The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-06-14 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPREs

rhe had hreaghe with true,3 bear le was.
waiskiir. Bute bold • essignillauss b 0 see dB mars,
whieb suited the se mirsloo all.) 111.1. from
Gout Gerdes mtkell ; they were genuine litnisre trete
Louden. By thee tile brother wished hire to impress
te them hi best Mama for their tete* health, prow
parity and lispethem The, be must admit, was a
titr=t of dowers into au bouquet ; but
e opinion that those previdesommitell
Mr. Hut were equally beautiful. He
the Donee 110111111 were quite as good, but he
Ludes market some of the lowers that, offered
kr 016 IlleVa the lugs BM biro please—
thaPreight the ciee before Ilrem did eot eat
=WS IF be week to earthen than the ereeleey
were: gathered rued, makJp 'thetas thoioe
sissi esideit to • Death/fur mu mined
slime ridieelous. Now, they would have liked to boy
• bouquet for every lady, who would be present at their
anniversary, but so that 000ld not be, and u but one
lady scald poems this one, he had decided to give it to
his beloved mother, who, he need not assure them, vu
as greatly interested in their welfare as himself and his
brothereu-(bear, haat). The rev. gentleman then reed
▪ Lester which had been mitred from a young Christian
woman In Glens who had nursed his children, whilst
there, It was affeetiog le the extreme, and repressed
an amount of real emelt lees for every member of
Mr. Mottles family which showed the great benefit
experienced by the Oldness from receivin the gift of the
gospel. They might be anrpriaed, mid the rev. gentle-
man, to beer that the. were benefit melee' in Chine,
nevertheless, it was so. The Chinese were sufficiently
astute to understand that at some future time they
would not be able to obtain that remuneration for their
labour, which they would be lams sble to do, necessary
to theft "tridanot, 10 they formed associations on the
selthelp principle—they had a president, • @smeary, a
tremnr, and ao on. Bet the great svil of these also-
shalom was that no kind of moral **fit Jeered from
their establishment. There eras 00 organised method
for the good of the member.' min& as *ell as their
b°4°l. Za rut on theli their
fetst days, bulbous
was *an m a
ad they • canted to debauch of a
fearful &scrip**, They ad an old proverb, which
being **slated wee,
" Toe% old, end ought to die by right,
You NA our rice from morn to night."
Upon the principle that provision ought to ba made
against old age, they saved a little for seeh calamity as
might mar, bet farther dun this they had no wish to
provide. No care Ise their souls, no desire to ward off
moral as well me physical disease and death. He was
very glad te sea however, that such was not the case
with the Fordiugton Benefit Boeiety—(bear, bear). H.
treated that they would still elide by their exeellent
re/aloha'', sad hoped that for the soaring year the
aecretuy would have nothlngat all to do, inarimuali as
h. might not have to pay out a single penny for Wee-
hear, hear). The Chineee said "We an, glad to
have born that the. may belp as when we get
old." And it, they same way they were ell glad to
bay* an opporturity of saving their surplus rerninge in
order to pet by lot- a "rainy day." When be was using
from Belvtden some people entered the carnage, and the
conversation opened, as usual with Beiglisbmeo, about
the weather. One perm, wbe appeathcl to be a
IsarsutTm=r it as his his °praise that unless rain
ame q th, ugegeeh, worm would suffer very
eiverely. sour* the members were glad *it a
Ibis day bad fallen to thee flu their anniversary, but
he hal Iwo &We that Kr. Hunt, sad Mr. MAyse, Led
many others would gladly have hired frets tiro
.nh Dared to three hundred ambrelke miler titan
having soother dry day-lhear, hear.) Fle maid not
but remark upon the man feet fruit *blob had been
' bone of the revival meeting of ten years age. They
could sot hut feel happy when *eh *ages were
greater than they had bees, wheel they seemed to pros-
per, sad when health was granted them; but if these
Malawi were not accompanied by the grace of God
they would prove • ecru instead of a blaming, He
looked forward to the time when • greeter revival should
take pleas here—• deeper and truer revival which
should laell for ever.
_

