The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-02-04 00:00:00

CURIOUS DIVORCE CASE.

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Before Jostles Heinen on Tueedey, Clem, o. Cicero
wee • wife'e petition for jodiefal separation. Tory were
married at Pimlico in 1537, ard had five children, but
ell died in inferior. H. wanted • separation, and said
be was crosected with a gang of coiner,, so must go
away. He did, and the petitioner was surprised to KY
In • Belfast raper that "Bezels, the beloved wife of
Mr. Cleere" was dead. Requires showed that he had
lived with a young woman in the tows, who died whilst
Teeing as hi. wife. Soon after this attired in deep
mionroing, the reepondeat visited his wife in town, end
-wished bee to resume the soliahitation, but, she
refused, and btought this snit. Prior to the sews-
toe, the respondent .reed to allow his wife a pousd
a week. The trustee appointed was Mr. Raphael
Crete, and charges of adultery with him, Sir Miebsel
Costa, and George Coulson, had ben made.
This the wife emObatlcelll denied.
Cron-examined she said she did deem-making and
manipulated persona' heir. Coulson might !nee h-es
in the bedroom, as housed to clean the windows. Was
not aware that he required " manipulate° "—Haugh.
tell. Would swear that on no oosarion was ale ever
In bed with him. He never hissed her, that she
remembered; it was not likely that he would. Mid
not remember kilning Mr. Codes, bet might have dose
so. When at 134 Warwick street, did not put her
arms round his neck, kiss hiss, and sit down on the
side of the bed with hiss. Did net say to hien on that
"You shall not go away again." Knew
Lizzie Bradley, but never told her she was going to rub
leg. She had assisted the at at his
testes to give bto a verour bath. When the Coates
..id, never told the servant that she este not on any
emsaset to be disturbed. The Coats/ had known her
'from her childhood, and asgeted her.
Oemaie (bishop denied any impropriety with Mrs.
,Clee re.
So did Me. B. Coats He slid he premised her
miother to look after her. Sh• misbt hay. kisseihim
on the forehead al • child wool I her I ether. In feet
the stood in that light to ben. She hat no friends.
Sir James Haonen said that with retard to Sir
Michael Costa there was tothihg that sailed for an
Bate Hoy, • laundry,naiii, said she visited Mrs.
Cheri, and had men Coniston in led sith her. In
Pimlico Mr. Costa used to visit the petitioner three
times • week. Orders were riven that when be owe I
the petitioner was not to be Ohthebed.
John Biggs spoke to being at the house when the
petitioner came up and put her arms reined Mr. Costa's I
seek and kissed him. She repeated this. mooed time,
and_seld he ahoulit not kit?* her sicsio. .

The Judge thought there was go solid fousdatlon
lot coy of the ()bargee against any of the 00-respondent%
rod granted • judicial separation.

THE REPEAL OF THE MALT TAX.

