The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-12 00:00:00

PINNY BANIL—We believe it is intended to make
an attempt to establish • Penny Savings Bank in
this town. The Rev. J. Fisher alluded to the sub.
Piot on Sunday last from the pulpit of Trinity
Church ; and the reverend gentleman himself, it is
understood, is taking a leading and an active part in
organising snob an institution, with the view of
enoonraging provident habita amongst the poor.
The business is to be conducted on Saturday eveo.
ings, between 7 and 9 o'clock, at the Infant School-
room of the parish.

CHUNCR•RATIIM. —On Thursday last a "147
meeting was held in the parish of Holy Trinity for
the purpose of making a ohurah•ritte. There MU
ODUXlderable opposition to the rate, end it was (al.
mately decided that the required rum should be
raised by voluntary contributions indeed of by the
levy of a rate.
WARIRAIII AND PURHICK LABOURIRS' FRUND
Socirrir.—lt will be wen that the annual dinner of
this Society is fixed to take plain at the Red Lion
Hotel, Wareham, on Thursday, the 21st Inst., at
three o'clock. We are glad to say that the 000asion
will be enlivened by some good music and singing—
/;yers' band being engaged, together with a profes•
nonal singer; the former liberally provided at the
expense of the Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P. who
will take the chair; the latter by Gerard Sturt,
Esq., M.P. Altogether, we may expect a very
agreeable meeting, and there is no doubt the com.
pany will be numerous.
EDUCATION•IIONDLRA AND TRX IVOIRING CLAUES.
—S. G. 0. 0., in 7'ho Timm of Saturday last says,
with seasonable truth—" Let 11111 tell these noble
teachers of the working classes, if they do not know
it already, those cleans are not whet the world, the
great world, seems to think they are. They may
have their vices, their shortcomings, but they are
very far from ignorant. They may not be deep read
In history, in geography, in pure soionoe but as a
class the mechanics Cr. wall informed, read a great
deal, ere deep, independent thinkers; not tied to a
party in politics, I know no men who get more out
of their newspapers; the day is gone by when mere
oratory can lead them, as it once did, to folly and
ruin. Machinery has been to them the parent of •
new life ; if it has given them new tools, taught them
new powers, it hasquickened their observation, sharp.
sued their every souse, Their "leisure hours" may
not be given to that deep, persevering study by
which alone they could master any one science; but
they read enough to keep pea with a fast world.
They have owed to be sots though they may not
aspire to be Rayons." • • • "I hate the cant
which is for ever turning the mirror upon the poor
working man's extravagance, waste of his Heaven•be•
stowed intellect, hie so•oalled low habits and indifferent
creed, when this same mirror is held in hands which
could with greater saes turn its rays to expos, an
amount of wanton extravagance in dress, in the
luxuries of the table, in gambling, in open profligacy,
in every pos4lble abuse of cultivated Intellect, and
every conceivable outrage to a professedly cherished
creed, which, use is the too obvious feature of a
very different class—of that very one to which come
of our really best philanthrophits belong."

COUNT! PIT?! SINOZoNI, Saturday.—(Before H.
William., Iteq.)— WQhau &ono oind George Legg, two
men belonging to H. M. S. /31enheliu, stationed in
Portland lioads, were brought up in custody of Corporal
Stevenson, of the Doreet Militia, charged with absenting
themselves from the training of that oorps.—Fined 10e.
'soh, and °oda 4s. &I. eaoh.

PRISONERS FOR TRIAL AT THB MICHAELMAS
SISSIONS, um —Charles Greening, obtaining beef by
false pretenoes, at BridNrt ; derail &num, steeling
shawl and cape, at Gillingham ;William Liuroombe, ku
lug • oow, at Oranborne Maria Hussey, stealing money,
/to., at Burdock ; Job Sergeant, embeuling money at
Weymouth, —On Boil—John dtiokland, stealing lead
at Piddletown ; Joseph Nord' end Thomas Mutford,
receiving ditto, well knowing it to have been stolen ;
Israel Walters, receiving two silver tee spoons well
know the seine to have been stolen, aldliorborne.

COIIIIITTID TO DORORSITIM GAOL.—Hard Labour.
—Edwin King. stealing • bag of turnips, at Okeford
nap&lns, 1 salendar month ; Joseph Stookley, stealing
fursa fagot, at Code Castle, 7 days ; Charles Oliver,
stealing • Jar and Sr. quarts of beer, at Code Otitis, 21
days.—/esprisosonent.--James Elegant, bastardy at Corn.
Abbas, 8 oalendar months ; Theodore Brunel, breaoh of
the peace at Weymouth, 12 months.