The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-05 00:00:00

Vorset_Conutti Exprtos.

=SWAY NOVEI.III/111

NOTES OF THZ WEEK.

The Loudon Pierosays :—" h aewspepor II • good
&hoiden; far the plaint/1 is oars of his damages and
mete if he wins Use action ; whilst the newspaper may
have to light • mac ol straw, the elisat al • specula.
i tire solicitor."

Mr. Glacistese prodded at • demonstratioa of the
oewly-orgaoised Liberal Association at Ethyl Thurs-
day. The right hoe. gentleman briefly opened the
proosedlop ; sad thee, in reply to • moieties ex-
preen.* of confides** in him and • bops that he weeld
soon return to power, said that the Goverament could
Dot now complain cf Dot herb', had 'drilla', Ise
since the close of the semi= they had sot bees ht the
slightest dowse interfered with. He erempleassil diat
Lord Beaconsfield, although three eicatisliwlelagwed,
had oot famished him with the list of the simelve
*theta which be bad charged him with mihig nand
W. person and hi. policy. Ile then proceeded to con-
demn in strong terms the results of the Treaty of
Berlin, cootrasting it with thumb of the Treaty of
Pant- He did Dot 4large the Governmset with
having caused the depression under which the country
now laboured, but they had contributed to it bad
aggravated it by their realms, extra,' t, and
sensational policy which had kept the whole world in
turmoil and anxiety. In ceoclasion, Mr. laMtletotie
said the Liberal pia, although they were not pre-
pared to eacrifice thz old watch-ward of "Pero"
retresclunent, and reform,' would sever coseent to
the new oar of " Peace with honoar," especially when
they found that the change involved a policy of
mystery 66d blister, foreign entanglements, an im-
pending war, increase I arataments, • permanent addi-
tion to taxation, breaches of law, the usurp•don of
the prerogatives of the Crown, and oontinual stages.
time and depression in trade.

The Standard says that at the Cabiaet Council on
Wednesday it was decided to require from all con-
cerned the strict sad literal observance of the Treaty
of Berlin, sad to send an ultimatum, to Mere All,
pending a reply to which the moat rigorous measures
of preparation will be taken firth. prosecution of any
wa;zainst Afghanistan that may be ameseary. A
ii
oorresposident at Simla telegraph@ that a Mort
but sufficient time has been allowed to the Amcor to
give Ms answer to tits Viceroy's ultimatum ; also that
it is .rpeot.d a general advance will be made at the
explration of the term fixed for the arrival of the
answer. All difkcnlthe se to the transport ot provi-
sion& and necessaries for the forces are rapidly dis-
It has transpired that in the answer of
the Am.., er an attempt is mad* to mimes the maser
In which the British Minks was turned back, sad
the general tendency of the letter is to display a dl.-
to solve the questions at issue by mans of
an amicable arrangement.

At the Wilton (Salisbury) Debating alma the
member, the other day had for the subject of their
disommion—" Which is the greater evil, vealty or in.
temperanoa" The remit was a larp majority against
intern Evidently these little no-bodies felt
they bad a personal interest at stake and voted
sooordingly.
At the Shaftesbury Agricultural Dinner the other
day the Rev. G. L. Harkness, who gets £4OO a year
for looking after the cure of 1,000 sada whilst Ma
lies fortunate brother. Mr. Marrow, receives only
£lOO for caring for 2,000 in &sedum parish of the awe
town. said

"fio-ate --permits- thought It Ansa that the clergy and
the soucoaformist ministers could not mirk
harmoniously sad take alternate emir= la Mel=
yard, but then he thought them were penis In Dorset.
Alm who had.. Idea that Lord 'Vol -Twice and 84
Richard Glyn might bunt the Bkokinoor Yale together.
Thom people did not know the difference between Hood-
hounds and foxhounds, and they thought It would mos
great expesm If only one kainel and one huntsman were
kept He might, ;arbor+, be excused In saying that
those who seemed to think it so nay for the clergy and
nonconformiso4 to work together be thy matter were
solorthiat like Mom pumas who had such curious idem
about hustling-
Emily so, Hr. Harksway—we mean Mr. Herb:now
—but like tbe little girl in the show we would ask,
please, sir, which is Daniel and which is the lion. Are
you a bloodhound or • lox?

