The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-10-06 00:00:00

Pend Countl Exprego.

DORCRIATER, OCTOBER ith, 114+46.

PROSPERITY TESTS.

Until Biz William Ilareowi- spoke at lit'assello.d
then hes bees no politician uf eminence slam the
'mice closed to take up the °Wilds for the prineple
ol Tree Trade. Tee, now is the time to do ou, when
the Pair Traders have so far gained their point se to
oMain a commission of enquiry. Besides. there is at
the present Mololllllt a great deal Of doubt arid Mil.
RiViag l WI sir. People who are not altogether
thoughtless are beginning to sweet the wisdom cf
white is called " ostraided " Free Trade, and even
the advantage uf • cheap loaf is somewhat qualifi I
by the coneideration that it is of little lie' to bays
things cheap unless you have meney to boy them
with. At all events the period has arrived for the
old combataets to dos &gait their armour, and if
these be soundings in the principle of Free Tiede—
which we of course believe there is now is the
time le point it out. Undoubtedly there is much to
be said for the principle which Oolden,
and others, have laboured on hard to eetallidi. Facts
are stubborn things, and it is they which should guide
us in forming our opinion*. We have ourselves seen
so satiefactory refutation y. t of Frye Trade raw amis.
What, alter all, is the true toot of the gown] tel
fare I According to Biz William Ilarcourt, there is
lees poverty, lees crime, more suocuesioe duty and
Income-tax paid, and larger deposit, in the Saving.'
Beak then there used to be. To what better sources
eould we go for pooh of prosperity? Should we
consider our portion a happy one if those statistics
were reverted I If the barometer is steadily rising it
Is no use saying the weather in altogether hopeless;
and are Pair Traders prepared to show
this if the public bought things in a dear
market, the lir...perm amp iirei we hare named
would be maintained? It cannot he ileonel that in
spite of this apparent progresa there ham boon much

loss and depression in many departments of our
national induitry. For the sake of the general
hestdit, we seem to have sacrificed the agricultural
interest, the shipping and imgar trades, the ribbon and
glove industries, and • host of other means ot getting
• livelihood, which, under Protection, rendered our
eirstutry famous throughout the world. No doubt it
night be stud that these industries ere only depressed
Ice • time, and that influences ol which we know

nothing at present, might, ere lam restore
things to their former standard. This is hard
bo holism and ye* if we would only search into the

gask we should fiad that fluctuations were not
unknown. or that the state of trade was not
eciesetintee at had as it is just now. Farmers 'peaks s•
though bad times were never known before. Menil.
lecturers imply that it is only 161100 Free Trade was
adopted that they have been *lmpelled to olive mills,
and to disekszge hands. Let any person, who has
eltalned middle aga can remember the harrowing
Isles which used to reach South from North, and how
frequentlyi.peratires with paper caps rung forth in the
Wrests that they came "all the way from M%nohester,
end had no week to du." The fact is the influences of

hue Trade Refer reaching—they are a. yet undeve-
loped. Re hare not yet now paid the peruilty for the
advantages we shall ultimately enjoy, and although
patieues is severe ordeal, entailing some loos and an
little inconvenience. it must he oterciwid still longer,
mad should certainly be encouraged by the input of
preeperity perceptible in the statistic. with 44,1 to
b. general well being of the people.

Lard Alington's "intellectual tout," as • popular
fete, was an undoubted succees. The Wpm troupe of
performen delighted crowd. of spectators, and every.
thing outside the speaking tent was lively Awl interest-
ing. Inside the neat canoe,. hoe" quite the reverse
wee exhibited. Trim, Lord Alington warn there to
"make them laugh," as Lord Wolverton predicted at
Illandford, lint in striking contrast Lord I.l.l.••leigh,
sewer • ince opeeker, was at his dullest and pr,si.et.
The only redeeming point about his lord.hip's
was that there wil4 not much f it. The protr.oter..4
the demonstration have beim simply levidi in their
aerangemente to attract the public, end Ow °why
lam* h 11114) beell enormous. ..hn nmeiplii.ticetod
correeprindent take—" Where do, the mongol c.cue
from r We are WWTY we AM ,111411, lust. v'ir
IWittlip O&M'S e4Tinelty.
Our London cermstrnident write': —Lord Shaft..a.
bay's death mused much real mourning. Few limn
have 411 Vet der,l4oll AO 101111 & life. 00 110(11 • 110Iliti.M,
and such eminent ability, to • airwor of beileticener. It
it well known that he might have avirel to a
political pwition of the fleet rank, and that
deliberately renounced the rate of a petty politivian
Is ender that he might give hit lieu% energies to doing
✓od. In the r,ault he hem won • more endearing
fame than peaty chieftainship mild have conferred
open him. Ammon the many qualitiet that helped
him In become what he wan to the lose, of
London, n6l the least Unportant WM hie exqui.de
Wt. Only a few month, ago I heard him— thon
'maraud y in excellent health—whir/vs en Aoteteinliag,
of working men in South London. and I Woe MIMI
struck with the manly tone of hi. leech, the eleemen
of anything like patrinsge. it leetiiriiht, or in ee
guntlyirody talk.

