The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-10 00:00:00

MR. WARING ON HOME POL-Mal.

One of the most successful political demonstrations
that has over been held in the Borough of Poole, either
by the Whigs or Tories, came off on Monday last in
connection with the Poole Liberal Association, which
is now numerically stronger,:and in a more healthy
state than at any tune since its establishment in 180.
Luckily the day was fine, but the rain had descended
in torrents during the two or three previous days and
nights, and had it not been for this unfortunate fact
the number of persons present —nearly s,ooo—in the
beautiful park at The Elms, Parkstone on Monday
would no doubt have been even larger than was the
case, although so late in the season.
The procession, which was a very long one, con-
sistin , of about 800 members and friends of the
each wearing a rosette of orange and
black-ribbon, started from the Temperance-hall
shortly after lOo'clock. The Bournemouth Promenade
Band led the way, and after them came the banner
of the Association, bearing the Borough arms. The
three succeeding banners bore the inscription "Pro-
sperity to the Trade and Commerce of the Borough of
Poole," "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity," and
"Onward to victory., Liberty, and Prosperity," and
then MUG the Ptsile Fife arell/rum Band, and another
banner with the inscription, "The people's Choice."
The that of some two dozen vehicles was an open
carriage in which were mated the lion. Evelyn Ashley,
M.P.,( for Poole; Mr. Charles Waring, ex-M.P., for
Poole; and Councillor J. S. Hudson, President of the ,
Poole Liberal Association. In front of the pair of
twee° drawing this carriage the Poole Town Band
marched and a banner WIN carried on which was
inscribed "See the Conquering Hero Comes." To the
carriage we have mentioned succeeded the handtiome
Antelope break, drawn by four horses, and in this and
other vehicles we noticed Councillors J. and T.
Buckley, Alderman M. Kemp-Welch (ex-Mayor
Poole), Mr. .1. H. Mundell' Mr. T. W. Atkins, Mr.
J. Tribbett, Mr. W. Mate,C'ouncillor W. N. Western
(Vice-president of the AsSociation), Mr. A. Balaton,
J. P., Alderman F. T. Rogers, J. P., (ex-President of
the Association), Mr. J. Hayman (sheriff of Poldak
Councilimi It. P. Philpots and 11. Hamilton, Mr.
L. Baker, Alderman G. B. Penney, J.P., Mr. W.
Young, Mr. T. Hicks, Mr. IL Penney (hon.
Secretary of the Association), Mr. G. Green, Mr. A.
K. Witt, Mr. Balaton, jun., Mr. J. T. Curtis,
Councillor G. Curtis, Mr. H. T. Trevaniou, Mr. J.
Gillard, Mr. J. Loader, nen., Mr. W. Waterman, Mr.
Waterman, jam, Mr. Jenkins, men., Mr. Stricklen,
Mr. Gifford, Mr. 3. C. Hawke., Mr. Hudson, jun.,
Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lennford. men., Mr. Danford, jun.,
Mr. H. Bayley, Mr. J. W. Tetbbett, jun., Mr: Ir.

Coward, Mr. J. L Llewellyn, Mr. W. Green, Mr.
Hoskins, and Mr. H. Hayman, &c. The route taken
was down Market-street, through Thames-street, up
High-street, (which was gay with bunting and
thronged with people), through Longfleet, and from
thence to Elms Park, Parkstone, which had been
kindly placed at the disposal of the association by
Sir James Colunhoun, Bart.
There was no lack of amusements in the Park and
refreshments were provided at a moderate scale of
charges by Mr. Curtis, of the Antelope, and Mr.
Andrews, of the Vine. During the morning there
were some races for the youngsters.
At one o'clock a select party partook of a cold
luncheon that had been provided by the obliging
proprietor of the Antelope, under a marquee in the
fuwk. Amongst those present were the member for
Poole, the lion. Evelyn Ashley; the member for
Bridport. Mr. Pendell Ralli ; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Waring; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hudson ; the
Mayor, ex-Mayor, and the Sheriff of Poole ; and
many of the gentlemen we have named above as
having taken part in the procession. The only toast
honoured was that of "The Queen," which was suit-
ably proposed by the President of the Association.
After luncheon one of the bands led the way to a large
platform in the centre of the park; and the most im-
portant part of the day's proceedings, the Ina" meet-
ing, commenced.
Mr. J. S. lionson, President of the Poole Liberal
Association, who was very cordially greeted, read
the following letters :
"Durweston, Blandford, September 29.
"Dear Sir,--I have made a rule, ever since I have had
the honour to be one of the members for Dorset, to take
no part whatever in any of the borough politics within
the county, and would rather not depart from it in your
case. I believe Lord Alingtcm, whilst one of my
colleague', always acted on this rule, and Mr. Moyer does
so too. I am pretty sare.—Yours faithfully,
W. li. It. PORTMAN."

"Bournemouth, September 27, 1576.
"Sir James Sullivan is sorry that ho cannot be present
at the Liberal fete at Parkatone, on the 2gul of October.
"Mr. H. Penney."

