The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-26 00:00:00

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LATEST NEWS.

M %UK LANE. —TIII3 DAY.
Being Wb t Monia the Corn and Stuck Eichangee are
closed.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.—Tins DAY.
Basta 3.1" Trinle dull. Prime 5. Id. to sa. ;
inferior da. al. to re. Sheep MrVP. Trade Seery slow.
rrinie sm. to 53. 1.1.; inferior 4a. 24. 1., os. 84. Calve; 30.
Trade quirt. I.ø 31. Train dull.

ENINVTION AT NMI-MT&
James Owiwin, who wa. sentence.' to ilestis for the
loonier of his wife at 141ingtoi, was aseculoi this (Mon-
day) morning at Nowgato Prison.

ODDTELIAJWW
The business ',Ming of the A. 11. U. WWI I,lllMeneed at
Richman.' to (llonday), and after some formal business
Me arm held in the park.

ANOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
A 7.?crts train ran into • passenger train at Hanley this
priming, and two ladies were inittre•L

(Mowlay)

OF DR. JoHNSTONE.
The Reverend Dr. Johnstone died near I htnferuline
hut Sunday night, aged 74.

THE MILTON ELECTION ENIWIRY.

Mr. it-Indira Mellor:at the Bolton election inquiry to•
day (Monday). onlere,l the telegram vrhirn 113.1 leecn slut
to a voter to be oroduced. J...aph Milburn, a witne,..„ who
lasted he hall received nothing from the Convervative
agent, upon being admonkhed. admitted havi.v.: received

MR. BRIGHT ON TEMPERANCE I,EiIISI..tTION.
On Friday afternoon, at a discussion upon the kin-
peraurc question which hok plare at a meeting of the
Bidet? of Friends in 14011.1011, the ie-rasbin being their
yearly meeting. Mr. jolin Bright, M.P., sioke. The
Tight hon. gentleman all the position he assumed
on this ipiestion differed very much from that taken
by very many Friends. Ile found that they were always
trying to Parliaineet fir the cure of this great evil, in-
temperance, and the pre-ent propositions before them.
running from firstly up to sixthly, showed that they ad-
hered to Rot iseirse. They asked for things to Ise i:one
which he believed were impixoilile. liven if the public.
houses were closed ityi Sundays, the le iarsof sale shortened,
and Licences taken from the grocer,, the a ))))) unt of drink-
ing, SO absolutely appalling in its magnitude, would be
but little lessened. Legislation, in the presinit state of
public opinion, could, in fact, do little or nothing, beyond
presening order in the streets. In the State of Ohio,
where stringent regulaf were in (ono, public opinion
rendered legislation somible„ If Parliament were to pass
such laws as those proposed by many of the friends of Tem-
perance legislation, the very next week they would have to
repeal them ; the whole city of London would be in riot
and revolt. Against public opinion Perk ttttt Int could
have ivs more power than the meanest citizen, lie had
been urged for many years to take these questions up, and
he had been Milner] to look very carefully to the best
means of remedy. lk thought the evil could never lie
touched unless thy thoughtful, serious men, ministers of
the Gospel, end all those who went to places of worship
for other reasons than fashion, interested themselves to
procure its abolition. l'ultsts the religious portion of this
country took up the matter there was no hope for it what-
ever. At present wines had to he plas-al upon our tables
according to custom to ornament them, and to form the
staple id the ronvermtion. It was this practice which
ought to Ise abolished. one Friend hail nail he hail not
taken any intoxicating liquors for thirty five years. lie
(Mr. Bright) would not say he hail abstained for so long,
but for thirty-four years (ruin the time lie hecamea house-
holder he Inel not bought or had in his house any wine or
spirit wibstever. There were in his house no decanters,
nor had there been since lols. It had coat hint souse in-
convenience and trouble, lint altogether lie had had no
occasion to regret the step he then took, though, Coll-
'Littering tleis Ilitlicultie.4 it hail occasioned him, lie might
hesitate at doing so again if lie had life to login. lie
believed that it would be an advantage which no word in
our language would be at all adequate to describe if a
current of national opini tttt lii farrier of abstinence could
he created. The members at their yearly meeting should
have nothing to do with the isumition of legislation.
Their sphere of duty was in their own I -A. The right
hon. gentleman resume-I his seat amidst applause, which
was quietly soispressed, this beim: a thing of rare occur-
rence in meetings of the Society of Friends.