The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-02-28 00:00:00

THE DORSEr COUNCY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURkL GAZETTE, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1882.

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.
Maroet ea mit exprtso SATURDAY.
Before B. B. Middleton, Esq. On the chair), muff
DORCHESTER, FEBRUARY 28th, 1882. A. W. Bank's' BKI'
MAON 01 111 ITI LAW/.
OUR VOLUNTEERS. Charles Cheney wag aummoned for locking one of
the wheals of his waggon, without having • skid pen,
or shoe, whilst going down Abnotabary-bill, on Feb-
ruary god, contrary to the bye laws.
P.C. Custard said on the day in question las met the
defendant on Abbotebarydzill with • horse and
wtr heavily loaded. The off hind wheel wee
la
with a chain. He said he had been on the
road 40 yams. and had never been interrupted by a
phantom°, and should risk it.
Mr. Superintendent Gale said there bed been repeated
comp/sings of the road being cut.
Defendant pleaded *unaware of th• byelaw.
As it was a comparatively new law, the Beach dis-
=lased the defendant, with a severe caution. if. was
ordered to pay the cost., ss.
WILFUL DAYAOI.
Samuel Dew Wee summoned fur wilfully and mall.
dowdy destroying • aapilug, in • copse at Stratton,
the property of the Hon. ars. Ashley, on January bth.
Oakley Saunders said, as there bed been frequent
mess of breaking hedge. and fences, he determined to
keep a sharp look out. On the day in question he
went to Wrackleford copse, where he heard someone
chopping. Se saw the defendant In the act of sawing
the trunk of a tree. Tim tree had been previously cut
down. Owing to the defeadanea age, he should have
advised Mrs. Ashley to forgive him, but sines then he
had been caught by the police, so he was bound to
take notice of it. Hrs. Ashley did not wsto press
the ewe, and hoped the Beal* would deal leniently
with him.
Fined 105., including costs.

A rather broad remark, and one which. paten% WI
will not agree with as being exactly breathle, wm made
see of by the Honor of Holy Trinity in his sermon to
the Dorchester Volunteers on Sunday. In an able
damage on strict and unswerving obedleme, the rev.
gentletnaa said how grand it would be if every young
man could be induced, if not oompelled, to undergo •
certain amount of military training. Enforced
militarism bee ever bean a vexed qualm in freedom.
loving hgland, and we imagine the dimentienta from
the compolaory principle will be still less inclined to
In these days of the noble volunteer spirit
which Appian to actuate so many, if not the
majority, of the young men of our country.
However important the great and free military force
of the weeny baa became, it will be even more so, if
we give much heed to the opinions of Sir Garnet
Waage', in • 'jamb tattle 'Queen's Westminster" on
Saturday. Declining to praise the changes which had
tabu place In the organisation of th• army, which, be
said, would be his, a doctor praising his own pi"., the
gallant officer allowed that one of the most important
alterations had been with Morena to the Militia,
which is now • part and parcel of the Queen's regular
forme; he mid ha was one of those who believed that
the ohmage had bun very boatload, arid he looked for •
ward most estualy to the time when • similar change
would beeffected with reference to the Volunteer force.
In We we most heartily concur. Sir Garnet has ever
bine a warm friend of the volunteers, sad wo are sure
his efforts in their behalf will be warmly appreciated
by them. As immediate connection with the regular
army is man essential, sod particularly as regards
transferring mu from the volunteers to the regular
army. life in this way that the coanectiou of the
militia with the &Oat has been of ouch service, and
Hasa say one living I. 'Jeroboam or in any garrison
town am well testify. Ahead, large number. of men
bilaaging to the volunteer corpo throughout the
mum, have wsnlhiiiad their desire for more comp/Ate
military service, and Mud ths regular forces—in fain,
It is given as =datable authority that within
the last few math' over four hundred volunteers
bays enlisted. That this number will be largely
aegniested when the important step referred to is
bikes there can be no doubt. Appropriately enough.
jut at lb* time when each an eminent military
authority has upraised etch a decided tone, •
memorandum has been issued to commanding officers
of volunteer corps notifying that 15,000 volunteers will
be allowed to attend the military measures which
It is proposed to hold in the vicinity of Aldershot in
the autumn. This decision of the War Office will
be hailed sith great satisfaction by volunteers as
verging the realization of the scheme which Is
looked forward to with such interest. We are Imre
our excellent C Company will be highly grained at the
present promising state of affairs.

