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

ebbs anti ens.

After the repsated rejections by a msj irity of the
House of Mr. Bra,llaugh on acc innt of his religious
opinions, aii his antagonists would hypariticslly hays
the world believe—although, of course, no reasonshis
being swell .ws the traiteparent shant—it follows that
saoclichttaa for Parliament sty honours most in hams
5. Pc•Pured to tindorao not only a political ls• t g
theological catechism at the Jihad' of the electors
whose favours they may woo. The prospect is not a
pleasant ono fore good many who, unlike Mr. Brad-
laugh, are now content to put their conscienc-s in thsir
pockets, end to swear to anything. Still, if the noxious
plant of unbelief let be weeded fr on out the West-
minster gerlen, the sneaking cinch-grass which,
hidden from sight, perm ates the s must be rookd
ups. well se the volt/ sr poppy which fl !Milt& it, heed
that all the world may see. it.

The Bradlaagh incident war • discreditable erbisi.
lion In every we,. As Mr. Forster told Sir Staff •rd ad
hoe followers, they themselves were &imbed ono .1 the
greatest hi,.. at religion that h•d been • truck .4 I• •
years. Of course they aro. Their procedure c•ne t
but create disgust when, under the pretest •daphol l•
log the honour of the Creator, they are nly gtri.iug to
keep out • man who threatens to put • .t •p to thou
hitherto unchecked plundering of the people.
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By the way, one would have thought Lord Rand .1, h
would rather have weloomed Mr. Brad!mirth All al ally,
matins that • short time ago he &its° of the peo.ioo
list itieseelf. Porlaape hie lA* broths,," the D rh. ha.
been having • few of those quiet worda with him ivi:a
which big brothers nomelosally favour r tbiger ,e,es
from whom they duo,.

The number of hop. memb.re who voted that M-•
Bradlaugh should not he allows' to do what he 11.1
jest previously done—to so throonh the f trm of reoest-
ing the words of the Oath preecribkl hy it. it ttutee -
was 280, a. agelnet 167 who were In favour of hi. heir
permitted to repeat the process.

The f dlowing will show how those. who.. vote
may intoned my readers, went in the dividon. Amon:
Mr. Bradlaterh's oppooenta were—tie great brewer,
%Ir. S. C. Alleopp, the member for Taunton. Mr.
Aehmead-Bartlett, the menthe' for Eye-glass, set
etump orator for the Po die Tory Asa rietioe Ihe
Right Hon. Clivendi•h-B intmck, king .4 Brack's*,
who the other evening nearly frightened • numbs. of
ladles into fit.. They were holding • prayer meeting
at Rester Hell in favour of the reieel of the C D.
Ac's, when the hon. gentleman, who is known ai one
of the most uncompronthing opponents of the mit,.
Urn. suddenly—like Batten's ghost—appe.reii in their
toici.t. Young Lord Bro ice, member for E.st
▪ t. Csivain Bremer, member for I) retiree', I. rd
&Churchill who repreeents about a thousand and eighty
Woodstocklares, and ...Ores to itirmingharu. Maj .r
Coops, another great brewer. C don-I Digiv, owe of
the amber. for D meet, and the fortuoat. p 5.0•0 r of
6.835 aerie, from which he get. • rental of £162.
Captain Estoourt, member for No. th Wilt.. Mr J.
Floyer. • Conservative Doreet memb-r. Viscount
Folkestone, the retresentative for South Wilt.. Al•.
Gore-Langton, of Mid•Someneet. Mr. Montegue
Guest, the L,beral member for Wareham, who
naturally has " his feelings" with regard to perpetual
oeneions. Sir Massey Lopes, representing South
Devon. All the three Lowther., the relative. of the
Reel of Lonedale. Sir P. Mile*, of the East-Somerset
division. Sir Stsffor I Northoote, the self-coostl.
toted "Defender of the Faith." Parnell,
the Cork -.y member. Lieutenant Rippe, tie
representative of Weetbtu7. Lord H. Scott, who at
Present lion, of the representatives of S oith Hants.
Lend H. Thyme., who does ditt for &It'll Wilts.
'The irrepressible Werton and Sir H. Drumm •nd
Wolff, who politically speaking trots from fold to fol.l.
Among those who protested in (*your of the rights
of electors to choose their own representative. were—
lion. Evelyn Ashley, member for ore of the met
delLhtful portions of the Unite( Kieg.ii.m. Mr. A rt‘oir
Bess, proving himself in tide ease an ale feline
well met. Mr. John Bright and his brother Jog
Mr. rharoberlain, • ho bee told th^ c ffl.,lil e,
that their ghoulish trick, will a tdo for .1 .0. Jo'
Cowes, the Independent Sir Cnerles Duke, the -
time asealleat of Royal extravagance. Prolever
Fawcett, Mr. Forster, Mr. Glul.tooe, end his son,
Lord R. Grosvenor, Sir William H inc opt. Sir
Arthur Hayter, the member for the city, to which
requiring to have their heads shave aro Kent
tFpopular voice. Mr. G. Howard, of Bedfort,
e representative of the farming intereet. SI H.
James, on behalf of Taunter, Sir W, Law..., the
watery. Mr. H. Samuelson, from Frome. Th. Hon.
J. Stanfield and Mr. Pendelli Rant the ono* elected
of Bridport.