The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-04-07 00:00:00

Voted Cott* Express,

DORCHESTER, APRIL 7th, IBM.

Sotto.

THE NEXT HOUSE OF 01WWHON&

All the clauses of the Redistribution Bill having
passed the House of Commons without alteration, it
may fairly be anticipated that a similar result will
ensue in the House of Lords.. Some alterations in the
scheduled have already been made, and further changes
may be made; but the measure as a whole, without
material alteratioe, will doubtless become law, the
leaders of the two great political parties having long
aince given in their edbetion to it. This 13ill, taken in
conjunction with the Franchise Bill, will effect an
i 015011011.11 change in the representation of the people,
and the whole country will be more fairly represented
than ever it was before. The working of these two
Acts of Parliament will necessarily create great
changes in the composition of the next House of C.
mons ; but there will be another potent cameo of
change. Hitherto, when there has been a dawilution,
the overwhelming majority of the members of the
diasolved Howe of Commons have again become
candidetes. This will not be so during the approach-
ing general election. True, • majority of exieting
members will again become candidates, but the
majority will widely differ from previous majorities.
Probably fully a third of the sitting members will not
sleek re-election. Moreover the constituencies will be
entirely charged. They will be far more numerous,
and, therefore, much smaller, than before. The
almost inevitable result of all theme circumstances will
be that the nest House of Commons will more widely
differ from the present than any Howe ever differed
before from that which immediately preceded it. In
what respects it will differ is a question on which there
might be on end of argument and speculation, but it
would be marvellous indeed if another two millions
added to the electorate and entirely remodelled cow
stitueocies were to result in a House of Commons but
little differing from that which in a few month* will
be dissolved. It is understood that the Government
are favourable to a dissolution, so that the General
Election may take place in November and be concluded
long before Christmas, and that with this view facilities
will be afforded for the work of registration; end it is
certain that as soon as the two meaaures referred to
receive the Royal Assent there will be a strong desire
on the part of members and constituencies to see how
they work, or, in other words, to have • General
Rlection. There will be many great questions put
before the now constituencies. There will of course
be, as there always is, the one great question—which
Is beet for the welfare of the country, Conservative or
Liberal policy? Political parties are now to some
extent broken up. There is not that solid cohesion and
that general agreement either among the Liberal DJ
Conservative party that there was when the present
11011.0 of Commons was elected. The I.reign policy
of the Government has worked considerable changes
in this respect. But still there is a wide difference
between Conservatism and Liberalism, and on this
difference the next general election will mainly turn.
But there will be many other elements in the con-
troversy. There is a very strong feeling among the
working clause that there ought to be in the next
House of Commons a goodly number of direct
representative* of labour; and it is worth while to call
to mind that Lord Salisbury and Sir Stafford North.
cote have 'severally declared that they have no objection
at all to the return of such members, always provided
that they are Conservatives—which, of amine-, is a
very reasonable proviso. Very great preparations are
being made to return labour candidate., and aa the ,
pecuniary difficulty—the only real difficulty—is now
recognised as one that must be met, we shall almost
assuredly have several representatives of labour in the
nett House of Commons, which will be very different
state of affairs from having only two, neither of whom
is, strictly speaking, a working man. Among ocher
great questions to be put before the new constituencies
there will be three which will excite deep interest—our
landed system, the dieetablishment of the Church,
and Leta/ Option. A very large proportion of thenewly•
enfranchised voters will be agricultural labourers., and
we may depend on it the landed gentry on the one
hand and land reformers on the other will earnestly
endeavour to influence the votes of the labourers. The
recent conference of the Liberation Society proves that
its policy will be largely taken into account during the
election. That the policy of the United Kingdom
Alliance will also be largely taken into account is
certain. The manifesto just issued shows that they
will demand that the ratepayers in each district shall
have the power of veto on the issue of all licenses in
that district. From this demand they will not yield
an inch, and in many cases the election of a candidate
will depend on his adherence to this policy. Taking
all these circumstances into consideration, it is more
than ever desirable that electors should prepare for the
coming contest.

