The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-05-09 00:00:00

Vorisetzbire.

DORCHESTER.
MR. JAMAS CIITHILL has just issued a now edition
of his famous mushroom pamphlet with additions,
revised and printed for him at the Newspaper Press
Training College.

THE county constabulary on May-day appeared
equipped in the new police helmet.
COUNTY COURT CIRCUIT FOR JONE.—Dorchester,
Tuesday 6th; Bridport, Wednesday 7th; Weymouth,
Thursday Bth; Wareham, Friday 9th; Blandford,
Monday 12th ; Poole, Tuesday 13th ; Wirnborne,
Wednesday 14th; Shaftesbury, Monday 19th; Win-
canton, 'Tuesday 20th; Salisbury, Wednesday 214 ;
Andover, Thursday 22nd.

3RD Donerr KV. —The result of the weekly sweep-
stake shooting, which came off at Maiden Castle on
Monday and Tuesday last, was as follows :—Seven
rounds each at 2(10, 500, and 600 yards. lat. prize,
Private Parsons, 53 marks; 2nd, Private T. Homer, 48
(less handicap 4); 3rd, Corporal Chick, 43 (less handi-
cap 3) ; 4th, Private Ling, 40; sth, Private Case, 38;
6th, Private Godwin, 39 (less handicap 2). The wind
on each Occasion of firing was very boisterous and the
weather altogether unfavourable for good shooting.

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SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-0E Ttlelday evening last •
serious accident occurred to a man named George
Travers, in the employ of Mr. Einem), surgeon, South-
street, as groom. About half-past seven o'clock he was
standing on a ladder, which was held at the foot by a
bar of iron, cleaning an upper window, in Mr. Emson's
house. The ladder slipped, and Travers fell to the
ground, striking upon the iron bar, which broke in his
ribs. His knee cap was also fractured by the fall. He
was taken to the County Hospital, and everything done
for him that medical skill could devise, bot the injury
he sustained is of a very serious character, and his con-
dition is critical.

PETITIONS have been prevented in the Home of
Commons by Mr. Floyer, M.P., from the guardians
of the Wareham Union against the appointment of
paid Roman Catholie chaplains in workhouses, and
from Chideock and Bettiscombe, Dorset, against the
Union Chargeability Bill.

DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL. —A lad named John
Purchase, of Fordiugton, who had been thrown
from a cart near the Great Western Hotel, was
taken to the Hospital on Wednesday. He had
sustained considerable damage about his head by
the fall, but ia progressing favourably.— On Satur-
day Mr. Emr-m's groom, Travers who received
severe miens, by falling from a ladder, was in a
more hopeful condition.
TUE Rev. WILLIAM &aurae, 8.D., of Came
Rectory, who has been appointed by the Council of
the Archeological Institute to draw up the local
Guide Sheet for the society's meeting, writes to
thank our correspondent " Archeologist" for having
done the architecture to his hand. "Ex ungue
leonem," says our Dorset Burns, "'fancy I know
who he is." We believe our ref. friend may guess
aright; " Archeologist," though not a Member of the
Institute, but of the Archeological Association, will
be present during the week of meeting in Dorchester,
and communications will reach him through our
office.

TErroTausar.—On Wednesday evening, the Rev.
Henry Gale, LL.D., rector of Treborougb, delivered
an address in the County•liall, advocating teetotalism.
The Militia were specially invited to be present, but
only a small number attended. The Rev. H. Moale,
vicar of Fordington, presided. The evils of excessive
drinking, both physically, mentally, and morally,
were faithfully depicted, and an earnest appeal made
to those of the assembly who were not teetotalers to
become such.
Downer MILITIA...—The officers in command of
this regiment are :—Colonel R. H. Bingham, Lieut.-
Colonel Lord Ashley, Major Wood; Adjutant
Major C. Clapeott ' • Captains Brown, G. Hall, G.
Singer J. Davis, J.Warry, W. H. Bower, J. Gollop,
and H. C. Gould; Lieutenants A. Willmott, A.
Coombe, E. Burnett, G. A. Aldridge; Quarter-
master, Lieut. James Anderson; and Surgeon G.
Curme. There are also 31 sergeants, 25 corporals,
and about 600 privates.
Tim VOLUNTEERS. —Two competitive trials of the
Dorset battalion are appointed to take place on any
two of the following days, viz., 22nd, 23rd, 24th, or
25th May. Such trials to be carried out at the
ranges of corps strictly in accordance with the
regulations at the late simultaneous match, except
that Hythe position only will be allowed, ranges 200,
500, and 600 yards, 5 shots at each range and two
sighting shots. Any number of men in each corps
may compete, but they must shoot in squads of not
less than five men each, the mean figure of merit
in both competitions to determine the 24 competitors
from the battalion. The returns of the shooting to
be sent to Major Templer, Mountfield, Bridport, as
soon as possible after the 25th instant.

