The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-04-22 00:00:00

13arott Coantq Exprecs.

DORCHMIBTRR, APRIL 2211 d. IsB4

THE DORSETSiiiitli MEMBERS.

Every day twinge loos on. and startling rumour
of the Intentions of the Imo. gentlemen who repressed
this county In Parliament, ani no one eau now Mil
whit • d.l g 0 I, bring forth. The 'Ligation of the
retirement ci Oolouel Disby hae been set at rest, sod
his ressons for giving book to his constituents the
trust they rip ..J in him are Mated elsewhere.
Every Conservative, and rawly Liberals, t .o, perhaps,
will regret this step ; but this legion of regret le
almost forgotten In that delightful feeling of
unoertalnty nd ex;sectaticy which now exists.
Every politician le on tie poi Mee. The
retirement of 00l mid Die* Is au roam-
pillaged fact, but the quid NIHON bare mom so
ler es to say that Yr. Loy., and Mr. Portman will
follow the pinata c 'loners example. For email (moult
reason the immeesion has beim generally acespled
that an appeal will no on be made to the wintry, arid,
tbenf ore, shoot gentlemen who are bent on throwing
up their mate have deemed It just to give a note of
warning, es it were, to their respective pestles to pre-
pare themselves for say possibility. We have Ind no
authoritaUve conniunicatioa on this mettle% but we
have goo I rounds for refuting to believe that
the county Is to Lae the services of our
ereellent mmulHe and n•lghbour, i. Floyer. This
gentleman hs• done hie constituent' good services is
year+ gi.o• by, kit we shall refuse to believe he has
not the will tic ontux. to hold the politic,, which he
hes IQ hoe 'ors's:), filed. I: will las a leak of
physical streagth alone that will ever iodate Mr.
Moyer to retire from the tell, end persom of every
Made of political Gallen will regret the day when the
bon. geotbsouse will annonnee that he is no I. ;es
able to fuld, hie Parliamentary deities. Wmtlmr.p.r to
Mr. Portman, who mast, in tbe mane of n.tars,
soon be sailed to Um Upper Rome is Ol
mon of no opea question, but wheeler he
will se* nrelectlsa ae • member of this ILION Of
0011LIO0015 rentalne to be men. We believe so
authority bee yet bees giros for edvenalon an opinion
owe way Of the other. Fur coureelne we do not think
the boa. member will mass to be the Liberal member
foe Dorset till that day Mall arrive on 'blab the whole
county will [noun.

To fill the ons vacancy in.,. are already two can-
didates, and before another weak a third will be
added to the list of would-b• senators. (1.3 inlet
Hambro was first in the field, and there le
no doubt, as • little reward for that gentle-
man's Pelf eacrifios at the laid election, he will
receive the support of • large number of
Casservativea. He promises to support and pro.
toot to the Min ist of hie pswor lb* great agrietaltaza I
sad ciommercial interests, which are sasociated with
Ibis comity and the country at large. Mr. H. R.
Farquharson, of l'. cant Guarino (who by the way,
now that the title diff 'risco with the C minervative
Aseociatiai ham been amo dlud over, ham coneented to
support that anenst organ'sation) was • good senoad
to blood l Reml,ro. Nlr. Farquharson has expressed
bia opinions fully on many oocaeions of I .ta. lie is
• sumach Hipp 'rule of the agricultural interest,
and be. shown himself to be remarkably popular
whenever he has appeared at the various plume
where farmers moat do c iegregate. In his address
be announemse—" I am • Conservative, but not an
obstructive," and it wiil re pairs all Hr. Farquharson'e
eloquenci to esplalo this anomaly. No doubt he
will be able t st to lb. satisfaction of bid many
Coaseryative admirer., but the Liberal farmers
of the county wit find it • difficult pill to swallow.
Besides them two gentlemen ,we shortly expect to see
the Hon. liumpbry Start officially announced as •
Conservative candidata for the county, and not the
borough, which will set Mr. Brymer's mind at rest,
and prevent what would undoubtedly prove • serious
difference among the Conservatives of the manly
town. The lion. llatni•bry's address will be
awaited with considerable interest- Besides them
gentlemen, rumour ha. been playisg fast sod loose
with Sir Richard name i.e Liberal candidate,
but we do not anticipate Sir lilchard will take such
• atop till Hr. Portman'. retirement, when we should

imagine be would be a very popular eau Ildate.
Takla' an Ulf ege 10.4 amsbleratioo, the altaatiee le as
iatereitiag Doe.

