The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-01-09 00:00:00

Isistrirt /deb3s.

TRIALS 01, PI:NO:VERS.

THE Awseat ererna I•zidne prize, to the
.choLin f St. ileoree's wao oleerve.l on Sunday. bet
The Action' having been opene4l at 2le in_the teem'

__ —.mot naving been opened at 2 p.m. o.
way with the school litany an.l the sinvinti of a hymn,
hymn 3.112 was recite.' by Michael Griffin. A short

Mgr:smut° of appropriate remlings and hymns wee
then gone throw...h. as fellows " Little
Helpen.." I.isTilAttwooll :reading. "A lloy exchanged
for a 1)oc," Eliza Scriyen ; reading. " Little by
little." Charles : Hymn lit; reading, " A
Childs prayer," Edwani Attwnoll ; landing,
" Little Ilarry's Sennon," Annie Stone; reading,
"The Heinen:been! Fallsehmsl," Frank Pearce;
reading, " The f 'lock of Life," 4 'harleg.festy :reading,
"The Rescue," Etlnard Stone. After a short address.:
by the Rector, the prises were distributed, each child
receiving some prize. the ,ebler 'net ,:etting referenoe
or ether bibles, prayer, or by books ; hooks with
go.sl stories of various kinds were alno distributed.—
f .11ontlay there WWI a pn7e-glvl,o to the children at
the day schools. at three !!'elo-k in the afternoon, in
the presence of a got.' number !,f parents and othern
They first sang selesl hymns and pieces, a few word%l
were spoken by the • _man, and then the children
came up in classes to receive their prises, the girls!
The

