The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-11 00:00:00

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DORCHESTRR, MARCH MA, 084.

THE DWELLINGS OF THE POOR.

Amelloretion in housing the poor Is an object
which should reoeive t'se eopport of men of all
political creeds. Happily, there is no maim for
doubting that it will de so. It is true that two
prominent statesmen of either petty bare taken
the initiative, and thus given the question the
appearance of disagreerneut. We are quite sure,
homey'', that when the matter has been folly
dimmest portimoship will disappear, and diesel:-
11cM be thoroughly di.osrdod. Ths Royal Commis-
sion to inquire into the present condition of the pr
in populous plaoss indulge men who have atudied the
subject, and who are prepared to recommend pr r)ar
remedies for the evil. The Marquis of Salisbury and
Mr. Chamberlain may be in their general views ais
wide as the Pole. amoder, yet there Is no reason for
believing they will differ very much as to the
mormity for altering the pros oat unhappy state of
; and ill. rood Nati •factory that the Priam of
Wales has leot his name and to reedy to Elvis
erietanos to a moverneat which seem, destined to
effect a revolution in a °lam of moiety hitherto
neglected and ignored. It I. a singular fat that,
despite the phileathropio Modem:Ws of the age, the
root of many national evils has been left untouched.
As we reflect up on the eff orw of LOG past fifty
years, many of which have been attendel with the
happiest rem ts, the top rather than the bottom of
timing grievances has been chi-fl y regard We
seem to hare beeo afraid to died with the concrete,
contenting ourselves only with the abstract. Hours of
labour In factories hove been ahridgel, educati in pm.
• edditional churches built, philanthropic societies
of various kinds established ; yet until (hie very hoar
we have been 'field to push the epode beyond the
enifmni, skald to turn up the hard disagreeable matter
which ha. accumulate' and/smooth, sod on which no
heathy struotures have been based. Mr. Bright onoe
applied the word " residuum " to the p wrest of our
popidoui plias, and the expression is to o app Nopri at e
ioacamsher a mums whams proceeds so many of the
mils, moral and physical, which affict the land.
Those who have visited for the first time the dens of
fever and psupetion abounding in L on lon sod in the
large allies must have imagine.' they had slighted in
soothes world; they most ham been struck aghast
by the idea that the miserable crestaree they beheld
were a portion of their own humanity. Who can won•
die that a Royal Prince should burn with • desire to
rano,. the plague-spot, or that lot& and ladies should
ham found a new sphere for benevolent designs. There
wee, we were glad to see, &healthy tone in the speeches
delivered lathe Upper Home at the time the Corn-
miesioa was applied for. Tome was nothing in Lord
Elailsbury's expressioss of the "toll not, neither do
they spin" kind ; there WM even an approach to what
some former periods would have been termed
Beelallsm. It le evident that pmj adios" mast be done
violence to, and preconceived plans cast t o the wind..
111. no longer fitting to wait for the development A
theories or for the friction of events. The slvly
permeating proms..., even if they are allowed to
mkt, must be ragerded as mean, which have become
abedute. Dislike of State interference, ju,tifi able as
it may be in many cams, must in this instance be
banished to the winds The liberty of the @object is
• prim/41e worthy of all respect, but the moral
cowardice which takes shelter beneeth it in the face
of the existing evil I. to be severely reprobated. An
1.010110•11 took has to be undertaken, but the symptoms
of determination now visible in the highest quarters are
almost • certain guarantee of an early and effectual
conquest of the difficulty.

The new system of drilling militis reoraits at the
&pet PA they enlist is certainly nq advantage t the
taxpayer. The average number of militia deserters
annually, under the .1.1 system, was shout 6,000, each
of whom had received 10,, the. total loss to the public
Wag £3,000. Uodee the new system the number is
no Wee than 11,330, sad as each man has received
£1 10a, the lase Is £16,995, exclusive of pay, rations,
ka., and wear of clothing.
Archdeacon Hnirtable's noble bequeete are the
subject of oxisiderable comment, and the friend/ of
our County aseoltal express great gratification at
the handsome sum of £l,OOO being bequeathed to that
Institution. We believe it le not free of legacy duty,
but even E9OO vrill be most acceptable to the mem-
bers or the executive, who find their hands greatly
reetrioted for went of funds.

DonniePr seems strangely inliffuent on the Nub.
Peet of the removal of the Amine, and there la not the
slightest symptom of any protest against the projected
measure. Other towns are alive on the matter, and
appear determined V) ocateet the mw ethane In a
very enervate manner. Jot instanos, at • meeting
of th• deliebury Town Oortnoil a day or two dace,
the Mayor of that cdty reported the result of an inter-
view in London on the mein queetloe, and said he had
beau given to understand that it was not intended to
litterbug with Salisbury as an assize centre. It was
agreed that a memorial on the subject, setting forth
the Mame of Salsbury, should be eddremed to the
Lord Chancellor. "Judge Jeffries' chair" will surely
cry out, if tlte indifferent townspeople of Dorchester
do not.

