The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-17 00:00:00

:MESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY. JANUARY 17, 11482

Epentioned

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:en enough opium to
Yowl Pook iked lie
t.o.ponny worth of
old body room*

4oirom

. _...—.... .... bound to evasion the oily 'Odom
be mold Wog was the simple otaivisoat of boom'
OM.
Dr. GIORGI : Miasmas 1 (Loutiolor.) '
Mr. HOITOS : No, goillebeaso.
Th. dieouadon that Gamed weeping lii bylidllisy.
sl
T. W. Kirin, who did cot behave the ush breve
asagyareseci whew he aosaidowed the evils of d ;by
Major THosetnut, who dealt with the quad hoes
the point of PfIiStIONI politico; Colossi 01.1011,1 k Pad
the UNAIRKAS.
Tbe
theoc
pray:44(llNp occoluded with a vote of thanks to
ltator.

HOILL HOSPITAL. The sixty-sixth 'solver's/7
ineetliag of this haysluable charity will be bells pops
us Thursday aszt at Us Hoopit&L
ii=llll.—.Tbir In.
_J. H. Boon. mobs. of
Aegis eft& &Wpm* has been oisqpioted
s ownioshis olaisiLys hoesceslw the
ikons sf thorns _

Joeseltale'llel4-alleJsvaslleaidf.Uowe followed
libee. Wetitelder " Mothree " teed lad . tea
we
1...=L0t the Workbag Ides'a (MO,
weeoefelly peleided. lhe
Niembilubses 10411.4 bi eipital—vvey well laded

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Efollabeilli..-041 nada, lest the aide bs*oq
WOl4Ol..hlWhydseetit, swished by sown
Maids, preseeibmiddies Shaded with • purse ennuis
leg al. •-111411141 their esteem &ad
Mink ,gor bat and engeessig their regret at her
1a2:122.=4".4/Misti Itird th• ayppoieptrit se
=Bacon Caine Dam Larsprotrd be-
ta moo than ore team& of ladostri. La
tbibtrieNterpir,7l44l7..., gr. H.
the tatell
grarttUttri,::: 2i:theorem Li
to tax to the :dame the prodneiug power of the
sinabilehaterdi 18.11== abbroatilmr"l".
=44:1 the 19th Century, Maui King':
HAMANN QUING, itc. A new
a:801; mod and elhotire backgrounds hare,
r. are informed, jest. bee; added
rlday e.to2.e. stiunithotio
WeYmwsiel lodge, No. 1111:4770.G.T., BhZ
soother vony sonesiedni public messisg at their Loads
' Hem. sMsh wee crowded, warty oslog unable to
obtain asbnision. Bro. G. Staple presided. Earned
eddeseein were delivered by Brea. H. daimon, A.
Mendell (from Based Rapti* College), White, and
Heienrood, The =Wog wad enlitewid with
oboguqes by the aloft, nage by Bros. H. Trash',
and Hotrod, and Sow Pillow; • resita.
tation by B of Sb. J muralist Temple,
sad • reasing, eastalaieg soros hire for smokers, by
idiseOdeke. Bro. H. Kendall presided at the won.
Ttastoodai dead with the Doxology, and prayer by
Mr. Boa*, of Bristol. At Um 1,4. esesion, held
previously, live new inembees were initiated and on.
restored.

Siting:llG. —Arrivals Cygnus, IM/her, Jersey,
general GANA Wimilra, WAN Mmbonrg, general;
12111 Leland, Resin,ofterbour mg. g usk ; Brighton,
.1, utitacapton. nil; imam, II eerkiste, elysnoish,
limbsr' XØlireeis, Gondoi Cherbourg. btklifat• --
findings : &nth al Ireland, Yawn, Cher,ourgattnelal
"re" Wellica, Maool•
ratzd'2lo:7.l=iiz c•
WaSirfuld. 113".. Goornsertinael t rug. Gum;
"aa4e 4sated./.oAmdehallool ldar.denn, irowler:
guinesel, . Goode, fishing, ail.
TEULIAMIII la NW WIFE'S Li? -- ['home. Gourd,
Dohida Wan ahead with threats i thalife of bin
wihi.--Eispedawadest Ylainery slntnat ths,Rev.
Luria and himself bid men the husband, who had.
bean hamming under • wrong impression with r gsrd
to his seilles abandon They ws-it willing to lowa
eterything, sad he was sande I t. go on puma*
sad cocielsaubly, tbersfues Mc Vick ry salted for 'be
eye to be adjAinesd far • mosith.—Nfr. Arden : You
are willing t may yam wife, and t • forget surythint
that hu p mad ?--Tbe husband sassated. Ardeu :
You home ban labouring under • wring impression ?
—Defendant: No doubt.—Aftar a uns more soquiries,
lb. defendant and his wife appesrel willing to lire
together again, and Lit tho pall be f..rgotteo, and on
this Um case was adjourned for • mo,th.
Daung.—On Wednesday, baton J. Landis, Keg,
J. S. Habeas, Req., and J. Robertson, Req., John
Owsam was charged with being drunk and i rap able
In King-street about haltpset 11 but night.—P.O.
RoUsu found him wary drunk and quite incapable, and
was obliged to bels" him to Gm station. Hs was •
seaman who had rums from Guernsey in the atearner,
to go to Swansea, but got so drank thst he could not
get away by the train.-11r. &Anne raid thaws went
nice coffee establishments near the railway statios,•nd
. . .

