The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-10-13 00:00:00

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OCTOBER 13th, laB6.

URGENT QUESTITTEIy9R THE NEW PAR.

LIAMENT.

The two subjects which will claim in attention
in the New Parliament are Obstruction and the
amendment of the House of Lords. And if, aa Mr.
John Morley says, half the new members will be
fresh men, there ought to be a dieintemstodoess

shown, likely to ensure reasonable settlement. With
regard to obstruction, it was fast defeating itself.
During the past two sessions it made so much pro-
gress towards utter stultification that it is almost a
wonder it did not bring matters to a perfect stand-
still. Even now iii, regarded as a kind of weapon in
reserve by the party which expects to find itself in a
minority at the election ; and this weapon will, no
doubt, be resorted ti either separately or in combine.
lion with the Parnellites, should circumstances turn
out adversely. Obetruction, however, is a mean style
of warfare. Although used by representatives who
would feel grossly insulted if they were excluded from
the roll of English gentlemen, it Whined to a system
which any of the old Parliamentary gladiators would
have rejected with sown, and which any individual
of the present day worthy the name if gentleman
wouldn't hesitate to condemn. Happily, then' is:a
senile of honour left, and this, we feel convinced, will
act as salt to prevent decay. But if persisted in,
obstruction is likely to compass its own destruction.
We have only to imagine a session proving entirely
barren by means of this despicable form of tactic., to
be convinced that the nation would rise as one man to
demand a remedy. We are not sure that the beet
means id arrestiug the vicious system would net be a
wholesale reeignation on the part of the leaders of the
Liberal lolly. If Mr. I:ladatone, Lewd Ifartington,
Mr. Bright, and Mr. Cletinlinlain, went to retire in
disgust, we Make iii ti,all•t that the country would
tuba in Si A.1,111,1,ti1f11 it ..1 m • tier". I,^t us hope
that in the new order .4 things, a better spirit
will prevail. With regard to changes in the constitu-
tion of the House of Lords, we believe that in this, as
in the other case, there is a decided tendency to self.
destruction. It only needed one more stand against
the declared wishes of the Commons to MUM the
ruination of the Upper House. The Marquis of
Salisbury, there is no doubt, brought the
House of Lords es near as possible to destruction,
sad the most weedy way to end hereditary legislation
would be to defy once more the will of the people, as
upreesed by the House of Commons. If the peers
should not be unwise enough to make another show of
resiatance, they must make up their minds to be re-
formed by infinitesimal degrees. l'opular faith in
hereditary wisdom is decidedly oaths wane. Although
birth, as pointed nut in the oelehrated Gladstone mani•
festo, deserves recognition in • Second Obamber,
ially ma country which has for so many yearagenowated
the hereditary principle, it would not be a chief con-
sideration. Merit and mind must henceforth hold
sway. Amongst the many suggestions of reform, we do
not remember to have noticed the proposal that all
members of the House of Countesss who have been
thrice elected by a constituency should lot eligible 1,
life peerage. The idea perhape is not a bail one, as
the plan would certainly lead to the selection of men
who would have proved without doubt their fitness
for the task if supreme legislation. It would be even
preferable to election by the lfuoe .4 Common* lino-
it would be one degree further removed from jobb, ry
or party favouritinin. But whatever nietll,l might he
.111401 it is certain that hereditary leginlation has
hail its day, and must give place to • system which
shall bo brought in harmony with a wider repreanita,
tion of the pe.iple. Ti end or to mend!—thin in the
question, and we unhesitatingly declare or reference
for the latter alternative.

