The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-28 00:00:00

He went and told the Parson,
And the Pare•oi Wird the bell.
And U It goes no farther no greet harm will be
dose.

Mr. Hodson in the course of the discussion obeerved
that for the late Prince Consort he had • groat respect,
and anything that could perpetuate the memory of so
good • man deserved every consideration. Well, Prince
Albert was • fair sample of the ordinary country
gentleman. He squired it over his tenants, and pottered
about on his model farms, and if the Government of the
day had allowed him he would have liked to dabble in
politics. Further he was blessed with about the usual
amount of brains that fall to the share of ordinary country
gentlemen, and he was an exemplary and virtuous husband
—his sons, in that respect, everyone must admit, taking
alter him. Beyond that, there was nothing in him to
excite the admiration or astonishment of the world,
unless that as a man living • sober, righteous, and godly
life, he was • rara aria among princes. Everyone, how.
ever, who has had a dose of Harkham's in their
childhoods days will allow that Alfred was • really
great king, and I think the majority of the Parkstone
ratepayers would have preferred to see their new street
called alter a MAU whose name will be spoken of as long
as the world shall last, to one whose memory will
pose away long before the hundreds of hideous
monuments which have been erected to it crumble into
ruins.

It is gratifying to know that our volunteers, who
under Sergeant Instructor Hurst have developed into
as well dri•led and smart a body of men as there is in
the county, have no black mark recorded against them.
I mention this because, the other day at Blandford, I saw
hung up outside the Town Halls notice stating three of
the members of that corps—l won't indict the further
punishment of publicity upon them by giving their
names—lad been" dismissed for misconduct."

Our member, Mr. Schreiber, voted in the minority
against Sir Wilfred Lawson. Local Option Resolu-
tion. The Tories as a body stood to their friends the
Bungs, and the Liberals on the other hand, remembering
the little business of '74 supported the teetotal
baronet. A lot of morality about tkie division, eh?

The member for Christchurch, Mr. Dave, Q.C.,
paired in favour of the ineaswre. Mr. Brymer, the
member for Dorchester, paired against it. Mr. Portman
as usual did not " turn up." Mr. Floyer and Colonel
Digby, of course being Conserratives, went against it.
The member for Shaftesbury, the Hon. 8. C. Glyn, also
neems to have had other business to attend to
Mr. IL Edwards, the senior member for Weymouth
voted with the majority, but his colleague, Sir k'.
Johnstone had not finished settling over the Oaks, so he
could not be present. The obstructive Mr. Wartou,
who represents Bridport, went into the Liberal lobby,
and Wareham did not have a chance of expressing its
opinion upon the subject, as" Montey" was • welcome
Guest in quite another direction.

A rather witty poem appears in the summer number of
liMay, dedicated to Mimi Gerard, an actress at the
Adelphi theatre, and celebrates • little picnic she
recently gave or sonioone else gave for her. I extract
the two following verses for the amusement of some of
our neighbours.—.

The " Shepherd's Waren" in the sky.
Makes palpable to every gout,
That ail had better homeward be
Before the sun dims in the west.
Recall stray lovers from the Weed.
You who are Tesage, and et, Ong 01 voice.
Over one carriage raise the hood,

tlw other. Lacy sir wst— hoc; choice.
The Italics are Dot mina, but the author's.

I should have liked to have learnt that our worthy
Mayor bad attached his name to the petition sent from
this town, praying that Mr. Bradlaugh may be allowed
to take his seat. If it were a mere question of religion
I could well understand his worship's delicacy, but I
fancy religion has very little to do with politics, or we
siboWd not bays • bench of bishops, going down in full
force to the House of Lords to vote away sir millions
for murder.
The Sherburne !Wow of yostorday has the following :
'Tel seams I—the pars:mph which appeared in the
Journal hot week. and was (ivied Into the Poole
Telegram anuouoging that • gentleman. flitted in ewers
respect. hal expressed his willingness to fight the good
fight in Wadi of Literalism at the next opportunity. has
metwasly alarmed the leaders of the Conservative party.
Oa Monday digit' they got out a large poster printed in
blur. waling an "extraordinary" tomtits' for to-night
(Thursday). and so urgent I. the matter considered, that
the bin... Liter woe kept distrinutieg and posting long
after Sir Wilfr,d'e bole two, the publican, had gone to his
Iniedent akimbo."

The Wernouth correspondent. of the name journal
haS given toe a ienSoll in anatomy. I was aware that
possessed lunge, heart, ribs, biceps, and all the etlwr
paraphernalia that go to make up the human frame, and
la my boyish days, when we had listie discussions, we
were apt to 'im on the taturtrap," or " give 'nu one
In the breadbasket." But according to the writer in
question there is yet another constituent of the wholo
that I think I. not generally recognised; for he gravely
records how • young follow Wlll5 "hurt in the paddle-
boa." I wonder ii! have a padille-box, and where it
hi situate! Would one of the learned doetorit of the
kiwn kindly satisfy the yearnings after knowlrsige of
THI MAX Mint'? POOLL