The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-09-27 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DORCHESTER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,1864.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

The rapid increase of the mercantile marine of
recent years has led to a great scarcity of
British seamen, and as a consequence foreignen
have been employed to a much larger extent
than heretofore. Foreign seamen, it appears,
are regarded as inferior to natives, and motes
over, the number obtainable of these are insuf-
ficient to meet the demand. As • remedy for a
state of affairs which is becoming more and more
unsatisfactory, a suggestion has been made for
a training ship for seamen, similar in principle
to the school ship Conway, but designed for the
education of boys for the merchant, as distin-
guished from the royal navy. A meeting Was
held at Liverpool on Monday to carry out the
scheme, whoa "übscriptions to the extent of
nearly one thousand pounds were announced.
The cost of • training ship for one hundred boys
will be about £2,500 • year.
The venerable Lord Brougham, who has just
entered on his eighty-seventh year, opened the
eighth annual session of the Social Science Clow.
gress at York, on Thursday evening. His ad-
dress, as usual, was lengthy, and ranged over •
vast variety of subjects, many of s hich had
reference rather to politics than What is
commonly understood as social *theme. He
commenced by a review of what had been ac-
complished during the past year, noting, at the
outset, as one great improvement that the voice
of party had been for tho most part still. He
thought that it wu due to this stillness of party,
though it is difficult to see the connection, that
the Ministry had agreed to issue a commismon of
inquiry into middle-class education. His Lord-
ship successively ranged over the subjects of
employment for women, the revised code, the
penny postage, post-office saving' banks, patents,
non-intervention in foreign affairs, the Danish
question, Spain and the slave trade, the Aber-
deen Act and Brazil private bill legislation in
the Houses of Parliament, the Annuities Act,
county courts, sewage and the health of towns,
the Irish system of dealing with convicta, cheap
cooking establishments for the working classes,
the metrical system of weights and measures,
the franchise, bribery, co-operative societies, and
the programs of soda science in foreign countries.
This list, formidable as it is, by no means ex-
hausts the topics. The aged peer denounced
the conduct of Russia in Poland ; of Prussia and
Austria in Denmark ; and of the Federal States
of America—the latter foe carrying on "such
merciless slaughter and wholesale bloodshed u
never before disgraced the name of man." The
notion that slavery is the cause of the war he
characterised as a pretext and a delusion; and
condemned the Northern Government for
driving " herds of unhappy negroes to slaughter
with no more remorse than sportsmen feel in
clearing a preserve." His lordship thought
'there ought to be an extension of the franchise,
and suggested that the show of hands, instead
of • poll, might be permitted, under certain
conditions, to decide the election of members of
Parliament. The peroration was a tribute to
the memory of Lord Lyndhurst, and it was
much the best portion of the address. The
sections of the Congress commenced business on
Friday, and the meeting will be continued until
Thursday, the 29th inst. There will be one
novel feature in connection with the present
gathering. A sub-section is to be formed, under
the presidency of Mr. Edward Holland, M.P.
for the discussion of agricultural questions, such
as the social efforts of steam cultivation, statute
fairs and hiring', and the sale and transport of
cattle. It will be a valuable department if
judiciously condpcted.
Mr. Disraeli made an interesting speech at an
agricultural meeting in Aylesbury, on Wednes-
day. He referred to the harvest, which he be-
lieved to be better than had been represented;
to the position of landlords and tenants, con-
trasting their occupation and profits with those
of manufacturers; and to farm labourers, on
behalf of whom he made a powerful appeal for
better, healthier, and more comfortable homes.
In one part of his speech he made a brief pasting
allueion to the civil war in America, exPre
his belief theism are by no means near thst2
of the ekitgOe, and that the present so-called

pesos desnonstratinos in the Northern states are
to be regarded as mere electioneering devices-
Sir John Pakington, at the annual dinner of
, the Vale of Seethe= agricultural society
recently, made some very sensible observations
lOn the relations between landlords and their
Itenants. He advised the latter to put no more
trust in the former than they would in any other
individuals with whom they might have important
commercial transactions, but to insist on written
agreements. If moral confidence were pleaded
by the tenant, Sir John said, "put your confi-
dence in a written document" The theory that
is moral understanding gave the freeholder power
over his land, the right boo, baronet maintained
was untenable,
pntellable"lobenth ot7
game,
or ex o
the power wasezercised
in tf
political influence. Political influence so acquired
was a "mistake," and "was not likely to keep any
, party permanently in power." It Is gratifying
to find a landlord and a statesman talking thus
disinterestedly to his neighbours. The right
lion baronet will not toss his reward. Common
sense is always better than sophistry, and justice
a more certain source of authority than all the
arts of lordship which can be employed.
