The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-24 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE 00Elf TRADE.
I.
Conidderable quietude has prevailed in °he IPla ' ,130tor1 conitt4 eXpriNg
trale at Hark-Lane to-day, Nell to nothing insbees I "i•J
doing Is wheat, and forted sales °Geld only be eon-
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eluded on lower terms, netwitbstandieg the sokusw. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
lodged delloieney i ay stooks held compared w
them of last year. NOTES OF THE WEEK.
There is no doebt that to long as the weather eon.
will be depressed. The navigation For several years past the education of the
th.......,.....v,1at0teut105atel rivers is mush less impeded working classes has absorbed public attention
--iinenany the case at this time of the years' so and effort, and the combined wisdom and
e
hso that grain is even now wonting to band. be philanthropy of the nation has produced such
uriyal of wheat under ordinary eiroumatances would good results that at the present time elementary
bays been delayed until the eprins,
be
expqaci. th, II education Is within the reach of the children
Heavy shlments may also as
quantity ht is very larite. of the poorest of ths country, to their
In the Bailey trade there has been less Minnow l manifest advantage. The national universities
sathig prodoes has been One Shilling per quarter provide education for the higher classes generally,
lower in toms instanses ; but other descriptions have and at such institutions as Sherborne Winches-
bean ansitsred. ter, and Rugby schools and the diddle-Clams
The nnnnnn cement of heavy shipment, from the
College' established in many (aunties, the
Mated States bas bad the diem of weakening the value
of Kelm and prices now show a decline of six to required education is given for the lona of
seven Witless per quarter from the recent highest professional men, morchants, and others of the
point. upper middle-class. But, in the meantime, a
°at.. Be', and Flour have been without alt.'''. large section in the country has been overlooked
PllOO. —that which may be called the lower middle
class, embracing the sons of the smaller and less
wealthy tradesmen, and of the higher grade of
professional and commercial assistants. For these
the old Grammar Schools and similar foundations
do in some places meet their requirements, bid
such persons are largely dependent on " adven-
tute schools." There are manifold advantages at-
taching to the public school system, which render
It desirable that it should be extended as much
possible. A public school has a special status ;
its masters live in the light of the world ; its
curriculum and training are the subject of public
criticism ; its managers comprise the chief
official. of the town; its examiners are gentlemen
of distinction ; the townsfolk regard it with
legitimate pride, and their sons cherish through
life the recollection of the place of their youth-
ful training. It is high time this lower middle
class received some consideration in the matter
of education, or between the higher classes
and the working classes—the upper and
the nether mill-stones—they will be in
danger of destruction. We are glad to find
that steps are being taken in Dorchester to bring
before the trustees of several educational found+.

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MARK-LANK, THIS DAT.
Wheat closed bossily, but without belog satually
lower. In the value of spring corn thus hu not been
soy alteration.

METROPOLITAN OATT LE, TOlB DAY.
About 1,800 boosts, Moludiog 650 forego. Treds
quiet, but ratbsr firmer. Inferior, 41. P 4. to 54. ;
prime, 51. 81. to 5/. 10d. About 17,000 ..beep. Market
inactive, but firm. Inferior,s.. 61 to 5.101. ; prime,
6.. 64. to 61. 10d. Calves sold st Si. to 6% 41. Pigs,
et 3e. 64. to 4e. 64.

MONEY MARKET, TIII3 DAT.
Disoonnt demand moderate. Three months' bills are
*barged 31. Oonaole unaltered.

TRAFFIC RICTURNS, Tint DAY.
Brighton trsfil. £BB5 Increase • Groot Western of
Canal, 4371 tannage ; South Fhtorn, £664 increase.

ANTI-INCOME TAX LEACII7E.
The committee et the Anti inoome Tel League wil:
Wt open 81r litefford Northeofe to-morrow morning,
ln ardor to arrange for a deputation.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—Tnis DAT,
This (Monday) morning the mail train from Carllele
yea late • ps.og.r train near Ulasgow. Two earring's
wars , and several passengers shaken.

