The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-07-22 00:00:00

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THE I)OvS .1' CoUNTY EKPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, ;ILLY 22, 1844,

c aphid the Lame f Mr. Catty, an old soldier,
and Ur. F, J. Hellen-I, an old Dorcheeter volun-
teer.
Mr. Celine responded, and gave some of his
Crimean experiences.
The t 11A11111.01 next gave " Sucessi te Courts 6,010
and 7,010." lie dared eay they would understand nue,
and believe when he said he should sot have come so
far that day it tie did Oct wish well to their Court...
and t t .ese societies iu geneeal. It I/44 rill'. use
leas for him to get up there among the members aud
attempt ts op alt tes them of the advantages of the.r
society, 'MMUS be knew thoroughly well they w s il
not belong to it if they did not know them. Team
were a great mealy, howeasee, who did uot beloug to
this society, or to any other, and it was to them ht
would direct • few swamis. It seemed to him there
were so many reasons for j ening, and so vary few
against, that he couldnot see exectly what enula,a " "n,,
cou.d give in these days for net belongiog •sasaetY '"
lI.ALIO sort or another. Ain mu was cat sin (or nearly
certain) some time or other to be ill. • dit wou 1 a
'cry serious for him then if he had Dot put by • ladle
iii to, of sickness. And supposing II MAU 1144 A t
supposing be wee one of to me few who went
through life without beiug ill at ell. he would be still
the gauer it ha belonged to a a retell. sal Icc two
reasons—one was he bud the setiodutlon of knOwied
he was helping his fellow men, aud another reason was
he .as not all his life in perpetual denger, awl feu
of sickoess. There was everything to be said to 111,
courage them to join. and he did not know anytelug
&gaud, except the danger of ume very small sozietie,
indeed, when they broke. But these latter cool-ties
Were SO very soiree they effOrtic).l 00
whatever for • nun not to jin a friendly • ety.
Toe., I..wk at the icdependence it guys • man, Toy
knew when • man had • wile and family and not 6 I.
to bless himself with bald..s his weekly pay, what
could he do it he was dircontentai with his situ .tic
lie could not lo his muter in the face and ea, --"
mu going to leave you." But if he had something in
his pocket he could say toblsmsster'ld.nm ice
this, lam going.' He was independent at owed He
bed heard people say farmers del net like their
labourers to be so independent. But they might
depend upon Ii • tamer had • great mead fir •
usher man, and WY very sorry to part with hint.
11. expected when fermers knew their men belong. d
to societies, awl were saving au-i caref el, it Willi I he
very awdom they woul I give them oth mime to he'll.-
satisfied with their pieced. He believed the fe',, of
thole belonging to theee emeieties t only halved
than to have eouiething in ca e ',f eiekuos, bit geieed
for them the remut, and pe.sibly toe regerd, of .h Sr
muter., sod *whim.' for Wpm fair ant g
at their hands. S 'ins pup* wou d tell them it ...slaw
possible for,meu to put Icy. Bat they koew it was eu.
ehey also knew it was not &Buys the highest pull clue
which put by the most, It w. • very curl 'us 'Wag
that some of the iron workers in the floral of r.eul in I
• few years back were abulately earning as much
money se • colonel in her 51ej 'sty's' Guards legilll44t.
The Dorsetehlre lab 'mare, aiereys held up ley those
north country people as very belly paid. wore • areiue
in these, days 10, • week, perhaps' not that. Bu. now
did they tied the actuate beak, retur ? Lu
the but Hiding of Yorkshire, with It.. epic's:tura)
population, Devonshire, and 1) rest, the s. icg. pd
heed were considerably more than tie le weathers
miner, acid men who turned enough to pay • aoloseel
in the Guards. In Dorset it was Ed Idr. 21. per head,
and Lancashire El 12.. 41. (App.awee.) That would
show them it was not always toe lees; paid mon that
saved the most, but thou whc w.re deteteueuo.i to
save. Another Wag was to be looked at. l'hey
o cold not absolutely call their belonging to this amiete
savings—it wt. mere protection trot Manus, It
they put by • little Irmo time to time, and balenged
to this society as well, they would not have to spo
it lu use of sickness, but they would be able to tott 4
in the savings beck, or invest in a cost or a mg. lie
only wished • great muy of them invuted it au
their own houses end house,. Be was one of those who
would very much like to see all labouring moo with •
pl 4 of lend of their own and their own c 'tugs, pr c.
cored Icy their conclusien the Charm di
wiehed the volt)' every sueceso. (Appleused
Mr. T. 11. PATAW cradery), ire respong ou
behalf of Cotitt6.9lo. 'all they wi re all very thankful to
tiled- worthy C cabmen for the great homeir ho hal
done them iu p- radicle, end he te.k this ',pp dtunity
ot publicly t .soking liiiim. (Appian-co.) lie alm
thenked the vie -'charm a .u.l all tile gots:lemon who
11.4.1 11, kite lly r-,,penleol to the ievitetiees se, tout,
(Applause.) Itehdriug to the condit 'n o 1 the t.'ourt,
lie coil the; w• re eetablelie•l ie Mugh, 1882, eed
at that time they hal great diffieelty lo getting eueugh
porsolle tog :thee to form • Curt but at tut they
succulod, acid, th ink. to the enrol e ..1 their com-
mittee and the storkiog pert • f the C curt, they that
day mustered 51. (Applause.) Their AA fun 1111111441Ited
to about 1:50, fluty aught -perlisee he t ray
that was not very much for this cum' er ef member.,
but they must remember lu the first year of their
estaeliehment tie y only nuuthered a very few, eed
their coutribu is, di 1 u 4 ern nut to v y utheh.
Tnen there wee soother very serf ill it in. Each
memher contribut ls. per clu aster tiw dd. the
Datriet Funeral Fun I, au! It an that fun I ea,'
funeral clam was pail. Sin', might be led to s,y if
Iwo er throe metnhers del, the whole of the E5O
would be gone. Bet he might allay that by eayb.g
they paid no fuueral claim, whatever, but it all came
(rem the dietriet Nude. Al their eh-arm-en ha I rail,
smaU societies annetimes di I iresk, but be migiit tell
them it WA4 impressible fe• the Foresters' dociety to
break. As soc c as their fun he as a court were
exhaestod they went to the district, and if ever the
district funds were exhausted they went title genteel
fund of the Order,—a fund which he might teli them
eille,Viteit to more thao four uail,i.nia of money
—(aeplauge)—ahol, thetead of el -cre 'slog, that soul WA4
considerably leareasiug. lie thought Beet wile
enough to show Vote society WG4 a very sot dile one.
(Applotlieh) 11, *gen th euke I them for their
pr.
eft. WALSER f 'ROClttlt seknowle.lgel the
toast .11 babel( MC 'net" Being ei," 7010. They opened
Su January, 1383, w.th 11 meruhers„ awl they stun fat
that number for some length of time. He was merry t
say LW/ had cot In c•I the ..al luck which the Pi Hit-
iroothi le brethren he) hed, cud they hut h I ccl
• .0.
eidrooes. 3thl, they ii.. I over 30 member's, wed he
h-pot they wui.cl iocreaee. (Hear, hear, awl
tepid ii..)
Tue VICI.CEIAIBMAif text Wale.° I in pleasing
terms the" 11--ete (tie Cui,m co." hewn. jeep to
metes-sten I Mr. Fero sharsou hal promised te b-c 'me
an humus' mombor, au 11,, W. 41 sure they wonl ! give
hies • hearty welcome te the Court. Heal avid Wee )
The tout Was received with mutimel honour. and
three chi re,
The CHAILVAN, in Keynes., seurel thcm it bad
been a great p.stesure to him to c mu there thet day.
111 wee never in that exact sled in the c runty before,
although he had been pretty nearly ell over the
county. It afforded him great pleasure to he there,
and if for no other c iusideration, be liked to know hie
c 'linty. There had been • few manifestations U 124
why or the other during the afternoon, an I he only
wished be could the- oughly welds-el the gentleman
whom he saw in front . f him, Mr. Payne, that hie
presence there was not in the least pnlitnal, and any
loth' remarks he (Mr. Payne) might hue th.mget
proper to interj at. be tusk A 4 he felt to be le the
epirit Intend. I—ce p lithe,) rernerk•, au,l not alto

