The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-05-08 00:00:00

faltamtntan Paper's.

BoaorGna VEIVICS Col; XTIII..—Ne of the Reform
Bill returns, moved for by gr. Bright, divides the
United Kingdom into bp proughb a aol count iennot reckoning
as port of the latter the boroughs that are within them).
awl shows the amount of income-tax paid by each, but
without including acbedule C (the Funds). The result
of the comparison is that in Scotland tl:ere is no very
groat difference between the amount 'paid in counties
and that paid hr. boroughs ; in Irelauil the counties pay
double *bat the boroughs pay. an.l in England the coun-
ties pay about 5,000.000, while the boroughs ply about
£7,000.000. The account is for the year 185657. when
the income-tax was 164., and the tax (without :whePhile
C) amounted to E. 8,302,985 in boroughs, and I:6.806,070
in counties, showing an excess in the horonghs of nearly
I:1,500,000 out of the £15,000,000. In live places the
tax charged under the well.known schenule I) exceene.l
/100,000 —namely. Dublin. £100.631 ;Olasfiow, £174,571;
Winchester And Salford, £226,159; Lieerpool, £340,841 ;
and London, inclopling the tuetrophtan borough, the
enormous tax of £1,010,610.
The Boar.l of nails Retttrts for the month and three
, months ending the Slat of Marrh,were issueri on Wenner'.
I day, and, compared with the returns fur some months
previous, are not all enontiraging. 'fhb' however, may.
I in sonic measure, he accounted for by the recent altera-
tion, in the English and French tariffo, and until they
I have becomepermanently settled it is probable the figiuts
for the next few months will continue to manifest a
decline The total declared value of exports for the
,Iticiuthu last past wan 1:10,393.4Z0, against 1:11,313,228 in
I 1859, and C 9,000,274 in Ittin, exhibiting a decrease over
the former perion of f.. 919,758, and ill inerea•Pe of
£i.393191; co: ii pared with the latter. For the three months
of the present year the aggregate was 00,481,907 agsinst
£30,5M,794 in 1859, and £23,510,290 in 1858, being a
decrease compared with 18.19 of £3851487. and an increase
coiupared with 18.58 of 0*971,617. The 'principal varia-
tions exhibited in these returns are with respect to
elports an increase in the articles of beer awl ale, linen
yarn, seed, oil, spirits, wool and woollen and worsted
yarn ; while on the reverse side, have to be enumerated
wale and cull'', cotton manufactures. cotton yarn, earth•
enware, haherdailiery awl millinery. linen manufactures,
machinery, metals. silk nianuf.ictures, thrown silk and
woollen manufactures. lii imported articles an increase
is exliiinted in cocoa, coffee, raw cotton, fLx, hemp,
leather manufactures. metals, tobacco, wine, anal wool.
A decrease is apparent in wheat; barley, ant oats, wheat
meal and flour, flaxseed and linseed. raw silk, awl unto-
fined sugar. The whole of the articles of provisions
exhibit an increase, with the exception of cheese and

egrD.VCATION.—A document of very moderate length,
but of very great importance, hao just been issued by
the Education Committee of the Privy Council, and it
intended to be published early in every year with the
requisite annual alterations. It consits of the minutes
and regulations on education mduced into the forin of a
code. beginning with a preliminary chapter of definitions
and first principles, and then proceeding to dispose of
the whole matter in a series of divisions and sulslivi•
lions. Nothing can be more clear and simple than this
statement of the law and practice upon another intricate

inbject.
On Saturday a Parliamentary Paper wax imued, relat•
jug to brewer*, victuallers, and beer retailers in the
United Kingdom. There are 2,497 brewers in the
United Kingdom-2,268 in England, 120 in Scotland,
and 109 in Ireland. Of victuallers the number W 3,006
in the United Kingdom. There are 40,537 peraons
lieen.ed to sell beer to be drunk on the premiers, and
2,96 not to be drunk on the premises. All the beer re-
tailers are in England. The brewers consumed
20,333,141 bushels of malt. The declared value of beer
exported from October, 1658, to October, 1859, from
the United Kingdom, was £2,420,670.

