The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-22 00:00:00

81'CrItillftETRIC- NEWTON.

Dour? CourrY Tgeirsuscs AsumanOa.— The
quarterly meeting of tiae society was held at Star-
ininater, on Tuesday, tbe 16th. The Rev. G. Hinds, of
Sewage, preehed in the Wesleyan chapel, on the
previous evening in foribeninee of the temperance
cause. At the afternoon meeting on Toesday for the
the transaction of business there were aboat 40 delegates
from the affiliated societies in connection with the
association. Mr. G. Certis, of Poole, presided, and
I alter reading sad prayer. called us on the memory (the
Rev. 8. Knell), to read hi report. It gave • very ems
I prehensilee and favourable resume of the operations of
the society, and the work in which th, accretary and
mistiouner had been engaged during the quarter, of
which the following is • summary :—Public meetings
attended, 202; die. taksn, 401 ; visits paid, 3,323 ;
I insets distributed,2,3s7; brad of hops meetings attended
28; subscriptions warned, C.'lo Ila lid.; value of books
501d,139170. 11d. One of theurisdonaties,Mr. Welt, was
only partially engaged in Dorset. In addition to the
above, Mr. J. Ray and NI-. J. P. Uran had attended
several meetings in the litrict with enoonraging
resolts. The valuable servime of Moms W. Saunders,
of Llewellyn, J. Perry, D. Bellew, and J. Cherrit were
acknowledged. Thestock of took. on hand was estimated
at shout WO, and it waa soggietail that • s-pirate food
should be raised for the purehme of books. Special
afforts bad been made to mire the co-operation of the
ladle. of Dorset to rim funds for the prosecution of
' the work, but up to the present time the result had been
small. With referenee to a needing, for conference of
, the honorary deputation to which reference had been
mod,- at • previous iquarterly meeting, it was eonsidered
, doubtful whother all could be brought together, but
' the matter cm worthy of further consideration, and a
eueseetion was thrown gut that it weld be attained by
dividing the *aunty into four or five district.. Among
the aubjects worthy or note during the quarter .aa the
large number of pledges taken at the ome of souse of
the meeting., from 20 ta nearly 50 being no uncommon
occurrence. In many cues the net of signiors the pledge
hes been preceded by much thought and discusaiot, and
it may therefore be regarded as the commencreraeot of
• long cow.. ,A teetotal practices. In reviewing the
quidter it woe evident that proeresa bed been made.
the principle of total abstinence was attrsoting the
setention of thoughtful men more and more, and selling
upon publics opinion in relation to the use of strocg
drink with growing power. Many barriers to im
advance were gi.ing way, and even those who allied
them were removing them. Slowly, but in ineraming
numbers, parochial sehoolroome were being opened for
holding temperance meetinp,and the clergy of all puree
are inqairieg which is the right way In referee.e to
the temperanse reformation. If all abesdnen would
but act eerily. earnestly, • oil in the spirit of self-
sacrifice, there Meld be small meeting', and the
coming o'er of the whole nation to the side of temper-
antes would be speedily brought about —The adoption
of the report having bees moved by Mr. Skint, seconded
by Mr. Morgan, was °acrid mem. row The neat qua-
ti in was as to the desirability of holding niebngs is
April, amording to the plea adopted during the winter
monthr, and after some discussion, it was resolved to
continue such tatittags. It wee also resolved not to
petition parliament with references to the Itemising
system, but to wait lentil the Government measure wan
before the country. A letter was read by the seersiery
from Sir Ivor Guest, Bait,, granting the use of bra
park at Denford for the annual fete of the assosiation,
and the hoe. batmet's kindness was gratefully aceepted.
It was, after • eoneewbat amusing disousioe, carried
on with great spirit by Mr. D. Settees, resolved to
engage the serviees 'of one of the Guards' bands,
as well as an ordinary bend, and Mr. Dunn OA speaker,
for the lete. The immerses report (read by Mr. H.
Hodges) showed that, with the additional outlay by
the sent ems of • paid meretery, the emaciation was he
as good a position financially as before, and that thole
was every moon to bops that when the annual meeting
took plus their funds would be in a most satisf.otory
stets The Chairman congratulated the member' of
the deputation on the mtisfectory statement riven by
the treasurer, and urged upon abeteieers greater
liberality. It was resolved that annual subeeribers of
10., should be supplied with • dopy of the Dorset
Abstainer monthly, free of charge. The thanks of the
meeting were then morded to Mr. G. Hinds for his
sermon, mid to the Rev. J. Parry and the trustees for
the use of the Wesleyan Chapel and School-room. The
Dent quarterly treating will be bald at Hilton on the Ist
of Joao& The meeting amid with singing and the
benediction. A peblic tea took place the Tereperanee
Hall, at half-past five, which was fairly attended, and
in the evening the same building was well filled by an
attentive &adieu", wheo addresses were delivered by
Mr, Certia, Mr. Llewellyn, Mr. Parham, Rev. G.
Hinds, and others on the temperate. question.

