The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-03 00:00:00

BOROUGH PEITY BMSIONS.

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GUILDHALL, Saturday, June 23.—Befor• the Mayor
and C. Welafurd, Esq.
Dries Ssiweit.—Rary Vaarfres and Afertineics
Bovereiaa, two Dutch sailors, were charged with
deserting their ship, the Anna Catherine, lying in the ,
harbour. The parties being foreigners, the magistrates
bad no jurisdiction in the case, and they subeequently
agreed to return to the vessel.
lloinsr. -Before J. Ailing, Esq.
(I,onUe Frampton, sailor, was charged with being
drunk and incapstile. He was on the quay trying
to find his way to his berth in his vessel, and would no
doubt hare fallen into the harbour had not the police
taken care of him.- -Fined sa. and costs—John ansier,
another sailor, was charged with being drunk and fight-
ing. On Sunday afternoon the police saw him fighting
with several parties and getting considerably the worst
of it. Supt. Lidbory took him away and put him on
Lard his vessel, but he was not satisfied and came on
shore again, and created another disturbance and got to
lighting • second Sine, and the police walked him off to the
station house. --Mr. Ayling told defendant he ought to
be greatly obliged to the police for taking care of him,
but he did not coincide with the magistrate's views of
nue -he was not going, he said, to allow himself to be
kicked about like a foot-ball. He WY fined in the
drunloird's penalty of ss. and 0011 IL
TUVIDA T.- -Bofors the Mayor, A. Deveniah and W.
Talbd, Eaqrs,
DXVIIIINNUMI4.--Jaates Carter, residing at the Back-
rnater,'was charged by Supt. Lidbury with being drunk
arm) disorderly about ball-past 12 o'clock on Sunday
inornimg last. Defendant was very abusive to com-
plainant when he tried to disperse the crowd that had
sasenibled there. —Fined is. and costa—Jute Brewer
Wax charged with being drunk and fighting at the Back-
water about half-past 12 on Sunday morning. He
Pleaded guilty, and was lined is. and costs, and if not
Pftla on Saturday evening to be placed for G hours in
the stocks.
Biescu or THE PllAClL—Rlizabea Collim was
charged by Miry Williams with using insulting words
levieds her, calculate to create a breach of the peace.
The ewe wee olas of the." suothor-ia-law" ors brought

before the court last week. The daughter, after the
case was dismiss.ll by the magistrates last week, went
home, but her fattier would nut allow her to go in, and
she went into the house of comolaiu" which was
close by.—Mrs. Collins then went to Mrs. William's
door mid called her an old hypocritical Mt, and other
outrageous usuies.—Defeilitant denied having guile out
of her own door, and the Bench asked complainant if ohs
was satiafied it was the defendant who came and used
the abusive I:input:to towards her.— Mrs. Williams
acknowledged that she did not ace her face but said she
saw her " tail" as she turned away. (Laughter), It
I'mvedi by another witnes.s that the language com-
plained of WILY used by the defendant, and the latter
arti t she should bare said nothing had not complainant
interfered with her business about her daugbter-in-law.
The Mayor said he had ascertained that lodgings had
been provided by her and i er husband for the daughter,
and he advised her as to her conduct towards the girl
in future. In the present instance the case would he
di•anisacti on the iciyeuent of coats, 3s. Ind. by the dc•
Umlaut.

FELoNT BY A RAILWAY SERVANT. Henry Car
pettier, a porter at the Great Western Railway Station,
was charged with stealing about half • villein of new
potatoes, which had been consigned for conveyance to
London.—Mr. Howard defended the prisoner.—Jantes
Eagles, • policeman in the employ of the Great
Western etenPen2s said that about half-past 8 o'clock
on Friday evening he taw the prisoner looking slout.
He then ClllllO op to witness and asked him for the key
of the warehouse. Witness then saw him enter the
warehouse and afterwards go across to the other plat-
form with • flag basket. He had seen prisoner carry
the same basket in and nut for some time past, which
excited his sumiciou, and he asked him what he had
got there. Primmer n plied that they were groceries
MiliCh he hail purchased of Mr. Hollyorike, lie took
the basket, and seeing that there were some potatoes,
bacon, and candles, lie gave the basket to Mr. Sounders.