" Classybawn, Sligo, September 88. 187&"
Sir,—l regret extremely that my absence from England
will prevent me from having the pleasure of attending the
public meeting and the Liberal fete, ea I gbenld ben been
happy to do.— Yours truly,
"W. Covrraill'irimut."

"The Close, Salisbury, September
"Sir,--T very much regret that ray engagements render
It impossible to accept the invitation to the Liberal fete
to be held at Poole. Thanking you for the invitation,—
Believe me, faithfully yours,
" fILYRY FAWCRIT.
"Mr. IL Penney."

" Aide:ley Edge, Msnchestter
"September 30, IWe.
"Dear Sir,—lt is not in my power to attend your meet-
ing. Thanking you for the honour of your invitation,
believe me. yours truly.
"J. DittOnT,
" Mr. H. Penney."
He then introduced, in a few well-chosen terms, the first
sleeker, the member for the borough, whom, he said,
they must well recollect had jumped into the breach
when their case had seemed almost hopeless, and had
carried the citadel by surprise.
The Hon. EVELYN ASHLZY, M.P., who received a
Most hearty greeting, in the course of an address,
which, again and again drew forth the cheers of his
hearers, expressed his recognition of the honour he
felt it was to be member for Poole. When a member
of Parliament met his constituents at the end of the
Session, and particularly when he met a gathering
such as he saw before him, distinguished both by its
importance and its numbers, he was bound to show to
a certain extent that he had not neglected the trust
which had been confided to him. But whilst he
intended to make a few general remarks he would
devote most of them to the very important crisis in
which England was now bearing an important, and he
was sorry to say, an undignified part. (Hear, hear.)
During the last Belgian the Liberal party had felt it
to be their duty to check and oppose those administra-
tive errors which the Tory Governmet would fall into.
They. had done this on two separate and distinct
occasions, and thereby rendered themselves the instru-
ments of that course being pursued which they knew
the country expected should be followed. They had
repeatedly been compelled to rectify the acts
of the Government and make them consonant
with public opinion. The first instance was the Slave
Circular. (Cheers.) That the Government aban-
done.L Whether by carelessness or by intention the
Government of the day had shown themselves pnosed
to instructions—which, they might say what they liked,
w..uhl have been given by Lord Clarendon or Lord Pal-
merdon. The Liberal party compelled them to with-
draw it, and built the golden bridge over which they
retreated and made use of to appeal to the sympathies
of the nation. Then came those exciting debates over
the Empress .4 India Dill. He would dismiss that by
saying that the Liberal party had but one and only
one object in their objection to it, and that Was they
wished to prevent the title of Empress being substi-
tuted for that old and grand title of queen of England.
(Loud cheers.) The Liberal opposition wiabed in no
way to curtail that lung roll of fine titles which Her
Majesty already possessed, but what they did wish
and what they had obtained was, that she who had
*. long been known to them as good Queen Victoria
should not in the future be presented to the nation as
the Empress Victoria, and for that he claimed adietinct
triumph for the Liberal party. (Hoer, hear.) With
those remarks he would now at once turn to a subject
which must be present in the minds of every one. For
there was no doubt and it was not the language
of exageration —that the character and the hour of
England was just now passing through a critical
ciente, and that not only ise concerned it.- character
aml honour, but the manner in which it would be
regarded in the future by the great nati..tialith.s of the
East. (Hear, hear.) The history of the Eastern
question, and the poeition which England haul main-
tained ever since the Crimean war —which had so great
an effect in proving to Russia that we had thrown
our protection over the East must have evidenced,
that what was the business .4 six powers Was
the business of none. From the apathy of
England, those unf..rtimate racist had been
descending instead .4 ascending in the social
scale, and instead of enjoying increased liberty, and
prosperity, they hadbecome more exhaushxl, and more
aeprois&l. Two years ago, the yoke Immune
no longer able to be borne, and two nation-
alities, Bosnia and Hersegovinia, revolted. That
revolt progressed but slowly, for it was dis-
couraged by the powers that surrounded those
countries. Austria and our own Government, were
particularly opposed to it, and in our blue books, could
be found that which would conclusively prove that
while we aid not encourage the Christians, we
urged Austria as the conterminous power, to
discountenance it. Well, that struggle went on
until at laid a proposed was made to Russia:
Austria, and Germany, to join in a remonstrance which
ehould insist upon exacting from the Turkish
Government guarantees they would carry out the
promises they had made. 'But, when it was seen
the Berlin memorandum gave no guarantee for the
future then it was Sends, feeling all hope was over—
whether wisely or not, might be questioned, but at all
events gallantly—(cheeni)--said we will endeavour to
save our brethren over the border. Now, upon that
subject he wanted to make one criticism, and he did
so the more readily before a public meeting of that kind,
because no lees a person than the Prime Minister, had
spoken exactly contrary to what he was going to assert.
When three great powers in a document, known as the
Berlin Memorandum, expressed their determination to
exact some such guarantee, and when our own Govern-
ment declined to join in that remonstrance, then he said
it was the duty of our Government to have proposed ,
something else. (Hear, hear). He was not going to
assert they were absolutely wrong in refusing to assent to
that Berlin Memorandum, but he maintained it was '
Incumbent upon them to have proposed something else.
