honey to.. would keep just
ahead of emienrinn, Vogt the old rivaled countries were
not fit for bee., as the flowers were largely destroyed by
the stock. But progressive bee culture has proved that
hers may he kept successfully even in our cities. County
It. ikeepers' Associations, bee-papers, and books on bee-
c iltitre are fast multinlying, sr.! ill I.- is room for rainy
oilor,. Not a tithe of the hoary se•retel by Nati e is
gathered by the hers. her ,use !h.-re ere nit en nigh bees
to gather the was. tee of niche "Still many a
flower is born to blush u- s. en, and e este its sweetness on
the deeertair," whi e we have a pc:naive that "Tee damn
shall rejoice and Women) es the rote." Koch land that
Is now waste shill he ree'aitued, and the time will come
when there will be more 11 'eters blooming On the earth
than aver befogs Lit ha—keensre Jle ....Iv to relohie in
the good time 0201 C—Riv• 41' u* MT"'