The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-02 00:00:00

D orottobirt.

DORC ESTER. --CI ILO R LL, Jannat7 2&—Peter
M'Doosild, who described himeelf as • cutler from the
Dieter Isle, was charged on the inforruatioe of P.C.
Keats with being drunk,and abusive to the polies 'nth*
execution of their duty at about half-past eleven the
evening previous, in Glyde Path Hill. The presiding
magistrate John Galpin, Esq., sentenced delinquent to
seven days; hard labour in default of paying a fine of in
Wogatuo liee's lurrirrra.—From the ninth annual
report of this useful institution we glean that its ex-
penditure for the past year, including • balance of
90., mounted to EN Os. 44., whilst the disburse-
ments had been £5l la. IW. leaving • balance in hand
el FA 19s, 20. Although dm society has
able to boast of • large income, or • peat stamina to
Its number of members, it is satisfactory that both the
receipts and members have increased year by yew. The
committee 'zeroes their regret that more young men
of the town do not join the institution. and they
rained employers of labour to bring this subject under
the notice of those over whom their induence extends.
French, Chemin, drawing, English grammar, book-
keeping, and arithmetic are Imre taught, with the
advantages of • discussion clean The committee tender
their thank' of the kind smistanee rendered by the
honorary members of the institution. and express their
obligations to the members for the borough. and Dr.
Hawkins for their liberal money donations, qtd also to
the Rev. W. Berne., and Horace Motile, Eaq., for the
lectures given by them on behalf of the society. Tee
thanks of the committee are eleo given to the editors of
the several papers, as well as to ladies and gentlemen
who have favoured the Institution with books and
periodicals, PA oho to the tutors of the several classes..
WEY MOUTH. —COONLT Pernr Senstotte, Friday.
—Before Captain Manning, R. H. Bwafield, B. If,
Eliot, Esqrs.
80/4 DA T PARl7lll.—Cliarles Pitman and Edward
Dowell,two young men, were summoned for trespassing
In search of rabbits.—George Churchill mid on Sun-
day, the 10th of January. he saw defendants breaking
up a gutter in a field at Wyke, belonging to Mr. Seal-
field. Pitman VIM digging the gutter up with • spade,
whilst Dowell was looking on. Defendant" bad • dog
with them, and he believed they were breaking up the
gutter for • rabbit which was in it. As soon as they
saw witness they ran away, but he overtook them, and
found out what were their names.—Defendants denied
that they were in pursuit of rabbits, and mid the dog
baleoged)to some one elan—During the hearing of this
ems Mr. Serafield retired from the Bench—Defendants
were fined 10s. including costo,or in default one month's
hop 'naonment with hart labour.
Two OF A Ts.toi.—Williain WIORs was somsionad
by Edward Mowlem Score for assaulting him.—Mr.
Tigard appeared for complainant, and Mr. Howard for
delendant.—Complainant said he lived at Portland,
and was a butcher. On Saturday. the 9th of January,
after going hi. rounds with meet, he ems returning
from Wakeham to go home. In doing no be had to
pans by defendant's home.who is also a butcher. Defier
dant's Utter was standing opposite, and he wanted
complainant to give him some change, and told him
to go to defendant's shop with it. Ile did so, when
defendant came into the chop, and he then asked
bile if he had on amount of the beef he owed him for.
Defendant said he bad not, but would get his book and
make it out. He sent into the parlour and brought
In the bill, when he said to defendant there IVIVI
something to some out of it. He replied nothing,but the
driving of a bullock. After talking about some
business transactions high words ensued between
them, and defendant put him out of the shop. He then
thowed mine of his "science" towards him, knocking
hho down, and threatening to knock his other eye out.
He then loft him, and returned to the shop, when
defendant " flicked" something across his face, and
afterwards again tripped him up and kicked him.—
Croso-mansined He went into defendant's shop for the
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abnple purpose of airing change &admired by defendant's
father. He never ehargei. defendant
.1:115 lbe. for •

bullock which only coot £l4 10a. Illle Aid not call de-
fendant any bad names, but perhaps he might have
called him a "scoundrel." After defendant had put him
out of his shop the trot time, he did not say anything
more to him than business matters. He did not take
off his smock and challenge him to fight. He slight
have said if defendant was not in hi. own house he
would slap his fue.—John Stone, a lad, said on the
night in question he wee a few yards from defendant's
shop. He heard complainant, defendant, and a man
named Parson., talking about a bullock, and afterwards
be saw White put his hand on fleore's shoulder, sad
pub him in the road. Complainant then got up, end
went to intendant', chop window when the latter
" flicked" • towel &aros, complainant's face. White
said, " I'll be your muter," and then came sod tripped
him up and kicked him. He did not hear Soon say
'Loathing else but that he would make White pay for it.