The Chanceslior of the EXOI3( per on Tuaday received
a deputation of workirg men who urged upon him the
expediotey of effaiiirg the total end unoinditional
repeal of the Ps upon malt.
Mr. Biggs, • Riehmond farmer, urged their views on
th• authority of Tennant. Adam litnith, John Bright,
Rickard Cobden and other writer• on taxation, and said
it was wrong to tax food. raiment, or raw material.
Mr. Lowe—Why is it wroog to tax food? You
came here to argue not to &mem
Mr. Brigp—lt is wrong, inasmuch NI it tale* food
In its way from the soil to the mouth. It interposes
an Impediment which is • sin spinet the highest laws.
Mr. Le:ilea—Which laws are thy?
Brisga—The law of nature sod the law of God
Mr. Lowe—Where do you dad It?
Mr, itrigga—lo puttiog an impediment in the way
feedllagt the poor you grind the fop of the poor.
Mr. Leere.—Theu I understand tlei you are of
opinion that the poor ought not to be bad at all. Is
that so?
Mr. Beigp.—No. You can raise 78 millions • year
without taxiog industry is any shape, and without
treading on the toes of any interist, or doing the
elighteet injury, or itjaetiee, or immorality.
After a hint from Mr. Lowe to aniline himself ttt the
objet f the Interview, Mr. Brizip &ail they mune to
lay down • brood principle. They represented no per-
atonal intereet or !omit interest, and no slam, aad would
Oat go int% detail about any paltry, plttlfozKioq. tinker.
tog, mcddliog, shifting • tax off one thing and Putting
ft upon another. They left details to 'bar servants,
the House of Commons and the G4veroment.
Mr. Lowe.—l at ono of your **mints, have • good
many things to do, and do not sit hers to hear general
appehee oath as yon address to publie umsetiose. I
come to hear practical sugrostione for Mee s oproventsua
of the systont of taxation, and I mud rigout you to
sonfine panell to snob suggestions for the repeal ej
this tax as you may think It to offer.
Mr. Brlsse proceeded to argue that the milt-lax use
umerowitile for turning the British poop'. Into en
eilrinkerr, and the Scotch and Irish pelple into whisky
-drinker., and for waatiog 47 millions of the people's
hardaarood money in order to pnt seven millions into
4b• Tveitenry. It had dOPII thi• by preventing ham-
brewing. by prevouttng the retailers to the poor teconle
-from tneking a isholetiome and °beep beverage. It like.
wise inorpeed the mice of butcher* melt IL a pound,
or
.to the extent of 20
_million..
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Mr. Lowe sold he bet •••13 thin it ,tenoent given as
Iran Ito report of • Hon. of Common.' oommittee
'upon the question of taxation in 1968; bates • fast,
*bona was nothing of the kind in the report.
Kr. Briggs sail whether that were so or not, th•
prinsiple to •Lich they oi looted was rotten from an
--soemossioal point ut view. I - prevented the cultivation
is the but sod most utentille way of the moil, and it
created • In butcher'. meat. The Mot step
,ind barley .'soli not be crown In the molar outline of
egrieuiture, and that produced • at:agility of butcher'.
InrOr throughoot the anaatry.
bowe said he wao afraid it wool he iniposaible to
✓otas oven millions in any way without duirg mischief
to somebody, Or interferlog with souinbely'e tonapatior.
It had not been revealed to him how be mould raise an
000r0011, IRIO2 without injuring somebody, sod there-
fore he oonseded oheerfully that the malt tax hal :way
evil. whist) he mood rather it had not; and that It did
cau.e aome Inkrforencte with garrloultare. He kh Add
Ilke the WM` won to have his beer as cheap at possible,
and that, if it could be dons odoriatently with the
sadteuities of the rrvenas, he should have the power
to brew hi. own beer, but be did Dot know of any
mune, nor had any means been suggested to him, by
est la Le scold raise this seven minium ia • manner
that wolud he le. injurious than tits pretest method.
It was not prohibited by soy revealed or natural law to
lilacs • tax oa any articles of food. It had not been the
endow of Zeeland to abstain from doing so
aa I ite did net hold that doctrine at all.
There woe no foondstion aither in reason or jostles for
M. On 1b• sontrttrY. If tb• poor were to he exempted
from taxation alto:rather —anti the worklog 04.1104
gummed already • great deal of political power, with
She power of taxing other. —it wee sot unreasonable 14
neppout that the responsibility of people •hia were not
gbenagelyee subject to the laws t'-ey style, would he
.6..0, ending. probab'y, id reenito whist% all would
deplete, and which would carefully it yore lioo.l so much
a, the working classes themselvew. Hs had al wee*
endeavoured to auk. taxes as moderate and light as
pcgible, and while ho had been Chaos-11w of the
Itaabequer be hti take° away the lot vestige of
proectiou nu warn; he had toweled to. tax on
na.ar one.balf, sod mould be dad fhe scold m• hia
troy to any further re 100r1001. But to say that the
pow warn to is, egenapt entire:y woo • dootrlne
whteit he could not at all entorteio. Th. sooner
Oat woo understood the bettor, It was • theory
which to practical man could acquiesce in, and u to
the peritealar cue of the mail tai, he WrdO afraid More
▪ no clone* if the govorowcot Wag able to dui
Z nin it- lie admitted there were oiling otj,otheee to
• " were to uli 18I9t and he had ao wish to
112•111OLIO It longue than use neoeuary. But he woothi
just it mind the deputation that if earklag 'bask Oki
{prosperity or mad. people distress/ al in this country, the
/seams 7 conseptenee would be the withdrawal of
empital, fullowu by a reduction et wages and • aeries
-of other calamities.
Mr. Brion—Will you allow me to reply to PM or
two pduts?
Mr. Lowe.—No; I thlak not. It ereold eel be ollbi
.aufhteat good.
ru depaletioe esoorilinly relleed.