Only the other day the Prime Minister, with that con-
euuneate--(the speaker paused)—audacity—(cheets and
laughter)—of which he was the finest master, and he
trusted the Lae, came forward on the eve of the Bucking-
hamshire Election, and said—and the criticism would have
been sound and good had it been true—that the Govern-
had made counter-preemals. Now he (Mr. Ashley)
asserted before them, and he would have done so before
the Prime Minister had he been there, that—well, he
hardly knew what language to use, and he did not like to
use strong language—but, it was not true ! (Much
cheering.) The Prime Minister could nothave read his own
Blue Books. The only way in which he could account for
it—and this was a story generally current in London, but
whether true or not lie could not say—that when the
Present Governor-General of India was sent for te be '
appointed by Mr. Disraeli ha said, "I don't think I am
very fit fur It; I an, never fit for details," upon which
the Prime Minister patted him on the beck and
said "My dear sir, soar above them as I do." (Roars of
laughter.) Well, and so their Primo Minister did soar
above them, and with • vengeance; but he thought he
would find this to be rather • strong "detail" to goat
above." (Cheers.) The Government, he (Mr. Ashley)
affirmed, had never made any such counter.propomk
They had contented themselves with saying We don't
want to have anything to do with it" The position of
Lord Derby throughout had been just that of a comfort-
able student in a well-ordered library, and who hears
a great noise in the kitchen. He looks over the bannisters
and says " Can't you keep quiet" "Oh," but say* the
cook. • Bare is a strange man from the street, murdering
the 'scullery-maid." Ile—this student—says "I can't help
that; but will you keep quiet" (Roars of laughter.)
Well, that was the attitude of the Foreign Office. But it
could not last long when public opinion declared that, as
men and as Englishmen, we will not support any Govern-
ment which does not give an autonomy to our fellow
Christians. Now do let them try to understand the
question. It was one must difficult to enter into in the
20 minutes which had been allotted him, but he would
like those present to see where the Liberal
were at Immo with liar Majesty's Government. ?nal
the Ottoman Porto made a most enormous number of
magnificent promises. All sorts of things Were Promised
to the Christian population, in the face of United
Europe, but the Ottoman Porte had never carried out a
single one of thew promises. One of the most important
of them was that the Christians should be allowed in the
army with the Mahousedium What was the fact f At
the present moment the whole of the Mahommedan
population was armed and the Christians lay at their
mercy. Therefore it was they came forward and said we
have done with Turkish promises. And were not 20 years
enough to see whether • man would or would not keep
his prom's* (Cheers.) lotto month of December lase
our Government joined in the Andress,/ Note, in which
again the Porte made promisee of sundry new things.
One of the great grievances of the Christian population
was, as he had said, that they were not allowed to servo
in the army. This was to have been removed, hut what
was done? In the place of that the Porte put
on • conscription tax, and made every boy pay
from the time he was a baby up to the time he went to
the grave. The other Powers, then, said "This is a great
abuse, and you must only make them pay between the
ages of 20 and A" The Porte said "Oh. certainly, we shall
agree to that." What was the result of that promise
made in December Why. that in the month of March
they eatne down upon their tax collectors and said "it's
true we had promised this, but as we can't have less, why
stick it on live times as much on those between 20
and 40 ;" which, in reality, amounted to this—that,
instead of a man having to pay conscription tag, say for five
rhodren, he would have to pay the whole amount for one.
That wee an illustration of the gross selfishness of the
Turk. (Bear, hear.) What., then, they (the Liberal party)
said was "You must give an independent Government to
these Christians, who will recognise the Sultan as
Suserain,
!ad pay him so much wyear, and have done
with you- Now, let them just listen to what Lord
Day says as a mown why that cannot be done. He
( Derby) did not attempt to deny the Turk could
be tweeted no more; but, he said. " =Ana this to
why may it not be weed as over the whole
ler= f" Forther, he said, we should find MINIM &KW
booms it had not been proposed to Ralik isoatria. or

Prussia. His (Mr. Ashley's) lamer to that remarkable
statement, made by a man. who at that moment, called
himself the principal Secretary of State for War, was,
that in the very blue books of the Government (which
certainty as (fa as Downing-street MU concerned seemed
to be nada for external use only, for they could not have
read them) was a statement be the Russian Ambassador in
which he distinctly said his August master desired a tribu-
tary Government for thou nationalties—an independent
Government in every shape and form, employing and main-
taining their own police and soldiers. They had, therefore,
in contradiction to the assertion of the Secretary for War,
the fact that Russia had openly declared for an antonoman
existence for these Christians, that it was what she
demanded, and which be was going to insist upon.