—The erosaexamination did not elicit any important
fact.. —Benjamin Parsons, • butcher, of Weymouth,
said he was acquainted with complainant and defendant,
On the evening in yamition he was in ilefendaat'a shop,
when amyl dispute took place between ti mre and White
about • beanies- transaction. White called complainant
rogue," when Sore Raid if he was not in his own
home he would give him • slap in the facie. White took
Bute hold by hi. blouse, and led I,lrn out of the shop
and told him to do no but Burn refrained. They then
called gash other any thing but gentlemen, and witness
spoke tin lee ing defendant assault complainant. He, how-
ever, said in cro-s-examinetion that the formerchallenged
the latter to fight, and callod him names. Score
uhbuttoned his smock before any blows were struak,
and offered to fight White. Score was not intosimated
he had had • little, hut not enough to hurt
him—
Captain Nanning raid the Bench were of opinion But
there were fault• on both sides, and distalued the
charge.

ItIOHDOURIe QV tillatlll.—Mfry Hussey was nim• I
moned by Elimbeth Winter for an amault. Roth
partim reside at Portland.--('omplainant mid on the',
115th of January el.. carried mime dirt to a
us usual, when Olerfmufigat puahed her down. The place
wan need by lancelet for depo:iting dirt. When coin'
plainant got on the "mixen defendant was waiting
for her, and then "felled" upon her like • lion, and '
threatened to dash • bucket about her ears. It was a ,
mercy the was not killed when the was pushed down;
1/ it had been stones she must have been. Upon
getting up complainant mid to defendent, "thank I
God I am not deed yet; I will go down to Captain
Manning and you shell pay for this." Mr.
Howard, who appeared for defendant, elicited in crows.
examination that defendant was her husband'. sister.
She Was in the habit of using very bad language, bat
complainant never did. She however, got out of
temper immetimes ; we all had our tempers. She was
very sorry that ',he had ever entered defendant's family,
and that was often • source of quarreling betweee com-
plainant and her husband. She had been In danger of
her Weever since she had entered the family, and that
had been for 14 yenta. She did not know who cleared
the inizen. She did not accidentally slip loan ;
kelesidant gave her a malicious push —A entente
named Ann Gihles, gave corroborative evidence. —Mr.
Howard contended that c,implainant's fall was acci-
dental, cod that defendant had for a long time past
beet, eubject to annoyance from complainant and her
family and urged that the Renel, sh,mld dismiss the
cone—On behalf of the defence. • witness named
Harriet Norman proved seeing complainant scraping up
two bucket. of mud from the road, andareine her throw-
leg them on " that good ladr's mine," klefendauts.)
She saw oompiainant give defendant a black eve with
her bucket—complainnit denied that 'he had done no,
and raid defendant was born with a black one.—Fined
2.5. 6d., the coats being remitted.
GAIIIILIND AT PUBLIC liiirega.—John COI, land-
lord of the Delhi Arms, Portland. won summoned for
allowing gambling in his house. —Mr. 110•Fald appear-at
for defendant. —P.C. Neste mid on the 11th January he
visited defendant'. house, where he saw four men in
the tap r,min playing • game called "put," They
were playing for beer. He did not tee defendant
prennt —The Magistrates' Clerk explained that it
must be proved that defendant was aware that gambling
was g g on in his house. This had not been done,
and the cam must therefore be die:lined.
Benjamin Painter, landlord of the Britannia Hotel,
l'ortland, was senimoned for • aimilar off. nee. —or.
Tigard appeared for defendant.—P.C. Nieto also proved
this ease. He found aome nom playing a game called
" Twenty-fiver." This ease was also dismissed on the
same ground as the formerone.
Richard Road, landlord of the Mermaid Inn, Portland,
was also ainailarly ch•rged. P.C. Neate proved visiting
defendant's boom on the 19th of December, w here he fon nil
seven men playing "Don Pedro" for beer. This
beverage was eupplied by defendsot's wife, but witness
was not aware that ,le knew it was the stake for
gamblinr. This ease was also dismined, the an,... ob-
jection as in the former cams being made, defendants,
however, being cautioned as to the manner in which
they conducted their houses in rotors.
Settle° Kr ca WITHOUT A License —Thomas Lands,
a mason, of Portland, was charged with telling beer
erithnot a license. Defendant did not appear.— P.O
Neat. suspecting defendant of this practice visited his
house on the 13th i 4 Deoember. And ordered two pole
of beer. Defendant told a woman to dtaw the beverage,
as he would have nothing to do with it. A mldier be-
longing to the 64th paid for it.—Finod Kb, or in default
one month'. bard labour.
DINCHANOINO A Ova ON Tat HIONINAAD.—Shent
Randle, a boy was summoned for a breach of the High-
way Act,—The ease oat proved lay P.C. World, who
saw defendant discharge a gun into a field from the
highway at Wyke. Ile leaded entity, and was fined
he., the tett beieg remitted.
trtutrwr Acat.g.--Sainuel Pearce, grocer, of Portland.
was charged with bovine • deficient ircale.--Saperinten•
dent Underwood mid, an the 16th January lie visited de-
!sedans's mhos. at Portland. He found a pair of males
which were quarter of an ounce against the purchaser.
—Defendant's wife admitted the offence, but said she
was waiting for them to be adjuted.--This bring the
first offence, the Bench imposed • fine of 10a, including
coats.
