The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-10 00:00:00

THE PROPOSED FIREWORK DEMONSTRATION,

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A very large and eutlitiaied c meeting assembled on
M inch," eve ring last. at the large leetureiroom of the
Working Moe Gino, t receive the re pet of the depute-
ti reariectiog the applic itoot the nut lorities for per
miasiira to have a firework display, end to make arrange'
went'.
fineeyre jun. (Croon Mee), proposed that Our old
frieml, Mr. T. 11. (irons, take the chair- (Aeplanes.)
Mr. Gaov es raid he did nit fibril* from any duty, nor
from the him •iar of tilling the chair that evening ; hut he
wee not at all prepared to make • speech. That object of
the tooting was to organise a (by Fawkes' night, awl as
the 511 of November cum,. on Simony, he euripoieril it
would be carried out on Mon •ay night. They used to
have in olden time., • demonstrat on of a dirorderly kind,
and kick lighied tar/buret, slung tie erect. ; but that had
been put d 'ern by the police and forgone - time p ist we have
bed no regular tern instration, Itet ha hal been to Dor
eh,seer, .hee for torn, years there was ien excellent anil
well-organised dernonstretion, and the trains being filled
between Weymouth end Dorcheater was evidence that the
Wermoith public take great interest in auch things, and
be had no deubt we could c any out mai • demenatration
se will please everybody and hurt no one, and he ehould he
I very glad ti jinn in it. (Apolailse.) Teo preliminary
meeting we. hell • few evenings ago when a ii put won
eras appointed to aak vermin on of tic Mlt,lollti,l, and
the tint businem was to receive the report of the depots.
Lion_
Mr. CaLedi Heade aid, according to the resolution of the
meeting, he went as one of the deputation to Mr.
Vickery, who edit he would do elm his pewer to aid them,
and ti keep the p race on that crivasion, and he had no
doubt they would hove • greet success. (Applause.)
Kr. FAIRKY. of Si. MATT-Ortiet, heA the pleasure of lAD
interview with the worthy Mir or, N.. N. Howard, Fie
(ape:ousel—and Ilis Worehip wiehed to bring the mai tor
before his brother megist•ates, and as far at he was
oenonelly coneerned. be was very ntrtkulll for it to talc.,
place, and wilted tie RUMMY. At the !SM, time
he sealed everything to be organised and carried out en •
Proper manner. lie sda that to-neinow morning he would
be at bone% and would ne ution the matter to Ids lirotber
matistrates.
Mr. HAURT CHADWICK prima:mod three cheers f3r the
UnTOT, which were heartily given.
The thiamine airkeal those willing to assist in carrying
out the demonstration to hold up their hand., when about
the whole if those preiment thus in heated their web, and
great apnlauee followed. In order to give an hies how It
we,, inteniled to carry the matter, the Chairman then read
the rules :
" All persons joining in the procession shall pay in
entrance fee of not lam than 24
"All persona t *king any pectin the demonstration shall
do all in their power to preserve the peace of the borough
on that night,
"Captains shall be appointed over each company of ten
men, over whore they shall have cAttrol."—The Chairman
remarked this Is of the grettest importance in all proves-
alone A. precnisien would become • mere rabble rout
without pith et obelie nce and order.
"The captains of companies shall be the working cone.
mittee of this demenst ration."
The Chairman said these were all the rules; they had
aneners4 exceedingly well at Dorchestar.
Mr. THISKLTON said when he looked upon thie large
gathering he telt convinced it is the opinion of all of us
that—

" We see no reason
Why .vinpowder treason
Shod l I over be forgut."
The rules wera riGht for them to adopt; everything
depend. upon organisation. and the proper way for it to
hr carried out is with discipline. order. ard organisstlon.
If ow. ryleolw shi lee he the rul,s the dernon•t•sVon will be
• vet soceoet. and will redound to our crw4i,. slut cies
am laeme.,l gnat number of p vsons. Item mittrations
of this mist h.,e be.si soCC•••ful In hOrooo3lll of far less
iropol•nce 'bin our own. and be did tr.t see why it should
tmt be • s ieceoi in th • horouth of Werninutt ant Mot-
,nro h ors every in-aris of c orying nut the
.bluonstra•ion to • .•Vessful issue. Ile pr paved that
th • rubs he saini.•,i.
M. Loaona s
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Mr. ii:R;111; we:IC.I7I-11;i1.ther the raptain is hound all
pecurity f.o the lehe'llet,ol M h;2l ten folio Were, and
whether balf•aerunn was not c moldered rather too much.
Maar, hear, and applause./
IL,. JOHN Aatorr sod in this promotion there will be
many apwntices who will be srtiaans, and where can
an got Utt•i-ctowa beddtothimg.y they will hays to