he advised him to go there instead of getting drunk.
Fined 54., including costs. if. did not low he had
say money, but les. lid. had been found on him, out
of which his fine was paid.
Tee Fautnahv Acv.—O. Tuesday, before J. Robert-
son, Rai, B. liopkine, Rag., T. Abbott, Esq., and J.
R. &rheas, Esq., Henry loot, bull ler, was charged
with two Meacham of the Factory Act; first, in not
affixing an abstract of the Ace in his workshop, and
smoodly, in employing a "young person," aa impren-
ties, after two s'sl.ek as &emday alterecon.—ltr.
beedoa, U.M. llaspector If Factories, mid that in this
eats Menthol bad very properly forward to say
he regretted having broken law, and pleaded
cagy. The first cheep—for not affixing the abstract
in the workshop—might amen • minor matter; hot it
was most important, Hamm where the abstract is not
put up, the law is very likely to be forgottee, whereas
when Ills kept In view' it would erobahly serve as •
rembader. Us would ask their Worships to inflict •
moderate fine for the first offence, and he would pro-
bably withdraw the second charge.—The Bench
inflicted • fine of 51, for Um first, mad ordered the
expenses of the mooed charge to be paid.
Titans itorat.—At our Temple of This* on
Toesday evening last was a great rei•letter day, being
the occasion of the naval and military theatricals so
long talked of. The pieces selected wag the beautiful
comedy of ,ClOO,OOO, which was placed with mot% care
on the boarda, the cast being filled by Mr. Walker,
14th Regiment, Mr. Barnett, ILM. LI., Mr.
Doraville, Mr. Stephenson, Captain Illolineux, Mr.
Vest, with Mrs. Mathias, Mies Stuart, Min Callagben,
aad Kies Park.; each part mewed to hit each party
ellected, and each sot ran very smo tbiy, and a hearty
*mil was at each act. Captain Moline=
*se( P..aybcrue with much tact, and Mr. filtapb•
awe' parings of Jos Barlow was simply perfection.
Fa. Barlow, as played be Mi.' Stuart, was the
*adadradoe of all, sod Mrs. hiethiaa, Miss Callaghaa,
iii bliks Parke were all that could be desired, the
gliet audience demitoding a recall. The "The Boole
the Swan" was the after piece, which sent all home
;lattlt.e beet of humours, Mr. S rodienson playing
at the Swan." It is • great pity there was
not another n*ht, many persons losiog still desirous of
seeing this truly taleated company.
Cava= Seletain Timms tece.—On Wedamday
main the New Year's tea and entertainment of the
Holy Trinity branch, Church of Stutiend Temperas**
Society, were gives at the liighatreet Coffee Tavern.
About fIU took tea, sad the entertainment was under
the presidency of the Rev. W. S. Shuttieworth, who
defined his position with regard to the question by
stating he wee, and all clergymen must be, opposed to
drunkenness, that source of misery which met them in
so limey places, and he specially mentioned, this
Christma. he was oleo oppnawl to people expending too
mach mon.r ..111t of their small incomes on drink, and,
a. far an be could, should use his inflames to get the
rhurch alms withheld from such. But he was not
"Woe I to p•opis having a ghee of wholesome beer
at their meal*, nor to the brewers having the public-
, houses; he thou ;ht they wanted to make the brewers
their friends, and wee sure they wished the public-
houses to be kept as respectably as possible. But he
urged the use of their own club and coffee tavern.
where there are not the temptations of lotoxicsting
drink.. After this an entertainment of instrumental
and read music, recitations, readings, and speeches
avg.° given, Dirs. Nixon commencing by singing "Ring
nut. Wild Belle," and the programme being wound up
by the Rev. Canon Stephensoo's speech.
SAMOS Quaauz.ueo. —At the Borough Petty
'Unions, on Monday, before the Mayor (R N.
How trd, Req.), .1. E. Rnbenr, Esq., and R. Hopkins,
Rego George Chambers was ch.rged with being
drunk and riotous on the Quay. and ammultinr P.C.
Heestord, and James Baker and Willi ,m Davie were
charged with an saaiulta d trying tr. rescue Chambers.
—About 11.10, the constable wan no the Quay, and
✓aw Chambers quarrelling and some one wanting to
lieht; the others were polling him abut. Witmer
caught bold of them. wh.n be wee knocked down
from behind. Chambers up with his fist and let fly
at him, Baker also struck him by the side of the heat
and Devi' tried to pull the others aw iy.—Chamber"
said he thought the witness was a private mm, or be
shouldn't have struck him.—The Mayor: Yon think
you have a right I 0 'dribs • private minion then ?
Baker said the policeman would not let Chamber, go
no hoard the ship. but handled him very roughly.
Davie raid much the lime, and RA, stated that if it
he'd ant he,it for the Policeman, it woul I have been all
rieht.—lt appeared that the constabte was in plain
clothes, but he toll them he was a policeman.—The
captain of the seised to which Chamher, belonged
said the tr image was not ales.. perfect; hot he had
no complaints.—The Mayor: That may he from your
good temper.—Chambers WU fined 10.. including
mete- the others 5.. each including costs, and the
Mayor Mated they were determined to supp ,rt the
Policy, and if anyone struck a policeman, to punish
the offender to the utmost oi their tone,.
Row Merman Au RoesM).-00 Tuesday
nick, • small boy, was brought up by Mr. Mirk
Manley, tea deals-, Ac„ for pilfering from the 'hop.—
Mr. Manley said the boy had been eighteen m ,nths
in his employ, and about nine this morning, on entering
his shop, witneo saw a small boy outside the counter
with • Parcel in hie band; asked him who' he had
there, and he replied—" flornetbine your hey has
Oren m'," pointing to, Cornick. Witnessunfolded
the parcel and found a box of figs (produced), he also
asked what the boy had in his pocket, and turned nut
the clam:4U creams aw 4 sweets produced, and *Akira
him who cave them to him, he said—" The same T.
pclntlsg to Cornicit said be shotr. and d
send for
the psike, when p
Is. would never do Regain. Should have sent Col-nick
amid :IL tbwineft. but having lost a quantity of
iu his *tore in Georgeutreet, he proceeded
en. Believed the boy had some bad coin-
tikiwsomewhere, or be would not have stolen the
er—Mr. AMA : Do you let the boy have eases
In your Morel—Mr. Monter : Yes, when I send him
there with the key.—Me. Ar 'en : You let him g to
your store with a key, with all thee goo I things
ala ut. —Mr. Manley: They are only common things,
as inch BUZ&J'A which all boys at grocers' ',hop. can get
IX—lames Herbert Safeway', in the employ of Mr.
Manley. eeid this boy gays him the things to be
Wramed up in his errors, to "end to his house. This
emerWag his brother mile i for his dirty apron, and he,
haring wrapped the figs, c, up in his apron, gave
them to his brother. Witness was dusting, and did
Jed see wbrnos the boy took them—Mr. Arden: Do
you allow smy one to take a box of fig., under your
now, inet It. Maaley's shop ?—Witakess : My book
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l'tboot

