The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-17 00:00:00

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CATTLE PLAGOIL—The laat Totovo or CAWS of feed and
mouth .1111Mele vu: —Cattle, 45; sbeep, 5-
Fortin Daoween.—On Wednesday, lie. Hitobeoak.
of Wyk., whilst lid:ling it the Itaben, at King's Worthy,
saw the body of a ins. In the water, and had ic take.
out immediately. Examination prtived that demand
had upon him &I. in money, and some letters shoeing
that his name was Lafitte, and as he had also noon him
dentist's instruments, it is surmised thst he was a
travelling dentist. He vu tolerably wyll dressed, and
appeared to be nearly 70 years of as.. There were no
marts .1 violence, and at the inquest an open eerdot
of " Found drowned" was re•urned.
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parish of the notorious Mr Nugie. It Is believed to
hove been the first hell there since the Reformation.
There were about 100 candidates. About a quarter to
five o'clock • procession was formed in the ground at
Wymering House, beaded by • cross-bearer, and the
chorioters, dressed in purple cassocks, and short nor-
takes, and those were followed by the ehurehwardent
who carried their staves of offlee. Two splendidly
worked silk and gold banners, each surmounted by a
cross, headed the clergy, among whom were the
Vicar of Wymering (the Rev. George Nutte), the
Citrate of Wymering, the Rev. T. Walpole (Rector of
Alverstoke), the Rev. Mr. Parker, the Rev. Mr.
Wilkinson, the Rev. Mr. Richards, the Rev. Mr. Wiz,
and the Rev. Mr. Squire. The Right Rev. the Prelate
brought on the rear of the slug,, and was immediately
preceded by the Rev. T. Walpole, who acted as his
chard Is, and the Rev...N. B. Whitby acting as demean,
who bore the elegant Pastoral Staff recently presented
to his Lordship, attired in cesanok. Inirldiatto and chit.
and gold stole, and biretta. Tbe Vie*, of Wynterin
was similarly attired. His Lordship worse black velvet
biretta and the ordinary vestments. The rear of the
immersion WU brought up by the candidates for eon-
firmation, the Sisters of the neighbouring Convent of
St. Vary the Virgin, walking by the side of the young
girls, all of whom wore thn White Veil, and were headed
by the two splen lid banners of the Guild of the Holy
Child. The prooevion left Wvmering House shooting
the litany of the Holy Ghoul, No. 496 in "The People's
Hymnal," and proceeded through the grounds Into the
tornpike road and thenas into the church, the rieh•
toned organ taking up the strain of the litany as soon
as the church 1,-or was reached. On the prooeseion
arriving at the chancel gates, the Bishop was conducted
by the 'near to • throne out the north side. behind
which was a white silk dismal, embroidered with a gold
mitre with richly worked jewels, and surmounted by •
large jewelled arose There were seven candles lighted
before the altar, as in the Revelation of St. John,
symboliool of the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Ghost
The Processional Litany having been sonsladel, the
preface was read, after which hi. Lordohip asceoded the
pulpit, and addressed the candidates in • very fatherly
tone. He explained that by that service they promised to
live ftir Christ. The usual questions was then put and
answered, after which the Bishop addressed them on
the grace of the holy rite The Congregation and
candidates' knelt, and remained some minutes in silent
prayer. The congregation rose, and while the candidates
remained kneeling Veal Oritaior warn sung. The laying
on of hands followed, ;after which his lordship appenled
to those who had been confirmed to lose no time in
coming to the Holy Communion. The natal prayers
followed, and then the Bishop pronounced the blueing,
with the pastoral staff in his hand. The procession
re-formed and left the church chanting, "Glove divioan
The Church fferaLi states that on the festival of S. S.
Philip and luau, in the parish of Whitey, Huts,
there was a special early selebration of the Holy
Eucharist to enable thou parishioners who had been
confirmed • few days before at Wymering to make
their first communion. The celebrant, having heard of the aritioal state of a dying man while westing,
sent to inquire if he was still alive, and being notified
during service that be still retained tenseionsnees, bet
I that the utmost haste was oseessary, after the biassing.
1 instead of receiving the ablutions, the Priest (Rev. N.
B. Whitby) protruded direct from the altar in the full Eucharistic vestments and birettii, carrying the Blessed
Sacrament covered with the pall and veil- of lines and
lies, the outer one being silk Over all. Two acolytes
preceded him with the buns, cruets, and book,
and on the procession passing through the kneeling people, • member of the congregation knelt at
the gate of God's Acre u the Blessed Sawa-
,nut Ipmerd, then rase and °peeled the gates of the
fields which the preemies had to cross, the wind and
rain meanwhile, apparently inspired by the Prisms of
the Air and Powers of Darkness vainly striving to arrest
the progress of God's messenger. Never shall we forget
the scene when the corporal having unfolded, and
the peso and shah., reverently by the death-
bed, the priest (with the acolytes kneeling about him)
exhibited the Blessed Sacrameut to L 66 dying man. The
gleam which shot from those glazing eyes told that he
wee famishing for tin body of his Lord and &veer, as
did the with which he strove to open his
month. Thrh.omwever, had to be dose for him by dm priest. Thee he seemed for a moment to get fresh life,
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