The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-08-14 00:00:00

the House of Lords in rejecting the measure After some discussion,,uithirmott.,iowniuttssatried to. i
passed
Excise bl" the Commons for the abolition of the A letter was real fn
certain tenants of Mr. Sturt's hail complainetaigiitt.
duty, the idea of reducing the Customs .
dhuaptypyto o level of the Excise WAS a very bitty state .4 the gutter running in front of their
one. Justice had to be don • houses, and requesting that something might be
artniltitioe done to remove the nuisance.
paper ; and it was left to the Commons,
best way lr. Gatrix pointed out that the nuismce now
complained of was occasioned by the want of ropey
possible, to vindicate its character and
, make good Ia position with respect to that etlrie'itizet (ran:76;o\l,r;
through
own Louses, fromiw' Well
ffige into the main street,
question.
tinistg Hence the firm resolution of the and there becamegvearvil lie moved that
the occupiers of the block .of houses referred to be
Ministry to stand or fall by that which at first
served with notices to have them properly drained.
sight, would appear to be a point upon VI Inch The motion .
•isewllassgreed to.
it were impossible such A momentous issue
toAbehilitilled
usp,..ii.tinfoirtout•l arose rellatifve to the terms
could be made to turn. %Ye may observe by the
inhabitants, both for do;neessti=rpoo wwsaatne.ll fwor ttla
way, that the result of the debate is gratifying, purposes of trade. ; for the first, the houses would be
as showing that something can yet be done with old an agreement was to be entered
•n those capricious and wrong-headed Liberals rated,
;It'll; the Board for the use of any less quantity
who are ever and anon jeopardizing the Govern- than 100 gallons a day; when the quantity exceeded
this, the purchaser might take the water either by
went, when plain good sense and common metre r of!: by agreement.
honesty should dictate very different conduct. otsisteetti,ats.s:ikaittlleur, and pritrter, having stated
Well, returning for a moment to the snore im- that be
was sent for, and quie;b:ittliteydoaswaMtvrtiine hi7ntihraallile'
mediate merits of this question—the reduction
t!ettainat.ity resumed in that way ; to which he
of the duty—principle, sense, and justice were three buckets a week. He
aNstedtMeotrhe
undoubtedly on the side of the Government, and was t'hena
(ratter a high or a 10; in.'. tew,otuoldwieLlisilderel: 1
these were happily suffered to prevail. The rea-
tel lie he should certainly conAder it ralthieerrlNgilei ;
son urged most strenuously against the reduc-
ctur•oesulttlnwbet af rate quite out of proportion With
Lion by those most directly interested in exclud- stti Intii.:l f4Zitlomestic
ing foreign competition, was the scarcity of rags porposj. It was urltthinmeat%erear Teti.
slo\ml.l be charged 33. a yeary, to which.hte as.rse. iFittostier
in this country, and the duty upon the raw Rtaviist..cd:herist and soda water manufacturer,
material of France, which prohibited its expor- having r.
ipm.
moirti7,..ate,:f ft.ii::„.l:7tic use, and hay-
tation. These reasons, as the Chancellor of the jog mallet
trade, was sent for and interniga.tetelrir‘n"NTTaltipnoiht its,
Exchequer conclusively showed, rested upon sin-
to
thtall he explained that it had not been his intention
founded data, and,were supported by exaggerated
his apply to the Lt'orrati for the water used in
statements. Rags, he said, emphatically, were ' lie only required it for the pur-
poses he 'had' :atoned, nawely, fur domestic use.
. Nit.. Davis then retired.
dear in France, and we could not untie; any