The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-06-16 00:00:00

Vorset eon* txpres.

DORCHESTEIL JUNE

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LORD SALISBURYS DILEMMA.
Lord Salisbury has accepted the only course which
common-sense dictated, and he will at once set about
forming his "stop-gap government,- BA according to
Mr. Chamberlain, it will hereafter Ire known in
history. No other course WO, possible after the imr-
aistent attack,. on Mr. Gladstone's Government, and
although Lord Salisbury has no enviable task there
seems nothing to prevent public affairs being carriml
smoothly iin till the country has given its voice. As
soon a., pnesible, we are assured, this appeal will be
made. The If. of Col sssss ons is to take int., con-
sideration the Lords amendment. to the Seats Bill to
day, and after the two chambers have agreed the
measure will at ”flee receive Royal assent. The
Registration Acts Sr.- already law, ait.l therefore
there is nothing to prevent an election taking place
in November. that fateful month which by genera!
consent seems to have been agreed on. I hiring the
interregnum that will clapor, the membeni of the
Liberal party appear anxious that the new C 0,111.1,
should not be hantliered in any way, and should be

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afforded every asvii.tance in their new and strange
capacitie.. Their situation iii by ie. 111,MA an agree-
able one, but, say, Mr. Chamberlain, " Lord Salisbury
and the Tory party inim lie on the lied they have made
for themaelvem. The party, mita whole, wax con 111 l itted,
if word. mean anything, to the entire reversal of
almoot the whole policy of the laid few year. : but
minie pledges were not made to be kept. They have
nerved their purpome, and he looked forward with
interest tothe spectacle which he believed would be
hurely preaented of • great party with indecent eq..'
dition luvataning t., dive 4 itwlf th.• whole wardrobe
.4 pledgen and protfesmi.m% which hail accumulated
during the papa few year., iarippiug every nig of

eonaiateney, and iitaniling iii. naked awl not aalianiedb
in onler that it might SO I 1114,.. it.,l(
But, apart from Mr. Chant figurative utter.
alive,., We: are motion+ to oleierve the cowee of
action .4 the new Government, and eepeeially with
regard to the iri,.h member., who with jeera and
tauntt, made it their lioaq that it wa.., they to whom
the laurel, of victory lalong. Will Lord Saliditiry
make terms with the, recalcitrant gentlemen to
secure the continuance if their invaluable em,
port ? Another p.iiut on which public curiiiiiity

pearax to be oalodjol it t lit! C..1111.t iiit he

sow administration to be filled by the Try hopeful
I,,nd Randolph Churchill. The ihi. lrd i•pe.
bulgy inereaat• . daily, and the rank and tile id the
party demand that their favourite ideoild have a ....at
with him oettiori. We had an iilitra( nj the
popular leaning toward,. Lord Itandolph at the C.
aervative meeting at Dorcheider iin Friday, when Mr.
1144ton:dry... prophetic intermit-o,i were applaitiled• ii
the echo. If hi,. l,rlch1, p00ta00.4., the ability with
which he ia accreditad, lie will now have an °Nair-
tunity of iliiiplaying it. laird Randolph, however,
trill find that inid-flinging and inuartnetw f debate
do nut alone make the stateunan.

When the rerult of the doubtful victory for the
Conrervativer WAX a little better underrairid than it
war ;mmediately after the event, all runs .4 rumoure
were ret afloat to show how itnporrible it would be
For Lord Salisbury to take the rein,. of the Govern.
!bent c"ach at iivh a juncture. Event. *ince the
Ste have ttavelled with remarkable speed. Not only
Mir the I.:lA(4Bton° resignation lava acceptad by the
Queen, but there ir pretty clear evidence that Lord
Salisbury and the chief.' .4 the party are in the thnier
of Cabinetmaking. The Queen return. to Bucking,
ham Palace or Windsor in Twsiday, and all the C.
titutionsl element. will then be clime at hand to
determine the exirting Boubtlerr, big for the
unprecedented condition .4 the electorate body—there
is practically in the prerent condition .4 the Seat,. Bill
mi country to which appeal could iinnusliately
made—the vote if Tuesday would under ordinary
circumstances; have been followed by liati
dirsolutiou of Parliament. llirtorY indeed will have
dealt hardly with Mr. I iladrtone if, after all, it liar to
write that the &air Bill became law under a Con.
.servative Adminirtratioa.

Lord Randolph Churchill
obliged to the Pall Mal thcat, for the wle lecture
which it has given him upon hi rimy in Ca*. the COll
aervativrai should come in. lii the view iif thi. clever
but crotchetty and erratic joornal, Lord Randolph, if
guided by the light I,f intrioti.iii alone, without any
thought of personal ambition, ought to volunteer for
the poet of Secretary for Ireland. Thia pioa
admittedly thermat difficult which can hie araiinued by
any atateronan. But, for ..nue reraion or other, Lord
Randolph im urged not to -brink from thi, teot iif hi.
capacity for offiee. NVIon one remember" what
isratme Nlr. Fonder —.till more trhat becalm. of
Lord Frederick Cavendi.h— •i. doubtful whither
the I'.JLVI. wi.hem to incite the ri.ing loo.• .4
Iramucratic Toryipon to a lofty .pint ~f pat rite
chivalry, or whether it a .peedy evtingui•li
rucnt of his weer.

