The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

selves against an impregnable position until
Lee can advance his whole force upon
them with entire suceeen Elsewhere the
Confederatea maintain the advantage. and there
is so much alarm in New York, that the Governor
has tendered the services of the State Militia
for the defect'', of the forte. 'the dovernors of
Wistionan. Illinois tihin, anti Indiana alio Urge
upon President Lincoln, to call out 200,08 d six
months' volunteers. The President may call,
but will they comet Perbape, remembering how
often his calls have been disregarded. he
will decline acting on their advice until he
hue had an opportunity of testing the
efficiency of the plans of General Grant. Mr.
Chase has at length emitted a cry of distress.
"Nothing," he writes to the Senate, "short of
taxation to one-half of the current expenditure.
and a reduction of those expenditures to the
lowest point oompatible with efficiency, will
ensure financial succom to the Government, and
soil/iota inilM#y mous all measures An/ "
We doubt if Hr. Chase ever before Wrote more
sensibly, but can he inform us how then
sueciesses are to be achieved I The unlimited
use of paper credit has long averted a
financial crash, but that one is no*
ibiminent, even Mr. Chime now begins to
see. In the empire city a sad state of morals
evidently elate A few weeks since Judge
Barnard. in his charge to the grand jury of the
Nen York City Court of Oyer and Terminer,
took the opportunity of calling public attention
to the enormous taxation of the city of Nost
Yorkl which he described Illathteatening,in a fliw
years, to amount to a confiscation of propOrit.
In the course of his charge be made this state-
ment

A few rum vines • body of unprincipled and
corrupt men banded together for the jitirriese of con-
trolling the legislative branch of the city Government
by theor votes, forming what is known as the "king."
It is still in active operation. There is no sal-erne, no
nutter how corrupt or wicked, bat what wiU pass
through, provided a sufficient pecuniary inducement is
brought to hour; and no meimine, howevir nteriturione,
Is enlieieet to become • law valets a like *AMMO@ is
need. They week to control every branch of the city
Government. There are men also who band together
and live by the preseetation and collection of fraudulent
*Mime against the city. originated in (rind and serried
through by perjury. Of lb* 15.000,000 dollar' which
It will be Deserory lonise for the taxes for the ensuing
year, it is safe to say that one quarter will be either
squandered or stolen.
The Bank of England on Thursday raised its
71:::enalunt rate of diseount to 9 per cent. The
says we must nob expect money to be
either cheap or plentiful for the next two yeast.
The Economist think* that whether the value of
money will go lower or higher, is a difficult
questum, or rather an impossible question to
answer beforehand. It hop's, however, that
the present rate will attract capital from the
Contioent to strengthen our reserve. But it
cannot be sure whether such will be the case.
If a large amount of bills on • sud-
den were sent into bank, it aguld
certainly raise its rate. But such contingencies
no one can foresee. What may be laid down is,
that the present value of money seems large
enough to attract capital from the Continent,
and we may well hope that it will not need to be
much, if at all, augmented.
There were again reports in the London Clubs
on Thursday evening of approaching and im-
alitt changes in the Ministry. Every day the
' becomes strengthened that a general
election is not very remote, and active Parlia-
mentary canvassing is going on in many parts of
the country.

DORCHR.TRR.—PircniD CORN MAKI?, Bator. I
day, May I.—Wheitt in less supply, and sold freely at
loot week's prime. —More inquiry for b.rley at late
rates. No alteration in the value of oats.
BISTIDA Dz.,Hu AND MAINIAGISL —214 births. and
162 deaths IMO registered in this town for the quarter
ending March 31. whilst for the previous quarter the
anu.SParrrsilles "C 6020111. —On Wednesday the Highs'
Rev. the Lord Si.hop of Salisbury instituted It.. Rev.
Edmund Ward Pears, Clerk, MA, to the rectory of
St. Peter's Church, void by the death of the lots Rev.
John Morton Colson oe the presentation of the Crown.
On Saturday morning the rev. gentleman. according to
Indent mitosis, "runt himself in," or in other words
took possession of the Church. This Sorenson, connoted
of pulling the ropes of Ms ni ths bells, consists it to
sound three ot four times. In the course of the day
the bells of the Chita& nag forth merry peals in
honour of the arrivalsl the new incumbent On Sunday
nittrhing the Vp.. gentleman read the artielas of religion,
asid lit the sftseedss, prior to preaching his sermon,
read the liosese, grunted to him by the Bishop. iostitat•
Mg him to the rectory of the parish. The rev. gentle-
man preached • plain evangelleal.but eloquentehismpons
sermon from lodges ill, • portion of the 20th verse
—"I have • message from God unto thee." Is the
warm of his mew= the rev. gent/man gave his
parishioners sonwi imeellent and wholesome advise, and
Winded to the diemilties a minister esperleoced In
becoming aectiaioted with the true charader of his lock.
Hs hoped no dillhedike would be thrown in hie path,
and be would endeavtlur to lead them to Slat bone In
which they all desired tO be. The °Mira on both mem
none was crowded. In tha owning the row, gentleman
preaehed at St. George's Church. Fordington, to • large
and stteutive congregation.
COURT Or Quata's Blare, Wards), May 7.
Ramsdell v. Powney.—Mr. H. JOANN moved, on
affidavit+, to set aside the verdict herein, on the ground
of the illegality of the proceeding., the trial cro having
liken PIS" b4tOre the or his Underliberiff.
Court granted • ITU trial referred to is
fully reported on page 2]
The Dorchester troop of the Q O.D.Y.C. assembied
' st Maiden Castle on Mond.; for preliminary drill sad
inspeetion, prior to their going into heed-quarter. at
Weymouth, on Saturday the 14th inst., for the annual
period of training Having been put through the usual
evolutions by Adjutant Griffis, the members sherwards
competed for • ver asp, given by ilia officers of the
troop, which was woo by Sergeant Miller, with a goon
of S. The range was SO yards, three round. each.
Tun Weeneu.—The reeding of the thermometer at
Dorchester for the nest week is as follows :