The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-04-14 00:00:00

LIBERAL MEETING.

The Liberals of Dorchester had a very satisfactory
meeting at the North•square Assembly Rmonos on
Thursday night. An excellent lecturer had been sent
down in the lemons of Mr. T.
one of the
aoceptcd candidates for who gave one of
the ablest and clearest :expositions oof the general
principles of Liberalism that we have heard for a very
I ong time. There Was a large attendance
On the motion of Mr. Awrgra Irnt-g, the Rev. 'l'.
Neave was unanimously voted to the chair.
The Cliaianas said he hail no awn had the honour
of occupying that position. and f expl g hi. own
isoeitioon with regard to Liberalism, that he believed
he should consult their wishes if he confined himself
Immure of intnslowing Mr. Raleith, whom he was
to but a very few ahaervatiens ),,.f,,. In. had the
plause.) lie thought he might first venture to say in
sure they were glad to welcome amongst them. (Aie
their name that they were steadfast 'Awl-oe, and
that they thoroughly
(ladont.me. He meant to say they thoroughly
approved oof his p home policy, anti whatever might be
approved of the policy o of
the differences of opinion amongst Liberals with
regard to his foreign.policy, he thought they might
venture to my they dool not think the Toll' P•YriS had
a better i.olicy to give them. (Hear, near. .ttol
they, had a very shrewd impression if the Tory tarty
had had to encounter the very st•rimos difficultly. that
Nit.. Gladstone had hall to meet, their Llundering mod
their ft tering would have been such as would have
awakened a great deal if anxiety in the English minol.
—(A Vond: : They would have all been in the
Asyl .) He
ves that Mr. Gladstone WA+ at
anise:lend they hail great reason' to
congratulate themsel
tho' helm .1 affairs, and not Lord Salisloury. (.\
(obtuse.) He sincerely hooped howevo•r that the war on
Egypt would come t., a speed)* for h" l'hesr"l
thero• Was a very strong feeling in the .of the
whole of the Liberal isorty that the sooner the scar.
was tenninatml, and this w.etclaml Inisinem of shoot-
ing down the unhappy Arabs was ..vo•r, the Is.tter for
England and the worn all no 1111 l I. (Hear, hear.) He
hoped there would he no notessity t., AttlAAll the
Nlandi, or to take the English army to Kliarto 1111 l .
At any rate Whatever Wax done they Were Witte con-
tent to leave the matter in the bands of Mr. Gladstone
and his Cabinet. (Applause.) With regard to the
question of Itilmia he was afraid matters in ii. it
quarter were not very hopeful, Ind there was only •
thing he should like to say, and that was when the
hour need had arisen Jr,N Gladstone had shown
himself to be a thorough-going and stont•hearted
Englishman. (Applause.) Ile was quite sure that
with all Mr. Gladstone's preparation' to meet the
advance iof litlAna on the Afghan frontier they would
not find that system of bullying which wan. is,
characteristic .of the Tories, while at the mine •
them were secret treaties in their pocket c-onveying
everything they were professing to fight for t.o the
RUM= people. (Hear, hear.) Still he hooped, as a
Liberal, that before Mr. Gladstone consentsd to draw
the sword against Russia, every effort would he made
in order to prevent war and to preserve peace. (Ap-
plause.) He hoped if we could not arrange matters
the two countrisso would call in other powent, and dust
the matter ntight he referred to arbitration. They
when Eeghttoors ablest politicians and statesmen
had a very lively recollection of the C 'an War,
drifted int., a wee. In ini hah hotbing had leen valued
but an onorneous sacrifice ,lf life.' anti Domain,. He
was strongly of opinion that the gnat 111555 if the
pomple of this is y, upon wl tho war tax
fell most heavily in the long run, would
he thoroughly opp med to war 'll every possible
method had been exhausted by which to pn•vent it.
(A pplanow.) But hen., tom, they were much safer in
the hands oof Njo, qltolstoole and his Cabinet than in
the hazels of the looroolst and then fi icy'''. h
to the Home Policy lit • Air. Gladstone amu.i di..