Notwithatandiug Ids prompt explanation of his
absence from the Budget division, Mr. Montague
(limit lost his chance at the Council meeting of the
East Dorset Liberal Association on Wednesday. Since
his manly and straightforward addle*. to the electors he
appeared to have been making ground, but his unfor•
innate absence on Tuesday counteracted this. The
question was thoroughly discussed by the delegates,
and= a division only 11 voted in Mr. Guest's favour
and 69 against. The mimeo( Mr. Valter Wren, formed;
member for Wallingford has been mentioned, and lie
will be invited to address tho council. Mr. Wren is •
man of quite a different political calibre to Mr.liumt.
Re is an undoubted Radical ; he has been frequently
the associate of Mr. Arch; he is • MAD of much ori.
%nudity of thought and considerable power of express•
hag it, and but for physical disability lie would un•
doubtedly have taken that high position in political
life for which Isle abilities lit him. Mr. (kora... tutcn•
Limo are of course known to few but himself, and
whether he will press his claim still further or g,
farther afield time aline will prove. He limy be
heard of in another part of the county.

If hard And continuous work would win An election
then Colonel ftatneru would uo successful, but the
fates that rule over these matters are apt to be per-
verse, and do not always award the honours according
o labour. Still the gallant Colonel is setting an
example to his opponents, which they would do well
to be following. He is übiquitous, no meeting
II too small or unimportant for him, and he displays
all earnteitness and a zeal in the work whirl, are apt to
become infectious. We make these remarks in order
that the leaden, of the "opposite school of thought,- Ye
r Middleton politely terms his political opponents,
should not lay the flattering unction to their soul that
they will win without an effort. It is evident the
Southern Division will be the scene of a severe con-
twit, and we would advise our friends to take a lesson
hum Colonel Hambro.

Tug AtLornarrs ESTES/410N AssoeivrtoN.—Mr.
Wedmore, the agent .4 thin annaciati..u, han been
holding nmetings in this neighbourhood during the
past week. On -Wednesday night a meeting was held
M l)ewlish, presided over by Mr. 'tartlets, when an
address was given by the deputation n the depression
in trade and its remedy. Nearly 100 persons sure
Lren't. On Thursday night a good meeting was
t Puddlehinton, whets Mr. Joseph Caddy pre•
side& Good addresses went given. On Priday
might another meeting we. held at Charminster, when
there wan • good attendance. Mr. Wedmore gme a
good nddresa, mad invited any persons to state their
views, but the feeling of the audience weinvsl quite
with hies in the 'natter.
Seensr GAIIIILING. --At the 11.1,,q1,
on Monday, before the Mayor 'Alderman :nv.i.Vl
and Alderman Curiae. four boys, liaised
lienibury, Frederick }ferric Arthur Hillard, and
William Soper, of Ford ngton, were. charge,' with
gaining in the public highway by playing " pitch and
on Sunday, the ith Inst., at I•owlington.—Ths
hora etrednd multy, and the id ayor havinggiven them
• reprimand, fined them Is. and costa.
Diem—Henry Honeybee, dairyman, of Cattis
tack, was summoned for drunkeesess.—P.C. (boll rd
proved service of summoes. Herated on Wedneadtiy
evening he was on duty 10 the 1% tuvery.road, and
Ote defendant very drunk end lying by the roadside, I

He was too drunk to walk without help. Witue.,
took him to the police station.—Defendant said he
took a drop too much, and he was giddy in his head.
and costs.
AN INN.PENT THlCrr.—James Cray was ch.irged
with stealing 3lbs of pork, the propertv f John
Walter Burden. —Mts. Burden said on Wethiesday
evening two 111,11 CAMe into her shop. t hie was in
Orin clothes and the other had .41 soldiers' uniform.
To the beet of her belief pris.)ner was one .4 them.
As others mune in she called her husband to assist her.
On returning. she heard .me 1.1. the soldiers say
"Collar that, • upon which prisoner took up the "wk
and went ..ut of the shop with it. She gave inf
lion to tlw police. —Private Bagley 'wove(' being in the
shop and seeing prisoner take )41 the pork. —Prisoner
I Oraded guilty, and said he was drunk at the ti 11l
Tlw Bench sentenced the prisoner to si 111.41t11.1
prim .nt, with hard labour.
nit: Mayor and Corp sat i. attend's' Div noe or,
at Holy Trinity Chimed, on Sunday. An impressive
sermon was preached by ti,. Hector (Rev. H. Lverettb
" THE CANIdDATIC, one .4 the most a 1111 l sing plays
written of recent years, will be perfornesl at the
Corn Exchante• this (Monday) evening and beim orn.w.
For particulars see Ads t.

TIIK .‘LI...IIIENT Th.• I,lic have
succeeded in laying hiutib. on one of the allotment
thicven, who hat e been carrying on their nial-pract
for mine. time. Th., robberies ha.l lieen going ii for
a considerable period, and last week Sergeant Carter
olwerveil the individual in quention deliberately cut a
hrotadi and take it an.ty. The Bench inflicted a fine,
and gave the man a ...tyre reprimand. which we hope
will have tie...fleet of stopping this, one"( the meanest
forms of theft.