Minuteness& —William Foot wan summoned for
being drunk at Portland, and was fined 128., including
amts.—William Ward, for a like offence at the same
plate, was fined 10e, and costs.
TEA AND SUTTER TO WORK/IU. —On Thursday
evening the workmen engaged in erecting the Con-
gregational Chapel were invited by the Chapel Corn'
mines to tea and nipper at the schoolroom belonging
to the Independent Chapel, Nieholawstreet. About
43 ware present, incledine the architect and builder, as
also the mininer,the Rev KS, Aslxton,and some portion
of the Chapel Committee. A very excellent tea was
previied, and the requirements of the men were moat
maiou.ly attended by the members of the committee.
The Rev. It. S. Anima in the Coarse of the evening
addremed • few encouraging words to the workmen.
Later in the evening eanderichea, and pipes and
tobacco were banded rooted, which lensed of ba•ng
moistened by intoxicating beverages was supplanted
by some choice coffee. k very pleasant evening was
peeled, the mean appearing to enjoy themselves
thoroughly,
QcltElNa SCROLAIIBRIPB —Three pupil teachers from
St. Mary** National Schools, having consoleted their
apprenticeship in December. competed at the recent
examination held at the various training college. for
Queen's scholarships in England end Wales. Each of
them were euoceedel in obtaining first-clam mholar-
ships. The newts of them fortunate teachers are George
Hoard, Alfred Johnson. and Marianne Lnekham. We
are
to stale that Board's position wee nearly at
lii, phased to
the first-clam. The result of this examina-
tion meal be very satisfactory both t• the tauter and
nairtress, Mr. William Smith and Mir g. A. Lloyd.
Laura, or CONVICT'. —During the pest verb Logo
pabsa ot sooriols have arrived by Bosib-Woolora

railway in this town, from different prisons es reset for
Portland. We understand that these will take the
place of some wbo left Portland Prison in a tronviet shin
for abroed.
RoTAL Councils or Sraosoes. —Mr. Frederick
Charles OriMth Griffin, of this town, having undergone
the necessary examinations for the diploma, was ad-
mitted • member of the Collets, at • meeting of the
Court of Exsininers, on the 28th ult.
Rives Nswis.—On Thursday evening the members
of the r,fie corp. of this town. assembled by
order at their drill room, to oonsider the desirability of
going under canvass during a portion of the summer.
The proposition was favourably resolved, the only draw
-
beck being the expellee with which this measure will
entail.
BATUMI BAHL On Wedoseday, the twenty.
ninth annual general meeting of the Savings
Beak was held, when the Mayor. H. Devenish,
Eaq., took the chair. The report presented
was very matisfactory, sod was approved and
adopted. £8,632 15e. Id. hal been received from de.
posher' during the part year, whilst for the same period
the withdrawals amounted to L 9,433 14s. 4,1. The
total number of accounts opened with the bank were
1,551. The following gentlemen were added to the het
of managers for this year :—The Bev. Archdeacon
Buckle. the Rey. K, Headland, the ilev. Talbot Baker,
John Tigard, Esq.,K, Portbury, Esq., W. Lerkworthy,
Esq., A. Fuller, Esq., W. B. Barrett, Esq., Mr. Thomas
B. Groves, Mr. John A. Talbot, and Me. B. Hopkins.
BOROUGH PETTY 5111110511, Tuesday.—Before J.
Ayling and W. Taylor, Peva
STICALING • PIIIKR.—Liaso Denman, • boy, was
charged with stealing a puree coote money, from
Edmund Taylor.—Mr. Howard appeared for prisoner.
—Superintendent Lidbury said on Friday afternoon pro-
secutor came to him desiring that he would take prisoner
in custody for robbing him of hie purse, containing' half-
sovereign, • crown, and • shilling, which be had left on
• stall in the Market-home. Soon after prisoner was
tams in custody, when he said he did not take the
purse from the stall, he picked it up on the floor.
He also informed witness bow he had spent the money,
and said that prosecutor offered him • half-crown if he
would give up the puree.—Edmund Taylor said be lost
his puree in the Market-house on Saturday week,
whilst be was making some purchases. On miming it
he returned to look after it, but failed to discover it.
He asked prisoner if he bad picked up the purse, when
he replied that he had not, and had not wren it. Priesecte
tor said be would give him or anybody else a half-crown
th:t restored it to him.—Croes-examined He mewed
parse. about half-iut-hour after lasing it. Them
ere several boys in the Market-hoose, when he re-
turned to seek for the purse, but he did not ask
prisoner in particular if he had picked it up.—
Edward Muston, an apprentice at, Mr. Lansing's',
Ironmonger, of fit. Mary-street, said he recol-
lected prisoner buying some leather leggings in the
shop, for which he tendered • half-sovereign. He said
he worked for Mr. Swedield, and received his wages
fortnightly. Witmer could not, however, remember
whether prisoner said this voluntarily, or In answer to •
question.—Mr. Howard, having referred to the punish-
ment under the new Act of Parliament for children
under 14 years of age, admitted that prisoner no doubt
acted wrongly in keeping the puree, and expressed • hope
that the Bench would deal with the case as leniently as
possible, especially es the roeecutor did not wish to
press the cherge.--Soperintendent Lidbury gave the
lad • very bad character, and Mr. Ayling said he was
inclined to send him to • Reformatory Reboot for a few
years as then perhaps he would mons out • better
character. He also said that there was a general idea
that peneins finding property could keep it, but the
fact was that persons doing so were bound to give it up,
and it was their duty to make every inquiry to restore
It and if they did not do so it amounted to nothing lees
than stealing. —Committed for 14 days.