Franchise, Mr. Neave continued—With all the pro.
fessed readiness oof the Tory !arty to welcome the
IllauteA uif t 1.4 labot!rilig people into die Fratirhim.,
they seemed te be very unwilling te trust them. for
they went screaming afloat tho country aectisiout flo••
ctfl nig class against class. lie was isoutth
stnock with a so...eh Uarnarvon at Talllitoll
the other dav, in which 100, tiled to, tio ass a coadrast
between Mr. :fohn Bright :tool Loon! Sloaftedowy, atel
in doing so the none lord said Mr. Bright load spent
his life simply in setting claws against class. Tlois le•
contended was A th.in.ll4ll 11011,4 i to a irn•at And
wide EngliaLlhsl;, alt
o, ono. who had spent Ins days
seeking to adsoitotto 11.0.1•Ant.,A %.1.6.11 tended to the
highest advantage, socially and faolideiolly, of the
English people. With regard It. Lonl Sloaftestoury
they had nothing too say boot that which W:l4 111.4
praisolvorthy, ai,q, a. lhostoshire Moth they valued
hint and his actions in the highest osesil th hut
at the Male time very •li of the Itigislation with
which Lord Shaftesbury had been comnected had leen
facilitated jby the general Joolitioml advanc,onent joro•
ele Al 14. ,Nyr .1.4 m ISright .% oi dae
l, 'tilt lloW
Warn it toOlutilde 1%4 iladhai• t., :0;r.11;.4
unless they felt they heel gisat ii rolittA to r.-dreas and
great &nits to iscitio.vo• did not helieve the Tory
party hail coni4ctico it, the otofrans•loisod mase.,,, and
the real distinction Isektdait the icsops, f ml.- Tory
tarty and the leaders of the party to whislo ttio,y 'hal
the 1 1111 l ottr to belong WA.. that, Whereas the 'Tories
mi.-.trusted the peoPle,"fr. Gladstone thoroughly
trustod them. Geoid applause.) lie 5114,11111 like to
ash the working ~,,imu, Who'll Wa. Prowl to em, !atom
him, what were they going t,m do with the Frabeloise
What had the TorieA done for them ? (" Nothing...)
What were they likely to dos for them? I" Nothing. 'I
The great beneficial 111114,1111,4 which load been etfeetosf
17 Toryism could he very quickly reckonoel up.
(Isaughtet I /is votturod t•• a!firin they usoild do
nothing but what the italificat isms, codyjallos! Ilvaa
t" oh.. (" We won't frost then.:"l They 'eight rust
amtermj these two, noillions of 'capable citizen. wen-
not going to etili.r on thorn privilege a it I.- 'iii itetkielF
UMI ,If I iphlOr".• l s1.'"11.1
the Tory_party and 0i1,111.,1 flanolwo wliat le. hoooseast
to do. What did lie intend to do uu oloommytion
with the Land Laws ? (Hear, hew.) lo• pre-
pared to, remove every ro•striction, so that land nought
pass In le hand to hand AA easily as (misols
hear.) 'Vie) all t, that extent, but personally
he went further, inia colusiricosol No. Chanilwrlaill s
5e..., a very wise awl staty.maialikt. dtoophootaci
And again, ask Colmiel Halotbro how far did lie intend
tO tro in reganl lestal time •nt in townies.
Flow far as reganlml the opiestion oof the liquor traffic'
Would loy go 111 for ins. mistimed edueation, on which
he (the sjoalero load set lois 'mart y
What %stilt). le. 4., itl, rextinl 1., the tootestion
of religious equality equality any alg.t all ss-.Y. a Lou li,•!ol
all round, and rayon,. TI"—"
the tiiwation. to pot to ml,'' Tin)', tip.y
might depend upon it in a very short • a c otosider-
awe isjujos,b WWI-3111111e WI •11111 be carri.sl .ont.
