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

'raised to urged the farmers to inomnun their meant, pty ;
but, when the Union had plead strength and sur-
mounted its efffteulties, egotletnee sal— e lab >near&
should be better paid : there Unions are very draedful
thloge—(laughtet). Did they (the labourers) think so f
—(laughter and applause). Let them but click to the
rules of the Union and • glorious thous. would ho the
result. Many things favoured tee movement. Already
they had given help to the amount of about £4O for
labourers to emigrate to the north of &Oiled, and they
were now prepared to do more, so that • bright future
was before them ichoors). —The Chairman remarked
on the asaittatee the Urns. hail been to the moveineet,
and partioolarly mootioned the flannel with which
the doing. of the Union had bun unload in the
Te7rast. [Oar aluio ia to ho fair to every class.—
&took anounoed that he hal received •
aril mg for the poor girl he spoke of, and if any other
oontributioos were tendered, he would see that they
reaohed the right peewee. Several went forward with
subscriptions. Mr. Meyor, of Blandford, foil owed
with • stirring speech, justifying the Union, and
pointing to the false Christianity whish woold let
labourers—men, women' and children starve in • hovel,
while borne and dogs fared stomptuottaly and were com-
fortably housed. lide urged the maintenance of the
Union and its in -ream till every labourer was embraced
In it, anal we. greatly isheered.—Mr. Sanwa added a
few words in respeot to emigration, pointing out the
advantages offered in New Zealand, Caned*, Ike- and
stating that through their Omen Breech Suretaries
cagy term. ooald be arranged for familim to oroued to
those mantras. The Union was now L 90,000 strong,
and it found new friend* every day. Let them stick to
one another, and the Union would assuredly greatly
better their position—(anplasse). The mestlog aloud
with "Three cheers for the Union." and the lane
assemblage dampened lc the moot orderly manner. 174
new member. joined the Molina.
CArosicle inserts *paragraph In to-day's
issue an full of gross misrepresentation an it I. poosible
to cram into • few lieu. Will you be good enough to
allow this Letter to follow your report of the labourers'
roosting. Vasa you readers may judge bow far the
reporta of your oontecopoiary may be relied upon
for truthfulness and fairness 7 The attempt to pander
to one-aided feeling by vituperatloo, falsehood, and mail-
representation, will seueely be appreoiated by dis-
interested readers; and It was notiocable that the
repo:ter of the met that has " beneathed " Itself by
such tutted Yucca of ea orderly meetings of the men,
did not venture into the waggou on Tuesday; probably
be had reaelved_qolice that his room wee preferred to
his company. Here lithe peragraph alluded le:
AGRICULTIMAL Lanotasu.—un Tuesday evening another
meeting was held of farm labourers and the "gonna unwashed"
of Fordington. A "select" party of about twenty partook
of tea together In • room in Mill-street , an eerier& meet-
ing befog fined to commence at six o'clock. Tea town-crier
wee sent round, but gym with W. *ld there was considerMge
delay in ptherlig a crowd of listeners. The "great Arch"
had hem announced to be priming., but only • few district
satellite. pot in an appearthoe, and NM m the latter ascended
• somewhat rickstly waggon on the green it eras evident they
wen not to have It all their we way. The joyous marriage
bath rang out right vigoromly, competing with the dull
harangues of agent. on the stump. Consequendy there waa
• " change of venue," as the lawyers my, the eramron being
drawn amid derisive cheers and laughter to Pordingtonicrom
Hen " speechee were delivered by John finalth,of Whitechurch
who preeided,Nr. deook,ll.r. J. Wesley Harnetkand other., the
old grievance. being recapitulated until long atter dancom
had ut in. Mood deal of acrimony wee displayed, which
maned to amuse a portion of the mob. One of the meeker. In
indignant tense denied amongst other things that order, had
emanated from the union to the effect that the ricks of the
masters were to be burnt down. The labourer, who came to
Hatted to their geld agitators, we or. Mrakl, did not Iran
much by their looney to Dorcbuter, no oiler the uor
were dime they adjourned to the various publichoweet=the
consequence mu • great prevalence of dm:anneal among
them, which would lave been •VOidlki if they lad stayed at
home-

—ilTe extract sneaks for itself, and shows how en-
tirely truth is disregarded by the preteodod " farmers'
friend," and how little the Witten** for rood has
been of the large body of clerical supporters of 'shish
it boasts.
. .