There has seldom been • more marked division of
opinion upon the Treasury Bench than occurred in
°Donation with the last Bracllanigh episode, when the
strange spectacle was exhibited of SOUIO Ministers
voting with the majority, others with the min why, and
others leaving the House to avoid voting at all. The
Government, as well as the House, will be relieved of
an immense difficulty if Mr. Corbett is returned for
Northampton. The danger is lest some other wrong.
beaded constituency should take the fancy of returning
him. 111. lucky that the Irish, whom, b 3 the way,
he has alwa3re aided and abetted, so cordially hate
him. Otherwise, Meath might return him in default
of Devitt. The Meath election is felt to be a repeti.
lion of a favourite Hibernian insult to the English
Parliament. It is beginning to be felt that if • consti.
tuenc should be disfranchised for bribery, an equal
punishment should be inflicted upon a constituency
which returns • felon to Parliament.

No doubt hit. Bradlaugh will have something to say
concerning the fact that out of the three Lord Justices
who refereed the decision of the court below, which
had granted him a new trial, two—viz., Sir Baliol
Brett and Sir John Holker, were formerly Conservative
Attorney-Generals. The penalties and costa in which
Mr. Bradlaugh stands mulcted are no doubt sufficient,
es he says, to ruin him, though he makes a good
Income out of his lectures and publications. But, on the
ether hand, Radical clubs throughout the country,
and Socialistic clubs on the Continent, will probably
sukecribs to help him out of his difficulty.
Fad Stanhope's Bill for the regulation of the ern•
ployment of drapers' female assistants is a well-inten-
tioned and humane effort in a right direction. It is
not quite certain, however, whether it is altogether
with those who are meant to benefit from it.
popular
are placed upon female employment,
e it is feared, may prefer engage more
mew and to
ewer women, in spite of the lower rate of
=demanded by the latter. These are two suing-
principles at work. Women are cialmiag more
and more admittance into employments which men:
have in past tim-s monopolised. Their only chance
lies in the comparative cheas of their labour. On
the other hand, chivalric feeling is opposed to placing
an undue strain upon the weaker sex, and urees the
Legislature to step in with restrictions and regulations,
the effect of which might be to counterbalance the only
advantage which the ladies pore's as commercial coin-
petit= with man.
Preach Society papers, as might naturally have been
expected, have made a good deal of capital out of the
Prince of Wales' recent dinner.party given to the most
celebrated actors In London. They do not scruple to
say that this example will be followed by the English
world at large, and add that "they are glad to perceive
that the Prince believes it possible for him to become
:rii%eat king without sticking to the old routine by
every one ran the risk of breaking • jaw by
yawning on the first day of the week." This, we
suppose, Padden Journals imagine to be wit ; but they
do not understand our countrymen if they think such
writing se this will be received with any sort of sign
of satidantion. It will certainly take more than the
sneers of the Continental Press, or even the example
alike Prince himself, to make us give up the day of
rest, so much valued by the busiest workers in this
busy age, wearied with the bard brain-work of
the find the quietude of home life more refresh-
ing and acting—to employ the word in its French
ersee—then all the dinner-parties and opals corniques
in Paris.

IT is amid that express fares will be abolished by the
let of May on the Great Western Railway.
LIQUIT)LTION 11 A/11.411GIMINT.—Thoolis William
Toop Walden, West Stafford, Dorchester, and else-
where, dairyman.
L. h. S. W. R.—No alterations will next month be
wade la the thee tables for the western dirision of
the Loathe and Elouth•Weetern Railway CAnpaay's

