The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-04-11 00:00:00

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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1871.

DORCHESTER.

WE notice by columa alvertiimueut on page three
that Mr. Pulvermaoher, of L.-mica, will remain a
the White Hart hotel on Wednesday, April 12. th and
Thursday, April 13th inst., in compliance with many 1,
requests.
THE Yeomanry Cavalry of Dorset, ai well Si the '
regiments of other counties, are invited to join the
llyigg column, which is to start from Aldershot west-
ward, in September. This is potting volunteers of
all ranks to the test; sof, so far ai this county is
concerned, we doubt not they wi,l h found all that
can reasonably be expected of them. Nhould our
Yeomanry resolve to make it convenient to take part in
the niameavres whirh will be arranged for the autumn
assemblage of troops. they wi'l not, we should imagine,
spend the usual seven days at Weymouth.
THE WIIATHER.—The following ii Our meteorological
report :

wmtb.. State of Weather.
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Apr.l • I • I
3 54 97 NNW Fine
1 4 45 33 ,NE &w Fine
5 61 31 SW at W Flue
9 48 31 SE IFine
7 41 n I NE& ESE 'Fine
5 55 33 I E lee. rain
9 65 ;39 i E tiloolDY
Friday BllatiTpubTliEca.
tea was
Pgi11,13.L.10b,311tEb51.. To,
p. --001..n.ateOnnold_ .
I ination in Dorchester. At five .
ie....bled, and partook of the soci"...l'l.Ji.kii, 'lly.70:::.
ak a public ineet,ng haa bold, Mr. b. is o
r Addresses
°rt°°, °perdue the proceedings with Pr;*5..."„ .„,_ J.
were afterwards delivered by Mr. F. mum, Mr. e
3 Mr. 11. Bartlett, of
Davie, Mr. W. Pound/. an-..,,,,. ' principally of •
Winterborne. The remarks -tli° Rev' J. Brett"
c""tulsWri chsmier "lady to health after
return to Dorchester on hi' restoration
The meeting wr. well
hijrent Dieu:Tn." :Bac:Ding some pieces were sung
attended.
ihechoir-.---7
....,I„,tiing at the oleo.
Mho A. Feeney p -hesidirection of Mr. T. Greening,
weekly parade of the Dor:heed
o,3llDcor/p);B'o.b,!AredS t"
o, when t 4
here were ran an
Lleut. Hodges also atteud.
the Vaptain of the nrpopsed
ta Mg pert 7 0 .
h regulars, is Hampshire, next September.
to,' :I:l:':inesebt:"rneh."‘"'DoC.°4rebtb;battalion, h • series of *GAM
IC tt.pr0w,,,,111- - that
all should give up 16 days for that
limp.% he considered altogether impracticable, but he
tbought ovr corps might be respectably represented all
giheneetiralnalapbpyroa:isal,tethmataar.lisb.tiOf ; and he proposed, amid
the members should be
forthwith opened, when each men shoolil undo' takn to
give up a certain number of days-from three to seven
in each of the two weeks, if he could not the whole 16
days, but with the understanding that, whatever
days ho put himself down for, those he should in
honour attend. By this means, he anticipated, the
Dorchester corps would be represented each day by 30
or more rink and file, and none would be touch blue-
senienced. In conrequence of the uncut next Thurs.
day, the weekly drill is postpeaci to Ftiday, when
blank cartridge will t • issued, cud the first fit,ng with
the Solders will be done. On the 17th hat., it is
expected bell practice at Maiden Castle wi'l be com-
mented.
TAKING TITHI Or THI PLIIIION. -The times are sadly
out of joint. In days gone by the clergyman regularly
took his tenth, and, although of late the practice hu
been considerably modified, till last week, we never
anticipated there was such • " turning of the tables"
that tithe was now taken of the parson. However such
is the fact. The Rector of St. Peter's, the evidence
I showed, ordered a ton of soil, end it was sent from Mr.
Lock's depot h twenty bags. When eighteen had been
delivered the carter drove off with the other two I He
would no doubt have disposed with them, but for the
precipitancy of the police. However, the man is
punished, and the outrage is atoned. But, heuoefor-
ward tone of out are suspected, and, from what was
