The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-31 00:00:00

DOROHERTIII.

A miw Powrorrton hem bees opened at Ilroadmayne.
Doman COUNTY Hotirrtai..—The oonsmlttee beg to
ackaowledge the reselpt .1 the following amount :
°Wootton M Wbilebitrob
GOIDON 11111011aL.—The followlog additional
✓ubscriptione bare bees rocisirod :—H. LHo:table,
BR., lu.; C. liaadord, RI la ;H. Symonds,
Esq.. El ; Darden. Seq., El le ; Owen,
Zen , El 1.. • A. IL Look. Fog.. 100. di.
Voturrnia Isernonoc —The volunteer, of " "
Company were (mimosa at the Cs & Exchange on
Them:day last by Adjutant Le Merchant. About 50
of all ranks were present, the °alimony presenting a
emartappearmloe. Major Hodges sad Lieut. Audrews
were in command. _

any part of the world at the present lay enjoys so
mans real bellow aa thee who live uncle the old
°mutilations' monarchy of Great Britain and Do-
lma, sad aa for when people talk about the privileged
oleos., there are ho privileged clawse in this country
now. The law le no respector of parsons, and things
have been altered, even to such an extant se that
told me by • friend of mine, sod which will show
yOu how everything, men the little privilege, we
fondly thought were once our own, are Wlrapt away.
A friend of mine had occasion Is writs for sin, goods
from Szotlead. and the answer be got back Was when-
ever thia merchant be trots to received so gorier from
a lord, be always liked to get a claque before be sent
the goods. (Loud laughter.) So I ask you after that
If anybody can say there are any privileges atachet
to any oleo throughout lb* whole length and breadth
of the United Kingdom. (Laughter.) Well. then,
mimle are told—" Oh! yes, but do away with the
and do away with the great lanloweers, and
every man will have 10 or five acres of lead, or whet- ,
ever it may be, for nothing, and there be can live ant
enjoy birneell for ever." (Leather.) But then oomee
this, practical woollen—see yoo to pick and choose
for Gib land, and if every agricultural labourer la to
have • bit of laud, will not the inhabitants of the
towns and others think themselves very ill-need V
they were left out in the null? And if you go awl
divide all the land there is in England aoringet every-
body who hae not got any, I en afraid the bit of Mod
woad be very small haled ; in fact. I should think
• men might oarry his landed estate very comfortably
aboot la the four pockets of him shooting coat.
(Laughter.) And where le the mosey to come from
to Sod the produce of hla lead, or to supp ore him aed
keep him II he gm sick? I have seen • great deal of
that in Ireland. I have sem hundreds an i tbouents
of people with their plot of lane, and who have every
year got nearer starvation point. Leasing these
" Utopian theories and Hem ' the noble Charms*
concluded—Whatever wed,, lab, at all events show
• mired front to the ebony. (Applause-) I se
dread, you know, there the beim little feeling abroad
that this C masrvative AleeOlatiou which has ban
started, and whish hitherto, I en bound to say, baa
been so successfully proincuted, owing to the mi.:ldeal
officers we have had I, direct our Oars, wishes to
dictet i to the county what member. should repregeot.
Nothing could be possibly further from toe fan.
