The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

preliminary to the Congress, but steadfastly
refusing to disarm herself; and when Piedmont
protested against the unfairness of this proposal,
the Austrian troops were marched to the
frontier, and general orders were issued by the
Austrian commander of a very exciting descrip-
tion. Austria has now 150,000 soldiers en-
camped behind the Ticino, with horses, artillery,
and military stores requisite for a great campaign;
the Piedmontese are in force, prepared to resist
aggression; and the Emperor of the French, is
no doubt ready and willing to send an army to
beat back the Austrian invader. A very salutary
apprehension of consequences keeps the whole
of these great armed hosts in check; and whilst
war is undeclared there is still shops of peace,
but it is a very faint one, and at any moment
may disappear in the explosion of gunpowder
and the clash of arms."

Ws have very little to say about the election for
the borough of Dorchester. As yet, Mr. &ism-
Dan and Mr. 811:12T have it all their own way;

they have been actively engaged in their canvass,
and, we have reason to believe, with an amount
of emotes every way satisfactory to these gentle-
men. This is a state of things, no doubt, upon
wnich each of the sitting members feels much
cause for self-gratulation; but whether it is
such, upon the whole, as may justly satisfy the
political pride and ambition of the free and
independent electors of this ancient borough,
may perhaps be open to question. It might be
supposed in these piping times of Reform, when
the extension of electoral power is the one thing
needful, that Dorchester might desire to have, at
least, a voice that might be heard within the
walls of Parliament—that, if the franchise has
not yet been brought to the doer of the £6
householder, the borough might yet make its
influence felt in the great council of the country
in virtue of its electoral privileges already extant.
This, however, is an honour which Dorchester
is unable to claim. By returning two members
of opposite opinions, both equally stanch—one
voting with Lord DIM, the other against him
—this quiet, inoffensive little borough obviously
sacrifices its political power, with the most
charming complacency, to its desire to please
theme happy gentlemen—who run so well
together in Dorchester, but have unfortunately
an inveterate habit of pulling in opposite
directions at St. Stephen's. If the electors of
the borough are satisfied with their own utter
harmlessness as an electoral body, and
acquiesce in the tranquil dignity of virtual dis-
franchisement—being content to stand clear of
the responsibility attaching to any sensible
weight in the expression of public opinion—we
have no great desire to disturb a source of happi-
ness as complete as it appears to be extraordinary;
—the only pity is that the time is probably not
far distant when this delightful concord will of
necessity be somewhat rudely broken—when this
borough, in spite of itself, must perforce become
something more than a non-entity, and will not
be allowed on any account to commit political
suicide. The process to this salutary end will
certainly be a somewhat painful one—nothing
less than the lopping off of • member ; —but the
political reputation of the electoral body, as a
thing endowed with vitality and power, will gain
immensely by the application of the pruning
knife, while the self-respect of the electors can-
not possibly lose by the operation.

DORCIIISTIR PITCHED CORN MARKET, Saturday.
—The supply of wheat at market to day being short,
coupled with the firm tone of Mark-lane the early
part of the week, enabled farmers to obtain an
advance of from Is. to 2s. per quarter on choice
samples, but inferior ones could not be placed upon
better ternsa than last week. Choice samples of
barley for seed realized full rates, inferior met • dull
sale ; oats nominal.
THE DianoLtrnoir.—lt is, we believe, intended
that Parliament shall be prorogued on Tuesday.
(this day), and dissolved on Thursday next. In this
case, the writs would be proclaimed on the following
Saturday, and the Borough Elections would take
place on the Wednesday in Easter week, and those
for the Counties on the following Monday, May 2.
On Friday night, however, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer said that a day or two more might be
needed to finish the business before the House.
THZ DIVISION ON THZ BALLOT.—In the division
which took place in the House of Gammons on Tues.
day on Mr. Berkeley's motion for leave to bring in
a hill to cause votes to be taken by way of ballot,
the following members were in the minority of ayes :
Col. Freostun, C. W. Grenfell, D. Nicoll, and Sir
A. H. Elton. Among the noes were : J. W. Buller,
G. G. Glyn, S. T. Kekewich, W. G. Langton, A.
Mills, and H. G. Sturt. Mr. Weguelin paired for,
and Captain Napier Sturt_. ag. ainat.the motion.
•

