The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-12-08 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER. Otnamcome Mae& The
slab aneivereary of the' Loyal Had of Hope lAMP"
of the Independent Order of Oddfelbws we celebrated
no Wednesday evening, when • suc,roaree Provided
for the brethren and friends at the Inn, by Mr.
and Mrs Loveless. About 50 were present, who sat
down to a well-spread teble, costainhag all that could
be wished for. the char was taken by Dr- Aldridge,
and the vies-chili by Mr. Henry Darden. At the coo-
ke of the repast the Chairman very appropriately
Introduced the anal loyal toasts. end with the Army
coal; the name of of the Hone
A Mr. Hawker with rib: 1,1 .1= Primes Mats
feel itestsolentate,seeb of whom suitably responded.
The Viaw-atanstan, in &big whet he considered the
,cast of the evening—" Smear to the Bad of Hope
Lodge "—aid with that Lodge he had been connected
acoas years, and be meld honestly gay that since that
thee he had never for one moment oceission to react
Inning it. He believed the Bad of Hope ledge, of all
Me Lodges in the town, to be the bests He ma sorry
that as did noe know more of the working of the
society than he did, bet he thought mine on. yessed
would be able to tell them more than he oonld.
In eoco
nation with the toed he coupled the name of the
secretary Brother Pike.—Tbe Secretary said he wee
pleased to have to return flacks on behalf of the Bud
of Hops Lodge, and at the same time he wield eats
a few faate et the Prolamin had made since it bad been
established, which was that day six years. Six years
am Oddfellowehip was started In the town, and at that
time eleven or twelve individaels joined the
Daring the time the Lodge had been formed it hear hiZe
TI Program, although there had been • great many
drawbacks. It had had as fair an amount of shakes's as
any Lodge in the district. In the first year, 1858,the sum
expended in doh relief amonnted to £3O ; from 1859 to
1800, £49; from IE4O to 1861, the year in which the
least amount of sickness had been experienced. £2O;
whilst from 1861 to 1862 the expenditure rose to more
than double the amount, £42- and this year upwards
of £66 had been expended. He hoped therefore, that
after this year they would have a little rest, and that
the sick claims would not be so heavy. During the
time the lodge had been started it hail expended £207
In sickness alone, so that it would be seen they had
effected some good towards one another in distress. He
then alluded to the funeral money, observing that if
10 members of their Lodge were to die. the £lOO would
not come out of their Lodge, but would be defrayed by
every Lodge in the district. The Bud of Hope Lodge
had paid more money into this fund than it had re-
ceived, haring paid she. independent of other money.
Out of that sum they had received £36, for three
brothers and • brother's wife. The number of members
at present on the books were 132, whilst 24 membershad
been initiated during the year, and four had left the
lodge. The amount of money now in the bank and in hand
was about £420, which he thought would show at •glance
that Mr. Tidd Pratt was not right in his amnion. of
Oddfellows' Societies. He stated that Oddlellowship
would some to the ground some day, bet he (Mr. Pike)
did not believe it. Whilst they were paying money to
receive 10e a-week in case of illness, and whilst they
had saved £420, after paying the great amount of rick
claims, he did not think such would happen. He hoped
that next year the sick expenditure would not be so
heavy, and if they could pass through two more
years with only spending £2O a-year in sick pay, they
would then be able to have £6OO or £7OO In heed. After
some further observations, Mr. Pike remarked that he
saw plenty of unity, but he should like to see more
brothers present, and °occluded by wishing the Lodge
every success, and expressing a hope that the members
might be more united than at present, and that good
might result from the unity.—The Chairman mid the
next toast was one which probably ought to
have preceded the lett in importance. He would
give 'The Manchester Unity." They mast
look upon that as the parent society. They
gave their mothers and fathers precedence, and as this
was the parent society it ought to have precedence over
the last toast. To the Manchester Unity they must all
feel deeply indebted, because from that mate
originated them blessings which they at present en-
joyel. It was from that parent that they owed their
existence. After passing • high eulogium upon that
noble body of men who formed the Manchester Unity,
the Chairman aid this institution, of which they formed
a pat, was one of the most noblest that graced the
country. It was founded upon the principle of self-
help and self-dependence. Years back, in the feudal
times, the principle of self-help and self-dependence
was not known, but many persons who had lived in the
world so long as he hail now saw the necessity for help-
ing themselves. They moat now look to themselves for
self-help anal self-dependence. They must not look to
A, 11, or C. They must act for themselves, filling up
that position in which they were appointed, and then
they would nee to a position respected by their neigh.
