The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-01-14 00:00:00

PIRMISSIVII BILL 002/TERENCIL

Under the &sepia' of the United Kind= A11i5...,
• conferee*, of the friends and supporters of the Per.
ramie. Prohibitory Liquor Bill was hell at the Town
Milieu Thursday ofternoon, under the presideney of
the Rev. J. Dufill, of Deraseter, Wesleyan minister,
with Mr. Kr. of Loudon, and Yr. .7. P. Ursa,
diffirict so ntendeat of the Alliance, as ale
speakers. Between forty end fifty were present, in.
eluding a fair number from the villages .round.
After prayer by Yr. Davis, of Charmkater,
The CIIAIIMILX said he had been ecionected with •
temperance waist, for upwards of thirty years, and,
though much occupied by other work, he (mold not
stand aloof from this 00Dief00011. Be angratulated
those who had oome a lop, distanos in such weather on
their attachment to the ease. Boos the dine when he
began to consider the government of this icountry, he
had always been impressed with the blenders made in
regard to two objects greatly affsotln,i the roil of this
and other nations: Vint, the disastrous oonosseloos
legislature hays made to Popery, and their disastrous
enactments respecting the liquor Odle. He had no faith
Ii the infallibility of Perliainent, bet wig hopeful the
supporters of the Permissive Prohibitory Bill would
ultimately ineseed. fie did not think chars was mush
sympathy for tsoopasu.c. principles in Doreheeter, bat
more for "good al.s," as they were called. However,
be hoped the friends would use all their erode to
beaten the sums, of the MeSlO2ll.

Mr. KEIIPITU pointed oet that if Christiana were to
withhold their inflames* from polities, it would be
handbag over the govern/out of the world to the
devil, and be urged it was their duty to sosablue at
the polling booth to rid this owner, of coo of the
greatest muses that hue ever &Misted a civilised sou
salinity. The Allianse would support any gummiest
or say party of Mateseseu who would issidete la that
direstioe. Bit WIIMd Laweon's Permissive ProhiM
tory Bill would esaisle the ratopaters of toy dietriot by
the vote of two-thlrde of them to abolish publio-bouses
from that did: be urged it would he altogether
uuobjsetketable, sad indeed condoms to mei & bllerfal
state of things as we is. 'muesli imagine.
Mr. titan said for forty lean teropersose had bun
advocated, yet last year there wee more drbsk assasemed
sod mere money spent up.. It than OM' before. So
they oceeleded the drink baffle we. law-made isimitief,
sad *Geld only be unmade by law. The Allison ma
formed 18 years sgo. The Permissive Bill would not
'urban the privileges of working mos, but extead
them. Now, a few magistrates would Bosses say
number of psitliwbosses is a district, thoeidt the, took
errs not to bare a drink shop next their own premier ;
and the Pennistive Bill would make every man s
magistrate so fats, that quietism was ocaurami, and
he would be able to wrens, the some privilep la the
matter. The right' of salsceities were to he respected
whoa they did not interfere with the rights of others;
but so edsority in favour of sahibs-house amid he
allowed their will, Wawa' driskalhope involved
pauperism sad grime, which afforded the interests sad
well. befog of all alums. Mr. Ban, the isat brewer,
the Prohibitory Pensiadve nor Bill,
2roe:alit he messed and serried • Preld tory Per.
missive Burel-orgse Grinding Bill 'Ma enabled oast
ponce Ins street, though all the others liked au
mule. to order the orgau criodor to "move ea." The
LIMBOs would provide or rapport eandidates
Mostions fuearsitia to the Bill. He was sorry to see
that at the lad divides the member for Derebestor
went Into the wrest/ lobby, la 1864, ooly 40 voted Is
favoar of hi1t:4869 there were 94, in 1670 116, sod is
1871 136. were brightening, sad sets
wee the emu of truth rigiateoeusess it easel in tha
end prevail.
Mr. Chnsos WM= moved the following resole.
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"fl.s to Mow of the proems_ protean mod wool of to.
atommont ea báollol Um legielities Prohibition of the
Liquor To.sc tot. Omironao deems II the primary work sod
mowing duty of el rood atlases, to mane* their doctoral
wirer sad inktioneo, In ceder to give full Wee at the ballot
box to their convictions in rupee to the porsosount claims of
lito crest remedy for our nation•l intempormaan The
Oaaforente aim moire@ that it win one Ito inilsonce to moons
combined action oa the put of Tompermee Totem with •
view to the support a ouch sosololpol sad pernamentary
modideet mo in favour of t.gt.ieUosto temweeo the
Liquor Trunk, or to cosier rpm the inhabitant. of etch
Marie the point to noon tram their aide. • mote= Moe le
keit to bt • mann cd grievous denamslisation sad heavy tam-
Mom

