The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15 00:00:00

WIIATS IN A NAMEI

It is props,sed to call the new street in London, from
Charing Cross to the Thames embankment queen Eleanor
street. Eleanor was the Queen of Edward Longshank
" stately Spalish dame, as the old ballads says ; and—
She was the first that did invent
iii e iaches brave to rile ;
She was the first that brought this land
To deadly sin of !Tide.
The name of the lady who showed so dboastrous an
originality should certainly he kept alive no a warning.
She appears as a very charming person in Peel. s play, hut
of a very proud., jealous, and cruel temper. One of her
freaks was to lend the Lady Mayoress in a chair, and put
two " aspicks "to her breast, " bidding the sweet babes
suck." It was this crime that brought her name into con-
nection with Charing Cross. She was overtaken there one
day by a terrible steno, and her huiband sahl to her that
it was a judgment for her cruelty GI the Mayoress. She
denied the charge vehemently, and wisned that if ever
she had done such a thing the ground might open and
swallow her up. She wa:i taken to her word, and "sank
into the ground alive,' and though she rose again at
queenhithe she did not long survive her strange ler-
ground journey. Thu It iarl of Works have acted with
unusual judgment in trying to preserve this legend.

ENTIRE 11ORSE AND CART MARE SHOW.
At Frome, on Wednesday, an exhibition of cart stallion
and cart mares took place under the auspices of the Fronk,
District Agricultural Society. The committee threw open
the entire horse competition to the United Kingdom,
offering for the best stallion not exceeding six year oil •
premium of 1.60, the horse taking the prize being required
to serve mares in the society's district (the number being
limited to CU, which the committee guarantee) during the
cooling season, at a fee of £2 Ills, each mare. The cart
mare competition was open to the society's district only,
the first prize—given by the pritsident of the society and
E. Olive, Esq., being 4:10, and the second £5, given by the
society. The judges were Mews. W. Paull, Pudilletown,
Dorchester W. Cheesioan, Cedford St. Peter, Wilt.;
and E. Little. Lanhill, Chippenham. The entries in the
entire horse class numbered 11, but two of the animals
failed to put in an appearance. At 11 o'clock the nine
were led into the ring for the purpose of the judges'
inspection. Sung of the horses were splendid annuals, but
the others were of a very " rough description ; and
before five minutes had elapsed five out of the number had
been dismissed to their stalls, and shortly afterwards the
sixth followed. The selection, therefore, lay between the
. . . . . . .

Mr Lomat Aso Ggsgtgazx,— I remaining three ; but the judges without much hesitation
It is with much satisfaction that I again resort to the gave the blue ribbon to the really magnificent bright bay
advice and assistance of my Parliament horse " Major," riving four years out, the property of Mr.
My relations with all Foreign Powers continue to be of T. H. Murfet, Wiggenhall St. Mary's, King's Lynn,
a cordial character. Norfolk. One of the conditions of the competition
The insurrectionary movement which, during the last gave the judges power to present to the owner
six months, bag been maintained in the Turkish Provinces of the second best horse a sum not exceeding £lO
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and which the troops of the , towards defraying his expenses. The judos gave the
Sultan have, up to the present time, been unable to , second place to a dark brown stallion, " the Quail," the
repress, has excited the attention and interest of the great ' property of Mr. J. Hibbard, of Stanton St. Quinton,
European Powers. I have considered it my duty not to Chippenham ; a remarkably fine bay, "the Earl "
stand aloof from the efforts now being made by allied and , (hebniging to Messrs. E. and A. Stanford. Eatms.
friendly Governments to bring about a pacification of the ! sterning, Sussex), which took two first prizes in WI and
disturbed districts, and I have accordingly, while respect- , two in NM, being rejected. The decision in regard to
ing the independence of the Porte, joined in urging on the second price gave considerable dissatisfaction, and
the Sultan the expediency of adopting such measures of "the Quail" was subsequently pronounced by a veterinary
administrative reform as may remove all reasonable cause 1 surgeon to be unsound. The cart mare show am a good
of discontent ,ot the part of his Christian subjects.. one, some ,if the animals being above the average merit.
I have agreed to purchase, sill, it to your sanction. the The first prize was awarded to Mr. I. J. hlillett's chestnut
shares which belonged to the Khedive f Egypt in the ! " Diamond," riains four years old, sire, Mr. Fearer!,
Suez Canal, and I rely with confidence on your enabling ! (Wellow) " Noble ; neeonil, Mr. C. Rossiter's bay
me to complete a transaction in which the public interests • " Blossom,' ten years of age. The exhibition attracted a
are deeply involved. I large number of visitors, principally agriculturists, during
The representations which I addressed to the eikinfMe j the day, and ii considered by the coautuittee to be a very
Government, as to the attack melt, in the course of lust successful show for a isminaing.
year on the expedition sent from liunualt to the Western !
Provinces of (hum, have been meowed in a friendly
spirit. The cireumstances of that lamentable outrage are
now the subject of an inquiry, in which I have thought it
right to ropiest that a member of my Dial, onatic Service
should take part. I await the rnult of this inquiry in the
; firm conviction that it will be so collolUet.l its to lead to
tho li,elvery and punishment of the °gender..
Papers on all the above subjects will Ise laid before

THE COST OF A SCHOOL WALD.

