The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-13 00:00:00

DONOIIIIIITZR.

Ws are informed that Messrs Eliot, Pearce, Eliot,
and Co , have permed an excellent it.. and are about
to open a breach of their bank at Bournemouth, m
soon aa the necessary alterations of the premises aan
be made.

Pgrgit's ORM had • very pleasant outing on
Friday last. Starting at eight o'clock they went by
train to Wool station, from which they were conveyed
to Lu!worth in throe waggonettes, pmvided by Mews.
Charles and Snelling. Arriving at Ln!worth, luncheon
was partaken of, after which boating. bathing, k.c.,
were enjoyed by all, until one o'clock arrived, and
with it dinner. A little si .ht-saeng, and then, at
three o'clock. the party started for Sindou Abbey :
driving, on their way, be narmisaion, through the
lmarnilicent park of Mr. Well. After a ramble over
the ruins, Ma was partaken of in the grounds at the
Abb..v, and games were then indulged in until eight
o'clock, starting for Dorchester by the nine train, all
having thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Hearty votes
of thanks were accorded to those who had no kindly
contributed to the days outing, and to Mr. A. ,T.
Evens (organist), for his Indefatigable efforts in
making it such • success.

Tex An dent Order of Foresters' High Court
Meeting wax onemst on Monday at Nevrcestleon-
Tyne, when about 350 delegates were present. The
Investigation Committee in their report dwelt at
length upon the progrem of the Order during the part
rear. now numbering 521,416. with Court and District
funds amounting to 1:2.497 000, an increase of ,
£152.000, and of nearly 12.000 members; and the
unnuocessful attempta to pnwore an alteration of the
law, either as regarded Juvenile Societies or the 23ed
clause of the Poor Law Amendment Act, The Relief
Committee voted sums varying from £2 to £lO for the
relief of distressed members, and 1225 to relieve a
distreeeed C,ourt. The meeting is a much smaller one
than that held either at Greenwich or F,dinbureh, the
"horning questions" of the Friendly Societies Acts and
their baring. being settled at prior High Court
gatherings. On Tuesday the resignation of the Parlia-
mentary agent, Mr. Pinchbeck, of London, wee re-
ceived with regret; £5O was voted to him, and on the
motion of Bro. A. J. Dyer (iouthampton), seconded
by Bro. 0. Boyers (Northampton), Bro. H. W. Blake
(London United District) WWI unanimously appointed
Parliamentary agent for the ensuing year Mr.
Rquiree, of Nottingham, a Past High Chief of the
Order, introduced the question of superannuation
allowanose, an embodied in Mr. Neilson'. report on
the subject to the Executive Council. The vital
points of the report were the contributions for
different ages from 18 to 45 to secure a superannuation
allowance of be per week at 60 or 65 years of age.
The tenon: of the discussion which flloweirl was in
favour of deferring so important • question for the
fullest information and ventilation of the question,
and this was done for twelve mouths. —On Wednes-
day, a vote of thanks was pawed to Mr. Mellor, M. P. ,
fir hie efforts to secure a repeal of ths Poor Law
Amendment Act —On Thursday a special grant of
ten guineas was oaste to the National Lifeboat
Institution. A resolution wee pared requiring Di.
tricte to become registered am branches under the new
Friendly Societies' Acts before the expiration of 1880.
A mop eition from the Sheffield and Hadamehir•
District was submitted to enable Courts to admit
members from 18 to 40 years of age at • minimum
entrance fie of ss, eich, the whole of which may he
paid Into the management fund. This we. 'wooded
by Bro. Blake, the Parliatnenttr7 agent, and though
the motion net with stout opposidoo, there were
Imany who argued in favour of a fixed entrails. fee
insteed of a graduated ma.; Air several bout's'
discussion 70 voted for and 162 against the resolution.