whispered about the court, we fear bags of coal are not
to be trusted. In tho ienooence of err hearts, we have
believed that a bag of coal represented llelbs. But our
faith is shaken, and henceforth it must rank in the
indefinite category with 'a' big as • lump of chalk,"
"as long as • piece of string," "as much se • basket of
fish." Who will come to our relief? We can't all set
up beams and scales, and have a man-servant to super-
intend the weighing of twenty bags-gross and tare, yet
we like to have what we pay for. In souse towns we
know of, a ton of coal is never sent out without • ticket
from a weighbridge giving those particulars, while small
householders, who pay one or two hundredweight at •
time can see the coal they purchase weighed on the
spot, the waggons used for hawking teal, always
carry a beam and soles, as our bakers are now obliged
to do by law. Alter the exposure in the case we refer
to, dissatisfaction must prevail till weight is insured to
the buyers by some such omens as we have described.
BASTIN AT ALL SAINT& -Five years ago on Huhn
day All Sainte church was profusely decorated, and the
choral service was complete: to-day, no floral adorn.
meat marks the high festival, and there is no choir.
Concerning I:tual, All Saints has been hot, luke-warni,
and cold. It has now reached the letter phase; and,
after a brief expetienoe of it, 1011 settle down, we may '
hope, ta the practites to which old ohureh-goers are
aocu.toincal,and the law upholds. The recent "strike"
at the °holr is an episode which does not redound to
their honour. The Rector, objecting in principle to a
choral service-and who wouldn't, "done" as it lately
has been at Al' Saints ?-rightly said he would have
no more of it: the cheir, aggiieved that their display
we. peoldblie.i withdrew there.elme. Did tbev enrol
to coerce the clergyman? They were mistuen. DU
now, even amongst those who see at once that the
conduct of the choir is iosupportable, there is • feeling
that it would be better If the Rector were to consult
the wiehes of his prrishioners ; and, on the fore of it,
it seems reasonable. But, if this theory be good for
anything, it should be carried to its full extent; and
what would be the result! The clergymen mtuit not
only be guided by the parishioners al to the marled
servlce, but his hearers mast be cqnsulte 1 as
to his sermons, for some may feel it an offence
that he should souk of this or that parti-
cular moral or social bill, and others object to this
or that doctrine, so th.t we fear the parson would be
pushed into the corner-if even there were • eerier
eft-to find the topics of d scourge. No ; the law of
the church that the clergyman of the parish (restricted
In some matters by the churchwardens) is paramount,
is the only one practicable. Si an indication of the
probable consequence of an opposite course plainly
shows. At the lame time, it must be confessed that
without a choir the service leeks vigour, and the wor-
shippers cannot join in the sisging so pleasurably as
when there is a well-defined lead. rho position of the
organist is rendered most difiloalt, but he performed
his part as well as could be expected under such un.
u.ual circumstaoool. We hope that a few singers will
be gathered together ea • choir. From the manner in
which the hymns were sung, it is evident there are
ample materiels for • good one in the congregation ; and
the thought suggests itself that if a dozen who under-
at and mask sufficiently to sing chants and hymn tunes
at sight, were to occupy the chancel. or indeed the
front seats in the nave, the singing might be far more
satisfactory than with • quui-profeerional choir.
Further, if some cheap tune-book were adopted, and
the congregation wire invited to meet for the practice
of chants and hymns one evening weekly, there might
be developed such hearty congregational singing as
would afford pleuure and instruction to all.