i was*

los Pined to him.—Mr. Arden: But you ought to
see 14, and take sere of Mr. Manley'. go We. —The
iUmwayearild be forgot to take how. his ..proo
twice.— lir. Ledo : You forget to take home
'on; but yoe reinember to telt yur brother,
•wrap up thews firs—Mr. Mauley's figt-
-, and let your brother tak theta
AMOS to wo you ought to be prom-
s& sift. than the boy. Did your bro her buy
iphint 7—Witness Yes, • penn'orth of s weets.—
Ir. £rdt it..... to in, you're the potion who
opt to to ia the dock peon ; you are worse than
that him boy. births' examination, the witness
adenoid he bed been is Mr. Sbarrea's employ, and
had had his indentures trocelled.—The sma ler boy,
'lsrael Norms Smiley., was thin pot in the witness
brix, andnaid he bid toe bos lip. This morning bra
went kakis hoe heia apron, se he win tolJ by hi.
brother, who lo 14.4 to bring it home himself. Witoem
earned . pony n.ri bought • penu'orth of omen, and
Ooreiok g ore him the °on- things, his b.orker handing
him the fl e, sad the defendant the emote, while
his amines was wrapping up his own penn'orth. 116 d
lid hid any figs bdore • but Cornick sometimes gave
him some in the street.-40annak : (to Saturday night,
sir, when Mr. Manley had given we somej.—Eiad been
with defendant owe or twice to Mr. Mulley'e store,
and Ind things from thus,m e for 'eow& ginprbeer and
nuts, bed hlitliprio molten ; but this was the may
jams he had had things to take hen.. Hill brother,
_silo had just given ',rictuses, had been in the store
mioe, acid son things giro him. tin brother bad
brought home things • few time. from Mr. Manley's,
such as " pops."ernick was then formally charged,
:ls Wit, being asked, wood to have the cos
rai
Moons, and Me boy pleaded guilty.-Oornick said
Mopes the tkiap Written Son rive (uobody told him
le do se), and Janne tiarnwaya gave own to his
brother; but he (Oorsiak) did not intend they shoul
be taken out of the shop. when James tionwaye put
Ikon la the apron, and told hi. brother to take them
osA Poisoner gone the things to Janos Bamways
ladts-dllop Vá*, old he kow nothing of
°umiak. but Joe... Beinways had been Wore them
for desiloyiog Kopko, and his indentures were
moodier', by applicatioa of his master, with mutual
ommeat.—lieumkoht Delannot went to Mr. Miniey's
thim morsio, what *minty, said Corniok gave
him the lip, to take boos to his brother, be (James
Sanwa's) did sot know what he did it for, as he had
only been there • ,witpll.—Kr. Manley said Mr.
Shernin gave Solway% • go.id character for hominy,
and be did nut know bet what be was honest sow,
although it looked very suspicion& Ile discovered
that Omuta bad been at the More and things were
missed ; but did not think he would have been Wa-
lloped if he bat not been led &mg.—Coral& was fined
• shilling, and the Oloirman told Jam« &always the
magistrates thought he had bon playing a very false
part, and be was the molt piny of the three boys.
It was also plainly intimated to him that he owed his
escape to having been put into the witness box, and
°Haim:bad hinuelf.-Bantways Thank you, sir.

THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION AT ST. MARY'S

CHURCH.

Last Sunday morning the Mayor and Corporation,
with the Rifle Corps and the drumend•fife band of
the latter (led by Mr. Lucas), &Limited the parish
church of tit„ Mary's. There were present :—Tne
Mayor) K. N. Howard, Seq.' with whom walked the
Bev. J. H. Scott (rector), the Town Clerk, Pally
Hooper, Peg , Aldermen Milled" Thomas, Robert.
sou, Grove., Eliot, and Lunlie ; Councillors Dunn, S.
S. Mille ire, T. It Cowles. Naugle, Webb, Curtis,
Lovell, Se• ok, Aylee. and Wadi*. The Corp.
were COUltilatlde I by Lieut•Commanclant George,
with tjuarteemseter•Seigsent Lee, Sergeant' More,
itueseli, and Warren, Dratinstructor Barron, and 60
rant and lila. The rector, nee. John H. Scott,
preached from the I. Peter it, 13 and following verses:
—" &husk younuelves to every ordinance of man, for
the ird's sake; whether it be to the King, ea
supitme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are
sent by Min for the puoisbmeali of evil-doer,, and for
the praise of them that do weIL For so is the will of
God that with well-doing ye may put to 'ileum the
ignorant* of fooli.h men ; its free, and not using your
liberty f,r • dike of maliciousness, but is the servant'
~f God. Honour all men. . Love the brotherhorl.
Fear God. Honour the Kink" In the course of his
sermon, the Rector said :—You moat have noticed
again rad again, my brethren, how constantly both
St. Peter and St. Paul in their epistles set before us
that obedience which is due to lawfully constituted
authority. St. Paul, in his epistle to the Rim ins, you
remember, writes " Bender therefore to all their
dues; tribute to when' tribute is do.; custom so
whom custora; feu to whom fear houoiir to whom
honour." Now, hers are set forth dues which relate to
the social, civil, aid family relati inship, which we
bear e ich to each other, the dues of courtesy, of
prolection, and of sympathy, and the duos of love,
things which cannot be measured by money or reduce
to rule. St. Peter, in the omega I have real, briucs
before us. one of these dues which we owe one to the
other. They are vet forth in words which indeed are
short, bu,, as an old divine nay.—" It is with words
as with coin., the meet valuable are not the largest.
but those which are, perhaps, the malice: of all. SL
Peter sums up the subject in the few eantences—
Honour all men. Live the brotherhood. Fear
Got Honour the King.' Now we notice in this
one verse that we have summed up on the one
hand oar duty towards God, and on the other hand
our duty t marls our fellow-man. Our duty towards
men is brought before us in the threefold form—
': Honour ell mess. Low* the bsosheshr4t. amen?.