ST[llllllO NUTS—William Charles Smiley, a lad, was
brought up on remand, charged with steeling two
quarts of nuts from the if srket.hotue, the property of
Charles Denruan.—P.C. Marsh mid on Sunday night,
about half-past wren o'clock, he was on duty in St.
Mary-street, when, in consequence of information which
he received, he went Into the Market-bogie, and saw the
prisoner concealed under one of the stall.. He charged
him with being there for an unlawful purpose, when he
replied that be was there for • night'. lodging, and that
he had nothing about him.— Prosecutor said he kept •
stall in the Market-house, and sold nuts, oranges, and
other things. He packed up his goods as usual on
I Saturday night, but on going to his stall on Monday
morning found that his hamper bad been opened, and
a large quantity of nuts taken away. He had compared
the nuts produced with tboti in the hamper, and be-
Hewed they were his property. Prisoner pleaded guilty,
. and was sentenced to 14 drip.' imprisonment.
DRUNIENNZaa.—Timothy Oxford, • labourer, was
brought up in custody charged with being drunk and
disorderly. The case was proved by P.C. McMahon.
I On Monday afternoon he saw prisoner drunk arid
I disorderly in St. Mary-street. Witness desired prisoner
I to go away, but he refused to do so, and made Ivo ot
had language.—Prisoner admitted that he lied had a
little drop of drink, but was not aware that be made
use of had language—Pined se. and costs, and allowed
rt week for payment.
VAGRANCY. William Bridle, a blacksmith, of
Chickerell, was pieced in the dock charged with
vagrancy.—P.C. Mitchell said be found prisoner asleep
In • wagon, in Mr. Wadsworth's rick yard, about two
o'clock on Tuesday morning. He awoke him, when be
said he had no money, and that be could not find
another place to sleep in.—The Bench diembeed the
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Nee, Csotioning prisoner as to his future conduct.
BAPTIET TEA MEETING.— A tea took place at the
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sehouliroom belonging to the Baptist Chapel on Thurs-
day evening. A considerable number of persons as-
sembled and part- oh of the social meal and its acme.-
paciimeute after which speeches were delivered by
eeveral clergymen.
Luippt.__ll,,, Spanish brig Jean Maria, which some
time ego was compelled to put into thin poet owing to
*muskies sustained by stress of weather in the December
gales, and go upon Mr. Bomant's slip to be repaired,
having undergone a complete overhaul, was on Mo'nday
launched, and will shortly proceed to see.
WOKIIIIIO MEN% R KA.DI:IO ROOM. On Friday
evening last • magic lantern was exhibited at this
Institution by Mr. George Eliot. The exhibition afforded
the greatest amusement and satisfaction to a crowded
*Assembly. In order to increase the comfort of the
working nice attending this institution coffee is sup-
plied to them at reasonable prices.
ODD Fete.owe' Batedett.—We hear that it is the
intention of the several Lodged of Oddfellowe of this
town to unite together, and have a grand banquet at
the Victoria Hotel sometime dating this month.
T AAAAAA NCI 1111111 KG.— On Tuemlad afternoon a
teniperanoe tea meeting took place at the Total Ate
. stinenee Society's Room, Park-street. A very large
party sat down, nearly 200, who did full justice to a
most ample repast In the evening a public meeting
WAX held, when the room was crowded with • respectable
and attentive audience. The chair was taken by Hee
president of the society, the Rey. C. Denning. The
reason, perhspe why there was so 'lege an audience, is
due to the conspicu mu handbill posted about, et e Ling that
Mr. Eddy, of the Western T. mperance League would
deliver an oration entitled, " Rattles fought and
victories won " At the commencement of his address
Mr. Eddy stated that it might be 'resumed that he
was going to talk shout wars and battlefields, but such I
was not the mac. lie had not the least sympathy with I
the war spirit of this age. He was One of those
who believed that this and other countries, who were
so far advanced in intellig floe, might find out
a better remedy for settling demotes than
having recourse to war, and that they ought
to do so by arbitration instead of by the ...ord.
lie longed for the time to come when the prophecy of
Laiah would be fulfilled, when spears ehoulil be turned
into pruning hook., ant awords into ploughshares. and
when all men should he at peace. He was not come to
speak about men titillating for riches, honour, and
fame. The object of the present meeting was for him
to speak of the battles of tenth with error, of right
with wrong, and of wielom with ignorance.