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The TA-P-01-y- -IRW.II4IOrO a.......5tt oppeit the top of Ito.,
lay ------ .
and , having Very pretty story ls x Am. awl tlie IsTs Ism." of
street. Bennett escatetd Pa l'lntl, yid a erowd coil•cti•• 4 :tie on .Monday when he said "Oh ..tIM, hat been here several --IPlte t" b.^ .4""r"hilI, a rtfinz
days." Wept:Out ita d a Mot which w•tuld not stop with _all power ••I Walking moved her arms jovfully,
water-colours; an orange was also :riven to each little
ad am, dragged •di shore. a nutub•r tg paler. --re
at the &am At six •••el• telt. the el.ler children
iiit
ana tome iiiiiiiii,„4 pe,,pk., i 1,1,1,/i, 4,.g., . 1 I , hit., her‘unie be treated he.. attisully. Wititess's waged fr•tin a couch where ati oil (lame bedridden saincled ;
were :?.... a week tills ix 1,01. but is was.. Ltd teen in a clear voice "I:.sl Mesa Mr. Fedwards.---An tail • tme
of " oar 1... p..." leer their help to .1, t si e ii ii-. oft the
y.diem ii at the hemth to the opening nf ti, E.4,1,,..k. 1.:11‘,, itiCaT. ion] !••••: master h•I p 'taxed to give him j meii's want al, 0 sihieveil an stlfeetinv sight. l'oor old retvimol tlieir i.rizea. A great -it. •tf (parents) :mil
amend the WcYmmithians we t•I.-'reed Mr. Newport
....iv, el hut only ga,e21....".1. c""t" —mr" it"""Y Ihnaltei, the letsi•lma.ter, who carried his bandit-.me ••tlient were in the school. attic short pro....mitnine wan
tsienti,!..t.l.cmheibitrlri•t•t,itt.li.,„;,•o.7.ii,st,iii,a.t:
3fno.ri
at, hi the
nittinwot,t,L pas,rt,moef
St. Mary ,treet, Mr. Denning Mr. 'Mil. !•1-to mai etie, t 1.., le oy. ,•,... h001.,11, 41n ;stly eight. „ind
away.; lit Me s.;ot a policeman "e'''
;,ii.. (!iini,hen. mune 01..'"iVik
e;rrey htaeati I erect so long haml bowed t•• liain an•l weak-
litany others. The tiny, et, peri.tily see'lue•l to eni4 the ' ;I; 'l'; II".•;‘, 11 ,!_d-1 1-!;••°0- HI back 11.1.;.i.,1.1iirn,le.til:eielmt::yi.ziiiiiite
iti..eaystilrredeul,
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,ev4
wen,
ate, kin lii
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by
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iii,,,e,
1,..
,imi
n•AiefrAn.t
colf;;;:ig,..t..l:,,,iat,i,tirl iiiis:leir.v.i.,tile,l:etht;..4,l,,,,onrt.....f.ftltvt,t.tti:irtil,i,,sii.::
lalemr, and pulled with tosAil aii.l toain at :I let,: note ; ''''.4 'ar,•!". ,'°'ll‘l.""'l'Y
test it war Indy the "lona pull, AnStR 10111. Alrl pull anis s:11.1 ...I Mir r.Oll I not havo Jinn by fair means, site thou.;ll, at the nt4.l
eould I.:,- foul. 'lite lay had befit hadlY ueated before. 1 to cry "Ah ! . Ir. laindie !" and to talk with Air.
it tic •r" t!...t insulkt•,l to it et the sou nck nAmg the •
awl she litel forgiven Mr. St,•phens twice before, and Smith about his f••rme,r rt-gimetit of royals, the I h•rset
the
wws.w,
wit„ Itiii,i ide,
iiiiii timwd,,,....,,,,ippe,i.,...1 would net do ,s.. Again; she wodhl have a •••intinons fur i
.111-,N4.•,1110.!: Mr. :.'ilrpknas c.llOO Slld Lad her ! te,,, cid it1...51 " Th•• Alimic Sch.. d.” n'lliA wax vt•ry elt•I•a•rly
Santis. At the opening Ate was haulm! rpm pr.nt •ct fr•an
Yeomanry. in which he hml served. :ma the Nv.iy-
t . eit :1..1: :::: e..e sofa, and they seo.sl.l wake it up; but i ~,,,b., laid , ~,,,,f,,,ulA ' • •ht I •
Ali bawl, of which he luta 'teen master. N•ov us
. I 1 I part. After this tic prizes were dbtrilmt-d. the
sistken bv the eight •n• ten •nf the ,hil•lnm wit.. MA
krt. At this time the report was that p.n. Whit. bad .1.
i,,,,, ..,,,,,i hy the 41.,,,,,, : imt this lea, hein.l lest trte. yas MR- N. .41 aan er ,:e: .
teacher: first crane up :tilt, reeeise.l the seize. they Nal
khe refused. W1..11 .fie let tle• hoy 5.;,. to Stephens tirst, I
I..mined in the 1 ibteesatt evtailtiatbot, awl it Wlla SLIIIO4
