The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-30 00:00:00

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WHIT-MONDAY IN DOROHIOTER.
Borott Itatuthi exprtgo Plemaremakere were teemed with boantifelly-fine
• mother for the Whitsuntide holiday, sad the
DORCHICSTIB, RAY 30th, Uht attractiose were numagrolu both In and owl of the town
--the preponderonce, bowsyse, iras, oir fear, OM the
• latter side, as for some weeks peg excursioa trans to
Bournemouth, Southamptm, asid other towns had
been mammas& Ilniodrede of pumas left by the
The approaching mole of the living of Charmineter d for ralara7"*„ liwbun'an b:
kb already boa the @abject of ocomeiderable attention. fgr:ouged ly strong— 7,1 the Dorehieter
The sandal attaching to the sale of liviop has est Is Rorer&
, In Dorchester the only out-cleor mama
meths strong tide of public opinion against the Ailed jgg. gb. Far Fuld, un =der the
yreeNto, and coming so close boom, it is only reason- of the Juvenile Committee of Court "Props.,"
able that ma, both in and out of the Church, should 4a.efoor g by ob. proplAtious eiththats.
emelder essionely the various bearings of the question. foceogg so the Pair -field 4o,ibrigs.
young Orri.412:000111.
• few week, ago was lamed • charectaimic pamphlet C1"1 hlmidtrir al°B4, 111:1 b.na
elder
liatilled "Sethethlon Bothell in the Church of Kailead." the 0 Company, D. RM. (nadir Bandmaster Slievess),
sad Is this little work was set forth, in language the th.ey. mulched. through the permirel streets of the tows.
most ph* the moths opereadi of the " hieratic :iattlalchig.°°:nd otaes"alatimatIrl2
knoiratere," se the author called the clerked agents.
Them wog., he further said, conducted their semi-
alsormiand beim with ea mach regard for honour
sad homology as ma be ootapatibie with • calling that
sells so name the wind. Yoe • long time peat,
soutinnons efforts, though not perhaps the most
decided or eaergetia, have been 111146 to get rici of the
Malik Is Church livings, and although there has been
• Bailees! Committee formed for the abolitioa of
the ahem, it has bees prectically fruitless. A petitioa
to Pediment is now being formed, under the oomph's
of the said committee, protesting against the system
of 'elan( othoweons in grow and next presentations.
believing, as the promoters do, that it acne unfavour-
ably to the interests of the clergy generally, and affords
to both hien& and maga of the Church the occasion
of math scandal. Unfortunately, the evil is too
palpable for say one to ignore or met aside, and the
mender Is that it loam not long ere this given away
ha public opinion, side by ski* with the other
great Mistime of righteougness, justice, and liberty.
Two pare ago at Moncheater, John Bright used them
miemarabie words " Dame the time will come when
the parehase of livings la the Olozrolo will be no
Imps possible, for anything more harmful sad more
dieseedleable to • religions organization it is maraely
plea& to conceive. It may sot be generally knave
hew the pressed dietribatioa of patronage steads.
Them ore in the kande of meleshotical sad eolleglate
Who, 4,107 livings valued at £1..481.319 • year;
In
yak& lay patronage there ere Is the hands of the
Quer 121 livings, valued at 256,106 • year; the Prince
of Weise her 23, £7,636; the Lord Chancellor 650,
1102,144; the Moly ot Lancaster, Xs . the Queen.
he. 41, £66,675—0r • total of IMO livings, of an &nasal
inthe of oakum Private pabosmas ghostly PrePou•
*DAM, the laity having pueegaion of 6,542 livings
of
Ike &natal value of 22,671,4111 Is the Masitimat.eal
SIMI*, the Atrial organ of the bishops, were wthertized
to see week se away is 561 livings, sad these mid
advertisements ere la themselves eallialent to horrify
all lovers of the Fagligh Chan*, sod Indeed to smith
Iho all Cluisdana. For example, in an advertisment
of • lielmg belonging to • Yorkshire squire,
lbs population Is said to be under 1,000, the
net Mom 21.-102, the price £16,080 ; Preened
of my early legal gouseminn, incitaboit bary 69
peen of OS. Bother comforting for the poor old
theerabent Were it not so scandalous. it would be
amedeg to take stook of a series of them a 'reeds*.
meth "Good Society" firttree in mere than •
hundred; beautiful gamy in 20; fishing in 31;
shooting in 9 ; htontin ; In 6 ; rooked,. in 3; smallness
of population appears to be • pest attraction;
acesinal duty; One service no school;
Dissadus I With such pleasant accompaniments we
don't wonder at such fancy figures belog paid. The
Royal Commission, which sat on the subject,
although the great men o =posing It fully recognised
the may ilagnuot oases of abuse connected with the
sale of advowoons, next presentations, and exchange
el livings, stopped 'bort at saything like a
remedy. Their lordships considered that adequate
memedies could be found for existing abuse' without
me wide • departure from the established practice In
Nob country. Against this lukewarm cow:legion, place
wide by side the manly utterance of the Bishop of
Maaehgrthr—" The oda of livings is a scandal, an
evil, sad an abuse of a high and aileron trust,
so pernicious in its laminas, that every well-
wisher of the Church ought to drake lie removal.
There was no scandal to the Church of England that
ellienaled mad kept alienated the great Normal armlet
badiee—isleono it should be the di sire of every Chem&
men to bring hank to the fold—so much as the sight of
sub things as them." Although the public sales may
net bare been so may, the sales by Ovate mono
by the many agents have incrmed in an indefinite
degree. "We have abut top," says the Bishop of
Liseob, " the slave market of Zanzibar, but we have
opened, and we keep opan,the slave market of Doak to
Loados." Corn anythiag MOM unjust than the prang
epees be imagism ? • system which bars the natural
peeper of ass by merit and worth. It is • system
ithiell mug end, as other abuses have aided, or it
mg ebb that Notloaal Cher& which shelters it. The
Royal Commission expressed their opinion that the
sib of avows.= by auction tends to public scaadal,
end ought, therefor*, to be forbidden. Now, then,
les the @vest of Jane 22nd, in Tokanhoase yard, be
tossuoilod to this?

