The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

INDIA.

THR CHUMS RIPIDITION.

gives men, however, a momentary courage, and the
fighting classes all keep it. Government is ansioue to
suppress it. u men under its influence have a penchant
for committing murder."
TUC GOVIERSOII-01SERACS PROGRESS.
On the 24th of January the Governot.General wsui
"11611 marching to Lahore, and as he and his CAlnp,
when last heard of, were in the valley of the Mark-
houda, they are not likely to emerge for some days.
An aruiy caanot cross that belt of sand, ravines,
broken bridges. and pulverised roads at • quicker rate
than three wiles • day. A census has Just been Liken
of the Gawp, and the civil camp Mona is found to contain
15,000 men. The immense military escort collected for
the Oude demonstration does not, however, travel
northward. A were guard, according to Indian ideas,
compe,sing a Qneen's regiment, a native regiment, and
the body guard—a full regiment—brings the camp,
however, up to men."

north

The preparations for the Chinese expedition advance,
though at a leisurely pace. The volunteering has been
very general throughout the native army—a good sign,
if only because it proves that the Sikhs have no idea
that another insurrection is at hand. The Government
adheres decidedly to its plan of individual volunteering,
and every Punjaubee and sepoy is required to sign a
declaration that he goes of his own free will. Two of
the divisional commands have been assigued to Sir
Napier and Sir J. Mitchell—the fonner a dashing,
clever soldier, distinguished in the Gwalior campain
against Tante Topee, the latter General-in-Chief in the
great hunt after the same leader. Both are thoroughly
experienced in Asiatic warfare, and awake to Blew di&
MI6" of transport and commissariat which in China, as
in Central India, will impede us far more than the
tonenty. It was reported that General Sir W. R.
MatuAeld was to go in command of the force instead of
Sir Hops Grant.

I'IN &NCI AL AYIPAISS.

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A financial improvement is reported. "The loan is
at last drawing rapidly, so rapidly that the five millions
wanted will probably be filled in • month, and the loan
closed. . . . A bill increming the duty on country
rum from one rupse to three rupees (6a.) a gallon ham
been introduced into the Legislative Council. A very
heavy addition is also to be made to the tax on ',lnnis'
(in Arabic, and Monte atrial° 'liasetiet), the extract of
hemp, with which some daises of our population madden
themselves. The drug is the most fatal stimulant used
by nag, destroying gradually the mooning powers. It

siderably altered his views. At the rresent time the
Frmich had the power of introducing our coolies with-
out any conditions whatever into their colonies.
For example, in the Isle de Relallioll. out of 69.000
labourers, 49.000 wept coolies, and he put it to Lord
Elletiborough whether it Waif not better to enter into •
treaty with France whereby we might prevent them
train being illtreated.
After a few remarks from Lords ELLENBOltol:GII and
HARMS, the subject dropped.
Their Lordships then adjourned, at 8 o'clock.

Mr. MACKINNON, in snoring the second marlin: of
the 3l.ters and Operatives 8.11 obs rvid that bail this
measure passed last year the late ruinous strike, and
the mist*. is siiltlii !folio it. WOlll.l live been avoiM d ;
and he pointed out the classes wh.cli suffered from
strikes Ituoides the community at largel—naltiely,
masters, whore cspital was iiiierilicwd the pour upera•
tives, and the petty shopkeepers who were dealt with
and who gave credit to operatives. These evils, arising
from disputes between masters and workmen, and the
hostile spirit engender.' thereby, the hut, wlsiels was
' permissive only, lic believed would obviate, by enabling
the porties to ...me to a mutual undeiritanding by
usussluis
of arbitration and the appointment of equitable COIIIIOIB
of conciliation. Ile hod nu objection to refer the Lill
to a Select Coilitliitti.C.
Mr. SLANET supimrted the lull, urging that, in the
state of uur trade awl manufactures, some mode of the
kind propusetl should devised, wherehy disputes be-
tween masters awl men could he satisfactorily adjusted
in a friendly manner.
Mr. WALTER Naill lie did not oppose the second read-
ing of the Bill, especially sit was prolioacil to refer the
lhll to a select 1111 l Mime ; lint 1.0 guarded himself
agaiest being siippois.ul to be of opinion that a ineosere
of this kind lisve the slightest omissible effect in
preventing strikes. The knit •• dispute*" slittold he de-
, lined. Strikes turned, not upon oneations oif fact, lint
I of opinion, which enlisted the hidings, arising Mum a
desire of the workmen. on Om title halal, to olitain
larger pay than the masters thuisglit limper to give,
from a natural it, sire on the part uf the employers to
keep down Mogi..
Sir B LEWIS thought the House should not give its
assent to a inessure of this kind unless it believed that,
• ids of excitement awl difficulty, the scheme
!imposed would put an mill to disputes between
masters and workmen ; otherwise it would be better
not to raise false espectati 111 l s. The existing law
stisl
not forbid the impointinent of tribunals of arbitration,
and the proposals to constitute councils of coeciliotion
by license I the Crown would utak. the Ouverm
molt responsible for their formati tttt , to which lie hail a
strung objection. He could not but fear that by going
on with this Bill the House would encourage false hopes
and flatter ilis , aui.l, mitt ttttt gh he should not object
to the appoititheent of a c ttttt mittee to consider the sub-
ject of strikes, should the motion for the second reading
of the Bill Isis pres.eil, he should heave to defer the
second reading for six months.
Lord It. Moviaor, in support of the Bill argued that
councils of *mediation bad succeeded in other cmintries,
awl in certaiu trades in the country the eaperitnent
hail, in every instance in which it was tried, been found
to cocci ed.
Mr. .1.01 psi consilered the nischinery of the Bill
utterly impracticable, but striiiialy ricommenited the
MOON, til ;,,ct.t to its WWI send the bill to
select 'ttee. . . . . .

