The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-03 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DIECRESTER, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1884.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

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Garibaldi, greatly to the disappointment of
the provincial public, has quitted England for
his small island home in Italy. The illustrious
patriot left Cliefden on Monday for Wily-
inouth, whom he visited the Channel fleet.
His route was by Swindon, Bath, and Bristol,
thence to Bridgwater and Yeovil, at each of
le bleb places he was greeted with immense as-
semblyfOL The General, whose final departure
from England took place on Thursday, will, it
is announced on good authority, revisit us In
the autumn. The Italian patriot's parting
address is thus commented on by the Day Nina :
—" His political enemies—the enemies of his
coentry—speak of him as a demagogue, as the
dictator of a mob. Let those themeless °alum.
niators read his parting address to the people of
England, and mark bow, with fervent gratitude
and affection, he holds up England as an example
and a hope to Italy ; how he proposes to the
emulation of his fellow countrymen the English
respect for law, the strength, the decorum, the
activity, the perseverance of English public life.
Doubtless, this striking testimony will not make
Garibaldi's name less odious to despotic govern-
ments; but it will only give °Canoe to uneasy
consciences. Garibaldi's parting address is not
in any sense a manifesto ; it is nothing more nor
less than the simple, honest unhiding of a full
heart"

As most of our readers are undoubtedly aware,
a testimonial fund is now being raised on behalf
of the great Italian who has just left our shores ;
The Morning Post, in calling attention to this sub-
ject, remark.:—" Generous, modest, breve, and
uncomplaining, Garibaldi is thoughtful of others,
and prodigal of himself. Bo we must be per- ,
witted to think for the man who never thinks
of his own personal health or interest. We
could not, if we would, ask him to avoid the
path of duty though it be beset with danger. ,
We cannot wish him to be other than he is, As,
however, he has suffered us to care for his safety
as our guest, be will not refuse us the gratifica-
tion of ministering to his future comfort, if only
to afford him more freedom for the work he
exists to fulfil; and it seems desirable to state,
in the presence of objections, we confess we do
not understand that the subscription which the
General's friends in this country have cam-
'mooed is, is the names of many of the most
distinguished contributors plainly prove, an
acceptable mode of expressing the national
respect and esteem. It is well that there should
be no misunderstanding on this point. The fund
that is being raised is intended to represent in
a substantial form the seotiments of the English
people, and it is the only subscription having
the same object in view."
The Conference on the Danish question met at
the Foreign Office on Monday. The representa-
tives of the German Powers are said to have
declined the proposal of an armistice on the
ground that " they had ro instructions an the
subject." No Instructions 1 Why ass this
Everyboiy, we rather think, perfictly under-
stands the meaning of this It is te site?*
to perpetuate more ruin on the gallant
for it was perfectly well known to Prussia and
Austria, that the very first proposal would be
a suspension of hostilities And now we are
told the Conference has been adjourned sins die
for the purpose of enabling the German represen-
tatives to refer to their rtspectim Governments
for instructions in the matter. No one is
deceived by. this sort of subterfuge, and the
worst of it ta, that it is but the beginning of •
system of references to Berlin and which
will be bandied backwards and forwards, and
then woes to brankfort, until Fredericia has
shared the fate of Dipped, and the tide of
dastardy and inglorious oonquest has rolled Over
Alm; and but a mere shred of the Denmark
that wm, is left. It is • policy so infamous,
that it ought for ever to banish what are
called the "Great German Powers from the
sympathise of the rest of civilised Europe, and,
Is their turn, leave them in their hour of need
destitute at the feet of their enemas., aa Den-
mark now is. But why should this despicable
game be tolerated by the other Powers—parties
to the Conference I It surely cannot be that
they are in • conspiracy with Austria and
Prussia. And yet it will be more than suspected
erelong. We, of course, have only to do with ,
the position of this country, and we cannot
hesitate to say that, as • nation, we were never
more grossly insulted than by this mockery
about "waiting for instructions." It was per-
scaly well known at the time the Contemn
was agreed upon, that the proposal for an Armin.
ties would be the very tint to be side ; sad,
therefore, when the Plenipoteutierice lets thou
respective courts they ought to have been pre-
pared to deal with that vital question at ones,
atur by mooting to the proposal or withdraw-
ing trots further comenitsticia. /enema and
trews would then have known what to do. As
M they are only &allies to Slis tYlnd up a
their own hands. At ibff hive done, and all
they will be porialtied $øØ Mufti nomad

prostrate, bellied, and crashed In the dtlek, Is to
be parties to • merely nominal recognition of .he
pacific "idea" of England and Frahm.
Sir Charles Trevelyan, the Indian Chancellor
of the Exchequer, has brought forward his
ballet It shows an estimated surplus for the
emoing year of £820,f0/ The deVy on team°
Is lowered, and the import duties arc reduced
from ton to serewand-a-half per cent.
The Economist thinks it is to be regretted that
the Bank of England did not, on Thursday last,
nice its rate of discount. "It is true," says
our contemporary, "that there is an increase of
trilling amonnt—about £lo,ooo—in the reserve
of notes, but on the other baud, the exchaoses
continue an unfavourable that gold dribbles
away. The bullion is less than last week by
£175,596, and what is worse is that the condition
of the banking department is not, even after the
augmentation of reserve, at all admirable. It is
generally held that the Bank should keep in
cash between a half and a third et its banking
liabilities: the amount now stands :