The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-27 00:00:00

H. 0. ARNOLD-FORSTER, ESQ., AT BRIOPORT.

STATE OF ZEELAND.

It is h. c ii e the I Pnr al Ailment i ii has 1). c .me no
prierular i.. Pr .1 no ai•.ce it, c. top ar..t.v..11v re.-ent
lonia • .11,Mii .h all the I. c or,s arm 0111.4.1 SO I/0 ender
i s f vmsrald• a prove to be so trifiu.n lady ad
lar_e'y ateed.d,
The enimincemeet, h wearer. ih .t the got 'r rather
. lit lion. W. E. F. nee •.
the al nit so:, of the llt
'hie( ?tee e:ary for Ireland. w eive a, a idr a,t
the ['erupts, II al, on Men lay minim:, in, the "Stet •
el Ireland.' al t.acted an unusually lar.:e and, may we
▪ .y. a • r 'C ire am .embk.e.
IL O. Ar ...I i-F r.•ee Feel.. who is at p.r .nrly
alto •t 2 to are of ase, to ,1 rather 1.11, ce
I.) king fel ..w, wh •lii a far •ii tec mi.. a lini•hed an I
r lined 0 to 1101.0.11410. of .i kb.
.114inet voice, at once w•tparkalile f .r de th ant
di-tint inked Aloe. .ltho.uh rather rem;l. r a
to .t'i'er, he h •a great Urrility of eentime..t, and
himeelf with • de ti y Yam ind ease, which
will as-jet him materia ly when cirrum.tances may
cause the •ttn e..h r • oil the ph airmen to be yet more
congenial to him. Of course teere are lint few in the
county who are unaware th at it was at the pretty
%dilate of Firaited.. about • mile an a-half from Brid-
port. the the Ridht Hon Secretary for Ireland first
saw the light, and spent the firat 20 years of Me useful
life.
A large number .4 attire in front of the platform
were reserved for I Oleg, and arp.tizat
thew. were—The Mayores., tIN. , P. F. Gun try,
NITtl. J. T. Stetter 5, Mies G. Stephen', Mre.
Reynolds, Mn. C.rpenter, Mire. Reid. Mrs, Banister,
Mr, 11. 11.-ai 111, 311.8 Colfox, Ic., &c.
The President of the Allol.i.6ti,m, J. P. F. Gundry,
Ere., t.eilt Its chair, and suyisirtinat him were f ho
lecturer, His liforsidp (C. E Irwin Is. E ), Allem •11
J. P. Su•till, A. Reyasolde, B. Coe, ant J, Itegt,it ;
W. C .Ifox, Er... B. A.. J. T. Siephene, Ere. (ex-
Mayor), Rae. E. Ftantde, and Mr, r. Vowed..
The ['REM DVS? w lon e •r•el n rising 17 tai
C pleasing oete 'h.' nl 1. 114 Ptooll/11i of th. Lebo.,
Awociation.to introdue II O.A' .Id.F r teelt q.,to them.
X Foster la con-idiom hle trouble and in eon eenim.ca.
• dorn t • &diver the:le-tura. He felt mare Vow
• agree with him in thinking th it • .ut.ject ~,,, re
imp rrtang tithe p mph. of Bridp el and the Unit d
en generall(ra 4 not hare been eh as thing. were
st• II mo.t diatr Ireland. SI- Fors•er, hower,r,
from his connection with the rieht hon gentlemen the
C lief Secretary. bad sin.. ph ras of the to roan going
on there, and mold ...alight-a theta. (Oa nr..l The
members of that moot-Wien steers gave sesame.' alters_
ti en to • ',Alter, and they would rapt daily to this otitis.
man, al nearly c innret..l with him era s. ,emey life was
spent in this neighlou•h d. Ile woul.l ray that it we,
tbe wish of that gentle...l3 th .t ibis lecture ehould be
delivered .n the town Rodport (Applause.
Aaeotm-Fonsr a thee taro •mid lout and con-
tinu d cheer ug address th. lament The subject
lever, his, was a loog one, hut all h. was ahont to say
