The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-10 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Oot IiZADERS will see from an advertisement in
another column Slat the renowned prcetigatcur, Herr
Dobbler, will appear in the Towithall on Monday
next. Now that " Dr." Slade (the medium) is undm,
going his examination, the profewor's exposition of
the Spiritualistic humbug will be worth seeing.

TkIII Be LOAKIAX PEASANTS RELIEF FUND. —On
Sunday evening a collection was made at the
%Vealeyan Chapel, South-street, in aid of the above
fund, and in compliance with the resolution passed at
the late meeting_ at the Town Hall. The preacher
wax the Rev. J. T. Hawley. There wag a large von-
• gregation.

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COMMITTED TO THE DOIOIET COUNTY PllBO2l.
Sessions : Christian Muller, larceny as bailee at
Bridport—Harci Labour: Flora Gomm and Elizabeth
Newberry, drunk and disorderly at Fordington, 1
calendar month; William Foster, stealing postage
stamps and money, k.c., at Blandford, 1 calendar
month, and five years in a Reformatory.- -istprixos-
scla : Henry Munden, breach of the peace at Bridport,
6 calendar months; William Garland- Williams, setting
fire to a tar barrel at Dorchester, 14 days; Thomas
Norman, drunkenneas at Blandford, 7 days.
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Tag *SATIMIL —The following is our Meteorological
report -

Lowest
Date. Noon.Polnt at! Wind. State of Weather.
Night.
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Oct. • •
56 61 SR !Hain, cloudy
3 57 51 8&8W !Misty, rain
4 50 51 II& SW !Peggy, misty, rain
6 fer 61 8& SE ;Fine, lightning, rain
6 64 56 8E &SW row, cloudy, rain
7 61 54 SW &SW Fog, fine, cloudy
S I St I ! SE Rain, cloudy

YOUNO hi glee CHKINTIAN ANIOCIATION. —The
:uumal meeting of this excellent association has just
been held in the room in Ihwngate-street, and the
annual report for the yaw has been issued, of which
the follinving i 1 3 copy
"In issuing their annual report the committee are deeply
conscious of their need of Divine guidance.
" It in comparatively easy in financial matters to state
the profit or loss on the year's undertakings, but to ascer-
tain so as to report on the progress of spiritual work is at
all tinies difficult. We doubt not the promise" If, Word
shall not return unto Me void." but we feel assured the
full and correct reckoning will only be made in that day
when the sowers and reapers shall rejoice together we
can testify, u Joshua did, that all the Lord has spoken
concerning us has come to pass, and we would praise Him
not only for the joy lie has given us in our work, but also
for His chastening love, which we desire may draw
us nearer to Himself, that we may 'be vessels
more meet for His use. We have very much
cause for thankfulness He has permitted le to continue
labouring in* His vineyard, and we wish to realise
increasingly that without Him we can do nothing, so that
in reliance on Him and His Word we may be found in the
morning sowing the seed and in the evening not withhold-
ing our hand, remembering that, although we know not
which shall prosper. we are assured our labour shall not be
In vain, and that it is God who giveth the Increase.
"The Bible Classes have been fairly attended, though
during the snmnier months the number present was some-
what smaller than last year. The Lord's dealing with ills
people Israel has boon the chief subject for consideration
on Thursdays, while Christianity as evinced in the life of
the Apostles and the Early Church has constituted the
theme for meditation on Sundays afternoons.
'During the year we had special prayer meetings, and
the iirst week we had the privilege of attending the
united num:imp in the Wesleyan Chapel. We are thank-
ful our usual prayer meetings have not dogged irk the
attendance, and we trust that In thnsmaiting on the Lord
a, way be found many have renewed their strength, also,
that answer to united prayer the Holy Spirit will be
given te three who are )et sitting in darkness, so that
t.), may have the light et life.
" Although the additlen to our ranks of members has
been small, we have strong moon for hoping that moue
have by faith received Christ in their hearts, and others
joined that association the bond of which nothinit can
"Addressee. have hem delivered by the Rms. tU. G
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Mottle, H. P. ..natty..
.7.
ton, and on the first of the Var ING the Annual
Benton was Drenched at St. Peter's by she Rey. jr.. W.
Pears ; we Make to express our thaaldnlnees to these
Minliten, as also to them who so Special
Seasons to Young Yen izke.berraPtiscabett

" Valuable additking have bsen made to the LihrarY
which, we believe, is astsd by the members and
others who have access thereto by the nominal payment
of bd. per quarter.
"We desire to express cur gratitude to all who have by
their subscriptions or otherwise helped forward the work
of the Association, and would still ask for the prayers of
all God's people that we may be kept faithful in our work,
that, although we may he called often to sow the seed
with weeping, we may in the harvest day return with
rejoicing, bringing our sheaves with us.
" Durngate-street Room, Dorchester, September ftBtl,
1876."

The Library (to which hall of the Aasocistion's in-
come anti any surplus fun& are devoted) contains
upwards of 750 volumes. Any suitable additions
will be thankfully received. The Librarian attends
every Monday evening from 7.15 to 7. 45.
COUNTY PETIT SWIMS, gatUrday.—ltefore Mr. H.
Williams, and Mr. A. Banked.

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This was an adjourned meeting for verifying the jury
lists, and the overseers who failed to attend on the previous
Saturday now attended and their lists were paired, with
one exception, that of Wooddord. The Overseer
had telegraphed saying be was at Appleshaw, and
could not attend. At the magistrates could not pass the
lists without him, a summcms was ordered to be issued,
compelling his attendance on a future day. The penalty
incurred by non-attendance at the appointed time, is not
leas than 40s. and not exceeding £lO.
An application by Mr. David Hallett of the Tiger's
Head Inn, Rampisham, for a license to sell intoxicating
liquors in the open air, on the occasion of the village
feast, on the 9th inst., was granted.

THE CASE OF THE LAD WILLIAMS.
It will be remembered that a few days ago a lad
named Williams was committed by two of the Borough
magistrates for fourteen days for helping to kick a
lighted tar-barrel about the streets. In our account
of the cue our reporter unintentionally added the
words "bard labour," and when his not tame before
us that fact induced us to head it "a heavy sentence."
We are informed, however, that hard labour was not
attached to it, the magistrates having no such power.
Whether the fourteen days' imprisonment is not a
severe judgment, people will probably differ about.
But the magistrates are determined to put down these
displays commenced so long before the legitimate sth,
and as they know that a fine is subscribed for almost
as soon as inflicted, they have determined to resort to
other measures. No one can deny that these sudden
displays in the streets are liable to be productive of
considerable accident; but on the sth there can be hut
little danger, for people know what is going on, and
take care not to (hive through the streets, and it
seems a pity Mr. Fudge's offer was not accepted, and
the young " eparka " of the town allowed to
celebrate their Carnival in quietness, and to the
Ranger of no one. In Somerset no such restrictions
exist as in Dorset, and the consequence is all goes off
quietly, and one never bean of an accident, while
the celebration is as gradually dying out as a gnttering
candle. A little consideration shown on either side—
and the young fellows who like to indulge in what is,
after all, a senseless evening's amusement have
exhibited theirs—and there would have been no danger
of the repetition of the disturbances of past years.