The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-02-19 00:00:00

" THE RIGHT HON. GENTLEMAN " AND "MY
RIGHT HON, FRIEND."

These were the t ties of an interesting lecture delivered
to the Heliport Liberal Associa ion on Thursday evening
last by the Re,. W. J. Bain. The Foresters' Hall was
well filled by an audience which ap,reciate t meet
thoroughly one of ths most carefully compiled lectures
seer delivered under the a•upicief of this exultant WI Miil•
Ito,. The Preeirlent, J. P. G miry, Zwii, being unfortll.
stately precluded from attendleg. the chair was taken by
Alderman Reynold., Deputy-31.7m
Tice lecture wai • ext. moire se It woe acceptable. Mr.
BAIN drat traced the origin and gradual, but sure, promos
of our Pail &remota, lasiitutioos from the remote pistol
of W,hliare the Owrilotiro.. He noticed that the uremia.
Voce °married with the'' House. 'of Weetenineter Hall,
DOW existing, ...morel in almost every rupee' of Vlore in
the old day.. Now, in all the lebstes which took plum
in the Boum of G mammas .4.• would find "The Honour.
able Gentleman" an "11, Hirai% Honourable Friend"
characterising nearly all the speeches mai• there. If. care-
fully trued the origin of our pr runt Pullamentsr3Byeteat,
referring to the time when William the 0 3aqueor
gathered together his heroes, gm. on 8 disbury
eloquently dwelling upon the grandeur and Importance
of that particular mum, explained that on William con.
naming Engle/A.lu Peroatted the land oat Into portions,
and the.. were re.listributed amongst Ms barons, and the
herons again divided the portions oat to those beneath
them. This originat ed the feudal system, and when the
principles of that syrtsrue were found one they were die-
' covered to be of t errlisly grinding oPPruelon and horrible
despotism. The Saxons were groani down with an Iron
despotism, but for all that the Raton population was
Inver absorbed by the Norman, mil to tale very day it
was the His no spirit and Ohre which were the tru •
strength and defense 01 04 la :land, which, through all
changes, etrusgled fer nodes: freedom. Having spoken
Wady of Interinediat reign.. Ur. 8.14 referred he Beery
In whose reign arose foes:eats of the sorely miming
(Mange in the nest great pr:sciples of representation.
The hesitation of I lwar I I. and his beeltati en to ratify
the shatters of the right,o a his people was referred to,
as wee the pallansent of 1.589, in which was laid the
foundation of OW molern laws Aft**. • heat, ref erase*
to the wars of the RONK, and the maga of Henry tab. and
ilth, the lecturer remark Id that the f artier plegree. of
snail all gradially Iftd to tits ea/endow( the glum

for the representation of the plop.. Simian of the DISASTROUS WATERSPOUT IN PERU.
estimable of the franchise to the earirtlitursi
Ii eras very strange to think that the Mho arot in his tisiti. Nsw You, F•broary 15 —A dispatch igen, Litne of
oion bat outfit M km, I a 'own. wnion noo yesterday seat, aenoucces that • wiiterepout has occurred
eh
int to be &rented to them. at Arequipa, causinit invitees, damage to ths city sad to
A characteristics r isolation was 11111121010 asly pused at eneiroas. Too 10. is iseUrnated at 500.000 slobs 811Ittak
the clone of the lemur ; tits resolution approved of the Persons nem drowned,
action of Fier Maja y'e lioveramsnt to its intention to ' - --
asermilata the C minty sad 113 r 'ark Franchise."
This was passed on the motion of the Key. Z. FRANCIS,
seconded by gr. ONALLIS EDMUNDS
We are pleased to bear that this resolution hoe bees
forwarded to the usual quarter.
Hearty votes of thanks wen aocordcd the chairman and
the li.curer.

RESULT OT THE PAISLEY ELECTION.
Tee Iseult of t'se polling at Paisley to ell the vacancy
osusei by the retirement of Kr. William Hoints(L) waa
declared lad evening as follows :-
1(r. Clarke (Lbw's') 3.020
13.1husoo (Uoaservative) 1.006
Majority for the Liberal ... 1,243
Previous t)Saturdey there hat not been a o,tsit to the
but sash .inc, the tenor.' ol.etioo 01 1969. oh a the !hp -t •
nenl-31,. 11, E Crun-g.,nit (L). 1.314; Colonel Censp-
bell (C). ; Mr. Kintrea (LA 431.

THE OONTEST AT NORTHAMPTON.
The norninatios tsuli oleo, on S nurd n at North-
ampton. Mr. Charles Bradlaush wsa pr-norel by Joerob
Gurney and seoondad by Ricbsrd Cleaver. Mr. Hoary
conne &chard". barrister (Conservators), was also
noinlaatod.