A RUNAWAY HORS& —On Thursday morning as
Mr. Henry Christopher, pig dealer, of Broadmayne,
was driving down the bill by Grove-buildings the
horse "bolted." Christopher and a man who was
riding wtth him jumped out of the cart. The horse
then proceeded at a rapid rate along the Maiden
Newton road till the shafts snapped, when the cart
overtnrned, and walolitich damaged. It will be re-
membered that Christopher was recently tried for
manslaughter in connection with a fatal accident by
the upsetting of a cart, and acquitted.
COUNTY Potiox, May 3.—Before E. Williams,
Eaq.—A vagrant named James King, who was found
by P.S. Pitfield between one and two o'clock on
Tuesday morning, sleeping in an outhouse belonging
to R. H. Swaffield, Esq., at Wyke Regis, was com-
mittedfor seven days.—May 4.—Before E. Pearce,
Esq.—James Heath was charged with deserting from
the Dorset Militia.—Sergeant-Major Collins said
prisoner had not served since 1863.—Heath, in
defence, said that last year he was in London, and
did not know when the regiment was ordered to
assemble.—He was fined £2, or, in default, two
months' hard labour.
Q.O.R.Y.C.—The competition for the silver cup
annually given by the officers of the Dorchester
troop was fixed for Thursday, May 4. Notwith-
standing the drenching rain, about fifty members
assembled at the butte, Maiden Castle; but it was
deemed advisable to defer the shooting till the meet
at Weymouth, when it is to be hoped the elements
will be more propitious. Lieutenant Foster enter-
tained between 30 and 40 of the Dorchester troop at
dinner at Warmwell on May-day.

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS, May 6.—Before G.
Troyte-Bullock and E. Williams, Esqrs.—William
Salisbury, brought up in custody of P.C. Foster,
charged with being drunk and creating a disturb-
ance in the parish of Frampton, April 24, was fined
55.--Sarah Miller was charged with absenting
herself from the Union beyond the time granted
her. Having been previously convicted for similar
offences, she was committed for 21 days.

130 ROUGH POLICZ, May 6.—Before the Mayor
(Dr. Aldridge) and J. &Nor, Esq.- -William Plyer,
labourer, of Fordington, an incorrigible rascal, was
brought up in custody charged with stealing a coat,
value 45., from the shop of Mrs. Susan Clerk, High-
West-street. Prosecutor keeps a clotkes, shop, and
the coat in question was hung outside for sale.
About six o'clock on Friday evening a boy named
George Hibbs, who lives in Princes-street, was
standing at the top of High-West-street, and saw
the prisoner, after remaining opposite Mrs. Clerk's
shop till the locality was clear of people, cross over,
look in the shop window for two or three minutes,
and then take the coat off a nail, and walk off with
it up the town. On seeing Hibbs and another boy,
prisoner turned back, and walked down the street
with the coat on his arm. Hibbs told what had
occurred to Mrs. Clerk's boy, and then went after
prisoner. He overtook him in front of the Antelope
'dote], and asked him where he got the coat, but re-
ceived no answer. He then asked prisoner to give
it to him, which he did at once, and he carried it to
Mrs. Clerk. At the request of prosecutrix he went
for P.C. Cousins, who returned to Mrs. Clerk's with
him. Prosecutrix instructed the constable to appre-
hend the thief, which he did in Mill-street,
Fordlngton. Prisoner on being told the charge
said, "I'm sure I stole ne'er a coat." He was taken
to the lodk-up.—The superintendent said the pri-
soner had just completed a sentence of four months'
hard labour, and had been in prison several times
before for felony. —Prisoner, having been cautioned,
said he would not do it any more if the
magistrates would forgive him this time.—He
was committed for trial at the ensuing sessions.
William Udell, coach-smith, was brought up in
custody charged by Mr. Lovell, coach-builder, with
maliciously breaking the roof of his smiths' shop,
May sth. John Lovell, said: The prisoner has
been in my employ. He did not come to work
yesterday morning. In the afternoon I saw him in
my back yard. He said that he wanted to talk to
me. I advised him to go home as he was in liquor,
and when he was sober I would talk to him. He
said he wanted his money, and would have it. I
told him he should not; I only paid my men once a
week. He said he would have it then, or beat it out
of me. I took him by the shoulder, and put him
out of the yard. He "showed light" directly.
Within half-an-hour I saw him again in the yard.
He had a square and a rule in his hand, which he
offered to sell me. He was " drtnky." I wanted
him to go out of the yard quietly. He went into
the smiths' shop, and tried to make some unpleasant-
ness there. He afterwards went away to his lodgings
next door but one. About a quarter of an hour
afterwards, one of the smiths came to me, and said
somebody was throwing brickbata on the roof, which
had broken the tiles in, and the lives of the work•
men were endangered. I went into the Railway
Tavern where prisoner was lodging, and taxed him
with throwing on thereof, which he denied. The land.
lady's son, Matthew Hallett, said he saw prisoner do it.
The damage done is to the amount of 4s.—Matthew
Hallett deposed to seeing prisoner throw a small
brush handle and another small stick on the tiles.
Udall then called for Joe, one of Mr. Lovell's work-
men.—Prisoner said he threw up the stick to call-
out Joe, who had promised to come out to have a
glass of ale with him. He NM willing to pay for
any damage that was done.—Prosecutor said "Joe"
was the very man that told him their lives wage
endangered. He did not want to press tbsi
against the man, but only to show him whikbirt
duty was, and not for him to get drunk and taw
come and abuse him.—The Mayor said it was 006
clear to the Bench that the damage was dons
maliciously, and, as prosecutor did not press the
case, they ordered him to pay for the damage and

