The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-22 00:00:00

GENERAL ITEMS.

In the Belgian Chamber two more seats to the Liberal
majority have been added.
At Dublin, on Monday, the election Judge granted
the application for the withdrawal of the Wicklow election
petition.
At Evesham all sections of the Liberal party have
coalesced in favour of Mr. I,.thmann, and there is every
Prospect of his being returnA
The Porte has notified to the ambassadors of the Powers
that as Turkey is to be excluded from the deliberations,
the decisions of the Conference cannot be binding on her.
At Gravesend the Lord Mayor has been requested by the
Conservative party to hecoms their candidate at the
fresh election. Alderman Sir Charles Whetham has issued
an address. _
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The ports of Buenos Ayres and !agenda having been
closed and the mails refused admission • the British
squadron in the River Plate has been ordered to proceed
at once to Buenos Ayres.
A riot occurred at Drumcohane, county Leitrim, on
Tuesday, some 1,500 peasants having attacked • party
of labourers who were fencing • farm from which a tenant
bad been evicted.

The C-hi.p.pe—wit river in Wisconsin having suddenly
limn 9D feet, immense damage has been done to property
at Eau Claire, in that State. Large oluantitiess of logs of
Umber, together with bridges, mills, houses, and barns,
have been washed away and a number of families
rendered homeless

-ilTii--D;;;;i1 is told by the Standard "his utterances
have about as much political si&licance as the street
cries of a costermonger." The Deify Nero recalls the
remark of Mr. Bright—' a costernioer and hi, cart
might Interrupt the traffic of a great rrway by running
athwart the express train."
The Greece committee
presented an address to theYing
of Greece, at Marlborough Howe on Monday, deploring the
delay in carrying out Ole Berlin Congress resolutions,
and expressing desires for the enlargement and prosperity
of °ream The Majesty said the delays interposed by
the Porte necessitated an appeal to the Powers. and he
hoped for the success of the conference, furthered as it is
by the effort' of the British Govern.mept.
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RE RSA AND Anitirs ILL.— 11 the —Olllll3 on The/.
day, Sir W. Harcourt replying to Mr. Donaldson-Hudsoa,
said that at present the tenant was rated as if the game
belonged to him, and if the landlord reserved the game
the tenant could recover from the landlord in respect of
such rate If the Hares and Rabbits Bill were peeled,
the law therefore as to rating would remain as it was.
General Stewart is to withdraw his troops from
Afghanistan am flint as incompatible with their health,
and if possible, by the last day of October, we are to
evacuate Cabal.

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WITHDRAWAL or A PEIITION AGAINST LIBREULL.N.—
Lord Coleridge. in the Common Pleas Division, on
Wednesday, acceded to an application for the with-
drawal of the Stroud election petition. The news
reached Stroud later in the day, and gave rice to some
rejoicing+.
'Ns Medical profession order Cadbury's Cocoa
Essence because it contains more nutritious and flesh.
forming elements than any 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 shop-keepers often push imitations
for the sake of extra profit.
Mr. Gladstone on Wednesday told the Farmers'
Alliance deputation that the convictions which he held
when last in office of the importance of establishing
county boards, and of an equitable apportionment of
local burthens between owner and occupier, remained
unchanged. He was not prank' ed to say that the
provident' of the Agricultural Holdings Act ought to
be made compulsory.
REPIAL OF THIT MALT TAI.—Mr. A. llsoe, M.P.
says hi, firm objects to the prebend change of the
malt tax iota a beer duty. The malt tax was really •
very substantial measure of protection to the farmer,
whereas the beer duty would expose his barley to com-
petition with maize or raw grain ; it would add 2s 10d
per quarter to the old impost, it would greatly incon-
venience the brewer, and it would not make beer
chesper to the consumer.
It is pretty well-known that the Poll Mad Chung
has changed it. politics ; it is not so generally known
that the late irascible editor has darted another paper,
like it outwardly, but inwardly weak and washy.
Someone or other is trying to supersede the old paper
by sending down by the evening trains only the trashy
copy. If this is done in Meade. Smith's office we may
remind the principals that • case or two of the sort is
all that is wanted to upset what is already felt as a
galling monopoly.—gAerborme Journal.
In the first division upon the adjournment of the
debate upon Mr. Parnell motion on Monday night,
26 Conservatives and one Home Ruler voted with the
Government. Sir Stafford Northcote, Sir R. A.
Cross, Lord John ?amnion, and other leading
members of the late Aciministratlon, together with 4.1
Home Rulers and six Liberals, supported Mr. permute
motion. In the second division upon the adjournment
of the House, which was relected by 234 to hg the
minority was composed of Conservatives and Home
Rulers The larger portion of the Conservative party
took no part in the 'Edition, but Lord John Manners
supported the Government. In the third division,
upon the adjournment of the debate, the minority
chiefly comprised Home Ruler. and Conservatives,
while many memben of the late Conservative Govern-
• ment voted with Ministers In opposition to the
motion.