The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-02 00:00:00

STATINFNTS. OP ZIPENDI7-VAE.

Mr. WALLIS introduced a motion—" To consider the
Propriety of giving to the ratepayers a detailed statement
of the expenditure of the borough." Re stated his objec-
tions to "toirking" the accounts, by putting them into •
to dr, which could not, if he might he allowed to use the
term, he "stuck against the wall," and thought they
should return to the old system.
Mr. WELSFARD opposed any return to the old system,
as the present plan, of putting the accounts under
separate heads in a hook, was the plainer plan by very
much._

Mr. HOWARD lluggegted having detail and abstract too,
which would please everybody.
Mr. CHARLES: And it would root you .C2O for printing
Mr. WALLIS did not rare whether it would root .C2o or
not ; the ratepayers would have .CW worth of satisfartion.
On the suggestion of the MAYOR, the debate was
adjourned.

PROMOTION OP P.C. BULLER.
An application Me made by Mr. Sept. Vickery on behalf
of P.C. Bonen, who had apprehended W. G. Senior for
breaking one of the young trees. Sullen. the Superinten-
dent wrote, was a very clean, hard-working policeman,
and be e,eeremeeded hie being promoted to another class,
inidead of giving him the £5 reward.
The Board agreed to grant the application.
PORTLAND.

CHAPLAIN OF THE Paisort. —The Rev. Arthur lull is
about to leave, and the Rev. M. Appleford chaplain of the
female_prison, Woking, is appoint.' his successor.
THE BOATS OF THE FOREST have been presented to the
fishermen who saved the lives of the sailors. They are
maid to be owlendid hosts; though built of soft wood, they
are strengthened with hard wood ribs.

FUSEILUA OF CAST-ASHORE BODIFIL—It ix said that
bodice which are picked up on shore are always buried
with a parivh funeral if not zlainied. In the case of the
Poor fellows at the Cove, not a single individual of their
friends came to claim the bodies, though the funeral was
delayed until Saturday.
A DRUNKEN Joe—Job Stone was summoned before the
county magivtrates on Frit:lly for being drunk. He
seemed to have more than "a hair of the dog that hit
him," for he patronised the Bench by telling "All's well."
It did not end well, however, for he was fined 10s. and Ikl.
costa, and threatened with 14 days' imprisonment in
default

CANTANKEROUS RLUE-JACLET. On BlOtidny a nailer
belonging to the Duke of Wellington asked at Portland
railway station for a penny ticket to Weymouth. Of
course he was informed that the lowest fare was 3d. : but
he declared it was four miles by road, but only one by
Mr. Puntis refused to let him have a ticket without
proper payment, and the man began cursing and swearing.
As he obstruct id the passengers, he was threatened with
a policeman, when he went on the platform, ran foul of
a constable, abused him, and wanted to get into the train
without a ticket. One of the porters prevented him, and
the fellow pulled the porter's whiskers. At lost one of his
" pals" got him away, and marched him outside, where
he continued to abuse the public in general ; but his friend
at last got him away to go to Weymouth by road, very
lucky that he was not given "in charge."
A COOK AND • MARRIED May MisstNn. —Tophill in
stirred about the absence from her work of the cook at the
Governor's bowie, and they say" she has been missing
since Friday. Enquiries have elicited that a man named
Thomas Robinson, who used to be a drayman for Mr.
Groves, brewer, Hope-square, is also non inventus, and
people are wicked enough to say that he courted the girl
under the name of Thomas King, pretending to be a
single man, whereas he has a wife to whom he has been
I married three years, and a child a year old, living in the
north-west part of Weymouth. Robinson was discharged
from Mr. Groves'+ service on Thum lay night, on a charge
of illdreating • horse, and the absence of the girl next day
fowl. the talkers to net it down a, "another elopement.
SMACK AnHORI THROUGH A Row.—After the inques
was over on Saturday night, the police had a fresh menu-
Mon. A disturbance took place on board the firidpurt
fishing smack Puzzle, and during the row the vessel
actually came ashore on the beach. She woo taken
posaession of by the coastguard, and guided round the bill
to Portland Road.: but, had there been any wind on,
the smack would have been "rucked on the beach and
probably life lost. It was found that the captain had
attacked a sailor named Munday, the police were corm
municated with, went on hoard, and believing it to be unsafe
for Monday, advised him to go on shore in the coastguard
boat, which he did—On Tuesday, Joseph Pomeroy, the
master of the Puzzle, was brought up on a warrant, at the
Council Chamber, before Mr. H. C. Goodden and Mr. It.
if. Eliot, for assaulting Munday. The latter stated that
on Saturday afternoon, they left Bridport Harbour, where
they had been disposing of some fish, and got out to sea.
There the master accused him of hang sold some dab and

John's Coal Club Conunittee was held at 5.11 p.m on
Monday, in St. John's Scheel.. the Rev. T. A. tattler,
vicar, presiding to receive the resignation of Mr. Zillw.xxl
Mi'ledge, the honorary secretary and treasurer, who was
also one of the founders of the charity. in PM. The
following is the text of Mr. Zil'wood Mifledge resignation,
as read to the meeting. "The time has reme when the
long and eery pleasant connection, between myself and
poorer friends in this piece, members of the St. John'e
Coal Club, must cease. I an, shortly (as you are aware)
going to leave Portland, anti tatter 10 years residence here
and six years connection so honorary secretary and
treasurer with the Gael Club. which I had the honour to
- raseist in (mantling. I can truly say I shall
leave with mingled feelings of regret and pleasure.
