The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-17 00:00:00

GAZETTE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1878.

*vela be mosearnisel In solkinen Wow enly one
Preen t.... leeo, sad be was •COOM-
=tlgr:Salliciltaelatic. Mr. Kent statr be had
eeters in the t sad was manstii clerk. and he
offered to become the mooed surety. Mr opposed,
and the bail was not
allIMIs QualuorMluesday, Mom the Mayor
dle. air. lamas MIMIC.. Ilk a Hankies, DT.
1341144;‘4`mr. IL Reg= Kemp Drinmstietzti • porter.
WM seneaesed for thag Jessigr s •kckk"r
"15r•...._...2-1" iroward appeared for . Drinan.—Coto-
cm'mmt said defendant struck him between the hoar of
7 sad B. Met &tardily week, on the arrival platform of the
Bennet SWIM Colosaaaaant was in • stooping position,
biking up • hex be to • young wasen. and derma'
dent struck hiss with t The young wonaut ordered
him to lake up the box; but delsodant struck him,
knocking him clean off the platform on to the metals.
Defendant had A:emceed his life previously, floe timer.
, sad he caam to seek protection, "if you Please." It did
' not meteor what pealleama wag coming by, defendant
would share his head, and grind his teeth, and threaten
to do for him, but he would not have complained had not
defendant struck him.—fkomaxerninel by Mr. Howard:
Diem is one of the porters recognised by the Great
Western Railway, but complainant was not The mine
woman era: etranger to hint, and her master bed not
igtilla to
""tthlrgi Ille't Isthu iojn`witoerLd.ii
t.. 1 itiVlwlati :.% late work,Pandatnmol ....pui..e.
The young women was pointing out her box to Drinan,
when be took it: but Drinan struck him, and took away
the luggage. Tu num womanhad told him she wee •
stranger : she hot to meet a party, but he wasn't there,
—" 6.l.—Mr. Howard said • Mr. Loughborouge.
awl she naked him what he would charge, and he ',tidied
• pea e-
man visiting here, engages! Drinan to meet his servant,
who was coming. and Drinan went up there to meet the
servants and took the boa' but l'isard, became she had
spoken in idea fine seised Om box, when Drinan pushed
him away. The Great Western Railway allowed certain
number of respectable men, as porters, on their platform,
and Drinan was one; he was • pensioner. and a men of
good character—The Mayor mid they had nothing to do
with that; no doubt it was quite right of the Great
Western Railwee, cede to allow respectable permits on the
pleacerne bet they only het to deal with the question or
the assealt now—Mr. Howard said the element of
whether he wee doing • lawful or unlawful thing most be
considered—Mr. A. Lmoborough, Loden( at 17 Bruns-
wick buildings, had pee iv employed Drinan G. carry
his iiimmee about for him. On this day he expected his
itermist, aid engaged Dame to go and meet her, and
bring her on to 17, Brunswick-huildinga—lelisa Dickenson,
in Mr. Loughborough's service, came to Weymouth on
August 31a. On her arrival she saw no one to meet her,
and Thant came and asked it she wanted • porter. She
rep Lied—" No, I nitmoes mine one will be here to meet
X : I don't went see." She waked along the plat:lmm,
and said—" Well I as there is no one here to meet me, I
suppose I must engage you." and she and Timed walked
towards the luggage Van. Mr. Drinan then came up, and
said "Are you going to Brenswick buildings! I hare had
pertieeler orders Peat you, to take pear tampon." lamed
eald "The lady has engaged me, and I shall take your
luggage," when Daman pushed him, saying "I shall take
the box," and lamed jumped of the platform on the
metals, " Thal other wanted to know her name and
address, end she refused to give it —By the Mayor:
Witness actually engaged Thud to take her box, in the
absence of Drinan ; it wee not against her orders that he
took the box. —The Mayor considered Damn used
unnecessary violence about the box; he was not the
authorised polleemen, and Peak' have gone to Mr. Oollett
if he wanted to complain abont Tiseret,—lrtned Is end
eats, and bound over to keep the peace, in his own
reisogniasnees et 166.
