The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-11-14 00:00:00

_CLOCI

A BURIAL BOARD IN A DIFFICULTY.
The Drotifield BurbiLitoard, formed two years ago,
has been declared illegally constituted. After expend-
ing nearly £4,000 is providing a new cemetery, by
somc mistake the sanction of the Secretary of State
aas not obtained before the board was elected, and
the members have consequently no legal authority.
Utiles., the ratepayers r.-elect the members and
confirm what they have already done, they will he
individually responsible for the money spent. The
announcement has created considerable alarm amongst
the members se well as excitement amongst the
Inhabitants of the town.

According to the Record, a society has been formed,
we presume in connection with the Church of
England, "for united prayer for the protection of
animals from cruelty." "Se non e vero o ben travato,"
the Italians would say. If there be nothing in this
announcement it comes as a most opportune reminder
of what society needs and Chrietirituty may claim WI
an act of common justice. It is among not the least
:daring *candela and anomalies of the age that, while
religious beliefs we are accustomed to term [aloe, de-
grading, and cruel prescribe among their foremost
kindness to the helpless creatures placed under man in
the scale of creation, it is only people and communities
professedly Christian that make earth a hell for the
lowest animals. Ever since the vivisection controversy
arose many people have asked whether Christianity
could not do better justice to itself and the words of
its Founder by Instating that its professors shall, in
this one particular, translate theory into practice, and
show that their faith inculcates mercy and compassion
to the dumb creation, at least an distinctly as
Mohammedadiam or Buddhism. If the Church of
England now awakens to a sense of its long nwlect,
much will be done to atone for the wasted past. That
the unfortunate brutes need protection more than ever
is only too sadly evidenced by an almost daily record
of cruel atrocities_perpetrated at our very doors. For
instance, before Mr. Serjeant Cox at the Clerkenwell
Sessions on Tuesday, a miscreant named Philips, was
charged with feloniously wounding and maiming two
bay mares under circumstanced of almost indescribable
barbarity. The fellow was discovered by a pclice-
constable in the act of stabbing the animals with a
two-pronged stable fork, his blows being directed to
the most tender parts, so that the poor creatures
writhed with agony, screamed, and sprang about
kicking helplessly at their tormenator. That the
scoundrel had set about his work with the utmost
deliberation was pr wed by the fact that all this went
on between two and three o'clock in the morning, and
that he had provided himself with a candle to increase
his pleasure in gloating over the sufferings he inflicted
The constable seized the fellow, who attempted to
escape, and a subsequent examination of the mares
showed that they were frightfully maiancel, covered
with blood, and suffered excruciating pain, while the
floor of the stable resembled a slaughterhouse. In
passing sentence upon Philips, Mr. Serjeant Cox,
with generous indignation, commented upon the
atrocity of the prisoner's conduct, and expressed his
regret that the Act did not allow him to order a
Noggin', as he's-mild assuredly have ordered half a
dozen of their. As it was, he sentence.' the man to
seven years' penal servitude. While, however, one
brutal torturer thus meets with his desert, it is pain-
ful to think that hundreds must escape scot-free. Who
can watch the daily and nightly doings of the savages
whom circumstanced have placed in a position to work
their will on dependent animals! If in broad day
horrors are witnessed which try to the utmost the self-
restraint of a Iminane passer-by, what may not be
done during the hours of darkness, when, as this ease
shows, a ruffian deliberately sets hinewlf to the
business of torture in such a way as almost to defy
detection? It is to be hoped that the law may soon be
zulapteil to the offence, and that the humane intentions
of men like Mr. Serjcant Cox may mit be baulked by
any inadequacy such as legislation can remove.
Meanwhile, there is ample nsim for the effort .if
religious men, and it is only a pity they have so long
been silent.

The committee presented their report, and recommended
that the weight box he enlastred, Pulleys adjusted, and an
axrceruent entered into with Mr. Grinter to 'set and keep
the hands of the four faces of the clock in unison accord-
ing to railway time at a salary of Villa our annum.
'Proposed by Mr. H. N. Cox, and seconded by Mr. C.
TuCKER, that the report he adopted.
Tenders were than opened for ',pairs to the Market
-
house :—Mr. J. Spencer, ill lie. : Mr. A. Andrewa,
kV ; and Mr. T. Turner, jun., fur iron work only
£3 12e.
Propooed by Mr. J. T. STKPIIIINS. and seconded by Mr.
E. Cox, that Mr. Spencer's tender be accepted. —Carried.

