The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-14 00:00:00

THE EXCISE AND OCCASIONAL LICENSES.
To the Editor.

honer critic is no respecter of claret What
he does is solely in the public, not class, interests. Upon
this ground I ask for a little space i a your valuable
columns for the purpoee of eliciting from your numerous
reeders a well-directed discussion upon the following
point.
Administrators of the law should take care that they
themselve• do not inf rinse that which they administer,
"at the bidding of the Excise, innkeepers, or public"
Should the statutes referring thereto be incomplete, Her
Majesty's justices of the peace, in quarter or general
sessions assembled should inemerialise Parliament for
further powers, which their worships should see faithfully
executed. The public also should bring this matter
pointedly forward before future aspirants for Parliamen-
tary honours at the approaching elections.

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Recently, at the Bolton County Court, Thomas Sumner,
of the Red Lion Inn, Over Darwen, was rummened for
selling beer, spirits, ie., en, in • booth at Turton Fair,
on September 4th, without haring the usual licensing
authonty to do so. The defendant haring been denied
extension of closing hour. by the justices. , he applied to
and obtained from the Excises
magistrate named Graham living at Darwen, signed
The Rev. J. S. Bailey, calling this an impudent violation
of the law, lined the defendant .4:5 and costs.

William Humphreys, on the Red Lion Inn, off Deans-
gate, Bolton, was similarly charged. This Excise license
was signed by Mr. Pennington. of Findley, a magistrate.
Tbe defendant's advocate denied that the sale woe Illegal,
and the fact of the document being signed by a magistrate
out of the Bolton petty sessional division made no differ-
ence. Fined .C 5 and costs

Now, Just contrast this with the usual Excise practice
in this neighbourhood. For sererrnialdears the Pecybout
justices have sanctioned similar OM, although emu.
pinned against by myself and. believe, others. What
legal right have individual J.P.'s to sign these indra-
meets, and then for the police to summon partied holding
them? If the publicans break the law, it is at the
instance of the magistrates. If the latter do their duty,
what right have the police ti interfere with the publicans
If the GM& or the police break the law punish them
accordingly, and If Her Majesty's justices of the peace
commit themselves bring them to book also. Let even-
handed justice be dealt out to all alike. Lead us not into
temptation should be the publicans' appeal to the adminis-
trators of the law, both is this as well as other petty
sessioaal divisions.

Your obedient servant,
T. J. KO= Baowx.
Llanbister, 1879.

LONDON AGRICULTURAL SEED TRADE.
Monday, 13th October, 1g79.
A quiet but firm feeling continues to characterize the
seed market Of new English red clover, the offerings are
nil: some handsome parcels of Austrian clover have lately
been offered, but the., are relatively dearer than American
samplea Another steamer from New York has just
arrived in London bringing a moderate quantity of choice
new Western seed, for which the price asked appears
moderate
' In trefoil there is no business passing, Alias. and
whites are steady in value. For
speculative demand is ex ; sad ses;Weirs tij,
are realised Plautg-Itatlan, on amount of its cheapness
meets with more attention.
Of new winter tares the London market has now a fair
supply; and good maples can be bought at about Ils 3d
per bushel. Many farmers, however, prefer yearling
vetches; these range from 119, to 701 per qr.
Canary seed is firmly held at the late advance; foreign
holders are asking more money; and prices here are further
hardened by an export inquiry
There to. brisk demand for blue peas ; for good samples
growers can now obtain a long price. The dearness and
badness of potatoes improves the sale for haricot beans.
Very bad accounts are received of the new crop of mustard.
Rapeseed keeps cheap.
JOHN SHAW 4 Sozs, Seed Merchants,
37, Mark-Lane, London, E.G
IMPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OP CLOTH/ AND
GRASS SLEDS FOR THE UNDERMENTIONED YEARS:—

Month ended— tit _ ies. Value.
Sept., 1877
„ 1878 1154 „ •138,028
„ 1879 .... ..... ....
Nine months ended—

1877. 24O7cwt
L1N1,069
„1878.256.41 . .U 121,096
„ 1879 P30,5f5 .C 501,919

CHILI AND PERU.

Telegram; received 111 London on Thursday state
that an engagement he. been fought between the
Chilian and Peruvian fleets, and that the whole of the
latter ha. been captured, thus annihilating the naval
power of Peru. The real version of the affair is
probably that contained in a meossge received at
Lloyds, and which states that the Chilians have
captured the ironclad Husecar. This is the second
ironclad which Peru ham lost since the outbreak of the
war, the other—the Independencia—having been
wrecked by bad seamanship. In all probability this
defeat will help to convince the Peruvian Government
that discretion is the better part of valour.

THROAT ANYNCTIONII AND HOARELNISIS. —All suffering
from irritation of the throat and hoarsen'ss will he
agree-
&bly rprised at the almoet immediate relief .gord.d by
the use of "Browns Bronchial Troches." These famous
"lozenges" are now sold by most respectable chemists in
this country at is lld. per box_ People troubled with a
" hooking rough," a " alight cold," or bronchial a
cannot try them too soon, as similar troubles, if =
to progress, result in serious Pulasersell old AHSHDIRtio
affections See that the words " Nowa% Bromide'
Troches" are on the Government Stamp around each box.
—ltanutoctarod by Joao L Baows mod 800. Basks.
United &aka. Depot, 493, Oxford-olzat. Lomax&