(limo bear.) This aesociation was merely darted
with the intention of, gAezriaolastion, feeling the
pules of the different , ostelog quietly what
If
featbtilemy =3.nforthire.rdwho. 1.4
and thereby
bbytivp.• th, tbe:tclon.bahoko:
ng
of Interest'. It would be • very lameateole thing to
roe three or four Conservatives running for the gene
Tbe general maned oteetino of the members of ptaos,thereby making a gap and lad* in the enemy
this essooldiont "sad all other Coosemallivem," took with • such which would be worm than the broken
pees is the Ours Ex , Dorthener, oe Teeedey. moan at Abu Kim, Applause) Hedging • long
This midair waspreceded by • thating of delegates, and Willa' speech to • close, Lord Ashley said—l
at which tame was • good adesdathe. Lord Ashley and
the oandidate who are started for the comatr
parallel over the amend mad*, sad on the platform will not only hold meetings in the lard towns and la
momt—Lord Dif&,, Mr. J. Flora, HP, Mr. W. Vo the boroughs, but that they Ida give battle among the
Bey, M.P.. Hon, Humphrey Stun. Hr. H. It Fes° labouring men, and explain to them that they will
o Colonel Mambas, Mr. G. Bond. Mr. B. L. wain nothing by pulling doers evereellith sad °over-
Klatierelej, ldr. H. rookie, Mr. A. Mortis. Major fog themselves with the ruins; explain to them that
OTOVSSe Odond Methel, Mr. W. A. Bask" Captain the Church and the clergy are the tree friends of the
Braden Mr. H. B. Middleton, the Mayor of Dos- people, and that If there were no deny the labour
cheese (Alderman Gregory), Captain Salt on, ho lag man In the farmff village would hove nobody I.
There was • large attendancs, laoloting many attend to him when sick or sorry, and thatbe red o
iodises but the hall was not quite full way to enure the blessings of freedom an I the alma-
lewd Aanter said: Ladies and gedianien, sister times of mostitutional roll la to support the olt British
and brotber Coneervalives,—We are exceptionally Coestitution which hoe already stood • thous old gofer,
honoured in our meeting to-day, theme we woe and which, if ws only an put our stealer to the
Sold that for the fiat time is the hist wry of Comer- wheel, potting ands class lateral% and letting to
satire gatherings in Dorchester no ladies were to be work for the real 'eel of the peopl-, we bops will
Waited. Now I thought itt come that could not be fiend another thoomod year,. (hood cheers.)
She tem and I ant glad to see such a large collection Colonel HAMM% who was cortie yre -iced, said
of ladles to bother our proorsedinits to-dayo-(eo- he had bees asked to move the first T....100.n 1—
Liar)—(or Vey are very important pea:seeding oWe 'The ads teetine. while etthethetti 4 in: n...`'..tri,',4„
all imeinbted here to meet the four geotlenien melothinlell the theeethrl, LI 0t.,',,r .1.7_1^ 1-4Y,7ot;r „„„.
who have put thenseles to the front t . fight the a 'ont'im•°l'"X_, ,;:yilt. ,„...IY i'ho Looji7;l tog ...,li ang
bottle of Onowervati•m and loyalty In the c. misty of
ponntht,,,,c'Uolth;;',3o„goot.'„rj,;the wwwrowant of Lao ...rs to
Dorset. (Apolasue.) Here they are. (Renewed
s which it nano,. but attribute much of ‘h. lose I ll'e, wid
• ) You can all se* them. (Leoghter.) the lusty cso-silitu” ,4 treasure Incorml in Vial wianity "
do you think of our boys? (Great laughter.) li, would have Ii crave the inslol react of him bean re
Having had • good lo k at 'an, so I may gay, in the if, in saying a few words oath. roe-Oaten, he faloi to
stalls, you will pressetly have a chums of seise them do joetice to It. (Applauen He supposed there
trotted out before you. and of looking at their action were muntriee in &mop., such .4 Switzerland and
and sewing what they ars made of. (Lau‘hter.) Ws in Belgium. which bad no foreign policy, either from
Dorestahlre are vary fond of what we call' stayer," geographical oosition or other racers. The absence
We don't like • doh in the pm for twenty mimeos of such a foreign policy was the 'WY reiloon which
and all op, but we like to see our repeeset Woes go cased them to exist, iodeel, he supposed If they
nin earnest, and do their duty an i try to follow attempted to have • foreign policy the attempt would
the example of those distinguished moo who have be the signal for their absorption by the remainder
lamely Memento:l this county In des gone by. of Europe. Existence was guaranteed them so long
(Applause.) Oor Mug members have, amok Sod, an as there was no foreign policy. Hs would ask them
example and • pattern, which they may do well to one thing, Englited, be aleumed,
