The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-12-24 00:00:00

PAYMENT OF BILL&

The bills were examined, and the much contested gaa
bill of £36 was signad wit Lout discussion.
The rest of the business weed • formal character,

WIMBORNE

Pirerr figesions, Friday.—Before Lient.-Colonel
Paget and the Rev. H. Austen.—ln the adjourned
case of the Police r. John Dunning, baker, for selling
bread, without having scales and weighte to weigh the
wee, the Bench gave judgment. The bread was I
ordered at the defendant's shop, were it was weighed,
and defendset sent it by his appreotiee to the house. ,
The youth did not, of coerce, take scales and weights;
with him, and for this defendant was summoned. The 1
magistrates dismissed the case on the ground that thel
Act specially mentioned that bread should either be
weighed in the shop, on delivery, or, if taken
in a cart that stales and weights should be
provided. and this was an isolated ease and did
not come within the meaning of the Act.
Brice Fripp, of Canford Magna, labourer, was charged
by George Robbins, of Canford, gamekeeper, with
baying trespassed in search of game at Canford Magma,
on the 15th inst. George Toomer, gamekeeper, said
that on Sunday morning. the 15th inst., he saw the
prisoner look at several wires that were get on the land,
and also set one. He wee lined 1. ineledieg oasts.
--John Marsh, of 404)441, was charged with a
ginner offence by Wm. Hooper, gamekeeper for Yr
C. A. Lug, and pleading guilty, lessened 10a, inched,
fni ilictd awl Frederick Andrews.

of Hamprestost charged With trimming in search of
gam* on the manor of Sir I. B. Guest, were dismissed.
ci—hargQ.artfiethCuatsilentr'iloaerWordenoel"odosihae mboanyo4r onfinthen r0."71
of Shaftesbury, pleaded guilty, and was fined 94.,
at,.—John Clod, of Wunborn', was
summoned under Um Poaching Prevention Act, for
hieing • loaded gun In his possession, and assaulting a
polies-constable in the rzeciition of his duty. P.C.
stone saw defendant go to the Dean's Court estate, on
Saturday morning, the 14th December, eilk • gun. He
suspected he was going poaching. About 11 at night
he saw him again with • gun, and he went into the
Oddlellowe Arnie beerhoum. When he came out,
witness took the gun from him and found mon him
two bottles, one containing p.twder and the other shot.
Defendant scuffled with witness several times, trying
to re-take the gun. Convicted end And El and coats,
or one month for Gm first offence, and CS and oats, or
two months, for the second. In default, ho was cons-
initted.--Natbaniel Frond. of Longhorn, an elderly
man, was snnimoued for assaulting a boy in his employe
nutted Tstchell. It seemed the boy used most insulting
language towards his master, and threatened to throw a
pitchfork •t him. Tho magistrates dismiused the nose.
—John Sherwood. of Hinson, pleaded gniltv f being
drunk, and was fined ss. and amts.—Frank Allen wits
charged with *rarity to two horses by overloading and
beating them, The poor animals were drawing a lost
of timber, which reqiiired at least four horses. The
Beech need him El and 9u. costa—Frederick Sudden
was closrgesl with • similar offence. He bad four tons
four cwt. drawn by three horses. The bench considered
this even • worm case, as he wee violently Soaking the
poor animals to make them go on, and they were in
poor ennrittion. —Fined 12 and costa, in default two
months' imprisonment. —Defendant asked for tune, but
this the Bench refused.

ETRE INTRINSICA.
A Solmegrims Tons Po so GOOD A0001711T.-0n
the 2nd inst., M. Adam Blake. of this plane, lost his
purse, containing 1:1 Els. &I. He was quite satisfied that
be knew who h.d it. bat was unable to adarase Poch
evidenes as would have justified • prosecution. Knoding
that the suspeeted party was superstitious, be went to
conceit. "wire woman," and t4ok care that the party
in question knew of his going. Feeling sure that he
would now be compelled by supernatural means to
restore the Money, the culprit at oar. mot it back,
stisim the purse.— Western Nulls and Plying Post.

