The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-06-28 00:00:00

the amity rate I And who paid the church
rate? They were all paid by the land. No
doubt there were large manufacturers who paid
considerably to the revenue, brit look at their
Profits. Considering the profits of various
clause, . the agrieerturiet paid More than
any other person to tbe rivenud." Lord
John Manners, too, justly remarked that
"The repeal of the malt-tax was merely • sup-
plement of that system which commenced in
1842, and stopped short —as appeared to
thole who represented the agricultural in-
terest—rather unwiesly and unexpectedly.
The question was, whether the time had
not come, when, on social and political
grounds, the subject ought not to be taken into
the serious couideration of the House. Every
tax which, indirectly or directly, pressed on
Industry on textile manufacture!' was altogether
repealed. Rut so long as the malt-tax remained
untouched, was it true to say that there was no
class of producers, DO CIONO of manufacturers
affected, and unjustly affected by our presort
system I It was impossible to deny but that the
producers of barley on the one hand, and the
manufacturers of meat on the other, these re-
strictions pressed harshly and unjustly." Mr.
Urquhart also appealed to the House to "take
pity on the free-trade agriculturists who had
hitherto been treated on the principle of "heads
I win, tails you lose." For our own pert we
thank Mr. Marritt for once more bringing the
question before the House. The more it is
agitated the more converts to the repeal of the
odious tax will be obtained. Likes snow-ball set
• rolling down the hill, it will increase in bulk
and velocity with every turn.
In the one. of Lords on Tuesday, Lord
Berners inquired whether Government had re-
ceived particulars of the mutiry in the Romish
Reformatory of Mount St. Bernard, and were
prepared to wi didraw the license from it He
mentioned having received a letter from the
bench of magistrates at Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
hoping that the result of the late prooeedings
would be the total brooking up of the establish-
ment, which had a tendency to demoralise
the neighbourhood, and render it in such
• state that neither property nor person
was safe when the inmates of the
Reformatory chose to have an outbreak. Earl
Granville endeavoured to palliate the evil, and
said that a report from Mr. Turner specified that
everything in the Reformatory was in perfect
order, and the boys under control. His lordship
added that the certificate would not be with-
drawn. Lord Arundel, of Wardour, denied
that the institution was now under the monks,
as its governing body was composed of laity and
clergy— Romish priests being understood by the
latter designation. Earl Derby trusted that such
amendment would be introduced into the Re-
formatory as would prevent • recurrence of the
wiandaL The main question does not seem to
have been touched by any speaker, namely, the
impropriety of handing over these young
criminals to Romish pries* the public, mean-
while, having to pay dearly for the pernicious
training they receive.
The past week has been a busy one for
the Court. The Queen held a court at
Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, and gave
audiences to Lords Palmerston and Clarendon.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have been
quite gay, having attended tiro or three balls,
the opera, the theatre, held a levee, opened a
grand horticultural exhibition, attended an at.
tractive charity basaar,—besides a number of
other ceremonial or social demonstrations too
numerous to mention. It would, therefore,
seem that the London season, which is just now
in its glory, is passing off with more brilliancy
than, under all the circumstances of the case,
had been expected.

DORCIMITER —Precegn erns MAZEKT,l3.turdgy,
Jon. 25.--W heat in abort Popply. —Holders were firm ;
and Um salsa itvia wore effected may be quoted ot from
1.. to 2.. per quarter in advance of last week's prime.
Grinding barley, ii. higher. Oata *old fully at late
ratan. _ _

MIL BMWS RATOSITOIT SALZ, Saturday, June 25.
—At to-lay's market there were about 100 hmid of row
stock and cals., and 500 sheep and lambs. The
supply of good beef was short, which told at former
rates, but inferior fetched from 10s. 61. to 114. per
wore. Heifers and calves roaliaed from £ll to £l3.
For mutton and lamb there was a good demand.
Down treaters hoching from 41. to 81. • horned
mutton, 7d. to 7id ; end lamb 9,1. to 10d. per lb.
The attendance of purchasers was large, and al the
lots on over were sold.
COMMIeIONS. —Het liejeety has been graciously
pleased to approve the following appoint:Dente, Ms. :-
4th horsetabire Artillery Volunteer Corps.—George
Andrew.. jun., gentleman, to be Ensign, rite Eliot pro-
moted-3d Dorsetahire Wee Volunteer Corpa—The
Rev. JOANN Veber to be Honorary I 11 .I.Wn rice Colson,
deceased. —9th Dorset...hire Rifle Volunteer Corps.
Henry Raymood Bennett, gentleman, to be Enaign rice
Bennett reOgned.
Tge Witatitan.—The reading of the thermometer at
Dorchester for the past week is ea follows :