The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-25 00:00:00

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called upon .
Mr. JoHN SMITH,, aeOrebtry otaleAmlattiftil
who after reading letters from T. H. Botta-al, Pm— rid
the Secretaries of the Dorchester and Brodport Clubs,
satisamtorily acoonnting ter their non-attendee**,
proceeded to :read 4a paper on "The best termite
of estatifishinif and managing working men's claim."
Aooording to Mr. Smith's views the chief tier mat
of success in the manacement of .144 clubs is to e aton
the working members full libertie direet and con koil
their own affairs without the interference of hole oremg
members. To the objection that • " Working men 'can-
not always manage the affairs of a club, Me.Ossith
ight , reminded honorary members that working in ea are
leers often endowed with an 'mount of common Renee which
aim they cannot always express, but which is quite en Retest
He to enable them to distingush between that files Aiy mad
t re- whioll comes in at a necessity, and that dietator al spirit
Ho which shows the possessor of it considers the , club as
now claimed for the 35. 9d. and £2 ss. for the six weeks kis an 4 not ateira Op the part of the' membe to it was
he had hem oat of employ. His potato 'Chit sties valued necessary that they should have regard to o, ater—net,
at 'ItS. Relied planted a sick of potatoes in it which had school order—for men would not attend a c lab to be
east him Bs. beside the labour. He bad had none of schooled, but a proper reenect to rule, and ac me reprd,
the coal he had agreed for, and only six score of the to the feelingi sad opinions of each other. They re-
feree fagots. In cross-examination complainant said quired the liberty and attractions of the bor or tee-
the!. before he left he did not tell Mr. Marts thet he. room without the disorder, the bad Lingual; and the
'waited to leave. He went to get another situation, debasing influence a drink. Where the roon LS were few
hut could not tell whether it WU 'Wore or after in a club house, he oonefidered that it was b Miter to at.,
Mr. Marks turned him off. Mr. Marks did not tend to the social coinforta and recreation c f the morn-
give him permission to go on the Thursday, the Ist. hers than to bore them with classes aro I too much
June, but he told him ho wanted to go. Mr. Weston literature. Worldng Men's Clubs had a dir sct itendemy
contended that the complainaut having discharged to unite in good feeling all classes of society,, aelohready
himself by his absence, was not entitled to make any there were good signs of progress. The r ica nodeaper
claim for the six weeks since his discharge, nor the dreaded the spread of education, and the poortirad too
3s. Si. for the three days he had worked, as he had not much good mote to tolerate the noisy demo meg* Mr.
completed his week. According to the Act, if a hiring Smith then urged upon members the meets; an daubs!, to
was for • twelvemonth, and • master had good cause to bring the good influences of their club u pm. those just
discharge a servant after he had served 11 months and emerging from boyhood to manhood—sin. to abet we. the
a fortnight, the torrent could not claim for any of the time most caticull period of an individual's exiateeme. Habits
he had served, and it was the same with regard to. then formed exercised is demotic infinence man the full.
quarterly monthly, or weekly hirings. The oom- grown man. Mr. Smith concluded by mowing that
dainant had absented -himself without leave, he had the Whitcburch Working Men's Club was in a prosperous
tat eademoured to get another situation, and, state—the income for the year being £äJ 15e. '7td.,
stied that Mr. Marks was perfectly justified in leaving a *lame in head of £7 Is. WO. (Cheers.
to pay him any more wages. Mr. Marks was The SECRWrART of the Milborne Cl ate gave an
then lied and raid that when complainant asked to encouraging account of club affairs in that village.
be-snowed to have • day's holiday on Tuesday, he told During the last year it ha 4 been nearly er elf-supporting.
him he could not spare him as he was very busy. The Number of member', 35 ; attendance nightly in winter,
man was then very abusive as he had been before and 24; summer, 10.
sines, The Bench said that the complainant having Mr. PAGE, from Weymouth, stated t hat the club ha
ied himself without leave, he had clearly die- represented had bet recently been fern ied. Nember erf
himself and could claim nothing for the time members 36, with an income of Mr/ per annum.
