The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-10-20 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER.—Tat OAR COMPAnT.—WO under"
stand that the Dividend Warrants to the Shareholders
are in readiness. [Better let* than twee]
COOT or TIN Cidtsoa—The eines"
central office (exclusive of portage) end ME= of
the local officers in taking the ceases of and
Wale% was £86,728 in 1841, £93.132 in 1861, and
£96,n9 in 1861. This was in 1841 £6 9. per theassad
of the population ,in 1851 ES ti. and in 1861 £4lss.
or rather more than a penny par head for every man,
111003 an, and child in the king&m. 33,966 load officees
mere employed in taken the csinstui of 1881.
CITY Missioss.—A public meeting in
connection with this masionary society was held at
the Townhall on Monday evening. The attendance,
however. wee not very‘umerous, which doubtless might
aocounted for by the inclement weather. The Rev .1.
Biel read the report for the peat year, which tread • most
satiafactory and encouraging character. The receipts for
the year amounted to EU 3a. 3d. The meeting was
addreseed by the Rev. Francis Tyrell, RA., one of the
aecretaries of the association, who related several in'
teresting facts and anecdote' connected with the work
of the city mission& in the metropolis. In referring to
the Groat fhternational Eehibition, held in London last
year; he maid this exhibition brought a great addition
of people to the city, and therefore a great deal more
of additional work for the city miesionaries. The
number of foreijrnere who visited London that year was
very greet, and the city miesioneries had been very
bully engaged amongst them in disseminating the
Word of God, and in preaching to them in their
various languages. The rev. gentleman alluded M
several instances where the seeds of eternal truth had
been sown in the hearts of foreigners, who had returned
to their own countries glorifying God for His mercies.
In alluding to the Exhibition of 1851 and 1862 be said
the sumer which had attended the efforts of the city
maniere, last year woofer treater than that of the former
one, and was a matter of surprise Wall connected in the
work. The foreigners were very seal of access, and
were generally most ready to receive the truths of the
Gospel. The city mission dealt with omnibus
and cab men, with sailors and soldiers, with
policeman, and 'all other climes of the great city.
In alluding to the London police force, he said this
large public body of servants numbered more than 8,000
men. The pollee force used to be greatly complained of
beesuae they did not diaoharge their duties, and in not
acting up to their responsibilitiea Whilst, however, the
public made these complaints, they did not consider that
whilst these men had duties of enormous importance,
whilst they were subjected to temptations greeter than
any other elms of men occupying the same reek and
station in life, nothing was being done for their spiritual
welfare. At last, however, that work was undertaken
by a city missionary, which had now been engaged for
16 years in the work, and the result had been most gra-
tifying; and as • reward for his laboan the Secretary of
State, Sir George Grey, had presented him with £lOO.
The deputation gave some interesting accounts of the
mode and action by the missionary arnoopt the police
force, and then passed on to notice the abodes of the
thieves and garrotters in Whitechapel. He alluded to
one in particular. One night as a,city mimionary wes
returning home from the laboun of the day, in one of
the low neighbourhoods of the city, he was attacked by
two men, garrotted, robbed, and cruelly beaten, a watch,
money, and seine tracts being taken from him. A few
days after he was in • soup 'kitchen, in the neighbour-
hood of Leicester-square, doing his Master's work, when
he wee tapped on the shoulder by a man of not very re-
spectable appearance, who, &westing him in an ender-
tone, asked if he had lost his "ticker" (watch). The
missionary replied in the affirmative, when the man,
after asking a few queetions into if the missionary could
Identify it, which were satisfactorily answered, restored
the watch, and expressed contrition for what he had
done, saying if he had known whom it was that be was
" a-doing the job on" he would not have done it ; but
after the robbery had been committed a ray of light
showed him the missionary's tam, and he knew then the
man he had so injured. In answer to the misrionary, the
man said his "psi" (companion) had the money, 124.6 d.,
and bad" sloped" (gone away). This garrotter then at
the request the missionary gave him his history from
which it appeared that be was a Birmingham lad, and •
cutler by trade. Ile had come to London to seek env
ployment, and had obtained it, His workmen had taken
him to a public.boase, made him drunk, and whilst in
that state • robbery was effected. He was taken up on
suspicion of being an accomplice. and sent to prison, for
an offence of which he knew nothing about. Since then,
not being able to obtain employment, he had gone on
from bad to worse, and had been an inmate of seven
prisons. The missionary we. interested in the fate of
this man, and said he would endeavour to get him em-
ployment, which he afterwards did. He applied to a
man in the humblest walks of life, a cutler, named
Lydeard, in Sheffield, but a thorough Christian, told him
everything connected with the man, and asked if be
would give him employment. Lydeard teplied that he
would, and the missionary dispatched the penitent
garrotter to him, who took him in, lodged him, and gave
him employment, The deputation then read several
interesting letters from the man, showing that he had
given op his evil ways, and was endeavouring to become
a Christian, but this he stated wee • difficult task, and
he was often tired of reading his Bible more than he
liked. Mr. Tyrrell, in conclusion, earnestly pleaded for
assistume for the City Missions. The Doxology wan
sung, and • liberal collection was made.
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C—OUNTT COURT AreoicTSENTS TOR NOVEHRLIL
borchester, Tuesday, 3rd; Brelport, Wednesday, 4th;
Weymouth, Thursday, sth; Blaudford, Monday, 9th;
Poole, Tuesday, 10th; Wimborne, Wednesday, 11th;
[Shaftesbury, Monday, 1601 ;Wincanton, Tuesday, 17th;
Balisbury,NVedneeday, 15th; Andover, Thursday,l9th.
CHORAL FIRTIVAL We would call the attention
of our readers to the fact that the sub-district
festival of the pariah choirs will be held at Si Mary's
Church, Frampton, on Tuesday, the 20tti inst. A
very pretty selection of psalms, hymns, and canticles
have been arranged for the occasion by the district
choirmaster,slr. J. Brown. The Procearional Psalm
will be the Old Hundredth, and the Pashas for the
(lay will be sung to &chant by Dr. Elroy. The Magni.
ficat will be taken from the Rev. F. A. G. Onieley's
serriceinG, whilst the Delta If isereatur will be sung
to a Gregorian, first tone, first ending, The anthem
appointed for the occasion is taken from let
Chronicles :six. 10-13 " Blessed be Thou
Lord I :oci of IsraeL" The hymn prior
to the sermon is selected from the Salisbury 'rune
Book, No. 13, commencing " Wake,ye holy maidens,
fearing," and the one after from Hymns Ancient and
klodern. After the service is over atea will take
place, before partaking of which a chant, by the
Rev. T. Helmore, from St. Mark's Chant Book, No.
4, will be given from Psalm ally. v. 15, 16, and
at the conclusion a hymn by klonkland, from Hymns
Ancient and Modern will be sung.