The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-03 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1882.

ant took mil times Sinnoes on the 24th July, and one
on the 6th at Siaptember.—Mr. Atkins Moo saki Mr.
Hardy had bemi cautioned befora—Defsodent said as
to the new carriage, be only took out 1 MOSS as he
put his carriages on the stand. He had this cadown on the 1211 September, and it wee not so=
used when they summoned him on the 13th. It wee
his custom not to take out licenses on' it he had the
carriages.—The Mayor: In other words you do not
take out a licence in the spring to help Her Majesty's
revenue, for • carriage used in the autumn f—Deferid-
ant masnMd.—The Mayor said no doubt Mr. Hardy
had committed • legal offence; but, knowing that he
got no advantage from It, they would only lullicta fine
of 155., the oasts helot 12s. 63., and the 1,5 r. would
include them costa. At the same time defendant must
take this as • warning, and not let it happen again.
POPULAI AND LIALNID LIM/N.—WO feel very
safe in calling our readers' favourable attention to the
lecture announced by the St. Mary's branch, 0.E.T.5.,
by Mr. Twesdie, with several titles or qualifications,
on "A Cap of Tea." Mr. Tweedie we have heard
with the greatest pleasure when he lectured bete on
"Alcohol." and, much was already known about that
substance. Mr. Tweedie told, pleasantly and such •
way as to create much interest, • great deal mare.
We anticipate a delightful and instructive evening, tor
Mr. 'Tweedie is to deal with the components of the
"cup that cheers, but not inebriates "—the tea, the
sugar, the milk, and the water, and we invite even
those who thought they knew all about it to come and
hem • great deal as re. The advertisement, wheate
our readers will learn the time and plain, appears is
our other columns, and we advise our readers of both
sexes by no moans to mime thir treat. They will be
surprised to learn that there are in and about • cup of
tea "so many anxious things they never knew before."
Denotes arm Viot.sirr Tag:ft.—At the Borough
Petty Sessions on Monday, before Dr. Drew, J. E.
Roberta Esq., and B. Hopkins, Esq., George Down-
ing, alias Carter who "live, nowhere at present, but
who hells from hull," was brought up for being drank
and assaulting Sergeant Arley, about • quarter-past
10 on Saturday night. A young man complained to
the Sergeant, who went to arrest prisoner, when the
man ran away and fell down, cutting his eye severely.
When taken, prisoner used very bad language, struck
him in the eye, and kicked him. His language in the
cell was both Amens and swearing.—Mrs. Sedgy, of
the Wellington Arms Inn, said prisoner came to her
house *haat 10very tipsy, and oommenced bogging.
She told him Si.. should not allow him to bog in her
bar, and he was to go on. He refused to leave the bar,
and used very bad insulting language to her and her
husband, and said they both ought to be locked up.
She told him abie would have him locked up for the bad
end Moulting language he had used to her.—Williami
Yukon, boots at the Maims Hanoi, said prim.. omuis
into the bar about twenty minutes past 10 on Bator
-
day night, mai asked for redid from two gentlemen
who were there. Mr. Davis refused to relieve him,
and he use I very bad language, when Mr. Davis wrote
him a note to Mr. Vickety.—Constable Stickland was
on reserve duty at the station, and asked prisoner if
he would go out into the yard for • wash, when
prisoner used most filthy language till some hour or
two afterwards. This was before his breakfast that he
was irked to wash.—Dr. Drew: Did he get any
breakfast alt., Limit—P.C. Stickland : He did, about
11.—Dr. Drew: I think I should have let him wait
till the evening, and then he could have hid tea
Prisoner The police have very much exaggerated the
matter: they beat me about and out soy head, and
then put me into the cell with the blood running down
Into my eye*, and that was what made me swear.—
Sergeant Amy said Mr. and Mrs. Hurdle, tea table
witnesses in St. Thommutreet, could be ; they
saw the whole affair.—The Chairman: The decision
of the Bench is that you go to Dominates for 28 days'
hard labour, for asesolting the polio,.

