The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-19 00:00:00

Zrob3n Calk anb Stud edicts.

The procession in connection with the Conser, ati, e
fete wArl, I frankly admit, an imposing affair; but I au
informed on the most reliable authority that there
were certainly less than 300 voters in it.

The infantry included • lame number f juvenile. ;
but by no i,tretch of the inundnation could the cavalry
be described as " Light Home."

I wonder whether all those small boys I saw irk the
procession will grow up to be what are called "good
Conservatives," or whether some of them will get to
have enquiring mitsdw, and so stray away from the
ranks of those who profess to stand by the " British
Constitution."

I wondered, too, to see MO few of our mos ..men,ey
frietda present, although I Pia w "The FinSennen •
Friend" riding in an accomnoxlating neighbour's trap.
Had the owner of "The Naughty Boy" provided traps
for his more lowly friends, perhaps they might have
joined the long prucession.

But id they really iitay sway because they had
their gloulits alormt the "friendliness" of some of the
;pool blues, ouch as those who get hold of public
fishing water, and then claim the right to keep the
fithennen away

T Ono wondered why in,ine very ;mod old Connery*.
th en, who tined to he at the front in dap" gone by, were
connpieuoun by their abnence. Have they "been
thinking," too? and have they renolved in their heart*
to be Liberian in future? or have they merely been
snubbed by newer comer% and younger hen&

By the bye. I heard a Tory frientbd mine comparing
the Opaque f thme who took part in the Liberal
and Conaervative procr.gionx, and he exprewwd the
".n that not .me iler cent. I.f the latter would yam
for the police form.

Is It not pnagrible, nay extremely probable, that
many of the " free and independent electors" who, by
force of ciremastances, had to take part in the Tory
procession. will vote for "The People's Choice " at the
next election!

The Bank Holiday and the beautiful weather canoed
the fete to be largely attended; but I noticed that •
very limited number congregated in the vicinity of the
brewer's wagon from which the b peeches were
delivered at Sterte.

The hrewerg' repreeentatieea attracted a greet deal
more attention, and at no time did the auditors of the
dietingubbed gentlemen who "held forth " exceed the
number .4 electora I hare named SA taking part in the
pr. aeadon

