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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

DIBIDPORT.

ANOMIE " Guirowon AOCIDINT."—Ou Saturday
*Teeing • very serious accident, re.ultins from boys
gte ingoweith gunpierdw, comma in Barrack-etrest.
were congregated on the steps leading to
the Templar Hall, and one of them—R .lob Hawkins,
about nine years, eon of Mira Hawkins, keeper of the
new Refreshment Rooms—held • quantity of gun-
powder in his hand, loosely "close.' la Paper. -Th.
boy foolishly pot • lighted foss* to the explosive,
receiving the full charge in the Lice. His eyes and
facie were fearfully burnt, and be was at own takea to
his borne. Dr. Hay immediately treated the injaries,
but it is fewed that, the might of the left eye will be
utt wly destroyed.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

VOTING EXTRAORDINARY.

A corious circurustsoco ho wcurred in the two of
Porto L mgine, in the i. nu I of Elba. Tbe worthy
electors of the town c riridl rer.lvedi L Rh /fish the
municiptl atninintrotin, of when the liets were
nPened on the 7th hit. it a noul appeared to vote.
The Royal d-legsti cmvoked the elect ire once more
for the 1411 inst., and Oda time the electors flocked to
the rums. seemingly in merry mood. The same even-
ing the report ran through the island oF Elba that the
elect ms of Port) Loog me had nominated as their
council twelve gaolers of the convict prim:al. The
election is legal and valid, and uniqu in history.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

OWANACIB.

A CURIOSITY IN STOSIL nts of the finest
specimens in stone that have ever been seen, thy%
any chronicle Ins been kept since the granting of the
charter t the Purbeck marhlers, a-e .w to be seen
at Mr. Th maa Bower's goarry nevr the road it the
wag end of Laniton histra‘er., and which is w.,r,h
a •Isit from any rms amiroc:ed with, or interested in'.
the stsons trade. .

A Mzwrint; wu bed in the Classroom, on Monday
evening last, to c insider the ad•imbility of a Work-
man'. Temperance Publichouse. The Rev. D. Travers
took the chair. A c 'tomato° wee formed, wmpneed
of the Revs. T. R. Steer ant E. E Ledley, and Messrs
Richardson, Hale, C ckrrom. end Style.. It SIM
posed that premises stated in Hichideest should be
eecured, fitted up, and be cals.] The Workman's
Club and Recreation Rooms." A manager is to be
engaged to superintend, under rules drawn up by the
committee.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

PORTLAND.

BIWA CHRISTIAN ANNIVIRSAILY.—On Sunday last
three sermon, were preached In thegion Chapel,Wake-
ham by Mies Harkin, of Penzance, a lady who is
totally blind, when collections were male on each
occasioned for the Chapel Fund. On Tuesday even.
keg Miss Hackie lectured to a large audience on
" Rath, and her life and It. lessons.'
A Licroas on "Old English Bibles" was
delivered in the Congregational Class-room on Friday,
October 19th, when several interesting and valuable
old editions were exhibited to illastrats the fact, of
the lecture. Among the rest an old edition of Tomson,
and an early edition of the Authorised, in bleak letter,
belonging to Mr. Willis, of Mallame. Mr. Royal,
and Mr. Hamilton, also lent Bibles for the occasion.
Reprint. of ooverdale, Wycliffe, and 'Tyndale's
versions were also shown. The above lecture was the
first of • series, in commemoration of the 400th birth-
day of Martin Luther.
I.O.G.T.—The members of the "Portland Sun"
Lodge met as usual in their Ledge-room, Easton.
square, on Weiceeday, October 17th. The Lodge was
opened in duo form by Bro. Stone, D.0.W.C.T., at
6.15, when there were 14 new members initiated and two
restored to membership. After which the Lodge was
closed in the usual (cum at 7.15, as there wee a social
tea, which was to have been at seven p.m., but was
delayed • abort time on amount of the initiation. The
tea was most ably got up by Mrs. J. Andrews, and
there was • good attendance, 90 Bitting down to tea,
there being 20 naval brothers present from the Fleet.
After tea • most pleasant evening was spent, and an
excellent programme gone through, consisting of songs,
recitations, glees, &a The evening wee brought to a
close at 10.15 p.m. by gluing of the National Anthem,
everyone having thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
'Tits STARZ•BOWIRTT SocritTr.—At • meeting of the
Weymouth branch of this society in the Oddlellows'
Hall, Market-street, oi Wednesday last, it being the
ascend public meeting for the appropriation of money,
the lucky number was drawn by Mr. Kent, manager
of the Sailor.' Rest, Portland, who becomes entitled
to the use of £2OO, without iatereet, for 12i yearn.
Mr. Kent only joined the society about three weeks
ago.
NAVAL—Midshipman Francis F. H. llooth is,
H.M.S. Agin,.ourt —The km& Commissioners of the
Admiralty have awarded • medal for long service and
good °mutant to Joseph Glom's. chief captain of fore-
castle, H. 11.8. Sulten.—The Rev. Joseph Reed bee
been eppointsd chaplain of the Bonstwes Hos Tuner.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

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BRIDPORT.