DORMIBTIIII.
Doacsarrea DIVISIONAL LIIISIAL AMOCI.IIION.
Mr. Thomas Raleigh, ?.LA., • gentleman well knswn
in the political wasid, is announced to give • lecture
011 " Liberalism," in connectimi with this association,
in the North Imre Assembly Rooms on Thursday
111•11111i0e. lit. Raleigh is a member of the Eighty
glaiArluand one of the accepted candidatee for Min-
It is expected there will be a large gathering
of Ical Liberal&

Miocene° Aomnewe—Yesterday (Monday) after.
nonnp:c.:tof furniture belonging to farm servants
was up the Bridportroad towards Pound.
Farm, en • man named Fox fell from the
gafte. and the wheels passed over him. It is said
twO of the wheels passed over the mane head. When
peeked up be presented a shocking spectacle, his face
and head being frightfully injured. Captain Pierer,
who was near at hand, ordered out • stretcher from
the Barracks, and the poor fellow was conveyed to the
Hospital by • number of the dep3t nien.
BANC HOLIDAY.—Heary showers sadly interfered
with holiday keeping. Ample provision had been
made by the railway companies for excursioniats, but
the number of those who left the town for Bourne-
Isouth, Wegmouth, and other places of holiday resort,
was consequently not so numerous aa on some former
years. A considerable number, some SO or 90, strum
pained the Volunteers to Bridpiwt. All the allele in
the town were closed, and business was totally
suspended.
EAST= SCIMAT.—The services at the various places
of worship were of the usual bright and (retire
character. Several of the churches were beautifully
decorated, the floral devices in several instances being
most effective. At Holy Trinity there were full choral
~vices, and the congregations were very large. At
the morning 'service the air. " I know that my
Redeemer beech," war sung by Master Tudor, the
choruses. " Since by man," &c.,og well
rendered by the choir. In the evening the
&imam consisted of another selection (nen the
Nowise. The an' But thou didst did not leave"
being well sung by Mr. Morgan, and the chorus
• Worthy is the Lamb," and a lortion of the '• Amen"
chorus by the choir.—At the other churches the err•
ekes were el an equally appropriate character.

Act SAINTS' Viterar.—A vestry meeting for the
pariah of All &ante' was held on Monday, when the
rector (Rev. H. F. Jones), took the chair. There
were also premed Mr. Keats and Mr. W. Bishop
(churchwardens), Mr. W. Osmoisd, Mr. T. G. Bryer,
Mr. Mowlen, Mr. C. Coward, Mr. Seward, and Mr.
Wood.—The Rector re-appointed Mr. Keats as his
warden, remarking they were not tired of each other
7.l.—Mr. Mowlem proposed, and Mr. Seward seconded,
Mr. W. Bebop as perish chierehwarden.—Mr. Keats
did not think they could do better. There warn a great
deal in his hands, and they could not spare dint at
tweesoh—Mr. Bishoperpreseed his thanks, arid assured
he would do all in his power for the good of the
parWls They lacked fund., otherwise they could do
great ileal more in their little parish.—A. brief dis-
cussion mimed as to the repair of the roof, and it was
Mated the mbeeriptions were coming in fairly well.
The list is not yetelesed, and any amount will be thank-
fully received. It is a work of great necewity, great
complaint being made of the draught..—Mr. Osmond
remarked he had the day previously brought a friend to
nhureb (a Sootehman)s and on bring asked what he
*eight of the church he replied .** very "may
Arra, if ye stop up the draught holm —Mr,
Knee mid Mr. Brymer, who was always ready to
Assist SOY good work in the town, had kindly given
- rent.ided Mr Bryer as his sideman, and
M c
Mr. Bebop a similar Aloe on Mr. Stroud.
—A
vote of to Mr. Biked and the adult
member, of the choir was proposed by Mr. Keats, who
bore testimony to the excellent manner in which the
services were nISOCrei —Mr. Bryer sropmed, and Mr.
Osmond seconded, • vote of thanks to me Bettor for
presidisg, which Mr. /tints acknowledged, 1.4 the
proceedmis tannia•bit
LArs SIR Hrtarar firea•rt.—ln • graphic
armada, &said Korn, March 9*, describing the
departfare et General Stewart's gallant head f nun
the Nile, the Deily Neva spec al correspondent writes
—" The mom seriously wounded (nun Jl Gubat had
bees sent on lays befom,_and had thus escaped many
Item of =zloty. Sir Herbert Stewart, alas! had
Wien pond Wood the lities hi which Mel Could