These were battles in which he felt no in-
terest, and in which he was thankful to say achieve-
MOILS had been wrought of which the tempenince men
felt proud. He mid, however, he could not but feel an
interest in such great men as General Hoe-lock and
Lord Clyde, and pmeed &glowing °ninth:tut upon them.
lie also laid there wets battle*, too, in which betide an
interest, and referred to the efforts of Italy to free her-
self Irmo the bondage of Austria. Every time
he saw the defeat of the Austrians and the
triumph of the Italians he rejoiced. They had
however not gone far enough ; he should have liked
them to have fought on until Rome had become the
capital of Italy, and that country had freed itself from
the grasp of ite oppresaor. He then adverted in
beautiful language to the love and devotion of Garibaldi
for Italy, and said his conduct had made him onset the
greatest heroes of the resent time. Alluding to the
war in Ainerica,he said if it had started sables mystery
the Northeners would have had more of the empathy
of the English people, for the people of
this country had no hiss that the war was
for the liberty of the slave ; hut when they saw the
bravery manifested by the Southerners they admired
them. In speaking of the temperance mum, he said
every great truth and principle in starting had had to
encounter tremendous opposition, and es an instsnee of
this said there was • time when Christianity waa not so
popular as at present, ani when men could not enjoy
that freedom of thought and privileges which they now
could, and in support of tad, alluded to the preaching
of the celebrated John Knox. who dared to preach in
Scotland, though hi. enemies pointed • gun at his head.
The temperance question had been no exception to this
rule. When it firm earned everybody was oppneed to It;
but it was .reued with right, which was more than •
match for the opposition brought to bear wind it.
Their principles throughout the storm had stood like a
a rock, and he hail no hesitation in saying that never
in any period of the history of this opposition dad the
pulse of temperance beat more rigorous than at present.
The first great struggle which had to be battled
with was public opinion. He than alluded to the
efforts of a few individnals who were in advance
of the age they lived in, who on seeing the evils *Steed
by drunkennem, determined if poo.iblo to stop the tide
of intemperance. It was at that time believed that it
was almost an impossibility for men to live without in-
toxicating driliks, but the founders of the temperance
movement determined to adopt what appeared to them
a deuteron. exp-riment. They did no and when they
found that they meld not only live without intoxicating
bevenmes, but were also better withoet them, the
temperance principles rapidly spread,and public opinion
was now °Yemenite, their enemies being judges,
lie then ably combatted the Isla° notion that men could
not work without strong drink., and contended that it
had bees proved that better work could be amomphshed
withoat them, and the remelt was that men were better
in pocket and health. He urged all who wished to be
really free to sign the Pledge, maintaining that instead
of bondage it was true freedom. The &daress was ably
delivered, and was Interspersed with numerous well.
told aneodotes,and the lecturer wasfrequently applauded.
POETLAND.—ACCIDINT.—A man Denied Nn.
over engaged in the government works on the Verne,
met with an accident on Thursday. It appears that he
was engaged with others in lifting stone, when the shear
leg. rave way, and the poor fellow in endeavouring to
ateape caught hold of the chain, but the weight of the
stone attached to it drew his left hand into the block,
gutting off four of his fingers.
WOOL —The annual tradesman's supper came of on
Friday, the 22nd Wit, when about twenty tradesmen
and ethers est down to • good substantial supper, pro-
vided by It. I. May, ef the Black Bear Inn, to whole,
as wells. to the Yams May, too mooh Kobe cannot
be given for their easollest to. 0.
Me removal of Ma AMY the amel aad made&

Semite were given. Song and toast pawed merrily
round , and every one appeared to enjoy himself right
heartily. After drinking the health of Mr and the
Misses May, the company impended, after spending •
happy arid convivial evening.
PIIIIDITATION —The inhabitants of ills parish. is
testimony of the high esteem in which their re.p•ated
pastor, the Rev. L. V. Janevin, M.A., is held, j.reseuted
blot on the 22nd alt, with a portable clock, bearing
a suitable 'ascription, accompanied by • feeling address,
to which was appended the signatures of the subsmiliers.
At the same time the rev. gentleman was likewise
presented with a writing desk, the donors in this in-
stance being the National wheal children of the perish.
SVANAGE.—CAPTOIIa 07 • WHALE. On Saturday
evening, some coastguards discovered • whale stranded
on the Panful Rocks, which they towed across the bay
to the station. It was • very line fish, measuring about
16 ket long, and weighing upwards o 30 met It has
since been sold for rs, and cinveyad •sray for the pur-
pose of extracting the oil Irons its Queue.
BLANDFORD.—Ixos PENDENT CllkPri.—The con-
cluding lecture of the New Year's series, preached by
the Rev. B. Gray, was delivered on Sunday evening.
• ho took for his text the 91st verse of the 6th chapter of
St. Luke. " Blessed are ye that weep cow for ye shall
laugh." This, said the rev, gentleman, most, like those
formerly spoken upon, have seemed • strange saying.