Regret —at leaving my very numerous friends,
whom I shall always remember with the kindest feelings,
and who I am convinced will be sorry I am going : and
Pleasure- because I Ism called away from here to an
enlarged sphere of labour, where larnst and believe I shall
be as kindly and considerately treated as I have invari-
ably been during my residence among you. May God
Me,. you, and keep you in health and happiness in this
world, and may we meet in that better world where
partings (even for a short time) are unknown. I beg to
place my resignation in yotir hands.—The Chairman, after
alluding to the loss which the place woul.l sustain, at
the removal of Mr. Milletlge proposed the following
resolution, which was seconded by Mr. 11. Russell, and
carried semi, son, a copy of which hes been forwarded to
Mr. AI illedge, signed by the Chairman on behalf of the
meeting: "1 have much pleasure in proposing a vote of
thanks to Mr. Rillwood Milledge, for the very kind and
valuable services he has rendered a, Hon. Sex, of the
St. John's parish coal club. I have always felt that his
services have been most willingly and cheerfully rendered,
awl that he has in every way done his best for the club,
and for the poor who from time to time have been
members. I am sure that the part Mr. Milledge has taken
In this work must necessarily have made a large demand
upon his time. but, I know he has devoted it very
willingly, anti that it has been a pleasure to him to do
what he AA done. A.s lion. Sec., and Treaserer I am
sure we shall miss his serviees very much." Mr. J. Ash was
elected Ron. Sec. and Treasurer, in the ',tom of Mr.
Zillarood Milledge. A vote of thanks to the Chairman,
concluded the business.

LOCAL BOARD MEETING.
Thnreday evening. present :-Mr. B. Scriven (ehairman),
Mr. E. Pearce, Mr. T. Comben, Mr. C. Mitchell, Mr. G. E.
Andrews, Mr. C. White, Mr. W. Attwonll, Mr. E.
Comhen, Mr. T. Gibbs, ana Mr. R. J. Andiews, Mr.
Crocker being present for Mr. R. N. Howard clerk.
SIGNING BILLS.-Some di.u.sion arose :sheet the putt-
ing of certain bills, Mr. P.. COIIIIEN explaining that he .10
not sign because he knew there would not he enough to
Dams the bills without him, five signatures being formerly
attached to the bills-The Cushiest retorted that Mr.
Comben hail not courage enough bi cite that an his opinion
publicly last time-Mr. K COSInF.N replied that there was
no roma., required-As to the number required to pass !
the bills, Mr. Crocker said that the dilute eontaies no
provision as to any number of signateres by which the
orders on the treasurer are to lei aecoinp inied, and Mr.
Howard said it was in the discretion of the members at a
meetinc-It was said that certain members of the Board !
objected to some of the hills being signed, and it was aided
that Mr. Crocker said-" Oh ! never mind ; there will be
sufheient."-Mr. E PEARCE considered that after the bills
te,re pass.' by the Hard, the meal would suffice. -Mr.
Cosines explained that he signed two which he thought to
be paid-Mr. Crocker The auditor asked why we took
so touch trouble in signing the tells, an.l said three signs-
teres would be 8111E6s:rd.-Mr. W. ArrwoOmi. It men. to
b.. derided by the custom-Mr. le. COWMEN: We have
depute" from nor usage beeati, Mr. f•ro-ker has tel us
astray.-Mr. E. PEARCE: If I hail notice to attend this
Board, and did not rime, I would not Newt afterwards
arol find fault -Mr. G. ANDREWS: My wife was sick and
I could nit attend, and hemmer I aid not come, might I
not to object to any illegal practice--Mr. E. Patitea
You ought to abide by what the Board hal lone. -Mr. G.
ANDREWS would not admit this; he w.m1.1 go Pinch to the
formation of the Board, adding "It was illegally formed,
and you were the man that led them into it"
THE PUBLIC LAMPS.- The next lowan.s was to ascertain
from the Clerk the price paid for each lamp, how many
months they have been lighted, fie., in former years. -A.
letter was read front Mr. Howard, on behalf of the lessee
of the Gas Wort., stating that she Was willing t ido all she
could for Portland, and allow a few nizlits• extra lighting,
on conditinn of not lighting when there were very light
nights, on the" give-ana-take" principle: but she could
not land herself to give a months' extra lighting for the
same sum.-Mr. G. ANDREA'S said that "light and sense
together would be, perhaps, very well."-Mr. K PF.ARCE
said this was a question of gas or no gas. for Mr. K
Comben hail proposed at the last meeting that, unless the
! company would give seven months' lighting for six
' months pay, they would not have it all.-Mr. Croeker
presented a statement showing the charge made for gas
lamps since 1806, whit was read.-We quote a few of the
lines :-1000 and MT, 12 lamps at £1 per lamp; 12
lamps at LI ss. per lamp; 1071, MI lamps at .C 2 per lamp;
P. 73, 42 lamps at .£1 15+. per lamp; 1075, 71 lamps at £1
per lamp; 11175, another term, 71 lamps at it per lamp;
POI, 72 lamps at XI per lamp; 1e76, another term, 100
lamps at LI per lamp; 1877, 101 lamps at 1:1 per lamp ;the
15764077 winter thus costing 1201.-A member said the
darkness was very disagreeable on Satunlay nights, when
the shops were shut -Mr. E. COMBER sai.l gas coal is now
.oily about B+. per ton at the North, and gas ought to be
cbeaper.-Mr.Crocker said it paid the company better when
there were only a few public lamps.-Mr. G. ANDREWS: We
must not admit Mr. Crocker to be =muter of theeas works
and clerk to this Board toe-Mr. E. COMDR.'S: If people on
the Hill have not taken gas according to the conipanfe
expectations, I don't think the Board might to suffer.-
The Cusiastsot could quite et... Written., that if the gas
were cut off at the foot of the Hill it would pay the
company better.-Mr. W. Arrwoom., considering the
Price of cal, thought it reasonable to expect seven
month's gas at the former price of int -Mr. E. COMDEX
declared that if the Board were unanimous, they would
have the gas at a fair price. It WIIA cheaper elsewhere.-
Mr. ('rocker: At Southampton it is Si. per 1.0110 ft. and
at Wirnhorne 7s. al., per 1.086.-Mr. E. Pisace thought
Mr. Cornben's proposition ought to be withdraw.
(Laughter, it being remarked that it might be rescinded.)
