The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-29 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 186'7,

TUg senior wrangler at Cambridge this year is Mr.
Charles Nines, a native at Peterhead, who wa4 edsetted
at the University of Aberdeen. He is • distinguished
scholar.
Tug four boss modelled by Sir Elwin Lindseer for
the haeeinent A the Nelson column. Trafalgar...goitre.
Bandon, will all be In position there this week.
Ma. MAR MID TIM JAMAICA COMMITTIR.—A Ispi
hitch is said to have Arleen which may not only being
to an end the prosecution of Mr. Eyre, het enable him
to indict those promoting it for 'eminency.
THR BISHOPRIC OP NATAL.—The Rev. W. P. Butler,
according to John Ball, has resolved to postpone hi,
acceptance of the Bishopric, for MOM titiefootory infer-
motion as to the ciroun.stance of his election.
YOUNG MORTARA, whose abduction wine yews back
caused such ezeiwinent in Iturope, has entered the
Chureh of St. Peter's, at Rome, as a novios, before
joining the order of regular canons of St. Jeau-de-Latran,
at Rome. He ia DOW 15 sears old.
Now BPISOOPARL—to reference to the nolo episcopaet
In England Irving anknown. • correspondent reminds as
that at the last vacancy Salisbury, Worcester, Rochester
end Glonsester and Bristol were declined by the persons
to whom they were drat offered. —Pines.
THE LICINBING fitstilt.—A conference for promot-
ing • revision of the licensing system, with • Tiew to
restricting the alwaela facilities for drinking on the
premises of pahlichouses and beerthopis, is to he held
at Exeter Hall, London, Jan. 29 and 30, the Earl a
Shaftesbury presiding.

Ws understand that a National Working Men's
League for Stopping the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors
on the Sunday, ham been established, having its head
quarters at 4:1, Market-street, Manchester, and for its
Honorary Seeretary, Mr. Charles Harrah. It is pro-
posed to have an auxiliary in every city and town in
the Kingdom.
METRACHIDINAZY ACCIDENT AND ESCAPL—On Fri•
day, at Heading, the door of • kitchen gave way, and Mrs.
Ball, a shopkeeper's wife, fell into • stream, known as
Holy Brook, which passes under the streets and houses.
An alarm was raised, and she was rescued at an outlet,
I after boating down some distance, supporting herself by
a piece cf timber. She is seriously injured.
THE REGENT'S PALL CALAMITY. --Dragging and
diving have not resulted in the discovery of any more
bodies. Preparations have been made for draining the
lake, but as it is a moral certainty that there are no
more bodies to be recovered, it will not he proceeded
with until after the meeting of. Parliament, when
it is understood the question as in the expediency of
, levelling the bottom to • given depth will be considered.
The cost of that work is estimated at from C 20,000 to
£30,000. Only four pintoes are now reported inioing.
Ma. W. B. LINDItY AND MERCHANT SHIPPING.—
Mr. W. S. Lindsay, formerly, 11. P. for Sunderland,
has published • long letter on the subject of merchant
shipping, of which the following is the concluding
paragraph :—"Our shipowners would end it very mach
to their interest if they had more intereourse with their
men, and provided them with better food and accommo-
dation than some of them do; and the government might
with advantage revise those stations of the act of 1854
to which these matters refer. But legislation should
not he necessary to teeth our shipowners that the men
who serve them will go through more fatigue and labour
when they are refreshed with sleep in a dry end com-
fortable bed, and when they have the best description of
provisions (which are, after all the ehespest in the end)
than those men who have not at their disposal the same
means of sustaining the necessary requirements of
nature. Every fool knows this, and he seta upon it
with his horse or hen now; and any shipowner who
requires an auto/ parliament to enforce It mart be some-
thing worse than a fool. For every shilling en owner
Ya.oo by the .0,01111 of inferior provisions or adulterated
lime juice, he is very likely to low more than • sovereign
in the loss of labour."

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DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS
DgRCHESTER, TUESDAY, JANUARY SN. 1867.

abuses along with the benefits of the
monastic chanties; but surely some parts of
the treatment and the personal ministration
to the wants of the indigent, the infirm, and
the aged, as well as the iinbscile, might be
adopted and employed in the name of Him
who will say, "Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of these little ones, ye have done it
unto me."—Auother deputation, endeavour-
ing to elicit the ministerial feeling with
regard to a relaxation of the search of
passengers' luggage during the seven months
lof the Great French Exposition, April to
October (both inclusive), has been less
successful in obtaining any pledge from Mr.
Disraeli • but as it is understood France is
rpared to act liberally, England can do no

