The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-02-06 00:00:00

SET COCNY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1883.

the property of Mr. T. Chapman Sounders, of
Watermenbe.—P.O. Strode, stntiosed st Brosdomyse,
said he reoeived leformation from Mr. Superintend.
ent Gale that barley had been found In his pies
troughs time after time. In consequence be con-
cealed himself In some straw In • barn at Warm.
weU belonging to Mr. Saunders. Prisoner came there
to work about seven o'olook, and remained there till
one in the afternoon. Before going away he clewed
the back doors of the horn. HO then went and got a
bushel measure and having taken • half.fT,llaibl from
a &fa sack he emptied' it into the He
wont down into the rther pad of the been whore it
was very' dark and poured the barley from the
measure into his cost pocket. After that be west WM; I
locking up the barn doors Witness slipped est and
met prisoner outaide and &eked him what he had
In his coat, and he replied "nothing." Wit.
nem searched him, and found his pocket stemmed
full of barley. He then took him to his home.
Witness *earthed the house, and found there five bisits
belonging to Mr. &nadirs, and bearing either the full
name" Saunders," or the letter" S." Mr. K. Basso%
assistant to Mr. Saunders, at Wateroombe, sold
the prisoner was loft in sole charge of the barn when
the other men left. Witness was not Mona when
prisoner's house was searched. He saw the five begs,
which he identified as Mr. Saunders'. Prisoner hod
no
right with the bags at all. There were also there
Dome coke begs, which correepsoded with Mr.
Saunders', b rs they were not marked,biiiiid not
bring than. The value of the b qp, sod stoles
, was about fe. Prisoner pleaded guilty og the
barley, but not the racks. They had ben seat to his
I house with molt. —Mr. Ranson said they were sent to his
hones in July or August, an tshould bamboos returned
. —The Bench were of opinion that this would be
• neglect of duty, not • larcony.—Mr. Racoon mid be
would n 4 charge him with stealing the b..—Mr.
Chiman Saunders sail the sitisoner had been In his
employthree years. He had bees systematically
rubbed, and be asked the Beach to deal with the Gem
accordingly. He had had no trouble with the primmer
In his work, but be had had suspicions of him.—Mr.
Sept. Gale said the primmer bad not been cinviated
before, but he had been strongly sumpeetid.—The
Chairman chsrocteris at the case sa • very serious one.
Nut only was be cmannitttrig this mime, but he was
also deiag • great injory to his fellow workings, this
thal having been going on for • cossidersbie time ;
and although suspicions pointed to him it had not been
clearly proved swum him beyood the present cam—
The Bench sentenced the prisoner to one calendar
month's imprisonment with hoed labour.

STARVING CHILDREN.
80111MILI CAII2.
Charles Callow, a smith and a peasioaer, was
charged, "he being the parrot ot an What named

Prompt Vass of Noglto ...
SMlnlard".!und..

61:iU0

Elisabeth— Denton, -of tbe age of seven yenta, and an
infant of the name of Alias Mary, of the age of four

61,575

yowl, both wholly unable to maintain thenmalvaa.
Mat ha unlawfully did neglast to provide anflicuat mast,

AISZTS.

Total roads am pw Sweet wed Rotorn 16779
Additios foe loomed volas ot Sureties 1,003
Preseati Value of £3o,,Bo3—cootributloso 141/1 1N.093
dodged= foe negative valuta, £BOO