At eel Polliernoosa—Mme Merriman, • middle-aged
man, of tolerably respectable appearance, was summoned
on Monday before Dr. Drew and Yr. B. Hopkins, for
rragto Lars the Fox Deblicluanse, and also esers.ll.l
esrusan. the landlord's wile. Mr. Haan* a
for the complainant. Defendant asked for an adjournment
en the posed that he had engaged Mr. Howard to defend
him: bat Kr. Howard was not here to day. Mr. Morley,
however, attended too cmrt. Mr. Hanna opposed the
adjournment; be did not see why it should be adjourned
merely became defendant wanted one solicitor to
appear,
when there am other sakiton mealy capable of deed
Inc the man. Dr. Drew suggested that if Mr. Hamm
were away, and • client wanted him to defend, he would
like an adjournment Mr. Hanna retuned he should
know nothing about it il he were not here, Dr. Drew:
But your clerk might be here, m Mr. Howard's is. If
&loudest will pay all owls, I think he might
have an adjoerruaent This was deckled on, when
on reckoning the casts, it appeared that one of
the wit/mess was a commercial teseeller, and said he was
boned to leave Weymoate to day, and to be in Bath to
morrow morning. Defendant agreed that his evidence
might be taken, at once, Mr. Hiatt. stating it appeared
defendant was about to make a charge against Mr.
Hayman. that he was intoxicated and assaulted defendant,
wherms the witness would prove just the contrary. He
then call.' John Gartman. a commercial traveller, who
s dd that on Saturday night be was at the Fox Inn. Had
a judge Was at the inn about eleven o'clock, when
defendant wee being removed from the hones by two
seen Mr. Harman , at half-peat seven , when be was as other as
police °mutable. Mr. Hayman was then perfectly sober,
and if any one should none toward and say he WWI intoxi-
cated it would be untrue —A respectably dressed woman
here femmel to the waness box, exclaiinine that she
would come fowird and lame he wax intoxicate'. She
Was so 'aced. and Mr. CartmelL continued that when
defendant was removed from the house. he was very
unruly and violent, but he could not tell if defendant was
intotieaGA—ln answer to a question, Wittpss 'end he
was • kind of sewed cousin to Mr. Hayman; but slid not
COMO to Wiry th very often. —Adjourned until 11
o'clock to morrow morning.—Mr, ilanne meet for all the
mewls.% if the day to be paid before defendant left the
box.—Dr. Drew thought that quite ,air, and allowed Mr.
Hanna the usual guinee, as aslvocatee fee.
TIM 1/rAstREL AT Tilt Fox INN.—Unch Mereinues
appeared amsin for reht.ing to leave the Fox Inn, when
remeetel by the imelionl, also for assaulting his wife,
awl further with ...milting BC. Certer, Mr. Hann*
prosecute.l, and Mr. Howard defentled.—The former said
defendant was a hawking traveller, who hail been staying
fort days at the Fos Inn. 1 in the ni.:ht of saturday
be returned home, when his wife hail prepared is pie for
his supper ; but he assaulted hit wife, stretched her out
straight on the floor, anti Mr. Hayman told hint to go.
He did not, awl at last Mr, 'layman determinedly onlered
him out. Rod told him if he would not go, be would send
for the vane), and then defendant went upstate hut Mr.
Hayman sent for the police, when defendant ileclartvl he
would not go till Monthly ut Mr. Hayden din:etc.' the
poliee G. put him out, n defendant became viole ,nt
awl as.aulted the police.- r. Henry !laymen, who hail
kept the Fos Inn for Of 'are, said defendant lied leen
stopping at his house five or sin weeks past, staying there as
• lusWer with his wife, hut not having taken any specified
rooms. Last Tuesday he went away, and returned on
tiaturday. when he went to the kitchen, where his wife
had his dinner ready, and there WWI a quarrel between
thew ; hut witness having the rheumatism, went to led.
At a quarter to 11 he Wax caned up, and saw a row going
on, weed out and met the policy, who had been sent for.