lII.—Ti INDIGENT IXIILTATIOIf of enemies
obliges us to offer a few words under circum-
stances in which it is rather unusual to address
the public. But we are aware of the anxiety
with which this particular "note" is, just at
present, looked for in our columns. Being
conscious only of having acted too openly and
too honourably, and of -being thereby taken at
undue advantage, we have really no cause for
accepting the caution gratuitously conveyed in
more than one CO/161/bUit4ll4--" to take care what
we write." Indeed we could in our turn warn
our friends to beware how they may unwittingly
be got over to abet the aims of those wlio seek
to crush us. Two courses besides the honest
(however bitter) one adopted were open to us—
either to have acted the knave or the fool—but
both we would rather leave to such as prefer
them. We feel bound however to inform our
friends for their satisfaction, that even those
who were instrumental in placing us in one of
the most unfortunate positions into which any-
one could be thrown without being himself
really in fault, now admit their error and
express their regret for what has happened—but
offer no redress. What others of wealth and
influence who are known to have privily com-
passed the ruin of an inoffending person and
those belonging to him, may think of their share
in this transaction, we leave in the words of our
countryman "betwixt their own consciences
and the long day." What we in charity think
of them is that, with all their influence and
ability they are after all made the dupes of a
few of the most paltry clowns. What a "life-
drama" was comprised in the mere title of poor
Thackeray's last performanee--" The adventure*
of Philip on his way through the world, showing
who helped him, who robbed him, and •ho
pained hini by." We have now had experience
of all these three divisions of society.

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Literature.

the Antelope HoteL Lrl Digby is to preside, and
the great esteem in which tbe master of the hunt is
bald will, no doubt, inclose a large and most wooer-
hi meeting.
THE GREAT WILSTERE RAILWAY AWISWEERT.
We understand that at • spwcial meeting of the
Union Assessment Committee on Thursday last, J.
Ploys', Esq., Ise, the chair, convened in cow
aerpienos of notice of appeal having Loan given hy
the Great Western Railway Company 'inmost thew
assessment in the pnriebes of Firilington and Touter
R,iroorihn, it was reselva to support through their
deik (Sir. H. Loch) such asseaweent at the hearing
of the appeal. at the next special aessions for hearing
appeals jot the Dorch.ter division.
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EARLY CLMUNO AmitOCIATIoN.—An interesting
lecture in connection with tbis association was
delivered on Thursday last by the Its.. S. A.
Hutchings, on " Astronomy." The subject was
Illustrated by some beautiful views shown hy means
of a magic lantern, indicating the effect of the moon
upon the tides, the relative sizes and positions of the
planets, said other objects. After the lecture, views
of Antioch, Jerusalem, Balaclava, and other places
of interest were ahowo, with several of an amusing
nature which *My pleased the ehildren. Mr.
Robinson and the enoral society enlivened the pro.
ouedinge with some glees which they rendered ea
usual with good effect The room warn densely
crowded, and several hundreds could not gain
admittance.

COUNT Or EXCIIIIQUIR, Jan. 24.—(dittinge in
Banco, at Westminster, before the laod Cole(
Baron, and Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Pigott.)
In the case Maher v. Maher, Mr. Henry James
moved on behalf of the &leaden& to set mode •
verdict which had been limed for the plaintllf in
this case taro dais ago. It appeared that Mr. George
Maher, the plaintiff, a builder of borchoster, bad
lent bie sou £6O more than six years ago, and he
DOM nought to !Wove( the amount from hi* sou's
adroirmitratix. In the year 1864 there had been an
interview between the plaintiff, his son, and his
son's wife, when the eon expressed his intention of
paying Internet On the loan. The plaintiff wrote
out a receipt for the interest and handed the receipt
to the son's wife, saying, " Fiore is a premmt for
you." No money changed hands on the occasion.
The gee/lion was whether this traneaction amounted
ton part payment, no iss to take the tam out el the
statute of limitations—The Court granted • rule
nisi.

WZATUUL --The reading of the thermometer,
oheater, f.r the pant week, wee as follows :

