The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-03-14 00:00:00

11011f.DNG A DENTIST.

At the Borough Police Court, on 'Wednesday morning.
Thomas Barnes, was charged before Mr. W. Talbot Dr. H.
Tisard, Dr. Drew, Mr. IT. Raggett, and Mr. T. Abbott,
with stealing • bag belonging to Mr. Henry Edwards,
dentist, of Dorchester and Weymouth, and containing a
quantity of models asd other articles. The prisoner gave
the address of Mile Cross, Symondsbury. Mr. Edwards,
a few minutes before 11 yesterday morning, had come
down from Dorchester, and just alighted from a third-
class smoking compartment of the Great Western railway
carriage; he did not leave the platform, but for about 20
seconds left his bag, containing models and apparatus, in
the carriage; and returned for it after he had spoken to
some one, but could not find it. Four other people
beside Mr. Edwards travelled in the same compartment,
among them prisoner, who then had on a brownish coat, a
different one from that he now wore.—Mr Edwards identi-
fied the beg produced as his property. —James Rule, foreman
porter at the Great Western Railway when the 10.40 train
came in from Dorchester, saw the prisoner get out of the
same carriage as Mr. Edwards walk away from the train
about two yards; but he returned, put his hand round into
the compartment, took the bag, and walked off towards
the other part of the platform. Mr. Edwards, a few
minutes after, enquired for his bag, and information was
given to the police. About quarter past one prisoner came
to the station, and enquired for a ticket to Portsmouth,
and when asked where VISSI the bag he took out of the
train, he said it was at the Globe Inn—Sergeant lisrvev
went in search of prisoner, and found him at the Railway
station. When asked about the bag he took cut of the
carriage, he paused a bit, and said It was at the Globe. lie
was then arrested, and taken to the station, when he said
the bag was one that a friend had given him. At the Globe
the landlady's daughter showed him a portmanteau which
he took charge of, and in it were two knives, four chains,
two or throe purses, obscene photograph, several keys,
pipes, pencil case, brooches, &c.— Prisoner said he took
the bag, thinking it was his own, like it, which he had in
the train, but had since lost. —Three months hard labour.
Catherine Balaton, an elderly woman, was charged with
being drunk and riotous last night. —P.C. Lovell found her
in St. Nicholas-street about half-past nine, abusing the
landlord of the Sailors Return, because he would not let
her into the house.—Fined los.. or seven days' in default,

