The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-22 00:00:00

of remorse*, and thus brought disaster oaths working
classes (applanie and dissent.) Let him ask them, in
mtholusion, what where the means which were being
ilopted to win the working claws from the Liberal
cause? It was attempted to be dose by • aeries of
reckless calumnies, by Conservative papers filled with
the moat scandalous and defamatory charges against the
leaden of the Liberal party—especially against that
leader whom they keew to be a conscientious and •
10 naive man. They were aware that mine time ago
l'ol. Knox attributed words to Mr. Gladstone which he
never uttered. He said that in one of his speed:me Mr.
Gladstone expreeeed an opinion that the Irish Church
could never be shaken ezeept by an apostate Parliament.
That was afterwards discovered to be a statement
made by Mr. Whiteside, but some of the Conservative
papers still industriously circulated them words as those
of Mr. Gladstone, and endeavoured to associate him
with certain noisy profligate., who have made some stir
in London. (A voice " How could Mr.
Gladst. no, when • dozen people waited upon him, ask
the character of them ell before receiving them? (A
voice: •• Disraeli received him as well.") He was glad
to hcar it, and hoped the interview ad the right hen.
gentleman good.—(applause and laughter.) Ho did
:lot come there as an advocate for the Liberal
candidate, who sought re-election in the town.
voice : "It seems like it.") Ile had
never seen Mr. Mitchell in l•is life, and the only
Man he knew as representing ltridport was his friend
Lord Remaly, who, to their honour, they retarued to
Parliament. Ito far as he was the advocate of any one. '
be was the advocate of that statesman he believed to be
the moat esmacientiou., the most earn. at, and the most
jest man who had ever managed the affairs of this great
empire—(obeers). Ile hoped the English nation would
✓end to Parliament such teen as would again cause Mr.
Gladstone to be brought t. the front of affairs' In order
that he may entry on three reforms which have to
signally contributed to the moral and material progress
of this csuritry, and bays rendered it possible that this
natiod of ours, with so narraw an area over which its
inihnitry is engaged, with so small a portion of the
earth's surface on which to gain so great • same, may
become more awl more illustrious—most illii.trious
because the first act of the enfranchised English people
tends towards doing justice to the oppressed Irish
people, and to making • strong nation now and for ever
of the United Kingdom —iloud cheers).
A vote of thanks was passed to the Professor on the
ncetiiun of Mr. 7'. Coffee, seconded by the Rev. J.
Notes.
o.oknowlidgenirt he compliment, Professor Rogers odd
he dal not wonder at,or regret that his remarks had called
forth some expresaions of dissent. He hoped—whatever
might be his opinion of the present Government— that
the Corservative party—the true Conservative party— .
would long live and labour in this conntry--(applausel.
We made progress by the collision of parties. In order
to find out the best things for ourselves and for our
fellow trim, it was necessary that public questions
should he fully and fairly debeted—(applause). Ile
knew no means—he believed the world had never found
tiny means, by which these questions might be bettor
debated, than by a fair and honest strife of parties.
Ile hoped, therefore, Viet whatever might become of
the present administration, that a new Conservative
barty—a sound, • just, sod an honest Conservative
party, would be reconstenetail, to do hattle—fair battle,
and to gain, if it should so be, fair victory over those
opinians which are supposed to be entertained by the
Radicals, and were entertained in a great measure by
their bumble servant—(applause).
The Chairmen was thanked for presiding. on the
motion of the Mayor, mounded by Mr. J. T. Stephens.
Mr. Gundry, in reply, expressed himself in high
approval of a good honest opposition, and, answering
RR obserestion AS to the injury done to the WWII by
the Mb...faction of machinery, said he beliesed be had
done them good by inirodueing machinery, and if the
person who thought differently would call on hira and
have a ijuuter.a.an-hour's chat on the subject, he
thought he should he able to csnyince bin. that was the
case—(chrers). Ha did not mean to say rumbinery was
mit introduced with a view to his Own interests, but he
did it believing that hi. intereste were bound up in the
inleots of the town—(cheers).
Mt meeting then eniliaL