Mad previously toll defendant he should not stop in the
house, awl when he was called up, he then, in the presence
of the sergeant and Clarke, told him he Pembina stop in
the house ; but be refused toga until Monday. Defendant
was then in his bedroom, awl he called on the police to
eject him. It was very rough work whim they went
downetaire—By Mr. Howard: Defendant and his wife
paid ed. • eaglet for one bed, end they had the use of the
kitehen 'luring the day. He, his wife, and child, had been
stayin.: then. mune wee .k.. They had paid a month or •
fortnight at • time. When wit/mese:ems downstairs from
lei, be .au' defendant in the kitchen. Rol told him he was
going for some one to put him out, when he went to
his lealrooin : a child was ou the bed, the wife was by the
pi& of the beol,.—both, bethought, d ..renfed—and defendant
by the door.—By Mr. Hans.: Ordered him, when he came
hack with the policeman, to go—Mrs. HAM= corrobee
rated her husband, awl spoke to the dieturbance between
defendant &ad hi. wife; he told his wife about 11 o'clock
to go to bed, and, as she was cmseing the kitchen he
knocked her down. Witness said " I'll not have any
disturbance in my house; I shall send for the polica."—
By Mr. Howard: The kitehen is used by themselves and
lateen., end defendant paid at lid, a week for • bedroom
and the usc of the kitchen. At 11 o'clock no one was in
the house bet their own family and todeem. and the house
was chafed. They never bolted the front door. When
defendant went tiptoe's., his wife went also upstairs, her
niece called lik. Ha n. Witness told him he had
better get epee me ; but his wife and Child ocrala
remain in the house that night Mr. Hayman did
not tell !him to go till he came beck from the pollee.—
By the Mayor: The lodgings were taken at dd. • night.—
timpani Amp was called to the Fox, and met Mr.
Hayman on the way. Upstairs he saw defendant, who
appeared to be drunk and very excited, and Mr. Hayman
asked Pm in, leave, Defendant, his wife, and child were
dressed, and the bed wall not roade. Both Kr. and Mrs.
Hamm said they would not allow the man to stay,
because they were afraid of murder • but they would
anew the wile and child to stay. Witness told him to go
several times, and then got behind him to turn him out,
when his wife caught hold of him round the neck, and to
prevent an accident witness wee obliged to tear her away
by form, but Pe followed him all down the Orme stock
to him, and did all she could to pavan% him from going.—
P.C. Carter, to the best of his recollection, went to the
Fox about 11-10. weal uptake and saw defendant does by
the door. Be was th
em:y violent, end when they got to e
bottom of the steers, he catched me one under the ear"
with his fiat—Mt. Howard was sorry that any pmetion
had been raised whether Mr. or ttra Heyman were drunk
or not, they had conducted the house.:.&setwumber of
yam, and he had not raised the q
. Hayman was drunk or not —Mr. Hamm said aced:ten'.
sat amed it himself yesterday.—Mr. Howard did not
Pies it to-day. Hi continued that defendant baring
MIND the bedroom, it washes to all intents and purposes,
arid there WY no question before them about any assault
on the wife or not. Mrs. Hayman did not tell the defend-
ant to Mere, Mama she would seed for the policeman.
Wpme was the men to go except to his bedroom! Sup-
peeing he had been drunk or disorderly, where was he to
go to, if be meet oat into the street! Was the wife
frightened! Look at her hanging on to his neck all the
way down the street I How would the magistrate like to
he turned out of a hotel away from his wife and child?
He contended that to. police committed an illegal act in
velem the nummat o/ his bedroom, the whole M the cam
waa illegal from beg-Mean( to end, and whatever had been
done in obstructing the constable defendant was not liable
for. Hs taloned to a ease where the judp held that even
• landlord could not be pulled out of his hums for
drunkenness after the house seas closed —The Mayor said
they mum be very dull of comprehension if they did not
me the pant Kr. Howard had laid before than, and he
had done the very beat he could for his client. The affair
had oonauenced about nine o'clock by defendasit's
quarrelling with his wife, he was liable for the Gomm
peones* if be had been turned out, and if no one
would take him in. Landlords who tionducted their
houses respectably mast be protected, they considered Mr.