HAITZST THANZWITING AT ST. Animtture.—Nearly
the lest church in Vie locality ti render thanks td
Almighty God for the bountiful harvest of 1883 was
the pretty little church-Miasma, St. Andrew, which
was on Sunday mint resplendent with the most lovely
ft were, so I of fruit the choicest the wawa could
afford. The as/vices during the day were thorough',
hearty ones, and large congre4atintis subscribed
liberaily t the fund fur the service of the church. On
entering the church, one was struck with the exquisite
fl 'cal arraegements of the lout. Thole wer4 muter
Mrs. J. U. P. Muntsgu ant friend* id Idien 11.11.
High above the basis ro-e a tree of whi.e an thus in full
bl ream, based in a inane of mop, dahlias, sir, and
dhe structsre wan bowled with deued floral
wreaths,composed of polyp idium auil various blisesom..
The base was designed in moose, and at re.;ular angles
were tomatoes, wheat, apples. pusis, clicutuliers, &a.
Pawing up the aisle the a 'tido yrs on e ther side attracted
attdit on. The sills were loi I in verdant MOlll,
where a, were floral designs, chiefly in dahlias, gladioli,
and brilliant scarlst geraniums. All the Wu standard.
were entwined with ivy, and dressed with pawls ot
Riess. The pulpit had a bade of feu, and appl,4.
maztows, wars. 84., and grope. were distributoil its an
ea.y, yet graceful, style. At the rod of tie rea
de-k was a magnificent coleus, whilst • floral wreath
rec:ine‘l upon it. arm. The lectern had received much
attention. Dahlia., 641, and apples appeared at the
tic,whilst the pillar, or shift, was cov.re t with
greenery, and picked out In fruit At the foot were
@besets of holey, bunches of 645, tOriVitoer, yeara, aud
apples. The ciimwunion Mill were richly lai I w:th
jsp 'nice, dahlias, and greenery. Oa the
communion table were two sheaves iif corn, so' t by
Mr. J. Zeally, an lin the cent-s wail a salver of
Hamburg grape., pearls, and apples. The east win-
dow sill woo designed with an evident eye
to taste and effect. A simple, yet beautiful, aro.e
sprang from the centre; it won c dupoowl of whit,
dahlias and camellias', and bordered with maiden.hair
fern. On either side waa a miniature sheaf of c 'in,
and outside them we-, potted plants of the Ilatuburg
Vine, iu full fructificatioo. riev.iral ichnice col,tc-ee
and abundant greenery completed the Arrangement,
whinh bed • charming elf. ct. This year the foll ;wing
ladies urslert iok toe lahour of love —Mn. Montasu
, and psrty, Downs Hall. out window, fo it, on I
Ouininuui,n rail.; Ml.s Loggin, pulpit; M Templer
and Misses Suttill, side win lows; Mrs. Neut,s ad
Mies Joy, lectern and reading deek ; Mrs. and Ili wqi
Whethain, gas standard.; bliss Kiiig awl \lies Nleoch
also tendered asaistance. The ricsr of 13 itheuhainp-
wws the preacher iii the morning, aud in the even-
ing the Rev. Canon liroadley.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

THE SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A MEDICAL

MAN.

NOICIDIC OF TUB ACCf7IIID.

