The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-12-14 00:00:00

CHUM II 111..510N5,.

Ttl. week hail brat riiii.irkahle for effort on behalf of
Phurch Mbedon.. SuitiLly rennionl were preached .ISt.
John'. Church. It tdipole. awl at Holy Trinity church, Wey-
mouth, lit the Von. Anbilear.m Iluxtable, WA.. Rector of
Sutton WUldniti. and by the Rey. H. H Wood. WA.. rector •
Holwell, and organiging Peeretary of the Paddy. The collec-
tion. at Rt. John's amounted to ti i. 2d.,1L1,1 Holy
Trinity to nearly RR
A parochial meeting Ina held In Holy Trinity achool-rootn,
Tueedar es ening, when. 'cry large number asembled and
crowded the mom.. The wall were decorated with a large
number of capital picture', Illuorating wen. In savage
life 0.1 week. an.lthe Rev. V. F. Rano owe, who
been mlwilonary In Ateeralia. exhibited native epee.. the
boomerang, awd.ly...hkii,, &o, formerly wonging to the
*. black-fellow.," ae they are ...Ilea in that Wel. Tim chair wee
token by the Rev. J Li. Addi.on, tkar, and the meeting opened
In the num/ way. .

The CHAIRMAN remarked that God had given Weed Pew"tO
Christians, as might be 4:en by comparing Christian notions
with those who ha,' not tlo light id truth; for though the for-
mer are not the most numerous, they are mud powerful. The
cr Christi inky has ioer the tool It, produce the genuine
fruit if the lipid( of Cosi, 'hosed certainly that the hand of Ood
ww: with thetn. If they ir.sses.ed such • bleating, It was their
duty to spread it, for they hal the command to go and teach all
ktitillO, and Christ iswitti u. to the end of the worid There
was our encouragement. and each according to his facilities
motto what he can to •pria I the Gospel. A time is coming
when thl kingdoms of thi. world shall become the kingdom. of
fled. and mut It not a blessed thing to take a part. however
anal, In spreading GoiEs kin:dint ? for even if they failed their
enduv4lll/11 would he rectspos at thong day _-(appli owe),
The Key. V. F. RAN*Igl thee alluded to Itis experiences of
the heathen among whom he hail been at work for many para.
Ile had fr along time been ilgnoof the wildest parts of
Auste.dia, where le. woe heolloo,ion in Its worst tight, and lie
deceits:4 the work id a inio,..ou, In that inn& The mk.
ternary hod his own eoutormwo to minister to, and thaw
he boned be Oosi's irate to boul up 'Moller perfect knowledge
of 111. wilt. Th.m.O...•re he tthen race, no ho the c•se with
most of the commie. England had taken pescialoh .4 end
governed, and if it were not lithe Gospel we might be in the
sme degrade.' petition. II lir Gospel did net change or
'wan., how fc•ehillY uswenble dmuld we be In fiod's tight.
lie theo referred to pictures renm,enung the cannibal haat, of
the natives, lbor thankfel we .houhl be to God for leting
raised from this horrible rttlr. into which we must
have been plunged if It were not for the (bospel. tic
then pointed out another picture representing the
Atistriben gid washers, whose viers he dwelt upon, charac-
terising a gold hell as more like • hell upon adth than we)
other place In the world_e. was the duty of the misaionary to
"eel"' in the "'led' ". b.'. Men the sense that there k •
Oed and nastier, and a day 14 Judgment We. Ramonue
alluded to his residence In queonsland, and spoke of the habits
.4 th...Ation, "hePhcrls, re-skiing at stations many miles
apart. The inhaionary visited the num teaselling with • load
of Bibles, Testaments, Prayer Books. and tracts ; he had to
travel by the eompass, and Oft-,n day's hard riding, he might
come to a station, where he hot hest to teach the children, and
then to asseedde the people together In the settler's house, and
hold the service of the church. Neat he visited the shepherds'
hole and found out the sheisord tending hie eheep. Thcne
sheithenis had enmity hue couvkle, and one of them
told him flit'. limwsec) ilt4 he came to the country as
a conelet, that no minister ass
had got out of the way ever seat to them, and ht.
"f tell/inn, and did not care about
d. Some of these men lit their pipes with the the Elkples
and other bilks they had reeked. But Old sent the mis-
`‘...rie. to the "ether' wdirn their 'learn, and he found
that at hot they m01ded...4 pho, on the „ha, „, the nth..
',binaries and took delight In reading the Word of 00.1—(hear,
Mork if we onlil not give inurh, we could all pray for the
otivess of the miodonerit, in heathen and distant lands. Ile
I then referred to the ilitficult;', ahich hoot the ntieeioneri,
charging on hot trevelling through a dry and burning country,
1 where his horse ,ifton needy lANiMmAI for lack of water, not he
had to trust to the animal Inv inet to nod the nenrent sent„
hole which very often tontained nothing but mod,
e„d a, he wee obliged to 'save Ids hors ht die of third.
and himself travel on foot. th.oekine
of the oppoaltr
perils to be encountered from lb& s. in the rainy mown,
he caused is 01311: amusement by relating the prwctioe of crossing
a swollen elver while holding on the hone. tall. Camping out
and the various hardships Atte:Went thereon were deeeribed in
lutita,iTee.4
warktodheofwmad.,....
Australian rettler preferred to any other kind of foe, Perilo
frOni wore
ib'rviM"l."
thl:o'sv'tgevheirlY, it'lwasniUpossiromibith'me to
rtri'lutitthit'st7:::,"'ltoisaccchl":istL.N.Tbe' latithoetett,,lriwwwaygoodte eleezea.sepkthees.
ott..poor
creatures war
o'l:eXrPe.wkiite"g aunt" a.
ne,tdived7b°. ''''tl'hareitigiferle;:edcres"UiklitestPr'lltln
'than showing the had lIIRUPICO ahkh
what you are hang me,
n exerted. The natives of Auetrega
intet"di etrm,".kiteledurreeple on the face of the earth, dhe
Ah.t.'whetnilts:‘',.."‘Crh!Towernbn Egodie cib.thneuinmbrrh
.4inetbairti.dit:hh.elandiLe:erd...r
pCh.rit3at,t,..;
tfo''r klrel'eaauf.c " I:l'..i'vCs t'th. 011. white man
amid get some bow& by thttir doing thl.lb