-Mr. C. WHITE propos.' that that part of Mr. (I 'olden's;
resolution relative to having gas seven months at the price
of six fie rescinded-Mr. K PEARCE second.l. -Mr, W.
Arrwoom. thought the Board were overcharged, and
proposed that it be not rescinded. -Mr. E, d'omege
seconded, adding that if the Board were unanituous, they
could get eight month's gas at the same price, new coal is
down SO per cent -The CHAIRMAN had been making
enquiries, and found that the price of gas does not
depend so nun+ upon the price of coal as it tusel, because
the residual products, coke, tar, dm., are dearer,lwhen coal
is dear. The main thing is the length of the mains, in
prom-talon to the number of lamps lit -Mr. O. ANDREWS
should not have supposes' there were 4,000 yds. of wits on
the Island had he not seen it stated in the local paper.-
There was then a division, for the amendment -"That the
former resolution remain, • voted Messrs. W. Attw.mll, E.
Comtism, and It. J. Andrews ; For the proposition "That
part of the resolution be rescinded" voted Mesta C. White,
E.Pearre, Gibber, C. Mitchell, and T. Comben,. The
Chairman and Mr. G. R. Andrews; did not vote.
-Mr. a Cotten( thought there should be bondsmen for
Pie contract for gas. Why not have bondsmen for the
gas as well as for other contracts! I-Mr. W.
Armand : We ought to enter into a contract for three
or beir year.-Mr. 0. ANDREWS thought the gas should be
now taken on a give-awl-take principle, having the gas a
few extra 41:Lys when reqiiired, and giving it up when the
lights were lighted-Mr. R PEARCE exhortel the Board
to decide the question now, and net to go etf "all of a
squabble." (Laughter.) He proposed that the offer of the
executrix of the lessee of the G. Works be aecepted. -
Seconded by Mr. T. Cosine's-At this point a number of
dogs mere harking outside, making a great noise, sod Mr.
E. flounce remarked "There is another Local Board
Meetiag outside." (Great laughter.)-Mr. Attempts,
moved, as an amendment, that the lighting rommittee
consult with Mr. Howard.-Mr. Crocker sail the public
lighting was left be him, on which a member remarked
"I should like to see you with a ladder." (Laughter.)-
Mr. F... PEARCE'S proposition was put and carried, and Mr.
ArrwooLL withdrew hie amendment -The public lamps
will therefore be lighted.
REMMINO REFUSE FROM THE VERNE.-A letter Wan
read from the Secretary for War, relative to the Board
undertaking in future the removal of refuse from the
Verne Barracks, in consideration of contributions paid
for rates by the Government -The members generally
seenied very much opposed to nridertak mg the dirty job,
and the letter was ordered to be answered-that the
Board declined.
MATERIALS FOR ROADS. -The next business was to
consider the advisability of all material's for the roads
being depoeitta in places to be pointed out by the Board
for each village or district as the ease may be-Mr. G.
ANDREWS wished the notice put in another form, and
consented to its adjournment. -The meeting finally con-
sidered the Surveyor's report

recognition of their valair, similar to that which was
hest.wed upon the Welsh miners. It is true the latter
laboured days and nights in the cause, hut there were
combined, during those few hours in the IVest Bay,
suffirient till and risk and anxiety, to render the cases
almost, if nor altogether, parallel.-1 sau, Sir, yours, Or.,
DORSETIL September 24th, 1477.
To the ErUir. —Sir, permit me to call your attention for
a few m .nients to an incident which occurred in this
parish a short time since. Esrly on Saturday morning,
September 15th, the deal body of • man (ottiposed to be
one of the victims of the late terrible collision in the
Channel between the ships Forest and Avalanche) was
picked up at see by some of our fishermen, and brought
In here and given over, by them, to the parish authorities.
A gentleman, who chanced to I. residing her for a short
period, took an interest in the case, and atone., communi-
cated with the owners of the Avalanche (Messrs. Shaw
Saville and Co., and other parties, describing the dead
body, in order that his friends, if he bad any, might have
an opportunity of identifying him, and claiming the hotly
If they felt. inclined. But, in the meantime, the parish
authorities, who took no interest in the matter them-
selves, did not give him a fair chance of being successful
in big kihdly endeavour to set some poor mother's, or
wife's (as the case might be) aching heart a little at rest,
by the knowledge that their loved one was at least
decently buried, but hurried on the funeral in a most
though,less manner, and although at the last moment—
the gentleman having been sueeessful in his earnest desire
to lin.' out the deceased's nearest frientle —the father and
mother of the deceased telegraphed to say that the hotly
was that of their only son, that they should he in
Litlworth the following day, and desiring that the funeral
might be ileLiyeil until hen; yet they deliberately, in the
face. of this request, carried out their previous resolve, and
hurled him the Caine day, and that in such a manner as
to be a lasting disgrace and scandal to the parish. He
certainly was not buried exactly like a dog, but it wan
next door to it, even a pauper is buried more decently—
although that is qoite bad enough here—not that the war
in which a person is buried can In itself do any cool, still
we all .if us like to feel that our remains will be put tinder
ground with all due respect an.l reverence, and not that
we shall he hurried away from our nearest and dearest
friends, without giving theta mat ..i.porffinity of taking a
last look, or paying th.• last VW offices of respect to our
remotes ' 'brute

mortal ane. anti put out of the way like • _ beast
Certainly the famish cannot be no poor hut that it could
have afforded, at least, the woe kin.' of funerai we give
to a parish tamper ; the body was not even washed or laid
init in any way, ana there was not so meth WI a handle or
plate of any aid tett on the coffin, neither did any iif the
pariah authorities even take the trouhle to honour the
mortal remains by ft liming th Le the grave ; in fact
the whole affair was Is-gun and carrieil net in a most ilia-
graceful way, more like we shoal imagine wool,' lie dime
in a heathen lona than is a reentry calling itself a
Christian one.—l mu, sir. yours faithfully, A Itiesinexe.
