The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-03 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

2griculturr.

LAnnuit PROSIPMIII.—The .Iyrierdi,,ral Gazette say.
" The 131.1trerA are left at the mercy of the high prices
they have themselves induced. and find that their com-
modity, labour, is not in request. This is the stage we
an, at now, the great interests of the country losing nunley.
the general Iniblic robbed of err tidence, the wise exercis•
tug economy, the labourers finding their union bound
to,:ether with rotten straw bands, wages tumbling, and a
gloomy harveg. prospect- We shall suffer still more,
until labourers learn that their concerted plans for better-
ing theinselvel at the expense of others are based on false
Principles. Every 111211 11125' n.l? in England by the
exerlseof iisiimtre, ability. frugality, but for a class or
111.110 ti jlll ti 11101d0 AVOWeeIIY 1..1 force. the labour market
Con only, if it SURVeCik for a time, liniuniak profits, awl
therefom prosperity. It must recoil, as it is recoiling at
the present moment, upon the heads n! those who support
it, and worse still, upon the innocent.

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The UntlAl e. mural 'Meeting of tin.. Society was held at
the creo hotel. ihistel, on Tuesday, under the presi-
dency of Mr. J. C. M.tore-Stevens.
Tits; CitoltrON Mt:Exixti. —Mr. Ilerhert Williams, as
chairman of the 11113nr, Committee, I ght up a state-
ment of the receipts at the recent annual meeting, and
concluded by asking the sanction 1.1 the Council to the
payment of Kiva and other cm th claims to e amount of
cor„,. The itc,ecal proposals having Well seconded were
carried unanimously. It transpire,' in the course of the
preeee.iinize that although a loss of several hundred
pounds Waal incurred hy the Croydon Meeting, the society
will not have occasion to draw on Its fun.lo,l capital.
The stewards and officers for the ensuing year were
nominated, their eMction at the next Council Meeting
being contingent on their expression of willingness to act.
To the Implement I(er:illations Committee, Captain Best
wet
edam to the judges Selection Committee, Mr. H.
Mayo. Mesent. hi. M. Iloldsworth, and C. T. I). Acland
were nominated stewanls of the yanl Slessn. it. Needle
,
e. A. W. Tnwte, Stewards of Implements (yard);
Ke.;13,„ jenes, and Dyke, Stewards of Imple-
ments (hell)'jlessrs. H. Fonkes, T. Beckham A.
Grenfell, and Colonel Leonard. Stewards of rit.ck_,* CoL
Luttrell and Mr. C. (l,trdons Steward. of }forties Messrs.
H_ H. Biel and Cliarle Ed . wards, Stewards of poultry
Xe Mon. and lb.v. J. T. Itoseawen. Steward of Horticul-
ture . Mc. Jonathan (tray. Steward of Music: Colonel
Lutt;ell. and Me.,rs. Urenfell and Mettle, l'.inmittect of
the Mess • Mr. 11. St. John Mau k. Steward of Hermit-
, meets Mr. J. Dray, Mr. Suollys, and Mc Mys
Stewanls of Ilant : and Colonel Luttrell, Mr. IL Nevia,
„awl( at the Bri-tol Meeting- thus
I Mr. C. A. W. Troyte, Mr. Arthur Grenfell, and Captain
Best, Stewanbt of Arrangements.
IiEIIEFORD NIP:EMIL—With a view to the adequate
encouragenieni of l'hannel blank cattle at the Hereford
meeting. pqa, an addition of tine was made to the
~t...ard, iipotillty 111 roll 425. with a
raanisTningtitKrintnh.4:;lagratnr late to Tho,•„,„,,aowod
view to uttering the additional indenement of cups for
pigeon& To the department of horticulture CUD wig
allotted.

THE ASSAULT IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGB.
ju.tice Brett, charging the Grand Jury at Croydon on
the Baker cafe. said as to indecent Assault there could
smerrh. he a doula, for a without assent, might
ammtnt to that. The Grand .lury found a true bill
against Co!. Balur for misdemeanour.
Fridsy, after waiting a quarter .4 an hour, Colonel
Baker appeared. Serjeant
IParry for the prosecution;
Sergeant Ballantine for the ..•fencs.
Serjeant !Militating,: Colonel Ittker being new present,
may I Im permitted—
/Ir. Justice Brett: It Ileelark L. me that the P
coarse would he that Calonel hiker should now surrender.
I shall not require him to go into the dock. He can take
e sent he.ide you, beither Rallantine. but he must con-
sider hier.elf in coetodY.
Serjeent Ballantine: He Perron ler... iny lord.
Colonel Baker slightly bowed end stood behind hie
coonseL
Serjeant Ballantine applied to have the cue postponed
until
si..tle.i.m4. on the mound that the excitement
o Ital been mkt that it wax impos-
lihte defendante to have an unbiassed trial and,
"i' for the
further,nt looking to the paition of hoth parties in society
and other cinminstances counvie,l with the cave. It was
desirable that It sleuthl go before :4 special jury to the
court of illicen's Bench.
wes hy Mr. Serjealkt P.irrv, who expressed
hi ornion that if it Were sm tel the ends of justice
wool be defeat...l
Mr. Justice Itrett refused the application, and fixed
mooday for the trial. The bail for the appearance of
Colonel Baker na.. doubled.

The Bank rate is reduced to 21 Per rent.
At H0u1n00t1!..,,,0n ThorwlaY. the Mayor ant Town
Clerk Were fiDegl awi., for lieina Ou the prem„,et of the
Beaufort Arms Hotel at tor buun, and the proprietor wan
tined .1:5-