The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-08 00:00:00

RSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 11488

extended course of learning under their old master.
The school deservesevery support from the inhabitants,
whri It it pleasing to notice old familiar names
amongst those who have offered an indooement
to the b .ye to attend the night echo A, in the form of
this `neuel minor. Among the contributors were—
The Mayor and Mayoras, Rey. H. and Mrs. Everett,
General and Mr'. listening, 0 .lonel Oilfield, CaWain
an I Mrs. A. Manse!, Hon. an 1 Rey. A. Spring-Rios,
Captain and Mrs. J. F. WYlse.._lllf. and Mrs.
Bur Mr and Mrs. Batson, the Misses Churchill,
Mr. and Mrs. R. Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. A Pope,
Mr. Bleokatone Williams, R T. W. and Mrs.
Knipe. Rev. H. F. mes. Mr. and Mrs W. Darien, '
Mr. and Mrs. E Pearce, Mr. R. Davis, Mimi Coombs,
Mrs. Gene, Mrs. Pittston, Mr. and Mir. A. Splitter, '
Mrs. Cooper, Mr. and Mf 1. Steele, Mr. and
Biggs, Mr. and Mrs. Hogg, Mr. H. Bascombe, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Look, Mr. W. Gtlplo, Ar. H. Mayo,
Mr. and Mrs. M. lock, Mrs. ?Age, Mr. E. Pope,
Mr. and Mrs. Ounningt at, Mrs- Howe, and Mrs.
Bugler.
The schoolroom presented • pretty appeerance on
Friday, with its decoration., and the admirably.laid
tables groaning under the weight of toothsome com-
estibles. temptingly arrayed before the a Imiriag eyes
of the boys. To assist in the dasorations, Mr. S. R.
Harris, of the Cornwall-road Nurseries, sent some
splendid fl mere. The materials for the tablet' were
lent by Mese.. H swish and Cu. and Mr. G. Davis,
and Mr. G. Davis kindly fitted up the table.. The
onerous duties of laying the tables were well carried
out by Mr. Bugler. As usual, Holy Trinity Choir
attended and greatly enlivened the proceedings by
some good music, Mr. Elf .:rd accompanying, in the
absence of Mr. Morgan.
Grace harlot been sung by the choir, the =Mee
commenced. The following gentlemen were present,
and kindly assisted in •dministering to the wants of
the boys :—The Rector (Esc H Everett), who pre-
Captain Hodges. Dr. George, Mr. 1. 8. itifffs,
Mr. Cooper (Ilea I-master) Henry Baeconbe, Mr,
J. G. Wood, Mr. J. Miles. Mr. B. A. Hogg, Mr.
Elford, Mr. B. Starter, Mr. Duddridge, and Mr.
Legg.
At the close of the repast, which was done full
justice to (a time-bonoured, but expressive &ram),
'Moo wen Snug.
The effslillAlf. who was greeted with ymihrwhe
cheers, said before he gave them the first toast, which
be hoped they w always give the first and fore-
m dt place to, as they and all loyal Englishmen ought
to do—the toast of "The Qosen"—he would explain Ito •
it was be was a-fortunately bound to preside that
evening. They knew as • rule they were honoured by
the preemie of their thief magistrate. Mr. lLDurdeu
had been gn4 enough to send • handsome matribu-
ties towards the copper, sod be (the s-yy5....) h... she
Mayor looked forward with very much pleasure to
coming and presiding, but be had been bound to writs
and say he was very unwell, and could not venture to
c. :me out. He was sorry to say that not only did they
feel the absent* of the Mayor on that ocomion, but I
they had also to lament the absence of several of their
very good oil blend, who had been warm supporters
of the Night School Supper, and hid always
sent their presents. From some reason or another
—some from illness, and others from business
many friends were unable to be present.
There was one gentleman who was always present
whenever he could attend, and who was not only •
contributor to ths supper, but was always most kind
In giving money prises to those lads who had been most
regular In their attendance. No d ,ulot they all knew
perfectly well whom he meant—C donel Oldfield. He
was sorry to say he was too 111 to attend ; he had been
ill for some time, and was unable to be present that
night. He (the Rector) hoped and trusted Colonel
Oldfield would be (Tared, and would be able to be
preemie next year. (Applause.) Although he was
not present he had not forgotten them, and bad
sent 15s. 64. to be given in piizes to the seven
best attendances at the night school during the last
winter. He &leo wrote expressing regret at his absence
▪ I feel sure," wrote Colonel 0146e1d, ' that those
boys who go on learning alter they have taken to
emu their bread will succeed in life very much better
than those who, as soon as they leave school, begin to
forget all that they have learnt there." Nothing,
cootineed the Rector, could be more sensible than
these remarks of Colonel 01.16e11. He would jest
say himself that the real great object of the night
school now was not what it was • few years ago. He had
no
d tabt that the gentlemen pretest would notice a
very considerable difference in the appearance of the
boys who were there that night and the sort of b
they used to have a few years ago. Tarty then hal
not quite the youngsters be saw around him that
night,but a lot of hobbledeh ie.-06.10Am) —young men
