The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-04-03 00:00:00

BTICKLAND.

Tr': Primitive Methodista of this place. had ststathering
on Friday.. to get funds for their chapel now
Inc. At three sermon was preached in the Reading-
Pm's, I.y the Rev. J. Leas.h. of RlAndford. At 5 :10 a tea
meeting was held in the Wesleyan Chapel. at which
shout 1101 were present. After this a public meeting Wha
held, the following being the speaker.: —Rev. J. Leach.
Meesrs. Conk, Pitinan, Hine,
and J. W. li.trnett. he
profits amounted to shout 4.:5 ss.

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SERI.W3 FlRE.—Late on Thursday evening a flre
Wad discovered' ou the premises of Mr. Henry Willis,
hay an l straw •Ickler, in Westbury. The &Maid
sound of the lire-hell so at aroused the inhabitants, and
some time before the engines arrived, the roadway
adjacent to the building WM thronged with • motley
crowd of "naive." On reptiring thither it was
found that a spacious loft at the rear of Mr. Willie's
lionsebvas envelope.' in flames, and ill *intents, a large
quantity of influninahle material —hay, straw, &C.,
were being rapidly consumed. A great difficulty in
getting water to supply the engines with was
experienced, but when they were got to play, efforta
wee° ilirected to saving the adjacent buildings. At
one time serious ciaiseiptences were apprehended, but
we are glad to say nothing further than the burning
of tho loft and its contents, which we understand is
coyere4 by insurance, happened. As it was under-
stood Mr. Willis gives several of his carter boys
liberty to sleep in the loft at nightie, name consternation
wt.+ manifeeteil by a number of people who thought a
by named Brown was in the building when the fire
broke out; but their fears were allayed the next day to
tind the lad had been elsewhere.
Boot, FILIDtT WITH THE WESLEYANS.—On Good Friday
the Wesleyan.' of this town celebrated the anniversary of
the opening id their hew schools. Being a general holiday
eccsaiain, a large number of visitors from Milborne Port
and other places congregated is, the chapel in the afternoon
to hear a sermon by the Rev. W. D. Walters, a popular
preacher front London, and who was formerly • resident
minister in the iiircuit. The rev, gentleman founded an
elespientenspel discourse upon the words to be found in
the lith, 7th, and sth verse of the 14th chapter of St. Mark
—the narrative ssf Mary annointing Christ by pouring
upon his head the contents tsf an alabaster box of oint-
ment of spikenard—in the course of which he expatiated,
first on the reconl of the good work; secondly, the good
work misconstrued by some sef the disciples ; and thirdles
the good work vindicated by Christ himself. Throughout,
he endeavoured to set forth the doctrine that a niggardly
'spirit in relation to contributions fora good cause, was not
consistent with Biltlical teachings, and at the close he
pie ,led especially that they would practically exhibit the
spirit of benevolence of which be had been speaking, and
which *as characteristieof Mary, and give—the rich
man cording to his ahility, and the shies, her mite.
In the afternietn a big tea meeting was held in the schools
neon, at which it was computed several hundred
sat it,,, and afterwards there was a poblic
' meeting hebl in tho chapel, which was crannied
to excess, many of "our country friends" being
put to no little inconvenience in consequence of arriving
after the appointed time. On the p:atforeu there were
Mr. Williatn Dingley, of London fin the chair), Revs. W.
D. Walters, S. F. Belch, and .1. Howard. and Messrs.
Charles Einem% W. D.ngley, nr., E. B. Dingley, and
others. After a few appropriate remarks !non the Chair-
m en, Mr. E. B. Dingle). submitted the financial statement
of the new Sunday Schools from which it appeared there
still existeol a heavy elea on tho buildings but the
secretary was very sanguine, and expressed a hope that in
about eight more years an entire liquidation of the debt
would he effected by the proceeds of RUCII anniversary
occaiions as the present.—The Rev. G. 'lowan!, of Milborne
Port, next gave a brief address, in the course td which be
adverted to. and quieted Mr. Claelstone's recent remarks in
relation to titer Pulpit and Poe question,"lwith which he
expressed his entire concurrensv.—The Rev. Mr. Belch
followed, with an explanation id the visit, and a reeve/tee(
the teichingsof the revivalist, Mr. Robinson Watson, who
daring a sojourn of nearly a fortnight in this town created
sensational nail drew iintnenk, congregations.—
The Rev. W. D. Walters gave this wislress of the evening,
in eesouttenrin4 which he expressed the great pleasure he
felt at boin„, allowed the privilege of coming 41119,1 g them
again, not the joy it afforded him to recognise so many
obl foe us-Idle at the same time it was somewhat marred
by 11.rillg there were sonic who had crossed the valley that
bordered eternity. In the choreic of a lengthy address, he
surged them be remember the watchwoni " Ile up and
doing," there were those in the world occupying pro-
fessedly Christian pulpits, whit would have them believe
their Creator was an unconscious mundane suldect, who
having created this loinittiful world, and ita inhaloitants,
hail retired to a distance and lii not take notice of the
ticsiris and want, of his creatures. He need hardly tell
them of the fallacy of this theory ; but they must be on
(hr *trust and prepared to uphold the grand old doctrine
ot justification by faith. At the close id the meeting awl
sermon, collection were made. Ou the following Sunday
the Rev. James Peet, lit 7rewkerne, preached too sermons
in the rhwel, no,l in the afternoon nel,lres,ed the Sunday
who el s, Mr. Walters having other engagenienta
for that slay.
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iilll7-i(1110ti CIMAGE oi STICALIN6 MONET. —On
Thtirelay. Leforit Mr. E. Meatball. Captain and
Cotittin li.tll, Ilt:arth Maratall, wife of William
Nlar trietory.imiii, liVitr in Nowlaral. was charged
is, rear with hte I. 74.. the nriiperly of Mr.
Ile.nry Perrot,. anneal sb.iikainirri bring in 114mnd-street.