MR. GLADSTONE a MONO HIS
CONSTITUENTS.
On Wednesday, the Mayor and Corporation of
Oldham presented to Mr. Gladstone an address. In
acknowledgment of the many and distinguished *erre.)s
he had rendered during his political career. The rut.
hon. gentleman. in reply. adverted to the passing of the
Reform Bill, and observed that if it was eta.' to make
the country strong they must give • bread bales to its
institutions, and wall upon the people vi di • frank and
trusting spirit to take • direct share in the choice of
their rulers. He denounced in strong tarn. the recent
Fatten outrages, but he thought it would not be wise
to defer redressiog the grievant,. of Ireland until
Penianism had been eitingnished. In regard to national
expenditure, be said :—There are these who tell us that
• Parliament more highly popularised will become more
extravagant than Parliaments resting upon • limited
ouffrage. It depends upon you. gentlemen, to faiefy
that adverse prediction. Rely upon it, it es subject
that n-quires • good deal of care. When public eceeceny
was brought into fashion in this country, about forty
years ago—for I think that the Government of the
Duke of Wellington, so far as I am able to joke, was
the first )overnment that is fairly entitled to claim the
credit of having given serious attention to eoonomy—at
that time, and subsequently to the Reform Act.
during the Government of Lord Grey. the Government
of Lord Melbourne, end the Government of Sir It. Peel.
the people of this country were not ashamark of avowing
that they considered economy in the admusietration of
the public reentries to be • great matter. And "the
people of this country." for a purpose of this kind, teems
mainly the c immereiel classes, because the evmmercial
elaosesfeel the burden of an undue public expenditure
in the depression of trade. They felt it then infinitely
more, on account of the vicious prttective system that
Prevailed, and they Lave both an intelligence and •
facility of combination, and of carrying arid making
known their ideas and opinions to the Parliament and
the Government of the country, which make them,
whenever they choose to stir, the most efficient agenta
in • question of this kind. And iwleed it was to their
agency that we owe i what I should call the reign of
public economy, fr, m about the time of the Government
of the Duke of Wellingtoo, and Ina still greater degree
after the Reform Act, which gave undoubtedly a great
further impulse in that dine non, down to about the
time of the Russian war. But I want now rather. to
mace a charge axainst the commercial and trading
clines of this country. Within the last 20 years they
have got a •vst deal richer than they were before, and
having become so much richer—l cannot but make this
charge—they have become • great dead wore indifferent
than they were about economy.—(hear, bear), No.,
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, that is wrong. It is wrong
because it is our duty not merely to consider ourselves,
but to consider how taxes affect the great tones of the
community. Much as their condition has been improved
of late year% it is not so improved but that it ought to
be improved • great deal more. And, moreover, there
are large portions of the population with respect to
whom, and although there has been an improvement—l
don't mean in your distria, but elsewhere—that
improvement huh, en comparatively slight But if we
wi-re ever so rich, if every man in the country from the
lovert upwards had, at any rate, the humble,t idea of
wealth that we can give—en ample sufficiency for
himtelf awl bin feurily—for food, raiment, education,
end the cultivation of his mind—and we are infinitely
far from that point—even if we had attained to that,
still economy of the national expenditure ought to he
pro...mind and punned, because public economy
...rented with public virtue, and extravagance in
nubile establishments is associated with jvbbery and
eat.n.ion of political vices of every kind. —(continued
cheers).
In opening the Mechanics' Institute at Werneth, •
auhurb of the town of Oldham, in the afternovn Mr.
Gleclatone spoke on education, touching especially upon
the distioetive feature, of the programme of study
carried out in the new institution. He recommended
the study of the English language and literature, and
said a man who could not speak his own language
correctly could make no preteneion to culture. In
',peaking at the working men's institute Mr. Gladstone
spoke in favour of a national eystem of education, and
the right of secular schools to support from the state.
He enforced She necessity of • general system of primary
education, and afterwards spoke of co-operation
end the liquor laws. He hoped while by means of
co-operation labourers would become capitalists, the
existence of such a class would tend to soften and
mitigate whatever there was left of collision between
labour and capital. He was opposed to any legislation
on the liquor laws which would create • distinction
between classes, and to • Parliament of gentlemen
legielating to restrain another portion of the community
from doing what they claimed a right to do themselves,
He would restrain the consumption of liquor on the
Lord's-day if there was really a general wish for it, but
it was not legislative restraints that would do most to
mitigate the disgrace of intemperance. Speaking of
trades unions, he denounced violent,e under any circum-
stances ; but he thought the association of working men
was in itesif • good thing if not misused, and tended to
the creetien of a healthy public opinion among the
labouring elvers.