ALoglOos hai so fat renovered from hie long
mid serious Weems' to be able to lake outdoor exeralse.
TWs win be • soure.• dul,' L enin* pleasure to the doctor's
Remy friend. In p
Daimon TO THE Tung —Bowe usbtoyable raisomata
have been guilty during the past week of wilfully
danmenl the trees In the Salisbury Walks, and the
Tows Oceinal have offered a reward of £3 for infor-
mation that shall lead to their cooevialoa.
Dane Or at Ow Townemen.—Mr. William Blade,
one of the oldest tradesmen in the town, died on
Smiley morning, at the advanced age of 83. Mr.
Slade wee • Director of the Dorchester Gas Company,
and formerly a member of the Town Council.
•100141011 of a 000S:4110r
to fill the vacancy mused by the itiaturent of Mr.
W. Darden as Alderman of the Borough, will teke
as the 110th last We believe Mr. Huitable is
likely to be • candidate for Municipal imeount.
MOLT Honer, • woman of ill•larne, of Fordiagton,
wee at llforamdanter Polioacourt, before the
kagarnardec. Ben. , Mr. Alderman Gregory, F.
Esq., and P Mord, Esq., with being
sad disorderly at Fordlagtoo on Saturday
Wen. and was sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment
with bard labour. The women has already been
convicted five Oases of dretekenuses and breath of the
Vcocut Act—P.S. Carter provedthe am.
KILIVIST V011911•1110/L—Grest1y
enaggerated aooonsts of the recent dieturbstoce have
bias Inserted in various papers, sal the attention of
the military authorities has been directed to the
imam. Major It. H. Mathias, adjutant of the 39th
perrza, rani D•pOt, writer es follows to the Doily
at of March 4th :—" Colonel Hershel' desires
me to state that the report was Inc meat, and in many
ways exaggerated. Only one artilleryman was present
at the time, and the injuries received by Private
Bradley were of so light a nature that be bee this day
been discharged front hospital. These injuries w.ere
telicked by mother soldier of the depat, and net by
aneadlleryeam. The beettlowdble feeling exists
Nevem the battery of Rc Horse Artillery now
stetkmed here and the depOß
COLONEL STEWAIT IN THE SOUDAN —lt may not be
y known that the gallant canary officer, Colonel
generally knows
command of the cavalry forces in the
soodan, is the brother of Mra. H. Everett of Dor•
chester This reliant officer, who has seen owe hard
potter during the lest year or tarry ham won more
laurels In the presentoo,Pann. In an article on
General Graham's qualities as • commander, a writer
Is • London contemporary says :—" Coolness, almost
amounting to phlegm. Is a marked feature la Grelatm's
&medic, and a military leader an have no higher
quality. To superficial °Mervin he may seem slow
when be is only extraordinarily calm and alf•possessed.
The very opposite traits are noticeable In the two
seat direct from England to serve with him.
nadis Reedivere Buller and Herbert Stewart are the
embodiment of "Fr ;" they ere consumed with •
devouring energy, which kmps than end every one
about them perpetually on the more. In the first
mareed this is supplemented by tremenious self-con-
idiom Sir Redress Buller believes thoroughly in
himeelf, and Is hardly anybody *lse ; but his
*we good opialoe, luckily for him, Is 'hared
by sassy in &admit I Mem the high compliment
paid Hu la the selection for his special employment
la the Baden. Colonel Herbert Stewart is • more
eametnalag, but not lass osPshltr, 061041' in hi. °w°
▪ sad it wee his merit, distinctly, which gained
khe the coveted post of cavalry brigmlier. But
Stewart, although by brevet • fall colonel, is still
wag * regimental major, and his advancement
disposes of the complaint ones _manna that promising
nee ha air army are sot pushed rapidly to the (root,
lybg neeessay far sending out then two move favoured
°dem to summed* *a many good soldiers our Hut
afcowed *ever dearly made oat. Be Ws as it may,
no doubt metributsd appreciably to the seems
ounpage, sad the tactical Wafted of the farm
WOW little to be disked.

