The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07 00:00:00

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lITEBLAY, OCTOBER 7, 1879.

DOSOMISTIL

Tun LAST OF rns Cesar Ezoonanna to London by
South-Western Railway, will heave on Monday next,
Portland at 7.40, Weymouth, 8.55, Dombestar, 9.20,
to The excuseion train returns on Saturday'. 18th.

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TIM Nor Bemuctus in connexion with the
Dorchester depot centre are to be permanently occupied
on the 16th inst. They have been erected at a coat of
£40,000. Colonel Henning, C. 8., is to be in command
of the centre. The barracks will accommodate 300
men and officers.
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'rag I.A.TS ()MIA— GI ON • LITTLE GILL —We under-
stood the the polioa, who have been very active in
endeavouring to discover the perpetrator of the brute'
outrage, have arrested a man upon suspicion. Of
°ours* it would be quite unfair to indicate anything
respecting the parson arrested unless the evidence
fixes him In any way.
Dense AND DISONDERLY.—On Friday, at the
t re., police court, before Alderman J. tlalpin and
Gregory, lC.q. 6Wola Mak, was chat avaiwith
being drunk and disorderly in Mill street. —P.C.
Pryor dated that on Thursday night he found pri-
soner drank and using obscene language outside the
King's Head Inn with another prostitute named Hall,
who went off.—Prisoner said that Rose Hall was
quite as bad u herself. —The prisoner was fined 10s. and
costs, and in default Woo sent to pris en for 14 days.
DISINUTIOT or VILTTLD •ND PICI MOSUL On
Saturday last the Cattle Disease Committee met at
the Shirehell to declare the cessation of dives.' at
various places in the neighbourhood, id the division
magetratee were rnest—John Player. Esq., M.P.,
Colonel R. 0. P. Steward, and fl. C. noyndden, Itaq.,
besides C. M. Perks, Esq., J. Fyler. Req., C. Glyn,
Earl. ko. The following plrces were declared won-
(acted: Lands on Stratton Down!, in the occupation of
Mews. Cuick, Dunn, ...Meer, Collier, Lovelace. Davis,
and Newbury; on Charminster Down, occupied by
Mr. Mead ; land' at Upwey, occupied by Mr. J. Mayo,
and pigsties of Mr. Lane, at Martinstown, and Mr.
Blade, of Frampton.
Dammam Giai..—Bow Hall, a girl to save whom
repeated efforts have been made, was brought up at
the Borough Police Court, = Monday, before the
Mayor (A. Pope, Esq.), andJ. Galpin, Esq., charged
with being drunk.—P.C. Pryer found her near the
Kings Read Inn on Thursday night with another
prostitute, a soldier and a man in n clothe. They
were drunk, and nainf,umost filthy .—The
girl
denied being drunk t she did not any witnesses.
—Supt. Coward said the girl had previously been
sentenced to seven deys.—The Mayor said everything
had been done to reclaim the girl, she had been sent to
• Reformatory, which she left next day.—Fined 10e,
or 14 days' hard labour.—The girl went to prison.
Tim /JAMAS Or BUTING STI•NOIC WILIGHTS.—/Vr.
BeAsdt, coal merchant, war summoned for having
at his premises at Foton, a 561 b. weight, whkh
WOA light, and app.eared at the Police Court on
Monday.—Mr. Bennett said they were some weights
which had been bought at a sale in Puddktown,
his other weights had previously been taken to the
tasted, and found correct. —ln answer
police
-geettn,a' Mr. Bennett believed they had been in
his possession about three weeks.—The Mayor: How
often have they been used ?—Mr. Bennett, I do not
know that they have been used at all, .it. The
other weights were tested and found correct.—
The Mayor: You me the penalty is for having
the weights in your posion for use,_ and you
cannot say they were not used. They had
not been teatad.—Mr. Bennett: I was not &war=
could be tested at any time.—The Mayor: The
will hear the evidence.—Supt. Coward: On Friday,
the 26th Sept., I visited the defendant's coal storm,
and found a 561 b. weight 10i au. against the pur-
chaser. I sent for Mr. Bennett to the ..lice-station,
told hhn I had found at his premises a Ib.weight 11:4
ass, short weight, and showed him the weight. He
mild he had authorked Mr. Davis to buy them at Mr.
Young's sale, Putidletown, and did not know but they
were ;night. The weight could not be used at his
machine et the station. The scales were not quite
ochg—mther in favour of the purchaser and against
himself, and Mr. Bennett had had them put right.—
By Mr. Galpin : There were other weights there,
another 561 b. weight, which was right, and smaller
ones were right. Mr. Bennett had brought his other
=et?to be adjusted at the times named in the
—The Mayor said if any pereon bought weights
at a shop the first thing he would do would be to get
them tested—much more so then should he have done
so with weights bought at a sale.—Mr. Bennett said
Ii the country they got eotice of the times
wheel weights were to be tested.—The Mayor
pointed out to Mr. Bennett that he ought,
after buying weights, to get them tested the
first thin, And until they were tested they should be
left in the possession of the Inspector. They did not
believe Mr. Bennett had any unjust intention, and
they simply fined him Is., reworking that the Inspector
had done his duty in bringing forward the care. They
censidered it similar to that of a publican, into whose
bar the Inspector might go and find a lot of deficient
cups. They might be new or newly-bought cups, and
they considered this somewhat a similar care. The
w4ht was not forfeited; but ordered to be returned
to Mr. Benaett on having been adjusted.