trouble him. As the convoy with which he was borne
armed the battle-field of Alm Klea, his ever faithful
friend and aide-de-camp—Frank Rhodes—told him
where they were. Ile lifted his head and a faint
smile flickered acmes the wan lips. That was the
last sign of consciousness he ever gave, and two days
later as brave a soldier as ever drew sw.wd breathed
his last. When I had recrossed the hattle•fieldlaiweek
earlier, while there warn still hope of his recovery, I
could i ion see him standing .in a lofty knoll
aa he s that memorable Friday, when Major
Dickson, of the Royals, brought him word that the
enemy's forces were dravrn up in mwn column of com-
panies like European troops in the wady below. In
reply to a question whether one might congratulate
him on the fact that they evidently meant fighting he
replied cheerily with a bright smilet then with hie
stick held like a bat commenced 'playing' the globular
manganese nodules strewed thickly about. In that
crowning moment of his life it seemed m if some
pleasant memories of the fields on which he won
renown in his old Winchester days were crossing his
mind. When be lay wounded at El tiubat he received
with the news of his promotion to full rank of major.
general amgratulatory telegrams from his regiment
and from • host of friends, but among them all there
was none that pleased him so much as a message from
the head master and schoolboys of Winchester. After
that only one regret seemed to weigh upon him, and
it wasexpressed in the words he uttered tAI me almost
at the moment of being wounded—' But for this
unlucky hit, we should have been in 51etentmelt to-
day. He knew from the first that his wound was
fatal. He acknowledged the skill and tender care
with which he was treated by Surgeon Briggs and
others of the medical staff, but said their efforts could
do him no good. When friends tried to persuade hint
otherwise he always rebuked them, u he had those
who im,urned for poor Monty Slade 's death on another
African battle-field by asking what death could be
more glorious than a soldier's. He faced it. an he had
many times before, without flinching, and with a fear-
less smile in the frank eyes that won all men to him.
His death WWI perhaps the saddest incident in • sad,
though glorious, chapter of events., and there was
scarcely a soldier who served under him in that desert
march but felt his loss as keenly as he would have
that of an old comrade."
Courrr —Tho following is a list of the
places at which Resistant Tindal Atkinson will hold
courts next month :--Shaftesbury, Monday, April
97; Wincanton, Tuesday, April 7 ; Orewkerne, Wed.
nesday, April 8 ; Yeovil, Thursday, April ;
Salisbury, Friday, April 10' Ringwood, Mon•
day, Aped 13; Dorcheater, Tuesday, April 11; Brid•
port, Wednesday April 15; Weymouth, Thursday,
April 10; BlandfUrd, Friday, April 17, Poole Mon•
day, April 90 J Lynongton, Tues&y, April 91 Wim•
borne, Thursday, Ai/1.0 23; Wareham, Friday, April
34. . .

