The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-10 00:00:00

I) AGRICULTURAL GAZ

when the chain broke, and they fell to the ground. •
distance of 03 feet. They were at once conveyed to the
fieneral Hospital. and on being al one of them,
roomed Julio Drew, aged 50 years. reoiding ii, Froginore•
street, was found to have sustained a cetera injury to
his lungs from the (mama: of several of his ribs. The
unfortunate man remain* in such a precariouo state that
there it very little Lope of his recovery. Two other
men, named Ilyde and Cottiiii, received severe scalp
wounds, but wore enabled to walk home.
MARVELLOUS DEMCENT D,AVN A DOM. ATT.—The
other day a lad named Hazard, whilst eniptYirl: a barrel
id water at the Ediett hr. n Ore Company's pit, at
clipped. lea 170 feet down the shaft head
f irenoist, but, strange to say, alighted wi*lniiit alit.
taming an injury. He owed his escape to thit fact that
there was ton feet of water at the botkini of the pit.
'I ii head was jammed in the mud at the Isoltom of
the pit, but he hail pretence of mini enough to press
! himself ; he then limbed MI the water, and was
' happily recovered not much the WOrme for his perilous
! decent.

EV.PSZSENTATION M. EAST EONERSET.—Ws are given
to understand that there is a probability of Sir Arthur
/faun F:lton and Mr. Diehard Strut,.'icy, of Ashwick
(trove, being put in nomination for the Eastern Division.
in the Liberal interest. The highly favourable blate of
the registration is adduced hy the promoters of this
movement as a reason fur nominating these gentlemen.

THE COMERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

EXTBAUIWIN•IIIY AND DISGBACSYCL SCUT.

The ninth annual meeting of the eliareliolders mU
had on Thursday, at the office in Norfolk-etreet, Strand.
Before the hour of commencing the meeting the room
became unusually crowded, and it was soon evident
that something re than the 11.31A1 business occupied
the attention of the shareholders present. Two o'clock
having •rrived—the hour for which the meeting had
been convened—Lord Ramlaeh, who had bean an-
nounced to take the choir in the circular conveniing the
meeting, carted the room, accompanied by the officers
and members of the board. Him appearance was the
signet for an immense uproar of cheers and hisses, in
the midst of which the Rev. Dr. Worthingotn moved
that Mr. Hardwick should take the chair. '1 he motion
was N.-tooled, and Dr. Worthington was about taking
the sliew of hands on his motion, when Lord Ruelash
took poascuion of the chair, and called upon the
Secretary to read the notice of meeting, which was done
amidst loud cries of "No Chairman!"
Lord Ranehigh then rose amidst a scene of the most
indescribable confusion, and said he took the chair by
virtue of his office as chairnian of the society, and in
pursuance of the wording of the Duties, railing the
meetieg, and there lie intended to remain in spite of
! Hr. Worthington and the parties be bed brought to
snprort him. Ile was surprised at the unseemly
comlnet of a clergyman.
Mr. Hardwick : And I am surprised at the conduct of
! nvlitsry man (Hear).
Lout Itanelagli : The gentleman who interrupts me,
and who hes been moved into the chair, only became a
shareholder yesterlay, and paid tis, for the purpose of
attending this meeting. He ersie not in the chair as a
military mem nor as a Volunts:er, but as chairman of
the Roar I. He was not the man lie liad been taken for,
if the meeting supposed he would allow himself to be
bearded and brow-beaten by any number of men, how-
ever tintnerous they might be. Wheel-Iv) He declared
the meeting was puked for • factious purpose, and he
would defeat that purpose, even if be had to more the
adjournment of the meeting. (Cheers, hisses, and cries
of "Go on ; no Chairman.") Ile would not then trust
himself to speak of the conduct of Dr. Worthington
in the way which it deserved, but be would hereafter
expose him avid his motives to his heart's content.
The excitement here became intense, upwards of 20
shareholders jumping on the tables and chairs, vocifera-
ting at the top of their voices, some in support of Lord
Ranelagli and others in favour of Dr. Worthington, who
appeared to be the chosen leader of the malconteuts. A
voice rising above the others having called out, "The
meeting hi,, net got a chairman."
Lord Itanelagh said: Oh yes. it hu. As long as lairs
in the room the meeting will not want • chairman.
((livers and laughter.) Ni person in that room should
remove him from the position be had taken without his
coneent. (('lies is and hisses.)
The Rev. Dr. Worthington again insisted that Mr.
Hardwick should take the chair, and concluded a long
speech, interrupted by all descriptions of noises, by
charging the secretory (Mr. ('.runeimen), with paying the
money of the society into his own banking account. If
this practice was not checked they would become like
the Italik ii Deposit.
It was impomil.le to describe the scene that ensued
on this charge being made, anti the chairman, the secre-
tary, the members of the 'weird, and others, all jumped
up frolli their seats, and it was thought an attempt
would be made to eject Dr. Worthington from the
room. _