With regard to the bitoigh weember, he said he was
• lover of fait play and Übsaly, • freak and esacild
r ati.man, sad so doubt venni give them a palliest
and he was hopeful they might !mime him to
vote sext time for the Persakrivs
Mr. NORTS•II eseneded, and said there was • strong
losiing against the Bill la Derebester• therefore he
asked all abstainess to help them to change the entreat
el optalos by more Inquest meetings and in every
way.
Mr. Roams% of Dorchester, said he had never voted
for Colonel Wart, bosoms he was • Liberal and the
member a Osimervative ; but, if he (she Coloriel) will go
for the Pennimive Bill,baid he, 111 give him my vote
(applause).
Mr. OITU, of Upway, said he dropped into the
mesting seeing a large poster outside, and thereon he
Edvosased large bille. He maintained the question f
the Pendia', 13111 was of the Ghia impersanoe. and
yawing to the ceedwenee at Weymouth when some
pat the gab** of P and itituallan Wore It, said
Ital sower his only eon basest, • Ronan emboli., than
kook the temperas*, pledge. Let them do anything
to remove strong drink from the &es of the Guth : and
Clod haulm the dal._ .

"Mr. iulaspyy, el Tolpuddle, thought their prospsots
upstal, ead said it he had the copy...amity be should
lii. is the ooanty fair a candidate I favour of the
Penwissive BUL
Mr. Cwalit.ca Oftstwure said he bad bees • tot,l
abitddmar for nearly 80 years. Be was sorry to Wens
the iset speaks, that obe of the musty sesesimi
wadded sallghtesaseut ow the Permissive BIU quietism.
H. osedielly supportel the moieties. The peradedve
BUI party ware sea so straw ia the Isoreagh es they
emit% le be tied night be It Us wherry were properly
earried ea. He smatiosied the oases ad lestusers who
had visited Doreiseeler se the subjest, awl messed to
hist at tetra& divieleas aosoogst the losal lestelialers
ao militating agilast the progress ol the oases. Lis
eseeleded by why; be was very pied to lad the Utak-
saika was as abstainer, sad hoped be would planes his
esagreptieu bettor than say sinister who had proceeded
The regaled= wee eatried awn dia.

z. ifowtaam mond • remonak;;Qat the °Faisal
ed tee Ocat•robas b• son.ored to OoL Start, Ml'.,
wad Oathob• requested to @appal the Pornlave
Mr. DMZ °Wasted, sad %hoe& AU they ask
of the Embabor was that ha amid robs abonleallonsly,
tbe isysturat Individual eswitaaaisatiosa with
ifika the tab**
Isscrwria rid the cilmar sedstrwagsr theca?
la 11Pa. Whoring ass es Mit swhisst ths