MmrmaY.—Sixty men of the 2nd Battalion Dorset.
shim Regiment (late 54th), left here this (Monday)
morning by the 7.20 South Western train for Porte.
month ea roues to India, where they will join their
s:mact. The men were under the command of
or Phibbe.
PARADL —On Sunday the members of the
0 Company (Dorchester) Volunteers attended Divine
service at Holy Trinity Church, under the command
of Captain Hodges sad Lieut. WillismeAndlrewe.
The non.commiesioned officers present were Cniour.
Sergeant Harria Sergeants Mutford, Baker, and
Benno. The company assembled at the Drill Hall,
and, headed by the fine band of the corps, under Band-
master Stevens, mewled to the church. An exfoliate
cilipoonree on obedience was delivered by the rev.
chaplain to the corps (Rev. H. Everett) from the
words "To obey Is better than sacrifice."
&mem& Pant Siamese, Monday.—Before the
Mairikel:mson, Esq.), Pearl Jillard, Esq., and F.
.—The only business was the disposal of a
large number of school attendance cues, the following
being snowed :—George Gillingham,
rairinsTSamways, Mary Squibb, Fanny Lake, James
Thorne, George Howes, Josiah Seal, Alfred Seal,
Alfred Stone, Richard Dyke, Ann Strong, James
Notley, Frederick Whitey, Mary Young, William
Guy, George Nother, George Walls, John Hawkins,
John Burt, sod Jane Baker.—Mr. T. A. Pearce,
school attendance officer, supported the charges, and
Masada's» orders and various penalties were in-
flicted.
ODDYILLOWSH IP. "LOYAL HAND IN HAND'
Lonna.—From the balance sheet of this So u
',Age, just issued, we horn that on the sick a land
funeral eoceinte the funds In hand were, at the end of
the year, £1,687 Ha. 7&,as against • balance last
per of £1,515 4e. 1011. ; in the Management Fund the
balance is £l2 19s. od., and in the Fite Fund
f 3 Is. 111 From the general statement we find the
funds, &c., of the Lodge, which are well secured,
amount to £1,781 13s. 241. The subscribing member@
numbered at the beginning of last year 209; admitted
during the year, 13—total, 222; died, 3; left by
alollll 0011, 2; left by non-payment, 8-13; on the
books, January Ist, 1301. 209 *fowl to be •
most satisfactory ni•t• of °Ba", latt tta.ct. great
credit on the Pamarent Secretary, Mr. C. T. Old,
and the other officers of the Lodge.
Downtime Dumas Cocorri.—" That the Mu-
eller in National Character are to be accounted for
by the lafluesice of Climate" formed the subject of •
meek& brought forward in a clever paper by Mr. T.
111. Draken Tuesday last. The subject was very ably
d•wle with on both sides, although the speakers wore
not very numerous. The division resulted in a tier,
11 voting on each side. On Tuesday next, the
✓ose4••11 (Mr. Hoary Symonds) will bring forward
the clneseion of the Channel 'Nona. and move—" That
the proposal to construct a Channel Tunnel la to be
=ed." We may expect an interesting and lively
on this omasion.—We base much pleasure in
onnmncing that Mr. E. Robert Pearce, of this town.
end the Temple, London. has promoted this Society
grille 100 copies of "4 Manual of Political Questions
of the Day," containing the arguments on e&Mr side,
by Sidney C. Buxton. This in • most woeful haodbook,
and presents both sides of the questions It discusses
without the slightest bin ce either eide.

rooma for 21 year, to Mr. &bort Williams was una.
nimotudy adopted.
The mooting oonaloded with a vote of thank' to the
chairman.