At fismmenumith tor:pion, on Tues-
day, Mr. Shell proceeded with the charge ngainst Mr.
Dalton Adolphus Haffsnden, surge m, of Bath-plsce, '
Koodnat,m, and Mrs. Jolla D-arn Hardie, of 128,
(101.1hawk-rowl. Shepherd's flush, for bsing concerned
In procuring abortion. Mr. PulAnd c mrlocterl the
proeecution on behalf of the Public Prweatit..r.
Upon the case being called n ths (snide
prisoner entered the dock al .ne. and Mr. E. Clarke,
Q.C., who had been retained to defend the male
prisoner, said he appeared under very painful circunte
stances. He came with the c nfilent conviction that
ho should be ablo fully to vindicate Dr. Haff wlen,
but he regretted to at tte that the defendant had
removed himaelf from that tribunal, having that morn.
leg committed etlicide Por the consolation of Dr.
Haffenden'e num..rone friends he had left behind him
in writhig a statement t the effect that he was
innownt of the charge. The female prison-r her.
remarked that he was hew mt. Mr. Stephen
Nolkolde, medical practiamer, residing in Goldhawk-
road, deposed that Mn. Hardie told him her husband
did not like children, and thrt she asked Dr.
Haffenden to make the operation. The case was again
edj turned. Dr. Malawian in supposed to have com-
mitted suicide by pAs min himself.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

A roarozes.rzLzss CONVICTED.

At the Woroasterehire Q tar tar 8411118i0116 Mary O.
Fortescue, seed 56 was indicted for swindling. Th.
prisoner •dvertbied ass spiritualist and fortune-teller,
and received in answae telegrams from all p.rta of ths
country. One of her dodges wad to represent 'Birgit for.
tunes wore awaiting her .ustoniers, and that Mr. Beat.
lake, • solicitor, warn looking after them. She got 10s.
from one of her dopes to ".and to the Qt 14410 for
stamps." Mr. &maths said he bad Dever seen the
woman. Having been found guilty, she was again
charged with haying been before oormicted at Poole
Is 1878. She thawed that she had never basil in
pris m before.
Mr. Stephen Mont, Superintendent of Polios at
Poole, said ha knew tha prisoner wed. The prisoner
was convicted of reeling two gold watches, 20
*overeager' bank notes to the vain, of zw, and many
articks of jewellery. He was also present whoa she
was sentenced to 20 months' hard labour at Porta-
month in 1870.
. . . .

The prie,ner repeated her declaration.
Superintendent Hunt produced a photograph of the
prl-ot.er.
: I wee in Scotland in 1870, and in Franco
io 1877

—The. Jury found the ptisquer guilty, and she was
eentcncecl to peu.l eervitude for live yearr, stri Vino
years' police eapervieluil.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

FOOT-AND-MOUTII DISEASE IN TEE OL

MARKET.

For more than two years the Bristol Cattle Market has
teen entamly free from foot-end-mono, dime.. and in
the case reported two or three months ago elle 12 animals
slaughtered in Behitol had never entered the market,
although they were erroneously stated to have done
On Friday morning. however. Mr. Cad., the inspect er
appointed by the local committee of the Corporst.on, had
his 'Umpteen drawn te.ni animal which showed decided
ay uptems of foot.and.mouth disco... It was in • pen
with flee other .tore beasts that had come from Ireland.
The greatest cars was taken to prevent Vie spra ii of the
disease, the alarm being all the greater from the fact that
the consignmeht I of leish cattle to the Bristol Market
this week had twin no lets than 2,500 head. The numbers
ware larger in c ,nsequence of the closing of the market
at Milford. This large number of animals had been
brought in five or six steamers. It was found that
the six animal* in question detoured t one owner,
and had come from one PaPs in Ireland. A special
meeting of the local comrntlte sea, held, and the six
animals were ordered to be immedist gy slaughtered and
their hides and offal destroyed, and the pen ant its sur
rounding' were isolated in accordance with the previsions
of the l'rivy Council order. The inspector was Instructed
to personally me this carried out sad to have this pert
treated in the usual way, and the whole of the cattle
mark. t specially dialef, cted. These [assume were carried
out on Friday. and all particulars were reported to the
l'rivy Council ley the local authority. On all previous
occasions the central committee have express l their
approbation of the steps taken ley the Bristol authoritie.,
and doubtless they will consider that the local committee
hare done all that I. necessary for the Prevention OI the
spread of the disease.

The weekly returns lamed by the Chief Constable' of
Cheshire and Fiintehire again show • decrease, though
slight, the number of dimmed animal. Gering fell.n in
Cheshire from 383 to 341, and in Fiintihire front 157 to
Mem than MOO cattle have bees attacked with the
thaws In Fllatabirs.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

Contoponbence.

INDEPENDENT ORDER OP RECHA BITES.

