The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-24 00:00:00

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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1878.

Bible society. Il• (the chairman) was at one time with wanted to bit stock foe Itsyldse, vim which the Pre
Mt. Bra,. at Blovence, and sew the COI= openly him It foe Ohs presents —Mary
_Ann Form and r. C.
coning Bibles near the boom whore the were so Bartlett tire evidenia.—Prisoom acknowledged
Fnted. But Yr Bruce was voluntary agent at • taking the He add it was drink that hied "run
wheet imprisonment was certain for ling • Bible. him into it.' s begged the Beath to deal leniently with
• was the thlnneet man the speaker ever saw, but had the case—Dr. Drew said it appeared that whatever goods
hiaim coatsbody madewith ;rdislarg. and stuffed up his legs, arms he got bold of he converted them into mossy to obtain
he represented • stout 13)&11 drink,—Sentenced to FS days' hard labour at Dorchester
aZLenet Deming the gets, where search was made for OsoL
t liable to the oetrei duties, Its was never searched
but MOO. and that wad when he had seas to bury his •
little girl, and had no Bibles about him. Pio** whoa i MUSICAL ILB-13N lON.
they went to Rome visited first eitherokl Rome with the i The lumber/ of the Melccenin Regis Chord Society
Osissessum, ori new Rome with et peter,. ; but tb. gave their and Concert for the present season In the
speaker went to sae • doe. Thls wdesibialsisithe first wise Wallowa &hook On Friday rrrenlPS, when unfortunately
, went through the breach when Fisk, the weather was very severe sad many permute were
lin the wall, and the Pope's forces surrsadered. aqie toniegenitly preveeted front attending; amongst the
than the animal, which was • ver7 large One ha we noticed our esteemed liar, (Kr. G. R.
used to take about Bibles Is • little cart. The Malmo. 54,..tb• Rector (the Rev. Talbot Greased, Dr. Moor
next alluded to the recent sorrow of the Quetta. Weis and the Rev. J. Faulkner. The members of the
have come to our ears that shs whom God bas se society were mated on • raised platform at the top of the
mysteriously removed eras prepared for the change; yet room, conspicuous atneraget those were the Klass illot.
we an able to Indulge sorrow so long as it is not without liaises Dean, Kra Ir. liaise Kisses Andrews. Kra
hops We all hilt when that amiable lady we. token Coacher, Kiwi Wilde*. Klas flandall. Kim Proby. Kies
away to the prime of life that • personal Alicia% had Gliadr7,_ Kra Stedman, Kee Doswell, KII. James An.
befallen us. In late years, be bed heard, the Meows drove Kr. James Andrews, Mr. G. itadrewa, Yr. Walter
Alice took au interest in the circulation of the scriptures Turner, Yr. W. Robertson, Yr. Crickm4y4,6mKr. B.
In the lead of her adoption, and at any rate showed in Persons, Kr. J. Hunt, as. The concert with the
her blanselem life that she was guided by the Word of Redeem' Asthma ; Mr. Briton Smith acting am , and
God. We learn when • perms in the mi&t of apparent the Rev. J. Parr preng at the pianoforte The portions
ruefulness, surrounded with dignity and honour, and 'From Oberon, in Fary-Lvad," (Stevens) at once
when .....t. ...Id ben masses 1.,"a lig, is, ,ggy— showed that animist the forty members of the class
when "Gel -is pleased to take her away, it is to teach as present their were several very tood yokes The d..
CMS His ways are not our wan, that neither rank nor dreasatiess "La Donna del Lego (Viia% Urn &
moral influence can prevent the bead of death from reap. F. Maser and Yr. Boyton Smith armiumtir=..
lag unexpected harvest. Bet we ma say that thoug All h " and at the conclusion the/ were rapt
techis grass, and the glory of nab is as the dower of the The song "Guard thy Sea-girt Home" (Roy is Kr.
told; the grass withers* and the dower thereof faith G. CrichmaY was followed by the PrettLpir mg, Good
away; bet the Word of the Lord abbieth for ever." night, Thou Glorione Ban" M. Smart which wee very
sweetly rendered. Kr. .1 P CoUett &UAW the
The Rev. Games Komi sgoke on • subject very dear audi...e with
one of, his *beili... t masterly Wm on the
to him, and his father before m—
violin, entitled " Norma de Won" (Seintem) At Its
Tan Bugg SoCirrY Is Cilia couched= aa encore was dsmaaded. Km fitsdinim whs.
