The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25 00:00:00

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TITERDAY. APRIL M. IBM

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

There are always to be found a lot of idle
jabberers glad for any excuse to shirk their
legitimate labour, utterly regardless of how
bread is to be found for their much enduring
wives and their poor pinched children, yet will-
ing to identify themselves with what they call
movereent," and ready to connect themselves
with the most transparent humbug that ever
emanated from the brain of a charlatan. Of
such is Kenealy's Magna Charts Auociation
composed. When the author of "poems and
meditations ! " had exhausted his stumping
resources and the Tichborne ladder upon which
he had mounted to a fair height of success
seemed about to be kicked from under him,
when even Whalley's sense of decency was
outraged by the ex-barrister, "the leader of the
1 citse" hit upon the dodge of establishing a
Charts Association. Probably he
borrowed a lesson from Joe Arch; but he has
been infinitely more successful. Joe has worked
for years to keep his Labourers' Union affair
afloat, and his head is but just above water, but
"Edward Vaughan," as he smilingly reflects
how exemplified the Chief Justice's reference to
fools and fanatics has been, knows he has a
splendid balance at his banker's.

The ex-Barrister's paper, the Englishman, is
so ludicrously comic this week that we cannot
refer quoting from it. The Magna Charta
Association which found its origin in the Irish
ex-Q.C's. imagination consists of a number of
F.F.s (that is their own recognised badge) who
pay 2d. a week towards the Society, the sub-
scription being devoted to well, perhaps it
would be difficult to say what. The great idea,
however, of these pot-house politicans is that they
will, in a very short space re-organise the order of
things, bring about a state of Utopian bliss, un-
limited bread and cheese, no rates and taxes, and,
above all, all pint measures to hold not less
than a quart. This is about Keneady's pro-
gramme. And now we will just make a few
extracts from his paper of the proceedings at
one of the meetings at "Doughty hall," the
head quarters. "At an early hour," writes
Kenealy, "the ladies, who kindly volunteered
to adorn the hall, were in attendance." Kenealy,
to read his own reports, is always having his
hand kilned by lovely women. What does Mrs.
K. say 1 "At five o'clock the first service of
tea appeared," and it is satisfactory to learn
"cake and marmalade was served generously,"
with the unusual result that "everyone was
satisfied." The chair was filled by a Mr. Goss
"in the most dignified manner; his colossal
appearance and fine proportions giving the pro-
ceedings that finish which is said to belong to
the King's name,' namely, a Tower of
Strength." Several hymns were chanted by the
"noble assembly" with "fervour, enthusiasm,
and feeling." At eight o'clock Dr. Kenealy
entered, bearing whatever it may be, "the
Famous Scottish Sceptre, or Rod of Moses."
And in the course of his speech he unkindly
expressed his willingness to hang his quondam
friend Whalley and his adherents with "a rope
less than twelve yards long." Marwood
had better look to his laurels, or rather his
cypress. During the after proceedings the Pre-
sident distinguished himself, to the evident
mingled envy and admiration of his audience,
by "waving a rich white silk handkerchief over
his head." The report concludes with an " im-
portant notice" that the secretaries will forward
all the monies they hold at once to the head
office. That such dupes as the Magna Chartists
can exist we almost fail to believe; but be that
as it may, we confess our inability to under-
stand the difference between the swindler
who advertised a braes steam engine on wheels
for Is. 6d., and received five years' penal servi-
tude in which to meditate upon his unappre-
ciated genius, and the fellow who draws 2d. a
week from the pockets of simpletons for an
object that he knows is as utterly impossible as
un voyage dams in tune.

Poor Father O'Keefte has been reduced to such a
state of feebleness by the persecutions of his Ultra-
montane co-religionists that he has in the most abject
terms asked Cardinal Cullen to intervene in his be-
half. But the Cardinal has no mercy for heritics. He
does not even answer the letter, and Father O'Keefle
lives in Callan on the verge of starvation. His
position is a blot upon the shield of Irish justice, for
there certainly must exist means of repairing the mis-
chief done by the Irish hierarchy. The latter have
now taken another step which is not unlikely to have
serious results for Father O'Keefe. Fourteen of the
mob which wrecked his house were sintenced to five
months' imprisonment. That term is now up. Bishop
Morgan has just returned at Kilkenny from Rome, and
has brought over fourteen small crucifixes blessed by
the Pope, and any amount of iadulgencies, for the
fourteen rioters convicted of the wrecking. They
are very proud of the trinkets, which they no doubt
regard both as a solatium for past sufferings and en-
couragement to again violate the law of the land at
the very first opportunity. Father O'Keeffe now
dreads assassivation as well as starvation. Perhaps
there will be an inquiry into the ease when he has
fallen a victim to one or the other.

