WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2523, 10 May 1882, Page 4

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

A public meeting was held at Doyleston on Saturday eve. ing in the public hall for the purpose of protesting against the name of the railway station being changed to ** Cheddar.” At the oommencemfnt of the meeting the hall was only about three-parts full, but as it proceeded the hall was crowded, people being present from all parts of the district. Mr John Bonnie, on the motion of Mr H. Smith, was voted to the chair.

The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, read the advertisement, which waa as follows :—“ That a pubiio meeting would be held in the Doyleston Town Hull to consider the action of the Government in changing the name of Doyleston to Cheddar” against the wishes of the majority of its residents. [Applause and hear, hear.J He then wont on to say that ho was pleased to see such a good attendance, and alao to aee the faces of so many old residents present, most of whom were muoh annoyed to see the name of the township changed after so many years. &0.. He then called upon Mr Osborne to address the meeting, as he was sure he had something to say on the subject. [Cheers. 1 Mr Osborne in rising was received with wpplause, Ho said he had thought the Government would have had more sense than to change to Cheddar after a petition being forwarded that it should be Ellesmere, and the next thing they hear on the subject is an official notice in the papers that itis to be called “Cheddar” at the instigation of four men, and wont on speaking very strongly against the action and the manner in which it was -done. [_ Applause.] He would now move the following resolution, viz :—“ That this meeting expresses its regret and indignation at the action of the Government in changing the name of the ‘ Doyleston railway station ’ •to 1 Cheddar ’ against the wishes of the majority of its residents."

fully invaded England, t> submarine bridge like the Tunnel would bo a useful covered way for the bringing up of reinforcements. But, alas, man chrr ami, you pay us a compliment wo do not deserve. Wo are not belli oosa or pugnacious. Another groat military genius like the First Napoleon might perhaps bo tempted to invade England, but ho would certainly not ho so demented as to send the invading f -c> through the tunnel into a veritablo inoaietrap. Pour me resumcr. There are three questions First, is England liable to invasion ? Yes. Secondly, will the Channel Tunnel increase her liability to invasion ? No ; quite the reverse, as that point is likely to be specially guarded. To despatch an armed force, or even a surprise party of 2000 men, would require a train of sixty-three carriages, at the very least, and their unloading their contents at the mouth of the tunnel would be a work of fearful confusion. Thirdly, is there a means of successfully repelling invasions? Yes ; but only one—a well organised, well appointed, well officered army of 100,000 infantry, with battalions at their full complement of 800 to 1000 men, with a due proportion of infantry and cavalry kept constantly in readiness ot home. You are a rich country, and go in for insurance. That is an insurance yon would find it worth your while to pay if any great Power chose to invade you, with or without the tunnel.”