Sir Stafford Northoote, Bart., IL P., distri-
buted educational prizes at Leeds on Wednes-
day, and, in the course of his address on the
occasion, reviewed the efforts made daring
recent years to improve the education of the
middle classes. Referring to the inquiry which
is shortly to be instituted into the condition of
the grammar schools in England, the right hon.
baronet said that the number of these institu-
tions now honestly fulfilling the purpose and
intentions of their original founders were com-
paratively few. This had mainly arisen from a
too :Jonah adheres,e to the mere phrenology
of the original bequests, whilst the spirit and
objects of these bequests ought alone to be re-
garded. The circumstances of the times had
changed, and all narrow monopolies and restrict.
tions in connection with the ought to be
removed, so that they might perform the work
for which they wore designed in iseeordesee with
the needs of the agn The right bon. baronet's
suggestion of throwing open the grammar schools
'of the country is by no means a novel one • but
coming from a statesman of such high character
as Sir Stafford Northoote it will acquire an
authority with which it had not previous been
regarded.
The Crossley, of Halifax—OM renowned for
munificent philanthropies—are about to convert
their gigantic carpet Winces into a limited lia-
bility company. In these days that fact would
, not be surprising ; but there is one feature in the
arrangements which we note with peculiar
interest The capital is fixed at £1,600,000, in
shares of £l5 each. Four•fifths of three shares
are to be allotted to the present partners, whilst
the remainder are to be offered in the first
instance to the managers and operatives em-
ployed by the firm. 'This attempt to give to
provident and well-conducted servants a direct
interest in the ooncern they have benefitted by
their honourable industry, is as sagacious as
benevolent, and shows how a most valuable
principle of co-operation may be practically
carried out without disturbing the true relations
between capital and labour.

A very important atop has been made towards
the solution of the "Roman question." The
Emperor is at length sufficiently satisfied of the
increasing strength of the Conservative forces in
the new nation, and of the increasing danger in
the obstinate aggivesiveness of the Papal policy,
to take a step which will tend at least to dis-
entangle France from her unfortunate respon-
sibilities for the Pope's action*, and which, if
carried into effect, will relieve Italy from the
pressure of a foreign intervention, though it will
not, at least, restore to her the capital for
which she longs. As the new treaty between
France and Italy boa not yet been made public,
we cannot, of course, know its provisions with
anything like perfect certainty. But there seems
no doubt that a treaty has been concluded on the
Roman question, and there is tolerably general
coneurrence between the semi-official papers,
both Italian and French, as to the nature of its
provisions. We do not know whether the Pope
has accepted the terms. There is no evidence
that the Sovereign Pontiff is any party to the
new treaty, although it is said that one of its
provisions involves the consent of Italy to accept
such proportion of the very large Papal debt—
not lees than 114,000,000—as its proportion to
the territory or the population which she has
absorbed. Of course they will not pay interest
without the Pope's permission, and, of
course, his formal permission will involve a
recognition at least of the de facto loss of these
dominions. But the Pope once left to his own
resources, and fairly hemmed in by Italy on
every side, will not long permit his political
obstinacy to stand in the way of relieving his
tevenne from the obligation for so Monstrous a
liability as something like four-fifths of twenty-
four millions sterling. If, then, the Emperor of
the French and the Italians act in concert, the
acquiescence of the Pope, if he wishes to save
his temporal dominions, is certain. ll* must
either conform with some spirit of cordiality to
the DOW state of things, or play the very
game the Italians wish. For their engage-
ment with the Emperor is something, at
least, of this kind :—The Italian Government
are formally to renounce their design on Rome,
and, as • pledge of their good fs,ith, to fix their
capital eleswhers-,-it is said at Florence. They
are also to engage to respect the frontier of the
Papal States, to secure its safety against other
aggressors, and to interpose no obstacle in the
way of the Pope's recruiting a Papal army from
foreigners of any nation. In return for these
concessions the Emperor is to withdraw his
troops frOm Rome within two years—gradually, it
is amok accord* is the ranks of the Papal army
are filled up—but to evacuate the country com-
pletely within that time. What other consider-
ations may hare been given by Italy to induce
the Emperor to enter into such a contract, of
course we do not know. Probably the annoy-
ance which the Pope's practice of kidnapping
Italian Jew children, and relying on the French
occupation to protect him from a peremptory
demand for their surrender has strengthened
the Emperor's hands for this step: That
he miit also hare objects of his own
in securing the warm adhesion of Italy to his
foreign policy, is, of course, far from unlikely.
