The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-08-03 00:00:00

ATHELHAMPTON.

BRITURI LAD FORZION MILS SOCIPTT.—The annual
meeting on behalf of this eceisty was held at Athol-
huriptou Hall, 00 Tuesday, the 20th hut., when the
fins old hall, with its gallerit,,Tavres filled to overfiow-
log. The chair was taken G. Valeey, Req., and
after prayer by the Rev. H. Milo. rector of the
parish, tbe meeting wu addressed by the Revs. J. R.
Cotter. rector of Winterbourne Flougbton.C. Bintham,
R. B. Ashton, G. Robeine (deputation), L W. Peers,
E. Headland, C. J. Glyn, and Dr. Ouedell. 712 e
assoeistlon hes sent up during the put year £l7 12i. 64.,
from contributions, and about £2OO sinoe ita formation.
Aft.. the meeting 45 was collected. A large attend-
ance of friends of Mrs. Wood were assembled to support
her in carrying on the good work, in which the late
highly esteemed owner of Athelhampton took such au
interest, from kLartinstown, Bbilvinghamptou, Dor-
chester, and the neighbourhood, besides the working
men and their levee of the perish, who ever display
great interest in this most important society.

WINTERBOURNE ABBAS.
TIN sixth anniversary of the Winterbonrne Abbas
'dation, in connection with the Bsptist Weetern Evan- ,
gelisetion Society,was held on Wednesday. A friend to
the canoe kindly lent a barn to hold the services W.
Wo•ship commenced at 3 o'clock. The Rev. R. A.
Griffin, of Weymouth, read the Scriptures and prayed.
The Rev. R. James, of Yeovil, preached from Rev. vil.,
and 10th raree, to a goodly number. After a short
interval, tea followed, when about 200 sat down. At
half-past six a public meeting was held, J. G. I{o3ll/T,
Esq.. In the chair. Addresses were delivered by Rev.
R. Jsraes, of Yeovd, A. Perkins, of Upwey, R. A.
Griffin, ant Mr. Beale. of Weymouth. The oolleetion
amounted to £3 14s. The Chairman and others spoke
effectively of the labours of Mr. Davis, the evangelist
hen. From a report just issued, we and that the Dor-
chester di.trict raised doting the last year in support of
tho evangelist £3O 4.. 70., besides paying all expenses.

rooLg.
POOg RBTI.-0a Thereto • poor rsi• et li. 411. in.
the it was missed for the parish al St. J"
Elsa liaJzirrr bee bees grackmalbug....d amp'
the. resignatioo of the emaraission by Cs Pt. Batts
in the 4th Dome...biro Rifle Volunteer Corps.
Hivioszt Sogoour. —Oll Wedneadey and ' Thursday
last Her Majesty's Inspeetor of &boob mug deed the
°MMus' of these schools'. sad as Friday Mu slakes
were again examined by the nuebere asd slug y in the
presease of the parents of the children tur g several
visitors. The girls' examilsation took Sus . Is the
Cburch-streee Schools, under the presider iy of the
Mayor (W. Pearce, Esq.) The following pads men were
on the platform :—The Hen. J. A. Lammas (recta),
George Morgan (St Peas Church), Weirs . W. pl.
Aldridp (Sheriff), 0. H. Outob, D Duna 1, W. IL
Thiulton. H. Emmett. After prayer. the 0 are ad-
dressed the children and parents at aoatittatabla length,
itod is the course of his well-chorea churn Sou be
gave the children eoMe very useful advice. Th • rester
examined the abillren in Seripture ksowledge, fad the
echoolmistrese (Kist Koalas) examined the eat labia
reading end mantel arithmetis, and the mews la were,
in the majority of cows, given with prompt' land
lieellreny• lipsoiniou of the cbildrene plasma hip and
needlework were handed round for the larlia 'eball of
the company. The Rector delivered a brief ad dress to
the parents on home training, which was list sued to
with marked attention, after which the worthy Mayor
proceeded to present the prizes. which were as f ollows
—The Claws prise for Scripture, lat, Kl Isabel!'
Houdin ; 2nd, Baer Goff. For general koowled te,3r4
Alice gichards ; 4th, Balm Kerr; sth With All es ;nu;
Busy Morgan ;7th Detractor. For good oonditet,E tact.-
slily, and ettention to home lessons; Bth, Ohs 1 lower •
9th, Annie Curtis; 10th, Frames Cobb. Fries' wes4
given to Hannah Webster, Lydia lineselwhite, k [try .T.
Blundell, and Lily Dampier for needlework. Tbs
prizes were given by the Mayor and the isom aittee
of the whoa'. The number of 'hiking paws at et
the examination vu 107, Bu 4 the number an tbg
books of the school is 140. The average 'Merida ace is
90. After a vote of thanks to the Mayor, props' ad by
Kr. Gulch, the visitors adjourned to the to hint a 'hoof
-
room, where 120 little children were mom ablest. The
number of children on the boots Is 140 and the at map
attendance is 90 Alter stew prisms had burr distri bated
to it. juveniles. the ramtrear dispersal The boys
examination took plus at seven o'elocla the same
evening, at the Nations/ school-room, Pen 1 Golden',
when the Sheriff presided, supported by several ig.
Sunhat gentlemm of the neigbourbood. The Sheriff
delivered an address, and thir bop were Sae liable.* the
result being very matisfastor7, regaining pea t meld oa
t.herinstaking master*, the schools, Kr. Nll P. Stick.
Prises were awarded to the boy. 11.11101,11
First Clue, Stet dividea. Hears' Leada
Hurdle, James Kimble, George Mate, ma 1 21=
Hewett. Sound <Bekaa : Aired Hawk.', Arthur
Sturdwicke, Thom" Heartily, and David diehard s..
Prizes were also awarded to those of the moat deserving
boys in rash of the other elegem
PITTT figamosa, Tbareday.—Preasat the II Iwo.. (w.
Pearce, EN.) Alderman Harris, and C. J. Stone, Eaq .
Robert Percy, a carter, arm summoned by Sept. Hunt, for
having on the thid Ind rode asleep in a waggon of whidi ho
had charge.—Dounbeed with a caution.
FRIDAY. —Before Alderman Hogan. with
William Brown, 9, wte awned by P.C. Strode irk
stealing coal, the property of Kr. Hill The comsat le ay pr.
handed the child whilet taking the coal out al Vrearlil. Sr. gig
said he did Dot with to proms the charge in coosequem * f the
youth of the prisoner. He was therefore damage I witk
caution.