you have in power. But how, I ask-bow has the
Government been met since it has bean in power; has
it received anything like proper treatment which it
ought to have received from certain parties iii the
Hoene of Commons. (No, no.) I think your verdict
with me will be that it hoe not received fur Continent,
and I think you will feel with me also, that, at this
juncture at which we now stand, at the greet crisis,
that Mr. Gladstone hal received warm and c irdiel
support from all the Liberals scattered up and down
the country. (Applause.) Gentlemen, when we beer
so much about the (*Care -th st ie bevies the power to
dose obitztaction-thear, hear)- s hen w• feel and
know that the Governmeet, duriog the last Session of
Parliament was obstructed in the most unfair way,
when we feel thst a uscusity is laid upon the Prime
Minister of tat c iuntry to introduce some
restriction n tam the license of debate, and
that be is not pursuing • course of ins insist-
ency at all, hut of truly Liberal principles.
(Hear, bear.) Why, gentlemen, Liberal principles
cool I only be edema° el by discussion. What has toe
Liberal to fear from discussion? We don't went
closing of debate., for there is • desire at all times
that every question should he fought out and argued
before the country; but when we are driven to this
necessary measure to restrict useless debate. I say you
ought to give it your earnest consideration, and I hope
tonight you will give it the unction of this great and
important meeting. (Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, you
will expect to hear from me • few words upon some
of the leading questions of the day. Mr. Gladstone
petit in the House the other night that there were no
less than 31 measures of interest to the country. I am
not going to bore this meeting with belt that number,
but, gentlemen, there are two or three questions that
ought to receive the earnest consideration of themes I
see before me. First, let us take for one moment
the question of the County Franchise. The
question is • most important one, and one that
we hope before • dissolution may have been dealt
with by the Ministry now in power. I would gay to
you -Can anything be more absurd than the princ pie
upon which we now stand? You have the house fran-
chise in the boroughs, whereas if you step over certain
limits you have not the same privileges accorded to the
voter. Gentlemen, you will feel at onoe that it places
• large number of men throughout the country in •
very unfair position. The position of the county fran-
chise now is that one man is rallied by the accident of
his holding above another men-one man can claim
his vote and not the other. Thais a position of things
th it ought not to exist, and I trust that it may very
son be remeddri. (Applause.) Now, gentlemen, one
of the great advantage that appears to me to accrue
from extended &location throughout the country, is
that you have been enabled to get a much bettor
instructed b ,dy of agriculturist. throughout the
country. Education is, as you know, witteiy spread.
big, and that is one of the reasons-one of the most
important reasons-why you can trust to the rising
generation the nee of the county franchise. (Applause.)
Now, I should like to say one or two words relative to
a measure which has occupied the attention of the
HOUS 3 this year. I was reeding, the other night, Sir
Henry James' measure on Corrupt Prentice,. (Ap-
plause.) I must say, gentleman, that is one of the
most important measures that can be brought before
Parliament. (ileac, hear.) if there is anything likely
to cause disfranchisement, and to lower the character
of the boroughs up and down the country, it is the
extensive use of bribery. Therefore, it bet inees those
who respect the borough in which they live, to feel it is
their duty to society and to themselves, to discounten-
ance in every way any connection with bribery what-
ever. (Applause.) Ws know that the penalties that
have lately been passed upon certain persons in coo-
'mai in with bribery at elections will act in the m at
aaltitary way. We know, as a Liberal party. th it the
ttiniatry of the day, through Sir William Harcourt,
did not fall themselves at liberty to remit any por-
tion of the sentence. passed upon the evicted bribers.
(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I See by your cheers that you
consider Sir William flarcout took • right course,
and I must ray I sympathise very largely with that
view. (Applause.) Ths p eition of the briber is at
all times one of great wickedness and crisis. lie g ice
to the voter, sometimes placed in • critical po.i.ion,
and endeavour. to do that which he knows at the very
beginning is a wickedness and • sin, and, therefore,
I call upon you and this great meeting to endorse the
action of the Government. (Cheers) Let me now
say one or two words upon • question of very great
interest tons all at the present time; I refer to the
question of Ireland. This has been • standing diffi.
eulty to almost every Government which has had to
deal with it. Now, what is the position of the
Liberal party in regard to Ireland. I must say Mr.
Chamberlain has been rather unjustly attacked about
the view he has taken in regard to Ireland. Tao view
of the Government was this-we don't like corzion,
we hate it, we won't use it till absolutely necessary ;
but we ituit have the laws of the realm reepected.
We will do this-we will carry remedial measures for
Ireland, we will carry the Land Act, which we think
will be for its great benefit, and we will do all we can
to see whether the people of Ireland. when the Bill is
passed, will respect the laws, and will act more
peaceably and quietly in the future. Unfortunately,
gentlemen, as you know very well no sooner was the
Land Act passed than the loadere of the party in
Ireland took a poaition which you will agree with me
was nothing less than seditious. It was then, and not
till then, that it was deemed necessary to take stronger
and more severe meuuree for the repression of dis-
loyalty and sedition in Ireland. I think you will agree
with me that the positiona the Liberal party has been
clear throughout. (Applause.) There has been a
'huge made, but not sustained, that the Liberal party
in order to pus the Land Act, allowed the Land
League to go on and ccmmitt various acts of oppression
and crime. But, gentlemen, do you suppose that the
members of the Government of this country cod I have
acted from so mean • notice? (No, no.) I don't
believe there is any men here who for a moment
believe. that was the case. This leads me to say a
very few words upon the question of land in England.
Thhs is • very important question, and one which
must be dealt with on solely different lines. My
opinion in this matter is that we want a larger exten-
sion of small freeholds. (Hear, hear.) Nothing can
conduce to the good order and Umpteens of our people
so much as this gyn.= of small freeholds through int
the land. I venture to say the aggregation of land in
a very few hands is very inoonsistent with the happinesss
of the people at large. I have also ventured to say
that, particularly in connection with large towns,
the 'lets° of land being held by one large land
owner, no one being able to have his own free-
hold, is inconsistent with the satisfactory condition
of the people. (Applause.) Let me state one fact
connected with the land of England-9M persons in
this country_ own nearly 30 millions acres of land.
(Shams.) When you consider that and the state of
things at present, I think it speaks well for the land-
lords of this country, and it reflects great credit upon
them, for having brought down their popularity, their
hold-eI may say their undue hold-upon the affections
and very often upon the political liberty of this people.
I think that this shows me that they have sae I with
great moderatios, great courtesy and very often with
great kindness. hut I soy the times in which we live
are changing-you must look abroad, look to Prude,
Francs and Switzerland, and see the immense disper-
sion of land amongst small freeholders. You must
look to the questions of entail, settlement, primogeni.
tore -questions too intricate for me to go into here-
IN belonging to • fended and pest time, and little suited
to the wants of the time and the day in which we live.
(Applause.) But don't imagine I speak in the slight-
est spirit of hostility to any lauded Interest in this
country,
_for the landlords ef this country are entitled
to our fullest respect and regard, but what I say is
this-if we can constitutionally create reform in the
direction to which I refer we shall do good for the
future of this country. (Applause.) Having briefly
alluded to the Fair Trade v. .Free Trade controversy,
which he rejoiced to hear was nearly dead, gr. Clarke
went on to rase to the Bradlaugh question. This
he said, a very difficult and a very delicate 'abject. I,
for one, don't hesitate to venture to express my
opinion that if I were in the House of COILMVIIIS I
should have voted for Mr. Bradlaugh being allowed
to take his seat. I say this cpus the principle
which I wish had been endorsed by Mr. Horace
' Davey to-night-the principle of his speech last
year in the House-you have 130 right to go at the
back of a mates willies's., to take the oath. (Hear
hear.) I don't myself respect Mr. Bradlaugh I
.
, honestly say I don't respect the man who one year
says he does not respect the oath, and looks upon it as
an empty form, but another year was prepared to come
to the table and take it. (Hear, hear.) I don't
respect the man's moral position Ind what little I
know of Mr. Bradlaugh's writing; he Is the farthest
away from my sympathy. I have a moral antag inism
which I cannot get over, and I feel that that antago-
nism is intimately bound up with my moral and
religious life. I read Mr. Gladstone's own conduct
in the matter very much in the same light. I believe
his wish is to be entirely guided by justice, law, and
equity, and yet I feel a high-minded, conscientious relig.
ous men like Mr. Gladstone most feel that antagonism
which every man in sosiety must feel towards the
doctrines of Mr. Bradlaugh. ( tpplause.) Therefore,
when I ray it is a painful and • difficult subject, it is
reodered more painfuland more difficult by Mr. Brad.
laugh's own action in the House last sight- because
an attempt on the part of any man to snatch the oppor-
tunity of taking the oath-a solemn thing to do-to
attempt to take the oath when the House is engazed
opals another matter, is not what we call English
character or English treatmeat (Hear, hear.) There-
fore, if it does eels' disgust and contempt in the minds
of men, Mr. Bradlaugta has himself to thank for the
course of acion he has pursued. What we ought to
beg .veined by is this -in admitting Mr. Bradlaugh to
his rights, it did not in the slightest degree admit any
sympathy whatever with his moral or atheistic
position. It is incumbent upon me to say this, because
I should be sorry to trench upon any doctrine of civil
or religious liberty ; and it is especially incumbent
taloon us to say this, because I have very often suffered
rim my potation in my past life for the attacks
upon the civil and religions position which I might
at one time have happened to hold. We ought
to watch very clonally our rights in regard to civil and
religious liberty. (Applause.) You all know how
hardly we struggled for the introduction of Juni into
Parliament; how eloquently last year Mr. Bright
pleaded for indite to Mr. Bradlaugh • but in many
circlet even in the present day it is difficult to imbue
Into men's minds the actual doctrimse of true civil and
religious liberty when they happen to be opposed to
our own peculiar tenets. Closing my
_remarks upon
this unfortunate episode in regard to Mr. Bradlaugh,
though I would admit him according to his political
rights. I should do so without the slightest w
or trace of sympathy with the man his feelings, rit
principle'. (Hear, hear.) There is one other question
which deeply underlies the political Ilfe of this country,
and that is the question bf the ballot. You have bun
accustomed to use the ballot for several years. It is
used very largely in all classes of society; it is used in
club lire, in London clubs. lam going to exercise it
to morrow night in • club in London-It is •safeguard
In ninny respects to society at large. (Hear, hoer.) It
is a safeguard we ought to watch over and to respect.
I gm "47 So sliS. as I said not very long ago it is
difficult to make men believe that the ballot is
absolutely secret. But It 1,, and whether they
feel undue pressure is P 4 Won them,
have given to them by law the right to &melee
their franchise honestly, faithfully and earnestly,
in accordance with choir convictions, under the
ballot. If the ballot were more fully used I believe
canvassing would become an absurdity. I honour and
'rrlZa mail who, when you go to canvasseaTe
e ms aloo•—loove mu to swain my Emothise

