The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-24 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. 1872

DorsttsDiCe.

VActt Itecrotte.—The rectory of Edesondsharn, In
the erandcaoronry of Dorset. to raosot by the desoi
the 11.. r. Napier Duncan Slur?, who has filled the
ancoTb. patrons are the led of
Sh•fteehney end hits. Mon roe, sod the living fa a th.
Enrsa VI: J. of 1t..3.3 with • peiet..at Ina of 279.

IFOOT AM) 11VIOTTI DISSANK IN DORAFT%
Lost sAtarday's returns from lii... coral ditisions of
th" "win') 6!..f the folloroleg malts :
Irk Ward:taw division leo Irssb outbreaks have
0000r..1. :•3 favors are alerted. comprising 49
, settle. 247 • t cp, mill 14 Oro la tbe w"k I buist
8 swine herr •liscl. The &we bas esscd t, exist In
six law, is this divisive.
In Shish Disc Moisten then hey., been Ina fresh out-
but, sod 50 In IDS are idfillend, ,inprl4c, 329 .416.
120 ibises. 4v.d pl/4s.
Is Shaftesbury division 9 nev outbreaks are reported.
T. Maass proves on 67 farms sat' affects 318 cattle,

ADJOUINII) LICKS*IIIO Nagriao.—The aTuo nod
licensing meeting for the borough was held on ooday
lest, before the liesmiug magistrates—The Mayor (J.
Demon, Req.), J. Galpin, RN., Dr. Aldridge, and O.
Canoe, Feq. Mrs. Lest, groom, ho., of Corobill,
applied for • license for the sale of wine; and spirits
and "sweets" off the prernima, William Last proveel
that oath. 12th September he served the notices. A
Rosa.. was granted for wines and spirit; but not for
awaits, the latter requiring notice to be given in July,
under 6th Gov. IV.—Mr. Seaway; of the Mali Oosoh
Inn, applied for en " oomaional Bosom "to keep open
his house on the °angina of the Dorchester Cricket
Club rapper till 2 a.m. This application was adjourood
Iron. last Monday,—air. Harry Read, of the George
Inn, applied for permission to keep open his house
beyond the usual boars on the 000sidon of the Forestere'
•anu&l till Pen—The magistrates Hoer oonsultation
granted the applicants an additional hoar. via., till
twelve o'clock, but the mayor said this was not to be
taken es • precedent
LABOURER'S MUTING. —A meeting In roonnectioa
with the Dorobester branch of the Agricultural
Labourers' Union was held at Fordiogton Cross on
Tuesday evening. Feel ringing at the church disturbed
the speakers' or it would have been held as umal on
Fordin„.-ten Gress. Si. or coven hundred persons
asiemidel, chiefly of the labouring &mem, Lard the
salient points in the ',lmam were loudly sheered.
Obviously the Union II an established institution, and
we believer it is destined to exert a favourable 101 l Genes
on both work and wages in this county. More wages
will be had, and better work will be given, mad all
parties will he heoefited. The chairman was Mr. Jobs
Smith, of Whltechuroh, a mon who for many years past
has greatly helped the labourers of his dwelling-pleat 1
by his anprectdently successful oonduot of • 00-opere-
tire society, and who is now • warm sod able advocate
on behalf of the elevation of the agricultural labourers.
lie introdueel the business of the meeting in a few
hearty words of tiouneel and enoouragement. Mr.
Emanuel Snook followed. With • resdy tongue, and
enthmiasm in the muse se having the blessing of Protl.
doom, he euchre the sympathise cf his midterm; mad
largely promotes the ecomolidatioe of the movement.
He would not think why the Union was objected to by
farmers and gentlemen for they had eornbined together
for =ay years for their own end; and the labourers
had not oomplalnel of it, and did not now. In Dorset
the labouiers were futon, people, and the preeeat gene-
ration had oome into the world in • fanny time. They
were mieductted, but whole fa.olt was that? Men
called lands otter their own manes, and left it to their
babes. For years somebody elm had thought for the
labourers, but now they had begun to think for them-
selves. But what wee the result? After working hard
for 40 years toinake both end. meet, and doing their
bast ter the farmers and Nair's, ease, because they
presented to think for themselves, were buadled out of
house and home! If • man begs the pollaeman dollars
bins, and takes him before a magistrate, sad he is sent
to prison for 14 days. Who makes the laws? Before
you hang • man for mord,. you take him before a judge,
mad he aots on the principle of the Bible, which says,
"blood for blood but if • labourer only mks to be
paid [Hey and joins • Union beams* ha esanot get fain
play without, men end wife, rick children, and babes,
are bandied out of doors, but no poliosmaa interferes!
How is this ? A friend of his, who was a Dissenter,
joined the Union, and the squire's man—insan hireling ,
—wait to him and raid "So you've joined the
Union; you must turn out of your home at the
end of • week if it don't rein ?"—(laughtear). It ao
happeaed it did rain on that day, but the following
morning he end his were ideated, and with • father-in-
law of 75 years of aze they remained tandem • hedge ell
night—(cales of " she.ne." That was how they were
treated. It wet said they advised men to burn Hike.
That (with great warmth) wee &cursed Be I I If any
Union man did each a dietardly act, or out • telegraph
wire, or in any way damaged his neighbours, they would
do all they mold to hand him over to the
pollination, and they would blot out his name from the
Union books for ever I —(loud cheers). .They would
have nothing to do with such seamps—(applasss). He
•as • labouring man, sad all they want was fair play.
The lam -era of Donee were thoroughly good fellows end
not afraid of work, bat benne* they were half-stet red
they mold not properly work is simmer end many of
them died in the winter ("True tree." ) Many • good
man's children had not enough bread to mt. Nine
shUlinp & week was not enough fore labourer with hit
wife end children to live upoo. Their wives mould not
spread hatter at Is 3.1. • pound on such wages.
(laughter). If they would bat get 2a. • day they mlaibt
rub on. But now it was said that because men joined
the Union the farmers would take up from their wages
to bring them to 10s. • week. The Union we. not
against the farmers. They mid if a man was not walla
a day be was not wroth scything l—(applaase).
his perish the formers rad ail sorts of things about
Mutual he could bear • good deal, and what
was too muith for hien into wife could beer
—(laughter and bear bes•). lie had • wife and
8 ehildrea—(" Good") Farmers add the Unless
paid him for going aboot. It was not true ; he never
took • farthing from them—iclimers). Mr. it Fowler,
of Whiteohurols, male out mono time ago that he gave
Ids men as good as 17s. • week, but +boo his Imo
asked him for 120. • week he refused them I —(laugh-
ter). We could not understand that gentleman's
arithmetic. Afterwards he timed to take some of them
at 12e., and the usual perquisites. To others he said.
No, I omit ham you :30w e-a's we,. two masters—
the Union and me." One of the roam wee a load
pistolled') wbo had • skit deughter, and he was tarried
out because he joined the Ut.ioa. We weal toss. the
poor
Orel ecru:air snhde hd;cr in l
great pain
"wdouludaleamat.:7
and then - coaster could have the home. The