Mr. Wain= semedord the reathatioa altar than had
been &Mod words pledging this to moped 001. Muth
U he eolith vote in favour of the Penal/4m Bill.
In this form the rooolivion wee carried.
• vote of thanks to the Cluairmaa torenthatod the
cronferenoe.
Tim IVY
In
for those who had attooded the
aonforenore n the Corn Snaking.,
• public meeting was hold in the Town H4l, at
hail past seven o'clock , the Rev. EL Mout* presiding,
and with him on the platform were Kr. J. than sod
Kr. J. Hi mother.
Having offered prow, the CII•111141 said although
he did sot stead before them that evening as an Wm-
oats, he was glad to to premed with them, at nese
personal morale, to morels the intermit he felt in
the important movement. He would state one or two
mamas which, be might may, oompellod dim to ware
the proitioa he did. It wee now 45 years since the
Beer Ant we passed, and whatever remora the sap-
porters of the Acit might have given for he adoption, our
thing was clear that the main object warn to ran, money,
and thereby locrease the mamma. Last yeses retires
thowed • total of 25 minims raised by the system
most of which hod boos extracted from the prelude of
the poorest in the lath. On the meth; of that Act
he was curate of Gillingham, and that place, hitherto
quiet, within one mouth bosuns the 20400 of the
greaten drunkenness ; on Sunday especially story
family wart thrown into • Moto of the treaties, coo-
fudoo, and he bad himself seen from ono to too
' hundred persons *adoring from the effoota of drink.
Ho got his (the speaker's) vicar, to go to Mr. Robinson,
Oen Chthoollor of to. fixthequor, sod oxplala to him
the oath of things. The Chanooltor Mimed seriously
to the 'complaint, and then salted "Do the publicans
them ell good berm r The vim, repliod that his entrant
did not make any complaint as to the qrallty. "All
we want It commotion" said the Cluuthelim, end the
thoweitha real state of thiap. He (the speaker) whilst
admittinglthat eentedgood had been done by the Asa m-
oonily pemed,ohierwed that no real cheek had been plated
oath, number of Maass. whisk was the principal thing
they wanted. In one of his pamphlets he had laid it
down that every man should have • quarter of an am
of 'mho ground, so that he might rave something to
occupy hia leisure hours. In those day. Irmo* fainliies
went so crowded together, • man, having but little
eomfort at home, ohm went oat, and he 000ld not
walk fifty yards without having the temptation of the
berwhoune Wont him. He therefor* weed the..
present to take every ramaare, he did not say, to stop
the drink, but the temptaidoo. In a aouvoreatton ha
had a gentleman sold to him be did not hold with a
man having eo much garden ground, as he would
therohy earn too meth, and it would make him bath-
pondoot of hie matter. Seth he maintained 1,001,1 not
be the owe. Mt on the other head the man would he
kept away hoes tin. poolio-honee. Not only woe
teoptatioe held oat by the brewer and the publican,
but also by the Landowner, who would not allow tho
land for the purpoes be had Indicated. Ho trostod
all present would do their utmost to further the object
of heir meeting that ovesing—(applame).
Mr. W. Pother moved the Aret resolution :—" That
this meeting, whilst medially approving every limita-
tion of the tours for the sale of Into:hating L'qaors,
and all the alter improvements of to. Looming Laws
Included in the New Mit, is fully and deeply othalbis
that there can bs no remedy for We terrible mills and
the intolembe burdens reselling from the Liquor
Trafilo. shot of ha jolt, oonatitutimal, and reameable
peloolplo of • popular veto over the Woo of Liftmen
each as Is acenteinied in title POTC011101•0 Prohibitory
Bill of Elie Wilfrid Lamm." The wording of the
resolution was ,so explicit that it needed no rem
mesh front him, and therefore he would not needlessly
oemoy the thoo.
Mr. thie aeootided the resolution. He said !Athlete,
be was sure they had had mind doctrine expounded. Ho
urged that to rare the evil they math get rid of the
drink teals Some said, lot all to. drunkards and the
moderate drinkers sign tine pledgee, and become
teetotalers, and what more do you want? But he
would anespor, what use is lifer us to make teetotalers,
and leave tee liquor traffic alma to make drunkards
as fast as we osn our, them? What they wanted to do
WM to crush the tradia, and that should be legally
abolished before long. He believed if the Bill ma on the
statute boos, It would came religious and moral people
to take ono tide or the other, and he felt sure they
would not eke the tide of the drunkard. &ppm a
minister mod his eminences supported tins traMo •
ese morreag a deed man would be found, having
perithed throogis drink—would not that cloth body be
pointed at and would it not be said "Look. bore is •
man destroyed both body and soul, le not the blood of
that man on your garment.?" He urged them to
make themselves right with their oonteleocies, right
with their neighbours, and right with their God. In
the metres of an eloquent speech, tie lecturer brought
forward scene of the objections raised to this bill. and
combated them, and at Ito oonolualon sae loudly
applauded.
Mr. .1. Dun moved the second resolution: "That,
In the opinloo of thia meeting, the time bis folly semi
when those who lay ()Wm to statesmanship, and who
seek the erio6donte of the people that they may shape
the policy and mould the histitutiona of the nation.
should mass to protect the Intonate of • monopoly of
clamorous Liquor Oman, by upholding as unrighteous
and pernicious traflia that cannon be satisfactorily
regulated, and which, therefore, ought to he prohibited,
as being tentrary to public policy, social morality, aad
national amori,y." .

