The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-08-14 00:00:00

Dorsetsbire.

rifleary &nit?. DoacHrATEK. 7th Augnst, 10O.—
Edward Everett, Eat.)—Fifty-six plaints were
heed for this Court, and four sea after judg-
e". .t. Morgan v. l'arelluse.--lkht EI 2s. Cal.. for shop
11,fendant not spiwating, an order Wit 4 made
nt be three instalments. Beris v. Alk,spoi.—
Ikbt,lll2a. 9.1 for keep of cows. This case occupied
the attention of the Court a conablerable time, but it
,ared the th fendant had placed 18 cows in the
siitra straw-yanl at Is. Gil. per head per week.
iweious h. their going to the plaintira, the cows had
kept on griiss end hay, but when removed to the
tian.yanl they went back, and the defendant alleged
that the o,ws bad deterwated in quality £l6. and one
Mel shortly after bed 4 re ed, which he estimated at
fig inure. Hia 1110110 r. after hearing the whole of the
on both sides, stated his belief that plaintiff
had fulfilled his :manic!, and WWI entitled to recover.
Ver.:ict for plaintiff for the full amount claimed.
Ifintr v. l'roerst.-- Debt, £1 res., to which the defendant
jp,l pleaded a set-off, but which was disallowed. and a
nikt given for the plaintiff.—The other caws were
elrede admitted by the respective parties, RINI orders
;sole according to. the terms offered. but hit Honor
stated that lie "hould &willow plaintiff.' the bearing fees
eel all caars where they neglected to attend the Cour
1„ teed the fee mentioned in the notice iircvious to the
Court day .
littsPronth— Whifrhoreli nor' School. —Om the
the Rev. W. W. lloward, Iler Majesty's
oopmior, visited the above school for the purpose
ef tmding the attainments and program; of the chil-
dren in the usiud braiwhes of instruction. The
ettinination Imted from tuo till half. past five, at
the dose of which the rev. gentleman exl'res,ea
boaself highly pleased with the satisfactory Kat, of
the school,
Wass, lIIANTA, AND DOWIET ADULT EDUcAT:ON
soorry.—We are happy to be able to state that
Ihme ont of the four buys who were examined in
May but. have obtained certificates and prizes from
the above society. The successful competitors were
Francis Cross, Alfred Shaw, and Joseph Joiner,
each of whom received the reward of his diligence on
Friday last at the Boy's S-.ihool-room. We hope
this will be the means of encouraging many others to
pourere and do likewise.

yOOLE—ODD-FELIA)WS' DEMONSITATION.
Tuesday last was a great day in l'oole. From an
early hour the shops were closed. and people flocked
in from all parts of the county, and even from
beyond the boundaries of the county. Hundreds of
likgs, of all nations, floated in the air from the tops
pf houses acnow the streets at every point, and front
the ghliu in the harbour, while the bells from St.
James's tower poured forth merry peals at inter-
vals throughout the day. The Ocalll/011 of this
public rejoicing in which all, old and young, rich and
po,r, evidently took great interest, was a grand
public demonstration of the Independent Order of
ibld Fellows, of the Manchester Unity, in the Poole
district. l'he members, with the visiting officers
snd brethren, assembled about 9 o'clock at the Town-
ll —by permission of the Mayor—where they
formed a procession in the following order :
lierman's brats band, in full unifonn.
The officers and members or various lodges, including
the Loyal Philanthropic, Good Intent, Alliance,
aud (mod Samaritan. with flags, banners,
awl various insignia of the Order.
Kinsman's Sonoroplion band.
Officers and members from the llournemonth, Christ-
church, and St. Giles's, and visiting ornt.vra
and brothers from Winiboine, Fordingbridge,
and other plsces.
IL Fyn,' Illandurd brass hand.
The Mayor and Slsinhera of the Corporation in their
corporate capacity.
The 4th Dorset Vuluntsvr (Poole) Rides, in uniform.
The 4th Dorset N'olunteer (Poole) drum and
fife hand.
The officers, past officer., andinembers were all dressed in
black or dark clothe.. with white gloves, and
wearing their regalia.
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The renees.,,ion proceeded from the Townhall down
the Market:street. through New4trert, down the High-
greet, niund the Cuatoin House, through Thomaslitreet
te St. Janiec's church. where prayers were read bv the
Rev. Joliu Barrow, 8.A., Hum Chaplain Lo the Poole
Tolimey'. Rifle Corps.
The following was the order of the service :--Introit,
reine let us taship." Vcrsicles and Preces, accord-
ing to the Poole me. Venite. Psalm hFithi, chant, Dr.
W. Ilayea. Paalins:Lith and :16th, chant, Dr. Wood-
ward. lit Leason, -ILA chapter Jeremiah. Te
Clark in G. 2101 Les.en, sth chapter Acts. Jubilate,
link in G. Anthem after the :Ird collect, Dr. J. C.
Whltfiehl, Psalm I2L Anthem before sermon, Dr. J.
C. Whitfield, Ps:ilus :A. Mr. Stunuey presided at the
organ.
Ti,.- sermon was preached by the Ike. W. Fletcher.
Boni Il4ic.uaue, :Inl L'hapter, Nth verse ; after
which, the Hallelujah Clitirux WM sung by the choir.
.Ifter Divine Service the prommsion re-fontied and
proceeded ti the Towu.luahl, where the Corporation and
the Pole Volonterr Ride Corps; broke up. The proces-
sion :iftk ra apt: bek their route down Iligli-street,
through Fl-h-trert, to the Quay, round by the Harbour
View Inn. tip List -street, through Perry Garden, limns
I. North-street, mtuel to the west shore, through West-
strret, mutat by St. Jamea's church, through Thames-
strert. nano! the Custom Route, up ILigh-atreet, through
the turnilkr on the right, reit gby the left to a field
kiteßy kit by W. L. C. Adey, Euj., for the occaaion.
lbs. 3 loath Ira,/ erected in which was spread an
it 'looter, served up in first-rate style by Mr. John
Lacy. of the I mi.
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TI, e chair waa taken by Capt. W. Parr, of the 4th
Der,t Poole Hales, supported by Hr. Lacey, M. Cow:
de rhaville, Guteh, Esq., and wilier g..T,tle-
bale vice chair was occupied by W. Peave. i.•
.ui.p.rte.lby W. Hickman, E.g., E. G. I 44.
Ensign Atkinson, John Hickman, jun., L-1.,
W. 4. Nutt. Eat., sureon, &c.
The tshles having been cleared, the CH ITR'I tX pro-
-1,0,4 "The Health of the Queen." and also ..f .• Pninx
Albert, Mhert Prince of Wales, and the rest of the
Royal Eu. 44," both of which were drunk with 3
Liars :t.