drink, and other Oeceseseries for the amid Intents, proper

and requisite for their sesame, whereby the health
of the said infants was injured, and their bodies
greatly emaciated. "
This was the text of the darts against the man, bat
It wee literally ogee of starving the children. It was
a most terrible case, as will be seen by the evidence
below.
Kr. B. N. Howard appeared for the prosecution
and, in opening the case, mid for some weeks past
suspicions had been atoned as to the treatmeat of the
obildreo, and from enquiries made they had taken •
gramma for the apprehension of the prieoser. The
wife, although, doubtless, equally as bad, if not worm,
was not at the bar, as, according to the present state
of the law. she was not liable. It was a most awl
hoe • there did not appear to be aey extenuating air-
°amitosis*, and he should therefore leave it in the
bands of the Bench, to deal with as they thought lit
Dr. Pridharn, residing at Broadway, seal on
Thuniay last he, at the request of Sergeant Wills,
went with him to the house of the prisoner. Be
examined two of the children of the prisoner
In the presence of the wife. They were of the
age of seven and four. He bad Dever SOINI
two children so emaciated, except IA the result of
chronic &sew. They were not suffering from
&mai I disease. He hal the eldest weighed with her
clothes, and the weight was but thirty-two and is-hiff
posted.. The weight of the clothes was two sad a
half pounds, which would leave the child's weight
but teirgy rands. The natural weight of snob a
child should ham been about Ally-six. The younger
one weighed Masker poem% without the clothes,
whereas the normal weight was 28. They were
both in a starving condition Direetly they entered
the room they looked foe somethir.g to eat, and for •
halfpenny to buy something to eat. Witness sect for
some milk and buns which they ate ravesously. They
sat down and said they were satisfied. He had sever
seen children like it. He had seen newly-born children
with their limbs quit* as large in circumference. lie
could not swear there was no latent theme, but be
could swear that emaciation was 04 the remelt of
disease. If there was such latent &semis it would have
been caused by want of food, hawing emaciation. The
children are at present in the Union Workhouse at
Weymouth.
In answer to • question from primmer, whitest said
he had no recollection of giving a powder foe the
children for worms.
P.S. Wills said in consequence of information
received he accompanied P.C. Ketcham to the pri-
mates house. They saw the step-mother, who showed
them the two elikdreo. Toes, appeared to be nothing
but skeletons, and the eldest complained of being
hungry. Witness afterwards accompanied Dr. Prid-
Item to the house. Hs then went to where the prisoner
was at work—et Mr. New's smithy, Upwey—and toll
him there was a serious charge against Km of starring
his children. lie said it wee not his fault, bat his
wiftee—she fed them. Wittiest said "She says you
feed them." Defendant replied "Well, since I've
bad complaints I have taken to giving them three
Wad • day tee ll." Witham &Ad "Then you
have ha complaint. r He replied " Yes, you (mean.
fag bistcham have made complaints." On the 2nd,
witness remind a warrant tor his apprehension, and
executed it at Upwey. He again repeated it was his
Idileal fault. He hod several times cirrected her for
1% Sad whenever they had • row it was through that,
aim dist he allowed her 180. to maintain his hones,
ail be himself paid for the housortat and feel, inde-
pendently of the 18s. Witness had received numerous
complaints cit was ths rental t ak of the place.
P.O. Ketcham, *tattooed at Upwey, said from
%formation received he went to prisoner's house on
Nth Deoeueber. He told primmer he had °ogee with
reference to his starving his Whinge. Prisoner said
" Tbey get mouth when I bet here." He hied already
told him he was in receipt of 191. • week besides his
rat, which was Is. 31. a day. Wows told him
a:Ghia duty, as a father of • family, to see they
were prop :sly fed. He replied "8 I will for the
future, and you shall have no further cease to
complain." Since that witless had notice the two
eris in guillotine had been alreciet entirely secluded.
He had seen them occasionally at the wisdom, and
their appearance led hits to believe they were beiag
starved. He thee communicated with P.S. Wills,
whom he accompanied to the house, and also on
soother occasion with Dr. Pridhatn. He %Wiled to
the emaciated ooaditioe of the children and to the
ravenous way in which they the their food. On the
Ist, in the evening, he saw the prisoner and his wife
drunk. This was often the ease with the imams.
The man was not so bad es regards the drink. He
had never seem him Is • publichouse drunk.
Kr. Howard said there were five children. One
was met to an industrial school, owing to the neglect
of the parents ; another had gone on the treaty with a
herbaliat • them was another who went to a local
school, and that oae, going out publicly, wee not so
bad. The two girls Ia qaestion were always kept at
home. He wished to put it to the Beech whether he
should cell Kr. Supt. Dotter& who would show, when
the prisoner resided at Dorchester. be had frequently
cautioned him on the way be treated his children,
and for not giving them suflaient fool. He left it in
the Bench's hands.
Prisoner, in his defenses, said since he had been
...tweed he had given the children their breakfast
and dinner himself, and they were in bed when he
went home from work. He delivered him money to
his wife and it was not his wish hie children should
be treated badly. He had always been a good father
to them, and had always looked after them.
The Oha;rinan rail in all his experience this was
the met miserable case ever brought hef"re him, and
the pesmet's wretched excuse weds it still more
wretch. I--for • man in the prime of 144 to soy it was
not his fault. It was the most o warJty and the most
mean excuss he had ever heard given. The whole
thing from beinniur to end, as Mr. Howard
had said, was perfmly without excuse. It was a
most terrible care alt gether. Here he had two
p 'or children, of such tender ow, • mas corning
wiry high wag., and allowed t hom to be
starved, an i th nto Pay it was not his fault. It was
perfectly untrue. If he were an invalid or an old
man, then they might have something to say for him,
bot he wonderel the prisoner had the face to stand
before his follow men, ifs would just toll him to
what extent the Court could punish him if they
thought fit. lb o hod rendered himself liable to six
months' lintrao.nment for each of those poor children.
thondb the C urt thought it • most terrible cam,
they were i oclined even now to be lenient; his punish'
meet would be that he bs imprisoned for sir mouths'
imprisonment with hard lehour.
A ddreming the stepmother, who appeare I much
younger then her hu-baod, the Chairman said--lake
a glorious word of advice. Sr. what a state you have
brought your home to. Remember this time the law
has not taken bold of you, hut if you continue this, the
time will come when you will appear as 300 ought to
hove appeared this day.
Dr. Pridhain said the three children wers now in
the Union, but be could not at present mower for their
live&

69 675
"On comparing the above valuation balsam sheet *fib
that submitted to you on the 611 of July. it will bs
observed that the incomes in the estimated liabtitly. aris-
ing from this addition of 30 per east. to the sickness rate,
amounted to no less • sum time MAK I would here
remark that the healthy character of the clarity, and the
fact that 000 of the branches Awe • yerl low Idakema
rate, cannot but suggest that the heavy rate of sickness
observed is other beanclam must be deo in creel niesteurs
to ths laxity of man stement is floss branches."
Mr. E. J. Plano! (Portland) called the attention of
the meeting to rule 51, in which it was stipulated that
any member or say per•oh hoeing an Interest in too
funds of the society, ham the right to inspect the book•
and names of the members of the society; and it shall be
the duty of the secretary t 3 pro Inas them for inspec-
tion. He coomplained he had not before been allowed
to seethe actuarial valuation, neither had be seen Mr.

