The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-03-28 00:00:00

HILTON.

Ox Friday, H.M. Inspector of held the annual
examination of the school in this village, when about 15
per cent, of the children presented for examination, were
passed above the number of blot year. The inspector
reported the school as " very fairly efficient,' and
especially commended the manner in which the children
gang.
Off Sunday last, the Rev. John Marsh, vicar, preached
two special sermons in the parish church. That, after
morning prayer, having reference to the late sudden
death of George Fudge—a parishioner—was founded upon.
Hebrews ix., 27, 98. At times, during the delivery of the
sermon, the whole congregation, appeared to be very
much affected. The sermon after evening prayer, was in
behalf of the Church Pastoral Aid Society, and was
founded upon Luke x. 2. At the close a collection was
made, which amounted to .C 1 12s. Od.
O. Tuesday evening. a meeting was held in the village
schoolroom, in aid of the above mentioned society, when,
in spite of the severe weather, there was a good attend-
ance. After prayer and singing, the vicar, who occupied
the chair, stated the aim objects, and woik of the society,
and called upon the Rev. R. Cotter, to address the meet-
ing. The rev, gentleman, who said he "spoke as a
foreigner," answered some of the objections which have
been raised against the ...persona" as oppressors, and
tyrants, and gave some details of his own work in connec-
tion with this society in the east end of London. He was
followed by the Rev. J. A. Jameison, (association
secretary), who in showing the need of such a society as
the C.P.A., spoke of the vast and rapid increase of the
population and the growth of towns. The speaker then
described the work of the agents of the society, both
clerical and lay, among various. classes of people. Thus,
among miners, and stated that it has been computed that
the coal consumed in London, cost the life of one miner
every five days. He next gave sonic deeply interesting
narratives, some of which were within his own personal
knowledge of work among factory hands, sailors, and in
the dreary crowded courts and alleys of London, and
concluded by saying, this society is owned of God, in
making known to men, the riches of His grace, and thus
bringing glory to His name in the salvation of souls. If
we cannot give much. money to help this cause, we ran
give our prayers. This will be a healthy exercise for
ourselves. After singing another hymn, the chairman pro-
the benediction. The amount collected at the close of
the meeting was .1,1 Is.
.1 COWARD LIGHTLY I'UNISHED.
At the Nett, A wizen, on Saturday, before Baron Huddle-
sten, i;eorge Goforth Wyer, a surgeon practising at East-
wood, was charged with receiving into his house, which
was not properly licensed, and taking charge of, a lunatic
named Selina Wyer(his sister) without having the requisite
medical certificate ; and be was further charged with
abusing. ill-treating, and neglecting the said lunatic. the
preeecution was instituted by the Lunacy Commissioners.
On the 29th of February Dr. Tate, of the Nottinghaiu
Coppice Asylum, in accordance with an order which he
had received from the Lord Chancellor, went to the house
of the defendant, who, it should be stated, had received
large sums of money from his father, a retired army
surgeon, living at Whitchur:h, Dorset, for taking care of
his sister. Dr Tate, producing the order, asked to see the
lunatic, and was taken by the defendant upstairs to an
attic, the window of which was boarded up, and in which
there was no lire. All the furniture the room contained
was a box and a trestle, and upon the latter • woman was
crouching, with her knees drawn up to her chin. She was
quite naked, with the exception of a small vest, which
covered her shoulder,' and breast. She was in a very
filthy state, and an old woollen rug which was thrown over
her was In a disgusting condition. She was very thin and
feeble, and was apparently unable to stand. The
defendant roughly told her to get up, and she began to
cry. Defendant pleaded guilty. It was urged in defence
that he had suffered from sunstroke, and was rather
eccentric. Ile was sentenced to three months' imprison-
ment.