ARCRDSACON NJ/ILL.—NOBLE' BEQUESTS
TO LOCAL °HABITUAL --The will of the Venerable .
Arobstimoon Anthony HortaMis, late of Sig-an
Waldron, Dorset, was proved on the 511 ult.. the
personal setae amounting to upwede of £113.000. The
tegator bequeaths ,C 4.003 tn the society for the
Propaggion of the Gospel in Foreign Pero ; 133 00010
St. Ausustine's College, Canterbury; CI,OUO each to
Its Salisbury Infirmary, lb. Mess C oun:y
the Westminster C 'nage Hospital (ibalteet.ury). tie
Sarum Diocesan Poor Elanefiose Augneetatioo Fund.
for an organ or choir fund for the pariah church of
Sutton Waldron, and to the society for the Beoefit of
Widows sod Orphans of the county of Wrest. He
leaves to hi. wife £lO,OOO, his house in Warrior-square,
St. Leonard's, and all his plate, pictures forniture,eud
hou.ehold led.; to his nephew, Edger Hu:table,
£l,OOO, and • further sum of C 2,000 on tic death of his
wife; to his nephew, Thome. Aithony !Listable,
£2,000, and an additional sum of 1.2,000 on the death
of hi. wife ; an I oimaidereble legatee to his brother,
niece, wife's relotives servant., and other., some of
which, however, are not payable until bi. wit. .death.
The residue of his property be gives to his wife.
THI ELBCTRIC LIGET ON THE LONDON AID SOCTII•
WEartair EAILWAT.—An exporiment with the electric
light was made on Vie South. Wester' ifulwal on
Thursday night. A composite carriage of four first-
aloe ooenpartmeote and two seconds, fitted with
Mean. Holmes sad Burke's battery, wee attached to,
the 4-55 p.m. B oirnentouth express from W.terloo
Staten, and ran from London t Badeptoks, return-
log thence by the liouruemouth up train doe at ab out
8 p.m. In Lotion. Toe buttery we. 311. Oin. long by
lts square. and was said t weigh under two c•t. It
maintained with extrsordieary sues lines. and bright-
ness' nine inciande. cent Rohe of five candle-p aver each,
run up probably to eight or more oauda-power of
actual light. The lighting of the first-class oompart-
meets was perfect. In every part of the carriage erns
small print could be read without effort or strain upon
the eyes. The batteries ars said to be able to work for
20 hours ; and the battery of nine cell. sue I on Thurs.
day effectively and c intiunonaly worked for four hours
without variation or dominate°. To. oat of the new
lighting le stated to be one-eighth of • penoy per hour
per lump. The cog of fitting up the cgriagee would
not be one-half of the oat of fitting for oil or gas; and
whereas for re-supply with gas the carriages have to
be run into al gags special, for tie purpose, the nine
and weight of Mr. kaoline's batteries would permit of
an =ohmage being made at the platforms. 'Chit
number of lights required for a oomplge train Is esti-
metal &old, sad toe weight of • battery of cells for
such Holm= is said to be and., nine cwt.
CAMBRIDGB USIVIIRSITT LOCAL EIAIEMATIOIS.
DoRcHASTBa CBSTRIL—rbe moults just now= are
of • vary gratifying obaract= There were 1.5 candl-
dates snoeseefut, oorialsting of 1.2 boy. sad three girls.
'Clie 12 buys are all from the Dorset County Sohool,
and of the girls two are juniors from Mies Brooke's
School, Dorchester, and one • senior froze Mies
Inkwell. Chichester. There lone sailor boy and IL
junior.. The following are the names and cheeses of
tbri anoosisful candidates : —Senior pees, J.L.T. Firth
(Ups's') ; juniors, Virg Claes Honours—S. N.
SiWord (Warminster); (bird Class Honours, —H. P.
Denning (Charounatier) and T. it. Hockett (county
licieoommon, Ireland). Pass (in more than too
sectious)—G. H. hi Beker (Benson), A. B. lil:Dowali
(Powerstock), G. Roseell- Wright (County School),
W. F. Wallis' (Lyme Bogie). Pass (in only two
=Woos) —H. U. Brown (Bradforden•Avon),
G. E. Gay (Roattton), J. H. Lock (Slept=
Mallet), and A. H. G. Bald (Dorchester).
The senior girl la M. Meech (Eridyort), from Miss
lakaort's School at Colcheeter, and the junior girls are
H. I'. Dame (idoroliester) and F. J. Geakin (Dor-
cheater), both from Southfield House, Miss Brooke'.
=hoot. We gather from the report published by the
Cambridge University Press that Mete were 8,026
candidates, including 4,7:10 boys sad 3,236 girls. The
herteee iu the number of candidates, and especially of
the girls, show, that beedinistreases as well as head-
masters find more and more that these exam nationl,
and the similar ones held by Oxford University, are the
recognised test of the work of the year. The following
I. a list of the euomiedol studente in Dorset, Wile,