110 was an ehierly isisn, and was known M Corti Ind IT
t.. 1.1 blot to c‘o iert him when requited ; hut never to
!sett hilts. StePlielis first denied thna lie had struck the
the teetltriquet of 'l.:an-ter" or "Phydc." The next sick men•s ward waa llli.st ~...Rily tFlOrrled
li)' the I.cetor that INIr. "W..sl, the master, ball
Moutteen l'Ertr St:smelt. Tuteeloy r—laefere Mr. .1. i with pictllCo4: I.ut here Is ••r itlb to Inaun.lerml near
Aylirg, hr. lirew, and Mr. H. Razgett. 1..-.., twit tie, boy 'tuck up to him, an-lb., then said Ite bad I the fire, WTI Soffit: WerE past even New Year Incurias,
TRANSFERS OF LICENCES. loc•in•ii hint for !aim; saucy. Dr. N•tthan mine to her to ! thought the kin•liimot awoke a faint smile. Dot when receiv.ttl a grattlitY of C*2 as being one of the 110,4
a-k Her to come to Itbn home, an•l make it tip latwtan Iwe tpdleick to the abledtmlied men's ward lucre wax snemootftil toaster. in the iIi,RVAC, NtrS. Ileator then
ler and St.-phew.; I..it i.h., ri.fu:ol. —Mr. !toward said the gift rallied to the full ; an a little Mt of lanuati Hmlly trace the prices to the sehttlars : them iney for
there ws...t Ito e.i.se to answer. lie did nut hi'me 'lle h°Y.ll ; trickery trital by an ••I• I chap to cheat Mr. Tlmoicp, the Dumb:to...4 the ;,tifts halint: limit kin•llY sul mu-0 .4
at:•4lrad..ll'd'aer•rliat•4°., no CI cef,:srttirbe3t.rtic;;;;:s.l.' I''''''''
Tate b,llowliig wi.r.: traaferre.l ; lb 1.. :km Izoni •
-•-- - • ej iii,,,,.. - • Lit,,,,t,..0, r• the M",th,rP.T.e'l4ing.ar'!. l'c3.uelc !.." 4.1".1 to.t.'ku C. 0." I out of a spare share or no by ; in, t, Nv ani ti, in f_ar• as. timat. by C•tlonel Forbes Mr. n•I Mn. n. l' • az,,r,
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executor, of the late John Moons to Elizau . flinn., s.
aidaW, Star MO I,tatrier, (tan Herr t..
Blantati4l ;of the Portland ItailwaY Inn (rein William
Huller to Emanuel Gear. let, of Come: of the Jer+ey
Hotel from Homy Strange to Vrtalorio Knizht. tote
'airway guard ; awl of tloe I loapelry Teem. from Coorge
Baker tot:our-or Itaxter. Itostweting and .I;oolication to
transfer the license of the Hilton Arms from Cl:mica
Denning to Frederil Woods, Mr. Viokory pro,laced a
ro.to ore from the Smoorndenolont at Wincanton, to the
elf o-' -tea wife load teen convioto.l of buying horm
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•.i a spare sm._ _ _ , Karim! •
i !mr ebil.: : bitt the Bench nand look at the other side ':-: e c inr ha ankle+, and a few ..thee frien.ln.
If M.. nem waii such a brute to the imy, how wits it the
mother :(11sitel him to stop there II or IS months i Whir ! I 1 il II Mil mt •-ratitiMe t.. A the
tai. room'. when they were only 17. All .4 them joy.
fully an. a ni..4 aal I t „ . 1 -
if tin. lilall Wa4 oneh • brute, the mother was &brute or gifts ; and, the round of thle leave being. inm e, we OZA.II.IIIIfBTER.
enduing him to stop there. The boy behaved very hewn that Mr. Edwardn had emitinued to ahoW kind NEW )(MAWS DAY AT THE ASYLUM.
tivrv,r,ely and Imucil3, put the milk pad in the dirt,. and nee,. to It'3 poor sold, that niLiht... AA the old book . -5...-
Mimi sp..keu to went mei milkol Branch, 100 W which says, "They cannot record IOC II lie :" lint let anyone read ' "Tbe year is dying ; let it go."
had the happy kiint or kicking over the pail. TM" '"W the remainder of the text and then, ai far no in his -- •
Mi. Stephens milked himself, t hut the boy perversely (lid over ii, go and do likewise. Mr. W. T. MWe
illet wan '
hare liStened to the nl.l enrols and the old world
5,,, ap.i. n:, 4.1.11111 t 1,..: and Mrs. y.'est. (i.I Sr,. I..eonarda rind enoit.th to lend his magic lantern, whirl. waif sto--- -4. k ...I mir tin..., with the fittiailinr holly. :Lod