who had left school for some years, perhaps, and who had
never hal the privilege of being at echo l so long as
some of them bad, but still who were very clad and
anxious to attend the night school simply and solely to
learn t read and write. He was thankful to say they
had not nasty young men among them that night, and
he trusted they shoo d •. ry soon be able to see none.
, They had now quite young boys who had lately left the
day school. He wee quite certain. although there might
not be the same need as la former years for these
night schools, yet still they were capable of doing
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they
mignt depen I upon it if he did not keep up hit learn-
ing he would very soon forget ell he bad learnt at
school. He had been quite astonished to find how
quickly boys who bed been at the day schod and
had passed the fourth and even the fifth standard,
when they went out into the world to earn their
bread (me of course they ought to do) how quickly
they forgot what they learnt at school. And it was
In this way the town would see there was still great
ewe for them to support this !school, because it bad,
mid we. still, he hoped, d >Mg a very good work. He
could not urge too strongly upon thaw boys who had
left school (they might have been very well taught
there, and perhaps have passed the fifth and even the
sixth standard) how very much better it scold be
during the long winter evenings to attend the night
@shoot, and even if thep did not learn anything would
be able to keep what learAiff they had. For hie
own part he should like to see them much more
developed—he should like t see something like
technical education taught there, lilt were possible. It
was a apable of doing a very go ni work in that way.
With regard to the prizes for g I attendances he
might say three of the boys had Dever mimed • single
sight, and considering the school had been open 68
mowing; that spoke very well for their seal and
their earnestness. (Applause.)
The following boys then came up to receive Colonel
Oldfield's prism. The first three. John Galpin,
William Ralph, and Charles Vincent had attended 69
' times and remised 2i. 61. each, Lewis Mesterman
bed mimed one and received 2.., as did William
I Loch and Henry Pitfield, who had missed two,
Arthur Mmterman also rec tired • prise.
The RIMS said there had bean 96 names on the
school ho ,ks, and as • rule the attendance had
been very fair, and though, plasm., the number of
passes was not so large as In f rater years, still they
must remember this, every year the Government
gave large educational grants, yet (and they were very
right in so doing) they demanded, and continued to
demand, • higher standard every year, both in the day
and in the night school. Mr. 0 :epee had reminded
hint that some of the boys in the night school, who
had been presented for examination during the last
maim, were presented in the fourth, fifth. and even
the sixth standard. (Applause) The Rector said
Dr. George had informed him that the lad William
Loch, who had received 21. for 65 attendances, was
an exceptionally good case. He had attended school
under exceedingly difficult circumstances, for he bad
been unwell daring the whole of the winter, and had
been under the care of Dr. Lush. But still in spite of
that, to show the enemy and the pluck of the fellow,
be bad come to the school 65 time. So • very kind
gentlemen (Dr. George) had put his baud into his
pookst and given a half-orown for Reece. (Loud
obecers.)
The choir sang "Rule Britannia," in the familiar
refrain of which the lads j aned lustily.
The Rama then asked them to drink thibealth of
Mr. Cooper, the headmaster. They all knew perfectly
well that the sums' of that school depended entirely
upon the energy and the exertions of M. Cooper. who
after hie hard work in the day school came down there
night after night—no less than 68 nights du log the
lad wet winter—ti grind away to the boys in the
night school. (Cheers) He was quite sure he
deserved the MT warmest gratitude from them, and
he hoped they felt it, and would show it by the expres-
sions they gave utterance to.
"The expressions they gave utterance to" were
deafening, and, if noise means gratitude, then must
they be supremely gratefuL
Mann- 111.POMD, VOSS, and Faanrrov, here sang
the humorous trio, "A Little Farm well
Mr. 0001.'1, who was cordially receive 1 by his
pupils, testified to the very great help (an I the only
help) he received from Mr. Hobbs and Mr. EiforA.
He was not allowed to have the pooli teach-re, so
double work fell upon his assistants and himself.
Whatever mosses they °latticed was doe as much to
them as to himself. He maid say there hal been •
good deal of work done in the school during the year,
and if some gentlemen only knew as much as, ,nt the
young men in the town as he did, they would feel
there was indeed still very great room for m :re to be
done in the night soho.ls. He bore testimony to the
very great assistance that that supper gave him.
(Laughter.)

