The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-09 00:00:00

TRADESMILVB DINNER.

Dorchestvr and Weymouth sgala united with oonliality
id Me illty-third annivenary of the "fl iron of Beef "
dinner. re,ebrated on Thursday evening last, at that
exnUent hostelry, the King's Lunt Although a hard
frost and agrlctiltural depression were predominant oat-
of-door., the kind and genial Weise, of • very different
Marl of," Frost err sepnesse wields, eadonempt from the
absence of 010•01111 .01-known and ileilletiao aerie-Oboista.
that, was no sign of agricultural depression.
Mr. Marvin Lock. as usual, provided an excellent baron
of found Juicy meat, which was rooked in the beet
manner, and cam* to table smoking hot amid entrianim
When carved It was found to be a most worthy represen-
tative of the " Roast Beef of Old Fogland.'' and, as the
borough member remarked. everyone seemed Mll{oll4 for
• good liberal supply, oath l tha carver's arm. cried " Hold,
enough," and one of them went home. The "bar..
pudding." which received spiritual honour', coming in
amid a stream of blue fire, worthy of the them of Ch,
lOU apperitions, was also a most agreeable feature of
the feast. though that was varied with 011th. delicacies
of the season.
Tle• company, though rather mealier than that of last
year
was select, baobab:urine Mayor (W. Darden,
)ir th to e chair, faced Oaptein J. F. Hodges (3rd
D sad mipponsill by W. Etryeser, Sm. /LP.,
Rev. H. P. Haikue, Mr. Thornton, Mr. A. Pori(l:x-Ileyork
Mr. Gregory. Mr. U. N. Howard (Women Mr. Slade.
Mr. limber% Bodges, Quartermaster Oreintocki Stroud,
Mr. Ownreed Mr. Banner" Mr. A. Meese.
Wakens, G. Mutford. Best, Jacob. MIS. Harr*
G. J. Wood,Ou_rths, Aylesbury (Weymouth Rummy. J.
R. Taylor, El. Durden, Greening, flumes. see, Faroe;
Frost: R. Thomas, Z. Druck Graham (Weymouth); 0.
Newman, °oldie, Jacob. Marvin Lack. Vine, J. Webber,
Walden, Ylekten, jun., Losolsr. ginseng Martin, W. Tilley,
Joseph Robinson. jun., and several others.

A very large infusion of the Weymouth Corporation
will have beei_notioed—in fact it was maid more were
present of the Weymouth Corporation than from that ef
the county town hull
TM waiting was, like everything sloe connected with
the dinner, firstmto.
Os the guests turning their attention to an excellent
The Worshipful 01/1/110071 (Mr. Mayor Darden) first
gave " The Q teen," remarking she had yenned happily
and promerouely for 40 years, and he hoped sloe would
continue to do so for many mare to come. (App.ause.)
Continuing with "The Prince and Prince. of WlllOl
and the rest of the Royal lirmaily," the MAYOR expressed
the hope of seeing Hu Royal Highness here, wheys he
own.,, touch property, and added that the reit of the
roy it family are fitting themselves for high positions in
, the kingdom. (e.nplacwa.)
The Xi Mayon (Ur. A. Pope) had been asked to pro-
pose the next tone, by the chairman, who was hlm.elf to
the army. (LoulPer, and hear, hear.) It was The
Army, Navy, ant Volunteers." (Applause.) In our last
war, an far as In tividual pluck WY 0010C11111 I, our army
showed as much as Britons did at any other period. We
always had the beet of navies, and were shoot to double.
load a big gun, rest it in a strong proof cell, and try to
blow up about .1.5,1100 of the ratepayers money, he did nit
know how much—perhape Me. Brywe could tell. He
coupled with the tout the mused Mr. Bruner and Lieut.