(Hear, hear.) Jr,
lecturer, who, he said, is the beide,* .4 one .o) their
greatest English Noonomformists, die hate I Ir.
Raleigh, a MAU it. ..very some. of the sr..r.l a soolto
Englishman, and always to (h., from in the great
battle oof ionogre. for thy ',elle. (.Ipplame.,
Mr. RALlimii, met with a very warm reeeption,
then (ItliVtr.Jl his leeture on " Liberalism." They all
knew the next. 0,4.6. M .0414 'l4. a neat indsortant
and critical ono in the history of this 'nation-. limy
had taken in two noillion* oof noir electors, mid the
country had hien divided into, new monstiniencies in
such a way that an election ought givo. noon. full
and a lir Pre just representation .of the opinions .of ti,..
pie .4 England than ;my elmtion that had pr _
1.1
it, The practical opicstion for theta too he 41.01.0. hr;
N le• that going to he. If so neivii
pains had been ' taken ti, • gist oplattomitio s fyr es•
premion of opinion to the whole nation" without
distinction of locality or claw,. then ourely thoy otladit
to try and make tlmt opinion astleeolosi and as
intelligent on possible. (Hear, hear.) Their Conser-
vative friends were in tho• field offering to the new
o•lectono a large number .4 era.,e,111,1 why the opinion
that was asked should be A CollAerritt ire opinion. HP
had a local pispo t seat Ow other day, in wine!' whno•
side was takim toira ids the tintstirnt " %11,V Atli I a
Cants•rvativo• (Lanotiater.i. No.is' he ',heeds! be very
sony tosty that fill the patriotism and all Ile 11111 l
sense lay 4,t1 Otte %id. I POI Wen, 11,ile•ral•
could give very sound mod solid reasons for m 1,,, faith
that was in them, and they could odd., to dm new
voters reasons quite as inosi as any of tie.. .. which aim-
i'"l in the mossadkablo• monosmition whio•lo 101 l
d refern, why they should le I,ils•rals rath
GalAel, Ali,. (Layght nd er a applause.) Ile int
pressed Upon then!, ti.'f stirlvingth.•
great national tone.tion. at 'wiles-, sa, that their mints
on ight lie m m
ade o, tha at t lio•eleet ion't ino• t hey a thl
Is' Ilnildei.tbd Ity del oNeitenient and elaurour theta
prevalent. The tousstion of Portion Polity wild 111.
greatlyagitated at the Kellar PM, andiloton ll i 11l
efforts would lie made to show that some of Ile.,
collie., which have beset the Government, and are
still be w setting it. were entirely dow tom tit"... principle.
Iro,ns •igi Policy, which wen• o•noonciatml in Mr.
1;111114,.I.e. %eft,. five year. info. Unfortunately,
it loolppetted tittow.wers tjut so i.J.n ni Whiell Liberals
we., not 'altogether of one mind. not le, woo.;
point out, although tla y noight differ un this .or that
peillt ''l• Ile 14(YlOt 1.01iee,4 the Gooventinent, there
were pito ete . su yhiclo all I.ibends must believe the
Govenu nent to lot. olowfsatly seet.4 molisomed
First, as to the position they lout (Mom' tip that
1i,,,. mointry :most ineet all the eugagement•
that had been contracted iii Egypt, and if the burden I
I Pf t engagenient Kt Millet 111.1. eared to lie I
intolerant, It sioritsl a very good 1..... n, viz., if the I
people liked to• ch... and Most toys. tion,..to
adventure hikuu Ihs:rd Reaconsfichis, it so ouhl • inevit.
ably los oaljod upon sooner or lattr m,, Inv.:4 all the
hear.) Secondly, the oolson which user)' obligation* which that Dossactieent inclirreol. (Hear,
wilat agree WAA that the time would have to moms,
the ...nit the better, when we should leay.• Egypt
for good and all, and that nothing in tho• shale of
annexation or a protectorate woald he tolerated.