To tht Editor.
Sir—ln your last issue I saw • short paragraph
alluding to the above order. Allow nps, through the
medium of your columns, to pentads all the brethren
connected with it to be up and doing, awl be in
earnest about the matter. Bring your society well
before your neighbours and friends, chew Viem, if
needs be, read to them the report of the thirtieth
High Moveable C inference, thew thorn the list of High
Office's and B isrd of Directors, then refer them to
our long list of honorary member,. ikos. &c. Make it
appear quite clear t them that this noble scciety le
one, yes 1 the very one which all temperance people
should support sa honorary (or join as benefi,)
members. Why about I abstainer., in lb. face .4 thi •,
any longer help to maintain in.titutions which
allow their meetioge to b. held, and their bosiness con-
ducte.l. in the precincts of publiohonsee. If there be
any ouch abstainers connected, I, for one, would advise
them to snake • speedy clear-out from all such
societies whilst they have hea!th on their side and
join us. The greater portion of tits delegates'. ttc.,
who attended the High ?Loveable Conference at
Dopes., Isle of Man, were teetotalers of ups/reads of
80 years' experience, some over 40, sari a few veterans
exceeded 80 yews, some of &sot bad blue aselisMtes

40 years, several more then 30 years. Amongat them I
noticed the name of out Bro. El. J. Oundry, 7,
Terminus-street, Weym iuth, the secretary for the
sou,hern district. He figures well ; age, 35 ; teetotaler,
35; Bechabite, 10 years. It would be difficult to over-
estimate the value of the great problems that
Rechabitlon is gradually but eff -otts ally working out.
Karl linss-11 ono, said in Exeter Hall—" I am con-
vinced there is no cause more likely to elevate the
people In every respect, whether as regards religions
,or political noiaiour, tl.sn this great (pee :ion—
' tempera in." Of oourse, liababitians and temperance,
in the noes of abstinence, are, t • great extent,
synonymous taring, but at • is 'stale point they diverge,
and Reababitiam bolds on its way to ace 'owlish a
great and grand work in providing exact data on
which ta swum and convict ale ,hol of producing
sickness and shortening the duration of human life.
13 ins • Sick and Burial Society, of oourae • careful
noorl is kept of all sickness an 3 death.. and the
results are now exercisiog a p iwerfnl Influence on
many who were proof waled the culinary evidence
and appeals of many temperanos advocates. I will
not further trespass on your apace, but leave Hit
mait:r in the hand, of our various members of this
eoutnern am, your., & RICCHABITL
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

YEOVIL,

Tsui rssallot CONFIRICWI.—On Mdmity evening, •
coalmen., promoted by Good Templets, but Bmin...w-
-in:l temPeranre workers of all kiwis, was bald at
Yeovil, to bring before the p iblie the benefits of the
Or.l ir of Ge,d Templar, Bro. D. Y. Scot',
P.G.W.C., and superintendent of home inleaions,
eidel, and there were also ',rodent the fifes. ff. J.
Williams (Brympton), W. IL Cotter (West Cokar),
G. Clark, M. Bytom ma, J. Bow 'en Allen (Yeovil),
and Mowers. Hayward (Yetroinster), lauffinan (Yeovil),
sod many others. flubsequenqy Brif, Sc tt delivered
• lettuce. entitled. The Liquor Traffic tried at the
bar of History, Solent*, and Expelienee." Mr. J.
Bradford presided. The meeting we, largely Mien led.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

'EMDEN NEWTON.

Tric " B .nrire Bova "iatenl hooliog their carnival
on l'ussday, Soy. 6.h, to avoid clteh;og with the
Dorchett.r twlebrst.ou n the previous thy. Tits
iohsloto.tt of the tmn and oeigi.bourhood are 6,113-
ociibiqg lOyerally towards the lint; sod ghoul' the
vrreth.-r prove floe, we have no douot that this year's
,1 in n.tration will prove far superior to those of
pre vius years.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

To the Ntiaor.

Sir,—Will you kindly insert in your next our litt e
grievance. lo a mall town like Swanage, we don't
think an atticle of &illy co.isitinpa.n should be cold "
three diff.rent price., namely, leech bother 'll
enquirise we find that it is being add at 1.. 4.1., 1.. lo
and is. foi. per Ih. N..w. the retail prior is 1. 7,i0
awl the wholesale price to shops per Izen In 10. 11.
per lb., and a.veral dairymen who bring it to SwanDoi
say it is not their Intuition tondos the price at present.
—We are, sir, your., &c., _
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

salmis T.

