The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-11 00:00:00

imperiai Uarlianunt.

MONDAY.
In the House of Lords the announcement was made
that the Easter holidays would commence on the follow.
in Friday, and extend to the 27th inst.
The Hovel Titles Bill—a foregone conclusion—came
before their lordships, when the Earl of SHAFTESBURY
moved, as an aruendment, that an address be Prevented
to Her Majesty, praying that she will assume a title more
in accordance, than that of Empress with, the history of
the nation and the feelings of the people, He urged that
public feeling was strongly opposed to the Bill.
The Loan CHANcau.oa, (VIFO DOOM to DDeleas an
omniscience peculiarly his own,)said no evidence had been
laid before the Howse that the proposed title was un-
popular in this country, but there was an overwhelming
Masi of evidence that it would be looked upon with great
favour by the people of India.
The House divided, and the motion for going int, com-
mittee was carried by 137 to 91, being a majority of 46
for the Government.

In the--ifou—se--or-C-ommons. Mr. DISRAELI, in answer to
a question, said the Imperial title of the Queen would be
used in all State and official documental relating to
and in communications with foreign Governments ; but
not in official or State documents concerning hono or
domestic matters.
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The Budget was also brought forward. The iliancvllor
of the Exchequer role at half-past live, and thanks to
telegraphic arrangements, we enabled our town reader*
to go to bed with the knowledge they would have another
penny to pay on their incomes. while our mum distmt
subscribers had the same information am a break' sst
relish the next morning. . It Ls not therefura necessary to
repeat it.

TWO:IDAY.
A Bill relating to Irish Teen wks rend a second time.
Its chief provision relates to the increase in the nutn!,er
of Peers InttoZL
In the Common.. a matter of iinnienie impirtance was
gravely discussed. It relatoil to Irish whiskey! Mr.
&St:LIVIA:4 called attention to the practice sane.
turned by the Government of blending, sal, as he
described it, thereby adulterator' Irish whisky in the
customs and bonded stores, and moved for a Select
Committee.

-1.-s-Zi-anuendruent, Mr. ANDERSON moved that " blend-
ing' is not necessarily "adulterating." and that it is
inexpedient to deprive traders in British spirits a trade
facilities that are allowed to traders in foreign spirits.
wines, and various other bonded articles.
Sir Wilfred Lawson urged that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer ought not to interfere for the protection of an
article which degraded, ruined the health, and destroyed
the reason of the Irish people.
Sir R. ANITILUTHRS, out of compassion for its members,
objected to the appointment of a committee, as they
would have to go to Dublin to taste all the samples, aid,
instead of being able to report, would be reduced ti a
state of dairium grown..

After some further remarks, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, in reply, said it was riesirsble to interfere as
little as possible with the operations of trade, and the
Government could not do further than take care that no
adulteration or other practices took place to defraud the
revenue

On division, the motion was rejected by le& against
01), and Mr. Anderson withdrew his amendment.

WCONISDAI.
The 21id reading of the Elementary Education Act.
(1878) was moved in the Commons by Mr. Dirox. It was
simply an extension of the powers of our present abomin-
able and tyranical School lbard machinery. Of all men
in the world Mr. Bright appearodas its champion, but in
spite of this it was reilsoted by 28 against 1121 being a
majority of 111.

Tinaßoa.
In the House of Lords. the Loan CliaNcatcoa told
Lord Granville that, after giving the matter careful COn -
sideration, the Government had arrived at the conclusion
that there would be no difficulty in in:cepting from the
recital of Her Majesty's new title all cozomissions,
writs, and similar documents issued in the United
Kingdom.
In the Commons, Mr. Herrman moved a resolution,
which robbed of its technicalities, was simply this, that
incomes acquired by the use of men's brains ought to he
charged a lower rate of income tax than those derived
from estates handed down from father to son. It need
hardly be said it was rejected: but still the majority was
not so overwhelming as might have been expected. being
113 to 51
7114 MY.
In the House of Lords, the Royal assent was given to •
number of bills. After an ineffectual attempt to introd ice
into the Royal Titles Bill a obtuse localising the new title,
the third reading was taken, and their lordships adjourned
till Thursday, the Vth in,
in the House of Commons, the Committee of Supply
was the ohief work of the day.