—West L.ll wort h
To the Editor. —Sir,—Perhaps you are not aware of the
following. I have it front our honorary se-rotary at
Dundee ;—•• Two young ladies on board th Ac ilanelte,
Miss Wall and Miss Taylor, both behrng here, and are
well-known by a large circle of friends. Mr. Wall, the
father of one, is at present the Mayor •if Wanganui, intl
was until a recent date a M.P. of New Zealand. Messrs.
Taylor and Wall are general merchants here. This lieu
hail a steamship called the Wanganui, 207 tons, built in
1433 by Moors. Courate, of Dundee, eeperially designed
for the New Beaten,' coasting trade. Both of the principals
were from Deflate% where they were well-known. Miss
Wall brought ever with her two brothers—one IS years
and the other 16 years.wlitiia shelleft behind in this euiiiiilry
to be educated. She oily left Dandier (in capital its)
to ra4urn to their whetted home a few days before the sail
rataatrophe.—Yount, It. Moires, Plimsoll and Seamen's
Pure! Committee.
A Jiritores opixiox.—A letter to the fAlowing effect
has been sent to the F. liter of the Mandard :—" Sir,—As
is juror at the late inquest held here on the bodies of six
men belonging to the ill-fated ships Forest and Avalanche,
and having read pier hailer In yesterday's issue, with
your permissien, I shmtlil like to make one or two observa-
tions. In the first place we did not wish that the
examination an.l crone-examination should be of such a
length, but the counsel for the respective owners, as well
as Pie counsel for the "Society for the Prot etion f I,ife
at Sea," in their superior wisdom, thought it fit and proper
no to do, as in their mai for their respective clients they
were most anxious that the jury ehould be in possession of
every miuute particular possible to be known haying
'reference to or hearing upon the collision; and we
patiently listened to all that was brought before on, being
desirous to to all in our power—or, at least, we would not
hinder all the fact., of the case being made public as soon
as peasible —in the hope, too, that it might lead us to •
satisfactory issue. Respecting the verdict. According to
the law as lahl down to on by the coroner, who 121 an
attorney in very large practice, and of great experience,
we (the jury) had nothing to d i in saying who was in
fault, nide.% in our opinion, that fault could be construed
Into a crime so we made no remark, but expected that,
as we did not, the natural inference would be drawn that
we did not consiaer either liable. Anil as to who we
thought to have been in the wrong, it is a p trilonittile
curiosity on the part of the public to wish to know what
we thought about it aria who we thought were in the
wrong. We had a decided opinion on the matter, but, as
the coroner, and withal want.° lawyer, hail insisted that
we had no business to pans an opinion, as such we then, as
you remark, held our toneues. I made the following
proposition to the jury when considering the verdict
That, in our opinion, had the Avalanche 'k-pt away' or
hard up' sooner, the collision would not have occurred."
This was met hiy cries of "We have nothing to do with
that," "That is not our duty," and "There are gentle-
men in that room (adjoining) who would give us a thousand
pounds for it." In other words, I meant "The Avalanche
rung her retch' ton long and got right under the Forest's
how, awl then 'ported,' coming across her bows." If,
instead of potting, she hail kept her course, I believe she
would have " weathered" the Forest Von make a
mistake in saying "From the position of the ship the
mate thought the helm was a-starboard and gent a man to
port it." It was quite the eintrary. He (the mate),
having been down and having seen the water coming in a
volume front forward, went up, and, looking over the side,
saw the ship was going ahead through the water, and so,
to take off the pressure from the damaged bow, he sent a
man aft to starboard the helm, the ship being still on the
starboard tack. The wind being nearly aft the helm was
starboarded, and the ship came round and was "relight
by the lee," and her way no stopped. The third mate of
the Avalanche fount it starboard after the man Jager hail
put it starboard by the order of the mate. We billy
expected that we should not please everyone in our
verdict •, hut perhaps this short note will explain what was
ungatisfactory.—A. ATTWOOLL. Portland, September
25th, III 77."

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kept the money; hut plaintiff denied this. The meter In the grave, before the rector stopped this and had them brought them together, what lead beew the Occasionfif
declared that it was at he, and 1,1,1 hiss that if he taken out again. "Shot in wholesale" cannot by any the appeals to English liberality; he felt his own num
did not give up the money, he would have his life. exageeration, be applied to the placing of coffin after coffin si enewhat chequered, and that somewhat of el., an mixed
Plaintiff anawerefl that he could not give up what he in the grave, from the first. The grave was dug large on with the pleaplea-lire that characterised their meeting hare
hadn't got, when the muter atreek him several blows in purring° t, put the coffins aide lit sble, and the whole of ti night. Si recently was it that upwards of Itin of Mtge
the face, knocked hies Sown, an.l kicked him in the ribs the poverty-stricken detail. w :re c eised by the burial fellow-sae-Our,. were eonegned to the dark. dwk
when he PIM down, took up • bottle and threw at him. being left to the parinh-stieh i lame and impotent con- there to lie till the resurrection mornieg thet one
,
rotting the back a hia Is Plaiiiiiß said "If qua elusiut as will, IWOaIVI 10 say, hi• aeoeled in futiire by direst one's Mind of the feeliug that it wet r 'you ..o. ime,*
don't give over, you'll kill tee :" but pris inor struck him the directions of the Ammtdb•rier it for 1'a1•,.• Zagjan.l. If their cempanions that the few came whom the. ve
again, gat a knife whir!, we: open, and said-" If you the carespondent Iml the Time, ta suppose the bodies men were the sole instruments of effeeting th,r r
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don't hand over the nionee. I'll kill ye, ;" bat the other would have been "skit in whoieeoe," a£s .ir £lO note Under G-el'a hands they were made the saviours of the
seamen took the knife from him. This seaman. named given by him to the life:safer's fund would he a vey bvlies of these prey men., anal he had mi piestion of the
Bird, corroborated. end ['Hamer was fined £2 and mete, to inefficient salve for starting such a calumny: but I aloe t feeling of joy with which they regarded the approach of
be ',aid at once. or in default two months' in cool. believe it for a manent The responability must rent the lent,, containing, eo far as they mull see, she only
HARVEST Titesssolvien ar Sc. GEpno lea-Sunday with the Times itself of publishing a dreadful charge upon probability of their deliverance from a wat my grave. In
last wan • day of special eervires, to commemorate the insufficient prod. connection with this movement, he could very briefly give
ingethering of the harvest, The ehurch was tastefully DISCIESS. them sonic account of what hal b.n ibmts Its it Might
decorated, especially appropriate designs being displayed , place somewhat in a proper light, why this evening had
in the epee at the east end, two paneln of which bore On board the wreck of the Forest were not found any ' been net apart for the purpose of presenting seine
Latin crosses, with flowers springing from the haees, and ! papers, books, or instruments. In fact there was nothing acknowledgment of the ',savory of the nab-amen who had
around each cross was entwined a scroll, inc bearing the but the timbers, partly shattered. The sections of wreck rescued the AirViV iris from the Avalanelie, an'! the Forest.