In his ensasmaanonation witness said that a few nights
previously lie sew prisoner loading some trucks, and he
aaktal the driver if lie was employed to do it, and the
driver said lie was not. He then said lie supposed it was
because the prisoner was fond of work. He hail been
told by the inspector to watch the prisoner in rouse.
gitence of his suspicion. If potatoes were found to have
fallen out of the basket, attar the train had left, it was
the duty of the porters to pick them up and carry them
into the warehouse : he did not know what would
become of thee' afterwards.—Charles Payton, foreman
of the porters at the Weymouth station, said that last
Friday lie and the other lib n had between two and
three tons of potatoes to load in the trucks. There were
several baskets in a loose condition, anal a large number
of potatoes Caine out. He was not there when they
finished loading, but it would be the duty of the porters
to pick them up and put them in the baskets. Ile did
not tell them to do so because lie supposed every man,
having been there so long, knew his duty. He
had sometimes seen a few potatoes, of the size of
marbles, lying about after the trucks had left.
He did not notice any lying about after the
trucks had left on this occasion ; but there might have
been, lie lied never heard of anything tieing lost atthe
Weymouth station, and this was the first tome lie had
ever heard any complaint against the prisoner. He
was a very industrious and willing man, and so far as
he had ever seen was quite honest. —John Arnold. goods
manager to the South-Western Company, said that
although the primner was one of the Groat-Western
Company's servants, he was engaged on the South-
Western side—the whole of the porters for the two
railways being the Great• Western Company's men.
He had had frequent complaints of goods being lost et
the Weymouth station, anal a short tinie 'since he hod to
make good three bottles of is inc that were taken (min a
hamper consigned to them for conveyance to London.
He knew nothing of this ease. The prisoner was on his
Ode of the station, and seemed always willing to do his
duty.—Charlee Frederick Saunders, chief clerk at the
Great-Western Station,said that last Friday night, about
10 o'clock, Eagles brusight the basket with its contents.
He sent Engles for the inspector, and when he returned
be opened the basket and saw there were some potatoes,
candles, and bacon. He asked the prisoner where he
gut the potatoes from, and lie said lie picked them up
from under a truck, and lie lied bought the bacon and
eandles at liollyoakes.d. Everything that was left after
the trucks were gone should be put into the warehouse.
—Angers Marrison, sub-inspector of police on the Great
Western hue, Mad : Friona what Eagles had told hint
he gave him instructions to watch the movementu of the
prisoner. He sow the prisoner when in Mr. Saunders'e
office, and lie asked him where be got the potatoes, and
he said he picked them up from under struck. Herme
the prisoner into the custody of Superintendent Lidhury, 1
and handed hint the pototoes also. -Superintendent
Lidbury produced the potatoes. Mr. Howard rows
to seldrese the Bench, but the magistrates ruled that lie
could not do so at this stage of the proceeding,. They
were of opinion that the potatoes were placed under his
care, as the servant of the company. and that conse-
quently, unless the prisoiler pleaded guilty, the ease must
be sent for trial—Thu prisoner, tinder the advice Jf his
solicitor, pleaded guilty, and Mr. Howard addrensed the
Bench in mitigation of the penalty.- Sentenced to 14
days' hard I.bour.—The prisoner said there was not a
single man in the employ of the railway company that
had iwit done the same thing over and over again.
PORTLAND. —Briliwk and l'ureign Bible Society.—
Tuesday evening teat the annual meeting of the
British and Foreign Bible Society was held at the
parish school-room in Reform The Rev. I). Ho-
' garth, rector of Portland, was called to the chair,
. and the meeting was opened with singing and
prayer. The ministers of the several religious
denominations were tan the platform, but before
calling on them to address the meeting, the rev.
chairman gave a very interesting account of the
Portland Branch of this truly national society.
