The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-05-23 00:00:00

Nistritt Nebo.

Tim Warrens Qat-um—The summer Aadzes are
And to commence on the lath of June. Justice
Blackburn and Baron Amphlett are the judges.
A £lO picture offered as • prise by the Art Union of
gent, was won last week by the holder of a ticket
purchased of Mrs. Edwards, of Grove Buildings.
THE Baron, or we Parsos.—ln honour of the
return of H.R.H. from India the bells of St. Peters
rang out merry peals on Thursday, and on Sunday
ruitithanksgiving prayers were offwed at the various
hes in the town.
Tns aggregate moors made by the Dorset Adminis-
trstive Battaßon Rifle Volunteer teem of twenty in
the lot regimental match, shot simultaneously through-
out the kingdom on Friday, the 12th inst., was 1,902
marks. Light wind, very unfavourable.
Wiesucoos. —A letter has been received from
Melbourne stating _ that the Austr•lian team is this
year coming to Wimbledon. and will join our old
Mends the Canadian' in the competition for the
IC °lvor' Cup and other prises. They bring with
them their Martini-Henry Mks, have ordered •
sufficient number of
1,22 ries@ for "any rifle"
shooting, and will be by the National Bide
Amosiation with Balder on arrival in &gland.
TIII HIGHWAY RHOORDS. —The following analysis
of the annual returns of the Highway Boards in the
county of Dorset is Laken from the published state-
melte :
Number of Averse Cost Average ci
Expenditure
Miles. Per Mlie in the L.
s. d.
Blendford .. 114 . 8 10 4 .. ft
Brldport . sen ... 16 11 0 .. 11
Owns .. 8 9 1 .. 6
Dorchester .. 884 ..

fes 12 10 ..
Sbarborne .. 149 .. 5 1 8 ..
Storming& .. 144 .. 15 9 . 7
Wareham .. 180 .. 512 4 4
Whoborne 286 5 3 8 24

