The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-01 00:00:00

THANK GOD FOR SPRING.

When Spring la Isere
And hawthoin boughs are wliita with blosas of May,
And singing liards in dm happy music near,
Oh, then • thousand hearts istep holdidity.
Life is more sweet;
Youth revels in it with an added set,
blow pulse ot age warms to a glitter beat,
And grief site lighter in the mourner's Meant,

For, 10, tbe rain
Is over, and tho night is pad nod gone ;
Joy with the rad isot morning comes again,
And them bright hour. acorn Lil• gracious dawn.
Thank Gal for Spring !
Noyes doer and tender throng As plasma, days.
Now that all uaturo to aerakeninA
Waks, too, my soul, in drains of grateful proles.
—Sunday st NOM.

FROM THE WHITISHALL 1110•1311.
In the City. during the earlier days of the week
aspecially.„ • desponding t ine pervaded all Guanciel
theirs. it sortscd &I though thwe who formerly errs
Um most buoyant were now most bowed down and despair-
ing, haring lost all hops of tbings mending. The
declaration on the part of the Oriental Bath that in place
of the large dividend haberto payable, nothing at aU
would be given to shareholders, and that the reserve
molt be central into account to make up for theme, added
to this fading of asdness, and it is not siagpt&tng the
situation to say that but seldom did a w open more
gloomily than the ono now nearly past.

LAWTOLS it THZ HOUK —lt cannot be saki that the
lawyer. in the House shine eon body, and if they can't
wet up a better debate amoug thwasedves than that of
Friday, I think they bad better leave it &lama Sir Henry
James bad talked out nearly all the lay members of the
Houw exo .pt men like Mr. Norwood, who takes a strong
• mteric iuteres lii law. But when the reeked the barristers
began tbey literally talked each other out. Mr. Cole, the
leader of in. Western Circuit (" by the a Simian MMus.,"
cynically pule in Taper), it a speech of threeiiquarters of
an hour, cleared the House tif all except half-a-cluson
gentlemen of the long robe, &number eltic.h Ur. Grantham
cube-quail; reduced ti Warm. With ouch speakers 6,1
tbs., toe thcr ci h M. Waddy, G-. Kinrabri
Moigau L'otil. and Mr. (lrrpry, the Lawler. ere yet
SurPrtted ttiat ezate but halo interest
either in or out of the noose.

A racing-ann (some say thorda Oilmldistotu) was mated
at the 000 m thogsny ..14 • Wimp. under • striM
laJunctton grunt his boat nut to talk racing "shop," but to
endaavour to introduce thadotical topics. Das Malta WU
mote and subduod until ths cloth had been removed ;no
theoMv arm in Ms brain. Al lost a bright idea struck
Mtn. 'My Lvsul," be accosted lb. btaop, "there is •
point on which I should like to ask yoar opinion."
" Wail," ssli the bishop, blandly. "Wall. nay lord, bow
keg do you Mita it took to get Nebuchadnessa Into
condition Mier they took kiln up from grsas r

I ant informed that previous to amoral Grimlock
quitting country he received a general idea of what
course to pursue in CAW he were called upon to fill Lord
Cbelausforila p:aisa at any momest, and that one of the
Instructioca given him was not to sp/it up his forms into
infinitesimal portioas. bet to carry mach an army intact
lobo the centre of Zolulood La should strike terror into Me
enemy mid convey to wavering allies an idea of British
power. Crealock may be trusted to carry out his orders
implicitly the moment he assumes command.

Them is a atrong belie( la the City that the (Thanesllor
el the Fa .hequer rill partially make up bia deficit this
year by doubling Um toe duty. and the merchant. are
oammutently clearing large truant' leo or tea In anticips-
Uon of suck an increase. Whether the duty be increased
or not, this activity will make an appreciable difference
to the anUonel balance-shoat to he made up next week.

