The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-12-16 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1873.

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. and others of a kindred Datum, but ha must say theme
Local anb Thstrict Ati33l. ()albeit, cachalots the Bible Society, the London City
Minion, and this A 'my Scripture Maiden Society sailed
ARMY SCRIPTURR RIADERS' SOCIETY. forth his most medial sympathy sad interest. Their
A meeting in behalf of this moiety wee held at the work was not limited by say church or any hums.
Town-hall, Derek...ter, last Friday afternoon, lad, diethestioos. As to the Scripture reader in this distrtet
through the exartions of Mrs. Colosel Brogbern, there be eon teatlmony that be was doing • great work. He
(Er Eliot) bed hol the hussars of knowing him ever
was a far atteedamse notwithsteuling tbe inclemency
of the weather. The Rev. C. W. Bingham, of teeee he had been apinPted, and he clould jelly say be
se an earmst God-fearing men, and one with • very
Ilinghsen's Meleombe, presided, and there were preseoll
'weber mind end • great deal of common sense. He
—Mr. J. C. Manael-Pleyde Mr. (1. Worry, !ten::
feelingly alluded to the death of 001. Pitcairn, the
Reginald and Mrs' Smut', Lt
l'eig Mr". former depotattem, wad then spoke of the necessity of
the Raw. E. W. Pears. the ILe. 11. P. an
I eonstant ,Rorie to insititele these societies. It was of
Retiree, the Rey. T. W.- and Ere Knipe, the Rev. W.
and Mr". Urquhart, the Rev. W. C. Galore, the 11,•. I the first Importance that they should keep their aye
Cotter the RSV. F. very tibiae, their motive very pure, and their Mu Tee]
P. D. 0' Sylvester' "6 J. it.
Morgan, Om 1t.,. W. POl4. Major and Mr"' Ciapeot, high in this work: if they allowed them to drop to any
Mr. V. B. Wright tl
y, .
Inferior 'tendert, or eere 101101100. A by say personal
A. Mansell, Mi. 'Thedoleur, Miss him Kindereley and feat
carpendale. Miss or retool lel motive, vitality would he lost. He told an
steariard. blue itararba 14.. E. mac epeedote pbow,ingthatl. b
the words re6•4l fret alettar
R. ff. Eliot, Mies Plot, Mr, Gy h
. Andrews, Dr. and Hoe.," on have oc to believe on • , ocre Christ
E•sos Mr. G. Curse, Mr. U. Deveeisb, Mrs. and and you are saved," after 16 years led to the rionverelon
Miss Nome. Mr. rrod Mr.. evoke, Mrs. H. Blaketoms of • young soldier, and said it was bemuse his believed
Modem., Mho R. Cimpholl, its. Alter prayer by the , that was the memo* this society sends forth to our
Rector l St. Peter's,
soldiers that he gave it his hearty support, and °ailed
e
The Cusimeas sale he felt that some little apology on them to do the maine—(epplaum).
was doe to the meeting for his being in the chair on The Rev. RIIGISALD Purrs spoke of the interest and
that ...ion. lie beneent, there gore other, on the profit to be derived from the speech of the deputation.
platform salted to preside, but who from sorn• reason There were mein discussions In the present day &bout
other felt obliged to reface Ile heartily embed the lay preachers, whether they should be allowed or not.
.rman who he thought ought to be in the chair were He was not an edvecate for lay brethren being Intro-
presiding—hi measit his own dear brio her—(applatme) ! deo -d Into the pulpit, but be was an advocate for their
—but they knew how he (Colonel Birighein) Antic ' having full liberty Memory other pleas to "peek for their
from publicity, "'Dept it wee military week, and there- master; and he was sure if every lay brother would
fore be (the Climb meo) lett Must heoccopiad that pedtion preach and speak as Col. Elandwith had spoken to-day,
as his (the Colonel's) represeatetive—(bear, hear). But all the objections and fears which now exist respecting
be thought he might ateo venture to say that , the employment a such agents would pan away, and
It women • rights were as fully established as perhaps ! every one who lover the truth and desires the "Mystics
some of them hoped they might be, • lady should have of souls would wish for the multiplication of them,
eroopled the chair, one who oertately had presided their earnest prayer would be that the Lord Wa-
in the room below over much larger bodice of redeoate ! self shall speak the word, and that great may be the
than the cumber there asitembhd ; and she had shown company of inch speak.rs and preesele re This society
them, in that plate by as experiment, which she under ! acted in the true Christian spirit--enoonnydng every one
God's good favour was permitted to emery on, that any who was trying to do good. He remarked on the
edorte and labours of love made in behalf of those , eisim of the 'soldiers on our sympathy and concluded by
cameo. from whom the army of this c 'entry is ! 'style I, May God bless this society an hundred fold—
recruited, is eeeteinly not labour thrown away—she (applause).
