The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-31 00:00:00

DORSET CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.

ME DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUN.:SDAY, MARCH 31,158,

then go to Khartoum to " smash" the Mabdi.
If they did so it would be imperstively noceethey
they saw that their allies were properly lo,ked
after. Thom who had bees friendly towards them
during the expedition, and bad supplied
them with food and forage, and belpe 1 them to over-
come their great difficulties—their safety in the future
ought to be looked alter. (Applaud...) Toe question
warn not one to be *wily settle' : lode .d, when they
did settle it —woich he hoped they would, and Male
year, too--they most rememb.r they still had
Erypt to look after, an I he thought it neceseary they
ebould remain there an•l see that the Government did
all it =II I, so that they might be able to leave the
e ,untry in as shot a time as p 'sable ; also In • much
' mere prosperous c 'edition than when they first went
there. In 1331, when the present Government came
Intoolit ,they heard • deal about paths. He thought
they knew enough in regard to the peace of Egypt.
South Atria* and Bechuanaland were all &blase.
Then than were the Afghan troops at the EMIXIcur
of Rives. the Reath tro me on the frontier of India,
Sc., all o, whom had to be taken into consileration.
Her Majesty's G 'cerement salt all this was owing '
to the fault •4 the late G •yorom nt. This reminded
him of one of the former king, of Rowland, who came
to the throne when very young. When boys did any
thing wrong, they were suppweed to be whipped, but
It was not thought consiatent with the dignity of a
mothroh that be should be whipped. or, another boy
was got, and, wash the king di 1 anything wrong, the
other boy was wleippe (Letighter.) Her Majesty's
J•ernmlat when blamed toought it ought u ,t to be
iablamtheedi
thtbreawt ittsweublan the late
~Gooleveiranymoutenti..
thHee
edylisolmite,
belt on tir
pert rkhotwh.uilt•htte:ris:oiniefr would
(Hear, hear.) The speaker then quoted certain
pie of this mantel.
remarks from • speech mule by the Prime Atheists(
in Midlothian in 1379 la respect to peace retteoch.
meat, and reform, end concluded by saying that no
doubt the people ot this coun:ry looked mite pan and
regret upon the hills and valeyd which had been
lathed with blood owing to the inconsistent aud
vacillating policy of the G 'Tenement, and that thsy
would ender.e the sentiment, contained in the
resolution which had been prop 'eel by Colonel
lithebro, and which he now emended. (Applause.)
Toe resolution was put to the meeting, and carried
andialmonaly.
Mr. H. R. Faairrwmusorg then moved—
"That the condo: .4 public anairs by the Marquis of
flabsbury the Mr !diadem Northcav, in regard to eostito-
tiem Ch.M., Le wed a. in respect of the for, iv mint mos
rrn.tanais earilsthe itnio
tliti.distecoy
mida
enoe ni:dte.rdlnr i.ii
sumo" of the w•
hole Consanative Party.'
At the outset he wished to say he Wall not one of those
*goatee& stayen spokes of by Lord Ashley, and he did
not think he should detain them moth then five or
six minutes In speaking to the reeoluti in. He dared
say a great number of them might think the resolution
altogether unnecessary in a Conservative gathering,
but he did not think it was, It mad be snooty/aging
every aowand then for their leaden to hear that they
were supported well and motion 'duly by the Con-
'sties@ of the country. He should like to call their
attention t, Lord Salisbury foe • moment or two.
.LeaTtalyearv.
Awdmihe cameondoowl nwhloiecreti
they
westarted..ll
so
proud. roCudn..
In his speed' he tolti them if the Franchise Bill
were brought in without • proper scheme of re-
distribution he should consider it hie duty to offer it
his str.naons opposition. Now Lord Salisbury in-
duced the majority of the Home of Lords to throw
out the haimbide Bill, and although he was not
!supported at the time as he should have been by every
member of the Conservative party, Lord Salisbury
stool by in the facie of the country and asserted he
was right in what he had done. Ile went north and
south, they beak* his window., and they would like
to have broken his bead. Bit he did not trouble
shout that ; he eventually woo the day, and the
Radioale had to give way, The result of all that was
' the sgrian't seal labourer and the rural population,
in.tead of haring • vote thet w ,u 1 I have been
valueless to them, would now have a vote that would
ensure their being properly ad a It wittely repre-
eghlool. /le thought Lord Saliebury'e motion would
o .mmend itself to them all. (hour. lhear.) A great
many It aiicald, and • great tosny lukewarm people ,
had ben esying thet the C ,nyr•ative Opposition
wee not half strong though in the if use of Common.,
but he asked them to recollect that the Conserva'tve
party is the only remaining obstacle to the great wave
of Radioadism, and he thought they would agree with
him their leaders shoal I be very crustal indeed how
they proceed.d—one false step sal away wept the
liberties of the people. (Hear, hear.) T., show them
how sum sdul their policy hal bun they had only
to look at Mr. Gladstone'. majority (he might
almost call it his minority, becatthe the
other day, Matra/1 of 12 eying • twit •roty of 130,
h. only hat 14 call oft AO. to ma'ire op hi, ma) ority.
Hear, hese) lie was going a litt'e further than
that, and he was gong to 44y the Coneervative
Opposition in the Hue of C immous had been the
means of carrying m tie meadow, f or the god of the
people then the great Radical wiej wity. In the first
place they knew whet happonel shout Mr. Brullaugh ;
it was entirtly owing to Sir S'alfold N orthoote'd
action he was kept out of the noose of Commons.
(Apt:lMay.) Then there was the qnestion of the
cattle diseaus, and he con-i limed it was only by the
action of the C nedereatiee party in the Rouse of
Commons that the country in • great measure is now
free from the cattle (Applanse.) Ile should
also like to call their attentioo to Lord ailahney's
last bill. He believed he was now bringing nailer the
o ondideration of the Howe of L wok a b li to lend
m nosy to thsthricol.nrista of England at • me iterate
