The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-12-11 00:00:00

DOROHISTEIL

LORD SHAFTS:NH:RT. —lt hat berm resolved to erect a
marbla bust of Lord Shaftesbury in Exeter Hall. hit.
It It hes hen commissioned to execute tbe work.
il.(l.D.Y.C.—Hatween 30 and 40 members .4 the
Dorchester Troop f this regiment had • god dis-
mounted drill on We Ineeday, under the command of
Captain Middleton and Lieut. Thornton. The troop
wee aft.rw entettsius.l at the King'. Arms Hotel
to a egad spread. A string band discoursed sweet
music.
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FUNERAL AND CREMATION OF THE LATE
CAPTAIN HANHAM, R.N.
The titer ,1 of I!Aplaic •rhotnag B. Ilanham, R.N.,
took ploy. on Tuesday, the remains of the late Magis-
trate being &pi) ited in the mausoleum in tie grounds
of Nlan4an oar :q,urininster Newton. The
funeral ceremony Wag moire!, • Nlssonic one, no
clergy or tuivistera Ilficiating. The ritu 11 mimed by
the Provineial Gre.ot Meatier ..f Dorset (Mr. M minim
Gni.% M.P. for %Vari.ham) was v. ry ancient, and ham
net b en eiripkyal in Engler' 1 dir the past centery,
althoneh the .Imc oval hat within the het law year,
a fisted at Sri iuterment ahroa I where it was adoptede
About 100 proviuci 1 olikere an 3 brethren assembled.
un.hr the pr el d•licy imf the Provuecial Grand Master,
at Mauston H net, and a past of the ceremony was,
performed iu the b md, wie r.. au anthem was snug.,
The prieuesion 'hen moved in Masonic order t the
mausoleum, ch motio.; •pr C .1404 41 hymn, and o ite
arrival there th.: ti race eaa 'lb. coffin
er.e of plain elm, without oinamoutation of any
ileacripti 0. the white ensign being iiie I as A pall, on
which was a rdig ..1 his Maundc clothing, emblem',
&7. The rem doe. it Wa 4 on brio,. I, er. re to he
cremated. au 'Yen liming erected lii ha grounds,
Captain Ha..ham beviog given betruct imp for it. coo-
et.uction before his death. There aro already two urns
In the mans .leurn icopies from aatlees at Melia in
thy South Kiionington Mumma.), coutaining the ash..
of deo awl is mother and imecorni wife, who were
Cat Mal tome tune since under the euperviaiou of the
late cal t mi••.
Tea ri mobs were creinate 1 in the evening. The
maucury of tae formic a Wed le very.di I, the exterior
being of cominen him.% and all pint* *epee.' tt the
fi.e hI .g comp.:led of firebrick. Th • place In which
the coffin tea deposited wail some tit. or Mt. iron
the Wee of the brickworg, 'mod in the clear lit.
long by 21t. .e. Toe coffin raided on firebrick I
bus 10ia. t .ick and ltii•i. high. Torn hips had slop-
ing side' .1 *0 which the &Mee and remains tell on
the b,tkwork plat I • or p meet& Lane platen
slanted Irma centrel ridge to the sides of the la, ick.
work, and were eo areangei that, although the fi-e
could play all rated the eolith, not • particle ..f the
ashes or other burnt remaiu• of the body could wrap.
The beighm of the recess containing the coffin WWI 211.
3in. from the arched roof to the bars before mentioned,
and in the to if were three apertures leaving •
chamber from which the smoke escaped into • low
square chimney. There were four peepholes ranged
at regular intervals rooted the race.. so that the
medical men amid, when neceesary, watch the
process of cremation. At Raven o'clock the
*din Was removed to the furnace, and, having
been placed in position, under the direction of Dr.