So much wee to be said about so Interesting • subject as like Mr. J. P.Oollett, Is • apt favourite
the Bible Society's work in any clime, and ale, nevi in moire' Portion of the radiant of W
.emee* and
Cities, that half an hour was scarcely enough; be could Meloombe Rode manor Ye Pretty WOI (Gembert),
fill an hour or mom were the time allowed. The work with much sweetness and expression,
_end Me audiencehad not been in vain. About 70 years ago Protestant gave her, se usual. an =COM V/ whisk she vat, llindly
misnousries entered China, and Dr. Morrison gave his =wde II nughtlasitneall7,_,Fnallf
most useful life to publishing the Bible in Chinese. later 7Ys Potted (own.% wenlittermingl7 i
about 35 peers there were fire or six Protestant ha.unt it Val MS of the hest CINIMINI of the eventsg.
Christians, and • good many more missionaries thaa cos- Mra Coacher sang Robaadre neariage . • Lin Mahe
'arts; now there are 40,000 to 60,000 Protestants in China. Oantd.nte, with great Amnion, but it was not mash
and tbe converts on our own roils (mid Mr. Mauls) have aPpreciated by the audience who maned to ....uer thu
ineressod from 100 to about &OK now did the Bible set ms's
Into scars and glesel
P for thateace "Thell
into Chinese 1 Some of us may have made an attempt at St MiallaeUS Towerlir & . Stewart/, which f
a a little English Into French Or Latin; but wee 'midi aPPl•ud:g sad this brought the first Part 01
tilna.riytinfici ties exist for that. First, the languages of the the en eat to an end. The second pert of the
We. are all kin; but Chinese is of quits • d went clam concert corsistad of sacred mugs and murk, the audience
The spoken language differs Is various parts, as mach as being invited to join Lithe Itymnalt opened with Luther's
do the dialects of Donnishly. and Yorkshire from Hymn—
? Misery English, and you might is well speak of a "Great God, what do I see and bete r
' EaraPaaa LancrlB4o" all of the Chinos,. The rev. Wm Proby taking the solo which she rendered with muck
lecturer acknowledged the early efforts of the Ilestorians. tedium Fite beautiful chores—
who built churches 000 years age
_la Marco Polo's than " He watching over Israel,
and of the Romaidsu. A Bible bad been translated WO Slumbers not nor sleeps ;
the Tartar language, and a new Testament into Mama Should'st thou walling in grief, languish,
end of the latter Morison's Testament was almost an nu- He will quicken thee."
revised rwlit.t. liedburst of the London Kleiman
Society, /Li iea. Sieuebel,..jee laboured at the work ; (lisarleheohn) was greatly admired. This was followed
but Protestant noesioaarise had &Mosby in agreeing on h 1 the anthem "As Pants the Hien,- (SPuhr). the."'
the tarzok vadat ascoity Um Romasists got over bine
chorus sung by Mn Coacher with very great teeth . the
authoritative decidou of the Pops The enter Bibles '‘.,_„...eem "IL remarkably well. The geril of the melting
were i. übberee not .........d.../tb.„oo...ttbeut imeoweda.r. was the trio :—." Ave Maria" and 'La
difficulty • Marahnsaa, a eent . adobe Aim:dean_ t," (Schubert); piano, Rev. J. Parr;
Chimer Bible from India ,Votjitjaff, •Lu ' end vn, Yr. .7 P. Collett, and harmonium, Kr. Barton
Smith This was.fn greed treat and at Its conclusion the
other, were mentioned, until we come to the translatkos
Into colloquial Chinese, the Ilthschow. the Nina*, au. dither warmly , but the performers could not
Bibles. lied tithe the Word of God miens to have brought be prevailed ulron-to eelTelit it. Ern Stedman thee Lang
from • sort of dog Chinese to dialed. which the The Lost Mors" (Sullivan), Kr. Parr prodding at the
appreciate. With great modesty scerogy alluding people
piano and Mr. Smith at the harmonium This sou/ was
own labours, though Chinese is wcoderfolly familiar to eon ellietieetireadeted- The anthem "Praise the Lord"
him, and he vet more fully understands and is under- Mayes) and thrilling thorns "Hark the Sound of
stood la the colloquial Chinese of the province where be Holy Velum' (Nntau Smith), heundht the mem" to •
laboured, Yr. Houle spoke with intend pl,mere of the Tan auceelatiil Mentiaatim-
still_troaese moms vouchsafed to his brother the Rev.
A. K. Koala, now in the Flown, Lead. A t graphic
were the extracts mad from this Wseionary's let* that
we are tempted to give some of them alreseim.

