The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-06-26 00:00:00

itioroet Countti Expaso.

DORCHSBTEit, JIINS 26th. 18113.

The legislative ship has been lightened 'gala. this
Sims by the secrillas of the Criminal Procedure Bill.
The course of the attempt at legislation upon this
breech of law has been singularly unlucky. The Bill
was SD instalment of the long-promiesd Criminal Code.
It Is now six or seven years glace Sir Fitsjames
Stephen dratted a Criminal Code of singular clearness
and precision, making some important modificatiom
of the law. The Government seemed inclined to take
up the Bill silt stood; but, wbilet Sir John Holker
was considering the matter, Lord Chief Justice Cock-
burn somewhat warmly criticised some details of the
inessinhs. The Bill was then referred to Committee of
the Judges, sad was redrafted. The oouservative
Government went out of office before getting &chance
to introduce it in its new shape. Its recent history
Is well known. The attorney-General hoped to get it
through the Greed C.mmittee and to pees it this
Baelcm. Kis efforts. however, have been frustrated.
Mbar by the Pansellite party, who have a special
inkmat In preventing the wheels of the Criminal Law
from woeking too madly. Kr. Weston and some others,
for no meson which it is easy to assign, have 'Jimmies
adopted tactics having a strong resemblance to obstruct.
tics. The result of the protracted delay is disastrous.
The promise and prospect of oomprehensive masers*
serve as • perpetual mouse for postponing pressing

reforms in details.
The hors of Londoe are intensely inter stood In the
teunier-trial now proceeding in Hungary. The wiper
etition nem ineradicable that the Hebrewi drink the
blood of • slaughtered Christ &oat the solemn festival&
Many 1111111111101 VII of Jews, and many tone judicial
mortime, have been due to this ignorant and stupid
belief. Om of the earliest lawmen of Bit biome
linatellore to the Lem was undertaken for she purpose
of lareetigatiog an secusetien of this ataractic
Li last the Bar has • journal of its own. Maw the
work of organisation coeunenced, and the Bar Ooca•
Wean was Waned, it was predicted that • weekly
paper devoted to the intonate of the profession would
eme follow. The name of the new journal is Pulp
Overt. Teeple Jar, had that name not already been
seised hold upon by • monthly magazine, would ban
hem neatly punning and appropriate. But Pimp
Om 4 is not inapt. That portiettlar court Is. es war
es may be, the very heart arid nate of the two
Temples. It is, moreover, the most thoroughly
typical of all the courts. Its tail, peculiar build-
ing. fans an oblong, which is only aocesaible through
• nerrow entry on one side, end the " " on
soother. Both entry and cloister are built over, no
that above their level the court I. completely walled
Is. In the metre of the court is the pump. But the
walls all round are so high, ant the amount of sky
'risible so coutraoted, that one almost fancies the pump
bee led its place, and has come, somehow, to be
sitssisd at the bottom of • well, instead of at ths top.

The Primate has afforded an example of real charity
In his ocquiesmsoe in the principle of bolding matt-
Inge on Onadays for the advocacy of shortened hones
of business He wee asked to bee inse • patron of
the Shop Hours Labour Learn, but hesitated to
lend his name while it remains t unoestain what course
the society wee likely to adopt with regard to Sunday
egiSefton. Having been scuffed on this point, he
his sympathy and amistaoce, and with snob •
easing It te to be hoped that the longue will go on
It Imolai(' been evident that employers have no wish
to take the initiative in the m iventeut. They have
held aloof, believing their position to be strongly
fortified, if not absolutely uthessilable. How could
essistante assert their rights in a combined manner
while for the whole six days their duties lasted from
eight in the morning till nine or ten at night? Corn'
manicotti's was difficult, and leterchenege of
Aims well nigh impossible. Those only who
are acquainted with ehop-life eau form an
adequote opinion of what assistants irk Mendes; and
In I • towns daily undergo. They have to be
unosslicsy at their poste, excepting for the periods
appointed for refraihmeots, which, even when not
interrupted, we of s short • duration am to allow no
chance whatever of reit The sedstants have to be
constantly civil, or must menme the virtue U they have
It sot—by no means an easy task, when the eccectriel.
des and numerous requirements of customers are
considered. The League is beinz formed for the pur-
pose of sequiring power by which they may enforce
their own terms on those who employ them, and,
next, to 'Miasmas the public in their favour, so that
eventually there would be no lase of custom or trade;
for, after all, it is to the customers they most look foe
the permanent removal of their wrap; When people
have got into the habit of shopping wallet In the day,
tradesmen will perceive the wisdom of curtailing the
!number of boars. The League eon have little effect
is small toms., where there is "toe or no canes for
eramplant.