Bell's letter before.
Mr. BOND: There is nothing about correepoadence
in the rule.
hfr. R. J. Puha& ; Books air, and that would in-
clude that.
Mr. B. PIAICI said in this particular cue he him-
self di not know what correpoodenoe had peered,
and he himself had not seen Mr. Bell's letter before.
He explaked it was not in Mr. Robioson's power to
give up anything whatever to anyone who come to
ask for it without the sanction of the Committee.
There was no wish to withhold it. As it was they
had now heard it.
Mr. If. J. Psaacz : We were saddled with a re-
action of 31 in the It, and we were 000 allowed
to eat the valuation under which we were treated.
Mr. B. Pular : That was the resu t of deferring
this mutant. Mr. Robinson could not do it without
the s uiction of the Administrative Gommittee.
Mr. E. J. Pgasce : But 24th rule says the valuation
shall be hung up at the registered office. This vAlu a-
lba was received on the 6th July.
Mr. E. Plums ; Tuns were members of your
branch here who beard every word of it. There are
committee men here bef re me who beard every word
of what has been emoted by the Actuary.
Mr. E. J. Pl4lOl con darned the supplementary
report was only waste paper. The were redwood 3d.
in the Is., and were not &Bowel to see it. It was his
right as a member to see it.
Mr. Barra (Portlaud) could not undertake to go
back to Portland after every meeting and say, every
word contained in • report.
Mr. Agrwooff said he had attended for the last
two year., *ad it wads far from him to say anything
disrespectful of the hoary beads he saw before him. or
from saying anything of the men in position present,
which might reflect upon them at all • but he must
corder, alter hearing that now presented, he fancied
it was not all read.
Mr. BOND: I heard evey word of it quite distinctly.
Mr. B. PIANOS said be took a copy of it, and
he had followed it throughout.
Mr. Artwoom. : I don't believe that letter (Mr.
Bell's) has been reed.
Mr. Pianos: No, that was not.
Mr. Acrwom.s. sal I he went back to Portland and
laid before the branch the unfair And partial action of
the Managing Committee. Mr. Puree was very
inquisitive to know what he could tell him. lie asked
him what valuation was going before the Registrar,
and he told him he did not know whether It was the
original or the supolernentery one which the Actuary
had made. Consequently be could not give Mr. Pearce
and the members of the branch any mediation in the
matter. This, he believed, led Mr. Pearce and the
steward of the branch to a .me to Dorchester in order
to 049 the valuations hung up in the registered office
of the society; but unfortunately when they got there
there wed no such valuation to be mean, which he held
wee entirely against the rules of the society.
Mr. Bagrrana wished to know if Mr. Attwooll
meant to impute bad faith to the committee. Did be
think the committee had say sinister motives, or
wished to conceal anything?
Mr. Arrwoou, : It is not foe me to express any
individual opinion of that, but I think it rests with
the Managing Committee to explain the matter to
this meeting. May I ask whether these valustioas
had gone before the Registrar before Mr. Pearce and
the seaward of the Portland Breach waited on the
filecutary ?
It was explained by the BNCIIZTAIT that, according
to the minutes of the 15th November, it waZ=
that the valuation report be at once forwarded to the
offing in accordance with rule 35, and on the next day
it was sent ; sines thee the sumierneestary report had
been enquired for, and that also bad been forwarded.
The GHLIIKLN: With regard to the insinuation of
Mr. Attwooll that I attempted to cooomi anything, I
may say when! had brown hair on my head instead
of grey I wee never capable of mob a jib, and I don't
intend to begin now. (Applause.)
Mr. G. Bona said with regard to the hanging up of
tin valuation in the seeetarle Aloe, it must be
manliest that would not be done until it had been
laid before the special muting. /t would he a grow
piece of dboosartsey to the special meeting if it was
hung up and Nude public before they had seen it.
(Hear, beer.)
Mr. R. J. PIAION : But do you think it is fair to
I those in receipt of sick pay that this redaction should
come on them bsf ire they had a chance of seem; the
' actuari il valuation? . . . .

—Mr.- BOYD : That matter is In the bands of the
Managing Committee.
Mr. B. J. Paeans: An I that is where the fault is.
Mr. B. Pearce said the Managing Committee had
no idea that it would be fair t one or unfair to another
with regard to this matter. It was • matter for the
Monsen% Committee to make this • charge on Port.
land. They bad their own remedy; If they oboes to
take it they oould take it DOW. They oould go to an
arbitrator and let him decide whether the Managing
Committee had • tight or no. He aesured them the
action of the committee was taken in the beet interests
of thesociety. They appeared to be making • dilliailty
where there really warn noise. On the 7th November
the report was received, and just after that, the 15th.
the Manajog Committee met, when the whole thing
was perfectly new to them. Looking at them as a new
thing, Mr. Bell and others thought it would be ad-
'siesta's to have a litlu time to consider it before the
special meeting should be called.
Mr. liosinsog read the following minute of the
twitting referred to :—" That the convening of such
special meeting be allowed to stand over for the
preeent."
Mr. B. Pr.eace (c mitinuing) said the very next time
they had • special committee meeting it was decided
to on 1 the Managing Committee together and reveres
that deciakto. It was pert ct'y free from any intention
operating in any adverse way to the Portland branch.
Mr. B. J. Patio.: Presuming that the recommend-
ation of the actuary be carried out, I suppose that
will make us in • solvent condition?
Mr. E. Psence : That will go towards making it.
It is tbe only it pwe can take.
Mr. G. BOND said as he underst it, the deficit
was purely prospactive. If they maintained the
present rate of tacitness, thee, when next valued, they
would have this deficiewy. That was the meaning
of it. On the other band, if they put preesure
on the defaulting branches, and reduced th.ir
sickness within the experience csf the Manchester
Unity, they would then have, instead of • deficiency,
• balance to Use good.
Mr. Artwoom : I understand that this premium
and this stringency must be pat upon the whole of the
defaulting branches.
Ur. 8011 D : That is a matter for the consideration
of the committee.
Mr. B. Pietas thought it would be well for them
to come to • clear understanding as to what they were
going to discuss. If they were going to discuss ea to
what brew:thee were to be taken, or the &Woe of the
Administr.dive Committee under Rule 25, be should
strongly demur. That meeting had nothing to do with
It. That meeting was a died to receive the valuations;
and to consider the general position of the society.
Mr. Arrwoou. said for himself be would not deviate
one inch from the Wainer of the nesting; hut mihht
he ask for what was this meeting called? Wes it
called because of the requi.ition which came from
Booth Portl .ni Branch, or by the resolution from the
Managleg Committee?
Idr. B. PIAILOB said before that requisition was
, received from South Portland Branch the
, ldi
Committee wee tailed together with the view oni
riling
i this meeting.
I Kr. Hosanna: The modes wee twat ant ea the let,
, and the widths la dabod