was a feet w with rezard to Vaegtarsti et of "Crime in
(rebind" Tale wax • prong...at Tiara .a now, and one
of • very painful n attire. Who weo reeponsibie for the
grime, and hat might t) he our coaduct w.th regard to it
a. 1:-n' and he w nil I stak thew to C.n.ider t .eir etti-
tiele With regard to P. for the feture. They wore par ially
fund.: with it native. hot he tho sght some of us were
meta rndble fo• it. it.althaL aPeakers and E islush prints
t dd us it wee big.. ti Wit etZ4M:on wee drawn to it
We were told lu s varier, thtit to accord
aympethy to the Lind Le ague bees use it ta furM.l cf
agltalic n, and that we ought 1. ta..dity our ideal of hea
we must think crime
if we committed nureelveg OM
In Ireland justifiable. That was the view of Mr. Parnell
and his adherent.. blithe (the speaker) denied it. Act.-
tioa won the prated. of every reformation ; then were
many present who re me.nher the great reform, and during
the past te yeses au .h had 0.11111 the CO/d inlyan la •
horn esais dui referearm bad be m the remit o ant it on.
In E-telanlt e •••• aota4.. lups awl downs, hitt the will of .he
P•oolo wa. finally • 614.'4. ln Poland c-ime had been
the rare avid aceideutal accomormitnew of agitation in
Ireland it had beat the cousmet aceonnianintect of 11.
Tne false c Icre t .1 I n. that ell .t w .1 the ground el the
switaVon in It igloo I MOO t te gro Ind .4 cf•tno it. r. in
We were Lake Ito hell-v.' that ail the crime commit n
• Ireland was the fault .1 th. 13 Pie) Pa. ham. nr, but he
would say. as a face, that whenever reform 4 had been
traded in the leeitimat, and orthodox gray, they bed
tranted, each coact...leas had hem given by
1"1"‘ n, r Slnattl• of the Slave Trade. the lonian
I [dee, a-. Th. feet of the 111);l1r eras that the
ißritish Ptallimll,nt serfs hail an ..pportunity of dealine
with asCation in I Wand unircepesnied br crime. It
was not Jost or p to ssy that We c 41.1 pot da at
was tupptwed to he right ; i.ot it was meg date LI 'hiialtik
wrong doer. as sp. ntily end effectually as we c.a.
We are toll that ill. as/twirl., is it is under the Land
Images, hi' It. ptre'ttd in thisc itintrr.rthe Ortat Tr
udca
Union MI varmint, which has pkyed entail an imp...tont
p .rt of hit. ye it-. W.. are asked to col4lona the aon.l4t
.4 rends pus a. in Irel.ni, c.use it has tat eked tie
rise .1 Trade Unhand In tile country. Tuis has
infinite harm in fr • and, as the... WM. noon. in 'reliant
who would nail mitre them. Tie p wallet eel ridicelres
and has one mean.. and one oolr
.0 n ro these slit I ml,- de the pr go a. of authority. In
1 the frce.t • onntry in the eoed, where Hint/
which and which America enjoys, has
de .• eitosted to d •gelerste t •rough toittaken lent acy
into license, whim,. he Lead doither4•l7 ch...
.„,i which law, Wert,. ;‘,..-ic and morality. slow, for-
Ths people who're lc/N.11;0.A in Milli this argonaut
In this country are dads. Who think teat: on of ti.. finest
. gm ssi •ns ..f • Lihmal mind la in gliding excuses for
tat which is not excused,' .„ and la palliating what admite
14 no palliation whatever and thee they wig present to
yee te• netts. " id al moo, who. taw Pa are pat lap