MELOOMBE REGIS SCHOOL PRIZE DAY.
Home for the Christmas Holidays! This has been the
thought of the loupes for the Let week or two, and they
Went looking forward to the distribution of prime when
their trim& would be piseent at the school; but
unfortunately, when Saturday arrived—the red-letter day,
six inches of mow stopped the way and the majority of
the ladies were prevented from attendinr, Amongst those
Fermi were Kr. G. K liot. J.P. (Wiw) who Preliaod.
the Rev. Talbot Grooves, the Rev. J. Juno. (Head-Master),
the Rev. J. Parr (Second-YesterkllL.R. ff. /Mot, Kr. J.
Robertecn, Mr. Curtis Johnaon East. R. N., Mrs.
Robert:ion, Mimes Johneoctii.tte:t7;bW, Mr. Croydon,
Mrs R. Tlierd, Miss F M. The room was
decorated with hundreds of bright flags.
The licAD-111Asns expressed the great pleasure that he
felt in teeing the Mayor with them that day • he felt it
was a vest honour. They should have had the distribu-
tion of prime earlier in the year, but the Dorset Exhibition
required the use of the school buildings. He wished it to
be understood that every year they hM two examinations ;
one a local examinatica, and the other the Cambridge
examination. Lase year they obtained eight OlAtificates
(applause) whereas the previous year they only had four,
and the year before that two. The next Cambridge
examination would take place next week, when about 30
per cent of the whole school would go up for examination;
he hoped they would come out successfully but that
remained to he seen. The Trustees had offered an
exhibition of .C 5 fa. Od. for science, but as the school had
not done quite so well he would suggest that g 3 fa RI. be
given for science, and CA Is 01. for an extra English
exhibition. He (the master) and the trustees had thought
It advisable to have the school examined by the Cambridge
Examiners although it cost shoat £4o' the prime were
given impartially, for the examiners did not know one
from the other. He (Mr Miller) was pleased to mar that
the "old boys" who had left the school were doing well;
their boys were keeping up the character of the school'
Barnes was doing well at the London University, Ward
was at Cambridge, and Glambrook and Oliver were at
Oxford. (Applause,) He hoped to be able to start •
library and reading-mom for the pupils; • snug little
room where they could go after work and enjoy some read-
inga In Khoo' games the school bad done well ; they were
making Progress in swimming, and in football they had
obtained several victories A gymnasium was about to be
coestructed, and this, when completed, would be the beet
In the town. He (the Read-Master) desired to ewer his
sincere thanks to the borough members, both of whom
had increased their subscriptions. Mr. Edwards gave an
exhibilion fee mathematics, and Sir Frederic Johnstone,
Bert. for language,; be also wished to thank the Rector,
Kr. Grieve, who was one of the first benefactors for his
kindness. It had been his (Mr. Miller's) aim to do his
beet for ths pupils that were entrusted to his care, and
the meat increme in numbers from 40 to ISO Mowed IsLe
efforts had been appreciated In the school were 70 day
scholars • and, although some might be disappointed at
not receiving prizes, be caul amen them that those who
had done well had gained • marking. Hs was pleased to
say there was • good feeling existing between master and
boys; be (Mr. Miller) endeavoured to inculcate the good
old catechism maxim —"To do their duty in that state of
life in which it pleases God to call them ;" he taught the
echelon to feel that their school-work was God's work,
and what thee had set before them 1.1 do they must dolt
diligen•ly. He bad much pleasure in calling upon the
Mayor to deliver the prises
The MATOIII then delivered the prises as follows:

" October tird,
" I rows early, eel had • lac&
_march that day, to gee
little Ruth (a former pupil in Mr. A. Moulie school at
Ningpo, now married to a heathen husband, living in the
heart of the hills.) . . . At eight am ljump.dasbore,
with an old Chlistiaa es my guide, and, striking over a
fin* par in the hills teethed, after six miles walking, a
town where I hired • fanny chair called • rang
(bill-crossing cradle). It was in fact a kind of
suspended from • long pole which two men carry, pulsing
every yards to change the pole from shoulder to
, but not putting the chair down for milee. I
walked from time to time to help the bearers, The
country was quite new to me and the inner face ef the fine
hills wee, in some places, drawly wooded' whilst a
beautiful stream, with its stkkles and deep pools, followed
us most of the way. It wa• 1.30 p.m. before we reached the
home of little Ruth. . Her family live Ins village
quite out of any general track. Rath maw no am-racking
and ran in to get herself neat, whilst her elder sister-in-law
welcomed me heartily. liar mother • sadly lukewarm
Christian, I few, also smiled with piensure.—She, it
seemed, had hurt her back, through a fall, in September;
and thus been prevented from bing Ruth to visit no at
liangcbow, which she bad promised to do. Then boiling
of tea and cookiug of rice commenced, Ruth being bwily
engaged in that department. I then asked for herbooks,
and she brought at ones her New Testament and . ' Peep
of Day." I heard but May that than books were hidden,
as her elder brother-iwiaw forbade them being read, and
compelled Ruth to worship the kitchen-god, and other
blots. I heard one of the neighbours, however, say—" she
often reeds those books upstairs." Presently her husband
came in, a fine handsome young Min of M (Ruth is only
1S). He was very cordial, and took civilly my remon-
strances on the heathen aspect of his hones, lie also
promised to come up here on a visit in Novemb r with
Ruth and her mother. I then asked Ruth to come sad
read to me fearing that in the three years since she left
us, she might have forgotten how to read. The room
was full of people, and she wee afraid till • man near the
door said— Come out, don't be ashamed Tis we need
Sr be ashamed who can't read.' So alui 01181 e. and, stand-
ing by me she read, very clearly and nicely, St John
It, 17-, l& I asked the people if this power of reading was
not worth acquiring, and invited the women, whenever
they had spare trate, to cane in and get Ruth to read te
them. I have good hope that alter this re-lighting up of
the pow girl's Christian profession she may really do good
In that dark village. Some of the people purchased trace,
and, after serneet entreaties to Roth and her mother to be
earnest in prayer. 11.1$,
Daring the same mindere tour In the mountain
districts 70 miles wrath of H ow, last October, Mr, A.
Mauls determined to visit • where ' • large number
were waiting for baptism.' It was arranged that he should
spend a night that and when he suggested that he might
pe arrive too Late at night to be admitted, 'Neverrev
- vas the answer, they are Ohristiant and will let
us in at soy hour.' They arrived, In fact, at about 10
‘..
rnisimA native went forward to announce them,
tly, the letter proceeded. I new torches, carried by
three of the engineers who came out to meet us. 'Hail
Sir r they mid to me, awl so we pawed in, meeting their
a roipatary and very sralous unpaid agent, who
spreads the Gospel se he goes about those hills on bushier"
To him, under God, the work in this village is chiefly to
be moribed. Luke (the senior Christian of the party
who had gone forward when they approached the )
said, 'Br the mercy of God I found tbem all reeding
Bible together when I knocked, and neat ia y wraEtaag
persons, including children, were baptised next any in
OAP Iriii•4o, which no missionary had previously elated.
Twelve villages to that remote mountainous district now
contain Christians or catechumens, • result doe, under
God, to the conversion, not two years ago, of Luke, men-
tioned above. Dike was then • schoolmaster, who, on a
visit to friends at Honiara., had his attention arrested
by the name of issue inacribid over the door of • preach.
int-room. This led to enquiry, deepening interest
coaversioa, the communication of his new faith to others.,
and thus, in spite of bitter persecution, to the continuous
spread of the Gospel in his district"
The RAT. Cearanan, having accounted for the abeam*
iof the Rev. W. C. Collins:in. of Woods' ord, Rev. T. Reeve,
he-, closed this interesting meeting with the blaring.