BOURNSHOUTH.
A Itanarts. on a 'read seals is anscausesel to so ins off
shortly at Botworamouth. A goodly ins has • 'ready
been mineribed by the nobility and gentry of Um town
and neighboarbood, end an additional hundred no two
will doubtless be raised in fertheresee of the COI tea.
pleted amusements. The dna is not dellnitaly I Ind,
but it is supposed is will be enslaved to teke pin. o in
August, whilst the PASCO sad Princess Teak en the
gusts of Sir Ivor and Lady Cornelia Guest, at Can. ford
House, it being probable' that the Hopi visitors will
honour Bournemouth with their penance on the ot we.
Mon. That it will be. grand affair is eartetia, see log
that the subscription list contaiss the names of Is
rd
Ashley, Sir Perosy Shelley, Sir Drummond Wo
IS
Havilsod Berke, Esq., 11. P.. Captain Haggett, Copts ha
Whitfield, General liievelenrt sad a hoot of Malang al
gentlemen. It is to be ho us that e weather will I a
propitious, in the emit o which Bournemouth wi IL
doubthea be a scene of attraction to thousands • f
escursioniata

W I.lllll‘JD.ams.
ATTOIIITIMITT.—At • meeting of the Ooverucin oi
Queen Elissbetli's Grammar school, kir. Walter F.
Tiffin, of Salisbury, was unanimously elected Drawing
Master to the 'Muni.
Tao ALLEGED CHILD 110ILDIDI AT HAHPIVITON.-10i
the nista of Thursday hist is • letter drawing atten-
tion to the facts of this case which Irefully reported last
week. The writer says this is but a sample of many
such trials and concludes—Comment on such a case it
superfluous ; but unless the inhabitants of this
world" are to be stamped out on their entrimee into it,
the legislature most take the subject of child murder
and its due punishment into their consideration, for as
long as the law remains as it is, murders snob as this
may be called" oonosalment," although juries may be
sworn to give "a tritaverdiet according to Quo evideuce."

SHERBORNIC.
TRe Boieo or 00A1DIANN AND Tax YZATIELN
Boarrrai..—At • meeting of the Board of onardiens,
on Thursday hut, Mr. L. H. Rasp proposed, and Mr.
Seeley seciondel, • resolution to the effeet that the
annual subscription to the hospital be raised from 7 guineas
to 15 'miasma. whavapon Mr. Genie Andrews propmsed
an amendment negativing the proposition, on the ground
that any increase of the poor -rate is as increase of the
exemption from poor-rate of 200 millions of annual
income, end that every such increase is borne ex-
clusively by the raterwyers. The nmendment Imo
seconded by Mr. Compton. After about an boar's dim-
mission, Mr. Rueu's motion was carried by 17 votes
eosins% 14, majority 3- The reeolution was, therefose
carried.

