The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-05-13 00:00:00

IN MEMORIAM,

Respectfully dedicated to the 3rd Dorset (Dorchester)
Volunteer Rifts Corps.

Like some noble tree
That's stood the winter's withering blast,
Yet fades and dies when vernal spring
In beauty clothes fair nature's face—
E'en so the loved comrade pass'd away.
His call to duty oft was heard,
And gladly answered by that noble band.
Who, with • self-denial worthy of all praise
Have leagued together in a righteous cause,
To do, to dare, and die for their native land.

With slow and solemn step his corpse they bear along,
"To that bourne whence no travelh,r returns
While rousic, which he loved so well while here,
Ia mournful cadence sounds both far and near.

The mortal clay is left lbehind ; but the soul,
Which even in death hosannahs poured forth,
Is gone to swell those nobler notes of praise,
The heavenly chair eternally shall sing.
C. W. K.

3RD DORSET RIFLI VOLUNTEER& —The 'services
of this corps were offered to Lord Rivers, as Colonel
of the Queen's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry,
for keeping the ground on the day of the review of
that regiment near Weymoutb, on Friday
next, and his lordship was pleased to accept
the offer, bat Otptain Rioderatey having ascertained
that the services of the squadron of Carabineers
stationed at Dorchester had also been offered for the
tame purpose, graciously withdrew his offer, giving
way to the Dragoons, as they of course take prece-
dence to the Volunteers.

The average attendance of members at the five
consecutive morning parades last week wax 44. The
Corps will parade for drill on Thursday next, at 6.30
a.m.

BIBLE SOCIETY. —The quarterly meeting of the
Dorchester branch of this valuable society was held
on Friday evening last at the TownlialL There
was but a limited attendance. The chair was taken
by the Res, H. Motile, vicar of Fordington, who
opened the meeting by prayer, and afterwards ad-
dressed those present. He tirst alluded to the great
number of young men at that time in the towh, and
expressed an earnest hope that those who had the
spiritual welfare of their fellow-creatures at heart,
would use their utmost endeavours to instil into
their minds the glorious truths of the gospel, and
seek to lead them away from the temptations to in-
temperance, which unhappily they were so likely to
be drawn into. He then alluded to the necessity
of seeking for an enlarged outpouring of the Spirit
of God, so that the truths of the Gospel might not
only be heard but received, and pointed out the
necessity there was, not only to disseminate truth,
but to commend it by a holy life and conversation.
He then called on Mr. Merriman to address the
meeting.—Mr. Merriman said that the Bible Society
wee the handmaid to the missionary cause, and that
it will also • great missionary agent in itaelf. The
spoken word and the written word must he used
together ; for, though Holy Scripture was the food
of the soul, the administration of it was committed
to human agency. He then related several very in-
teresting anecdotes to show the power the Holy
Scriptures had upon the heart and conscience, and
the patient submitting to persecution it enabled those
who received it in sincerity and truth to exhibit to
others.—The Rev. A. Faulkner remarked that it had
been probably too much the case for professing
Christians to rely on the agency they employed,
rather than on the influence of God's Holy Spirit, but
at the same time, had it not been for the agency of
the Bible Society, many who now lived in the know-
ledge of the truth would never have become
acquainted with that glorious gospel, the true and
hoarty reaption of ',high, made moo wise into