had shown thi to (end, thank God, the expenent was ! The ('nitlMAN said he bad received a letter from Mr.
so fully and blessedly made la this county and elect) Ludlow, Paying circumstances prevented his attendine,
that any .fforts made or the spirituel an I moral hut sending something for the plate; and Mr. Bingham
advantage of the soldiers have uotb.. n thrown away— had • cote from the Scripture Reader say ng that his
(applause) Being in thu chair, perhaps they might work, which be detelled, kept him away. Alluding to
think he ought to give some aceouta of the working of , the feat that Colossi Sandwith aim* amoopt them a
the society. but that be wotOt leave to Colonel Sand. ' straneer, he hoped they shoold often me him. He
with, who had kindly come amorg.t them fully furnished 'Gamely ever beard • more thoroughly practised, Citric
with details. and would be able to tell them better and lien, and interesting additive.
more eocurately than be was able to do, lie would The moritive was cloned with the benedictioa pro-
only Jess say th t gained by the elperiecone of the nouceed by the Rev. C.W. Bingham.
London City Misstep, which achieved such wonderful Tee collection amounted to £lO 10e. 7.1., and,
success In tho great metiopolis, the Army with donations received, Mrs. Col. Bingham was
Scripture Reader" and Soldiers' Friend society was enabled to send to the society £36 141.7 d.
established sod carried on its work in •
similar may. Be was bound to say it was Dot •
denominational society—that the Scripture readers were
chosen without being questioned as to what church they
beloogod—(,pplauee); they were abeam from the whole
body of Ceriatians, as they worked &omega midterm'
recruited from all denominations throughout the
country. In maielpatinir ibis meeting be could lot
help thinking of a fact which he had mentioned at seine
of the Bible meetings he lied attended In former year.,
but which struek Lim as one of the meet rerearkehte
Instances he ever heard as showirg the value of
Scripture reading amor pot eoldiere. Ile heard it from
• perfectly authentic souree—Profeeier Sehelfield,
curate to the late f(00.1 Mr. lime.° at Cambridge, who
told that one evening about two sooth, before the
battle of Waterloo, the pew-opeuer esme into the vestry
after the weekly service and said his brother had come
back from the wars, and said be, "flu you know,
strange se it may appear. I bells ve ha has found Christ
while absent ae • soldier." He (Mr. Bingham) believed
that was uct so uncommon a thing now in them days as
before the battle of Waterloo-oone, hear). Mr.
Simeon naturally desired to see the was, and he was
lotredueed next morning in the presence of Protestor
Eicholfield. The soldier said he was left for dead after
the battle of Talavera, for when the British geckoes
went over the field he showed no sign of life ;
but the French pickete found him later, and dis-
°overt, g be was not de.d, carried him to the
Witter, hospital, and finally he wee sent away a Free&
prisoner. Mr. Simecn mated him hew he felt when
he thought is was "Pelt, sir," said he, e I
cLdn't feel at al, I was dying just like a sheep." He
w.• taken to a French prison over the frontier, and
there tosoLp nas t the priseere w a Scotch corpotal, who
even in theses days carted a Bible in his knapsack:
that Sootel RAD got all the Britteb prisoners together
every dey, read to them the &Anthem, and expounded
the Word of God according to his light and power. Not
to delay the me tit it by telling the whole ctorv, when
to the short peace cf lett the prison doors •••• opened,
between 141 at d re.) live* Enat'sh Omelet. wont
out delivered not merely from earthly bondage but by
the power of God's grace and the t Mildness of His
mercy, from the bondage of sin end Satiel—(tpplause.)
Prohmeor Sohol6--11 said he never efter heard of the
man except Oat b. fore the battle of Waterloo. when a
letter was reeeleed from him In which he said—" We
shall meet the French I believe to-morrow, and I as
afraid shell h.,e desperate work. But lam ready to
and ready to die. It is in the 1.. rd's hands. I
wish every offietr and mm n In the two 11,120011 was as
prepared to die as through God's mercy I believe I am."
