The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-25 00:00:00

DORCHBSTIR.

SMOON DORC-11111;17;177;-TA-Itlt-RI;IIRTT lilSi
SOCIITT. - The fourth appropriation in connection
with this society was ma& on Wedneeday evening at
Alington IlsJl. The Rev. H. Everett preeided. awl
there was a good attendance of members. Messrs. J.
Paine and H. S. Front were elected ocrutinere, and
Mee Clean to draw the ballot, which remit., in
N. 300 being drawn, the owner of which thus becomes
entitled to 10' OD, free of interest for 12è pee. Two
imlucky members whom, numbers were drawn wore
found 14 sneer, and were debarred from claiming the
appropriation. The society is rapidly filling up, and
intending members shigtkl join at inn by applying to
the secretary, Mr. 11. J. Dennis, 10, Great %Vesterw
terrace. _

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH 1.41111VIcre: 13TH IluittiAT •
AMR TRINTTT. —Celelwatiiin of the Holy Coin.
minion as 6.30 a.m. Matins, 11 cm.--Venite, W...t •
lake in (I; Psalms, sslwaril ; 311, Crotch, 312:
Woodward, 313; Te Vioning in A ;
Garrett., 267; for anthem, Hymn, 366, Consolation
; Litany (Tanis); Hymn, zri, Alford ; "ffe.e.
bey sentenore. " het pen. light "(Moth)" Blesesl
the man "(Irons.) Evensong, 3 piti.--Psalins,
ward, 313; Cantab. Domino, Cooke, 136 ; Deus
Misereatur, Simper, 144 ; Hymn, Me, hlartyrilom ;
Hymn, 163, C,apetown. Eveweing, 1130 p.m. -
lineponses, Talks ; Psalms, Itattishill, 314 and 31:.;
Turk., SIR; Barnhy, 311' siTnilicat and Nunc
Dimittis, Wood in ; anthem, "In Jewry is Ihid
known' (C. Whitfield) ; Psalm, 711; Hymn, 231,
Stephanie ; Hymn, 31Y1, Princethirepe (Tune
4113, Church Hymns.) 'tent Book 'lost,
"rie Cathedral Psalter Chants ; " Hymn Itiok teed,
" Hymns Ancient and %lister,' ; " H. Ennurrr,
Rector; T. hi. hinailts, Organist and Choirnisster ;
T. WIIHTLAIIII MoniiATl: Sub. Organist.
A Dacus sti Wogtv. —At the Borough Police Court
on Friday, befogs. the Mayor and if,. Pearl
Jillard, lkidget Denning we. summoned for leing
drunk and incapable in High Wiet.innset Thurs.
day,—P.C. seem said he fund the defendant drunk
in High West-street, Hr irdend her honie, when she
+slid she had "0011 w to see the wedding. She wan
quite As respectable as Lady Ashley, and should not
go,"—Fined 10a. and Onste.
HTRALISH PRAMS. —Twit boys, named James and I
onlliford were chazod with steeling pram the pro-
perty of Ir. Alf Rtria P n.—.C. Harvey said on
Thuredey night shortly before nine, from inforniathin
and instructions receive I, he went is, Charjes.gro,4 to
watch Mr. EMOOO.II garden. He saw the delendente
gee into the garden, and go to • pear tree. Witness
went after them, and when they saw him coming they
me away. He caught James as he was getting over
the wall. Ho took him to the polio, station, and oil
selmoising him found one pear in his pocket. Witness
went in search of aulliford, and found him at home.
As be was taking him kith@ polies station, he admitted •
teliring three pears, and throwing them into the
Charleeatreet. Witmer afterwards found
nee of the pears when the defeedael had stated. That
morning be found the other two.—Mr. Emma's gar
dater said he had lost fruit four time 'before this sum.
user—U,. Supt. Coward said be had had previous
complaiate of °unified. —The boys were remanded till
Moseley, to give their targets an opportunity of ine
peering in their behalf.—On Monday the defendants
wereiarin brought up, and this time were attended
by r permit —Addressing the boys, the Mayor
said the magistrates wished to put • stop to this
thieving in gardens, which had been • general
Primiremlistely. They only regretted they could not
give a good birching imaged id lining them.
• vrould each be fined 10s., Including costs, but if
brought up again they would undoubtedly go to
giej.o
011111AILIXO INTO Till MILITARY HOSPITAL—At the
Borough Police Courton Saturday, Ware the Harm,
three soldiers named Michael Cuddy, Arthur Att.
wood, and Patrick Quinn, were charged with break-
ing into the military hospital at the barracks, and
stealing therefrom scpantityof wise, and spirits.—Mr.
