The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-01-24 00:00:00

" ' Qui mailer.. petit caveat peeeare novando.' "

The Dittos, which has always supported with such
earnestness End ability the principle of Free Trade.
merely says :
We need scarcely point out to our readers the rook
important passages of this letter. Toe phrase, ' the en-
couragement of cotnineree by the multiplication of means
of exchange will then follow as the natural coirwquenee
of the preceding ineasures, leads to the beli.f that the
sum ressiun of prohibitions and the conclusion of new
treaties of commerce are not so near at hand as was at
first believed. Nevertheless, the English journals an-
nounce as imminent the commercial conventions which
have been talked of during the last few days."
The Pup expresses itself in these terms :

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" France cannot fail to receive with confidence and
gratitude the measures which will be submitted to the
Senate and Legislative Body. Tim Emperor said on a
solemn occasion, 'The Empire is peace.' He now con-
firms, in language as elevated as it lz4 decided, that high
promise of his reign. The political difficulties which
recent events have created will won receive, we doubt
me, a favourable solution. The glory of those events
will remain to us • and, in order to obtain that glory,
which is so grateful to our country, public prosperity
has not been checked. After having accomplished Ku.
digies in war, which the names of Sebastopol, Magenta,
and Stearin° will for ever record, the Emperor now
traces, with no less Mat and with • sentiment no less
profound of the wants of our epoch and of the popular
interests, the rich and fruitful programme of peace."
The Patric merely makes the following brief observa-
tion :

"It appears to =impossible to propound more clearly
and succinctly a programme of political economy, which
may, perhaps, at And give rise to sonic objections, but
which will certainly have the tars good fortune of satis-
fying all legitimate interests while it adds to the great-
ness of France.'

We mentioned above that unmixed approbation was
the characteristic of the opinions net forth by the various
journals, with the exception of two—these are the Perste
and the Gazette de France. The former, however, seems
to make its reserve on the Emperor's plan more from
habit, than becau,e what it demands has any immediate
connexion with the liuperial views on commercial
matters, as it asks for freedom of diseussion in the fullest
sense of the expressiou. Tue following is the language
which it employs :
"The aolicitude of the Chief of the State extends, as
may be clearly seen, to the emoentble of public life. There
1,. only one thing wanting in this letter to wake it a coin-
plete programme of government, and that is what, since
the 2nd of December, has been called the crowning of
the edifice. Nevertheless, liberty had nut diminished
the part of agriculture, of commerce, and of manufac-
tures ; it asked ueither for funds or encouragement, and
only aspired to be recognised. Ttie Imperial letter con-
cludes in a summary by articles, and the last of thew ex-
pressly mentions treaties of commerce with foreign na-
tions. The English journals have already informed us
that such a treaty is now being negotiated between
France and England."
But the remarks of the Gazelle de France, the Legiti•
mist organ, are positively opposed to the new system ;
and that journal stands out iii strong relief .114 being the
only organ of any French party that has ventured to
show hostility to the economical reforms now proposed.
It anticipates evil effects from the enactments which will
be brought before the Legislature, and lauds the advan-
tages of Protection. The following is an extract:

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" do not yet know what may be the provisions of
the hills which are being prepared on these bases ; but,
whatever they may be, it is evident that the danger to
be guarded against is that they do not leave our market.
open to raw materials from abroad, and do not in that
way ruin the national productions of a similar kind. No
nnstake must be made on that point; in spite of all that
may be said by the advocates of Free Trade, the com-
mercial ri'ginie which has hitherto existed in Fiance has
developed her commerce in such a manner as to render
it 030 of the first in the work! ; and now what is want-
ing to it is not new tariffs, but col I and other mar-
ket.. for manufactured articles. What there is admira-
ble in the system of protection and of prohibition in •
protective sense is that, far from rendering industry sta-
tionary, it developes it, but nierely.in proportion to the
strength and progress which it has acquired, thus mak-
ing it advance surely until the day when it shall obtain
its complete enfranchisement."

On the point of devoting the remainder of the war
loam to the ececution of public works, and to the astir
tame of agriculture nod insuufactures, the ricciette endea-
vours to throw cold water on the project by damning it
with faint praise. It aays :
" The sum of 16,000,1100 f. is certainly a very handsome
one, but when the object is to realise each great acts of
progress ea those enumerated it may he thought small.
There are distnets iii France which would of theinwaves
swallow up in one year the sum devoted to all time
brunches of works over the whole territory. As to the
1011111 to manufacturers, it has been seen what they have
produoed in the past, notwithstanding the good will of
the Governuient. It is ilow proved that private industry
is in • state to satisfy all its wants, and all that Govern-
ment can do ia to give an impetus to the movement, and
by order insintained, tranquilly secured, and cotilidence
in the future inspired, to encourage capitalists to place
themselves at the service of those who may require
'mistime.. Time Emperor hex. noreover, understood this,
since he vays at the commencement of his letter, ' Not-
withetanding the uncertainty which still prevails on oer-
taM points of foreign policy, a pacific solution may be
confidently foreseen. The moment is therefore come to
occupy ourselves with the menus of giving a great
impetus to the different branches of the national
wealth.' "

Front Brussels we hear uf • rival to time liorsedamner,
Itarey—an American, 1)r. Bunting. He has invented
• woodwork frame, in the centre of which the quad.
roped required to ,me taught manners is enclosed, and,
ao another horse drags time machine, he is con.pelled by
tit ui tergo to proceed decorously, kicking being of no
avail.