follow, in the permit of our °lt, trail, ant dieting lashed podtion of one of those sonatas. bec lON it bad •
representative, my dear old friend (laying hie head on foreign policy, • colonial policy, and an Imperial
Ho Player's shoulder). (L rod cheers.) Ile is • Wiley. (hear, hear.) H. considered sod
representative a whom thie county, or Indeed any supposed it was essential to the safety of
• bounty, might well be proud. (Apples...) England and her position amongst the nati Me of
Most of us here who are prated can, as long as we the world that they should have men at hand aid
Ca. remember anythlog, recollect John Ploys, as allows to ophold her dignity b -fore Europe and
member for the county of Dorset (Appleton Ho the world. (Applause.) He eked when they ruled
never ehirkel bard work, always reedy to do his England as roe 11.4 been, ant we now, degraded,
duty to every alas, of the community, in fee I may inauloed, defeated, her leg hauled down at the will
well apply to him literally the words of the poet— of her enemy, and territory given up to foreign
In truth of bold sincere, pee elon ? He asked had they at the preset
moment men at the helm of aff ea who bat upheld
In action steatfet and in honour clear;
the honour of England as they should have d one 111
He broke no promise, served no prima end,
(t Voice • No.) The question now before them
Re Raised so tide, and be lost no blood.
was whether thee men should have • fresh lees of
(Loud ahem) Incromaing years have neceritated power after they hat sacrificed t lob o motry and
hia retiring from the pr-on i position to which you by tOs intereeta of their conntry to the blind and letth
Tour suffroges have elected him. But ite long as soormip of their idol, Mr. Ma iron o It. asked
Dorestabire is • c oonty, and as long as there le a whether these men were Ii soli or no poralty—whose
Conesevative left in Doreetthire, the day. when J 'he me an I wh MI deeds hal cause I shoo:Otter, the
norm represented the county will alw.ya be looked death of General °e.t.a, and many brave meo, the
bath to with pride, satisfaction and pleaaure. (hp- deal's, of Come:ode of our brave countrymeo, and
plasm) Well, ladle and gentlemen, we are certoinly thousands, nao, tens of thonsonie, .1 the natives of
lithe in men critical time.. (bleat, hem.) Lok Egypt ant the 3in 'an! If be had time he cull
where we will, everythiog Meals in contagion and enter into their relations—their foreign policy with
anarchy—hruchline to ivellOon ot home, meddle, regard to other oalonsi, and could point out to them
dirlOie I couguals and mu-Idle abroad. (lieu, bee) the elects of their foreign policy with regard or
It is difficult to beneee that we are in the name Germany, Reel., *m em, and Twice, but time did
century with toe 4gano.utinsed Prin. Minister, who not pxoolt. Its would only point out to them that If
...... really the Prime Minister of Hogiand, I. vd all thew power. of Kirope were ..or sine ouce tem
Palmerston, who used these memorable word.—" An wee but one power, out that was Italy. really
the Romeo of old hold bimodal free from indignity Mandl, towed. them. (lies,. heir.) Why we. this
when he could say Ciris Romania suss, so the Britlah so' Because England had bought the friendship of
salsa, in whatever land he may be, shall feel cos. Italy by allowing her to tato possession of property
Cleat that the watchful eye and the strong arm of and territory set of the coast of Africa, which
r-imid shall Protect him (rem lojostice and wrong." belonged neither of them, but to their ......t
.1 to , possible that the soda have hardly been tamed ally, Turkey. They hail the power to prevent
over that grand men's grave before we find such on this, tholes they suffered Italy to take it. Actor
Udell as that of Gordon—lnfamously heltrared. and • •igorone denunciation of the vacillating policy of
wheaddw•d by that Government that met him out the Government, Mr, limbo] soncluded : Will you
and gave him to understood that he would be not, limo moray one of you, ma you, teat entesvours
aupported In everything that he considered neeenery to remove each • C sat from oft os, ant rept .oe
to relieve those garriene from then position, them wish other moo who will pursue • straieht-
larsominiouely eft by the (government., all his en- forward, hoops', and denied p olioy—a policy that
triads, utterly filarleitardedsb7 • miserable. shiftless, will moducs to the eddy, the peepority, ant the
unciertaln Government, burying their head* like the pesos of this coo ,try? (hood mop'aile.)