Even to those to whom they were more immediately
addressed, they must have been but faintly understood;
but they had been enough with Him to know what yes
His opinion as to what constituted true wealth and
happiness. As though lie would make all states and
conditions bearable to them, He adds to His former state-
meats of the poor and hungry being bleeped this also,
blessed ars ye that weep. Poverty might draw tears, and
hunger even more bitter tears; but povert7 and hunger
are not the only things which caused weeping. If they
referred to the corresponding passage in St. Matthew's
Gospel they would find that it read, " Blessed are ye
that weep now for He shall be comforted." The sick
child was coinforted by the watchful care and attention
of its mother, and the disciples of Christ ace here tam-
forted by His presence; but when the child recovers, and
in full health joins it. companions, it laughs and sings for
joy ;and hereafter the Christian shall have no need of this
comfort, bat shall have fulness of joy. The rev.
gentleman then proceeded to speak of some of the
Romero of Christ's disciples, and of their consolations.
Ist—They might hays came to weep when called upon
to suffer for righteousness' sake ; for though Paul and
Bias sang praises to God in their prison bones, and
many at the rack and stake had counted thine their
happiest hours, yet it was not also that such feelings
could be resliasd,• and at the prevent day, though not
called upon to suffer such persecutions, the Christian
may yet have cause to weep when on account of his
religious tionvietione hi is called epos to sufferreproach,
contempt, and the taunts of his companions, who pro-
bably call him • methodist, or • mating fool. This can-
not always be borne with • joyous heart, and each con-
duct eannot always be treated with the contempt it
merits. To such who are than tried, the Saviour says,
" Blessed are ye that weep now for ye shall laugh."
Ind.—Christ's disciples may weep under the trials and
corrections He sees fit to appoint Won. St. Paul tells
us that it is a part of our discipline that we should
have that which is impure purged away hr these come.
Cons. Trials are not oorrections,they are sent to prove
what is the true metal of the man, and to show what
God has wrought in the soul. You are blessed if the
tears you shed are caused by your Heavenly Father's ,
correction, or by the trial of your faith. 3rd—Christ's
disciples may mourn on account of sin, and title was
probably the chief thought of the Redeenvr when He
uttered these words. Doubtless, though the Christian
has loot the burden of sin, and can rejoice in their
pardon ; yet every time he may fall into temptation and
sin either against himself or his brother, be will weep
bitter tears, even as Peter when he denied Its muter.
Such bitter weeping on account of sin, Christ pronounces
blessed. In the -heavenly world there shall be no
mourning for sic, for there shall be no sin there. This
rev. gentleman then profs, tided to point out that this
true grief on account of sin was the beginning of a true
conversion to God, and concluded his remarks by an
earnest appeal to those for whom the special New Year's
services were designed, namely. those who seldom at-
tended a place of worship, and gave no heed to religion.
There were very fe • persons but who had some kiiid of
sirrow on account of sin, but very many were only
sorry because they feared the punishment. This was
the sorrow which only worked death, whereas godly
sorrow was mourning for sin, because we had offended
our Heavenly Father. None would be found in the
number of the saved, except they had felt this heart-
felt sorrow, because they are sinning against God.
ACCIDIJIT. On Thursday morning an accident
occurred to Mr. Broad, machinist, whilst driving down
East-street. It appetites that in consequence of his
suddenly pulling up hi. horse to speak to a person, the
animal fell, and his was thrown out, remising, we are
glad to state, only alight injuries. The cart shafts
were. however, broken short off, and the animal con.
siderahly injured.. . .

TinirtaANCe Lscruite.—A lecture in connection
with the above cause was delivered at the Assembly
Rooms (kindly lent for that purpose). on Wednesday,
January 20th. by Mr Eddy. Subject, " Bible teeto-
talism." We expected, as the subject we, one on which
there is • great de.l of controversy, slimly averring that
teetotalism is not supported in bible history, to have
hail .1. ge audieuei, but in this we wete doomed to
disappointment, although the charges for admission
were so low an to give the poorest an opportunity of
listening to the truths in favour of thie great social
reform, found in that book of books, the Holy Bible.
Mr. Barnett occupied the chair, and commenced with
singing the well known melody. 'Long, long ago." A
brief but fervent prayer was offered up by Mr Maurice
Stainer, jun., when, with a few remarks the, chairman
introduced the lecturer, who, after • few preliminai lea,
commenced in right good earnest. and said, some people
did not like teetotalism because they thought it some-
thing new; bqt they were people of antiquated notions,
who were so thoroughly tied to the past that they could
not for one moment countenance any of the great im-
provements of the present day—people who looked on
railways as things decidedly out of place—people who
considered the electric telegraph an infringement of
Divine widom : but so pridet themselves on an old-
fashioned set of china, that to break or crack any part
of it wont i drive them into hysterics, and never.to•be-
forgotten sorrow. So tenaciously do they cling to the
things of the past that the mote recent improvements
were considered by them to emanate directly. or in-
directly, from the evil one himself. He (the lecturer)
hoped that night to be able to prove that teetotalism
was not new; no modern invention, nor emanation of
the evil one, but of God's, with the Bible, God's book,
the oldest as sell aa the bed of books, for its basis. It
was an old truth as old as Adam, but it had been for-
gotten ; it was like a seed planted in the soil, with a
mighty rock placed over it, crushed hut not
No, it still germinated, and fed with the nicii•ture it
received gradually crept on till it came to the edge of
the huge block that had hitherto impeded its progress,
and came to view; the dews of heaven fell on it, the
sun cast its genial rays towards it, the breath of heaven
fanned it, the moonbeams eons and kissed it, till the
tiny plant put forth • bud which burst into a dower,
and admirers were attracted thither by its beauty and
**gran*, until it became the decorator and beautifier
of the palace as cell 24 the cottage. So it was with
teetotaliam ; it was founded by God at the beginning
of the world, the seed was sown by Divine hands; but
the
i huge rock of neglect had been placed on it, which
pressed t wire, hut it germinated, and is still living—
has become, and is stall destined to become, the
I brightener and the restorer of happiness to thousan I.
