The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-01 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUN nr EXPRESS, AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, JANUARY 1, 14044.

AT the St. Stephen's Day St George's vestry meet'
ing the Rector was in the chair, and amolig thoes
Preeent were—Mears. R. L 5.,,. Franci. Pearce, It.
R. rtoriven, if. Attwooll, H. &mom. W. Attire°
R. H. Male, A. T. Stevens, E. Attwo oil (•exton), H.
Smith, and other.. The Rector read the account.,
after which • discussion arose aia to Vie s•iton being
paid for work done in the churchyaiii from the afar.
toeiei in church, an objection beim; beige I against it.
Mr. Smith proposed that the .ccoonts paised. Mr.
It. Hin to accnil,ol. Mr. Richard Lae, ant Mr. F.
Pearce hieing re•electrd churchwar ens for the ensiling
year, the wetting Mooed with • vote of thanks to the
chairman.

the prisoner. He saw Selby struck by the prieonn
scenes the ear with a stack and koneked down. Wit-
en.. was struck on the arm by one of the men, and bad
suffered ever since. The melt t away the nets.
Cron-examined : Ho could not tell who the other men
were. Hs sew three etnnes flung; one of them hit
Ambrose and the other bit the. Cher mail. He
thought the man who threw the stone had no stick.
The prig nor was the nsly man be knew there. M, it-
MINI bade stick. and be lid the Der. Its could with it.
He would swear it witsthe prisoner who hit him the
arm. Mr. Hower,' at this point asked for • remand,
and the Bench remanded the prisoner until n"it Mon-
day. In the meanwhile stenuous efforts will be made
to apprehend the other poachers.

mason why the services of these gentlemen should
be psid for at all on such occsaime—inet to piece •
slight check np n the exuberance of young Poole.
However. taking everything into come leration, the
Amity Hall gods were doubtlessly as well-behaved as
Soxing-cight deities elsewhere.
The curtain rose at 7.30 to a amid' farce, cell"d
" Which Shall I Nfarrv." eh thr..n rhsrseter4 in
which were taken by Mr. F. G. Woettley, Mr.
Samford, and Mrs. Lawton reepeeively. It mat he
dismissed with the remark th it while it affjr.l r,oln
for a certain amouht of lan.ihtlil businest, he muet
have been • very acute obeervec who coal havr gt
at the conclusion any answer to the query involved
in the title.

•WANAOII.
Causnua SALL—ou wed...to a Cbriaanaa sale
of clothing, toys, fancy good., to., from • large Ohrist-
mita tree c immenceid in the afternoon in the Caugrega•
tional Schoolroom. Yesterday (Thursday) it was
c intinued, with * tee in the evening. It wee well
patronized.
SHIP AHHORL—DariDe the fog. on Wednesday
morning a large iron chip ran ashore about 100 yards
north-emit of the Moslem Institute. She is a fine,
three-muted barque ngged. named Theodore, in
ballast. Steamers were telegraphed for from Poole,
and after she wa, lightened of her ballast, she was gut
off in the evening, little the worse for her grouniing.
la Christmas morning at the µsnail church a Com-
munion aervica wa. held at 8 a.m., a good number
attending. The church was very tastefully decorated
for the festive season, by the Mimeo Traces, Burt,
Bandana, Hunt, Shearman, and other friends.

The piece de resistance was Lor I Lytton'. celebrated
drama, " Tce Lady of Lyon.," an i my at once be
said that in placing it upon tho hoards the club must
have used, and successfully used, ..very endeavour to
pre.ent it in a form worthy of public favour. A num-
ber of new scenes had been painted, Vie work of Mr.
E. H. Mitchelion, and I wool I conkratnl.te him upon
the manife.t improvement livid-need in tho latost
products of his brush. Th. dre.see were undeniably
handsome, and, allowing a certain amount of latitude,
were fairly appropriate.