The resistance of the Convervetive Pliny to lb.
Franehise Bull In oonimittee will be. we hear, of the
roost determined character. From all parts of the
eountry their agent • report that their proeosete are far
from eucourattlni in o tee of • dissolution after the
entrenohisem•nt of the oiricultural Ishoorer and
before the re- il-tributi Is fact, there will be •
break up of Opt old Coos •rvii, iv. Party, and the
lonisation of a Hew T ry Radio II type, not monks the
Isiah IlAns Rider of the Mr. Meldou type. This
Lord Salisbury sill reeist, end thereflre the out the
BLI in the I,rds.

"Putman DAY."—Tbis saw "ealat's day" wee eel.-
bested with Atte eoleortity add o tasittesey by the
Oooservativas of this town.

8,301aL 11121•101 I lisanone.—The Ray. W. Hay
Altkin ea the Rey. Jams. Stephens will open a
epeohal nalssion on May lOUs, sat onntlene till Mal
96th.

DOSCHCOT[III Voosi AsiamisnOX.—Tb• first part of
Mendelseohn'. lIjoA orill be performed by the mem-
bers of this amoalation, with . fall oreheetrsl 11000M-
paolowat, on Tneeday, the 29d3 inst. Well known
prateselosal whist. have been engaged, sad we anti.
awe a very enjoyable concert.

Dung or Mr. NIATIIIIir will
known and highly-seteemed townsman did this
(Mowlay) morning at an advanced age. Mr.
Damsels% h.. hn...es ailing for some Jonsiderable
U.. Tbe lece gentlamen was a pronsiment
member of the Co..gragational Church, a magistrate
foe the &woos's. and 1111w1 other local offices with
past overlit. I. p.litioe Mr. Devaniah was. Liberal,
mid ha. taken an active part I. the political coonteete
ca the town.

CAMPS or Illeactse roe Vor.mmtmeme. —The *mooing
MUM will wi auras the largest attendasee of Volun-
teers in Camp" of Biereise and toetruation that hag
been resorted in the history of the organisation.
Camps will be form:l in every imilitery &stria. the
total estimated bandanas laving upward.' of 60,000,
exclusive of the annual muskeg a Sh whom:see for
the Artillery. A dershst for the Int ...try. and Chat.
ham for the E mineere. It I. officially notified that
the number. applying to form regimental camps
throughout the e ~1 t y hoe been so much in excess of
the amo int yr in the aerial estimates that It
has been dr,rneil neosseary to limit the amount for
each corps,
NIOLICTI NO TO MAI:STASI • Wlt L —AA the
Borough Police-court on Monday, before the Mayor
Dards°, Esq.), Aldermaa Gregory, and F. Lack,
~ William G.suld was summonei for neglecting to
maintain ble wife, whereby she become chargeable to
the Dorchester Ilnion.—Mr. A. H. Luck appeared
on behalf of the guardians. This parties were
oulm monied in July Iset.—Mre. Gould said her
euebead worked for Mr. Hill, and esrned 15i. • week.
He wee ale, a pensioner, an I took 30.1. • ..parter and
Et every April.—Mr. Lock asked for an order fee
the haehand to •Ilow her ss. a weak. -The Mayor (to
Gould): IS there chance of your making this up
_41004 • I wouldn't go back and live with bar again
not If I lived for • hundred yeare.—The Bench made
an wrier with coets.—Gould : Beg pardon, gentlemen.
I wish now you'd a-ries off her name as Mrs.. Gould
(Laughter)
Iroeciory Asaantr. Thomas Brown, builder, was
charged with indecently assaulting • married worn*,
named Emily Jacobs, living in Prinosesstreet.-ss
Defendant pleaded guilty, and said tb• promarnator
wished IS withdra• the charge—The Marktretwi
Clerk : She ham not done so, and it is doubtful if
the magistrates would have allowed her to do so trader
the drengmetenose.—Mrs. Jacobs' evidence showed
the sage to have been a shameful one—The lefeadast
expressed hie regret, but said the complainant's
husband bad been to him and offered to withdraw
the charge fir • sovereige.—The H yor said be cons
ridged the cue • monstrous one. The magistrates
were anent= oily of opinion that the delendeet
should have the heaviest penalty in their power to
inflict—rig., two mouths' imprisonment with hard
labour, without the option of • toe.
0.8.T.8.—0n Friday evening a meeting of the
Bead of Hope in o ameetioe wilt the All taints' and
Ht. Peter's branch of the Church ..f Ragland
Tompersnoe Hosist• wee held in the Alington Hall.
The Fey. T. W. Kali.* presided, eupportel by the
Bee. C. F. Powys and Mr. BelL After • few open-
ing remarks, the Chairman Introduced Mr. Bell to
the meeting. Mr. Bell gave a stirring ad ireee, and
Ilispagelei, by meow of ratio= *tures, the doff snot
iim irommit which barley bee to pass before it
beer,
_isterspereing his address with various
withal bad come before his nouns during the
*rare In which he had been • total ahetelorr. He
firmly exhorted hie hearers not to break their
pledges. The Rev. 0. F. P.iwys then made a few
agguirkg, and tb• concluding hymn was snag.
85,_1W00 ors takir.

