The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-10-31 00:00:00

MR. GLADSTONE AT GREENWICH.

Mr. Gladstone met lois constituents on Saturday, and
received • most enthusiastic reception. From fifteen to
twenty thousand persons 'assembled to hear the right
hon. gentleman report on his own Administration and
Its achievements. The frank manner in which he
addressed himself to the ore wdlaroused their sympathies
at once, and the feeble expressions of discontent which
manifested themselves were drowned in the enthusiastic
outbursts of weloome. The earl portion of the right
hon. gentleman's speceti was concernel with showin;
that he had luifilled the pie Iges made to his constituents
when he appealed to their suffrages in IS ;el. In three
years, he said, religious equality had be,n established
In Ireland; the land question boil boon plon.nt no a
sound looting; a 'Mere of public education had been
provided for England; purchase in tics army had been
abolished ; and the ballot had been virtually made the
law of the land. He showed that the promises of re-
trenchaiout made in ISIS were amply redeemed, and
though foreign events had compelled ;the Government
to return to their original estimates, yet for these events
the Ministry were nut responsible. The allusion to
foreign topics was very brief, but the right hon. gent-
lemon condemned in no ineeettred terms •• the class of
writers who and • lutary in panic and alarm."
Adverting to the education question, Mr. Gladstone
&fended Mr. Forster's bill on the plea that it secured
• system of national education which no other scheme
iambi have provided, but he admittel the force of the
objections raised to the payment of foes out of public
rates to denominational sehools ant based his support
of the present arrangement on the difEcalty of enforcing
compulsory education unless the parent, whose child
was compelled to go to school, had the power of
deciding as to the denomination °Wm school to which
his child was to be seat. With regard to the future
programme of the Governmeat, Mr. Gladstone Intimated
that first and foremost the Ballot Bill would have to
be passed. Then, a measure would be introduced for
modifying the Contagious Diseases Act, which the
Premier hopes will wee& with the aporoval of reason-
able and intelligent men. We are also told that eon.
idderablo pronaieence will be given to measures of the
olaas which Mr. Gladstone called " non.politioel," such
as bills affecting publio health and local government.
He dwelt at some length upon the subject of the House
of Lords, and while stating his oonviotion that the
peers had " oommitto I a very great and 'riotous error"
In the r.jection of the Army and Ballot Bills, he
intimated his disapproval of any proemial for
oliminiting the hereditary elemmt from the Upper
House, amid seemed to look upon the creation of fresh
peers as one of the reforms which might possibly meet
the requirements of the case. Finally he alluded to
the "new political movement," and boldly told the
artisan portion of his bearers that schemes for their
benefit such as that propounded by Mr. Scott Russell
were • delusion and a snare.

If,. Stasis:old, speaking at Halifax. has hinted at
measures for local administration and sanitary reform
to be brought forward next session.
I.trrtas rot Haman COLUMBIA. —The Postmutor-
General announces that British Columbia having
blooms a part of the Wolinloci of Canada, all cones-
pondonee for that province will hanoeforth be charge-
able with the none rates of postage and will be subject
to the same regulations of transmission as oorrespou.
donoo for other parts of the dominion.
BRIGIUNI YOUNG LISLE) to BLIL. —A despatch, dated
Salt Lake City, Oct. 10, says that Brigham Young
acoom*ned by a number of elders, appe;ixod at mart
that afternoon, and we, held at ball in .4.000 dols., to
answer. He passed through the crowd front his carriage
IV stain to the courtroom alone; many hats were
removed and other expressions of resident shown, but
there were no shoots or noisy demonstrations.
IN TUN HUNTING r111,..D.—A very sad aocideut
occurred On °ember Si with Hui Tiohborue hounds, by
their muter, Hr. Higdon. of Faversham, being thrown
from his bone on his head, and killed instantaneously.
Mr. Higdon warn one of the old school, a hale and hearty
Kentish squire. Though nine years past the age allotted
to us, Hr. Higdon was always to be found with hie
bounds; and at the time of tho accident he wee riding
along the gram In a line in a sharp burst, near Leeds
Castle, when Lis horse put his foot in a hole, and not
being not able to recov.,r Itself, it threw its rider heavily
on his hood. The fall dislocated his nook, and he died
instantaneously. It, him Kont has lost a fine old sports.
was, and hunting men • most popular master.
The Outadlito Mall Steamer "Scandinavian," Captain
fiellantyne, from Liverpool, 21st September, arrived in
port on Saturday, the 30th (having made the ran from
Father point to Quebec, • distance of 167 roam, in
twelve hours), with 2 Cabin and MI steerage rall4.
angers, and a General Cargo for Quebec and Hontreal.
The "Scandinavian " has mule an exsellent passage of
eight gays throe hours from 'Dotty to Quatme, and
!light days twenty hours from Liverpool. The cteeau
Steamship' Sarmatian" Capt. James Wyllafroin
Quebeaon Satarday,23rd ull.,arrived home on Sunday,
Ist inst., having made • aplandid run of under eight
days. From the fine passage of the " Soandluavian,"
and her report of easterly wind, the "Sarmatian" has
dons remarkably well, and promises to be one of the
fastest Steamers afloat, as she was not drives full speed,
this being her maiden voyage. The 8.5. " Austrian,"
Brown, from Hadar, arrived home on Sunday,
abayassage inside of eight day Front the
morli Chronicle GA Odeber.
A morottorteOUTLAW.—The American papen report
the execution M Junes Wilma, for the murder of
Wllliam Willard the warden of the Connecticut Prison
two years 'Moe. ILs Is mid to have been tho author of
not lam than • thousand °CLEM* lie had resorted to
various devisee to shoat the gallows, having twists
. ittlemplied *Urnlsma thee again, only a few hours
before the lima appointed for his departure to another
world, he made • ass4nteserwate effort at self-
derdnotket by pie" • wire throueh his
heart, but this Mises wee.M7tre. He was serving
a tens in the pHs= or • burglary committed near
illerlden. H. Mb that his treatment was gruel, and to
etitaia review be determined to take the lit, of the
eager, *hoes he believed to be "his tormentor." as he
eNINSINSII It. He obtained poesemloo of •
free whkii he broke out the blade. and 'Mae l
be ased It to the wed of a Imo OWL Havirm done WI I
maa the warden • he had maw tithe Wait thee • teeter whist be widesd Ida to eseesies. Mr. Willard
same to the sal, mewed the e 1..." a..
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