The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-06-03 00:00:00

BRIDPOZT.

A 1100 can 13Lannv.—A wire-walker, styling himself
Signor basal, has been doing some daring feat, on an
inclined wire at the Bridport harbour, on Thursday and
Friday evezings, attracting large numbers of pe ,pl.. He
traverses • halt-inch wire about 50 yards in length, per-
forming m. daring exploits, such walking backwards.
blindfold.gre , He /announced hie intention to per-
form on Wednesday evening ; but, in conaequanas of the
interference of the local authorities, the display we. Pro-
hibited in the borough.
Besot:an Poucg, Priday.—Bef me the Mayor (Mr. T.
H. Edmund.), Mr. Elias Cox, and Dr. Hay.
Stamm Burnie Hoitva.—Sionon Warren, Labourer, of
Wootton, Syrnondobury.and John Comet, a youto (about
19), Were charged in cost cly, on remand, with having
feloniously stolen and taken away from the N-ptune Inn,
Bridport Harbour, • pair of both& horn', value 154., the
property of William Hawker, landlord—Mr. W. Hawker
swore that the horns in question were nal.. in the stable at
the hack of the premier • prev,ous to the 19. h inst. Oa the
lard hist be went to fetch them, for the estrume of taking
them to the town to be dressed, but they were mimics.
He placed the matter in the hands of the police—By the
Synch: The stable-door is never locked—anyone has
access to it. The prisoner Warren is often at my house.
—Elias Cole, able seaman, South-street, swore that, being
at the Harbour on to. 19th inst., he saw Warren there.
Prisoner said—" I have got a job for you." Witness
asked him what it was; but he would not then tall hlno.
They went in company to Erne, about a mile distant, and
went into the public-house haring two pints of beer.
Upon coming out witness again edged him what he had
to do for biro ; but be told him he wanted him to go to his
house. They west into an unoccupied home adjoining
priseraer's, and Warren showed him the horns wrapped in
came, wring he wanted him to sell them for hi= He
advised him to apply at the Globe or King of Prussia, as
the most probable plsee, to dispose of them. They went
to Bridwert together leaving the horns in the itnoceunled
house. They, upon coming to Bridpork called at the New I
Inn, S outh-street, and soon afterwards separated. Witness
had not since seen Warren nor the horns. —Sergeant Gale
depaed that the prisoner Warren was brought to the
station on the preeent charge. He then denied all keow-
ledge of the theft. but afterwards admitted it, adding
that it was Cornick that took them. Witness then ;
obtaned • warrant for the arrest of Otonick. executing it
at Dorchester, where he had entered the Militia Conack ;
denied the theme Witness brought him to Bridport and
charged them jointly, when he again said be knew ;
netting about ii. Warren then and "Yes you d', John, '
there is no nee telling more lies about it, we took them itt
order to raise • few shillings an we were Oct of employ. !
nteut."—Ey the Bench: Toe horns have not since been ;
found. Wane was DO tuner erre:sled than he deeponned
messenger to his wife. The horns have since beec
ee„,nd, Prisoner,, who noel. no reply to the evidence,
now pleaded guilty, and were tieM eenteneed to two
months' imprisonment with hard labour at Daealtaater.

PRIZiTLY POWERS.
Oa behalfol tb• Bldport You Yetis Cbridian
asawistion. the Rae. Wuhan' C. Tomolat. WA:, of
Rattan Bradstoek, delivered au exceedingly interaniag
Instant ha the Town Hall on Thursday granitic Th•
sullied was " Priestly Powers—What says the Mar and
Whit am the Pram-book r me Meyer (Ur. T. W.

IR lemadg) onsiaggi. gegmerbsd by the Ray. J. T. Femme.
The admission being free the attendance erns nuturroes,
and a collectiou at the clime was made on behslf of the
Association. The proceedings commennad with singing
and prayer, after which the lecturer was introduced elle
smee elforopriste realms by the ChaLinen, the letter
cominentanc In Ilsttering ternta, upon the conduct Of
several ladies who bad taken the matter of auricular e
foul.n up so nobly and warmly. (Applause.) In the
course of the evening Mr. Templar explained that the
prayer.book was often not what sr appeared to teach, hut
what it designed to teach. He believed the whole of I h
Prayer-booli. if rightly interpreted. meant Christ mid
Him Crucified. He then commented at much length upie
the subject of private an t auricular confeesioh—the rules
ef the Church of Rome, c ietraated with those of the
Church of Ragland, laying some stress upon the charge of
Christ to Peter. The Lord did not imply that upon tor
himself he would built His Church, but upon his noble
confession of Him. Tto• gates of hail did prevail against
even Peter. almost ere the commendation of Peter were
oonsururnatecL The Church of ithaiand did not go
against the confession of tins before God, even before Om
cingregation, or beton, those with whom we live or come
Into daily contact What the Church did object to
Wt private and auricular confession to • priest, even
in the intereeta oft,. priests themselves, who by their own
showing, were too weak to bear the burdens placed upon
them. The Bible was the word of tiod whether the
Prayer-book says so or not ; the latter hoe been at variance
with itself. Although the langunge of the prayer-both
was strong. the Bible from which it was derived was
stronger. The ruling systalll Of the Church of England
was deference to tee !tibia. Speaking it auricul sr con-
fession. several clauses of the 13441001 kt. "A H rip to
Rmentanee," a work Istelydistributed in the district, was
at s rue length commented upon. The languate and
hitching of that book is of the most revoltiog and
aisgustine nature, especially that regarding the medession
of juveniles ; and the extracts from it were received
with eve-tent signs of disapprobation. In conclusion the
re,. gentleman sothneted them to le in mind that they,
were in his c mere' ion direful conspiracies abroad, which,
em.nating from • central Strong-hold, aimed at the founds.
lions of the Christian Church. All t'Ay w.re to do was
to fi flit manfully against apuriou • d.,ctrine, hell-ring the
powerful and efficient doctrine id. —The Cimino •n
then made a few appropriate rern.k., after which Mr. T.
Beach proposed a vote of thanks to !be lec•urer, seconded
be Mr. Charles E 'mends. and carried with acelanottion.
Mr. E Wends observed that.. president of the sow-intim
ho cwl.l athrin that the weathers ba.l not one atoof of
syinpothy with thu ideas lat,ly inCul toted In the locality.
—Mr. Emits proposest • vote of thanks to the Mayor.
which was seconded by Mr. D. H. JOY, and carried be
acclamstion.—The singing of the doxology and prayer
terminated the proceedings.