England, therefore, would not stand alone, and if she did
it would not be the first thus she had stood alone in
asserting what was right and proper. (Applause.) Then
they came to the extraordinary statement that Austria
would fight Russia in such an event What! Attstrie_
fight against Russia and England joined with li-oil
why they might as well expect to see a hen take to the
water. (lieu, hear.) Austria tight Russia,—Austria,
that had always hail the greatest difficulty to make up
her mind to fight, even when she knew she was in the
right! But whatever the difficulties of Austri a might
he, did they mean to tell Idle, they were to follow the
lead of an old gander like that. (Laughter and hear,
hear.) Let Lord Derby and the Government, go back to
the me, or history. Let them go back to the year 27,
and they would gee that Turkey did then exactly what
she was doing now. She failed in her promises thee, and
she would now,—be was talking of the emancipation of
Greece, Austria then did all she could to oppose, instead
of, u she led Europe to believe, taking the part of
Turkey. She had in the English cabinet a half supporter
in the Duke f Wellington, and she tried to play on that
game, and many persons thought the was going to fight.
But she knew better. AS soon as she saw England and
Russia were at one she turned round most energetically
on the other side. She would do the saute now if "My
Lord Derby" will only make up what it pleased hint to
call his mind. (Cheers and laughter.) Ile believed Lord
Derby meant rightly, and that he tad no sympathy with
the Turk; but he could not say the same of the Prime
Minister; he had very little sympathy with anyone.
(Hear, hear, and laughter.) What the Prime Minister
wanted was to have an easy time at the Foreign Office.
He could not have it, and he should not have it. (Hear,
hear.) Let him math to them Lord Derby's speech. He
had given in it absolutely no reasons against these
Christians claiming from the Ottoman—not an independ•
ence entirely, but such that they should he free front the
Turkish Government, excepting so far as paying tribute,
and not being forced into • war with foreign governments
until their consent to such war had been obtained. If
the Conservative Government would demand that, he
for one had no desire to turn them out upon that
question; for although he might think that in the
abstract and the concrete—and he did think so—that a
Liberal Government was better than a Conservative one,
yet he also believed that in • crisis of that kind it was
not their duty to harems them and to attempt to turn
them out, but rather to strengthen their hands. (Hoar,
hear.) But be had no desire to strengthen a Government
In order that it might speak abroad that which was con-
trary to the voice of England. (hear, hear.) Of all the
audacious statements which had been made by the Prime
Minister the greatest was the one that in this matter the
Government and the country were not at one. If he
really believed that, then it was his bounden duty to call
Parliament together and to take opinion of the country
upon it through the voice of their representatives. But
for a Minister to admit be has not obtained the voice of
the country , and then to sit still and not to call Parlia-
ment together, was, he maintained, an infraction of the
Constitution. (Loud applause.) He did hope and trust
that the agitation which had been going on all over the
country would be productive of good both at home and
abroad; that people who had taken part in it would not
become the subject of reaction, imagining that, having
" said our say," they had done all that was needed: that
it was not a mere passing impulse which prompted them,
but deep-hearted convictions ; that, looking at the history
of Europe for the past half-century, they would feel
Mire was fixed upon England a responsibility which
she could not get rid of, and which she could
only discharge by coming forward and saying,
we of England will be united with Russia, to tty to
obtain for them the largest amount of freedom which is
compatible with those nationalities, not being handed over
to Amnia. If they did that they would reap their reward.
(Prolonging cheering.)
The ex-MaTott (Alderman M. Kemp-Welch) in propos.
lug the first resolution, expressed his opinion that they
ought to have had • town's meeting on the Bulgarian
massacres, and spoke of the pride he felt in being repre-
sented in Parliament by such a member as the lion.
Evelyn Ashley. The resolution was as follows :—" That
this meeting, having listened with great pleasure to the
speech of the HOD. Evelyn Ashley, member for Poole,
hereby expresses its high appreciation of his efforts in
Parliament for the benefit of the people, with especial
reference to the essential services rendered by him to the
came of humanity in persistently forcing upon the atten-
tion of the House of Commons, and through it on the
country at large, an intimate knowledge of the fearful
atrocities committed by the Turkish Army in Bulgaria,
for which they return him their warmest thanks, and at
the tante time assure him of their continued patidence."
. . .

12.41-;;;cTind-ed ti-e-r-tex-Tin•
tion, and it was carried with enthusiasm.
The Hon. EVELYN ASHLEY very briefly returned dislike.
Mr. CHARLES WARING, formerly • member for Poole,
received a greeting that in its warmth might almost be
called uproarious. When the repeated rounds of applause
that welcomed his appearance had subsidea he made what
, might be called the speech of the da_y-his local ausious
being again and again cheered. Ile said: If there wag
one thing more than another about which he felt proud,
more than the kind reception they had given hint that
' day, it was that which they bad accordaal to their worthy
member, whose speech he must confess had contained one
of the moat able expositions of the political condition of
Europe he had ever listened to. (Hear, bear.) The
marked and careful attention with which they had listened
to that address hail not surprised him, for it was worthy
of their attention and their retlectiens If Mr. Ashley
was proud of the honour of being a speaker before ouch a
vast aasemblage, quite certain was he that aseerablage was
proud to see hint and to hear with what ability the mein-
ler to whom they had entrusted their confidence had been
able to do justice to their Interests, not only from that
platform, but in the nations of the Council. (alueh
applause.) It was well to 63 peen' of "our
member," and when he said 'our member" he , harmed
an interest in that member, for was he not the Lanll who
had been sent to Parliament by the Liberal interest of
Poole, and was he not, further, the man who hal risen
au agitation in this country*, ouch as no living man had
over before witneseed-an agitation, moreover, raised in
a holy cause. That was what they ought to be proud of,
and therefore it was that he (the speaker) felt the greatest
pleasure in Joining with his reapectol friend and towns-
man. Mr. Kemp-Welch, in tendering to their member
them most cordial thanks. (Applause). lie had said that
much on general questions, and he felt very thankful he
was not called upon to say anything relativuto the politics
of the Riupire. His business was to talk of other politica.