the King." First, "Honour all men." We us all
made in the image 01 God; there is no man, bow far
he may have been bet in de, who has altogether lost
that image of God which first he had. And that
Image may be restored by the redemption of God's
dear Son, therefore "honour all men." Then " Live
the brotherhood." Here is the relationship only
possible Wawa's fellow Christians i here is the rela-
tionship in which we stand. And then you will notice
the climax of it is " Honour the King." Now we
may reasonably ask why thiswassi prominently put
forward. Call to mind this was one of the points on
which Christianity had been walled, therefore the
apostle brings it into prominence. It is arranged that
man should be under authority; the child is under the
authority of its parent, the wife of her husband, the
subject under the eivereigo and therefore the apostle
lays down this rule—" Submit yourself to every
ordinance of mu for the Lord's sake." Now, I may
ask you to notice here the way in which the apostle lays
down the origin of sovereign authority—" Them is rio
power but of God." God himself is the root and the
spring of power; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay,
saith the Lord." And man is the channel in this
dispensation in which we live, through which God
would exercise this power. Any thoughtful person
must be surprised at the way in which the apostle
speaks of civil government ; for this statement is the
1110111 remarkable when we remember the form of the
government of that day. It was the despotism of the
emperors of Rome many of whom were weak and
vicious men; if be had been speaking of anointed
Christian men, he could hardly have sasses I more
clearly that government is of God. Civil government
is the ordinance of God; even in those days of heathen-
ism, God did not desert Hie own world, nor did He
leave MAD to be the victim of lawlessness, for man
then executed God's will, and rebellion against
Nero was rebellion against (lod himself; there
Is no power but of God; though the form of 1
Government may vary, the memos of it remains the
same God is the heed thereof; He says—By me
king; earn ; He can take their crowns from them;
they are the instruments of the King of Kings and the
Lord of Lords, In His peculiar nation God required
kings to he anointed with the holy oil, as it has been
said—" The colours of • crown are not water colours
that they may fade away ; they are laid in oil that
they may last." He says—" T uch not mine anointed,
and do my prophets no harm," therefore" Honour the
King" The resu't of such a rec uniti in is that our
own beloved country bail even been the bulwark of
liberty and justice, the refuge for the cppresesd, the
home for the exiles of other nations. 'the source of
our national greatness. without doubt, is to be traced
to the recognition of God in her government. When
our beloved Queen was placed on ibis throne, she swore
to maintain, among other things the Protestant and
Reformed religion of our land, and just because she
has been true to her trust, God has mercifully bleated
her, for God says—" Timm that honour me I will
honour." From this we learn that the foundation of
all government is not the will of the majority, but it is
the will of God. Oh, Christian men! forget not that
solemn duty. Notice next, the erOjection to sovereign
authority which ix enjoined—" Let every soul be suo-
ject to the higher power "—the sovereign power. Now,
the sovereign pow r there signified that of the Homan
e2strartoir;;i awro „i4sTrboattitizeritusretapoezlisbrie,lLf4,l.l.o.l
that opposition to the sovereign power is opposit on to
God's providential government hod earthly purer, for
these who represent Him • e Go l's vic -regents, and
are entitled to our obedience. Yes ! a conscientious
admission of the sovereign p over is no lege the mark
and hedge of Christian fellowship than brotherly love
Welt When St. Paul taught obedience to a Nero,
with how much greater force can we urge to ,der the
present sovereign power whose Nedc in roust on, whose
end is liberty, whose oaf. guar I is justice; übmiesion
on our part is • most evident duty. Many of those
who lived in the time of St. Paul treated it as an in-
tolarable grievance that they should pay tribute to
Cie NZ. and one of the signs of the last times, as spoken
of by the apostle Jude, is that people despite dominion
and speak evil of dignities. St. Paul 'aye: "Render
therefore tribute to whom tribute is due, cipt em to
whom cuatom, honour to whom honour, f at to whom
feu." Notice next the applicatinn to rulers and all
that are in authority. If princes reign for Christ they
reign by Christ Never since Europe was settled has
there been any question till now of separating religion
from government, never at least, was the proposition
mo ted by any Christian men; there have been
changes of government, changes of church order,
men have gone from Epiicotoacy to Preabyterianisui,
and f rom Preebyterianhin to Episcopacy ; but they have
never proposed before that government should cast off
religion, the proposal is one that stands without a 1
precedent, union the doing. of the French Revolution
can be cited as a precedent; but then the Government
acted as if there was no God, and therefore no
necessity for any church. Dr. Owen, one of the
greatest, if not the greatest divine that Nonconformity
ever produced, Ins sermon prumbed before the Long
Parliament. said :—" If you shall say you have noth-
ing to do with religion as rulers of the nation, Go
will quickly manifest that He bath nothing to do with
you sanders of the cation. Certainly it Is incumbent
on you to take care that the faith which wee once
delivered to the seines in all the necessary concern.
meets of it, may be propagated to
and among the peoprercerrxisibing7dlChath set you."
Nor were Oleos views confined t the time of Oliver
Cromwell, and it was not until the times of Voltaire
and Rousseau that they taught that government had
nothing to do with religion. Oh 1 Christian men,
walk worthy of your vocathe; no pagan mind despieed
the influence of religion ; it mu been reterved for pro-
fessing Christians to under-rate the honour which is
due to His name. The moment men begin to prop agate
Christianity In foreign lands, the false principle ie
abandoned, and men gladly thee accept the aid of
rulers where it can be obtained, and may they ever
be defendant of the faith. Remember that religion as
It salecia the individual soul and conscience is one
Wet aid the bloomy due to God lit the national

