The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-30 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.
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PrrtViuNs.— During the short seasion of Parliament
which has just elmeil.p4mlar sentiments have bren ex-
pressed by anemias of I.9ca petitions, having 220,4119 sig-
natures attached to them. per .1„„tv g the beers or
work in mine*, 514.731 eignatiires have tweet recorded ;
against excluding the Bible from schools in India, ;
ageing certain prol‘wed changes the tleuttish Univer-
sities, 2&98; HI favour of legalizing marriage with a
41Cevared lk dr.* emler, 10,r02, and ageinst that iuristlre,
3.637 ; against the Endowed &hoer. Hill, 8.010, and for
that measure, g.tir.i ; for the ballot 7.b33 ; for the revs.

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lating the measuring of gas, 7.453; for aeraratini n-
testant and roman catholic children in schools, ~011;
for prohibiting the onion; trade, 4.7trd ; for altering the
law of landlord and tenant in Ireland, 3,531_ For repeat
of paper duty, 2,8 w; against Church-rate Abolition Hill,
2,731 ; in favour of, it. against abolishing church-
rate,' without an equivalent, 2,151 : for repeal of May.
•iooth College Art. against saluting the Host at
...Oa. 1,0C.4t ; ror ameliorating tlio condition of notional
school teachers, 1,10.16 for reducing the duty on hope,
1.678 ; and for the removing restrictions from free ant
grammar schools. I,fal. For reform in Parliament
there are 127 alldielints, and for universal suffrage 1.

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EMIGKATIO3I.—The number of innigrante who sailed
from the United Kingdom /luring the 4-1 years from
1115 to 1818 inclusive amounted to 4.797.166. Of the*n
1.110.046 went to the North American colonies ;
2,8110.403 to the United States; &WA'SO to the Amara•
ban colonies and New Zealand ; and 73,f107 to °tier
places. The average annual emigration from the United
Kiiildont from 11115 to 14114 1111 l tinted to 109,026; for
the 10 years ending 1858, 261,80.
111111NAI. STATISTICI4.—Froin A reek w of the crimi•

