The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-16 00:00:00

Ural an District Ochis.

AN ANSWER TO SIR JOHN 11101IEL.
A meetieg Is sounestion with the Deceit brumh of
the Lebourene Union was held on Wednettlay u‘ght,
on Fordington Cities. There usembled 200 or 300
people of the 'statutes clue. With" waggonette for
• platform, cod a leathern for lieh; the proceedings
were cor.ducted with coosiderable ;igour. It mot
dark °old eidot, and the eied ens is hie,k es No•ein-
ber, wit:, a fitful scud of rain that threetened eves?
minute In ilevelip into a heal-yd....epee,. Mr. Mayer. •
of iti•nde r creed the tueetir.e. urging that 1: was , •
no use for le•cturere to come from time to time ,
618°"=Rtt Vete utile" tiny united locally. ard indivkl-
nally laboured to promote Ur:ionises throughout the
no I.;hbourheed. He was followed by Mr. Tyler, the
generel secreery et the Union. who modes ratiliog
oFere), a,j ,if red delimited continent on the eddies:" '
of Sir J.,hu Michel to the Laborers' Irepreveutent :
Societe, at the remit prize =mitre at _Dorchester.
e Referring to the feet that slay Gould cot hare the
Corn Exeltaree to meet re, be reel that was a strong ,
getiew,„t for. lb,. I the Value, for their '
Proesetiii es in at place, throughout the past two
years beet Inverts. bly been me ducted with good °eclat.. '
except on one or two ormasiota when some hail-ores,
farmer had mused an Interruption. While the eget- :
cultural labourers by honest labour were fed mane i •
than elm paupers in our workhouses and the whelped. :
In our gao!,, it was melees to preeeh religion to them. •
84 Jobs Michel said Trades Unious had ...used a'
gmerel rim of prises, and that the conesquanoe was •
they were al worm off tban before. Now be wish' dto •
refer to Sir Jahn with the utmoet respect sod as
gentleman. but he was satisfied he mode meth a etete-
meet. through not having ooesielsred all sides of the
questiou. Lie (Mr. Teetir) deited that the Unice had I
raised the pr.co of bread, ard meat, and coals, and said
It was mouopoly, for while theusande were shivering
last winter in the oeld, ei • railway at Birke.head was
blocked *lib fitted cost a. geols that the owners wield •
Dot send to traits t till they could get Dent. pet cent.
rob% Aid that wine n in h..d gone up in price lds.
• tot , the c. Biers It .d only g-t an extra .billing ; sod
that wax tot before the vetoes were raised, bat after;
and E. meat deed the ee t to were perfecip justified I
p,,nit g . share et tit . •teee profit" It ems r 44 I
o tht the core ination of the engteeirs and I
of th c U ettere bed eters and brirg the °smutty
to to , I :ho fact vas there wan new, r tench ..oDttal
prosperity Red the tea. ei. engineers' work had doubled
In the let tt yeat• A La, Sleek( the hterease in the
prices r• I s.l! ,sennioditi• a molls had to buy, how were
the ocr r, rsi unit lel enters to live, melees their w ege •
wire e lac ei .t? Yet If. to as, no movetneet ID that
directs,,, "ii She Limonite Union was reteliliebsd.
Thee, Ste John said if the labourers got more money,
the !tiercese meetly went to Jrti k; and he appealed
to th • air•• if it Vete not true? It might b.. that
the drinkers would tske more drink, but he maintained
It was not the cam with those who were sober before;
and said in Yotkshire. aoctording to the Lards litrerry
ten advents piper). at is drotakenntes had increased
In four town, one Building Society ahem tu Leeds had
waived .C 70,600 more motributiots, and the Co-oper-
sitlee Sceletie. tied other working menfi emaciation'
bad made equally greet aivancesa Then dtunkennees
was let ePeeelll rife amotogst the working abuses, and
V more money cot.luoed to Increased drunkenness
monad them, huger teceipts ought equally to be
withheld from the higher clues.. There bat been a
rest Memoe made in the cosi of Sir John's trade.
Since the Crimean war we had to par e:10,900,000 •
year more for the army; end the coat f the army sad
navy exceeded tho value if all the nieta.s and micerals
raised In t, • Gauntry, and was about three time. the
mount expended for 1 &aperient. Yet this dutlay
tee perpet!attos wholesale murder awl creating untold
misery was ape whLe when a ri. eof wage, wea
de mateied in the interests of buteani:y, it was sand the
laws of pedde.i teatomy wow ageism It, and they
must pr Veil. Rut Sr Joint said Unions week' never
bombs. them. Weil, the feet WY they had. Ile could
take them to many district" where the wages were
raised from lie to lbs. • week, and the farmers taid
Oh. letter as readily as they did the former; aid Mem
Unions had existed the labourer. had Mil treat.
meet more *Miele that of man by mar. They were
werteed that if they joined the Ucien their pergaiaites
wetted be stop;ed. Well, • good many of them didn't
get them no.' they wire nom* given to the t our
tale-bearing kilost, with handeoom wives l—(laughter)
—but they not sally injured other. but themselves.
Finally Sir John warned them that Unions would put
sin end to the good feedlot; Vat bad existed
between the higher and lower order*. What good
fading ? Where was the good fading involved in Og-
les a men proper angel? And If "good feeling" was
otlly to be had along with ea en !lily low rat* of wage"
they must be like the man who was caught by a
farmer Waling birdie, when said the farmer "
make thee peg 67. a pimp for them," and the man
replied, "I'm darned if thee do—l won't have ea!'
(lac 'Alger). No, WI wouldn't have the "good feeling"
at sash a price; It wasn't worth it--(laughter). Me.
Moyer, M.P., enloelsed Sir John for his servtoes in
Arnett. Chloe, di., aml said matt) was the night he had
to keep oweke tt.nting of the enemy, or, at least, had
to keep one eye op •n ; but he had no doubt S.r John
WY well peisi fee it, and they didn't begrudge it hint ;
but, if they lied tad to Sir John "We'll give you £lOO
• year, lord 101 a "gaol feellrg"--(langhter)—
what wculd he have said? Why he• d have hod the
sehjoot brought haste Parliament, •Gcl there would
have beets a great to • la. Now, 123 was as amnions that
good feeling sheuld exist between all claws as anybody,
but it could only tree:di with lair dialing and the pay-
ment of fair wastes as I avatars n, sts and man—in short,
She carrying cue of that holy recoil le "Do ye tree
others as ye would ether" sLonlit di unte you." He
cetoluded oy a epirited appeal 10th. labourer. to on
the Unier,pointiog eta that the piliticel, rellelour, and
OUCOMOICIiII world bad it, Unions, and that the
lalsonrera needel esombinatiow above all others. Acd
they meta hely themselves; for the emerathr and
"'rrocel Emilie" tower's the labourer. by the " Maher
orders" °eh By eetfilar.d In an overwhelming desire to
elevate this,, as long at it could be done without
giving them anything—Yr. Wedmore followed, and the
metal:4 WM motion, d ti • late hour.

