The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-29 00:00:00

Porott emit' Expo.

DOROHSSTES, AUGUST 29th, MG.

We have often noticed what an Mtn Won any
machinery in motion has for the popultr eye, com-
pared with machinery of theism. sort at rest. Every
slhibitioa of working machinery, even down to • petty
shop-window display, exemplifies this tendency. lii.
not surprising, therefore, to find the centre of popular
interest shifted from our stationary force at Aruba-
dela and Hamleh to our now actively moving one
which bee its base on Ismailia. Of course, the mere
feet that Sir Garnet Wolmley put himself personally
at the bead of this letter army was an indication that
to it we must look for sweetie offensive action. The
function of the Alexandria force seems for the present
to be limited to bolding the enemy fast on one side,
while Sir Garnet's stray pommels the other and Isis
defensible one. The effect of tide strategy will doubt-
lee be to avoid the destruction of hundreds of our own
men sad thousands of Arabi's in an essault on the
limo of entrenchment between Ranaleh and Daman-
boor. That these lime could and would be carried at
the Point 01 the herdet, after being somewhat
battered by our artillery, there oan now be no doubt;
for the Egyptian troops seem nowhere to have been
abbe to stand against the terrible r -sand of cold steel
In the hands of British soldiers. This wee sidle-41y
Mempillied by the retreat of the enemy from Mature
after • mere artillery and misery skirmish, and
without wasting for that collision of idaarry which
our men eagerly anticipated. Ton driving-in of the
enemy from hie eastern portion will doubtless have
the effect of shaking his capacity of resistance in his
aorth-western one near Alexandria, which may then
be taken with comparatively await sacrifice on our
side.
Now that the Scientific and Social and Religious
Comperes are in full mai there is raised the usual
question of eui boso / These formal congresses are
raked of as the mere parade and advertisement of the
various institutions with which they are connected.
Is former dip important diemasiom actually took
pros, valuable discoveries were announced, real
harness was done. Bat now the pram is so proilfio,
and every branoh of thought and learning is so well
sipreiented. that almost everything is threshed met in
print, and the direr education and Mame of the
Congress has to • great extent disappeared. This Is,
with some reservations true. But there remains •
most important element which is too much lest sight
of. The =noel assemblies bring together collabore
team in all departments of thought, who would other-
wise never... one another's hem. Tole enlivens weary
research by personal and friendly intermixes and the
remelt Is an abeam of acrimony in dispute which is •
straw but not moil noticed feature of this age. Them
are not in these days the malignant polemics which in
the last century distinguished all discussion, whether
religious, or scientific, or archeolofilcal. Schott-a of •
former age would abuse their opponents lite pick-
pockets in the course of • discussion on pure
mathemarke and rage like lunatics over • disputed
anatomy. In these days we leave invective to
politics. It is no longer good form even at the Bar.
The war between electricity and gm Ii DO longer
dispute between vested interests and scientific
Wires. We have not seen • computation of the
amount which Is bosomed in this country 'lgal-share' ;
but it is averred that forty millions Is alrea ly invested
he Electric Light Companies, and In all stammente
which are made respecting the relative merits of the
two illuminating media it is important to be on one's
guard against Stock Exchange camerae.. The resist
speech of Professor Siemens is a model of candour.
As a leader in the electric movement, his bias in
favour of the new light might have led him to a total
disparagement of gm On the contrary, he has shown
the limits within which lone electricity is likely to
serve the purposes of the age, and has done the Gas
Gorspanlse a good two by holding before them a long
and prosperous f utc-e.

Ths death of Mr. Gaildfcnd Onalow removes yet
another distinguished fiiure in the Tiohborns drama,
This honest but obstinately credulous oountry gentle.
man died In the faith, and be"eveci devoutly to the last
in ths Dartmoor imposter. From first to last he had
spent about £15,000 in backing him opinion, and no
doubt would have been ready to spend as much more if
he had lived two years and a few months longer, which
is the period appointed for the termination of thistr4'.
inprisonount.

Woakuta linteWis7t;trow.Throusrh the liberality
of W. E. Bros%ie:, Hag., M.P. Ft. Williams, Eat ,
B. Hawkins, ~ and ether subscribers, the debts of
the Dorchester °eking Men's Institute hare been
cleared off, and the club is now In • favourable financial
positlon. The readiaproom has lately been re
decorete
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A Carriton.—We wish to caution the tradesmen of
Dorchester and the n. ighbouriamd against being
ensnared by • certain " long firm," which is
on Bs nefarious practic-s not • hundred mil:7C:::
Maiden Newton. The fraud has been continuing for
upwards of two years, and more than one of the
Dorchester tradesmen would seem to have been
rictimiael. Amon; their aliases are the names of
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Mn. Hogan% Mrs. Billett, and Mrs. Etartiett.
You:arrant laterterloy.—Tbe Dorchester Company
of Volunteers wer• inspected on Thursday evening in
thie Barrack-square by the Adjutant, Captain Le
Merchant. The &Boers present were Captain Rsr
in command, and Lieut. ill Wilibuns-Andrews.,ne
adjutant's inspection was • thorough one, and at the
dose he complimented the men upon the satisfactory
manor in which they had performed the evolutions.
Barr Karim —A rifle contest took plea on Thurs-
day last at Mallen Castle between 12 member• of 0
Company, lit DALY., ani 12 of the Brigade Depot.
The Wimbledon rules and Wrote, 1882, were used,
the maga being 200. 500, and 600 yard.; seven shots
at mob. TM molars elan with Martini Henri rifles
and the volunteers, six with the Snider and the remain-
der with the Martini Henri. The result wail. favour
of the volunteers by 63 points, as the subjoined aeons
will show :
O. COMPART. IST D R.V.
200 Yds. 500 Yds. 600 Yds. Tot.
rodtt.itr
Raised D 65 CHI ... 0 24 18
Sermant Harris (S.) 17 10 4 31
Oorporral Chick (2) ... 17 V 17 61
soar (&) 17 V 8 61
I=t- r
Private OL Bit ... 16 11 27 —6l
Prints 111 ... 10 16 11 47
Itemenat =O3. . V 19 10 —56
( Ai is 31 18 78
17=I Osmond (MB.) 23 23 19 —74
Private Last (IL IL) ... 20 91 18 —2l
Bergasat Watford (tLE) 17 26 18 73
Tants H. Teaks (S.) ... 19 90 10 49
237 981 1111 n 3
99r8 RaGINISTAL Dirraicr.
U.utllriagtcn ... ... 17
M-Beremat Laird ... 12 21 16 —• V
U l3 47
t Moore ... 23 27 23 79
Oolour-berg•ant Okstires 17 23 1 42
Private Gulick ... ... 17 33 7 41
Bargeast Earle .. ... 12 17 ses 51
Bersmat4lsjor O'Meara 14 18 12 54
00.-Ist. Iluskry. James 13 18 25 56
Msa•Maj.sr LileSil ... 93 V 16 23
Ilargerat Meackla ... PI 18 9 50
Bargsaat Butler ... ... 8 II a 64
&meat Jobe= ... ... 1.9 17 a a

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