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Tbe Rbel.oll next a•ked the boys t express their
gratitude to the kind donors who had given them such
an excellent supper. He was quite lure it was • very
strong means indeed for keeping the eared k gather
so successfully. It 1,11111 quite right the boys who
attended the school all through the wioter should
here eomethlog to look forward (Applsue.)
With the toast he coup!ed the name of on, of the
oldest donors to the supper, and one who. with his
father before him, ever since it was e•tablished. hal
always been • kind sal • generous donor, and load
never failed to seal them contributions. (I. nil
cheers.)
Captain HODOSS said it was quite true that his good
and lamented father, as, no doubt, many of them would
remember, bed always supported the supper—in fact,
was the oti,tinator of it, or, rather, first lunch the
suggestion. It was quite true that so long se he
lived he had contributed to it, and he (ooptalu
Hodges) had always had the pleasure of con.
tributing to it himself, and he hoped he should
be able t'e des,for many years to come. Thera was
the grestmt praise and credit due to Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Mord, and Mr. Hobbs for attending and teaching the
boys, but very probably there would not be so large
an attenlance but for the supper. (Hear, hear.) All
be could say was, although he found that the bore had
eery geed,. appetites, yet be noticed they could nfit
clear a P°4 things the people rent them. Ile
hoped that would eibeye be the cam, sal that • little
would be 1.11 for somebody elm next morning. ( tp-
planes.) He could not help remarking that the ages
of the boys seemed to be very much lees than they
used to be; still he thought it was • very gool sign.
He quits approved of the Night School, because, from
his own experience, be could ay there was nothing like
having • little extra lemming after they left the school.
The lostroellon he received when be left school he
should never use,. to remember with • great deal of
pleasure and advantage. In ooncloeket, Capt. Hodges
said be was *toed toe., they had Polished off the
supper In the manful way they had done, and he wished
them heath. strength, and wisdom in their future
lives. (Cheers.)
The glee. "Oen dohs," WM then admirably sang
by the choir.

Mr. 'l'. S. Brume geld he hoped they had • hearty
cheer left forth ir ex ell nat ch sirm•o. (A m'aose.)
He asked them to dri k i,i. he .Ith for presidinr over
them that night, also IT the very deep interest he felt
in the imh of and evert th n 4 else that conduce' to tee
prosperity and welfare of the town. He trusted they
would give him the heartiest cheers that had been given
that ev•tning. (Three lusty cheers were given for
the Rector.)
The HICTOII briefly expremed his thanks to Mr.
Bigge an I the bore He could only •seure them
be was very much interested in the school, and he
only hoped and t uste I they would have • still largn
attendanoe next year, and that some td their older
bays. and th tse who is id left them, would ems back
' and keep up their learning. and they would sok if they
could get some advanced classes for them. He was
quits sure the teach.r. would be found for them, if
the boy, would only show energy and zeal in the work.
Sri TO they separated they would give three cheers
for the choir.
This was done, and the boys separated in the most
orderly manner, and evidently delighted with their
evening'. entertainment.

