The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-29 00:00:00

Genital Nttus.

Tay navy estimates will, eh* Pall Mall Gazette hears
largely exceed those at last yew.

IT I. stated *at on the opening of Parliament by the
Queen the same order of proceedings will be followed as
last eession, and that the Royal Elpeenh will be read by
the Lord Chancellor.

THE weekly Register says that " during the year 1806,
no leas than 367 adult Protestants were received into
the Catholic Church within the limit. of the West-
minster diocese." This is rather more than one • day;
but it will take, at this rate, about 11.000 years to
bring about the owneerslou of the "Westminster diocese"
alone.

RKTORM.—The SCOOIII6II says :—"lt I. now, we rathrr
believe, finally de/torn:toed that the Government is to
bring in • Reform Bill— though a London Sunday paper,
untally well informed, indicat-s that the plan, which
has been under emmideration for Nome time. of leaving
the House of Commons to take the init Mir* in the
question, is not yet entirely abandoned. There is, we
learn, to be • sort of political eetincil of members of the
Liberal party held at Wolanrn on the 29th inst., ander
the anapiccs of Earl Rumell."

Ws understand that her Majesty's Government have
protested againet the decision arrived at in the cam of
the Tornado, on amount of the irregularity and infor-
mality of the proceeding, in the Spanish Prise Court.
There can be no doubt that Um evidence against the
Tornado is calculated to moue. the gravest suspicion.
to bee ultimate destination ;and it is anforkmately only
no clear that if the ship be legally condemned al a
Chilian ship of war hero,.. may be regarded and treated
no
prisoners of war. Altogether the case in one of
considerable complioation ; but there is no reason to
•pprehend that the Spanish authorities will not
eventually do Janke, in the matter. —Henskl.

EARTEZTUIRITS DETWEIN EXPIATZILE •lOD EXPIATED.
—Professor J ,of Manehestet, has written • letter
setting forth the advantages of partnerships between
employers and employed. The scheme has been emu
what froth criticised, and among those who disapprove
of it are Nimes Creed and Williams. In spite of the
weight of opinion, however, the Fro,eaur is eon•
fident of the theoretical soundness and practicability of
such partnerships. The working of We plan is as
follows :—"The men huts advanced to them by the
capitalist sash ordinary wages uses sufficient to meet
current expenditure. The masters receive current in'
tenet on their capital, as is done in ordinary partnership
arrangement.. The capital is kept intact by • sinking
fund. Fffieient management and labour on the pert of
the masters is then compensated by an additional II per
cent, if realised ; and, Isstly, the seal and care of all
concerned in the works are rewarded by • fair division
of all profits exceeding 10 per cent," The scheme has
been tasted in the iron trade by Messrs. Fox, Head,
and Co., of Middleshro', and in the end trade by Meru
Briggs. Professor Jevons holdn that this arrangement.
or one similar, is the only means of securing the identity
of interest between masters and men, as "it °onto ins the
great vivifying principle of politteal economy—that
reward should be in proportion to desert."
Tug AOINDZIIT IN REGENT'S PARE.—The inquest.
as regards the accident, commenced ou Monday in the
Mary bone Court-house. The examination of witnesses
was actively proceeded with. The first witness,
who wee a gentleman named Phillips., saved himself
by shifting sautiouly hose pleat to Owe of the ice,
Mr. William Edward Hardwieke deposed to the foot
that on the morning of the accident two bodies tf men
were engaged in leaking the i.e rotted the Wands.
These men were thus occupied daring the entire day.
This wittiest, who was with the two medical students
who ware greened, stated that the !loyal 1111XIElle
Society's men 'tuned himself and bin irises's of their
door,. gg, Whisehrd, another medical student, and
Mr. John Spencer also confirmed the theory that the
amides* was rasa by the broken les. Mr. Shaw, a
vestryman, gave evidence that the icemen foretold a
catastrophe bet be allowed his son to go on the kis.
Mr. Shaw does not think people ought to be fined or
wo,,whod for soiug on ice which is declared by the
authorities to be deuterons. Apparently be believes
that a great pried* of public) liberty is involved in the
question whether • man should or should not be
prevented from drowning himself. Another WWII.=
was Yr. Yung, the Neuter, of the Humane Society,
who gave emidenos as to the preperations made by the
moiety to save lit.. So far as the evidence has yet
been given, it NOM to indicate clearly that the cease
of the accident was the tweaking away of the lie at the
edge of the lake.
Tn. CONDI° RSIOIIII DOIONIIT/ATION : THXZATINID
GOVERNMENT PROCLAKATION.-011 Monday night •
meeting, embraciag • lerge number of the 'setting
members of the National Reform League, was held for
the purpose of perfecting the °reanimation of the demon-
@tuition to be held in London on the 11th of nest
mouth, the first Monday altar the opeedes of Parliament.
The chair was Sakes by 14euteneat-Celcow4 Diatom,

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