If so much drunkeoneen prevailed. where were the
polio. that none of the offenders were brought before
the Justioes I—Yours ko.,
VSIIITI SAIIII Plus. --

BOROUGH PIIITY (Inatome, MONDAY —Before the
Msyor (K. Damen, Esq.), .1. Gal*, Sty., and Dr.
Aldridge.
Arsdierick Treviso, of Barton, was charged with being
drunk In Churoh•strest while in shame of • waggon and
two bore..; also with cruelty to • gelding, at the nine
time, by kieking it.
Defendant admitted being drunk, said he had a
"drop of drink," and didn't know what be did.
A min named Sperm said be wee in Church-street,
on Wednesday, and Mgr defendant with a horse and
waggon. Trerin was the worn for drink. He wanted
the born to shake heads with him, (!) and, as Mr.
Symonds suggested, the horn not being sullSoleatly
educated to do it, he hit it over the head with bia fist.
The born ran bock, and defendiost slipped bstween th•
wheels. Getting up he again appealed to the horse to
"shako bonds," sod, failing that, he kicked the animal
In the leg rod in the ribs. This he did times out of
number. Defendant kinked himself off his legs, and
fell betweeit the hone's forelegs. He and • younz man
named Keats went to get the man away, and • pollee
104/1 Cala*.

In answer!' to th• &mob, P.O. Muchlll said he could
not oft any marks on.tbs horse.

--Dafin-dZat-;:iitt:hril7ad a gloat or two of brandy,
and ft Gam* OM him.

It was dsfenda.nt's—ffret offense.
bfr. ytnond..ojl that under the new law drunken-
pm. while In charge of • waggon was a more serious
offense than simply being drunk. He woo liable to •
penalty of 40e., or at the discretion of the msgistrstem •
moo th's iioprieon.eest.
Th• Mayor sald for the Ilret arena. be was load 10s.
end costa 8,, and for the cruelty 19.. laelading out.;
total 335. Ile hosed it would bee warning to defend-
ant not to get drunk or to beat poor dumb animals.
Tbe coon•T paid.
. _ _ _

B.rt " hogiekteper" t) Mr. Davis, of Prieoo4-
street, wita summoned by Supt. Coward, under the New
.tot, for boles drunk. She has been rovers' times
before charged at this wort for creating • disturb woe.
Mr. Divine appeared for defendant.
During the eliding of the court, Mr. Howard name in
and now applied for an adjournment. He said fbr the
last fortnight he had been away from home, and his
Merit could not oommunicate with him. Yederday
morning Mr. HUM! wan asked to attend here to elk
for an adjoarnzasat, and did not expect to see him (Mr.
Howard) her.; bat be Came home late last night, mid
no came op. Under thee. oireumstanoes he asked the
magistrate. as a persoital matter to himself to grant the
adjournment.
The Ku consented, and the ease will be heard
next Monday.

Mum PaTry 8/1111101111, Saturcley.—tiefore Licint.•
Col. Steward, G. Worry, 14q , and H. Thornton, Seq.
Arthur Norman having no local hsbitatien, was
shamed with booing. He had ban °oil riotod 17 times.
Adjourna4 for a week to pr ore former eenvietioss.
Jesepa Pima. Liberman. of Abbotsbnry, was charged
with drnaksnuess on the 7th Septarolar.—P.C. Poster
sew him rolliag drunk; sod when spoken to he threw
roues at the constable. He had boon previously con-
rioted la 1867 for masalting the same constablo, sad
bad also been convicted of posohing. He was toed 101.
aad caste,. 175... .