showing the degraded notions they hada/ religion Still he
didnot. there uu • lethal on earth, but God would
bring them under the power.' the Gainer, and Ile invited us
di to .4st in the good work—few...Mk
The CHAIRMAN addisi • feo wards, with refcrenoe to the
evidences of heathenism in Britain in bylrone day.
A hymn ass sung. and the Benediction pronounced The
collection amounted to Li de.
The annual meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon, at
the Royal hotel, in the large Assembly Room, which has
been vet') hatefully arel charmpgiv re-decorated The chair
was taboo by the L,,,rd niehop a Salisbury, sod there were
prewnt, Dr. Ryan, late Bishop. of Mauritio,• Rev. T. T.
Ferns., rector of SY/bridge, Rey. J. D.
Holy Trinity. In the room were the Rev. Sir J. E. Philipps,
Bart., Lieut.-Colonel Steward, Rev. B• V. Treinuth,
Ca
Nair. R.N., Rev. V. F. Unapt., Rev, B. L. Watson.
Bairn. RM., J. C. 8., George Eliot, Eq., C. Holland, Esq.,
Rey. J. titenbenson, Rev. R. klotheifdeY• Re'. IL C. Pigott,
Mr. Roberts., Re.
The henna were led by the united eh 4r of S. John's and
ho St Trinity shy ac.com,ened to nubbins.
The CHAIRMAN mid be had great ratid.thm in coming to
We)mooth for the first time in conneetion with this society,
whieh did the work llf God on the larymit powilble wale on
every side of the world. Ile woke of the summate' wadi-
lshment I d the colonial episeotatr no the greeted operation to
eonnection with the ehureh of God that had ever taken place in
this ipmendlon, and mid that the widely only twisted the
churchen in the colonies Until they were able to suop rt their
own eiencv, when the toddy would withdraw it. help in
exact proportion, if pusible, to the capabilities of the coloolds,
sot thm I.h, had been obligel to be withdrawn from many
steno., fenn failure of the fund frion bone If the chipping
of the third empire of the mold. and the road making of the
fourth empire, were proVioilllliNl MAW, that helped for•
•itrd the 'Triad ,d the gospel, what shookl they say to the
wide workl comnierce and the extended colonial empire of
England 1 In addition to that the lugeheartol charity and
the comprehensive faith. ultwas of the doctrine, of the Church
of England supplied, an additional proof as to the true mkinoti
of our coon en. The 4mly queatlon was as to whether till.
uthsion cies faithfully fulfilled felldt".4
The Rev. J. D. Annixos read the report, stating that their
financial padtion had been improved this year no the society's
catew hal been adteetted at st. John's Church. The receipts
were collections at Trinity church £lllOO. id.. annual HILNAIIIi:
£7 to. 41.; total £5O he. bd., deducting eXpIIINC.
Lei 15, had been transmitted to the Parent Society, as agahat
£4O lc fid. the previous year.
The Right Rev. Dr. Re late Bishop of Mauritius, add that
2)5,000 coolies from all parties of India, speakingat 1v0.4 ten
different 'shirttail.., neon employed in the Maurine, wlinh
is mit quite ow large as Donetshi re ; there were deo the negnsw,
nod the People of Ilmlagasar. mid he related the oft-told tale
of the terrible pesecution ler the late Quoen.
The Rev. T. T. Femmee no ide • met speech, dating that he
t/ ght there a. • certain titesn in the season of Advcot for
their mialonary meeting, though, if they were free to ch....,
(hey nmylti Jts oh. the *Mom EptiA Joe ng (Au
el Gentile...
The Meow waittloubUut 'thither 1:411 ewe. fitting aniount to
bg sent /man Weymouth, soil he triaged it would le inere.ed
nlext
The doxology wan sung, the Bishop invoked the beeidietioti
.11p011 RI ail," and the collection amounted to Lilt..

WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL.
A meeting was beld on Thursday morning last.—Pre•
seat : The Mayor (IL N. Howsrd, Fosi ), Alderman
Mileage ; C0U.00.101,1 R. Thom". lt..berts, Bock,
Brown, G. Eliot, /kyles. Common. Betts, Venue,
Dyer, Webb. li. Devenisb, J. T.mrd, B•unton, and J.
Drew, with F. C. Btegirall. Fag, Town Clerk.

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ORDA
The MAYOR requested the Town Clerk to road the
standing order, of the Council, and thit was done.

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CORPORATION PROPIRTT.
The first business was to reoeive the repliet from the
levees. of property titular the Corporation to the enquiry
as to what they would give for farther exteneioue of

them leases.
The llgtna gave an unfavourable account of the state
of the Vile Pier income. which we, not enough to pay
the interest of the bondholders, no that unless some
means could be adopted of raising money, the bond-
holder' might take pesession of their Corporate pro.
party, and they would have nothing left to pay their
aergeant4A-mace—(laughter). As to the market-1100.e,
matters were equally bad, the receipts were not sufficient
to meet the interest, though this month there had been
an increase by the sale of hawing license.. In this
fund the Council were completely at the mercy of the

bondholders.
In answer to Mr. 0. ELIOT, the MAYOR said the
Mere.. was from Li to :10• • week. If the bondholders
has sufficient trust in the Council to allow them to
continue managing these funds, it might remain, but if
not, let them take the property, and try to make more
out of it—(bear, bearl. The harhour fend was in a
touch better state, there was sufficient to meet the
interest, and if they wished to lay out 1:100 or so thorn

wen funds.
Mr VISTUI mentioned the advertising sp,c nin t' e
!lola-house, returns (ruin iviiieb he did not see in
the accounts. Ile also thought that four or 6ve
co the Pile Pier should be charged by the Gm Company
to the Harbour fund—(hesr).
Mr. M/LLIDGE concurred, and this was ordered to be

dome.
l'he offers of the lewwes of property were then road;
one or two arke4 the Council to offer terms, but the

nioi..nte declined. ,
The lIAtoR remarked that the whole amount offered
them was about ilbo. It would be ridieulous therefore
to ',roared further in the matter. He feared they could
not avid., a borough rote.
Mr. TROVAS suggested that all the bondholders oonld
do was to acme in and take the property, and make
what they could in aidition to what it at present
brought in.
The MA IOR isia there bad been three oonrees open
to them—the extension of leases, the making of a
boromM rate, or thy oould let things go on quietly, /1
at preoent, end alloy the boodholders to c,me in,
rep.iye rants, and pay themselves. Ile asked if there
was a motion to be mate on the matter, an,l there None
no P ly, ho t,id the only t, jag Vs% to ventilate the
question and let the public know how they stood.
IMPRESS TRAIN.