OPENING OP THE WEST HAM BRIDGE
At length the repairs of the bridge leading over the
Backwater to West Ham have been completed by the
County Authority, and, as far as agreement with the
specifications goes, we believe that every credit ia
deserved by the resident clerk of the works, Mr. Fred
Gale, and Mr. Whettern, who have carried out the
intentions of the county, es expressed through their
surveyor, Mr. Fletcher. The road is as yet quite
rough from the newness and want of bind In the metal,
but the bridge is completed from end to end. About
four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Captain Heehaw,
Major-General Henning, Mr. Britten, and two other
magistrates, with Mr. Ffoolte, clerk of the Fest*, Mr.
Fletcher, Mr. Samson, Mr. Whettsm, Mr. F. Gale,
ic., proceeded to the bridge, and walked from end to
end. The Committee of Quarter Sessions then
declared their satisfaction with the work, and directed
the barricaciee to be moved, and the bridge opened to
the public. This was done, and very loon the stream
of pedestrians and vehicles showed that although the
road was excrucittiosly new, yet the convenience was
great. At the Melcombe Regis end, a cusistity of
broken freestone and chippings were strewn among the
flints to make them bind, and it is suggested that
some small chalk will greatly assist that desirable
object. We saw • vehicle go over with • few cwt. of coal,
and so loose and rough were the flints, that several
stoppages were made, the horse being hardly able to
get across the bridge. A foot-and-shoe experience
resulted in our thinking of Mr. Dick's famous soles,
and calculating Mr. Batman would have to make them
extra double thick for the West Haut people, and their
visitors. A footpath ia badly wanted, and we believe
tin, county gentlemen expressed their willingness to do
all that is possible for the people of Weymouth, as to
• footway. Recesses for protection from cattle wculd
oleo greatly add to the c ,mfort of ladles. Weymouth
Town Council light the bridge

ARMY SCRIPTURE READERS' SOCIETY.
A meeting on behalf of this wiciety was held on
Tuesday evening at St. Mary'e schoolroom, which was
fairly well filled.
Colonel Barry Drew was chairman, supported by
Colonel Stanley Scott. Canon Stephenson, Rev. W.
Appleford, and Major Evered Poole, deputation.
The Camanan almost felt himself an old coldier
this evening, assaulting Weymouth on behalf of this
great and gallant society, end he especially appealed
to the ladles. Where the lords of the creation can get
a one pound note, the fair sex can get ten times the
amount. If any one this evening would send • £lO
note, or even • small £2O note, Major Evered Pole
would receive it, and acknowledge it in his usual kind
manner. We have • right to appeal on behalf of thus!
good and valuable society, which is doing so much
among the army. When the Christian soldier goes to
his own village, to his secierable father and loving
mother, he will not bring down their grey hairs with
sorrow to the grave, but till them with joy. He
narrated the history of a man who wow not under the
influence of the Army Scriptures Readers' Satiety, but
whose wife was a drunkard, and to that extreme that
the man became a drunkard else, sail fell from had to
worse, until he drank a bottle of opium, and c ,uld not
be roused ; at the same time the wife was brought
home drunk, and the eon wr its—" Father, I have tris 1
to rouse you ; but r c:onnrt, m.-ther has gi:en OSLO
bread to-day." The man's spirit fled where—it is not
for us to ;II ige. The Colonel cona'u with an
eli quent and poetical appeal on belia f of this good and
great society, amid great applause.
Colonel SSA.2ILIT SfY)TT read the steement of
accouuts, which shows] • difference between the last
two years '1 about 155., and this was somewhat of a
falling-off from the previous year, owing to the amount
collected by Mrs. Bingham being then added. But
the society does not loss that money, though it does
not pass through the Weym .uth seer-wits. There are
at present 94 Scripture readers di•tri' loud over the
British Islands and dependencii a and inc'uding now
three in Egypt, and if other p'eccis tort ere:ands/ to
the call of the society ea Weru uth hal done, the
ooet of the these men In Egypt w odd be eaeily paid.
Government takes particular care of the material
welfare and comforts of the men ; representetiee men
itpp•ct their meat and other I. id, and, if there is
anything not quits god. it is quickly s•nt bale to
the contractor, and that seldom occurs again. Then
they have cricket grounds, baths, and other oon veni-
elutes for the soldiers' and army chaplain'; but th•se
latter cannot do all the good am-mg tho men that the
agents of the society can. Ile reed Mr. SrathaMe
report as to Weymouth, D oriel:meter. and Portland,
which was approved by the Rev. W. Applef 'rd, of
St. Peter's, l'ortland, and by the Rev. John 1).
Addison, vicar of Holy Trinity, Weymouth, the latter
of whom wrote :—" I believe Mr. Scathe= to be a true
servant of Christ, ding Ws work under many
difficulties as • labour of love. 'l'., nay-elf, as hereto-
fore, he has been most useful, an I can hardly overrate
his services. Were we deprived of them, Many, nary
many, besides the soldier', would depl ire lie lo.".
Beyond the .is gee non of thor ttich faithfulness .4
heart, he has • winning method winch often attract.
sinners to their salvation."
Major EVSILID POOLS said the soldiers belongs to
every man, woman, and child in the country, •nil
when those men are made Christians, you raise uo the
greatest missionary "gamy you c.o. The income of
this society is £12,000 a year—quite inelunificant when
compared with others; for the Church Missionary
S,ciety has an income of L'250.000 a year. The reason
this ere LAO income is not larger is no doubt that
people think the soldier is taker, erery core f. So he
is, in • material way, he Le taken care of like • child ;
but there is • great spiritual death, for the ch•plains
for the army cannot overtake the great e: iritual desti-
tution. The chaplain in the army hor the men
continually passing through his hands, aed he haa no
means of getting to know the men. Ne inn-,er does
be get his Sunday School Eis Bible Clara in order,
thee the Man go away, (awing to the moveable nature
of the occupation in the servic., and everything is
broken up. All the assistance the chyle'', gets Is
quite fragmentary. Then there is the higher rank and
station of the chaplain, end the discipline of the eel she
create a barrier, so that the men will ni t ipen up
their minds to the chaplain, except in the hospitaL
Our men are now lying out in the hospitals at cairn,
tick at the rate of 100 • day, and to th-rn God's W. rd
Is interesting literature. Illustrated parses ere also
useful, and if any friends will seal such pap•rs or
money, they will be passer' on to the rid era, ted be
welcomed by the men. But it is neeleem t I,ffer, as
some peo I,le do, ler ge qu an t I tiee of the nevem the Daily
Telegrapit—(iaugh•er)—whicb are not worth th • transit.
Let all Christians bear up the Christian soldiers in
their prayers. The readers were working about in the
hoepitals and barrack rooms, and the soldiers like that,
but they like a man to be real and tie be plain, and
that was why soldiers are so earneet, because they are
no carefully watched. If a man is not real, he goes
through such scoffing and each contempt that he must
go back. When a reader went Into the barrack-..r00m.
or hospitals the men would be in their natural
n the erack-romnis they would jeer at hint, ane to
the hospital* they would go to sleep. When he went
in suddenly, a convalsecent who had been sitting up
dropped his head on his hands, and went off to sleep.
The chaplain shook him up and said—" I have been
unfortunate, all these men are asleep; but as you are
awake,l am going to give you an illustrated paper,and
tomorrow if I find any awake. I shall give some t
them." On this they were all awake all round the
room. (Laughter.) But these men were t tally
altered when they be-ame Christians, end mad., brig..t
Christians. Hs told of • Ch. istian tfria..
WY killed at the battle of Ingogo, wh-re a ball etr, . k
the jugular vein and severe I it, and he 'lie! in two
minutes. Though the others were in such danger, they
felt obliged to watch him to me how a Christian could
die, and he simply put his hands together, • beautiful
smile cams over his features, and he sad " Here is
Jesus come to fetch my soul, and peacefully expired.