PIUZI
Ifeareetioal Prem.—Exhibition given by Mr. Henri
Eiwards MP.: I. Newman. six guineas; 2 Selma end
Warren (squall, two guineas each • peels, Richards
Smith . Wan-en li, Seeman Itt. Drake, Kerridse.
Prwsch. —l, exhibition, given by Sir F. Johnstone, M.P.,
Danis t, three guineas ; priest, 2, Trotter. I; 3, Tuck;
4. Green; 5 irtemaa ; 2 Donets Ii Lolia.-1, exhibition.
given by Sir F. Johnstone, H.P. Johastime I.
foliose& ;2, Shepherd; 3. Smith ;4, Ailing ;5.
II: 6. Wheeler U. Bwiritak —l:Whitlow. ins of three
`iv"second'y .111itti.Frerlf.„ JAT..blr•
glveu by
the Trustees, synpula : Prime. I. (Rifles I;
and Symonds ;3, Ailing ;4. Great :5.
--Prima given bY t.b,:ehifttev. T. Grooves, Iliraardsisrmillti;et
Johason, 1.3, FU _ : Great ; Draw ; 6
H. Natural &Wow& —Lchibitica, ulven by the Trustees,
Whitworth, three ; even by lb*
Science And Art Deportment, for anathema •
magnetism, and eleorricity, C. PODIUM. ticalrewia
Neale I,_pewit, Green. Symonds Symonds ti, Warren
and Richard. L Drawing. —Peels. given by the
m...6.....5timett and Art Department, Newman sad Ailea
—Newman
_M, Ay Itabbete Read,
Symonds L WWLIMS F rest &hell
Johnson IL Sampson I. Oresnal Zawilaws.—W *thins
I. Smith I. Usfeeviir of Cs.hride. Lost Seereareleru.
—awake Certificates—Penney sad Nonce. Junior
Certificate& —Richards I, Johnson l„ Watkins I, Sense
Symonds end Whitworth I.
The peas-sea, oss ir...2•Laad returning from the
°hairline, inn loudly
Kr. Maass said thatM"ce=ibeates. of the Cambrian
examiners were sometimes of great value to the recipients.
In the Schrum sad Art Dep.rtesest last year 9,1213 candi-
dates premed themselves for examthelon : of those
5,221 came up In the elementary stop. RIOS In the
advanced stage sad SI in hewers.
The Marva asid he had been &eked to say a few words
and he did so with much pleasure; not only in his Aida]
capacity but far other roseate ; for wee It not •
pleasure to he present at an assemblage like that
when they had • happy remelacenes of User solsoolc..lastsi
The Mayor most remind those present that bookng
was net all that was required ; there was still
lugher—thore was moral character sad true
they had to learn to be true and Jest to the,. Erma
1 there He would remind the alder boys of • mate 01..
I old Lees author "Flat.. est Wenn fimenk 01 allPifsem
rime Seekkes esruiseer and for the yousger Pula he
would tamale it—' Tree nualinees is to avold &be
wrong; sad tlie just step to wisdom le to he free bum
folly." The *Wed of education wee to Inas them true
and good seen; to teach than tabs true sad just in all
their deallapaed above all to have the fear of God before
their eyes. Hs holed they would all do their beet at the
Cambridge Local UsimlnaUon next week sad that:/
would haves Jolly Christmas holiday afterward, (Cheers.
The Rev. J. Illzu-sa said some of tbs boys of the s
had made excellent collo:Coes of sesereads, form and
ferns, which would form the nucleus of a masemes.
The Rev. Trascrr GRUM could not but bonen but
that God was blessing the school, which wee, be believed,
the largest in the &mow Is conclusion be wished the
boys a happy Christmas and • profitable New Year.
Kum congratulated Mr. Miller on the success
Id his labours. He regretted that ow mu had been
cast at the school. He (Mr. Eliot) wished It to be under-
stood that the trustees did not wish for that school to clash
with any other in the town. The school was started by
the Rev. J. Ellis for middle-class boys it waa to take •
middle pleas totween the National School sad the
Colleest• SchooL They still issd the same object In vim
and they (the trustees) tr,Linot supported it to the preju.
dice of the Collegiate flo
The linallasna proposed • vote of thanks to the
kind Mayor for presiding over the meeting.
Three sheers were given for the Mayor.
Hearty dam followed for the borough members, the
trustees, reesters of the school, and the penmen.