Comyos Leech, the front of the chamber was closed
with thick irehrick slabs or doors, which together
with the peepholes before mentioned, were made air-
tight with lime mortar. Ev..rything having been got I
ready, the fires were lighted st exactly twenty minutes
to eight o'clock. The dense volume of amok° which
followed the immediate lighting of the fires was soon
succeeded by flame. from the top of the mhimaey,
spreading a lurid glare around, which c mid braces for
▪ consi larable distance. In • sere thimit time the thick
firebrick slab. in front of the coffin chamber were red-
hot. At twenty Mout eto tan the peepholes before
referred to were opened alternately by Dr. Comyns
Leach, who proi.ourioal cremation even then to have
been to all practi ad purpoyes completed. Nothing of
the amMo rmained eacept the handles and screws, and
small pieces of white hot charcoal, the limb house had
fallen apart 611,1 bec .me hughly c dunned, but some
carbon etill remained to be consumed, and the peep-
holes were sac .r.lingly reclieed. The furnaces still
burnt with unabstei fury, but the brickwork Was so
*Ad that little id the heat was felt under the awaing
by which it was covered, and so far the cremation had
been perfectly succestal. The fires were kept upuntil
nearly eleven o'clock, by which time the cremation
may be said to have been completed.
THE MASONIC PCNIKAL.
The Shcr,,,rnt Journal of yes'erday gioie an
interest' .4 11.0 ,u,t of the maeolic funeral.
The g thering of miaow. from all parts of the
province wa.. very condderable. Amon, st those present
we n.diced Br.. K W.P.G. Mas•er M. J. Gueet ; It.
Cam% G. .'ec ; G. Burt. L. H. Runge,
Rev. M. Heath. V.F. Benumtt..-ltanf ,rd, F. Trace"',
E. T. Bolden ; r.P.G..1 G. Burt, jun., .T. M.
Burt, W. D. liugialc. E. li. W. Parkineon, P.P.G.C.,
.P. limMkta, P.P. R.. 4 T. Robins, W. E.
13reanand, P. P.' I. D., J. New, P. P.J.D., J. Hammond.
l'.P .1. Whitehead imitle, and a large
number of other brethren, incladiug Bro.. limakett,
W.JI., Zillwo ol :Ankle% T. H. Burt, Mate, W.
G. Bet ,t, fi.`;. Robinson, itc. The magistrates of
the divisi .0 were represented by Mr. D. Sorrell ani
Mr. Freame, clerk ; the Cru.rdians by Mr. John
Coate, •Lxv-chairm to of the Union, and Bro. B.
Ch•esmars. clerk. Among a large number of others
were Dr. C my. Leach, Mr. Clinker. /sc. These
assembled in the hall and r moms adj doing surrounding
the ho ly, which lay in the centre of the hall in •
perfectly plain ciffio dressed with Ilmge and bearing
wreaths of flowers, the masonic clothier, cross.'
swords, one other ornaments. S demo musty Was
played by lire. Whitaheal-imith, and All the
representative., of Grand Lo Igo and of the 13 lodges
of the provinc r haviug arranged around the bier, the
Grand St titer IC fine, sonorous tomes 0,1132610et1ed the

service.
A choir from Wfmborne Minster then sang with
requisite pathoe Oalcott's anthem " Forgive blest
shade." The procession then starte lfr ,m the house.
the Lids, in inverted order t , their seniority. save
that Lo loos 122, 472. 1,316 (the deceased's lodged
brought rw the proc rain of Masons, f :110 wing the
Grand officer.. To th^m followed the Holy Writings,
it ,roe inn coshion, immediately prose ling the Master.
Then f Aimee 1 the choir, singing • prooessional hymn
(R dheed). He-e a lother guest we bring." Then
foil ,wed the coffin, tome by pie brethren of 1,266
(Blau ifor.l). and the m ,urnere—the Heir, Bro. J. C.
Swinbnrue•Hanharo, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Smith, of
Blanriford, Mrs. Chipman, isad eight or nine
domestics.