The Lady of Lyons," sib iminably prep ietvrous
the plot is, can always attract ati au ileac.. enlist their
sympathise, and I. n eapecial fay iurite with the
aspiring amateur. The bu Ming Irving arise the road
ti fame through the impersonation 1.1 Claude ;" and
the future rival of the great "r 4. B." feel+ therm ie no
part which Sr exactly auits h..r talepia ai that of
" Pauline." Of course, lam speaking of amateurs in
general.

WIKBO FIND.
THR Prince and l'rinoese of Wales's shill to Lord
And Lady Aliogton at Crichel is definitely fixed for
Nionol.ay, January 2lst. Their }Loyal Ifigioneemos will
tnia el from Waterloo to Wimborne by special train.
ao riving abut five ~'clock. They are to stay at Cricbel
till the following Fri ley.
WinitOnSit POIr Orrice. —The energiea of the
ofiiciala of thi, ertablishment have been innorially
sevarely taxed this Chriattuaa. N .twithst a.,ding the
fact that Mtge number. of the **aeon's vreeLing. were
p-eted early and dulv delivered on the Suuday and
ouday, the poetmen's labours on Christmas morning
were heavier than ever, and while the Minster bells
were ringing out their peals of welcome to those who
were wending their way to the grand old building to
oommemorate the morn when ' Peace an I good-will
toward men "were proclaimed, our town letter carriers
were cheerfully ...angering nudes pile upon pile of
Christmas greetings of peace and good wishes,
delivering them as they went to those fortunate
enough to have loving onee to remember them. At
ordinary times the business transacted at the Wino-
borne Post-office is very considerable, the extend of
which is scarcely realised by an unobservant io habitant
or visitor. The office itself has recently been consider.
ably enlarged, with • view to greater Medalists for
the transaction of the business of the department,
and the convenience of the public, Compaoini the
new office with the old one, it refl. ots the great et
credit on Mrs. Hounlen, the late respected Poet,-
mistress, tont ahe should have been able to
so successf ally carry on the work with such
• limited spew at her coalman I, In Nfias 'louden,
who has succeeded to the appointment, the public have
a no lea, efficient and obligiog postuxistrrse, and pro-
bably there is motile° where port al work is carried on
with lees friction, either between the p ostmistrees and
those under her on the one hand, or the general public
on the mbar. The body of men wbo receive their
instructions from Miss Headset evidently enjoy her
full confidence and trust, which is returned on the part
of the men with fall respect and obedience, and grate-
ful remembrance el her thoughtful consideration and

It is hardly necessary to give Vie phi of the piece.
Certainly not at lemttli. Suffice it to say that the
hero, Claude Nielnotts, the only .on of In m Aber,
and ate i. a widow, is about as minitizated • snot as
can lie c inceived ; while '' l'aulus-," in the present
c nnoon-a-nse dsv, wool I, undonbtedly, either b • s-nt
t• . bar ling-achool or lock-d up in a lunatic asylum.
Clau to, who aspires to he an artist, »tacit, however,
I.' never sac ;ask 1,. ~,in., ion hi himaelf as a tool
a couple of anemia. who j do in an unholy brotherhood
to revenge them.elves up n the Lady of Lyons in
retaliation for " rej,cted aldresse.." The Parisian
onvrier is ridged out in pritimly garments, wine the
affections of the 'lady," who, dazzled by the
lies he tolls, dispeasea with any ask-paps
business, and gives him her band. After
the wedding Claud*, still a rampant prevaricator
of the truth, takes her to his mother's nittsse.
Finding how basely she has been deceived, Pauline
naturally indulge. in that feminine prerogative a
good fit of the tantrums, and speak. her mind pretty
plainly. Stricken with ran:wive, Claude glees her her
bedroom candle tells her t • lock her dour inside, and
start .eek hit:fortune. At..; two years and • half ,dur.
kg which he has been gone for change of air— for Claude
on this occasion /vitt n 1 the .tage in • white wig, and
returned when tbe remand interval had elapsed in
his own cony shortscropoe I chesnut locks—he comae
back • full bl wi. g-usralie•im Nati who in the
meanwhile hes been swell), tempt :ha aforesaid
•illians, but has remains I proof to iheir blandish.
tnent.,diacoven she has loved her husband all the
time, and, throwing herself upon his devsorated breast,
everything ends happily, the two wicked men of the
piece polit.ly b wing them.elves out instead of Mine,
as they would anywhere off the stage, kicked down
the staire2