Snort fthertiOna—On Friday, at the County Petty
Briesions, before Colossi tiwiffieid, Major Wood,
Captain Frau:Jr,. and Mr. R. Coo, the only case was
that of Joseph therms, • middle-aged and respecraule-
looking man, surninaried for being drunk at fortland
on January 28th.—Defendast said as had been work-
ing hard all day, and had • little drip, which took
effect on hint.— This Whig the first offence, defendant
was fined 54. without arta.
AUDITOBIL—Ther• is to be • contest for the fast of
auditors this year, as for the two vacancies caused by
Mr. R. J. Brown and Mr. Plowman having fulfilled
their term, five have been nominated, namely
R. J. Brown, herbalist, nominated by L.
Luning ; Thomas Patterson, shoemaker, by R. L.
Legg and M. A. puffin; W. .1. Plowman, coda,
thirst, by A. Graham and W. Whit.- J. H. Rya.,
gentleman, by J. Luadie, jua., and J. Hobbs. jun.,
and W. druid; schoolmaster, by John Moorhead and
J. G. Rowe.
DIA= or TM Sistoz Szaosarn.wr.tdica.—Mr.
Richard Minuet, who died on Wodue.day laul. at kilo
house at the Guildhall, had held his officio of senior
sergeant-at-mace fur 36 years, and was very highly
valued. He had been ill for a long time from •
complication of disarms, including jaundice, and his
great age was of conies, also against his recovery, for
he was 77. The &gat the Guildhall WAS half.inasted,
and it was arranged he should have • somewhat public
funeral, at hall-past two on Monday ateruaou, 270.