In all probability the Maszinian and Garibaldhoi
party will denounce the contract as treason to
the people; but the moderate party is no doubt
strong enough and wise enough to see that the
compromise is • peat step in advance—that al-
most any price is sheep for terminating the
practice and striking • blow at the principle of
foreign intervention; and that, even as regards
the mere calculation of probabilities, the posses-
sion of Rome will certainly not be more distant,
probably much less, if they accept the offer of
the Emperor of the French than if they decline
it.

The alternating fortunes of the Confederates
have taken another turn, and this time Unfavour-
able. The Richmond papers pretend to attach
but little importance to the loss of Atlanta, as
It is said that vast stores had been removed long
ago in anticipation of its fall. This day be,
nevertheless it is a Federal success, and the
political as well as strategical value to the
Washington Cabinet of having a force in
the heart of Georgia cannot be underrated.
Indeed. its effect on the Northern mind has
acted like magic. It has again revived their
hopes of conquering the "rebel'," and in the
slang of Wall-street haa sent the ll`Clellan stook
down SO per cent. But lirClellan himself—we
suppose to meet the ocoasion—deolarea, while
accepting the nomination of the Chicago Con-
vention, he, too, is for maintaining the Union,
though he is for meeting the South with concili-
atory terms if they will return into it. In a
conversation which President Lincoln has had
with some Mend who it, old Abe
proclaims himself' an armistice; as all
armistices with re he avers, have ended in
the recognition of their independence. The
friends of both parties are working hard, but it
would be most hazardous to conjecture on the
probable results, as many changes to effect the
election may occur within the next six weeks.
Not the least probable will be the next monster
and murderous engagement which is almost
hourly expected to come off between the
Northwn and Southern armies for the entire
po..sedon of the Weldon railroad. If the
*decals are defeated the public voice will, in
all probability, be louder in its demand for a
aeration of hostilities than it has before been;
while if the Confederates are defeated, although
it is not likely such defeat would induce them to
give in, the Northerners would be buoyed up
with hopes that with a little more vigour in the
prosecution of the war, they will, after all, be
able to "squelch" the rebellion.
The Deno German difficulty, which English
politicians seem to have lost eight of for some
time past, is still far from .eWed. Notwith-
standing the protestations of the Prussian
Cabinet sospiaious degnsinsi the Dukes,
its intenT?st gasp the conquered territory
becomes more developed. In the mean time the
Blesnis for whose "liberation" the
tkeemsns have professed to fight, eve getting

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kuJoussiim Licirsenro MENTIEG.—On Monday the
adjourned meeting for renewing publican's Somas was
held at the Town BalL The magistrates on the Broth
were—The Mayor, and G. °arm*, M Devenish, andJ.
Knew, News. The following appliestions which were
refused at the last meeting, were heard.