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sad Its sickness and mortality during the them
.essrs Mr. Ste rtt (Portland), *eked for • little impleastin
1872-1881—sises the prarnt rules were adopted. The of rule 25; whether there was a discretionary power
first tem., giving the sickness expert hot, showed that f,...0e lef I with the Managing Cl immittee, became be under-
SVWY 15) goa!kassafarak "'err ,""attaa... to b. claimed stand the actuary rsoommeads this reduction in the
sccor.....s ....e —an...atter Unity foe .oioesy uaug
various J.,. to mi., the deg den", f
had to pay more tsan 130 weeks. fa order to secerain "m's "e°°"°'
a in el the eleven br ei.
wriashethewr teas rcatdes of maths easy..
.th:ninincrebsrageoforwoesthke-e tsboeuayoomanti.itteetimalreistwa it going to carry out the
sickness per member mid for by the soe sty &trine each se old there not lOU be • deficiency? He welted to
of the fire years 1877-186 t and the result sbow ri into. know whether the outninittee had the power of alb/r-
-ant named year it was 106 par member sod in 1061117. lug
_whet the actuery suggeeted
The excessive sickness rate was n doubt partially Mr. 14. .1. Pinson 1 don't see any discretionary
amounted for by the fact several member@ were neatens. wen at all.
lender the old rules, considerable sums for partial disable.
meat. bat it wee t be fend other causes mast be The gar. Ln.Weettea said the valuation wee for
I operating against lb. wellbeing of the so tidy. The the lest three yetas, anl out by. years—to it w•• •
report also dealt with other mattes connected with the triennial testis lof quinquennirl valuation, and as it
valitetios. ant concluded with the tabula, elect se follows was the 6at three years under the new rules, it
—lontalltin—Preent value of benefits. £61,811; minus enormously reduced the imp irtanoe of the actuarial
meet rend, ON; told lei 104. Asets—Total Node,
gig.cyg ; eeetribeeiees. =am investsg' saw octitinlgt sesi.tonseqd.touliiinuitthheatdirnothrig..Puocretthoof the
detainee. in. 711; total. £62,104. • Tth result of the
were no He wo ill c their atteution
yak," on is tb•retlat.. Mr. Adler summsd up. 'to show susasginit Committee.
onst defioliencykwid
sofihnd..T.i.• The.thactut,tetriyiairoLside •,secoexperisaced repot.: tolugrulcorimilm.ii=rhhi.dehtlitewia.swatierptoulauttediathlatbetinbetaresManalt
of.
the separate breaches of the society in order to ascertain the society as they might deem expedient.
what 'um the b•W method of Puttee rule le labll elect Mr. B. J. Plate. But not contrary to rule.
Mee stating the results of his investigation in • Aims Mr. ims.wanagg said they were wishing now to
cages he proposed that those branches wares sickness rate, cnt ay ',heir wow to spite their fem. (Luighter.)
alter siclitatiui old rule members, neesied the of the r• most anxious t Ito I down o• her branches
Manchester Unity. of which there were eleven, should '7' were
submit to having the rate of ski, Dar red.; in go. with them. Ile appealed to their good feeling to sub.
following manner :—Porthuid, Donk -branch, Leigton wit to this reduction of • quarter of their pay with
Iteresare, and Gillingham, 11, in the ;St lord, good gram for terse year.. lie appealed to them not
IL ; Smellier end South PorHand. 31. ; Stoup dm, 41.; to poll down the society; but let thew hope they
Stionsinster Newton. Ceder& and Ge on t* Mo, ; end would be jibed by such • nuiMier of new members
Mahone St Andrew end Milton Abb.", 61. 11 V." that they "mold be in • mot ft iurishing 000ditioo.
scheme wee* agreed t) there would Old remelt a cla- What possible good would it do for them to go and
utterable deficiency mien from the old rule, mambos. branchesarid he suggested to order to mess this deficiency each pull down other branch with tbruthelves ? Let
them
inembe's contributim should be Increased by IR pI. act in • more generous epirit. They had been treated
cent., or Id. in every shilling. He was of opini hitto se with very great lenieocy. 'Their deficiency was now
suslfes‘to„,a, were a tee tali canted out the society might £2,000, whereas there was hardly an Aber branch
with °mune" online its OPeratIOUS until the next In- beside themselves which showed any deficiency. '
majesties gave an oPentunliy of observing their afoot Mr. H. J. Planet : N•HISOUS.I.
It was greatly to be b°9•4 by the °iamb*" bei"ll 2,1 r. Leg- Waseca : I appeal to your good feeling to
now led to exercise great vigilance in preventing undue
submitb little discomfort now, in the hope that in
declaration on the funds, and by the drachm d dropping out a
of the old rode saetabent. the measures now mowed the next four o- be year. the itoate'4 g lly will
might prove to be only • temporary necessity. Tno have become ler more prosperous by the top we have
secretary &horsed a letter written to the actuary by if, takes.
Williams -Bel by the authority of the committee and Mr. Arrvrooth said he did nt Vault they coald be
In reply thereto explained a laPPlalaaata" "rat' "a • down h• the 11 Ateri o remarks which Mr. Lee-
real from the actuary, Ms dopes Use sasomption 1."2„- ° - R1..4 had heee
that the future Wham rate amouge the members of ones hal Put Iowa" , 6",
the society will coincide with that experiment by the onerhethrix rd as a 'tabling Dort .1 Penne, and they
