The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-05-21 00:00:00

DORCH ESTE R

Coairiatianotr.—On Wednesday afternoon, at half
two, the rite of Confirmation will be administered by
toe Bishop of Salisbury at An Saints' church.
I. W. J. Biessarr, be of our townatuan, Mr. F.
Bennett, having passed his examination in the 'clone,
sad practice of medicine, has received a certificate to
practice, from the Apothecary's Company. London.

ItoincaLt..—A vacancy has occurred in the Towu
Council in consequence°, Mr. John Davis (wbo was
elected • abort time sinee in the room of Mr. Frond)
having aimed to bee resident.
Conn Saturday.—The supply of wheat at
this day's market was rather larger than usual. Millen
expected some reduction in prices, but as this was not
generally acceded to, business was limited. The supply
of and demand fdr barley way small. Oats in limited
request, at full mites. Inspoetcree Return I Wheat, 675.
to 725. ; barley, 3.; average, wheat, 70e Old..
Tim Dole= Ilit.rn...—The 1t... S. W. Pa....,
motor of St. Peter's, addressed the militiamen at the
Corn-exeliange. on Tuesday evening, on "The lom of
the London," giving a thrilling narrative of that
terrible ship foundering, and indicating the lemons to
be learnt from it.. Ile hall was completely filled,
and throughout the delivery of the address the most
crept attention was manifested by the large audience.
We understand that at Kra Bingham s request the
address will be printed, and that she intends giving a
copy of it to each militiaman.

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Mins Cortes. —The 3rd Dorset Rifle Volunteer'
were inspected on Thursday evening by Colonel Memel.
The men Resembled at their head quarters in Prince's.
street, under the command of Captain Coombe and
Lieut. Hodges, and, howled by the band, marched to
Poundbury Hill to await the arrival of the Colonel.
On that officer approaching, accompanied by Major
Kindersley and Capt. and Adjutant Barrett, the ranks
were opened, and the corps presented arma The
adjutant then put the volunteers though • variety of
movement+, +Men were performed in a very creditable
style, and much to the satisfaction of the Colonel, who,
at the termination of the proceedings, expressed himself
highly gratified at the condition in which he had found
the corps.

CHURCH MISSIONARY warm

The annual sermons on behalf of this resemble and
excellent aocriety were preached in Dorchester on
Sunday last, and the following collections were male :
Holy Trinity, £l2 21d.; Bt. Peter's, £9, branding
17c oolleated in the Militia Beading.rown ; All Saints',
DS 12a. 10d.; East Fordington, £3 94. id.; and Weal
Fordingtoc„ 1311.. 3d.—total, £3313.. 4id.
The anniversary 014011114 were held on Monday. at
the GuildhalL In the afternoon, J. C. Mantel, Esq.,
of Longthorns, Blimdford, prodded, and there were also
on the platform, the Rev. H. Houle, the Rev. C. W.
Bingham, the Rev. T. W. Kalov, the Rev. C. J. Bird,
the Rev. P. Eliot (Bath), and the Rev. H. Solway
(Assocestion Seoretary). Amoopt those present were :
—The Worshipful the Mayor of Dorshmier, R.
Williams, Req., Lay Emily Williams end the Mimes
Williams, the Rev. Prebendary Foot and Miss Foot,
Min Churchill, Mrs. Knipe, lire. Bird. Mrs- Miolitant,
the Rev. Reginald Smith, Mu. Reginald Smith and
kiss Smith, IL Peewee, Iraq., the Rev. J. B. Hyena, the
Rev. D. W. Evans, the Rev. H. B. Miles, the Rev. E.
W. Pears, Mn. Dowdell, the Rev. B. Filo4l, Mrs. Pigott,
the Rev. T. A. Pelham, the Rev. J. Burt, Mrs. Bart,
Mr. Miller, the Mimes Miller, Mn. filmy, Mid Lydia,
Wes Campbell, he. Prayer was offered by the Rev. H.
Molder_