R. A. litistable appeared for the prosecution.--Cor.
pmal Thome Ambrose Johnston", of the Medical Staff
Corps, said on the evening of August 17th lam, he
saw his atom in thentorerilinn if the military hospital.
and closed the door when he left. At half-past 10 the
maw night he went round the hospital, and found the
door and window all right. At LI o'clock a report was
matte to him, and in conesqueses he vain went to the
storeroom, and found the window broken, the mob
line cut, and a pair of steps standing underneath the
window. The window was about 11 feet square. Wit-
ness went into the store and took stock. He
found the following articles had berm abstracted :-
4 pints of porter, 1 pint ale, 17oss. gin. 10 Pinti
brand 1 pint Som. sherry, 6 pints lloes. port. Sines
he had been here he had seen the prisoner
Cuddy on two ocemions at the hospital.
Ones he reported himself sick, and the
other time he was there without any apparent
reason. He had been • patient before this, and had
full knowledge of the building—Private William
Carty, of the Dorset Regiment, said lw was in his tent
at the Artillery Barracks encainpment on the night of
the 17th August last, Between 12 and 2 he heard some
ewe talking. The sentry called the guard out, and
Private Attwood came into witness' tent with 2or 3
bottles in his hand. He put the bottles under the
beds. He asked witnem to drink, and he did so. One
of the bottler was out under witness' pillow, and Alt-
wood threw the inhere away. Witmer we. arrested on
the 16th andput intothe guardroom with the prisoners.
fle beard prisoners talking about the robbery at the
hospital; Quinn said be was going to give himself up
for the others. Cuddy said Tie would go up instea4
Ailwood said" Let us all throe go up together."—
Prisoner Cuddy cross-examined the witness with ise•
siderable ingenoity.—Mr. Hu:table Men asked for •
remand till Monday, which the Mayor granted.—
Prisoners were brought up on remand on Monday.
=Johnstone repeated his evidence, and added
tight in question there was • kit bag placed in
the purge outside the store room window. On
former moseion be saw Cuddy talking to • man at
one of the Hospital windows, and be ordered him
my—Private Oarty's evidence was reed over, and
wee again oromaxansined by Caddy, who
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patPc"en-tmutin th-43arixrale Hospital Lillirmmion deposed
he.wtsreean
11 an 12 at night he heard a noise in the backyard.
He got up and opened the window. He could not
see anythmg, and wait to bed. He afterwards heard
OcomthurEPni.wofyrtlami/edths:nt afirsiirli;ruemadbminz,7
hta.d. He saw l'rivats'
Cuddy turned his face towards the litr.othht, and made a
signal with his hand, beckon' th
towardn the backyard.
IPnvate Ihvid Douglas ..ine 8.. "trh mahn
orderly, nd on the night in questione he
stretclwakerder. biifttoldr"gt-hieurunwtsiherrtslice. gndwhit°, anwand tid.eani
s
dnelt int^ the Weak. referrtul by Linger, st
wait for the stretcher party. In th pa -h: sa
Cuddy, who had no business there. There wee. anoth.7
man with him. They afterwards found the wind. AV kid
been broken, and a saihrernoved —Corporal Williams
provost corpnral, mid on the 17th inst. he had occasion
to go to the hospital with a stretcher party. Neither
4 the PrilmMena belonged to the party. Is he
approached the hospital, he heard the sound of
permns running towards the centre of the larrack
yard. In consequence of what he afterwards heael,
hC sent two nf his party to warn the sentry. On the
following morning he went Penni the camp and found
a boot, marked I,949—Cuddy's number. Near the
hospital he found a cap, marked art and also an
ialf4Y hnttle.—Corporal IV . C. Armitage said on the
night in question he was awakened by • noise outside
his tent. Immediately two men none into his tent,
one .4 them being Cuddy. He ordend them out, mat
Cuddy said " kll right ;" and added, " Now well
have a drink." They fumbled alrou_.,_t and witness
then beard the smashing of glass. Witness got up,
and took a hotth, away from him. He afterwards
dare twiseners into custody. Witness found • bottle
falf./(1.• the tent, and s soldier named Holly, who was
in the tent, gave him haulier, .tfterwenls, witness
fomel a pair .4 bontr nilmliored /111, and a single Is .4
1,049, and alei a black bag.-- Other evidence having
been given, prisoners wure coniniitted for trial at the
next Asthma.