Simian T. G. Mamma, late of the Illet Rae-
Th4m4haa tam IPPointed to the siaff of the Dorset
Mill at Dorchester, as clerk to the c mounding
officer. and has joined accordingly.
Mun.— Servants of the Local Bawd should observe
taw thocldney dirty state of the road opposite Mr.
Hodadon's beta, where, after the thaw, the dirt was
over boota, and this at the principal entranos to the
Island.

Tag Mums Gus.—Ths funeral of HAUL ths
Prineem Atka taking place on Wedaesday minute
1006 hare Wen fund from $ll.B. Wartior and
BOOOSWOI from three to four o'clock, half an hour
each.

litasion TO Bnetee.-14r. Frank Will. informs
tie that he has resigned hie post of local honorary
secretary to the Missions to Seamen Society, and that
no one has any anthorfty to use his nnme in collecting
for any other purpose connected with the society.
NOVEL FISILING. —Oa Wednesday morning some
boys were fishing in the Mere when a seagull
making a dash at the bait the book cau&t In its beak.
One of the lade waded in and secured hk prize alive.
It wm • fine bird, and none the worse for Its novel
capture.

Tmersitascs.—On Wedneeday a meeting WU held
at Zion loch solroom, Wskeharn, and addressed by Mr.
C. Mitchell, Jun., Mr. B. Combat, and others, tbe
speeches bAng interspersed with readings, recitations,
&a. It was a good 'meeting. On Tuesday Mr. B.
Thackeray delivered • lecture at the Maiden Well
schoolroom.

Mouturuto.—The Royal Manor of Portland did not
exhibit many signs of mourning. From last Saturday,
the coastguard station, the ships, and Portland Castle
had their Gags half mast hléb, and • few of the
inhabitants employed under Government, includin
the Post-office, put up shutter,, or otherwise showed
their regard for the Sovereign's

Dosser C4IIOIIOATIONAL Assoc' mon. The
Ukase' 'UR of the Associated Independent ministers
to Portland was paid oft Thursday. There was a
public tea on the occasion, and • meeting presided over
by the Rey. W. M. Fell, pastor of Chown Chezni: t
deputation being the Rey U. B. Randall. of
star, and the Rey. W. R. Waugh, of Lyme.

Samoa BOYD' HOLIDAYS. —Fifty boys from H.hi.
Ship Warrior went on Christmas leave on Thursday
I sat, 44 more were sent off on Tuesday evening, and
about 400 were to go on Wednesday morning, especial
train at 10 o'clock conveying over 900 to London by
South Western railway. About a erne returned on
Tuesday to the ship from leave; these form part of a
draft of 35 who are to leave on the 30th in the
Himalaya for the East Indies.
Ail Unonarzrot GIUNDIIOI.—A few days ago an
elderly man of Portland received a sudden visit from
• grandees, who hailed from a small country town in
Done'. The old man entertained the youngster for
several days; but on Monday morning, at an early
hour, the boy departed as abruptly as he mine, and
latter he was gone the poor old grandsire discovered
that his pocket bad been picked daring the night of a
half-sovereign and • valuable knife
Waamoa.—On Friday the first watch of
Her Majesty's skip Warrior were to proceed on their
Christmas' leave; but on Thursday orders were
rewired to hold themselves in ra.dlna to 10 to
Cowes, where it was supported the Warrior would be
guard-ship during Her Majmity's stay at Oeborm.
Oa the arrival of the melanchei:qelligenee of the
Prince. Alise's death, the mdse. was sus-
=but it is Mill expected the p will leave on
Thursday fee Cowes, it being the Intention of Her
Majesty to spend Christmas in seclusion with her
family at Osborne.
Tea (bow FALL, was maw and drifted despertima
has been observed in Portland for years. A very
bumble representative of the First Lord, to wit,
Messrs W. IL Smith and Co's newsboy, on Saturday
wee returning from the Verne Citadel, having delivered
his newspapers. A short tut over the Common wee
attractive to the lad, and reight away he went, cut-
ting off corners ; but althotgh everything seemed clear
Wore him, he soon found—" The shortest way there
is the longest way round,'" for, after passing over the
bridge, he went into a htllow where the snow had
drifted very heavily, and plunged up to the top of his
chant. Though he strugled bard, out he could not
get, and had to stay until a beer waggon came along
towards the Verne, andthe stout waggoner gays him
• hearty heave-up, and got him out of the snow.