That erlkiegly showed the infictte value of Scripture
reading; and math men as that Scotch corporal the
society endeavmeci to send wherever British troops
were tio.ronghout the world —(applause.)
Colonel iLteipw yr then addressed the meetieg In an
utaffeeted earn- c: ...rode which made a great is.
premien. At th, ugh he felt a etranger here, he (moil-
dered them friend. as they had long contributed to
this svicty, and bdog thus irk nds of the soldho they
Went friends of Go Ricers, He did not wish them to
forget tho secietv wientod to be the Soldier's Friocd,
but he wooli chi. fiy tell V. em of its operations as the
Army Scriptere Readers' Society. The committee of
the society endeavoured to get to the 'elders souls,
and for that purpose employed Scripture reedem to go
amongst them, but not to supersede the chaplet's'.
They were to set as ley am cos, • kind if Leedom City
Mimi. Lary, only they went "Hover the world. There rules
wealth read the Bible end sit read the knowledge of Christ,
working under the direction of the chaplains. They as
• rule choose old ro'diere, at they were better eine:Bled
to und.retand soldier's way. and feelings. But they
did not refuse suitable civilians. They were pet on
probation for stx mottle. They did not ask If nun
went to church or chapel, bit do you love Christ?
Hoeing probation they endeavoured to test the reeders
thoroughly. Some seep:eine biyctlly worked with
them; some would rather do the week themselves.
S. Idlers, their wives, and cLitdroo, and old pensioners
were embraced in the 'cedar's operatione He bed
men a great deal of the work himself. When in
barracks he had felt it hie ;coy to work with the
Scripture readers in B.b'e chases and visitation both at
house, in the fi Id, Lod ahrool. They had only 64
readers at rreseot, and waot•l at least three times Se
many. Ile bad found greet benefit in the Bible classes
himself, anti so did all the 011-ers who (arose in the
work. For there the graoe of God was roseifeeted.
The Scripture reader In this dlstriet (Mr. Stathati)
had work it Dorchester, Weemeuth, and Port-
land. He wcu'd not say anything about him,
his work was mentioned in the report.; but Le
asked them as they bed opportunity to speak
to him, and give him • ward of ereeuregemect At
Plymouth they had Mr. Inman, working heartily under
the chaplains. At Portsmouth a men had to lebeur
earnest four regiments. At Gosport Mr. Merehont
had • Bible class of 18 drummer boys. Seeing their
temptations he ereatty rejoiced that they were under
roth training. W.th the marine artillery they bad •
valuable reader. At Dover Mr. Hawkes told a mese of
going Into the heepital—work requiring epeeist "are
wber• a married man was dying of eountreption. At
ant the sick mon was in greet Metres" of mind, saying
"he bad sinned away the day of gram." The reeds,
by God's Word and praying with him brought the poor
fellow, though be got worm In health, to accept Christ
as his Saviour, and got peace through the peeeleus
blood of Christ. The soldier spoke of the 22v. of
ally, of loath, as the passage of Gi's Word that gave
Fins rest. At the end of that month of July lie dioi,
but in great pesos and joy. At Woolwich they bad
'evert' readers. The chaplain—Mr. Walsh—had Jost
appoloted • soldier's widow (Mrs. Agnew) • Bible.
woman there to visit amongst the sal tier's wives. In
London they hid a couple of reader.. At Colchester
there were others. On ooe comet= Mr. Halt formerly
of the .14th regt wed appointed there as reader, but the
chaplain did not much oars about having one. HOW
erir, Capt. Cobham introduced bine and it proved he
was formerly in the chaplain's Bible *lass at Malta, that
smoothed the way, and hie help was gladly socepted.
After a while the chaplain asked for • 'mood reader.