He was going to talk of the politics of Poole. Ile had
been entrust by their committee with the proposal of a
sentiment in which he knew they would must heartily
join - it was "Prosperity to the Town of Poole,
and Success to the Liberal party." (Tremendous cheers.)
It was now a long time since be had first the opportunity
of presenting himself before a public assembly in that
Borough. children !thou in petticoats had grown up to
be voters. The condition of Poole at that time most of
them could remember. It was on the high road to
decadomm. (Hear, hear.) More than 31) houses were
uninhabited. The grass was growing in the streets. The
rates were 17s. in the : and wages were not more than
SA. or Os, per week for ordinary labourers, while those of
mechanics were but little mote. Even the public property
was confiscated and mortgaged-Buuch laughter) sand lie
hello ol the mace was pawned. (Roars of Laughter and •
Voice "and the town clock.") On the other hand there was
a more pleasing picture, which, if he was moot mistaken,
he might present to them at that moment Now, net
' only these 300 house were occupied, but 3/0 more had
been built, and were occupied too-(chears)-and at the
prevent time there was scarcely a house to be got
(Hear, hear.) That was one indication of prosperity.
Again, their rates which were once 17a in the were
now ea or 911., and next year probably they would be 7s.
They saw now no grass growing in their streets, but
instead scenes of animation met their view, on Saturday
nights especially, when their streets were crowded with
well-to-do working men buying their Sunday dinners.
(Applause.) The public property further, he was told,
was out of pawn-(much laughter)-and he believed he
had had the pleasure of seeing the mace borne before
their respected Mayor and that it was no longer in she
" pop-shop. (Renewed laughter.) Now he ventured to
predict-and it was • very easy matter to predict, although
predictions did not always come true, but he believed he
should live to see his predictions come true in this case-
that the prosperity of Poole had only just begun. (Cheers.)
If he wanted any witnesses as to the prosperity a
Poole he should bring them from 4:animal-(reers of
laughter)-and when he asserted the prosperity of the
town and the success of the Liberal party were bound up
together, he should produce the Cabal people as
witnesses to that assertion, and he would call upon them
to come and join the Liberal party. (Dear. hear. and
laughter.) And he would explain why. The preperity
of Poole meant independence, and independence meant
that a man voted where his conscience went. (Hear,
bear.) As some of his witnesses to the prosperity of
Poole he should hieing some of thaw present at the
Conservative gathering at Canford. There they were all
united iii admitting the great prosperity of the town of
Poole, and they attributed it, not in so many words, far
they used such vague expressions, but in reality, to the
coining down of the Midland Railway. (A Voice:
"Charles Waring brought it down," and cheers.) The
Midland Railway was brought down by the Liberal party.
(" And you did it, sir.") There was, moreover, an
attempt at that Canford meeting to make the cart draw
the horse, for it was pretended it was the steamers which
crossed the channel which had caused the additional
business the town had experienced For himself he con-
tended that the existence of those steamers was due to
the railway. They were the instruments created by the
railway. (Hear, hear.) WORI he not right when he asserted
the railway was the cause of the great prosperity of
Poole? (Hear, hear.) Ile WU not in the habit, as they
knew, of boasting of the works of Ws friends, but
when he heard their opponents endeavouring to steal
their industrial clothes to clothe their own commercial
nakedness-(snuch laughter)-why he thought it was
time to speak. (Hear, hear.) Why, all those people who
now professed so much, and were so busy, were the very
ones to oppose the railway. Ile (the speaker) was present
when the committee sat relative to the confirmation of
the agreement between the Midland and the Smeerset and
Dorset, and he knew, although the Canford people
might choose to ignore it, the Somerset and Dorset,
had everything to do with it. When on that committee
one of their new neighbours, and, by the way, a new
factor in the politics of Poole-the Potter of Bmnksea-
(much laughter)-he remarked, was extremely anxious to
give evidence, which the chairman repeateMy told him
they did not want, and he also renierubered bow his
penisteney created a general laugh. Ile was like an
actor determined to speak, but who had missed his cue.
(Leughter.) Now, an those people wished to cluster
round them when the battle had been won. But where
were they when the act was wanted for authorising the
sonstruction of the line? Wheie were they when they
had their six days' battle against the great railway
companies of the West? Whroe were they when the
money was required? Echo from the town of Poole
would answer "Where f' (Cheers.) lie thought they
must all congratulate themselves upon the enormous
success the Liberal party had achieved In Poole and to
m who they were itllkbted for that great gathering. He
hoped they would go on in their prosperity and inereS/IIS.
