The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-08-09 00:00:00

Etililtsbire.

SALISBURY.—Crrr PITT? SESSIONS, Monday.—
Present : J. Homey, Erg., chairman, and T. W. Gilbert,
E•ci.
A INSULT. —Alfred Churchill WWI summoned for
assaulting Ann Churchill.—The complainant stated that
she was the wife of Henry G. Churchill, •nd resided in
Church-street, St Edmund's. On Friday morning the
defondant, who was bee brother-in-law, and two other
men, come bums with I.er husband. The defendant
asked her if she had sonic rum in the home. WI they
wanted something to drink. D. fendant had s.)1310 sew
in his pocket, and it. wilted him to give her a pies*.
He then knocked bet down, she falling across her
perambulator, which waa broken into three pieces.. De.
fondant fell upon her, and her husband elven hie
brother. She didn't know how it. got up spin. De'
fondant threatened to strike her hi-band with the
poker. The other two men disappeared when the row
commenced. She did not wish to have the defendant
punished, but hoped the mutistrates would bind him
over to keep the ease" towards her.—Defendant pleaded
guilty to the thmalt, and said he was mom for it. They
were all drunk together. Tb. complainant Beratebed
his face, which provoked him, and he then pushed her
down.—The chairman told defendant that the Bench
were meet, inclined to ing.et • heavy punishment lola
him ; but, as his inater-ia-lsw did not with to peer for
seeei• punishment, he must pay a One of 5.. and
mete, end further he booed over in his own recogni-
sance' in the suns of £lO, to keen the pesos for 6
months, especially towards the Churehdru —The Sae
was ;mod. - . . - _ _

BTABNIXO. Henry Boat, of Horning Leases, • lad,
wan brought up on remand. at the magistrete's office,
charted with nolawfally wounding one William Down,
of wishford, on the nod nit. —The pi blolllor
was °mutated for trial at the no. t qnsrter
eamions. —lt may be recollected the penis,' were
ongaged at work on a hay-rick, when some altercation
ensued between tb•m, sad the prisoner stabbed Down
in the abdomen. with • prong. We are happy to say the
injured lean is recovering.
Tannings or Liestrisest—Tbe lionise of the Eine.
Amos Ina, 84. Jobs-street, was transferred from Mr.
Hoer) Hayward to Mr. Charles Otamenta.
ConaMV PurrY Ssasions, Tneetlay. —Protest
F. 11. Bathurst, B. b. Ferryman Zoo., J. Haney,
8re4.11; Memnon, Seq., and the Rev. Dabs,
AIDING AND D . Charles Sarney, as old
um, was Essiesoned by Mr. 8. Saddle, of Whtissere,
tor wilfully and maliciously &magus( wheat in • lAA
belonging to Mr. Saddle. The prosecutor assessed the
damage Mons at IL Tb• defendant is • loos story sot
up
• right of way, whirs!' be asserted had been takes
advsalop of both by himself and others for upwards
of 40 yes's, and that Mr. Saddle had broken no tlic
path. The Bench after doe deliberation dismissed Ph..
eon, informing defendant that the right he moseyed,
must be, if he still persisted. be brought to tbe Donato(
another Court. —Jones Chalk., • pmelitoper, was
summoned for immeniting Charles Forney, the
defendant in the former cam. The defendant
admitted tb• assault, saying that he had orders
frequently from Mr. Huddle's bailiff to stop the pro-
secutor from crowns the dell—Mr. Hitizmaii said as
the right of way was contested in this meg also, it mast
be detoured. The Bench thought the agouti t
justified.—Defeudant ought to hare gone quietly when
requested to do ea—James Williams, a lad
15 years of age, was summoned at the instance
of Prebendary Lowther, for an indecent sad
&kenos' assault sten the pence of Martha Miller,
at Orebsoter. Complainant did not appear, and Superin-
tendent Matthews said be should not be justified in
dellaiabg the primmer, notss. required to do no by the
leamistraima—Tbe boy. (who want away stadia.) was
itseharged.—Fredepek filmegoid, of Wobfmd, tea-
keeper, but who did not ;wear, was siunieciasd by
the surveyor to the Highway Board, for per-
mitting CONDINS Mans from bie brewery sad beck
promises to Sow accost the road, at Wigsford. Com.