Total abstinenee they found very useful, though of
coons they Aid not rut it before religion. He gave
instancee of he onto.* of the army •pproving and aid-
ing the work. It. rooted from a reader's report at
Cork *bowing the obereeter of the work. All the
soldiers were taught to read, acid the society mould not
get good books enough for them ; so he invited aay a
them to rod pure literature in the wty of etc*
code gerbils, to Mee. Cal Mecham for them. At Oork
It. spoke of the celour-sergear.t of the company taking
the Bible clam when the reader MN usw.ll. yet
formerly that men was thermighly irreligious. He was
la garrison with an old 28th spieler, who had gone
through the Indian mutiny and Crimea. The school-
mittrees of one of the Fortifier regiments was oonverted
through his icstrumentallty. Then she worked se •
Christian sehoelmistrese, and the change Ito the school
was marked. The regiment was sent to ledia. She bad
great ieflemme over the Retain Catholic women of .1..•
regiment, so moth go that she had their children sent
to school to learn the Ethic because the priests would
not give It them. She died in Central ledia, and the
Roman Catholic soldiers went to the Colonel, told him
of the good she tad does in their fensillee, acid asked as
a favour to be allowed to carry her remains to the grave
to show their respect. A soldier was rtylog in hospital,
and the reader was ea 1«d late at night. The dealer
mid he mold not underetani scything; but the reader
knoll down sni merited Goe's tonne inersegee to pooc
"Inners from the Bible, end then 'Herod • short prayer,
the dying m.n turccd round with a heavenly smile,
grasped his hand, and died. After that be (the • p taker)
Meer let a 'whiter diets his Preteens" without hearing up
In the oh .mher of death the htemed name of
pursusece of this resolve he told how he went to the
b. it We of • dyirg worn' s, and reed during her last
momenta tb• comforting words of Qv's!, feefirg it was
sever too late to bring home the blessed name of our
Beet Friend. Illustratirg the good moral results of
the society's work amongst the men, he mentioned that
an Adjutant, himself not a religious map, having to
select three trustworthy persons to arrange for some
regimental festivities he selected three from the Bible
clam, and said though be himself did not believe as they
did he knew them well enough to trust them with any-
thing. Besides, be said, they were total abasinere, so
they would sot get into trouble with the Peltier. They
never got into trouble in the regiment., and led Godly
item By and by. the 11-Medi here would probably he
asked to help in reaintalolug • Soripture reader at Dor-
cheater, when Os 01.1.ter, o,Ltre was established.
Mesawhile he asked for their prayers and their eon.
tribtaions—(epplatce).
Mr. R. if. ELIOT de tree, to add 11. t. vireos, to the
value of this society which h• 50 C. r fley lovi-el and '
admired. Areette three or four other reasonc for which '
be 101 l particularly attached to thle society he would ,
mend°. that Its Catholic sire and spirit elikfiv cote.
amoodod It to Wool/. Ho loved very much Lb. lobumb I
Lb. Marsh Pastoral Aid iloolsty,

carry*/ out of this per jut, sal the unit WY a peti-
tion shod ostratrously signed by all slum and partiee.
This thusmeat hat been Bout by th• Committee of
Manatemeat to hie lordship.
POlll.lO LIMITING. —For du winter of 1871-2, vestry
authorised Inspectors to air • with the gee proprietor
tor 21 lamps for the suson for EMI7O. The rate wan
00i c Muted, and with diffloulty the inspectors
gathered £lO. Settlement betog urged, the Itspestors
trade another appeal, but only got .C. 3 61, The state of
affairs being represented to the gem proprietor, he hu
agreed to settle the soccuat for £33

queitiiio thdellvers into their band. the Holy We,
g e reeding of the same to seek se need end
desk. their Godly ministrattes, the word. awl bolo' as
folio.:—" Take thou authority to read the Word .f
God, and to perform such other duties In the pariih of
re shall he set forth in the Howie of the Bhhop, is
tho owns of the Father, and of the Son. ant of the
Holy Ghost. Amen." The Bishop then lays his hand
on the persons thee appoints,. tho Lord's Prayer gni
moonlit appropriate collects following. This was the
serykoe adopted on the present owsion, the chorelk
in log thronged. At Srldport four lay readers are now
drowsed, and one for Pow. retook and North Poortou—
the brother of the Arehleacroe, O. ton Sanctuary. for
the litter, and Wears H. N. Cog, J. Tomer, Edward
Hoare, and J. A. Collins for Bridport. The lay readers
at Bradport are at preseat eoudeoting• Sunday or.roing
merrier, weekly, for the young of to National &hoof.
Tbe alteration of thy vestry at Brldport Church took
away some of the eats of the school ohddreo, out it
wee thought a 'crake in the *shoot f the sh tiros,
and a very simple address no the goy& or leasona
would he of more real benafit to Me children than
attending the long servlosi In the church. The Lord
Bishop wig eomoinaleited with through the Arohde.oon
of Comet, and his lordship at ono. expressed his desire
o HOOnlie suMelout lay readers to 000daet these rervloer.
The esample of Bridport was at ono@ followed by
Captain Sanctuary. We append • oopy of the Bishop'.