Edmund Bake was summoned by Edmund
keeper for R. Williams, Esq., of Bridettead, for being
In pursuit of game ea the Bth of Sept. On the day la
question he was In the glebe land, edjohilag Mr.
WilUanues property, and where he had permission from
Mr. lambert to go. He saw • bare he • quickset
hedge, osught In • wire, and a partridp In strip alive.
He watched the hare sod sow him go and fetch it, but
what became of it he did not know. He came beak and
searobed Mr. Willierns's hedge and ditch. after which
he went to the furze where the parttidge was—about
10 yards from the foot path. He took the partridge
out of the gin and kilhed it. He spoke to him and
defendant dealed having the bird; but subsequently
be said ha couldn't help •bat he .aught in meanie,
trap—he had orders to take what got in, and Mr. Groves
bad what there sem Be bad been told to kill them.
When eoranibliag the hedge be supposed defendant was
looking for scares—ha saw him with two; be drew
them out of the hedge, aid trireme saw him do it. His
exenee was he we, looking for • trap which he seemed
witsness of stealing. Witnan wad not MI who bad
the right of shooting —Cross-examined by Hr. Pope:
It wee glebe land in Mr. Groves's occupation, and Mr.
Lambert bed given him permission to go upon it. He
was obliged to go upon it, to watch his owis master's
property. Bilks wee on the glebe side—ho was on Mr.
William's Naos, which divided the properties. He
was on Mr. Groves's land when he saw the haze. He
knew Mks trapped rabbits for Mr. Groves
The partridge gin was in a run between the
farm bustle,. He mold not say whether it
wee • hare's ran or a rabbit's run—it appeared to be
pertridge .an the bird being there. Kr. Pops said
there was • case on all fours with thin, and cited
IL Bilks was to Mr. Groves's employ, who hod
the sole right qf sharoUng over the ebbe. Oa the littb
of September he took the bird, with the hare to him
muter; and in the cats referred to it warn laid down
that wham • master employs • man to trap for rabbits,
and a pheasant goes into the trap, and it was received
by tlie master, it we, the set of the employer, and not
the maa.—Mr. Henry Groves, of Steepleton form,
deposed that he was the ascipier of the glebe lead,
and had sole right of shooting over it. lie one) gave
Hall permission to go upon the glebe, but had blocs
withdrawn It. Defendant was employed to trap and
snare rabbit.. On the Bth September he brought him
a partridge nod a hare. He should not think the bird
was large enough to throw the gin. he regarded the
(once-- one part beloved to the globe and the other lo
▪ Williams. Witness kept his aide in repair and also
the ditch. 'lle gin was produced, and Mr. Groves did
not think a bird the "air, of a blackbird" would throw
it. [Hull, trying it, nearly gots caught, tend said
exultingly "the weight of a sparrow" would do It.)
By the Limn% : how do you amount for the legs of the
bird being broken if the birds oould'at throw it I—Mr.
Groves: Somehaly might have put it there. He
eould'ut see what the keeper wanted out of his bent,
and on his (Mr. Groves's) property.—The magistrates
gave defendant the benefit of the doubt MI to game
being accidentally caught, and dieusiseed the cue.
Lio,tenr.nt.o lonel Steward would recommend Mr.
Williams in any future cue of the scat to employ •
legal gm:Osman.

THE REPRESENTATION OF DORCHESTER.
Tuesday's Dairy News contains the following "Ma.
Moo intel.igenos
" Repwts ore current that the moat for the borough
of Dorobestor la Ilk*ly to be contest...l; it being Intended
to pat forward Mr. R. B. abortion, of Fr-ameba Court,
NMI oppoosot to Colonel Napior Stun, the prawn
mrsober. Mr. abortion flu b•fore oonteeted • Dorset
e°"'BuorloI ; and hia Monis atom googol:le that if he
will 'How himself lobs put in nomination, the attend
eireiunstonosie induced by tbe b.ll it may result favour-
ably In his Interest. lir. Sh•ridon would, of noun.,
tome forward in the Liberal canoe, el heretofore.
We don't bellows, there's • word of troth in the gory.
Colonel Stun, M.P., ia about as sato bore an any
member con be.

WRY MoUTII.

THASKSOIVISO FOS HUMES?. —St John'. District,
Radlpole, gives thud(' to the Almighty Dtsponsur of
good gifts ape:Lally on Wedneedey next for the sae
logatbering of barn*. ltervioes tette place at the
chrtroh ad storm, sad at half peat seven in the evening,
when the preaciten will be the Rev. If. O. Plgon, rester
of Wyk* Reg* and the it.,. John Stephenson, in.