(414,1ra0a ) With regard to the old argument oof the
Conaer4ailSca, has ti.g sj mot so Hooch we mud
take something to noconolettsoto onitodso,s, i,. ;1,
',doted it was an argument that the issople of thia
country ought to reject with indignation. Boman.
some of the hest and hnsvest En m glishen had gone to.
Egypt mod died nobly in the ts•rfonnance of
t..ers.. their
duty, h f
.on, were we who stayed at boom. to musk,'tnereloanslist f their blood, and to take something
mot of thauc 1404 14r yet n void? If. muititaieeal
if there was any remnant ,of the ontfousidoie I.x to .1 I)
Mr. Gladottone ml speech. live years ago, and thatout
ij peace which undoubtedly existed am.u.ing thoo great
MAMA of the people—if there wen m , any niains Niid•
hothian, then there could he no doubt the Govern.
ment's hands would bt, 'strengthened in footnoting
pt•aot•ful policy in regard to Egypt. (Appian,...)
Anther anfalileat tho' Tones related V. the
boloairr, They 'mid the Liberals had no lotion of a
large and generous isphcri:•l There might be
hide and there amion ecoodistric lied he was
perfectly certain that the great OM. oof Lilswals ci
this matidry were in no sympathy at all with thee
,j,.. to cost tho. colonies adrift. for they mon.
ordered tile 'm191141:4 could Is ntaintd with ads amain.
a. tinttiqtri. drnstiavesi. Mei the whodi sorb,. oil, sr,
hear.) Boot t voelti too longer treat them ts. ,
pro:winosu and as dependent:tem of this sytio,ory,
recognised the fact that the colonies weodd i, tHowl,
longer submit ti be lsaind by the results of an
bep.rial policy, which they had no sinuy in shap.
ing. (bear, hear.) With regard to the domestic
policy of the 41overonteet, he pointed toi the history
el the party, and ha believed' that what it had been in

the past it would he in the future. (Applause.) Dun
ing the grater part of its hist..ry at had been
ende.avouring to establieh three main principles -
Religious Tolenition, P pu C olar overnment, and Free
Trade. I•‘.l.l.lause. I Alleeting first to religious toler-
ation, he rein:irked in reference to the firaellaugh
aii.l Mr. Clael•t.ole's championship of the
righte ref the seculariat, there could be nothing
able irnsi. .%liplallse. lie elliiAillereti With regar• d
to the A.ttirmation Hill t.. be presented to the new
Park:uncut, if there was to lee any change in it, it
eliouhl be widened awl generalised rather than
reetricted in its an Ile nutintained no medial par-
;else could lie eierred by attaching A religious oath to
the perform:user of any political duty. Touching
an attack. Tll.. utmost they sald Was the Church .4
England aa A political establishment, had been iii the
ought to c • wall:11)1;11:e! Sill: I": V ititri‘.l:l:' tiln it' a rtkUll. Mor:i7t
levee at th.• .t 4 11;11
feietlwitlsaofi t
sho•
uld left ill tile 11116/11,161011 1,1 .... • relignola in •
ely.
It Hoist be decided by Parliament like any other
n 10,46111, 01l the grollnd . if what would be bc the
benefit .4 dee greatest 111111 l ber .4 time citizens of this
country. (.11.1.1au5.... !)ealing with the Sets 'nil pies.