ADJOIJILNED LICENSING MEETING.
The emeistrates of the Licensing Committee met on
Saturday to outing or otherwise the licenses granted at
the annual llontaing meeting.
Mr. John Inkun, of Bluadford Forum, rdsa noon:minted
by Lk. T. Coombs, who naked for the con Artuetiuo of the
beaus granted at the annual licensing meeting (or aisle of
beer and spirits on the premises. The ProWrtY wade
the town of Bland Urn and the owner erne John Lewis
Mann—There was no opposition, and in answer to •
essence, Mr. Coombs said the bonne wad granted at
EL•adford without opposition—The license was confirmed.
TOO Pllll5ll 111/400.
Tapteese ul the Woodadao Tavern, petitioned
for . parish of Cason to tas declared a populous Uwe,
for the purpose of obtaining another hour during which
the publichouses may be kept open at Matt. The peti-
tion was presented by Mr. Gibbon, of Wimborue, and
declared that the perish of Komou Unita on the populous
town of Bournionooth ; in 1371 there were 350 inhabited
houses, and the population wa51,924, since which time the
neighhourbood wee greatly increadied, now being not lass
than 3.500. The Woodman Inn Ls only $.lO yards from
the town of Bournemouth, and is situated in a densely
populatad pert of the parish of Cason namely,
the ecelarl..Ucal distrkt of Constitution Hill, where
are so less than EU Inhabited housed, the population is
increasing, and haa every appearance of continuing to do
so for years to coma The house (Woodman Inn) is on
She main road (rota Bournemouth to Parkstone, Poole,
Wareham. and triceberne, and applicant sought to have
*inner the parish or the district of Conatitution.bUl
declared • populous plant sesording to the meaning of the
Idietaint Act, 1874.—Mr. DOAK& recapitulated the argil.
manta of Use petition. He stated the houses in Parkstou
sad Bournemouth au able to keep I.pee ee hour later to.an
those in Kiss" and within 50 yards are two houses which
can keep open till 11 while those in 'Liman aan only stay
oven till It The intention of the Legislature is that
dalim the population is outlawed within • sofilciently
ans the houses may keep open till list n'ght lie would
mall the sogi-io-law of applicant to show the house la well-
eastroted. A petition had been got tip against it, and
it appeared that the chants we. that the population is riot-
ous ;but it was the duty of tlusUpi.eis to keep them in order.
.—Rilahard son-In-law to Wham, had lived
with her two and sad in conducting her bus.-
am The population of ConstitnUon Hill ere orderly—
"se far "—they "did the best they could," and if they
didn't do Hot, they were checked. The houses wens
within 50 yard., which were Scented to soli drink off the
Bournemouth houses extend up to the county
, sad • larps proportion of the parMh of Kiss=
resides It Etuditutice Hill. The house la about • mile
Irma the strews In the centre of Bournessouth.—Suntel
Klerlanift senistaat overseer, said the number of inhabited
burs en Use rate-hook la 853, • [rut MOOT ,beint Teri
plepecitable. MOW rated up to C6l, and the population is
EN isawooastty gathered in the neighbourhood of
Weeks= Tavern.—ln answer to Mr. 'toyer, Mr.
odd the area of Kluon was about 4 400 acres.—
Mr. rope weld not say that the pope latiOn of Kinson
iree Teo, deur. —Mr. "ibis.n euggested they should
simian Coestituthin Hill, the ecclesiastical dis-
trict. to be • populous place.—Mr. Flyer remarked the
walks wag for the wish, and ha thought they omit
inks that as the eubject-matter. —11(r. Di bben urged that
so males was required, nobody would be hurt if Consti
tatka Rut itself were declared • populous place. Watt
DO patties wee seeessary under the Ant, the Justices
&OM getertala say application—Mr. Michelisore, of
Ilsornsuouth, in osponuen. said this DUOS was in the
eceintlastioal district of All Saint's„ Bunkum*, that
mortise had been handed from the other vicar to toe vicar
of the district parish of All and he presented •
petition (rem that parish that the leaahessing of the Maus
wee unneceuery.—Mr. Michelmore eugenic,. prepared to
ocuteet the point even as regards Constitution ga —The
pennies manta the lengthening of the boars 'woe very
Influentially signed, the vicar, cliorchwardens, and °thud,
total about IS, hutag attached Utak nanist—The applies.
lion woe refund.