During the present Holy week evening services
will be held at All Saints' Church, and sermons
preached by the ltevs. J. J. Iteynohls, H. B.
Williams. F. Fisher, G. L. Nash, and J. P. F.
Davidson. Divine service will commence at
o'clock, but on Saturday evening at half-past seven.
TR ANENIIVLNO DAY. —An official notice by Her
Majesty in Council, appears in the supplement to
the London Oasette of the 12th inst., ordering that
his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury do prepare
a form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God
for the constant and signal successes obtained by the
troops of Her Majesty and by the whole of the
forces serving in India, whereby the late sanguinary
mutiny and rebellion which had broken out in that
country bath been effectually suppressed, and the
blessings of tranquillity, order, and peace are restored
to Her Majesty s subjects in the East • and it is
ordered that such form of prayer and thanksgiving
be used in all churches and chapels in England and
Wales, and in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on
Sunday week, the Lit day of May.
SALISBURY DIOCESAN Chußchl BUILDINO SoctiTY.
—The second quarterly meeting of the General
Committee of the Diocesan Church Building Asso-
ciation was holden at the Board Room in the Close
on Tuesday last. The first case in the list of
applications for the consideration of the Committee
was Corfe Castle, Dorset, and the Committee granted
the sum of I:100. The re-building of East Orchard
Church, in the same county, was next discussed, and
• conditional grant of £7O was voted. The proposed
new church is to be built on another site, the land
for which has been kindly given by Sir R. P. Glyn,
Bart
DORCHIDITZU NATIONAL &BOOM —By the fourth
annual report of the committee of these schools it ap-
pears that they are at present in a flourishing con-
dition. The income for last year amounted to
£ll3 10e. fat., and the expenditure to LISS Its, Ild.,
leavi a bahutoe of 024 'ls. 7d. The average daily
attendance of boys was 96, and girls 163. Her
Majesty's Inspector, after a careful examination, has
spoken very favourably of both schools; and the ar-
rangements with the committee of the Holy Trinity
Infant School have worked satisfactorily.
It is said that the band and head quarters of the
18th Dragoons are shortly to take the place of the
detachment of the 15th Hussars now occupying our
barracks.
EXCURSION TO LoNDON. —On Thursday morning
next an excursion train will leave Dorchester for the
metropolis, and return trom Paddington on the fob
lowing Tuesday. Considering the low scale of fares
we doubt not many will avail themselves of the trip.
On Good Friday the trains both of the Great
Western and South Western Railway Companies
will run as on Sundays.
&NMI of the South-Western and Salisbury and
Yeovil Railway Directors were taken over the new
line from Gillingham to Salisbury on Saturday week,
and on the arrival of the train quite an ovation awaited
the Chairman of the Salisbury and Yeovil, John
chapinan, Up, who is • candidate for the represent-
ation of Salisbury. On amount of the election,
which will take most of the leading men away —the
opening will not take place before the let proximo.
Tax Douai FRIENDLY SocirrY. —The anniver
vary of this useful and growing _society is announced
to take place at Portland on ThurseLy week. The
procession will start from Mr. Hogarth's schoolroom
at eleven in the forenoon, and, after going to church,
the party will dine in the schoolroom under the pre-
sidency of Mr. Ker Saymer.
ITALY, PRESENT AND FUTURE. —Signor Gaysszi
delivered an address on this interesting theme, at
the Townhall, last night before a crowded and at-
tentive auditory. This was the Padre's first public
appearance in our town.
TH t CoinitvaTlVs Lim) Soei ETV . —ln our
advertising columns will be found an announcement
by this society. Their last report contains
the following —" The committee have recently
directed their labours to the allotments for the
present year, and the first estate to be offered will
be the valuable piece of laud adjoining the Great
Western and South-Western Railway Stetsons at
Weymouth. New arrangements have been made
by which the estate has been extended in quantity
in a slight !legrai, and has been materially improved
in the bumg oat of the plan and in the marls and
approaches. In May next, the first division of the
land will go through the list of Rights; and a meet,
toultabriastaill be held- in Weymouth to explain to the
of that rapidly morseling town the mods
of obleining plots of Lod."