But a few years ago the annual subscrip-
tions in the Wand amounted to .t:2 only. Ile
sought, in the streogth of the Almighty, to stir up
the people to greater diligence in the iinportant
work, and sent for his excellent friend, Mr. Glyn,
and the result was that during the next year and a
a half the sum of 4:16 was collected. This was their
position two years ago. They organized the society
anew, divided the island into 16 districts, with 32
collectors, held yuarterly meetings, when the col.
lectors brought in their monies, and the result was
they obtained from all sources £32 16s. 3d. Their
expenses were lOs. twl., thus leaving a clear balance
of upwards of £32, which was remitted to the Parent
Society. This year they had received from the col-
lectors £35. They collected 1:6 more at the late tea
meetings when addresses were delivered by the
ministers of the several l'hristian denomina-
tions in the island, and from other sources
they had collected small sonic, so that at the present
time they had obtained £43 4e. NIL, and he would
like for the collection that evening to make up the
amount to £5O. He tendered his best thanks to
their nuinerous collectors for what they hail clone
. this year, although lie was sure they would not
receive the praise to themselves, but give the glory
to God. He believed that the real cause of their
success was that tliose who were engaged in the
work on the island, both collectors and subscribers,
felt greater love to the bible than they formerly dial,
and consequently were more desirous that the Book
which maketh wise unto salvation should be known
and read 15y all people of all languages and tongues.
It was God who put it into their hearts to exert
themselves in this good work, and he trusted they
would ever bear in mind that not unto them but
unto God was due all the praise for whatever they
did. The meeting was then addressed by the Rev.
S. Beard, Wesleyan minister, who handed over to
the treasurer the sum of 1.1 4s, lid., which had
been subscribe,' on the previous Sunday by the
children belonging to the Fortune's Well Wesleyan
Sunday School lur the British and Foreign Bible
Society. The various Christian lxxlies in this
country he said, subscribed largely towards
their foreign 'Missions, and yet it was the
Bible Society that prepared their way,
and to which they owed, under the bless-
ing of God, a great Pleasure of their success.—
The Rev. H. Jenner, incumbent of St. John's, likened
their position to that of a steward who could have what
number of hands and what quantity of seed lie required
for the tilling of a farm merely by asking the pro-
prietor, but if that steward neglected his duty and
allowed the' land to lie waste, would lie not have a fear-
ful account to give to hie lord at the end of
the year' In like manner the world was God's fielsl;
we are his stewanls ; He lied given us the means and the
opivirtiinity to comply with his command to evangelise
' all nations, said how fearful an account would not we
have to give if at the last we were found to be unfaith-
ful servants. In other places they had witnessed • great
revivals of religion, and why should not that revival
visit Pqrtland. Ile believed that the more religion they
theumelve+ posaessed the more heartily would they
desire the aalvation of others ; and he urged chriatianv
all demonin•tions to attend their revival prayer meet-
ings which were held in the Si. John's School-room on
the first 3lunday in every month.—lnteresting addresses
were delivered by the Independent Ministers at Chi.-
well, tire Rev. Mr. Wild, primitive Methodiet, and the
Rev. Mr. Barrett, Wesleyan.—The Rev. Carr J. Glyn,
rector of Witchempton, who attended as. deputation
from the Parent Society, addressed the nieeting at great
length, giving an account of the Society's 55perations tt
the Tor one parts of the world. He fully concurred in
the Rev. Mr. Beard's remarks that the Missionary
societies succeeded the Bible Society. The Bible Society
printed copies of the Scriptures in no leas than 158 di f•
ferent languages sod dialects. During lost year, '2,600
meetings, being about 9 daily, were held in connection
with the Bible Society, ansl they had nssw no less than
3,000 associations. 'The Society had circulated 70
millions of copies of the Word of God, and old Robert
Morris, the borsetehire agent, had sold no leas that
37,000 copies of the old and new testament.