pla,nant sal I it was • flui'SrC li. tk• pubic. tie ha
freq teht y spoken to 31i-. oliergold about it, and hi. hsd
id to &tato Yla• Ignioutoo.Tl,. to.uso ofs s s,soo
.:ehlsoaoiw' and iakinz ion. cousideiaii ol that ilefen•
! lout stewed carats.; &bow Ito. shatter. indicted • lbw
of go.. sod c.d. or 21 dais' borrisonntert.—Tle
surveyor atatuf ;hit the Boird ioatituttil this pre
seeding so a minim: to others.
Cite Puhice. —Oa Thursday, July tith, Isaac
White, a refreshment-home k eoper. of Fullerton,
was taken before F. It. F.ahar and J. C. Wheeler.
Ears., on a warrant, charged with amanita% his
wife, lie was bound over in hie owu recognizsnoe
li. keep the peace for six months. -- On tbe
ing day two youths, named Klaiber and Ilayter,
were taken lwfore J. C. Wheeler,Eol., charged
with hying on the prruuses of Mr. Raker, butelirr,
F.shert oi, for an Ludas" lid in:Tose early that
in.., lung. They Wore cononOle.l for II days.
CoeNTY PoLICK. Friday, July 29 h, a young
man, munod Willictii ilenstridge, was taken before
Vsiouuut Folkestone, at the County liagietrates'
Clerk's Office, charged with inilicent conduct to
some little girl. at South Newton, in the month of
February hut. The prisoner was served with •
summons at the time the offence was
but in consequence of not appearing a *arrant
was trued for his apprehenaton. Mr. C. M. C.
Whatman, San. the twiner instancy, again appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr. K. M. Wilson for the
defence. The caw was fully gone into, but the
evidence being conaidered insufficient, the piimeer
was discharged.
DALIRBUKT AND WILT'S AUXILIARY TO THR BRITISH
ARO It/Itch:3l RubLe SuCIETY.—A sinetiag of the Maus
tio.l ty wss lorbi iii the Towuball, Wiliam, on Monday
ov. flied, the Ist lost., (by perodssiou of tfio M.)°, J.
Wolin!. krt.) The Rev. G. J. Collins...le,
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Incumbent of tit. James's, elephant, cad the 'Rev. J.
P. Hewlett, mcretery for the dhotis:is, attends d as a
deputation. The Rev. Cisancellor proposed, and the
Rer. G. J. Collins.. seconded, th•t J. C. WLeeler,
Ewe, of Salisbury, ihould take the el ter. Prayer. were
Men offend up by the Rev. Chancellor. upon ttio
termiustion of witi.:ll the rev. gentleman eve. e-ed hie
high ulisfastion and pleasure in steles M. Wneeler
occupy the pssition of Pr. dent at s bible fleeting.
The worthy chairman politely acknowledged the honor
done him. After which the Rev. Chancellor said
that although his mule can Cheneellor, he felt he
would be unequal to tie duties performed by another
Chancellor. tie allude I to that apt geutionen, the
Chancellor of the Exclieeuer, who was no botetious in
Spires. (A laugh) Toe rev, gentleman then said: That
{brutish the unavoilable absence of Hr. Hill, that
gentleman's duties that evening devolved on him and
be would been, atioe the object of the Bible Society.
He (the rev. gentleman) would just notice that the
subscriptions for the Imt two years raised in Wilton
emotteled to £l2 13s. 1114., which was gratifjinie
Next, the object of the Society wis not to disseminate
sectarianism, or thew bigotry us the work the society
wai engaged in, but to Dread the Gospel. Bigotry the
rev. gentleman moat emphatically repudiated, and
conk not eland on that platform to countenance or
advence any sectarian principle. Our biased
Redeemer wan of a cstholie or aniverml orbit. Had
It not been for Him, *here should we now be? One par-
ticular country, one certain cosmunity, was .lot mleeted
by Huth His week was catholic—it embraced all
nations, all opinions His pr.ioue labour+ were in tee
deseininstion of God's Word—God's testim my. He and
His sowed. s were united; as we. the Bible Society, are
in the circulation of the tree Word of Go I. Every
country lias it, owe peculiarities. The Eitgluthinan has
a preference for the River Them.; the Hsdoo for Me
Geneva; the American for the St. L ; the
Pgsptian for the Nile; and similarly in other eountries.
The inhabitants thereof had • peculiar feeling. •
particular veneration for nom. object is Use country of
their birth. Now the diffirent Weasels enumerated
run into the ocean But does that ocean know the
Dawes it those etreanas who pour their waters into it?