DORCHESTER.
Damn? Poovogor raison Longo.- In sineerinenco
.4 thi g,,,,th of the Had of Shaftesbury the Provincial
Grbeg Lodge, announced to le held at Portland on
Itiorody, fim been postponed.
Tot 100iiiit0 Soon. —We would remind nedere
Aka the sotries:for the Poultry. Pigeon, fulaiit, ird
0•1 Show dor on the 10th inst. to Mr. C. Person..
Doroberer, from whom full particulars con
h•
Sofa ?Morn Onomon Smincoo, Dern Sonnet
/MIS TRlMlM.—Oslebrstiou of the Holy (krin•
morticio It 6.30 a.m.—Menthe, II 111. Vonte,
Abbott (11188. Ii Psalms Mynas, 161: Mararren
11.11; A1D09,1 .• Reorients, Dr. Stainer. in I)
jublink. Wain/ 407, 1 foe salhem H_yon, lot
(94. b.et)i Larry (Tsilis) ; If yids, 196 (Purley it) ;
onertnry molsome " Let your light" (Mehl, " What.
soerta ye would (Iron.). Evioeogy. 3 p.m. —Pubes
kobiregort, 1431 LAMM. I)unirm, Crotob, 312 I).'..litlesessitur, °soak : Hymn. tin (11.1fie;eido) ;
mime, 116 (h. Peter.) liveneing, I put—Monomer,
Tim.; plains, Robison's, 146 : Aloick, 144; Foamy,
100 ; Magnifica and Huse Damara, Boytou Smith in
V ; for anthem, Hymn. 166(8t. toes): Hymn. 144
(Redhead); Hymn, 103 (Seterley.--Dirat Komi .4
The °Miami Psalter °fritter H_Trou Book stood
ai Hyalite dottiest sod binder?' "H. Etoorgri_Reolie I
T. IL Momear, Organist and °honouree ; Winn-
LAIN Motoax, Sub-Orrinist
SSW graaa-Boerserr lionoten domerr. —The
Mr sonar Amoral meeting of drie snoiley was held
at tholfene on Friday evening The Rev. ff.
• "wed, sad there was • VIMi attaidllOGl of
members. The arum sumer( the meMlng baring
boo rend by the Secretary (hlr. O. .7. Dinar) the
otrement of Accounts to the 31st of August and the
Repoli wire presented to the meeting ~and,
on the proposition of the Chairman, seconded by
Mr. 3. Droll, wore unanimously rel mood. Tbs
following r the Directors' Asp,' ;•.. In
sreseating their lint Wawa statement scrounts,
the board of management congratulate the members
opoo the moors which Ire Attended this society
stncelt. formation, and look forward with oontionce
to the society soma obtaining it. full complement of
members, there being now 413 on the bOOki. Daring
the year the mum of £l,OOO has been appropriated by
bau.,,,by font iiceropristinos, of which MO hew been
mdmutood upon -seauri t 7 of freehold sad leasehold
properties, And the remaining £3OO will be paid as
lIMAI as the saner y folf soros ie onropleted. I o
December lor rer &motors received with regret the
reinguation of Mr. a. °rooter. Jon., no. .4 the eub.
committes, rod they thereupon appointed Mr. Henry
Darden, of Onimhill, Dorchester, • defy quelierd
member, Am his soccessor. And the regatews will be
asked to confirm this appointment at the snunel
mereing. The retiring director. tie Messrs. J. Haul,
O. Leif, H.. 1. J. Selway, and W. J. W. Pike, who,
with the anditom Worm 'W. H. Brown and R. Vow.'
ter), offer themselves and are eligible for re-Aeries
Mr. Remy Darden wag sppoisted 011 tim. suboorn,.
same. en the proposition of Mr. 11. S. Frost mooed* u
by Mr. Barnet The retiring directors And Andras
were re-elected, on dm proposition of Mr. H. Deirden.
monindsid by Mr. W. IL Valorem. • medial vote of
thanka being rendered them for their poet serrim. And
the mom was ahoowledged by Mr. 0. Lamy, teenaged
by Mr. R. Fowler. The &editors' reemnierotiou for
the mood year yam fixed at LI each, no the preplan.
con of 'Jr. Jobs Hotel, peconded by Mr. fr. S.
rims. Ur. Fowler referred to the mesas". manner I
is whirl the 'moratoria duties were performed, and
proposed s rote of thanks to the woroury, which wrs
seconded by kgr. 8, gime, and carried unanimous y.
41'e .moretwl breay returned thanks, and explained
shall members desirous of increasing their shame
mold de en on say sabeoription night. Mr. 0.1....7
propord • vote of Melaka to the Chairmen for pre.
aims, which was seconded by Mr. H. Donlon, and
acknowledged. The fifth Appropriation was made
immediately After the burnous of the above ow.sing.
sad resulted in number 166 being drawn, ontitliog the
holder 61MMIld to as mimeos teCOfemofisdetest
for IA gems.