odd& is the mod; hoping for something to turn op. The /ion. MCIIPIIIIIT Spear, In sec outing the
stad_ at iOol Waldo, hie to he ruthimele mothered, to re-olnUon, add be did so not only be :sue it
the "'ram t7reoe of this iteeal country. i ttoPloilen condemned the policy pursued by the Liberal. pony,
And lee so y suppose we who say these things are but became he believe I that in the reelution was
simply setalsted by Part, spirit. No man hi. mwe endorsed the sentiments of • majority , f the people in
thoroughly lathed this miserable Government for the *nanny. (Apple-too) He had not the slight-el
Shaft base betrayal of Gordon than thee owe Press of doubt but that from the begioning the whole of thin
every degree sod daperiptioa, and Ito where you will, Egyptian affair ha I been earriel on wi4 dialrelit-
amongst all classes, the Isistory of Gordon la only ably, and i's • very diegraosful mann. r. Take for
received with binshas of theme. (Hoer, hear) Ant instance the bombardment of Air:could.. There
that is of • Pim* with everethisie des they we no doubt but that all tbe misery which it
Lava belle_dolel lately- For the Galt time in the entailed might have been avoi led. But the truth of
history of los government of this Olountor. you have the matter was beg Majesty's Government took it for
Cabins* Ministers avowedly republican in principle, granted that the bombardment would annihilate
and doing di they... to destroy every Institution Arabi Pada, but when one they had commence I
whittle we have bees brought up from our earliest action they had to follow up, and go straight on to
youth to reverence and honour. (Applause.) In this Cairo to take him primmer there. Fern the very
duos of principle, this utter abnegation of everythiag time of the troops entering Cain) until now they hat
that need to stake the proem of Binned gore, one I. been rest> 'ado!. for affairs in Egypt. Her Majesty'.
blond blandeld I. this Oats of thing' to Winn foe the Government had always shirked, and never would
men. he he who be may, who has got • villa his owe. take upon themselves any responsibility whatever.
There is nothisg more fatal to • adios, as to • govern- Had they takes upon themselves • proper
meat *am add ilidellellon lad west of co-beidoo. Par responsibility, there was no doubt but that the Pena'.
Wade be wrong and slick to that wrong with • mind army would not have been allowed to goon as it dii,
of NM own, rather than to let thlate drift and do but the Government went on doing nothing, waiting
moSln chaos following. Tbe ship of the state is neer for seinethiog to turn sip. and at lest Masora' Gordon
drillffilido
__ isadualfl, tosraode. the breaker... The dada mine forward and said "I will go to the Smiles
eel ill•••• la AM have lug, UM* feo • soOSS M their and try to give relief to the ;tensions there. I will
4sibiThey ve puttied' helm down, and tried if try 10 en the poor people"— of whom, so doubt, he,
y oth So " idawofil" them rocks that arena- perhaps, had some platelet recollections of former
them, but every side of the ghillie in Iron.; ticoe—(applawee)eand vaillotion was not his motto.