Heyman must he Protected in keeping his house respect-
ably. bed they fined him el and emb.—Mr. Howard asked
for • case, contending that • person having gone to his
private room, DO person had • right to remove him—The
Mayor considered deteodent bast got off vary lightly, and
none; not have got off so well had it not been for Mr.
eonnra.—rhat gentlemen main premed for a ease to be
slated--the house was closed, a distaybeeteg woe ninon in
the kitchen: then defendant went op-stairs to their room.
—The Meyer said the quarrel really commenced at nine.—
Defendent declared Le was not in the house at the time
—The Mayor, after same diem/aim% declared they con-
sidered their decision weal:weed on the facta—Mr. Howard
still premed for • case, and, on the Bench refusing, he
I..?litd f.or • certificate of refusal.—Dr. Drew: if I were
e mould give you fifty certilleates of ref sear—
Fhe. ...csr maimed there is nothing said in the Act about
s certificate of refusal.
THE JCSAKTNA!. Dania Astant—Jeater Messier, of
fenny, was brought up for being drank and riotous on the
auay, amialting • Custom Home Officer, and also meault-
mg P.C. OAP—The constable was on duty at the station
wit...a mese sight when he was called by Mr.
Kimble to go to the stage, went, and when prisoner saw
bins he said—" Oh! are you comet You can have to.
iame es the rest of them, if you like." With that he "up
tat and gave him one," when witness jet him backwards
in the pasts, and put on the tem Had great trouble to
pi Mat to the station, and when ho was in the cell he
isr=obToott.m stench . —By Prisoner: Did not ea
sahie smtt kot
In chargm—William Alfred Monk, • CUStitl Hams
°Seer, was on board the Cygnus about halepest eight last
nista when prisoner walked on beard with his luggage,
west straight to attune and struck him a blow. toms
eit4INA Mdeener did it in mistake for t cook, who
en prnener's place, for be asked—" Where's that
Goodrich r then walked acmes and struck him &blow
an the left side, without witness saying a word—ln
sneerer to Me. ardpe psisoner said he was • Janata.
marled. sled bed a fallafir. —Dr. Drew: And • way Yon me geSef to keep your fainity.—Peisener new
tMeook wanted to light him.—Sent to prison for 2S days.
WWI'S or a " Srar.r.."—Jamea Wheeler, was brought
im.5....t Mqday last before the Borough niagis.....Lran
wia corning to Me police Palen no anis
;T. ; r, and refusing to leave.—Mr. Vickery mid
&click at night defendant came to the police station for
Wig; hat. &dies be Wee drank, tritakin ordered 14 ik

be searched. and fourpence was fasted on him. Vitreet
came first, he said he wanted relief, next that he
protection, and thirdly that he wanted larlaings.—Seroant
Apecy corroborated the supt. —5l r. Vinkery .ilded that
theso po.Ple seemed to think they oeild get drink, walk
Mans the stna.ts, and (ben O,IIIC t. the atatimt, an.l
down in the relle se—they mid—they could do at Jersey.
Prisoner had been a ...eon.' atewiinl or baker on houpd the
Cherbourg steamer, and salt he wtet therhar,:ed for being
on the spree. —Dr. Drew rententherea that one of the
woad stewardo was disvhareol for misconduct, anal asked
prisoner what he moint to wanted to gets masc.
the Islanibi, and the Bench advised him to try and go bx
the next boat, They impededa tine of his., but allowed
him a week tn pay.
THE ralsoMtlit Jggrxitimi lime:D.—On Monday, Mr.
J..s spinney, builder, of IliA-Struet. Fordiniihriage,
and Mr. John Darrington, iif solishurysitreet, tooling-
bridge, fell.monger, tendered themselves bail for Thomas
Hoary Jsferiss, who bait
li lava • teat to the Sessions
on a charge vi ,overnol in 'touting (min Kate
k ...f 'ic
Conne on inn second 'la) if the Itare, The..e tradesmen
were closely examined by Mt Donne as to their substan.
tiality, hut the =ewers were satisfacturri and the lett' W.'
accepted.