The CHAIRMAN next propmed the "Army and Navy."
In all 110••• this country had been proud ,rf her army,
and ttureed well she might, whether we considered the
hatzle. of former times or of recent -date at the Alma
ant on the heights of 1111(cm:tn. We had, it was
true, not no large an army as our neighbours had. hut
although its bomber was mall, it had never been
thoroughly beaten, and no long as British pluck existed,
It never would be beaten. (Cheers.) We were also
eluallv proud of our navy ; of late it had been con.
mbrsbly augmented, and he had no doubt that the
British navy would still retain the supremacy of the
sem. ((.lieers.)

Pv.seil next proposed "Success to the Poole
V olunteer Ride Corp..' Our volunteer corps were •
noost iinportant auxiliary to the regular army and navy
ahould as. enemy seek to invade our chores, it
was to our volunteen we must look for protection.
They would have to be the defenders, not (only of our
hearth. and homes, but also of our institutions. Mr.
holey having pal • high compliment to the Ride
Volunteers for conning forward as they load (lone, eon.
chided by proposing "The Poole Volunteer Rifle Corp.."
(Cheers.)

The CHAIRMAN mid that it gave him very great satis-
faction, as the rapt:till of the Poole Volunteer Rifle
Corps, to return thanks for the honour they had done
them. The Volunteer Rides were banded together for
the corn benefit of their country ; the Odd Fellows
were banded together for themselves, their families,
and for each other. He hardly knew which of the
objects they had in view was the most laudable. The
Ride Corps were not banded together for the purpose of
lighting, but to prevent lighting. They might truly be
called the Peace Society, for their object and their
desire was peace, and he fully believed hey would pre-
serve peace. At present they were but a stnall body—
am...timid like 1,20,0111 or 140,000 rideitten, but no one
in his Could doubt for a moment that these,
trained to the use of erns, would prove a mist Cid Mut
auxiliary to the regular forces in tune of danger. They
Inel often heard the saving that " one volunteer is
with ten pressed men," and he believed the volunteers
if this country would prove their valour if called upon.
One thing more and he would sit down. The thbl
Fellows of this country were mostly tine, young, intel-
ligent men—just the kind of men the country looked to
for her riflemen. They might say they could not afford
the twee-miry time for drill, but he would venture to
.Y 13,4 if thee would devote only a portion of their
spare time to drill, they would in a very short time
bemitie efficient iflemen ; and from what lie hail seen
id them that day, he was sure lie might say, if all the
041 Fellows would enroll England would then have
nothing to fear from foreign aggresiion. (Cheers.)
G. Bums, proposed "The Bishop and Clew
of the 11),oeebe."
The UltAlltll.ol said the nest toast might he desig-
nated the test of the evening. It was "The Man-
chester Fide, and the officers of the Order, and Board
'4 ihrerters:" It had atfordml I •cry great vati,lac-
ii having the I to preable over MIS festival
hoeting of Odd Fellows. Ile believed that the 4).1.1
rtilMts Soviety wail formed for the purpose of pr0b....14
b....14 11w welfare of their fellow Met'. All vs ho be-
i"Nr'l to them were banded together by the deiogna-
lotAlirrn. awl seeking to pr. aaaaaa te each other's
It Was sovittiels such as this that were wanting—
tsc wanted to we 111(41 1)011114 together everywhere by
fir. of unity and brotherhood. They weie ale°
Iliad together to support each. other in sicknens end
tihr nidoe• 111111 011111.111 S of deOClll4Cd members. There
uld he iii too m,lmlllions that these ohjeida werelcily
1111 l me ndeble. dCheers.) There might t wo
"'moons ahmit the conducting of their society, but they
4 remenilier that it required very lung expe-
l:Pi" in the working of societies of this kind
thr, could determine how much really W. or
rot sufficient contribution for their inembert to
all their liabilities. When Ile nil. asked to preside
ft,, feesi,al lie hail a ~,py f their rules pluceil in
and he eat down to see if lie could fitell4ll., t bit%
lion to offer any auggesti 111 l for Ulliellittm It,
huh le4 all their rules ettentively and etitically,
ir was compelled to admit that he now Illotilii.g I.
Itio fault with—nothing to improve ; and m far a. his
.;" imrliegenee went, lie believed the nystent wan as
',7:trcf, as it sr. possible to deviee. (Choere.) Odd