.r..Aerentriteirr Or Oegnenee. Before the trans.
adieu of the mind polies Wetness at the Shinhall
on Saturday, the following were appointed overman
for the division of Dori:Mesta Abbotaboury, R.
Vincent, J Harwood ; Athelhampton, G W Homer;
Binoombe, W; 8 Foot, J Nelms' Bradford Peverell,
J Saunders, J Symms; Broadmayne, Levi Paull,
J ; Broadway, E Beaman, W Parsons ;
Buekland Ripers, J Gale, W Jody; Burlestone,
G W Homer • Cherminster, W H Dunning, J Cal.;
West Chiolterill, R Robert' Chiltern:us, J Shepherd,
jun. ;West Compton, W Oliver Comptoa Valiance
J Clank • Dewlish. W Rogers. W Best ; Dorchester
(Holy Trinity), H Hodges, 0 F Greening. Evershot
J Sammy% T Frampton; Fleet J Marsh ; Fording
ton, F Eddie*, U Taylor; Frampton, S E Buby ;
Frome Vauchurch, CJ Kent, .1 liampeon ; K ingstou
Ruseell,_ T Samson • West Knighton, R T Miles,
T J Hooper • Langton Herring, J Carter, T II
Whittle' Littlebeedy, N J Roper, W Roper ; Litton
Cheny, Thomas Fry, J Saunders; Longlwedy, J ii
Syne:A, A 0 Spam ; Maiden Newton C
Kent; ?delbury Samplord, G Tuck; d %V
anington, W
Urgent, H G Willis; Owermuigne, J Laver, J
Beat; Puddletowu, .1 Miller, G Uldfield ; Puddle.
hinton, L Riggs, J Dunmen • Portesham, tV Spun,
W ?day. • Portland, It II &riven, T Comben ; I',,x.
well, .r dayo ; Preston and Sutton Payne; H Pope,
W Keyne; Puncknowle, H Boatswain, E
Devenish ; Radipule, A Burney, T Templeman •
Rampieliam, %V Dundord, E Jenkins; West Stafford,
Rosalie Golding, G C Stroud; Stratton, W Pardy,
8 Riggs' Stinsforcd J Hall, J Slierren; Swyre, B
Bryan, H L Synies ; Tincleton, J Spicer; Teller
Fratrum, W C Davy; Toiler Puroonim,H Way, T
Gale • Tolpuddle, Jeorett, E Homer; Upway, J T
Garland, .1 Christopher; Warmwell, J Best; Water.
°untie, T Chapman Saunders' Whitcombe, W C
Groves • Winterborne Abbe., N J Roper; Winter.
borne bane% T Neale ; Winterborne blonkton,
Symonds; %Vinterleime St. Martin, W I Scutt,
It W Hawkins; Winterbonie Herringetone, W .Jack•
eon ; Winterleirni. Steepleton, W Paull, W 11 ,
Elferd ; Wiedsforid T Duke, .1 Cake; %Vyke Bogie,
W .1 Plowman, It Graham; Wydurel Eagle J
Walbridge.
Wit4LltraN Goon FRIDAY SERVICIC4.--I'he anal'
veriary services commemorating the opening of the
Wesleyan Chalet, Southretreet, were held MI flood
Friday. At three p.m, the service was conducted by
the Rev. W. Fisher Clark, id Portland, when an
excellent sermon was preached from Isaiah bid, 1— ,
" The Spirit of the laird God is upon me, ac.” At
the close of the service a tea meeting was held in the
adjoining schooleenn, when Mena 170 partook of the
repast provided. The catering Was very good, and
reflected great credit upon Mr. IV. 11. Davie, who
carried out the arrangements. At 6.30 p.m. a public
meeting was held in the chapel, when Mr.
Shem.n. of Wey 1111 l utli, preeided. There were also
on the platform the Revs. W. F. Clarke, .1. Lewis,
G. J. ,tyre, and W. Allen, also Mr. Crocker, jun.
The proceeding,' commenced with the singing of the
well-known hymn, "When I survey the wondrone
crow., itc.," after which the Rev. J. Lewis engaged in
prayer. The Chairman (Mr. Shorten) then gave a
very good opening address. He said he was prowl
to he a 1/orchester man, and also proud of the fact
tbat he was a descendant Methodist of the third
generation. He referred to the progress Methidiem
had achieved, and during the evening many allusions
were nuide to the median-ring composition', of John
and Charles Wesley and the circumstances under
, which some of the hymns had been commeed.—Mr.
Crocker, jun., read the report, which ehowtel • slight
deficiency. He hoped the day's prooueilinge would
be succeeded Some very touching allusions were
made to a dear departed brother in Christ., Mr.
Thomas Trevett, who lived at one period in the alms.
bowies, but, although so poor, maimed to give
largely of his little store to the
Rev. G. .T. Arre delivered a very practical address.
He urged Chrietian unity and aggressive bletleelion
throughout the circuit, some very good hints as to
the mod,, of working and improving upon past efferte,
and also urged holy living, thus effecting the duty
devolving iapon the Christian Church.—The Rev. W.
Aeon, in the course of 11 very interesting address,
touched upon the solemn associations connected with
Good Friday, and also gave a brief and historical
account of the rise and progress of blethodisin in
liorchester, which was,' coniniceced about 75 year
ago—The RS,. W. F. Clarke made special refioence
to early_ piety, and urged youthful consecration to
God. Very earnest Were the wishes expressed that
the young would respond to the Saviour's call, and
thus be prepared to °mese the Evil One.—Votes if
thanks were accorded by Mr. Lewis to the Rev. W.
F. Clark and Mr. Sherren for their kind assistance,
which were responded to by Mr. Bherren.—The
collections amounted to .C 4 13s. 4d.
USUAL MIXTINO r BIOADWItY.—An enthusiastic
meeting of Liberals Was held iq the Temperance Hall,
Broadwey on the 31st, when Mr. l. Pee) presided.
