The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-05-13 00:00:00

Corugatuancs.

To MA Ediior.

Dear Sir,—Seelag a dor in yours of April 26th,
signed W. Pounoy, as ptesideat of the Dominator
Total Abettheme Soddy, would you also kindly
allow me a small space to contradict such detemeet.
would say, ialthe first:place, that I should have Mple
before but the committee ut the IJordiester Toted
Abdlinacos Society only mesh Once a Meath (mime
toare it anything special), and that la on the first
Thursday of each mouth, which woe the issue of your
Led paper. At that mmthly ineetiog it was
unanimously resolved that a Idler should be written
by the doretay to deo, such shatemouto Now as
president (pm Ma.) of the society, I bog to say that
there most be a mistake somewhere, and Mr. Ponnoy
we It; for I saw him In the fall of last year, and
t Id him what the friend. had done at the Tempersoce
H• 11, when the told me we bad no right to adopt the
name of a satiety already in existence, which we deny.
We also published in our report for 1883 (id whim
Mr. P. had a copy)—" That at • meeting hold on
Thursday, November fled, it was resolved that the
Dorchester Total Mutineers Society and Baud of
Hope be re-establithed, and which is the name we
shall be known by for the future." If Mr. P. is pred
lent of the D.T.A. Societv,would he kindly say when
the lad roport of the D.T.A. Society as priblithed,
If there has been one gime 1878 or '9; would be also
say when the last public subscription was received;
• it was from, how much it was, and chat was done
with it. It seems that if Mr. P. is president, thesociety
is uot In • very nourishing condition, but In • muddle
lied the Coffee Tavern, which he had to do with.
Would Mr. P. let me remind him that be was not
on the committee when the Tesoro we, opened, nor
yet when I resigned my ailed as one of the committee
In the summer of 1879 or '80? It memo to me that
Mr. P. does not know where he is, and if I were he I
would a insult a solicit ,r, and as soon as he bee, if he
would kindly let us know who he is we should be
, pleased to wait upon him, and ask him to booms •
subscriber t the D.T.A. Society; or if he
his encaged one let rse inform him be is not
engaged by the D.T.A. Society, for the cons-
mitt. know nothing whatever of it. And now,
sir, credit to whom cdullt, and honour to
boon honour is due. It Mr. P. bee really
been working hard for the last few years for the
temperance came in Dorchester let Lim have the
cred.t of it, but if your bumble format or anyone else,
let them have it by all means. It Ur. P. is president,
we shall be glad to see him at any of the public
meetings, which are held at the Tomperanos Hall
every Monday afternoon at three o'clock, and every
Friday ev.cong at eight o'clock. And if Mr. P.
can prove himself to be the president of the
society, then with profound menus« and sub.
Lanka, would we bow to the powers that be
and advance a step backwards; but until that I. done
we intend to hold our own, and thank all our sub.
scribers for the sopport they have so kindly given us
year by year. And lam planed to say that we hove
issued reporte for the lad three y are of our reosipts
and expenditure, and I can inform Mr. P.
that we have five members on the committee
who were on the committee when the Coffee Tavern
was opened, March 25th, 1879. Now, if Mr. P. wishes
to put to his spoon arid stir up this strife any feather,
we shall take no further notioL of it. We are very
sorry to be obliged to take thirstep now, and we can-
not help thinking that if Mr. Pommy were to fill and
carry out the different offices he is n ivr bolding to the
too isfaction of all ooncerned, besides minding his own
hotline., he would have enough to do without trying
to grasp at that which he ham lost.
Cauu.ss Gazzsixo,
Secretory, on behalf of the Committee of the
Dorchester Total Abstinence Society.

WIT KOUT H.