words "lam the Fine," the other "The True Vine," and ' have been delivered over to the Receiver, Mr. J. llamilton A gentleman in Weymouth where he hail not known per.oo.
the centre panels were occupied by designs of St Andrew's Price, under whose custody they remain, i ally before, wrote to the Times newspaper, an appeal, and
mess, neatly worked in flowers. The east window It is said that six years ago the Purest, when under the 1 also to himself (the Mayor) enclosing a cheque for one
was also beautifully alonied with plants and 'he ceinm and of Captain Armstrong„ got on the Goodwin guinea, and asking him te receive any apes of money for the
altar rails festooned and hanisomely decorated with Sands, and though she was towed off, that this cost her object. He at :inee aoiented : and at th-at time he was
gladioli. In front of the attar table was an enormous owners .£1,5111). not aware that another fowl was being colleete.l: it was
sheaf, made up by Mr. 11. Stine, who also supplied an The last singing on board the Avalanche was that of only afterwaris that he was informed that in the Mee-feel
enormous loaf made of this year's wheat • this was " Home, Sweet House." , newspaper the Rev. J. Beasor was receiving contributions
adorned with octanes and other fruit, In the cl;aneel were One of the witnesses berm.. the Coroner rave the for one and the same object. Many tributary streams
some veer handsome designs, together with a text on number of passengers as 55. The Skiplane Gazette in its I would help to swell the river, and he (his worship)
either wall-" Thou sisitsst the earth and blessest it, and list from Messrs. Shaw. Saville, and Co, enornerated RI. accepted the position if a tributary stream to alvance the
eThoe erownest the year with Thy goodness" The Pulpit The body washed ashore et ledworth has been blentified 1 mons object At "nets letters began to flow in, some from
and reading desk were as usual, adorne.l through the as the cook of the Avalanche. ills father and emisin i Wales, mine from Scotland, many from the provinces, and
kindness of Hrs. J. C. I;ano and we observed e novelty in mune .1..14 and recognised a knife which AVM found in 1 many from the imnamliatai neighbourhood of Weymouth,
the mole of treating it this year, for the panels were his trousers' pocket. and he began to see this thing was growing, and perhaps
filled in with 1111101,1 of flowers - roses, asters, dahlias, The Agent-General of New Zealand has telegraphed it would realise more than was contemplated. He read
geraniums, Ate. Over the organ was the test in very bold direetions that respectable funerals are to be given to any that Mr. Beizor wished to raise enough to give them .£5
characters and worked in leaves-" Glory he to Thee, 0 more of the bodies which may be washed ashore, each, ant he (the Mayor) thought they coul.l do more than
GA; and on the organ itself was the word ' Alleluia," To the ff,dife,-.• palmitin qui meruitfrraf."-Sir,-N0 that. lie wrote again to the Times. and large amounte
in straw, the work of Hr. S. Wood. At the fonr si les on, who has rend the terrible account of the collision off came in, until he thought the amount was on the while.
of the dome were four handsome banners, trimmed with Portland and the attendant cireinuetsncee, can fail to be very bur snit liberal contribution towards the special
crimson and blue, lettere lin guilt-" The Lord will Pro- struck with the bravery of those gout men who ventured object they had in view. (Ilene, heard When emerge,
ebbs' "God is love," and with other texts. The galleries their lives on that morning in the West Bay. It is not cies and danger. are placed before the nien of England
were wreathed, and also bore on the lean armies. Pears, long since that we read of the bravery of the miners in they will always meet them with bravery. and if a woman
and other fruit. embedded in moss. The deadens for the Synth Wales, who risked their lives and eventually saved like Grace Darling ceuld in the dark waters of the north
whale of the decorations were supplied by Mr. Holmes, their comrades. Those men were honourably spoken of be an instriunent of saving men exposed to the waves, he
.d Reforne, who generally iindevtalips this labour of love, in the public prints and rewaided, and justly so. The was quite sure that the brave men of the South could do
Mr. F. Pearce, jun., anti me. H. Scone gave indispensable majority of our counlrymen can picture to themselves the the same. It was long before the present generation
sorrier, and a large number of ladies came forward. and dangers of mining, but few comparatively know the came in that the name of the Portland Kellar was equivs-
kindly assisted in the ilecomtim ; but we fear to attempt dancers of the sea, and especially of the Portland West lent to that of the bravest and most self-denying of the
a list of the names, lest any should be left nat.-Large 11,y during a gale. And as a result of this, comparatively men on the English coast, and he was glad, that those
congregations attended, the senday evening congregation few realise the great risk undertaken by those who set present are stepping into their father's shoes, and are
being the largest ever seen in the church; and many were out and aceompliehml the rescue of their fellowmen. A ready to rescue their fellows from a watery grsve. His
imolde to find adraittance.-Collections were male on he. testimonial in the form of mime, may doubtless be accept- worship continued that he came this evening t i look upon
half of the Dorset County hospital, and amounted to able, to make amends for the necessary wear and tear and them, to be able in some small way to chow that the
£5 Is. Tel. 10, of titeleriot, tett th,.e.• is something higher and nobler sympathies of all Englaiel are being called out, anil t i see
MR. ZILLWOOR Mittgrigg,-A . meeting
........ ey the St. lii le ~ensidered. Could there not he some - iblic that the teen of porthoad are m iintaining in the fir...-
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•_ . gine present
the reputation which their fathers maintained in the past.
