The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-03 00:00:00

ARILIAZA.

The 414 District rale was agreed to he altered as
follows. The Noble Grand or Secretary of each lodp
abut forward to the Oorresoonding Secretary, in
writing. a return of the number of members whose
arrows el contributions do not exceed 14 weeks, on
the let day et Jane and December, and the names
of them mowairre whom arrears are more than 14
weeks, but lees than 12 mouths contributions, also a
district aceoual of ludieral benefits, in asoordemee with
the table of oontributicee and barmaid snob members
do contributed

AGIIM 1111113,W1L
It was slaw agreed that the folio wing be struck est of
the 60th Distriet rale—" badges repairing members
over 36 years of aim shall pay to the district funeral
fund, 2.64 for every you the person'a age exceeds 36
years." Two alteration*, one in the 32a4 and 40th
&Wish rules, and the other in the 30th role were with-
drawn as the prinsiple involved vu met by the fore-
going altaratioa.
$17113111/113ATION 101 D.

The important question of edablishing • district
superannuation fund wee this brought forward by P.O.
Pike of the Band of Hope Lobo, Dorchester, who,
whilst giving it his warmest support, raid that he
should not press the motion, bat the matter was of
such very great importer's* that he thought it right it
should be ventilated. U. than allowed that a man
arrivieg 1170 pan of age, who could not afford to
keep up his contributions, was in a Feat measure
debarred from bawd* even though be might hove
paid up his subseriptiona tilithat age, without receiving
one penny from the funds. He then showed that it
was only by sash a fund being raised iu connection
with the Unity, or by each district, that any hope of
success ovoid be expected. P.C. Tratman, of Wim.
borne, raid the mattes was entirely owe of peon*
ghillie's, and penes, and proceeded to show that the
valuatioaa which had been made with reeved to the
funds of his lodge, that whereas when the first valua-
tion was made on giving members 10s. rich pay, they
had surplus medal of £7OO, altar they bad raised it to
Ltr, per week, sad the valuation was made on that
menet, they had only aresarve sapital of £3OO, C.&
Western slated that be thought the only plan would
be when • man was 70 years of age. instead of giving
him deb pay, to give him a slated sum ea ruperannee-
tion. Several of the members advised Bro. Pike to
withdraw his proposition, but this foe opposed by
P.O. float en the ground" that the matter had been
brought forward and diesassed at the AJAX., seven
yews ago, and thee theeonsideratlon of it wasadjourned
In obton atethrties. Prov.D.O.N. Farwell showed by
statistics oollosteti by the A.IL C.. and by
.=that it w impossible to have a 'spareness-
as
without tailing upon the moorhen of the
sosistyam at use an increased rate, as it would
be ha for the majority to Word. He at the
same slopreseed his very earnest wish QM some
Name mid be imbed by whisk old members amid
have oath • provide& The proposidea was than with.
drawn; at the same time it was hoped that the matter
weld receive fittest oonddinsidon by the members.

EYMOIITH.

_
Roger, lioswroy min I)lBPWrabotlYaea.'—Wwe that:
glad
to bear that Mr, Ivry Wure,..,
day Evening Popo itnterminuteute, -1" a ,
the sum of el 2s , io proceeds of two of their Dot°
h handed over 1
best
to this deserving. yin/noon. We are sorry
that the money is oph needed.
N D ITS 011atsTilLe
Ter Nayio friends inst at the
itlelloT.—A nui,b,of good obese.
Tnseda7 end Wednesday
National
raise funds few
after:loam, and lad' small bosom to
01
certain exp... weedontel to the c°4"948"
Divine service -al-1. Marl' the
In accordance
with the tedium' the maw" the affair wee dweenha
and a long stall.
the eye on wire &ea the first things that caught
as " Ohristinas kes,w flee fir trees,
of
which bad bon by Captain Thresher, and were
now hung with 11, bright and beautiful toys, to., that
e.t.d. °Duple very
• senetitute the atioe,ieti fruits, cot these usysterioue trees.
Pound each
luleu,ouuheet,d two groups. Unless Parker and
Igrs. W. Talbot „,,.ry newborn° Harlin wool anti.
inseasears, and t 441
;„,1 pretty things seen as • easier ;
Mrs. Andrews owed uedul articles of children's
clothing; and Miss Bridge had handsome
Berlin wool 1,12 'tool, splendid bead work pocket,
sofa cushions in eebie and other work, beautiful china
and bijoutorie, macular', lovely set of Ilresereens,
In the new lower work embroidered with silk; Mrs'
and the Mime. o,,asas, Mies Mead, and Kiss C. Mead
vr,reloid stall
had a group./ eegje, ind among their prinalpal article.
was a handsome nook oses in polished walnut, given by
Mr. Hallett, gr sad partrldari ingeniously mounted
ex 1/00ffiCreena. ,nd given by C. J. T. Hambro Esq.,
P., bead &beide." light leather slippers, embroidered
with silk, in neitani patterns; handsome chins °entre.
vase for lioererpe, sent by Mr. Hibbs; nature-printed
tuna; and maw exquisitely mounted seaweed", each
slmmoten of wheeb was a picture in itself. The room
was hung with the handsome flags belonging to the
school, and wee ajao adorned with evergreens. liminess
opened with eeme spirit; but the attrastion of the
ntituta waa miter against rapid sales, A refreshment
stall at the entreuee, kept by Mrs. Maskery and Min
Lnokham provided for visitors and stall keepers who
needed "reatoreting," and the tree at the National
School was pleasant means of spending part of the
festive time, The amount raised was
How Mgr OffllleTllllll AT TIUNITT 801100 L—
. *fay of Trinity sr* noted for the good feeling and
5t.7,71 th•Y show towards their poorer neighbour; and
re it might be expected that Christmas would be a
f,;:r imou a a chepelry Schools. On Tuesday they had a
OTs Melting, and about 900 mothers met at the
......°.Lroom, and were regaled with tee and cake, jam, and
bressfead-butter. Next day it was the children's feast, and
about 600 of the seholarsmustered, "like bees about a honey.
Pot.* and whoa_ they were seated to them entered &NIL of
rileLnAß 111/. • Matirn's, and • lot from Mr. Elierfs with •
"Me of Mead, sad other trifles. So spirited was
the slMek os Use excellent proriaions that a clearance
was soon effected, and the supply was ountinued till all
were satiated, sad no easy matter that was. After tea a
noble Christmas tree became the centre of attraction, and •
thousend eyes geed admhingiy at the brilliant lights and gay
ornansenta, or wastempted to break Use Tenth Commandment
at the night of the cumarous presents piled around. Kind
cons were addressed to them, and • distribution made of an
immense stare el nedul and ornamental arUcim of apparel.
The boys got wish:este, cepa, ties Ulmer., shirts, the girls
cuffs, ICSXV., Pocks, phodorta, and who can tell what not,
and they all west home highly delighted. On Thursday the
infants of the schools canto be similarly feasted, and the
Middren at tie barracks and the Union were slre ,to be re-
nuenbend, teas party of about 400 would be made up. It
is intimated thst about I,ooolb. of cake, he., would be con-
sumed at Trhlty sabouls within these three afternoons.