The egaratun in opening the proooedinp, alluded to
the important questions now agitating the Church, and
expressed his deg concern at the doctrines recently
pet forth by Rib 'powers that be" in this diocese, and
said an opportunity would shortly be afforded for
esressing their disapprobation of them.
The seeneary, the Be.. C. J. BIRD, read the report
of the Dorehester Auxiliary for the put year, which
show' that the sermons and annual mutiop reilmed
En 13s. 6d. ; moiety of procalle of bazaar, £37;
eollectione in Dorchester and Fordington. by Mi..
Radios, £4 135.; Mn. R. Baseembe, £5 les. 2d. ; Miss
en., la. 6d.; Mn. J. Davis. Eld ' Mrs- C.
Good, 81 11. 6d.; Mn. Mondey, ea hid.; Mrs.
Mottle, 814 Si. Id.: in neighbouring parishes—Brad-
ford. Charmiaster, and Stratton, by the Kisses Spinks,
Et 19e. 4d.. and A tbelhatoptes and Surlestone,
88 las 6d. '• Everabot4 by Mr• Coiling, E 2 18a. 6d. ;
Martinstown, b 3 the Rev. R. Ludlow, Ell 95. ;
and Woodeford and Tincletne. SIO 1114.; Welt Btatord,
by lira &tumid Smith, 8.64 is. Id. The meant, of
MO Juvenile Association have been 348 Si. bid, the
Mina feud £3B lis. 9d., and the Philadelphia Sebool
100 d £.l making strand total of receipts, £139 81. 9d.
The expenditure for prinking, us of bell, Church
Missionary Records, sad other itxpeases, was £6 195. 44.
and the rut was devoted to minion purposes.
The Rev. P. RLIOT, incumbent of St. Stephen's,
Bath. then oddment the meeting. Re said the March
Missionary Suiety was the largest, most ineuential, and
best missioruu-y society of the Church of England, and
for mere Nun OD years it bad tarried out its perfume of
making known Um gospel in all itepurity and simplicity
to those nukes who had not before received it. After
all the expense, and labour, and time, and =owl, and
human life, that had been outmoded, It was a fair
tlllostles to sak what the regatta bed been; not that
°milk dull was to be moroured by the results, but if,
titer half • esetary of labour there were but small
result!, they might regard iii. indicating that they had
not set about it in the right way- 11° had lately bi"
' reading • book celled Claud s 4 tke WOrlar and
the 'nit" Wire of the work of ths societies like this, sa
the pitiful history 01 Asir". mist.""
With singular foes* and fsßel.y Mr. Eliot then exposed,
lir the manifest results of the worth; India and
'W/°rs toms. the ignorance or MN fJlty of the writer,
sad la• sesamenged time Chute Miseissagy ilf4/47 to
supportleanua of time rush. MANIA him bias elliestad by
it, bemuse Ripest ablest Is to wry the pus Gospel to

the isecralliefi, berates it taw the greatest prays to
select men es nriasicerarkia *hours best fitted teethe work
berateet it has &Dolt feithiall, adhered to the great
'Tangelos] principled on eihith ft was 'minded, and
bimetal it la carrying oa iii, works oar Lord !Mural
left lot his Church to do.
The iftv. If, *twitter, Arocittion gezettre.
d. tails of the work of the unity in variouf parts of the
world.
Ito Bee. H. Iluetit, of Fordington, 'dated .011ie
interesting irate touching the inioion iii Chula, nit'
which two of his sons are connected, and he vat. .1
that on••of them the hey. Demi Houle had been indeed
tetutn to Sc land for a wh,,t thin., on weeklong of
kis bewail sal be expected him about the 4th of
nit month.
The Roe- C. W. Btseo.aB preell that the rector
of Bt. Peter's mud the rector of Au ',rant: be
requested to join the committee of the
auxiliary, in doing which he spoke of the great
auh'hin" the Res. E. W. Pears had been to the
society. He then expressed his astialsation that the
Church Missionary Society continued true to the
principles on which it was founded—thora of the
I Bible. too a. be believed, of the Church of England.
I turning neither to suerdotalian nor ritualism ; and that
It. income last year was larger than at any
pre•iona time. He hoped that notwithstanding •11 the
difiloultim with which they had to Areal. in Dorset,
the Cluirob Missionary Soddy woeld be bound to gain
ground. It rejoised, be was rare all their Dermet
hearts, to hear how completely Mr. Elliot, who wen •
Dohet man, tore to pieces The pitiful history" in that
wretched book "The Church and the World," which
had been coincliended to Convoration by the highest
authority in this diocese (the Bishop) u a book they all I
ought to read and from which they Auld get mach
edification. He had also to thank Mr. Manse) for
presiding, and he would Pin with that thanki to him
for the dative and energetic interest he had taken in
the Lay Aisooiation in this county —(ipplanae)—for
contending salines the horrible flood of errors it seemed
that that *mild have to fight against as long u they
lived—(applause).
The (11•1111 all briefly replied, and sitid that Ham the
disastrous charge, as he might call it, of the Bishop had
been put forth, he had received a wart large aueraran of
lar mombere to the aunciation. It seemed to have
stirred op a great Protestant feeling among the laity,
but they only wished to follow the clergy. who they re.
graded as their spiritual leaden, if they would but keep
straight with the Bible and Prayer Book—(applause).
After singing the Doxology, the meeting ended. The
eolleotion amounted to £8 ii.. . .

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Tee seeping eseetang wee well attended. The Rev.
Reeseld Rolllt presided, and eddrasees were delivered
by th• Chalm.n. tb. 1t... P. Eliot. the Re,
and the by. R. W. Peers.