FIITGCLAR (711—tli..r or Creuttr TO A CAT.—At the
Bormegh Frolieesconm on Monday, before the Mayne
GrLlory), Alderman Clime, Mr. IL
Meilen, Mr. E Lock, Mr. (3. A. George, Mr. J.
Tudor, Mr. F. B. Fieher, and Mr. Thomas Hardy,
William Wood and John Gillitighein were charged
with cruelty to • oat on the 11th ult.—Mr. R. F.
Colarristsr, proaemited, and Mr. H. A. 'billable
def —Private Manistee gave evidence to the
effect he heard a eat howl in Mr. Wood's Yard in
Prioctesetreet about noon on the day in question, and
a few minutes after be saws cat come OUt of the door
Opening into the yard. Witness followed the cat
Into . r. Howe's house. The animal was painted red,
and left • track along the path. As it went aloe;
wallets obeereed the cat was frothing at the mouth.
It gasped for breath, and dropped several tim.v. It
smelt strongly of turpentine. A few minutes after he
saw defendant.n come out of the ysrd and lock the door.
They went laughing up the street.—Cees.esainined
by Mr. Meltable The paint appeared to have been
robbed over the hind ;arta, and did not leek as though
it was done accidentally.—Be Mr. Gilato : Th.. cut
was daubed over with the paint—Witnem admitted
to Mr. Heatable it might have been d./beeceidentally,
but in reply to the Bench he said it had all the ap•
pearance of being painted.—Emma Howe, living in
Prince's street, said shortly after 12 the cat came to
her house. It appeared ti be mad, and was frething
at the month. 'There was red paint all over the
under part of the cat, on the logs and under the tail
there was also some paint on one it the rides. A
soldier came to her and stoke to her about an hour
after. (Mr. Hutteble ',anted out the discrepancy
between this and the lase witness's evidence.) Aloes
two hours After the cat died : before it died it howled
and barked like • dog. Witness went eta ef
Immediately the cat came in, and saw the two diden.
dude. They C 41116 nut of the door menti..nel by the I sat
witness, and went up the street la:tirhiing. Thecusneley
%Voogd came to her hoes*, and her husband said to him
" Iten't you think it's a shame ?" Ile replied " Yea,
ti.. shame." He also said he knew it was Howe'.
eat. Witness afterwards went up to Mr. Wond's
store door. There WAS paint on the grimed I.y the
side of the door. The defendant Wieel warn present.
Witness said "It was not done by accident then ? '
He replied it was not, and added he had told his
boys If ever they caught • eat there to give it a Food
warming.—Ornea:examined I,7Mr. Heatable She did
not see (3lanister. She had had • little trouble with
her cats before. Bbe had vied an officer for killing
one of her oats before--Mr. Hu:table said be
defended the "Meer in qiiestien. and it transpired the
eat WAS not killed at 511.—John Hew, said on the
day in queetiem, when he retro., home to dinner. he found
the cat, "which was neither red, dark, or block ”
ilaughter)—in • raving state, having been ',ensue'. It
was frething at the mouth, and coeld net stand.
The eat died about half-an.hour after. The WOO
afternoon witness PAW Wood at his father's le met'. Ile
asked him t.. bring .1 ,wn the key and unlock the door
of his yard. He .11•1 • and unlooked the door. Three
WAS paint all 11110 r the ground. The pot of paint (pro-
&mei) WAS .11 a leant, and the piece of rag or waste
Ipiewliteedi, which was saturated with red paint, was
en the ground. There were ale, hairs of a cat on the
rag.—Mr. Huetatile called attention to • bit of wool
on the rag.—Mr. Colson : But you are net going_ to
suggest your clients' painted • sheep, are you '—Wit'
ness, continuing, said be called Wood's attention to
the cat, and said—" You have made • mistake, Mr.
Wood," and he replied—" No. I didn't; I knew it
was year cat." A few days afterwards he saw Wend