WEDNESDAY.
Lord BAT:SHAM moved the second readiest of the
Aggravated sassaulto Act Amendment Bill. The law, as
it at present stood, was, he said, unable to deal pro-
peril with the offences it contemplated, and there ass
I therefore a necessity for further legieletion upon the
, subject. The main 'alteration proposed by the Bill was
I ntptrial laarliamtnt. that magistrates islinuld have • discretionary power to
indict corporal punishment, and that upon • second
conviction surd. punishment eliould be rendered coin-
HOUSE OF LORDS. —TUESDAY. pulsory. If the House, however, was disinclined to
Lord LY NDHURST called the attention of the House to sanction corporal puniabinent. he would withdraw that
the state of the naval reserve, and asked Her Majesty** port iir the Bill, which coutained other improvements of
Ministers for an account of its present condition and , the present law.
probable future progress. Alarmedly the growing 31-r. Ccive, giving Lord Raynham credit for humane
naval power of France, the Government had at length intentions, objected that it was dangerous to allow the
arousoi, and had at a great expense sucts-eded in form- punishment of the Issh to be baste.' summarily upon
Log a nAry equal, hut not more than e mai. to that of a lult males by magistrates, who were apt to he moved
France. We had last year :ffe sail of the line, and hy the details of atroeissux cases ; awl moved to defer
lettuce bad the same number, but the French were i the eecond reading of the Bill for vim months.
superior in frigates. We might now, perhaps. exceed Mr. GIHTEITH thought the Bill should go into Com-
the French travel steam force by a few ship.; but, if we lailitea. 1118.1 would support the second reading. ,
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were sUpetoor, It was only in a small degree. But Mr. Wansett approved the general principle of tilt I
eque'ity in hers with the French navy was in Bill, and believed that the time had come for something
reality inequality. because, ma bile their navy was con- to be done to put • atop to what was a grievance and • !
centrated, ours was eeatterol in cooler to protect our distress,.
distant possessions. Ti be equal with France we ought Mr. BRNLY.Y obeerved that the supporters of the Bill
to have double the number of meant-vowel+ of France. I had failed to show by retrains, which should be the
especially as the alleges' superiority of our seemen was foundation of an alteration of the law, that there had
now considerably modified by the alterationii in naviga- been an increase in the number of aggravated eases since
tion. Adverting to the recommendations of the Royal the law hed been mule more etringeist. If more war to
Commission which hail sat upon the subject of the navy, be done. the caseo ought to be sent before a jury.
he esamtused these reeommendations in detail. and highly Mr. Int f.tv ex supported the Bill in its integrity,
Meese.' the Govenussent for not having carried them believing that corporal peniehment in atrocious caws
omit in • more prompt mid effective manlier. Their was the best mode. nee of reforming • herdened mis-
report had been made in February. DCA awl was one errant, hut of preventing the offence by the operation
which deuseudol the most speedy attention but he he- of example.
hewed timid not a single man hail been raised until the Mr. S. Eisecollee believed that the Bill would do more
Ist of January last, and. instead of the 30,000 men re- harm than good. Although corporal punishment, he
c 1111 l mended by the coomaittee, only 81.10 men, according admitted, would be the best mode of dealing with
to Lord C. Paget, had been raised in three months, so thew offences of a brutal character, there would, in his '
that it would take 10 years at that rate to raise the opinion, he a difficulty in obtaining a convicti in, from
30,001.1 wen. The causes of failure he believed had been the kind feeling. of the woman, especially if the case
verious, but aniong them he consideted that the coin- went before a court of law, an I he could not *meets! ;
plication of the regulations soul the smallness of the to leave • sUllllllAry power in the hands of two suagis-
bounty might be looked upon es chief. V. the £6 trate...
bouutv for the a hole 30.0fe1l sine would only amount to Sir G. C. LEWIR observed that the question was as to
£18d,003 out of £12,000.0110 of naval estimates! This the choice of means of attaining an end in Whit& all
saving of money its men and spending it on machinery agreed. He was not convinced that the present law was
auil material was like making a watch and leaving out ineffectual. or teat there bed been an increrse in this
the msinspring. It was • penny.wiae and pound-foolish peculiar class of offeni es ; and Ise believed that increased
economy. He concluded by animadverting in strong severity would not tend to suppress them, but would
terms on the moldliug mos.:ere of Lord John Russell, augment the reluctance of women to come forward and
which was setting class against class at a time when prosecute. lie should oppose the second reading of the
it was never more necessary that all classes shiest.' be Bill.
united. Mr. BRADT supported the Bill, which was strongly
The Duke of Sou V.RSET admitted that the subject was condemned by Mr. CoNiffetta
one of great public iiiiseirtance, mid. in consequence, he Colonel Nolan remarked that the ruffians who were
was the more eager to refute the impression made by guilty of these acts of brutal violence were personal
Lord Lyndhund's speech that the present Government cowards, and the very apprehension of the lash would
had reduced the naval force of tire country. During the operate as a prevention. He supported the second
last eight mouths more seen lad been employed in the reading.
dockyartle, exclusive of the. factories. than had ever Mr.AVALTISR °Nowa the Bill, not for the sake of the
bees employed at any previous period in the history of man, but of the woman. The difficulty of obtaining a
this country. We had now. exclusive of blockshipe conTiction ought to make the Hoeft pause before adopts
amid s.iili.mg vesaels.so.hiPa of the Ilne Isffeat.2lo frigate.. Mg the propored alteration. There WII4 an instinctive
17 corvettes, 88 sloops, irony of large power; small tenderness and delicacy in the female mind which would
vessels. 24 gun vessels of a peculiar class, suit 350 gun- lead a WOHHUY of even the humbleet rank to shrink from
boats. The French had 5:1 ships of the line, and had coming forwent to inflict a degrading punishment upon
six or eight inure building, and about 140 sloops. With her husband, and the object in view would thereby be
regard to our naval reserve the coastguard now num- defeated. This special objectiou had been often urged,
bered 6,862 men, and though it had been suggested to sod never answered.
addat otite 12„000 more, lie though it would be a grunt After wine further discussion, and a reply by Lord
mistake to fill up by new men a service which sailors of RSVP:HAM, upon a division the amendmeut was
the navy regarded as, their ultimate destination. The negatived by 109 to 85, and the 13,11 was read • second
naval coast volunteers numbered 7.000, and they were in time.
the highest enieiency. gAI to the Roy.' naval reserve The Malicioue Injuries to Property Act Amend-
only 1.000 men had been et present enrolled ; but as yet ment Bill was rails eecond thee, on the motion of Mr.
the seheine had hardly come into operation. The actual Pait.L.
naval reaerve at the present moment was 14,8210 men, The House then went into (oninimitte upon the
whose services are ediately available in any danger. Fisheries (Scotlenil) Bill, the clauses of which were
He deprecated anything like party spirit in diecuming agreed to.
suchii natiosial question as. the efficiency of the navy, The Wink of Ireland Bill was read a second time.
and limes' that, -however they might differ upon other Mr. BICHNDIT moved the second reading of the Lend
questions, they would be united on this. Ituprovemeut (Ireland) Bill. He continued kill argument
Lord 11.‘liDUICILF expressed his regret that an long an in support of his Bill, awl in opposition to the Govern-
interval lied elapsed before active measures were taken I meet Hill. until the close of the sitting. which stopped
for carrying into effect the recommendations of II e the debate.
Royal Conenisaion aa to the formation of the naval The llouse adjourned at 10 minutes to 6 o'clock.
reserve ; at the saute time he was glad to find, from the
exceedingly clear, frank, and cantle' speech of the IYuke
of Somerset. that the Government had become impressol
with the necessity of activity. He concluded hiespeech
with seine remarks upon the necessity of impreasruent
in maiming the navy iu cass-s of great need.
Lord COLCHNSTP:It impremed on their lordahips the
necessity of having • measure pass4,l to empower
Gee,' inuent to impress iseameir in cure of an Europeau