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1860.

changethe provisions of the Act of 18.50, which regulated
the qualffic..tions in counties at £l2. and to substitute
'10; and in hormiglis to reduce the 1:110 (rancid*. to Ed.
The number of electors in the various counties in Irelsud
woe 171,0,0, which would be increased by the proposi.
thin now simile by 30.000 making the total 901.000. The
it moo' to Clic borough franchise by the proposed mini.
tiots rstihg would be ti.G7hl voters. which. when
*hied to the e siding borough and county electors, would
increase tile whole el dice body to 240.000. It was
dor proposed to give an additional member to the county
,d out another to the city of Dublin—the seats
idlotted to he Wien f the four suspended seata in
England. The Government did tort think it desirable at
pre-.,lit to give any members to the Queen's University.
th.t ItlNtitUt;llll WOO Out sufficiently prepared for the
! distinction ; but it was proposed to remove the qualift•
! cation which now prevented Iridi Peers (non represent-
in, counties or boron:rill in Ireland. He hopedl that
the iue..ture would giro listisfActi 111 l to the people of
Afkr some discussion leave was given to bring in the
Bid.

Mr. 11VN1.1..Y was likewiae of opinion that the
machinery of the Bill would prove entirely useless, and
he should vote against the second reading.
After some further discussion, the motion for the
second reading of the lhll was withdrawn, Mr. Mac-
ItINNiiN conFolitiii: to postpone it for a ~,,, nth.
Mr. Wlar., in Moving, the order for the lions" going
into committee on the Adulteration of Food or Drink
Bill. called attention to the extensive adulteration of
articles of food. &ink, and drugs, against which in-
dividuals, especially the poor, could not jirutect them-
selves, and by whiieb the commercial character of the
country was affected, lie read extracts from the retort
of a committer of that House, which had found that a
long list of articles were sophisticated, wine of them
with matters of noxious and deleterious qualitiee.
Mr. Seet.l.l* approved the principle, but objected to
the machinery of the Bill. which, in his m , was
not adapted to prevent adulterat sod could hut be
amended in the c tee go a. to effect the object in
view, lie suggested what lie thought would lie a lucre
effectual remedy, by the appiiintment of • Board of
analysts, compoord of scientific men. CIIIIIPON't reel to
enter shops, without notice, eXA.IIitIC all the artielea for
hale, and classify vendors according to the qualities of
the cominuditiem they sold.
Mr. I'AVK eili.roved the principle of a Bill of this
kind, but believed this hill would be ineffectual for its
purpose.
The giisetheion which followed, and in which Mr.
JonN LocKL, Mr. Px.atsorKK, Mr. If
F1,1:1101, Mr. %V ALTEK, and Mr. At ItIoN teirt,
elided in the !louse gois.g int., committee upon the
the first awl third CLIIIP. 71 of after a long &sena-
sion, sod a SCYrre critical scrutiny of the wording it the
tirat clause, were agreed to, with anundinehts (the
second el..ivw being phydehned); after which further pro-
ceedings were a...iota:tea.
The Spirits flrelaudj Act Amendment Bill was read a
second time.
The Administering Poisons Will was read a third
14111 lonste.i.
Mr. H. sxlnot•rt obtained leave to bring in a Bill to
enforee iee,feenuu iv ii, the use ..f eci leaned ...I vest 'milli;
by peiests and deacons of the United Church of England
awl Ireland.
The Iluuse adjourned at five minutes to 6 o'clock.