The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-10 00:00:00

bunt (DWI' Expresg,

DORCHESTER. MAUCH 10:h, 1885.

fates.

The unanimity and cordiality with which Mr.
Henry Edwards has been adopted as the Liberal
eandidate for the Dorchester division is as remarkable
as it is gratifying. When the Redistribution Bill,
and the inevitable union of the county town and
Weymouth were discussed, fears were entertained that
Weymouth's choir» might not be acceptable at Dor-
chester, and vice versa, and that bitter jealousies and
oontenUon• would ensue. These gloomy anticipations,
we ere glad to say, have not been realised, and the
prospects of the Liberal party in this particular
division are most promising. There can be little doubt
is to the leaning of the popular mind In Weymouth
and It only needs • little further acqaaintanos with
Dorchester to make Mr. Minnie equally popular
be,.. All doubts as to the hon. member'. Liberalism
have by his repent vote been eel at rest, and we are
confident in the coming contest Mr. Edward. will be
supported by an unusually united pr-ty,
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The Bishop of Salisbury, says Trial', is to resign his
See at Laiy Dsy, so that Mr. Glaciatesg will have to
nominate a new ruler for the Important (Howie of
Si. am in the course of the next fortnight. There is •
general expectation that Canon Liddon will be
ecemm rode I t) the Q urea al Dr. Moberly's
50C416101. ; his appointment would be as erherable
one, and very popc'r-.
The county of Dorset, which would be seriously
affected by the threatened increased railer ry rater,
appears to be pretty much in the same mind with
other parts of the country with regard to the threatened
increseed railway charges. Several petition' have
already been gent in from Dorchester, Weymouth, and
ethic towns, and others are in course of signing. To
show the feeling on the matter, we may mention that
the petition originated by the Blandford Farmers'
Club bore no lees than 235 signatures of agriculturists,
all of which had ;been obtained in eight day'. The
promoters of the Bills will find It difficult Irian the
gauntlet of the boat of petitions that are swarming
Ii from all ports of the =mtg.

The annual retorg of the Volunteer oorps of Great
Britinis for 188.1 was pnblished.on Thursday morning.

This shows that the force on the authorised
establishment has grown from 160.321 in 1880, to
LI 248.419 in 1884. The number of efficient* in 1884 wee
208,365 ; non-efli dents, 6,650 ; numbers emu •11l
enrolled, 215,015. Of these 18,147 had fined fled hr
the speeial gra, t f 50s. There were a Ausily f roc nt
at inspection 184 282. The wastage of lI6JCOt.
to those enrolled was 98'91.

The Premier has no doubt for the moutsnt Let a
part of his popularity, and so have his c.,l:e IgueP. But
already there are toreshadowings of a spe•ly reset to
In their favour. Prince Biemuck Ic, no doubt, • very
clever and far-ening statesman, but if he imaJoes
that Morale declamations against the present British
Ministry, will base the effect f discrediting them in
the eyes of their countrymen, and so preepttate a
°hangs of Government, the moat blundering politician
in all Europe oould not have made a Renter roistale%
There le no nation in the world so sensitive in such
matters am the Eoglith. We *bun our rulers our.
selves with a bratty god ; but whop a foreign
minister ventures to do the same, we regard
it as an t Heusi re piece of interference, ett,d
immediately our sympathies are enliatol on
behalf of our own countiymen, and that whether
they are right or wrong. It is Lard to see what
Princes Bismarck's object has been in hie rec nt
tirade., If be has not aim)] at ei.erediting the
Liberal Goveromeot of this country. The linzli‘h
people and the German pe nil° are •tol wish t remain
good friends. It would be difficult to Irvin La either
nation to go to war with the other. But, ersii if
this wen far otherwise, Prince Iti,mipck knows full
well that a war between Germany and EnglaLd would
afford France her ardently louge.i-for opportunity
of revenge, as perhaps no other event wand do.

It her of ten been n diced that Punch sod the Time.
keep company. Mr. Gladstone Is being severely
need by both just nvw. TMs week's cartoon in Punch
representing Mr. Gladstone u Joseph Surface, lithe
cleverest and the bitterest thing lennial has dcue for
long UMa plat, or parkin)* at all. It seems to pass
the limits of brunouroue caricature, and to constitute
malignant satire. Lord Beaconsfield was often held
op to keen ridicule, especially daring the earlier part
of his career, in the Wages r I Ponds; but we do not
remember an Instance in which he was held up to the
scathing conttui,t which loom, ti ho fin pIIA in the
cartoon of Sheridan at St. Stephen'..