effect agndbeuten wo_..-. eeee convievel of buy. _
hair andsentencedto6itionthelialdlal.mr.-11r. Drew -Aid
he dhl net see that Lf a man hail a hid wife or unworthy
chitin:ll there Was no Tea in cr his not get' in.: a heifer.
-Mr. Ayling did not th.nk thr-t ha wts to tint
study • tome.* in a public:team liens -it wee deeel,i tit a
further. inquiry should be made-Mr. Vickery said im
would send a letter to the police, to enquire whether the
man was implicated in the affair or net, or in any ilia-.
honet traneacti m.-Mr. Kerridee Add that. if the
niagkirillto would grant the lieence moles- he prenilwel
that Mr. Groves would change ter-mots directly if the titan
was ftc ! to bear ci eessl a character as they could
wish. -"Elie license was en-terse.' for a impede
Juknlind was sweetened fer tieing drunk. Ile appeared
With a bleck eye. -Sergt. Aosey now him int lueoilny,
near the Railway station. drunk. As the gigt. pas-ed by,
Ice commenced swearing reel abositig wituess.-leted
de iseven days in default. Allowed a week
Titunuts Bt s:sr, 2 tramp, was brought up for begging.-
P.C. Bartlett had received many remplaints ot Keener,
and tint week saw him at kr. itensetne's. when be told
him to leave the town, and he would - titer no further
proceedings against him. Understood that prisoner would
leave the town; but he found him in the lolging house
afterwarde-Lient Game, of Belgrave Terrare, sant thet
prisoner came to his house, and said he was a discharged
s ddier. Witeem toll Idle he imeht to I.- admit.% beim:
a strong man, to go about beg...shoe ; he had better
go to Superintendent Viekery, and he would
tell him where to get work. l'rieoner then
left. Witness had a great many of these beggars,
he onippesed because his hen, was a sort of hesalfasssy
house. letweee %Veyniouth and le orehester, some of them
were very abusive in their rei weal, :eel lie wee determined
to make an example. Prisoner was net alineive.-George
B ater, of tie avern, seel prisoner came to his
house lane day last eeek, and showed his discharge.
Witness returned WM his discharge mid refica.ud to
him.;test prieouer would net leave, but .howeel rw oel his
de:charge tAI other people. No ;.idAn
anything but bottle of ginger beer. -Superintendent
Vickery said by was authorised liy Mr. &maw.%
who had left the town, to say that ;trimmer hal collect at
his house sevaxal tinum, begenuit. lie would have aseisted
him ; but lie (eonl that he came in eempativ. -
I'reioner said lie Waco dee-barged soldier, teem the 14th
reeimeet ; he new to learn of age, lout vs.. subje.; to tits.
--In animrer to the Bench. Superintseplent Viekety
prisoner lead 7,1. a slay pensiOn fur two V The Bench
said they were very much ebliged to Lieutenant Gaeett
for his Attendance thay wonting, if gentlemen of his
p.eitiou would give evideece it would tend ti .unloees
vsgrancy.-Prisoner begged Imid t.i be forgive it, hi tinier
te give him a chance; lie had been ming to leave the
town tee-lay-Mr. Arden said they weal audio him go. -
Committed for • month.
flonsocon Perry SissIONS, Thur6day.-Ilefure Mr. J.
Milledee Mr. T. Abbott, Mr. H. Haggett, and Dr. H.
it, wit. Irrotight ti3O for 5t...,e1L, lv. studnv a fhilil petticoat at the C. eapelry Tavern, the property
of Mr. Geer, Baxter.-Mercy, tahe cf cemptameet, maid
the priseaer had lived as general servant test!: fur two
mint.. The ineuey weeplaced on a lookiee-elase in the
he'll...to, mid prisoner had admitted to P.C.Euglisb that
stte had taken it. -Remanded till next day.
SALVAGE CLIIIII. '"
Joanne Latein, master of tile bngantine Messenger, of
Exeter, Was einetweied hy M. Simon Joinkins Fowler,
ter the Weymouth and Portland Steamer Company, far
'.on-ptyieent ot salvage for services rendered by the
steadier Coni",ssiore see reacuiug the Messenger from •
dangerous pueitiou ice Weymouth Beale tee a safe position
in l'ortland Itmadstead.- Mr. Howard appeared for •
plaintilis, awl Mr. Titre, far d. fendant.-It has alrieely
been stated in our colemes that the Messeurer was blewn
out of Portland Recoils and anchored in Weymouth
lioads. -Mr. Howard, in introducing the case, said that a
to of 150 had been made. The value ol the property
sated ited the risk run in doing no were most important
ingredients en a question of salvage. On Saturday the
Messenger as. en is dln;;;Arnkis poeition near the north
shore, the weedier Was of a desperate character, the
ship'e sails were blown away, and she had .sustained some
damage. - The captain came ashore and asloul Mr. Fowler
what he would charge for townie the ship out of her
positive, but Mr. Fouler said it was nut a question of
towing but of assistAuce, and it would he worth Liu° to
render aid. The offer was refused ; but the steamer went
out, and, finding the vessel in deeper water than they had
zusgosed, Captain Cosens and Mr. Fowler agreed to
retilsr tad for X 25. The veesers tow rope wse got on
hoard the retaluer--but it broke, and she drifted into
shallow water-from tic to I2ft. only. The steamer had
to follow, aud it was no :one: a euestiou of £25. With
great difficulty the steamer, tasnrepc tvas got on board,
the ship was towed into a sate place, and tile moderato
claim of AZO made, which was so moderate that he hoeed
the Bench would grant it with coats-Me. Turner said
the summons was only served at half-past three yesterday
afternoon, and he asked the Bench to extend the these to
in hours, for defendant Was not prepared, and had not his
witness. to Court -The Bench considered that deceit-
dant ought to have been prepared.-Mr. Turner pressed
for an adjourument ; the coat of the day could not
anieunt to munch.-Mr. Howard with- sit pre'milice offered
to take £35 and costs.-Defendant offered XV). tut Mr.
Milledge said he himself saw the vessel in a dangerous
poeition, aud was only glad to see !nee his windows the
steamer go to her assiatalice. lie did not think defendant
ought to staid out o'er A:A.-Defendant said he would
give the keffi and J:10 ler use uf the t ev-rope.-Mr.
Tenter said that his clieut would pay the A:Z.
The Master and Own,. -if the Greek brig Orrin&
mating mg' scse, lying in Weyinouth Roark. were Sinn-
nioned by Edward Way fereilutage, which he had refused
to pay, and plaintiff, therefore, asked fur double pilotage
-Li 16e-Mr. Howard appeared for plaiutiff.-Edward
Wag. licensed pilot for Weymouth district, said