CATTLL

BRISTOL, THOODAY.—The very irrogalar arrivals
of the Irish steam pseksts somewhat disarranged the
businem in the bit stor.k depir.ment of our market to-
day. The Cork boat. bringing a rather heavy ooribign-
mint, did not tome in until men, buyers bad done
their builnesa and gone away, and onuseqoently many
of the animals sere I. ft nosoll. The dolly also bad
the effect of giving a s impute to Poi upward
tendency of quotations. lisit qualities found ready
buyers at 80 . to 82,. and a number of cobra fine
spiseimLus (stated 841. ; wonder, coilitha ohaegel
bands at from 734. to 75e. per set. We had a fsir sup-
ply of steep, bet the dem‘nd was rather •luggish, owing
to the high rates. Best withers realised 1041. per lb.,
arid in • fee eases as mush se lld. WU obtained; heavy
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ewes fetched front 91. to 9i4.. There wore It'om 200
to 300 store cattle on offer. bat trade was very dull
and prioes blab. The supply of =lloh stows was rather
chore Cue overarm. and traSe wee somewhat doll. There
were betweoo 700 and 800 pigs on off,r. sad with •
fair doraend they were all disposed or. Barron pigs
hitched from 16r. dl. to 10r. 91., and porkers Its per
wore. . . .

METROPOLITAN, TIIIIIIIDAY.—We hate a short
supply of besets. but the deuisnd Is emall, coosequeotly
there hue arlvsace in price. The number or s,sesp is
very small, yea qinta equal to the demaud. Trade le
eery dull at Mondny's quotations. There is a better
supply of foreige roily«, bat °bolos English are still
ware, and very deer. There are 85 aillch cow. on offer,
selling about the gime as last Thursday. Our foreign
supply omelets of 193 tssista, 1,n60 sheep, and 100
salver.

Per stone of Ellbs. Id. v. d.
Bost Boots and Ilarafonla 6 tO6
Best Short Horns .. 6 to 6
Bosond t/uallty Bream • 4 to 6
Bast Downs k Hall-breda 7 to 7
Bast Loorsrooks • 7 to 7
Buss aad owed quality 6 to 4
D., 1.555; Sheep and lAmb.. 4.790; Writs. me;
10.
DORCIiII3TIII. HATOIDitT.-111odarsise supply of
stook at Mr. ineor's fortnightly salsa. Vol beef is still
deer, realising IS.. par slot.; abilo bargemen mods
from £l2 to £lB 10.. per heed instal( sows. £l4 51.
per bud; heifers and eaves, £l3 to £lB 101. per hid;
fat bull'. 115 guineas to 23 gunned sash; dowa
soothers, 541. to 63s per heed; horn wotbers, 544. to
794. ; and fat ewes, Hs. Co BBL
SPITI3II, BalltiOnT.-I(odarate trod. at Om
following quotations : —Pat hollasks, 75a. to 764. pm.
sat ; steers. 01 to 1:16 per out; OW. and isles,.
VS to C9O ; barronors, 555. to 110 s. per oat., sheep,
81. to 91. per lb.
WIMBOMNI. TRUIRSDAT. 111100 f iii "Mil
supplied w 166 stook, oaring on offer 12 head of settle
and 00 sheep, tad prioes raid as under : —Boot front
Its. to lis. 641. per mw.; heifer. and £lll 15*.
to CM 34. each ; b.rnoors, £3l to CA per paw ;
mutton, 1141 Sole. pot 16; down ho4o roalistug from
72.. to 87a. 61. per head.