The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-02-03 00:00:00

korset Coantq exprego.

Dogogsgisii. TIBIRTARY led. Ifs.

THZ 00IINTER PROPOSALS.

Tb• Dahlia, and eves Me Loading Journals, are aot
always able to fors correct °Salons of what la goisg
oa ia the political world. Who. fear is father to the
Menet& they are apt to Jump to sonainsioos We
thisk, whim sills knows, that this will tura out to
be the ease respostins lite resent aegotiation. with
Iks Poems Is the matter of HOPI. BMA,. Um
Goverasasst saw fit 11) accept • portion of the Preach
proposals, It was lalsmid at sae that other Impartial
pais*. were acsescial. The Dual Cods' would be.
established ; we bad admittod the Powers to the
skinsalle adailaistastlos of Egypt, and hod servod the
isteeents of Ma boadholden to ths detriment of the
people whose cause we had sprawly and somewhat
osOsekitiortaly labs op. All this le haat, leftmost,
from aa Lapses. bestrides of facts What Mr.
Gladstone has dose is to onside • little for the
purpose of °Seising much; sad if this should
sot prove to he slut* diplomacy, it is
difiloult to say what world. Our seighboure
are gratified it tin thought of an Aerie-
Transit guarantee, as tho latter will aasoolato them at
all evesle with • queettos Soy regard as to some
stoat their ow.. They are also delighted at our
somplaisseme is somptior the lat ou the coups..
But most of all they are pleased with the prospect of
astralleatios of ISt Burs Omni, albelt, thia le to form
the subject of a special treaty. The bolt. twin to
have taken well. Let it be ebeseved, bower r. that
the British uveranutat du aot "it primal " t
asset to Um proposition of am loteraahonal Com-
mittee of Inquiry; and am this is the pilot which
tousles closely, If it does tid lacinde, our chief deities
im Egypt, k Is diflionk to see bow &alibis' but slit.
Motion cis be selortalsed at the probability of atom-
Onto Cu the pan of Rumps 11..... to no that
sidle Prase is enjoy* lb. shadow of diplomatic
meow, we shall be ist posmadm of Me anbstaaos ;
and II wok shall have best obtaised, our =Sisters
may expect coogratulatios whoa Parilansat re-
smsables ladesd of blame. Let us oossidor what
would be Me probable imanquonoss if Mr. Gladatose
had gem Is fur • sosilled " British " policy. The
Int would have beet "Hasa aff l" We should
bays asgeted From% gives Gummy saes to
Musk* soured Ruda, mod disgusaod Italy. As It
IS we Shad no sae sod gala our elrerild (Mock
sersely, to establish sosethiag like ardor in the
ileadss, ant to est up a stable Government la Egypt
ibraU. Is reality we are proleodsg Egypt row; we
shall certainly protect It for the seat three or four
yen and time who thiak we have sureadered pres.
Ego at power would do will to reflect oa the mesa*
of snob • " Protectoral. "as Sok widow imply. Do
they west Eaglani to poems another India? Are
May itaxions to find oontiotted employes .1 for our
army asd airy on the banks of the Nil.? Boob
Ides are preposterous; al yot they as unpliod to
the desire to 'take ors "—as it le termed—E apt
with It. 11111011111.1418 respoasibllllls.. Mr. G111640110%1
principle is sound—that of slag solely for the good
of the Egyptiaa peopls. Ile has fought for this all
through, and for this be contested la the lat. negotia-
tions with the Powers. We some`, of sum, to
sears the way to Ladle. We shall allow so unfair
meddling with the flan Canal, but to meet Egypt
would be to forfeit prinoiplo sad proadie, and to lay
up for onnolvse troubles ae innumerable so the sands
of the sumbare. It ban tallies to our lot to melon
ads" out of chaos; but this once done, we shall meths,
let ne bops to our ows slid Adis and that of Europe
as veil.

DORCHESTER.
Troirovarrosw. —The ustather on Saturday wu
a 4 researkable for ita variety am lie nverity. Raba.
eleet, aad hail alternated with bright suaablas, and
lightetag of the suet vivid character. In hs avowing
the rale fell la 'ornate, and about six o'olook the
town was startled by • ludo' flash of lightalas, and
• peal of *aids, that was quite durfaaing. No
repute of soy serkui damage have, however, reachrod
out

LOCAL COIMPSJOrI.—Tb• Leadoff Giudic of Friday
meialne lb* following: Wm Offioe,
BettalloarTbe Doreetabire Regiment—Lieut.-
Dolma Edward D. Neel) It bao been appointed to
nerneed a battalion, dotod 314 Deormber, 1184.
sad Brent Uontr.-Uolawl 11. W. & Garet to
be -Oolosel., vice Colonel J, W. Hughes, retired,
dated Met Decent, re, 1t44. Ca again Alexander Ww.
Drury to be major, rim Brevet Llen..Dolosel IL W.
Z. Derek doted 114 Dermenb.r, 1834,

Seceseeet BASKING Comeeirt.—Tbe belaam sheet
sad Ilea of proprietors of this bank foe the year *Wien
the nee of December hey* bees head. The total
tiablitties (loclatle £(1.645 balsam of prodt for
the half•rear) ars £5,408.31, the runainr soootiate
sad dopaitit Solos sot Militia( to CI 600 690. and ON
aotee aad drafts la oirrolation t £2lB 2:19. Tbe assets
helm% laveetomit. £2,708,007, lawn town t hr k4ell
sagemo, cash at hookas sat breaches £.311,6A, sat
dlsoomited, tow, ad advances on aooptuito to
.62,010,629.

