The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-22 00:00:00

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ACCOILDITG TO SONE !WM in Poole, the rebellions
1' odor f the national party in fiesppt is • seemed
Garibaldi (yon will remember how Gm Isere of the red
12,4 was reviled when be first went in for Italian
iberati2n) sod to Inten to others his name should be
writ, A-rabi(d) Pasha. I am not going to °JUDI the
tender susoeodbilities of any of my readers by riving
my own humble opinion as to which ts the corre4
definition. You simply, my little deem, pays your
money and takes your choloe.

SOMO of my readers who do not, perhaps, take the
trouble to wade through the debates will be "surprised
to Iwo" that the eetimated coot (end we may be quits
ours estimates are never beyond the mark) for the five
or its thoueend Indian troops to be hi...tight to Egypt
for three mouths is only eighteea hundred thousand
pounds. What the British expedition will eat may
be faintly imagined. No wonder the Laken of Poole
raised the price of bread to make matters still won
pleasant.

A WZIE OW TWO AGO I pasesci what MOOT considered
too stringent remarks relative to Mr. Booth. of the
Salvation Army, who has dubbed himself the
"Goners:l." I narrated • case where • " Captain "
at Bridport had been cashiered by the " Genvrsi,"
because he had had the audacity to get mar, led son.
trary to "orders " from headquarters that the wed ling
wvis not to take place for three months, the olio-guano'
being that he and his young wife might have starved,
but foe the kindly assistance afforded oy my informant.
That those observations were none t :o strong, I think
the following capping from • Lando' paper will bear
witness :

"Kinentire and indignant protests against the ty ruse y
of 'the General and the racers at beiviquellem are
multiplying. The summary diemissal of 'Ciptiia ' Smith
nod *Lieutenant BilLingeley, because they Imo wed testi.
nioninis from the people on the eve of their removal troth
and declined to give them up, bee produced pule
▪ 000 motion in the rank and file, ano tm action of "the
General" le etroogly resented. At the nosebag held lam
night for the parpom of introducing the odious appoinied
to the places of those dismwed there wee int. n•ei
excitement, end "Gemmel' Bats's mune wee recav, d
with prolonged greens, while tad of " Osptele II nigh
was cheered again and again, The dlieltarg,d °Mows
have not left the locality. They matched to Br”si.m.
headoi by the bead ot the carps, whi.h he. wc:ded !rote
the Army, and followed by • large crowd.

THS Lummox) VICTUALLIIIS or Poocs and n.d.A.
bourhood are lookiog after their interests' uone too
soon. The Sunday Closing Act Cr Cornwall will,
without doubt, become law next session, io s Ate of the
oppo.ition of the hon, member for Bridiart, who
designated the measure es "a species of vile and
rampant tyranny over the right of minorities l" or ,4
Mr. Cavendish Bentiock, who, probably, truthfully
described has 'the thin end of the wedge .4 local
option." No doubt, smbo,dened by their euccees, the
temperance party will endeavour gradually to sprtal
the measure. _ _

Whether it will effect thiii.goorl anticipated may he
open to question. I was speaking toe gentleman fudn
Am-rica the other day, arid he told me that in the
State of Maine, where the penaltiee for the itiegal
of liquors are of the severest, it was • mere f aLe. And
It really seems that slam Lord Aberder, better
remembered, perhaps, as Nit. Bruce, introduced his
famous closing Act, that drunksoneer has in..ressld
rather than diminehed. I don't say in swell towel
like Pods, but in the Metropolis sad larger plac:r.
Pe ple need to quaff their liquors leisurely a,.d
moderately; now, thanks to eranomotherlytegisdati-n,
they simply think " sgains time."

THAT TRH COUNCIL RAVI reeolvei to light the to+
with r.Ais ii a matter for sincere congr.tuletion. Toe
paraffin contractors did their best, but it i 6
to make diam.,ndit from glass. The light. e e hair
been having is probably as good of Its kiwi es e oil be
produced, but tmedifferenc• between to.t turd a good
gm-jet was ab.ut es great as between a farthing rush.
light ant the full moon. hie to he hoped that when
once inure we get the gee there will be !I, excus • for
gay young sparks mistaking other peoples' knockers
for their owii, sad arotudog reepectable inhabitants
who retire to rest at respectable hours.

Tug Hogousam.a MEMBER roe Pool.' is desirous of
posing as the guardian angel of the letter car; i-re, and
on Saturday complained of the ridicules mu brought
forth by the Department in the shape of extra pay.
Mr. Fawcett toloi the hon. gentleman, in elfr,te
that It was all very we 1 being generous with other
people's money, and, although he wsw extra... ly
anxiJua that every one connects I with toe P. at..
°nice should receive the remuneration to which he
was j stly enti,l d, the money with srhish be
bad to deal belonged not to himself nor to the
Government, but to the taxpayers, whose interests
he was bound tt look after. Havmx carefully and
impartially c impared the rate of remuueration given
to people employed in the various industries of tbil
country, he ha I come to the conclusion that the new
rate of pay was fair and lust.
es.
By the way, the hoc. member for Bridport, who
doss not often say or do anything that is of any use,
deserves a word ~f praise for reminding Mr. Fawcett
that he had promised the price of erg sowing l-tteis
I should be ad., including the envelive. The Post.
muter-General said be had forgotten it, but itch iold
have his attention forthwith. At present, as my
readers know, another halfpenny is charged for tbo
envelope.