and fair rats, ant although many of them might say
hey did not want to receive money unjustly, he
'hough: they ha a right to it when they remembered
ite /Deist •ne lent money at three pee cent, to the
rebellione and riot en, nen of Ir land. (lieu', hear.)
R :forting to the " opp wition" in D net, Mr. Perrpe•
hare',. was DOS warpath/1 at their want of etiOoses.
Every day th. Its !teals were looking about trying to
g t nen /if auffieient hardihood to come forward and
ask f or their support, but they cull not get them.
(Laughter.) To 'y begged this man and they begged
that— toe man showed hi, one and retirol next day,
an I altogether they were in a drea 'fat kettle of fish.
(Laughter.) 73ey knew perfectly well they could
n..t claim teeir support and oonfi Immo (Hear, hear.)
C onclntiag, Mr. Farquharson urged the party to
incres.e I exertion*. To u candidates, "L ird
A.thlsy'id boys," as he called them, would know very
well wh.thec they c writ I that resolution with their
hands on'y or with their heart.—they would know it
very well when the &yell to time came, and the way
he shoold like to see them carry the resolution wool 1
b• by ply tine the C 'lye candidates at the head
of the p old'el applauds.)
Mr. Geoarth llowo thought himself happy at being
ahle to have the honour to address so large,
influential, an I euthilsl,ll.ie a meeting. (Applause.)
lie also op ri Inc d a deal of piracies in seeing so
many of the w irking dunes amongst them that day.
(Applause.) Con- i tering the h our at which they had
read lob old their meeting he knew that molt of the
working awes wh • ha i come moat have put them -
sive, to some i mon•enienoe and lose. This showed
tie dr harts were tree in the Conservative came. ( Ap-
plause.) The traditional lei/demon was reported to
have asked on lan ling on American soil whether
there was a government in the country, anion being
int 'mad there wadi be said "Then I an min' it.
(Laughter.) Rethought every true-hearted liglich.
man must he In the p potion of that Irishman, because
English honour bed been "rolled in the dirt" in
every quarter of the globe. They had been threatened
with war, and were actually at was in Egypt, and
were thrsatened with • ve.y scrim+ war io Afghan-
istan. With regard to the policy in Egypt, bethought
nobody in that room could tell at the present moment
what they were doing in Egypt at the present time.
Re thought if anybody were asked they would be
inclined to answer like Lord I/thievery, when a
question was pot to him, "That is one of those
things that no relish can understand." (Laughter.)
Ile thought this was whet coati he sail about the
Hogllsh Governmmt in VP, Soudan. hear.)
He heard it had been said by Mr. Arch —he did not
kale with hi. mach tenth—that he 'atm led to
return fur I,eh meson' Union catididatth for the
o ormity in then orniog general olectioo. (Laughter.)
Re was of opinion that those who knew the feeling id
the working classes would underotancl that the hearts
of the working Chelsea were ae lime as any clay in
the kingdom, (Hear, hem.) He believed the honour
of the country was not lees dear to them than it was
to any claw above them ; Mime I he felt coat lent
that when the day • 4 battle came they would see that the
working clause of 1.4 orthehire, with no uncertain
soon I, wonld give their o 'MI ins as to the policy
of her M dote'. Governm mt. (Applause.)
Mr. John! FLorga, M.P.. who on rising WWI re.
*aired with motioned cheering, then proposed • vote
of thanks to the Chairman. The hon. member spoke
with evident feeling. He said—l have • prop witi in
t make to you, and it is a very pleasant thing when
one makes • pr op edam to t be sure it will meet with
your cor•lial approval. I have t pr woe the cordial
thiank, of this mewl g, ladi-s and gent'emen, both to
the noble lord for his g -eat kin lams and hid excellent
an 1 ab'e conduct in the chair. (Applause.) The
noble lord, I nee I hardly remind you, Haw of •
family evil eh is doer I.) Dorset, (Appian',.) There
have been •liatingolahed and soot talented men who
have risen from tat stock, and who have shown
therneeldes /obi, to c ondnet the aff airs iof this great
kingdom in a manner which few have sur; rayed in
( Appian...) Toere have been others who
h▪
ave cnnie f teem 1 .et different time, as lea lens of
men. Tam ha, been the noble lord's father, wh
from hid earliest days devoted hid great abilities ant
muothh:etbn,hct.deefhe:llrh:rtento.,:iort tntth',hiene tlth•nohte.ishdito:f"rnittol,:efr,:rreeht:posrsfetfetoghanaelta;tuviihtviielial o.wfiuhurttimbchihs
ouol.ot .sr hold oor.d b orough, and from that time
which bag been an honour to blinneif, ml which has
(Applattes.) And we are be. glad t hail in the.
sliest born of that diatlngniahe I noSlynan. one who
has shown himself to day as he hes en •wo bimesif on
other moutons, a leader of men. (Cheerio The
Conservative party are glad to find him their howl
on this ommion. but I know the noble lord will fo:r
give ins, indeed, he will ...smoothie, with ins, h -
him in the
sn"wrlyrett°ll,
occupiedydnh aout.rp." te4t
rtn.:lta.lEac iftrhg:h akio,melplhwu::::noh.db:tyboaf.P:oydria:/ioef:
III:: g.iccth ;ball7tPahr alley:lEli
honoured and excellent country gentsoluestm:iprebnues,rirdw:nhidOt
t Iseply
wIU
allow we to
ind w.y In
Us the honou▪ r
to be hers, is not here to-day. I
Mr. ',amebae. en. Referring th
ofnibc.,l6ol:rer
tl"ehi7otnliourd:heki
I kagehlimndel:lystinual
:p grateful4—a
that Tb7n,:iit
bumble service.. (Applaned.)
I feel that I have been far too hir,dl, spoken' of
(No. no.) Whsterer humble slot., and whatever
bumble power I hare hsrl to serve my county, I had*
been glad and th anklet that I have been permitted tonne
them in that ureic'. (Loud cheers-) log ma • ty
gentleman that the present is • momenta vast and
lierioUS import ince to the e onotry all wee. There are
those present who eta go back an far in political life
as the fret Reform all, when the noble lord's
father was our champith, anl when he, io
common with many others maintained, or codes-
v. to maintain the Conservative csu.s..(Applause.)
Tam was by many held to be • change of very peat
Importance, in the constitution of this frost country,
but that great change 50 years ego, can hardly be Qom.