and Somerset. (As sateriak Is prefixed to the
panne of candidates who have pawed the examination
before.) The small italic letters denote that the
oandhiste to whose name they are prefixed was dis-
tinguished in the following subjects respectively :
n—Applied Metbesnatios ; b—B deny ; af—Drawitig ;
—English ; f—French ; g —Greek ; pi—Physical
Geography ; pi—Gorman : ; —Mathe-
matics ; ms—Music; ea —Mauna Philoeophy ; r
Religions Knowledge: r—Z,vtloyr) :—Yeßior
Clear I. : cd., G. V. Naleb, Wilton. Class :U.
Steed, Tsuuton. Clam : s, L. J. Baker, Salle-
bony : V. Weaver, The Glen, Bruton ; A. U.
R. Hall. 4, High-street, 'Warminster ; J. A.
Pennon. Wiecanton ; A. E. Hui= ; DA-
MN, Bath ; r., N. H. Plekford, Salsbury,
C. H. Code, Corry Rival, Tung= ; L. M. D•ausley,
Wiocanton ; me., F. C. Janie. Hordway, Somerset;
E. B. Maga., Yeovil; K. W. Riadon, Marsh, Donator;
E. A. Owen, Damerham Vicarage. Sallebury; U.
Mese,, West Alllngton. Bridport ; E. Marsden, The
Niatted, Taunton; A. U. Nosworttly. Yeovil; L. A.
Yone, Crewkerne ; D. Webber, Tilden Grove; N.
Chaftiny, 11-ekleford Cross Yeovil; J. Fowls, 1111-
verton ; H. I. Gill, Mount Beacon. Bath. Junior
Girls: Clem 111, J. G. Bennett, Bliandford, Dorset;
J. Bacot, Blandfori, Dorset; E. H. Thompson, Dun-
star; r. •E. C. Blunt, Weeteareet ; A. G. Sheer.
Wineorton ; H. C. Smith, Salisbury; E. B. Tonspeett
and L. S. Tompeett, Crewkerne ; F. Stanton, Yeovil;
C. C. P. Summers, Yeovil; A Davis, tsuntots ; M.
Cass Rowbarton ; F. R. J. Comer, Marl; E. F.
Price, Weston-super. Mare ; H. P. Perry, Bridg-
water; G. IL Bebop, Dumbest/sr ; B. Chombers,
Stle Grove.
Tun OLD CLOTHIs Or TER AI/MT.—Au Army Officer
write, as follows to the Standard of Saturday lain,
Aartili Bth, 1884:—" I think you would confer • great
favour on the whole of the British Army by all•wing
me to call attention In your pages 10th. preseut sy.tem
of disposing of old cl-thing, and the h•rdship it
entails on all rseks. Up to April, 1881, when new
clothing was Issued to • soldier (as is the case at
regular periods) his old uniform became hie own pro-
petty—to be worn out by him if still in oreserva•
lion, or to be sold if valueless to him. irn°clBBl, some
eager reformer at the War Office seems to have hit
upon the happy idea that great saving of estimatee
' would result from the Stets declaring all old clothing
It. own property, and ladling it en 1114111 t by contract.
With this end in view, the prating regulations were
Wood, and have been sinos then in [ores, with the
result., I believe, of raising sufficient money to pay the
espouses of the Government Clothing Factory at
Pinolioo, at the cost of an amount of extra work, worts
martial, discontent, and heartburning, whioh no one
out of the army can tionsisive. I have no hesitation
In saying that, were • general vote of tha whole army,
or any single section of it, to be taken at the
women t,95 per cent. , the least,would 000demuf.tr..A.:t
cl
In tbi. I speak from practical knowletige,not from hear-
say. Every levee or withdrawal of an article of clothing
from • *older has at peeing to be signed by his com-
manding Aloe. I used not enlarge upon the extra
labour which this entail/ upon, say, the nosjor of a
battery of artillery, whose time might be much better
employed in drilling hhi men. The work of regimental
quartermasters, ordnance store Milers, and paymasters
has been hawses= by at leett • third. So mu= foe
the share of officers In the army in this notable
=hems. As to themes. In the first butanes the with-
drawal of their right to their old clothing was • simple
robbery; bat I do not insist upon this point. But
the regulations distinctly lay down that a man may
be tried by court-martial if he cannot produce bis
worn-out garments, or bring evidence to show he has
lost these by pure accident (in which use be has none
the lam to pay foe them). The result la that the
British soldier of the year 11184 may be tried in solemn
conclave, and sentenced to severe penalties for "15.1.3
by neglect" an old pair of trousers worth sieveopeoce
am-farthings. Will not some sensible member take
up our case in the Hoses, and at least bring public
opinion to boar upon It? We talk of making the army
popular to °Moen and men. Well, let the Secretory
of State fog War take the trouble to asetertala the
feeling of the officers and men ot the army on this me
subject. I think be will find one cause, at least, why
recrultieg falls short."