The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-12-05 00:00:00

SALISBURY AND DORSET RAILWAY.

AMALGAMATION WILH TUC tiOUTH•WISTARII.
On Wednesday an extraordinary general meeting
of the stockholders of the salisbury and Dorset
Junction Railway Company was It-Id In London,
and was attended by a large number of directors
and shareholdera The cnitinuan (Mr. Thomas
Pain) explained that the meeting was specially con-
vened for the purposc of c reel irring a prop oral for
the amalgamation of the uudertaking ot this company
with that of the London and Sgruth- Western Railway
Company, and in tem of approval for the further
purpose of determining the term, and condi, lone upon
which the amalgamation should take effect. 11 they
were aware that this subject had been under considera-
tion for s rule time, and although there was not a
unanimous feeling amongst the directors IN to the
liberality of the prop nal* made by the 8 iuth- Western
pet.ple,they thought it only right I. lay them before the
general oily of shareholders ant proprietors for approve
or rejection, as they should d.cide. He then meutioned
that the terms offered to the preference and ordinary
sh ireholdere ef the Sr lisbury and Dorset C rinpany by
the Loudon and South-Western were as follows :—ln
respect of each £lOO preference shares of the Salisbury
and Dorset Junction Railway Company £lll £4 per
cent, preference stock of the l. nilou and South-
Weetern Railway Company, rir at the option of the
bolder Did ordinary stock of such company ; and in
re-Pect of each £lOO ordinary share of the Salisbury
and Dorset Juuction lt.ilway Comp iny EU') £4 per
cent. preference *taxa of the Loud in and South-
! Western Railway C rinpany, 10s. ordinary stock of
such company, or £7O each at the opti.c of each holder.
i titer aolue remarks as to the term, proposed, many
of the sh kreholder4 critiei3ing them in an a verse spirit,
it was moved by Mr. H. F. Taliourilin, and seconded
by Mr. Oxenden, that the terms now submttted for
amalgamation with the Louriiin and South-Western
Railway Company be agreed t and accepted. The
resolution was ultimately oarried.

THE LOSS OF PHCENIX.
The trial of the commander. °Moors, and crew of IL M.B.
Phoenix, for losiag the ve Jet id Sandy Point on Septdrulair
was concluded at Plywoutle last night, altar lasting
tire days. Toe court l•miti that the stranding ul the
Pladamix was due to toe negligent navigation of the ship,
toat tiow the Cum or sighting East Poiut to the ruotnaut
of striklug Oh the proper precaut.oas were Dot token
asoortaia the distance of the ship trout the light, and
from 0.15 the course& ate,.d under any circumstanced
were extremely hazardous; and further, thst after the
chip took the group I. all the circumstaucds being takou
into consideration, it wee impossible to avert toe total
loss of Vie ship. The court adjodgel C onmantier Hitinitt
Henry Graf ell to be bever,l3- reprimanded and dismissed
H.M.S. Moroi: ; L utenciit Julio Hill to forfeit one
year's seniority es iieursusut. awl to he coverall l'sPrl-
mended and oismased H M.S. Phouix ; Gunner Joseph
Merritt to be repriumaded, and the rest of the often and
craw to be acquitted.

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PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.

THE QUEENS SPEECIL

HOUSE OF LORDS,
SATURDAY.

Their lordships met at fo ir o'clock for the purees.. of
proroguing Parliament by It gal Goiumisaion. There
were but few peers prawn, and only a small Dumber of
strange.r.a..
.s .

The Usher of the Black Hod was then directed to aim.
mon the House of Ce.' antuotia an.l a few minutes situ.
wards. on the arrival of it., Sioodt.r aftl a number of hon.
member., 114100 ft whom vs. ll'. Walston,. who accons•
p sated him to the bar, Oil Lord Chancellor read the
I,Lwen..Sp,ch. • • fits..:—

"Mr LOWS AIID GENTLE/WI—
" Aft ,r a iirliaioll retu .ricahle duration I Sal at length
enabled to briug you labours to a close.
"1 c intinue to hall relations of cordial amity with all
foreiln Powers.
The commercial negotistiocc with France which were
. . .

