The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-01-10 00:00:00

Court Xf1135.

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AWFTL CALANITT.—On Friday, one of the most fatal
accidents. that has oc-urred on the Ifier-ey for many
years past took place °pinnate to the Brunswick Dock,
by which 22 lives, ii not e, have been saeritissd. The
details of the melancholy affair are fe .e. Tisere is
lying in the Slope... between Tra ttttt ere awl Pock
Ferry, one of the White Star film of (iackets, easiest the
Grand Tria 11111 l , with (lovertiment mows ants, bound for
Adelaide, Australia. The vessel hail lasts lying in the
Birkenhead Dock, and had been brought into the river,
as is usual, before her rigging and otio r work were I
completed, and in consequence neverni riggers. lumpers,
111111 other working men were employed on board, get-
ting her ready for wea. II)0 Friday afternoon, Thossaaa
Mackay, a boat owner, went with one of Isis boats Issid
tss he one of the largest on the river), having on lota
Thomas Groo this matt.) and two others, to the tlr.d.d
Trianon, for the ',nevem of bringing the riggers and
others to Liverpool. It would neon that, according to
Mackay's belief, scone :10 people got into the boat—a
greater number than he frit justified in taking, and he
complained that there were too many on board. How-
ever, all retained possession, and as 1111 l ig them was
, Captain Henry Clarke, of the Grand Trianon. The
' boat left the ship's side, sleep in water, shortly before 4
o'clock, and rowed for the Cockle-hole, near Bruns-
wick Dock. A stiff went lsreese was blowing. and a
strong ebb tide running. When the boat haul reached
opposite the Brunswick Dock, about 200 or SIM yaids
from the per, else was street( by a wave, 1111.1 the water
coming in created souse little confusion g those
within her, the effect of which was to colas: the boat to
lurch, when she becalm, partially filled. conftision
increased, ansl she lurched a hCCOliti tissue, anti Went,'
to use the words of one of the survivor,. " right fruin,
under them," and the whole who had been its her were
instantly struggling for life in the water. Two boats
from the shore it 1111 l ediately made to the accuse of the
accident, and succeeded in picking up Captain Clarke
and two others. Another man (O'Hare) 11/118 saved by •
life-buoy beidg thrown to hint. All the others, so far
as is yet known, were drowned. The boat, although
filled, did not go down ; and her owner (Mackay) raved
himself by remaining in her.
THY. Rev, C. H. SPURGEON'S New TittEitteael.t.—
On Monday evening week the friends of Mr. Spurgeon
held • meeting at the New Park-street Clispel with the
view of presenting their pastor with a New Year's
offering towards the anupletion of the new Tabernacle.
A report was read by Mr. Cook, the tasisurary secretary,
of the receipts and expenditure since Use cc. Co-
nsent of the undertaking, from which it appeared that
the amount already collected was only sufficient to
answer about one-half the requirements for the comple-
tion of the building. The sum of 0,000 wan already
absorbed in the purchase of the ground and for other
purposes. More than 100 men were constantly ens-
ployetl, and the walls were rapidly rising. There •as
still at the banker's 1:14,000, which is • large PO .11, but
when it was taketi into consideration that at least
r.'41,000 would be needed by the time the building was
finished it would be at once sects that there must be no
lack of energy on Mr. Spurgeon's frieus's' part till the
~,,, ney that was wanted WAS obtained. 'Hie gentleman
wit° gave CI,OOO on the laying of the first stone bad
fssrwarded to the secretary an intimation that Ise wssultl
give 12,000 more. Several gentlemen addresstd the
useeting. very warmly advocating the work. and re-
marked that it was truly surprisaig that no large a sum
should have been collected in so short a time by the fol•
lows* of this popular preacher. It is confidently
hoped that by the end of this year the Tabernacle will
be finished and opened for public service entirely fiee
from debt. _

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Mk-PAPAL MEETING IN LC/N130:1..-011 Tuesday"
indignat meeting" of Roman Catholics, most un-
inerously atklided, enlivened at the abidance of the
Catholic Aid Association, was held in the Hanover.
square Rooms, Mr. Richard Keeley acting as chairman.
Mae could not have been less than :We persons
present. The meting was called fur the purpose of
afforing the Catholics of the metropolis an opportunity
of publicly expressing their feelings of devoted attach-
ment to the Pope, and their indignation at the attempt
now in contemplation to despoil the Holy Father of his
temporal jurisdiction and power. The greatest
unanimity, spproaching often to enthusiasm, was
evinced by the audience, a considerable number of whom
were women, throughout the whole proceedings, which
Listed several hours. The platform was almost as
crowded as the body of the hall, hut there were few
if any I.ersons of note au ..... g either the Roman Catholic
clergy or laity upon it. Sonie Roman Catholic priests
were present, but they took no lien in the proceedings
so far as speaking went. The adiuission to the hall was
f-ee, hut by ticket, and to the platform and WM.'
reserved seats by tickets, sold at Is. each. Letters of
apology, assig g various reasons for not being able to
attend the meeting, but all expressing sympathy with
its object, were read front the. Roman Catholic Bishops
of Birmingham and Shrewihury, and " the Vicar-
Apostolic of the northeni district of Scotlatid :" alm
from the Rev. Canon Oakley. Lott' Fielding. the Hon.
Charles Langdale, and Mr. M. J. Rhmles. Mr. 11. J.'
Prendergast, who said it was his pride to bare been
with Daniel O'Connell, one eif the original founders of
the Catholic Association, and to have stood by it to the
last, moved the Brat resolution :—" That the temporal
power of the Pope had been the source of numerous
blessings to mankind, by the extensiou of the Catholic
faith, the diffusion of knowledge, and the promotion of
the art sand sciences." The resolution WAS seconded by
Dr. Hills, who complained of the cuckoo cry raised by
the public press, and notably by the Times, that the
Government of the Pope was a bad one, without any
attempt being noel° to prove it so by the evidence of
facts. He contended that the Pope had exercised his
temporal power moat discreetly, religiously, and
humanely, and that his great fault in the eyes of
English Protestants WAS that he hail, in fact, no fault at
all. The motion was pot and carried by acclamation.
Mr. Brett moved a resolution to the effect that although,
as Catholics, they firmly believed the spiritual authority
of the Pope not to be of necessity dependent un hie
temporal power, they yet considered the diminution of
such temporal power would be detrimental to the
established Government and injurious to the best
interests of religion. This motion be supported in •
long speech, contending that the question was one that
deserved to be dimmed fairly, logically, and loyally,