THE " POOLE TELEGRAM."
The hall yearly ntesting of the tharehiolderit of the
Tem and County of Poole Gas and Coke Company
(imide() was held at the Town MIL, on Monday. under
lbs Prestdeecy of Mr. W. P..arce (the chairman), and
°hem were resent Maseru T. C. A. Brim, W. Penny. It
Forme, Y Minns Phillips, G. M G itch, Frampton, mid
F. Stem
71•Dwectors presented tin (elbowing report :
" The shareholders mil notice that on the present &ma-
ins the profit for the half-year is not quite auMcient to
Sel the full dividend, but this is very nosily to be
emented Mr, ad the consumption for Unit belt-yr.: is on
all ncessiou much below that of the other or Doosmber
contuniption in Um December hail was 6,885.1100
ring fist, and I. the present half it Is only 6,117.000.
*Mints 04 halla.mill.on cubic fed lug ; hut narmrthe.
thhhmtehmlottoto for this year id 07,500 cubic fast in
_
thv cidvaredding halSmar in 1878. the actual
l'eures being (WASP) for lra, on eg.inat 5.739.5°11 Inc
which the director, consider very satisisetory.
" 21. &meter& in their lut report, let weird the
orsornten that when tbe new iPlesetdn'. tt". I. MM."
easetruction, eta completed and at •ork, they hoped
iliffiresoes• greatly improved results, and they are now
" eU" Umt the( have not been diesppointed In this
earetalim.
The auram quantity of mu obtained from • ton of
Val for the last ii&lf yeas ha. bent *en feet. as against
tn. in the former half, and at the present time it is •
Cher 111,Mit feet At the some Pins an arrangement het
hem made lir the sil• of the antromitical liquor.. which
Mll Probably cults from EN .C9O per annum
feat, produced (rows ton of coal hu boom equal
ea, the average, bat 0050 a to duen dads: bun a rather
wre dock on hand all lad simmer, when it cum to he
edit ia the sinter there %MI great dipreciatios, tooth In
linden and value. and this in itself is more than enough
aoment Mr the profit for the belf-yser falling below
th• maximum dividend.
With these Mete Wore them ties director@ do not
then it mosseidy to redone the die idend. hot rather to
IMO( the null min required Das than POI front the en-
feed, mil any the fall diddiud as heretofore, feeling
t that is ths met half-year there will boa Whines
ussm°*l4., alter raying the full dividend, more than
!
---"""e• ,vr`eV Ohio small tum to the reserve fund, and
that nerynheosient balf.year will, through the increased
'hheem. nruvida for itself.
• --dies the Idt mediae the directors have raised •
rem of LIM in debenture bled& and b dote ths
:cm owning they rill have t raise mother sum of the
ke •hea they will ease exhausted the powers
nth ditch Me thareholders hare intruded them. and
ening any I timber replud they will have to obtain
he! ceded of the sharishvlders.
L.;.nat the last half-veer the direct/1n were aek.td to
tes.'d ler 'Willa( the 'while ltinp,t and they sent in a
%MO dcordiasly ; but the Ccorptiiration set &tide the
tewhe of Ms &mews sed made • proposal of their own
tumid blet this the dkvent feud to be to saroesort-
"bit at to be elite impeedige for than to oomph and
biles eyekt imis tome of It. A. It woe otherquastlY
and is r the ten 110.111,4 pert 'hot "I,.lwrai
w. tlsr than " Toy tl,e object ul the
Oter Nod: to ti. directors can loudly In nadentood.
is•Ls •101 safety and ronvendnce the
l'eemtents of the town Is an element sltogethiar did"
@dd.( is this u.nssseyiss, .the directors can only
Wier role., tit ti,,'result gni. attempt at nemel dine,
11444eitilbu.ne scibiscuscirstsicUssleiLig-L"pntl
:::3.' the Public 'lnce updn A tulle, when Cranford wac a- strong for
•• kitocr.. Malt men." the Liberal ceuer far it lo Pow for Vother 'tide, one
The et. tart@ eali e w
s. • e to IA • 1.113,01 a
themost fascinating ladies in Dorsetahlre came to
"Mmist.we, they iti.:ht di *OS V
m i" th it the alweutee Pidle to canvass the electors in the Liberal cause. She
~...,,.„t ~..rocilt of tv..rliett hart. and no doubt materially helped the
The report so I v.x pl even ral tatudittate's return.
"""`". 'edit e....n,altatte the int bellied that th-re
nu :idly hut Mtn f bon to s iy. haeeeer,
like to Rive e r ••11.1 uouat an ntlli r.g.rd to ele• If she vino,. to Bede to cadvau again, anti renort
Nautili no the Nmso., a. toif.ht .ypela that the &aye the will, Me will have to try to undo the dot.'
Dinctus ws, the w„tt cow. ssi el work she dal it, days gone by, and unblushingly tell
" 14.1, ee`,l.l Per the t ail dividends, it aid automates everybody that oho et a " turneoat," whilst the
tWe
11.• thereholdcr• hit it was 01 gredtrat imPoefime“ majority of the elerbrs t will have the pleasure of
Weir dad coatititmchi 14..6" ‘b" iderniing her th 4 the wed work the once did hat
manufacture mg 3.1 eidee resit .4 Sec . et • he...
joule? Prim Ilan- half dm qnantity. but it would nog bs ta`e. dehle rout in the hearts of the Poole people
f he
er but to beet the politic lamps at a l . oft - or rto attempt to dislodge it.
to thou, c.l.l..nalrrl, or to do 1•11.00 at • Gini,•l34.
ellf, to oh.. ('or ..•••tioa ...II to amply lit. per hour "
(weight month. Li 10.. teir ; tut, per hour for '"w; !why cant Our nosits "do the thisg
"Mim tesittlis,s. per lamp: W. per hoer for eight and let the itent.lenean they have to foully
*heihkes XS ; Mt. pis Mat fee twelve mositha, wpmsed go in Without • coded !