and the party altogether numbered upwards of 80. I
As we have before iutimeteil, the catering of Host I
Barrett afforded the utmost gratificatiou, the Chair- ;
man condurned the pniceedinge with satisfaction to I,
the *impair, and credit to himself, and the Voce. ,
Chairman by his genially and the bendy Danner in ;
•hioh he entered into the conviviality of the evening ,
contributed much to the general pleasure of the
assembly. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were ,
pmposed by the Cbainnao, and they were medially ,
received. "The bishop and clergy, and the wilds- I ;
ten of all denominations" followed. The Chairmen I
then gave "Continued succors to the Loyel King's
Lodge Friendly Society," or, the Improved Order if I
Ohl Friends. He referred to the progress both in
members and capital which characterised the
society, from which be deduced that it was founded
on sound principles - (applause). He observed that
a prudent man would scarcely miss the contribution
of 4.1. per week, while the benefits his family would
receive in case of his sickness or death m:uld be of
the utmost value, and would deliver them fr m the
sorrowful p sition of having no refuge but the union
workhouse. Every working man ought to join this,
I or some similar society ; if that were done, there
would be lees of poverty and suffering than there
was at this time- (applause). He malted the society
increasing prosperity, 11011 concluded by proposing
the toast coupled with the Dorchester branch-
(cheers). -Mr. J. Barge responded, and stet ri
several facts to show the improving character of the
society. Ten years ago the funds were very low,
coosidering the number of members, being only
£956 17e. 104. Since that time they had expended
no lees than £8,677 55. 14. for sickness, £3,587 in
funeral money for deceased members and their wives,
£589 ba. in superannuation allowances, and £lB4
for lowa by fire -making a total outlay of
£13,046 13.. 14., yet, during that period they rived
the handsome sum of £3,328 124 i Bd. -(applause).
That amount with their previous capital, made smut
of £4,285 10t. 64., and £BO bad been gaited daring
the last quartet, so that the amount of their funds at
the present time was £4,365 10e. -(cheers). The
Vice-Chairman proposed the health of the Chairman
in eulogistic terms, and it was drunk with mulled
honours.-The Chairman, in acknowledging the
complimeet, expressed his willingness to sesist as
far as he was able any society established for so
laudable an object as theirs- (applause). He thought
the various friendly societies now existing were all
°visitant, but he expressed himself in favour el the ;
'Old Friends" if he made a choice-(loud applause)
-and his preference was on this amount-the "Old
Friends" society, by having three scales, adapted
itself to the requirements of all working men-
(cheers). He hoped that he should have the pleasure
of meeting them for many years at their anniversaries
-(applause). -The next twist given from the chair
was 'Kindred Societies." - Mr. G. Mulford
responded on behalf of the Bud-of-Hope lodge of
tiddfellows, saying it numbered about 150 members,
and their eapital was between £5OO and +6OO. They
co-operated cordially with the Hand.io.Hand leap
of Oddfellows, also existing in the town. -Jdr. C•
Hodges returned thanks as representing the
Foresters. He observed that Forestry had made
greater program' than iitromoters anticipated at
an the first, dhe enlarged upon the great benefit.
resulting from the emabli eat of the order to society
at large. As regarded other friendly societies, he
said they only emulated them in benrnltting the
oommunity-(applause). -The Chairman tbee frne•
the;lisalth of the Vice-Chairman, which was warmly
received, and drunk with musical honoura-The
Vioe-Chairinan returned thanks. He then proposed
"the health of the borough members, Mr. R. B.
Sheridan and Lieut. •Col. 14. Start, who are
honorary member" of the 'misty. -Mr. Wallis nett
gave "the Mayor and Corporation of Dorchester"-
(applause). -Mr. Morgan complained that more of
the Council did not attend, and proposed that they
should only drink the health of those who were
present -Mr. Barge, on behalf the society objected
to this, and said he had received • letter from Mr.
M. Devenish, who they all honoured, stating that
he should have had pleasure in being present, but the
state of his health prevented him end be (Mr.
Barge) was quite sure that their frilled Mr. Vernon
would have attended, but for the stances the.n was
in his home- (applause). -Mr. T. Bennett
being • member of the Corporation. he could not
remain silent when a censure was attempted to he
passed upon that body because more of them did not
• assemble at that meeting. He reminded the oompsey
that the Council spent mach time and thought over
the transaction of the borough business, so that the
best interests of all might be promoted. Some of
. the Corporation did not make a prairie's of attend-
ing such gatherings, and others might be prevented
, being present by family matters, but so long as they
acted honestly, consistently, and to the beet of their
ability in the Council, be considered they ought to
I receive credit for it, rather than be censured-
(applause)-but if any did not so sot they were in
their (the burgesses') bands-let them get rid of such
oomicillors, and put better cam in their pleats -
(apples's). -On the proposition of Mr. C. Hodges,
seconded by Mr. Parmiter, it was resolved to drink
the health of the Mayor and the Corporation as a
, body, which was then dons amid much cheering. -Mr.
Councillor Gregory responded, and said he felt sure
the desire of every member of the Corporation,
. though differences of opinion arose, was to do the
best to promote the welfare and prosperity of the
borough - (applause). - Mr. Barge proposed " the
• health of Mr. J. Good", the medical officer of the
branch.-Mr. Good briefly responded.- -The Chair-
man gave "the Town and Trade of Dorchester," and
Mr. Drake returned thanks. -"The Press" associated
with the name of our representative Mr. A. F.
Atkins, wasproposed, and acknowledged.--.." The
Ladies" was responded to by Mr. G. Mutford.-
" The host and harness" WOA cordially received, and
Mr. Barrett returned thanks.-" Our next merry
meeting" completed the list of toasts. -There was
some excellent sines( in the course of the evening
by many of the company, amongst whom we may
particularly mention Mr. Treater and Mr. R.
Parmiter, and after there was an crud of the speaking
the remainder of the sitting was spent iu harmony
and conviviality. In the course of the evening it
was announced that Mr. T. Bennett and Mr.
Parmiter were willing to become honorary members,
and the statement was hailed with loud cheers.

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