It was natty astonishing the vast amount of
that hail been, during his time, done through
good
instrunientality. Isi Rnssia the Bible was pro-
hibited, and there were in tied country 40 inillious of
people without the word of Ilfe, but do; RUSllilltl sailors
coming to our ports had purchased largely of the Scrip-
tures, and the Bible Society was now engaged in bring-
out • new edition 54 5,000 copies. In France 1,550 men
were employ., in circulating elm Scriptures. They
were mostly Roman Catholics when first em-
ployed, hut they had all been converted through
reading for themselves the Book which thee sold to
others,
.and they had sold no leas than 4i Millions of
copies in that country. In central Italy, where the
Bible wee.° I ong pro Ili hi ted by the Pope,the people, under
the constitution granted by the King of Sardinia, were
allowed to read the Scriptures; and now that Garibaldi
was carrying on his victoriest in Sicily, the Bible Society
was sending out large numbers of copies of the scrip-
tures to that country also. Of Garibaldi hiniaelf, he (Mr.
Glyn) believed, from what he had heard of those who
knew him, that he was • friend of real religion. In
Turkey also the Bible was being largely circulated, as
was also the ease in numeroits other parts of the world.
The rev. gentleman's address was listened to with great
interest by a crowded audience, and at its class, a vote
of thanks was accorded to the chairman, anal the meet-
ing separated.
CHURCH lIIRRIONARY Socurrv.—On Sunday last
two sermons were preached at St. John's church in
behalf of the hinds of the Church Missionary
Society by the Rev. George Candy, secretary to the
Association, late a Captain in the Bombay_ army,
and afterwards a missionary in Bombay. The.ool-

'actions at the doge of the services amounted. to
C 6 Is. (hl. —On Monday evening a public meeting
was held in the church. The Rev. H. Jenner. m-
e bent, presided. ami addresses in support of the
Church or England missions were delivered by the
Rev. D. llogarth. rector of Portland, the Rev. A.
Hill, chaplain of the convict estai,lhiliment., and the
Rev. G. Candy, who attended as a deputation from
the Parent Society. The last named gentleman gave
4 very pleasing account of the state of the Society s
missions in several parts of the world, and expressed
his ill that, but Mr the converts belongiag to
the native army at the tune of the breaking I nit of
the Indian rebellion, every English inhabitant would
either have been killed or driven out of that country.
and India would have been a holly lost to us. These
native regiments which contained large numbers of
converts to Christianity had behavea most loyally
and gallantly throughout the Indian relieilion. In
two of the native regiments there were nOt less than
.500 annual subscribers to the Church Nlissionary
Society, the uien subscribing sums of fmni 4s. to 255.
a year each—an example worthy of our imitation.
The rev. gentleman was listened to throughout his
very eloquent address with great interest. and at
the close of the proceedings the snot of £3 ss. sp.
was collected at the door.

Westav A N THA Miterm.—There is no gainsay-
ing the fact that the Wesleyans are a persevering
people. When once they jiiive deb:runt:ea to carry
out a measure, there is no mistake abaut the matter.
It is done. Th, tura' " far se.aas to !me no place in
there vocabulary. Some two yearsago, the Wesleyans
in the I.lllnd oh Porthoid took into consideration
the desirability of speedily paying off the remainder
of the debt oo their five chapels, amounting to be-
tween POD and .C9OO. No sooner hail they resolved
! to get nd of lids incubus than they set to work, and
I last year, besides supporting their minister,- and
schools, and contributing largely to their various
connexional f Is, they subscribed and collected up-
wards of frallb leaviu, about a::320 to collect this
year. to get rid of the debt altogether. To assist in
making up this amount a monster tea-meeting was
held, and so successful was it that it was resolved to
adopt the &MC means towards augmenting the funds
this year, also en the anniversary of her Majesty's
coronation. The day's proceedings were commenced
by a special service at the Wudevan Chapel, at
Easton, when the Rev. IL Roberts, of London, one of
the first orators in the Wesleyan connexion, preached
an excellent sermon to an overflowing cougregation.
The company then ad jou rn theioarish school-rum
at Reforn to tea, and, afterwards an- timer meeting
was held, when addresses were delivered by
the Rev. It. Roberts and other ministers. The whole
of the tables were given by the fri,•nds of the Society,
and consequently the whole of the proceeds of the
day, amounting, we understand, to about £4O, were
devoted to the chapel fund. Had the weather been
favourable, it was intended that the evening meeting
should be held in the open air, but unfortunately
the wied and rain prevented these arrangements
being carried out, and many were debarred attend-
ing, who under more favourable circumstances would
have been present.
