The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-01-06 00:00:00

TEMPERANCE MEETING-PLACE.

The former Unitarian Chapel, Peaselane, is being very
nicely fitted up and decorated by Mr. Charlie Greening,
who is welbkao en as having been • temperance leader for
manyyears east. The middle
.pews teeing removed, an
ample apace is acquired for meetings, with • raleed wooden
floor, and tilt iffrctually lighted and warmed. A fresh
colouring of blue makes the walls pleasant in appearance,
and on them will lie hunt pictures and artistic composi-
tions. the e tai also been cleaned, and, under Kr.
Grening's management, the whole place has n,,t only a
roomy but a eciinfort,lde look. We believe His intended to
admit here the works of those who employ their spare
time in much articles as are suitable to display industry
and taste, and also to provide a reading.place, library,
counter for temperance refreshments, and whatever
else is tricticable, to encourage temperance and
Industry among the workiog people of D irchester.
On Tuesday night we bad the pleasure of looking
In. on the occasion of a Band of Hope tea, and
were gratified to observe the improvement in the internal
look of the place. Thche of the elder 'cholera who bad
been most regular ia their attendance at the Band of Hope
meetings during the last twelvemonth, about three dozen
In number, had • social tea, after preparing for • New
Year's Tree. which it is intended they shall have. Busy
fingers having done their needlework, and busy mouths
having disposed of the tea and cake which was produced
rat of one of the 1.13•4e5, it was not long before the young
folks began practislog for the next entertainment, and
recitations were reh 4 and criticised. The Temper-
ance Hall in Pease-lane only needs to be better known, in
order to become another good centre of active temperance
gad with all consideration for times elsewhere. we
say an not too many now.

• TORY 111188TATZICINT.
To the
Slr,—l am mai Gad that the Dorset County Chrealois
I. not an egos amongst the often misleadingp=
lasowspapers. Is the rime blind der it4on az
to the °Mai Bap, epos whose alter troth and freedom
are unmercifully seainced. 11 it willingly or through
ignorance that they so often deceive the public 7 If
willingly. it Is a sorry cause that is upheld by falsehood.
If ignorance, then for the country's sake may they enquire
tor truth. In your contemporary's issue of Christmas Day
there Is a brief account of the 'Great C,nserrative meet-
lug; held at Leeds on December 90th. On glancing down
I was surprised to find that 14.000 persons attended the
evening meeting in the Volunteer Artillery drilbshed.
Now, it seems too bad to cram 14,000 people into • place
which will not hold half that number, especially when we
consider that a large platform had been erected, barricades
planed across, and the shed 1,14 not filled. Tbe facia el
the case are these t—The drill-shed contains 1.640 square
yards. The highest avers." for a packed 020.1,114 is four
persons per square yard which gives us 6500 as total
number, if all were standing. If the reporter of the D.C.C.
cannot trust to my calculations let him mark out • square
yard and see how many persons can stand inside at the
same time, then multiply by 1,610 and tell us the result.
If in the amount they hag also said that "Three cheers
for Gladstone" was asked for and heartily responded to.
some readers might have formed a better opinion of the
audience.—! am, sir, yours, Am,
You Sni mune.
December this, 1879.