according to my (saline." (Applause.) Don't mis-
underetand me. I don I dislike a political argument
with a man ; I like to bear what he has te say.
It is quite r,git any man who is canvassing
' a b 'rough should go round and talk to them, meet
, them in every way possible, know each other more in-
tim dely. and respect each other more. But what I
say is, if • man is Inclined to be left alone, awl
desired to be left to his convictions, and to the free
tue ef his convictions, then you ought at once to do
so. (Hear, hear.) The halm must bo extended in Its
use iii ChM country. and any reforms the ballot may
requite should receive the earnest consideration of
legislators awl statesmen of the present clay. There
Is a principle that ought to be borne in mind in
political meetings like this; not .inly have men in
Parliament in the present day to deal with poiiticel
subjects but with social subjects, and therefore • man
ham in • speech such as I am making to-night to dog
with these topics all round. I was glad to hear today
that the principles of temperance are mating great
atomic. in Poo • ; I believe that the progress ot the
principles of temperance is the secret of the future
prosperity and happiness of this country. (Applause.)
lam not going to labour or b:re you by giving you
wearisome atstiatice upon the enormous quantities of
drink comumed to this country. I was astonished by
the statement in the Daily Arca: as to the amount of
duty paid upon beer. It amount. to hundreds of
thousands, and the c sosumptiou of the basset brewers
appears to be enormous. What I would say is this—
my sympathies go enti-aiy with moderation, and with
auythiug that can conduce to the moderate use of
stimulants--(bear, hoer)— even with the abstention
from stimulants of any hied, ii it meet with the views
of the great bulk of this coutdry. (Applause.) 1. admit
with perfect candour that it I were to vote tomorrow
I should vote for the geuoral principlo of Laos.' Up-
Lion in this traffic. (Applause.) I tnink you *boom
give to the raismay..ro a more satislactory way of
deciding what restrictions should be placed upon
licenses than is now the case. There ought to ,
be more control in their halide titan now ,
exists. (Hear, hear.) it caa out be denied
that the mole of licensing in this country at the
present moment is in • most unsatisfactory condition.
(Hear, hear.) Vhat is taking place in the large
towns? Licensee in certain places are not being
extended, but they are creating immense monopolies.
and by this 1310.661 ware creating • great evil. Draw.
lug his speech to a close, Mr. Charts referred to the
temperance am' improvement of the young people.
If I should ever, he said, have the opportnuity of
asaistiug in that way, it attend meet witu my beam lion
oympatuy. I believe that the highest principle of all
in regard to the use of what we eat or driuk, is to have
law to ourselves, above and beyond it all. (Ap-
plause.) But I am booed to may we°, we ought to
snake some allowance for the wean& brother—to deny
ourselves in a large measure, even to auetautioa, iu
order to help the weaker brother. (Applause.) Lei
this principle govern us tonight., ant eftry where—the
advancement of sobriety, and the teeming of the
drinking evils in this country—recognise it as one of
the greatest sources of lumpiness iii this baud. (Ap-
plause.) And now, with regard to the important
question of loom self-goverumont. We hope the
Ministry of the day wail hare it in their power to pro-
pose some inthsure to the country which will give to
the ratepayers up and down the country more control
over the expenditure of the moneys throughout the
counties. Now upon the position in which I staid
here. kissing received • very cordial, most uoanimous,
and kindly expreanoo from the Borough of fools, I
came here to-oight to rth you whether you will, by
your united drone, suable us to win • victory at any
time wino an election may elute. (Cheers.) Gentle-
moo, we never know when that hour may come—se
never kuow, in the critical times we live In, when it
may be necossary for you to put on your
armour. As burnoose men, what is your duty' To
imp ...re your organization. (Hear, hear.) Be per-
Emily unite I; let nothing separate you. Lot All
wow, old a,eooistious and new aseuCiAtlal•, units
and advance on tho principle of trios Liberalism. Let
us IleVer be drawn away from loyalty to our queen
and c ,utory, as the ju.t birth, ight of Euglishinen.
(Appian....) Don't let us, therefore, jnu in any extra.
vagautdootrioes ; I love I bare said nothing CUM CS3
...frond the most in alerate Liberal iu Poole or the
neighb iurhood. (Hear, hear.) My desire is we should
all bo united, walk in is. road and win a great riot .ry.
(Cheers.) It I Were to go on and say one .1 two
words, I wool] .ay (although I doh% iike to ray •
word about inyself) my sympathise have ever been with
eluthtion, charity, and good works, ant if there is any
cause in this two that has tuat character, it
would win from ma my heartiest and warmest
sympathies. (Cheers.) He then expressed hi. thanks
to the Ron. Evelyn Ashley, who had come at great
incouvenience to himself to say • few words to this
audience—(applause) —and also to many of the gentle-
men whom he saw ou the platform, who bad come from
long distances to help the cans' of Liberalism. (Ap-
plauss.) Concluding his speech, which was listened
to with the utm ..t. Wootton, he sail: Gentlemen, let
us go on in the paM that we have begun, let us com-
plete our urgetillatiun, let us be imbued with the spirit
..f union; work one amid all with an earnest and • con-
stant manifest dooire for the good of the whole—and if
so we shall win. (Applause.) We ought be win, mid
we shall win—(cheers)—and we shall free this town of
Poole from any class domination of any kind, free it in
the spirit of liberty, of progress, of retrenchment, and
reform. (Lou I and proleoged cheers.)
The Hon. EVSLYN Annus, in an admirable speech,
then supports I the candidature of Mr. Clarke.
Alderman PINNOCK, for many yearn Mayor of New-
port, (Glowed in support.
Mr. Councillor BalarrOil, the Chairman of the Poole
Liberal Association, wh . was loudly obeered. Orolosti'd
the first resolution, approving the candidature of Mr.
Clarke,