The following waa the caste :
Claude Me Motto E. A. H. Mitch.loots
Col.snel Damao & !gleamLou
Reauessat F. & L. Bu Ige
Glavis
MOOll. Deechappellee F. G. Wheatley
Landlr.rd J. H. Webet...r
Captain Gervais. 4 L. Mather.
Maj w Dismounts. E. Hill
Pauline
Madame Deecnappellee hhse. H. Mitchel.on
Widow Meluotte Mrs. Lawton

kindness. %rage— tiler, the Wimborne
public are to be congratulated on the fsct that they
hare such a body of officials anxious and willing to
serve them.

Mr. E Mitchelson, as Claude, ir ave an energetic
rendering of the character. Hin utterances partook,
, perhaps, somewhat too much id Transpontine
emphasis, and this, combine i with the wretches'
acoustic properties of the hell, rendered him
unintelligible t • the majordy of the audience. In the
first ac-nes I should ceit tinly have preferred to have
seen him attired in the blue blouse aff ictei by
French artist, to the rei-braideill tonic id velvet, in
which he appeared. Mi.. ttohi.oro was, Ifa icy,
aionewhat overtaxed as Pauline. It w. true she
brought down th- house when she .c rnfully turned
upon 'lsola, and, p Liiitiiig t Coo iniiierol de surround-
ings of his cottage, exclaimed" this is my bridal
home," but one could not help feeling the girlish
innocence of Ophelia would be in ore suited to
her capabilities than the haughty demo ,taiur
suppoed to he exhibited by tin wronged
lady of a noble f wnily. Still, her interpreta-
tion of the character VIM a tend, and a graceful
one. AA Madame Deachappelle., Mrs, H. Mitchelson
was an admirable exponent id the p ort, acting with an
unconstrained ease that deservedly drew forth the
plondit. of the auilienc Beau. ,nt (Mr, P. E. L.
Bodge) and Glad. (Mr. Bamford) earned the hi-ses of
the spectator., which was a fair t etimonial to their
rendering of tneir parts.
Mr. F. G. Wheatley had certainly not been iodic.
iously cast, his boi.teronq humour entirely unfitted
him for the part of the grev• old Fri/nehmen, Mons.
Deschapplas, His wig, moreover, lo ke IMP if it had
been borrowed from some friendly Pantaloon. I
should like to see Mr. Wheatley in a Vole version of
one of the chief character, in the " Streets of
London." Mr. H. Mitchel/inn as Colonel DAMS.
was comic as usual, not only in get-up, but also
in the spirit vatiat be Liortow low the past. Mrs.
Lawton wu an admirable repreuidative of the
too-too fond another. Mr. Webster made a j illy land-
lord ; but a waterproof overc at of the latest cut is
scarcely in keeping with powdered wig., spots and
rouge. Now, I think, I have said a word about
all the characters. If I have omitted any, I
can only add that they played well up to
the" Stars," and a very pleasant evening was spent.
In fact the best testimonial to the success of the
entertainment was an almost go natal exor.slin to be
beard lathe word.," We Aare enjoyed it; "and this is
no c atemptible mane, considerimr ...MEIs of the " best "
families of the town and neighbourho wl were repre-
sented.

IttN ABOUT POOLE.

RADICAL CONSERVATIVE POLICY.

To tAc Editor.

