The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-27 00:00:00

Milos widow, but wbieb *se returnod
' oomplimonte"—to persevere

As for

owner "With ..ae in its
yelping or piping from a Dorchester back shop.
The Blandford Volunteer, if he had not ohoeen
to
silence himself, was about to be silenced by legal
processes. And so we are left only the very small
antagonism of the Frost and Clinker, • pair
of worthies, whose instincts °sly appear to
unite them in one thing, and that ia hatred of us
and ours. One great hit of this yelping, oral we
have said, gulping chorus would appear to consist in
endeavouring to view everybody else from their own
level—which is inconveniently low; and neither
from Mr. Frost's nor Mr. Clinker's stand-point can
the publ,o possibly obtain • good view even of
objects held up to them for abuse. Frost is evidently
dissatisfied with all the foul-mouthed personalities he
has thought fit to inflict, and consoles himself with
the novel reflection that he has "rods in pickle."
Very likely. From all we have ever heard of him
be has lota of things besides "rod." in • very pecu-
liar pickle indeed. But then Clinker comes to the
rescue, and pat ins his confrere on the back,
advises him not to threaten us for anything we have
done, but to wait till we write something with
certaie "marks" upon it, and then to give us
a Frost-bite. We have mated Frost from a
bite, however, in our time, and this would be
sad ingratitude. But Clinker is yet more
ferocious; he is as hard upon us as Mr. Richard
Swiveller was upon Quilp ; he says if what Frost
gives us is not enough there is plenty more—not
indeed at the same, but at a similar shop.—
Well, cow chem--another on—we are surely a
match for Frost and • Clinker both. What is the
cause of all this animosity 't For some time—some
years past—complaints have reached us, that the
district around us WA inundated with the insidious
trash of unprincipled fellows, who disseminated
throughout thecountry distriottheir own disreputable
principles on pretence of supplying "the News ;"
and we have succeeded in offering to the public
something of a more wholesome, healthy, and in fact
religious tone tosupplant their ribaldry andsourrility.
—That is all. If our antagonists feel aggrieved by
our appearance in the field, and by the application
of the cheap press to advocate good in plow of evil;
they have a simple remedy—let them mend their
ways and their manners, and then we shall be
proper antagoniats—courtions ones we hope—but so
far as we are concerned truthful competitors for ,
popular favour. Falsehood, slander and malignity
bear the brand of Cain, and cannot be effaced from
the most unblushing forehead; and hence it is that
we place no stress on all the impudent fictions which
bare been indulged in by our ignorant and en-
venomed foes. "Throw dirt enough, and some of it
is sure to stick," would seem to be their mashie.
But we are indifferent to all they can do. We bare
but one basins= course steadily to pursue, sal the
vile wrath of these imbecile vagabonds must reseil
upon their own heads. They are only exhibiting
themselves in impotent rage and madness to public
derision in lashing themselves into fury against a
large commercial enterprise, founded on a superior
basis to any they can ever attain. If it were worth
our while we could soon bring their disgraceful
falsehoods to a judicial test in • court of justiee, and
whilst we reserve for others who are pairimonially
interested the right to prosecute mice steps as are
needful for the protection of newspaper property,
we venture to my that the deliberate opinion of the
public, in regard to the attacks upon us, must be
that MOM unprovoked blackguardiam has never beer
exhAifeed is printers' ink.
P.B.—Our will be in the form
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town, that our present representatives would again be
strewed to retain their seats in Parliament without op-
position, at almost the eleventh hoar two opposithin
candidates have made their appearance, and announoing
their intention of waging war on behalf of the Liberal
interest. The gentlemen, who are about to seek the
votes of the 'free and independent" electors of the
town, are H. O. Grinley, aq , and Henry Edwards,
Req. The former is • gentleman of independent
meant and holds a commission as captain in the
First king a Own Light Infantry Middle-ex Militia,
and the latter is a gentleman who has, "from
his youth, been engaged in commercial pursuits."
lie is a deputy-hrutenant and magistrate for
Midellmex. From the addressee which have been issm,d,
and which appear in our columns, Captain Gridley
expresses himself as being in favour of an extens'on of
the franchise, which he says is "no less required on
account of the great advance in the social and intellectual
condition, and the increase of the population since the
• ring of the last Reform Bill, than it is politic
order to embrace within the constitutional
government an equal representation of all chases."
He is in favour of a total abolition of church-
rates, and prepared to give Lord Palmerston'.
Government his general support, "believing that by
so doing peace will be preserved, the revenue further
increased, taxation reduced, and the well being of the
country advanced." Mr. Edwards al-o is a supporter
of Lord Palmerston's policy, and in favour of the repeal
of Church-rates; and believes that the time hes now
arrived when an extension of the franchise might, with
justice, be extended. At present there appears to be every
prospect of a severely-oontested election. The struggle
will be carried on with energy by both part:es, and it
is expected that an abundant supply of sugar' will
fall to the there of some of the electors who, although
their principles are tough, have still a weakness for that
sweet commodity. The new candidates arrived in the
town on Tuesday evening.

BOROUGH &release, Tuesday.—Before the Mayor, E.
Bayley, and it, Coterell, Faqrs.—John Chalker, white-
smith, was charged by Robert JoDig. for breaking two
padlocks.—lt appe.red that complainant rented an
outhonm of Mr. Notley, Iligh.street. On Wednesday
night at 11 o'clock, his son was passing by when he
saw defendant knocking the padlocks off the door. The
damage was laid at in. 6d.—Defendant said be rented
the yard, and complainant had no right with it. —The
Bench mid that the case was a question of right and
they could not therefore deal with it. The matter
must be taken to another courr.—Ehsabeth Gundry
was charged with endeavouring to incite Emmeline
White to commit a breach of the peace.—This was •
neighbours' quarrel, the dispute arising about
defendant calling complainant's child • thief.
The language which defendant made use of,
as sworn to by complainant, was of • most
disgusting oharacter, and at which the neighbours cried
"shame," Defendant, in defence, admitted making nit
of abusive language towards complainant, but said she
only returned what complainant gave her. A witness
was called who said she considere&both parties were as
bad as one another.—A cresasummons was then gone
into. Defendant denied the offence imputed to again.t
her, and said there was no truth in complainant's state-
ment " whataomever." She was as innocent as the
magistrates upon the Bench, and if "righteous judg-
ment was done, why, let it take its oourae."-.-The Bench
, dismissed the ease, remarking that eioh party was as
bad as one another—iamuel Banana, a lad, was
charged with throwing stones at the notice board placed
on the beach at Greenhill.—F.C. Apsey said on Thurs-
day, whilst on the Greenhill, he saw defendant, and
other boys throwing stone' at the board on the beach.
When they saw him they ran away. but defendant came
towards him, and be then took his name.—Superin-
tendent Lidbury said he only brought this
case forward as a caution to boy.' and to
see If he could not prevent the notice boards being
broken. For the last four years he had been compelled
to haves notice board placed on the beach, each of
which cost £3 or £4. The boy expressed sorrow, and
proarised not to repeat the offence.—The Mayor
said he was sorry to say that the practice of throwing
atones amongst boys was much on the inoreske, an I said
if any other boy were brought before him for such an
offense he should fine him 40s, or send him to gaol.—
The case was dismissed on payment of costs.

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