member. of the" Manchester lluity." which was ink ndrd might depend up in it they had not lost it, and that
to show whet the median o. the sod-if might bee one they lisiended to fight as lam as they bed any breath
lithe proposed eaforeseneat of Bale Ili and a stricter to holt with. lie was soil of opialop that, with all
adsainistratios (which he considered to be indispensed ) the wisdom, shin, and genitor of their worthy honorary
should have the elest of rent:lag the rate at names „,,,„,hve , the had net ye convinced hie, the, the
mined insobiti ei the society within 'ho lonits of the -"
sanded upon which the" Manchester laity were mica. action of the M.anaing C enmities was fair, bat rather
Wed. It was as follow,; that it was unfriendly. (" Hear, bear," from the
LIABILIYII3. Portland members.) Tiny teemed to have altered the
name of the society. It was not at all • friendly
society, but they seemed to be a very unfriendly lot of
heathen. It had bleu said they were putting the
saddle up en the right horse; that was • manakin.
They honestly admitted their deficiency, but Mr. Lee-
Warner had said there was no other branch showing
a deficiency. But there was Cenford and Code
Mullen with a deficiency of over £2OO. The Portland
branch was formed in 1847, and some of the other
branches in 1875, but he could tell them that
Portland Breach up t i 1864 paid money into the
funds. Since then be homely conferred they
had been drawing money out of lie f undo.
But he mainteued they had einislog to do
with the surplus. Ths actuary never thought
of it, and why should the Managing Committee
do so. It was not right and nut fair—be main-
tained it was partite -and lilt could not be settled by
the Managing Committee it must be brought to
another court—that of arbitration. If the Portland
Breach was still net ruitful and still excerive, it was
not in the management of the branch; the fatale must
be sought for somewhere else. What had the com-
mittee done? They had simply coati down upon three
unfortunate branches, Norte and South Poetised,
Canford, and Code Mullen. It was not • reasonable
thing. Any poor smock! rook man in the country if
the matter was wily honestly explained to him,
wool I directly understand it. He maintained they
were putting the waddle upon the wrong Itorse.
moved, if they acted upon the remmmestion of the
actuary, they ant upon them in the whole of the
eleven branches.
Mr. B. erhacs again called attention to the object
of the meeting. The Administrative Committee had
dealt with rotten Meacham and they meat to stick
to it. He could tall the P:irtlaad Breech that if they
went before an mbiirator, and they were suoosithful,
the only comes for the Managing Committee, baring
the interest of the society at heart, would be to refer the
lath year's sick pay to a valuer, to receive his award
with regard to it, and meth • monad decision; and
most likely the second would be worse than the first.
It was absolutely neoemary to curry chitin@ nth Meer,
hear.) As to those branches that were left out, besmeared
them it was not through ferouritien ; but the com-
mittee t iok into consideration toe weight that the
branches on which the reduction was imposed had been
on the society, and the alight prospect there was of any
improvement Heferriag to toe general matter of the
valuation, the actuary's statement clearly showed
they were very differently situated from other
societies. Their own members knew the actual
stall of their society, s 3 far as the bed actuarial
knowledge could lay it bef are them. That was not
the case with the giant majority of the Friendly
Societies of England. Tour own success would
depeu I entirely upon their dealing in • decided
manner in regard to their society. If they did that
they would hold their ground and become • flourish-
ing strong society. (Hear, bear.) lie hal very great
hopes, from the last report of the actuary that that
would be the cam, but it would only result from then
acting most decidedly in the direction they had taken,
carrying the action out and not flinching one hair's
breadth.
Mr. G. Bono said 1863 was the last year in which
Portland had any surplus over. Ever since that they
had been drawing steadily lammed sums from the
society, and in 1881 the South Portland branch drew
no leas than £196 18i. more than their contributions.
Mr. E. J. Pearce said they had drawn heavily In the
past, but others had drawn out more. Referring to
Cade Mullen, he said the actuary reoommeaded •
reduction of 5d., and they bed 31. ; Portland was
recommended Si and they saddled the fall amount.
Mr. K. Planet sail be was railing into question the
discretioo at the a mantle*. They bad many things
to consider—the long pariod Portland had been •
drain on the society, aad the little prospect there was
of improvement. At Code Mullet they only had 28
members, who could not represent • fair avenge. They
mast wait and let time operate, and if they found
them continue so heavily, the. is all probability the
committee would have to raise it. Time had no right
to question the action of the amanitas. They child
go to an arbitrator.
Mx. liiintrraho : If you don't like at 114 your com-
mittee you can tura us out next year.
Mr. B. J. Pianos hat asti We won—that's all.
After further discussion, Mc trIDMISIXT moved—
" That the valuations of the Actuary be printed and
airculthed."—Mr. B. J. Plates (Portland) seconded.