the expenses, and warned him against again com-
mitting the sin of drunkenness.
COMMITTED TO THE DORSET COUNTY GAOL.—
Segai;nd : William Player,
stealing a coat at
Dorohester.—Hard Labour : Charles Dime, assault
at Dorchester, 7 days; James Heath, absent from
training Dorset Militia, 2 months; William Wood,
assault at Weymouth, 2 months; Sarah Miller,
misbehaviour Dorchester Union, 21 days; Thomas
Quaife, embezzlement at Shroton, 6 months; Isaac
Clare, assault at Bearninster, 6 months. —lusprison-
'sent Benjamin Staples, assault at Beaminster, 6
months; Robert Stockley, drunk at Corfe Castle, 7
days; Henry Spencer, drunk at Weymouth, 7 days.
THE ASSASSINeTION OF PRESIDENT LINOOLN.—An
adjourned meeting of the Town Council took place on
Tuesday, when there were present: The Mayor (Dr.
Aldridge), Aldermen &Igor, Came, Galpin ; Councillors
Steele, Gregory, Vernon, Bishop, and Proud. The
following address of condolence, which the Town
Clerk had prepared, was adopted, ordered to be sealed
with the seal of the borough, and forwarded to Mr.
Adams, the American ambassador on on the motion of
Mr. Curme, seconded by Mr. Vernon : —"To his
Excellency C. F. Adams, Esq., the United States minister
at the Court of St. James.—We, the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Burgesses of the borough of Dorchester, in the
eounty of Dorset, in Council assembled, beg to approach
you with an expression of our deepest indignation and
horror at the recent murder of the President of the
United States of America, and the attempted assassina-
tion of Mr. Secretary Seward, under circumstances of
unheard-of atrocity, and we desire through you to offer
to Mrs. Lincoln our respectful and heartfelt condolence
under her sad and awful bereavement, to Mr. Seward
our sincere congratulation at his providential escape,
and to him and the American people our genuine
sympathy with them at the loss of a ruler of whom
Americans were justly proud."
BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS, Tuesday.—Before the
Mayor (Dr. Aldridge), J. Galpin, Esq., and R.
Davis, Esq.—Charles Tilling; a respectable-looking
young man, wail charged by Mr. Hegel with leaving his
employ, and being drunk, May I.—Prosecutor said
The prisoner has been in my employ for two months as
an assistant. His wages were 10s. a week, with board
and lodging. Yesterday afternoon I went to Wey.
month by the 2 o'clock train, leaving prisoner and an
apprentice in charge of my shop. I returned by the
5.15 train. My wife told me that Tilling was beastly
drunk, and had been abusing her. He was not on my
premises. I went in search of him, and found him
near Peter's church. I asked him to some with me to
Luperintendent Bouncy. He was druuk. Could just
walk staggering. He went with me, and I asked the
superintendent if he thought he was fit to attend to my
business. He replied, "Certainly not." I gave him
in charge. It is not the first time he has been so.
The apprentice's name is Edmunds. On the 21st of
April I m tele an entry in my cashbook," Tilling drunk
again." 1 was in hope that by seeing it he would be
ashamed, and alter his course. But 1 have been too
indulgent. Yet the sea has a bottom, and he Ism
touched that. I received • good character with him,
from a man with whom he had not been long. I found
him always willing when he was anything like himself,
but he knows nothing about his business.—Prisoner
said he was for five years in a London house, but that
the trade here was altogether different.--Henry Elm undo,
apprentioe to Mr. Hazel, said after Mr. Hazel left,
Tilling was in and out of the shop till between three
and four, when he went out and did not return. Be
did not see anything pass between Tilling and Mrs.
Hazel. Tilling was nut sober when he left the shop the
last time ; he was so intoxicated he thought as to be
incapable of attending to his duties.—Prisoner said he
was very sorry for what had happened, he would never
touch the drink again. In answer to the Mayor, Mr.
Hazel said he would not press the charge of misconduct
against him.—The Mayor told the youth he ought to
be greatly obliged to Mr. Hazel; but the Bench could
not overlook the charge of drunkenness, and inflicted •
fine of ss. He was also discharged from Mr. Hazel's
employ. The young man cried bitterly, and said he
would never touch the drink again. Edinunda got the
ss. for him.—Charles Dawe, a militiaman, of
Bearninater, who, while drunk on Monday afternoon,
took a child's cape, and when the father (Robert Hann)
asked for it, knocked him down several times, was
sent to hard labour for seven days.

