The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-23 00:00:00

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On Monday in the House of Lords. Lord Kimberley
having inquired what was the latest information in
on of the Government relative to affairs In South
possession
Lord Cadogan stated that the latest official
despatch we. from Guaira Thesiger, of March 12. at which
time the Chief Sandal was at the had of a large ford of
Kafilrs in the bush, end measures were being taken to
drive therm out Since there had evidently been a good
dial of bush fighting, but be had no official confininatkin
of the newspaper reports. A telegram was received from
Sir Bartle Frers on the 19th, according to which the rebels
in many quarters were anxious to lay down their arm&
Another from Sir Bartle, of the Ifith, stated that Colonel
Warren we. not dead, but recovering from his wounds.
From the Traasvaafither• was news to the Millar& that
reinforcements were on their way to the front but that
there were no signs of improvement The Medical Act
(1869) Amendment and Bill the Railway Returns (Con.
term= Brakes) Bill were reed • mooed time
In the House of Commons the Chancellor of the Ktchequer
stated, in answer to Sir IL Watkin, that the attention of
the Government had been directed to the Importance of
the harbour cipitk_iiiniaidt as • naval and military station
in
e North Replying to Sir G. Campbell, who
asked who was paying for the military operations in
South Africa, Colonel Stanley rsxplained that it had
been arranged that the GOVIRDCK should issue his warrant
monthly for the expenses, and that this was • formal
admired of the liability of the colony but the matter
would have to be settled afterwards. The advances were,
In fact, made out of Imperial funds. Lord H. Mynas
read the following gracrod reply front her Majerty to the
Address in answer to the recent Royal Menage :—" I
thank you for your loyal end dutiful Address. 1 feel
amered that lean alerays rely with oonAdenoe upon your
hearty rapport of all measures which I may consider
necessary for the preservation of the honour of my
Crown and for the security of my Empire.' C(rtims:r..),
Sir IL D. Wolff gave notice that he would on
ask whether the., was any truth in the statement
published in The Meaderd, that the Russians were
for the election of a Prince of Bulgaria m
preparing
prpopolis On the order for going Into on
the Customs and Inland Revenue Kr. 20.w00d
moved that it was inexpedient to em the as
prosecutors for the recovery of Excise penal The
motion was opposed by Sir IL Seleria-lbbetsco. and after
• short dismission negatived. The Howe then went
Into Committee on the Bill, but no determined opposition
was offered to any of the clauses until those relating to
the dog tax were reached. Then • division was taken on
the motion of Mr. Monk to retain the present duty of Se.,
which was negatived by RE to X. Karl Percy
subsequently moved • proviso to the effect that
n_.2_ffison should be chargeable with duty to any
amount than £.3) for any number of hounds
eg7t 17y him in any one year. It wee objected to by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and rejected by UV to 10.
The 90th clause, exempting from the tax bounds not
entered in a pack until 12 month, old, we. opposed by Dr.
Cameron, but agreed to on • division by 10 to I& 'Melly
the Bill wee pawed through Committee, as was ale. the
Public Works Loans Bill, and both were ordered to be
reported eta morning sitting on Tuesday.
On Tuesday the House of Lords, on rising, adjourned
till Monday, the 13th of May.
The Roues of Gammons had • morning sitting, which
proved more lively than, from • business point of view, it
was 'dialects:icy. The questions on the Palm being die-
, . Forster asked the Chancellor of the
posed of, ID
Exchequer whether he was in a position to give the
House any information in mad to our foreign rein.
Gam The Chancellor of the Exchequer we. not in •
position to enter into details, but he could say that
nothing whatever had occurred that could give occasion
for increased anxiety, an announcement received with
much cheering. The cheering was renewed when the
right bon. gentleman went on to add, "or in any way
diminish the hope that we shall arrive at a maid actory
arrangement. On the motion that the House at its rising
adjourn till the (Rh of May. Sir Wilfrid Lawton objected
on the ground of the gravity of the situation, but it was
agreed to.