Par•d with tb• ire IS change thr nigh which we are pass-
ing. We have now four milt on electors added to the
constituenAes of the v .riots represented b die, of
this country. We trrPt that thee. four million men
may keep on, as was said bye firmer speaker, the hon-
our of old England; t.bat they will be true to the tra-
ditions heats I down to them by their forefathers, and
that they will take no auto+ view of the birth-rights,
of Hoitilsbnaeo. (Applause.) I elso hope they will look
abroad to see how our depandecciet spread and extent
over the whole of the world ; .140 that it is
essential owing to those depeelenciei to keep in
harmony and in remembrance the old country with
kindly feelings. (Hear, bear.) We mast also be very
grateful in consequence of that illicit en of feeling
spoken about by Colonel Liambro, which will show
tie they are reedy to throw in the., lot with ours, and
when difficulties and days( ere surround the old coun-
try they, the obildren, widespread though they be,
and living in every clims aad every burl, are teilliog
to come forward and spend their money a id blood in
defence of the country from which they sprang.
'Lin I cheers.) 11 at there ia something more than
the addition ut four millioas of electors to tile roll of
lof constituencies. In thie county we bad some eight
I or nine Parliameotery b rough., and they no longer
exist. It may nave been inevitable. Growth of the
kingioui b bs been such it perhaps could not have been
otherwise, but I must say I cannot look upon the lose
of thew boroughs without very deep repel. 'foe
hon. member then addreswei them on the importance
of unity. Ile especially appealed to hie fellow county-
men, b..th in towns and In the country, to support
the old cause of agriculture, ant that throwing aside
ad limited and narrow views they should etteavuur
a. far ita they couut to returu men who would support
that old-ireiablidted and most invaluable tended...ion
awl basil:mut of the agriculture! c.minnoity. (Ay..
planes) In conclusion he expreweed the great pleasure
it was to him, as an old Conservative, to sot no good
▪ meeting, and to had so much harmony acid unanimity
prevailing in the Conservative party in this county.
(hound cheers.)
Mr. Dintuatg seoonde I the molt .n. In doing so he
said he wished he could take the same view that Mr.
Farrintinreou did as regard te the approaching eleiati 'ii.
lie hat had some experience, end toey might depend
upon it they were nit going to be allowed to walk
over the wares. Tact wow.' it nficals coming
forward, and if possible would wrest tbo seats !ruin
their header left us be practical maul Mr. Data in,
Let as take somethlog from mils meeting oeyei.d the
good speeches and the c.ogr.tu au ins er.th whirl we
may congratulate Wir wive, 6et Us go biome and work,
and orgeaale, and you may depend upon it Slice on
will be ours. (Applanee.)
Toe Nos,' thitioieks ueidly replied, hoping they
wiinid take 3is, I)ugiale. goel advice. Me also
thanked Mr. Foyer for Me kindly allasione
esteemed and beloved father.
I Toe meeting then terminated.

