The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-05-04 00:00:00

GENERAL ITEMS.

litranthuss.—lL is said that on some one remarking to
Mr. Lowe that history never knew of such a promotion as
that of a private secretary to a peersgs, the right host
ragman replied, " Not so strange,att.r all: and Lard
neaoonafield had • good prloident, for did not Caligula
make his horse pro-consul r
Bradlsugh hsa addressed a communication to the
Speaker of the House setting forth his objections to taking
the usual oath or affirmation, and suggesting modifications
which he might accept. The bon gentleman has been
Informed by the Speaker and clerk of the House that he
cannot be sworn in except according to the usual forms.
It is anticipated, therefore, that when the usual each is
tendered to the member for Northampton he will refuse to
take it, and that the House will then be called upon to
decide the course to be pursued.
About five million rabbis, it is believed, are imported
Into England yearly from the Continent
Overcrowding continues to an awful extent In =
there being no motive, apparently, to put the A
Dwellinp' Act in force. Rev. R. C. Billing writes: "We
have near us several vacant spaces which have been
cleared in the course of metropoiitain improvements,
_but
remain unoccupied, save only by the notice board
proclaiming they may be had on building leases.
Professor Hein, of Zurich, calculates that two earth-
quake* occur in every two hour,; this is the average on
the Globs.
A "carpenter," of high connections, but who was
Implicated in the explosion at the Winter Palace, and an
engineer who robbed the Itherson Treasury last summer,
have been arrested in Russia. and other Nihilists have
fled. Several thousand subordinate members of the
conspiracy are to be liberated soon.
China is preparing for war Ole • large scale.
WASTED PAPElL—Fifteen hundred tons wasted paper
are to be sold by ELM. Stationery Office —one years waste,
about 8110 reams a day.
Carpet-beaters in the suburbs of London have stolen
quantities of plate and jewellery from the houses where
they were employed.
Tim noble savage obstructinr the streets of West.
mimter, brandishine • knife there, getting into a public.-
bons and refusing to get out of it, is as unpi•ituresque as
bet, out of place. F.,. noble savages, who we described
as Z ALM, and ••130 do apparently come from come part of
Squat Afri.te, have been taus disturbing quiet people in
Westminster. They were brought over for the purpose of
taken their money in advance, and then objected to ful-
public exhibition here, but &rimed to perform. having
filling their part of the contract. One of the Would- some
Zulus e.implained that he lisd had too much dancing to
do, and Shit it injured his h. alth.
THS FUTUIS Or ysaniso.At the present time then
are several matters pertainint aeliettlture upon which a
word of warning MAT net he inappropriate go far as the
Year 1880 has goes, Mae that we have
bid adieu to the bad seseonsevar= harassed us,
and that the cycle of good halfrt In. We "alevoutly trust
that such may be the case Thin we have the advent to
power of a new Government, which, rightly or wrong'''. is
credited with hew, synonymous with good trade in an
IS branches. During the recent elections, as we recently
pointed out, the Liberal candidates gave expression to
their indignation at the late Government because it did
so little for sericulture, and many prowes were made as
to the beneficial legislation which would follow when the
Liberal ship got to port. These promises may yet be ful-
filled ; but, flattering se they Mtn at the first blush, they
must be accepted ass row oohs. so that our hopeful
anticipations may not overstep our prudence and caution.
The promised My auttria disappoint our hopes; and,
though the intentions of ',lbws' legislators be as honest
as their promises were Vas, some considerable time
must necessarily elsgoo ore direct aid can reach the
farmer—Press tie " Lies Sloffi sfeurfsel."
Tag Medical profession order Cadbury's Coma
Essence, because it contains more nutritious and flesh-
forming elements than any other beverage, and Is
preferable to the thick starchy Coma ordinarily sold.
When you ask for Cadbury's Cocoa Koosoe be sure
I that you get It, as shoPkaalPsra ohm posh hahotkos
ice the woe of extra prat.