The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-18 00:00:00

Obbs an Enbs.

Mr Alderman Curti,, in giving tbe rola& to hia
philanthropy haa oucausciously helped to drive one
more nail, and this • vvry hid I to', lot* tbe c flirt of
hie pet echew.—the prop-wt Pleaeure Ground... In
• lettvr to a c totaroporery he writes:—

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" I ant not aware whose dotty it may be to ma the owe-
minas al this fund together. but I thiek I wou'd be
most advisable to do so. If my recolleetio served me tight
believe we have sena £3O I band, an iU would he, molt
opportune time t 3 get the whol• amount fire one ehil-ing
tiellet• and give them to the Varloll, ministers of the town to
distribute to the damning artd neermitons poor
"A. most opportune time' well expreasas the condition
of the trader,' the town at the pre•ent, and I urnishas one
of the strongest of &momenta why the working moo
should strenuously kick against any attempt to rifl,
his pockets that his `betters " might reap the benefit.
Mr. liawkins-Sixopeon ought to feel extremely obliged
to the worthy Alderman.

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Toe last memorial upon this subject with which Mr,
II awkins Skopeon has favoured the Local Government
B gird—(erna of th- clerks will be crying out for an
the question sent mom definitely
sottled)—i• I am told the fijth ; an r, from the nem...
attached. AG. Hawkins fituapson has, in this oat. t.t
least, followed " a historical example." and Sept lie
good wine until the lad. Among the signatures to
al., the latest expression of the public feeling, are
th tee of —Rs•. J. L. Willisms, vicar of Looirfl -et ;
H. B. Browne, Bt. Mary'., Poo'.; it... 11. Cavill,
nicer of St. Paul's, Poole; Itsw. A. Kemp, M A. • Rey.
E. Burroughs., late of St. Jame: ; it... K Evans.
The Rev. M. Patsy signed a former memorial from
Hasnwortby, and I believe the vicar of Poole, the
Rev. Mr. Lamm., will altoo probably lend his name
to the protest. In ad iition, thie last memorial is
representative of every interest in the town. Sorely
if any are nom, °tont to judge of the mat rid l and
moral interests of a place they must be
those rev. gentleinso who live and labour
amongst the Inhabitant.. When it is found
that not only do they attach no importance to this
pr tj•ct but have undeniably expressed them•elvet as
a Iverse t it,—and are further backed up in this
direction by • large percentage of the chief inhabit-
acts, it would surely be prep *term., to put the
borough to the expense of an enquiry which can have
but ooe result. The Council have decided to ask for
the ...vie.s of sc offi 1%1 inspsctor—• mild re•render-
Inz of the fahle of the Frogs •ntl the Stork ; it let', be
anticipsted that after this, the energetic actin,. of Mr.
Hawkin• Simpson will be effectu si, and th • ratep 'yore
sp teed the imp et of another 31. upon their already
six-and-elghtpsnny rate-burdened pockets.
The Ste Nda, 4, (loan; 04344 few day• barn been ad.
coating "the hsttilitatlon I Baker Puha anti hi. r..-
Instalation In hi. former po•ition In the army. Over 200
iadi,• hese written in favour of the propssal ; one only,
and I should be sorry to number her among my
"..i..., ha. been found to energetically protect
In favour of the social ostracism of Major Baker. It
is said the continued black mark kept against the gal-
lant (Am.'s name, for an offence long eine. expiated,
Is due to feeling. expressed iu " the highest qua tem"
It may be ramemllere 1 a certain noble lady
when bisj ,r Biker warn tried for • tipsy insult, sent to
the young lady who warn the complainant for her por-
trait—for jost the name reason, you know, as S dly
&togs.. of Bowling-green-alley. buys the Po4ice News
—curiosity. I wonder ti at before now such ex-
quisitely refined feelings should not have bsen
iollo4loC4lti in the Pasha's case by the words—l have
no doubt religiously repeated morning and evening—
" Forgive 04 our Vespaseel, Ao." It is quits time •
little Christian charity should tp4k exercised in this
instance.