The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-11-13 00:00:00


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W EYNOV 111. —Literary and Sci,,:of, Jo .tilwfr,
__Thii programme of lecture* for the en- g
desstves, we think, to be called firet-rate.
Whatever OLimo..n may he coo term:neol reepreting
the
lee of urea a, a doreet Insane of edocetion,
it is at lewd admitted by those who have the best
ooportnnitoes of observation, that monolog, persons
;lose One for randy i 3 they act aa rn in-
tive to mediae upon the rnhjecte tote, brought
forward ; and that they are regarded so a favourite
iempectaal reereatiou, it manifee in the great in-
c of atteodatice wherever the lectures are of
'wrier meeit. There will he six lectures, two
symadings, and two concert' to the end of Deeemb,.,.
ethi the Customs and l'asliow • of old England' by
Levi ' F Morris • "on Hyoler Ali, awl Tippoo
sibib," by Vey. C. hen ; '• on Early English
Authors" by Rev. Hr. Wilkinson ; "an Hour with
the poets," by W, Hill. EPA!. ; "on the Poetry of
Tmaymin," by Bev. H. Dicker; an Entertain-
inest—o On Dante. his Life :aid Poetry," by Ilev.T.
Morse. One concert by Mr. Linter. and the other
by Miss Havel!. Mr. blame!, the president of the
mageiated institutes, describes " the progreas of eolu•
e.main rnerally, the object for which the Institutions
bad united, and the success which had attended their
lilsours.utiol those of similar a s ociatiens." One or two
ery plesaing instances of the benefits to be derived
v
from attendance in Institution classes were mentioned
for the encouragement of any who may be thinking
of availiii; themselves of these means of improve-
utent, we will give them "At the termination ie
their labours on the North of England the examiners
were asked by a gentleman, who fills one of the
highest I;evernment scientific offices, to recommend
a young wan whose clearness of intellect and loathe-
matteal knowledge would qualify him for a situr.tion
in his department. The youth whom they recom-
mended woo accetoteil, and line no, the opportunity
of raising himself to honour an:l adluence. A noble-
man of scientific pursuits being in want of au intelli-
gent person te assist him in lit totr menical calenla
ns AM applied to the . ie. elii. r,.„0111.
mended a young man who hail di/tinge' li
its recent esanoinat ." Lad week le „
boarhood a lad, a Mise parents had been •:::
111 I,IIBIIMOV, wee ololigett Li' seek a eituatie.•. %.i.
last eaamination of the Associated Institm, s Mo.
tamed several certificates and the first prize in
French under the able tuition of Mr.
tiarstion. 'rho lad presented these cartificates and
was immediately accepted. The dames for young
men, which have been several times formed in con-
n-ction with the institution, have not met with the
PUCCINI they deserved at Weymouth, as at Dor-
cheater. and other towns. One or two seasons they
were well attended for a time; but the attendance
gradually fell off. For several winters, PO few ex-
pressed their unwillineneva to jein. that ciareeseentld
loot hue f This is a este of thimee which
meet lie ileepli• re,;retted by all friends to eaommion.
There must b.:. in Neck a large town a. Weymouth,
a large number of young men, who, then boys, bad
net the educational advantages which the children
of all clauses enjoy now; and we are sorry to find
that they do not seize the opportunity afforded them
by them CIAPPC3 of making up. in some measure, for
the want of early training. We urge this matter on
their attention, and hope they will hasten to accept
me offer of instruction which the committee again
make for the coming season. Knowledge is worth
basing for its own sake. It is, itself, an end, as
well as a means. Bid in order that an additional
inducement may be afforded to young men to attend
to the culture of their minds, the Associated Inati•
tees of eemerset and Dorset offer prizes for profi-
ciency in different branches of etlueation, for which
all who attend clauses of tht kind referred to, are at
liberty to compete. No other class, we regret to
state. has been formed for several years. but that of
Nlr. Garation's French claps, which is still in activity.
The mat examination for these prizes is to held at
Tsoo,„a next, May, and all who intend to sit at it
meat give in their names immediately. No person
competed from Weymouth at either of the examina-
tions which have been already held; hut we shall be
glad to hear that some of the young men of our
Institution have aDDill formed chimes, and registered
themselves as candidates fir the next trial.
TEPIDIOSIAL. —ln consequence of the announce-
ment made hy Mr. Commons, last week, that. it was
r.ecfctth, to retire from public life,
to it:: ganticman's supporters, we under-
stand, have sognitied their intention to present him
with a tistituouial as a mark of their approbation of
his pail viaduct. The nature of the testimonial has
not yet, we believe, been decided on, but if we
may be elbowed to offer a :ingestion. we would say
that it ought to be something worthy the occasion
that has (idled it forth. Others may have done
wore; but according to his means and ability,
there are few who have more exerted theinselves to
benefit the town than Mr. Commies. We
last week alluded to the fact that he was
one of thole who ...Impelled the " Park" company '
to dis;our .C1,0:10 for the benefit of the corporation
Mat, ; that he f eight for the mechanics going Li
labor to pan over the pier toll free ; and that
he fought for and obtained, when he was churchwar-
den, a reduction of the rate'. We may now recall
the inhaeitants to mind some few of the other acts
of Ina public life. It is well known that until letely
the prooralings of the corpuration were carried
en with closed doors, and hence the squandering
away of the many thousands of public money which
has been irrecoverably lost to the town. It is nn•
questionably the right of every inhabitant who pays
tales, to knew how his money is spent, and Mr.
Come:Mire whole career proves that he has ever
been an advocate for all public matters to be " open
and above board." HO vetsal rer the mluois,ian of
reporters in the Council cli..n . r, and a, I vermeil
the puldication of all acme:nor loon the in my w.:s
spook who it was IDD,I to, and whit Mr. Seveial
measures bad he brought forward or adveusteil for
the imprevement of the Corporation peoperty. so
that the revenue of the borough might be it:cremes'
instead of being squandered away. The Maintig of
the hind on the Wyke road, for purposes.
for the iniprovement of the " Widows property,
the removal of the turnpike gate, and other mea-
SOM. to which we need mot here allude. were &deco-
oated by lotus. That be has never on any occasion
made a mistake we will not pretend to say, for all
men are fallible, but we believe whatever error be
may have committed has been an error of the head
not of the heart ; and that his great object has been
on all :occasions to promote the benefit of the town
and the wellare of its inhabitants.
Tue. LATF. ELECT•ON. We understand OD
authority, which we believe may be relied on, that
Government will order • commission to inquire into
the pm:et:slings of the late Municipal election.
It is said that Mr. Coonnins bad no less than
r.l bone fide promises, some of which were offered
unasked for, who went against him, and Mr.
l'otheeary had fito. Even Mn. Pothecary's termite
were purchased by the Conservative party at 4:2
per head. It is to be hoped that the commission
will not turn not such a farce as the late parliamentary
inquiry proved to be.
SLW REVKLATIONS.—It is stated that the whole
of the proceedings of the Conservative party in
\Vermouth, in reference to the Parliautentary and
Municipal elections for the last few years, areshortly
to be made public by a gentleman who, until
recently, was '• one of themselves." We know of
no gentleman better qualified for the task in ques-
tion than the one who leas undertaken it. if only
one half of what we have beard be correct, the
publicatinn will mot= some startling facts, such as
no one, unless acquainted a ith the "secrets,' would
ever dream of, and which will bring Weymouth into
notoriety in every amok and corner of the country.