The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-09 00:00:00

Erabe anti Commuct.

LONDON' SPIRIT MARKET.—Rum is very doll, and
again cheaper, proof Leewards having sold at Is.
and proof List India and Idatiritius is. tkl. per rasa.
Brandy moves off freely, on higher tenon, and pain
spirit is steady in price.

TEA.—Advices from China state that the total ship-
'tient* of tea to date were 55,=.000 lb.. IfPima
74,820,000 lb.. in the corresponding period in 1858. The
market, generally, Ia finu, and common sound wagon is
worth Is. 3}d. per lb.
Suoae.—We have no material change to notice in the
value of any kind of raw sugar. Good and fine qeali-
ties have moved off steadily, other kinds slowly. Re-
fined goods are in but moderato request, at 51s. 6d. to
525. per cwt. for common brown lumps. In the value
of crushed and pieces very little change has takes
place.
The Bank of France has lowered its rate of discount
to 34 per cent., and has moreover passed a resolution to
make advances to the holders of the new loan for the
next three paynients against deposit of the securities..

The financial statement mule in the House of Corn
moos by sir Charles Wood in reference to India, and
which shows that it will be necessary to raise seven
millions here to nwet the deficiency in the revenue of
that country, Las produced rather • flat market for
Home Securities this week. The fall in prices, how-
ever, has been comparatively trilling, since the loan will
be chiefly mimed by debentures, and not by public com-
petition.
There has been rather an active demand for money
for commercial purposes, and the rates of discount have
been freely supported. The lowest quotations for the
best short paper are 21 to 21, per cent., at which there ia
an ample supply of funds in the hands of the various
banking es o‘lishnienta.
The imports of gold have continued large, via..
1:553,623--24,221 being from the Peninsula, 1.141,40 i
from the United States, and 1:468,000 from Australia.
The present steamer for India carries out over F. 1100,000
in silver. Toe bulk of that large supply is on Govern.
meat account. A few parcels of gold out of recent
arrivals have been sent into the Bank of England.
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" TN! STIIIKS" IN 7116 BUILDING fleD/L-11sw
strike of the masons, bricklayers, joiners, and other work-
men employed in the building trade, in favour of the
nine boom' movement, threatens to prove very disas-
trous to all concerned. A-large meeting a the mister
builders was held on Monday week at the Freemasons
Tavern. The object of the meeting was to receive the
report at the committee appointed at • meeting of tisa
masters held last week. This report stated that, "when
trade societies combined, it was essential that their vic-
tims should unite, and the committee regard the im-
mediate establishment, for mutual protection, at an as-
sociation of metropolitan master builders as absolutely
indispensable. No member of the association to ensign
or continue in his employment any member of an
trades' union. Every workman, on being re
to sign a document declaring that he does not belong to,
and will not during his continuance with such employer
become a member of any such society." The report con-
cluded with the following rule :—" That all the masters'
establishments be closed on Saturday, and that the work-
men be informed that work would be resumed when
Messrs. Trollope and Mons recommenced. Messrs. Trot-
lope will reopen their workshops on Monday to enable
the workmen to return to their work." Nearly 300
members joined the newly estaldished society. This
movement was followed by a Hyde Park meeting, at-
tended by about 600 workmen. The meeting was con-
ducted with perfect order and unanimity. Speeches of an
uncompromising character were made, and a resolution
was adopted which affirms that the employers have
widened the breach; that "the pledge skiek they
would extract from us by signing the documents they.
propose submitting would rob us of every privilege of
free men, and reduce us to the condition al Nth ; we
determine to use every moral power of residence, sad.
pledge ourselves to use all constitutional means for
bringing the nine hours' movement to a succeed iii tot-
wine/jun."