The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-07-29 00:00:00

rile COMMON LAMA QUSOTION.

think their consul, Mr. Lawrence, could be equalled.
They had the greatest faith in them, and oid not
believe they were to be bought or biassed In any ray.
They had readied the stage now that they were
desirous of bringing the matter before a Court of
' Justios, and, as they knew, lawyors would not work
for hothatig. They had hut bees put to very great
expellee yet, but going to London and having to stay
Wars for a week incurred expense, but to y had
received support in their beaus, not only from
poopto in the town, but also from the elutes in le ludoo.
It seemed se though tray hal been lel iu a wanner,
he knew not how, to go to Mr. Birkett, the solicitor,
and lir. LAW/int*, his courael, took rauet
able view of his Cues. It would be as well, perhaps,
for him not t • open his mouth t.,0 Wittely, or what he
said might be cache i to we opp,oeut. It the lends
belouged to Sir Frederic Johnstone he would be
pieavel to tell him to take them, hut 41 to how he
batios possessed of them he would have to pro's.
Us trusted they would show to the town that to the
boiough thing. load been doom withal ought not to
have been with copra to other properties. He had
not tidied any aid from anyone is the town, but he
bud been solicited to receive eubscripuune, and be
expressed hisi gratitude for it. Feople had told him
trait if he wanted money they would he loomed to
give wine—(appiause)—end tf they only subscribed
IL each he should appal:mate it, and it would give
him • stimulus to go on. If be Isere not euoported
he would sell every thing Ls had to wills the qtruatiun.
If he were on the winning side he knew he would
have liieads, and he believed it Ile kW some of tlittil
Yfutllti atfil stick to hint. (Applause.) If the Lows
belongs I to the tows &LW they got them back, it would
be • great blessing to the town,, and they would be
Ably to uilpoust with in. borough rates, aril would se
ebb eto go Is for linproVAlnltats. He knew that their
money was recklessly ex,ronded, but there were some
good noon in the Council who were tivemorviug of prefer.
(A. VulOt There are two here) Mr. Weak, eon-
iihuiog, spoke in Lida term. ut Alderman Thomas,
who, he sw was • wan not afraid to specs Itif Mutt.
lie congratulated Item on hewing mica men as
Alderumu Thomas and Ms. Browu, their chairman,
in the Council. Mr. Brown wee nut ashamed to show
nu Lace Owe, rind MN manly enough to Wks the
chair. (Applause.) Thou there was dlr. Couticiltur
decigram, who wee poorly, or would have bees there.
Wellie iraucluded by proposing "That Mr.
Ltodaun be appointed secretary."
Mor. Balms eicouded the proposition, which was
carried unauicoonsly.
flus CsAtaitui mid he believed Mr. Dodson would
give them every setiefootlon ; it would not be tio easy
berth, and trate would be • great deal of writing to
ito; bat he believed Xt. Dotteup was wilting to do all
he could In the mutter.

Mx. . OEMS some 14 or 15 peen ago an applioa-
tion was made to the Town Council to enclose the
dreentilll lien:WA It wee granted, and he believed
uteri mem to do the work who were out al Imola:menl
at the time, and then the garden. were to be Minded
Dank to the town. 11.4 the Tows Ouitimal maintained
their rights? They had nob; and after voting them
away they left it to two iodividuals to get tnem book.
&peeked theta to show them (....m.elf and Mr. Wallin)
their peaatioal eyinpathy by eubeeribing to the tuna,
so that tae LAM satbonty aught me that the town
ruin rein earnest In =autumns luau rights. (lip-
piause.)
WaLLI/1 said he hrid no d.uld they would get
the land bass. A most import int document was tn
the poseesetua of the roma Clem. It was sigael
" &obeli," and lilt Were the onginal documtut 1 wee
• most Important one, and ul greet value both to hun
and tho town. Several gentlemeo had proun•ed WY!
gl ; he had several 5.:5 {Aut.ol; and he beard one
gentleman wee going to gird turtn £O. (Applause.)
Mr. Ennis proposed Mat U.. 11•1111 A CUOD;l4l{ted in
acw!pt•Aas • committee.

Str.lupoi secendekt, and h wee curia,' uneni-
'rho meeting wee then brought to • Close.