The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-03 00:00:00

DORCLIESTEIt YAltAdß,i' CLUB.

The usual monthly meeting of the Pitmen' Club
/II held at the Antelope hotel, on Saturday evening.
Mr. R. Gouge, the President, .00epiei the chair. The
members present were :—Mr. H. W. Hawkins, Mr. P.
L. Turner, Mr. G. J. Gregory (bluer of Dorchester),
Mr. Dean (Wrackleford), Mr. T. Click (Stratton), Mr.
W. Chick, Mr. Cooke (nimistou), Mr. H. Damen, Mr.
B. Whittle, Mr. G. W. Homer, Mr. T. Gale, Mr. C.
Short°, Mr. Lush (Wilts nod Dorset Beek), Mr. Trood,
Mr. J. A. Damon. Mr. T. C. Saunders (treasurer), Mr.
G. J. Attirews (secretary), and Ur. P Pearce (asaistant
weretary). Mr. W. If. Dean, of Stratton, proposed by
Mr. T. Chick, and seconded by Mr. G. J. Gregory, was
unanimously elected a member of the club.
The paper for discussion was head by Mr. T. Chick,
who ohoso " The Horse" as a subject which had not
been bade introdooed at the meetings of the o'ub. The
early history et the " noble aoimal," said Mr. Chick,
was involved in mush uncertainly; but the lecturer
contrived in • most interiestog manner to true the
career of hi," hobby" from the Roman invasion down-
ward, to the existing times of great demand and high
price.; and we regret the demand upon our spews owing
to the elections, does not permit us to give publicity to
• poper evinoing a vast amount of laistorUal research,
and vowelising muoh that wee quaint and rimming in
dealing with -the sutiret. Mr. Chick set forth
the necessity on the part of breeders of eon.
sidering what Mal of horse they wbbed to
breed, pointing out the great importanee of selecting
good manse, and deprecating the plan of breediog from
animals simply because they are lame, unsound, or old,
and Gould not get through a day's work. On the
contrary, they should he the very best of their kind; it
was • common error to suppose that because a mare
had once been good she mitt be profitably used to
breed from. Her blood and perfect frame might ensure
• oolt of 1101318 value, but he would inherit • portion of
the worn-out constitution of her from whom he
sprung. The excellence of the mare, he contended,
was a point of as much important), as that of the horse,
for out of • sorry mire • good foal would rarely be
produoed. As regarded stallions, too. if bredeers of
horses would only bestow as much uosideration on the
stallion as the breeders of cattle and sheep on the bulls
and rams they select, the result would be that animals
of • better erre would be seen, and the remark that
horse breeding did not pig wouldliot be so frequently
beerit. In this way—and with some very practical
r.•rnerks on the treatment of mares in foal, feeding,
working, and the minute. yet Important, item of shoe
log • horse— Mr. Chick omtrived to exhaust half-an-
hour In the most agreerible manager. liesur. Homer,
Enloe, Hursins, Chapman Saunders, and the President
I took part In the conversation Out ensued— it Ladd
namely be called • diseuielea, and the proceedings
terminated.