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had oletrved the scar on the hey's ear for some --""‘
months. She lived nett door, and as' far co she lnul 11,,tt
Stephens had trcattal him A. hid ow n. lie had not the 'chili atm by MeholL
character ~r heat: a s'ruel or hart man.—Mrs. Hussey THE PARK.
swore that the mark never was ear before Use boy To the Editor.
home' ausl said Stephens laid I vaten him.—The boy 141 r- lime people in the l'ark hhtme their flo.lhrg to
at. ,repeated that the ear was the same wi the other leforn the Davi, awl some think it ha. to with the lii:h
Steens*, setth.st jt—Dr. Nathas, naid he en, emtain that ate. How far the unlucky influence sesonn to reach
th fv.:ry lung stan,ling, Anul rarsuns, wlso •.
• IT vett at l'udtlletrenthisle tbs.,- live upstairs and
wis here thin nassriaoc, c wrobor Med it. —Cro-ti-eXalui no. : • the liidland rivers are a series of lakes.
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tao, hecaole Mr. Stephens soldered from disease of the Towel, on the Ismkonit,
he'srt, and tint might prejudice hi, ease. The near was a I Too MUCIL
chronic cut:mama affection of the ear, awl the 'slightest
baseh Int.sht snake it Meet. Tee Mayor a‘ist that the I
Ils-seh were entrenivly norry that no respectable a Inman
, .4ienhena yielded to a burst ..f paesion awl struck the
bor. a 0 they believed. Although " boy. are intro," and he
wOulti he one of the had to deny that they needed corm...
yet they could not overlook the raze—lined £2, to
bade thc expen,.e.
Tkana.r. Charles awl Elizabeth Hampton a-ere summoned
for evils: sit-sink awl riotous os January 3rd, about one
o'cln-k in the inornisig.—P.d. English, heard loud scream-
ing, and went Int, St„ Leonard'a•road, whore he found the
two wi if they bad bemi fighting. Hampton had been
Ariakin ; I.m Charle+ wan fume drunk than alie.—Charlea
had one to 'ea. but terviee of summons was proved.—
The ietude Hampton was nail to be a common prostitute.
—Site said that Alc had two little children at hotae.—The
Meol let her off on payment of 3s.