—This was carried.
M. Arrwo Jt.t. propmed that the report of the
Actuary as to the sickness experience be also printed.
—Mr. F. PIANOS seconded.
Mr. E. Paxson moved as an ameadrasat that thay
be not printed.—Mr. BOND arc maded.
Tit* amendment was carried by a majority of fear.
The Porthsaders, we are told, decided to go to
arbitration.

We ham received the folio snag statement as to the sink
pay for 18911 ;—" fisok pay hs• been allowed to 5418 males
1.1'6.310 wogs 3 dark amennu.g to 41.1119 Ga. 3d. ; sad
tuft females twin week. 3 days ammatiog to £93 la
molds( • total periol of sickness of 5,636 weeks 4 days
and • total amount of sick pm 7a 8 befog •
decrease as c nisp seed with Nil o' l 5 weeks 6 days sick.
awe, and a decnime of dok p., of L .. 1141.
pay_(ineloded above) was paid to MI mouton
soder the old rides for cal iirmkil 5 days amounting to
1:515 17a. ld. During 188 $1317 Ilk 331. was paid on miconat
of them enembens the kyt el sickness of whom was than
1.1981 west. flay. 4 so that Mare was la 1884 s decrease of
MI weeks 4 days dolmas, sad of 131 94. SM. is the
*mount paid such niemhera The numbo, in receipt of
sick pay oder the old robs on the 31.5 Elmember.
was 41. doorstep during the year 5.
" Ariz./4 rate of sicknem-14 des. 9 weeks 6 days 5
hours PILL 831. emb in-mher sick; tamales. 13 weeks 3
day. 6 bourn. 43 B'. 11 I. each member slob; showing •
alight Mamas in the duration of mokneas of males as
4:umpire4 with 1131. hut a d v.reme in the mai of f.oeale
of! weeks t days 11 boars"

The Male wag occupied by Kr. a. Cavendish Beetle°h.
▪ who gm supported at the bed table by Kr C.
Schreiber, Adtme vi Bartlett. Ise Rev.
J. A. 'Aeon (rector of St 0 mai:Vlore W. D.
Dredele, C Hit'. IL weer. W. H. Yeatom 1. H. J.
Conway, 0 T. `4sret 0. a F. Wallkill. IL V. J. Bums.
' &ad blear, H R. Doan/re. It A. Ls et et, EL Mahone
(oolhotor of cuckoo.). arid IL Fcouttmeon. Amoco others
prompt es also oic 41 timers R. IL Welm ley G. Pow.
7.0 Wheatley, II 11( molar,. Brod% R. S. Melia-
eall. H. 80rd..0. P. L. Bodge (secretary of the ad dia-
tom). C. IL Ilitchelsoe. F. Oridlsid. Modes, and others.
After " Tits It-alth of Her IlLsisety" had beat duly
bloomed. the °attune&
_ln propodog rot mutt of " The
Prince and Primers of Wales," took the opportunity to
refer to Sir Madill Wks. who, he observed. bad now
bermate am 'mbar of the Reversals''', had in hi. recent
" stump" to his Choler ooestimeate proved bimetal to be
the nootiom of • few Redioals sad R,pibllCaOl. and had
not thought At to withdraw himself from the position
emelt be bad occupied for mune tints se • RaPablioss.
and aloof the foram:id among the.. who had repordedir
opposed the COSIMMiOIIIII aol grants which from tote to
time had been made to the Royal Fondly. [By Me way.
this Is soots what antagonistic to the guard impressions of
Ms Radical Primo who fancy the Right Bow Bat. him
been B.Atored Into. very mild member of his former

