The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-04-20 00:00:00

1H CANOWIOOIIIIK.

PRESENTATION.— On Thursday evening there was a
meeting of the Church Choir and Sunday School teachers
in the National school-room, for the purpose of presenting
a beautiful pair of candlesticks, of ecclesiastical design, to
the Rev. F. Allen, and very nice glove and handkerchief
boxes, beautifully adorned with white Mlles, to Mrs.
Allen. Mr. C. Knight, manager of the Sunday School, in
addressing the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Allen, said: "We, the
teachers of the Sunday School and the Church choir, beg
your acceptance of the accompanying articles, together
with the names of the subscribers, as a slight testimonial
of our appreciation of your exertions for our advancement
during the four years of your residence amongst us. We
greatly appreciate your kindness liberality, and usefulness
in so many ways in this parith, more especially in the
schools and in the church choir: we also feel deeply grate-
ful to Mrs. Allen for her interest in the Sunday School and
I Clothing and Coal clubs, thus doing a great amount of
good in the pariah. May God bless your future efforts."
In reply the Rev. F. E. Allen said :—I thank you very
much, both for myself and Mrs. Allen, for the valuable
gifts which you have presented to us. We shall never
forget your kindness ; it will always be a lasting memorial
which we have received from your bands. He again
thanked them, and also Mr. Knight for the kind words he
had spoken. A very gratifying feature of the above pre-
sentation wu the great eagerness displayed by all to
become subscribers. The list was no sooner set on foot
than all were eager to subscribe, and very quickly more
was realised than had been anticipated. All who were
called upon expressed their best wishes for those who had
the interests of the perish so thoroughly at heart.

UNIONISTS DISCOMFITED.
(Prom the Sherborne Joitrnea)
A Unionist demonstration f the usual type Was
announced for Friday night on Greenhill. Sherts.rne. The
district secretary, Mayor, of Blandford, Pike, and a Special
from Leamington, named Richardson, were the leaders,
and one, if not all of them, exhibited a hatband, and said
they had come to preach the funeral sermon of the
" Fernier and Labourer." The first part of the proceedings
came off quietly enough, until the Special delegate, stand-
tug within a yar I or two of two houses inhabited by clergy-
men, commenced • blade of abuse against the Clergy, and
Churches and Chapels alike. Whilst he was at this self-
destructive work • Labourer,whohad joined the Union some
time ago and been bitterly deceived, stayed, with basket
on his back, to hear what the stalker would say. Having
abused Church and Chapel. the Poor Law and the Union-
houses (which latter are, in his opinion, monuments of
disgrace—perhaps because they are Work houses) the
Speaker began to advocate emigration to Canute. Where-
upon this colloquy took place :-
Labourer : Canute won't do at all, I've bin there. WI
you'll be friz alive. You ma git on in the States, but I
Canute won't do at all.
Baker Anstey : Hold thee tongue Thee west glad
' enough to get money out of the Union.
Labourer: Shut up, hold thee mouth, Anstsiy. They
rubbed me for six years when I belonged to the Union.
Anstey : I never asked for thee money.
Labourer: No but thee wife did'st. Better shut up
thee mouth or I'll tall ov something more in a minute.
Thee took my money and wot did you ge I to go to
Canada wit Wi eight shilling
Of course there was great laughter, and the party in the
waggon got "riled.' They called out to "run them,—
those black-cloth gentlemen "—up to the waggon. A
solitary policeman VIM near, and to him the Unionists
appealed for protection. "Why don't you keep the
peace r "You always disturb it when you come here,"
was the reply. "Then," said Richardson, "if the police
won't protect you protect yourselves hustle up Ine lads,
VII be rrorseible .r
Immediately a lot of roughs surrounded some of the
reskwetahie ea-lookers, and essayed to carry out the old
Unionist dodge of forcing an opponent up in the waggon.
Mr. Chamen, of Blandon], who was standing quietly
looking on, with his umbrella um was seized by three
or four fellows by the right arm, which they twisted round,
whilst others caught his left, and a coward, who stands a
good chance of hard labour, kicked him in the leg, behind.
When at the waggon Mayor put out his hand and seized
Mr. C'hainen roughly and too late called out, "A
mistake r' If the Imlers had atoned for thcir offence by
then and there apologising to Mr. Chamen, it the presence
of the multitude, It might have been sell with them but
they had the meanness to ask hit i hi retire by the back
as quietly as possible. After this the anti-unionist
element of the crowd did not feel disposed to hear any-
thing more from Mayor, Richardson, and Co. Attempts
to speak were drowned in noise, and when another effort
to' run in" parties were made, the roughs were told that
if they laid their hands on them they would not be able to
eat for • fortnight. There was many • tussle and not a few
blows passed. When it came to • free fight the unioCsas
were no where. They was beaten off the grui,A,
the discomfited leaders skedaddled to A nstay's bakehouse,
leaving one unfortunate wight to time bare of the waggon
and candles, and to bear the rest Of the indignation. This
speaker adopted mon) conciliatory tone, and expressed
deep sympathy with the poor. We hear that one of the
party uttered the threat that they would bring a sufficient
form with thins next time I This means a &gibe*,