priek•el or fitigers 1111 l liar a..
"lure nee.. I up the stelnetive mistletoe, eaten the
..14 Enirlich oil fare, aml celebrated all the vnetems
of the olden time that are held in farewell to the old
year: and now we Ire'., welcomed the new Year, too.
If Ign be dieeiefied with our ne.eption ef him on
Monday night he must be very banl to .leae... For
many .lay" lwfere, tic, a-v-1 1111 l eltew..l immintakeable
eiene I.f the coming I !artlwele ef green,
, hundreds of Been.. re.... aml ether dower., thee., and
device.. of all eorte were occupyine many willing
i• hands in prepering for the great event of the year in
raw miniittnre werl.l. At .even o'eloek en the tirat
! ukht 11 the new year the reettite then, laleetni
were all to be viewed. Down the pa...ages, gay v.ith
flags, thneignl eaverly the expectant patients, through
into the great hall. gay with festoone if flower. and
greenery, will mottoes. stare. feathenV, and all that
, the decorator.' in eentitiem an.l there they
, ee, a go.slly company eome two
hundn.l awl fifty etrong, waiting only for the music
to strike up to l•en in a (lance. although tee quite ..eh
in one ae vvonl.l he regard...l favourably in a illlll.llali
bell room, still jeeseeeeing the very positive merit,. of
Icing lively and thoroughly enjoyable, and withal
; underetantlesi of the pe..ple." Anyone who saw
I bow we (lid the "light fantastie " in Monday night, a
motley thmug of visitor' .. nurses, att.m.lante, and
' itatiente all dancing with hearty will. an.!happy face, that many a " belle 44 the hall" would
envy, would confeee that there was suenething in those
old country (or, DA it 0110 It to le. ej elt, "...etre")
dance,, after all. lemionad... 11111101, Oran al 11
biscuits, and cake, were previ•tel ii. melt-. prof.e.ion,
to watiefy the hardworke.l daecere, while hetrumental
and vocal music, from the onnie to the plaint', ly
pathetic, afforded pleasure to their ~ar. while their
mouths were thee employe.i. Eight or litt e daneen
varying "from half to thn....lnarten4 of an !pew in
length were nohow! evening's work., and carried In pad
midnight well on into the small hour* of the 2n.1 before
the last song was sung, the last Ideenit eaten (or
poeketvel for future nee), and " i(od save the Queen"
ended • more new year's night. T. deecen.l to
particulars—The decorations were all tnrried out
under the personal euperintendenee of Dr. 11:illevio,
and it wag the unanimous opinion that the hall had
never before been so carefully awl tastefully dene.
The mush., tee, was a cant impnwement on former
yearn. Miss Symem and the Chaplain have, during
the winter, held singing elaßNell, and their efferta,
aided by the willing co.operation of their Impils, were
a complete fraCtiesP. Several glees and ea.s were very
well rendered, and many of the nuretw unveil them-
melees posse.evel of mweet 'melee] voices, ef which their
slight training hml taught them to make ;.emel uee.
Syrnes, the Rev. \V. Evans, Dr. f filleepie, and
the eftestant matron. Mn', Keejan. sang many
good eene.. Several attendants =mooed let in the
, dui, line, am! Mr. Renting, as usual, gave in emu)
of hie own particular v•w•al etferts, the chief merit 'if
which were they were intensely nenreneical.. The
asylum brass band having collapee.l, a band free' 1 h.r-
chester under the- leaderehip Mr. J. Steven. Came
over to give us the dance music, and right well too
, they played. "Tempera mutantur, et 11011 mutamnr
in fills," as we glanced round the room we ruiseed
many an obi familiar face that once had a Owe there,
and memory re-called many new yeaVe days f former
years. They are all very eimilar. mune eld
custom,, are kept up by new-convent, the place., are
filled, and those who drop lad are ;forgotten. But the
glad festival ie still held and still 'will be, and we can
only pray that each and all of the last merry gather-
ing may meet again to spend many more mach happy
New Year's evelvinge, the resulta of the kindly fere,
thought and attention of our much-lseloved dot-GA.