Crammer BAN, AT Tilt COSS ELCHANOL—Tba
Corn Brokaw was the setae of another festive
ileiherlog o. Ptidaw ovealag when se fortieth,. bell,
at which ab rut 110 were moot, took plea, under
most successful auspices, answegst the oempany being
visitors from Yeovil, Blegwood,Werverwith, Bridport,
Maiden Newton Oattlitook, scd other plow. The
r°°ll wee alleernted the mime as for the Haat Ball
on the previous sight, sad the other arrangements
were almost preskely the saws. Tbe room, as may be
'rosebud. was In perfect coaditioe. Tt. Mink was
supplied by the Brunswick Bead, front Weymouth,
whose renderiag of an excellent programme gave
trarmalifiod satidaatioe, mop, teat judges pronouncing
JO* performance la every remcsat eqtral to those of
the Artillery Bawl,. tio evrialag previous. To their
exhilaratlag @tiaras the " mode dome " was
vigorously sustained from nine till six not morning,
everyosse enjoying themselves most thoroughly, and
all being •zs..dlugly sorry when the tme for
separating arrived. Al midaight ea ezeethat sapper.
presided one by the Mayor I Gregory), who
was ammot the visitor., we. Partaken of in the
magiotrater room, refrethateetr of • light dessription,
orardatlag of taa coif«, los, fruit, k- base also
provided in aboadanos throneboet the Willi. Mr. H.
it titeeY. of No Dorchester Arms, catered la hie owl
eflieleat moister, his anropments giving the greatest
ewl.faMien.
CRAW" OF CIOILTT ou GM& —At the Shoham* ,
Petty Peeloos on Thuredey, before Major G sodden ore
Mr. Clayton, Shadraah Kerwin, but."( fervor.. f Yet-
Waster, was aummoord for orally Ul.ltJatini F.nr
geese at Ystminster coo the 18th of December by
ins; raptly twaveyir g them on tee Greet Waatarn
Bikeway in a hamper in such a ocotillos as to submit
them to unneesessrhurpta sad aufferine.—Defroodant
applied for an ad moat to en•b's him to call
witnesses ; but Mr. .bono, the Inspeator Olio H. S.
P.C. A.,oppood an adjournment. sad the Bench decided
to h ar lb. case for the prosecatlow—lionoel 11.111 y.
orator la the employ of Hr. J. C. Wall, at Docheder,
stated that am the 17th of Deoembar betook two hampers
to the 7.4.64 d it Dorchester where the go • and
turkeys were sad them. an defradant, wio saes ed
I. ham I him turkeys a- d goo to peak la the hampers.
if. first platooi tea gore le one hasp. r. Than they
bro./hi 61w.,,.. turkeys, which the Ode dot told
him to plow la the same hamper. He to:d him he
wonld be nadir • p malty for packing live stock in lb .t
way, at It was too thick, to which delendaat replied
that they would not hue, as the birds would be
oispokrd as soon se they reach id the station th
night. He pat for of the turkeys la the first hamper
and pi•o•d the meanie, I IMO in tb• *Toon
blimps', The turkey' were on the gen.% It was
a meat hamper stout ift. lose sad ab rat twesty
locales wide sod deep. Who he had placed the thro
turkeys in tile 'mond hamper they fetched sight
more' and &decadent looked fa the first hampw sad
they Dodd peek Gee or IWO move the,.. He told him
be could do ss he liked, as It was at his risk, en 1
he put another very large turkey in the first hamper.
He placid three mare In tits monad hamper, rack.
lag elm and told defendant he must have another
hamper. Ti. lege of the remaking four birds wore
the. tied, and be took theta to the aratioa and poked
them to ametber hamper. The toile by which the
hirds were rang would leave Dorchester at eight and
arrive at Yeentlaster shoal half-pest two or to..
—Polirmarmatehle Otisfiey said he sew the hamper, of
birds on the piatfonn at Ystailaster statio on tits
shimming of the 18th December. He forted that one
ci the kamples erateinlag turkeys sod geese wee
overcrowded. The &teasel same just beton nine
sad hook away the hampers Is hi. oars. He °atoll&
attention to the hamper aimed, and told him it was
overerowded. He helped defemdeat afterwards to
u:sok the hampers. Tremiktbe io gartioa they
:bey fleTatr: :the t. Wdearaaldtroatottesbrestorry
so. One of the latter &Nadas& Maid at coos ; the
otbee revived. He told him It was • very bad a so,
and that be should report It. sad defendant replied
that he bad nothing to do with le—it was the company's
fault. The outeW measure of the hamper war 4ft.
long, 111. INs. wide. aad lela. deep. The deed geese
had beea traddie flat. The cove, tweseed an the
Wimp, wltlab WON as the geren.—le motor Debora*
said be sameared the hampw em the Ord of D som-
ber, sad tho inside moors WIN 50In long, 2din.
wide, sad 161 a. dop.—The deleartent repeated his
appliestioa for aa aijoueuseent, sayer one of his
witnesses was LU and Ur other
_wish' 1 to be sub.

v—eased. H. mt.-till be I.lise a-15;";.
attester on the preview day.—Ths Ohalrmm tad
&bloodlust be would have to pay the ceta cub. d
ft, if the ease wers adjoarned ; and this defends
ammeter' to do, remarking that au adjournment was
of fraportanos to hies, sib. Intim le 1 to sus the nil-
Ivey oompaoy for the value oft e dead geom.