of homes. God made a teetotal world, with teetotal
Gower., tress, Au, all teetotal, and put a teetotal man
to live in it, and pre him to drink, not intoxicants,
but water, clear, bright, sparkling water. That Adam
was • teetotal* no one will dare deny ; the Sowtos of
the garden of Eden, the trees, the shrubs, the beast.,
the nien,all were teetotalers from creation—all memben
of the band of hope, with no opportunity whatever of
being otherwise. Had God in His supreme wisdom eon.
sidered that strong drinks vrtre nooreary,iie would have
supplied time with it, and concluded with that, as with
the rest, that it wu good. All was contentment in
that great hum* of teetotalers, and we have a just claim
on Adam aeon, of our society. The lecturer passed on
to the exodus of the children of liernel,flod's own chosen
people. We find them at Rephadim murmuring, and
asking of Moses, " wherefore is it that thou hest
brought us up out of the land of Egypt to kill us and
our children with thirst" Moe* prayed to God, and
smote the rock. Now if anything bad been more re-
quisite for them, it was just as easy for the Almighty
to have caused beer or brandy to have come from the
rock ,• but, no, it we. water—Ooi's gift to man. Then
we find Sampson, another member of the hand of
hope ; he, like the youth of the present day, was
anxious to know something beyond the limns of his
birthplace ; and we find him piping a visit to Timuath,
and while there, one of the fair daughters of Philistia
throws her likeness into the vacant niche ci his heart ;
lie fell in love and informed his mother, who said "is
there not a woman among the daughters of thy
brethren, or among all my people, that thou
goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised
Philistine.;" but Sampson heeded not her disdain,
hut said get her fur me, she pleaaeth me well ;
end the father and the mother went down to see this
fair daughter of Philistia, and on the way Sampson met
a lion that roared against them, and in fancy I nee
Sampson standieg aghast, face to face with his a
antagonist, who seems to say, who dares to trespass thus
on my domain ; and the monster springs, but, with the
help of the Holy Spirit, Sampson men's him, and rent
him as he would a kid ; then we find Sampson's wife
given to his friend, end the revengeful jealousy of •
mortal man fires his breast, and he caught foxes, and
burnt their cornfields ; he must have been a teetotaler,
and a nimble one, and it would puzzle a nimbler
drunkard to +deli so many tame rabbits, but he did it.
Afterwards be is bound and given over to his enemies,
and the Philistines set upon him; but he seised • jaw.
bone of an am and slew a thousand of them; after
this severe trial be was sore athirst, and called on the
Lord God, and sold, "Shall I now die of thirst, and
fall into the hands of the uncircuinciied," but God clays
• hollow in the jawbone, and there came,not brandy,oca
beer, but water, of which he drank, mid was revived.
Here then is an instance of strength in • teetotaler, so
that according to the Holy Book intoxicating drinks
are not necessary for the production of strength, or the
rreuseitation of nature. Again, we find Abraham
acting according to the will of heaven, and the wish of
Sarah, who jealous lest Ishmael, the son of Hagar the
bondwoman, should he heir with her son Isaac, said,
east out this bondwontan Hagar,and her son Ishmael,
and on the morning they were cast forth, and the
thing was gretrious in Abraham's sight. No doubt
whatever exists that he loved this woman and her son,
and aceordingly the best of everything neesaway for
their journey would be provided ; but we lied he did
not supply them with any intoxicant, nothing but
bread and a bottle of water. I can well imagine the
morning of their departure, and in fancy Noe Hagar
and Ishineel standing at the door of Abraham's tent,
the boy clutching convulsively his mother's hind, and
earnestly gaging into her face, seeming to may, wh°
dare do my mother an injury, as if the tiny fellow
would surely avenge any insult offered to his maternal
parent and she, Hagar, is weeping, for she loves
Abrahan. All is prepared for the journey across the
wilderness, and the, are only waiting for the blamingthat
that alreaJy trembles on Abraham's lips. The time of
their departure Ins arrived, and we sea in fancy follow
them on in their long and weary Journey, the mother
ever mid IMOD ii Of the water, then proms to the
lips other boy tin the lan drop in ilsaisied_b__and la the
midst of that arid desert, beam* the rays of
an eastern sun, fativiedioresey,and pereTe7= thirst,
they struggle on in the Nal hope of resehing ea cods,
till the fragile lora of her boy limbo sobrolokrull she

placed him under one of the shrubs,and sat down • beg
way off, and lifted up her voice and wept ; and God
called to her, " Hagar, what aileth thee?' Now,
sorely the exhausted state of labinsel required the
bed of restoratives, and she lifted up her eyes and new,
not • river of beer, not a fountain of wire, but • well
of water, and she went and replenished her bottle,
and rave the lad drink, and he heed, and heroine tiu
founder iif • put nation. Then again.o we peruse the
1101! Itt*lt of slcled writ we read of Israel in the pro-
mised I.nd, and bible history furnishes us with many
records of their good and their erick.d kings, and we
find springing spin the reign of one of the worst of
them. Elijah the Tishbite, a man of God, who un-
daunted walks forth and seizes the bridle of the horse
on which is seated this wicked king Ahab, and.