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roan wee George Kingsbury, who had worked
on Mr. rowlet's farm be believed for
well nigh forty years. But despite all persecution,
their oases wti progressing, and would succeed, for it
was the cause of God— (abeam). Mr. J. W. Barnett,
of Eitirklaud, the district eeor.tsry, spelt/Kited for the
absence of Mr. Arch and Mr. 0. Potter, but said
tbey world visit Dorset by and bye when they (mold get
the cm.. For years post Dermot had been • bye vord
rougtout them:sentry : why ?(" Oppression Bemuse
aeon. said it w •ea opprest comity. He (tbe speaker)
It vu who IFTOIIII that ArM appeal on their behalf that
appear, d is the Beehive, and he was happy to tell them
that that moroing In response to • Issood appeal be bad
received CM from the Society of Amalgamated
Intellects —(.ilms). He bad also • letter from the
head Aloe whisk empowered him to send 500 or more
pe ions to tb• North of Zogland or °limber' to work,
and adv.noe their expensies—(applan.•). Tint was
• gedeend for them, and sho.ild put them &toe e, Let
them stand by the Union, and eneesse - costar He
regretted that some strikes. had taken ;Isle without the
sasolioa of the Union : for them they could not I .
'impossible. Some bailey ricks bid bees set on Are at
Kinptons, and the Video bad beim shined with Is: bat
It was • fool lib.' No Union man Gould diem
of such sooduct. They nee led not to play snob games
—they did not want foul play, but fair play. It was
for them to say that night they would bask up the
Union—(. Sow. w' "and three abeam for the Union).
If they woad stand by their °Myers they would ha
true to them. A pamphlet It • been issued from Piddle-
town signed by Georg* Gollins on the movement; but
be believed it eras a joint-stock production ; and h.
reminded the writers or the lawyer's saying respecting
the work of the Apostles—"ltsfrein from t base men
and let them alone; for if this contmel or this work be
of mesit.illsometooObL Bat if it be of Only.
cennot overthrow it ; lest haply ye be found seen to
Aght against God." Mr. Fioyer, one of the represen-
tative. of Dors.t, made • speech at Dorchester a few
week. ago on the Labour question. He (the speaker)
b.elseved Mr. Player meant v.ll, sod that be is • Chris-
tian genthunau but, he does not understant the
'object. Wbila the . bon. member deprecated the
Linton, let them take notice what he said so the farmers
—"
'ldyl" you to Ca", them (the labourer.) with •
rise of wages," Why did he not sty that twelve mouths
before? (Vacs "See there was no Uoioo.")
Yes: wirle the Ishearees wen down, set • Toka w