COUNTY COURT, May 2. —Before E. Everett, Esq.,
judge. —There were 47 plaints entered, and two adjourn-
ments, also 10 judgment summonses, including two
that had been adjourned. As usual, the cases were for
the most part devoid of the slightest public interest. --
George Foot v. William Simmonds.—This was a claim
for balance of wages, and had been adjourned from the
last court to enable defendant to file a set-off. Mr.
Howard for plaintiff, and Mr. Weston for defendant.
The plaintiff lea labourer of Mappowder, and defendant
a farmer of the same parish. Plaintiff had been in the
service of defendant's family for many years, and was
in the habit of having goods from them. Settlements
were come to between them at irregular intervals. In
1861 plaintiff left defendant's employ, and in that year
defendant gave him • paper setting forth wages due
£l2 16s. 64., and cash paid £3 2.3., leaving due to
plaintiff £9 lla. 6d. That sum was not paid as there
was a running account for goods between them. After
a time defendant refused to let plaintiff have any more
goods, and, after several applications, plaintiff got
defendant's bill against him about the commencement
of 1863, which commeneed July 11, 1862, and amounted
to £4 12s. • that left due to plaintiff the sum now
claimed, £52.5. 64. The set-off now pleaded by defendant
commenced Jan uary 13, 1862; i t amounted to 214175. 3d.,
and included £6 10s. cash paid in three sums prior to
July, 1862. Plaintiff only admitted lls. 24. of the set-
off. After a lengthy hearing, his Honor said he fully
believed that £4 12s. only was due when defendant got
the bill. He bad not heard anything like an explanation
why, when the bill was given to plaintiff, it commenced
in July, and when the set-off was produced (after the
adjournment of the case for a month) it began at
January. That was an alarming state of things as far
as the honesty of defendant was concerned. Defendant
had kept his ledger at home, which might have thrown
great light on the matter; that did not look like a bona
file transaction. The affirmative lay with defendant,
and he was required to prove his case. He had not
made it out at all satisfactorily to him. He did not think
defendant had paid the three sums to plaintiff which he
stated he had dune. Such being the case, the verdict
must be for plaintiff, less the lls. 24. admitted, viz.,
£4 Ils. 4d. Ordered to be paid in two instalments, the
first in 14 day& —White v. Marsh.—This was • claim
of £3 4s. 2d., balances of account for drapery goods sup-
plied. The defendant, who now lives at Wells, had
done tailoring work for plaintiff at various times, and he
alleged that he bad not received credit for making a
suit of clothes for defendant., £1 4e. His Honor gave a
verdict for £2 Os. 24., to be paid in two instalments.
--Sansom v. Pahner.—Plaintiff is a butcher, and
defendant a grocer living in Fordington. At the April
court defendant obtained a judgment for £1 17s. 6d.
against plaintiff, the amount paid to release hint froth
the debtor's gaoL —Sansom now claimed £1 175., as •
moiety of the profits of their trafficking in a quantity of
bad meat.—His Honor reminded defendant that he
could be prosecuted for selling diseased meat, and
warned him against continuing to do so. Defendant
said that it was all throngh Bensons that he had done
it.—Elia Honor gave • verdict for defendant without
costs.—Be Thomas Paine, of Pidclletoan. The bankrupt
came up for last examination, and being unopposed
obtained his order of discharge.