FACTS AND !UNCLE&
"Wartso."—P.O. Dittos (laytug ha hand on a wan-
k-sown member of the D.avrnment, arns-la-arm with an
Sal): " about that Sulu business. geallemest I sad
you'd better cowl quietly."
"STEADY, AWUlti."—Purate : "Good morning. Curley;
I hope you at o getting of hotter now T.—Artisan
matey, thanks. lam laving up."—Curate : "I am glad
to hear that. How nisch harts you eared r—Arilaas
" I have got a penny, master, and! am saving it Ull I get
another; then I am solos to taro aphst."
Fads " Torras ro Aog."—Nleos " Why. Auntie, my
love, how very old you look I I never saw you look so old
as you do to-day r—Aunt: "Is that very singular, Nellie t
—don't you know that I never mosso old as I am today r

Frew Piaui.

Li14.7.6Li. —Spoiling thill AgypilSOL
Pimmonsint Saatuairrna.—(lfire thousand shunting acci-
dent,* in Ins Yc.ars h—First Shunter (with coupling-link,
awaiting engine booking). "Ira, poor Jack's wife and
kids hst right, after the funeral. Poor things, what will
be done for 'eta ir Second Shuster (at Points). "Oh,
U. usual this+, I eposa--Compitny's Moeda', and •
Charity Mangle 1-I,lok out, mate I fiber !main r
DITZILLIOM or Otuid.—Jack DrIC0011(who has made •
mire} "1 my, B 11, that loot shot of mine is him deferred
gmy —*gone into the bank, and 'dived only know( when
it'll come out ag.lo r

DIIOCZXDIIIO MON TIM GIVIERAL TO TUC PALIITICIILAIL—
Ynooi L saly (who has WSW travelled by this lio b-ford
"DJ you go be Kew Gargano! Booki•g C erk. " Borne.
time' on a Sunday. Mn., On a Summer. s of ternoon r
PORT T. P/ITLLOZIMIA. Tbe devaltations of the
Pliyilassra to the vineyard, of Partngal are said to
threaten to pot an ead altogether to the production of
port wine. Whatever the, de, they won't do that, we
will be 'wren. The Phyilosers may dmtrey all the
Portusem TIM*, but /rash will take odds there is still as
much port .applied In Koolan.l as there is • demand for.
ONLY N LTOIAL it yea proposed to mid a regimens
of Irish Guard% Aimed by Heine Rule Members to
Zululand. lilt .it there, it might light on the wrong
stele."—Mr. Parnell at Glasgow.
Bain Pareers up to sent IS be redoes,
And his Home-Rule boys neer will prove laggards:
But what road be the odds 'twist Zulus
And out•ead-oat real Irish blackguards
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QUIRK'S PARDON.
(To Wthuan Humor% Hard 11_,110.)
True Jaatace. • QQ•111e. Pardee r What do these
weeds signify f
Legal Just;os. Here form.—• pardon from the Queen.
True Justice. Indeed I
What sigailles • pardon from the %lama
To one who's innocent I
Lig Justice (la explanation). Ti, her preropAdve
To temper Justice with the balm of mar.
Tree Jostles lindipantl7). Nay I Boris no tampering
justice
Hebron lay
Oandombedi ooluotly.—obal pis call " Qom's Pardon"
Is d.pkivaiw..6l for !minding.
te.rallail=ardoet forMaillearful.Wraeg I
RAILINIT ASTI SOCUL Soloorrm--trootim 1416100/...-
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WICZ WIIMPRIEL

TZ3 RAVI OF Liwinagrotre.
Unveiled in at. asonie. Be oar*. GMMow-
Will the dead marble make him wider known
Or can It longer live than Urinates.,
Arnie= Dmenouirrnmeng Lucy has posed the
rustic toothl, and Mary, lined. and Madeline sit, moil
In hand, mad, to oAtob nod kowtow to Paper the child's
repression wonderment and delight aa it listen, for
till first time in its Ida to the murmur of the shell. Lucy,
•1.4.05, delta& pot the pretty Aril to your ear, and hark
to what It says f' Mastic Yodel. "Lori Ls Mat sill
Why, a Desr-hogr can do Mist r•