at his father's bonne. Mr. Wood said he WAS net
home At the time the affair occurred, and witness .16,1
he did not wish to press the case. Mr. Wool said he
eae very sorry for what had happened.—ln croon.
examination witness said Wood brought him a letter
the earns afternoon.—Mr. J. A. Lip-..coin's.,
M.R.C.V.S., said on September 12th, • dead cat was
lir...light to him. He examined it, and in the stomach
and Intestines he found a matter very like red paint.
It had • strong odour of turpeotine. He attributist
the anise of death to poison from biking the paint
into the stomach. Death from such • MUSA would
have been a painful one. On the exterior of the body
was • diteoloratioa which he took to be rod paint.
The hind quarters and • portion of the stomach were
covered with the paint. It was sufficient to cause
suffering to the animal.—Cross-examined by Mr.
Huxtable : The %arks on the body were to
defined to lead 'him to think the paint was
thrown on it, or that the oat dropped into the paint.
—By Mr. Col= : Paint under the tail would not
have hem n there by actoident.—lnspector
R.S.P.C. A., said from information received he went
to the defendant Wood on September 15th. lie was
with his father. He told %Vood the complaint and
he said "Who saw in. du it ?" Witnew told hint
he would see afterwarde. Gillineharn was sent for, I
and he told him he was accused with his young
meteor of painting the cat with red paint. Gillingham
replied " I ilidn t p tint it.- Witness went with Mr.
Wood and hie son to the stores in Prinoe's.street
Sr. Wood said the cam had been la gnat nnivince,
lint he was sorry there had been any bether about is.
He added he had been front home, and thin was the
first he had heard about it. Young Mr. Wisd also
said the cats had been • nuisance, and they Isail had
his rabbits a few weeks ago; And that they were
always prowling about the premien. Ho showed hint
* think =aortas, and showed him where it was torn :
...den and the Such hose. fie said that was what the
eats del. Witness said "You ehmild not have
painted the cat ; bet shoeld have IWO Ow owner in
the County Coert for any damage.- If. owl.. sys
atiewer.--Mr. Hint-able addressed the Bench fir the
debine.., and erred they neieht not to etneict • teeing
in„ il".1 .1 iei eueh evidence. as they had heard,
which was fell ef the neot w.us4isl ilisereirine;es.
Th., newt be setislied Woo I had eoinissitti-1 the
mT -no., end h.. contended they hail had no awl evi•
donee. his elibmiUorl there wits no evidence whatever
seemst the lad ilillingliam.—The Bench retired, and
cx Astride.; the Mayor said they had given the
eer.d.il mid oinsidered the cam had hewn
pr. ,v.ll It wait a toy /Moss rams cruelty anil
they had it in their 'Far to tenet She defeedente tis
• for three must without the optie a n a fine,
They would not n.iw o this, las wield fine Wiest Is.
• eoete, and tlillingham
SWAISW,I (111 teas or ltopftms AN
lames Wlvstystil, porter, in the employ MS.
Females, fie., ,4 High Rao :street, was chargol wish
stealing • peseta,. ..f reels, the property sf his
employer.- -Mr. l'aeruts preeecutel, amid Mr.
Ilextehle thdenilel - Evidence having tine takes,
Mr, Coombe asked for a remand Pa a week, which
was presided. • - Pail was refused.
Bgettgre Wnute. :Swan Ann Smith was
brought tip clisrg:el with liebie .11renk on Sunday. -..P, t?,
Ihum blend the "men, who had by her strew, snip
disct rootaiderable attention lu tip, Sown. in
high Kest +twee. She appeered to hate been drink•
tall, and her yowlers had drown rotted her a large
nnmlor of bele. -I' sal and nomeas or If dere
AISSAI'LT W11.4.11W Was sillsynon.sl f- 'r
',milking Joseph Spans in 'apt. 2.416, last ou the Ai.
pheation of the emosplainant, the MOS WAS remind...l
Tor a week.