THE TRAFFIC IN CHURCH LIVINGS.

BOROUGH PETTY SESSION&
MOINDAT.
Before the Mayor (A. Emmen, Esq.), and G. Ours*,
Seq.
• DOXIIITIO
Harry Harding Hopkins, • respitilie blacksmith,
of North-square, was charged with being drunk and
disorderly; also with assaulting his wife, and threat-
ening to take her life, on the previous evening.
Jam Hopkins stated deice:last was her liwilasad.
She asked for protection from him when be was in
drink, as air was in danpr of her We. Yesterday
site was obliged to call for mentarice, fibe went to the
Police Station, and he followed her and caught hold
of her, when some one took him away. In As after-
noon he threatened to ehr.w her out of the window.
Wien not under the Madam of drink be was es good
• husband as she could wish for. He was seeder the
Influence of dusk yesterday.
demesne Mitchell stated last night between nine
and too prisoner came round the I:CCD•I' by the Town
Hall, he said be wanted to be locked up, as there had
been • disturbance at home with his wife sod Mr.
Collins; he said if he wasn't looked op be should go
sod knock down Mr. Collins. Aating-Sergeret Cuter
took Mai home, but shortly after he cisme beck and
said he would be locked up. He appeared to be very
exalted, and under the Mimeos of drink. Hs went
away again, and about • querterped ten Memo
beard load immure in Northequare. There was •
crowd sesembled outside the Police Station dom. Is
the pomp were Hopkins, his wife, and Mr.
Rimier, who was endeavastrieg to talcs away Mn.
Hopkins. She appeared to be very faint and
exhausted. Mr. Wear told him he ought to know
beeter than to serve • woman likeliest, when defeedent
raised his fist to strike him. bat be c6sl sot dolt. He
was then taken into the Police Station. Hop-
kins said "If you don't lock me up now, I will
knack you down." He was kept at the Tolled Station
all night, and a nameable with him, on account of
his excited nat.. Hs was than under the isilmines of
drink. When out of drink he was a very quiet man.
He struck the constable during the sight.—
Prisoner was risked U be had mylidoe to NW,
and he replied "N.." He deeded being drunk.
Fined Sr. and costs, and be would be further bound
over to keep the pram for three swathe
Prisoner You must bind my wife's tongue as well.
, It's no use to bind ma over else He didn't wish to be
bound over, be wished to p inside (meaning the gaol).
t Mayor: You understand you will have to go to
gaol for threemonthc—Prisonsr t Perfecitly.—Prieoner
, was removed in custody.