DIATS4 or Mu.i. Warn, With Of TIN CHILI
Wkarigst LIMO. Parsoft.—After a lingering
Mrs. Waite, the Is:united and b,lorsil wife of the
ohi f warder Per .lan I Paseo, died on M .nday. the
16% (net., &gel 56 years. tier out was pesos.
1.114 funeral t rob place on lerfdsy last at Refocus
slurebyard. The LT. Mr. Melgh, obsplaln to the
:Haddon for Seamen (in tire shown, of the Rector, the
Rev. Mr. BeasJr), co/Mooted the as/vice, and kindly
gave cm hymn 76 (Wroley'.), whioh WWI anal in
church. A ism. numb tr of inhabitants attended the
tunerel cortege, in which wife the roliowins
miiurner.—sr. Whtt•, chief ea, for, Mee H snow*,
Mr. T. Gibs', Mr.. T. Gibbe, Mr. J. Gibbs, Mrs. J.
Gibbs, Mr. J. Wnite. ;on., SIMI J. Haack/oh, Mr.
Hanouck, Also Gibhs. Miss a Gibes, Mr. W.
Attwooll (oltairmse B wird), Mrs. 8 oneorn, Mrs.
Coombe, Mr. E. Gom.ren ( Ofeyinruth), Sir. H. Flew,
Mrs. IL new, Mr. If. POWOO (0 mat merchant), lam
B. Pearce, Hie. F. C.erts (Wesleyan )linister), Rev.
G. Edward., esp*.alu J4heis (ienlor-Deputy
GJveruuc), Captain ainail (Junior.Dapaty Governor),
Dr. Utley (Medical °dicer of the Prison), Mr, Bart
(Clerk of the W,rks). Mr. A. Attwoull, Mr.
Aft wooll, suit Mr. Prow, and OD racers, under
the Curoolll/1•1 of principal warder Ks/ridge. The
funeral arrangements were carried .ndt In an able
manner by the unlertaker. Mr. Nowmeo. Great
respect was sbowu by the odious of the establishment,
as no less than. 91 expressed a wish to attend the
funeral.