t 'lll. onillar government, their Nilsen& he aaid,
Was ins sillikele as that entered 01l the statute book MP
long ago as I:Alward It is right that which
roncerneth all olight to he . II.)' all, Is ilid
apnlaiise. 111 :undying that they had collie to adopt
as their watchword .Nlr, eladstone. a words -"Trust in
the Wilde Wl:dined by prutle.m.c.- I.ll.plawie4 They
.I.lst not maple..., every political problem had been
oohed by thnoving power into the hands of a great
mass 44 people, and it wee, of the greatest importance
one 4.1 the greatest abuses of the country, and he con-
sidered that to a great extent, the nonetantly
iucreasing public expenditun• Was to the existing
state of things. They should endeavour to procure
such a reform .4 the iirslOtiediligs . if the National
Chamber, re, that the representatives .4th.' majority
.4 the prop e might have& real ofittrol 111881 the public
expenditure. (Hear, hear.) Speaking on the Iset
point, Free Trade, ltfr. Raleigh said a detennimsl
attack win be made upon the Liberal position at the
next election. oany speaken. Were • Ilehlre the
country advocating a return to Prntection, under the
new nano, of Fair Traue. Ile impul theme preeent,
if any such gentlemen came here, to keep them to
fact.., and to try and bring them fie hook. If. they
~aid Free Trade WM Stilling the country, ask them
how it cam" about that the question of the
•mnploy.si mow... was one of the greatest dinkultini
that beset the national chamber* .4 France and
America, and yet they were protective naintriew. If
they told theta by putting a duty upon imported
foreign gooels they would lee able to benefit our own
industries. ask them who paid the import duties. The.
forcign fer•aincet No ; that WAS all 10111/11411,10. NO
1 the power to tax any beat its own
subjects, and if the Gower 'fit put a tax on wheat,
sugar, or anything elm., it would not he taxing the
foreitpier, lout the Engliehman who wanted to use
them. (Hear, hear.) .I.ak them how much on the
cell de they would hare to pay. .1 farthing a pound
duly oil iiiigar meant 1:1,000,000 a year, awl a se, duty
esor abide tlwy said only lid. a a 4.1 to a
workiter swan %solid he Ilm,ivismug a tax Oil the 001111 try
of td,DINI4.INn eiterling. They del fea awns. that the
country should be
.citarged two millions, ieCaltrie the
hitgar I.''. .le were in a had Way, is six Millions to at
the fannersumpl mgallm. (11.•ar, hear.) Then a. to Free
Trude in lawl, the" feel .1..0x something towards that,.
Two ye-Br. ago they pieseel the Settled Estate',. Act,
which struek A very vigor. en blow at the evils Of the
systelll. There might to lie ell et-ery
land sotioa pea wen aloe 1.3.1 u 13.11.ett right to lot
it, or ludo, Is: newt teenwsloy for tee 11l i l ig it
I' ace.usit in the inter...4c of I :Inky. 111.14ause•I
Another important desidera was the ximplca•
I ion .4 land tranefer. .tlliteling to tin. prospecta of tfa.
Liberal iccrty he said le- wa• le .1 t.. believe that the
ae•si i 4 u4olaid 1. 11.11.. rat teaperitt.
I If so do• , I. gidation of the (entre won d
cont. • very di on the satne lines. Of coarse
there would lie change, .1 greater prelsonderanCe ..f ,
coneeg power would Is• thrown ill the hands .4 the ,
laboeriti.t ;cope. slat suit Nolan aeonwsarily be
that the entatieass in a hich tho working classee were
;were-steal %veld teed to ci " more awl more
t•• the front. The spirit ..i IleW Woldil
e Ike I lie leirit .4 the British working
el:asses. I A pp1ai....1 is I try ileslrel this then they
woelel feet it their deity to vote for the Liberal
e•ani•lidate :tt th.• le•st electem, and lee also impreewed
.oi theill the illinortallee 14 exercising their influence
wine ctioas. Si thl,) tl.l il 1.1 •t 1. r 1..• ray..., they
might look forward twaitieleutly t.i eweiiig the great
leilcral party pursuing in the (maire the great awl
iporioos career it had pursues! in the past. (Ismd
auh,
Tn. cefannfav then prop wed a cote .4 thanks to
Mr. Raleigh for his calm, theinglitful, awl able
ext.... Pion of Liberalism. In doing w. he exprea,a4ll
the hope they wool,' aom him take hia ~eat as
1104111,r of one of the wards of the. $I:lac:11 Cal
I .%11 Ile then Called on all old and tried
frWtel if Liberalism to steepen th resolution.