("in", to heaven. says, "as the Lord God of
Israel iveth, before whom I stand, there shall
be neither dew nor rain these three years but according
to my word ;" and we find this good nun afterwards fed
with raven., but his drink is from the brook Cherish ; but
at length otrinp to the drought, the brook is dried up;
then Obadiah hide, the persecuted prophets in a cave
by fifties, and feeds them on bread and water; and
Jezebel threatened Elijah, and the man who dared
arrest the king's progress, and cause his face to blanch
with terror at nil prophecy, he who raised the widow's
son, now trembles at the threat of this woman, and he
flies from her a day's journey into the wilderness, and
wishes that he might die; his wish Pease' up to the
Lord God of Hosts, and i. heard : end God said to Orle
of the many angels at His footstool, "Elijah wishes to
die, but he must not furl have need of him.go,therefore,
to him ; you will find him in the wilderness, sleeping
b.neath • juniper tree;" and the angel departed on his
mission, and finds Elijah asleep, and with his pinion
fans him in his slumber to render it refreshing ; and
the angel touched him, and said, 'arise and eat;' and he
looked and behold there was a cake, baked on the coal.,
aid a cruse of what? Why of water! and beats and
dralik.and laid him down again; the ministering angel
of heaven touched him again, repeated the command,
and he ate and drank again, and went in the strength
of that meal forty days and forty nights. Here then
is a wonderful instance in support of our argument.
Alter some farther remarks on this part of his subject,
the lecturer advised them all who had not already
signed the pledge to come forward and dose, and thou
who had broken to come and mend it; be also recom-
mended mothers to cause their children to be enrolled
In the band of hope, for he said, the child's mind was
a blank book, the preface of which Is wrote by the
mother; and when that child dies, the book is hand.d
up to heaven, and placed with thou already there, to be
read aloud to the world on the judgment day ,• so
therefore write, so that you need not be ashamed to
hear your own writing. The lecturer, after speaking
eloquently for nearly two hours, concluded one of the
best lectures that we have had the pleasure of listening
to for some time, and we sinierey hope to bear him
spin at a not very distant period He was several
times loudly applauded, and succeeded in riveting the
attention of the audience the whole of the time. An
unanimous vote of thanks to him brought the meeting
to a close. Anoiher lecture is ennounced to take place
on Thursday, the 2,4 th inst., when Mr. Hardy, from
the eouth- western Temperance Association, will addron
the audience, the subject being, "The beet means of
elevating the working dares." The admission being
only one penny to the back seats, amend seats two
pence, front ditto four pence, we hope there tail be a
large audience. The committee have also secured the
services of Mr. Fee, the well known temperance advo-
cate, of which notice will appear in due time.
IAnAL FIDELITT LODGE, 1.0.0. F., M.U.—We are
given to understand that the members of the above
lodge, with the unction of the district °fibers, have
removed their lodge from the Greyhound Inn, and that
the business will, until they can obtain a more advan-
tageous place, be transacted at the lustitution Room
A sumbly Rooms, The night of meeting is also changed
to every alternate Tuesd.y instead of Monday, snob
alteration taking place from Tuesday, February 2.
Discuseros CLass.—The subject introduced on
Monday night by Mr. Squibb, in tlie affirmative—" Is
the want of social education the chief cause of the dea-
-1 Station and degradation of the working-classes?' called
forth one of the most animated diuueions ever held
In connection with this class. The chair was taken by
Mr. Pitt, Mr. Squibb introduced thie subject in • very
' able manner, contending it was from the want of °duca-
-1 Son in the main essentials of domestie economy the
• chief miaery of the working-cluses were derived. This
wag shown in the inability of many females to perform
even the most common and necessary duties of their
• households, and to make their husband.' homes such as
they would gladly spend their evenings' in. Several of
the members gave it at their opinion that other causes,
such as the drinking customs of the land, were equally
, the cause of this degradation. On a vote being taken,
the majority rave their votes against the views held by
I Mr. Squibb. The subject for discussion at the next
ineetinz will be introduced by Mr. Maiden, in favour of
• the Abolition of Capital Punishment,
COOMTT POLICIL—On Tuesday lad Joseph Clench
was brought spin cuatody by P.C. Legg, before Lord
r Portman, at Bryansion, charged with stealing &quantity
, of hay and straw, the property of Mr. Frampton,
• butcher, &,—The prhoner was remanded.