she ad thew he Want and some of then on Tbe very day his offer was sOcsloted by her MO sety'e
=d IMO looking very blue indeed bed down on their Goveroneent --Joinery 11th, 1881—he started. (Rear,
Well,! mu afraid there are • "giallo umber hear.) lisanwhile the Id thdi and big emissaries had
of men who are respousible for the safety of the hem laying doge to all the great towns In the
shliso but who ors limply looking forward wibtltra; Soothe, and Baker Pasha's &rimy, width went to try
Mingo the time when she will be &moths to relieve the /anima at Sheet and Tokar wee
and the/ me divide the plueder. (Hea. hear.) defeated, and it was not until Lb we garrisons ba 1 bee
Toe that is about the ride of It. In these days it ekes, and maie inhabitants massacre-I, that her
believes us as Oomonative to be doubly up sod Majesty's Government Mon to make • move, and
dew. We can no Mager afford to he apathetic, and than it sent ens:pedalo., under Ganeral Graham, to
let as, emedies stump the country, filling column, of Soilage. He defeated the enemy in two sanguinary
the peas, and filling the min& of Goma two milldam and decisive battles-3,000 being killed in one and
of sew Mere that ere about to be added to the 4,000 In the other, and sever,' temeents we mho&
!meths* usher the new Reform Bill with every Surely In such a memoom they „mot to have got
god of exaggeration, sad leading them astray whUs good from it. Her Majeety'e Government, In ,
than is nobody Ito contradict MOIL (USIlt. hem) Pimply sent them out, and lot them come bock male.
Theisen voters that are about to be added to the roll jun am though they were only on • shooting
of the Probable require more especially now to be expedition. They got no good from it. All
Weeded up to the mark. (Hear, bear.) That that this time °mere Gordon was writing from Khartoum,
is the is., you will agree with me when I tell you and could not get an answer from the Government.
what I beard of all leltrth•litleo 1111thethee le • throe He went out with oompleu freedom of scion. He
modes theta the Franchise. Ear In—" Ida comma elect first of all that he might gi to meet toe Meh ii,
'see to be twold In understand all 'bout me vote ; I but the Government would not allow that, He then
tidal Dooms to this 'ere media' to boar shout the eked that British troops might be sent by WA,
Preaches@ and all that 'ere Prenchified hombre." Haifa, but tel, was du reined. It. wanted to end
(laughter.) Well. then, I heard the other day at • erica column to Bubo, but they wool,' not allow
that great demoostratiou that was met to abolish Use that. In one despatch General %orlon eel '' I'd
Home of Lorda, • stalwart man walked along with • bold oat ais long ast I can, ant if lea I will soppier
great Dieser over his should*, with "Down with the the rebellion; but if I cannot ant I retire 10th.
pews e smitten upon it, "My good fellow," said equator, I shell leave the Government in lotelible
somebody gnome him "do you suppose it would disgrace if I abandon the garrisons at 13 inenle end
do you any good if the House of Lord. was abolished, Esseals.. He went an to ray with outdo', they
oe Is the Hones of Peers as it is at present oonsti- w ould eventually be forced to "easels the Mshli '
toad any Ithoeveniamee to you?" Hays he "I under great difficulties if they oi.hod to ....leteto oho
deal know what you be a-talkisi about at all, tome of Senn. 111boh of the." prophecies hal come
but all I wish le that the .. pee.." was down tree, lie did not believe • more damning tneweg•
al about the same pries se apples. (Load laughter.) had over bees receive I by ids 0 overotneot of the
For the sake of our own Intersetio for the sake of the ooutary from one of It, truest servants In Owings
well-being of the ootiononwealth, sod for the sake of pada. (Appleton.) At Ist the Government soot
we hold dear, if nothing elm, it I. essential • moues telling him be hat better rei e from
ileringoald al WM deemed from oar exalted heights of Khartoum, and desert the people he hail gone out to ,
&WHY lad„MsOl_oo med oath down and Moab theme save. What waii the answer Gsolon eat hack?
mes the Designews of the ometitatios nadir which He oat how could he look the wo II in It, face if
they livs. Why are we all who weber*, why all who he abandoned them and OW. A. • nutlemal h.