DOESOLY COUNTY TIMPERA.NCE
ArkioCIATION.

The iinnual conference of the oboe auccietion has
just been held at WWI. star. The society wae esta-
blished at Blandfo:d on the 15th September, 1883.
The rrooesdings were oommoicA by • sermon on
Tuaecley evening, at Holy Trinity church. which was
presehed by the vicar of Abbotsbury (huself • pledged
obstekier for three and twenty years). After • few
preliminary observations suited to the time and plasm,
be ob-seved that encoatroonarel rather (has instruction
in pricciplea already !amitier to most thee present wuul,l
best meet their ea," Dee • waning. This be would
ground on Dsniel 1, 19 oh. re a voice, divinely sent,
addressee, thd Prophet "lie stroug yea, to strong I"
Advetting to the eircomstances in which Dani 1 foond
himself, the proaeher showed what diffloulties al wsys had
oufronted those wholn • world I.ke this opposed the
evil and sought the utabilshment of good; hot as in
the Prophet's nose, so in ior own, every trete worker
for God's glory and man's welfare may be sure of
stretith aceording to hi. med. Secondly, 00Zoing more
partieularly to the entject of the Temperances Refor-
mation, damps Mal hindrances were dwelt epos with their
appropelate remedies, and In conclusion the false
oecuation that Temperance principles supplant the
42,...Te1, was disowned, Andi p actically met, by the
reminder that true re'lgiou is the grand content both
as relates to ladividosla, and u the only sure support
of their own worthy, greatly needed, and servic.able
awe. So they and their brettren wete commended
to the favour d the Lord.
On Wednesday morning the annual oonferenes wee
bald at the Guild' all, when there was • fair att-nd-
sane, kicluding-0111cers : Rev. G. Neap Abbetsbury;
NIL CI. E. Norte'', Shaftesbury ; Mr. G. Curti; Pools;
key. 0. L Mansell, Church Know!.; Rev. D. Hann,
Letekett Minster; Mr. B. ROSIN Stoke Wake; Mr.
Hodges, Dlandford ; Mr. W. Mate, Pool., Mr. C.
Greening. Dorchester. Delesates : Mr. J. Stumm,
lbberton • Mr. J. Otter, Retied trey : Mr. J. Renville,
WinterbOrce Kitgaton ; Mr. C W. Groves, Piddletreo-
elide ; Mr, Spare;, Shoehorn.; Br. J. Green, Ab".ota-
fury ; Mr. J. WescAt, Shafteebory ; Mr. H. Payne,
Pkldletrerthide • Mr. R. Reid, Beidport Rev. 8. Knell,
Ludwell ; Mr. Amoy, Orginford ; Mr. itartlett. Blood-
/old ; Mr. Hammond, liswedbory Brian; Mr. Ro-e,
Andy ; lire. D. Thomas, Cerra ; Mr. J. Heyward,
Axminster. Members: Mr. Hammond, IPandford ;
llrs. Miller and Mtn Miller, Ilytchttt Matravars ; Mr.
J. Taylor, Mr. M. Ricketts, Lytehett Matravers ; Mr.
J. Hillier. Parkstnne ; Mrs. G. Curtis,. Mrs. T. Hay.
ward. Visitor.: Mr. 71. Foot, Dorchester • Mr. T.
Puckett, Tolruddlo ; Mr. C. Moore, Higher Ltebett ;
Mr. Mayor Bdandford ; Mr. E. Wedmore, Stourpaine ;
Miss L. Beek, Dockland Iturtoo ; Mrs. J. Heoville,
Mbe Benetlic, Winterborne Kineston ; Mrs. G. Barnes,
Lytehett ; Mrs. Bartlett, Disndlord; Mr. 'l'. Pieta/NA,
Higher Lytchett ; Elsa D. Taylor, Lytehett ; Mr, .1.
Armott, Dorchester.