They were, however of opinion that be Present they had some opposition tam endure, but 111
wit entitled to recover for the three days he had worked, believed the popular nature of 'their club woultl
end they would therefore allow that with costa. They eventually secure much favour arid support. Timm
did not know the law which Mr. Weston had laid down greatest drawback was the want of -mind;
applied to this case—that it applied to such cams only Mr. BIIGHCOMBE (second master of
where there, was an agreement for a specified time. As Grammar School) spoke at some he nth
to the potato plot, Sze, them they had nothing to do tion of the Blandford Club, which ,he s
with at the present time, but if the case of turning the years had enjoyed a fair share of I woven
man out of his house and his things into toe road, if deficient in many of the main & ements
that case were brought before them they would mark Men's Club. such as the chat-roo in, the
their disapprobation of Mr. Marks' conduct with the the recreation ground, cricket at
greatest severity. There was a right way and a wrong and Mc-nice—still had a great s hare of
way of doing things, and people must not take the law 110 members names were on the books t
In their own hands. It was the first cam of the kind income of nearly £lOO per annum. 'l`he
that ever occurred in that neighbourhood, and they WSB well supplied with pipers •nd period
hoped the county of Dorset would never be disposed well attended. The juniors Mad a corn
by such another act. As for the man himself, they for games of skill, and ere long the librar
could well believe that he had been guilty of very .of the beat in the county. The club is
bad conduct towards his master. seeing that he with the Southern Counties' Education
had displayed a good deal of temper on the through it with . the Society of Arts,
present occasion. They would give him a word of was happy to say that some of the mem
advice, which was, in future to behave with greater had lately distinguished themselves at the examl
civility towards his employer when he got one.— tions conducted by those societies. Though it
Thomas Toop, a labourer, of Winfrith, was summoned might appear that educational advantages had been the
for an. alleged offence of selling beer without a predominating feature of the club, it wars entirelar
license.—Mr. Howard appeared for the defendant. —An owing to the accidents of circumstance's that the sooMI
Irisbk ein whir appeared to have something of a ticket- comforts of • chat-room and a recreation ground *4
• ~ • him said that on the 7th of July formed no part of their programme. Re was glad to
10 .the evening, he say that the committee were in a quieter way, but with
_ • called steadier purpose than hitherto, working to remedy than
defects He was also glad to siva
It, and • that they bed
woman numerous friende who could svarcell be brought Wilii
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on his the pale of a Working Men's (Ilea properly so
saytaaltbat etiange hut who wished well to the oluts, 'and who, if they
the shilling. 's o4sM
pocket be accommodated with a comfertmble and welt-supped
and nail her. He anafv•sb sway. newsroom for themselves, at a reasonable routed, be
Mr. Reward coo• • at nOnfildetable Miami** could then with greater easesby their actient
length. Re said thicirle the first Information he had refute the oft-repeated whir ction that the Blandford
ever laid against any one. For the past month be had Club wan not a Working hf•ui's Club, by Providing
been residing backward and forward at Wareham, suitable moorninodatioafec the working men exclusive!
during which time he had three or foie. days' work at and potting the entire 'management in their haca,
pea cutting. On the 7th he went to Winfrith to look Thus what may hitherto have nppeared antagonistict
for a job. rigors he came into this part of the country the club might, become, • friendly influence—not
he hail been working in the dockyard at Portsmouth, influence to gotten' or intermedile, but an infiummatin
under Government, as a ground man. By that he which dm respeet wouldle paid by providing at
meant digging earth and carrying stones, end such-like man's reading-rema let ont at a fair rental. fie odou
work. Rid never beforeleen before a magistrate. No sidered that there wee both the theme and dispositon
one dent him to Winfrith. He had been in Wareham ea the •part di many tradesmen to show such good
all day aid,. mot over there in the evening to get feeling tower& the club at to help its revenue for •
work at seem houses that were building. He got fitting return of advantages, without in the lewd
there betweeitemen isnd eight o'clock. He then went interfering with the privileges thet peculiarly belong to
to the Crown and had a pint of beer and some bd thelvireorillcievogiiiiimuluthyitshown club. t
eide
and cheese. He then went to the hodittgla • T table len spoke a con
t
dant and told Mrs. Toop that he had lien hag- first o r mU concerning the advantages whoth woo
and that she wished him to give her love to her Iftie mime from Working Meaa (Inhofe the worldngellassee
saw her. Mrs. Toop said she wast%gladeloiliffa iu particular end teem time social influences to society
her. He titan anted Mrs. Toop be a in general- It was, however, I.,nmeter of ' deep regret
drop of beer and atm told him at tim wit. Or that working:nth didaret impport the movement *ffir
her if she could oblige him with a night's lodging and she their usual energy; so that great praise and thanks
,sairtsbe could not —he could get a bed at the Crown as were due to thaw gentlemen by whose liberality and
that wig • licensed house. He then went back to the fostering care clubs grew up until sufficiently able to take
Crown and went to the defendant's house again, when onset themeelves. Hitehenstronglyutgedoaeommiltees
beam the defendant, who with his wife, were sitting the necessity of over-matching the attractions of the
at the table drinking somebeer. Ile told them that their ale-house, since free and easy sociability will ever be
densthter had given him a letter to deliver to them but wills new menibers the most attractive feature of a club.
that he had lost it. Defendant asked him to have a sip The necessity of this would also be plain to any one
of beer, and be afterwards bought a pint and gave ad. for in attempting to attrast Friendly Societies into union
it. It was true that the daughter gave him &letter to bring withthern,especisllyso When even at. 8.1 advantage was
to has' &tan and mother. It was abeut sir weeks ago not always sufficient to allure them from a place where
whealse saw ben He never saw her but once, and that items customary to lay by one shilling against sickness
Irwin • publithease Mal London. A inan was with her. amiiild age. and to spend two in drinking to their
He was in hot company about half-an-hour. Could not present health. lie would, in reference to what Mr.