The Rev. H. Mott-Ln then introduced tbe Worshipful
the Mayor, J. F. BOSOM, Faci.' • who in rising said it
gave him great pleasure to meet them. It was one of
the privileges of the Mayor of Dorchester to attend a
greet many public meetings, and eepecially Meetinp of
this kind. His gratifleation at being ibis to attend Bush
• society's ansiversary was very great. The principle
of the society was one of the most important ditties
of every person—gelf.belp, which wee conducive to
self-relianes, and that, combined with industry and
frugality, would ensure them • °monotones for their
menet neeseeties and comparative independence in the
hour of trial. Most of there were able to lay aside •
small sum weekly against that time when their earnings
would fail on sceoust of theft Inability to labour.
Although theirs was not • large eociete. still II seas
the means of doing ninth good within a small radius.
He thought the etatement of Mr. Puree WM sash u
to afford them gratifisation, and he hoped by God's
blessing the claims for sickness would untinue as small
sa they had been for the past year. He wished the
society every nooses, and would milked them to join
with like In giving their very tinier* thanks to Mr. and
Mrs. Monk for their kindness in this and every other
good irittes--(preat applause).
The Rev. H. Moots replied in genie terms to the
kind sentiments expressed by the Mayor. In review.
rig the program of the society, be remarked that his
son Horace had commenced the good work, and it was
carried en for some time by Mr. Fredenick Mottle.
Mr. Matthew Byshi, as they were aware, was a great
helper to the cause. He was sincerely glad to see so
Duey there to-night, and he would say that 103014 the
Feat number of females prima; he hat never seen
better or more lady-like conduct. As Lord Ashley.
who was here last year, saki, as long as that line of
*endued was pursued they might *emitter theinselvm
in the company of ladle, and gentlemen —(hear, hear.)
Is aoricluding be trusted that God would send Hi.
spirit amongst them, and en enlighten their hearts as
to make them partakers of His kingdom.
Mr. /1 Hon' said he had heeo requested to say • few
word,. He wished to thank Mr. Arthur Afoul. for
the kind manner in whieh he had made mention of
his name. He then dilated upon the great utility of
such societies, remarking that although the Fordington
Benefit botneity WM not on an *stet:Wye • seals an the
foresters and Oddfellowe, their intestione were quite
as good—be would not say better —(use, hear).
The MATO{ here signified his intention of leaving.
apologising for his departure, saying he bad an appoint.
merit to keep that evening, and expressing a hope that
the Mayor of Dorebester would always be able to come
amongst them, and give them all the aid, hi. power,
combined with his best wishes for their soccer
(applause). .

•,
Mr. Howe then reetrreed. Be made some eulogistic
remarks upon the conduct of the boo. members, and
stewards of the club, as also the president, sec , and
treasurer. He said be had been asked to repeat • little
pnetry, bet he thought that such a "profusion of
effusions" was at present before them that an attempt
by himself was quite 'entreaties. However. he would,
if the members were pleased, repeat a little piece he
save at the first meeting which was entitled the
"Bnowflake—(boer, beer).
flow minute las movrtake at Its earliest birth!

But It increues in Ale, as It reaches the earth ;
And if It I. rolled we, oilier flakes will adltere,
If continued to roU, • buffalos. will appr•z,

Though compact sad gigantic the ....Awl my
It, duration la not e loclge,ity ;

Wit.:ukr the .sun's g.a1.3 ouy Areal) on its lass,
It soon disappear. bads, bellied not • trace.
Now I bops Qs& wadi iworabwr nsoo., will imitate,
If willed your offorb your tunthi will accumulate,
Your mammy, Ntr Pram. lon .undee. 'nth
Uos Ms Woo* osilwavoure your soder, to fill.

But , Bop. thga tiz owlisll's untimely fat*
Kay never this °tub Mush. ,te
At mob mums! mestour balance sheet WI,
That your fonds dotet aIaMIM. but, so the 000trary, orelL
As healthy eondition of year resource. depends,
LZetbe health at Its 100110b•rs, aod lbelp of Its friends,
nod I inmit, youll olio, your health long,
your triads still inorsofte, and your club always drone
If slobs...a eaddent IL say time come,
Youll read,. from Mb club a moo liberal sum,
Aod 11th. clomplolot at ell make. y• o loam,
You'll be taysted no kindly by your yd.," Dr. Cann...

To concise, my nmerlis on thu A•nedt Society,
I am pled 'Lk conducted upon mm. of mdwiel ;
And Them besserery niesabers you esdnetece procure,
And work hand yourselves, your suem. ollt be sure.