Sir —Probably the next two years will see the
development of • small Radical C inservative party,
consisting of men who wilt be glad that every house-
holder in England, Scotland, awl Ireland shall have
• vote (women as well as men), bot who will conseot
to the dieestsblishment of the Church in Englarpl.
Such men will not distrust the labourer in country
places more than in towns. Why shout,' they?
Neither will they aid in the dinestablinhment id a
Church in which the poorest have • right, and which
may become daily more and more his blend, provided
it is kept under proper leral reetraiiits. We know
what were the views of the late L ird Beaconsfield on
the " Mass in Masquerade," performs.' by a priestly
section, which is anxious to rule the Englieh people by
priestcraft. To dieestablish the Church would be to
Increase ',credo's' pretensions. Cmitervatives who
take the view I indicate might gladly work with •
noble freedom-loving man like Mr. Joseph Cowen.
M.P., Newcastle, whilst they would resist the noxious
inluenoe of the Birmingham canvass. Can you find
space for these few sentences from Sir. Cowen d speech
hut Saturday to his constituents ?—Your obedient
servant, -

•
J. HAWKINS SIMPSON.
Liberalism is not confined to the Liberal party,
neither are aristocratic tastes an sentiments to the
eristocracy. They assert themselves at every turn.
They are an ever-active factor in our national life.
Declamation against the Lord. I. often declamation
and nothing more. Liberal statesmen have during the
loot half-century made many more peers than the
Tories, and to inCrOwle a holy le usually not supposed
to be the best way of destroy in: it A hereditary
hones of legialstion in the niii-te nth century is
logically indefensible. Ari'toe,,c lily once have
meant the supremo .y of the lurt •rol the hesseet.
It certainly does not do . now. But if we subetitote
a Senate for the existing Chamber, we may exacer-
bate the evil we want to cure. Practically, the House
of Commons is sow supreme. The Lord. may delay.
but they dare not defeat a measure demanded be it.
They may be willing t i wound, but thy are afraid t.
strike. The work of recent sessions has shown this.
A Senate would be more self-assertive, and the limes
of Commons, like the American House of Representa-
tives, might be overshadowed. We have now g t
an anachronism—we might get a master. It is the
fear of this that leads some poltici..ns to desire to
retain the Peers, but to limit their cots, and that
leads others t, wish for one Chamber, with restraints
upon the majority. (Hear, hear.) As for dieeetab-
Bailment, the Dissenters could have it if they wished
it, and would subordinate party interests to pectin.
it. But they do not and will not, and all they need
look for—oettainly all they will get—is the severance
of the alight bonds that bind the Scotch Church
to the State. (Hear, hear.) The portents, however,
point more in a social than in a political direction.
The reforms of the last 50 years have been reforms
and nothing more. They have not altered the essence,
only the form of our insitutions. The old programmes,

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however, are nearly exhausted. Old catchwords are
losing their force. We are in a transition state.
Maxims once thought sound, and the habits once
deemed salutary, are being appealed against. Institu-
tions which age haul cemented, power supported,
elequenoe embellished, and opulence enriched are
falling into decay. Our philanthropy has become
revolutionary. It wants not only fresh reforms but
fresh principles. New circumstances require new
men and • new creed. Modern society is made up
of clue layers, between whom there is little inter-
coulee. Its face has been smoothed, but how deep
the refining process ham penetrated it is difficult to
decide. Workmen hare many c imforts OPw, their
fathers had not, but the gap between them and the
modern capitalist is greater than that between the
old squire and his labourers. We have gained In
strength by the new system, but we have lost in
sympathy. The personal ties that bound the head of
the little workshop to his helpers are broken, or rather
never existed in our leviathan eitsblisliments where
Abe workman is but a part of the phut, and the sole
seams that unites him to his employer ii cash.
Enlightened men do their beet to b•idge this gulf,
but the system will not permit the rest uration of that
direct and friendly intercourse between the two
climate that once existed. In this eeveranoe there
lies present weakness and future danger. But it
Li not the skilled but the skill-less—the layer below
the artisan and above the paup-r whose ca.e
07While bickering partisans fight out ill. ir
CllO nothing be dine to help those belplees ones.
For a couple of generations the demand WOA for
liberty, even liberty to pit the bones and muecles of
half-fed children against mad vs vs—tie human
heat against iron pistons. It was &lieu too far.
Atheistic do-nothingism, the smug philosophy of the
breeches pocket, the comfortable, coey creed of the
good man who never cut • throat, nor rdahonoured •
bW, bat who ground the LA stroke out of the pally,