With reference to the express train proposed to be
run to Weymouth,
The MAYOR said he hid seen both Mr. Mears and Mr.
Reynolds. but bad no report to make on the subject.
tTUIiR AS nit OU*lll Pita.
It was elicite I front the Surveyor that ho bad altered
his opinion about the taking agony of eertaiu atone, &c..
and did not think now that it could be done with
impunity.
Mr. Roman said they had now more sea in the
Harbour than before the Breakwater was built. A
boat used to be able to go out in a strong gale where
she could not venture now.
On his motion it wu decided that Denman should be
cola on to complete his tiontract for removing stone
and placing it oo the ooter pier.
Till rAat WALti
Mr. Vetting spoke of this well as very defective, and
the Surveyor was ordered to report on its state.

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MOUNT tratr MOM,
'The next business was • Didier, of Mr. Coramins with
respect to melon rs of the Corporation, who had been
absent from the meetings for along time.
Mr. CONIIINS 'aid he had been induced to pat this
matter on the paper from having sren a letter in • news-
paper with respect to the monetary position of the
Council. They were all well aware that the difficulties
of the Council are beginning, and would soon be very
great, mid he thought it the duty of member ot
the Council, whether alderman or councillor, to make
en effort to attend all the meetings he could, especially
during the aiming year. He had seen a paragraph (in
a local paper) stating that they would advise the
Market-house bondholders to commence an action
against the Council, sod that after all the law expenses
the Council had had. The property which once brought
in £BOO a year had gradually diminished in value till
now it only brought la 1:410. He believed if any
gentleman accepted the office, whether of alderman or
oouncillor,and did not do his dutv,he ought to be told of
it—(laughter and hear, hear). It would require all the
lawyers toextricate therefrom the rcrape.foritseemed as
If they were three parts on their way to Dorchester gaol
already. If certain gentlemen were to remain away
and laugh at their difficulties while the others came
aid tried to extricate themaelves,he did not think It was
jest or lair. His only object was that those gentlemen
who were absent should some and bear the blame, the
burden, or the praise that might belong to the Council.
and not to do as had been done for the past three years,
when they had stayed away, and paragraphs bad been
published, laughing at the Council. He repeated that
instead of that they ought Cocaine and slime the praise
or blame--(beer, hear).
Mr. Tinian said any gentleman elected to the Cor-
poration might attend how he liked.
Mr. 0. BLIOT said he was rather surprised to find
this motion put upon the paper, especially when the
question had been answered in the manner it had at
the meeting for the election of Mayor. He was eerie-
ially surprised that Mr. Commina ahoold bring it
foi ward, foe if there was any member that .anted
himself wi knowing what the duties°, a councillor were
it was Mr. Commies. He was constantly reminding them
that be had a very intimate knowledge of the duties,
so nufht not to bring forward • frivolous and vexatious
Modell like the present one. Ile could not but think it
160,,,cniy decent
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The M•TOR said that WY an expression that ought
not to be used from one bourn:Mot to another, and he
inset call Mr. Eliot to order.
Mr. Ewer withdrawing the word, sail he thought it
was overstepping what .114 due from one Councillor
to another that when a geutleman first took his seat at
the Board alter • most severe domestic affliction, bin
former absenoes should be commented on, as had been
she cast on this 000 alien (hear, hear, from Mr.
lilleige).
Mr. H. DEBBRIBH did not wish to detain the Council ;
but he must say he was very mush surprised to see the
and thought the effect would be, instead ut
ism:reaming the number of attendaoces, to diminiah
them.
Mr. VIRTU& supposing that Mr. Commins's lash was
meant for him, said that, unfortunately, he had not
enjoyed good health sines the esplosinn of ps.
lie quite agreed with what Mr. Devenish had said.
Mr. DTRIt took Mr. Commins's side. He thought
it wrong for • gentleman to be absent for a period of
nearly four years. If he had born elected, either by
the suffrages of the burgesses or the choice of the
Council. he ought to attend the meetinp He had not
seen the gentleman spoken of (Mr. Alderman Thompson)
prerious to the Bth of November at their Council. For
a gentleman after an absence of Kruse four years,to comb
there for certain motives on • particular day, if.a,
be believed, quite wrong, and he thought the burrows
should call upon him to resigu—Dissai)•
Mr. BROWN asked if the rest of the Board followed
the example of Mr. Thomp.on, what arse to became of
she interest of the town. Those members not present at
meetings when Important decisions were arrived at
might say to those who complaroed of. the decision,
that they were no: peewit, and had nothing to do
with it. His thought every member ought to resign,
sinless be could give his time. They all knew for what
PeePeee a °snail gentleman attended, and be believed
that inch persons were no longer entitled to the
....smut that every member of the Council ought to
have.
Mr. WEBB followed on the mare side.
Mr. Cdultillte assured the Council that it was not
from any feeling of thumps-et towards any one member
.hat be brought forward his motion. but for the interest
of the town at large. When • lawsuit was recommended
in • newspaper, be felt it his duty to lay the matter
before them. lie (could assure thi In he would not give
the least insult to any man in the assembly; but per-
haps such remarks as throe would never have to be
node again. As to the smertion that if such remarks
were made they would no pip many there, he hoped
every member would attend, and do his duty to get
the C mood out of their difficulty. In conclusion he
mud lie hoped he should always pay 49'017 respect to
each member tif Liu Boast.