Aciording to custom. on reaching the mausoletm,
which is bit • short di•tance from the hue. (the
church Intervening), the masons opened file and the
body sod mourners panel through. The body was
laid in the mans ileum, the Master off :red • prayer
and then an impressive a Mmes. The following
sentences were then read :
Y.: May we be tre,.. and faithful ; and miy we live and die
in charity.-11 : So motel be.
Hay we I dlow lb it only Inch is &pod ; a. 4 always
act agreeably to or rrotssion.—R. : to mote it be.
M.: May lbs Lord blues and prayer us; and may all our
go el imentions be tuc_rodolly fulabed.-11: So mote it be.
111 : Glory ne •ri 0.1 n high !on e penes ! goo will
amongst min.—lL: S, mote it be; ..ow, from henceforth, nod
for ever more.
The body was then 141 in the mausoleum, sal the
large array of brethren filed around the coffin, and
laid on it sprigs of acacia and violets. The Master
then c maenad the body to the grave.
TOWN COUNCIL.
TrZSDAT.—Present : The Mayor (H. Darden, Eel),
Mr. Alderman Davie, Mr. Alderman Gregory, Mr.
Alderman Envion • Councillors W. Outdo°. A. Pope'
T. Bennett, F. Lock, A. H. Lock, G. Davie, W.
Tilley. R. Hunt ; Mr. if. Symonla (Aseistant-Town
Clerk), and Mr. W. Thomas (B ,rough Surveyor).
THE MUM.
The report of the sub-committee appointed at the
last meeting was read, and stated that Mr. Herriot
had been waited on during hie lipt visit to Dorchester,
and it had been suggeeted to him that the oontrol of
the Walks might be vested in the Corporation. Mr.
Herriot replied annfflcilcOmnttlolcatl :n might be made
to the Duchy Authorities to that effect ; and this; had
been d ,ne, but no reply hal ben received. The Coup
mittse had also inapelted the trees in the Walks, and
had given instructions respecting the priming of the
trees where nmeosiry. They had also oared 30
you's trees to replace those that had been removed.
Mr. DAVIS and Mr. Tux!! complained that the
matter was left in the hand. of three committee-men ;
It ought to be under the control of the whole Council.
Mr. Alderman GatGOIT : Too many cooks spoil the
broth. '
?sir. Davie said be was WWI pleased to MOO Mr,
Tilley was not going to pull down the trees on the
Bridporteroad.
Mr. Alderman (Amour hoped they would not allow
the matter t, drop, for the time waa passing, and
before the end of the year new trees ought to be
planted. At present trees were falling down, and there
they were allowed to lie. Others were threatened to
be taken dow ; there( re he thought they ought to
strain every none to get the avenues In • t riper
state. They should impress on the Duchy either to
keep the avenues up, or to Itwiti them over t the Cor.
poration, who, he considered, were the proper
custodians of the trees. lie suggested • memorial to
this effect eh till be forwarded to Ili* Royal Highness,
not only by the C .rtevation, bat by the whole town.
Ile thou moved the a 10;,tion of the report.
Mr. T. Bitterer seconded the motion, which was
carried.
With referent. so pruning. the Marna said he had
seen Mr. Rohert Williams, and he had kindly
promised to send hie man, who looked after his trees
at Bridehe.sd, to superintend the work.
Mr. Pore remarked it was most lmoottint that
the fine young tree* on the Woollaston Estste should
be looks I to.

THZ "'LIU lIIILO.
The Metoa brough• forward the subjeot of enclos-
ing the south half of the Fdr Fell, which it was
000sidsred wou'4 b. a greet oonvenience to the
auctioneers and others.
An esttmat- was presented by the Survey w, but it
was decide I after diatot.ei ni to refer it to the General
Purposes eorninittee.
IOLL OOLLEOToIea ACCOUNTH.
The Toll eoikc.or's ace sante ~bowe I that for the
past four weeks £3l 19.. 10s. had been rec,ive I, show-
ug a tot a of £402 16e. 51. up to the present ;
expenditure En 10s. S 1,, eaving • net balance of
f. 531 ss. 91.