The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-08-08 00:00:00

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MILS. BROMI:. RUIZ -OF TEMPI
CONTINUA OR RIWALWATTA
BRITANNIOA.

2.0 SdigOri, i F 101 • •
My husband. bius Mentilusithe Or "
last elections. Before, I ootifesin(iliwas in 'lb&
dark, I thaegkt 'that • eletei'usoldlikdoin, nib
ruled like a family—mother, children
with servants—thet Is, ghoul. -lordinfibr
commons. But Bronn 'belongs to • Mom, f
scientific society ;so fie told me, then ie
cue; for however childish the nation may blif it
bear the expenses of the whole tonna* with'
in • family it in only the parents that support
the whole.
Another great mistake of mine was, that
every election a soon or two of yellow boys went
very welcome to us, as provisions are so dem;
and wages don't Increase. Then I said to Brows,
since both parties are rich, mind you vote forth,
most literal I Alas I this illusion is also des.
troyed, and I mud be stinted in dress, for
Brown says that all the yellow boys he Imo
pocketed in the electoral line have never "averse
our rent, while he has helped in keepi, the hn,
direct taxes upon our indispensable wham, tek
tobacco, and beer, which take three times ll*
amouut out of our pockets. So even the few elector*
have been playing a losing game. We have been
all penny-wee and pound-foolish. Think ef
that! How blind most of us are about our tree
interests! and how easily we are led in WY
world by mammon and gammon I
Brown says we, pe-rlitps,- °Mild do very well
without queen and commons. Our blessed
Victoria herself would rather prefer& retired lib
to her levees and entertainments. ',Bat, says be,
the people want a name—i fintish..(irliateWee
that can be) to venevateand worship. 'Let it be
so. But, for the present, he don't see the use of
the commons, barring for the benefit of lawyne,
publicans, and a few electors. For, says he, it
is the lords that govern England, as they aro
backed by the great bankers, brewers, and
manufacturers, or merchant princes, through
marriage or otherwise. Where Brown has
learned all this I hardly know. He tella me that
most lords and great men have the disposal of
many appointments, ofboes, and church livings,
that are distributed among their relatives,
friends, and proteges He says the Duke of
Bedford alone has the gift of 21 living', amount-
ing to • princely, income. Hence the influence
of the Lords. How then can the present House
of Commons, being the offspring of mammon and
gammon, rapist such an int uenoe ! However tie
House of Commons might truly represent the
nation, if they were appointed without the afore-
said influences. The people, till now, thought ,
they were free, because they could tgivel with,.
out passport, and drink freely. Bosh! that is
not sufficient. The people must have faithful '
trustees.

So I see, Brown keeps to the rule of three,
hut oorrect and direct. The queen to appoint her
ministers, and govern; the lords to rule, and the
commons to control. But then, says he the
nation must have the ballot, as Mrs. Chluill
writes, ball hot, and even Palmerston shall
swallow it—willy, willy—though it may burn
his throat. Then the institutions of England
will be truly free, and worthy of imitation and
praise. Here is Brown's ball or pi/1—
" This remedy, far better than those of
Morrison, Holloway, and others, is the best pur-
gative that can be administered. It will cleanse
the electoral body, purify the whole constitu-
tion, cure rapidly all disorders, especially those
of the chest; it will soon dissipate every looel
nervousness or general debility, heart-buns,
itching palms, intestine irritation, external in-
ilamation, even drunkenness and rioting; in
short, will promote the sound economy of the
whole political frame. There will soon be
millions of certificates of all these, and many
other wonderful curt,.! Indeed, it might be
called Bete/onto Britannica, as it is so very
simple.