The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-05 00:00:00

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I, and ,--- wits geliacup seined by the
' -a"i ' lit" ii4i a bag to. receiver his triad. 'The
Marooned other bald, anellthe cart recapitulated
was let out apain, and went 60t.111 Sly's grOU,I4
rather more promptly than before, for he keew what
wm Up. Doge and Geld were noon after him, and he
went away across the stubble Is a line for East
Chiek.rell, end afforded &goad rue of about tialf-mmile,
when his weakness for hedges again exposed-idi
asa r . to
the nimble human who assisted him into the
end.
domande* our informant "he looked all the bet for
having a* hoar% fresh air and exercise." Bo moth for
the "souti-olLiial" report, but Dense Rumen, adds one
er two little tales; And, ant, she rays that an alidmat
Ater di the sport, taktag one of the water jumps to
coarse, plumped up to hie middle in water and
mud, and had to be palled out looking more like a
drainer than a reepeetable landlord. One of the know
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mg onea, ambition. of displaying his dexterity in bagging
Paw, unfortunately swung him too near his psetaloons,
and had afterwards to apply to the tailor, and very
lanky that be did not ued the doctor, for the badger
bit a large piece of cloth from his inexpressible', and
looked es if be wished it had been a pound of flesh.
A big-monthed dog, when purge took cover, ran at
bite with teeth displayed, sad it looked 111 if it would
be a bad Pose for the badger, who was make scarcely
I mouthful; but, nearer inspection of the prey made
'bully" look 64 if be had seen a ghost, for he bolted
tall between his legs moose the Cemetery Bridge, awl
has not since been seen near the atarh. Rut the
funniest was perhaps that • koight of Dm pencil, whose
great activity In the field enabled him to take short.
hand notes of all the hedges, and who, when tte
sport was over, found his broadcloth in push •
tattered state that he took the next train for Dor.
charter, and returned home, to tits wondetment of
his frieeds. All these little ineideem are not vouched
for; but the constant repetition of the runs (one was
to come off on Wednesday afternoon), shows that the
sport is appreciated, and that badgerhunting is likely
to become an established institution where a good plias
can be found.

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ISINIS CHURCH 1116810116—The annual sermons in
behalf of the Irish chuich Malicia' to the Roman
Catbolia were preached at St. Mary's Church. Me o,,Mbe
Regis, on Sunday last, by the Rev. Dallas 0. Harrington,
amociatinn secretary, in the morning and evening, sod
by the Rev. J. Groued, in the afternoon.- ,On Honda.
evening, a public ametirg was bald at the National
School-mom, under the preeiderey of the Rey. J.
Ground, who was supported on the,platform by the
Revs. D. 0. Harrington, It. C. Marriott, F. Hesdlani,
rector of Broaderey, and J. R. Cotter, rector of Winter-
borne Houghton, and Capt. Montgomery, 7th Royal
Pugilism- The Rev. R. C. Marriott read the report of
the Weymouth auxiliary, which show.,l that for 1869,
ER9 la ltd bad been remitted to the Parent Sooiety.
The Rev. D. 0. Harrington detailed many cheering
fame, proving the themes of the inneitsty's mission work
in Dublin, Galway, and other place' ira the sister
--Capt. Montgomery, who stated that he was always
glad to be able to speak a word for lb. !Wilma, made
a very practical gpetzah, in the course of which. peeeem•
ing that LB professed to be lovers of Ireland, he asked
bow much they loved her—if their love amounted to
IA and crested mom laughter by wondering, with Mr.
Spurgeon, where all the threepenny bits in collections
could come from.— The 1t.,. E. Headland, said ths
word of God is the true cure for the woes of Ireland,
and made aa impressive speeiti in support of his state-
ment —The Rev. J. R. Cotter considered Popery the
cause of all the ills of the sister Isle, of which he was •
native, and he was able to support his opinion, by
personal experience. In 1831 more than '7,000
schools in Ireland ware teaching the Scriptures,
and there were many Roman Catholic children in those
esboolls ; but Lord Stanley's godless national school
system of educatioz without the Bible did away with
that —300,000 chi Wren had the word of God taken from
them, and the oorsequenem arc most deplorable, meas.
,4„iitice, and other mimes being rife, while the
population would not asdat to dizcover the criminals.
The priests could as easily stop agrarian mime, if they
liked, as he could blow oat the candle, but they would
not, lip to the yes: 1,545 there wee no sellinrised
creed in the Roman Catholic Ctioreh °slept those which
are found in our orayer-book ; but then Pope Pius IV.
drew up his creed, whieh added to the Atbagesitin. In
that very one the Romish Church had declared before
1545 that "unless every man shall keep- it whole and
undefiled, without doubt be shall path!' everlasting."
The Romish Church added to that creed, and thus
defiled it, thereby setting the brand upon her own
brow. Rome could not enders the Bible, and when
the speaker's father obsoleted some copies of even a
Ronda Bible, that of Father Mathew, tbe very national
achoolmsater, paid with oar money, took it with the
tones, and burnt it on a fire in the highway. The
Protestant flag, with the Bible thereon, Is the only flag
of liberty. the " flag that braved • thousand years the
bottle and the breeze," and if Englishmen wish to hold
Ireland, it most be under that flag they must govern
her. The battalions of England may be called from
Ireland to defend our own shores, and then some other
power must be used to govern her. That power must
be the perfect law of liberty, a liberty lor which many
Rom thCatholice already longed, and for proelaiming that
liberty in the gospel he knew no better °reanimation
than that of the Irish Church Minions —(applattm). -
The proceedings awed with the doxology and benedic-
tion, and • collection at the demi was made, amounting
to £4.