The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-23 00:00:00

BRA.DPOLE FRIENDI.Y SOCIETY.

The anniversary al this society took place on
Tuesday hat. The weather warn very mush easing it,
there being some tremendous storms in the mune of
the mornior, with thunder and lightning, which
delayed the proceedings and lessened the number of
the.. present daring the day. The members walked in
proceesion to the parish church, heeded by the Sri&
port Artillery Band and banners, where prayem wen
reed by the Rev. Prebendary Smedley, and a good
sound practical serinon was preached by Rev. J. W.
Shelton, Rector of Chlleombo, who took for his text
Proverbs iiL, 6.
The society we find numbers 211 reembere.

After attendliag Divine marries the members dinwl
together in a field adjoining Bradpoiwieed, in the tent
oi the Bridport Rortteoltnral And•tp. where • very good
dinner wee provided by Mr. and Mn. flirt, of the Boot
and Shoe Inn, Bradpoie. A great many of the mei:there
were present, but very few Viliiollll unfortunately, owing
to the weather. Among them present at the dinner or
who entered the tent afterwards were Mr. IL Bishop,
Mr. Moore. Mr. W. Season, Mr. Guppy, Mr. %lien,
Mr. C. Northover, Mr. iiiptiler and Mr. Russell. The
Bev. Prebendary Broediey was in the chair. and Mr.
Densiloe and Mr. Miller, occupied the vieweitairs.
After dinner was over

The Chairman—rose— and Laid, however much they
were inconvenienced by the weather that day, he hoped
Ii would not put a damper on their loyalty. It was
usual to begin tits tout, on these ocatAcass with one
spatial toast, which mu popular in this country, that
wee the Queen, be therstore proposed " Th. health ii
her Majesty the Queen—(oheere).
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Bandl—';God save the 4eeen.;
The Chairman said the nest toast wee • very popular
I one slso, the width of the Prince of Wales, who from
his frank general eonduot and mannen bad gained the
good opinion of the whole of this country. The. all
fell great symyethy for the Primes of Wet. te"'the
severe illness she bad been passing through In the lest
few months, and were glad to find she had lately been
steadily nu towards health, and wee now better
again. • gave "The health of the Prince end Princess
of Wales and the rest of the Royal family—(oheers).
The Chairman then brisey proposed the toast of
"Th. Bishop and Clergy of the diocese," and wooled
with it the name of the Rev. J. W. Shelby. He took
the opportunity, he said, to return thanks to hiss for
the plain and straightforward sermon :11,74y had beard
from him that day at church, and be h they should
all of them benefit by the good advice had tendered
thorn --(cheers).
Band—" Old Hundrcdth."
The Rev. J. W. Shelton said he rose with vary great
diffidenoe, being almost a etrangcr to them, but as their
Chairman had sailed on him to respond to the tout, ha
begged to return thanks for the oordial manner in which
they had drunk his health. Be also thanked them on
behalf of the Bishop; he believed there mu no
one in all England who bad the welfare of
hie fellow eountrymen of every denomination more at lieut. There might be differences of opinion between hits and others on some subjects, but they
must remember this was • free country_.(hmr hear),
and it was unavoidable therefore that there should be
difference.. He also thanked them on behalf of the clergy,
and said he felt ae • clergyman that the chairmen and
himself were i 0 their proper places in being there with I them. There waa • time for all thiop. They had
boon to 'birch that morning under most unfavontable
ainomotoatisa, and he Vlll glad to see the orderly
otonduel of them all while there. He hoped Church