night, articles of furniture, cum and meows, bc., are
men flying about the house fn a very ex
manner. Neighbours, who have ea. itz:"4lllA,,,_
assistance, have been struck in the owl, or "'"' Z
some homy missile thrown by the invisible hem
while the girl has appeared to be suffering at tua"
from hymerice and contortion most acutely. So
violent have been them fits that it ham taken three or
font persons to hold her, articles have been thrown
through the windows, smashing the panes, the dock
face broken, and the kettle of boiling water iumPoi
from off the grat. to the door. Nor has the havoc
been condnad to the dwelling room below • for upstairs
the beds have been 'tripped, and the clotims scattered
about in uhe greatest confusion and disorder Wine
of the things torn and tied into knots Scores from
the neighbourhood have called on them troubled
people and ham sac the damage done, and have
, their own idea as to the cause, Two doctors sat for
I some time with the poor girl, but the spirits did not
manifest themselves to these gentlemen. It is a sad
affair, and much sympathy is felt for the unfortunate
people who are well known and much respected.

limrr-or New iCHOCL. —On Sunday lest, the Rev.
A. Brice, of Weymouth, preached special sermons in
aid of the new Wesleyan day school- Next evening
there was • public meeting, when Mr. H. Mawbey,
deputation from the Westminster (Wesen) train-
ing college, wee present The especial object of his
visit was to inspect and report upon the school furni-
ture. lb. Ifawbey stated he vWted many schools;
but never a better tan this; and when he heard that
the plan had beendrawn by an amateur (Mr. J, P.
&riven) he was =prised, and remarked it did the
designer great crecht ; everything was good and sub-
stantial and without waste of labour. The recom-
mendation to the society to make a grant in aid of the
furniture, we bi.ieve Mr. liawbey was perfectly
resolved to make.
I Tag Herts.—The Hecla, Captain Morgan Singer
will leave for Malta on the 20th inst, to join the
Mediterranean Fleet as a torpedo depot ship. Her
recent cruise to and from Bantry Bay, has proved
very successful, and has confirmed the Constructive
Department in their belief as to the feasibility of con-
verting mall steamers into armed merchantmen by
simply 'applying them with coal armour and strength-
ening the top Mes and deck in the wake of the rune.
When at Bantry the torpedo boats were tried under
very exceptional circumstances. They were sent
away, with torpedoes and crew complete, from the
Hada for 48 hours, being dependent all the time on
their own resources; and while thus employed they
made several straight runs with their 11.6 torpedoes,
which had been charged with compressed air 2
hours previous to the practice.
A firmuict Bee, insterspersed with • selection of
vocal and instrumental music, was given at the Si.
George's Schools, Reforne, Portland, on Friday, the
11th inst. The chair was taken by the Rev. J. A.
Beason The referees were—The Rev. W. Appleford
the Rev. H. Briggs, Captain A. Hume, and Dr. F:
Parsons. The programme was ea follows :—Glee,
"To
.11121 Ladies," Glee Class 20th Regiment, the
was y received ; song, "The Sleigh Ride,"
Mn.a McLean; song, "Still I Love Thee," Mi.
Fenner (applauded) sang, "The Spelling Bee," Mr.
Homer (encored). The Spelling Bee: The first prise,
it Is., was taken by Mile Ann Stone Gibbs; second,
10s., Mina Appleford ; third, Is. Private mu_ ,one
20th Regiment. Glee, " Here s a Health to all Good
Lessee", Glee Class (20th ItegiElnt , rendered in'good
time and with spirit; song, " ire' and Pearls"
Miss Reynolds, this wee rendered remarkably well;
in the Air," Captain A. flume; mug,
ria;el; it Dark," Mr. Mooney, 10th Regiment; this
was • very peculiar song and wee encored, when he
"Igave Love to think of the Days when I was
Young," which was well received. The Spelling Bee
(for females only) : Prim, 10s. 6d., was taken,
after a load competition, by Mks Appleford. Piano-
forte solo, "The Witch's Dance," Mn. Appleford
(applauded)' song, "The Distant Shore," Mn. Hum.;
song, Mn. Wood (well rendered); song, " When we
were Boys Together," Dr. Parsons. The Spelling
Bee (for the first classes of the St.
_George's school
children only) : First prise, 3., Prisdlla Otter •
second, 2..., Elia-k-sh Gibbs; 3rd, Is., Robson;
Attwooll Combat Glee, "Come, Bounteous May I"
Glee Clams (20th Regiment), this was remarkably well
sung and wow greatly applauded; song, "Tom Bow.
Hug," Dr. Walker; sang. "The Muddle Puddle
Porter," Mr. Hogger lanoored).—The Chairman, on
behalf of himself and chair, thanked all those ladies
and gentlemen who tools any part lathe entertainment
for so kindly corning .through the rough weather to
assist He also thanked the audience for their kind
en="God Save the Queen" was at while the
dispersed, evidently not regretting c:irirla
thrmsgh the cold and snow to hem such a
entertainment.