or [Acmes. —At the Petty Sessions on
Tueviay tbe limes" of the Brownlow Tavern was
tran.ferred from George Noble to William Plain.
A nominal treader of the Hoene, of the George Imo
to the builders whilst it is being re-built was also
granted.
RlMUittLegneo OP TOO LIDIAI IiTTIST.
—Tole wee the subject of • very interesting tempos -
soca lecture given by Sir Morelli" Wrovall. Bort.
(agent of the Western Tamp/gams Lugs") in the
Temperanoe Hall, Park-street, on Moodey evening,
when there was a good attendance. Mr. W. 0.
Holotwood occupied tie chair, and Mr. U. J. Rogan.
officiated at th• organ. In dealing with his subject the
bora baronet spoke of his personal deprivation." and
bar iships during the mutiny, and bore testimony to
the rood example shown by the late Sir Henry Have-
lock. The lecturer's discourse was given In an
eztrernely lively mariner, and his comical anneodotes
elicited frequent applause.
VactlLLlterT.—At the Ckdidhall on Monday, William
Henry Street was charmed helots Alderman Robertson
(in the chair). B. Hopkins Esq., J. H. Robs. ~Eno
arid S. Rolls, Esq., with begging on Sunday night.—
P.O. Morrie sided last night, about nine, he wason
duty is Higbetreet. He received several complaints
of prisoner stopping pe ode, ant begging. lie saw him
c.ll at two door. in High-street, but nobody came.
Fie to ik him t the statism, and found XL on him.—
Henry Wholes rated last night, about nioe o'clock,
prisoner knocked at hie door, and asked Lim if be
would give him • few c opera. Wittier, de-
clined. an.l shut the .1 ..r. He follows Ip. loner to
the Railway Arch, sal then saw P.C. Monk, and
told him of ft.—Fined So , and allowed until two
o'clock to pay la.
Ditorignisami—At the Petty Serisloos on Tuesday,
before W. Talbot, Esq. (in the chair), Alderman
Robertson, J. C. Book, Req.. and G. Rolls, Seq.,
George Smith, • tramp of Exeter, was charged with
being drunk and Incapable in Trinity.road on the
Freedom evening.— l'.C. Barrett doted on the previous
night, about eight o'clock, he found prisoner in Trinity.
roal, drunk and staging with a lot of chiliren follow.
lug him. He ordered him on, and he went • little
way and then commenced again. He wasn't fit to
take oars of himself. —Prlsoser hoped they would
forgive him dila dom.—Supt. Vickery said he was
drunk, and singing religions songs —Prierner We
all hope Ii be forgiven.—Pined 51., and allowed a
week to pay in.
Ri-OrMillto Or THII THSATitiI ROTAL.—As we
Intimated in our isat issue, the 'Theatre Royal was re-
opened on Monday scimitar, when there was• large
and fashionable audience. The curt do rose •t, eight
o'clock, when • choir, under Mr. Toonie, sang
the National Asteem. The manager, Mr. Harry
Haab, who le also manager of the Triode' Royal,
Boureemouth, then addressed a few Introductory
remarks to the audience. HI odd as at the opening
I of Parliament, on occadana like that. it was ansLomary
to date their policy. Thi. task had fallen to biro, as
modesty had prevented Mr. Wheeler, whom he might
call their Prime Minister, from &dog so. He moot
thank t'uno most dawn ly fur c th-re that night.
They accepted that full house as an earned of the
ripport the public were come to ale* them in the
fatale. The dramatic era in Weymouth had not been
all pleasant, but they hoped for b tier things. Refer-
lug to the changes that bad been made in the
he said It had been • very difficult
thing to do. but he hoped the mullion, wool I accept
the.. as Insprovennents—(•pplatue) -to look upon this
picture and on that. (Applause.) If there were any
present who remembered the old place, they would
notice the changes that had been effected. The
management would do their boot to secure • reliable
support by engaging respectable and first-class com•
Outlet and studying the oonveniesos and comfort of
their patrons. (Applauee.) They would do their
best to make the theatre Popular and deserve support,
and they honed that wuld be given In each measure
that It would be asoemacy to build • new and larger
theatre. (Applsose.)— eters. Roberts, Archer, and
Bardat's Royal Standard Dramatic Compaq this
played Lord Lyttob's comedy •' Mosey" in firet-ohass
style. On Tuesday evening " The Rival:. wee played,
and on Wednesday evening" East Lynne.' Menu'
and elegant seddry and prop vies which have been
provided by Mr. Wheeler were mach admired.
ST. Jtassh &Lanett, 0 E.T.S.-00 Monday even.
lag a meeting of the members and fries& of this
flourishieg branch of the Church of England Temper.
once Society was held on Holiday evening, when the
Rev. Canon Stephenson presided.—ne Chairman
said he mud sot occupy much of the time of the
meeting, as there were several good old ismperaoc, '
spoken on the platform. But he must remind the
member, of the society that It was proposed to bold s '