A SINGULAR CONFESSION.
At the Bristol Council-house, on Thursday, Mary Jones,
a rather good-looking, neatly-dressed young woman, of
about 25 years of age, was brought up on remand charged
with attempting to commit suicide by drowning. The
girl appeared to he still suffering from great mental mix-
citement. and it was evidently with great effort that she
maintained her composure. The following statement was
made by the girl to the police. ' I, Mary .lonea. now re-
siding at Glenside, Cotharn•park, Bristol, formerly of
Pitts-farm, near Wells, in the county of Somerset, and
of my own free will 1 nuke the following statement :—I
am now in custody on • charge of attempting to commit
suicide by lumping into • pond at Iledland-green, which
act 1 commitkid through trouble of mind. Between six
and seven years ago I was confined of a female child at
Pitt's-farm as above, the father of whom WU Henry
Rossiter, a miner, employed at the lead miner near
Wells. I was confined in my own bedroom. It was in the night-time, about the month of September, no one
being present When it was born I vrrapt it in -flannel,
took it down stairs, and threw it into she water in a
pond close to the farm hooka. Tie pond Is now tilled
up. I did not hear the thikl orY ; if it cried somebody
would be sure to hear it. I do not remember whether I went 4 bed, or what I done during the remainder of
the mAt. I followed my work next day, and no One
knew what occurred. This has been on my mind ever
since, and it drove me to commit the act last night.
That is all I have in say." The report forwarded 14r.
Bisgood, the deputy-chief constable of the Somereetakdre
police, was to the effect that inquiries had been inetkuted,
and it wu found that prisoner's parents lived at Had-
stock, her father being a respectable working men- It seemed thatch. had lived with ltr thtlieheihe at Pill's
farm, near Priddy, for several yews, illerhalt in IMP.
She often complained of Imadacha No evidence mild be
found of her having beep In the lamily-waY. Th. Pond
at Pitt's farm had mg been drained off, the tnegien'etee
thininng, that alter such a lapse of tins, the body would
not Pc. fnuhd, even if it had been thrown there. The
haul handed her over to the custody of her father. The
girl thanked the bench, and seemed almost unable to
stand as she turned sad met her father and mother, who
were greatly affected.

THROAT 111JUTAT1ON. —The throat and windpipe are
especially liable to inflammation. wain& sorenesa and
=Ztickling and irritation. inducCog oough and
s the voice. For these symptoms use glycerine in
the form of jujube's,
45/01111D0 in these agreeable con•
factions, being hi pro ty to the glands at the moment
excited by the set of sucking, becomes actively
heeling. Oil, and Is. boxes (by port 14 stamps),
"JAIIIVZ KM'S & Co., lioniceopatlik Chemists, 48,
Threadneedle Street, and 170, Picadilly, London. —Sold in
Weymouth by J. V. WILIAeme, Okscalet, 23. St. Album
Bow

BIRTHS.

March SO, at Winfrith, the wife of Mr. Sohert, Wit*,
of a son, stillborn.
March Mat the Vicarage, Allington, Itridport. the wife
Of the Rey. Edward William May, of a daughter.
March i, at Constitution Hill, the wife of Mr. Henry
Small, of a son.
April 1, at Blandford, the wife of Mr. W. F. Brennand.
solicitor, of a son.
April 2, at Warmwell, the wife of Mr. Henry Dodgeo
gamekeeper, of a son.
April 2, at Piddlehintoti, the wife of Mr. Charles Mayo.
of a daughter.
April 2, at East-street, Blandford, the wife of Mr. B.
M. V. Hopkins, confectioner, of a son.
APriluNat Pailington, the wife of Mr. Charles House.
of • dater.