A BAD NIMIIIOI7I.—EIiZS DWI, was sartufiOned by
Charlotte Darner for an moault. Defendant s ppeared
with a baby in her arms. Th parties live in Havelock
Plans, and last Saturday week, Ire, Darner said, she was
In Mrs. Hatching.', baying a basket, when this woman
and some others abused her and ainn aaid she waa
buying the basket to "larin home tho in, as she
went out to work. On Sib lay she centinued it, and on
MondaT she finished It, she was at it all the day Sunday.,
and said she'd put a--belch through Mother Darner.
bead. She threatened and abumel her SO that she was
afraid to go out far water, and this Led been going on for
two months,. the defendant's nr.ther bent her up against
the wall in her own bedroom.—Defendent said the biggest
part of what complainant had said Was false, she never
insulted the woman, but kt her bi.ve her baby's clothes to
*alas, when complainant denied her the ticket, until she
threw it out through the window.—Deund over in £5 to
keep peace for three month,.
Dame* was tlieu summoned for using abusive
ialliwaae towards Kliu Dunn.--Gosuplainant said that
defendant said that if abs were his wife he'd hies beaten
the--basket about her bead, went indoora, turned up
his sleeve and said. "If you "ere • bun Pa have • go-
in at you. —ln answer to tie. Bench, Sdpt Vickery paid,
as far as he knew, the Damera were respectable vomit.—
Case dismissed.
_

Jtnr Ovnthono.—On Wedeelaill, before
the Mayor, Jean Howard. commonly kn.,* ss Colonel
heard." • yen poor al-I wan. who ualabled all over,
was brought up for attempting to commit suicide by
Jumping into the harbour. —Henry Winsar loot
between seven and eight, was ou the bridge. when he saw
Howard standing there about ten minutes, and then he
asked &imam:lode if he'd have • glass of beer, to which
Simmonds replied he eildn'i mind if lie did; but they
didn't haws one, Simmonda walked towards the Bridge
and prism:llw want towards the middle of the bridge
and said "I'm off." Ile put his leg over the iron rail
then got lus other leg over. Witness thought he was
going to get down on the stoma pier cf the bridge, where
they stand to flab, and did not di anything to stop him;
defendant's left hand slipped and be fell from the centre
arch of the bridge Into the water, tbe tide running strong
at the time. Defendant was drunk, and did it wilfully.
Witness cried "There is a man overboard r and got a
boal—Yr. Dying, veterinary surgeon, was walking up the
bridge about Si minutes past seven and saw a man
jump over, and shortly after hearing a cry looked at
the water and saw a man floating with the tide
without any effort to same himself. In • short
time he would have gone under and been lost: but a boat
was put out, and he WU saved just as he was sinking.
The tide running so strongly kept him up, and all circum-
stances favour his escape—Henry Towill and James
Wilkins saw prisoner floating through the bridge, and
went after him with a boat; prisoner was making no
effort to save himself, but they rescued him and brought
him ashore; be made no effort to save him elf.—P.C.
Bartlett brought prisoner to the station, when the Super-
intendent rare hint orders to find out who saw him jump
aver. Primmer, hearing this, said "There was not a soul
that saw ; I was watching my opportunity, and I
thought I'd go, out of the way." Ile was very excited.—
Prisoner pleaded not guilty ot attempting his own life.
Ile was committed to the Sossions for trial.—The oh*
who saved him were commended by the Mute, who
ordered they should receive s+. each.
A VIOLENT LIUSELNEL—At a second court, held on
Tuesday, before Dr. Drew and Mr. Haggett, John Wright,
a dark-looking man, was surum-.sad by his wile Lavinia,
for using threatening hingune--Mrs. Wright stated that
for a long time past defendant had been in the habit of
getting drunk and spending all his money. She bad to
keep him clean and maintain him: but he frequently
used violent language, threatening to smash her, and also
called her vile names. Twice before she had to appeal
to the magistrates for protection—Defendant was ordered
to find one surety, and enter nits his own recognisance of
£lO to keep the peace for three months. Mr.