bourn, if not to aMuence or competency. The Manchester
Unity was a subject which year by year he had presented
to their notice, and had traced in times gone by the
origin of this society, the men who formed it, their
object for so doing, and the principles with which it had
been carried out down to the present time. The
Chairman then alluded to the care and attention with
which the rules of the M seamier Unity had been drawn
up, after which he said he was sorry to hear from a
hint throws out that there had been disunion emonpt
the member, of any lodge. In alluding to the latter
mbject, he observed that if members would only act in
accordance with the roles of the Unity there would hone
disunion, hut all would he love, amity, and good fellow-
ship. in fact they would have every good feeling which
existed in human nature. After some further remarks,
the Chairman said each one acted in a different way
from the other. Their Ideas and capacities were so
different, tint the very objects they wished to attain
were accomplished by different ways. When the object
of a men was to promote the good of his Lodge,ailow-
mos mast be given for differences of opinion, and every-
one ought to express his opinion honestly and
conscientiously. But even when this was done, that was
no ream why that should lead to any disunion amongst
them. No society would succeed unless it adhered
to its roles. They were well formed, and they ought to
stand by them. In conclusion the Chairman entreated
the members of the Lodge to be more united for the
future in carrying out those great principles for
which these Lodges were instituted, and then
success would not only attend their Lodge, bat
every one in the kingdom. With the toast he coupled
the name of P.O. Brother Randall, who briefly returned
thauks. Several other toads then fellowed, and were
suitably acknowledged, some capital songs being rung
at intervals, and the evening was spent in • mat har-
monious and jovial manner.—We have been requested
to state that at the dinner • splendid supply of new
potatoes were placid on the table, which at this aeon
of the year is a very rare occurrence, grown by Mr.
arrabb, of Up Loden They were planted very early
an June, noon after some more potatoes had been dug.
They were very fine, and of good quality, and the
difference was scarcely perceptible between them and
the potatoes usually known as" new" ones.
BokoUoH PATTY SiterllONS, December I.—Before
the Mayor and John &ISM, Esq.—A dissolute
woman, who gave the name of Mary Ann Hoskins.
was convicted on the information o I' '. Keats, and
sentenced to one mouth's imprisonment, with hard
labour, for having been found sleeping at 2 a.m. the
same morning by the side of • hay rick within the
borough. The unfortunate woman was only lib.-
rated from gaol the Saturday previous, having
uudergone le days' imprisonment for vagrancy at
Gillingham.
COUNTY COURT, December I.—Before E. Everett
Req. The following is • brief summary of the caws
which occupied the attention of the Court.
Phelpe r. Cull—An undefended cause. Judgment
fonts, AL, to be paid in 14 days.
Poem, r. The Rev. G. Alston.—Claim FA 3a. 3d.,
of which the defendant had paid 9s. 9,1. into Court.
The residue was for parts of a work called "Dorset
illustrated," which the plaintiff announced his intention
to publish, but had never oompleted.—Only four out of
the six parts bad been published and delivered, whilst
the order was for the whole work. His Honour gave
'udemint for defendant.
Way r. Green.—Claim 10e. gd., for beer, cider and
obacco.—Ordered to pay by three equal instalments.
Taylor r. Knott, —The plaintiff mid that be had received
Postalies orator for £6, the anemia of his debt, and
he now emend for an order for costa.—Order accord-
ingly, to be paid forthwith.
White r. Northover.—Debt 9t. 71.—Undisputed.
Ordered to pay U. a month.
White v. Collier. Debt 12e. bd. Undisputed.
Ordered to pay by two instalments.
Franklin r. Newberry.—Debt £1 18., 75.—Defendant
claimed • set-off, which being allowed, judgment was
given for Cl 9.. rsd., by two instslmenta.
Randal r. £2 be. 74., to which the
defendant pleaded • set-off. After • lengthened hearing
judgment was given for the plaintiff for £1 14s. 7d., by
instalments of as. • month.
TR DINNIIIL -The annual tradesmen's
dinner took place at the King's Arms Hotel, on Tuesday
evening. About 42 sat down to • splendid repast pro-
vided by 31r. Manley. The chair was taken by
Thomas Coombe, Esq., and the vice-chair by the ox-
Mayor, J. Galpin, Esq., under whoa genial presidency
a very pleasant and harmonious evening was spent.
Tatman's° LS BLANCH OF COWL—At the Shire.
ball on Tuesday, before Captain Eindenley, James
Richards and George Wilma', two navvies, working
on the Weymouth and Portland Medway, were brought
up in etidedy charged with trespassing in search of
game.—Mr. Joseph Homer said: On the 18th ult. hew..
at his brother's farm, at Ilartinstown, when he saw
prisoners ferreting. They were some distance away,
but with the aid of • glass he sew them capture a rabbit.
Ye went to them, and found they had nets down, and
aerrets in the holes. He asked them to give up their
nets, but they refused, when he got manatee and took
them in custody.—Prisoners acknowledged the offence,
and were fined Ws. each, including costa—The money
was paid.
Bameleo WI:COMM.—A tramp, named Mariam, was
aharged with breaking windows at the Union.—Mr.
Cores said defendant was admitted into the Union on
Monday night, and was placed in the vagrant ward.
Chi Tuesday moraine he broke six panes of glass.—
Sentenced to one month's imprisoament with bard
Labour.