The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-11-25 00:00:00

TUESDAY. NOVI:MIME 95. Mt

Another instance of the way they do it in Turkey is
shown from the appointment of Baker Pacha, to
superintend reforms in Asia Minor. Considering that
the insecurity of female honour is one of the crying
miseries of the populations ground down on the out-
skirts of Turkey, it may be judged what sort of reform
might be, or not, expected from Colonel Valentine
Baker. The appointment is made more ridiculous still
1., the condition that Baker must refer to the Sultan
before he acts. "How not to do it" seems the result
a almost every spasm of effort by the present Govern..
'sent.

Whatever allies may yet remain to England, through
all the fussiness and helplessness of Imperialism, we
cannot reckon on the mass of the Irish people, who
show signs of rushing into crime. Sedition of course
will have to be put down; but we cannot but long for
the wise policy of some Government which conciliates
at the same time that its subjects and allies, as well as
its enemies, feel that it cannot be despised.

Libel and assault cases are often exciting to certain
classes of mind ; but of all the dull Case!, worthless,
verbose, and not creditable, commend us to the pro-
ceedings following the squabble between Messrs. Lsw.
son and Labouchere. Some people seem quite unwill-
ing to perceive when, they being unable to recal what
hashappened, burial in oblivion, instead of the parading
of valueless rubbish, would show the best taste. The
Judges have rejected the application for a mandamus
to compel the hearing of certain evidence, so plodding
readers of the dailies will be spared that infliction.

How often have the evils of strikes in driving away
business, been proclaimed! Yet once more have work-
men been unable to read the lesson; for just as the
iron trade was reviving so that thousands of tons were
wanted at Wolverhampton, and vendors could only
supply a quarter of a thousand each, a strike among the
colliers elsewhere disgusted employers, and business
became dull again, for though the strike was not a
large one, it would serve to show how uncertain are
ironmasters of being able to execute their orders,
while depending on workmen who do not scruple to
drive away trade.

True to their instincts which lead them to interfere
with Governments and assume power over the peoples,
the Jesuits seem to he trying on in Madagascar base
plans which threaten, unless England helps, to reduce
that flourishing island to the miserable state into which
Tahiti has been dragged by the priests. It was agreed
between England and France that Madagascar should
be independent, the missionaries and the Word of
God Christianised and civilised it, at the cost of the
blood of hundreds of martyrs, and it has lately been
progressing well. But the emissaries of Rome, if we
may trust the Daily Noes letter, arc disturbing all
this. We refer to the letter under our foreign news,
and hope that if the Government that crushed the
Zulus has any real regard for religion and decency, it
will make representations to France and the Vatican
that shall stop the machinations of these jackals of the
priests. --
Mr. Mackonochie refuses to obey Lord Pensanoe's
mandate of suspension, declines to recognise a clergy-
man sent by the Bishop of London to take charge of
the parish, and declares he holds his office from God.
and he will not obey a secular tribunal. The officer
of the Court of Arches posted the notice to the church-
door; but It was torn down by the ritualists, and Mr.
lfackonochle afterwards officiated at divine service in
his usual vestmenta, lights ani incenses being freely
used. A Church paper states that if Mr. Mackonochie
be imprisoned application will be made for a writ of
Adkins corpus, and the question will be raised whether
the Advertisements of 1562, overriding the Ornaments
Rubric, ever received the Royal Assent. Ritualism
In the Church of England does not seem yet on the
road to be "put down." The Dail Naos says :
"There were red lights suspended scram the chancel.
and two white lights on the altar table The Argus
waa sung by the choir before communion. A bell was
rung during the consecration of the elements. The wafer
was used, the sign of the Cross was made as at the mint-
ing celebrations During the prayer of consecration,
server or acol)te prostrated himself at the stela of the
alter. All the points of ritual for which Mr. Mackonochie
has been judiciously condemned were preserved in the
celebration.