1101": CIiAITL ANNUAL TEA.

was held on Monday evening', when. in spite of
the terribly wet weather, about :MO as.eitible.l, and tea
he to be twice mad, The schoAro.oin Wa.i beautifully
decorated with jta.. Ac. After ..ea the friend, gathered
in the chapel, which was decorated for the .17141iVIL
fteliirid the chair was a larg,! " Wek in green learn'
awhile ground, and in front if the organ gallery—" A
lho.py New Year to you air in alternate red and green
letters, trained in evergreen with " Hope Chanel" and
" Tea" on either side.

;Im chair was taken by the pastor, Rev. W. Lewis,
sniMortot v the Rev. W. Smith, a former minister of
the chapel, Rev. J. Dailey, I;aptist; Rev. .1. I'. Butcher,
Umwey, and the Rev. Than, Free Methodist minister.
l The 'aarint in conimencin,,o the proetexling., spoke of
th, importance of l'ongregationalists gathering at their
and the depression felt by the minister when
he saw the seats half empty. They had not to report
much increase, but a few had been gathered into the
church, the school warn in an efficient state, and they
i0),.4 ace'
The choir having sting the hymn "0 Christ ! what
leirtlees I er.voel Thy bead,"
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Tlie Rev. W. SMITH urged upon all to perform each their
re- pective parts in the service of Cod, and the minister :
spe.-ially Ii proluotilig p., ice :old harmony in the church.
Sabo ith sehool teiudiers are required to be well up in their I
work now, to study well their lessons, mid strive well to
qualify themselves for teaching the religion of Our Lord i
ued stvioqr Jesus Christ. Then there was the maintain-
ing of the minister, a part .4 the duty of the church
members, awl he could out find much fault with the 1
people here ar. to that, for he had been often impressed
with 'the liberality .4 many of them. Liberality Was
never thrown wly. end he remembered some lines be
hart youth—' There was a Otto; the people thought i
him nail, Thu mere he gave away, the more he had." ;
Nov ..1 U 4 U ould ever lose what we give to the cause of 1
C .1. lie next spoke of the importance of unity and peace 1
in a congregation, of keeping the unity of the spirit in the 1
bond of peace. The great thing was to seek each others 1
good and to avoid everything that causes distrust Our
system requires a great deal of piety, and if not, it will go
down. He wished them much happiness and unity in the ,
coming year. (Applause.)
The Pstrroll acknowledged also the great liberality of
the church and congregation at Hope chapel.
The Choir " I need thee every hour."
The Rev. Z. Bourne heartily congratulated them on
having been able to maintain their various forms of
Christian work. It Was a great deal to have been able
to maintain their position, and he VMS glad that the
' paytair was more cheerful than on the last occasion, for
the people might lie joyful when the pastor was cheerful.
He wished theta a happy and prosperous New Year, and
that de:needed very much, upon thentselves, and the way
in which they worked. Home of then. might mourn over
their feebleness, only being able to do so little; but he
reinin: led them that not the measure, hut the motive of
the work was reckoned by the Master. Lot them go
forwaid in the name of Christ, seeking to do everything
for Him, then He would doubtle;s crown their endeaveurs
with His Wessing.
Solo by Miss FREEMAN : "She heard in the city that
Jesus was there."

The Irev---.l.litmer was very glad to hear among the
qualities of 6. mfdent minister, that he said something
that would fit one HRH another, and they might come to
their places of worship with the expectation of hearing
something that would fit, whether it was specially aimed
at them or not (Applause.) Ile was glad to hear that
the Sunday School was in a thorough state of efficiency,
and also that they were is athoroagh state of peace. Ail
to the duties of the church and congregation, he reminded
them of a remark said to have been made outside a
chapel, when a friend, surprised at helm; so late, asked
"Is the sermon dotter " No, said another, "The
sermon is only spoken ;it has yet to he done." It rested
, will, the people unether the sermon was "lone" or not.
(Applause.)
(heir: "I love to tell the story of Jesus am! lii. love."
The Rev. Mr. tRAN. United Methodist minister, spoke
on the subject of love to God, and of His greatness and
perfections. He was received with much applause.
Choir: "Oh to be over yonder."
Rev. J. S. BUTCHER had been very pleased to hear Mr.