The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-29 00:00:00

Bonet Coutitg Exprtos.

DORCHESTER, ILLY Utb, ISSL

As we expected, the country meoclatione are not
going to leave ministers with throb LO.IJ. of legislative
performance unredeemed. Mr. Jesse Collings made
the heroic proposal that the Rouse should sit on to
Cluistroas tUI the programme in the QUIMPO'II Spaeth 1
bad been worked off. That is sublime, and hits the 1
obeirtrotine in their weak point. It is a self-deoying
°Mimeos against groom and guna. Bet the country
essoclatirme are more precise. They urge on the Prime
Minister to declare certain measures urgent. and to
announce that the Swim will not close till they have
bees dealt with. This is a sensible suggestion; bat
according to Ude view the Landon Municipality Bill is
not urgent, and need not be dealt with this year at
iamb

The discharges of fulsome flattery by "Oar Own
Correspeadents " over the barbaric spleadoure of the
Ones Coronation mutate have—sad no wonder—
s:died very satirical counnents in the Continental
preen Ingrained flunkeyism is charged against as as
our cheractaristic national bible; but among many
Influential people at home the rosy descriptions of the
filLonow fates have not raised either false hopes or pro-
duced very favourable Impreesions. The bare recital of
so many ridlaulous Conn festivities, if it proves any.
thiag, cooolusively shows how almost Impossible
It Is for a Czar with the bast intentions to break
with tint traditions of the past. Reader., too, of much
non aristocratic prints than Reynolds' or Lioyd's are
sot slow to express surprise and feelings the reverse
of pleasure at the way • Radical Government truckles
to Court fittakeyism. Without affronts( Pharisaical
striotraess in financial question., Of advocating
niggardly economy in matte's of Suite ceremonial, we
are not surprised to hear strong criticism upon the
kens of expenditure of the Duke of Edinburgh's
dein to Moscow. The sum of 0,000 is put down
far the travelling expense of the Royal peaty there
end back. If the Duke °coupled himself on the whole
*row in Olsen( mossy out of the window he would
lordly went more. • still stranger item is £3,000 for
the hire of • house in Moscow for the period of the
isstivities. One would think it was Infieded to buy a
bones instead of hiring it for a few days. The Quooo's
wood son is reputed to taw his notions with regard
Se moorwpopoodios. so well as his title, flout 8400 load.
II grin be a novel as well or a plowing ormaystios for
ldo to Ring bermes* about

At the eratmosooment of the issues it was sturgeoled
by • member of the Ministry that the occupstion of
rapt would only continue about six months f rem that
hiss. It is certain now that it will last until out
Cbristeme at the leest, and as the wires sod children
d the troops remaining there In being sent out to
them it looks very mach as U. la spite of all dl..
&Mae" a mach longer May ware in contemplation.

Asa a Derby week has not been known for • long
tem It Is audit changing coaditiews of climate that
ear emoks try their fate on WI turf to make • spoors
and spell • home, as the phrase is. We remember •
Derby rue In a snow storm; this yew it was • dust
storm that we had to protect ourselves ham—
Egyptian heat, V sot flies. and those Egyptians who
tamp out hod offm to tell our fortunes if we WI U but
oc-es their palms. One thing more is wanting to
=hetes Derby as respectable as a Saturday afternoon
thestrical performanoe crowded by white chokers and
diesseting deacons. This is to put down the book-
makers and betting fraternity. It may be dem If the
Jockey Club only were in earnest. They have at
bast done their best to sot bounds to the scandal.
The result of the proeeoution, under the Betties Act
of Mr. Cox, for publishing a bath* advertisement in
the Licarard Vicaseksri Clw.4W4, will be watchiod by
newspaper proprietors with considerable intim'