Dal idatiollai of the hot .15- ;Vars. it Nip( an that 1844
was the suost productive of eseemittale m Englasel and I
Wales, the heal hevhe; risen in Gott vv.' ttel tw,
month to 30,349. In Iss-,5, the total was 25,:,711, awl the
"Per'lli"" of Cffetelers' Act and the
nal Justice .I,e, tti, magietralea power to COON ;et
in certain e.; se,i; ii
A Cl luctimmit ii, 1 `C.`i
to I 7,Vicominitt.As.fee tiial by ordinary precess at ses.
eions end assies A. 'iii, it the IoWO,I Ikllilt TC.IOIIV4 in
the whole peritel under ievie a-. The convietions in ls
wee: 71 pr cod. ;in I,ez, per cent.; and in
74 per cod. 'Else pre • rtion of tie sexes in the commit-
tale was as follow, SI!.. per cent. ; females
eer ce ht. ; male , eer mimi., female% 23 per
e. ;it. ; 1 7$ p• r coot., femalee lee per es ut. In
ec„tteed, Is .„-; weo els., the worst ye: r, bat the number
of ttttt sittals in 155.-; was greater then in 1844, the mos
ration of the acts already mentioned being limited to
, England and Wales. Thu totals wore, in 1844, 3,575,
awl in 3,752, the conviction:, being 77 end 75 per
cent. reflectively. and the proportion of female commit-
ments 2tientl 27 respectively. The deerwese of crime in
Ireland is very remarkable, the total committals, having
fallen from 41,959 in 1619 to 6,30 i in lesise Another
extreordivary feature is: the retunis relating to Ireland
is the small proportion tie convictions have uniformly
borne to the committale the ;Wage having been
only 41 in 1644, 47 in 1848, rei '2, 57 in 1855, and
52 in Iteei. It will be sire,
_however, that even in this
respect the adminisltation of justice in Ireland has im-
proved. greater care bong probably now taken with
regard to the commitments,
consideration to the cum before them. The proportion
of the sexes in 1644 was 69 males committed to 31
women; in 185 s, Dii men to 34 women. Crime un-
happily seems therefore to be on the increase among the
female sex.
i.tLE OF GAM BILL —The following brief particulars
respecting this Rill, width received the Royal assent on
the last day of the sessios. will be likely to be serviceable
to all gas consumers :—After the passing of this Act the
only legal etandanl or sant of measure for the sale of gas
by meter shall be the cube foot, containing 623211 b.
avoirdupois weight of distilled or rain water, weighed in
air at the temperature el 62 degrees of Farenheit's ther-
ummeter, the barometer being at 30 inches; except as
relates to contracts made before the pausing of this Act,
by which a difference of unit of measure, is adopted,
which contracts may not be renewed. The models of
incisors are to be made and verified under the direction
of the Treasury. The number and sizes of the said
models to be decided within nine months from the pass-
ing of this Act in England by order of generator quarter
guidons. excepting in the case of boroughs where the
order shall be made by the town council, and in Ireland
by the town council or town comenisalioners of every
borough or town (such town council or coo' 111 l isaioner,
not being manufacturers or ullere of gas). and in Scot-
land by meetings of justice.. The .411021 authorities are
to have the appointment of inspectors of meters,
who are to be paid out of the county rate, and in
boroughs out of any funds applicable for lighting put,
poses; and if no ouch fund, then out of the borough
fund. In care of a disputed decision of inspectors, the
point to be referred to two inspectors of adjoining dis-
trict*. Pentane aggrieved may appeal to quarter sessions.
After the expiration of twelvemonths from the passing
of this Act 110 gas meter shall be fixed for use but what
has been duly tested anti stamped outside in legible let-
ters or figures by an inspector of meters under the prowl-
chins of this Act, and every purchaser and seller of gee
may at ally time after the expiration of the said twelve-
months require any unatamped meter by which his gas
is usounsred to be examined, tooted, and, if found curs
rect stemped, or he may at his own exoense substitute •
I stamped meter in place of Any ouch unstampeel meter."
The above are the leading feature,' of the Act. It is •
matter of notoriety that, owing to the absence of any
I legal control or supervision in the matter, there have
been constant wranglings between the gas consumers
awl gee companies throughout the kingdom on the sub- ,
jut of measurement, many of the former complaining
that they have been charged largely in excess of the
quantity actually used, while not a few of the companies
on their part have not uefrequently charged their cuss
touters with tampering with their respective meters.
Seeing, therefore, that the design of this Act is to pre-
vent, no far as such matters are preventible' the recurs
rence of these inaccuracies and disputes, and seeing also
that the Milli paid for gas in this country is said to
amount to £5,000.000 sterling annually, it is evident
that this Act is one of vast practical importance to all
who have to do with this commodity, whether as buyers
or sellers.
Tat: LtW Or 1/ivottez.—ln the recent amendments
UOOll the I.livorce Bill--just now the law of the land—
a clause introduced by Mr. Janice. and passed, has a
material alteration in it from the original bill, namely,
that ifs wife hies a separate itieu,iue on her part, either
li)' neteenuptial or pest•inimiel settlement, the Raid in-
vane, in case of • disholutam of marriage, shall be
given to the husband, according to the diecretion of the
court as to atm 1111 l t. This, of roUrno, applicit to the
woman being the guilty seerty, asi,l leaving her husband.
According to the old law, n woman could elepe with
her paramour and live mot, her 'separate income, de-
priving her heehawh and fainiiy of their just rights.
r.dame, stated he keew ninny cases of the sort. Ad
ettempt wes by Mr. Griffith to add, as well as
eullity of marriage, "that it should extend also to
al royal ions ;" but the Attorney-(eneral die-
ago-id, and the latter was withdrawn. The business of
the Divorce Court ie evidently swelled by the novelty • f
its institntion, and the many iililerm,for which there was
re, previous remedy. Hut the strictness of the law is 80
greet. the expewse so little,. and all property so pro-
tected. that it is sniveled after a while matters will
take a different turn; 11001.10 cannot lire upon love, and
this new claim has a significant bearing.
I)ISiTTER BETWEEN MASTERS AND WoRKIIEN.—A
}hill "to establish Equitable Councils of Conciliation to
adjust Differences between Makers and Operatives"
Isu been prepared and brought its by Mr. Mackinnon.
31. P., Mr. Slancy, M.l'., and Mr. Isighani, 11. P., but of
course only for the coneideration of lion members dur-
ing the cueing parliamentary recess. The councils of
conciliation will consist of an equal number of 'molten,
and operatives, and the awards of these councils (with
certain formal exceptions) will be final and conclusive,
nnil net subject to review or challenge by any court or
authority whatsoever. These councils will be licensed
by the Secretary of State when duly formed (on petition
to that effect.) They must include at least two masters
and two workmen, and not more than six masters and
six workmen, with a chairman. The councils will
be elected for one year only, on the first Monday in
December. The petitioners for a license will elect the
first council; but householders and part occupiers of
houses in cities and bowughs (where • council his,. been
formed) ',ley be registered as voter., for the council and
he elected thereto. The masters will nominate their
own portion of the Domicil and the workmen elect theirs.
The sessions of the council are to be held in the Justice
Court-house.
JAVELIN MEN AT AnnIZE TOWNB.—Thursday the
new Police Act for counties and boroughs was printed.
There is • provieion in the Act which will save high
sheriff', from considerable expense, and get rid of jave-
lin men and other officers of assize towns. It is stated
by the 26th section, " that it shall be lawful for the
juetices of the peace of any county, in genera or quarter
'sessions assembled, if they shall think fit, to direct that
a sufficient number of police constables of the staid
county shall be employed to keep order in and within
the precincts' of the court of assize, and the chief con-
stable of the county %hall thereupon employ • suflicient
number of constable,' for such purpose, and in that use
it Isbell not be neceseary for the high sheriff to provide
awl maintain any javelin men or other men +errant&
with liveries at the amuse; anything contained in the
Act 13 and 14 King Charles 11., c. 31, notwithstanding."
There is • provision in the name Act to the effect Malt a
chief constable may suspend a constable and fine him a
sum of money not enceetliint olio week's pay. and reduce
him from a superior to an inferior rank. The Act pro-
vides for a superannuation fund, and for other matters
connected with the police in counties and boroughs in
England and Wales.