dbtriot 3i. the yard; horse, thit, and driver tor
ecivenging the island, 3s. 41. the day; or agree to
cart the whole at 115,1. the week, and deposit in a Gall
at Hillicks Bill. G. E. Andrews—horse, cart, and
driver, si. Wild hours), to any part of the Island
string horse, 4..; horse, cart, and driest, for
sceveaging, 3s. 6d. ; the deposit to be temporarily in
• field at the foot of the bill. Robert liodder—
horse, cart, sad driver, 5 . 6 L the day; pebbles for
the uodar-hill district, Is. 101. the yard; the other
district, 3i. 61. the yard; scaveoging bores, cart, rie
driver, 4s. Abesham Hodder—horse, oart, and driver.
sr. 91. ; string horse and peered district work, 3.. 61.;
pebble", underhill, 2*. 21. ; any part of Easton.
Ss. th I.; iscavandiog, cad and driver, SI. j the &paid
to be in the churchyard on tbe hill.
It we" remarked that E. Gumboil's tender was the
lowest for bourse hire, but that be had " given a .kal
of trouble before."
OD the motion of Mr. &MTV!, seconded by Sir.
Milieu, it was decided that Si,. G. Andrews' tender
be accepted, providing be would alter it to—general
work of the island, si. • day; string borer, 31. 6.1. ;
scavenging, 3.. 61. ; the deposit to be temporarily In
• field near hie bouts.
It was stated that the Surveyor had bed to make
complaint' against the present contractor. Having
beokso hi. log, he had not "gut about vary well.'
Horses hal bat to be hired severs! illned because he
could not supply them. Hs only bed two horses,
whereat there ought to be three. With thee. excep-
tions, however, there we. nothing else to compleM
about.
Mr. Pgsocopropoied, and Mr. &mown moond4
that Mr. Iliad's tender be accepted. This, however,
was lost. three voting In favour of Mr, Hind, and
four for Mt. Andrews.
Mr. It. ilodder's tender for pebbles was accepted.

OZNSIIAL Durraior RATS.
Tim primal dutztot rate wee misled. mid tbe
statement foe lb. Government contribution was
signed.
LICSSILS. .

The Board decal- 3.1- 7; —rear nnen'a Uceneee,
that the notices be issued, lied licensee greeted et the
neat meeting U applied fur.

• COMPL UST.

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The CHAIRMAN real • letter from Mr. A. Lake as
to • lamp being ral ulna' near his hotter, and to the
steps loading both. op: ins at Courch Rope.—lt was
decided that • lamp be thud there before the lamp.
were rirtuir,d /Yalu, if the llas Company wonld put
in the Nitric*, and th st the steps beirep•tred.
The Clerk was iiiitruoted to send • reply to the
letter, to the effect that the complaint should be
attended to. providing the Letup does not interfere
with ships at