THE Mayor and GmlaDrati.al attended Divine
aortic.. at All Sant. • Church ,ak Stintlay.
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TIIIK Wipe .4 Thireheater (ALldernein (1. .1.
and Mrs tireg,ry were pr,s,:t .Itth Isvly
May.wess's farewell ball at the littiew n II.P1114.• nn
Friday night.
DOR,H INTIM rH101.4 CU:D.—The annual 111-eting
this chili Wall held at the Institute on Frid.iy evening
1,4,, when Mr. Henry Ila,mlie (vice- president) tisik
the chair. This following officers were re elected:
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l'resident, Mr. Ifrory Symonds ; Viee-president, Mr.
Kaseombe; r. toed. Mr. Adkins, Mr. E. New-
t. 111, Mr. ['Minnow, an.l Mr. K. W. Young :11..1.. floe,
Mr, (7. T. %thins. A cordial tote f thank w. ae.
.1.4 to Mr. .I,tkilis the interest he takes in the
chili, and for his services in eonneetien will. tho
town:on...it 13.1 OrllB.lll. It WAN iinaninvoislr deei•
died to repe3t the I...tarn-tin...it, ale, Sir. Atl;ins and
Mr. 11 tttttt nPr ivory appointod Itaisdie 11/1,
iit/LY TRINITY SEllVjet/4, Fle,pty
*MIR TRINITY. -Colelwation of 11,.. 11.4 y Com.
manion at the II n'eliwk 9uftP. -‘l.itht.. II :
.tvionyinons, 6: l's.den% 141; ;
;To IL.,in l'avyr in II ; Ikaiediettis,
3.1; for anthotn. Hymn 214, St. !Lew ; .1.1. m. 313,
oars Ikenini ; Kyrie, Tons in F: offertory
" 1,1 your light " Not ..very ono"
Iron.). Evers...int, 3 p.m.: Hymn, al!: St.
Berman!, I 3; Litany (Tall.); Hymn. 2.117. Collwek.
Etensons, 11.30 p.m. : Itesponses' Tallis;
Ilattishill, 100; Marsh, hlB. • Cantab. 1k...nn0
'rude, 701; Ileum Itlieereatur. 11, kVorgan; for anthon;
2n2, Anstris; Hymn. tr.. /It Alphrare Ilviina,
•rek In Visni retam.—Chant Hook awd, "The
Clathedral l'aslter Chants ." Hymn 11smk noal,
" Hymns Alw•irmt and Iffodnat;" tier. 11. Ertatwrr,
Kra Iw. Vr. T. 11. MORGAN, Organist and Choir-
tnas!er. .

lltti toe nv tioi.oren. —.tt tie. Shirodeall
..n :4attintoy, before Colonel Bingham and Mr. E. It,
Pearce.Kolgcurnbe, Henry Henry: a soldier in the
Domet Ittogiment, wee charged with committing wit.
ful damage to a home at Eadipole, the property of
Mr. Jeety.—Jautee Legg said he lived at the old toll
11,..111P at Radipole, and on the mev• night he heard
knocking at hie door, and on enquiry the defendant
demanded to be admitted. Witness refused, upon
which he began kicking the door, and onoke the light
over the door by oohing the shutter through.
Witness went out of the back door, and on going
round found defendant as the front door. He had
part of the window shutter under his arm. He and
William Chick, who was passing, took the defendant
to the sergeana He estimated the damage at
fn,—William Chick corroborated. When they took
the defendant, be said he had three comrades at hand
and if they did not let him go they would knock him
down. Mr. Jasty came out, and defendant was taken
to the policesdation. Defendant had had a little
liquor, but he appeared to know what he MU doing.
—Defendant, who had a good-conduct badge, said he
had been invalided from the Mediterranean with •
sunstroke. A man insulted him, saying he could buy
his sort at Id. a box, and ha did not knowwhathe was
doing.—Defendant was fined Go. and coots (total 25...)
VAGRANCT. Ellen Critchell and Elisabeth
Parker, two young girls, of Weymouth, were charged
with vagrancy.--P.C. Hoare said that morning,
between five and sin n'eleck, he wan on duty, and
visited several (outhouses on the Bridport.road, and
found defendant in one belonging to Mr. Dunn, in
Fordington Field. They were faetened in, and they
said some man had put them in there. He had wren
them onne out o 4 tile same plane bdore.—Mr. Supt.
Gale aaid the girls had been about the town for sorne
time, and oomplainto had been made reopecting
them.—They were dent to gaol for seven dept.
!treatise Thomas. • navvy. wad
charged with stealing two shirte, the property .4
If mace Leonant fanner, of dwyre.—
Prosecutor mid on 6th net. be wag looking out of his
hoots% and maw prisoner go through • gate leading
into hi, field where there were some clothes hung up.
Witnato went to him and saw him putting on the
grey flannel shirt. lioneloiced).—Pmemer ',leaded
guilty and was sentenced to two months' hard