Thornton for the reinleatul. sad Captain Hodges and
other riflemen proemial for the volunteers. (Heertily
I drunk-)
• Mr. W. X BITNIZ. M.P., did not feel at all St to
mitten thank, for the yeomanry, because they had done
n .thine, and had not even been out, having hut no pocket
money allowed them. Although not very efficient DJ a
branch Of the service, the yeomanry contributed 10 much
to LAMM, between landlord and tenant, and between
the town Interest of Weymouth and the agricultural
Internet' that it wee. pity to do anything to lessen the
ire corium of the force. (Applause.)
Limit TIMMS barfly responded, as also did Qoarter-
mu'er BaUlune.
CiPtila J. P. 1101,6 n, responding for the Yolonturs,
admittedthey had Men cure favoured than the Yeomanry;:
but honed pelt Sem the cl aY.C. might Ile to Aldershot,
and tbe volunteers Into camp Ist their owe district, se that
the reomenry added have some of the hard nark. (Hear,
hear. sediswehteg) AI 40 the voleateers it was very ise.
portant to have such a civilian forest., support England,
at least by moral influence, in the Councils of Europe in
fare of the large armies of the Continent. (Applause.)
Carealn Hodges then gave the Sent toset—" The Bishop
and Clergy of the Diocese.* We are very fortunate in
having men, educated, self-denying, who devote the,,.
selves to the good of their fellownwmend are looked up to,
which le not the case in other countries. Our Bishops
I have • great deal of hard work to do, our clergymen are
I also very hardworking, end acoessilde to every mein their
,psolnh. He coupled with it the name of the Rev. li. F.
(Applause.)
Rev. H. P. Room returned thanks. claiming the title
of tbe Mayor's chaplain. (applause.) The clergy of Dorset
could not complain; the lines were fallen to them in
pleasant places: he had not found that the clergy in the
comity town fared very ; and wills reference to agri-
cultural deprewion he was encouranad at the Gout Lest
supper to be told there would be no bankruptcies in Doe.
chewer if the farmers would grow cabbages and vegetable
inures.. (Laughter.) With •00141 facetious remarks.
Mr. Rothe retuned thanks. He continued that when he
was celled into existence he got no large share of pride:
but now he felt. ',rat deal of pride in giving the health of
our worthy borough number, W. X Brinier, Beg. Major
Paget compared the Homu of C 'onions to • tisestobaud
attributed the letters 11. P. to "Moderate Performer."
B..eneone else called him a Major Performer, and another
• Modest Performer, bat in earl:immix!, member we have
• "Muter P•rfortner"—(applame)—frora his eloquent
silence in the Houma of Gammons, from his consisteml
and honour in going into the lohby to vote, he Isa Muter
Performer, and elm from his liberality outside. In the
borough member we have the right man In the right
plow, and long may he be the Member of Parliament for
the ancient borough of Dorchester. He gave his heath—
" Long live W. Z. &your, Esq., M.P., the Master Pees
former. Allnsioel human.)
Sons, Mc. J. R. TATLOII: " Take We of number me.'
W. IL Batson, Seq., if. P., returned thanks to the °ow
pany and to Mr. Bathes, but be did not think their friend
had been half diligent enough in the ready of the diction-
ivy, or he would have found the right *Hut to apply.
Mr. Rubes should have styled him the "Mote Per.