wship hol done much good in this town and neigh-
"lii Wing. as Ito believed it really was, eatab-
_ Mon a sound basis, lie was pround to find they
it7:,lred so ghat support that day. He supposed
•hardly ever known for • Mayor and Corporation
Ciro their sanction to a benefit society in their cur-
trrii capacity, as the Mayor and Corporation of Poole
one this day. It was • great honour, and he was
,atire the nietubera would appreciate it as such.
hr. lie.) After soine further remarks, the Chairman
t.whoseil the toast he had muted ou first rising. (Drunk
flh three times three).
gr. wan
tax. C.S., in responding to the toast, said
.3 was well known in the town and neighbour-
lteoh lie would not occupy their thne by any
remarks. They all knew that the Man-
r nity of odd Fehlows was the greatest known
i 1h tociety inthe world. The number of members
of hut year was upwards of 350,000, the
~'Lrser who entered haat year we 27,866, and they had
sterling of capital. But to come nearer kerne

—the Poole district consisted of 13 helve, having
about 1,800 member*. During last year they pael
DWI I:xe. to members M sickness EMI lie. 44 for
deathe • and 1:23S Db. 10d. in medical relief. Their re-
ceipts during the year were 172,270 and their
expenditure el,:111 Oi. 214., leaving a balat..4e to the
credit of tile society of 1:959 Ils. 110. The present
! tetel amouht of their district at the 1.11 k Wits
lia. 14;il. In a pecuniary point oi view to the
1 sick menibera, and the wiclies• and orphan* of deceaaed
I members, this aoriety had done a great 1411101111 t if
wax'. It had also done great iesel to the town
ahil neighbourhood of Poole. and, as must be appareut
to everyone, bad tetelml greatly to Iseseti the rates.
The late Mr. Litligow, who was present at their last
festive meeting, said he hail often wondered how it was
ant fis the town of Poole there was nO 14: it. eriine—that
so few evies came before the magietratire for adjudie,
thin, till he came to me what a large 'manlier of I Schl
Fellows there was in the town, and acquaittlitog I self
with the principles of their Societe, he wondered no
longer. There were upward* of 76'.1 Odd Fellows in
Poole, besides, say :i4X) members of other benefit
imcietiee, and let one only reflect on these things, and it
must at once be apparent to them that these societies
were working a great good—morally among the thou-
hers, and pecuniarily to the ratepayera at huge. Dur.
Mg the last le yearx, the Oild Fellows S 4 wittie, in Poole
had paid away about 1:41,:e./0 in sick relief; and he naked
whether but for ille.ll the iseirratee lit ihiS town would
het be a great desl bees ier than they now are. He said,
thou, looking at the pecuniary benefit. Otis and kindred
societies were to the retepayere it large, they deeerved
the hearty support of es-cry une—particularly of this
large ratepayets aue the gentry. Ile was glad that the
Mayor and Corporation of Poole had that day given
these proceeding.' their counteeance. Their Chairman
seemed to think that this was the first time a Mayor and
Corjoration had come forward in their corporate capa-
city ou such an occasion. It was, lie believed, in this
out of the country, but he trusted it would not be the
last (hear, hear) ; but in other jorta of the country it
W.l, by no means an unusual thing. Anil not only no
they had the sanction and co-opereti ~,, of a large num-
ber of the clergy and even of the Bishop of this Diocese.
This was a noble cause, and the Mayor and Corporation
in giving them their co-operation, hail not only done
them an I imour, but they had dime an houour to them-
selves and to the town. (Applause.) Had 101111:
noble prince or mune great general visited the
town, and they had met in their corporate
capacity to welcome bine they could not have done them
and the town greater honour. He at preciated them for
their conduct, and trusted they would ever be ready to
lend a helping hand to eocieties of thisilmieription. With
regard to the stability of the society, referred to by their
chairman, it was at present a vexed question, and cc.
tuaries themselves wens not xgre.l on the point. It
was a subject in which Odd Fellows were most coneenme
and could only be proved by time. He had, however, to
say, that if the Odd fellow,' Societies were not on a
firm and lasting basis, no other societies in the country
were. (Hear, hear.) to conclusion, -Mr. Western
tlustoked the chairman for proposing, and the company
for receiving the toast no kindly and heartily.