A fitaw-aorim Casa— —:-Tffiffia;n—Stephinse was urn.
mooed by P.O. Powell. of Pkidlehinton, for letting
°ow. eza.l---011 Pride), 7th April, he wee on duty in
Wyk. Regis, about 8 In the meening. sad low five oows
straying on the highway between Wylie Bogie sad
Weymouth, sad they strayed about hilt-an-hour, a boy
was with them, but he did not remain always with
th.o, gad thy were feeding in ties hedge. and beside
the road. When be asked the boy why they were
straying over the road, be said he stagy/beg to let them
have • feed. They were William Stephene's cow'
but defeadant afterwards said he oouldn't help it, and
it would not be more than th policeman's duty to tell
the boy to dries them on.— Sir. Bowen defended, and
cross-examined the po'icaman, who admitted the boy
was first in Wyke-street ; but after half ..hour they
gig Barton's.lane, I rynarter of • mile off.—
Mr. Bowen urged that the boy wee going on down the
lane with ths oowii, which were not straying. Cows
did not 110 at • racing speed. but they were keeping
on,-17retieric Mooeybun said he was miffed to take
five caws from OflO POW k to another, ad 4,0 took
them to the water; they drank, end afterwards went
down the bee Me taw Captain Pretor'e prdener
against Mrs. Figon's and another named Putter. Did
not allow the cows to stop, or tie feed about the hakes,
and from Heaney'. Plies to Bylan4's 11014 *bout a
mile, be took from • quarter to sight to five Of sir
minutes past sight —Cron-examined : Did not tall the
policeman be wee letting the cows have • feed.
Couldn't tell what time he got beck.—Leri Tonkel-
bury, gardener for Captain P'retor, saw the cm, near
Mrs. Pleat's, and the boy, who had a whip in his
did not let the cows stray.—Crowegamined by
flupit Gale Conlisit saTxl)tioriw long the sows were in
the teas, beg Ake told the the policeman was round
the corner, he ha 4 I*W ve on. Thought it was
the best thing 00 40 010. Of tkil Robby was round the
oornart—George Poem pawn. (cr Mr. Tiy, was
called; but his *Mame wee aot requiteff• _Chair-
man said it wee not • sees far • conviction, Winn
• very proper cues to esquire into. a/ is boy did not
get on Do quickly as be ought.—Dlinnissedi.

DORORSITIR.
Detumuit Getout AS•001•7101.-1oatloal1 of choirs
In Won with tld• esecciatios will take place is JaDO
fiaiwi :-.412a0 7, Winthorne Waster and Wifiken
June 8, Alderlicu7 ; Juno 21. Westbury. Festivals
will also be hold at Weymouth, Monktos, 'Rebury,
Imo Abbey, Bore Regis, and elsewhere, the arrangs.
thane fee which ere not yet clinplete.
Tis Costm—The Americ ut comet is now to be
Ilaa, under favouring circumetanoes, by the working
=Lod but for tise powerful moonlight it would be
sightly after sunset. As yet It appears small,
but it Is well defined, and may_ be looked for at •
little west of Casiopies or the W.. and nearer to the
horizon. It now appears certiin that an • mrked-eye
object, and se as obiect for pqpular oboe/ration, this
ocsost will &appoint expectation. The prevalence of
Illooollght just at the pad 4 whet; it will lie la It. best
position for observation adds another ristr*sist4
Mosso, which cannot un to make Rog, felt.
Regarded aa • popular spectacle, the comet below to
the third grads.
Tgs &num Asemen.—At a mooting of ledges as
WestutheMer on Thursday aiterooce, the following
were made fat the summer sedges :
.4=slatiCbenit—Mr. Justine North and the w
Mg, to wooed N
Sir John Roller. orth-lfastels—
Mr. Justice OIVO sad Mr. Jostles Mathewe. Midland
—Mr. Justice Grove wad Mr. Justice Fry, Western
—Mr. Jodie" Lindley sad Mr. holt* Lopes. South.
Rattern—Baron Pollock and Mr. Justice Hawkins.
Ozfood —Mr. Justice Bowes and Mr. Jostles Williams.
North Wales—Baron Ruddlestos. South Wales—
a& Jostles Manisty. The dates have not rot ban
lied.
Friday evealeg.as that