No, they are all united in the one, and so we
tru-t that we shall be in H all united, all
joined together iu our common adoration of Him, wlm
abed He percent blood for ea ninnnrs. Outward
Cons will ever be upheld by man. We are melt
imperfc et beings dist mob will wear; yet thos• di. Mime
verge into one objeet. no different &treats. in liks
manner join the mighty oc• en; then ottereintDoo object
ia to Study found God'. o•n book—the Bible. Let tite
all aepire to that unity wiseli shall nicks all mist in
circulating that Holy Ho-k. sod thus like the tousle of
the streams, we shall amme at mu grand old- the
chewing our Inv., our hope, and our repentance. to
Almighty God, by esenedly and amidnously inculcating
the principles of the Bible. (Ap,tlause.) The reverend
gentleman aft r some farther remarks, said as the time
was getting on, and no it wan not hie intention to
deliver &sermon, but limn ly to show that it behove t all
ebristima to aleance •s for as in their power ley the
peithiples and precepts of that golden hm,k, the
Bible. He would now conntle by iutreducing his
friend, the lire. G. J. Colliuson. (A ppletow.) The
rev, gentleman then rose and .id : Hy dear blends,
the epesker who has just sat down has mem lotted the
rivers running their counes into the wide wean, likening
those tiibutariea to the various branches of the Bible
society, of whish I will give you some brief amount.
80 years ago murals were very d ffersat to what they
are now, and although we have not arrived et t Iteseene
of perfection, still every one will allow that we bore
not retrograded. The circidation of the Bible at the
period mentioned was but very emea, no muds no, that
It hardly seemed that such • book was in sebum*.
For example, • gerttlenisn had loog considered the
religions poeition of our army and navy, •nd thoughtof
many plans for forming a society for the circuletiun
of the Bible arnisegit the inilitery and naval clown.
But how to le gin be felt ItiniseU at • loan; as for the co-
operation of others iu the work it teemed almost
preposterous to hazard such an idea. At last he debt r•
mined to make an atteinpt, single-handed ; he did no.
He hired • moon in the City of Londen T , mid
announced that • meeting wool I he hold at helf-past
six in the evening for the purpoee of forming •
Bible Society. Well the hour nominated •rgired, but
too mikes ; • quarter to seven chimed, noon. mine in ;
then mete o'clock otill no audience. At ten mintitss
past seven he thought he board footsteps on the
stairs ; &gentleman mine in, looked around at vacancy,
and asked, "If there was not • bible sleeting
announced to be held in that place that evening?'
The gentleman tinestioned, despondingly an-weevil
that such w•• the case, but no one had as yet
some in. " Well," said the visitor, suddenly,
if DO person comes Mb evening, jou end I
will found • Bible Society. You shall propose, and I
will secood." This admirable idea was put in eructate,
and tbi. wee Hot origin of uor present Bible Bociety
formed as anted from very smell beginnings. Just an
the course of our River theenee, a mere -little pool of
cater tidos in Olouosieter-htre, but look at its breadth
where it joins the sea. Ho it Is with the Bible Society,
who are struggling to supply the Bible to England first,
Including Webs and Scotland. The establishment in
Rulmtreet is printing °onees of the Bible at the rats of
four copies per minute, which seems tutouediug. Yet
at that rite of work it would take 150 years to supply
the whole world. Of mime thet is reekocine every
one to live during that period. No one can properly
form an idea of the immense work done by the Bible
Society. The Chunk bliesions, and the Propagation if
the Goirpel Societies, do a great deal, but have to get
Bibles (rum the British and Foreign Bible Society.