—Mr. J. ii-tifier"alt said the resolution heroes to wooed
referred to shoes who kid claim to ratesmonship. It
seemed to him that thou persons who claimed to be
statesmen resolved to do as little al possible; at any
rata rob had been to. course tbsy had adopted in
redersnoe to the •ffort• that had been made for the
abolition of the liquor traffic. For a 011121bOt of years
the question h.d bort bolo. the Hour of Commons,
nod yet they hod not pseud • law whieb would do away
with this abomination. Prohibition was the only thing
which would remove those sotto with:bruited from the
liquor traftlo. There were many who said that theft,
murder, and other 'toes did not proceed hots the re of
intoxmating drink., but let them ask their Jodie',
sioroner, governor' of prisons, and others who hod to
do with srintioals, and they would say that drink was
the principal saose of igloo. Oo to the lunatie asylum,
sad they will tell you moo, of the inmates oam• time
through stroog drink. He contended, therefore, that
our ititespiegi if tb.,y ore honest, were bound to
moors tbe rase of all this sin and *offering. Others
rid they must not prohibit, as that would be • violation
of civil liberty. But how would it be • violation
Other laws were mods for th• public proration, oat
this law would ouster but the erne purpose. The
public had to pay for the witching and caring of
criminal., and surely anything which would lumen
mime, would be for the public benefit. The Lineation
Aot, to his mind, was very unfair, seeing that where a
School Hurd was establistiol,thery would the temperate
✓an, who endeavoured to give his own children • good
*auction, have also to pay for the Edriaation of the
drunkard's offspring. I. Liverpool. •• most of them
knew, the cloaks extended for four mile.; In the immrs
date aeighbourbood of those desks there were enoegb
public-boars Sc asks a street the whol• length. Not-
withstasding thi., politic schools were also there
abundant; he bad visited all of them; and had found
most of them almost empty. It was druskeisars that
kept the children owe; from asitool. Having referred
to the distilled= made between rich and poor with
regard to bosoms being granted in the neighbourhood
where they lived, be urged those preset to return no
man to Parliontut %ohm be gave them his premiss to
support the Bill which they had that night under eon.
aideratiou—(applues).
. . . .

asid-he observed the art thing on the
programme wee toe some one to propose • vote of
ha to the Ashman, but he trusted they would
dispense with that on the present °emelt:re. He must
say be eordially agreed with the remarks that bed
fallen from the .peakers ; 001 of which was that no
estemeastiou @bald be mate to those pubileans, who,
aboald the Bill become law would be left without.
galling. A friend of his (the speaker's) dialog at •
gentleman'a boom, bad to take in a yonog lady,
daughter of one of the rheast brewers in the matey.
' • Mutt are we to do, U Mießill of you. bosoms. law,'
asked the yoang lady. "Beek a mom honest amps-
Von," returned his friend. "But you aretaking away
oar breed and butter," retorted the lady. "Row mesh
bread sad butter bare you taken from macy • Marvin
wife and child r way the reply, land the Pratt lady
said no more on the subjs.*. No one could help
remerkiag the distinction mad* between rich and peer.
Sometime ago be remembered • workmen's hatilpotelz
opened, whirs every facility as given for int.
improvement. A lissom as granted for the sale of
Aron dusk in premises immediately adjoboiag, not-
withstanding that • petition wss preesoted a.W.nat it,
doted by more than 2,000 persona. Within • month
se applicetion was made in the saute tows for • Ileum
to *pea • gin pelage ia as respectable neighbourhood; bat
live. refotted—it inte• fired with respectability I With
regard to the question of Bdecatioo, be felt that there
never aoald be any proper system es long a the drink-
log habit' of the mustry lasted. With regard to the
MB before them, they istu.t work heart and hand to
gel it made law. H. mould not ml down without
thanking them gentlemen who had given then. mob
amass% speeches —(applause).
Mr. Uhur rose and mad as the Chairman did not
wish to receive • formal vote of thank*, he trusted
those proem% would .how their appreciation of 11.
servtoes by sosiansatlon. • hearty response was made,
and the meeting terminated.