The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-02-17 00:00:00

Edon gait sub Strett erboess.

Scarcely • day panes but what • working man comet
to in. complaining that be has been tuned away with-
out work from the Ladies* Walking Field, either
because he had no vote or is a Liberal.

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There was a man who in response to the bill heivisd
'Hands Wanted" applied for work on the Oanford
mist*. H. remised emPlosinent, walked from Poole
to Cenford and back every day for a week, and
managed to earn the magnificent sum of five shillings
and fourpence.
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It wan too laid of the ?degree' to allude to *AM lad
week," a Conservative friend of mine remarked to me
the other day. "Allude to what," I inquired. "Why,
to anyone being wilingly divorced a viand., matri-
',waif. I don't think it does any good to let out family
eecritta." I looked vary wiiie and -mid nothing.

On questioning the writer of the leader as to what
it meant, he informed me that the word "divorced"
should have been "bound," and consequently his copy
had been misprinted. We both expressed our sur-
prise at anyone reading the leader in question and
finding any semblance of truth in it, and have written
to Blandford to find out.

A most unique report oi the last quarterly meeting
of the Poole Town Council appears in • Somerset
paper. 4 The reporter is evidently in a fog. His
are nearly all wrong, he creates tw• new Town
Councillors, a Mr. Hayward and • Mr. B. Water-
man, he talks of • claim made by the Cheseemongers'
Society relative to the laws of mortinain, when no
such claim exists ; talks of the " Charnbrey" bequest;
'confuses Mr. Aldridge with Dr. Philpota, and makes
the latter ignore the existence of the bridge through
Parkstene embankment, and last, though not learnt,
he makes the Mayor tell us that we pay £4,000 a year
for flushing our gutters.

I am glad to me that our friends "this bobbies"
have fared so sumptuously this year, sod that Mr.
Pocock has enbertemed them so liberally.

Of course "the Wanderer" went to the concert of
the Poole Musical Aliso:lotion, and we. considerably
crumbed. He congratulates the Society on baying such
bumper house, and such high mpiratioos, and suggests
next tim. that they engages larger room.

"Dar Letter Box," in which were f mind several letters
the other day attacking the rekgram, contains into' ma-
tion Ut • sixpenny rates and a treaties on cats. The
"Bluer" evidently thinks it best to "let sleeping dogs
lie," and does not cars to attack my paper again.

It appesn from that paper that Mr. Schreiber Ku
been staying at the Antelope during last week. It is
• very proper Dort of thing to do, sir, but it is as wrong
of you to imagine that "a Conservative 'wow is
senured for next Election" as It is to imagine that you
will be " reoeived everywhere with the 'crescent
enthusiasm,' iceman. Waring is the future member for
Poole, and you will hear • tale at the next general
election you won't like.

I beer that Mr. Schreiber is canvassing the borough,
and I believe it is correct It. • very good idea to
personally introduce yourself to the people as early as
powdble when you aim to represent them in Parlia-
ment.

Notioe to Liberal electors. When Mr. Schreiber
calls upon you, hear all be has to say, and get all the
information you can out of him. Don't on any
consideration tell him your politics; if you do be will
only wsude your time in trying to convert you, rather
agree with all he says, and you will be certain to hear
something worth calling the attention of the "Liberal
Hundred "to. All information of use to the Liberal
cause should be taken straight to the Liberal HalL

.
I have been etudymg the Medical Officer of Health's
report for 1879, and I remark that this gentleman,
though usually of taciturn habits, speaks out his mind
pretty plainly to the teetotalers, the gossiping old
women, and the p lit.iciaus. I think the re is some-
thing in what he ups worth thinking over, but his
report gives me the idea a having been written by a
man of what may be called " itNnt! prejudices."

"The Wanderer' spoke several months ego about
insured babies dying, and he believes that no socie,ies
are more imposed upon than are the small insurance
companies. Two or three door from where be lives •
woman had been lying bedridden for a year. and,
although she was not expected to live • week, her
daughter managed to get her life insured for £2O in one
of these companies by paying tenpence a week. After
half-a-crown had been paid the woman died, and the
office allows the claim.

I am an agent for an Insurance Company myselF, so
hear • wrest deal about Insurances. One of these small
offices insured a poor person's life a few years ego for
£2O, and has let nearly six months to by without pay-
ing the money assured. I wonder the Government de
not look more into these matters.

I see that tenders am invited for the Borough offices.
They will be a great addition to the town, and will not
materially increase the rates.

I have saved this piece of news for the last, because
It is worthy of that dignified place. I cut the
following from Saturday's Asa, Naos, and give it
vertatent :

PONTAILINGTON.

