The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-31 00:00:00

THE "WORLD" ON THE CONSERVATIVE
RULERS.

The diplomatic statements of the different members of
the Government during the last t roles !south' would
furnish, if they were collected together, so bag • list of
verbal audacities that it is surprleins that the moral sense
of the Itaglith public le not more hopelawly debauched,
sad the credit of our public men and our public life not
lower than it even is.

--ice fullfult.f. political harvest of 1878 we have
yet to see. There are signs that the Englah public is
growing eomewhat weary of the present dispensation, and
I. beginning to think that it can pay too high • price, even
for these unrivalled displays of dilemmas. The great
=which oonfronte a political erste= thin. adcuinia-
, that of being found oat The revival of hope and
activity in the Liberal party, which is at the present
moment the great feature in the political situation, memo
to show that this detection is not far off. The English
are an honest, plodding, prosaic ram, who in the long-run
like plain-dealing and truth-speaking on the pert of their
political leaders. They may relieve that which is their
settled preference with fits of sonamodic admiration for
brilliant political =mourns. They may like sometimes
to exchange the mentor for the magician, but in the long-
run they will return to the traditional principles of
political guidance. Personal government. In the sense in
which the words have heels recently employed, may be IM
dilltaateUi to the Naglish mind as we are led to believe.
Rut there is one sort of personal government which
Englishmen expect and demand —the ascendency of an
inclividaal statesman, in whom they discern not only the
Itenlue which they admire, bu t the integrity they can nog nes-
tioningly trust. Till now all the great political leaden of
this century have belonged to that dais, Peal, Russell,
p.lnterston, were, each of them, the depositories Of
peraonal confidence as well as the centres of political
authority. They governed the English ;apple, not only
by dint of their superior intellectual calibre, but because they
were recognised a. being incarnations of mule quaitty or
qualities which Englishmen instinctively approve. The
popular sentiment tawards them was one of trust and
liking in their character as individuals, 111 well se of pro-
found belief ha 'hair political capacity. For just five years
we have been witnessing the experiment of government
by personal cleverness, from which the very Idea of
personal trustworthiness ha. been absent. Though this
is an anomaly, it is one which might have been
nitely tolerated Into. cam of the Prime Minister himself. But when the gifts and nenius 01 Lord Beaconafield are
en like
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iiiLtinll to bring thimetodee
scandal bean end.

THE Medical Profession are now ordering Cadbury'.
'locos Essence in thousands of Cases, because it con-
`
Nine more nutrition. and fiesh.forming elements than
my other beverage and is preferable to the thick
starchy Cocoa ordinarily sold. When you ask for
Cadbury's Cocoa Essence be sure that you get it, as
shopkeepers often push imitations for the sake of
extra profit. Makers to the Queen. Paris Depot:
90, Faubourg St. Honore.
Har.rs.risrr TOO cut. —The Liverpool coroner held
an inquest on Saturday on the body of Ann Richmond. 12 years of age, who had died from the effects of drinkill nearly half • pint of whisky from a bottle in her mother s house. A verdict of death from an overdose of alcoholi liquor was returned, and the mother was censured for not
sending for • doctor wooer.
A Barrrox Caunce Boner. —The parish church of fit.
George, close to Bristol, was totally destroyed by fire early Sunday mornine. The are was discovered at four
o'clock, and before long every vestige of woodwork wee
burnt out and the balls fell to the ground. It is supposed
to na. b..n mused by the overheating of the gas stoves
The building was insured for £2OOO, but the damage hi
estimated at about double that sum. The fine organ had
only been built 18 months. The church aocommodated
nearly . thousand persotte. A wedding was celebrated ia
the ruins during the morning.
RAILWAT &ATOMS AND rem WAGLI. —'rhe antenna
of the meeting of Midland Railway rereriwess denim the
stateineet that the sone, el reduction bee been withdrawn,
as far as London end other large swam. an.
On the contrary, he has received, in reply to • letter to
the cheirreee of the board of directors of the ilidlaad
Railway Company. • notice Worming hint that there is no Intent on the party of the directors to withdrew the
notice." He is also informed by the chairman that if the
memorial mentioned in his letter is premised, it will
have consideration at the next meeting of the board on
January Ist, ICA The reduction of wages is now to
extend to siguelmsn, guards, and others not included in
the first notice issued a few days since. Some of the men
employed at St. Pancras are to meet the Londe* Goods
Ageot el the Company, Hr. Raton. Theby discontent nosed
the reduction is spreading. At Leicester a meeting of
was held on Friday, and • resolution wee
ps
aoademaieg the action of the company. At Leeds the
messes
in • very dissatisfied state, end threaten to strike.
The Leedom Ma under the advice of the shaman et
*dr ha soma& await the remelt of the mouseetal to
she