recognition of Him as the divine lawgiver is another.
• stris up all, let no rscignists al a Chastise duty, the
duty to pray for thows who are In authority, and
Gunk of their responsibility; they are a/abstractors
wielliog a power from .od Himself; as It is said in
our beauti.ul liturify—Thq, are here not tnereb, to
aseert justice, but to maintain truth, and for the
furtherance and vindication of God's word, for the
repression of heresy, blasphemy, and profaneness. It 1
seems • strange thing fore Christian minister to have
to prowl eubmission to the powers that be; lather.
not among in a tendency to 1,0 much activity
and iinpnieure of control, and insubordination
to lawful authority. Let us not be of those
who expect subordination, but omit it them.
Delve@ • but rather submit to the power@ that be
for (..:I;riat'e sake. And, ono, more, let no leek t hand
dowu to others the privileges whine we have iaberited ;
let not Christian tneu s,.hc to loosen the foundations of
God's t,tu.h. When God chose to punish hia notion
and overturn hie system, be vent Nenucluicinessar and
'I line, men who hated God and hated hi. cause. Let
us not join with them, remember the words of the
prophet to Jehoshaphat,—.''Shouldst thou help them
that hate the Lord?' Let us recogniee our responsi-
bility and remember that each will have to give
account. We have here tr-day the porsou of our chief
magistrate, who for three times has honourably titled
that position of trust, and we have also his colle•gues
and those who are the defenders of our bolos.. I land.
To- lay we are met us tiod's house, sad men of the
um And world ask—' What mean ye by this service?'
W. wages that may authority we have we brief; into
God's presence and bow before His throne, and own
that one day before Him all the kings of the earth
shall cat their crowns, and we recognise the troth
that He has said—" Insu, that honour Me I will
honour."
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--itt-ihe ohne at the MNIDOS the hymn wow ming,
tommencing--

"Cloward, Obristisa soldiers.
WI:owl at to war."