Tun PauttlaitVa BILL-----On Tuesday evening a
meeting was convened at the County Hall for the
purpose of advocating the Permissive Bill. The atten-
dance was limited. The Rev. H. Motile, vicar of
Fordington whose self-denying efforts for the improve-
ment of the condition of the people are well-known,
presided, and the other speakers were Mr. S. Fothergill,
of Southampton. the Rev. H. Gale, L.L.D., rector of
Treborongh, and Mr. 11. ltaper, parliamentary agent of
the United Kingdom Alliance. The whole question was
ably and fairly reviewed. We have not space to follow
the various speakers, but the position taken up was
this :—lt is an incontrovertible feet that, to a very
large extent, the pauperism, the insanity, and the
crime which prevails in this country is attributable
to the common sale of intoxicating drinks under the
licensing system and the Beer Act. Those laws were
made for • two-fold purpose—to obtain revenue, and to
regulate the traffic. The first object they condemned,
the Chairman saying he considered it one of the most
subtle modes of taxing the working classes ever devised
--he believed they paid £14,000,000 a year by it; and
the second they averred was made subservient to getting
revenue, and totally failed in its real purpose. The
legislation being faulty, it should be amended. The
Permissive Bill proposed to give power to two-thirds of
the ratepayers of a parish, if they thought proper, to
abolish the liquor traffic from such parish. This had been
done partially. The Rev. H. Gale stated that the lord of
the manor and himself as rector, having glebe land in
Treborough, had done away with liquor shops in that
parish, and the result was apparent in the inereased
healthfulness, happiness, and morality of the people.
Near Manchester several gentlemen had cleared a plot
inhabited by 9,500 people, and now the poor rates wtre
6d. in the pound, while formerly they averaged is., and
sometimes is. 44. The Union Chargeability Bill of Mr.
Villiers was only intended to equalise the rates, the
Permissive Bill would have the effect of lowering them.
Mr. Raper stated that Dorchester had four times the
number of public-houses that Manchester had com-
pared with its population. The assembly were
appealed to as ratepayers and citizens to support the
Permissive Bill, and to instruct their representa-
tives at the forthcoming parliamentary election
to vote for it. Then the responsibilities of the evils
following in the wake of the liquor traffic would be
thrown upon the people themselves. The following
resolution was unanimously carried .1—" That in the
opinion of this meeting the traffic in intoxicating
liquors is essentially hostile to the beet interests of
society, and ought therefore to be prohibited ; that the
present hamming and excise laws are extremely
unsatisfactory, and demand the immediate attention
of the government, and this meeting calls upon every
elector and every citizen to use hi a influence to secure
the enactment of Mr. Lawson's Permissive Bill, whiah
proposes to give power to the ratepayers, by a two to
one majority, to protect themselves in their several
localities from the acknowledged evils of this mischievous
system." A vote of thanks to the chairman, proposed
by Mr. Fothergill, and seconded by Mr. Pouncy,
terminated the proceedings,

UP WRY.
DEATH or A PENINSULAR VETERAN. —We regret to
announce the decease of a well.known veteran soldier,
Edmund Simone, who, on Sunday, breathed his last in
this village, having attained the 84th year of his age.
Deceased was greatly honoured and res cted, having
served in the Coldstream Guards from 14 I to 1825 (the
last eleven years as Colour-Sergeant), and having during
that period been actively engaged all through the
Peninsular campaign. At the siege of Vittoria in
1811, he was wounded in the leg and shoulder; and for
his wounds and services he was awarded four medals
and fourteen chaps as distinetive marks of merit. On
his retirement from the Guards he had conferred upon
him the appointment of Barna Sergeant at Dorchester
Barracks, • position in eonnection with which he will
be well and long remembered by our readers, since he
fulfilled the duties of that office for thirty eight
years from 1825 to 1863. Failing health at
length necessitated his retirement, and be took
up his abode in this village to spend the remainder
of his days, but we have reason to know that
his heart was still in his old abode at the Barracks. Ile
was • member of the ancient fraternity of Freemasons,
and mush and deeernxlly esteemed in that respectable

WEYMOUTH.
THE ROYAL ENGINEERB.—Major Nugent, who has
been in command of the detachments of Engineers
stationed at our Barracks, has received orders to pro.
ceed to Malta.