"Jeorpe, by Divine psrmiedon Bishop of Sallebury, to our
well beloved In Christ Henry liJbla Cox. °reeling We do
by thaw premots grant unto 'me, of nhase faithfulness and
compatint kninerlaige we are well moored, UU 00U1U1UWOU to
execute the face and perform the dull.. of • by reader In the
parish of Brldport, la our diocese and Jurbsilicti n, on tho
oominstion of the or, Edward 3 1. B. Ifonsiose, and we .lo
hereby anthems you to tool the Word of HA and explain
this same to such pereone In the mid psri .h ••• the
Incumbent shall direct ; to road the aistwints I Mann. in
Use parlih church, sad elm to read publicly In the Church
Schoolrooms in the puish or In any other place allowed by us,
such portions of the morning end evening leer-floe as we shall
appoint and direct; and aim to read and expound mom portion
of (Lay Scripture, Otto reed such !redly brutal,. Or discourse as
the Incumbent too Emmave. And we exhort you to oak out
persons not haptial, or skk, and to Unke them knows to the
Incumbent ; end to giro &Sheol heed to prayer and the study
of the Holy Scriptural, sod to be no. ournpls of Godliness.,
whet* y, brotherly lure. And we do horehy notify
dociar• that this in cootsoleolon shell real on valid, and hors
full form and authority, o Oil either It shall bo rev bed by us
or our successors, or • fresh imtltuttoa to be Inotelloo shall
have been male and completed. And so wee mmisittl you to
Almighty Gad, wham blooing and favourers humbly posy meg
rest upon you and your work. Given under or bald this
mirth day of LacestLer, in the roar .40,r I,ud, Inca, and of
our consooralka the Slth.—Chmatia hence."

MR. GIRARD STURT AT GILLINGHAM.
Respondiog to the hood of the If .I,o°lo°l3=one, at
the annual ogrimitura Moose. at 0411Ingbera, en Mon.
day, Mr. Gime= betray, M.P., said-It would be
ridiculous for mu to tell you that I am not goirg to talk
polities to ni4bt, beeethe I am-(laughter and *potato%)
But when I talk politics, whether It is here, or on the
hustings, or mywhere alas, I &linos try to carry in my
mad, aa far 1111 I can, that after all we areal Eaglish-
nten-lhear, heal-anal that though we msy one t on
the beatings and sheik. our Sots in moth other's fame,
sad all that sort of thing-though we do diaagre•-in
war hearts we really deake and into at the State that,
but we do not thick the person we disagree with wishoe
as well for the good of the mouthy is we do-(laughter
and applause.) That is my idea, and I am aot going
to my anything to night to burl the feelings of any
geatleman its Ode room. I osunot help &waning by
sato' somethieg civil -11 l out-(a tau. h)-.of Her
Majefty's Goverament. Nobody ean deny the lad
that Her Makeity's Gaveroupot have alma they have
Wee inn aloe done a groat deal-(s pauee)-of mischief
ITZ7I laughter.) They have diastehli.hed the
lioreb ; they have pawed the Lead all, which
has oottileo•tosol most of the properties of landed
proprietors in Ireland; cad lastly, but not lease
they hove mesa the ballot-and oh I Lord, how I
hate that ballot 1-(renewed laughter). 01 all am-
egad boloand-ooraer buoinasee, nothing in my mind
mimes up to the ballot. I hoe it. I like something
straightforward and above board-(spplause). I never
have voted by ballot; bull lave got • vote for South
Wiltshire, and I know I shall make a mistake-
(towbar). When I go into that place, I shall be voting
for Mr. Grove Losi•ed of for Lord Harry Thyme -I
shall be in such • tremendous hurry to get out-
(renewed lauinbt.i) IL , ills no use crying over
spilt milk, &Ai if I were to go howling eli OV, I' the
salary and alter dine evety Mona end meeting, we
should never get the bleb Church beck again. nor the
Lend Bill repealed ; and I am afield you would Lever
see Mr. fitort plumping °peel for the men be likes
beet at the eleetiotteerit g booth-(bear, Liar). Now,
my noblo triad addressed you on a qopet•on which
intoreata you all very much indeed; and I must say my
noble Mead, fore beginner, and as oce joist erteretr
mode an uncommonly good apeoch--(beer, hear). I
Mean by paying a little mmpilinent loth" GOTCTIIMADi ;
lam sfratd I DMA now give the COTATLIIMISt a dig in
the ribe-(laughter). Because I have no hesitation in
saying, as nerds local taxation, Her Majsoty's Gowen-
moot have believed shenieluily-(hi sr hear, arid ap-
plause). Why, in 1872 the House of dommons passed
by • majority of 80-(/‘ Voice 100)-wed ICO, tact
makes it 1/0110 for the 6,,TAITAMAC—(II leugh)-•
resolution to the alert that the employment of imperial
Scale should be used for the relief of the ratepayors in
certain national chargee-(hear, beer). Wo 11, they
have not don* It ; they base never done it. Mr.