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Kr. Gladatone stated yews ago that the N
conformist body was the backbore of the Liberal party ;
but that "backbone" must More been oonsiderably
weikeued ever sine, three who formed it became •ware
of tbe policy of Mr. Giadstoa. eith regard to Kr. Br .d-
I laugh nod other Infidel, He (the elauessio wge
If ttse N.usconfornsi.te did not at the mixt election openly
express the oposions which they must bold on this p Lint,
Hwy must come uader the suspicion of referring their
party to their principals
Rev. J. A. Lawson responded.
ysocoN;Lf....anyt.d t.a ~Itiese .p.rnefoicl nod upon hi principli that ot;
upon It. own duiigblU ci .lm.d for o
the present *Blatancy of the services. I; was due to the
C isaervat vu patty ion, thet they bad an Army end
Noy, and Reserve Foe-is at all, sad that they were
celestite of *realties their duties efficiaatly on the field.
Mr. Illedstea. told them some time ago that Briti4
intarests were not to be regarded, and at Ratio Kell has
sopportsrs—dooloding he wee sorry to say. the Hon.
Body. stetter —said "Perish Indi, natter thaa take up
arms in defence of their taste OSS40•101114
Carein BOrsos responded for 4s vaunt sr.. Tat
motto of the Volunteer force was "In danger, Reedy."
That most shoo be the motto of the Comorvative party.
They were in dangerous times, and he asked them all to
with with a will ii dot when the time came to defend
Vr.aal that might be made ou the Ooestitutioa taro
he in a position to do so.
McCaum, wbo w.s called for by
_the company,
thanked ten. en behalf of ti Army. He bad (ousts'
nadir Sir Garret Walesa, to NM and from what ins
omexpeirisec cuaa him,mighsiawasfaucertelawon.thabota
although
break, sad monocle might lose their tames. that swat
It blunders which WOW to b 0 400.100td were 00 WINOSALIy
committed the British army w noir fail the country.
Mr. H. FARQUHARSON proposed the mato( the" Houses
of Parliament." The Hones of Lords, be said. eas an
Isaitutioa test woe the safeguard masa the latrudoo-
tion of Commonisticwiessunes that might be passed by tbe
Hams of Commoca. With regard to that 110.4% he could
sry little tor ~ad most of tome were not at all
icy dI y to it. As to the aztoosloa of the C aunty Fraisause,
he'forshode I that would virtually nom this disfranchtew
mat of Poole. With the toast he ampled the ease. of Mr.
Asbnased Bertlett, the repreasatati • • of an importaat
coaaitusacy, sad who was askaowhidged to be oas of the
most able 010014,4 of the 0 arrogate* party.
Kr. Aannien Baltrufr, refolds( to the Irish
policy of the Government, said tla social fruits of Kr.
Madst mes Irish policy are as clearly Alma in the
sympathy of Ws 'Dahlia messes for men amused of
ameseinatioa as ite political fruits are mad* evidest by
the Mallow electioa. Tbe Utast leaders pandered to the
Irish revolutioaiste at the last general Media' In order
to gain the Irish vote. They ware warned by our
Illustrious chief, sad by others who knew breed welt.
what the result of that unnatural alliance mast be. Titer
scorned the warnings and sporsed the propbsey. But
what man is there, either Liberal or Oonesevative, who
will not dray that the state of behead is ' wares thee
pestilasos lad famine 11 The Governmeat de/thereat/
I neglected, despite every remonswerce, the swebiag tido
I of lawlessness and t wror which overspread the whole face
of Ireland within nine scathe after they had taken offic..
(leo, bear) Some Ministers did worse. They directly
sympathised with and encouraged the agitation which hue
ruined Ireland. To have 'Wiled that birettas, brn 4.11 i ,
honesty and Merton. m detained by outrere sal murder,
sad aimed at the extertiXnatioa of Bntish influent a awl
' the disruption of the empire " wool 1.," oast Mr. (Mambo- I
14.," have been to provost mimeo. And what is thee
reform which haa 44 soured at the price of the
demorallastion of an entire people f (Hear, hear.) It is
Pis toiled Laud Act of 1831, watch the leadersof the Irish
party decorate and ridicule, and wh oh Kr Peratill has ,
only labed described as reisixting only £79,000 of rent 4
12 mottits at a oust of £lOOOOO is lawyers' I. i. an I whose
operation, will not los coomadsel for 5) years. It is toe
diaboasst Aroma Bail, by which the iong-sulLaring and
taw-abiding tax-payers of England 41 Scotland woe
made liable for ths d bte of th seditious rooluti Joist. of
Ireland. And what has been the onto gas of tuts immoral
briber, and of this moats retreat on by which 5 Liberal
Gaveremens, • Ministry of hurosnitiriatt pailosophers,
ecomousists, the friends of oppressed nstionalitte., which
bans sought to counterbalance the resu;t of their own
weakness sad want of prevision I That Ireland can now
only be governs' by extreme coeroclou. If 30 loodstioos of
bayonets, and by Wotan is upon thononle of armed
police, and that the bulk of the Irmo pe a is are more
than ever diaratialsd. (Cheer.) I cannot sum up toe
fruit, of Kr. Gladsoues fatal ant blasting administra-
tion of Ireland in Wes tilling words than t lose applied
to the evils wrought by Arthur's faithisea queen—
'Th. children born of thee era Sr. and sword,
Red ruin, tad the breaking up of laws."
Tbs lilinisterial record at him is autarchy and tartlet
for Ireland and an &argots dorth of all useful Impslatloo.
And what can wrest of ther coley abroal I They found
ths poses of &yore har.l tar many a year by the sr-
reneem ot or Berlin. Tear received Kw rughts of II lob and
tied by the amble and bosom artwoote te of
Germany end Austria. Teat stlianoe was the last and
greatest of Lord B schieveconts. It was a
rearantes for tbe into:eats of B tiro, for the statism:at
of Berlin, ao4 for the pesos of Ear p., thr eaters! may tho
gruplog despotism of St. Petersburg, and the shifting
and nattable Theocracy of the French Republic. Tot
even in thin case, as in the government of Iroise& the
settlement of South Africa. the strenstaming
_of our
Indies frontier. and their !gnats& policy. ths Ministry
set &boat, with light loam, to roost.. the provident
statemanship of their predecessor.. Aosta.% was treated
without cause, and the whole European coontsin stioa over-
turned. and the balms* of power, which bat been mad*
certain', in favour of British iatere.te said peace, was
overturned in favour of disturb ant and wet. Lord
B sac osilald, who based his policy on the silleaos of the
German Powers, kept oo the best of terms with Fromm
Kr. Meditate, who based his oaths French Republic, has
ell but cora* to blow. with his new ally, and alienated
Germeny, Amy* sad Turkey as well. (Criers ) Gamest
tho fruits of the policy of AO two great lenders—laird
Beetcodield and Kr. Gladstooe—ln Ireland. In Errors. in
Egypt, and whatever else you choose, and you witl get
this differeecs b stomas corer and coalludd as, browses
foresight eat band-trlsouth improvidence, between the
statesman sad leader of men and the spinner of miler
phrases and the la/salons but irreeoluts rhetorician.
With resardt the isle mar. itsoightba,sb..nn,oil.d with
ease by a little foresight and staaimenship oa the put of
Gladstates 0 ablest at say time bat weea floptentber,
1831, and Jolt, 1811. It wue aajatid stile. bosuns an-
necelimrf. (Cheer.) One thing the Messervative party
were resolved to achieve, SA far so tear intloonce tea
guide the course of public events, and that is that this
war, unnecessary ant unj ootidabts %boast it was, shall
not be fruition They were resolved that British
inausecie eltotil I be predoemiaant in Egypt, sad they
would not scuttle oat Of the land of the ft/woofers. eves
at the bidding of Lord Derby, as the getsilashnons
Government ernettod out of Casdatar. (Moen.) The
eerie of the nuptial' war may be semonarised under
four hada. Flrst., there was pommies' inglot gad delay
In dealing with the growing dangers of the sitmilles.
This, however' is • well-recogaised ,dos of Mr. Gladstose.
polo, in every quarto of ths globe. He was too lab In
lirattskwithirkebistanlintsercitheiTral "trely6".totooo latelatewlinthTrtagletdljhee
the Ramisn advents in Ails, aed too Main Egypt. Too
wooed cisme WWI the exempt for the jest claims of the
Amu.n people for self.goternmts ea Tway irked for as
elective Oltalber, the right of voting only half their own
budget, rod a silgbt increese in their army. The refusal
of ties. a...age by Yr. Madams lilt, the war. The
third cause was the tweretstious sitsalt4 St Mint Pehlke'
Intervention With Frames. British interest. are irrecassil-
able with French ambitions In Egypt TO, imulk gum
of the war was the systematic sad potation injustice
towards the jot rights and sosemptibilities of the people
of Turkey, who are the lawful and recognised rulers of
Rapt. The hoe member ikon proceeded to illustrate and
peon, blocs.. by deteiled ref semen to the °Gael hi ito-y
.4 the Egyptian Quotlon, sad concluded his speech amid
lout cheers.