The leisurely pace with which the London Press
collect news would distress an interprising provincial
editor, and drive a New York newspaper proprietor
mad. Lord Lyttleton's suicide occurred on Tuesday,
and yet it was not until Friday morning that the Press
reported it. There was no intention apparently on
the part of the family to hush it up; but it seems to
have occurred to no one to report either the accident
which occurred on Tuesday or the death which
followed on Wednesday until the coroner's jury was
empanneled on Thursday, so that in this circuitous
way the public learn the distressing event only on
Friday. This lagging of the London Press is only
surpassed by the way an which Lord Macaulay's death,
which occurred at Kensington, was only known at
Printing House-square Ft hours after the event. This
is enough to make Rip Van Winkle turn in his grave.

Pansrrive Marnoniar. —The friends of this cause
have secured the services of Mr. Wooldridge, an
evangelist, who is preaching in their chapel every
evening this week. The services commenoed on
Sunday, on which day three open air meetings
held, in addition to the usual services in the c

ARRIVAL OF THE 24TH BRIOADR AT WOOLWICH.
The Prince Imperial of France continues to exhibit
an interest in his military studies, especially in the
artillery branch, to which his education has been
chiefly devoted. The 24th Brigade of Royal Artillery,
with which he was connected while at Alderehot, has
recently arrived at Woolwich, and the Prince rode
over from Chime Murat to meet his former comrades of
ti Battery on its marching into garrison.
I 'ORMITTED TOInC DORMILT COMM' PRISON. —Hard
Labour : James Zebedee, night poaching at Cranborne,
3 calendar months and to find sureties ; James Barnes,
stealing money at Morclen, 3 calendar month.;
William Bevan, refusing to proceed to sea at Bridport,
2 calendar month.; Hannah Miles, stealing manure
bones at Bryansto ,n 2 calendar months ;Joseph Stokes
and Henry Hitchins, vagrancy at Netherbury, 1
calendar month; Emily Hall, stealing manure bones
at Bryanston, 1 calendar month; ..11111208 et/Srove,
40aling money at Sroadwey, 14 days; Thomas Brine,
rogue and vagabond at Dorchester, 14 day.; John
Brown, stealing • watch and chain at Fordington, 24
bows; Samuel Trowbridge, assault at Shaftesbury 7
day.; Kate litigant Galpin, drunkenness at Wim-
borne, 4 days.
MILITARY Funnier. —One of the men of the last
battery of Artillery stationed here, and who was left
behind bn account of his illness, died some days ago
and wee buried on Friday. The present battery
escorted the remains to the grave. A firing party of
12 with arms reveriedpreceded the pm:arrive, drawn
by six horses, on which the coffin was placed, sur-
mounted by the dead man's shako and sword; then
came hie charger led by two soldiers, the boots being
attached to the saddle, and reversed • and afterwards
followed a large number of men. They all wore full
uniform and the horses were decorated with white and
black rosettes. The burial took place at Fordingion,
In which parish the barracks are eituate.
Tow. AIIITINENCII SOCISTY.-021 Friday evening,
the first of a series of entertainments in connection
with the above, was given at the Wesleyan school.
room, when Mr. Hallett, Missionary of the Dorset
County Temperance Society, gave an interesting and
instructive lecture, In which be averred the liquor
tragic to bethegreatest curse of our land, and ridiculed
theidea that intoxicants were good as medicine The
Chairman (Mr. Serpi Cosine) endorsed all the lecturer
had odd. Mr. C. Greening prepaid a vote of thanksto
Mr. Hallett forthewayin which he had pointed out the
vest evil of intern , and to Mr. Berju Cozens
for presiding. The %zZ:I4I Hope choir were in attend-
ance, and during the evming rendered some of Sankey's
hymns admilY Mr. Marb'arreddall, the
harmortium. Twoi little girls, te yew and
Anne Green, gave some places very creditably, and it
is next time to have 110•16 ed the older ones for-
Ward in this way. About a doxen signed the pe
at the d°B° of the mooting, and • collection was mMe
at the door.

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Doaanr CoarrY HoterraL.—A handsome bible was
presented to head nurse Sarah Howell, of the "riches-
ter" ward of the hospital by the male patients, as a
token of respect and esteem, and appreciation of her
kindness and attention to the patieuti while under
her charge as nurse. She leaves for Bath on Tuesday
next.