LIE BOAT ACCIDENT NEAR LULWORTIL—The
entire sum now raised by the committee amounts to
£l,lrl 9s. 10d.
COUNTY COURT. —E. Everett, Esq., held his
monthly sitting for transacting business in connec-
tion with this Court on Thursday. The number of
plaints entered was small, and no case Caine before
his Honor worthy of record.
RIFLE CLUB. —The eighth competition of this club
took place on Wednesday afternoon. The scores
above 40 were as follows:—Private Hibbs (2nd
prize) 53; Sergeant Charles, 51; Private W.
Crickmay (Ist prize), 46, allowance 8, total 54 ;
Corporal Roberts, 42; Captain Thresher, 41.
PETTY SESSIONS, Friday.—Before J. A. Devenish
and W. Symonds, Esqrs.—William Wood was
brought up in custody charged with using threaten-
ing language towards his wife. It appeared that
prisoner was in the habit of constantly coming home
in a drunken state, and when in that condition
vented his anger upon his children, when on the
wife interfering he made use of dreadful threats
towards her. From these she was afraid her life
was in danger.—Committed to Dorchester Gaol for
two months.--Henry Spencer, a very old offender,
was sent to gaol for seven days' for being drunk and
behaving in an indecent manner in Bt. Thomas.
street.