—The 147CRETAIT (Ky. S. Keel!) reed the report Of
tb• executive for the year ende4 August 31.1. The
eaesdation we. sonstitated 10 years ago, and every year
had held • °enterers.% but this year for the first time
I, the county town. The past year bed nob been
marked by any greet revival of zeal in the work,
and meat of the branches bad only been able to hold
their own. The m6slorar4ee—Meemrs. Vaughan and
11•11—had labooreu astlefeeterily throughout the year.
Over 100 societies were affiliated with the aaseelatian.
'T66 subscribers Included representstives of all classes
of moiety. The mittiouariee had Leld 43 meetings
MOM than lest Tear, the attendsno.es at which were
about the .ame. Tho 1.0.0.1'. bad made rapid progress
ia the dietri,t, ant there were now at least 45 lodges
lathe Aaeciation's diattiet. Two of theta had contri-
buted to the foods during the year, and they had no
doubt that all would miticoately aid and heart,ly work
with thern—(erplaupe). In the district 4 000 *inn-
tares had bees obtained I. favour of closing FOOL.>
hostess on Sonde's. In one small town of 9.'.3 house.
holders (Bridport, we understand), 745 were in favour
of Sunday coning, 113 central and 102 tgainst. Test,
the onmrvittee thought, Indicated tho tendency of
general opinion. The committee recommended that •
temperance col; orteur should be provisinnally engaged,
am a piooeer to tho mistionaries. The association's agent'
now visit 95 places in Dorset, 6!, Ruda, 1 in Somerset,
and 17 in Wilts.
The report was ad•ipted.
Mr. G. N. Norton of Shaftesbury, was elected
Ptsside_tat for the tending year. . . _

Mr. Jam Wiaoorr (Shaftesbury), promoted the Vico.
Presidents sod oommittee for the analog year, se
follows :—Lady Michel (Dowliah), Mrs. C. Binghum,
Dorchester : RAT. W. Acworth, Wimborse ; Rev. B.
F. Daniel, Klorou ; Rev. W. Darby, Worth ; Rey. A.
Headley, Fisherton ; Rev. 0. L.. Mond, Choreh
Rows; Rev. (3. h. Neat, Abbotabury • Rey. D.
Llano, Lytehett; Rev. & Hamm* iturmintter
Newton ; [Rev. B. Knell, Lodwell ; Rev. 8. Potou,
Rsat Knoyie ; Rev. D. Thomas, Ceroo ; Vjo -
Admiral Str B. J. Saliva., Bournemouth ; Mr. .1.
Barker, Poole; Mr. C. Jape. Mere; Mr. W. Reeve,
Fortinsbridso ; Mr. Ballam, Lytehett ; Mr. T. Cherretr,
Crorkrooor ; Mr. G. H. Ostsholue, Sheftesbury • Mr.
C. OrearioK, Dorchoetor ; 31r. Hayward, Wtmistor ;
Mr. W. Mate, Poole; Mr. H. H. Morgan, Wienlynne ;
Mr. .1. Perham, Stour Provost; Mr. B. 1t..., ii'.,
Stoke Welt.; Mr. W. bounders, 11....urnemonth ; Mr.
J. Sleet, Whomo, • _ Mr. Tem Sherbome ; Mr. 8. P.
Yates, Wilton; Rev. C. R. Feel, Bturmiuster, ; Rev.
T. Groves, Weymouth • Rev. H. Mode Forilkiston,•
Bee. J. Payne Slialtasitary Mr. War, Men; Mr
Herring,