-biz- te,

That man's diary was found on the field of battle,
under him, stained with blood and mud, and after moms
time and much difficulty, being lott sight of, it
was brought to England and I published and
It proved to be one of the moot spiritually. ,
minded books you ciuhi real, although never
intruded for mortal eye. When tory c led for
volunteers to fetch water in the fac3 of • heavy Its,
be was always the man t, offer, he was
without fear, for he went in the strength of the Lord
Jeans. The Major made a p 'tearful appeal to all to
ace their three talents. r aeon, braiih, and time, for
the Caine of the Lord Jesus. A e=arrple is
of pnerosity for his felines; what do we offer for our
comrade'? In conriti-ion the Major male a splendid
" blue ribbon" 'pooch, and called on the Church of
England to work heartily In that great movement, or
her time would soon come to an rwL But let them
remember that the soldier be! everybody,
_and
wink for this society. £55 oern given by Wey-
mouth, and he thanked them for it; but 1:550 would
not be missed; the c'ergyintn cou'd get £5,000
foe • church to-morrow morning. Let 114 we
that we are doirki what we can to help
forward especially this good work, and not forget
that we have • large number of soldiers who need our
help., and who if made Christians will be splendid
soldiers of the Lord Jame Christ. He hoped that
next year, instead of EN% Weymoui It may give 1550,
and that some geatleman or laiy will lend • drawing.
room for a westing. A lady who was asked for a
drawing-room to be lent, mid she must sob her husband.
—(Laughter.)—lie did not believe hut that there was
something behind that, for the poor husbands were
not always thought so much about sa that. (Laughter.)
But she also edit—" I must think of my carpet., '
(Great laughter.) If they were anxious about their
carnet Ist them take it tip. (Laaghter.
The CuAlem•N kindly offered to lend his drawing'
room at Netherton House, and to give those who
, assembled am atrong • cup of tea or coffee mile lAN,"
would like. .