The Ilarolt con.ilered Mr. G. 1111111.4 hal done per
featly right. Although no m-inher of the Council was
bound to be a "time keeper," each might to be present
at the meetings an often sui he could. Mr. Cocooning
had done perfectly right in putting the matter on the
notice wiper. It wan the most manly way of noticing
the subject, and it gave opportunity for such gentle.
men as Mr. Vertne to attend and give explanation..
He cool! not Pee that the =titter was frivolous or
vez•t'ous. Afll ctiou, of course, could not be avoided,
and they all aympathised with Mr. Vertue in bin; but
he Iron an older councillor than Mr. Eliot ; but another
gentleman, referre I to an having b. en long absent (loin
the Council, made no secret that the cause of hia so
doing was • pri cat. dispute between him and • iroutlsulo'
of hie own way of politico, who, all areull admit, WIM
an honour to the town. He made no secret of the.,
but when he took the oath as Alderman, wrich all .1
them took, be promiset to ta rhino the duties to the
" best of Mc judginent and ability." Though the
members were not forced by I.w to attend, yet thy
are bound in honour to diseharge the intim, end no
aPerman and no councillor had diacharged that duty
faithfully who hod stayed away for fur years. awl the
*miner those who did so gave up their gowns the better
--(h.ar). They had now got rid of this unpleasant
subject.
The letter which has been published in the news-
papers referring to the anticipated construetion of •
station near KOll.Oll will read.

Olieff on num.?
The MATOR then said the question had been pat to
him whether he had any objection to go to chapel daring
the year of hi. mayoralty. He should be very glad to
to church or chapel, as the Council might wish. and
to show any tratk of respect to any form of religion
whatever.
The ToWW CLERK read the leglslttive provision allow-
me Mayors to attend any place of worship in their
insignia 4office.
Mr. BRONX WIIX very glad the Mayor had taken a
etep in advanoe, lie had no objection to the church.
for he went to St. Mary's and heard, good sermon. and
he thought they should show they were willing to go
and hear a digs, nting minister, for he believed it did
not matter whether we adhered to the Church or lAA-

gent
Mr. AT!.!' hOVNI that when the Mayor went to •
Dismnting place et worship, the members who belonged
to the Church would chow the same libl r silty, and
follow him to chapel.
Mr. lion•grg %aid it was • common practice in towns
in the north, and at Its soling.
There was some inquiry about the ancient maces.
and some silver one.. fertnerly used by the Corporatism,
and of great age, were fetched out, and examined with
interest,
klitisiDog remerking that they would be • little
more for the Sheriff to take core of.
WHARFAGE DON&
The BATOR called attention to the expected removal
of the °enactor, Mr. Cheeeman, and snags 'sod les-
ling the tolls by auct!on before the arrival of the new
callector.
LOCAL BOARD.
A letter was read from the Load flovernment Board
01110., with refer-nee to a complaint made by IL
Cambridge, FN., respecting some drainage near St.
Js,lsn's schools, which in April lest the Board promised
should be attended to.
Mr. TRONA, st.ted that there wee no sewage in the
plata. ; it was nothing but land drains.
The Surveyor received instructions in the matter.
UTILIZATION OF RIWAGIL
A circular respecting this smatter was read, and Mr.
THOIIOB Promised to bring forward OA question at the
next meeting.
LAMPS ON TUE PARR ENTATL
Mr. MlLLyno,g s nquired about these lamps. Nine
had been o,.lered by the committee, but delayed by bad
weather. They were to be done at • favourable time.