(A Voice: We have enough now, sir, to cam' You any
day. (Cheers.) Ile did not propose spun any future
occaiiiou to allude to that matter, but he wish ol it to be
well understood that these railways had been coustructed
by the united and persevering efforts of the Liberal part)'.
and that not one single shilling of Tory mouei h go"
towards them. (Cheers, and "You del it, sir. Not one
particle of Tory intelligence-and he preemie they had
intelligence-AA Voice: query.) -not one atom of
Tory influence, and not one Tory hand had been
uplifted to complete the work. (Hear, hear.) But he
was goingto do the Tory party justice, They had
certainly made one step in the right direction. They
garehainyveeovul.".isaiemcid.uytheoarcror
f...orerial...tconftrit
wbaristedironwspoierunoLwonnhetcy.ruito)retsittite.
(Hear, hear.) But he would advise them when they did
similar seta not to go clearly proclaim the motives by
"thwbehadkvhoth.tlinowfnotioe'citntuaiurgrecit7eisi:ea. tanlP:iiet:cretin'Sneth. it.tpti'Nrf'etiCetleXy:llecl"imited.;Ut
jwth:ienie,,yticelhilod‘rol vgC,nwPeuntEdlliwylfct,hwbeatdannthittrietrmaknopottehwurc.jv'ifl:Lettk‘rMrhe.
He rather fended be would put his fluger mien 1101110 of
these decoy ducks. (Laughter.) The Liberal IS had
nothing to fast in arty such future enquiry. had
been bathed in the Poole, and were clean. (Lai ter.)
But they could all as well as himself imagine how, when
the political wardrobe of their opponents should he
rummaged, what is) ta basket rt
oremur, line
heof
wd.irtian would
sw
thmif
hobs
were the af the Manor. when he agate node • mooch
at a Oooosivativo gatberfal, bold is bis own perk bo

-oh ngift 12,141,
colleague in town, helped to remove your bar. Yand sem- -
congratulated upon it, and yet we can't return one oft --
arowyttfiathet thTeellanfwn CoordunMeLr(Lepoumled la';'hlueltel,,,e)n
-WI, rThaftrurytethe.ycaht:hdowaonlwirnya:hctregeuregallirttdaAntC,
NAbsgte'v‘.lehinThelieeeheerauthianekybe.iiinadafintelo:toui"shahotakwe
ethelecne.mu
jUrt.tof;rhehmirle,ace , :
ul
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h., : )
Thhwther"nwthr..h.!oy.fna:C'vayoej.kinal of
mte:4Kl'a:h.:dwwie.aiyeuhilttbtyhcir.ancl:'tah;:eihotar..it:aidehtheothewete:t.hhef,iflywnyzthe;Eoirggantieiothewidt6.itoocrGuithisluataw,:h,leas;"gietu.yburYf:r::trte:..::cayred'rai:rt:.tchdAreiull'e'llC:::::t:
determined to gut them out, (Hear. hear.) An
the,-
for these contributiorm to the removal of the bar. e I ear-
hear.) But he thought he might venture to 106 ( 1 -•
hint Ilia opinion was the Tory ship would usiTerl'eride-
t'elcolo'';l:nofiziuutethth;:',cth,nste;lotaar.firdanualtaltlelind.olthiiyirooeneertyy..hatuthh.r in theol.otrwl.b,thieim'ooltribfin:lwynmyre'd.sifenitla4seclE:foufottrirtunegoiti.:::::rthaaPuiniand
with .:thpthethri:lloiudriThill';l_,4l.t,"_,..e:
representative, b
avwee,r3u good
rhe encounterlllArl.o oalidal
would come into contact with a very bag STOIra ' oithej
Ljr4ndhgi'ww,..p.,:woocalloCet;h3en.tre.ii'.b:cr' os.?i.ohafith.:l"l:bytelicoeaanfattaininlMancirfimittle;cualuistatheifir.tg:reuwwereirpectrr e;'.. 7::
I:dht::.::iihenhN'welk.inadcaBB:.fcllltc'4l'c'xipaelistedterrlialti.reacu'aiktheft4l- 7.thatualceduud'utilrild.Yttedieei'Ltl-lallaugh7l:l.)-.-----:".1.c--;a.a.61714:c(ui11-l—.ll".a't6nlev--maN.-444-.------)hi-111
drueuintiengtowthneoefleepootoince
au:::::licdhaotiirengtthhoeyshaducc,un:leirli'minci
owimiti IN'
at present attended the Liberal Party. (Loud
.4,1.
tiCk'lm!::;Th3thoredri.nlY.oforleBw.thberels.colhi:enilitTaniniAt:!:lgeg::;no jefhe irit"'°°'nion'utirsiiitlt'danc:egirewised.isleiu.nttfmsnatitohoontwnWrtitihse,so'aufre""Thereedcua::iti.tiulThCreillthell'elill'e:7:l;7l'ith' h-Le-71"-;- ---'(
4.