They cannot supply the want. The !eat year has beam
the best year of the society, The circulation has been
ens mons,although so een), and to be regretted, learned
men have tried to write the B.ble Society down. Bet
their unwire attempts seem rather to increase the
demand. Thus wo may my oometh good out of ewiL
Then an reseeded Ireland, the circulation of the Bibb
is rapidly advancing, so much no, that the Roman
Catholic Priests are now compelled to have numbers
of Bibles put into the hands of the people. They will
bays the pare Weld of God; it might mom doubtful, but
such is One ease. Then, again, Preece, Louis Nuedeom
has never attempted in any way to ioterrept the circu-
lation of the Bible. We will quote an imbues that
occurred not so long ago. A colporteur, that is •
person empleyed in selling copies of the Holy Scriptures,
was truing Bibles to a rogintent it France. Tire
Roman Cetholie Priests observed this, and of 0011fel
became alarmed. They jealously watched the colportear
going through his duties, hat determined to obstruct
him in his work. They went to • prefect Of police, and
had the men arrested. Ile was brought before• tribunal,
and the charge elated against him. "Well," sees the
oolporteur, " I have • 110 Ilse to perform the work lam
engaged in ; here it is," producing it. The Prhate
saw that each was the cue. The prefect sell:
"This is all right, the man Its.. permission to
sell the &Wm. " Rot," said the palest%
"he was soliciting 'serious to purchase his
Bibles." " Well," said the prefect, " If I wine selling any
goods, or wares, should I not remintuend them to my
customers 4 The priest. were retie r disconcerted at
this, and the f refect said, eddreseing the colporteurs
" Go away, my mas, sad sell as many Bibles as you
can." Now it will hardly be believed that during the
the last 30 years, 1.500 eolporteurs have been employed
is the same vocatton, and 1,200 of that number have
been Oonverlesl —As for Spas, its bigotry will not
permit the Bible to be rest We ha‘fe herd er,nit $0
lane half a dos. is •-vear. a If any on. is found
resding the Bible there th- y are sure -4 rkeen
tea tsport•tion to the ga11... Not we tree.perteg,en
as our tiebuisela meet, with in Portend Prison, but
sereitude of the meet painfol diameter. Italy is
sometl 1 tg better. But yet Rome, and that little tract
.4 country call the patrimony of the Pipe, are adverse
to the as. of the Bible. e may mention what that
distinguished maw, Geo.& Garibaldi, .id to his son
when at Birkeuhesi. At me place the General waited
he Ob•ereed • amen Bible. and pointing to it, said to
his too " That is the cannon that will liberate Italy."
Such • but nes. &red from atedi • num, ought to he
writes. is letters mill. Ii ellerl7 reefs, "ut "
that without tee advancement of • free Bible, the
people aeneoe be free. They are dame. In Africa
the society is latiourieg hard, and sithoegh our colored
brethren there have by tome writer" been repemented
as monkeys, we should not be &shamed uf them. Our
work there is progresinor, and will under Divine
Providence still further propeso kledaemesz Is not
bebindbend either. The last 90 years his united • truly
wonderful advancement of the Bible in that island.
We will relate mother anecdote regarding the Bible,
John Hirt, a Lincolnibire ploughboy. west out to the
Feejee lelends as • rauslioeste. &Me Upte afterwards
some shipwruke I mariners lands I open mts of the.
islands • one of the poor below. during his exploration
of the Ulesd found • Bible ; be immediately teede his
discovery known to the rent of kis sbipmetes ; shouting
out, "We are all-right, boys, here is a Bible; we
shall not be roasted end eaten by time natives how ; en
shall see our wives and families mein." And no they
lid. Was tha not a mark of God's orovidentie to a.s
who believe in lib works? The Bible &Met, Ms not
forgetters the land which has been nearly deluged with
Wood, via, A Iberia. Tim Cuotederstes have willingly
reosieed tomb be 1p from us. Overture& wore elm made to
the North • but they aim! they were well supplied
with Bibles: We most now mention • lady who, in
her oommuldeations to us, Myna herself es " Lae."
She has altogether eontributed am lathe sogiaty. One
gentleman met the other day £1,000; the same der •
hitter same containing ls only. But time small sum
was misdeed with as much pleasure as the larger
amounL We mention this to show that indeed wane
Christians Mee the eireaktion of the Bible truly at
heart. In emelesioe, at we hami before üboirved, there
are other societies who do • great deal towards putting
the Ward of God into the hands of Mom who do not
that treasure. But the Britah and Foreign
reller Society eirealate an sliocet incredible number of

&hiss, end we treat that id Christians will perreits tOs
t.ecessity of a-sisting us in our glorious suck, not L.l
woad; b,'. Ur. but ler the ,ei.i.e of God. (Lied
▪ I.u.e. —The Rev. cli itcelier then pichuraid the
▪ of the Doxology, in which al present joined,
and slier p.ayer the meeting hr. k. no. There 15,11•
easoteldsge of [emus. all of whoni listened with
inlets., interest t.l the polled of the iny.eoo4.
VleiTSTlon Or Till 1111.11.,P or SALLY.