Diocztat Steam. Mignon. Boomer -Tim annual
meeting of this srsaes, Lela In the library of the
neolottcal College on Thursday lart, the 25th inst.
The chair was occupied by Archdeacon Lear (warden.)
Thane WWI peasant the Dean, Earl Nelson' Canons
Geodoe, Kingsbury, Hutchings, Sir J. E. Philipps.
and Codd (hon. secretary), Admiral Fulford, Reeds;
R. Salter- Brown (sub-dean), J. Parr, H. 0. Powell, C.
N. Wyld, G. 8.. Hadow, T. R. Holt, R. Hill, I. D.
How, ko. The meeting was owned with Drayer. The
report of the council having been adopted, Earl
Nelson and Chinon Codd were re-elected as treaeurer
and secretary respectively ; and AJohdeacon Lear,
Capone R. Smith and Sir J. R. Philippe, Revd.. 0.
11. Wawa, a N. WS& H. C. i!itoward 2. E.
Dugmore, and H. P. Stokes, Admiral Fttlford,
and Mr. T. P. Woodcock were re-elected as
members of the riouncit for the ensuing year.
The question was then considered whether
the society should appoint any one of its associates—
clergyman or layman—as he miesioner or sasi,tant
missinner for special work in the diocese ; but it was
decided that such an appoints° nt would be Prema-
ture. A resolution was thou unanimously adopted
that • conference of the members of similar di >Oscan
mission societies, under the Archbishop, would be
most desirable, and that everything should be done
to promote inter.communion bet seen such kind,. associations. A general desire was expreseed on the
part of the s.cletytn aiskit. OA far Ai it might, in the
approaching London m;eidona. At a council meet-
ing bold Immo-hat sly after the general meeting Arch-
detcon Lair was ra-eleotAnl wsrden, and Canon R.
Smith pub-warden. for the ensuing jear. The RAMC
G. Halow, F. D. How, and F. Raikee were duly
admitted as missionera, mi the Rev. A. Krause
awdatant otintioner of the gopher.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

GLOLIOZSTIR-87145T TEMPERA NOE

oolzrY.

A meeting and entertainment in wassail= with the
Glinenter-street Congregational remparance Society
end Bend of Hope, was held on Wednesday evening
last, and proved a great samosa Mr. J. K. Robins
presided, and ldr. H. J. Boners accompanied on the
piano. Special praise I. due to Mews. Crawford and
Craven for their admirable addressee The proramm.
wail as follows :—Hymn No. 72; prayer by Mr.
White • Chairman's address • Mx. Staple, address On
the society's work; recitatio:, " Fast Young Gouts,"
A. AttwooLl ; recitation, • Little Jim," W. Board;
dialogue," Dorset Dia:iest," Messrs. C oks, Symonds,
and Vincent; duet, All's Messrs. Trivet*
end Crocker ; solo, "To-morrow" Has Mulching.;
recitation, "A Strang? Bargain." Mies Cook.; recita-
tion, "I Want, to ' hir. Nichols ; recitation, "
am so Skew," AIL .d Board; dialogue," The Say.
Ingo Beak, Two Band of Hope By.; reoitetion.
The Wreck," Mr. Crawford; solo, A Man of
Honest Hoer i," Mr. Crocker; reoitition, "Th.
Pekoe," Mr. Craven. Tue doxology concluded.
Prizes for reciting and regular atieudance were dis-
tributed during the evening by Mr. Clarke to W.
Board, A. Board, A. Gunclry, F. Shear, E. Wads-
worth, W. Green, A. Travis', A. Pickard, A. Coe.
There are In the Temperance Society 83 juvenile*
and 70 adultt,—iotal 153 in membership.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

AMATEUR NAVAL DRAMATIC ENTER'

TAINMENT.

An amateur dramatis sotortainment of a finstulass
order wee given at the Theatre /Loyal, on daturday
evening, by the odious of &M.S. Atiooteur, to one of
the largest and most fashiouable •udienoss 'sea in
the Weymouth Tarsus for sums time past. 1.114 Gest-
Lammas% beiug in aid of the funds of the Weymouth
Bye I airmail, and we should judge that • good round
sum must have been handsd over to the hospital is the
result of the perfurnianos. The theatre lied, by the
exertions of the officers, been completely transformed,
tA. ohmage' and walls had been c..versd with flags,
whilst on the mammas carpets had been laid down,
and ths old phios looked quite oontfortabie fix moo in
a way. Music was admirsbiy dispensed by the brass
band and string band of H. /LB. bflnotaur, under the
direction of lb. A. Argus, chief bendmaater. The
curtain so. upon 011estiach's °watts. " Toe Blind
ars," the seodnd item on the programme beiag
the fetus," In Possession." The plea* of the ',suing
was undoubtedly lbooperetta of" COI and Box." The
Bev. F. Aims *graduated the duties of stage manager
to everyone's satisfaction.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

A COGRT QUARREL.