Sir Ivor Guest will be the Conservative candidate
for Portarlington at the general election. Sir Ivor
Is son-in-law to the Duke of Marlb ,rough. Mr. W. I).
Barnett, J.P. , will contest the borough on Home Rule
and Nationalist principles. Mr. Barnett at the laet
election was defeated by a very narrow majority.

" Junt look at that, and then at this," as the *mg
ram or rather, to quote from a claminal author,
"What do I behold?
Ily countryman I aad yet I know him not,
Stands &attend where it did r

Now, Portarlington, I may es well inform all those who
are thirsty for information regarding it, has the
smallest constituency in the United Kingdom. It
haa 137 electors, 76 of which last election returned the
member. It seems almost absurd for an individual
who has been rejected for such large constituencies se
Bristol and Obunorgsnahire, and for such an 'ought-
to-be-his-own" constituency as Poole, to descend to
such a level. Only fancy aspiring to represent twenty-
6ve thousand electors, and having in the end (if he is
not beaten, and I think he will be) to come down to a
little over a hundred. Anyone who can represent
such • place deserves a peerage for his pains.

Portazlingtoo used to return two members, and the
Duke of W and the Marquis of Wellesley were
educated there. It is about one-third of the size of
Wareham, so fez*, its population is concerned, and is
noted for its soap sad canons..

I would surged that a large 'apply of the former in
Ito soft form should be ordered and promptly wad by
the Coceervative candidate at the next eledkn ; but se
the game on so small • male is not worth any candle,
the candle-makers will have no lacrosse of trade.
Amusing, yet sickening, it's been of late
To hear poor sycophants splutter and prate
About the lord of the Cul ord &tete
They'd have as believe he's something divine,
That each man in Poole must bow at his shrine;
But somehow some folks do not so incline.
His motto is this," 11l ruin Of rule,"
No new thing, this for the Tories of Poole—
Toryism is, Wm Old HAITI, most cruel.
Two "fishy" petitlone against one man,
Thee eehleY's again—forget them who can—
The time between each was only aspen.
His antecedents we all know too well.
And " Artful old dodger' I now censr.
What secrets did once his nominee w
About throwing money into the ;
Ungrateful, he said Poole peoole must he
Not to give him back for it "One Penney."
What • number of vote, some think he will WiD.
Greet Um they have told, and deem it no sin,
If they gals their end they care not • pin.
Bight acres of lend will be made in • trice
At a small expense (a nice little elks).
And lend, we all know, has risen in prioe—
Thanks to Our Friend, the saviour of Poole,
Who has been treated most awfully cruel
(Ha who votes for • Tory must be • fool).
Not pleasant to some will be what I my,
Yet no ocie dare of it one word say nay
I only want you to i udio of fat *ll.
No threshold was croseld by taxpayers' feet,
When I was • young Md. in Poole West-street,
Where donkeys did crop the gram at their feet.
With shutters put up and with blinds drawn down
Three hundred houses we had in our town
(To double its size it since than has grown).
From Pool* to Bournemouth we then had no line;
The Canford Estate is looking up fthe,
And builders have leased for years ninely•nine.
Boldly I speak, and do not stand alone,
To Waring we owe what good has been done—
A member like him we had one.
In closing, I sok, shall we drive from hence
Ourofriend Yr. Wiring on any pretence—
Decide for yourselves, men of COOM2IOII SWIM
THE WANDI/134 in Poole Telegram,
Longfleet, February Kb, 1880.
PLAXDFOZD,

Cointrf PITT? SIMONS, Sdarday. Before Lord
Portman and Sir Charles D1;14.
Bums Fresetoul and Gushy, two !Sandford
women who are well &amain with the Court. pleaded
guilty to stooling sixpesny worth of fence wood. the
of Mr. G. W. Daniell, at Langton on , the 10th of
aMs: tj. oog they were each ordered to pay 7s.
ttomp, Kw, of Chariton Marettall, admitted stealing
sixpenny erodh of swede,. the Property of Mr. R. Old. in
Me part& name& on the led of February. and ha was
ordered te pee 10s.
Mow ftst. of Milton Abbas was sonommed tortoise
drunk in that pariah on the 13th of January. and he
pleaded guilty. TM conatable said deloadant woe lyift
la the now and in danger of being frosts to deoth.—He
waa fined 15s, Including, Nets
Mediu Hunt, of Slandrord. who admitted being drunk
Ip Selielouryotreat on the tilot of January. was td 51.
and max as. &L
mums Pont.of Biendf,,ard. pleaded guilty to being
woken whilst in charge 01 tom n0e8,4 sad • mega*, on
the tit January, In Saliabury-Mmt, and he was Aged
Is. 64 and ss. 61. costa.
wisdom Hoary. Ward. farmer, of Bleadford St. Mary,
was surnamed by Mt. William Young, Supervisor Of
Kids., for liking sad sad running a hare. without
hat* s otin•la
_the ma of Doomabsr,
lad gm fag oareilig I a limos on tie NM