WIIGIIRRIIXiL

It wag proposed by Yr. C. TUCKER, and seconded by
Mr. J. I. Scrum.. that th, tuinuWM to the weighbridge
be referred back to the Valuing Committee with power to
take DOCKIKKI7 stePa
Mr. IL N. Cox brought forward a question aa to stick.
lag placards, there being no place provided in the town
for that purpose, and that complaints had been made to
him in the matter.
Referred to the Watch Committee.

Job Jones, • fanner, of Liancrever Farm, near Mon-
mouth, aced 19, was driving three horses with • heavy load
of coal, when a passing bicycle frightened the team, and
they became very restive. The deceased went to the head
of the shaft bone% when he fell, 1 the wheels of the
waggon passed ever his body , and death w. instantaneous.
At Dronlield. the ether evening men drinking at a
010,1 k-house in P.mleahall indulged in a practical juke
likAv to result in the death of • man named A.nios
Buxton, butcher. Being asked whether he would be
drowned, decapit4tral, or hanged, he selected the latter,
whereupon • rope Was fastened round his neck, and he
was strung up until black in the face. Some of those. pre-
fearing the joke was 1=1; too tar, liberated him.
doctor sent for. removed to the hospital, where he
Las in a preeedous state.

140jult
(Byr.EAmw:::elarcheah
FOURTEEN DAYS FOE STEALING A
spoken, his lofty
(7ABBAGE.
At Rochford, Essex, the magistrates have sentenced ' On Thursday night " Europe was, as it w,.,,,
a sweep named Petitt to 14days hard labour for steal- I unseen guest at the 'sell Mayor's Ismnl, ;4",
Mg a cabbage from a field. hand to ear to catch the alightest accents .4 iin, ft,
Ministers." Lord Iteneonsfiel.l seems to hac„
the accents with which lie rewarded the at't, 7,n
attitude of Europe from the same jminial front
we borrow the above inimitable sentence.
Beaconsfield's pride in the prosperity of the Filoim,*
Empire, his chastened exultation in its greatohaustible resom,_,. ~.„;
confidence in its
Intinite honour.
s will evoke a is
ii all hearts frOLII which the love of their count,mh,_'"
not been effaced by the destructive akel dan.4..7„.
spirit of A cynical age. " Eng Land," he said, “sa
Lord Mayor has told us to-day, is a country
others, whose policy is peace. We have noti;ing.",
Power;essentially a
there are no cities, no provinces, wi.h
upon symllatby as u,l f,
Awe are
nydeainmesirelrabtoythexi,swve built up an eiuijre "fwl
:s;ntruexl.B.o
e it should also be rec.,fl tt4
that there is no country so l'repared fur WI?
England, because there is no country whose reso
England will never embark in a war except in a
righteous cause, a cause which concerns her libert,
heare
but she will
miTotournns'inmatry''h.lB:7figw',hinuh,Citihewn:,villreethaii:chtaiiirv:er,hru:heicainrcl:Lieut;:aPncaihre,wmcuTEngLind
ntil right i 5
Noble words, and thou'h the sentiment generJ
goes without saying," it is well that on a great ,
nionjal occasion such as the 1,.nl Mayors
treh:e.:thofulord
tbereaantie.Eng.(lwish
n3,l,inlis2,,,,rosiunffi,orteieun.t,l:vwf.rharec%-
ti, utter them. sr:re:at:it:6mo::
of heart
the
hatinpre:a.aitiaimiyaltartlect):::hlen:lht,iej:l7ine particularly the bon, of 4
ml.
of Pares. Lord Beaconsfield guarde.l nuefull;
It Is nut ha
years ago that the Treaty of Paris may I• " been negotiated. It was only fiveear kne
that the treaty was revised. I;. "^", PO.
11 or cire
extreme solemnity that treaty ica, 'Y, es et
very metropolis by the as„,n,i,fm -Tr! in Oa*
Europe. It was re-enacted in iaj'''''„"-jr,
solemn and settled, aml the lea,lica'' ris":;;,
11,0,1
treaty were again sanctionol t"34
Europe. What, may I ask, wen the "1"' "f united
of that treaty, which only five years ago -Ullii
in this metropolis, by the reprecentati7ted
of Europe? It was the ample and e, m,l "1
nition that the best security for the an ro7al:ten
the peace of Europe was the maintenano,auoi
independence and the territoral integrity of the
Turkish empire."
In this last sentence we haves compendion. vi ni
Lord Beaconsfield's foreign policy and his h
policy. lib; home policy is to secure the favour of
the trading classes by declaring that hi, object :J.,.
everything is to secure the maintenance .d pa,e; am
his foreign policy is to aim at this object by maintain.
ing the independence and the territ,,rial int,..lit„ of
the Ottoman Empire. Ile ha.; Iwci,le a o„.tr„;.;,,ai