The Budget of the London School Board has just been
published. It is a budget to startle ritcpayers. few
rNir, ago the bognl set down its expenditure at V.1.2.1,,578.
The charges for next year are to rise t tlw excesi
of the present year's expenditure hey owl the amount
calculated in the year's prospective accounts, awl as the
now+ suggests, in the same way, the past experience of
the board makes it only too probable that the expenditure
of next year will prove at Wast equally ehedie, The chief
Weems° appears to have been in the cost of school mainte-
nance. It was calculated for the present year at 1:1111,7PC
it is calculated for next year at 4:14,1W This is accoun-
WI for in part lq* the increase in the number of the
children for whom 'school accommodation is to he provided,
awl in part by the higher salaries which are to be paid to
school teachersi. The rise, however, is to he made in al-
most every item if the budget The sake expenses are
to be greater glamo a year. The law expenses are to be
greater. The charge for carrying out the tiye-laws is to be
greater. The interest, or rather the interest and sinking-
f nud. Wang are to go up from £tiLK's2 to .01.sa If.
as the Times adds, children of the Landon poor have to
be driven to school at an estimated cost of £S,IMP.x year,
the thing thus furred a them is very far from being the
: thought of any rest importance, awl it is simply submit-
' led to, as VAC.ination once was, and too often still is, to
avoid the penalties of disobedience.

