The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-22 00:00:00

MX XATOR AND 110. IL COX.

Th. report of the Highway Committee was of a meet
*met character, and wee prevented by Hr. H. N. Cog. the
gist, portion of it looked much like pealing a vote of
ceneere on his Worship the Motor, as it stated that the
committee considered the putting down a attesting in
Riststreet by direction of his Worship, without • men.
lion to the Highway Committee, was rendering their
semis.e wattled. sod putting the power of highways in the
hands of the Blayne alone. Tbe LllliiilBl portion of the
report stated the Wsnderwell.road repairs to he almost
finished, and the dr iin at Wanderwell HOUND to be looked
to. The crossing near Marker Moms was considired
danger ms, and the one near Mr Reynold'. retold. Repairs
needed to the crossing at the Wesleyan Chapel, and anew
entrance to Barrack-street
His WORSHIP entirely ref uted the &urge, defying Mr.
Cox to pro.luoa the minutes .1 a meeting which had
ordm• 1 the reiooVal o• the Cr altos, and euhruitted that
be had but done Lis duty in the matter.
Mr. Cox attempted to vindicate himeolf, and after •
breed discursion it was rs solved t- relied that portidu of
the retort, which had returnee to his Worship,
Tee Dralnege C romitter rporlorl that Vie security to
the rub& Works L en Commissioners for loan of £1,500
we, in Progress, and the mortgage for execution expected
in the ammo, • fete date.
it was stated that ontlemer. wish,d permission to
plant trees from the Pllice-station to the pariah church its
& nth-street.

1. Mal oa considered it would Improve 11-at part of the
'O.ll.

FREE CHURCH SYSTEII. AND THE RINGERS.
At the Nationsl selsool,oru on Thursday night •
par shim. re meeting was held, under the chairmanship of
the r. nor. The meeting *es to consider the (elms p. hey
.lieg • bell.rineieg guild, and the conducting of
wurohip on the Fn. Church system. But few appeared
to he interested in the diacuasion, as the attendance was
spare. Th rector explaincd the c mdition of the church
in former times, and the order of conducting services,
Theo the morning and ~f ern° ,n were the regular services
awl con nil of seating awl the congr-gat'on was then also
in the hands of th• churchwardens. Toe eosuing Per rice
we. then called "lecture." • lectureship teing attached,
sonsethoes Itted by • elra Lyman of the psrl.b, and some-
times by another. Tb• en nine lecture was a distinct
&ark" from the morning and svening—thoe• having con-
trol of the evening lectors to find mats for those who
asked for them, and such were expected to subscribe, so
mach to tits evening lector-ship. Matters, th• rector
observed, stood in this light when he canoe amongst them,
sad here/waded them that to ths entire parish the church
beloged. Hs bad caused the arrangements of evening
serviiro to he altered, believing himself justified in doing
to. The effect of hie alterations wag to make the seats an-
appropeitte, hoping to in.luce throws attending no place of
worship to cone to church. But he believed from the
churchwardens and others that some dissatisfectton was
felt to such free acid open ain't system. H. did not
wig to. rule absolute over their rights S. parishioners
and he felt sure be had not done so. He thought he
"Ire" system did not fall in with their views, and be
Storeyed to abandon it, leaving the matter unreservedly
In the baud& of the churchwardens, and he prealmerd
they would accommodate the congregation with the Dame
MOS SI for the evening and morning service. He trwited
the congregation would admit that the money for the
evening writers should be gathered by collection as pre-
viously. Thy would be pleased if they could dispense
with a collection at the evening service, but they could
sot well do that, am these monies were expended in
denten., purposes Mr. Henslowe explained that the
fart of his &bottoming the fret evening service WWI
idilliOrt horn the disapproval with which it was re
redid) that it interfered with the church rata and
other monies collected by the wardens Tits rector
trnited that the future arrangements made by the wardens
'sold be satisfactory, and he wear:madden% this would be
to

—Altar a lengtby diacuseion se to the allotment of the
1011,6 and as to providing for free sittings,
Yr. N. Waimea. tbe rector's warden, stated It wee
their intention to allot sesta to those in the evening who
welt alsProariated to them in the morning, but that
alt" ‘ll° hell. had .topred both evening sad moraine sll
wsta Mould be considered free.
B,mrel ^Pinions wins 'spared upon the subject, when
II 'equated distend's ensued touching the misaader•
elatidiag wbicb recently cropped up between the motor
d it. rings,.
lit. int Anded to forts • now guild, and we believe if
If of Me former, members oft. smutty feel disposed to
bill It looljeCtion will be offered.