Mr. If, Fekseeler 1.01.11, WI,. an heartily MelColliisl,
seconded the vote .4 tl.anks in a thoughtful and
effective. apeech, tirat thanked Nfr. Raleigh for
the candid and firm way ill which he insisted epee the
necessity erf carrying out to their lirgical end the
wincinles telig th 31. *Wee .4 tittle tiaight
remeinher two la thrs.e yoais ago, whim time orgailisa-
-6.11 the Lilwral party in [Dorchester was le,.
dorelopeel than it in now :111.1 when they met ill a
ariell eV humble room, lat• 4.11.1 avoured to iiiipnws
uullll them isle. - -that 311 political prwreso
Was to 13. tlettai 11) ,I, t 1.31 te 111.3111
principles. 311.1 if that wen. Po, then it was clearly
very important that those moral JoriliCieles
guide the 111 ill they iieleCted as their Candidate, and
guide loin pelitied conduct : that they should ace how
far le. keel the stneurth .4 will awl die energy to apply
f1c...• principles to his is 'lnk,, and not to cringe and
I.• 3(1.1,1 Wave ull,' trying time came to test them.
Plihtn e I He was siire Mr. Raleigh would be ti...
Let 1.•.••••11aim dee I.lls,aal, 0, desire
them to 1.. k.• his word for gospel an to the prineiples es-
th.• politica programme wittelt lii• had set out, hut
Ill.')' want•• I I lAni to t Intik the Ilritter otit for diem-
• : hew whst Was 11:1111 110t11 awl establish
tholikedres ill Ile. taltli. I tear, hoar, I Tie, tpni,tion
of religious epiality was one which he antwilated
probaley very Intlell Mors, than 1.111.• W11:11
le' c',sli-d to refer to was the principle. iipol which
th'• l'ehenstel were l.'g. uf t bet.
the Church. the. of the newt important things they
would have. to Consider When that 11014.06 m came
within the sphere .4 practical relit ics, Was Wlet her CI iey
Wi KIM in. Colitialt to la. t rt.:dell as were the 034p1e if
11,1a1111 in regard to the elis-estaldislimont of the Irish
Cheirch. If they attempted to apply the. principlee
wiulclu ellar.ieternmed the disenablistiment of that
clitireli to England, they would find an 4.mswition
that Wa its• likely to rift the world of palit c, than
any all,. If 11.• could foresee. it, he did not think the.
Pierian.' wade! consent be the national
property .4 the EntiliSliAhell Lliurcla h ing hit to the
s'ih.h.ort of ally particular aect. Any nwastire for thee.
e•taldisliment must go hand in Ulla with a Orel*'r
application of the eudowneents of the cleurefa to maps
national That Was not dolle ill Ireland,
hut it have to lie done in England. (Applause.)
With regard to je.pular goveniment he entirely
' v.:pion:4A all Mr. Raleigh had sant espwiany as to the
necossity el.caling with the procedure of the 'louse
C•o11.11,.414. lie newidercd the 1.11.1...4 tide country-
were fir too se:ninth: tee allow bustwae vibe conelficted
Is it is now. There Was one thing WhiCh Was
al I ie. h.4'..',,. th.. whole lneotion, and that was
Slut Were, tile principles ins ilk While,, ttel intmehal !
ineinlows of Parliament ? That Was the ono
great and difficult eplestion which confnaited all
41.meocratic governments. Wen. their representative* '
1,. he 1tH.r..11. delegates, or were they t.. trust awns as
:n."111.17;111
lorolight doan ar aft, r and qii"ti,4l.ed in tvcry
detail as to the manner in which they conduCted thew-
lilisiness Ili Parliament, then no amount of reform of
1./undue.. m5.,4,141 hr enough, unless they could make
liji their minds tea to *mid to Parliament hien whom
they did tiot thoroughly know and whom they could
WA thoroughly tried for six or seven yearn. This was
the hull I'll which Was at the root of a great deal
lwart•leiriming ill this Matter. The English penal. !