—Mary l'errott, aif the prosecutor, said the prisoner
Caine into leer shop on the previous Saturday evening anal
3.1-1 her laoshand 1m .y much her ItCCOltilt coo, Ito told
hr I Is. !ad. ; lot she sisial her linshatial had only given her
II a, amyl she would pay the remainder after Easter.
Sho mastered her bask, and, upon this understanding,
her husband reeeipted it, ant handed it back to her. He
told her that shortly she would have to get a fresh haker,
as they were *Ana to give up selling bread ; whereupon
prisoner asked what she was to do then. She was recom-
mended to Mrs. Cooper of whose prosecutor hail his broad,
Let he slid not say what she intended doing, anal a few
aftersrarals; ke ,aught up the money, which was
still tying on the reuniter, and started cut of the shim with
it, having also the receipted book.—Prisoner, when asked
it she haul any questa..., v. 1,1 " I should like to give any
ilefansce."- A little girl, daughter oaf the prisoner, nail she
was with her mother at the time she went to Mr. Perrotrs
shop, Mill SAW her put down Ils. 71. on the table. Also
new her hand the hook to prosecutor, who, after writing
something in it, returned it to her again. Afterwards she
saw her mother take gla the money she had put on the
at tor, anal go 'sit .1 the sham. Did not see l'errott
follow her, or hear him say anything.—l'risoner, in
defence, said her Imaleirpl sent her down with Ils Til.,
but l'errott said it was not right, and then she said she
would take it anti the book back to I again and get it
, made right. She had no intention of stealing the money,
anal Perrett never touched it whets it was en the table.—
The Benela had a doubt anal they gave the prisoner the
'1 it ; at the same time telling her she had had a
very narrow escape front being sent to Dorchester for
trial. 'rhey heal agreed to ditllliAA the case, hut hoped it
would lie a warning to her ; and they would also recom-
lasitia.l her to pay prosecutor at once the money she owed
, him, and thus avoid receiving a County Court summons.