Gosehon brought in • bid-what do you think of that
It It ?-(leughter). Mr. Storefeld brought in soother
Rill-what do yoa think col that ? Why. I have no
hesitation in filing it was an Iseult to the intellec'uel
capabilities of those who got up the agitation with
regard to local taxation-(bkar, hear). Simply b came,
Instead of deerealog your tame It bereaved them. and
if that le ant an Insult to you I do cot know what le
-(laughter and app(ame). Well, I am not golog (es •
private member nod an individual I do not prethod to
be op to it) to wale the question at an agriceltural
dinner: but this I do say-let every man who has
£lO 000 • year-I do not rare whether It is In load or
n the fasids-let him be bound to pay hla thou* for
Mut maintenance of the poor people of 'hie country-
(applause). Now lam gokg to slat you a little lively
illustration of this matter. There is a gentleman in
this county, and • very nice geol man, too-Lord
Wolverton-ad I am gokg to take Lim. Lord
Wolvertea has not property in this county; I wish he
had ; I do not mind his polities ; I like him, and I say
Lord Wolverton, if he had • property in tills county,
would be • great addition and a great catch to it-
(applause). (Mr. Goma : He has bought • property.)
Oh 1 yes. bought one the other day ; so he did. Whet
for? Why to woke voles for Sbatersbnry-(roare of
laughter). Only one word to you, Mr. Grove-
Catch a weasel asleep I" - Ogle wad laughter).
Well, Lord Wolverton has no estate in this county,
but he bag • boom, sad be hos • very large
end imeallrot establishment. He keeps a great
number of home, bad be is • most hospitable and
excellent MAO. Well, no., I AM going to tare A CAA.;
II may not be probable, but it is certainly poeible.
Salome Lord Wolverton were to wake up one worse
log and Ind his establishment goat mad, and the other
half turned thiewee-(laughter and applause) What
would Lord Woiverton de? Like • wise man, he would
send the mad moiety of his esablialiment to the
Dorset County Lunatic Asylum. Well, who pays for
the Lunatic Asylum ?-(bear, hem) Who keeps it
up Who pays the men? Who pays the awe.?
Doee Lord Wolverton? Not one larthiog. I wt.' h II
you who does' though- Mr. Start and the rata epee
of the county of Dorsst-(ioud applause sod laughter.)
Well then, having dolt with the mud ha'f of Lord
Wale/ma's establiatinent, let me go to the other half,
the ibleviug hall. What dose he do then lio sends
for the police, the rural police! Who pays for the
rural police? Dom Lord Wolves-ton? No, not one
farthing. Who does then? Why Mr. Scutt and the
ratepayers of the county of Dormt-(renew, d taught*,
and loud applause.) When the polies have got the
thieves they lay. to be mot to gaol. How do they
go to gaol? By road, Ha
ve.
you the highways. ave
you over head of the Highway Bill?-(hear,
hear.) Who pays for the roads and lb* high-
ways to take Lord Wolverton's establishment to
Dorchester gaol ?-(langhtior.) Not Lord Wolverton
-not one lathing, Who does pay? Mr. Start end the
root of the ratepayer' of the comely of Dorset-(rame
laughter). I have not done yet. Well, be geta them
Into lb. gaol. Who built the gaol? Who Isis for the
gaol Who pays for the head men, and the shaplain,
and the clothes and the food, for the thieves of Lord
Wolverton's establishment ?-(lateghter). Dees Lord
Wolverton? Not a farthing. Who does Wby Mr.
Start and lee real of the ratepeyors of the county of
Dorset-(langhter and applause). I my I beat proved
my ease; I have proved my assertion • and I have done
It a• easily and as clearly am Mr. Di:uaell proved the
truth of Ma last letter at ellaegow-(omr, hear). Well,
let us look • little more to the future. I think I have
given you • pretty good case to show the Julio* that
something should be done with regard to local taxation.
Oh I by Oa by, there is something else I hove got to say
to you about it; I have got a word or two to say to Mr.