THURSDAY.
In reply to Mr. FIT7AAIRALD.
Lord 1. MUMICLI, stated the present position of the
negotiations between this country and the United
Stores with reference to the bikini of San Juan.
The adjourned debits on the second reading of the
Itepreaentation of the People 11111 was then resumed.
Mr. MACAULAY said, lie I.lo4UalVi that the object of
the Bill was to rectify defects in the Reform Act, of
whi.li, for many year.. Lord John Russell had not
Lain sensible. The £lO borough franchise, it was said.
did not allow of an adequate representation to the
mid lie Avoca, and none_ at. all to_the working classes.
This, however, Wa I very much a lona question, having
reference to the character of the different towps ; Loot
J. Russell hail only traesposeil the error, anil ti e Bill
woul I be exposed to the asnie objection, in an aggra-
vated Ginn, ac the Reform .tct. The qualification given
by this Bill he anuplainel, hail no reference to fitness ;
and it Was uniform. he (Mr. Macaulay) d.-sii mug 5 iuulti-
form composition of the constituency. He asked any
one to name • considerable atatesuiau (not in the
Government), who gave an ostensible countenance to
this m-asure, and he &alerted that, in society, as well
ari in that House, it (ea.( talked of universally with dis-
like and suspicion.
Mr. Guzioinv said he believed that forty out of fifty
members of the House lookerllit this measure with ap-
prehension and alarm.
Mr. Losiitriehu considered what would be the
effect of the transfer of poser under dila Bill uion
the constituency. Even amuniing the numbers
given by the returns to be correct, the number*, he
Raul, would constitute an evil, since 150 boroughs
would he altogether diapueed of by titi householders.
Something beside* nueubera, he observed, should govern
the concession of the franchise ; the constituent* should
he fit to govern themselves before they were allowed to
govern others He cited returus showing the state of
education, religion, moral habit*, vice and crime among
the classes to whom the franchise WAS to be extended
by the Bill, and who were to be the dominating element
of the constitution,—classes, which in certain populous
places, were, lie said, ignorant, vicious, and irreligious.
Mr. %V. D. Sevnoug conies ied, in reply to Mr.
Lougfield, that the working classes bad greatly improved
since 1832 in (ulucation, moral conduct. and provideut
habits, end lie denied that the argument founded on
the working of democracy in America applied to this
country. The present Bill was based upon principles
known to the conrtitution of this eitintry ; it was the
aupplement of a measure which had hitherto worked
well, in spite of the most dismal predictions. It was
agreed that there must be reform ; thia Bill was based
upon the principle of adapting the constitution of 1832
to that of 1860, and be believed it would be, as far as
regarded the franchise, satisfactory to the country.
Mr. Kest:sit'. thought the Bill a moderate measure,
and appeared to doubt whether the new borough con-
stituency would, as apprehended, override the old.
Sir J. RANISDIN confessed some diaappointinent at
the prospect before thew. They bad, lie said, good
rereion to hope that a useacure might be framed in
all purtien might agree. But those who had
spoken moat strongly in favour of the Bill had supported
it on different grounds from those assigned by the
Government, who had prop:reed it as their mode of set-
tling the question. It would be far better, in his
opinion, to postpone the question than to pees a ten-