gether persoual. (% r. PAYNE : Hoar, boor.) lie
widied ti sty that anything that h ii h ippened that
aft VI,OU bad not In the rlighlest degree interfered
with the pleaenro h fit at being present
(applawe)—and Ise os.ly Isci.ped anoth,r day he
might have the honour of dining with thous.
(Applause.) Unfortunately, KO WY obliged to
mate certain explanatory remark.. Toy Vue-
Ch.irman 11/A4 kin I enough tu say he had
accepted their invitation to burn, an honorary
member sd their omit.. Eithef• It some c rzipur,-
lion in accepting, an Ihe would tell them wily. lie
believed it was the cust.sm (and • very good .sue) for
hour .ry momluir.hip to ins sax sumandul by .me
sidns. But cir.mmstaneon had ani-en very lately
se Welt placed him in a ‘ery awk war I p whim]. lie
It al been in the habit lately of subscribing to 5
number of societhwa and iu doing so be wait erfectly
.n.se.nt, b-hiving he was simply helping the sick
fu .1u ore me such object. At any rate ho knew it
• -.1 for a good marls ..e. Bit hew s now given to
unsieretand there were sliffieulties in lb wAy, and be
ghoul I be doing very wisely in di continuing his sub-
s,: ipti •ns to these ',victim. No .1 mist they well
un is r s.eni the rs von, hut he cui ole sr.r wont-
; he extsemely rorrere 1 he sm. compeii.'
Th^refore, however much he might wish to do s, he
II i not feel at liberty t sub..-riho to tlpir funds in
the wny he shout I have done if be had occupied any
. .

..th.r Ps;tioa. (Uaw, hear.)
Tbe Rev. IL V. Tnourem pr vosed "The health
th- o,l OBI! rs," Dr. IlcEorry cud D. Day,
• t•our h was recd.° I with musical honours.
melt brieilv respond, i to the t.,ast.
Mr. Cu as prop..ev I '•Tri hertith of the Chief
[taus r an.' I liCerd ~( t otw ('ourlo," and Mr.
CHALIDICOTT
Dr. MtEoar nex• I,.‘v "T te health of the
Viirt r.," ''i I with the a.tnes of Mr. Trevor
1)1. Ir. enl Mr. Ilwck:a-ham.