you.
lam .leeply thankful for the uninterrupted health which I
my dear ton, the Prince •.f Wales, has enjoyed during his •
journey through India. The hearty affection with which
he has been receive.l by my Indian subjects I,f all classes
awl races assumes me that they are happy under lily rule,
awl loyal to my throne. At the time that the tliret
government of my Indian KmPirc was transferred to the '
Crown, 110 formal itti.liWin was made to the style and titles
of the Sovereign. I have .Iw-toed the preteut a fitting
opportunity for supplying this omission. and a Rill upon
the subject will be presented to yeti.
The humane an.t enlightened policy consistently pursued
by this country in 'tutting an etel to slavery within her
own Ilepoplencies, and in suppre—ing the slava trade
throughout the world, makes it important that the action
of British national ships in th.• territorial watera of
Foreign States shonl I be in Is. y with these great
principles. I have, therefore, given direvt for the issue
of a Royal Commission to inquire into all treaty engage-
ments and other international obligation, beariug upon
this subject, awl all instnictions from tittle to Glue issued
to my naval officers, with a view to ascertain whether any
steps ought to be Liken to secure for my ships awl their
commanders abroad greater power for the maintenance of
the right of personal liberty.
A Bill will be laid before you for punishing slave trailers
who are subjects of native Indian Princes.
The atfairs of toy Colonial Empire, the general pros-
' perity of which has continued, to advance, have received
a large share of my attention. Papers of itupstrUnce and
interest will soon be in your hands showing the nroceed-
ings with respect to a Conference of the South African
Colonies awl States.
The murder of is high officer of the Straits Settlements,
whilst acting as Resi•lent in a neighbouring Malay State,
and the disorders ensuing on that outt age, have demanded
the interference of my troops. I trust that the opera- .
thins, which have been ably aud energetically conducted.
though not without the loss of some valuable lives, have
restored order, aud reestablished the just influence and
authority of this country.
GENTLEMEN Or TIIE HOUSE OF COMMONS,—
I have directed the Estimates of the year to be prepared
and presented to you without delay.
MT LORDS AND GENTLEMEN.
Bills for regulating the ultimate Tribunal of Appeal for
the United Kingdom, and for the amendment of the Mer•
chant Shipping Laws, will be iintuediately submitted to
you.
Legislation will be proposed relating to Universities
and to primary education.
Your attention will Is; called also to the Acts relating
to the enclosure of connuous. and to a measure for pro-
moting economy and efficiency in the inanagement of
prison, and at the !ULRIC thne effecting a relief of local
burthens.
Other important measure, as the time of the Session
permits, will be introdwed to your notice; anti I pray
that your deliberations may, under the Divine blessing,
result to the happiness and contentment of nay people.
THURsDAT.
In the House of Lords an important subject of debate
was the Cattle Diseases Act: and the Duke of RICHMOND
in reply to questions put to him intimated that it was
the intention of Government to do exactly that which
because they would not some time ago perform, he
resigned his seat as a member of the Cabinet, via., to ,
enforce the same regulations in Ireland, as at present are
In force in England ; namely, the cempubsory slaughter of
all animals afflicted with pleuro-pneumonia—a disease
it would he as well for the readers to bear in mind is
very different from the foot-and•mouth disease. The
history of this affair is singular. The original Act was
bronght in in 1e73 by Mr. Forster, who in h:o hurry forgo k
to add that it should apply to Ireland, as well as England
and Scotland. Mr. Read has since endeavoured to
persuade his Government to remedy the omission of their
predecessor.. As everybody knows this they refused to
do, and Mr. Read resigned. Why they should now be
prepared to can 7 out hts wishes after his resignation, is
perhaps " ..... o those things that no lethal can under-
stand, except those behind the scenes.
Sixty counties in England ha .e imposed these regulations
upon themselves, and. bearing in view that it is essentially
a pertni,rive ineasere, the Government decline to make it
generally compulsive.
The Government also intends to do without the aid of
the police, for the purpose of enforcing the Agricultural
Children's Act. What means are to be used in their
stead for its enforcement may probably be a matter of
curiosity.
In the Commoss it was stated 'the Minister from
Honduras had taken a gentle but unofficial hint relative
to the port he had playisl in the Honduras Loan affair
i and hail resigned his post.
A Bill entitled "Offences against the Person Bill," was
read a /101.0114 Alllll,, its chief object is to ensure the
punishinent of women who inflict bodily injury upon their
; Children without it being necessary, M.l at present, that
it should he proved the child had had a separate existence
' from the mother.
' The long-expected Merchant Shipping Bill is to be
introduced forthwith. Sir C. ADDERLET explained its
provisions, which are generally similar to those contained
in the temporary measure now in forts. The lion, hart.
in his speech declared :—"That after careful investiga-
tion and inquiry the statiatict upon which the present
agitation was considerably hosed were entirely erroneous
(cheers). Amongst these were the general statetuents of
the falling Id of our merchant shipping—of the disasters,
which were represented as increasing—of the deterioration
I of our seamen -awl of the greater amount of recklessness,
I disaster, and loss of life. All these were ilitectly the
t reverse of the real facts—(cheers). The moot careful
sifting of the statistics proved that the Itritish tonnage
had trebled eince Itkra ; the British ships clearing in the
t foreign trade had sextupled in the same period ; that the
men employed in the United Kingdom coal trade had
• doubled in the last 20 years; and that British ships were
not only aleiorlting the trails of the United Kingdom. but
I the trade of other countries also, which MU even actually
• falling off, and the isioat valuable part of their trade
coining into the hands of the British shipowner, Again,
the wrecks since lil6 had steadily decreased in proportion
to the number of voyages, and whereas for every life lost
between PCB awl IhM the tonnage was 4,600, only one life
• was lost in the years 1870 to IsT.I for every 13,000 tons, so
that the falling off in the loss of life was the most remark-
' able part of the figures—(cheersb
Mr. PlaissoLL intimated he should carefully study the
t Bill, but he thought it fell lamentably short of what would
settle the question.
Our friends, the Licensed Victuallers, are not to get off
scot free this Session. Two members obtained leave to
I bring in bills, the objects being to allow no fresh licenses
I to be iRSUIRI in populations within 50e and 300 :to do away
I entirely with grocer's licenses, which probably the
publicans won't object to; and to abolish the Sunday
; tending.
FRIDAY.
There was not much to interest our readers in either
• Ilouse this day. In the Lords it was announced by the
t Lord CHANCELLOR that the House, as the Final Court of
I Appeal for the t. nit si Kingdom, is to he strengthened hy
t the addition of four new law lords, who are to get Xfited
a year each.
lln the Common, Mr. SciATER-BOOTII submitted a
; motion for leave to introduce his protaieed bill to consoli-
date anti amend the laws relating L, the valuation of
t property for the purposes of rates and taxes.
I Our member, Mr. FLOTER, spoke upon the subject. He
expressed his satisfaction that the government had intro-
, duced this bill with the view of giving relief to the local
, ratepayer. The principle of valuatim was a very sound
t principle, that property should be valued according to
I what it let for. They could not ask his right hon. friend
I to go into detail in bringing in • measure of this kind,
• but much would depend on the way in which it was to
r be carried out. He understood that his right hon. friend
proposed to classify appeals against assessment, and to
make one set of appeals come before special petty
sossionns, and another class of appeals coma before quarter
sessions. Probably one appeal might tie sufficient. and it