lation was noW ill the ColllliCt lir selection of can,hi.,
date., end lucky indeed were those constituencies
I which w 4 1.0 hl.ll, 10 .Atat. 1.,. ii a bun, dee." had trital
and known. and a least th, y conl.l mac ter at least
woe(' year, (.11.platec.) S.. much for this corollary
to wleit Mr. Raleigh had ',Aid. %%Pith regard to free
full, iqrreed with the lecturer. Ile felt he
need lett tl.ulil,iib Falgliellillien With myna% aix to the
principle or the general queation, hitt lie would a•fi
th..iii to he a little gellerollii in their judgment of other
emintrie- who did not follow us in this nudter. Anil
for thi. ; the other nations said -.No dotal* •
you I.refer Ire, tram. is:Cairo Vet, are the Kit att carrx•
if'
r;T: ill ra
itji was
i
wanted not • ally that, list the
free 11,e of land. Ho. would thn.w out this waited mlg.
jt stion as a comllary to what Mr. Raleigh ltad said.
They wanted every Girl...ration tO have compulsory
power', to enahle it to acquire land in the immediate
smi of towns, for the reen.at ion and %mese(
the 1A1444.10...1 Perhaps thin niti nos I
apply to D.weliester people so mud,. Mit 1.%.1.11 hero the I
yeellgeet them could nmietimber the time when open '
1111131,41 were. c cry much larger than they were rune.
Applause.) They all knew that the right of fishily/
had heen taken away from all lint those who could
lay for it. I Hear. hear.) It wad., he maintained,
an A1..1141. nis cllty that Nat an 1 nil% a) o.llo.allital I
ta.111.1 takr land, ell the haami authorities, eaperially
large town., 41..11,1 1,.• Mole te take conipolsoribt
front great imellormis or otherwise sufheient since to
tle' ',Vitiation to snot, up healthy. Hu lumw
they would sympathise with I when he mentioned
that that old and tweed resnoeted inhaliitallt of WI,
elsester, Mr. names, from the
began to write poeins ilk the Dorset dialect, had tleVer
Crafted tO raise his VOiee and pnaest tagainst the
iewheeire .4 1111 l awns and the. destruetion of small
tioldiega i.. 404 la.f.ar Mr. Colliers set I.i•
wham.. bete We ti,. • (sonar), the I !onset l'o•I sir. holtl
ilia aloft the 1i:14111er at sin-ill hhidings and peasant
acoprie•tary in words which %mild last long After dews..
lead paseed away. Loud aPPialc., I Mr.
Lock, in oncluei.o., alho4esl I. tl inaseit ant 413 .11.. t.
11.13....111..31 jell, lie hel 6.'1'441 Ow ii hole et the 11,..1.11.-
hstion of this isaintry might lune net .1113. lii, .4.11e11.
tary but a university esliwation brought to their
doors, without Any extant. to thenwelrce, by a
proper and wiae• use .4 the eiiating educational endow.
meets of the country, (Hear, hear.) He mantra-
lowly warded thew assault the Charity Ciaamiesiviti

He had add before that moat of the schemes of that
Commiiiition which had been carried out during the
last few years had had for their nutin and guiding
pr;neiple the taking away the enth)wments Item the
poor and giving theist to the middle classes.
i. Sluune,-) There Waa no better object for the great
maas of the two million new elector+ than to met thew
endowments, which for centuries had been aocumu.
listing in the hands of the trustees, were properly
applied to the high, intellectual, &lid artistic Vallfall-
twn of the great mm of the people. (LOW!
applaUse.)
fjie UNAIKMAN then introduced a gentleman whine
name he raid WAS a homieleild word in lksreet
llaily.t.‘pplato.,)
li.tithY said he did not intend to
make A 1.11...1.11, lint he might say he in. at cordially
a:pv.4l with and acceptod the priliCildeil of Liberalism
laid down by the lecturer. A great deal of light hail
been thrown On the stabjvct by the worth, they had
heard, Mad he hoped Mr. Raleigh would lie tempted
to visit the town on *MU. future tavasion. (Applause.)
A cote of thank. to the Chairman concluded an
excell,st meeting.