Si:la.—rho following letter has been addressed to
i the clergy of the diocese Palace, Salisbury,
1564. "My lice. and Dear Drother,—The fulluw•
tog are the arrangements Ipropove to make on tbc
.I.y. of my visitation : —(1 ) Morning Prayer, (anti
oil %Vedneaday, August 2116, the Litany,) at eight
o'clock a. in. (2 ) The Holy Co,mt.,uliioli anti
sermon at deveo o'clock an,, (3.) The calling of
the clergy, and the charge to the clergy anti church-
wardens at one o'clock it. u 1 (4 ) Tho dinner at
three o'clock p tn. I should hu obliged by your
giving notimi to your parishioners on the previous
Sunday that the Iloly Communion will be colt)
brated, and the charge delivered, at the hum. above
nientioned, and I trust that this division of scrvicea
which I have made for the conveuience of the clergy,
churchwardens, and others, will be acceptable to
you. I remain, your faithful find and brother,
W. K. SAKUM." Ti. visitation will be held at the
(dams and on the days follosing —ln the
Cathedral Church of Saltemry, on Thursday. the
II th ; In the panel, church of St. dohs, Ilemes,
on Saturday, the 13‘h ; Warminster, on Monday,
the 15th ; Saint Peter, Marlborough, on Tuesday,
thc 16th ; Holy Trinity, Shaftesbuty, on Thursday,
the Pith ; Blandford For ttttt , tin Saturday, the 2011 ;
Sherburne, on Monday, the ; Beadninster. on
Tuesday, the 23rd, All Saints, Dorchester, in Wed.
nesday, the 24th; St. Mary, Wareham, on Thurs-
day, the 25th day* of August.

WEST PARLEY.—Ftea —On the afternoon of
Wednesday. July 27th, a part of the heath situ.
steel in 'hie parish was discovered to be on tire.
Fortunately it was soon observed by two of th 3
parries working no the line now being formed from
West Moors to Salisbury, who with others sue.
needed in stopping the conitagration before much
damage was done, the fire only consuming about
three acres. It is suppoved that it originated from
• apark from the engine of the 2 p.m. down train
of the Lotdun and South-Western Railway, as it
broke out Mom to that hue. It was the property
of the Earl of Shaftesbury.
WlLTON.—Gestru Fm—On Saturday, the
30th July, a grand ate was held in Wilton Park,
the residence of that distinguished person, Lady
Herbert, the annual treat given by her ladyship to
the children resoling at and near Wiltoii. the
weather in the morning was a little threatening, but
afterwards cleared up, and left the day all that was
desirable, excepting a small shower in the afternoon,
which was of an little a nature that it in no way in.
teamed with the amuseinenta, &c About half-past
two o'clock the Wilton band assembled, and played
some exquisite Lira through the different streets,
halting in West-street, and playing some well
selected music; in the ineautime the children were
being assembled in the National schoolrooms. The
order and regularity with which this portion of the
progrzunne was effected deserves much euainiuni,
and tho happy smiling faces of the juvenile* showed
that they fully appreciated the labours of the fair
donor, Lady Herbert, in their behalf. The band
then returned to the 'schoolroom, and the children
were formed up in term, gay and glittering banners
interspersed amongst them. They then proceeded
to Wdtoo Park, where a splendid gastronomic
eutertainment awaited them. Seven long tables
were laid out for 750 children, crowded
with some of the good things of this life.
The inhabitants of the workhouse were not for-
gotten, a table was especially provided for the
adult.; and it was gratifying to see her
ladyship assiat some of the infirm to their
seats. After the pleasing work of eating and
drinking was concluded, then commenced the
*ports, viz Racing by juveniles for shawls,
bonnets, dresses, cotton prima, trowsers, hats. and
waistcoats. There were two sack races which
afforded much amusement. The band meanwhile
played appropriate airs. At the termination of
this part of the proceediugs, dancing was commenced
by children of larger growth, the domestics of her
Ladyship's establishment intermixing with rank
and ragtime. We must notice one little incident
that called forth some hearty laughter ; • lady going
through the intricacies of a waltz was unfortunately
tripped up ; hoe ever, her gallant partner soon
rescued her from her recumbent pueition,and all weal
on well again. Other parties were distributed about
the beautiful grounds, amusing themselves as they
chose, others engaged in the noble gameof crioket,and
nota few of the youngsters accepted the opportunity
of performing peregnnations on wooden horses.
The greasy poles must not be forgotten, much fun
took place in the repeated attempts of the climbers
to overcome the obstacles offered to their went of
the poles. Her ladyship repeatedly visited the
different sports, and pleasure and satisfaction
beamed upon her countenance. The marked,
orderly conduct of all present, juveuilee and
adults, no doubt contributed much to the pleasure
evinced by her ladyship. Time wore on till about 9
o'clock, when the children, beaded by the band,
formed up, and after giving repeated and earnest
cheers fiir Lady Herbert, marched from the park.
Fireworks of nearly every description were then let
off to the no small amusement of all parties, and
thus this good lady's annual treat was brought to A
conclusion. Aud it is to be sincerely hoped that
many similar demonstrations may take place under
the guidance and patronage of Lady Herbert.