Mr. HANDLEY MOULB then reed two letters—one
from Mr. Frederick Moat.. and one from Mr. Matthew
Evans, expressing the interest they felt In the society,
and the deep regret they both experienced at being
usable to attend. Re then concurred in the amtiineste
of his brother, Mr. Arihur Made, as regards the
improvement visible in Fordington, and wiahed it
might *matinee to advance in everythiog good—
The VICAR then addressed those present upon the
importanee of education at the present day; althongb
Parliament wore oapapying • great deal of time moos
the rubject, be thought they understood bet very little
of the real state of the eoentry's requiremeets in the
shape of an Education Bill. He thought they the
members) beet knew bow to educate their children, by
inioartieg to these a sound religious keowkdes, and
training them in the doctrines of Him who taught the
great pr noiple of love Om/towards another—(applancre).
The 72nd H•nin ...a then sung, and the Benediction
peenotuteed, whoa the meeting aspirated.

WEYMOUTH.
ArogriaLwr A TrOlirriturra. —June
sem. D. Edward L Mors to H.M.S• 401,11.!!".
Jose 6.—Sorgsmo Jeri- C. Easieott to H.M.S. Aiintlisu.
Fiati.—Two trucks of mackerel in pads were 1"0.
patched by the 845. S.W., train on Wednesdaymoriw
lug, one for Southampton, and one for Portmanth .
Puraugits. BArt_PrnffrnnseforThlrldly next;—
Harold
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merchant. pie
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business at th
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house st Weymouth shall for the feller* be closed on
Saturdays at one
aeublsetoCom.hm°m"eiss'io"nderewidth Cthneatocicaurretrt otflithatt t:!uitOrn.
RIM/1810N o Wertiouro. Another excursion
party carne on Tuesday morning, from Mato', 13. th.
incaucord, and Trowbridge. The train oonteinel 13
comities, she was due tore at 11.15, and the party would
have been mush greater but for the attractions of an
o Idfellows' Fete at From.,, where nearly 500 got out of
the train. About MO or .700 extra dame on to Wey-
t Portland,he
occupationwh ere
.om:ll:A4Ln:emu noedresdumwibs,hr
swepirintt jut,
afterwards glad to purchase the fish at a high price—
of hauling mackerel net. on the beach, and were
"for the novelty of the thing, you know, because I
helped catch them myself." The train returned at
6.50 p.m.
Igrt.ox or VielTOlta.—On Monday morning last the
ordinary O.W. train doe at Weymouth at 1045, brought
• large number of excarsionitte by special tickets issued
at Bristol, 'lath, Chippeoham, and Yeovil. There were
about 500 or 600 more than usual in this train, con-
veyed In nine este* "coaches," The excursionist.
much enjoyed the fine weather, and • good many of
them visited Portland. They departed in good order
by the ordinary 6.30 train, to which an extra engine
had to be attached. ThearraugementsoftheG W. R.
were soomosfully carried out, and Mr. Reytolds and
his staff provided for this great bowsaw of passengers
in moth • manner that there seemed not much out of
the common.
Q.O.Y.C. gement of receipts and
es penditui e for these anintiernents have been issued by
the committee. The Wanes. sheet show. the follow-
ing items,— Balance from 1869, £lO 11.. 61.; eobserip-
tions, £lO3 34.; entries for races, £l7 17a. 61.; total,
£l3l 125.; paid former liabilities, £8 de.; rental and
preparing Ludmoor, £42 Ho.; arse day's rasing,
tEI 18‘. 6d.; senond ditto, £26 15.,; velocipede raw..
£6' boat mosi, LI; Mr. Taylor for eolleeting, Eh; and
sundry disbursement. £lO di. The Wagon in bead
only amounts to 11 15a, 6d.
Toll° 240 L-I• ASSOCIATIOII.--00 Thursday eveoing,
at Mr. Anderoto's auction room, thirty-two of the
juveniles taught by Herr End! Behnke received the
"Orimsoo Pala.," consisting of • Sabbath baron and
tune book in the tonic rol-fe notation. Thie was
granted by the tonie molls college, after • strict re-
examination in the elementary grade, the conditions
being that the pupil must he ender 18 mars of age, and
have pined the certilleate of the elm:watery elataina-
tioo. Tweuty elementary sertlfiestes were distributed
