The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-02-10 00:00:00

Of oourse I went to St. James's ensue' teo, and
of the singing wa. really very well raulend. I was
much amused and plea wed.

Them is one thing which &Ivey* &tinges in. in con-
nectiou with these c mcerts, and that is that the superin-
endent of di musical department deserves more
praise for his labours than any other individual
connected with them, and I believe gets lees thanks.

I was not .orry to et* that a little of the temperance
elennnt WAI introduced into the erening's smu-e-
-tnenta. I think that some of the pari.hioners of Poole
would profit by the exercise of a little in .re " temper-
ance, s.berness, and chastity," for all these virtues are
occasionally to be foun at a very low ebb here.

I hear that the Borough Relief Fund wants still
further augmenting, and that it will he increased
before long. The number of applicants for rode(
increases, but the poor are ke t profoundly in the dark
io to the wise of their diverse% England cannot
"have her cake and eat it too," and if tbe money of
the country is spent on useless and expensive wars the
poor of Poole must lose their shared it.

The Parkstonians have now the luxury of a local
telmraph office, and so has the village of Canford—it
has had it for some years.

The rifle supper went off very well; every one mks
pleased, and the " lion and the lamb biy down
together."

I was very pleased to see Mr. Charles Waring there;
he bag been a regular subscriber of a 6ve.ponnd prize
for something like twelve years. Captain Hamar
made a good speech upon military discipline, and
though it was proved that his remarks fell idly on the
ears of some present, still let us hope that in process of
time the whole of the corps will learn to "love,
honour, and obey."

Now, I made no suggatto falai, Mr. " Vera'," at
all ; there loos a dcatb fr ,m fever within about one
hundred yards of the mud, f r my doctor told me so,
and on questioning him as to tbe mascot fevers he told
me thatlNt4 smells were In many instances the origin
of fevers, and goodness knows the mud has made a bad
smell ever since it was enclosed.

On further enquiry, too, I find that the mud
nuisance has been a constant cense of illness of nos
kind or another to every one who resales in its locality,
and that is how it was that the Town Council deemed
it their duty to stop it.

Another correspondent to the same Tory paper
priMes my diction and condemns out-spoken Town
Counciflor.. He sirs himself "A Liberal." Now,
Uhe is • Liberal (w ich I much doubt), and he will
only read the Teleran regularly, he will become
oonrinced that the Town of Pools-bar nothing to thank
Sir Ivor Guest for beyond doing his bare duty, and
abating a nuisance which he has permitted to exist on
his own property (in spite of the repeated protests of
the Corporation of Poole) for • considerable number of
years —a nuisance greatly to the detriment of the health
of the inhabitant&

I am in a position to state that overtures were made
by Poole people to the owner of the mud and adjacent
field to purchase both. These overtures were rejected;
if they had not been so we should now have had a
"peoples' park," and be under no obligation to Can-
ford.

Repeated visits are made, I hear, by the owner of
" The Field" to the works, now going on. It must
be gratifying for him to notice how easy it is to make
eight acres of land under the circum.tances, and his
generosity should prompt him to remember with a
substantial reward those individuals who first put the
idea into his bead.

When we come to contempLate that a great part of
what is now known at " Baiter "Is built on filled-in or
reclaimed mud-land, we can the better appreciate the
value of each land.

As it will not be a very easy task to find hands ts
fill in mud in the summer, when work is plent,ful, and
as next winter the country will in all probability be
under Liberal rule, and there will be no distress, I
advise the work to be pushed on with as fart as
possible.

I heard a good Liberal who likes agleam of beer very
much refuse a quart of that liquid last Monday week
under singular circumstances; it was offered to him if
he would go to the Antelope to hear Mr. Bentiock
speak. He came and told me of it at once, and had
his thirst quenched in • very satisfactory manner.
"We have traitors in our camp," said • high
functionary of the Conservative Association at a
recent meeting athead-quarters ; "some people always
tell all we do and say." Of course you have traitors
in your camp—to your country's welfare. Every
Conservative in England has helped to bring his
country to the verge of ruin.

I don't think any particular traitors exist in the
Conservative camp, only it ill flt6lloollblle to suppose
that when Hodge and Podgs get told anything as a
"great secret," they argue why it is • secret, and wind
up by going to some good honest Liberal, in whose
camp there are no secrets, to explain all about it to
him, and this is how It "gets wind."