war.
The Duke of Stiseaser, in reply to Lord Stanley of
Alderley, stated that the marines would be increased by I
LOW men during the present year. It hstl hrui pro. I
posed to increase the marines still noire, but it was
deemed inexpedient to make the total increase all at
once. Tin. 6,4010 men on shore rersimmendl by the,
Royal Commission to be held ready for embarkation in
case Of emergency were already etiliettsl. In regard to
impressment, he thought it would be only under eireum•
stances of the direst emergeaseie• that the Government
would he justified in recommending such • coulee to
tier Majesty.
Lori SHREWSBUIT made • few remarks.
The Loan CuAdcrwm briedy stated that there was
no doubt that, although the custom ha I fallen into
disuse, the law in regard to impressment was as inuil
ID use as ever.
Their Lordships adjourned at five minutes to eight
o'clock.

THURSDAY.
Lord CHetitarogn, in moving that the House do go
into committee on the Selling and Hawking Goods on
Sunday Bill, stated that the object of the Bill was to
prevent Sunday trading after V o'clock on Sunday
mornings, in order to enable tradesmen, who were
now obliged by competition to puisue their trades on
Sunday, to employ their time in a manner more
consonant with the day and with their feelings. By
thus preventing the desecration of the Sabbath they
would do much to improve and elevate the moral and
religious feeling of the country.
The Bishop O. LONDON thought that in this Bill there
were provisions which might be made the basis of •
mitishictory measure, and upon that consideration be
hoped the Bill would he allowed to go into committee. 1
Loot GRANVILLE did not think it desinthle to legislate
upon the subject. Although he agreed with the I
object which the Bill had in view, lie should feel bound
if the motion was pressed to oppose the Bill.
Lord GRICY made • few °Nervations. and recom-
ormiled that the Bill be referred to a select a 'ttee.
Lori DERBY believed that. although the Bill perhaps
had POMO defects, it was based on sound legislative
principles, sirl WWI much desired by very large numbers
of the parties whom it proposed to effect. lie shoal
therefore not concur in Lord Grey's proposal for a
select committee, but support the motion for going into
a ooiektnittee of the whole House.
The House then divided upon the question whether
the /MI should go into committee ; when the numbers
were
li4
25
—T2

CA•ntent
Not content
Majority
After some other buaineax,
The House adjourned at 5 minutes to 8 o'clock.

FRIDAY.
Lord Locts„ in calling the alteution of their Lord-
ships to the present organization of the infantry, entered