to shildregi of the Weymouth &obeli, trained by Herr
Behnke,
Loss Olt • tiOZIOI.-otl Friday afternoon a horse
belonging to Mr. Charles Jolliffe, carrier, bad been
em ain mooing, trucks alone the tramwey,
wail near the bottom of St. Mary-street.
It nu noticed to stagger, and before it could
be led away from the *dee of the may, the animal fell
over into the water. It, hind-quarters were caught
between the hull of a schooner alongside and tie quay
wall, and it hung with bead down in the water till it
could be pulled out by ropes. When got io land it was
dead—a law of probably 00 or 1:40 worth to Mr.
Jolla:, who employed it in conies:genes of its clever-
ness in getting about over the rails.
tittrfroisre have had an oppor-
tunity of seeing the working of Mr. Sketchier. new
wrew propeller as fitted to • sruall boat. The propeller
ls a continuous screw, instead of the fans now in use,
and the inventor claims for it that it delivers the water
in a direction *lmam immediately opposite to the 050155
of the vessel propelled. Loss of power is thus avoided,
where's he says much is at present consumed in pulling i
down a vermeil by the stern, and diminishing her capacity ,
for cargo. The Sketelitay propeller certainly does not '
heat the water into foam sa the fan screws do, and
worns its way through the water with little more
disturbance than an eel would make. A speed of one
yard per second, including the time occupied in starting
was attained, and when she had "way" on, the boat
went mush more gun:4ly. The screw is only turned by
means of two boys at • winch and multiplying wheel,
and it is fair to suppose that a better maws of apply-
ing power would produce better remits. The most
striking feature that we noticed was the promptitude
with which the boat was brought to a stanostill by a
few reveres turns of the screw, and Mr. &Mobley Maims
that thes is owing to the form of his propeller, which
has se arm a hold of the water as to prevent any "slip."
We shall be anxious to see the propeller tried with
more power, and in • vessel with greater momentum,
and if Mr. Sketchley keep the larger vessel equally
under control by his propeller, and if he prove that
there is little fear of his screw "choking,' his inven-
tion will be of great value, for it will give the power
of having • vessel in danger of collision instantly stopped
in her course.
FAJIHIONABLII CONCIRT.—We ars delighted to note
such a combination as that of Mr. T. Avant and Herr
Van Heddeghem, who are about to give an Evening
Concert, under the patronage of the Colonel and °Moms
of the Royal Seventh. To Mr. Avant the public of
Weymouth owe many treate, and Herr Van Htidde-
ghem's delightful violin-playing at the Philharmonic
Society's Conoert is fresh in our ears. That the Herr
has attained fume elsewhere is proved by the following
notice from the rinses, of Jan., 1867 : 'The Plolhar•
motile Concert. The concert opened with a •sinfonia
coneertante,' by Bpbor—Mr. Levey. and Herr Van
Heddeghem beingthe principal violinists. Accomplished
musicians have long thought Spolir's violin cos:positions
quite incomparable in their way, and superior to his
works in any other department. This sinfonis' Is
particular could sanreely be aurpassed, having nesting
richness of hiirmony and excellent alike for emstruction
and in the full mope it affords for executive skill. The
first and concluding movemente were perhaps the
happiest, and gave the best idea of the door poser's
marvellous power. With all his originality and strength,
there is often in Sphor a strange love for some par-
ticular ides, and though it be one of exceeding beauty,
it.. frequent recurrence, eatch time in • more felicitous
phrase becomes slightly oppressive, and the effect is
rather that peodoced by splendour of colouring than
magnificent* of form, The 'sinfonia' of last night
appears to represent the luxuriousness and fertility of
Spobr's imagination, and to indicate its peculiar bent,
just as Moore's eastern romances, surcharged with
splendour of description, tell of an over refinement and
wprehip of the beautiful for its own sake. Snob music