Tit Late 00101114. 01131111.13.—Tini will (dated
Augast 18831. with two radicals (dattd August
Oth sad Septeenb. r 'lt), of Coloael Jobe Rawdon
R.Z., formerly of Oldfield Leen. West-
bourne, fiewsex, sad late of Linden•road, D rrobvister,
who died on November rtad last, war, proved on the
Wiry Jobs Oldfielial, the wither'. Relfilnid
Ardea, Edgar Lama, sad Charles reel-rick .kerlan.
tbis camel re, the vales of ths persosral estate exceed.
lag £29,000. The testator, oft-, making bequeate to
relatives end others, leaves thereat lee of big property,
upon trust, to pay i•
-0 manes. 14 two .ieters, th.ves
slams, sad two other ladies; on lb. death of the first
four of ths annuitants the Schoolmasters and :tohool•
tuberoses.' Benevolent Instituting and the Church of
England Z,sons htimiorsary Society in ita
_•1
M Department take an intereat duriat the s t°o
remaluing annuitant. in ths Leconte ri his promirtr
and oia tbe death of the 'eat annuitant he gives such
per; of the residue of hiri property ao may by law be
bequeathed foe charitable purpose 1. the Endowed
Grammar School at I.),(obeatsr, to, establish 10 &choler-
skips of £2O each for b ,ys from the National
Elermatary Sabo As, and the altimeter resides to his
nephew, be ..Il Henry John Oldnold.
ENTIIITa UMW? AT Onitlin A capital
e mart vs. alarm at the Cbarininster Schoolroom on
Frlday. The Rev. W. L. Barrie. occupied the chair,
and there wee a good ea rhino*. Tits following was
lb. pro.rramms :—Part I.—Piaaoforts nob, " War
March," Mite Searle glee, " Mae 01 If "4"11'"
chair ; loam "Th. Anchor's Weighed," Mr. Co.;
quadrilles, plauoforte Miss Newbury • duet, "No-
body at All," Miss HAT sad hi.. Ito4waine ; tromic
song, " I Will If You Will," Mr. 11111 ; raise
"Myrna'.," let violin, Miss Eloaris, 2.1 ditto, Mr.
Bailey. 'mill, Mr. Watkins, a nein, Mr. Hill, piccolo',
Mr. G. Legg ; comic soar, " Prater Pipsr-," Mr.
Tampion:tan ; song, " Reciprocity," Mr. Harvey ;
pianoforte duet. Mies Searle said Mrs. Rho,.; deecrip•
live song, " Mee the Lifeboat," Mr. Wetkius ; gang
and chorus, " 0 Bless Our Sailor Pis.'," Mrs.
Eig,/s. Part IL —Piaaoforte duet, "Boned' uelers,"
Mimi Peach and Mies Ohmic glee. • Toe Hardy
Norsemen," choir ; song. "Nothing Troubl-a L aloe,
3,16,1 Watt.; song, "Mirliihipmits," Mr. G. Well.;
duet (vocal), " Hark lb. Orlon Pealinr," Min Taylor
and Mr. Taylor; song" Bother the Flies." Mr. Grit :
gong, " Suomi+ Story," Mrs Biggs ; minuet from
Samoa°, lot violin. Miss Searle, find ditto, Mr. Bailey,
'cello, Mr. Watkins, cornet. Mr. 14111, flute, (I. Leg.: ;
comic song, "Am I Right," Mr. Tsuipleman ; comic
soar'," icial Mm's Um Bobby,' Mr. Harvey ; o mt.
soot, "The New Electric Liviat," Mr. G. Legg ;
comic duet, "You're Another," Mr. Watkins mad Mr.
Hill (*named); "God Save the Q 0•110."

