The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-16 00:00:00

" pubes anD flickers."

Rumours hays seldom more truth in them than
Satan has chance of salvation. The barest possibility
may exist. and it is bare snott:h in all consoe. By
this time the iosigators of the late uproar should be
pods tly ashamed of themselves. Tbs whole of the
rumours which stirred up nolo* and ill-feeling were
cruel and lying. No one was turned out of doors. TA.
=ion leas agreed upon by both parties, and not
t mason. Ths public therefore had no shadow
of right to interfere in the matter beyond ths usual
gossip. We do not core to complain against the latter
soul•refreshing occupation of our arms-aklmbo wives
and maidens, as it luetst 9° many of than employed.
o

The only persons who -deserved to be burned in
effigy were the ruffianly visitors who primed the
already excited and in.oxicated roughs with more
liquor. We wouldn't mind lending a hand to shoot
them oft a petard, deep enough into the boy, if we
thought they could by any Meang be taught the poard.
bility of getting too much liquor. Bat such primiciev
punishments are out of date, and we have no faith In
rough means claim any good. We must not lot our
Wand customs smack as much of Mexico, U we can
help it.

We beg to call the Wen on of the polio. authorities
to some of dm intentions of the riff-raft. Forewarned,
fore armed. On the return of the gallant gentleman who
stayed the tide of recent events, the mob Intend • trial
of strength and more burning. The effigy is to be
marched slowly down street and on to the shore,
against all opposition. When the police are the other
side of the hill, it is the declared intention of these
meals to tar and feather someone, we Mid not
nrinamossame. Usteerwsnwct um
well known, ...
think
thaesepig.thorithe
li.. shosid at once summon before the magistrate.
those against whom they possess the requisite eel.
doom. There should be no mote of this sickening
puriassieni in the "most drunken town in Dorset,"
we quota of course the chairman of the Wareham
bra& of magistrates.
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Mr. -- to witouro.or onniapoadot Val=
Mal was itaa of the riaglaadata. Rahn returswd. No
=berg it wows Ilvas kilts nalgidwarbood,sad
01112111 kw akrawat sad Ilgit from a yotuitt
swim of Mew. b 7 the lamella elm& ghee be

thoutt t shaver "had a stone In Ids hand." Of suck
is your average not., made. It would take a
of burning to harden fellows like Mr. --
into sense or bravery.

o :
Has aoyone seen the In.pector of Nuisances of late?
Or does the Medical Officer advise the Board when they
allow health to be endangered? Down at the back of
the " Victoria," there is something the Inspector need
Sot ser. It ie an awful roes., and poor visitors we
wearing out their white silk and cambric handker-
chiefs at • ruinous rate. Will one of the " meinb,rs "
make an expedition thither' It will out be uuscc ,m-
-panied by .elf-sacrifice. A knob of camphor in hie
cambric he will find of pleaaant use. It lo rumoured
that our chemist bee had • run on hie stock of per-
fumes. So the "iU wind "is blowing soinebxly good.
rsliew, it makes us ill to think of it.

0 :
We welcome Mr. Phillips to the circuit. Mr. flea,
hi. predecessor, remained but two years. yet he did
some good work in the island. We shall remember
hitu with phruiure, rind our well-wiebee follow him to
his new sphere ..f ten Nine.. %%911 the new minister
hare the plerowe (If seein.: a new chapel and school
opened at Swanage during his term of oflice we
wonder? He ought to.

:
Talking of ministers, It may not be generally known
that me Rev. J. Greig, formerly a successful Evan-
gelist at the Mission Church here, has returned to
Vdinburgb, completed his term f eta lies at the
University, and is now comfortably se tied as Con.
aregetional pastor over the churches at Little Had-
ham, Herts, altuat•d at so great distance from Run-
tingford, from whence came the Rev. F. A. War-
mington to us.

o :
The regatta was • great 'access on Monday. Sept.
Bth. The day opened damply, but cleared well, and
brought down a larger number of people than had
been :Feted. One stall tempted the visitors to
" fairi treats, and • party of scrobsta earned a
few ling. by their agility. The programme (in-
cluding 12 aquatic events and tb• brilliant lliumiaa-
Con of the hay) was not over when this letter went to
press.
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Thank you, Mr. Editor, for your mem at our
prophetic power, or rather at our ralationahip (for it
lino secret) to the clerk of the weath- r. By this
time, sir, a string to your bat and a dripping um-
brella base proved to you that our information about
Lb... coming winds and showers was not penned to be
laughed at. The barommer has been falling down,
down, over since we wrote our last, and we are grieved
to say that till you bear of tia again the tidings is
Rasa. floras pangs can new., tell" which way the
wool blowe"—no persosality, dr. Lucas.