Mr. EuGLEGLED, K.P. who met with a hearty rim pti .o
replied, and sodomised himself ohleey to the prop ,e ,
Parliamentary Reform. He seid la the po,p mid Liberal
Kolar= the represent scion would be based on the numb aro '
11. asked them lar • moment I, o.d.r what tit at too.,
In the British [alas& there was • population of 36,000 000
of people. and is the House of 0 masons there were. m •
thing like en members. or a proportion es' about 50,600
to each neerab.y. That number yea acoordine to Kr.
Forster, to be takes as the represontatios. In the count?
of Comet there were six boroughs, the nailed popmettoa
of which fit the last cent= EY 65,036. Takes sinely the
rsektenis in the borouclos of Beath*, t, Dorchester, goon",
burs, Wtreham, Weymouth. sod Poole, won't, there( oor,
be diefranchieed. II there was some schwa, for grouping
the boroughs t egether, he only hoped they mould no,
come to him to ask hien to represent them. If the borough
populations were to be t 'mad into the °panty of Des .t.
they would Just save for the county the three county meta
welch it at present sealffed, while seven seem wool I be
lost for Donee In the nail, Of CADDIOOD Rik for on.,
ee w determined to reseal such a proposal. ( Wanes.)
They must study the question thoroughly, mist be =toed,
and must be resoled on actioa. It wee easy to see that
such a alums would work a revolution in the *Motile
system of repreeent atop. sad be out it to his hearers and
to *very one of their fellow-eountrymen whether, In view
of whst was taking plasm In Fran us, they should not
heeltate and be caution bet ore they left the pathway of
ex pensinoe for theory and specuation. In so far as any
scheme touched the enfrasugsbeement of PJOI,II it would
meet on hts part with more dAsirmlned resistance—
(eopionee) he would be further stimulated to • eight
OMNI in this matter by the thought that upon that pima-
tion the lateresti of Poole were identical with the interests
of Imbed. (Applause.) He underatood (but heed be
was wrongly informed) that • deputation from a body
calling itself the Poole Liberal Colonies Asiociation
intended to join In the tooth-outing demonstration is
Trafalgarequare in support of Kr. Itrallaush. (Fltasea)
There was no doubt that at the next slectiou the question
of tho admission of Bradlee/1i would form a prominent
Was. Knowing that the desist of a God meant searchy,
he thought he might safely arenas the% In the question t
come blots them Pool* would Posermace with him for
faith, for order, end for freedom. (ApPlaissa)
The health of tho "Chairman" WU proposed by Kr.
BUGDILE, who, In TDEettrEed his hearers aot to let the
Kubota party get the at the east
Kr. C. Hitt proposed the toast of theeistetdent (tcord
Wimborne). lady Charlotte flohreiber. and Lady Who-
borne"
Kr. SClOUglail responded, advising his followers to
work quietly, steadily. and without &epilog. He had
been among he constilments. and. la WM; of the efforts
of the Defence Association t o oust him at the next
elott!ol he did sot lied much disposition for • =lnge
than. Hs proposed the toast of the " lion and and tut decent" With the test be
would couple the names of Kr Dugdale (000tamon),
Kr. Womble (Izessurer), sad M. P. X L Budge teecre-
taryt
Kr. Doooata, In retcluisit thanks, referred to the
pulling down of the wall at Burt% end remarked that the
wall had beet built up spies without met to himself or
to the retry alert, and if It pleased those who committed
depredmiot it did not hart him. (Latulit Y.)
Kowa BERME. Weiland. and Kr. P. L BUDGE
also retarned thanks.
Mr. IL lt, DOODOES IWODONEI the tout of tlwe'llseis-
tribes..
_and Town Council of Pools,' to which toast
voncelore ODEWIT sad LAW 1111p00414,
The DIESEGIIDE Dade were Tie working men's branch
of the Milokilatiole" (Proposed by the ohelrman, and re-
sponded Se by leo (L Pearce.) I. two Tew•
and Gnat, ef Poole" by Kr. laspolumbenties
•" 144114" "4 the " IMPtib• *MEW broke eV at
aims ids&