The doxology having been sung, Canon Stephenson
pronounced the benediction, and a colection WAS
made.

Kr. Burnett stated he had known the was, and there
was nothing egainst
Mr. Pops %Hs has a nonagon of AO a year from the
Post-021cm
The Mayor mid the magistrates had given the ems
cmsiderat oar and when they heard that • man had
over 20 years good character, May More bum the bteefit
of that. but tSe house will I, under strict supervision.
If there had not bees 113 many years' good oberecttr. ha
would not have had the homse.—Granted.

NEW CONCUSS ILLLL TAVERN.
Mary Ann Clements applied for the treader of ths
above license •ci her husband.
To. Moyer: Will not Mrs. Clemente Ilk, to ret sin
the Bootee for herself. under the new Act.
Mr. Vickery said the Lowe bad been indifferently coo-
ducted; but nothing lIAB Imo en against the man.
The Meyer reminded the parties that if Vie boom Ls no
well conducted, under the present law there might be a
question whether the Batch would renew. They had power
to stop the UCJOCO altogether.—Transf erred.

Mr. Wheiltsm : I think there should Ise more than

▪ Mr. Pope recionel up the Ranalath, Clifton, Terminus,
▪ auerset, Queen's, Sun. Mon. Star. and Fonnt an, and
thought that within • etone's throw I rim the Chelmsford
Inn there was one church with about 20 publichouses.
Witness, in answer to Mr. Hooper, said that was one
of the grounds for the application for the Derby, that it
was in a butter yosition.
Mr. Simonds said Mr. Hooper was very hoetioas upon
Loud Option. and be seppored that it was to enable km
to be facettoos Out he did see adopt the usual co tree of
gettin: inhabitants' signatures to • memorial. But he
(Mr. Symonds) was at a Ina to understand what WM the
difftlODC. let /nen Lee LI Option collected one way and
that collected another, U rtoioly the expression of
opinion by oeople likely to be affected was as valuable
10 Ur. Hooter's memorial would have bus for
the latter would met likely have been obtained 'from
I people on the other side of the bridge, who would feel
inconvenienced by want of publicbouses in the Park I
rooters in the Pork Bey —" We shall not be incoavenienced
by the want of publichousee, and we wish not to be cone
sentenced by the aseistance of benevolent brewers:'
There was no melon at all why the license should be
tronsferred to th. le people's doors.
Rev. Genoa Stephenson really hoped and believed that
those gentlemen who are applyinc for these licenses. If
they had the real state of the cam put before them, would
ON there was a gent neceseity for withdrudog them.
With regard t the Walpole Inn both it and the Brownlee
Tavern are close to the South-Westere and Great Western
engineeluds, the road was not • thoroughfare tint
share was no genersl traffic over Cut road, therefore th. se
hoots. simply seem to be places—and he would commend
ad to the attention of those trying to get the licenses—
simply places of temptation for the men who are engaged
in duties of • most respoosible kind. They had got the
opinion of the peop's In the Perk, the men strongly ex.
pressed their opinion, the men retested *smut it,
earnestly wished to be freed from thie temptation, and
God knows the poor wives and chi dren desire to be freed
from it. Lot the internts of the public be considered;
he did not simmer it was
engaged in ruepoosible duties took to much sometimes.
He had heard of firemen going off undir the influence of
drink, and he thought it was of immense importance for
the Interests of the rabbis that a publichonse should not
be pot within disking-bands distance of these men at
their w ak. His parishioners were longing to be free
from the temptation, and he felt the Minims danger,
specially to the weak ones; he felt that if the public inter-
est. are considered the magistrates should not put down •
house close by men who are engaged in such importut
duties, where the limbs and lives of the public are cone
earned. Somebody had alluded to the correeltondenee
which lasi passed between Mr. Grottos and himself. He
had received no reply from Mum. Devenish. but he had
received • very favourable and polite reply from Mr.
Groves. lie was not there to ask anything unreasonable,
but he had put it before them as one interested in the
matter, and thanked them for hot ming to bite
The Mayor Wears bound to. You have a right. is an
Inhabitant of the dieriet, to speak.
The magi-tretes then retired, and were about over Ulf-
an.hour. On their return,
The Mayor said the magistrates had given the matter
their very grave conaideration, and when they came to
see that 230 out of 300 people had given their protest
*mind the licenses, they could not but be guided by that,
and they had decided ti refuse all the applications made