Mr. ROWL&ID Irgonas being called oa, said
could aid uothiog to the speech., just beard, there was,
but one song they could sing to the praise and glory o'
• woo had been the founder of the feast. Never
could they say too mach of Mr. Edwards (applause),
because he always thinks M us wherevergo
:Keine few years ago the speaker was going through
Berkeley-square, and had reached the upper *ad, when
to his astonishment, he saw • gentleman without •
hat comius after him, who asked- bow be dared to be
so Clone to ho house, and not call to me him' and that
was Mr. Edwards's general feeling to Si all. (AP'
plasma.) Our kind friend to-morrow would show he
had not been unmindful of those who are eves lower
than they, for he bad oomasissiosied the @peals. to-
morrow to carry his brlghtheams of joy into Unioa
; house. (Great applause.)
; 'the &tarots said on such • day all remembered the
kiud donor of the hat because so many years ago be
started this; it was his own idea too .11 them together,
for be felt the aged and the poor bad no piece to
and the happineseLf the We ou alit to be extellt
to th.ein. Ile was so aunoue that be asked what be
°until p eaibly do to inhume the pillows of to-day,
an he (the Mayor) told him there was but ea, thing
more he could give—that was his own prensoos among
them, if be would come he would have a very hearty
weloome. (40 sum.) That could not be, but Mr.
Edwards bud written • letter which he now road :
"My dear Mr. Aloor,-1 be to thaw" you sad the
committee very nitwit for tsil toe trouble you hems taken
to hicks my toor old [Fiends happy and comfortable to-
m. row. I woo I could share with you the Wormed ol
being one of the party, but as that caunot be, I shall feel
greatly °bilged II you wUI wee my kind regards to one
and a.l of teem, bidding thew a hearty trek me, end say'
Inc it at., di um much glassine to coutribute to thew
comtort 1 *fah toss. all a Very Happy New Yew. and
hope I may have them is lity gullieti neat year.
(Applause.) 'the Mayor coo unned,what eras c tntatored
iii that letter was worthy of the man' and he should
telt Mr. lidw a m ads from them they had been very
happy assembling together, and returned him the
good wished' which he had conveyed, wishing mos only
this year a happy one, but that he May Leve many
y. age happy, and feel the pleasure increased every
year in so doing. (Dirge cheers were thee heartily
given for Mr. gdwarde, and spostaneous outbursts
truss among the old folios led MI two at three of "On.
cheer more 1")
lhay. W. Little was called on as an aged friend, and
laughingly said it wasn't Gil, to call • young an ad,
or he should be clarets. a Maket for the dowser soon.
Hs wise very paused to sips so many of tile old friends,
and one woo had • dome said ohs dial it not too much
because of the dinner, but the pretty speeches. Thus
year they sermsed ti have altered the toroth and got
younger, whether it was through the Mayor or toe
new Hector, or Oaaea Stephenson, or the (Lamar
mind so Lonely, or the weather being so floe. Cason
otephen•oo wished them to get younger Until they
inlc.banked worlds, and, indes sunling faces would
make five or six years difference. those woo wanted
to get • ticket never came mailing, but pulled 1
farms, and that Made them look older. (latught:.l
But when they sat in the corner and felt the scum an
poises, let them smile one on the other. He liked to
we lone beaming with smiles even in old age. Our
kind and heavenly Father had made provision for au
stages of life, end for the last stage es well, and be
believed the last etopi may be the most blessed until
we get to the perfectly happy world. Some people
thins as they are going on in If. they lose everything,
but he thought we mg go on gaining and gainiog
until we gain the whole. Next year US hoped they
would beyounger still, and that happy smiles would be
on their those till we mee. again.
ltr. RCUthareon said it edor ant him very great pleasure
to be tsar.; he could only cameo, overstating said about
Edward., and though oppossed to kilos in politic*, he
had ever experienced from funi the greatest kindness and
courtesy. Long ought heave to be member of Parliament
t. Weymouth. (Appithod Mr. Soosilsou wailed lava.
• h Wee i.e. year.
Mr. Rousse said if Isotopy farm am an index of youth-
luluaag there were hot ;Joey old People present on tuul
occasion. lie had been some soot aeociated with their
old triad Mr Page in this matter, and was sure there was
no one to chose we fait deeper obligaUche Men to Mr
ant Mr. yap, for that happy ga.bering. Altogether them
were about 4:11 petioas present, and as the names came
he bad toe “1,111•1 'II chasers them with Owes of the
past meeting. Upon a tombs age they had gained.
materialiy ; lot sear at Om gathering there were it
between t/J and 90, and on this ocesitioa 18. That had
arisen trout those woo passed last year tram MarLl wider
•xid imc 'ming 80. belt united ages were 1,459 yews,
and if they h lived one ii•ter tee other would have
ttended over upwards of 14 centuries. Going back that
time would bring us tattoo the Sax in invasion, and then we
could not KILO as we do now and have roast beef and
plum puddia:, for they had not arrived at that pitch
of know ale. ite ii Rothe a good plum pudding ; even
Mr.. Peg.., with all her kiodnees, would not he eble to
sire euch pium pod bogs sis she had to-day. Than toe re
were 118 int won toe ego. al 70 sod 80. and he hoped no
one *Load think eVeytumith sithowthy after that, and
hose who had the honour of attending to their want,
w mid agree that tto old pence hail done their duty woe.
dermas, well, if not. the very plum pudding. would rise
up to deny • oontrery statement. IV were between the
.gea of 60 gad 70—. very goon number to slant Mr.
E 'wards'. hospitality. (Apologies.) Might GA hiesrn
aim, and loos spare him, opt make him a happy and
useful man, make Ism to be Hu invent tors, and take
OW up to glory bristlier. Mr. 11 hose then told of tue
young wile who made the agreement oa her wedding day
that if her hustundd.ank beer, she wee to be allowed a pint
• cley. At the end of the year he •hhed tore holiday, but
had no moroel ; the wife however, produced 388 three.
pencwi, and he resoivel tga.. after that he'd never touch
beer. S the tender love and noble sell-dodod which his
wife showed him cooed him ti to:throe sto that citing
and nee an the social scale, and he rode In hls own carriage