AT an inquest held by Dr. Lankeeter. • few days
since, on the bodies of two children who died from the elects
.4 ',Lamming through sucking wsnae lucUer matches, the coroner
mid. "Had the matehew been Helmet and May's, the children
would not have been poisaned." It cannot be to generally
known that itn-ant and May's Patent gefety Matches are not
poiosnou.. and that they light only on the box.—Vide /grogram
Gazetle Bay 4th.
Tee Dowse/Ws Nosg.—ln the course d • c•••
investigated last week at the Waterford petty si shoos
• witness named Larkin gave an amoebic amount of
scuffle he had with • Dutchman who had been taking
some liberties with • young woman under Lerkin's pro-
tection. He sold: "During the quarrel with the
Dutchman, 1 had my lip bitten by him. I bit his noes
in return, and took such • oats= of it as ceased my
teeth to meet (laughter). He bad plenty of nose left.
I did not bite it off entirely. There wee • little excite-
meet during the row with the Dutchmen. Some worn=
were screaming at the row; more were laughing." The
mayor observed that it wag rather starlike' to hits
off • man's noes. It was certainly • novel mode of
lighting. Complainant said that after getting his lip
bitten would bare bitten off all the Dutchman's noes if
be Gould.
A Gin or TEI PCRIOD.—At Wandsworth polies
eourt, Henry Forditank, butcher. Batters= was am-
mooed for assaulting Kaoline Martin. The defendant
denied the assault, and said the compiainest bad been
his housekeeper. She bed sines said she would let him
know that she was a girl of the period. —Mr logham
What is • girl of the period? (Laeghter).—Defesdent
1 don't know ; but she is trying to eetort motley from
me. She told me she bad been deceived two or three
time, but the next one she would make pay for SS
Complainant —(laughint) : I did not.—Mr. Ingham t
Hove you been dissolved ?--Oomplainant : No; not that
lam aware of --(but/dater.) The morephiemst said that
she had a lump upon her head, ceased by the defen-
dant's violence, and the magistrate =premed a dab*
to feel it, but she mid he could not unless eh* disarranged
her hair. At the request of the mesgietrete she went
Into big private room to remove her shigacs, and is bee
return he felt her heed. Ifri Ingham, amidst sem"
laughter, said at test be thought it was • ease of injured
fading', but be found that she bad reeeived • substriatisl
injury. He deed the defendant 41h., and 2". OFSOS,
BATH AND WFFT OF KNOLL= 800OIFF, AND
13017TIZZX 00071111 Alllool.lllloll.—Tbs weal NA06114
of the Council of this society was held cm Needs',
_the
27th instant, oh Beth, under the presideney of the Right
Hon. Sir Stafford H. Nortbeete, Bart, C.B. M.P.
The President opened the proceedings by pay*, 84
OlooloCat tribute to the virtue and taleste al the late
Lord Tioutm, one of the late Presidents of the Society,
whose death has palled forth go many expression' of
regret lw the county of ficomerest. —Col. Luttrell, as
chairman of the Committee appointed SO sosoidsi
whither tLui number of Council meetings may not with
advantage t vi reduced, brought up • report nominated-
tng that th i number of ordinary sotto= meetlnp be
limitedto w. •
_,year. and that the tcspol lees" be
the New Grin,' Pump Room Hold, where ample
wwwwwwodittow bee hem plaited at the of the
...mg by ow hihrslity of the (Breakers, to whom •
ioti 4iwhi peened by the 001104 sad ordered
to ho aowitiotosto, by the eseretery. A memorials
iwwwwitioi from 24 tii.lingagridulturiste in the Southern
Counties in favour of .'•6llthillil • Wards 01043 for
Borhihiri pig.. was ords,,vd to be referred to the Steak
Prise Sheet Committee The Comptittell. Stewards,
and oMosee for the Toast= Melting (1870) wen nomi-
nated, and 21 new seenthen •••10 elected, Mandist' the
Hoek Noble the Marquis of la.ll,lowito. &woof. Chip.
=abut, Me Right Might ILO. W. Cowper, M.P..
Broadlands Roomy ; Dr, Lush,• ; Yr.
J. J. Bated, East Lehrer* ; 16. _Leigh Edward His.
dereley, CAyffe, now Dorelisslor ; be Bra. 81021141
Lattiford Hew. Derehailer.