On Thursday afternoon Mr. Gladstone attended a
crowded public meeting in the Public-ball of Ormskirk,
for the purpose of addressing his constituents. Mr. F..
Muegrove presided, and briefly introduced the right bon.
gentleman to the meeting.—Mr. Gladstone, who met
with a most enthusiastic reception. said that he owed
a deep gratitude to the people of this division of the
county, who had returned him to Parliament under very
peculiar circumstances. After having by general
indulgence repreiented the Univenity of Oxford for
18 years, at last the cup of his delinquencies became
full on account of hie declarations about Parliamentary
Reform, for which he had been told by the recent hero
of Reform that he had revived the doctrines of Tom
Paine. No wonder the University was frightened, and
returned • "safe" men in the B ght Hon. Gathorne
Hardy, who could be relied on to stand by the flO
banner, which banner in 1833 was declared equal to •
revolution. He wondered what the University now
felt ; for he should say if the University had • none it
must feel that it Ind lately been led by It. He then
entered into a defence of the proceedings of the late
Government, which—whether it had remained under
the leadenhip of Lord Palmerston or any other states-
-01412-111011t have adopted • policy based upon strict
Liberal principles. As statesmen, they had to consider
the circumstances of the time and the political forces of
society, and after the election of 1865 they felt that
they must reserve • proposal of Parliamentary Reform.
They could not fail to see that the attitude of the
unenfranchned chases eras one of liberal expectation,
but certainly not of indifference. The middle class was
apathetic, although they found they could rely upon
certain support from'one section. There was, however.
• powerful minority in the House of Commons bound
tore.. • popular extension of the suffrage. Under
these circenutances, the Goverument was bound to be
moderate in its proposals, and they did all in their
power to elicit friendly support. They found their
opponents firmly opposed to them, and a portion of the
Liberal party not disposed to act with them, and the
',melt was that this combination was ton strong. Its
biatory bad been told by Mr. Lowe, and a pledge was
given that there should be no reduction of the franchise
by the leaders of the Opposition. The lete Government
neared, although a vote of confidence could have been
easily recorded In their favour. Believing that the
interest of the public in the settlement of Reform was
• vital one, they felt if they retained afire they would
be !net frith the Dame opposition, but that if they retired
the immediate triumph of Reform was certain. They
had devoted themselves as mar yrs to the cause, and
they had had the glorious triumph of seeing theix
opponent, obliged to carry out their measures and
fulfil their chilies. The right hon. gentleman then.
with great point and sarcasm, contrasted the Reform
Bel of 1867 with the Reform Act of 1867. The former
he mai was the worst ever laid before Parliament. The
effect of that bill for extending popular privileges, while
it gave 100,000 or 120,000 voter in the boroughs and
taw. of Fngland, where enormous ma'am of the popula-
tion are excluded from political power, would by means
the
vlteriwouPenld phlaevewihsoum:neirely aldrein:dirayishedpomes:
of the dual vete have given near 30000 new vet. to
ravage ; that is to eav, instead ef extending or ingress-
p of
power
h.;
the labouring elms. The obnoxious features were
struck out, although some parts were still objectionable,
but on the whole he congratulated them on the Act,
without, however, much admiration for the manner in
which it was pained. He defended the Liberal parts
teem the charge of offering opposition to the ace n•
Liberal party in Parliament he said made no proems'.
and gave no vote, except with reference to the improve-
ment of that bill ; and he thought he might say they
did improve the bill. It. present (milts were certain to
be amended, notwithstanding the ludicrous and unfair
deficiencies is the distribution of mats, and so far it was
tobe regarded ass greet step in the Pogrom of Political
liberty. With resped the &etch- Reform Ball, he
regretted that it would be prepared to increase the
number of the House of Comsat', which was now too
large for a deliberative agtemehlY• They Ought to find
from other unobjeetiosalit wren the representation
due to the wealth and importable of Scotland. He then
tebutled the sesemptiacc4 Mr. Disraeli that the *matey
was indebted foe all the ealaable legislation of the lees
thirty yew to die Conservative party. It so, the

efluntry must hays been tindergeirg the same inacionseicias
stets of education to which they were told by the saner
authority the Conservative party had been subjected
that party had takin its physic with good gram, atd if
It nu pleased there waa no reason why its opponents
should be discatlalled with the result Timis were many
important qua.tionseoming on, especially with respect.
to Ireland ; but 4th. country was to be strong it mast
be united, and they must legidate for all portions in it
on the Imola of perfect equadity--(cbeera). Th. right
boo. gentleman concluded &midst loud cheers, and *
vote of confidence in him as the representative of the
Liberal party in South Lancashire was passed by
: aeclamation.
In the evening Mr. Gladstone adillseeeed mother
tarot nomerously attended meeting of his conMitsentw
at Southport, from whom he remind a most enthusiastic
welcome. In the course of his speech, he remasited
that he wee opposed to abort Parliaments and the.
ballot.