With regard to the amounts to be iliatributed, he wished
to avoid any disposition or temptation to wrangle over the
distribution ; the money had been sent for the II men who
actually went out in the boats :old saved the shipwrecked
persons ; but they could not have saved those twelve men
had it not been for those on shoe. They condl not have
loom-hod the boats, they mould not have scalded them to
safety without thorie on chore giving their help. There-
fore, after the distribution which would be made to them,
he hoped they would behave to the others as brethren, and
make them feel that while those in the !mats had the
privilege of going on the watera, they knew that those on
shore would have done the same. (Applause.) Therefore
he appealed to them that what was given should he fairly
shared with those who would if they had only been exiled
have gone into the boats like the rest. They would he
proud to know that their deed bad not only lices placed
before their countrymen, but that it would go forth
to New Zealand that II men who dwelt on the
south coast of England, haying wives and families
at home, hal gone ,•lieerfully MA willingly out,
with their lives in their hands, to reselie those who
but for them must have kale down ti the •leep waters, and
there in the ehannels of the mighty Ms•to hive awaited
the resurrection morning. (Applause.) Ile bad re,ivod
from Sir dales Vogel, secretary of the New Zealand
Government, a letter which he would read.
The letter woo to the effect that, in c .nformity with a
previous consmunirati in, the writer had the honour to
forward to the Mayor, a cheque for LTO, and asked him to
distribute it I Y Pelmets of 1:5 to each if the II inert It
continued that thi Avalanche was proceeding to New
Zealand, and the gift was made to the men by the Govern.
fluent of that colony, in testimony of the bravery arel en.
ituranee they displayed. The writer was quilts AWArO that
no Money rewarii WM any adequate remuneration for the
risk they encountered, not only to their own lives, but as
they knew they were also exposing to the chances of want
am( poverty the families who depended upon their labours.
The disregard of rich consideration showed that they
were of the true stamp of British seaman, and the
acknowledgment of this most he isire gratifying t • them
than any pecuniary reward lie hoped this would prove an
incentive totters to emulate their gallant deeds.
If is Worship also read A letter from the -owners of the
Forest, stating that at the -quest of Capt. Lockhrie-

lately coml.:teeing the Forest, they beggedl to hand •
climes for 111 guineas tewares reit arding these brave
The capt tin having leen :therm,- loser by the deetruetion
of the elep, hie fond, week' wit, allow him te eontribute
mere liberally; hut lie molested the writer to emery the
expresnien or the very .leep mimlig item he wee melee to
three brave men. and alem hi return hi, very grateful
thanks to the inheletentn of Weymoeth mei Portland,
for the kinul way in which they receive.' liine and the
uniformly flambe:tine manner in which he wee treatel by
all parties.
Inn Worship continued that the letter, he bee received
emitedied very nrueh
the feelings of those outeide with regard to the gallantry of
the nice, and he should ask Mr. Damon to whlrese them.
Mr. Dagen wet he haul long been hon. secret try and
agent of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mermen'
S eiety. an.l during that tine- many itintaness .1 the
bravery and Ain of the Portland tinliertnett hail COlll.
uneer his notice quite equal to that shown by these
who rescued the surviv.es from the Avaiatiele, and
the Forest. Those who live on the meet know that •
Pore-m.l freer will go out in weather which ne other craft
will live. The Poreatelers seem to have fowl., a league
with the WaYea, ant setnetimes we have seen a Is, it eve.
whelmee by tee WaVea • POrti.ol.l erew wueed hue
In lett In safety. Weer, hear.) Pore:eiders will tun
the face of thee, 'night Atlantic weven. and
lev hoe', ane keep held of a silikine meriner.
awl bring him neer t m land. (Applause.) Meer
years age he (Mr. Demon) was one if a nutulter
engaged with the Lifelsmet lutitutien in the elfiliAV.,Ur
to plant • Lifeboat en the Islan.h, an-I, if he teietook not,
he recognised am big thew preeent emu will met e ith
theta with the view .4 carrying out the wheelie But after
mine evenineueconseleration, both here and at W4llll,lUth,
the proposal wan ebanutonee, awl one meem that was
given for it. ahatelonment was that the Pert' elders, OS
when, the lefebeet Institution .4 be eepen.lent for the
twinning nod management of the lifeboat, would not
+tempt any boat but one after the meld el their (MD well-
tries' an.l faithful terra.. He thonght the result had
shown that no lifeboat is an well meted for the exigeneieg
of this it my an the keret; and certainly ti-ne in which
the Portlanders have equal confidence (Hear, hear.) He
would nay OW, word te three who lua.l retleeted se emelt
credit tip..n theninelvee and the Island -•" You have Tweets
known throughout the country, awl one iii the penalties
of being known Is that more will he expected of you. You
will value this public recognition, but the moot hinting
reward wel be that y, u have been instrumental in saving
life. We also know that you will not rent your claim for
distinction upon the past: w., hip. that 'eel an oppor-
tunity will net offer egein ; het nhould it offer, we know
that you will maintain your goel (Applause)
The Rev. T. A. °weer maid lie was very glaul that this
preeentetion wag not looked mem as a reward of leavery I
-it would let wrong ti reward bravery-led AN A Yr, egni•
tam of that virtue which has ever characterised true
Eulishmen.
Mr. It. N. HOWARD, being called on, sail that when the
Mayor asked hint te go over to Portion.' melee, he
respond.' to the invitation with the greatest pleasure.