dais —Chaise Musk shepherd to Mr. Keen* 4,4 ha
I. his .asters field Ilaalit haf.past 10 on the moral::
quasi:WO, and saw &Sealant in his field carrying s
and accompanied by two dogs. Defendant shot at a 6;7
which be crippled sad the dogs picked it up.—c..-t7t;l
by &deadest: He was certain that it was
who fired the tun. and that he shot at a hare. Rs „mu
half,, mils away at Mae time.—James Hasher, gsti°t
keeper to Sir William Marriott, said he was ss tt°'
Ward's down on the morning named, &,cut
10. and baud • yun fired in the direction ot the sei
mentioned by the last wittiest He went towel-4 the
and saw defendant go on the down with h Are,
Isell-perit twelve he beard a double-shot fired on the
and found defendant and his man ferreting Mr. K
farse.—ln answer to Lord Portman, witness aiiid be yul
defendant OS MY. Keen's land with the. gus._Datuimt
denied that he shot at a hare; but admitted that be fir.d
at some small birds. He believed be .se entitled to,*,
a Rua ,eere birds without taking out, license.—D4
Whits, delend•nes man, said he and his muter
on the down ferreting for rabbits on the esstsi.."'
in question, but his master started before he did. Ts 7,.
started a rabbit on the down, Sad it ran on M,. k..es4
land. They called the dogs beck. Defendant find
gun. but did not swim anything. He knew nothing 4
defendant's shooting at • ham. He did fire at some rale
at the wheat ricks, also at some starlings at the twist
ricks, and at some small birds in • hiedse.-10 reply to ti,
Supervisor, witness admitted that defendant ass out of
his sight for some time when he started with the rya. eir,
that it was between two and three o'clock, when sh,.;
returned (roan the down, that he shot at the bir —if;
lordship said defendant bad been previously fined 1...5 "4
1116, and be would now have to Kr the miusskd
penalty of £5,

WALSZILIIIL
Bowing Potics, liondes.—Bsdore the Recorder (XL
leilliter).
Charles Bertiett was charged with being a deserter (rote
the Eau, Regiment —Prisouer has lately retorned hula
the Z ilu war. and bevies exceeded bis furl,,osh I,y tee
days be gave himself up to P.C. Butler on Sanunty.—
lin was committed to Dorchester Gaol to await • iollit.ry
escort

TUZIDAT.—Befors the Recorder and the ex.Msyee (m,
Shears).
James Roberta, of Wareham, was charged on ouspiri,h
with stealing a silver watch, value £3, the ;imperil ,f
Frederick Miller, of Lulworth, in Noveni'.er List, at
Warehani.—Elward Snelling, • carrier, of Lulsorth,
stated that in the early part of November he received
watch from George Miller, prosecutor's son, with Metres
tiffs to bring it to Wareham to Mr. Selby's to he repaired,
He put the watch in the boot of his van, where it Would
be quite safe. snit came on to Wareham. He left his era
in the Antelope yard, as usual, and when he tramined
the boot Wine time after he mi..erd the watch.--Waniss
identified the watch produced as the same.—Proserotor
swore to the watch produced, and s‘id the cases were
good condition when it was sent i nto Wareham. —1 'toter',
of Wareham, prisoner's stepfather, stated that jos. after
Christmas prisoner asked bun to aril the watch peditpd
tor him; be sold the watch as old silver to Mr. Selby for
104. The front case was off and beaten and dames...llln,
the same as now.—Coraelius of
street. Wareham, prov.d purehartne the watch el ttu,
last witness about the 291 i or 30th ot lirc,isbor. A
days after P.O. Butler saw the watch, and he rub.
eequently gave it up to him. On examination he found
that the watch was one he sold for £3 3i. —Pc. &ale
said be saw the watch at Hr. Selby's shop on the 204
January, and be took posesseion of it on the 17t1. of that
mouth. On the 6th of February he saw prironer
Goathom and asked him hue be accounted for the eskh
he gave his stepf ether to sell in Wareham shout C,.ristmee.
—Prisoner said he bought it at Woodbury Hill Feu of s
strange man who was selling nuts. He told prissier his
account of the watch was not satisfactory, and tot ipm
Into custody for stealing ft.—Prisoner pl-sdel guilty, sod
was sentenced to three months' hard labour.