at lot, though but or the influence of his wife, he nigh'
have gone down to the Mont stroll, of society. A no al
might he pointed out that woman bee a wondrous power
°eta men, old or young. It they toads home happy. We
horifood eeald use. o it.; hot upo eein• home •oUr and
cross, let the wife meet, him with a smile, Gad sourness and
croseness must be messed •way. If when they gathered
next year, • Cross Patch uf a buskin I should come,
that manshouldn't have any plum pudding at the end
of his dinner. God's kind providence hail kept us till
now, and none but ought to feel grateful for what es
have enjoyed. ant to do something render ethers
Sappier then before, moos wear. spare I to , mot again at
the comnsencemeot or this now
agyear with our friend the
Myra. again lathe mum
position.tie hoped we should
be abh to look back upon ibdnethlng done wits satislaC-
• and, m Use panes, it may only be the MediUM
through which w• may perform the duties which devolve
upon eats the Graft Creator would hare us do. And
when the end eeltiell we may look on with happiness and
satafaction, c mamma there is something brighter,
happier, and better than anything we can ever find here.
(Applause).
l'he Rev. W. 8. Bnt-rtswoarn, being introduced as
" the soul of harmony.' very kindly sang a capital song,
comma, cin• "A merry, an:rry Claristanes to blase this,
opening year, whicv emecially the lest line was
metteely applauded—" Be thankful for this great good
1.11 01 El wards, Rte., MT."
The MAYOR sou though Mr. Rthen's *sweets about the
ladies was very wall worth reinemberin• Mr. Robyn'
was only partially civiliod in that respect, while ise (the
Mayor) might be • savage The ladies were not aware of
their influence, and there are men far more unitised
than those gentlemen who get up and talk about toe
power of the ladies. He then read an extract nom • news-
paper 'bowing that in the centre of Al tin., the settee.
bailee* in the StipreataCy of woman, and it is the law thet
when • young man marries he shall remove from his
village to that of hie wife, the wife alone can thvoroe het
husband, and then the children belong to her. In the
heart of Central Africa is the parono of women, end is.
teat farod country all the rights agitated for hoe, are.
matter of course. In cmclueion, it was suggestsd that •
few deleg.to from that country sight be of service, as
they wain synth from experience of what had bean
actuiall tone. molter.)
The Rev. W. Shorn, after expressing his gelid wiahes,
qipited en old ins which turned the scale against the
Hey .rc qu "When Adam was created the Lord
of toe telling of the proper positioa of wooma
and the use of man, amid more Lathier.
Kr. IL NsfOill said if going the good thistle Care them
; half tLe .atialaction that he reined in cutting them up,
their satisfaction must have been very great indeed, •
captain in the merchant eery c used to have the plum
pudding always placed with Lio end to cards him so that
he ought have the goon figs, but some younger (Mars
found it out and turned the pudding... that the metein
;lust the plum. When he complained the cook said
Either the ship is goo* round or yott have, for I put the
plums the other way." (lout:it r.) But to-d•y hey had
bad the plume all round, and the punting was so rich
that be rosld not cut it, it bII to pietas. ((lear, bor.)
; Souls must hays reverses of fortune, but one of the
• enoteet blessings is good health. Some perilous made
' themselves much more horror Onus others On the ...me
I amount of meths, and when he went into • place untidy
and dirty it caused loathing. Ent when it wo c'ean end
, tidy be we. very glad to supply
.palut or what they might
want for the hones. Ile to of • Man who lost his
employment through getting drunk, and whom he
' reproached that the wife aid children had to suffer. In
aoudad= be advised them to torn over • new loaf, by
I which they would become more comfortable, and by next
! year be able to invite Mr. Edwards to dinner. (Applause.)
f The Herne said there WY one "Page" they did not
• want to turn over, which they had tried over and over
side, and another • Page" quite egos' to bins Both Mr.
and Um. Peg, bad eo le their duty well. (A oplause.)
t mottoes be (the Uo or) could not oleo. everybody, do
! whit be ROHL The trouble to Mr. Page woe very great,
and sometimes he soya he caanot undo t the it again: but
I when he looks at their fecal, hems like an old boas at the
sound of the trumpet. and both Mr. and Mrs. Page Mee
forward with teeny smiling roux Censures to do the wnrk.
He proposed • hearty vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs Page
for the trouble taken In getting up the feast, and was quite
, sure the donor ci the feast would do the same. (Ap.
! planes-)
• Mr. PAO; respondiag, hoped he had carried out the
; wishes of the donor of the feast. Of course he had acted
t under his instructions through the Worshipful the Kam,
1 and he asked them to biat—"Y4e He's. Jolly Good Fellow.
This was sung with good intent, ant r, PAUL cuo•
holed he was somewhat solemnised for sinea th •
1 eparations had been commenced two of their sged
riends had been called away. Mr. Page then utter. d
some faithful warnings to the soli about the next life,
; and the feast there, to which Christ invitee. Only one
queition would he 'eked of them for admittance to that
I east; but preparation must be made la this life, for unto
that least will enter nothing that defile*, either what.-
. ever worketh abomination or maketh • lie, but theft who
. are. woittetin the LAMM. bz:ik of life.
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At t.bes-yor's ropiest, Kr. Bolt rend. la the Dart
did that very old favourite—" A bit o' sly ortortro.
The a proposed I vote of thanks t, the Bator,
statues thet one of the &nen anti `Wir wishrd the Mayor
I, be present, because he could make them all leatb-
Seconded by Kr. Roam sad received with three
direct.
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-lc; MAYOR responded, and thanked the ladies and
gentlemen who bad help d„ also the ministers of various
denominations, end the Rector for lending the room.
Car ird unanimously.
The Marna inecu.sivelr called for Mr. Alderman
Lund* 11(r. Councillne Dennis. and Mr. Councillor
to address the gathering, but these gentlemen had left.
and the hippy party broke op after eingins "God 8 tre
the Qtmen," sad the Rector bad pronatusced the bostedic.-
Lion.