Mr. Shorts PG., next pmposetl "The Mayor, Magi*.
trates, and Corporation of Poole," with three times
three.

Mr. ATIC INK then gave the" Medical Officers" connected
with the l'oule district," coupling the toast with the
nanie uf Dr. Lacey.
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Dr. LACEY, in ac. knowledging the compliment, said lie
appeared there in three or four capacities. In the finit
place he felt great gratification and pride, in wit-
!leasing the great energy and ability they had exhibited
in getting up this great demonstration, cud the goml
order and regularity they had maintained
throughout the procession. Ile also, am the medical
officer of one of their lodges, kit great pleasure to wit.
nes* the good feeling and harmony which hail pervaded
the whole of these proceedings. Aiiil they would,
understand somewhat what his feeling* were
when lie tolil them that in his lodge, numbering 237
members, lie hail not at the pre.ent tinie one of them on
his hooks. Then lie felt 'woad cc one of the member*
of the corporation, who, for the first time in their lives,
hail in that capacity given countenance awl support to
this Phiciety ; and, lastly, as • rideman. lie was delighted
that they had come out, headed by their commanding
°Meer, to give cowitemince and eclat to this great
demobst ration.

Mr Gum' next gave "The District Officers, and
prosperity to the Pooh! district," which was acknow-
ledged by Mr. WILSINS,
Mr. Wgwrgioi, CS., gave " The Managing Com-
mittee," who had bestowed a vast amount of anxiety,
trouble, and labour, in getting up that demonstration.
Mr. JAMES PENNY, in acknowledging the compliment,
said that up to the present time nearly 2,000 perwms
had paid for admission into the fichl, 40 that they were
now aatisfied that the Nlllll necessary to meet the whole
of their expenses would be received at the gates. Had
this not been the case they must have made up the
,%lIIOUIII among themselves, as they were not permitted
to take a single farthing from the funds but fur the
purposes for which they were subscribed.
The CHAIRMAN gave "The Press ;" and Mr. SHORT,
P. 0., gave " The health of the Vice-Chairimin," which
was acknowledged by Mr. PEARCE, ‘• ho also gave " The
health i 4 their excellent Chairman." (Drunk with
uniaical honours.)
The CH tIRMAN next gave "The Ladies," and called
on Mr. Pearce to respond.
This duty was wrformed by Mr. Pe tree in his usual
felicitous sqle, and he concluded by proposing "The
health of Mrs. Parr," the chairman's wife. The toast was
drunk with musical honours, and the Chairman having
responded, the proceedings in the booth were brought
to a atm°.

The company then adjourned to the field, where
large numbers were engaged in " tripping on the light fan-
tastic toe" to the merry sounds of the various bands
enkiged on the occasion.
Wc cannot conclude our notice without remarking
that the whole of the arrangements were carried out
with the most complete success. The whole of the
hands acquitted themselves in a Mantua that could not
fail to please the must cultivated ear. The prows:don
through the town was conducted with the greatest order,
regularity, and precision—nut a man was out of his
place ; and when they entered the held for the purpose
of proceeding to the dinner booth, marching round and
homing a circle two deep, the scene was exceedingly
ph:a-Clog. Good humour and kindness of feeling charac-
terised the proceedings at the dinner table ; while the
greatest courtesy was extended to the press. For so large
Li deuionstration we can conscientiously say the arrange-
ments were carried out in a style superior to any we
have ever before witnessed. Generally there is come
little mishap to mar souse portion of the jiroceedings,
but on this occasion we did not hear of the slightest
misadventute calculated to damp the joys of anyone.
We only hope that on a future occasion of the like
nature
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