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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-05-13

LORD DERBY ON THRIFT.

Lord Derby, presiding at • meeting of the Provideet
Knowledge Sosbity, on Friday, said me of our weakest
pilot., taking the nation as a whole, was oar singular
want of thrift end frugality in private alfaira If buying
upon credit were to mese, and oily ready mossy por-
ches's made, there would be no neesesity for musty I
oourte ; and the prevaleces of adulterstiort of articles of
esneutoption might be mainly ettribated to the fast
that pe iple being In debt to the shopkeepers were
obliged to take whatever ertiele was offered them.
The real secret of the BUONm of the 00-eperative
moieties WY that they dealt on for ready mosey, and
Ulu mad* no bed debts. The slavery of beim in debt
was akin to the slavery of drunkenness; and the fact
ef • man being debt was • great iseentive to realms
and Intemperate habits. It should be se easy for a
maa to invest his savisp as to spend them ; and it
was the object of that moiety to establish penny beaks
In all pieces where many men were employed. and in
every elementary school, depositing their receipts with
M. Poet.oflice, and thus giving an almost absolute
sesusity ; the coollentor to be appolated by the men
themselves, and If recognised, es no doubt be would be,
by the Post Offlos authorities, he would else set r
agent for ineuranees and deferred annuities.
Arolashop limning, Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., and
other, addreened the meeting.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-05-13

THE ICHIVAN ZIPZDITION.

A Sadie eerreepoodirat inform 'Lethal ea Arabeseedor
from Shiva, aoaotapaaying the 27 released Barden
eaptives, shoes detention asueed the !Mire ex Wi-
llett, le saki to have wield it Homeliest.

A LADY'S CENTENARY.

A tannish from Lowestoft says Lady Smith. vial'
of idmand James Smith, the ernieont botanist who
was knighted by George the fourth, reaobed her one
hundredth birthday on Sunday. This afternoon a
dinner was given to 000 hundred of the oliest people
In the town In the Pepe Hall, sad a greed dinner will
be held this evening at the thrown Hotel, to further
celebrate the event.

URDIIR AND SVIDTDE IN YORIESHIBL
At Holymooreido, near Chesterfield, • farmer Donal
William Turner has killed his sweetheart, Borah Carter,
of whom h• was jealous, sad afterwards banged himself.
The girl Carter was 19 years of ago ; sad her murderer,
who was a half-witted fellow, was 36 A milltlamaa
lirtag lath. neighbourhood moan to have supplanted
Turner in the girl's &Bestial*, and this so exasperated
him that be induced her to accompany his to • lately
moor where he strangled her. Before olimbiag the tree,
from • branch of which 5* must hare thrown biraaaf,
with • halter round his neck, Tarns, bad filled his
pockets with stonsa
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-05-13

THE TRILL Or TIEIE OLAIILLNT.

The tTlehborne C 4.9. has been on trial "at bar"
through the week Ole time being oreeepied in the
anintere•Ung proems' of reading over the notes of the
examination sod erase-ezantlnetion of the Claimant,
taken .11k. hearing of the °suns of eleetment. The
progress eras somewhat slow ; and the feremna of the
jury, complaining ono day that only twelve and • ball
pewee were got through in an hour, out of • maul of
nearly LICO pegs, piteously appealed to the Lord
Chief Jostle, to know whether the reading eould not be
expedited. No relief, however, could be promised;
and, meenwhile, the numerous witneueas have got a
holiday.