Portman. Mr. Portman said at Bridport it appeared
to him from the swath I made at Dorchester that I
thought • Conservative Government was the panacea
and ours for all Gala. I mid that ; but what I did
say is this, and I repeat it- that you, the tenant lamer;
and the agricultural interest of the coarty of Dorset
and all Saglend will get any good, mind you
you will never got one *billing of relk4 from Her Majesty's
peewit Governmeet—Oreer, hese and attains) -
and I tell you why you will not-fa Voice: • don't
ezpoot Hi-their heart la sot in It. Go folliantleg to-
morrow, try it-try • fosse if yen have not got your
heart in it-and where are you?-thear. bear.) Yoe
must, if you want 'sake done to you have a Goverm
meat in oMoe who will take it up androake it a good
measure, and who will go out on It if they are button.-
(bear, hear.) The present °aeronaut are not going to
do that, I can ell you. A few of their members vote
now end egain, and they oome down here and throw op
their hate and my I voted this and that. They will do
it noon or twice, hut when it comes to the pinch, you
algeoz, ,gthkiey re they,ter.o) You bolt-nb, you know
Grove?-
owyoudi (d_lloer(lfsr.
ClMet : No.) Oli ! I saw you bolt-(renewcd
lought.r.) Mr. friend Mr. Grove put down • motion
012 the r ip•r ; hilt, you 1100 W. between ourselves -(a
laugh)-bo wa Me tot, holed by Lord Wolverton -Y know '
sac 17 what +a• said, thought I did not heat it-and
Lord WM Torten said: "This will not do, lay doer Grove.
The Government have been beaten mem or Icier, end
the party is disconrepod and in • horribly htw state;
and If you go on with your motion, which you
an sere to carry, it is a certainty what wi.l
happen. You must withdraw it, my dear Grove-
(latigater.) Go at once, and my newer, about 11."
I'm all for being • party man, and I should probablyhave dose it myeele lout if Mr. Grove had eons on
with hie motion he'd have carried IL-EN,. Grove: I
I think not.)-You would: and at this moment you
I would have been the moot popular men In the county
-(cheers.) Let me give you again • little pkoe of
advice, an I have over and over agate If you wish
jostles done in this matter, support that Goverment*
whose heart la in it. If you don't, you dmerve to die
in • ditch. Let's have no more mumbliag if you
don't atiek to your colours. Now wi 1 you ollow me to
my • word of politice-(laughter.) I do not know whoi•
we are oomies to. We live is extraordinary limes.
When I wea • young man I always tboneht a Govan-
sloga might to he united. I nova heard of two gentle-
mon in • Cabinet di•metrically opposed to moth other, '
t
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ought to put on the drag and not pa quite so forwards
I bey. no hesitation In expremlog my og.inion that Mr.
Bright's programme was a very dangerous one—
Disestablish thit Cbureh—repeal the law of Knead, "shish
means the doing away with large properths, snit a
great deal more be•ides. I think Um fettling of the
country at this moment is not to IMeestablielt the
Mostlish Church. I am ears ahe is safe, if true to
herself —(hear, hear.) Elbe mustn't play any vulvae,
(latiahlor and smart oheeting), None of your son•
fissional or any thing of that siirt— foontioned sheering).
I reemot • good Homan Catholic—(ohrers)—but I don't
likii your mock turtle—(lood 'Moors and laughter). It
Ile for you if you swish us to go on as we are, to say es.
Yon' and not you only, but the whole country, at the
out slection, must exert yours lees. I b here the
*ousts) is Pound • heart, attached to it. eonstitutios,
and that the verdict of the country will bo at tie next
(Await. "Meet and be TheokfoL" I hme, with all
my beat, Eogi.nt will eouiinue to be, as she boa ever
been, the admiration of the World; that we may go on
prosperous, contented, and happy, I hope Dorestehir•
for uauly years to come will return iltrin lumbers of
P"liiinenee and lest, bet lay no means least, I hope
that one of them will, through your krriness, waiting
to ha Henry thrard B•Tart—(l,ud cheers and laughter).

although another vessel belonging to the Muse partied bad =do
three voyages in the time, yet the tedinel Rose Mynorieume only
arrived • day or two ago. Then the captain raid that mane
potatoes had been thrown overbeent It hen the cargo sae
wegleed, the captain Ina very particular that the wale should
red be allowed be turn, and the ',widener etendd not have the
slightest advantage. When the vessel ram emptied, It was
asarebed, and either live or elm sects were etowed any 1,, the
foreandle, and others In the prisoner's ado, although In his
manifest, he natal that cOlh weight wide In his piesonion.
