The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-31 00:00:00

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Tun DOODALI WALL.—A correspondent write.
(and I hold myself responsible I,r the spinions of my
cJrrespon lents), as folio..:—
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"Sir.—l he-a.; that an will be made to fodit
upon the town the costs of the prosecution in the late
trial of the question of the locus slandi—which was to
all intents and purposes admitted, by the way, on the
part of those who first knocked it down and then put
It up again—of what will now be hi-torically known as
the Ungdale Well. Now, I give the promoters of the
action taken in the matter every credit for being
actuated by the parent of anotivei, the highest of con-
scientious feelings, the simple desire to protect the
rights of their fellow-inen. A writer once relieved
his feelinge with regard to land-grabbing, in the follow-
ing lines:—

The law shuts up the man or woman
Who steals the goose from a the common,
But lots the greater villain tooth
Who steals the common from the tome.
Probably the promoters of the action en terta i ued similar
opinions. Ills WI nonsense, and, I know everyone,
whatever may be their political she le, wit arree with
me, to attempt to insinuate that nilti v had anything
to do with the matt-r ! What if the w ill hsd been
atanding eight years? The "Vigilant." had not then
sprung into existence, to protect our hearthe an'l
homes, our highways and our bye-ways. All honour
to the disinterested body that have thus so re-
cently conic to the front, with, unfortunately for them,
consequences so disastrous, it in true that the wal
was levelled during the exuberance of feeling
by the result of a successful monicipal election. But
that i.e mere coincidence. We mast all admire the
patriotic feeling shown on th. °session. We canout
shut our eyes to the fact that its exhibitors have had
to dip pretty deep into their pockets for their trouble.
Litig ition Is a luxury, and those who indulge I. it
must be PrePurod to PaY for it. as, I believe, the
gentlemen to whom I have casually referred, are quite
able to do. lint 'till, theltill, rola
very like the thin edge lif the
was the howling your con.
t7..h.dat,itehie,; %ohm:, Iiir11:71-tion.
temporary. the Herald, gave to its repot of the case—
" Reg. v. Dugdale." If words stand for anything, this
would make it a public prosecetiou. I oeliave lam
right in saying it was nothing of the kind. I remsmber
at all events reeling in the Telegram, that when it was
sought to get the Otiunal Xi take the matter up, after
the committal by the bladistrates, tho Town Clerk
' distinctly lnli it down that it was • private pro...cation,
and ae such must be carried out to the en I. If this is
so, should any attempt be made to burden the rates
with the expenses I trust bth able,' will be found to
button up their pockets, and to remind those who make
the application, aiiould such ever be mode, th it it is
only fair that they who dance should pay the piper,"

I don't know whence my correspondent obtains his
quotation, but it my memory servrs me rightly, Cub-
bett, the author of the famous protest, wrJte It has not been a thing uncommon
To etwl a goo.e from .41 a cotunion ;
But what shall be that man'. recuee
Wh steals the common front the go lee
I quite agree with the object of my correep milenes
letter; but I am .draid, am Artemus Ward would say,
it is " rit esrkuetic."

IT RUNA IN TEM FAMILY--A day or tw, IWO I Iltw it
recorded in a London paper that Master "Adjutant "
Booth was about to merry the young lady whom the
family cajoled away from her widowed father, and
got to accompany them to Switzerland. Miss Conde,
worth. My readers will remember the stinging and
pui gent letters which the fi.sther wrote to the Times,
and the uorneaanrod terms in which he upbraided the
older Booth, for dpi-icing him of the light of his de-
clining dsys. The secret 11 now out. The silly giil
possesses ElO,OOO in her own right. Verily the children
of the Booth generation are 'cuter than the children
of light.

'roe NEW FRINCH MINIITEL—The appointment of
M. Waddington as French Ambaveador to this country
Ils4 given extrrme satisfaction on either side of the
Cuannel. It may fsirly be regarded as a graceful
compliment, and a tolerable refutation of that irrita-
tion which is said to exist in Francs against Ragland,
and which Bin Biadoed Nathan* and WI aollessus

may
and

are doing their best to fan into a game. n
interest my reader. to know that M. Waddington an,
Mr. Schreiber, M.P., were fellow-gownsmen at Thrifty
Cara idge ; and in the year 1848 they were
both membre of the crew of the highly-sinmeseftil first
boat of the Second Trinity Boat (Bob. M. Wadding.
ton rowing stroke. and Mr. Schreiber No. 3. A writer
In the Monitng Po sl says :—" Waddington's steady
winning stroke will not reedy be forg tten by those of
the crew who survive. The SMUG weight of the
crew, coxswain included, was Mom upon 124."

TEN Rot= Or The ROAD.—It hi a migoken notion
on the pert of people who can all -rd to keep dook-y-
-tarts, chaise', four-in-han is, or even se Ginnett,
in•band, that the road is made especially for their
accommodation. A twat-pas•enger, it has been 14d
down over and over again, ham a.' much right to tbe road
a. any Jelin, whatever Bort of team he may be driving.
The P ole magistrates, at yesterday's sessions, have
properly upheld this ruling, and I have pleasure in
giving .pace to the following letter :
•• Poole, July lb, 1)
"Dear Sir,—l am informed by persons woo law the
occurrence that what might bare hien a serious molter to
mouse of the scholars oonneeted with the Congregational
Sunday School during the procession through the Argots
yererday wag averted by y on prompt interference. lam
4.-site Iby CI- L. xh-r. t thank you for the energy you
,lispieg..,l on the occ iron, and to enabling the schotare to
pa.a.m in safety.
,I erouid also aid my own expression of thankfulness
that no accident h•opened, and say how much we all
appr.ciaW the t'enti on ve... yesterday (and also on former
occasion') receive from yourself ant the members of the
force who we. on duty fir that occasion.—J Female,
dear sir, yours truly,

"JAMES W. BUCKLZY
To Kr. Supolintondont Hunt "

I hear of an emu Illy flagrant attempt on Wednesday
I. break through the ranks of the children, but I have
not tiin to etoluiro into it, go it must sten I over, as
must ale • letters from correspondents relative to Alder.
man Norton's resignation and the discuenion anent the
Md., Clueing Bill in the Council on Wednesday. I
cannot guarantee the ineertion of letters, which reach
me ou Thureday m,rniugs.
MAN MIOUT POOLS.