DORSET MENDICITY SOCIETY.
The anneal westing of this society was held at the
Shireball. on Tuesday afternoon. Lord Portman, pre-
sided, and there were present—Lord Digby. 11. Gerard
Start, Esq., M.P., 11. 0. F. Steward, Esq., N. 0.
(;sodden. Soli., S. S. Cox, FAT, J. W. T. Fylor, Esq.,
col. Swaffield, Major Frampton, J. C. Mensal, Esq.,
Captain Amysti Brown (Chief Constable of Dorset).
&a.
Captain HR3WS read the following roport
"My Londe and Gentlemon,—The Dorset lienilirity Society
having now boon established for upwards of a year. I beg to
lay before you a statement of its operation+, for the twelve
months ending 31st December lag, and also for the quarter
lust concluded—via,to tha 31+4 March. For the year 1570
the receipts+ and expenses have been as follows :—Rweipts—
Dy aubscriptimy and sale of tickets, £146 ltas. 7.1. Expenoes
—Paid for broad. Li? 15+. 10.1. ; stationery and ',noting
,g 32 144. 4+14 pootage, 1.6 80. 3+.1.; advertising, gd 4+ 6+1.;
e 'Hectors' allowance, £2 10s. 7.1.; sundries, El lie—total.
all? 13s. 6+1.; inlllllll, ill hand, 314 December, g:2/11.. 1.1.
The local committees having appolntel sllectors in many
of the union districts, the @sickly has loom grestly aided
thereby, and is IILOY atipported by nearly 000 aabscriber,
45,000 tickets have been distributed : of these ley than ORO
fourth have been exchanged for bread. The effect of giving
food to vagrants seder tartish, restrictions, instead of money,
been moot marked. Is the )car 1629 (previous to the
formation ++l the weiety), tile number of admissions to
the vagrant wards 4111/111(11141 ti 11.?.43 ; In 15TO they tell
s 107—di:cre5m, 3,141. The retorns for the quarter
Just concluded we still more satisfactory. ; for, wherws, in
the throe months ending 31s1 Mardi, 1609, 3,602 vagranta
were relieved at the several unlow, in the 'wit qoarter the
number has been reduced to 1,505, sdowing a decrease of 43
per cent. as compared with 1960, and 25 per cent. compared
with 1570. The unions have thus been relieved of consider-
able expense for the maintenance and lodging of these person',
and the number of convictions under the Vagrant Act having
been 27 less in 1510 than in 1360, the County-rate hos
beimAted os well a, the Poor-rate, and the politic: have been
moved from imposition. The reduction in the number of '
beam, throughout the county WU bOIR a SUbrl of 'funeral
resuork, and, 1 may add, that on the 16th February, with
the aid ++l the county and iv.rough icullec forcas, returns were
obtained showing the no mini of agranhodecping In the casual
wards, the I. ,Igi lig-ho uses,and elsewherc,Shroughout the county
on that night, when It was found that the total amounted to
only 28. Particular care was taken that these returns
*hold I include all persons having no visible means of sub-
, .idctic:, mei tlicre is no reason to doubt their accuro,y. It
is hoped that these stateineuts may he ori•idered .tbfac-
tory. The object of the society Itao been t I place in the hinds
' of the public the means of aupplying food to all wayfarers
who need it, and thus preventing that indiscriminate, alms-
giving which affords direct encouragement to incur's+, and
induce+ many who are temporarily out of co-irk to follow
sagrant life, boding it pays butter than houn.t labour. Re-
pressive incasures having been trial for centuries vs:thou:
. effect, Ilk society WAY 04/1111111.1 with the 11011/ of eecuring
the co-operation of the public, inasmuch as the .remedy must
eye. insioly rest with them So long an nr...q is to be had
for the uniting no Ong will vagrancy ilouridi but if, by
adopting such measure* as have been recommended, the
charitable can be induced to withhol I money rebd, prole .-
sional vagrantm would nes:wearily be forted to abandon their
' occupation. In conclusion I think it may he gratifying to
state that In Kent, which has hitherto been a favourite most
for vagrants, it was resolved, at an influential meeting held at
Mai/stone in February lad, to adopt the Dorset plan and to
carry out the rules of this society In that county. The Dorset
system was also favourably considered at a conforms.* recently
held in London, awl over which Lon! Shaftesbury preside!, to
consider the best means of suppresaing mendicity throughout
the country.
• • I have the bouour to he, my Lords and Gentlemen,
" Tow' most obedient Servant,
AMTATT Haws, Honorary Secretary.
"Ts Ow Central Committee. Dorset kleudicity Society,
Iforcheder."

The CHAIRMAN That's a famous report.
Mr. &run ; A tremendous StlooBll,, i•R't it?
The CHAIRMAN said the remarkable thing was this
—the evidence that they had got rid of the pi ofessional
vagrants, whish was proved by what Captain Brown
se wisely did, In haring a seams taken a the people
IdArtsg at lodging houses. in hung, kn., on a particular
night; and, instead of finding hundreds, MI maul
imagined there were only 28. Being only 28 of those
people, showed hew the prelusion ' tramps had gone;

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