Councillor Walls offered Linoolf is bail; but defendant
Ina so excited that be was left over until Wedilesday,
when Yr. Wells again consented to lie surety for bias, on
condition his should separate front his wife. —Defendant
agreed to this, and, Mr. Wallis and lie baring entered into
=continuo., he wog liberated.
MIL AND Man FOILD Kg-UNITIO.-00 Thursday at ten
o'cloch, before the Mayor (Mr. Lundiel. Dr. Drew, Mr,
James Ifilledre Yr. W. Talbot, and Mr. B. Hopkins,
Samuel Gale Pon appeared stain, charged by Harriett
Ann Ford, his wife, with assaulting :owl threatening her.
—Mr. Howard stated that the Legislature had now tootle
provision for husband and wife to lie separated under such
circutothancee without such expense as was formerly
necessary. He had suggested a seperstienin this case ; but
he was happy to say he hoped it would not be neoessary.
—Mrs. Ford, the wife, had written a letter, and upon that
arrangements had been made for the young people to live
together, she had seen her folly and the evil of what she
had don., and had promised it should not occur slain,
therefore he hoped the 13-nch would allow the present
Proceedings to drop.—The Iteneli a I..pted this suggestion,
and bound both par- in down in C 5 each.

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*mina elPect;illl to have this gentletnalrekso twelve
y +cc visi the hern of Wejfooutli tinder circum-
stances very different from these wol.er willed he has
vi.ire.l Its at tl,e present time. (ti. . .otel
Tun Mt,. 31e. SAT 11. II:, Llte ifossioliary in the tinittoes
islands, n 'narked that eireutiola els are now rather
different with the chairman fro,tt elm, they wet., tweht,
years ago; ,tnue had honoured hint, awl even strangers
ant foreigtwri egill.l.itukit.,l hits. (.tiiiilauee.) Mr.
Saville then. in a kiigtliv speech, deserilssl the wide
eXte:IV .4 the ocean in wli:eh lie the South,ea Islands,
different groups and tract, of which are occupied 17
different s.s ietiea who dont interfere o ith each others
work, awl the agents id thieli seldom emit; across each
lother. The native Christian, he said, are fell „wee..
eon. truly upright, awl devout, tnue only
nominal and inconsistent. y.t the short time
Ithey have had the gosPel. they will compare Teri
favourablj with those in their country. timendaew
churches are being built. the native,. tasting over thousands
of iiraw.:es and getting the inateri.da in exoliange. The
native Kings or ilueens open thelitalings then they are
heing presented with the kers for that purpooe,
awl a Awn+ is now Win:: !utt u hid, sill i.o,t £3.m51.
Although the I:ow:mists try to draw the ...inverts away,
the majority stand firm, and Mr. Saville also mentioned
that a ...liege has been f•• 1. • tinge estatiliahed in
Itniatna. 1., train native tinvichers, awl they will aeon he
all., to 'le unison: Lumps:was at all, though they rece've
them with joy.
Itt:s. W. nmfrif spoke of the ditferenco in missionary
meetings now from these lie ceuld But an
these ut time: they Were looking to if mission work
would tiroopor; now they knew it had gone on well, and
be was sum it would continue until the end.

CHURCH MISSIONARY MEETING,

A atuocrous gatherin: wa. that at St. Mary's National
ach4olo., ii lore the fbauzial atat..faeut of the auxiliary,
read by Mr. It. IL ELIOT, 2.!,cnr...1 there had hues row
trihnt.,l in tin• Weyiu nit', and M..to.mbe Itetzia anode-
tion—From Col'aetots, £l2 12% Id. ; Sur:Dons St. Mares
X 49 11: Sermon. ehri,church. kVA 15.. 101.