In the Rouse of Lords, on Monday, Earl Odom, in
reply to Lord Kimberley, made • eWsmdt with respect
to the war at the Cape of Good Hope, from which it
=that " there are no signs of improvement" Lard
p brought in the reply to the address in
response to the Royal Maws calling out the Reserves.
The Medical Act Amendment Bill was read • second
time,
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In the commons. Sir Hairy Wolff, asking whether
there is any truth in in. statement that the Raisians are
preparing
.to elect • Prins, for Bubtara. Sir Stafford
said be " was not aware" of such
Lord Henry Thyme brought up the reply to Crtheth
Idrese.
The House than wont into Committee an the Budget
resolution.. The Committee remand steadily at work
till midnight, when the 818 was finally agreed to. The
&erasion was for the most part on the lines which had
been traversed on the two earlier ses. On the Dog
Tax clams. Mr. Monk moved to nal& the tar at Its
rent rat Land Chancellor the
said it tott its ir:Znee in 'tlitse
serious complaints made of the increased number of stray
doge all over the country and the damage they did.
After some diaalaiks the amendment was negatived by
1111 to 30. A proposal by Mr. Chaplin to allow curare of
hounda and others to compound for 1::30 was negatived by
110 to 40, and • division was also taken by Dr. Cameron
on claws Si, which exempts hound.popples not added to
the sack op to the age at El months; but it was carried by
le to 45. A new Wows, exempting blind hearers does,
wee agreed to.
In the House of Lords. _Tuesday„ the Royal Assent was
given to tits Mutiny MIL —Lord Salisbury said the
Austrian Ambassador had represented to him that the
words imputed to Lord Dby • wait agomatt tvie pan
trlperzncos in the y. Lord
wail reported to ! laid
idahtelt • portion of the
Austro-Hungarian sew by ths Slav nation-
ality mold not be awls& Is
_t widest Bwals He did
not recollect hearing the rid Mil SW 11/Or&, but if
he did not It was entirely on his own responsibility and
not in consequence of any information that had reached
the Foreign Office. —Lords Argyll and D6llOlllll laving
spoken, their lordships adjourned until the OW of May.
Tuesday in the Roues of Commons the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, rellysilatellr. Foster, mid speaking
Mercolukerreleteetheo give increrad or ro.:=o, Um
hopes of a eradactory sattlansathetlalfaira
Thesialy and Epirus. an amassment had bele=
into between the Government and the Porte to put • stop
to the disturbances there. • Russian circular had been
rewired, and another was expected from the Ports. It
was said England was Whited, but he could ems nothing
In the item of alum to beatify such • statement, Any
important statement received during the recess woeld be
at once published—On the motion that the H.?•=1.... 4
rising do adjourn till May att. Sir /Mho& Lawson
11, and raqWred • warrantee that as war policy should be
during the ream. • dimming followed, and Mr.
pursued
1.4 moved that the Moira reommattled ca Moody
week.—me chancellor of the euitsratal that
the Government policy remised The Wan
an anxious as ever to affect • peashil et affairs
em the Was of giving mad* for pews. He mw
Railiemis
no mound for despair, sod the affismataant proposal
woM be safely made.—On • dirties there appeared for
the motion 11111. for the amendment EL—Mr. Pine com-
plained of the eras of time in haShee mahlag.--41•at
motion for the coosidaration of ths stam and w
Revenue Bill es amended. Mr. (Mooned cosnf
the Girt.newspaper in criticising his Mr. o
observations in that House on Thursday laat and
that the obraratione were • breach of pavilion—The
Chancellor of Exchequer opposed, and moved that 111111
order of the day be read.—A disaiseion follows=e
Mr. poster approved the mores taken by the
—Sir H. James denied that ths observations ht lIM
newspapers were libellous. —The Chancellor's motion
was carrlial.—The Public Works Loan Bill we. rral •
third time and passed. —The Customs and Bawd
Revenue Bill wee considered as amended, and ths
Chancellor moved that the standing orders be
and the Bill wan read • third that —The
such • course had sorer yet bow douses
4
BilL —The Chancellor mid that under such dreents=
he should move that the Bill be read • third time on Meg
thh, to which day the Home adjourned.