The Secretary, with great excitement, said Dr. Wor-
thington bail given utterance to a deliberate falsehood.
Ile dared him to the proof.
There were here I I cries of "No Chairman," from
Dr. Worthington's friends, and "Put llardwick in the
chair."

Lord Ingestre felt thoroughly ashamed of the conduct
of lir. Worthington, who olisgraeed the profession to
which lie belonged. If luiuu charges were true—which,
however, he emphatically denied—Dr. Worthington
mat have connived at them, as he haul been until
lately, and for the laid, eight years, • member of the
board (Hear, licarL
The Hon. and Hew. Mr. Talbot and Mr. 11. Pownall
strongly condemned the course Dr. 'Worthington RIO
his friends were pursuing asking a disgrace to English-
men.

Lord Renelagh, who, during the whole of these pro-
ceedings, which had occupied upwards of an hour, had
remained seated, here rose, and said ha was chairman
of the meeting, and intended to remain no. He implored
th• thsr•ltoltlorm prooont to consider the interests of the
large her of absent ahareholders which must be
severely damaged hr theme outrageous proceedings and
random charges. The professional accountant, Mr.
Harding, RAI in the room. and the meeting would hear
front hint as to the truth of Dr. Worthington's &seer-
tion.__ _

A Yoke: Look at the Bank of Deposit !
Lord Itatielagh again rose, highly excited, and for a
moment lost the good temper he had hitherto pre-
served, end some person having called out, "send for
the police !" he said, "01., no ; I can manage the
meeting without them. If any attempt is made to remove
ine froiu this chair by form, althtmgh suffering from
rheumatism, I am good for any half-dozen in the room."
(('heers and laughter.) He considered the conduct of
some parties in that room not only ungentlemanly, bat
ruffianly in the extreme, and in any other meeting they
would have been ignominionaly ejected, and if they con
tinned their conduct lie, with the assistance of the
hoard, would turn them out. Let the meeting hear the
opinion of Mr. Harding, whose reapectability and
truthfulness in his profession were above reproach.
(Cheers.)
Mr. Harding stated that he had no connection with
the society, but bad been employed professionally to
audit the accounts, mid he was prepared to say that the
assertion made by Dr. Worthington was quite inciorrect.
No such proceeding could have taken place without a
conspiracy on the part of the officers of the gaiety and
those of the hank. He considered the accounts of the
society perfectly satisfsctory. (Loud cheers.)
Dr. Worthington reiterated hie statetuent that the
secretary had paid over the money of the society, to
the amount of 1C3,000 per week, to his own private
banking accoui.t, and this was not a proper course to
pursue.
I The extitement, which had partially subsided, Intik,
out with rinewed force, and a personal collision ap-
peared inevitable.
I Lord Ranelsgh said he was prepared to prove that
' Dr. Worthington had left the Board, not as he lied
stated hecaluse lie was dissatisfied with the accounts, but
, becalmse he had been requested to resign by his late col-
leagnes, owing to his offensive conduct and his monetary
defalcations to the society; hence the secret of his con-
' duct to day. Something hml been said of the %ilk of
Deposit. The Conservative Land Society MAY no more
to be compared with the Bank of Deposit than Dr.
Worthington was fit to he compared with the Bishop of
London. He bad the names of thirty persons who had
only been qualified as shareholders yesterday, to enable
I them tim attend this 'fleeting. lie was (wattled, there-
fore, in saying it was attempted to be packed, lie was
happy to my the business of the society was increasing
and prosperous, ma they would hear when it VMS their
pleasure to have the report read. (Hear.)

Several shareholders here protested against the report
being read, or •iiy other business transacted at this
meeting, and it was ultimately resolved, by a majority
of 23 to I. that the meeting should stand adjourned for
a fortnight, the board pledging themselves to be pre-
pared with &complete answer to Dr. Worthington on
that occasion.

A large majority of the 'fleeting having concurred in
a vote of thanks *o Lord Itsuclagh for his conduct es
chairmsn, the meeting, which had been one scene of
personality and scurrility for wore than two hours, was
brought to a close.