Ile afterwanis admitted that be had taken potato from the
writ', and that he had 1:ono to (Memel, and beck Wain to
France, telegraphed respecting his unvemente, and thee Mr.
Mills, who had not left Vrance, went down to see Use vessel,
and found that nothing was the matter with ber, and she
. ought P. have been en or In 24 henna Ile applied fore remand,
as Mr. Vickery wee chant and had to give evidence at Win-
, cluster. —A "wain ass present es interpreter, to whom Mr.
I Webeforil objected, as he had leen brought by, and was •
, friend of, the proaccutioa.—Mr. Howard mid It who nut his
place to Ming an interpreter btiorc the C tint; big he did mit
wish to be mending all ~,vcr the town.— Mr. Welshed objected,
but he did not provide an interpreter, and said It wee sot his
tonna.* to provide one. —l"ltimately, Ur. John Downer. .4 St.
Martine. Jenny, and insane' of the Royal cutter, of Jersey,
horoalthlntalooal,'rNr Mills, wee eworn Mr. t; Mille, of Wey-
mouth, Importer of potatoes, in coesteny with Mr. 8. Webb,
said he was at a place called Perna, In Prams, at the end of
October and baciuning id November. At Perris he saw the
wanner, the captain of the Rose Mysterieuee lugger, shell wail
loaded with potatoes Withers bought them acconling to the
bin .4 hiding produced, which staled it to be • full cargo It
wag Synod by the prironer himself, and tie party from al. Us
he bought the potatoes. —The interpreter mid the bill of lading
demerit.' her as having 50 tous, 15 tart of potatoes (So tone
750 Illost Ile an Um captain eel for Weymouth, on the
gral of November. The anal was letourable, and the weather
fine, and the Una; for an average paseage adireWi with Wealbcd
line and wind favourable for a parrage to Wcyllainth ea. 20
hours, it being about ilu miles the wind Imo favourable and
Or.. weather clear for the week after. The captain had taken
the weight, and signed fee weight, and he believed be paid the
merchant In the Kenna of the captain. Olin was inter.
prated to the prisoncr.)—Mr. John &wren., swine meter, uf
Weymouth, aid he weut board the Ron Ilyeterieuse, lying
near Mr. Wehlis stores Ile maw some potatoes on leek; they
were in tram, and limit Vickery and three amstables and
others were there with the captain. Witnee weighed the
',deices on deck, and they were 6 min 1:51b, without the bags
--Joseph Webb produced • book In which be kept the tally .4
the cargo. He wag an, of Mr. 8 Webb, and regnosaberal Use
Rose Mystcrieuxe Coming in on Sunday, the 7th, aril on 1 los-
day, Ails, he went on board to weigh the cargo mit. Ile saw
the hatch,* opened, and checked the weight, the priemer
standing about 2 Vet off. Witness mw the while
weighed, and enteral the weight In the book. They
were 41 tons 9 cwt.—by Mr. ReynoWir When he emit on
benl the potatoes were not quite full up to the
main hatchway. Prisoner kept tally at the mine time, and
the two minis afterearde agreed. Tbe potatoes were weighed
In half-can., and ierisoner Wad very particuhr that the sh.• 4
should not turn. t would have taken about ;11/ cwt to All
up the hatehway.—P.B. /limy went on beard the velem'
accompanied by the Superintendent of Police, with a nerds
warrant for pontoon Ile went Into the miter cabin with
prisoner, and found a bag of potatoes In the Bleeping adman.
inset, opposite to where priemera bed win. The cw.ildiAlS
Wasted to mks out the beg of ideated... The Superintendent
=deal Downer to captain why they were,,,, board. He maw
✓oue men Inge brought up from the foramen by the
Superintendent, eel afterwards took charge of them. —Mr.
Howard mired for a remand a. he cook* not complete his
mac, on account of the Superintendent of Police being geed.
—Mr. Weleford naked wby the captain who wee tbc owner of
his ship, !Mould be delay / Mr. Bowan] sail that an
advomt.• ittnl a Sillicfiliteidlciit of Pollee had a oataiti amount
of mit ilcge, end when they stated that a remand was
necessary, there was a entah, amount of privilege granted
these, an often they had ti get evidence that they were bowel
to say nothing about. —ltenianded till Tuesday.