Tun gonna.* Hann, FORDIIIO7OII.—The license of
this house was refused on amount of the police
dating that the landlady, Mrs. Elisabeth Brown,
harboured boys there at improper hours.—P.C. Cousins
and P.C. Rests swore that they had often seen lads
come out of the house at tiro or three °Woe in the
morning, and had received numerous complaints from
their parents about the character of the house. That
much silistarhaatee canted when the lads left, and that
on the police visiting it the lads were let out
by another door; but alter they (the police) were gone
wore admitted again by Mrs. Brown's daaghters. That
Mrs. Brown was often 'Marinated, and never knew Is
the morning what had occurred la her house over night
—Mrs. Brown denied all these thanes, sad maid the did
not believe any person could keep a mere orderly house
than she bad eudeavoured to do. If boys MON into the
house she was not ewers of it, as she retired to rest,
and her daughters must encourage them.—The Magis-
trates' Clerk said she mast know about the manner In
which her house was combated. She was the poison
licensed, and the aloes was the responsible.—
After a slight conversation, the Enid the Bomb
refused to renew her license.— Brown: Then I
must go into the Union, for I have nothing to live oa.
I he yoa will look it over this time; it is mob a very
hard thing:—The Mayor: We cannot possibly do so;
yes have been cautioned so maoutimes.
, Ti. DUCE OF WELLINGTON, Man.Wwr-Eirmarr.-
1 The limas in this cue had been refused in maw ,
=Oof the bad character given of the house, and of
dder's, the landlord, Indifference as to whether '
be abased • lissom or not. Hr. John Tip= said in
this ease he appeared on behalf of the landlords of the
house, Messrs. JOalrldgei Masao, sod Co. When Hodder
beam* their tenant, they, as it was their usual
practice, made inquiries as to his 'hareem and
ty, in order that the home might be
well ookirdeoted. I. answer to their inquiries,
they received • most amenent character, be
hag lived with the Aliases IWeil at Yeovil for St
years, and therefore they had senY vision to suppose
that the bonas would be 'abducted in • proper
Elllie (Mr. Thard) bad, bower, heard of kno-
= being transacted in it, but as the present
wee going to leave on the 27th inst., and • most
reepestable msa wain to take possemion, be trusted
the Sena Mould not refuse to greet the Been= —The
Mayer mid that since the licensing day peat complaint
had bees made of the had characters who whited the
lionse.—Serpset Dmis elated that the plea' warn so lied,
that ea order had bees Weed forbidding the soldiers
helormllig to the km:Meg to enter it.—ln giving the
daisies of the Nash, the Mayor said if the prawn
"Meld had him going to remain in the home they
should not have renewed the Seems, but as there would
be • ohmage of Whate before the now Hones took elm*,
ends may rospeetehle nose would be in ormapstioe,
they would, under these cesdiMoss, grant it.
Tea Burgs MILD, Foantiovon. —ln eosseqemice
at complaints merle by the polies that permss were
In the Wilt of obtaining lime on Sunday mornings at
ids house and then sonsumlog it in an dialling one,
the Slew was refaced at the lest maciting.—Sapeo•
lalesdeat Pone= said the pinks who could =
bilsemetkin to that affest ref seed to come f.
unless milmasesed. —Mr. Thud, who erred in=
ef the basses, sostscided that eels, t
Rim Ins sawatial it would be unfairtrrake sway
the limes. Hs could ad Yr. Honeybuna,tite °amiable
of the pariah, who reside next door to Riggs, who would
Provo that the house in question we conducted In •
very orderly warmer.—Tbe Nash consented to renew
the lissome, but elated that the police would be
kestrested be watch the premises, and if they made any
report preseellsos would be taken.
Ti. RAILWAY TAT_IIII BOOTH 8111,211.—At the last
meeting the Smith refused to resew this limns* in con-
sequenee of the hal °tweeters who visited the house,
and the very disgraceful meaner in which it was con.
duelsd.—Mr. Kondey said he had to complain against
the hems being licessold. The house was a parted
SWAIM to the neighbourhood. Tim noise in the street
was dmedhd, and people who slept in the front part of
their homes weld not
get any rest until one or two
o'olollt fa the Nionting.-11r. Marshallasy, the landlord:
I never keep ray hoses opens. lies. You can aek any
Craif keep nty homes open will those bouts.
Kerriey : It is • degrees to the town, and is little
helm *as • hretheL —Hr. Devoid= : It is about m
had • &adorned hoer as there ass he. Newry pence
an see that exempt peimell.—Mr. Marehellley o eines
have refuel le Magi the ibis bo wr bows, they me.