The " future Crinservative member for Poole "—as
Mr. Banbury had the temerity to style the latext
Canford ivimlnee—was not very warmly received, and
his allusions to the "rejected of Glamorgan, Poole, and
Bristol bordered on the ridiculous.

" Lonl firanksea," too, 4rongly reminded me of the
lawyer who, having • bad came, ".lamed the ,dher
side." It was very cruel, though, of a person present
1.. greet the right hon. gentleman's announcement that
he was a humble weaober of Her Manity's Government
with the exclamation "hear, hear, 'which caused the
occupant. of the Ma4goll to titter.

To him succeeded—to use the words of the New
Arnow who is to "lad the Conservative party on to
victory "—a distinguished nember of the Indian
and English bar, who pleased the youngsters by
telling them an amusing story about a dog and his
tail.

An "officer and a gentleman- who afterwards spoke
prm edo denionstration that swearing is not abolislW
in the army if purchaee is, and although he had a
great deal to say about " gentlemen,' he scarcely con.
inced me that he was one himself when he called one
of his supporters • stupid fool."

The ;reliant zentlemen forcibly reminded me of the
fact that even if the Liberals have a few donkeys in
their ranks, the Coneervative party can boast of many
MOM

Aunt Sally, Punch and Judy, and other dbttinguished
supporters of the great Cowditutlonal party, were wen
em at the fete, although their advent had been
announced with a great flourixh, and, mirebile
there WSW not even a roundabout, .hooting gallery, or
gingerbread .4411 In the field.

Can it be that Pennell waa afraid f what the
"Converted Tory" might have to nay about thin inir-
tion of the programme 7

I heani gentleman "in the line" remark this morn-
ing that he supposed there were never so many gallons
of beer drank in one day in Note as there were last
Monday. I oonfoused myself dubious on this point,
but was obliged to admit that of all the fêtes I have
attended during my_ "wanderings,' the Conservative
Nee of the Bank Holiday aimed off the palm for
drunkenness and fighting.

hi the wh..le, "a 041.11 day'. wae d,ne.

It would do 110 end of good, both to themselvee and
to Um borough ; themselves because it would show
that they had a little common sense left, and to the
borough because it would be a useful lesson to teach
those hungry and thirsty mule who look forward to an
election like they do to Christmas time, when they ask
for • Christmas-boi from everybody.

Of courae thin would not do, certainly not—that lam
gay whilAt there are certain people who are paid, and
paid handsotuely, too, to do nothing else but "keep
the electors meet "—a very genteel *liar for the more
vulgar one called "bribery."

A sort of feeling of dread bas been running through
the Liberal camp in Poole am to what will take place
when the Ballot Act expires in 1880, as the Ballot Act
is an important factor In that difßcult equation (to
Tories) called the Poole Liberal Association. Make
your minds easy, my friends, upon this score, the
Ballot Act :will not be repealeft no one but your-
selves can ever know bow you vote, and you can still
have the liberty of voting according to your con-
sciences, and not be under any dread of being turned
out of your Conservative-owned houses.

It is very important that our Liberal friends should
realise to its fullest extent the absolute secresy of the
ballot. The Conservatives take • delight, whenever
they can get hold of anyone who is fool enough to believe
them (and they do sometimes, you know), In telling
him that it ss known how he votes, and a sort of
system of intimidation goes on amongst them enough
to upset the election of their candidate, even though
he were returned.

Once and for all, then, burgesses .4 Poole, believe
lue when I tell you that unless you tell people how you
have voted, no one can possibly know.

"Then how is it," a great many will ask me, "how
It that they do know how I voted r Why, the
answer is simple enough. You either tell them direct,
or ~how them by your manner, which side you
'sympathise with. Go into the box, and three eyes
alone will see your mark on the per;lis two will be
your own, and don't forget the other Is always upon
you, then perhaps you will become a better member of
society than you have ever been.