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-.TFIII DITIAT or THZ COVER:MUT ON THZ QUERTION
OF SUNDAY CLOSING Or PUBLIcHouRre IN lIIRLARD.-
Friday, May 12. -Ares, 167; Noes, 224. Minority-
Ayes. Rjght Hon. O. C. Bentinck, R Bright, Right
Hon. B. Dimaell, 3. Moyer, G. Goldney. Capt. Iron.
A. W. Hood, Sir F. Johnston., Major V. Lee,
H. C. Lopes, R. a Paget, G. R. Ryder, H. R
Sheridan, P. A. Taylor, Lord H. F. Thynne.
Majority- Noes.- Sir. T. D. Arland, Hon. R
M. , Ashley, Right Hon. W. H. F. Cogan, Captain
Darner, Captain Hon. 11. Dighy, A. D. Haytm,
Lord G. Hervey, Sir H. James, Sir J H. Hennawav,
S. Morley, Hun. W. R Fortnum:Sir It. D. Wolff.
No fewer than 47 members on the Ministeral side
voted for the amendment, while 15 Opposition
members voted against S.
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIITT.-On Sunday ser-
mons were preached in most of the churches of the
town in aid of his society. At All Saints' the col-
lections amounted to £7 Is. lid.: at Fordington St.
to £3 lds. lied. ; and at Christ Church to /1 Ilkfl
annual meetings took place on Monday at the Town Hall,
that in the afternoon being presided over by Mr. Robert
Williams, of Bridehead. Prayer having been offered by
the Rev. O. W. Binghamthe Chairman said he was always
delighted when he could take any part in promoting the
great work of the society. He thought all would wee
with him that, as the work expanded, and as candidates
for missionary labour inaires4 the society was still more
and more worthy of support. (Applause.) The Rev. M.
F. Evans, secretary, read the report, which set forth that
the receipts for the year ending 31et March, 1576, had
been DM 12s. 64. The disbursements were-Use of the
Town Hall, 15..; printing, £4 ; juvenile periodicals,
dm, £3 15..; balance remitted to bead-quarters,
EOM 13s. td.-total, £1163 Its. 64. The committee were
obliged to announce • considerable decrease in the funds
remitted to the parent society. But any cloud of dis-
appointment which such an announcement might cause
would be found upon examination still to have a bright
lining became this decrease Was not due to any lack of
seal or exertion on the pert of the collectors, but it was
caused simply by the deficiency of the moiety of the Dor-
chester biennial bazaar. Omitting this item the total
actually showed a clear increase of over /.4. Zech year
now seemed to bring tidings of some freeh fields opened,
and some new pressing calls for help' for men, and for
th money. During e part, from the shores ef Lake
Nyanza, from China's teeming millions, from the cold
regions of North West America, and from the Wands of
theses, "The, call Us to deliver their land from error's
chain. " Was it nothing, then, that, in reply to the
special appeal from King Mtesa. in the interior of
Africalthe sum of nolo*, than ClO,OOO should have
been placed at the disposal of the Church Missionary
Society in order that at once a mission should be com-
menced there? Was it nothing that already a little
pioneer band id faithful men had volunteered their ser-
vices for the work Was it nothing again that during the
peat year another Chinese catechist had been ordained in
the neighbourhood of Ningpo ? Had the missionaries
then dens no good How, tither let it be inked, could
any be content to sit still and do nothwiz
to help on such • might', work to
light into the dark Places or the farm r
The Rev. W. G. Mellott, who had spent nearly nine years
In Northern India as a missionary, afterwards addressed
the meeting. He had hese labouring in the Punjab, and
had his head-quarters in the city of Uniting; where a
great missionary work was gong on. They had also a
good school there with many boys anxious to learn the
Gospel. A wonderful work had gone on in the whoa
Some of the boys confessed themselves adherents te
Christianity. In the Lady Lawrence girls' school a Smiler
work was conducted among the heathen and Kahan-
medan girls. In rsgprd to the preaching at Umritslr it
was, he said, simme.lly in the morning. it warn • wonder-
ful sight to see purple of different nationalities listening
to "the message. Then there was the Zenana minion,
and in reference to this only drops of the c.d., shower
had AA yet been experienced. Everywhere there were
signs of life; but sin in all its forms had to be dealt vrith,
and the missionary had all his work before him. Medical
missionaries especially were needed. These should be
sent forth in Abo..d..w. for in all directions there IMO
open doors. From all quarters of the world came the
cry that more men were wanted. Northern India par-
ticularly was lacking in that respect In concludon he
pleeded earnestly fee help in this mighty work.-I"he Rey,
H. Mauls followed, dwelling on the work prosecuted in
China He read • tether from his sin at Nina% and also
an extract from the letter of another son stationed at
w.-The Rev. R. Paripter, association secretary,
tianliernext speaker. He had, be said, laboured in the
haa:hd of Ceylon, where the missionary work was no
loftier a speculation, but had proved itself a certainty.
The progress of the society we. distinctly mark
In India there was about one missionary to 120,
Inhabitants, while in China, Japan. and Africa there was
one to about one million. In many parts at the mission
Tthavelly, Ceylon, Africa, and North haul, for
instance-a great change had come over the natives with
regard to Christian missionaries. The spsasy mentioned
In Ceylon be had men the temple Nonni' attended by
thousands of natives, who on tracts being distributed
amongst them were mad with excitement and tore up the
tracts. The number present at the festival/1 had be=
considerably dioninished, and this he attributed mainly to
the wide influence of Bible truths. There was, he con-
sidered, ample encouragement to prosecute the mimionary
work with increased zeal and liberality. The Chairman
glirn
on another occasion some of their brethren
resifin Dorset should give an account of the work
prosecuted in other pert' than those already dwelt upon.
The Rev. H. Motile, by permission of the Chairman,
offered a few words on the marvellous opening in Africa.
The proceedings concluded in the usual manner. At the
meeting in the evening there was a fair attendance. The
Rev. R. Pargiter a/so deli vwed an address. The Rev.H.Mouls
offered a few remarks, and then the Doxology was sung,
after which the Vicar of Fordington closed the meeting
by pronouncing the Benediction. The collections
amounted to Cl 4 Is.
BoILOUGH PETTY HISSIONS, Monday.-Before Mr. R.
Davis and Mr. G. .1.0. Gregory.
11. Hera, tailor, of High 9/est-street was summoned
by the mermen of Holy Trinity parish for is:ln..,pocure
re meet
of poor rates, -Defendant's excuse was that his we
sold on February 11, under a distress that the
auctioneer, promised to pay all the rents, rates, Sc. The
Clerk told defendant it was imperative he should obtain
an excuse from the parish OffiCATI, or he would have to
pay the amount. Defendant replied that he had now
scat-cell a rag left, and he could not go to the union work-
house.-The Cleric replied that he must pay in person
unless he was excused by the parish OffIOITS, and Mr.
Holland, who appeared for the °veneers (Mr. Hodges and
Mr. Spicer) said the excuses were all made up.
Lot Combo and Williams Lege, two labouring men, were
summoned for being drunk and disorderly, on Saturday,
April 29, at the Railway Tavern.-They went there in the
afternoon, consumed a couple of quarts of ale, and com-
menced quarrelling During the scuffles the landlord
received • blow on the cheek, and was called some
unsavoury names, and at last challenged to fight -The
defendant Coombs averred that mid playing was the
cause of the disturbance, but this the landlord
P.C. Carter went to the mat of the disturbance, found H4i.
defendants in the road, Legg sitting oh the pavement
unable to walk, and Coombs pot-valiant, challenging the
landlord to do fight -Coombs had been enviously coe-
victed.-Each defendant was fined £1 including costs ; in
default of payment 14 days' imprisonment Lea said he
had three children and had no mousy. He was lamed by
• kick during the disturbance and could not now wait
The mother oft Len said card playing WY his ruin. The
defendants were allowed a fortnight for Mu payment of
the penalty.