A telliTelt, WHO SIGNS his communication " Words
from a Workshop," writes protesting against the
Party feeling intro Weed into public questions in this
town. Hs says :—" There is never a matter brought
forward by either party but the other feels ...Led
upon to oppose it tooth and nail. If the Dark Blues
say let us have public be ha an.i washbous..s, the
Light Blues (late yellows) reply—oh no, let's hare ths
electric light." As • ratepayer, sir, I say let us here
public bsthe and not to many publithoness, wash-
houses, and lees stinking plagne-spot.. We do not
want offices and highly-paid officers with salaries
Increasing yearly, but there are plently of la nest
working men who pay taxes and who expect s ,me•
thing should be done for them as well as those
above them. Cleanliness is next to godliness, soil •
good bath would do numbers, both ol boys and girls.
good. Its a shame we have no public pump, .f we ha ,
some of the poor women would not be dive t •
' dipping the water out of the gutter in order t, do
• day'e washing. Again, our boys could be taught to
swim, in which noble art oar upper-crust could
encourage them by riving prive. I w old live •
good many doctors bills. I trust the matter will be
more fully taken up by the Council. Why not call a
public meeting, and let the working men who help pay
the rates and taxes have a voice in the :natter TOO
memben of the upper ten thousand have their bath-
rooms at home, but they should also consid-r the
working man, who would like to be cleanly as well as
they. I hope the matter will not be put off till next
November, when all s ite of promises evil be made,
but we know by this time bow much they are worth.
Lastly, I think the matter should be considered favour-
ably by the lade., as no doubt they would like tv
learn, and would be all the better for learning, the art
of swimming.

AN OLD FLICILIAR race at all the local markets will
be seen at them no more. Peter Cook, dealer in
ropes, twine, halters, and other similar requisite.s was
found dead in his bed at his house to Straad.street
Wednesday morning last. Peter was • quaint old
customer, blue to the backbone, and you had only to
mention to him the name of Mr. Gladstone to draw
forth as choice • collection of Vectives al Over WO
male use of by our troopers in lenders. Peter did
not belong to the Blue 'Ribbon Army, his lay ante
beverage being whiskey and beer; but he was • good.
natural old fellow, and no doubt his tall, gaunt, rather
stooping figure will for a time be missed by many.
Peter's great &Tendon was encouraging the railway
companies by paying his fare, and, although witro
tackled at the arrival platform be would asked t' be
allowed to pay half, be would, after • deal of hauling,
pall out a handful of gold and silver and pay wish at
the best of graces. This, one might almost call it
mania, had become such • nuisance at last that the
Company had been compelled to take out
• summons against him for having travelled
from Ringwood to Poole without a ticket. It wee to
have been heard yesterday, mad it is imsgined the
excitement was too much for Peter. Even by his
death, however, he has got the beet of the Compsnl,
which may be some satisfaction U such thlop now
concern hint.

HA Ramat. Wheat. under an aver,ge.
Barley and oats, average. Peas, a thin cr t.
Potatoes, average orop,but much diseased. Root erote.
• good plant, bnt very foul. Hay, a good crop, but ben/
made. Date of harvest, August 2nd.—Henry Forikeee
Whitschurch, Blandford.
Tows Commit- —A quarterly meeting of th•Counci
was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday. There were
present—The Mayor (Mr. S. Abbott) in the their ;
eliermen Darden, Daniell, Hzics, and Johns
ou Cncillors Gill, Stewart, J. Jys . R. Byers, J. W.
Luff, J. Ball, P. A. Barnes. ad E. Smith.—lt wee
reported the fair field had been Ist on terms proixwed
at the lest meeting, and it was oonsidend advisable to
have hand.bilk printed to let the lower Corporeti
field by tender, and thus says expense of an mica .t.
An application from the solicitor to the purchmer rf
the Corporation property in Salisbury-street, lately
sold by auction, for power to resign the deed ,j
purchase wen acceded to.—Alderman burden Wormed
the Council he had rrceivtd • communication from Mr-
Robert Lock that Viscount Portman had offered to
present them with a marble bust of his father, who
was for many jean IL P. for Doreetshire, which ono
was rreal 'rcented, sad • vote of Masks
acoo ed to his bedahip. The bust will probehlY he
placed in the Town Hail, where there are at pelmet
three niches vacant. —l'h• Council adjourned tiff the
19th September.
CRILDRIDI'II TILL— By the kind liberality of
teachers and friends of the Church School. la
town, the 'children attending the gams were miVite°
wish a capital tea and sdternooe's treat on Tuesday.
Headed by the hand of H Company, D.R V., they
perambulated the streets of ths town, and attended •
short service at the perish church, conducted 101
do* and Flak wogs by do Boy. O.

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