he drove a horse with a brokers lee more than a mile
fit: hi ..wa convenimace before he had it shot, he being
• dealer in old horase.—Mr. J. Druitt, jun. repse-
seated Mr. Brown, the agent of the Society, and Mr.
H. S. Dickineou was for the defendante.—Mr.
Druitt's opening statement was that on the sth
of January the bole in questin, which WY
the pr .pert' of the defendant Perkin, put its foot
Into a hole and amides, ally broke ita leg. Clapcott
subsequently' parehamid it, but it was allowed tormnsia
In the field fur the two following days, and then Pearey
decided to lave the animal shot to put it out of it.
misery, and eff2ried • man named Cook for th•
purpose; and that it should be dew early in
the morning. 1.141-001.1. however, objected to its being
done where it was intended, and had the poor thing
driven • distance of about • mile is order to be nearer
his own residence. This wan the charge of cruelty
against the two defendients.—Stephen Luther, of
Wadi. Down, was called an I said that on the sth of
, January he saw • number of people Is • field looking
lat Pearcy's horse. tie thought its leo was broken,
' but declined to swear that it wee—Mr. Dick noon
aloe objected to any evidence beyond that which
related to the 7th, the data of the alleged offence
charged in the summons.—Peter Pearcy. • small
firmer of Wallis Down, also mw the horse on the eami
date, viz., the sth. It was then walking on three Irg.,
curl be saw a wan named Courtney MOTO the fourth
backwards and forwards I Mr. Peercy also was un-
able t swear it was broken.—P.C. North over, how-
ever, swore that on the 5:6 the defend tot Nervy told
him his horse had broken his and Clapcott
was going to kill IL He afterwards told him
where it bad been shot. He had measured
the distance, and, in reply to Mr. Dickinson, said
it waa some 170 yards short of • mile from Pearoy's
at 'We. He could not say positively the animal had
been shot there, beyond the fact there were on the
groond all the traces of such • thing having token
&deco—Edwin Cowden, • lad, for whose attendance
WA ease had been a ijourned, was called, and deposed
to seedig the defondante with the hone on the 7th.
Clapoott was leading it, and Pearcy, with the moo
Cook, who had a gun were walking by the side.
rh• horse walked • Utti. lame with the on hind foot.
Sometimes it put down its lag on the ground and
walked nearly all right.—At lois stage in reply to
Mr. Diakinsou, the Chairman said it lied not been
proved the horn's leg was broken but at the same
time the defendants might have been guilty of cruelty
in taking the hone nearly • mile with • lame leg;
they would beer what further evidenco there was.—
W•lttr Courtney was then called, and said be saw toe
horse on the sth, and moved it. leg beckwarde and
forwards. He alai not tell whether it WII4 broken or
not—kieving briefly °awaited, the Bench at chi.
point dismissed the ca.e.—Mr. Dickinson applied for
the ousts of tbe adjournment from the het court, but
the magistrates declined to grant them.
William Porte, George bides, and Charles Cole were
each Lied bo and cone for neglecting to send their
children to school—Mr. Vesper Thomas, the ecbool
attendance °Meer, proved the eases.
Thomas rooks, for drunkenness, at Lytchett, on the
11th, WU fined is. &Acosta._ . _