here to-day. The majority of the muistrasee had decided
to refuse all the septic Woos. There had not been before
se many people opposing at a general noect-ng ; the
madatretes had no strong principles of their own; but
they wanted to do what is beet for the town: that was
why they had had such a serious conference on the
matter.
The licensing magistrates retired, and on their return
the whole body of the magistrates present sat to consider
the question as to whether the license of the Brownlow
Totem ahould be confirmed.
Th. Mayor ached: Wu there any notice of objection to
the Brownlee Tavern!
Mr. Arden N sir.
Tee Mayor, bolding up copy of the magistratee tutu
—Are those rules properly
Mr. Ardeu assented.
Mr. Symonds said be appeared there to oppose the am
firmation of the I canoe granted on the 23rtileteguat to the
house which is to be called Use Brows:doe Tavern. His
attention had been coiled to what may be termed some
rules ; bet the magistrates could nit make law: they
had to administer It as they find it. Three rules are ultra
tires, became they say that a person who hay • statutaide
autbority to oppose shall not oppor• unties he complies
with c otain regulations of the magistrates. It might be
token for granted that he appeared and opened on the
lad coonskin, mid the law says that no person but that
one who &penned before the jostle!' first to oppose the
licorice shall oppose the confirm idea. He referred to •
work on the subject, and argued that be had the right to
appear now and oppose. If, however, they gild he had no
right, he should object to tbe legality of their meeting as
not properly convened according to the Act.
The matter we, argued at some length between the
Mayor, Mr. Symonds. and Mr. R 'bens ; but the nage.
I hen remlyed to maintain their rules, and that Mr.
Synoinds cold not OpPOllll now.
Mr. Symonds urged th. y could not manufacture rules
opp god to the law. The question was constantly moored
in railway matters—" Hot certain rales been made by
the Directors r And if they were nUrce Moe they were
of no force.
The Mayor said they manufactured such rules in Mr.
Sy monda's o on borough.
This Mr. Sy ds denied.
The Bench confirmed the grant of a license to the
Browni ow Tavern.
Mr. Symonds then asked that a note be taken of his
claim and objection. He claimed the sight to appear
and object, on the ground that the first rule tunic by
the magistrate" Is ultra rice.. He objected that it did
not appear the MO •tree of the confirming authority had
ben ',rued to be duly convened.
His claim ant objection were noted.
The Motor, before the meeting broke up, said the
magistratee wished to say there was no Tule to bind
them as to remov in' Wiens.* from one part of th, town t
another. Due meeting of the magistrates cannot bind
another meeting. They bat heard that one of the
principal brewers of the county had expressed Lis
willingness t give up three or four licensee in various
parts of the tows, if the other brewers would meet him
In the same spirit • that had given them the utmost
pleasure, and they Loped it would be cerried out. Also,
sithough they confirmed the license to-day, having heard
of the correspondence between Mr. St phenson and Mr.
Groves, they hoped that conepandence will becontinued.
and in such • way as Mr. Stephenson desires.
Mr. Pope said, as the Mime referred to by the Mayor,
he was quit prepared to shut up two or three houses if
necessary, if the other gentlemen will agree to do the ••1011.
The application for a license to • house at Myrtle
terrace, WM not mentioned, that having been refund
on it, merits, and it not being competent to renew the
application. This was also true as regards the Chelms.
ford house, so that Mr. Symonds said, he had nothing
to thank the other side for.
As to the Perk on the two licensing meetinu, Mr.
Groves has gained • license in the Park, that at Brownlise
t Tian, the license of the Welcome Home Invite been
given up, so that the transaction has tho effect of • trans
hr from St. Niehoburstrest, beck of St. Thomas-street, to
the l'ark

WM ZEUS.
APPROACHINU IastaNATION OP TEE

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Messrs. Lockham and J. H. Garland ; piano.
forts solo, Mrs. Andress; duett, " The Song of the
Birds," the Mime Locikharn j 'Dug, Mr. Andrew.,
encored awl repeated. Part IL Toy symphony by
• score of yokes in costume ; song, "To.
Nielttingale's Trill," Mrs. Mattock ; planof..rte
" The Blue Belle of &Aland." Mrs. Goseelic ; song,
"Toe Village Blacksmith," Mr. L. Lockh ; song,
"Kathleen May unwell." Miss Mend G 4510;
pianoforte solo, "Tern O'Shantert" Miss H. Chat.ock ;
song, " Within • Mile 0' hellaboro' Tows," Mist
Lackham, enc ,red and »posted ; glee, Leaping
°horns. God Hare the Quoin.