The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-29 00:00:00

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ASCIENT ORDER or FORESTER& —The present
anniversary of her most gracious Majesty's Corona-
tion was celebrated in this town in a member that
will long be remembered for interest sad attnietive-
nese as it was judiciously chosen by the members of
the order of Foresters belonging to this district for
making a grand demonstration. The novelty of the
sight, coupled with the imposing nature of the pro.
cession, and the auspicious influences of the weather,
drew together a large concourse of visitors, and the
proceedings passed off in a brilliant manner eliciting
universal approbation. The principal actors in the
celebration were the officers and brethren of the
Court Amity, 1865, formed a few years ago in this
town, and which now musters between 80 and 90
members, who were assisted by the Courts Earl of
Normantown, Ringwood, Yelverton, and Lyming-
ton branches of the South• Western District which
consists of 35 Courts, and other visiting officers and
brothers. The whole body met at the Townhall at
10 o'clock when they proceeded to St. James'
Church where the service was performed by the Rev.
John Barrow, and a sermon was preached by the
Rev C. H. Maturin, vicar of Ringwood, from part of
the 9th verse of the 4th Chapter of Genesis—
"Am Imy brother's keeper." Mr. Sturmey, the
organist, with a full ohow, conducted the choral
portion in admirable manner. At the conclusion of
the servies the prooession reformed is the fadlowing
order and perambulated the prinoipal streets :

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Horsemen in Full Costume.
Union Tenlc.
Ring 'rood Band.
Banner.
Ringwood Brothers', Court 1881.
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Dispensation.
Offloers.

Horremen—iTantume.
Carriage.
Three Boys in Full Costume bearing Crown.
Boy in Full Costume on a Pony.
Banner.
Lyuaington Brothers, Court 2437.
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Officers.
Director of Proossaionr 1865.
Union Jack.
Dorchester Bend.
Beadles with Spears.
Younger Brethren.
Banner "Industry"
Poole Brethren, Court 1866.
Banner.
Woodward' with Hatchets.
Dispensation.
Supporters with Bows and Arrows.
Treasurer and Secretary.
P.S.C. Sub-Chief, P.S.C.
Bible,
P.C.R. Trustee,
Chief Ranger.
Beadles with Spears.
Honorary Members,
Banner.
Horsemen in Costume.
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The pleasures of the day were much enhanced by the
attendance of G. W. Franklyn, Esq., M.P. H. D.
Seymour, Esq., M.P. could not attend on account of
his time being fully occupied on some very important
parliamentary committees, but a very kind letter wee
received from him.
At half-past two o'clock • goodly number of the
members of the order, together with their friends,
sat down in a spacious marquee erected in a field at
Longfleet, kindly granted by W. L. C. Adey, Esq.,
nd partook of an exoellent dinner provided in the
usual bountiful style by host John White, of the
Bell and Crown Inn. Hon. brother William Pearce,
Esq., took the chair, supported by several influential
inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood who
rejoice in being members of the order. Some ex-
cellent speeches were made which we cannot, until
next week from the lateness of the entertainment,
report more fully. The doors of the ground were
thrown open to visitors at two o'clock at 6d. each,
when archery, cricket, dancing, and various *akar
amusemente were carried out in right good earnest
by some hundreds of holiday tlittrday
Arrucrran Simms. —On last
afloat three o'clock, as the Gersageardmcian•Ase
Flag-head station were patrolling the beach, they
discovered • woman in • very exhausted state sitting
in the water, waiting for the tide to rime and cover
her. A fisherman's boat which happened to be pass-
ing was hailed, and the unhappy woman, accom-
panied by the Coastguard men, was speedily con-
veyed to Poole, and handed over to the police autho-
rities. She was afterwards removed to the union,
where sbe remains in a very weak state, but at times
exceedingly volent. Her name is Jane Blake, about
40 years of age, and will no doubt, be recollected by
our readers, in connection with the extraordinary
instance ot superstition which occurred at Hinson in
the beginning of last month, when a vagabond and
reputed wizard named James Baker, charged this
identical woman with being a witch, and causing the
death of other persona, pigs, ecc. This unpleamast
affair seems to have so preyed on the poor woman's
mind as totally to deprive her of her reason, and
drove her to attempt an sot of self-destruction, and
showing how much people even in these supposed en-
lightened days, are under the influence of a miserable
superstition.
BAPTIST FANCY BAZAR. —A, fancy bazar has been
held during the past week in the Townhall in aid of
the funds for building Sabbath schools in connection
with the Baptist Chapel. The stalls which ran up each
aide of the hall were well tilled with fancy and use-
ful articles, but we are sorry to hear that a great
number of the things remain unsold.

BRIDPORT.
DORCHISTIIR QUARTIR Szaarows.—A special train
for the accommodation of persons attending the ses-
sions from this neighbourhood will leave theliridport
station to-morrow (Wednesday) morning at 7.20,
arriving at Dorchester at about 8.10.
INFANTS' GiNIRAL SCHOOLS.—The third annual
meeting of the subscribers and friends to, and exa-
mination of the children in connection with, these
excellent schools, was held on Thesday evening hat,
in the boys' school-room, under the presidency of J.
Barnioott, Esq., and was tolerably well attended.
On the platform were the Revs. It. Gibson, RA.,
J. L Short, J. Stove's., W. Allen; Maws. J. Boas.
IQ, T. Beach, 8. Stephens, J. Williams, W. Colfax,
T. Colts:, G. EMUS, Ina Bartlett.

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