tea where assa.rablirebowa wee situated. It was in a J. Santis had reed in his paper on the interference of
small town between here and London, but could not tell gentlemen. beg to state that ho 'had known many dabs
how many miles it was distant from London. Could not Wreak down from the want of the aid which gentleman
tell whether the daughter was a tall or a short woman, alone could give. Very often the public atanactionell'
as she never rose from her met while he was there. lectures, entertainments, Ire., in connection with a club
The Bench told the witown to go down and not stand could not be carried on without such supporters. Ilea
there telling any more lies. The case would be die- however, famed little from such friends. As sir
missed. They had very little doubt the defendant did rule they could kindly and raptly appreciate the
sell beer and they wished to caution him, but they could spirit of a remark made by a Londett working-man"
such as they had had before at a 'conference held there—" We have maistere elk
.• day long, and do not went,theen -at night" Mr. SW
,- then spoke of theesse With whiah new club houses 60,,
BLANDPORD. been built •liy the system of shares. Sucha systW
afforded a very delicate way of rendering valuable fie
•SI now under "Pain 'no' vans and to a good cause. In reply to a question an to what. Mel
removed fer the purpose, as-thoapire folly's opinion good
was respecting the g or evil of
out et the perpendicular. The summit of sassien awn%
at gentle man spoke decidedly in
is now eoveeeA with Scaffolding and weak' favour as tending—lst, to aware the attention wiasew
men busy with employment. I even the best lecture would fall ; 2nd, it begot •
Inerat Socrwrx.—The annual meeting is fixed for of reflection—a wandeeing mind was trained theret
Tuesday, July 25, when Dr. Gill, lately returned frorn to deep and consecutive thought; 3rd, it sweated tif
Canada, it a:posted as • deputation hem the parent desire to know more about • subject, and thus lead to,
eocieta, and the Be,. J. B. Owen, of London, reading. :Tbeological subjects should be scrupulously.
who, It will be remembered, lectured here with so moth avoided, and the same might be said of local polities;.
ability and earnestness in the early part of the year/ but great political questions were fit. subjects for debate
will address the meeting. since they must enter into the education of every.
intelligent citizen, and in England can only tend to
• Elm Doitswg Rircen.—On Monday a goodly inculcate that knowledge of our glorious Constitution
innuter of this corps met for practice on the Race which M the best safeguard against disorder. Mr. Sony
and were vvry kindly and liberally regaled next entered upon the question of district organisation
the hospitality of Mr. Goodwin. The feast —a scheme which proposes to unite all the dubs in the
ceremony, each one helping himself as he county for joint action in concerts, entertainments,
the good otkeer of bread and ham, bread lectures, exaursiees, festivals, and conferences, as
find beer. le addition to the volunteers well ma in no-operative, benefit, labour, loan, and
...atom were present. We understand that other industrial and proeident undertakings.
The discussion which followed remitted in the rani
. Goodwin has a number of horses at Mr. Peroy's •. passing
it a resolutiom that a "County organization of 'Aube
aanibilininearreing for the ensuing twee' should be at once commenced, and that Mr. Broscombe,
eestx -4 of y was made by Lieutenant of Blandford, be appointed seceetary, with Mr. Smith,
stiante ila IA 1 . l' of Whitchurch, as assistantaecretary,* cowry out the
acheme."
Oke It WB4 also Tel/steed that a conference of Working
J. J Menfs Clubs beheld at Blanaford during the Autumn.—
The date to be fixed upon by the several committees,
After votes of thanks to Mr. holly and to the Chair-
•o7l man, the company dispersed, well satisfied with a
dar meeting Alia; it is believed, will be productive of
t b sanch prostioal good.
on
. On the 'following afternoon the annual festival in
of connectim,. with the club seas held. , An excellent tea
.as provided,. but unfortunately the out-door &mune-
.e
ments were put •gtop to by the rain falling continuously.
However, the come melees as best they
the band 'of the village
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sleep in the stable for a r
er twe"elee be and hielimatgrieta dieeitt bad to t
, of in the opesetir. At OW tieleilet Narks 'turned
thia off, be owed him fees weele4o4 thew 4W-work.
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hhe the 3s. 9d I-- •.*

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4v04 'be principle or fll Pitrapiiii.,Wl!
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co bad exclaimed-for the etilfu ,
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.able tetra • few maiaska mid the meeting broke up, all 'dePearini
~ will be one to Aaye hWi enjoyed the first ,publie anniversary of
also in union the 'Okefmd FliVase,Tempennoe Society.
Society. aad
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