POOR MAN'S FRIENDLY BE.NEFIT SOCIETY.—On
Thursday afternoon the members of this provident
society celebrated their 47th anniversary by par-
taking of a dinner at the White Hart Inn. An
excellent repast was placed on the table by the
worthy host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Muston. A
very numerous company were present, the chair
being taken by the president of the society, William
Thompson, Esq., and the vice-chair by the vice-
president, Mr. T. W. Beale. From the financial
, sheet issued it appeared that the receipts of the
society, including a balance in hand from last year,
amounted to £332 fie. lid., and the expenses to
I £166 Ils. 10d. Of that sum £99 4s. had been paid
to sick members, and £24 be, for death money.
I After the removal of the cloth the Chairman, in
I alluding to business matters, remarked that unfor-
tunately this society, in common with others, had
sustained a great deal of sickness during the past year;
but it was a matter of congratulation that their's
had been enabled to meet all the demands made
upon it. (Applause.) He expressed a hope that so
I much sickness would not be experienced this year.
I In proposing the health of the Members for the
Borough, the Chairman said they had been good
friends to the society, as would be seen by reference
to the balance sheet (having given £5 each). The
next toast submitted from the chair was that of the
I Mayor and Corporation. Mr. John Pothecary, in
responding, expressed the pleasure it afforded him
lat being present. He considered the duties of a
councillor to be a pleasure if properly discharged.
Alluding to the proposed drainage of the town, he
said that whilst endeavouring to promote the
advancement of the town, the Council must be
satiefied that the proposed scheme would have the
desired end, so that the borough funds should not be
recklessly spent. The question had, however, been
shelved for a time, and perhaps nothing more would
be heard about it. In all great questions which
were discussed for the improvement of the town,
the Council were working well together, and he
expressed a hope that that body would always con-
tinue most zealously to exert itself for the welfare
and prosperity of the town. Mr. R. Thomas, as
another member of the Corporation, also returned
thanks. After expressing the pleasure which it
afforded him at being present at another anni-
versary meeting of the society, he spoke of
the able manner in which their chairman
discharged his duties, remarking that he was a
friend to every one. In alluding to the heavy ,
demands which had been made upon the society for
sick pay during the past year, Mr. Thomas ex-
pressed his gratification that it had been able to
meet the claims, and hoped it would still go on and
flourish. He was glad to see the same old faces
assembled at their meetings year after year, but at
the same time regretted that he could not discern
any new ones. He strongly urged upon the society
the necessity of obtaining an accession of young
members, for unless that were done, and the rules of
the society also strictly carried out, it could not
prosper. In conclusion, he proposed the health of
the chairman, who, in responding, expressed a hope
that he should be permitted to take the chair for
many years to come—Dr. Rhodes, who was unani-
mously re-elected surgeon to the society, returned
thanks, in the course of which he remarked that he
was glad his services had met their approbation. He
also urged upon the society the absolute necessity
there was for getting young men to join it; unless
that were done it would be sure to go backward.—
The Chairman, in giving the health of the Vice- I
President, said in reality the duties of the chair had
been discharged by Mr. Beale, for he taught him ,
what little he knew.—The Vice-Chairman appro-
priately returned thanks, and afterwards proposed
the healths of the honorary membem—Mr. Pothe-
cary acknowledged the compliment. He considered
the society was in a very satisfactory state, especially
when it was borne in mind the great efforts which
were made by rival societies to obtain members. He
also impressed upon the society that every endea-
vour should be made to induce young members to
join it, and said if they succeeded in this they might
have no fear for the future.—Some other minor
speeches followed, and a very agreeable evening was
spent.
AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOClETT.—Amongst the list of
amusements provided for the Yeomanry during their
stay in the town will be two theatrical representations
given by the members of the sth D.R.V. Amateur
Dramatic Society. The entertainments will be under
the distinguished patronage of Lieut.-Col. Commandant
Lord Rivers, Lient-Col. Lord Digby, and the officers of
the Yeomanry. Heretofore the members of the
Dramatic Society have "strutted their hour upon the
stage" in the Assembly-room of the Royal Hotel, but
on these cooaxions the new Music Hall will be used. :
This we think will prove a great attraction, the spacious
hall being most beautifully decorated, and affording ,
every advantage for theatrical representations. The
nights on which it is intended to give these entertain-
ments are Thursday, the 11th, and Monday, the 15th.
On each evening will be performed the favourite
Olympic drama of -'The Porter's Knot," terminating
on the former evening with the farce of "The Area
Belle," and on the latter with "Family Jars."
BOROUGH SESSIONS, Tuesday.—Before the Mayor '
(Captain Prowse, R.N.,) and E. Bayly, Esq.—Richard
Chubb, a cab driver, was charged with refusing to take
a fare.—Lorenso Newbolt said on Tuesday aftemoop,
about half-past three, he saw defendant on the cab-stand
near the Statue. He sighed to ,engage him, but defen-
dant said he could not take him, as he had engagement
at four o'clock ; but offered to take him until that time.
Witness got another cab, but on returning to the stand
at ten minutes after four he found defendant still on the
stand, but on seeing him be drove off.—ln defence,
defendant said just before Mr. Newbolt came to him
three ladies engaged his arriage at four o'clock, and he
did not like to disappoint them. He should have been
compelled to have done so if he had accepted defendant
as his fire, as lie wanted the carriage for two hours.
Mr. Newbolt got into another carriage on the stand,
but got out again almost immediately, and came to his
(defendant's) and wanted it. Ile told him he VMS
engaged, but would drive him until four, which offer
complainant refused.—A witness was called, who
corroborated defendant's statement.—The Mayor having
read the clause of the Bye Laws relating to the taking
of a, fare, said he considered the case had failed and
dismissed it. --Edward Cook, was charged with being
drunk and riotous on the 23rd of April. The case was
proved by P.C. Mitchell, and defendant was fined Ss.
and costs.---John Derrick was summoned at the
instance of the Secretary of State for refusing to con-
tribute towards the support of his step-son in the
Melbome Reformatory SchooL —ln answer to the Bench,
Superintendent Lidbury said the rate laid down was
one penny from every shilling earned by the father.
The general practice was for a boy's father to make
some arrangements with him for thelaupport of his child
at a Reformatory School, but defendant had refused to
make any.—Defendant said he could not pay anything.
He was a widower with three children, and had to pay
a woman to look after them out of 108. a week.—The
Bench made an order of Sd. per week.