The Rev. T. Neave and Mr. G. Wright, of Dorchester,
took • prominent part. Mr. Neave delivered an able
address, and empooylly remarked on the great political
change that had Mime over the county, the wonderful
apathy of the Dorsetshire people iq regard to vital
questions having left them. This they must ascribe
to a lugs extent to Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright
having opened the portals of the °institution to them.
He was very pleased to find their Conservative friends
making so many speeches, because he was satisfied
that the more speeches they made, the lees eccaiiiiin
would there ?;••• for making Liberal speeches on the
opposite side. (Laughter and cheers.) If the Cele
pervative speeches which had been given them in the
ancient town of Dorchester were %Admen,' of them
of the future, he thought he might congratulate their
honoured sandidate, Mr. Edwards, upon • very
certain victory at the poll. (Loud cheers.) The rev.
gentlemen then proceeded to criticise in detail the
speech if Lord Ashley at the receqt Conservative
meeting at Dorchester. Lord Ashley cliaTl Mr.
Gladstonewith the betrayal of General 'ordon.
(Hams.) He (the spooked admit Mel that macre'
Gordon was betrayed, but he did est think any
intelligent piesson in that room would say that ha wae
betrayed by Mr. Gladstone. Lord Ashley charged
some Cabinet Ministers with being avowedly re-
publican in principle. He would like to ask Lord
Ashley to point to any speech delivered by • Cabinet
Minister in which that Minister had declared °Nisei.
tin to the bloner-hy: He admitted that Sir Charlie
1 tilke, as • young poLticien, wee, in. favour id republi•
cuiiem, but he bed never, m Lelunet Minister, pro.
claimed republican imutimeots. elessker then
referred to Mr. Chamberlain in higbly eulogistic
language, .making id him as an Englishman yf wh
Englishmen should be paved. (APPleuie.) Lord
Ashley further said there were Oithimit Ministers who
were doing all they could to destroy every institution
which we had been brought up fremour earliest youth to
reverence and honour. Answering this charge, the
%esker observed that Mr. Chamberlain had said he
had no wish to destroy the House of Lords, 001 it waA
a very paata.nasqtle inetitution—daughteri—and that
he did not wish to reduce everything to a dead level;
but he added that we could yot build the. great
principles of freedom upon such an le/tat:tem as
the Hoene of Lords, and that when that house premed ,
their cleime to a point which was illmotimate I
they mum give way to the country. (Chem.)
Lord Ashley then tee; them that the Government
wanted decision and cofiesiosi, lett the wish was
father to the thought. Lord Ashley maid the Con-
eervatives were such because they believed to an ell
merciful Providence, and • God ruling over the
destinies of the country. Me (Mr. Neave) thoroughly
accepted that doctrine, but it iseseeed to him as if
Prurideam did not believe in the CouservaUsio, as it ,
allowed the autteary to be governed by the Liberals.
(Loud applause and laiighter,) lcferriiiq to the war
in Egypt, the speaker explessad hie upujion that it
was unjuet. He thought John Bright was tight and
that it was • matter of bondholders interest. But h"
,
never doubted for • moment the sincerity of Mr.
Gladstone or believed that he loved war for its own
sake ; but, on the contrary, he believed Mr. Glad.
stone 414 n religious love of peace. (Applause.)
He combated Lord 4shley's statement that the
Liberals wished he dii 'de the 40, giving on many
scree to bath RAC That w 44 411: t.“ryOrdln4rY mis-
statement, as no Liberal statemaan Carryso
weight had proclaimed any such doctrine. Tbeh
Lord Ashley said Liberals advocated the destruction
of the Church, that the clergy were the tree (needs
of the people, and that if there were no clergy the
huunng men in the (scoff village.' would have
Uobea, attend to him when sick or morry---(laugh-
ter)—and ).:ind friend to whom he could go for
advice. He (the eas,,:ker) had better opinion++ of the
clergy than to believe thas if tbe State were t" with-
draw her potronege and her fatness from the Church
the clergy would act in that manner. Us' believed
that the -Church would rise to a higher and graham
life, and that the clergy, even if they lost thew State

emoluments, would still visit the sick and those in j
distress. In conclusion, the sleeker directed the I
attention of the meeting to the Liberal policy of the
future, including the Reform of the land laws. He
advised them to ask Colonel Hambro what he would
do with regard to the land question, how he would
do for local governments in the counties„ and with the
great question of national education. He urged them
to vete for Mr. lidward,., who would do his best to
bring about reform in those matters. (Loud cheers.)
—Mr. Wright next briefly addressed the meeting,
speaking chiefly of the advantages of the Liberals as
compared with the Conservative policy.