Bons in the borough the claims of this class, and
trust that some good may come of it. The
Endowed Schools Commission are an active body
and it may be that if those locally charged with
the administration of such funds are lethargic in
their offioe and do not apply them in the best
manner, the Commissioners will interfere with
their functions. But the past action of the
Commissioners has been soerratio in many places
that we should regret to see them take the
initiative in Dorchester. The present trustees
are gentlemen who know the needs of the town,
and in whom the inhabitants place entire
confidence ; and we hope, when the general
feeling of the borough is represented te them,
that they will not let the matter rest till they see
In operation in the borough a good public school
for the middle °lama generally, compatibly with
the intentions of the pious founders of the trusts.
Such a school would not only be of great benefit
to the inhabitants, but it would largely tend to
increase the prosperity of the borough.
Horse stealing, they say, went out of fashion
when the penalty of hanging for that offence
was abolished; but two OWN of a rather extra-
ordinary character have just come to light in
this county. A horse stolen at Yardley, in
Warwickshire, was tracked from place to plum
through half-a-dozen counties to Dorchester, and
discovered just soon enough to prevent its sale
at the Canctlemaa fair; horse stealers and horse
being conveyed back to Birmingham. Since that
time inquiries have been made about other
missing horses, and we understand it is thought
there are severalebout Dorset. At any rate one has
been found, which had been stolen off land near
ohicheater,wu brought to Martinatown fair some
three months ago, there purchased by Mr. Gongs
of Waterloo, one of the principal farmers in this
neighbourhood. and only within the peat week
identified. It is believed the two men appre-
hended in the first-mentioned case are the
culprits in this instance also. Now arises the
qoestion, who is the present owner of the second
horse 1 and we bog leave to suggest it to the
Maiden Newton Debating Society. Oricinally
it WU Mr. Bailey'', of Chichester; he bought
It, used it, but by and bye lost possession of it.
Latterly, Mr. Genge purchased it in the open
fair, giving a stiff price for it, and has it. If
"possession is nine points of the law" the latter
has the advantage, but then, Mr. Bailey has
lost his horse three of the most valuable months
of the year, and has been put to trouble and
expense in discovering it ; would it not be adding
insult to injury to say it is his no longer 1 Yet
surely, Mr. Gouge must not be robbed to do
justice to Mr. Bailey. The horse stealers oan
give nothing but hard labour, so they will not
meet the difficulty; and we Bee nothing for it
but that it must be settled by tho Maiden New•
ton Debating Society.
The annual accounts of the borough of Dor-
chester have just been published, and they seem
to indicate that the current revenue just about
suffices to moot the current expenditure, but is
not at present equal to the strain of any repay-
ment of the mortgages on borough property.
Ihe general account is £5O to the bad as com-
pared with last year, although the only special
item of expense seems to be £l6 odd for ballot
screens. The new Corn Exchange, which it was
hoped would at any rate pay for itself, has
only produced £25 over the expenses and
interest on mortgage, without contributing
anything to the £2,500 loan. The Wollaston
testate account is much more cheering
although at the end of the financial year it was
Indebted to the Treasurer £6B, for that is
accounted for by large payments to the Gas
Company, and for road making, dui., which will
not occur again, while the annual quitrents now
amount to the respectable sum of £B2. How-
ever, it is to be noted that here there is • £4OO
mortgage without anything paid off it. The
Watch rate shows that the expenses of the police
last year were £556, notwithstanding very posi-
tive assurances that the cost was considerably
less. The several accounts show a balance of
£153 in favour of the borough, but at that time
there was over £3OO to pay. With £l5O to the
lard on current amount, and £3,000 mortgages,
the borough funds are certainly not in the con-
dition we should like to see them; and if, as
has been suggested, the Court of Quarter
Sessions are disposed to give a good price for the
fee of the Shirehall, it would seem to be to the
general advantage of the borough to come to
terms with them, as then we 'herald have means
to pay off existing mortgages and properly
furnish the new fair field.

DROGHEDA ELECTION.
Tits DAT.
A petition sealant the return of Dr. O'Leary, Home
Buhr, returned for Drogheda, wee forwarded theses
So.day (Monday).

RAILWAY PASSENGERS DUTY.—Taut Day.
At a meeting of railway di:sob:we this day (Monday),
a oommitice was appolabad to wait upon the First Lord
of the Treasury and the Chan°,llor of the Fashequer.
to advoeate the abolition of the railway paimengere
duty: An sasoolation was also formed les the total
repeal of the passenger duty.

THE BENGAL FAMINE.
TR= Day.
Her Majesty i patron of the BEngal Famine Fund.
The amount subseribed in London reaches .£20,000 and
a *woad £lO,OOO has been placed at the dispose! of the
Calcutta Belief Committee.
To-day (Monday) • Bengal Famine fund way opened at
Birmingham, mdi large auto immediately subscribed

THE CHINOS OF MINISTRY.
Th. now House of Oommotte, eonelsting of 662 mem-
berm. Is ootripleit.
Conservative Nen:bets ilsotod
Liberal
... 60

Conservative bisior4t7