Ile haul attended many meetings at Portlaml ; but h., eid
not know any meeting which hail given him greater
pleasure than this one. The present given them was no
reward fer bravery-the best reward was in the men's own
hearts-it was simply a reregnitium by the public. As
that poor man before the jury smut he mull net lind
words to utter his gratitude, to he (Mr. Howard) raid also.
In all his many years' knowledge of Pertland, he never
knew all instance where the Portland fiehertnen were
called upon te do an act of g.einteme to their fellows
creaturen where there had been any stanuling aside. Ni I
there was always a rush to do it. (Applause.) Portland is
well known far and wide, but never letter than on the
present occasion. On that Wednesday mu ming. when
thew men in the boat were In danger of being engulfed in
the sea, then It was that Portlanders mule eu !!!!! forward
without any hesitation. They were net like men who did
not know the danger; they went with their lives
in their hands: they knew that if they were gone
the staff of life to their families would be gone,
and be did say it wen their nobility of heart
that matte them rush into the boa., to bring
th others in safety to their shires. Viet &eel all
Must feel proud °Cud will always feel iroiu.hu.f :every etie
in looking backward to the past, ant every one renteeted
with them will do the cause. Portlanil WAS well known
before ; hut they hart new cast a halo 1,11111.1 Cie tutu, NO
that it would he known what the Portland..rs eat, do.
He congratulated them upon the mimeo., upon the
success, and hoped such an tweseion woide never batmen
again: but if they over haul to go through Kindler eircirms
PRESENTATION TO THE LIFE-SAVERS. etarieeu they woubl show the game bravery. We may
That wen a pleasing gathering at St. Jehne. Seheolmom talk of dude of valour, deed,' of bravery, far tee often
on Thureulay evening last, when the valiant men whew joined with the battle-field and the talking away of life ; hut
brave deed lute been sounded all over England met the
tvnirt'ree'Sliten having
a far nobler deed it was for men to go to save human life,
ministers of their pariah. the Mayor ef Weymouth, and bulbul of taking away. (Applause.) 11., del thank them
the Coroner, in order to receive acknowledgments of their
inftwgoinneenowuthoathathdeapernerilarldthieinraowbo,nitivouff most heartily, and was very Messed indeed to have been
*lee to *ay a word to them on this occasion.
Mr. FRANK WILLER IVY then called :mon, and each Of
Chesil Cove. The schoolroom was quite full, among those the men haul to sign a receipt for 1.5, sent by the Govern.
present being the Rev. T. A. Ottley, Mr. beetle (Mir ment of New Zealand.
of Weymouth), Mr. R. N. Howard (Coroner), Mr. Her er The following were the names of the gallant men :-
(" H."), Mr. H. Mangle, Mr. and Mr.. IVilles, Mrs. Mensre. Thome* Whits' Jim. Thome Wayebeirge White,
Lun-lie, Mr. R. Da ~,,, n. Mr. Ken.lall, Mr. Ash, Mr. If. Thomas Roe, Pearce, John Flatin, Jelin Way, Jun., and
Smith, Capt. A. Seriven, Rev. .1. A. Freezer, Mr. Parenne Jewell Chaldock. The above were hi this first 'sat ;in the
st stinnenanter, Mr. Z. Milled... Mr. 11. Rowell. Mr. seeon I were Meanie. William num, sole William Flute
CaSe, Dr. Pat-wine Mr. Wyatt, Mr. .1. P. Serieen, and Jun., Geer., Hyatt, John Bonn. tt, John Way, Ceorge and
ninny othere, mule gathered on eerh side of the anew. John Hyatt.
The life-sayers eat on each tile of the rostrum, where The MAIOR nee! that £5 het bob tent sperielly for Mrs.
the Rev. T. °Rel.', who wen in the chair, peppered by Way, iii thin I',•ve Inn, who het ..etel a most metlierly
the Mayor of Weymouth and the C meter for Portland,
toot in the matter.
aedreneet the MCC, ing. Mrs. Inay was, however, tee pewee, ant the money
The Rev. T. A. OTTIMY said that very few 'luteen hut wit nen'nel "le'r t" some one Present, for tier.
afforded him so emelt pleasure ILS that simple duty whieh Mr. W. Flame gen., Is already the holder of a gold
hied to he Perform.' by him that evening. It would be • melee for Keying byes befere, and the Mayor specially
pleaterre under any eircnnettanees ; hut this ercwsion RAS complimented, aulding to Mr. William Flue, J. 111., his
of peculiar interest to hint ant thorn, insomuch se several cengratulation that before the old race of Portlanders has
of these brave men were not only pariehioners of bee but died out, their sou are ready to take their place,
attended his ministry. When they lookeut -town the roll The M TOR next wished to says word requiting why
of hist iry, and miet.l over the euen of the past, he bad the presentations took place to-night He wrote to Mr.
sontetimesbeendinpose.ltoqueetionhowEnglishmen would Ileum, se to whether it would be convenient to Join him
ham wt.' undereireumstallees of teal, and eircumetancesltmis Wornhip) in the distribution of the venom' funds,
of real danger, like those with which we are familiar on From Mr. Beazer he received • very courteous reply, that
the page of history. But we need not fear that English. he believed that during the week neveral friends bed
men have in any sense of the word degenerated. or that &es...mined to *end contributions to the fund, and his list
the lire of tree nobility of character has in any sense would therefore not he cloud. Next week he (the Mayor)
smouldered out ant gone. Thew 11 brave men show us was under an engagement which would have preelteled
that opportunities for deed. of courage are only wanting lieu from going the the distribution on the Hill, and this
to show us that there icon the part of the English nation piece being near the went, of the wreck, it mourned to him
a true desire awl a rarely willingness to art an these brave an appropriate place. His worship wag sure they would
men have acted and that in Urnes of peace circumstances give Mr. Beazer credit for the trouble he had taken
of trial are only wanted to bring forth thou deeds of (Hear, bear.) Ile wished to state this., that there should
bravery and of &ring, and to show that the present race he no doubt about Mr. Beazer and himself acting in perfect
of Englishmen are quite equal to thou who have preceded agreement. (Hear.)
them. (Applause.) His own time was very limited, on Mr. HARKLR had provident 11 melee of his " fiketches6.
account of havine a service at his church, but he felt, SA • nicely bound, and each containing • printed account of t
Christian minister, that he must exertu,s his admiration collision and the retiree inside. On the covers were also
of these brave men's flambe Turning to the men he said imprinted in gold letters the name of each recipient. The
THE LATE WRECK. it was • wile scene that in which they were engage,' on that leeks were thankfully received.
