The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-13 00:00:00

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make binsvellheard without hindrance there he vaunts,
and wherever he is at all thwarted he retiree luta
, obscurity. /Ever sines hie ill-starred uziseion to
Vienna us 1852 his, career bee been one unbroken
chain of pohtcal disaster. The scenes of his die-
cornfitare are I. gion—an empire on which the sun
never sets. Be is here bamboozled, and there
snubbed, now courted, and then duped. If we
look to Brazd, or China or Japau, or mark
the policy be pursued in regard to Denmark we tind
equally monuments of hi. incapacity. (Applause.)
Moak of the surplus population of England
goes to our colonies, and their prosperity
Interests us only in a second degree to that
of the mothervlaad. lam happy to tee that
while the people of Canada claire to act so an
iudepeadent state, they wish to maintain their
connection with this country, and still to manifest
their loyalty to the Queen' and to idefend them-
selves. I concur in all that has been dope
with regard to Canada and Australia. It
was • great mistake to endeavour to foist upon
the people of Australia our convict population. I
do not think that we have any right to force upon
colonies the elements of disorder. (Applause.) Now
I owns to a subject that must interest all of you—l
mean the Church of Englaud ; that church of which
many of us, I might say, most of us, are members,
and which We regard as she main source of the
prosperity of the country. But do not let it
be thought that I in any way wish to east
any aspersion, or say anything hostile to the dis-
senting population of the country. I have met in
this town with Diasenters—men of enlightened
views, though I must say that what I admire in
them more than anything else is the frankness in
which they have said to me--" Sir, I cannot vote
for you." (Hear, bear.) I Ick upon the Church
of England as an essential element of the inetitutions
of the country ; think the Cour& inseparable from
the State; and I I.ok upon soy attempt to diminish
its influence as an endeavour ti hinder England's
prosperity. (Applause.) Tuere is another ques-
tion intimately connected with the Church—
refer to church-rates. Now, I do not
with to do anything that is calculated to hurt
the feelings or excite the so, opine of those who do
not agree with me, but I look upon church rates as
a portion of the rights of the (March, and if they
are ti be abolished, it must be by • fair and
judicious compromise, in which the' rights of
the church should be adequately guarded, and
the revenues of an institution that has beeu of so
much benefit to the c mar>, should not be sacrificed.
I therefore would uphold church rates, till such a
measure be brought forward that, while maintaining
the rights of tee church, shall not be hurtful
to the feelings of dissentera, and I think
that anyone would be a madman that
would reject such a compromise. (Applause.)
I feel that at this period more than any other .e are
boned to maintain the Protestant institutions of the
onintry, for on one hand we have the attacks of
infidelity, and on the other the advance of a church
which had always hese our spiritual adversary, and
I entreat you all to rally round the Cnurch of
Eugland as the only method by which we may repel
both, and nu the poly means by ts hioh that venera-
tion for religion may be maintained which is the
great oharaveristio of Englishmen. (Cheers, and •
voice "No Brighton concern here 1 OAD tell yon,")
I will - not detain you much longer. 1
come before you as a candidate for
your suffrages as an independant man, a hard-
working man, a liberal Conservative, and a Church-
man, and I consider that I have • right to antici-
pate your support, as the inhabitants of Dorchester
are well known for their religion, their sincerity,
and their loyalty. (Applause.) I see there (point-
ing to the top of the street) eide by side, the ancient
church of St. Peters, and your To wuhali— the home
of your liberties, and the temple of your God
satin ing monuments, but mote perishable than
the tenacious records of kingly powers justly
wielded, of a church which has stood firm in our
affections against the attacks isoh of bigotry
and freed inking, at d of institutions—singular
in themselves and almost noxidicable-1 ant.
by intuition rather than by study, venerable
by age, but youthfol in vigour ad rosources and
Which ate *skied with the very th lug of our rountry,
of which they form the prosperity and the boast.
(Loud cheers.) _ _

A man Darned ISAAC HODGIS AddrellBod IMMO
remarks to the hon. knight, in favour, as far as we
could understand, from the peculiar language in
which the political shoemaker clothed his ideas, of
the melection of the present representatives of the
borough, and informed Sir Henry he was of opinion
that he (the bon, knight) would not he elected, as
when be (Isaac) had celled the working men together
and told them what they ought to do they would
not keep their promisee to him (the bon. knight )
Descantlog on the monde of Mr. Sheridan he re-
minded them that be (sir. Sheridan) was entitled to
their support because he gave such of the voters as
were sportsmen rook shooting and fishing, while the
others recicived from him presenta of bares.

Sir H. D. WOLF, soda he was not at all dis-
heartened by what the gentleman below had mid,
and wiithed his audience good night.
The crowd immediately after dispersed.