The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-05 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

BnosArrs' BILL —A few days ego the sergeante or
the 6lel stationed at Portland got up a ball for their
friends. Sergeent Entwistle, instructor of musketry,
was the leading spirit in getting up the affair, which
came off In the sergeants' mess, at the barracks on the
VOille• About 100 couples assembled, Including, besides
the sergeants of the list, some officers of the Gime
regiment, and some sergeants of the Royal Snglne
Royal Artillery, and their friends. Denting commenced
at 10 o'clock to the strains of the beautiful hand of the
Q.O.LL, and the enjoyment was kept up till an early
bout, • capital supper being one of the features of the
entetainment. _

MIL&NOHOLT RZLICS.—A human trunk, in such •
decomposed state, that it wu Impossible to ascertain
whether it waa that of a man or woman, was embed
ashore at Chesil Cove, on Christmas Gay. It was
dieoovered about 10 or 11 In the morning, and wee
Interred in St. John's Cemetery. On Monday afternoon
the foot and part of the leg, supposed to have belonged
to the same body, WLI also diaeaured on the bomb.
These remains were also very moot decomposed; but
from the smallness of tho foot, it is believed to hays
formed part either of a female or • young lad, lost at
see probably in the early days of the gales.
Tux Earcnor or CUURCIIWAIDUII for the island of
Portland took plum at St George's Church, Reform.,
on Saturday. The Kee, D. Hogarth presided, and
• number of parishioners were present. Mr. B. Stone
and Mr. B. Whita were proposed, as also the retiring
churchwardens, Mr. It. Lano and Mr. 8. Puree. On
the voted being recorded the different candidata' were
found to have received the following numbers t—Mr. R.
Lane, 13; Mr. K. Pearce., 9 ; Mr. B. White, 8; Mr. B.
Stone, 5. The two first were therefore re-eleoted. The
ltemante for the rtevious year were produced, amount-
ing to 1:50 6a. Some little sparring took plus about •
email item charged, we believe, for waging the
surplice'. It was ultimata/ proposed end carried
that the trustee' of her Ma esty's Grant should be
respectfully asked to furnish ands for the payment of
the amocinta

memorial stones of the new Primitive Methodist
°lmpel, Fortunes' Well, were laid on Thursday after •
noon lad, by Mr. J. Maher, trustee for the old chapel,
and Mr. li- Vinoset, • circuit steward. About 200 of
the friends assembled at three °Weak in front of Mr.
aerlyeh's RO7ll hotel, and • hymn" Thou who hest in
Zion laid," having been sung, prayer was offered by the
Rev. B. Wallis, superintendent minister. The Rev.
W. Kitehen read • chapter from the book of Ems.
After the laying of the stones, on &him* wee delivered
by the Rev. J. Powell, of Southampton, who mentioned
that is 1810 the Anit roci•lly of th eennestion was
formed, and numbered 10 members, and so rapid had
been the progreestint in 1868 therms, 916 regularly ern.
Moved ministers, 14020 local preachers, 9543 Mass leaders,
3035 ehapela and 3034 rented chapels, members in society
159,795, and sabbath 'cholera 247,969, and two °lmpels
per week are built by the 00E10004n The Portland
brattish wee established about 20 years ago, and the
present chapel in Chesil was built about 10 yews ago,
it was opened out of debt, the whole anionnt
being raised by voluntary subscriptions two of the
members of the eougregatiouStYinEEsoesoh. This &seal
wall found to be very small from the 'very commensal:met,
and about six pen ago it was determined to endeavour
to procure • more commodious plane of vocable, but the
friends were for it long time hindered by the difficulty,
of obtaining a suitable site. Last Year, however, • small
piece of lend offered in • oeuvecient situation in
Fortune's Well, and was promireq at an outlay of £lBO,
raised In Portend, £lOO hang toe Want* remaining
In hand from the funds of tb• o!d chapel. About £lOO
more has been sines raised. Tbe new oh&pel, ineludied
the pound, will cost £l4OO, o this between £5OO and
£6OO to expected to be milied by the tine of the
opening, which is to take plates early in Jake. A tas
wu held in the afternoon at th 3 Bible Chtisdan school-
room, where about 210 wit down, and in the main.
there was • Public meeting at the Independent
*hap& Mr. Vincent, ono of the circuit stewards, was
In the chalr.—Mr Smith, of Weymouth, alluded to the
O me when the Primitivea had to mend a long flight of
step to get to the room where they worshipped. They
built a chapel, and that chapel heel since been found too
small, and he hoped and believed that the new one
about to be built would be a birthplace of souls as the
other places of worship had been. —The Rev. W.
Kitchen spoke of our perused responsibility in the
work of the Lord, and hoped • Messing would rest
ePoo the new building—The Rev. W. Powell, of South-
• eton , &Radius to the facts that the tes•meeting was held
at the Bible Christian schoolroom, and the present
meeting in • Congregational chapel, thought these were
signs that Christians, formerly divided by their minor
differences, ace approaching nemear to each other, in
the one grout object, the conversion of the world.
What is mast needed among Christians now-s-days
I. perhaps, earnest desire and effort for the conversion
of those nearest to 11,, and he urged them, while
anxious for the erection of • largest Mace of whorship be
deeply anxious forth° inassite of the spiritual church. As
the collection which followed, he thought they should
act on the Cornish motto "One and Mir not to say
"we are always Odom" for that is not true, while It
is certain thet we are always resolving at the hand of
God.—The collodion was next made, and amounted to
about £S.—AI tor an address from the Rev. T. Well.,
the meeting closed in the usual way.—The proceedings
the day reamed L'27.