are Is Paglead who sail oureelmeCooservatives—why could not Myles thisi course; adding that if he won
ins we Oomessoldlosel Pleale, because we do believe mean enough to woes he bat not the power to do
hi el liEtheroild Providence. and In the God that rules so. (Applause.) That message showed Mr. Gladstone
over the denudes of the isonntry. (Applause.) Well, Gmeral Goriest was • thorough Englishmen. (Loud
Ll=l.limey of our neglatogue who call themselves enplanes.) No doubt there was more patriotism,
oO I
say h . but you don't suppose for • moo more determloation, and more a alralia to be f mot In
went we don't believe it?" Our answer is yes, but you the line /lager of General Gordon than in the whole
are In the miserable genetics of being pushed on by • body of the cabinet pat together. (Applause sad
bodied Mils whom avowed objectie to Walla every laughter.) It was not until Among 203.. h that the
sastiallifoa. Mew the Radicals have shown Government determined to send an expedition to the
me la Ask true lighta, and we have DO reason relief of () ordou, and he was e-ore the people of this
lobs deceived es to their Waggle objects. lons coo- country had been, and were abribinso the gallant
odes of anthem mere pitiable than that at the pressed deeds performed by the troops is the S orian under
time of a moderate Liberal. He has got • certain ides most trying eirottmennoes, and the overwhelming
of whet might to be ;be has a certain affection for foams of the memo (loud delouse.) They were
the meditation under shim be Ilret but by the very . within an ad of receiving the news that Kharteunt
izi the oirenineences, he le just an t like the had bees saved t Gordon rescued, whoa all of •
narrthds. astie of
sena adrift in a boat without an oar, ant gulden, like • tbonderbole, came tee news that lb.
with • thort boat-book trying to catch hold of 00000 city had tango, and that the brave men orb-) had
tuft of gran So stay the forward moires of the resistlese bed out so long had been mattered, Tay asked—.
toned healed homing him to the omen, and "Why we. not an sopolitiou sent out befits' Tay
where that Mesa sada it is Imponsibla for him to con- °mild have been teed then." As a reply they wore
Odle di° thigh. (Rear. hear.) Wee 0 gissesstisss, told that the fell was owing to treachery, and tea It
A all emote, know what we want, and I fondly believe would have happened had they mot an expedition
we are united in the idea of what we want. (kV nalfOgs. He (the hon. nada) did not think that
plans,.) We know we have a oosetitution under which excuse would be thooped by the poop's of this
mars real freedom he been added than in any country. (Rear, how.) Tie question now was what
esustry than ever existed or that does exist now, were they to do, Galen being dead? Government
(Applanail.) Not the of your bowled Repudiate' is said they woes to welt =IV the autumn, bad

Tu DUCHYOV 0011 WALL.—The wool:late of the
receipts end disbursements of the Dacha of Gonersll
for the year ended Decomber 31e0. 1884, ere issued.
The receipts amounted to £113,336, of which • Me
ol £44,641 was paid to the Prinos of Wales.
Poem pub/lobes a portrait of Lord °milk with
Ibis note :—Lord Greritie Is one of the most armle-
ts, moons the younger members in the House of Lords.
Mi. ism sot „t b..n oonviceous hi debate, iii. not
because he °mina speak. Bat be also possesees
administrative qualities of • higher order. Comeliest:l-
ing °tidal 11... Private Secretary to lir. Gladstone,
Mr. Folks Greville was eubisquemtly ona of the most
of Liberal Whips. He was groonxin.wmimg
rei
oigs7lll•Jesty, as well as i Lord of the Treasury.
Lamil Gravid' is • levourite La society. and exceedingly
Cal. Ireland. Ile would not by Ler inthaelie
wirrot Viceroy that oould be appoin
POIMUITICS-0011.1eL 01 TR/ PLIOEII
—ls reply to a resolution from the Associated Cham-
bers of Commerce of the United Blogioni, the Post.
maseirelleneral traitor that two of the three questions
referred to in the desdrablessem of • more
emanated seals of weights for paresis under 71b., sod
• &abeam foe the issurenos of priraele—are receiving
his careful eonsideratioo. With regard to tbe Almada.
lion. request for • more prompt delivery of
the PoetinestorGimeral adds that he wilrViiise
immediate logoiry t be made into soy cerise of delay
Is tranninimiDn to which the attention of the Associa-
tins may have be.. direased, but.. far am the general
service of the parcels post be °Discerned, he steles that
be is wider the impression that it Is saistectory to tbs
public, and sells for no alteration.

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