dj
at
:greaanwilre.:.:iiiitittd.hillarniux.mthotlYwatrasluLditizrafailyafanki,i:wrotedgedifyihar
k0cnt,h,t.:ffp;.L,i,,,,:,,,,,iih.:_ni,r7,'„..-;H:whii4
any length. It gave him great p1e....„ e..watk.,_7317.4 at
member for another Liberal ease ' hilL4r4l
to make the acquaintance of another__.‘eeni
whicn had done itself honour by returemi-'md.,..,..,...,..,.•"`. e'eFuell
a member to Parliament as M. Ashley:7lo7Z( 1
Coming down at the end of the slake he ihood
perluip!„ have had something to say ii,„tit ~,,,....
few Bills paaeed by Parliament : but he felt they
were all so much interested in what was • .. ~,,,-;
the continent of Europe. that ho would confine hiro..'.ll
to that topic. The Liberal party had leen ceri,io...-.zi
blamed by the Conservative party for having held the,:
sumeethruitintipanddmipeut
in prts: rl.o upon pof
enw they.,Goverumhe
tia,,,i,,,ght. but ttht
agitation had been the most beneficial an.l , .I._ one v. .ess
greatest The Cretes had for four hundred years 1.,
trampled under foot by Turkey, and these!. crueluei and
barbarities arose that now evoke the common voice el
England. In 1867 there was a rebellion iu Cret • sind the
Turks were allowed to nut over the land and rdnce it tea
state of abject subjection: but at the present Mutant
(perhaps it was not generally known on account of politics
at home absorbing our tint attention) he was happy W..,
they had not been able to crush down that insurrection
mid the people were enjoying greater freedom
A few months ago we found from their despatches the
Government was only intent in putting down the
insurrection in Sonia ; but when the barbarities were
exposed by the Dady Neete-(cheers)-the whole 4
England arose, and our Government (represented by bard
Derby) heti changed its opinion. At first he was 4
opinion the best thing was to do nothing. Now lis
thought something ought to be done; but when we asked
what, we were confounded between two various policies.
The first plan of Lord Derby is very good in its way, but
it depends upon the promises of the Turks, and. as Mr.
Ashley had told them, those promises had been made
abundantly during the last 21.1 years. On the other hand,
we have the plan of Lord Stratford de Redclytre, giving
these people their independoce. and keeping them under
the susereignty of the Sultan. The first objection to this
mos, it was argued by the Government that it was
impossible; the next that Austria would go to
war rather than carry it out. Ile had not lived a great
many years, but he remembered two great political
events which were declared impaetible, which had
taken place, and there had been no terrible results,.
The first was the emancipation 4 Italy, which
begun in 15.12, anal was finished in 1e741. Them
was another political event, which occurred only a par
ago, when Governuient thought fit to issue their femme
Slave Circular, which created a wail of indignatioa
throughout the country. Meetings were called all mar
the country, and the Liberal party was accused
of making the cry a part ef their policy. They
brought it before the Rouse of Commons, and were
told they had run their heads against a pest Ile himself
heard the speeches in the House, awl rather began to he
frightened as to what would happen if they carried out
their principles. Bet what happened 7 The Shave Cinelar
was referred to a Royal Commission, anal exactly the
aline circular us the one the Liberals dictated was after
wards issue'. What ill rouse,i u enc o had followed from
that? Had the gnat Suzerain of Madagascar declared Stir
en England; lfad the mighty Emperor a Brazil taken
away our ironclade 7 (Cheers.) Ile had not heard .
word of the teirible people who were to carry run
and devastation throughout our land if the policy of
the Liberal mrty prevailed. Ile did not mean to say
that the great Eastern Question was not • greater ons
, than that which lie had referred to, lest, just as in the
Italian case, im here the power of right would in the end
prevail; at any rite it was our duty to see that the ester
of England waA thrown into the sicale of right. Thee
people of the Ent, crushed and tyraunieed, had at Lad
arisen to claim their rights and liberty, and he maintaieed
they were entitled to the sympathies of every lover of
freedom and liberty. The rotten and effete ()Mom=
Government might last a few years, let, ivsiner or latter,
it will fall with a crush to make room for those natea-
alties that it had oppreaied. (Loud cheers,)
The Hun. AIIiERON HULBERT nett addressed the meets
Mg. He said the question he wished to ask them Was, ‘ll
which side should England place herself in this contsst
between the Tiirkish government and the reveltesi pro.
vincen and why? The answer was not a difficult ons,
hesauee the Turkish government mean; to them, all that
bad could mean. It meant what they in England would
not submit to, and if they would not nalneit to it in
Eugland why should they ask people of another country to
do So. It was not a government In reality. Surrouuding
the great city of Constantinople, where the Sultan and his
ministers lived, there were fair and beatiful provinces in
which the soil was fertile, the climate all that could 14
desired, the resources of nature bountiful and very various,
a country in which the people might live happily in enjoy.
lag the rewards of the honest toil of their hands, but they
could not do so. There war no happiness there. Therein'
, ne security either for the life or the labour of a wan, and
I the honour of a wonem was not safe in that country, just
I because the ministers at that city of Constantinople,
I where the Sultan lived, governed those provinces for the
souple purpose of extracting from them all the money
they could get, and putting up all the public offices and
all the posts in the law courts to men who would give
the greatest price for them. The question which came
home to them in England, was this: -Was England, which
enjoyed a free government in which the pwiple enjoyed
the reward of the labour of their own handi, livel safe!?
in their own hornet, and did not expect eimo eorenilocnt
for
rcidalay
atowwrridanyg—cr.ozEtilirltanedffitoicohytehteli,:.