Ffeep as was the the diseatiefeetion with tome of the eventful morning. when 12 shipwrecked men were tossed The Rey. J. A I'OUSTINK BKAZOR then advanced to the
details of the funeral given to the poor drowned sailorn. I about on the angmeseaa, they were in danger of being lost, rostrum, and said that he Was afraid the men would not
cannot refrain from pointiegout whatthe Rev. Mr. Beazer and under Cod, those who went out to their reams seem express their thanks as they would wish, and he would
most mealy calls the "unjust and exegeereted "comment the saviours of these men, that is, they mead their bodies act u their mouthpiece, to cenvey to the Mayor their
of the Times. To he exact I quote the "Thunderees " from drowning. Row tutu-seed they were to go out, he was thanks for the trouble he had taken in this matter.
words:-" If it had not been for the kindness of these sure, sod how welcome their prenence waste thew men, Having been • collector himself, he (Mr. Buser) knew
men-quarrymen, for the most part in ordinary working they had told him and the deep anxiety they haul shown; semething about the labour: but they would Sate with
dreee-coeemon decency would, our Correspondents adds, they welcomed them be-weed having confidence in them him that it had not been • trouhle hut • pleasure, and •
net have been shown to the dead. His meaning in plate in the time of deep trial, they saw the +excuser summing, great honour. He begged to thank the Mayor not °ell
English we suppose to be that the waggon would have knew they were itemise:eel with the nature of the coast, for what he had done in collecting, hut also for the very
been drawn up to the Aide of the grave, and the contents and trusted themselves in their han.h. As the old kind and handeeme way in which his wotship hut coats
of it shot in whelenale." ree unealledeer • conelusien writers Said, he ce.11.1 net allow this to pus, without over to make the distributien. He (Mr. Beazer) need not
serene to me to thoroughly ahowinable that lam anxious improving the occasion. Life in to all of Us • stormy sea: say what he thought of the men, for he should meet them
to know what possible words could ham linen sent by the and we all want to be saved ;we want One who can bring on another occaelon, and he did not wish to preach the
"correspondent," to produce such a cenceetion in the ue safely Into the haven of rest, whither, he wee sure, we sermon twice, but from the letters be haul received he
mind of the leader-writer. Pertlandere end indeed all all need to go. There in only one who GM do that-the could say that their conduct had created enthuniaara
Englishmen. are intereste.l in knowing what was the Lord Jesus Christ, and as these men in the boat trusted in giving, but a rivalry in collecting. (Hear, hear.) How'
foil. et origo of this horrible slander. Leiden papers the saviours. as they obeyed them ant did what they ever fetich they might collect, It would be no more than
are particularly apt to deal very hardly with Dorset, and were told, so he want., the Portland men to do, he the men would deserve. (Applause.) Ire had himself
most things connected with it, as
,Witllet4 their treatment wished them to take the Lord Jesus Christ as their received between £II2 and £l2O, and believed he was quit*
of the Fartnermod•labourer queuen ; but when a news- Saviour. He I. the only One who can he pilot of their right in not closing his list, for only to-night he had
paper that has the Rower of spreading its assertions over ' lark, the only One who can beach them the only One received a letter enclosing Let (Applause.) The &stet-
the whole work', brings such e grow charge upon informs- who can bring them into the heavenly haven. God grant herein one the 11111 would take place on Monday night.
tion that deter not seem to me in the least to warrant the that they might all meet on the happy shore, where no The MAYOR mentioned, among the (honors of his fund,
tonelneions, I most bitterly, on the part of Pertlanders sea ever beat; no billet., over rolls (Applause.) the neinee of Mr. Robert Brooks, a former M.P. for Wei,
concern.), protest- Mr. LUNDig, Mayor of Weymouth, ens then called on mouth, £5, Mr. Henry Edwards, M.P., £S'-applause)-
Tin excellent to have a giant's strength; by Mr. Ottley, as having come from Weymouth for the and he was quite sure that Sir Frederic Johnstone, Bart.,
But tyrannous to we it as a giant" expecte§ purpose of distributing some money collected. M. I'., would have sent • einelar sunk if it had been
Not for a moment ran I conceive the charge to have The MATOR wed their vicar had spoken of the great brought under his notice. He invited any pent= to make
entaneted even Ruin the fertile brain of a" liner e the pleasure they feel in being present at their meeting any retirees.
correspondent was doubtless • respectable man; and I to-night. He must conferso that, but for the melee:holy Dr. Numus said that, 114 the medical officer of the
cannot think that he would have so led the Times astray, circumstances which h.' led to this meeting, he could Royal Humane Society, be represented to them at their
Whoever was there must have known that two bodies fully endoreelthe vicar's pleasure in meeting them on such office last fieturday week, the cue of our local heroes,
had been taken out of the waggon. and lad side by aide an omen as this. But when he remembered what had (Applause.) The question with the society was whether

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his matter really came into their province. or into that of
the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. He was making
every effort, and hoped ultimately to obtain for the men
some recognition.
It was stated that Mr. Sherringt.m, third mate of the
Avalanche. is also making a c ilection among his friend&
The MATOR ad,led thet he had heard the last singing ,m
hoard the Avalanche was "Raise, sweet home. ' lie
trusted thee on board had found their " sweet home"
where there are no more waves to trouble, nor sorrow is
distress. (Hear, hear.)
A vote of thanks to Mr. Howard, who hail filled the
chair on Mr. Ottley's leaving, concluded these very in-
teresting proceeding*.