The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-18 00:00:00

DORCUILITER.

Tits Mu.rcte. The Martini-Henri rifle and
lengthened bayonet, which are henceforth to substitute
taardaill kinkier, were served out to the recruits on
_y.
TEI Vordwriess.—An important alteration in the
official designstioa of the volunteer force hat i•st bten
lacteind, the change being designed to bring the
volunteers into closer connition with the regular forces.
The various volunteer battalions are being amalgamated
with the regular army under the new territorial
scheme, and will shortly be described ea additional
battalions of the r.gulir r oginsenta —lt is officially
wasounned that enrolled members of the volunteer
force who may be injured oe duty ant maned thereby
incapable of resuming their ocoupsti 'O4 will in future
be allowed a guiltily not scouting Ss. 61. tosr day,
and for • perio I not longer than sir months. The
ellowanoe will not be given while the patient may be
In • military hospital.
Tna Zotag• Miami.- -A. meeting in support of
the objects of this exeslllent Church of Ragland Mission
we. held at the Alington Hall on Tharelay afterno
when the chair was taken by the Rev. T. W. Kaips
(rector of St. Petite.) There was • good attendance,
consisting chiefly of ladies. Prayer having been
offered, the rev. Chairman made a few remark, in the
coarse of which he said, whenever they came to speed
at miegionery militate they should endeavour to view
them both from their negative and positive upsets.
Referring to its negative &span, he sad they looked
abroad upon the clerk places of the earth, end
toweembered the p• ople there were living without hope,
and without God in the world, where the truths of the
Gospel had not reached, and where the knowledge of
the name of Christ, and where the truths of the Gospel
were still titillative, yet we knew only one Way, one
Truth, and one lafe, and the name of the Lord
Jam Christ was the only name under Heaven
v we must be saved ; and therefore they
isit:l it was part of their duty to endeavour to
=the kingdom of Christ in thou placesAs
hewn and Englishwomen they could but feel a
special interest towards India. England obtained the
praise of many nations of the earth for the pro wow
end skill she had displayed when she went forth to
that great country sod subdued all tilos, handrail of
thonesail, when they had risen up against her arm
and power; but in the early days of Anglo•lndius
history, they condi not but feel there was great
moral cowardice displayed by Englishmen, who were
positively afraid to own their faith. How different
was this to the stets of things in the prima day, and
It might be depended upon, for we were tumor so safe
eswhen we were marching under Christ's bawler
never so sore of peace and prosperity as when
we were not wheezed of the Name of the Lord
whom we professed to love and serve. Alluding
Seth. &WAS Mission. the rev. gentleman said there
was never a happier thought for the Ohtwoh of (Ansa
and for the good of India, than when it was proposed,
whenever they could find workers, to send Christina
women to their swarthy noon of that country. Mrs.
Greaves, who had corm t addrew them, was only
one of • goodly ban I of Christian women, who,
moved by love t their Saviour towards their fellow.
ereetares, desired to be instrumental is spreading the
holy philanthropy of Christias love nod the truth as
it is in Christ Jesus, and had gone out to that land.
(Applues)—lire. Guavas gave an excellent address,
on the work of the &SW'S Widen. She was pleased
to report growth In the miasioc since she was here
INA year. Their tussle had been each that they were
enatled last year to emd out 18 Lens ladies to
sermagthen the hands of those who were already at
work in India. They had also opened dr new
Mations. The lady then dee:tribe:l toms of the
misdate work, and testified to the inoreassed willing.
nem manifested by the people to receive the Gupta.
Dim Grieves exhibited redone articles of Indian
work and oolleunes,—A oollaotion wee mule at the
dose,

BOROUGH PETTY MISSIONS.
MONDAY.
Beton th• Mayor (A. Eamsoa,EB9), !a: cures, _Esq,
Al Iridg*,
Iraq , Posed J•d, Zig., and J. War, Esq.

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Gamma Ao•roor TEI I.4asustao LAWL—Heury
Gemlse was summoned for keeping open his house, the
Queen's Used, Vordinstoo, during prohibited boon
on Sunday, the fad lostant.—Mr. R. N. lioword, who
defended. pleaded guilty on behalf of &fondant.—
t Carter deposed that on Sunday morn-
Itlect,Voirrifr Oif April, he maw • man named NVinsor
come out with something under his cont; be stopped
him, sod took from him the bottle (produced), which
wasteincod about • pint of brandy. Ho trout to the
boom, asked for the landlord, and told him what had
occurred. He said he knew nothing shout it ;h• had
only jolt got op, and begged him n.ot to say anything
about it —Croorexamlood by Mr. Howard: The
landlord looked as if he ha I just got out
at bed. The man Winssr told him he bad
gone to bitch it for addk persoo.—Mr. Howard then
addressed the Ranch on behalf of the defendant —The
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said as this was his first offence they had
to flee him only £3 sad costs, sod not endorse
his liossea— —Henry Winter was thin charged with
being on Bosomed premiss during prohlbitod boors on
Sunday, the Sod of *pa—Defendant now pleaded
guilty.—The Bench impound the fall penalty of 40a,
sad oosts.—Delendant went to gaol for one month in
&Wilt.
CRUELTY TO • Howl. —Uriah Stumm was sum -
mosod for causing • bores to be worked in an unfit
condition on the Slat of March, and Nehemiah
Edmunds, the nadir, was charged with working it in
an unfit oanditkoa.—P.O. Gould stated that on Friday
morning, the Slat of March, ho was on duty in North.
square, when he saw the defendant, Nehemiah
Zundo, come from the Prison with • load of
rubbish. Be saw the hone was workbag very uneasy ;
be stopped him sad asked him whet was the matter
with the hone. He replied "Nothing that I know
af." Whams Sited up the collar, and on the off
'booklet. found • wound about the sins of a shilling.
All the bale was rubbed awe, from the nick, and on
the off ride was • raw plow the sine of soe's band,
and from which blood IMP oozing. He celled
Edmund.' attention to it, but be laid he knew nothing
about it, it was the first time he bad driven it. The
horse w Inc very poor condition, and could hardly
stood upright. Ho told him he mast take it out, and,
jaet *lvor the horse woe out of tbs cart, Mr. Stamm
cams up and spoke to gdoloode, who told him the
polio, had stopped the horse. Mr. Ransom asked
what for, and he (whams) thou lifted up the collar
and asked him if he knew whet 'tat, the horse was in
084 showed him the wounds. He said the bone had
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bad a °ad;.t his la;a—a-t- tiorie-tOu had rubbed —wan
oil ia, and that brought the hair off. He (Saimaa)
tbita told Edema& to Wu It to the stable. Samosa
tee We maid it am gaits ama that Zama& had ad