Ten Cut= Omesshehn Wturemaz —At • recent
wart of quarter asedoes for the county of Wilt.,
Captain Sellers, of the Devises Militia, was appointed
chief °imitable for the county ; but objection was takeo
at the time to the appointment, on the ground that
Captain Beller' was beyond the aged speeified by the
Act, namely, forty-five. An official communication hes
been received from the Rome Offios announcing that
under the drown/tenon Hr. Bruce declines to sanatioo
the appointment. Colonel Ross, who stood second on
the let of eandidate., ie therefore expected to get the
appointment.
fr•TiL AOCIDIFT.-00 Wednesday, Dr. Druitt,
deputpeoroner, held an inquest at Stemple, on the
body of Thomas Barnes. A man named Cook said that
he and Barnes were digging gravel as Nth, on Mooday,
when • large mass fell, burying Bevies except his
head and an arm. He asked whams to remove the
earth as quickly as poseible. He had to do this with
his bands, the tools being buried, and it wee several
hours before Barnes was taken to his home, when he
expired about midnight Verdict, accidental death.
BURIAL OF KIM TALBOT. —ls the beautiful ceme-
tery attached to St. Mark's Church, Talbot village, the
remains of Miss Georgina Charlotte Talbot were in-
terred onWednesday 03'nel/ht. The ceremony warn of a
private character, ia accordance with her wishes. The
funeral was attended
Walter
Miss Talbot. Lord and Lady
Brownlow, The Hon. Walter Talbot Carpenter, Adm.
ral Ba, cheat* Talbot, 1LC.8., Lady Wolverton, Miss
Glyn Min E. Cambell, Colonel and Mrs. Monekton,
Martin Kemp-Welch, Seq.,-W.Wheelsr Aldridge, ski,
Dr. Fells, and W. A. Smith, Esq., and by as many of
the old people from the alms houses as were able to
follow their lamented benefactrese to her last resting pithe.
THIN BoOlOgalloUTLl HAILWA T. The Bournemouth
and Christeburch section of the Ringwood, Christ-
church, and Bourosmonth Railway was opened for
' passenger and parcel traffic on Tuesday. The line will
be of the created convenience to the public travelling
from London, as up to the present time there has been
no station within five miles of Bournemouth, though
the place is visited be thousands annually. The line
will be worked by the London and South-Western
Railway Company. An Act of Pagliament has alas
been obtaised for the construction of • lies to Poole
which will accommodate the western and Bristol trade.
AS Eg.orivgaiv.r There is consternation in the
lordly home of (lainiborotigh. The eldest daughter of
the Earl, Lady Blanche Elizabeth Mary Annunciate
Noel, has ran away with het magic master, or the
family organist—we are not quite sure of the gallant
mnikomo's position in the family. From Eaton House,
Butlandshire, to poor, vulgar Spitalfields, the young
lady followed her swain, when the " cruel permut"
warned him out of the housi. She was of age, sad
although her father followed, like a "grim Earl," as
be no doubt was under such provocation, nothiag
°Add alter her determination, and the loviniderair
were united in St. Anne's Roman Catholic L
May they be happy and, for the peace of the family
OAT some ingenious tracer of germalogme discover that
the young organist ia • noble is aquae, Of the bluest
of blue