GREAT UNITING 01P ELlifTfolli AT THE
CORN EXCHANGE, DOROHILSTREL
A mass metier; of °teeters was hell in the D •rchester
Corn lishange on Saturday, deanery Si, in accordance
with an invitation from Mr. Head, the Liberal andidata,
sod tbe large Hall was thOrolljbij filled by at least
1,200 persons. There was good deal of noble and
restatement in the crowd. mei the proceedings were
occasionally almost turbulent, but otherwise goal.
humoared, only one or two Ter, " lamb." that persisted
in hooting down the speaker being suenniarily ejected. !
All who wore "reasonably noisy" bad Liberal toleranee
untended towards them. On entering the hall, the
candidate and his friends were greatly cheered.
On the motioo of Dr. ALDBIDGI. moonded by Mr. It
BIKANITT, Mr. Uremia wee 'appointed Chairman
In °peeing the meeting,the eillselailee said body
appeared to have been fiery roach plumed with Mr,
lissd's address the other eight, and to ba naturally
desirous of hearing him onoe more before the Poll.
He (Mr. Head) had mosented to meet and speak to
them again, and he (the Ca•raigen) bed great pleasure
In introducing Mr. Head to them-(obsers, and •
stentorian voice "Gantlensen all, If you dent vote for
Mr. Bryneer, yin must bake your washtubs away,"
which was folloeed by great laughter).
Mr. freen, who, on o"[PiOff forward, woe 'saluted
with vigorous cheering said -Blotters of Dwohester,
I am very much eleteed to you for win taklog the
trouble to meet me on this omasion-(Voicies "No
trouble at all," "It's our duty Last Wedneeday
night I explained to you the prinelples which I thought
setneted the Liberal party, mad which principles I
humbly reprerent. On that momion you were pleased
alter beerier me, to ez mesa year deposition to support
me in the (Sire I was making to enfranohlee Dorohester,
to 'Land up for the Lib •r .1 iut.reste of this borough
-(,heels and a ?Ace: " Uoloek it.") It was then open
to you to have Mean some ether candidate, and any
ne yeti had liked t seleot I should have been happy
to have made way f ; but you mute to a different
coue'esioo, and tee ales i that I was worthy of your
oonfidenoo (cheers and erica of " yee, yee," mingled
with a few " no, noo ") I eecordinely felt myself
jestified In occupying the pima of the Ltheral candidate
for this eleo'ion teed I now beg to inform yoe that I was
hide day pot in nomination on behalf of the Liberal
party, spinet Mr. Wynne who, I have no doub.,
worthily reproaente the interest and views of the Tory
party-(" Ah lab !" "Not no laughter, biome, and
tumult). The prscleal result, as a matter of business
Is, that 11r. 111-yin..r and myself are the only oandidatell
before the censtituency ,• you cannot now ohoose any
other-(Voloe : "We'll have you" and cheers). You
must either elect me or Mr. Brymer-(Enthuoiastio
cries of "You, you," steering, shouts of " Eitymor,"
followed by "Torn him out," and general commotion).
Thia was continued a long tune. lo • lull the speaker,
who bore with the utmost good-humour the Interrup-
tions., pointed out that if they were Lot to fond of bear.
lug themselves they would, hear hins• greet deel better.
Tniselicited shoutsof "Hear thegentlemen,"with"Head"
"Brinier,' "(low about the washtub!' laughter, and
applause). Pccomading Mr. Head said -I need not tell I
you that I feel flattered by y ,or sympathy, but It Is
impossible for me to speak. and to say that which I
have to say-and I have a few matters of some little
import snots to lay before you, unless you are kind enough
to listen to me in silence. (The throng now settled
down to moderate qualmish Gentlemen, on the last
occasion when I addremed you, I took rather an un-
usual course, especially in the pesition j held 11. a com-
parative stranger to you, by appealing to your canfidenco
and asking you to forego the disonadon of those small
differences of 'piston which moat neemearily flat, and
elwaye will exist in that great Liberal party to whioh I
belong, and to which my supporters belong. I mired
you in consideration of the tremendous force to whish
we sere opposed to forego those little differenoes, acting
together cordially, aud with one mond to 'ink smell
questions in order to carry the greet object you have in
view-the retain of the Liberal candidate at this *lee-
tion-(oheers). On that occamon I refrained from going
Into several matters with that particularity with whiati
I otherwise should have thought right, but I threw
myself, as I say, on your eonfideme. I have since had
the advantage of reading the speech made to the electors
of Greenwich by our Great Leader, and the Apostle of
the Liberal party-Mr. Gladstone-(abeers)-end I am
proud and gratified that on that occasion Mr. Qlselstone,
in mush better language of course than I would attempt
to command, advised his constituents, and the whole
party In England, to follow precisely the *ourself had
ventured to memorised to Syou-(epplanst). I don't
think your time will be wasted V YOft allow 93111 to read
two or three pummel from Mr. Gladstoue'e address on
this point bearing so directly as they do on an important
Matter (the "lambs" renewed their name, and the
tumult was tosremed by cries of "Orders' "Tarn him
out," and so on). When the hooters were winded, Mr.
Head proceeded-These who de not believe in Mr.
Gladstone and in me bad latter vote for Mr. Brynner, -
(hear, hear)-but, in the meantime perhaps they will be
good enough not to forbid my saying the few words
I wish to address to you. Thy are at perfect liberty
to listen to them or otherwise. If they don't like to
hear pal, let them go-(applause) ; if they remain let
them have the decency to keep siono•-(applause).
I Mr. Gladstone said on that occasion-
" For the country at large I venture to state that the
whole time of this contest will deeend upon Liberal
union ; if the liberal party are united, their intrinsio
strength and courage will enable them now, as it has
done before, to carry the day. . . . In the Liberal
party a great and mammal freedom 0 individual opinion
and of seetioeal opinion properly prevails but if all
three sestina are upon every output upon which they
diCr from any other motion, to insist twee coming to
an louse irrespeetire of time and dronen.tanees, and
even th.mgh years may claire before dame matters may
001110 to be natters Of [Ublie concern-then I say that
they negltot those rules which aro dearer to Itoglish-
men than all other rut a- the rail's of common senor ;
and the consequences will he whet I have deaceihed.
Gentiene n, I am here to mere you to the biet of nay
parer. but I am bound to say this-that I do not
believe It is In my power to wave you unlass you be •
untied Liberal party."
These are the words of our (peat Leader. "Therefore,".
he goes on te say, and the words are sgotiog ooming
from Mr. Gladstone-
" Therefore. if the Liberal party should, either 4
this time or at my other, during the chart remainder
of cry inblio life, unhappily determine, in its several
motion., to go to loggerheads with one another, I ant
bound to tell you fraekly sod fairly that that day wUI
at any rate be the day of my eirmissal. I will not lead
one 11. °don of the Liberal party in what I think an
unnatural and fratrliedal war against moue other Bootie%
of fr."
-(cherra) I thou.ht yeu would like to bear bow
remorkab y, how eccideetelly, and how corupletely the
Goat Leader of our party has Justified me, as I did
the other eight, in dwelling on the import'snce
of net kiting rmall stiffen noes divide us.-
(applause and intertuptioe). I toll yen the other
niglit-(a tremendous noise was now made. howlieg,
bootleg. gruanin;, with cries of "Lie down" "Order"
" Don't be afraid they're only farmers," he., lie.) Mr
Vino, said Mr. Ilea I, is at your dispels). lam in no
hurry. My experience of the Conservative party as
they call theintolvee. but the Tories as I call them, is
tat they have • great talent tor making a noise
-(opplatve land laughter)-het I never found them
good far sr ytbing clee--(laughter.) TEeir Loire makes
no imi resiem usi me, if you doi.'t °tient to the
Interruption. (roe twooe wee contieued fur several
minutes, vatied with "Three el.eme for Mr. Llead,
and at la rigth en* or two of the "lambs" were
hustled out of the ball, end on their ejection there erse
great hutrahleg.) I was going to tell you, contlned