WAREHAM.

Tan offielal return of J. 8. W. 8. E. Dran. Req.* ea
the member elected for the Parhamentary borough of
Wareham, was duly lodged at the Crown Office on
Saturday WA.

BW&NAGE.

MAGIC LURES/1.-0o Tuesday evening last an enter-
tainment of the above kind was given at the Holstein
Institute by J. M. Burt, Esq. The views were very
interesting, especially those relating to the late mu. in
Abyssinia. During the intervals some yodel aek
, instrumental music was introduced. Two songs,
"Gooddiyet. sweetheart, good-bye " and "Who'll buy
my roses.' sung by Miss Aitebbson, deserve especial
notice; the clear, rich; melodious voice of this young
tidy quite charmed na. Although the room was crowded 4
to excess, not • sound was heard during her singing.
A vote of thanks was proposed by the Rev. R. 1).
Travera, and three cheers for the young lady who had
°induced so much towards giving them • pleasant
evening.
CHILIATMAIL—Through the indefatigable exertions of
our esteemed rooter, the Rev. R. I). Travers, very few
of the power class have been forgotten, In the distri-
bution of the usual Christmas charities. Those who
lune not received eatables or money, have been given
something much more acceptable, in the shape of
blankets and other warm clothing, under the control of
Mrs. Travers. There is • club formed, which is open to
all who desire to benefit themselves at the featly. season.
A small gam is *d by each member, to which at the
end of the year a ndsome turn is added. This eatables
the mother of • family to command • sum of money
which during its accumulation wes rarely missed. In
fact the poor of Swamis are greatly oared for, and
they have few troubles that do tot meet with an
administration of kind words, or whatever may be
aseessary for its alleviation. Miss Golsen, lire. and Rim
Price, in conjunction with other Wise, are conspicuous
with us in • ceaseless labour in this good work. At
Herston every child who had attended the school in the
past year received from Mrs. Serrell, of Dunford•hall, a
good family plum cake, and four ounces of tee, the
pif I.
.7/11ree lady are most At
tiountitr texcellente
cottages are bat, and let at a low rental, and all in
Laegton who desire to improve themselves, meet with
advice and aid. A brim band has lately been formed,
the expense of tuition, instruments, lie., haying been
defrayed by Mrs. Sorrell, and we have no hesitation in
saying that they certainly perform with mush credit,
and far better than any of the hands which parade our
streets. The atriums of the Rev. G. V. Garland is
much regretted, sensed by the indisposition of Mrs.
Garland, whose health we hope will be benefited by
the change.