Tun Futier.—The weather has been very severe lately,
so that hwae what is called • "real old-fashioned
Christmas season." Although the cold was so intense,
outdoor sports were pleasant in the daytime, and among
them the principal was afforded by the frcesing of the
ire at Ledmoor. From an early day the Me was strong
enough to bear, and many hundreds visited the glassy
plain, and oareered over it on quick-glancing skates.
The some, especially on Monday, our secular Christmas
day, was most enlivening, the ins being fairly black
with skaters, and merriment reigned supreme. Falls
were plentiful, and one of two were heavy, the unfor-
tunate tumblers having to give up the sport for some
days ; but in general they were of the " down and up
apie nabs, few being hurt. All the streets were
frozen bard up; but still few oe no accidents seem to
have occurred. At Lansdowne the cold was go weer*
that the water in the gee pipes wee frozen, and the
consumption was thus stopped. The supply of water
by the Water Company's mains was fortunately not
Interfered with. On Monday the great skating pond at
Lodmoor was again attended by large numbers of
sliders and skaters and by some who wanted to learn.
There were a few accidents from this tumbles, each as
sprained armies, cut foreheads, Ica, and about half past
10 on Monday •young man fell very heavily, and did
not rise. Many hastened to his assistance, he was
lifted up and found to have sustained • severe blow on
the temple, and cut himself badly over the eye. He
was placed in a chair, and conveyed to the residence of
Mr- Talbot, whence he had come- One or two im-
mersions took place, some boys having ventured too
near a running spring, went in, one in particular (on
Saturday) over head and ears- Ile crawled out lit a
pitiable state, looking half-drowned, and it must be
confessed some of the spectators thought he looked
comical enough, with his clothes hanging dankly around
hiss; but the poor fellow thought it no joke, as the cold
soon stiffened .his outer garments like boards, and he
saffered a good deal by the time he got home. Among
the skaters were some officers of the 7th Fusiliers, who
skated rarnszkably well, having graduated in Canada.
They cut some of the most intrioate figured on the los,
and showed marry a notion from our Canadian fellow.
subjects, Taken as a whole, these officers were the
finest and most accomplished body of skaters we have
seen in Weymouth for a bag time; but Qum, who
would like to qualify for this by wintering amid the
snows of Quebec? We find that so keen was the cold
when the regiment was there that they think little of
the reeling bream on the Vernet
A FLINCH 0171011 ARBITING AT WITMOUTH.—
A correspondent says:—Ou the arrival of the
Brighton steamer (Captain Palle) from the Channel
Islands on Thursday hat, the spectators noticed a gen-
tleman of rather foreign appearance, and military
I carriage. He had on a civilian set and hat; bat on
unbuttoning his coat, there was punned the undress
uniform of a French artillery regiment. After a short
time, he became communicative, and stated particulars
about himself. He had, he said, estates in Normandy
producing about 120,(00 francs (about £5,00)) • year;
but be had left the care of these estates to join the
French army, and, although ho had not been to Rag-
land for 20 years, he had idler journeying from Nor-
mandy to Tours, left the late capital several days ago
to come here for small arms for his countrymen.
Obliged to proceed by • very roundabout journey, in
order to avoid the Prussians, he at length arrived In
England hammed in body but determined on his plan.
Quite confident as to the final success of the French
forma, he stated that Paris would not be compelled to
give in for two or three months, If at all. The Prussians,
be believed were thoroughly tired of the via, and in
fed essay of them had sum.ndened themselves to him
rather than continue in the wearying service. The
coated, he said, was continued by the determination of
the Prussian chiefs; bat secret societies of Frenchmen
bad been formed with the object of killing Bismarck,
Xing William, and others whom the French did not
Intend to allow to leave Frames. The impression given
to his hearers was that he rather bound that amend-
nation would accomplish what war had not. As to
Bassine, he denounced him as a miserable creature, •
disgusting traitor, and did mot seem to have words
enough in English to express his mean opinion of the
unfortunate MarshaL Our fire-eating Frenchman, who
would perhaps talk differently if be were in Paris with
the braes but quiet Trails', finally left Weymouth, as
be stated, to proceed to Birmingham to purchase his
guns and warlike stores, which we wish may be at a
t by the biassed advent of peace.