policy, which consist, in representing that this policy
towards Turkey is. impoeed tifsm Idea with a force
which he cannot honourably evade, by the treaty of
Paris.
Nobody will quarrel with Lord Ileaeonstietto
desire to maintain fence. That should be an abiding
part of every nation's policy. War can never be
justified except as a means to the ultimate lengtheniug
of the tenure of peace. But if we are to look at Lord
Ileaamsfield's speed* critically, if we are to strip iii
its noble commonplaces which lie k mtsikle the re:ion .4
dispute, and consider by what specific means be 11/11
enkleavoure.l to translate them into practice, we shall
find the wistlon..4 his opinions to be less self-evil, it.
It is true that the Treaty of l'aris .Icclare the
recognition of the independence of Turkey to le at
the time essential to the preservation of Europeas
peace. But the Treaty of Paris did not consist
hi an alkjumtion by the European Powers .4 all tizht,
to interfere, individually or collectively, between the
Sultan and his skihjects. It tli.l not declare that the
one thing necessary to huet lean peace Was that the
Sultan should be left to clo what lie liked with his
own. The treaty viewed it as an essenti:tl cireum.
stance towarls European ISIMLY that the Sultan should
intimate lib, intention to grant his Christian Milijeetd
ft more equitable a.hiiiiiistratj,ii of jostire, and it
contemplated, we may fairly nomme, that Ili. Imes.
tiou should be duly executed. That intention 11..1.4
been executed. The Eunii,ean Powers therdow are
left in this dileunet with regard to the l'reaty of Parie
--they must either stand quietly I.y and as the
treaty broken by the Turks, or they must break the
letter of it themselves in order to compel tlw Turko to
observe the spirits. To talk of the sacred obli_atious
of the Treaty .4 Paris is very well for :ift.r.dimier
oratory, but asi matter of fact we cannot skipl•ct the
indepewleme .1 the Sultan without riding uku4leshod
over the Treaty (4 l'aris.
To maintain the pence of Europe by maintailieg
the independence and integrity if the I )tt..wan
Euipire, such is at last plainly declared t . 1. the
policy of the present Cabinet. Laudable as I. .lle
end awl aim .4 that policy, it cmt desene the
gratitude of the trading-dames 'oily if it stale', Any
chance of securing its end. Iskr.l rwaeonsfiel.l. with
his usual eour.t4u, &Medd that it has secured its (ad.
"Such," lie says, " has been .mr policy
the whole course of these negotiations, and peace has
been preeerved. Europe is not in • blaze. It will
be much easier for Lord Beaconsfield to show that
this has been the policy of his Forekst Office, than to
convince people that the preser‘atton of pews, LAS
been due to the policy. Lord I)erbv carries' lII+ eal
for peace to the extent of urging the Porte to Nils
Montenegro in the earlier stages of the recent troubles
from giving assistance to the insurgents. Rat the
effect of his partisanship of Turkey does not plor Is
have been conkludve to the interests kkf P is
vain to go over ground which has been so Item
traversed during the last few months ; but who; the
nation comes to the
of negotiations in the Let, we fear it will be loud
that the influence of the English liovenunent, iustevl
of making for peace, has Imaulit Europe to the .ere
of a general war. And it has yet to be seen whether
peace in the last resort has not been pursued hy k•Ur
consenting to that very infringement of Turkish
sovereignty which we resisted six
's mouths hefore.
Is One result of .rd Beaconatieldspeech to make
plain the precise difference hetween the poliq of the
.w Clovenunent an isky d the 1 I ; br,l
liartington, Mr. Forster, and Mr. Glad-tone, are
agreed upon one point -that the tuoninal hide's uklenee
of Turkey, in the sense in which the ret.resentatives.4
the Porte insisted upon it in the l'aris I 'onference, cal
no longer be pneerved. Lord Ifartisr„ton mat that
point last week at Keighley with the titice.t clearness.
He took for granted that as I,kng AS the Chri•ti3a
are ,li,ui,ti'.tk'l, their li-oath
s,factiubj tc:uncts:.imi..o,eaf
ain the
im:lnace'oerten.t
t) lf European Ixare I. to' mi
preserved, that dissatisfaction mot be removed.
•.'3.1
Turkey i.e trusted to fulfil her oft-repeated promise to
remove every legitimate cause for discsmtent ? lord
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