This was seconded by Mr. Hamm, the Chairman of
the Poole Defence Association, and In. forcible speech,
supported by Mr. Cuaris (ex-Mayor), Mr. Hopson,
Mr. Pisa. and the Rev. Mr. EVANfi 191 lowed wife
some admirable speeches, which were loudly chested,
and the meeting terminated amid the grisliest
enthualum.

A cure await !homes Marsh, of Lytchett, for a
game Creeper, on the leads of Mr. Henry Treficherd
11l the 141 b, was ou the applicAluo of Mr. Atkaueou„
who appeared fur the complatnaut, adjourned until
the_tuat court.

--hour; -ite—nciall, of Wallis Dow°, was charged with
steeling 211131. of beef, the property of Frank Wareham,
Bournemuuto.—Mr. Tanner,pro ended and Mi. H.
d. Diekinsou defended.—The pn-oner, it appeared, was
engaged by the prosecutor at the eslary of Me. a week.
As lately prisoner ha I appeared =accountably 'letting
up in the world," puronseing a house or two and some
cows, Mr. Wareham's suspicions were aroused, the
more el:ow:Sally &A he had at times missed meat. tie
acc•ndiugly c awn in hated with the police, and P.O.
thover took the case in hand. On the evening of
the MAI he new the pi lamer come out of the aLaughter
10050 with something bulgy under his arm. He
followed him, and wileo he trt near his house turned
his light upou bun, ant asked him what he hal in his
bundle. de answered only a bit of lean meat. The
ormits, de took it from him and found the beef in
fuvgLi
'a.
Among
once s ongi.id hd w wei7h:j sow.
to of
, st:t Ak9 which
defendant.l
the coustaule not to take it away as A would make
,•omes line dripping for we children.—rbe defence set
u,. WM that by the terms of his agreement when he
enterel the complainant's servic, defendant had • right
'el " wads " meat 11.1 his perquisites, but the defend-
ant's brother, James dendall, who was called for the
defence, was obliged to admit that he could not look
upon the meat as produced as coining under that
category. Mr. Dickinson then pleaded for the imposi-
tion of a fine it the bench convicted, ea the prisoner
bad • wife and four cluldreu dependent upon him;
'eat the magistrates said the charge was too serious for
that, and sentenced him LO two months' hard labour.

LATEST.

COMMERCIAL.
Consols eighth lower.
Wheat shilling lower.

SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.
The smack Louisa, ot Yarmouth, id ft/Ported last,
with crew ot six handia

PRIVY COUNCIL.
Kr. Gladat me, Mr. Bright, Earl Spencer, and Earl
Sydney left Laudon to attend a Privy Coancil et
Windsor to-day.