Relate, were &Printed ediers, that which the
wresting peened UlO minutes of the Clommittee of
Idenagemeut, with the exceptlon of or remitting
flne on two of the Courts for labs returns.
The report of the Aims and the accounts were
=h and the meeting re-admitted • member of
as
er Mr. Samuel Out., who had been expelled
from Court 3,210, Poole.
A imeeatetion wee then roads to the D.C.R., Br.
Nub, of the address • oilLey has may been published.
Br- Noah, in rePl7. Mad ha had for nearly so mai_
hem • forester, bat this was a red letter day in we
history. lie spoke of the kindnees which_proinred,
them, at Bournemouth. to 404 him D.8.U.8. and
at Basingstoke to elect him their D.C.R., and mid
widiet Prenkimg ovat than he had attended every
meeting of the Committee, and whits* he believed be
had never made • single enemy hi had gained many
hien&

Court 4,393, Wareham, applied for the payment to
themfrob.Distdctfnn(hattb.eumoB7L 461.
the exceses of proat at the Quarter Sermon' •
ddmi the eWstofecers having recom-
mended adoption of that course, but the meeting
refused to entertain ths matter by es votes to 7.
A event of £lO was made from the Distress fund to
Br. William Foie!. lied 61, who has been ill over
sight years by Puget Penile* and is now perma-
nently disabled.
A proposal from (bait 4,471, Bournemouth, to
moods from the distria. was withdrawn.
The meeting next mended to appoint delegates to
attend the High Court meeting at Newmatle-on-Tyna
The number proposed was 6,4, and 2.hae cm a dirmioe.
49 voted for 4, and this being an awokee majority of
the meeting, it wee declared carried, and it was
resolved that those elected should be paid ascond-clam
railway fare, and 10a • day for their swarms. On •
vote being taken, the result was as follows :—Cattord
'Chard), 69; Pram (Southampton), 82' Hartardl
Southampton), 48: Nash (Southampton), 41; Roberta
Aremielb 37; Gresnway_ (Sottthareptoc). Mont-
gomery (Southampton). 13; Berry (Southampton). 11;
Compton (Poole), 10; and MI (cow.), 9 ;Km.
Catf ord, Pearce, and Hartaell being elected by •
majority of votes, a second dividon took plate, with
the following result :—Robarts 38, Mash 36, Grsenway
it Mr. Gresnway's name was struck out and on a
final vote 48 voted for Roberts, and M for Nash, so
that the former was 440611.1 otediuthib were granted
to the D.S., Br. Dyer, and to Br. Perry, of Court
3,210, Poole, and it was also resolved that Courts
willing to mend dettetshould hays .d.iithas
granted them by the
Br. Hale, aourt 1,868, who had served as junior
auditor, wire now elected senior auditor. For the post of
junior auditor titers were several nominations, with
the following molt t—Nash (Southampton), 36;
Bannister (Southampton), 21; Paver (Southampton),
; Sudden (Gosport), 4' Sabin (Dorchester), 4; and
Fisher (Portland), 3. An the names were than with-
drawn with the exception of Br. Nub, who was
elected unanimously.
The final buboes@ was to select the place for the
next District meeting, when the votes given were—
Southampton 25, Soaltesbm. 20, Salisbury 8 Win-
shorter and Dorchester 5, dosport, Cowls, Bonney,
and Chard 3, Fordinexidp 2, and Tattoo and '
Bournemouth 1. Several towns being withdrawn, a
second vote this rmulted—Southanapton 43. Mahn-
bury 30, Fordingbaidge 3, and Bmsworth 2. South-
ampton having • clear majority, was declared to be
the elected town.