wants not 'obit, but freshness, notisleganee, but severity
of form. Many of the psusges mem to languish beneath
the weight of most ezquisite emnoeutions, notwithstand-
ing the elaborate harmonic style in which they are
exmoseed. To do full justice to the brilliancy of It.
execution, the ordinary language of praise seems in •
great measure inadequate. Hems Levey and Hedde-
ghem—theasselme commons; of conelderable emi!mee,
and deeply imbued with • true artistic sympstby, with
whatever is besutifnl—pleyed with. finish aud absolute
mastery of the roman's* of their instruments, with a
full natters and variety of tone, and eousunimate
knowledge dine strashareofthe work, that approached
as nearly to executive perfection as meld be hoped for."
ConVIOSS AT rat Wedneedsy :tinning
mes,derable interest ma excited by tits appearance on
the Weymouth platform of pompom of convicts, each
under the mammal of as maisteat warder. They had
Derived by the 90 from Patient, sad wereto be gent
to Plymeth serum for Prlecietown. Dartmoor, leaving
Weymouth by the 8.65. They wen chained together
with long bright iron Mains, admitttag muse freedom,
of movement to the Mode, but were entirely helpless
for any annoyanes to the public, and as to getting away,
that was tdpelees. They Were all chid in the grey
prima snit, with the dietingniabieg broad arrows, and
marks that showed what sort M Imes they had led in
prison. The majority of them seemed of • very rough
villainous mould, and the Noma • few were absolutely
frightful, tbe lines of care in their fame, and sertain old
stars, being so deep and noticeable o:et one meld sadly
have Dunned they were the marks of recent fightm The
wool cap without • peak wee !supplemented Ins few by
a deep groin shads over both eyes, as if the glare eir
Portland stone was liable to produce ophthalmia, mill
these men who wore the shade looked more desperate
than the rest. When mated in the train 10 in • sow
pa,tment, with one assistant warder to each, there was •
brisk demand for drink, and • large water can was
passed round. One fellow eem growling " I would
rather go to bed than go there"; but the persuasive voice
of chief weeder Brook. remoretrated, "Now, Dawson.
Daersoa, lam afraid you have forgot your maim,"
on which the growl ceased. Then were 48 convicts
of all terms of Bentonite, and under Ave
saristant warders, the whole commanded by Chief
Warder Brooks Emit assistant warder had his short
Meat sword by his side, rod the chief-warder wore a
splendid Aker% sword of consider elle length. The
party were of course in • third-claims carriage by them.
solve.; but not • few pmensers pretended to be try-
ing to get in, more perhaps to get a sight of the con-
victs than from icy desire to go with them Among
the PerPorobled felons were, however, some young
fellows apparently not more than fifteen and sixteen,
and they had an open ingenuous expression that was
more samoishing than the eorst visages of the old ones,
If physiognomy is of soy value, it might easily be sup-
posed that these young men might be reformed. They
seemed to take the matter more lightly than the
warders, showing no annoyance but a shrinking when
the crowd pressed too closely to look at them, and
seeming very glad when the train left, We have heard
rumours that some of the coeviots had been fighting
amour themselves, and this may amount for the
terribly scarred fees' of some of the old ones, as also
for the strange addition of green eyeshades. They
were replaced the same evening by 40 others from
Dartmoor, who arrived at Portland by the 6.10 train.
They were, of course, 'merely chained together • but
they seemed • much better lot than those who departed
in the morning. Among the foremost wee a very
intelligent-looking young man, bat a few ranks Wore
the last was another with • strange idiotic aspect, who
stared the bystanders out of imuntename. They were
marched in double row behind the soda of the platform
of the railway station, received iste viol, aria token on
ep the greet bill, only • few of these manifesting any
curiosity about their new abode.
Bosom's Pam Saeluoins, Monday.—Before the
Mayor (R. N. Howard, Req ), sad G. Reynolds, Esq.
Tag YOUN4I MAX LotoUrn tpD Ma LAIIDLOan'a
WIIL —Edward Reeks, sawyer, late of Clifton-place
Park-street, waa Merged with allow*" kis wife and
to woo., chargeable to the Weymouth Union
The clerk toil, Harti, Req.. clerk to the Board of
Guardians, proved the clam. The relief received by the
wife was 2s. a week and four loaves, outdoor relief, and
she bad received It fora fortnight.
Mary Reeks, wife of prisoner, • woman with high
cheekbone, and a voluble tongue, said her husband
„wow have been away from her three weeks ow
Wednesday morning. kilts did not know he was going
till he brought in some man and sold everything in the
, home for 112, leaving her entirely destitute. He went
away without giving her a, penny to buy any food for
herself or children. Bhs had four abildison, the aiding
air years old, and thetioengest debt toostha, she
bed, aka he lief, reeeiy throe Iii!oro NW Oka, in