At the same meeting, Mr. Ploy., who is one of
the kindest hearted and most genial of our members,
root a very cordial reception as he deserved. Here Ie
a litU• anecdote relative to Mr. Moyer worth repeating.
When at the last Dorset Quarter Sesidons Mr. Ployer
made ono of his exhaustive reviews of the Acts of the
Part Session of Parliament an afflicted grand jury-
man afterwards remarked to um "H.'. a thundering
good sort, but he ought to have been In the army."
Why, we asked—" Browse, woe the reply ._he would
have made such a capitol heavy-chaircr.• The court,
or rather we did, then adjourned.

When during the after-dinner proceedings Lord
Wolverton protested against war with Afghanistan,
we read he was greeted with "hiss..." We always
thought cheese and butter were the staple commodities
of the hill-perched village. We find they aiso cultavat•
geese there.

Mr. Spurgeon at the close of the year will complete
hie 25th year of work se a Baptist Minister, and his
congregation are raising, VS 000 to pelmet to him.
Mr. Spurgeon, vre suppose, will do with the money
very much ash. has done before, so the bigger the
!gm the better for the poor and needy.

pORCHROTRIL
Wirral Assists roe no Winn Awn Comm,
No. 12.—The communion for holding the winter mime
will be opened on Thursday next, at
ctrZtle at
Winchester. by Lord Cha i Justice , the
judge amigned to deliver the reale of the amities of
Southampton, Wilts, and Done& The Court will
open for the despatch of business on the following
day.
Tit Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Salisbury, on
the Elat ult., inetituted the Rev. Joseph Henry
Maclean to the Visarage of Bramehaw, void by the
rmignation of the Rev. W. 4. ebettloweeib on the
presentation of the Dean and Chapter of Salsbury
Cathedra ; and licensed the Rev. Samuel Joseph
Walker, r A.. to the Curacy of St. Peter. Dorchester,
and the Rev. William Jones, MA., to the Curacy of
St. Paul. Pools.

Dußois Pontrir.—Among th• winners of local
Verw• notined that Mr. W. Hardy Maafield, of
broke Collars, Oxford, and Porteshans House,
Doran/Iw, carried off first prise for truksys sad first
prise for sues. and also hiAly conuseadad for row,
at the Oxford Potetry Show, held on Wednesday and
Thursday, the 30th and 314 ult.

AT UN wristratde' Clerk's Ogles, Friday wt.
before Mr. , Sarah Vojta. a prostitute. of
Portland, wee cluuged on the evident)? of P.C. Miller
with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly
manner. Prisoner, who had been in trouble before,
pleaded hard to be let off with a las, but the magis-
trate thAtgist emu days hard labour would do
more good, sad ha sentenced her accordingly.

DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL.
During the week aiding October ALM, them have
hem admitted :--In-patieste 10; diseiterged, 3 ; Out.
eats admitted,ll ; discharged, III; smergeteciak 0;
o:—ls.patiects, in the hospital, 46 ; out.
Patients on the books 232; camalties, St. Physicias
for the meek, D. 111. V. Lush; iursu. for the
meek Mr. A. Emma ; boom-surgeon, Mr. Herbert
.1. Capon.
gs.esi out-patleate and one is-patient hare had
tickets renewed.

--Tbe Hon.'s-Surgeon wishes to thankfully acknow.
ledge a basket of rabbits front Colonel Dighy,
of Cbaltnington, f r the patients' us&

BOROUGH POLICE. To.DAT (IlowD•v).
Mon th. RA Yoe (Dr. Al4rilB9). Hr. R. Davie. sad Hr.
r)....oisb.

—Jana 'abeam of Wisrorborsa Goan woo sum-
monad for nring drunk and diseedomiy to MO Fdaastorat
on Bonds,. Intl nut
. . .

--&-ie-s-icTint did not •possir.
P.C. Stops proved finding kiss drunk in the street. sad
peotplisioti wen also Mad. to him by two frowdss that
he had limnltod them As he refused to go away, ho wso
taken to tbo station.

Then- ...;;;:—two previous saavictions sad sailer the
circumstances the Beach &chard to is him the °igloo
of • Inc, sad iiimiaticed kits to 14 days hard labour.
Derndsat cams an Stitt before the rising M the Court.
sad wag taken at ono. to Ills gaol.
Ti.aaama—Th. New Ina. loutly-street. Ins traaw
tarred from William bomb to Thomas : and lb.
fa.netie Owe from James Warbles ro 11.. yr gyambh...
r.o boys, tke sons of Job Seals, of rordingtoe, trU bad
been previously remanded from the intli until to-day. for
the purpoo• of nein. if they could not be get out of as
ladustrial School, wen again mounded.

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