JUVENILE MISSIONARY MEETING.
The Doreisephir and Mediation lemmas Missionary
Assesistem met es Fridny Klemm. at Erni Fordington
sehiesdroons. to hem special scommis respecting tie weft
el Chridiss Kissiono The schoolroom was Dearly IE4
with childrea. the girls being is the intlerstr. end beside
lA. inwelles there ware present Rey. R. Made, vicar of
Zest Fontingtoe. Rey T. Reim, rectos of St. Peter's May.
Reg. Smith. Rey. lisaglay O.G. Kos* sue. a Mows
sad Rs,. L Mottle Isle missionaries in ChM; Mm G.
ggis A. Meals, Hen. and Rev. Spriss F.rae, Mint IL
sad the Mimes Teams Kra W. Gelpin, Miss Mary
Galvin, Mr. sad the Kisses Good. Mr, and Mime Osborn*.
Mrs. IL and the Migne..llsseombe Kiss Campbell,Miss
The In,- •

the idol, and offer prayers. In Chips ere no girls' schools,
except masion school; and the hole are taught from
story-books ; for butane., how eh Idris should bobs', to
their parents, daughters-in-law to their mothers-lizlaw„
subjects to th-ir emperors; but not a word we Mims how
they could do it, how weeps punishment for sin, not a
word shout salvation. &edam trom one of the story-
sehxix married, under the
books, how three brother., tired.
sane roof, he told how the lath...quarrelled, and it wall
agreed they most have sverythiug is the home into 3 pert.,
Amon. other thiogs was • ilowerieg tree, which imenedi-
steely it beard it woo to be cut up, died down, the Sowers
' fading, whereupon the brother' agreed they were wird,er
tha* the wood, and were taught not to become sepe
raged, but to Ming united to the old home. Another
tale told bow • dutiful boy put himself in the
bed of his mother that the mosquitoes might
sting him tom,. lof her;_ n
,
snothev.ryyettriiild afraid
horQ te i
boy lost his mother who had
thuoder. and the boy. when it thunder:sr.
, went to the
tomb to comfort his mother. addressing her soul " Don't
he afraid; I am bees, mother; thus showing not only his
affection, but also that the Chinese behave in mods. The
MOMS all not to be 'embed at; they are not without
conscience ; but in MI their books there is nothing about
the army of God or salvation, or snout loving "the Lord thy
Goderithall thy heart Explaining how much the Chinese,
especially children. suffered from foolish stones, he,
exhibiting a pigtail as worn by the people. told how it was
reported that mil spirits were going about cutting off
people'. pigtails. As the rebels did not weer tail., it was
thought dangerous to be without one, as it might be
taken as • sign of rebellion against the Government
When he (Mr. Yodel was roam through one of the cities
he saw all the people with their tails curled round their
heads for safety, and the strange thing was that the tails
were cut off one of their catechist. and of • little
boy in the school. Fortunately, no one was hurt, although
the Buddhfiet priests declared any one whose tail was cut
off would die in three or three hundred days unless they
, carried charms Aoother tale was that paper men were
I being lent up, which would turn Into heavy weights and
drop on the people, end this silly title apread from a
distance and territivd all the people as it went till It came
to Hangchow. Lad here it because such a source of terror
that the metiarstes were obliged to issue orders for
stopping the beating of goose cud declaring the reports
to be (eolith. Mr. Houle next went on to tell*, the
schools oponeol for ehiliren in Chine. o,ie of their
scholars wae name I Roth, arta when she WWI learning well
at school, but weak and poorly, her mother came for her
to be taken away to another part More she went Beth
desired to be baptised, she waa examined as to her Christi-
anity, waa loapterd, and went, taking her books with bar
For some time they lost eight of her, till he one is her
neighbourhood, and acquired, but was balled by the
similuity of the names, and had to return. Still he
searched, and at last traced her by an old Christian;
but Pe brought • dismal report that the house wee
juat like a heathen house, and the pager kitchen rod was
hung up in the hitches. This god is supposed to go up
to Mersa at the sad of the year, and to make •
report sa to how the family have beheived, so a Meat is
sorea4 to bribe the kitchen god to make • good report,
He is worshiped in almost eve, kitchen througout
Mr. Mottle visited them, and found it true the gads were
hung up; hut also that Ruth had kept up her reading of
the New Testament Alter some exhortation he west
away; but afterwards found that the Chinese gods were
taken down, Ruth visited him, with her husband, and he
found she remained • Christian, and her hosband was
becoming disposed to be so too. Ruth was a very weak,
timid, little woman, and her mother ales and he asked
their prayers for these Chine, weak Christiana Another
little girl, between four and eye years of we, urged her
father to pray with her, lend he at last by that means was
brought Ito the Lord Jame Another little gill in the
school wept bitterly because she wee afraid she would not
be baptized, for the missionary feared he must delay It,
because she was engaged tube mewled to • heathen. He
eared their prayers for thee little girls. —The other day
he heard at Norwich that the Church Missionary Society
gives out about 16.000 boxes and they produced /16.000
sod he urged all those present to keep up to the 11•111.1 r• Oi
• pound a- box. We ought to show our love for the Lord
Jesus *Arise, by doing all we can to mend the message of
His Gospel to others. (Applause.)

The Bev- . (isogon WOOLS, spooking of tits small number
of boTh feared it was owing to his not kering written to
Mr. Coopou, toiiUng to. toys of to. National Bacot to
to. mooting.

Al t. iiiiiino kis Bev. IL Moms gays taw blaming, and
a collection Woo made at the door, which amountod to
£6 7o a