IRISH CHURCH MISSIONS TO ROMAN CATHOLICS.—
The claims of this society were advocated in St. Mary's
Church on Sunday by three sermons being preached;
that in the morning by the rector, the Rev. T. Greaves,
in the afternoon by the curate, the Rev. W. Cooper,
and in the evening by the deputation, the Rev. D. G.
Harrington. The collections amounted to £3O. On
Monday evening • public meeting on behalf of the same
cause was held in St. Mary's National School. The
rector presided, and there was a moderate attendance.
The meeting having been opened with praise and
prayer, the chairman read the financial account for the
past year, from which it appeared that the receipts had
been £.6g 183. irt. the expenses £2 Is. 4d., and that
£63 15e. Id. had been remitted to the society. He
remarked that he glad to find that this was an increase
on the two past tears, and expressed a hope that the
subscriptions would go on increasing.—The Rev. W.
Cooper said he wished to give one or two reasons why
this society was deserving of support and sympathy.
They were all aware that it sought to preach the
Gospel of Christ to the Roman Catholio population of
Ireland, and also sought to convert Catholics by the
circulation of the Holy Scriptures amongst them. Some
persons said that there was no difference between
Protestants and Roman Catholics, and that it was un-
necessary to have a society for especially addressing
them; but be, for one, did not believe such statements
to be oorrect. Persons said the difference between
them was insignificant; that people of one religion
believed a little more, and the people of the other a
little less. Roman Catholics believed the Bible inter-
preted by tradition, whereas Protestants believed the
Bible only. If the interpretation of it only served the
purpose of bringing out the true meaning of Scripture,
if it only answered the purpose whiohthe commentators
had in view in throwing light upon parts of Scriptures
which referred to ancient manners and customs, if
tradition were subordinate to the Bible and did not
take its place, if it were only the casket which con-
tained the jewel, then perhaps the Church of Ragland
might allow that the difference was small, but she
knew that the differenes was not this, that the
interpretation was not for the purpose of supporting
Scripture, but too often was a miserable substitution
for it. Under these circumstance., therefore, they could
not admit that the difference between the two religions
was small or insignificant. They could not listen to the
arguments and speeches of those who said that their
duty was to sink their differences, to merge all varieties
of creed, and who contended that Catholicism was not
the same now its it was formerly. The Word of Gad
was the only barrier which could be raised to stem the
mighty torrent of human pride and self-complacency ;

it was the only means by. which they could resist the
designs of the Roman Catholic priesthood, and was the
only means by which they could meet their efforts to
keep the people of Ireland in gross superstition. This
means Protestants believed to be successful; that it was
all powerful and could do everything, and sharper than
a two-edged sword. Whenever this most mighty
and tremendous engine, the Word of God, was
brought to bear upon man's ignorance, itifiddity,
superstition' and corruption—superstition and corrup-
tion too oftcn fostered for base purposes—they believed
these would fly away, that the darkness would be
dispersed, and that God's light would sine forth
infusing peace and joy. Therefore one of the great
reasotts why he oonsideked this society was deserving
of subport was bootee. ate of its chief objects was the
eiroulation of the Holy Scriptures. Another reason was
because it sent out men who were duly qualified to
preach the Gospel, and able to oonfute the arguments of
the Church of Rome. In conclusion, he expressed a
hope that the past year's liberal collection could not
suffer any dimunition in years to come.—The Rev. D.
0. Harrington detailed the work which tho society was
carrying out in various parts of Ireland, and alluded to
several instances in which its labours had been crowned
with success.—The Chairman remarked that he thought
there were two very important aspects in which they
might look at the Roman Catholic religion. One was that
it was a great secular and political conspiracy against
the liberties of the country, and the other was that it
was a great theological &lacy ;it was a false creed. He
considered that these were most important views, and
ought to be kept constantly before Christian people in
the present day. It was very important that they
should remember that the Roman Catholic religion was
a great secular conspiracy against their liberties as
Protestants, and that the Church of Rome aimed at
absolute supremacy. Our forefathers raised a good
breakwater against the supremacy of the Church of
Rome, but they could not but feel that the barrier
which had been established by the Legislature was being
removed more and more, and that instead of the Legis-
lative protection which Protestants formerly received,
there would soon be an open way for the coming in of
Romanism. He was sure that all the efforts of the
Church of Rome to introduce her priests into work-
houses and prisons, and all the fine talking which they
heard on all aides about religious equality, that these
things were not the basis of real solid religious tolera-
tion, but the long sought opportunity, the dark and
silent night, when the unsuspecting slumbers of the
deceived people would be disturbed by the shout of
successful traitors against the Protestant constitution.
After some further remarks the meeting was brought to
a close by the singing of the Doxology, and • collection
being made at the doors, amounting to about £5.