Moctioza. St. M ay's. £l9 •fli.lr Clwre, £1 1. InL
iliVinUClAASUliatiOnaa /0114 M. Jobn'a /146195. Md.
Branches. za ; Expenas, XI Si 31; Remitted.
L 5, 01.

The old Mel report ..f the native Chris Wino was given
by the Rev. IL It. Meat/roe& lie said that in Timms's'', I
there are hundreds of Dative Chritiaus who are not worthyto he called Christians, and o' whom they can onlyj a
with sorrow ; but, taking the Christians in the time fit.
Paul and thme in Tinevelly, he ventured to say they would
C0M041.0 f4lottrably.
Tho Rey. -1. P. GAIDICIIII told us about North West
America, Rupert** Laud is a ra-st country. 5,000 miles
acre., and only • few miseioneries were there of four
ml fferent mole' ors, all veiling ii. harmony with tholes of
the Church Iffi:sionary 13..ciety. In no ptrt of the world
have their labours been more blessed or owned than
...Ong the wandering lash These people have no
cast, no ednention, and they are intensely anxious and
have come as touch es lefinnim t 'ask "What is to become
of es when we dl.. " Thu goimel woe fint preached there
in 1820, Mr. C altemin voluut. ered for the mission work.
in consequence of Mr. Illekersteth's representations about
the work in West we Africa; he nog put under the tuition
of the Bishop id Nutt:lichen.. 8111 went out in lt to the
Red River, where he found the white people in such •
• state that he declared—hefore he could preach t s the Red
Indians be must convert the white men. Mr. Cocker/mei
preaching was very different from ordinary preachers now,
if he heard that any of his rongregation had done wrong;
I he would first make sure he had heard ad ght. and then would
I go to the person and ask if he wee not ashamed el it ; if
' not, be wits very much ashamed for them ;so they were
careful while he was there. At building churches be
laboured himself, and bad with him a builder who had
lunfortunately the habit of drunk...mem:. One church he
was building everytmly declared would be too large ; and
Duncan, the builder, came to him with the same stery
that nobody cool lb.an Baia Mr. Cockerant, "You go to
one end of the church, and tat the other will prove to you
the church is not tso large.- When Duncan was gone,
the minister commenced " Denean, you were drank
yesterday: aren't you mhanied and be immediately
admittrel the church was ot t large. In those churches
you would find the service not done by the parson and the
choir; but it woe joineil in by the whole congregation, who
would aft .rsvards listen most attentively t the sermon
preached by t .leir own native preacher. The work there
has ceased onsaimuur work, the churches
s u ppoi tine their own pastors, and now the
country is under the Dominion oi Canada, they lump
a harvest thaLksairing, appointed by the Governor-
General, and mu they were poor and could not give money,
he asked them to put down on slim of piper hoer many
bushels of corn they cold give. One year We congrega-
tion, in a parish of 1,160 people. gave Lek another .ClO,
and another year, no less than 1-110 17s. 61., • collection
which he bad never found equalled when preaching at •
harvest thanksgiving service in this country. The speaker
went on ti toll of the work of One ninrie catechist Wog
the moans of converting 100 Indians. One great source of
°boucle erne the medicine men, wb., professed to cure the
sick by conjuring, sainetinies by strong decoction', and
generally by turning the man and pushing him ithrut,
making • horrid noise all the time, in order to drive the
aeon out. All over the country they have stationa dotted,
served by catechists and missionaries. The work was
blessed to him, the best he was ever engaged in, and he
should like to go bark again and preach the eueriel to the
Red Indians, but his way was closed now, still he would
do 41 he cluid to stir tip the hearts of Christians on behalf
of the poor heathen abroad. In conelii.ioo he urged thew
to give num% eirl try I, do more on liehelf of the society.
In • little p-ods in Cumberland with i.nly OW people,
thew sent up J.. 70 mm hoar, because they settled it that no
house wee properly ferni-hed without a missionary tem.
Those whose betters ire not thus turulabed ha arced to
commence and forni-ii their houses at once. (Applause.)