The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-09-07 00:00:00

PEOPOSED ABOLITION OF THE HOUSE OF
LORDS

Mr. T. P. O'Connor's motion on irrespeasible legislators
was brought under th 3 notice of the Hours of C 'omens
at three o'clock a.m. on Wedneedsy mot n,ng. N with-
standing the Ist mess of the hour, more then • hundred
membors remained. Kr. Wsrton rose toorder, and asked
If the resolution was ,eastitutional. No notice being
tsken of the query, Mr. O'Connor proceeded to arias
Vitt as the Lords took part in R 3form Bills affecting the
House tf Ominous, it must follow that the Hoes, of
Commons could Interfere with their. They were called
the cream of rho sense of the country. Why, then, were
c insoicuotio failures of the House of Commons (whom be
indicated, Not to that sagacious assembly f He concluded
• brief and only semi-serious speech by qu, tote and
adopting as his own word' uttered by Lnrci B-soonsfidd
the previous day on demagogues, declaring also that if
they passed this motion the Rouse would secure the
"respect of Kirov.* Mr. Labouchere in • few words in
• similar vela seconded the motion. The Marquis of
liartington said the time occupied by the hon. member
who introduced the motioa scarcely enabled him to do
justice to the subject. There were very few assembliee
however revolutionary who would melee the change in the
manner proposed, and he would ask the House to dispoe
of it at ones in order to prepare for the serious business
of the morrow. Kr. Brim suggested sea middle course
that they should adjourn the debate, • division was
however called for and taken, when there appeared for
the motion 13, against 71 Those who voted for the reeolu.
Hon included Kr. Briggs, Yr. Broadhurst, Kr. Benton,
Mr. Bradlangli, and Kr. Justin 111'Carthy.

BATH AND Wan OF ENGLAND SOCIETY AND
SOUTHERN COUNTIES ASSOCIATION.
At the C,uncil meeting of the Society held at the Grand
Hotel, Bristol, on Tuesday last, the chair was takes, in
the unavoid,ble absents of the President, by H. 11 tioy•
my, Esq. Toms were also present MOWS. Jonathan Gray,
J. 0. Moore-Stevens, and Jerom March (vicie-presidenta),
0. T. D. Aciand, J. T. Boicawen (Hon. and Ree), j.
Brown, C. Bosh, R. H. Bosh, C. E heard& H. K. Holds-
wcoth, H. P. Jones, J Knolles. B. Lull,. XJ. El Auden,
and H. Sparkman (official superintendent).
PUNT—Kr. JONATHAN OUT. NA ChaiITORAI of the Plant
Committee, reported the safe removal cf the Society's
pernoment buildings from Worosetar,and their erection on
the site of the show•yard at Tunbridge Well&
&swains 011101111.--The committee& stewards,
and °Meer. for the ensuingoir were elected.
Yr. KNOL w LTS. in &ar ce with previous notice,
brought up the question stewards and °Moors of the
society rialiting in competition for prises, and moved a
resolution • ming its inexpediency.
Considerab e discussion took place. it being asserted by
various inembtre that the principle had alines formed an
acknowledged but unwritten rule of the Society, although
precedents of occmitional exceptions were quoted.
ACLAND having seconded the resolution, an amend.
meat wail moved t
b Moong-fftgriffe. but afterwards
inoorporated with original Motion, and the resolution
wad easily named Ia tha following_ terms 1— 'That it is
inexpedient that stewards and officers of this Society
should exhibit in competition for prises in the department
In which they act as stewards or officers."
A letter from Kr. Terme, of Streatham-hill, Surrey,
asking the Council to offer prises for Ayrshire cattle at
the Tunbridge Meeting, WM referred to the Stock Prigs
Sheet 0 immittee.
A communication from Kr. Cards,. of Southampton,
requesting the Council to increase the prises offered for
Jersey cattle, warn also referred to the Stock Prise Sheet
Committee.

Sixty Million Pounds are claimed by the Chadwick
family from the Court of Chancery. It was left by Sir
Andrew Chadwick, Ent, who died without a will in Iva
The property has n passed down from generation to
geaeration, and the family now includes thousande of
persona
Many creditors of the West of England hank having
wavied their claim to interest, and the official liquidetors
hope to meet the remaining liabilities vrithout caning up
the remaining L 4.
A Bordeaux baker quarrelled with his wile about the Tilly
vitriol-throwing cam, stabbed her near the heart, and
then sent his httle girl for oil, which he said was to cure
the wound When he got it, Ws fiend in French form
inade it boiling and threw it over his wife's face. The
wretch was caught
Smoking Is forbidden in the officers' mess-rooms and
they are to appropriate certain parts of the ship during
recognised hours.
A number of French Jesuit' have arrived in Flintshire,
and the Prison Commissioners have given up to them the
County Prison at Mold.
A. son of the Bristol County Court Judge appeared, to
practise before his father, when the counsel on the other
side refused to go on with the case. The judge coneidered
this an insult, but the Law Times condemns the habit of
barristers practising in the court over which their fathers preside
Another plot has been discovered to blow up the railway
In two places over which the Emperor travellowL
Texan fever is suspected to have appeared among three
mg.. Of mute lately arrived from America. and cautions
have been sent to the authorities at the different cattle.
leading porta
Some Chinas from Singapore conspired to seise the
steamer Bowen, but the plot was repor.ted, 25
of powder with fuse adached were seised, and rut= of ammunition and arms.
It is useful to know the derivation of words ; both
" Cocoa " and "Chocolate" are of Mexican origin.
The word "Chocolate" is derived from " Chocolatl,"
the sound produoed by
~.the primitive stones, used to
bruise and mix the Cocoa with sugar; whereas " 00etta "is the name under which the unadulterated
beans di the " Theobroma Cacao" of Linnams are
imported into England. Those who wish for Coops
absolutely Pure 40uM ask for the 0000 S Fasonos
edema, Pr•Parel by Oadbtuy. Bros.