It has been suggested to me that the last cam of
drowning by the upsetting of a boat might have been
averted had a proper person been og the look•unt
up the harbour. Now someone or other is always
supposed to be on duty at the Coastguard houses,
where there is a station.

I now hear that "someone" saw the accident, or
landed he did. Surely he could not have been a
coastguardsman, or be would have had a "glass' in
his hand ; but this man had a whitewash brush, with
which he kad been working at the houses on Brant.
sea Quay.

If it is any prod of the existence of traiton in the
Tory camp, I may my that I heard that • high func-
tionary ot the Conservative Association said that the
Tories were certain to win the cx-eficio question, partly
through thecievernees of aloud lawyer, partly because
a Conservative Government was in power, and partly
because someone at Bournemouth was to be inter-
viewed on the matter who could "make it all right."

Now, who this " someone" is I am not such an ass
as to tell you—you must find it out for yourselves, and
call it a Liberal secret if you like; but it was not a
very sensible thing to tea people, even thomih they
should be members of a respectable community like
the Conservatives are, that the lady with the scales
and blindfolded eyes was going to be interfered with.

The "Wanderer" will maks it his busing's to have
this matter thoroughly investigated and exposed, if
there is anything worth exposing in it; but perhaps it
was only a bit of "brag," and no one will go to
Bournemouth on this badness after all.
TR' WANDER'S. in Poole Telegram
Lowliest, February 2nd, 18110.

WIXBOILNI.

Tits Gtssist. Mrxritto of the members of the
Wimborne Minster Cricket Club was held on Saturday
last, at the King's Head Hotel, Mr. Secretary Harvey
presiding. Owing to the shortness of the notice the
meeting was adjourned to Wednesday, the 3rd March.
Masostc.—The installation of Bro. C. '4V. Wyndham
as WI!. of St. Cuthberga Lodge, 622, took place on
Monday last at the Idattonic Hall. Bro. Ward performed
the ceremony in a very efficient manner. The new
W.M. selected his officers for the ensuing year. After
the business was over the brethren aclio_umed to the
banquet in the large halL The usual Masonic toasts
were proposed and responded to.
ODDFELLOWS.—The 34th annual report of the Loyal
Benevolent Lodge, 4053, shows an increase of £256 De.
sd. to the value of the lodge during the past year.
The lodge consists of no members, with a balance of
£4,143 lii. 2d. in its favour. During 1879 the rum of
£155 was spent in sick pay. Great praise is due to the
secretary, Mr. John Davey, who works hard for the
prosperity and welfare of his lodge. It advances money
at £5 per cent, and it is to this point that the lodge
owes its wealth.

CONOLICI.—On Thursday evening last at the Corn
Exchange kgrand evening concert Rai given by the
Wimborne Harmonic Society, assisted by Madame
Lilly Lowe, of the London and West of England
Concerts, Mr. Charles Fletcher and several lady and
gentlemen amateurs of the neighbourhood. The hall
was well Med, and the concert proved a decided
success. The orchestra was formed by the following
gentlemern :—Violins, Messrs. C. Fletcher, T. R.
Undelly G. Quick, and F. Sudden; viola, Messrs. H.
S. Blount, and B. J. Herrid ;.Tioloncello, Messrs.
H. F. Harddy, and F. Sawidge ; cocas bow,
Mr. W. J. Fletcher; flute, Mews. F. R. Tanner,
and T. K. Sander, jun. ; oboe, Mr. G. George;
clariordet, Mr. H. Srown • bassoon, Mr. G. Curtis;
pianoforte, Mr. E. Wareham ; conductor, Mr. J.
Whiteheda Smith. It will be seen that a thorough
rich musical treat was provided. Mrs. Austen's song
"London Bridge" was admirably sung and encored
Madame Lily we and Mr. T. Joyce sang a duet
"0 that we two were Keying" in first class style.
Mr. Joyce, received an encore for siseoni.r3i2 "Old
Timber Toes." Mrs. Austen received a encore
In the second part for singing "When the Tide comes
In." Mr. Charles Fletcher's violin solo was
splendid performance and elicited rapturous applaud:
Madam Lily Lowe'd song "I can wait was encored.
Great praise is due to Mr. J. Whitehead Smith for
the manner in which the programme was carried out,
no effort, being spared to make everything pant off