A Berlin correspondent write. :—The sudden de-
parture of the Duke a d Duchene of Edinburgh from
C .burg bee caused • coitus sensattin throuvlviiit
Germany. The links of E linburgh. who is heir ire-
ti the Duchy of C iburg, h bee IVCI-01.
tr. Med JO •POO.l a portion of ere:y yew in the town
with his family and suite, and the abrupt inter. lotion ,
In the friendly relations that have hitherto eakte,l '
between the present Duke and hie successor cannot
but have nopiewiant consequence.. AI usual the
birthday of the Duchess of Edinburgh was oelebrated
on the 17th iwitant by a grand bell, and it will in this
that the dispute originated. In buying the 114 of
invitations the Duchies in a very marked manner
omitted the names of the wives of two Conit officials,
one of whom had been an entrees, while the other had
been divorced by her former holband. The husbands
of the two ladies appealed t the Duke of Coburg,
who was at the time absent from hle aud be
int trede.l himself on their betmlf, but without eir,,ot.
the Duke and Memos of Edinburgh firmly refusing
to Issue the invitations C .neetuei,tiy, the Duke of
Cobtvg telegraphel in the day b-fore the ball order.
tog all the Court officiale to abe nt themeelves. The
order was obey d, and sii.ct then the relations
between the high parties have naturally been any.
thing but cordial.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

~-.•
BIOTHIRS Or TRILIK FiXtLllB.

To at Editor.

Dear Sir,—May 1, through your valuable paper, wit
in • few words the reason of the d fference in distri-
”butlug the great mini, ti the two school., vit..
Kenton and Swanage, for I always underatool the
two wereconneated and managed as one; bet by the
way the children received their grant m mey I shoot
Bay it is not. The Swanare school passed A
examine.' in, anti the children and par,nta were
expectit g 3i. for cacti wise, hot in that they
disappointed, as they riceived it accordii gto the
Dumber of attendance. made. The lierston 4.1.1
wee expecting the same the n,-xt day; but they were
diespoointed, am they
received it according to thi
otand•rd pawed, as by paying the fere f .r attendance
at Herston would have amounted t i more than fa
examination fees. Cu anyone give me the reason of
the difference, and oblige, dear air, yours, arc,
Awn•firmsca ?
Ilentoa. Codeine Mb.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30

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It would be ieterestiug to ascertain why Brother
Roberta and Dr. haunt went recently to a °falai°
religious service in • Weetcru State. The service, in
SUMO unspecified variety of ni.eting-hunse, bad beeu for
some time in progress; iu Let., the ifiergyuhui was
preaching. wear Dr. Elliott interrupted toe service by
tiring at Brother Reborn'. Li was • very narrow mope
for the latter, as toe bullet corned away the end of 1111
moustache; but the doctor had not time to try sotto, as
Roberts, producing his revolver, tired at uric* with
better anomie, killoag Elliott on the apt. The New
York Tines, incommenting on the matter, says that it Li
impossible unreservedly to approve ot the conduct of
Dr. Elliot ."to rthoot Ourrog during the progre• ut •
earmue, sod thus run the u.k of breaking the thread
of the preacher's argurneut, is unquestionably • breach
of true courtesy. Dr. Elliott, it us telt it his duty t
shoot Brother Roberts, should have waited." Why it
wars that the let, doctor chose that precise ni iweut fur
his pistol pracuoe it is difficult to uuderetaud. Various
suggestions are made. at. Roberta may have pu his
feet up on the back ul Dr. Elhoit's pew, and ii, t
close proximity to that sentient dis collar; tie may have
been hidiacreet iu the distribution of t deur.° juice ; or
he may have *tweed loudly silo interfere wi.h the
doctor's religiAis exercises. " In ay .1,10 of toeso cases,"
the journal terns., Eliautt would have Dern
plainly Justified in Liu 'dug .dr. Roberts at any tune
except during the se, iriu As Ur. Elliott I. used, it
is unkind to dwell t severely upon his error of
udgment ; but the iocideut p,ssns. a akimbo view of
religious exercise. in a W dates ii State.
AN lINGINN DRIVAR smur 134 RAILWAY

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