~lesHile
11.1.iieureduci
of self government and security to thoNe previa... or
ought she to say, "This bed government at Conetands
maple shell go on and the same yoke of oppro.ion shall
be fastened again upon the necks of these Peel4e."
because she fancied in some way (mother it . s br the Inte-
rests of England fm (cheers.) That was the deference
between the people of England an.i ner prominent.
The people of England are saying, "lot main be d 7,0
to these unfortunate people ; let thou he free: let theta
govern themselves; du not let their money le taken from
them in order to build the palaces of parlia.s.- And the
Government eay "It is to the interest of Engl.ina that this
should go on." How were they to he happier Or better
by the thought that another nation woo suffering i They
had prospered and grown to be what they were lay having
liberties anal rights, and did they not wish to °demi to
others the sante good which they possessed I What they
had to say to the Government toelay was :-" You may
pissibly represent your own selves, your own fears, pour
own prejudices, but you do not represent the F.nglidie
enjoypeopled
topin,
azpntne wish
e: b i
n:nui
power-ift'd,.
we
desiringril.2.eri:ti.....lunrew,:htit
hthlt;let:i
hews
s .1
,houes o:
:Lit
ni.,... England. t
liestLhheiti,p7
ed:
happiness
or itit ithe:yr.vn.:t.
ohuatied,:ity::b
er....Y,.1
take
the side of justice and of freedom." (Loud cheers)._ ~.
The thanks of the meeting were eeeeraWl te '11:'.!,
larflairrCeAßST"d:til lireNBPeefpli. an -bh seconded
oAneounAbebebin .'l.willeeP"rfAb:lhituseirtti:°fuorauthCmucill4andeir. j'iwlir.
I.
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jeanutthmnf:::riA:lmioz,th4frt:::..Apii.kieri:ldeitiri:::::
toPreu.ntedmb tkoinhihnti.
parkt lutuitlattedthanaricy.
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tofilow:pfecr
,:irthanksaespecially
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ir tat ana:,;:,:y.S'
o.t.iii:j.ing.
of
ithi4urs.:4l:l
unfortunate
Ashley,
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jiluitutoetthfii:::::::::E.-afvfMr-EtblyestnbanA2.7l:o3::
Immediately after the conelue
tiPm"ltiEnrolle,e7rafs:tnihß:vitien:ibertguienpadl:intiaol:,,aryb:necaidcd:pinsel.:l,:ruGornfal'itu:a:.hnc,Are,nr:,,tll7.porThen,7leke.l:
thpro:ifid:lt plenty ofopenmusithe,
croaaythae.:.rd,nn.uetrd::reooBt.ktr;;:v::::::;e-ytga.owi,rteithngant);ig:Th:ei'tnhe:th!:;a::fneauTpidpri.cctl°ia.g;Telaod"' was fulipre:v7Ltoih
joatt;h(ti.dtlE.:r.elue:lghccue-h::::k17:"":“.: LI;12-%:.1,7e4;11:
thieltaneUrtilituo'rctheLki:rMaeb'WUriddtt.ehsir:uek":rettims: Morgan,::' irje:afunwnetidhawitarlotitaia;:aeh:drelittia,a,:ut:artfri:t.l;rcei,7,ll:::b.dY:o7s:74:l;- -tigthe
my,. Mr.
carriage in which the journey its
Ashley. • 1. s.
Charley Waring, Mr. P. Ralli. M.P.. and councillor • by
Hudson were seated being dragged intot
the 'Wfl re .s.,
clanZirderinmarchegf wniingareningincohanafromeLnt tbfythAeme&nt nrriageLowe' ofepleta livingrybbi:r'''4lol
torches were lighted, and the sight of nom* thoue!?,_d!,A
faces lit up with their fitful glare was a very llfilm=
and novel one. The route taken was through Higheiri
along the West-quay-road &net West shore, and 0.,74
North-street to the Loudon Hotel, aul site resin* ll_.
the present member and the future member was e,
where most enthusiastic.
to the ladies
The donee mass of people next repaired...., of
Walking Field, where there was an extensive dist....!___
fireworks by Professor Pletcher. One of the leieced_trZ
muted "Waring for ever' in 16 inch lettersi_ -7-,
final piece "Sucess to the liberal Cause." 111 _LS
counts, elicited tremendone alumni. A free ealler.::
of vocal and instrmnentel musk,
Bournemouth Promenade Dowd. related
wad
vocalists, followed at the TOMPOISINWhaa TiorAlis
also a capital entertainment at tlie Aetelors .m
room by M. Mohr laberts's telsweidasompassviL. bis
:laisetkeroessodmwow'
irwwW.F. lailit'iiii.ilidarj,s,
about these dela* It! thi_
bleb ths milr
ishley end M. arado wafts