The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-09 00:00:00

DOROINESTICA.

Tun depth of rain that fell in March wu 216
inches, the same month lane year, 2'4oinches.
PeOttnt AG tINST WAIL —The West Hants and
East Dorset Sunday School having, at a meeting held
at Ringwood on Tuesday evening, pawed a resolutom
earnestly protesting atainet any action of the ,vern-
ment tending to involve this country in war, and that
• copy be sent to %tr. Cowper-Temple, M.P., with the
expression of a hope that it would meet with hil
support, the right hon. gent'emsn has replied to M.
Iron Stevens, the hon. sec., that he quite impairs with
the protest.

Dor.= COONTT 11 .11PITAL.—During the week end
hag April 4th, there have been admitted :-10.
patient.. 5; discharged, 2; out-patienta admitted, 3;
discharged, 0; emergencies 1; deatha, 0 :—ln-pstiento,
in the hoer rital, 49; rut-patients On the hook., 218;
cumaities. 24 Physician for the week, Dr. W. V.
Loch; surgeon for the week. Mr. A. Erman ; house.
concern, Mr. Herbert J. Capon. —Ten out-pati.nta
and one inrpatient bore had their recommendation
ticker, renewed for two months further treatment
should their cases need it

Be UHICISTIC ADDIIIIieII —Thanks to the Rev. T.
Nears. pastor of the Congregational Chapel, South.
street, Mr. Prank Hammond renewed his addressee in
that building on 'rued ay evening laet There was a
very good attendance ,• and he t .ok as his tent Micah
y.' 2 which was very beautifully dealt with for aboot
three-goarters of an hour. The meeting was opened
by the singing of one of Mr. Aankey s hymns and
prayer by 'Mr. Hammond, and it warn clomd with
prayer by the Rev. T. Neave. There will be one
more Adama in the same building this (Tuesday) at
eight o'clo,k, where all are affectionately invited.
Other addresses in the Town-hall are annonnoed.

SONDRA SCHOOL 171HOIL —The haLf•yearly meeting
of the West Hants and had Dorset Sunday School
Union was held in the British Schoolroom, Ringwood,
lad week, when an interesting paper on Sunday
School Teaching warn reed by the President, Mr.
Kentp-Welch. In the evening • tea wee provided in
the schoolroom and • public meeting took place after-
wards, when addressee on school work were delivered
by the President and other speakers. It was stated
In the 001311111 Of the evening that there were 22 schools
In connection with the Union, with a etaff of 316
teachers and 2,384 grimier'. The balance in hand
amounted to Ige 3d. and there was es la, doe
from the different echools. There was a wood attend-
anis of .I.le•ates and the proceedings terminated with
singing the Doxology.

,Right Bev the Lord Rieltop o tialiebtuy, on
sti. got bteant, instituted the ger. john Going. Mark
to tni notary of Hawkahorch, oornet,
void by the maim of the Bev. W. p.
0. Adams, on the preesstation 01Die late
rector. she patron ; and his lordship on the sanss
day lionised the Rev. Robert Union Johnson,
clerk. lA. , to the Visarege of Belford, Wilts, sOl4
by the resignetion of the Rev. Dr. Mountain, en um
lioMMMket of Dr. Sonibby, ol &Nerd. The Dieesp

ham also licensed lb* Rev. Usury Marnard Skinner,
clerk, to the curacy ...If Riotous with TeCot Magna,
WU • ; the Ker. Joho Parr. clerk, lA. to the
curacy of U icombe Ragis with Radipole; the Rev.
sidney Coleridge Smith, clerk. to the curacy of East
Slower with s$ est Storer; aud the Rev. It.,oert Rust
Meadows, clerk, II A., to the curacy of Longbredy
with Littlehredy, poreet.