The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-04-15 00:00:00

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The o d tolday
The monthly sitting of
Woes E. Biers*, 4 . from &el*
that 54 plaints had 1 , • anrl-44 • judgelent.
summonses, most of wb ch were settled out of court,
and the remainder were of the ordinary character,
except the cause of Meech v. Meech, in which the
plaintiff (mho is the widow of G. Meech, late keeper
and woodman at Yellowham Wood) sought to recover
£29, the balance of £3O deposited by her in the
bands of the wife of her son William for safe custody.
Of this she received £l, and Sought to recover the
balance. For the defence it was contended that the
money was • gift to his son and his wife. The
evidence, however, went to prove the contrary, and
his Honor gave judgment for £29, and full coats, to
to be paid =Aim Sattitingt-I, - ?.- ' . .
ALL ..! - : ••• 1• • - • .• ••• • _ .
andsoloirtvlg p 'teliotowitnees,. •-• '
took
,
eveningtio_4_4W,en
.se
.:,...
of , op o the Diocese
adminis 6.....<1 1. 1 Confirmation lis 48-
femaless and 17 male candidates.,_, The sacred
edifice
mtritafllle 40 Willeirdls imp/ reit WA
able ~, we, . ,u, Sitatee eien-
men 41 . W eef which was con-
ducted in such a manner, thallf :any went to sneer •c,
or laugh, ana-lbelorpeeseladedAdfey . left 'with far •
different feeliarhi Profits Wive read' by the Rev:
J. P. F. Dandien, asfd the antbess,e•Which was
excellently giesetowasilithen from the 63rd Ohapter
of Isaiah' iscAtathe• oenelwrien of prayers tigrilfir
evening the ilishdp ascended the pulpit.
and d~tiailhahinite -ant earnest address to
those who presented themselves as candidates for the '
holy rite. Ile said he had come that night to r-
form an .
Jesus_ Christ.
they have those setenslfold =of the Holy Spirit,
nieffil which lihebThetr lijairiisll24 *iitinli
4u
temp4Wo te would - re to...eßeoußter. in their
chriatise.hU There
. . were (certain privileges which
the meadwalbf Christ's church enjoyed, and to which
they, 41. hire of riat'phira might lay claim,
but th so Is - speak,. fenaed around, and
before lha.eseiw reeentedfor Confirmation, it was
first retitled ilt ey *mild hare arrived at years of
la
discretal... '
.that they kdicadd be. examined
by that X-kaittis their.knowledge on religious-
matte ~71011 the minister's duty to present
only ::/fhe *paw end iniderstood the funds-.
Men of theLlelnistims faith. But more.
than thilrefregtqlted—ipk imty Mint they under.
stand diferdotttra—desirChilst, but they mint have
heart knowledge .s well as bead knowledge; they
must We We 'ftetiff the matter within them. A
true kniMileltgeree their ' own untiorthinals and'
sinfidneea -and. of God's merey in Christ to them,
must imam inffeenthig cause of their desire .1.
devote,-.Weautelves to God in that holy service; •
steady. fixed .purpose to live to the Glory of God.
And 4b were asked how was the minister to know
this 1 Iseynnlii answer, by their consistent life and
conversion,—for no man could reed the heart, only
God amid de that; but if their life and conversation
was conthiterd, and an earnest desire evinced to be
confirma in . aLI good resolutions, then the minister
was allowed to present them. But there was another
guard'—the Bishop himself we* required to have •
publio profeiWion from the candidates of their intim...
tion to perform the vows made for them in their
baptism. You, my dear children, have this night,
I trumersoinetbse-preperek-srol-yon- now call God
to witrysur Om brethren and sisters in
Christ* y'ou. rynounce the ,Do and all his a'
worka„ ajoinfeil„lusta of theArelia with earnest
ant,
Pm/1114dd bumble dependence on , damming '
henceforviand to •walk in His laws and command-
ments. stiet the cosninsion of his lordship's address,
he pre*** with the Confirmation Service as used
in the diocese, after which • suitable hymn taken
from KerieeieChreitian Year, was °heated by the
choir:....Theltestiop then ascended the pulpit, and
preadlielthatlemh and in/premiss sermon, taking for
his text the 12th chapter of the Epistle to the
HehnewliVlS 96, 16,•and 17 verses. Holiness (said
the preacher), must be the chief aim of a Christian,
for wilhoet it; sescordiUg to the teat, "No man shall
see the Lord." TiliirtOltitshiais ly,iptitained.
The eurimmahi,i OtlXibtM alt4l
it is onlrify-fianeeCiind prayerfid ' 1 ilia we
can erawriseatite holy. Christ willemme -agent' to
revirratf•tar' an 44, acenurrt,of bilW`trli, Asti dawlr' et
shateertofllatlegea , '.11.1111,- *-41 natienergioril
that sopilia,7 -Ar• we • peopariags ley tweleing:that,r
holiness of which' the 'kat "tet Med Hire, 'Do/
we follow aftet lielinseedril • fisiiiiion.
aid erediterlaWflftlindifnitg Arfit VefiffSer
by the grace of God. Man cannot be holy of his
own grower. .We need daily, and day by day, the r
grace Of God's Holy Seirit,--for daily and hourly- we
are etPuteddo trielPtatlol3.• 'rai. leads as, thirdig, ,
to iniegitntewq,the.dinger thews .ie of Peieff•• adr. "It
ligious impressions. And the text refers us to the '
casesflimrisiabrentisgprSiast there be a profane?
