The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-04-20 00:00:00

PO( )LE NOTES.

JVVENILIC LOTALTT. —ln • certain 'clew!, .iitivite—
an the i>hriaw giew—" not a hiiietreil 11111.-0- teal
Poole, the chililren are taught to sing a iloggerel, the
refrain of which is—

" ThiS is • happy land .4 ours,
God nave the ttueen."
I don't blame the achoolnAstres* for her mienal
optisime, bus I rather; bury that if it were pm to the
poor little kid,i it would be found they would nine A
protesting voicr—even if a feelle .aw —against the
State mystem of cramming their head. at the emelt.,
.1 their he lies. The Mayor I Poole in enforcing, a.
he was bound to do, the other day the penalties
attaching to a breach if the School lloard Art,
umuly remarked he had not the shichteet sympathy
with it. There an' few lout milo will agree with Ilium
Inotead of the "holiesit labourer" id bye-gone days,
we are 11011 V intnehicing a wet, i 1 longs to the world,
I who, in paper tmllar* and japer wriet•bands, look
I down upon their poor old fathers and mother* and go
in fur being Dierks, at salaries that will hardly
provide their "laud's" and penny smokes. Houma)
for grand luotherly legislation
PULITIcAL I.UNact. - The I.litieel rarneihra is a far
worse affliction in Poole than that of amanita', over
which no much 'unnecessary fits• Imo been made. We
are nothing here unless we are political. If A cross.
ing-sweeper is put on under a Tory adminietration
(we like big p ITASYS here), and a Radical maj:wity
shortly after his appointment gets into "power, it IS
•puetly iistimated to him that 01.1 kimonnu do lea
.weep clean, lie become.' en•bohtened to the extent
that hie dark.blue fades into a tighter hue, and he us
thee: perhapea, if somebody puts in a good word,
retainaal. And rice rte.. Our okicial doctors, again,
have WIN, very careful as to the exact coinvlexion .1
the blue pill. they provide. It must he in accordance
with the views of the power* that happen (on the time
li' be. Our amocillors are eelectral, not because they
happen to be men well acquainted with the necesaities
of the borough, but because they happen to IA
associated politically with either thie•ide or the other.
flot perhaps the biggest farce in which we indulge is
making the election .4 the livanlians of the
(*aye the mark !) • political struggle. This haa just
been accomplished. And the result has been a
decided victory fly the Torii... They put forward
their hest own; and I premiere the Liberal. followed
suit. In addition to political considerations, the
latter party threw out the tempting bait I d "Water
v. Deer." This haa been tried men' two presio.u.
occaxions. For the third time it has signally fol•-4.
The brewers arr, at the top and the advocates .1 the
p aaaaa ju are at the bottom .1 the poll ; and the Tore.
have got all *ix .4 their men in by large majorities.
A auperciliona snide," to use the phrase .4 " the
paid bully fount Lill(1011" nitaguu
at prernt illuminates their esiuntenanoe SA they
point with prophetic finger to the "Ist." We shall
Pee._

filliduitt.—We are getting quite A " milingtary"
centre bete. Tbeivopul•r captain id the Ride* ha.
so many recruits offering thenewlvet that hie iyinaily
popular drill itiatruetor can take hi* choice. The
ranks of "the Mashers" (Artillery) are tilled. .tnil
the other day admiring crowd. anoembled to see our
Volunteer Dragoons go through their exerciie. which
they did extremely well. Both men and bor.., wrrr
a credit to the town. The only drawback to tho
military enthusiasm that l can see is—how are wc to
provide the typical nursemaide for then all !
THR SCANDAL—When it was rumoured to
the town that a telegram had been received announc-
ing that the Rev. G. IDyson had been dischargol,
was received with a great amount of creibiliif•
Althoogh my contemporary, the Hire!.!, ha, Iva
hesitated, week after week, in apparently happy
ignorance of the penalties attaching to condermit ..f
court, to prejudge the ca.. which it wa. still PPl',
' facile.% and to record it. belief in the innocence of thr
accused, there were some who ventured to differ.
' The result under any circetnetaacee cannot fad to
shake public faith in the administration of juidice, for
the !seta on the face id them are these :- A
has to undergo a painful and a tedion, trial befor..
• Coroner'. jury, wholiud him guilty of wilful much,
The same ordeal has to be borne hero', a
stipendiary., magistrate, and he is again committed ti
take hie trial upon this ilerioue charge. For the third
time although he has not in this instance been ionv
pellid to endure the pain of being
allegations against him are once more en,iiiircd mt''.
and • Grand .fury declare there is a priers
against him. And yet, at the last moment.
the Crown prosecution, having subject.] hi..' and
his friend* to all this length of tow:roil.
anxiety, calmly stand up and way "we have not auy
evidence against him, so we withdraw." .t goof
many years ago a German clergyman was charc.l
: with the murder of a woman in Golden-square. Th•
• Teievroph got up • hysterical eensation over the foff,
and the rev. gentleman left three shores rich./ Iv •
thousand pounds. Now let the Ark., which ilecl+rer
it is hard to see why ever the charge wan lirooght
against the Rev. Mr. I.lyeun, follow the example.