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PORTLAND BREAKW•TER. —The first estimated
cost of the Portland breakwater was £797.1100.
.C 574,000 have already been voted, and £50,000
will be require.' for 1860, leaving a balance for
completion of £4,12.5.
)RCHICITER.—Peqt/ SaSioll4l, Weciacsday.—(Before
M. I)evenish, 1;1_9., Mayor.)
STEALING A WATCH.- -Siepitell SfrpheßS, who, it will
be recollected received 7 days imprisonment for stealing
• flag at Fordington a fortnight since, was brought up
by Superintendebt Pounce, charged with dealing •
watch, the property of William Painter. It appeared
that there was a tight at the Queen's Osic public house
between Painter and another. Painter's watch dropped
out of his pocket, and a person named Legg picked it up.
Whilst Legg Lehi it in his kind prisoner snatched it
away and ran off. Superintendent Pouncy wrote to
several police stations respecting the robbery, and the
prisoner Was apprehended at Shillingstone by one of the
county constabulary, and brought back to Dorchester.—
Prisoner made a long,rambling statement, and asked his
Worship to decide the case at once, but the Mayor told
him he could not, this being his second offence. He WKS
consequently committed for trial at the ensuing quarter
sessions.

BLANDFORD.—AmociaIed Institut...l Dorset awl
Somerset. Mr. Barnet Blake attended, as au-
nounceil, at the Townhall on M lay evening, the
With ult., for the purpose of detailing to the friends
of education the working and objects of the Associated
Literary Institutes of this and the adjoining county.
We exceedingly regret that the attendance on the
occasion was of tlie most mealre description, the
whole audience, including the chairman and cont.
mittee, not exceeding 20 persons. This should not
have been the case, especially in Blandforil, as the
success of Om young men of the town who have
competed for the prizes awarded by the society has
been of the most unequivocal sod gratifying character;
and the spirit "(emulation created by the success of
some, has not only induced young mec of discursive
reading beneficially to confine their attention to
special subjects, but in some cases given a first
reading impulse to the mind, and certainly encour•
aged the perseverance of others. We do not believe
the public apathy seemingly ntanifested on Monday
evening to this important subject teeny indicated
the state of public opinion as to the society's useful-
ness. The meeting was rather looked upon as un•
necessary than as advocating futile objects—as en•
(timing a foregone conclusion in the public mind,
than as entuicia:ing new and doubtful features of
usefulness. J. Maned, Esq., presided, and the pro-
ceedings, which did not continence before half past h
o'clock, were brought to a close at 9.
BILL OF MORTALITY—Out of 610 persons in the
parish paying poor rates in 1819, but three of the
whole number have their names in the rate book at
this time.

WARICHAU. Colonel G. I'. Manse' inspected
the 2nd Dorset Volunteers on Monday last, in their
drill ground near the Half-way House. He com-
plimented the men upon their soldierly appearance,
and their proficiency in the manual and platoon
exercises. Their extending as skirmishers were also
very good; but the necessity of more drill in wheel-
ing as sections, tttt a, and company, was
kindly but firmly told them. The colonel also
tried the men in some, to them, entirely new field
movements, which they endeavoured to their utmost
to execute correctly. Ile informed thew of his in-
tention to review all the Dorset Corps together at
Dorchester, in September next. The men appeared
highly pleased at the idea of this, mid Captain Farrer
told them that their attendance would not be compul-
sory, but he should he glad to take as many of his
corps to such a demonstration as could possibly go.
The volunteers were much pleased with Colonel
Manse!, and before being dismissed they gave him
three hearty cheers. They also cheered their officers
and instructor, and seeing among the spectators
Lieutenant Truell, who so nobly distinguished him-
self in India, they paid homage to his meriteTions
services in three hearty ringing cheers. We are
sure that Captain Fairer is anxious to make his
men good soldiers, for he intends giving to each
man a sermon, as preached by the Bishop of
Salisbury.