ENTERTAINMENT AT THE CORN EXCHANGE.
The Corn Erchanire wadi or.ierded to exam on
Thursday evening by • feshionable audience,
witness • performance promotssd by several ladles arid
SantiOSIONI of tbe g.lbbourbooi. in aid of Lb* West
F.,rdlogion organ and vestry fuod, the eaten dn.
meat consietiog of the comic operetta " The Blind
Beaus," and • dramatic sketch from Nishoiss
Nickliky, entitled "Do-the-Boys Hall." Wails we
stall base oacanion to oom.ilitneot most of the
performers, we can scarcely command the
selection of the pleas in Q vistion. Offen-
bach's operetta is au amusing tr. 'rough, bat
the dramatised sedection from Dickens' immortal work.
though It possessed some striking and antueing situa-
tions, must have proved almost uhintelligible to those)
unlearned In the works of our greatest Zoglish
humourist. The curtain mew at eight o'clock on "The
Wind Beggars." It had been annoutioed that Mr.
H d"houee would be unable to carry out Me part as
Boats. and his place had bee. taken at • very short
Notice by Mr. Frost. Taking this into oonelderatino,
Mr. Brost deserves much praise for his inteseely
funny interpretatinn of the character of the artful
mendicant. Captain Wynyard was an ereellent
Z cherish Morgan. and provoked much amusement,
In conjunction with Baffles by his delver tinp,rsina-
Non of the blial cadger.
The dramatis parsons of the " D i-the-B ye
Halt" was as follows :

tbeiraw,.b,
John Brow Ho . 0. W Flora.
Book° Mr. H. Kindersloy
Wank!: rJ Spleen . . Vent{

Sm. Sq were Lao °rebus
F.eay oilmen; Mies Sra •teith
Ti de Price . blench. Smite
Phobe (the MAW) Mee Imbel Smith
And othr..

Siueer.' richoolroomiTti;;Me—ne of action, and the
inch] • ate commence with Nick!thy'. first morning after
his arrival at the Yorkshire echolastic establishment.
The punitive is followed with t ilers'ile cloeenese and
with admirable faithfulneos to d XII the day when
Nicholas, enraged by insult and the brutal treatment
of Smik• and the other unfortunates, turns the tables
on the master, and inflicts summary chastisement on
him. Not,. ly who has road Nickolas Nieklay
can fail to have been horrified at the condition of the
cheaper English ochools which existed in the early
days of the author's life. They were indeed • blot
on the a mial life of the country, and it VIM Dickens'
object to expo.• thi villainy and cru•lty practised at
three den, of infamy. In the prefece to the
work the author explains why he came to take
up the cudgel. in this matter. When • boy his
impressions of these schools were 0001thow or other
o ionectel with • suppurated abasese that one of eh.
by. had cm. home with, in consequence of his
" Yorkshire guide, philowoher and haying
ripped it open with an inky pen knife. This ha-
preasion, says Dickens, never left me. Years later be
determined to write about them, and he went down
into Yorkshire, and in order to obtain an minis into
the school., he concerted the piona fraud bearing
reference to a suppositious little boy who had been left
by • widowed mother, the latter supposition. lady wish.
lug to put her olive branch to a good school. Dickens
avers emphatically and earnestly that Mr. Squeers
and his school are faint and feeble *forego( • reality
that at that time existed, but which happily is now
nearly removed.
As we have remarked,to those unacquainted with the
book the performance of the sketch most have proved
somewhat dimintointing,vtill to those who have &know.
ledge of the story it must have been very pleasing. Of
the acting we can speak with unqnslified commends.
Hon. Muse Eye Smith was really excellent as Fanny
Sqrseers, impersonating that gentle creature with con.
inicomet• skill. In the famous "green-eyed m •neter"
scene this lady waa particularly good, simulating the
jealous outbursts of Squeere' amiable daughter admir-
ably. Mies Blanche Smith. as the coquettish Tilde,
fulfilled her pert In a very greceful and agreeable
'canner. Mies Di ,bel Smith fulfilled the smell part of
Phashe (the mail) efficiently. A special word of prate.
Is due to Slims Graham for • remarkably clever
reprseente, ion of the shrewish Mrs. Squaws, giving •
striking p stare 01 this repulsive character. CejAtin
Frith, as Squeers, surprised the audience by the
intensity of feeling be thrser into his part, and his
really excellent interpretation of the character Mr.
Maxwell Henning proved •n admirable Nicholas, and
In the last act be receive I *seared rounds of minion...
As poor &Eike Mr. Kindersley di I well, and Mr.
George Floyer filled the part if the burly Yorkshire
farmer very efficiently. Master Everett, as young
&losers, said his few lioe• c nifidently, and Sergeant
Mitchell. of the Borough Polies, proved himself pro-
ficient in the art of "C illariog." The D 'whetter
Amateur String Band played several select{ me, and
their performances proved • very enjoyable feature of
the entertainment.