The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-17 00:00:00

MR. E. A. FREEMAN ON THE BULGARIAN

ATROCTI TIES.

There was an humeri,* demonstration of %corking
men of London in St. James's Hall, .m Monday
evening, to protest against the Bulgarian Atrocities.
Over 100 members of Parliament were present, aiu n 4
them being the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Me., for Poole.
Mr. E. A. FREEMAN, of Wells, Somerset, the
eminent historian, in seconding a resolution, said he
was one of the few who were °Named to the is dicy
this country in relation to Turkey 20 years ago. In
'the pamphlet of that great man, Mr. Gladstone—
(much cheering)—he rejoiced that that name stirred
the people's hearts—he found what he had himself
believed for many years, and now they could all feel
that the heart of the civilized world was with them
that question. (Cheers.) Ho heard John Bright—
(great cheerin)—say in the House of Commons that
the Crimean War was needless and unrighteous,and no
voice was then raised to cheer him. By the Crimean
War they incurred a duty towards the Christians in
Turkey. Interest wax all very_ well, but More
Interest came duty. (Cheers.) They were toll by
Lord Beaconsfied—(groanx)—that the fleet was sent to
Beidka Bay to maintain the honour and glory of
England. -He (Mr. Freeman) knew of no honour and
glory which did not consist in doing right. (Cheery)
When the insurrection first broke out Lord Derby
wished it to be Bumf-eased in order that the English
Foreign Office might not be troubled. He must have
known something about the insurrection in ('rote;
yet he was the man who directed that no Christian
officer should stretch out a hand to save a Christian
refugee. (Hear, hear.) Lord Derby said in one of his
despatches that the Christiana in Turkey had got a
habit td not complaining to their own Government,
but appealing to Foreign Power,. lie though the
delegates on the platform would declare that what
was called the 1:o% eminent of Turkey was no Govern.
went at all, loft a system of oppression and brigandage.
(Cheers.) On that question he appealed from Lord
Ihrby to the peple of England. (Cheers). It was
said that the people of Servia wanted provinon.
Every province removed from the rule of the Turk
would be a province gained by freedom. (Cheers.) If
those present saw the people of an adjoining county
oppressed, as the Christians of Turkey were, would
they not rise to assiat them, notwithstanding the
language of Lord Beaconsfield in reference to Servia
(('bees). Had any of them ehanced to, See a speech
of Colonel Loyd Lindsay ? (Hisses.) He thought he
knew what went ii in Servia, as well as that officer ;
and what was ru. we, he knew what the people of Sonia
thought of him. (Cheers.) Colonel Loyd-Lindsay
said the Twice • eight to have accepted the offers of
English officers to aulqwess the ineurrection. (Crier
of " Baker.") He was happy to say that Mr.
Valentine Baker was not an English officer. (Cheers.)
He did not know *hat other officers were base enough
to make such an offer. There was, indeed, a naval
Ulcer, an Englishman, who had debated the 11 red
femme of Hobart by serving the came d Turkey.
Two Sultnns having been got rid of, they had now,
accenting to him, a third, who was working night and
day in the cause of reform. He alb', claimed vitality
for the Turkish Government. The vitality of the
Christians of Turkey would outlive Hobart Pacha. If
they were to have fair play the insurgent provinces
must have the same kind of Government as some other
provinces already enjoyed. If such a petty makeshift
*clime as that of Lord Derby were adopted, the whole
thing would have to be done over again, and they
must not cease their effort, until their brethren in the
Emit were freed. (Loud cheers).

EMIGRATION TO SOUTII AL'ATRAIAL—Tho bip. "Robert
Lees,' 1,2110 tons. charted by the Azent Gonerdfor Soak
Austalia, sailed on Saturday for Port Adelaole fret
Plymouth. having embarked there, four bumlrei And
sixteen emigrants, under the charge of Dr. Pur,
Surgeon Superintendent, and including seventy single
female domestic servanta, under the cam of Mrs. Sawins.
Matron. _

WTTRINZINIXR WINN for Sixteen YeArs h
tt as
been nive y admitted to be the bc4 Tonic koowni
Vad a useful and agreeable accompaniment to Cod
Liver Oil. "We can bear pentonal teAtiniony to its
value as a Tonic." —St andard.—Agents for Werm"ak
PiDGEON and SON, Grocers; ShAfteshary,
KENRIXT, Wino and Spirit Merchant: She "rile
CROUP BROS. Grocers, &c., CheaL.strect Whokule.
WATERS and kON, 34, Eastcheap, London : and LEWIS
and Co., Worcester.
THE SHIP **WooDusal," took her final krrtoro irons
Gravesend, bound for Brisbane. Queewlan and hal •qi
board the following number Kmigranta 7t;
people, 100 single men, 16 single women., 01 char
between the ages of twelve au.l one, and 12 Wait+,
making a total of 295 souls, equal to 2VI adults. The
single girls are under the care of Mrs. Johnson: Dr.
Henderson acting as Surgeon Superintendent