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The New Postal arrangement wart glad"' the.
beast of MI Sebbetariens as it does that of the post-
masters of Swanage and Wareham. through the
kindness of Mr. Good, mail surveyor (whose chanoter
eoincMee with his nuns) the cart is to leave Bwanago
at 4_30 p.m ' and arrive at Wareham at 6.5, thus ,
gild" postmasters' and mail-drivers the opportunity
of going to church—if they choose. This change came
into operation last Sunday.
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Again we must congratulate the L.B. on the im-
provements on Church-hill—which we sometime since
announced. Mr. 8. Marsh has now received the
plumage leading to the " pond" in ootwideration of
giving up so much of the garden in front of Watley's
use, and the footpath now extends in frog of Me
hdacksmith's. Thus far both private and public pro-
perty hare been improved- But—Lode is bound
somehow to run foul of a but(t), is he a teetotaler'—
Why not take dawn Jacob's ladder? Somebody asked
4.10. oyfina osrlainfotrythibiga Ntrang.:
all ofiurwanagetown,
"village,"
the
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village pound ?" We had • mind to pound him as a
but were afraid to call at the Local office for the bay
of the gate.
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Gradually we are getting to know that the leteet of
tAe law is kepi by the L.A. is the matter of offia-rent.
There are two asessaments ft the house. A son-in-
Law of the member occupies that portion in which the
offices are situated, and in his name the receipts reveal
all things square. We thought the auditor could not
have been so blind as to allow a member's name to
appear in connection with any reception of L.B.
money. But are there no conscientious scruples in these
matters, or must Bishops alone bear blame for favour-
ing relatives with public benefits and appointments?
Mat have other member* to say on this subject? Is
there one of them with public spirit enough to pat the
matter in its exact light before the auditor when he
next appears, and meanwhile to call upon the Board
to oo.slder it likewise?
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Our Grandmother has been enquired after. The
fact is she is so alarmed at the cold that she had taken
refuge, like a frightened kitten, up the chimney. In
spite of her deafness I made her hear. "Granny, C.
Summers has a sale on—bankrupt stook." " Law, I
thought I heard thik bell, how Tribbett do ring 'en."
"Hadn't you better go, blankete at 4s lid, per pair."
Rowed by the latter assertion, she came down and
departed. She was so long away that I was obliged
to go and search for her. There she was, lost in the
crowd of poor people, like herself, called to benefit in
the business tact of our well-known townsman, who
had made Swann', profit by the Glasgow failure. The
sale was a great financial success, but alas I we can
get ne sense out of granny. She sits right in the
draught of the open door, the snow drifting in upon
her rheumy form, twirling her thumbs and muttering
--" Tow& an lebenpecoe on'y think o' that I Summers
must hi bought well"

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An invitntion of Mr. Churchwarden Burt to the
church clerks, the choral class, and Swamies and
Hesston choirs, to Mks tee at Purbeck House on the
23rd inst., hag been received with thankfulness by all,
but produced great puzzlement to some of the invited
when the hour for replying came. How should they
address their bog now he wee Sheriff of Loudon?
general confab produced satisfactory results. Mr. and
Mrs. Burt were addressed as "their worship." Ah,
ah I well done, a merry Christmaa to you all I
Loots.