of expediency in the matter. Of all tradea this is the trade
which most needs to be arrested on the Lord's slay. Was
he wrong in saying that it would Ise a kw evil to open all
the butchers', grocers', and bakers* shops on that day than
to allow the publichouses tole open f—(hear). If they took
the amount of desecration he was clue that it was greater
from this one trade than free all the others pet together
—(applause). In this instanceaa in others " the correetion
of the best is the worst" we find that the Lord of the
Sabbath is banished from Ilia own slay, the Sabbath dav
is the vilest of all. thir working classes, with an bile
Sabbath before them, convert it jut., a day 'if misery, so
that it is not only wrestled from its prelir use awl pur-
pose, but we find, when the alon.lay c ~,,, es, that Monday
has become in our large manufacturing centres, a slay on
which no work is done. In many places it is (mind not
worth while to start the steam engine on the Monday,
because so inauy of the men are absent, suffering from
the speeding it in the wretch.xl praetwe of intemperance
--(hear, hear). This inavement is one of styli obvious
utility and justice, one which eanimends itself ao widely
to men of all seeta and parties. that there is no pretext
whatever from the delaying of this Is, ,n, and there is no
class in the community more prepared, as a class to legisla-
tion on the matter than the medic:ins themselves. S nee
years ago, he himself instituted an enimiry on this Point,
and found (he was within the mark)—that more than
three-fourths, he believed (mu-fifths of the publicans of
IVeymouth would gladly welcome the closing of public-
houses on the L ,rd's Dry altogether— (applause). And
this was when public opinion on the matter was by no
means so ripe as now—(hlear). He was sure th it if a
canvass were mule of this town, the publicans, a mei'.
oppressed and sullenly body, who groan under the
Pressure that is put up ,n them —(heir, hear)—would
welcome the propnal, and we should have a very large
majority for stopping altogether, on the best, the pearl of
days, the sale of intoxicating liiinor—(applause). Ile hoped
this meeting would not evap mite in expressions of simple
feeling it is not by tolling our ATOM and wishing well to
the movement that we shall carry even this instalment of
more wise, more just, more Paternal legislation. We must
endeavour to bring such a mass of enlightened influence to
hear upon our members in Parliament that we may have
the pleasure of seeing them vote for the sanctification of
the Lord's Day—(applause),
Mr. E. WIIITWELL lion, sec, of the Central Association,
gave a history of the dealings of the Legislative with the
!subject. The publiclionses were not entirely closed on the
Lord's Dry until during the time of the Proteetor.
Publicans, he said, worked longer than ethers on the slays
nt the week, an.l therefore nowe required the rest on the
Sabbath, for with the few hours they are now open on
Sundays, they work lee hours a week, nr double what
workmen have stnutgled to hii3j their own hoar, to. The
car-horses of the I lalia,i in Ireland were found to do more
work in six slaye a week One when they worked seven,
showing the value of the Sabbath rest ; and publicano
could not stand the strain on them for they hel a larger
per-centage of 'loathe among them than the other elas,s,
therefore Sunday-el using scull be for their own goo 1. The
evil effects of Sunday drinking were shown bv the filet
that half of the crime of the covintry is cominitteA between
dinner-time on Saturday', and M lay morning--(hear),
Ile urged voters all to write to their members In Perna.
ment, asking them to support both the English and Irish
Mlle, and finally asked all Christians to pray to Our
Father in Heaven to save us from the teinptations of the
Liquor Traflic—(applause).
A letter (ruin the Rev, W. 11. LEWIi (Wesleyan)
expressed regret at not being present, and another from
the Rev. John Srreifessox, who was to have moved the
first resolution, explained that he was ill, and was not
allowed by his medical attendant to be out.
Rife E. BOLTON moved the first resolution.
Seconded by Dr. Lent. The latter quoted the fourth
Commandment, urging that the mile of intoxicating
liquors was not a work of necessity, piety, or charity.
The resolution Will earried unanimousty.
Rev. W. Mornue Melkshate, moved the second resolu-
tion, and gave an instance where the cost of Sunday
drinking amounted to CI per cent, on the capital employed.
Mr. Whitworth found that no many of the men stayed
away on Monday that it was not worth while to get up
the steam to turn the machinery. Ireland had been
governed long by force, and it hail a right to be consulted
on a question like this, and if she wanted such a measure
as this, she ought to have it. When Ireland had a Parlia-
ment of her own, the public-hoiciea were closed on Sunday,
and it was not till the Imperial Parliament changed the
law, that the public-houses vrere opened on the Lord's
Day. Irish and Scotch members voted in favour of an
Irish Sunday Closing Bill, but the Bill was thrown out by
the votes of the English menibers only. Mr. Mottram
gave some of the appalling statistics in connection with
the sale of intoxicating drinks, and in conclusion urged
those present to aid in keeping holy
The " Day :. see calm, most bright.
The fruit of this, the next world's bud,
The endorsement of supreme delight,
Writ by • Friend, and with Ilk 1110.1:
The couch of time • care's balm avid bar ;
The week were dark but for Thy light,
Thy torch sloth show the war*
—( Applause).
Seconded by the Rev. W. Signet, and carried unani-
ineesle, . . _

GASKELL moved the third riNolotion. lie W3B
the only enn+tituent who hail written to Mr. Edwards,3ll. P..
on.pienihject. _ _

,
Mr. NICHOW seennded. It was stated that the reason
for sending to Mr. Edwards was because on the last occa-
sion he voted against the proposition. hut Sir Frederick
Johnstone had not voted against it—Oscar).
Rev. W. LEWIA moved the remlution forming an
auxiliary to the Central Association.
Seconded hy Mr. llgnnm.h. aml carried unsulmonsly.
A vote of thanks Wa.l move! by Mr. Wmrwgth to the
Chairman for presiding, and also for lending the room.
Seconded by Rev. W. Morns*.

The Custnwts, in acknowledging the vote. stated his
belief that Sunday.liquor-selling was one of the cswes of
alienating the people from the rhurchei of the country.
After the meeting SOllle gentlemen tnet to form a branch
of the Central Association.