former," for on the stage of the House of Commons
theatre, WU was the Dart he had undertaken: and at
the present day it was of meet me to the country,
Weal in sores few batman The members who cpeak
the moat are those whose seats am the moat Insecure or
who want to make something out of the proceeding—
except, of course, the great orators to whom all meat
listen. (Beer, bear.) It was from no discourtesy be was
not must at the baron dinner last leer; balm =mat
of the illness of his brother. He was elways very pleated
to come, and they must not *Lek be bad come now
because it was the year before the dissolution, nor that be
was what Mr. Gladstone called "hedging." On that
in atter be believed Ilr.Olnistosie was wrong. for no bet wag
considered wroth much intuit wee " hedged.* my Glad-
.'one was one of the met extraordinary men ever men In
England, to take a tour, epee* five or six columns every
day, and say something !reek each time Mr. Gladden*
spoke on the foreign policy, the fluanca, and the boons
policy of the Government, and disseneed with them all—
that followed naturally. (Rew.) The hon_ member then
went an to defend the Government on those three =Han
Forrinsing that the queition of imam followed sad was
iled with that of foreign policy, an • matter of course,
we have had wars and denim of ware to deal with,
and whero we ham not fought we have had to make pre-
paration for war on 600211 foreign shore. Mr. Gladstone
aus he disagrees with the Government Si to the Eastern,
qucetlon, as to Afghanistan, and in tilulend. As tithe
Enure Question, of course they knew be disegreed with ,
them But doss Parliament &wet Well, Mr. Gladstone
sus he cares nothing await this Parliament, for it talk.
an old mask and we want • new mu. Bat be does not say
who voted an the occasion when the Pesters fasestiou was
under consideration, nor does be way what the con-
stituencies have said. He (Mr. Bruner) gave his vote
C 00116011110,10: far the good at Zealand and a op
colonies in the divisions of the lantern Question
delete, and he had never received any complaint from the
people of Dorchester. There is difference of opinion
auiong the people of Dorchester, and he war very glad or
it, bemuse he did not think there could he full informa-
tion about important subjects without difference of
opinion : hat be had received no intimation that any of
the people hem were dissatisfied with toe votes. (Hear,
hear-.) 'nen, as to the neighbouring borough of Wey-
mouth, Sir Frederic Johnstone had never been found
fault with for voting with the Government; their other
member voted with the Government; but be had not
heard they found fault with Mr. Edwards for voting
stalest Ur. Gladstone on his U or 14 resolutions; but
when he went down to Weymouth end gave hie views on
the subject, he was cheered to the echo. (Rear, and
envious ) The weaker would go a step further. That
eminent man Mr. Roebuck, who voted for the Liberals
MAUI years of his life—voted on this occasion through
thick and thin for the Conservative Government the
Marquis of Lorne, tha Duke of Butherbed's son, Mr.
Nathaniel Rothschild, voted forth., • (hear, twes)—find
he would go one step further—the 11140. who was returned
by the ematituency of Newcastle, the most adviusced
Radical in Ragland, he voted in favour of the Govieruneat
on every division. Mr. Gin/stone had never said LOY
thing at Newoutle shout thla Why does he sot go
No...oast* and face Mr. Cowen/ "Instead of that he goes
to Perth and Blinburgh, where there la so one but a
mute performer like myself," said the how member. I
What Yr. Gls Wens lam se to IL insers slabs does 1104 I
concern the Oisulemative side What hours now he said
before, and Parliament has given its vote on the *ablaut
I Bet ke says—" Let as Itieay.eegral election on that very
subject" They asked him plainly what constituency, or
I ahem were the coned who had returned members
on the Liberal side—who had reproved their members for
voting on the Conservative side of the question! (Hear,
bar. and antolange.) As to the /Mance, Mr. Maine,.
emir" We left you a goad deal of money and it is all
gone, sad there is • long debt." But he had left out alto-
gether the state of trade and of the elenaenta, which ham
made it so unfavourable for trade. (Ueer. hear.) Me.
Gladstone has been am eget • very hardheeded lot'
Scotland they Me exoesdingly many arid hant-meded!
and be could not conceive they would cm:eider tbat it Is
on amount of the Ousservative Government being In
power that the trade of the count/70 gem to theingl.
and that there Is hardly • bit al wheat or
from our harvest (Hear. hear.) ask God, trZiirt
lettig better hs dm. sad be based before Perils.
Mintn is diwolvad w• &DR be able to
,sers *proveawat ea
all oda, aad that ea slaw*
_ars Whir 411014_.* proart.
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