The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-23 00:00:00

JOinset Conutti Express.

TUESDAY. JITLY II

NOTES OF THE WEEK

Barrack damages have over been a crying grievance
to the British soldier—odicer and man alike. The
most scandalous case which has lately oorne to my
notice is the following Mad-officer occupying a
hut in one of our large camps had mused the mks of
the Boor of his dining-room to be stained. BY so
doing he improved, instead of injuring the Boor, and
might even have thought that on quitting he would
obtain some compensation for tumsbaumod improve-
ment& At sll event. his successor would have been
'armful to him for the room more attractive.
, however, he vacated his hut, the engineers
sota
y bed the vandalism to cause the floor to be
planed, an I the audacity to charge the former occupant
12 or 14 shillings for so doing, and thus restoring the
room to Its regulation etato of bare, ugly dieocantorC
/amity Few.

The word by which an account pf the Prince of
Wales's dealings with those known to him is perhaps
most often given is this —" He is so good-natured,"
and the word is trite inasmuch as the Prince Is not
only wonderfully kindly and considerate, but also
thoughtful for thme who surround him, so that there
Is not one of them but has some help and favour to
remember originating with the Prince himself. But
he is also very sensible of the proper relation and
&menden°, of men and things, and if ever any
presumption is made upon his good nature, he has •
marvelously reedy and dignified way of putting the
offender back with a word into the right plans. A
certain party having been arranged to coma off a abort
time since, the Prince informed one of his friends that
It must be postponed in consequence of the Court
mourning, and because, therefore, the Queen would
not approve of his taking part in it. "Oh," said the
friend, "what does it matter about the queen?' The
Prince replied, "She is my mother and your
Sovereign," and left the friend abashed and wondering.
—Easily lair.

The Premier appeared pleaded and happy on
Thursday, but Itie health is really making some of hie
friends very anxious. When be left England he
looked ten years younger than he had 'star done.
It was thought that the exdtement of the Eastern
Queetion was good tor him. But the journey to
Berlin hie aged tarn considerably. There was nothing
at all "diplomatic" about that attack of bronchitis
which came so opportunely on the very day of the
publication of the Anglo-Turkish Convention, and
was so capital a reason for not engaging in controversy
with M. Waddington and Count Corti. The accident
was a tappy one politically but not personally, for
the traces of severe suffering are left behind, and
those who have conversed with the "conquering
hero" declare that he must have been very nearly the
conquered hero.
If Mr. Gladstone doer lead an easanit upon the
Ministerial policy, the Government will have to drop
more than the County Government Bill. The Valua-
tion Bill most also go, and along with it probably the
Bishoprics Bill, whereon Mr. Gowen proposes to raise
a debete. Of course, there is a Bankruptcy Bill to
drop—there alwar in July; this time it is an
I measure, But what about the Cattle Bill?
This is becoming a very serious matter for the Govern-
ment. Feeling in the country has been roused against
It. Every conosmion is regarded as a proof that
Protection was originally aimed at. TIN hopes of the
fanners have been raised, and will not bear dis-
appointment. Yet, here is the imams actually
dead against our treaty engagements. The
believes that the Government must surrender
the Bill or restore it to its original shape. If the
meaanre Is surrendered, the farmers will be Tory eolfrl.
If it is restored, the country will wait only for Its
revenge. The Government has not, linos it mum into
offloe got into • worse mem than over the measure for
raising the price of meat.
The Earl of Beaconsfield and the Marquis of Salis-
bury arrived at Dover on Tuesday afternoon on their
return from Berlin. An address of welcome was pre-
sented by the Mayor, and the Earl of Beaconsfield, in
conveying his acknowledgments, expressed • hope that
they had brought back not only pesos and honour,
but renewed prosperity. At -crow the Pleni-
potentiaries had an enthusiastic reception. The
form wee decorated with towers, ever,rreens, and
After shaking hands with his numerous friendsls
Premier entered a carriage accompanied by Lord
Salisbury, the Marchionem of Abergavenny, and Lady
Northcote, and drove slowly to the Foreign (Moe,
being loudly cheered by the crowds who had assem-
bled in Trafalgar-square and along the route to
Downing-street, where cheers were given for "the
Duke" and for the "Duke of Cyprus."