person as Esau, who for tine morsel of meat sold
his birhoight." PliFf, it'ivill be jar RR to ' consider
what was the
.aincf.sin in Fisin's conduit; and I
believe it wits in-hiving reaped to things present
rather than to the fhture. And is not this the
one great sin to , Whitt we are so prose? .". EMU
allowed his *MAI ltd dietite *him indeed of his
duty. He Dk1ti01;40,4:.46T0 sit Piellent dc*d, lind
t"° little a (01,110;' .h 1171114 1 Bah oh!, how -moch
by far does tlib'fietiere' in .itiire for the`Chria-
tiati outweigh the present good is this World: By
i baptism this birthright s pried to*, and it is
quite our own &tilt if we ever lose it, Be 'did not
mean to say that we Should never fall. When we
knelt down in prayer each night we should, have
many sips to ask, .Glodra forgiveness of, but still, if
faithful and sincere, we should ultimately triumph
over tehiptaition. The last point was—the poi*.
bilitywf eels losing, and never recovering this bless-
ing. It was_much.to be feared that not only did
many shilitgliffriPlitieek iffleith did a good consci-
ence,- bertheywegten potting off day after day,and
Yeal. aots, uTurs,e ftst• rip bekr,,,
vatioo ; miring themselves at when they Aso
more ggiltible time and greater opportunity, they '
would repent.- But ales! though ho had known •
few Mate Where on a bed of death the sinner had
repeat,/ and pirated to God, yet of the greater num-
ber who the., put off their eternal interests, it was to
be feared they had sinned away their day of grace.
The Case-of ',.. n was a warning to all, and the words
of the I.llMatiful %y am *WWI& jag *erg, for:fib:l r
expresses anr weakness, and wherein consists ow
etreogth : .
" reit Thee, how strong, our hearts how frail
Lad hinged to own Thee to the death."
The reverend prelate concluded his discourse by an
earned edlneeltion to the newly-initiated to follow:
up the profession they had that night solemnly
made, by,* cohisident life, and eapesially urged upon
them not toneglect any of those helps to theirsouls'
salvation which God in his mercy had provided, con.
cludiMrthe service with suitable prayers, sad im-
ploring the Divine blessing.
ST. sPRTSR'S CRIIRCIL—On Wednesday the Lord
Bishop of the Diocese administered the sacred rite
of confirtnatipeat the ahoy. churah. Prayers were
read by therliev...famed Fisher. (id the unavoidable
'lbsen f 0008etbr theoegh.illhealth.) The right
revere plajsaddreMed in th , e most affectionate
ta -
and sumer the canthdatee who presented
Lla
themselves, and at the close of the ceremony forcibly
imprefted Anon them the responsibility of their new
plinth's, exhorting them to carry out the pious reso-
lutions they had. that day made, and to perform the
vows ntteredbrthem before their Maker and the
congregation there assembled.—By permission of the
Bisher,nt -daughter of Mrs. Bnueley Sheridan was
among,An, recipients of the holy rite,
Collifirellstilid. —The dew chapel belonging to the
Dorset County Hospital was consecrated by the Lord
Bishop. of the Diocese on Wednesday, the 9th inst.
Thenfrollail large attendanognf the clergy and laity
of thirdletiet.
Agsidwittoral, as well as other doctors, differ ; and
occatilowally- their differences are so great as to be
altoirethef incapable of reconcilement. The other
day fdt.l blecbi congratulated everybody on the
pros of filittre abundance which the present aspect
of t 0 'enipeheld.olit ; but the Mark Lane Erprere,
ano er greet authority, Hights the hopes which
Mr. Meehi. inspired by int,rming us that if the
weatber diettit,t Witter we are likely to be ins bad
way inde' 'The Mart Lair organ says :—" The
continuance of rainy weather during most of the
past Week materially affects our cereal prospects.
A very golistiteraglirroantit., 'et spring core, chiefly
barle ,and, .oats, - remain =sown, and without a
• ',Shave , mu* either be very Pate or
not at.all ' The young wheat has already
champ. "iii: It, appearance, being in many places
rank;irekt, ind'unpromiaing." In the Fordington
Field thaprimnpal root that appears thriving is conch
grass, This is 'so abundant in the ploughed land
that should the weather henceforth prove ever so
fine, the barley cannot possibly be got in till =com-
monly late.
CteßlitAGE, Summar).— One of the many results of
car,,,o',IP!PPIY exiled aceidents, happened
on last_ An 'West kligla Street, where a home'
and fe4riege belonging to Troyte Bullock Eq., ot
Proms Emma', . tried the strength of a lamp post,
covering the ground with the fragments, not of the
post,' but of•theoarriage. The horse started from the
doorsofilremeiHonse, where it bad been left waiting
witlwitati attendant, ' •
Mean Oanguesii,fiatastign:—.on Wednesday,
April** litouirblitteek,Mateheitter, was blocked up
by another smash from similar carelessness. AHy
frond fritarahrfa Rood was waiting at the Great
Western Railway Station without a driver, when
the heies-started, and, on going at a furious pace
through_ South-street, _ORM, ja_ contact with .Mr.
Nuttipg's waggon, leaving two of ill *leek and
dashidg foliirard completely or* 'a toilarroongers'
donkey and eett„:caine to a period. The hers. and
donkey were .get from the debri.s, and the coster-
mongbn-wfttr, eimikey, harness, -cart, fly, acc., de-
parted not hi peace, bat in Pieces. ,
DOWHICSTRR RIFLE CORPS.—The annual imam 4
class Ories wilt completed by thir, -members of this
COTPoliall the 31S, March, .and sp, eeMpWRIOR. We
are g to find that a great improvement has be*
mad d reg, the kart ear, lie - tint Of the enrolled
*Pe. Wed t ir,c t, •
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di p , . . :. 44 I lathe 2.41., tat
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