A WiTMOOTEI AIKOHTIOT Or • SHIMWSBOILT
CHIMIL—Our loamsman, Kr. B. O. Bennett, had the
pleasure on the leth stle, of seeing the result of his
plans, in the °peeing of • handsome new church at
clinesbury. We learn from • local paper that the
building, with OM, will mei about £3,500. It is a
handsome and Imposing struetnre. The west front
tecdng Osailootreet has • striking bold appearance, will&
will be musk enhanced by the completion of the tower,
which for Use present is delayed. The church is planned
to seat 500 poisons, and emulate of • nave and two
side aisles. In consequenee of the vary limited space
:=l, it has been found to ()mistrust
In the aisles. The style of architecture
adopted, by the dishy of those Interested In the erec-
tion of the Marsh, Is a modificutims of the architecture
prevaleot late in the 12th century, or what will be
more generally designated Norman. The clerestory,
with circular lights, is mpported upon moulded stone
erase sad piers with 'served caps. The roof is partly
opened and partly gelled. The principals spring from
carved stone corbels. The entrance to the Mulch door
are through the aisles, so that the whole of the nave is
Zimod with mem. Till raw. _ terminatett at
• 011Omalar apee,wman is used all a rostrum, aoceaal-
bin vestry In the basement, and from the church
floor. The other end of the nave 'sustains a large
circular heading, richly ornamented window, filled with
a rich diaper glass, with • pierced arcade under, the
IstUr being provided in *sae an end gallery should be
required at any future time. The whole of the internal
and external dressings to doom, windows, ho., are of
Bath stole. The piers are surmounted by carved
'aphids, beentifelly ezembed in emblematical designs.
Four of them represent the memos, viz., the prim-
rose for spring, the fern for summer, the hop for autumn,
and the ivy for winter. Tho two centre piers have
their capitals enriched with the minion flower and the
hawthorn, as emblematic of the suffering of our Lord,
while those over the rostrum display wheat eel the
vine, emblems of the Rol Sacrament. The walls are
of coursed hammer Grinshill stone. The prin-
cipal =trance is throegh • bold deeply-recessed door-
;L
c:: stogie Mehemet to the church floor and
There are two other entrances for moose to
the gallc:ry and stain, and to • spacious schoolroom in
the beeement, which also contains a vestry and other
nessamry meoasniodatlon. The trout elevation is made
very effective by the erection of a circular stair-case
tower, which rises above the nave, the roof of which
will be capped with stone.

BOZOIRIR PETIT
Mu, (Mayor.) SUEIIONS, Monday—Moro J.
lodge,

-110i1 TO OWVIJT QVAILIMUL
Imam tramp, from Birmingham, was brought up
for Mating his cloths. to rap, st the union workhouse. Ile
came to the Police-station on Saturday night, and was relieved
with • bread tick.l la addition to sdmimion for a night to the
casual ward; but whh. got Into the house, he tore no hie
thin and troweem.-11altmoo4 to one month's hard labon

SUPPER AT THE WORKING MEN'S CLUB.
A very pleasant gathering took pleas at the Way-
mouth Working Ilen'a club-room, High-street, on
Friday evening lasi. The object was not only the
joyasat of social evening, but also to bring more
preeminently before the olub the advantage of making
a /1111111100/ effort to render themselves independeot of
the prement room, for which, considerable rent is paid,
by bulicing.promiess of their own. The chair was
taken by G. E. Eliot, Req., president, and Mr. G. R.
Orieirmay win in the dee-char, Dr. Moorhead and the
webby ban, see. of the cdub, Mr. W. Page, were also
present, as well as •fair sprinkling of tradesmen, and,
good assembly el the members, so that the luge rooms
yea nearly filled. A capital hot supper, with sub.
@Mattel joints, and first rate Christmas puddings_ cud
saincapies, was plated Asokiag hot upon the taba by
IkAleiden, baker el Hopeespiare, whose ottani is