salvation. He showed by a reference to the Apostle's
injunction to "put on the whole armour of God,"
end especially "the sword of the Spirit, the word
of God, that human agency and the power of the
Holy Spirit must work together —the sword would
be of no use without the hand to use it, and the
hand without the sword would also be of no avail, so
the word of God must be preached, but the success
of that preaching depended not on man, but on
God.— The Rev. J. Fox was then called on, who,
in the course of his remarks, said that perhaps there
was no truth we were more apt to forget, than our
own dependence on God. The reason for this was,
most likely, because it humbled our proud spirit.
We had no wisdom, no power, no intelleot, no
success, but what was derived from God. There
was no true life, until the Spirit of God had ins-
I planted it in the soul. It was that men might know
this, that Christ's gospel was proclaimed, and no
I society or agency had been more instrumental in
' diffusing the truths of religion than the society on
behalf of whose claims they had met that night to
I advocate. To prove this he mentioned that the
British and Foreign Bible Society had been the
means of translating the Word of God into nearly
160 languages and dialects, thus making it accessible
to 600 millions of the human race. Yet the work
to he done was great, for while there were only 93
millions of professed nominal Protestants, there were
208 millions of Roman Catholics, to whom the Bible
was a sealed book ; 110 millions who read the
Khoran, and 484 millions without any religion at
all—pagans or heathens. They must therefore be
up and doing, working and praying, and using their
best energies to spread the Gospel throughout the
world. The Chairman then related some of his ex-
perience on a recent visit to the metropolis, and
the meeting closed with prayer.
CHURCH MISMONARY Societe. -- The annual
sermons on behalf of the Dorchester Branch of the
Church Missionary Society, were preached on Sun-
day last, at Trinity Church—in the morning by the
Rex. W. French Clay, in the afternoon by the Rev.
A. Faulkner, and in the evening by the Rev. J. G.
Davis ; at West Fordington Church—in the morning
by the Rev. H. Moults, and in the evening by the
Rev. W. French Clay; West Fordington Church—
in the morning by the Rev. J. G. Davis, in the after-
noon by the Rev. W. F. Clay, and in the evening
by the Rev. H Mottle. Collections were made at
the close of the several services. —On Monday the
annual public meetings in support of the above ob-
ject, were also held at the Townhall. The Rev. R.
Smith presided, and after prayer had been offered
up for the Divine blessing, made some appropriate
remarks on the objects of the meeting, and the
present state and future prospects of the suiety whose
claims they were that afternoon met to advocate.
The annual report was read by the Rev. J. G. Davis,
one of the local secretaries, from which it appeared
that the amount raised in the town of Dorchester
last year by means of the public meeting, after
sermon at the three churches of Trinity, East and
West Fordington, Collectors, Missionary Boxes, &c.,
was £167 17s. Id. ; from the adjoining parishes
I:106 Ms. Sid., making a total of .C 274 ss. 2d., being
an increase on the previous year of £2 4s. 3d. The
expenses for printing, postage, kc., had been
£6 14s. 9d., leaving £267 10a. 5d., which had been
transmitted to the parent society. The meeting was
subsequently addressed by the Rev. Talbot Greaves,
of Melconthe Regis, in a speech of thrilling interest,
and which se regret we are, on account of the
crowded state of our columns, precluded from giving;
by the Rev. W. F. Clay, who attended as the
deputation from the parent society, and who
gave an interesting and pleasing account of the
society's missions in various parts of the world; and
by,the Rev. C. W. Bingham. There was a good atten-
dance, and the proceedings could not fail to make
a deep and lasting impression on the minds of all
who were present. A second meeting was also held
at the Hall in the evening. The collections at the
close of the seemsl services on Sunday and at the
meetings on Monday, we are pleased to learn were
liberal.
Acctristrr.—On Thursday, Mr. John Loveless, an
old inhabitant, whilst standing near St. Peter's
Church, fell forward in a lit, receiving a severe
wound in the forehead, which rendered him for a
time insensible. He was removed to the Townhall,
where A. Ewen, Esq., surgeon, strapped up the
wound, and he was afterwards assisted to his home,
Napier's Almshouse, of which he is an inmate.
A WOMAN BEATER.—On Monday last, Edward
Hyde, of Fordingtoo, was charged before the
borough magistrates, under the following circum-
stances :—P.C. Koech said that about 11 o'clock on
the night of the 3rd May, be was on duty in Mill.
street, and beard the defendant call Mrs. Bull the
most vile names, and also saw him strike her.
Witness told him he could not allow that, and if he
struck the woman again he would take him into
custody. As it was, he should summon him for the
offence. Defendant said hedidn't care for him, nor for
twelve policemen. He was very violent, and created
a great disturbance, the noise of which could be
heard all over the town. He then took him into
custody, but defendant's wife and child rescued him,
and be got away. A witness was called, who corro-
borated the constable's evidence, and the defendant
was fined V, and 10s. 6d. costa, or to be imprisoned
for a month.
COMMITTED TO THE DOECHESTRE GAOL
SeAgOnd : Adolphus Brown, James Bedpans, and
John Hodgin, housebreaking at Symondshery ;
Charles Lovell and Robert Watton, stealing lead at
Blandford. —Hard Labour; John Smith, assault at
Blandford, 2 calendar months; Eliza Read,
vagrancy at Chettle, 1 calendar month ; William
Cake, poaching at West Lulworth, 1 calendar
month; William Clark, vagrancy at Blandford, 14
days ; James Looming, vagrancy at Evershot, 1
calendar month • James Hill, assault on his wife at
Weymouth, 1 calendar month; Patrick Larkharn,
breaking windows at Weymouth, 2 calendar
months; Henry Lane, assault on police at Spettis-
bury, 1 calendar month; Thomas Winner, stealing
turnip green at Stinsford, 14 days; John Johnson,
vagrancy at Broadwinsor, 3 calendar months;
Charles Moore, assault on police at Weymouth, 28
days.

WEY MOUTH. —On Sunday evenings serious ac-
cident occurred to Webb, the driver of the Victoria
omnibus. As the omnibus was returning from the
station, the horse-keeper took the reins, Webb
taking his seat on the box beside him. On the
steam whistle of the engine being blown, be looked
round, and his foot slipping. be fell off, dislocating
his knee, and fracturing the knee can in three
places. The poor fellow was conveyed to his home,
where be is still lying in great agony.
THE YEOMANRY CAVOLLET.—On Saturday last
the regiment of the Q.O.D.Y.C. assembled
at Weymouth for eight days' drill, under the
command of the Lieutenant-Colonel, Lord Rivers,
the field officers of the regiment, and the command-
ing officers of the several troops, and, beaded by
by their band, under the able leadership of Mr.
Eyres, of Blandford. They were met at the entrance
of the town by the Portland Volunteer Artillery
Corps and the ‘Veyinouth Volunteer Rifle Corps,
who accompanied them to tbe King's Statue, where
they were dismissed in the presence of a vast con-
course of spectators. On Sunday the officers and
members of the regiment attended divine service at
St. Mary's Church, when an excellent sermon was
preitched by the Rev. Talbot Greaves, the rector.
The head-quarters, this year, is at the Royal Hotel.