The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-10 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER. OCTOBER 10th, 1882.

Country Mends will be pleased to hear of the
proposed establishment of a National Liberrl Club,
which, to use the ordinary phrase applied to most new
ventures, will supply a want long felt. It is intended
that the Institution shall form &central, spacious, con•
venient, and inexpensive club in London for Liberals
throughout the Kingdom. at which they may " obtain
every ciomiart and club advantage, and where they
may meet to interchange information and views."
The proposal ham received the approval of the great
Liberals of the country, which will be • guarantee of
the boss *les of the movement. Erpecially valuable
will such a club be to Liberals going up to Loudon
from the provinces. The feeling of the large liberal
Associations throughout the country has been taken,
and so encouraging is the result that • meeting will
be held during the Autumn Session of Parliament for
the purpose of forming • seprerientative committee
and establishing the club.

The Liberal Federation has issued its pronuneia•
manta on the ClUture business, anl any Liberal M.P.
who does not vote with the Government on the
subject may expect to be advertised to his eonstit•
Mata as a weelz-kneed Whig. Since the MCCOY of
its manceuvres at the last election the Federation has
assumed an amusingly dictatorial tone. Its show of
authority would, however, be more terrible lilt were
less closely identi6ol with the organization of •
single town. The FeJerstion has its offices at Birm-
ingham, dose by those of the Birmingham Caucus.
Mr. Bchnedsworth is tho presiding genius of both
amsociations. The tone of the Birmingham School
Is singularly disproportioned to the narrowness of the
clique which shoots to be its mouthpiece. The Feder..
tion =intense its ambition of becoming • great con-
trolling power in politics.

Mr. Bradlaugh has reaped his reward. He bee
been the subject of Parliamentary scene., rid of
prosecutions for blasphemy. He has posed success-
fully as • martyr. He has managed to keep himself,
and to be kept constantly before the public. His
opponents have advertised him better than he could
have advertised himself. What is the result? A.
few years ago hie publications were only to be bought
in back street., and the °dices of the Natioraaarformer
WIKII hidden in an obscure locality. TM week a large
shop has been opened in Fleet-street. The building
of which it is • part Is the head-quarters of Mr.
Bawilaugh's publishing bosisees, and the newly
furnished shop is devoted to the sale of hie works and
thew of Mrs. &wait, Dr. Aveling, and the Free-
thought confraternity generally. The windows are
decorated by cabinet photo.traphe of these persona.
The martyred and professedly impoverished demagogue
seems to be doing • tolerably flourishing business.
Speculation is just now rife as to his probable con-
duct during the approaching &mica. It is most
likely that he will attempt again to take his seat. He
will be confronted once more by his old suing inlet,
Lord Randolph Churchill, who 'snow quite well again,
and eager to re-outer the Parliament, y arena.