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about £203 &maces. I had mimed asy policy of
iesurence ju.t before It m £3OO to £3OO. a• I was
reducing my earn nie• Isf ter wards wont t • Burton
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villas aid card d on business as a d ilrymen and
111110tione.r.
Mr. Bell: That is to say the "gamin in" business.
Witness : No sir, I leave the " " to you.
(fri.ighter.)
M. Dickinson intimate I that if the Bench wished it
he would sok fir a remand, and prAttos Crafter.
Mr. Bdi offered no ohj .etios to the., am it would
enable him to prove that Proctor reuelsed DI benefit
from the Inilarenoe Comp iny.
Prisoner wee then rein in Is I till Thursday at 12.
Mr. Bell applied for bil. The case entirely
depends I upon tee evidenc• of Watts, and no jury
would oanvict upon lila. Proctor was • man of very
great respectability, and, as far as he knew, nothing
could be said eviinst him.
The Bench, however, declined to grant it.

SALLIfIBUST.
THE NEW DIOCESAN CHURCH HOUSE.
• Between MO and 1..1500 of the 1:2,450 regoired to
meet the cost of the new Di ,orsaa Church House in
Crane-street, has been subscribed. The Kee. C. H.
Wyld hal presented a handsome and suitable stone
fire-place which is fixed in the S P.C.K. and N.S.
department, and Mr. H. Lloyd has given a handsome
grate which is fixed in this fire-pi ice, which Ilia Ella
Jacob has promised ti fit with encaustic tiles. Mill
Chafyn Grove has p.esented two very bandeome stone
fireplaces which were in her poeseesion in an ancient
E xtlealast lad building at fere. Brigravinirs of Bishop
Denison, Bishop Hamilton, and Hideo') Moberly bare
been wee 'liter' I.y the If in. Mrs. Den sin, Mrs.
and Mrs. lef berly an I the Hon. S. Meads
hen underteken t hare them suitably framed. B iri
Nelson. with the ssei tom, of the Bev. J. H.
M sclean, is promoting • to ii fir the purchase of Mr.
WeiitalPe portrait ~f the Bide in of the Moons and a
•nsiderahla p .rtion of the £5O rerisir,cl has been
anise:346*d. o.ber wentributions in kind will be very
alceptable. the use of the gir lee between the build-
ing end the river is granted by the Dean and Chapter,
to whout it belonsu, on sissy terms. It is stated that
the bonding will prob tidy be completed for occupa-
tion in its several departments by Lily Day next year.

YBOVIL. •
SOMIMUIZT C Of AORICULTORE.—At • melt•
lug of this holy on Friday. at Y‘rovil, %fakir Harbin
presiding, a letter was read from Ur. illad4one stat-
ing that the Tenants. Im,movement Bill would be
Ghostly intreinced, but that the subfsct of local taxa-
tion wool! not he c ,mbined with it. The obstacle' to
peslic business in the House of Commons, he added,
limited extremely the tints of the iveromeat to deal
with urgeut questions. The Chairman stated that he
had raised the question of restricting the imp et of
diseased Irish cattle b-lore the Central nhanbsr of
Agriculture, but was told that foot and mouth disease
had been imported into Ird and from Bag' and. That cot
the ground fr.sm wider his fe 4.. A res ilu 1311 was pasesi
regraltin4 that u mmmre ftr roll /yin 4 the pressure of
local taxation had yet bee intro lace I into Parliament.
Anot'ter resolution expressed approval of the Police
Bill, bat p-ota.ting a.minst any addition to local rates
being introduced by it.