-The annual oinference of
the Wesleyan ethodist Church has pist Issoi held
I at Newcaelleom.Tyne. Ilepresentat e. es ft. 'iii In.lmill,
Franco, 14witserland, Kouth .%friva, slid the West
Indies were prevent. The membership in /mat
Itritain &lone was reported hi Is. 413,410: it was
announced that IP ministers had died during the
year, 94 .4 whom were inipermitneraries t .4 the four
who died in active wort, wo lis,e .oily melee be men.
li.'. the limn,. of the , C. Baster, sonny ehetilisin
; at Cano, olio woo. cot down flapless of strength
at the early age .4 tI. Ti,.. ismfenous. forweelel a
petition t.. Parliament in fai our iif the Criminal haw
Amendment Rill, urging that the age la. raised from
13 to 11l years, A letter .4 eongratulation was for.
wieder, to her 0,,1e iv the queen on the nonsltion
the mar, law .4 has lawn
decided h' iii ccii, ',Tool, on an estonsive wale
j during the year, and for this puns.. 1nf1,4310 is to
raiaegl. The ker. I", W. Mae.lonal.l,
Wog at 1141111.1%,,,rt1i College, eolnlort,4l Ow final
e‘aninlation in the..l..gy of the eandeletes I, sr ofshita•
prwaentlng his report, a short sliscuasion
nrom on the practice of reeling sermons. 1/r. Hun
deplored the practice, and the venerable Dr Dshorm.
tamdemnorl the gonersl practice of reading sermons
as likely to put the ends of the mph. in great As,ril.
The, Proaidena, In oloolng the remind."'
the candidates that the custom of reading sermons
would not he sanctioned ±y the confen.fics nor
tolerated by the people, Thirtes.n ministers were
allowed to Geese sopernumeraries among them
were the Re,. (I. I)ehorne, wh.. enterrvl
the ministry i.. I vii, the ker. .1. 11,
who for the last t wel ve years his i
the post .4 te.vertior to the Kinitimosl Schools, Bath,
and the Rev. .1.4 m Lewis, ~f D f orch s
ester, od wh„ is
described na a diligent and smobtrueive worker, who
has done g.ssl OrtificS at 'I,SW. and abroad. The con•
fenmce gratefully acknowledged the gift ..f is I'll 4
the Review, Bible in live volumes frinn the manager,
of the University I'm.. During the rot year
nearly It 000,0(10 hooka, periodical. kc., have mot sold
at the Wesleyan Book-room. Th!:, report on Munday
14rth,sds showed n,t1.19 schools in Omit Britain, with
1211,e02 officen and teachers, and 1td3,779 scholars :
I connected with the Plumley Schools are 2,1103 liberties,
and 2,5t15 Bands .4 Hoye, with a membership of
49 *ym i ing persons, it is nteresting to know that
while the increase in the populati .0 of (heat Britain
during the paet ten_years has been 13.95 per cent. the
, number of Sunday :School echolars haa increased 23.14
I tier cent. The Day Sch.s.l repirt showed 177,0.'5t
scholars, amount .4 school Immo.. 1:109A54, ammtnt of
flovernment grant I:110,334. From statistics, lately
published by the Ihivernment it is shown that Wes.
feyan day seles.ls continue to obtain the largest
itovenunent grant .4 any voluntary schools, and that
the income fnon the echoed fees is the highest any
elms .4 public elementary schis4s. The grant ..I.tainetl
, per acholar in average attendance in Wesleyan
ischnola %Vas 174. OH. ; the average grant per ackolor
! in all voluntary scles.ls for England and Wales was
!Isle. 70. A splendid library, tole. known as the .Illan
Library, hae been pr...ntesl to lb.. Wesleyan connection
Icy Mr. F. H.. Allan. It contains *lsn't 15,000 volumes
and 30,000 dissertations. The latter nintainthe theolo-
tLileart2.4o,utof4themare .is'n
Cuther. inhts".enn:ln.stintesn.
and open the library to the laity as well as.
ministers. The chated repirt showed 4,325
chapel. out /if debt., but the gnises debt on
' Nlethorliet Trust l'roperty is £fft9,o9l. During
the emit 31 years the Wi•alleyaliN have raised
K1,717,31n to liquidate chapel debts. In connection
with the conference a great missionary meeting was
held, also imeting. for the advocacy of temperance,
as well as special gatherings for soldiers and working
men. During its sitting„ the conference was visited
by Mehl/ Hurst, of the Ilethorlist Episcopal Church
of America, and • detestation 44 Nonconformist
ministers. The conference of lahl will Is. held in
'London. The president for this year is the Rev.
Richard Rolx.rta, a well•known and highly appre.
ciated minister. He is it native of North Wales. Ile
entered the ministry in Piro, and is now in the 113 rd
' year of his age : he takes over, the preeidency in a
time .4 iindistiirbed peace thnentholit the connexion,
I which, it is hoilist will long Tli.. 11l ill istens
who change circuit.. this year will he at their new
places in mulficient time to eA ',townie.. their labours as
the first Sunday in September. The inini.tero
appointotlis, lawchester are the Rs•Vs R.. Dillon and
• Pans.m. They will fropiently preach in the
chapel, South•street when. visitors are always
welt,,one, provided with good seats and supplied with
hymn book,. by the unirteotos stett:artl“ i.i attendance.
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