ward ea demaniine r •forrn at the present day. He was
busnd to at tribute Cry tooti‘es and intentions.
It was Cu- duty on th.e cabledt to speak out piaruly in
order tat we may soow those who ore ign 'Trot ot
our on MOD". Ile Cat radth • foul-ntouthed howense of
Mr. cm on,ll, n.cy r,r,o. s f Mr. G •'ln rd
Mr. NT .11y, awl ha , re re.d carefutly the I r 1.14 World,
til,3 OrdwP ot th, Laud Lea<“,. tire proceeds or *melt 1.5
stittnatieed as "u,..:uarded otteronre •." It aat the Is.hiofl
he knew La o oh, p I. at the crime so rampart In Ire-
had. sod the,* were •,,aue who were di-inclined to
believe lams of vh.: crimp, uni.Nra • bullet-rid leo corpse
was placed tel re S !urea of Innocent men had b, en
cir down ciatuit te the d.c..ritte of the oraanised Land
Lagos in Ireton.% wh.re at the present moment there
are three crier s roinabable by ita law—bontsty, t uth,
said couraee—the uottrAten law—the law of toe itish
trod Le 4. ue.

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The ir eturer then proceeded to cite Berne startling proofs
of crime and brutality. and read many salient pa
from speecbes made by Parnell, Bigear, and other,. Hr
Parnell treat,d these outrage. sitopo• ara practrcal jokes
what thrdi would be the erdnequeruce ot the sup), .rtin( of
I'.. L. rod Le true. as was d roe in the north of Enolaod
He 1,44 the truing organ of the Ltnd L-ague iti his hand,
end proceeded to read an extract from it wherein Ireland
dame I the merit of iutroducing dynamite cc the tiost
potitucal agent ii Ireland. Altar referring briefly too is
feels 'bowing how these "gentlemen" of the Land L-ague
" drew their eopplies," the Ir c•.nrer remarked non the
',attire of the crime. It h.. 10,n drdined by the I. did
League as "Justice no 1 It • ." but it was twitter.
There outrages were r'elibeeite and planned, for One
tiring beforehand waa re iiireiL and lb .1 was the
atwolute irately rrt the p,rpstra•or. He believed
1' to be unjust, and has wool., n.y sword of caution with
regard to a question of ot me who thought it somewnr.t
jostilleble. would en mat torus to bin sight ot the
heath Plat or that the lanal.or!a had anythios to du with
th re eaten in emu, n- air. (C teer..) It was not
r 'range. The %kWh, were not irr ople wltu had inj tred
Voir notahbours, but etniply 11040 who bad offended
against the unwritten c .de of the Lend League. (flear,
heir) Cram hot dogged its tuutatepo, and ie /411110 st
ovety instar•ce the crime hol preyed of advantage to the
Le niu• , and in no one not sums had the Land League
taken en,niseuce of tee Crime when committed. Mt.
Arnulr.-Forster th• et pr c•erttd to trace the Teen
pot is for the p evai nt c ten , and to do so male qu r.
rat ors ft ill, the Freeman./ Jo•traist red IPA gher p.per
taken 'rider the ,p.c ol ot the Land le rgue.
and . dited woh tee great it caution, sat with ail the
t dent ri the Lesgue hta uutrt to bear up.. IL Ho h-p-r 1
he he quit wr mit endo • , what the frisAusen taro, eel ine
up n couutry to "d• 1,0 Crletv. •tta t • rally on t•re
•de of the country attairt•t it. The peuerha who led thes,
movement+. had b•v r-pudiated or de deal the charges
tua-e rrigsin•t tire,. +bite I to waro them natl..*
000 0 ' Iw-false •rg 'toe, f•-•.be to Vitae Iro•alt s " last 004
noncom -••• I.eian.i, nh ie the history tf the pri•t re
nu die the It slt people what iune ste. Theo thee neluo n
le 'bat 11 trite in caw duty im det ir comb no tom, another
it is Chet throe wu.'u.d race tr dr et the fortunes f
tre hush •hoeid prevent Ma", uuksppy country
tr 111 being I. d aw.p oat. a_rorien Crab and turn to. 111
the .ay of I. gal dol rusot • i nal ag.t..tion-
(theers)-inste,l ot oil Iliad up h • wltche,' Cot. r it
crime, or thty art tt ri•ong. (It.newed inerrair) Wr
ore ta,as in- Nut th ••e drlv• a wlto Ottawas, +di I
poverty. N. ; Lacy woe Olen who by etillo &Olt
and t-aditi• n were en tied t. .crutinist the feature. •f
Arire. K(Mr. Poster) had tout n.ghtiialy saern lee
Leta win eh had occurred to him, Not • itw• tYPIrld 'flew
lcr the sohject wart i.e from exh tutted. Tue inference
be had or iron from 'how fart, he *cult! leave to tom
sound judgment. They should reinentlter that he bat no
bit creeps against the fresh preuple-quite the contras'',
but as toot the person, he had attempted to deecribe, he
felt bitterly and atom:lv-(hnar, heat) -a. they won. the
respethrible persons. (Amuck/m.) Perhaps be would be
told he was wrong in sp :eking we simnel), but
there was no Irish or Eaglol view of the question, at
•hould be given a rundd•ratton all round. Cruelty and
rapacity are bad whenever lotted, and are sulk sent for
th • naming of an uuhesitating and •wr eying condemns.
turn. We shall he told that the Lberal Party had taken
away their national leader-ibis argument would no doubt
he thought to bear-but, give it the lie direct. (Cheers.)
Wuy, no less than SW agrarian ofti ncei were committed
durrnit December Mar, when, the L rot League hart control,
and when there were no soap:rte. He (Ile. FOrOtt r) Wel •
great believer in publie oDinion ; win n 'rubric VI tut. n was
igto ly iolormed, aud he warr cuoviriced that Euelith
people trhould give every publicity to VA) facts. Ile bad
already taken up too much of their time-lno, a ')-but if
anything he let said woo untrue, it had the chance to be
',fatted. lie felt etas of what the judgment of the
&WWI Uoverument would be upon the matters, and the
ju igunoot o! that tribunal wnellgiVell will be i,reriat.l.l..
IL rod appleuee.)
Mr. GuNDIIT, the preaident, Oen rose to move cred-al
thanks to Kr. Arnold-Forster for his admirable lecture,
who h hod been au atteutively :istetrt sal to throughout.
TOO MATOR WC roiled, eatoplllue..tlu• itr. Foster upon
the excellent leg tire he had suet given thew
Tee vote of thanks ass canted by acclansulation.
Mr. ARNOLD•FOILSTER. in response, asked the as.. elation
to kindly bogie, auything to his remarks that hid
armeared harsh r r sweeping. Ti himself (the speaker)
Hrolp wss only e geograpb cal expression, and he did
tort know its member-U..4d taught -11- the great senator.
(Renewed laughter.) It woo the best ant kindest 'tubule
they coo d have port the Chief Secretary to receive him
as they had that night. and he could n t carry to Dublin
. pleuanter 1113011•00 VI no for him to gay bow they ball
itsoken of him, and the zecaption they had given the
spe.ker. (Ch., r'.)
Mr. W. Coheue Inlerel a vrrto of thank* to the president,
which wo. a C 0.01.01 by Mt. J. T. STIPHZ.ViI. who referred
-o the were ng of the L ood Act. whir. i.e thought would
pull tb-n. through strongly. (Applause.)
Its meeting. an inter...ring auil profit Jolson°, broke up
rows a brief reepOnee by the respected Pr:moot.