The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-13 00:00:00

NIHILISM.
From /Moro.

F4r Rnivert Peel. in ob.cting to the mention of
"Nihilism" an his recent queetion in the House of
Comma's iaid he did not know what Nihilism eves, and
sever net anyone who did. It i• indeed a term whoop
peeve import is difficult to di•onver. Turgenjev hi said
io kora invented the word, but it had been lived by French
inch a. itoyeeCollard and Victor Hugo before the
peblication of " Father. and Sons." It is in that
remarkable novel, however, that it is flog definitely
aipbsd to Russian radicals Here is the plumage in
yid& It is first ueed—Arkadi Nicolisltch I. discussing
with his father and uncle, Nicolas and Paul Petroviteh,
**character of his mend Baaarov. " It. is a Nihilist."
mid " What r .eked Nicolas, while Paul
soddenly boil up in the air a knife on whose end he had
taken • pier,' of butter, and remained immovable. "He
is repeated Arkadi. " Nihilsit." said Nicolan
The word, I wows... comes from the latin maid, and
means • man who—believes in nothing r "Or rather who
veneete nothing,- said Paul. and began to butter his
t„.4 " Or rather who judgen everything
from the standpoint 01 criticism," said Arkadi. "It
anew to the none thing, doesn't it r. asked Paul. "No
bog at a.- aaid Arkoli " A Nihililt in • man who bows
to ne authority, who take* no single principle on faith
aa4 true—sad no forth.

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In his Royal Academy speech Lord Ilescansfield
admittted that to explain is the most dreary duty of
hamaaity "—a sentiment which explains much that was
unexplained in his character and policy. There are
seyerd thin4s alemt whieh the eountry would like a little
but as the Premier cannot he expeeted to
undertake a "dreary duty," ihe country inust wait. It
port n. 4 consider t.elf in soy way ill-used. far it may
fairly lie dou'terl whether he ever takes the trouhte to
explain matters to himself ;and what he does not do for
kiairell he cannot be expected to do for England.

TIIE ATI. iNtl. et WERE PALACE Ci iMPA NY.
An attempt it :dowdy being inade to wind up the
ceth jetmet National Coffee Palace Company. Mr.
appears. is interesting himself in bringing the
malwr I rice the public It was stated before the Muter
cif the Rolls last week that the rowers ea. reale In the
boils of the general monoier, who might, if he plowed,
dire the whole of the funds from the hank and appro.
re de them. "In fart. the company hail never coin.
neneel workint. awl was lust 'itch tnether concern AA
the Ilull and c ienty itmk, which was proterteil some
tulle ago by the same individual, hut noon became the
mi.pet of proceedings. The general manager was to allot
shares, reeeive paynients, and exerciae all powers
oeferred by the articles until the appointment of •
s.e,rning round, which it en.. extenaieely advertised
moshl (ensue .1 11.. 'hikes of York. Rutland, Sutherland,
asi Westminster, the Marquis of Hertford, the Earls of
Sludtes'ary and Derby, the Bishiee of !andel!, Carlisle
Msarieeter, Rochester, Ely and Bangor, hesides several
M.P.'s sad other gentdemen." In support of the
application. at sMitavit id the applicant e solicitor was
read, stating, with regard to the honk fides o f the coin-
teay, that he bad asrertained hy inquiry that leveret of
the ri.bleteet and gentlemen who were mentioned in the
pro•pretas 11.1 not in any way sanctioned the use of their
mines by the pronioter of the undertaking The affidavit
then referred to the expo.* of Clench', proexerlings
nixie in the report of the committee of shareholders
of the Hull and County Bank. It is also stated that •
comidershle sum hail teen received by the promoter in
selerriptions for shares, and that • portion or it had been
lied into the Rola Exchange Bank, but had lees
partially drawn out again. A provisionel liquidator was
thadere, it wee urged, nectswary to protect the funds in
Lb. iMerests of the shareholders We do not know how
far these allegations can be maintained. but we see from
a daily weer that the !halloo of Carlisle, Mr. Mundella,
Ml'. and Mr. Burt, M. P . not to speak of idhers, distinctly
deny that they authorised the twe of their names in the
pesseeetus, whereas It it ark undoubted fart that their
names did appear there, tin the other hand, the secretary
of the rorapssay acres that the petition for winding Mt Is
presented 'eye holder id ten shares, "who evidently too ,v
share, to enable him to tile it." and adds. "There is
nothing in the circumstances of the company to justify
each proetedings, and the public will he able to judge of
the motive, which must have dictated such an unwarran•
LIMO coals"