The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-11-22 00:00:00

Dorsetsbire.

TIM Lord Bishop of Salichary hu Boomed the Rev.
Frederic Purr Barnett, clerk, 8.A., to tho curacy of
Winterborne Clanston.

liza MaJmerrr has been graciously pleased to approve
the following promotions in tho Queen's Own Dorset
Yeomanry Cavalry, viz., Captain Mar wood Shuttle worth
Mato:tan, to be Major, rice Farquharson. deceased;
Lieutenant Thomas Bower Bowyer, to be Captain, rice
Yoakum, promoted ; and Cornet Thomas Merthyr
Guest, to be Lieutenant, rice Bower, promoted.

Comiarrin To Tns Dower Couirrr PaisoN.—
Lard Labour: Charles Lyman, poaching at Sixpenny
Handley, 2 calendar months; Edward ditching, assault
on police at Weymouth, 2 calendar months; William
Smith, vagrancy at Lyme Regis, 2 calendar months;
Mary Cross, stealing basket and other articles at Willi-
borne, 2 calendar month.; Leonard Habgood, poaching
at Wimborne and Horton, 14 days and 1 month; John
Lawny, misbehaviour in Sherborne union, 1 calendar
month; Jacob Chubb, stealing money at Brldport, 1
calendar month; Henry Hyman, poaching at Sixpenny
Handley, 1 calendar month ; Henry King, misbehaviour
In Bearninster union, 21 lay.; Thomas Percy, misbe-
haviour in Sherborno union, 21 days; Thomas Smith,
vagrancy at Stinsinrd, 14 days ; Charles Grimley,
vagrancy at West °bickered, 14 days; Charles Bond-
field, indecent behaviour in church at Priddletown, 14
days.—faaprimossurat : John lLundord, drunk, toi., at
Weymouth, 7 days; Frank Munday and Robert
Munday, drunk, U., at Shaftesbury, 7 day.; Mary
An hear, drunk, Ire., at Dorchester, 7 days.

SALISBURY Diocese* CHORAL AIiaOMATION.—A
pretty quarrel has arisen respecting this society. The
Revs. T. T. Perowne, J. Stephenson, IL R. Ravenhill,
J. D. Addison, and W. IL Lyon memorialieed the com-
mittee deprecating the appointment of "persons of
extreme theological opinions" as officers. The Rev, R.
S. Hulehinp replying, says, to take theological opinions
into account would be subversive of the great principle.
on whieh the association is conducted, for it is superior
to, and independent ofoill party; "indeed,it is not easy
to soc how you propose to yourselves to realise your
expressed wish of making the society co-extensive
with the diocese, and enabling it to comprehend all
parties by • proem* of shutting out two of those parties
—the extreme on either side.' To this he adds • snub
direct to three of the memorialiste whom names are not
in the list of subscribers, saying, "As it is not usual
for persona who are not subscribers and members of •
society to claim a voice in the direction of its affairs, I
conclude they have been omitted throuji some over.
sight, and I should be obliged if you would inform mg
if sueh is the case in order that they may be duly in-
serted In the forthcoming report." The Rev. T. T.
Perowne replies saying it seems to him that to elect
notorious partisans as (Aloe-hearers is subversive of the
society's fruelemental principle. and that the
memorialists proposed to imbrue:l all parties, by com-
mitting the conduct of the society to moderate men who
may command the oonfideace of all. Ile courteously
repels the snub: " You call my attention to the fad
that the nines of three of tbose who signed the
memorial are not to be found in the list of subscribers
to the aanieietion. Your suggestion that this is due to
• some oversight' I must leave you to oommunieste to
the Seentary. who will doubtless's:cord to it the weight
which it deserves. The fact Seen dues not appear ta
me to be materiel. When an association claims for
itself the title of 'diocesan' it can hardly be deemed
impertinent for any ineumbent in the diocese respect-
fully to point out to the committee any ilefeet,eitherin
Its constitution or administration, w hien. in his jodgmn t
hinders it from fulfilling the promise of its name. If it
should happen, as it obviously may do, that the defect
lit question precludes him from joining an institution
to which he desires to Leong, I cannot but think that
be is more than justified in courteously and respect.
full; requesting that the bertha may be removed."
The Rev, It. S. Hutchings answers that the office'
bearers are selected on account of their qualifications
for the duties they have to perform, their theologied
views not being considered, lie cods by toning down
he previous snub: "With regard to some of the
memorialists sot being subscribers, I am sure there was
but one opinion that in jAning the memorial they were
one and all actuated by the most friendly feelings
towards the association; but it is usual and very
natural for any society to impart that those who care
enough about its object to wish to influence the direc-
tion of it. affairs, should give some more substantial
token than the tender of good advise of their interest
in is welfare, and should gain the right to he heard by
subscribing to its funds.—Pinally the Rev. T. T.
Pommes asp he shall publish the correspondence.