roccednig in the month of Felou iry did not result in the
c01:v.1,4410n of a treaty; but ttni ti wernmant and L
Ante of teat country have pursued an enlightened Policy,
and there has not in c otstownce been any R. natal falling
oil in the dealings between the two countries, which at
once promote their material welbbeing and strengthen the
bonds of frendahip now happily uniting theca.
" The op,rati tat in EztPt, both naval Eta mails'''.
which • wino liberality . naliled me io conduct upon an
ad• 11, and wh-ch wi.repnmccuM.l with such energy
end tldclity in It th nooar meats, were broo,,lat ti an
early and successful wan
"I take this opporginity of placing upon record my
t th ri wh c wivao.led t.y ea ant
land. and to tan viclori.ma furc,a, of which my Indian
Army supplied • diatingtoshed part.
" be recent eventi in Egypt have enhanced my obligso
tions in regard t its &Betio, of wnich I spoke to you at
the beginning of your por.racted enasion.
" I snall study hi diachargit my dutine in such • manner
as ti maintain intwristonal emtagcm,.n,e, to uphold and
connubial- the prisilegea which have been nuccassfully
acquired. t i promote the liappinom of the people and tn..
'prulent deVelvnent of their tuatitutionr, and bayid
any me.,,,,,bigh might tew,l towards dieturbing the
tranquility of the Eut : an II fool confident that my alms
and the remit of tel councils will commend themselves
to the &ppm,' ii of the Powers, toy allies, in their several
relations to that interostir.g region.
" GENTLEMEN OP TOM HOUSZ OF COMMONS—

"1 thank TOO for the .uppli. whins you have granted
me to meet the serious cud extenied wants of the public
sonic,
Ms LORDS AND GL:STLEM•SI
" After a gime. salon of unfavourable Poisons in the
iroewe portion of the Unit-d Kingdom, the pcnince of
the lend hes during Die prepent year been for the usoat
pert abun•lans an I Wade ii usielerate•y active The
growth of the revenue, h•swever, is sens•bly retarded I.y
accuse which must in itself be cunt implateal with 'aft.-
fiction. I refer to the diminution in the receipts of the
Excheques from the duti• son intoxic ding liquors.
"Is some pats of Irelsnl loin compelled to susticipate
distress daring the approaching winter
" I have al.o to :sour I with deep pain that the horrible
crime of eusaasinati in has been roe in the metropolitan
city of Dublin, and there is a special call of dory upon
the Executive authority to exercise er.th fidelity end
firmness the powers with which it has been entrusted.
In the social condition of the country at large, however.
I have the satisfaction of noting that there his been a
markcd isuprovemcnt. end the law has acted with
renewed vie, or under the provisions you hay., devised. I
have an earn, et hope that this improvement will be main-
tabled and extended.
. . • . . . .

"I am inkliil to your wisdom f ir having pissed the
meaaures welch I ilewel ndisp inutile for restoring the
supremacy ut the law in Ireland and for removing impedir
mewl, to tha wide int progressively enlarged astion of
the Land Act of Mi.
" You bay° ale° litre ul a variety r,f measures from
which. in their sevend sphetes of op iration, I anticipate
much olvantage to my people. tel ed have
,1„,..ir.4 to congratulate you AL UP, IK.-1114t tIIII4 on your
phr‘acvitaic4 46:1 is6lTht''ctWive7le7iitalattilnW:: Litualfytiteell•knuouwtruYaf;dr
weighty subjects of high interest to k 14., nations of the
community. some of which I corutuoutied ti your notice
at the opening of the seesian.
"After the recess yau will resume your inbours under
circumstances which I trust may prove inure favourable t
their accompliehment than those of the current year, and
I rely with confidence on your energy and wisdom for
the discharge under the Divine lle.iug et the arduous
reap niibilities which must i Ter atttch to the Parliament
of my Empire."
The I. ird ehaneellor then announced that Parliament
ww, prorogued to Thuniday. the 15-ti February, mu.

DIABANDIA i LANII4, NNW. AND CALVSS.-.l4otailli
will in lind minil avail to cur the acme until the acidity
and indigestible mariner shall be removed from the
smcedi end bowels. This may be eff .cteally done by
giving • few mild doses of Day, Son, end Rewitt's RID
DRANCII, followed by • dose or two of the Gaseous Fluid.
Csids, coals. and impure milk upset the digestive
ponce acidity, sad its sure &Liss, loss of_ &plot=
dim:bac-A Doast-stnet. akkaitreet. L.Wao. W.