Mr Editor, the leielport telegram is to be "ally
and eternally exterminated. Your unworthy corre-
spondeet haa been gravely Informed that, in spite of
the etweee attending it, within three months at least
the work of extermination will be oroPleteck that
he (correspondent) persists in criticising the actions
the opposition, publishing extracts
Publicity to patchwork promisee, enl4tenlng
the community on the "whispers of the wind, daring
to extol our liberal members—in short, if he
determines will to uphold Liberal principles in their
tstegrity, mighty power will be exerted to achieve the
",led have stated. How dreadful? There Is a
Probability that some do not relish truth, do not
relish that vour report of the Liberal meeting should
law, area the total present, or failed to say it
resisted of " boys and non-voters." They d_,o rkt the idea of the working men W
.."
UPPer crust," knowing their us going hand in
usar arid heart with heart, to be a bad omen being
on the "union is strength " Princwlrle• They are
anxinualy awaiting what lam sure I not transpire
--disunion and disorganization, for this would be nut'
Iv the enemy to crack, and the fear that this
disunion will not ensue is a sharp thorn in the side
the opposition A. to the "purification " of the
nect‘es feel sure that a fortune expended upon
heidlitz powders and " pick-me-ups " would scarce
Obliterate the old malt stains. As for the "empty
twaddle " indulged in at these meetings, some 01
the "out in the cold' appear to be remarkably
anxious to be edified, as their fruitless applications
for admittance Prove; but being unable to share the
enlightenment make an unrocesidul attempt, with
the aid of an itinerant band, to Intemtpt those
alennbled. This is decidedly bad form, as it not
^WV shows up the discomfiture of the opposition, but
tends tn re-ennimence ill-feeling which has, fortanatelYl
in a great measure subsided But you may as well
atnunt to carve • marble black with a razor, as to work upon the bigoted with reason. As to the
threat of extermination, Mr. Editer, I rather rejoice in
it as it enures me that • few shafts must. have
'truck home But, with your permission, I shall?,
regardless of the sneer about the "ridiculous
formation of our Liberal Aseortion, or the equally
futile threat to reduce to chaos the columns which have
elacid it, continue to express myself, when occasion
olkrg, in the manner I have previously done.
As Liberals we cannot but admire every stage and
step
our great political leader, and express our deep
1-;"1 of the great and high moral courage of
.m, who,.
disregarding his own interest, has given up
wl."t to many • statesman has been most enviable.
ith the work the ! opposition left on hand, Mr. Arras* has launchd himself upon the most
tftLp!st-troubled sea that perhaps the Political
evcr Presented, and w have faith In his legie-
mwin um from • proud erpertm:os ; we fear not that he
once again discharge his responsible and Public '
as beonmeth Liberal leader. Thanks to the
eeedented Liberal majority, we see that England
saw the neogad 3:iorti:, re-calling a Briton to advise her
at the head of rather than to suffer loner an
ka"lerant ride. Under all circumstances, and in a
Position, he can well afford to scorn the sordid
7,"scss and wretched ribaldry with which the
ouride" wail him, because he must feel from the
"stlidence vested in him that be had entitled himself
" the gratitude of Engliahmen ; and see must feel that
he isone of the greatest, and certainly the most
a, wield statesman who was ever repudiable for
the ed the destinies of our beloved country. Let
eas..x
—rtillaPreseed consciousness of each facts prove AL
s2l les main burr, Br
ners of the idport l
;si-caon, sad if the mauben rely upon Uno theybe ambled to WY *Poo thossolivek