The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-06-10 00:00:00

FORDINGTON BENEFIT SOCIETY.

The annual festival of the above society Ives held on
Tuesday last, and proved most successful The meatur
was all that could bedecked, and formed a most delightful
cwitheet to the Prlcedinaktv. The monitors errs met at
the schoolroom, and and la profession to the parish
church, where an impressive sermon woe preached by the
Rev. T. W. Knipe, M.A., tits rector of Bk Pam's, from
Romans xii. 17. • Provide than hosieat in the sight
of all mac At the conclusion the members re-formed
themselves into procession and marched again to the
schoolroom war.. boundf ol tea woo provided. A lap
number of persons sat down (we should think quite 400 the
lap schoolroom being completely filled, and much
difficulty was experienced in Boding seats for all those
who had procured tickets During the tea some musical
'elections were very nicely sung by some boys belonging
to the choir of the parish church. The ladles who
officiated at the tablas were s—Mrs. G. Afoul*,
Mn. Allardyce, Mrs. H. Baacoinba, Mr.. J.
Hunt, lin. W. Buitiop, Mn. & Martin, Mrs
A. Groves, Mrs. Northam:, Mn. Thomas, Mrs. Tilley,
Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Pearce, Yrs. Orchard,
Mrs. R. Hunt, Mrs. A. Lock, Mrs. .J. Galvin, Mrs. Lies.
Mrs. J. Hunk lira Perry, Mrs Coffin, Mrs. Frampton,
Mn. Mitchel, Miss Mdlsr, Miss K L,ck, Mies
Laricaster, Miss B. Poore., Kw Good. Tits room and
ledge mere prettily decorated with cut Soars. Pot-Plenth
bouquets, hi., kindly lent by Mr. Earth.
At the concluders of the tie the annual mating was
held, presided over by the Roy. Henry Mauls, the vicar of
the paths. Amongst those present mere :—Thrs Rev.
Handley lioule, the Rev. George E. Moule, ths Hon. and
1t.,. A. R. Spring-Rico, tho Rev. S. J. Walker. the RAT.
T. W. Knipe, Mr. T. A. Pearce, Mr. H. Bascombe, Mr.
W. Dixon, Col Oldflakk Mr. John Poona, Mr. R. Htint,
Mr. Hankins, ic. . . . .

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The proceedings commenced with the eluting cd the
hymn, " Let us with n gladsome mind," which was joined
in moat heartily. . . . .

ifursi then made a few remarks, in which he
expressed his heartfelt gratitude to God for His mercy in
once more allowing them to meet together. At no former
meeting had he been so deeply sensible of God's mercy to
himself or so humble under the sense of his own
unworthiness of the least of all thous mercies. The rev.
gentleman than contrasted the state of the parish about
50 years ego, when first ha took up hie residence among
them, with QM peewit meeting, and he urged them to
unite more and more earnestly In the promotion of God's
Kingdom, in causing those gifts of the Spirit to be poured
upon them. lova joy, pesos, long-suffering, gentleness,
goidnew, faith, meekness, and temperance.

Hr. T. A. Pr.aacx then madtsbis annual statement, from
which it appeared that there wee no increase, but still no
decrease to the number of members, via, 47. No removal
by death was to be chronicled. The sick hat had been very
heavy, no less than £l7 111, baying been pad out in this
way, an increase of £lO over last year, when Li had been
paid out in one month. The monthly payments of the
members had, however, been adequ.te to meet all
demanda and had left balance of souse CIO or .Cl 2. The
hon. ntensbars' subscriptions during the year amounted to
gli Ils. 61 an increase of I:2 on the preceding year. The
sum tuvaied in the Dorchester Savings Bank was
£2 16., 61, as opposed to £°95.., which was caused by the
extra sickness payment. The amount now on delimit
Is the name of the society at the Dorchester Sammie
Bank wee £489 titan Increase of £.15 on Me amount
recorded laet y_ear.
The Rye. HASOLIT Mucha made a short speech, in
which he regretted the absence of Mr. Bermes, the poet,
whom he hid salted to attend. The rev. gentleman Men
read some nice selection', two of which, in verse, were
oompoeed by his lamented brother, and which were
exceedingly pretty Itnea. He also read the conclusion of
Tennyson's Nay Queen very tastefully, it fact, it was
almost too affecting, se the fervour and pathos of be poet
laureate, evinced its thls beautiful poem, brought tears to
many •yea

TO. bnu."Lilt up your hearta hariog been stint.Mkri.,
R. HOOT (auditor), elm spoke, and he gave the beet
of the society to the hon. members for their support
Rev. TIMMY Mows, in an appropriate speee-h, gime their
thanks to Mr. Herne for his kindness in providing the
flower, and plant, for decorative purposes, and the Rev.
Gsoaoit L Mows thanked the ladles who had officiated
at the table, for their serviose. If. also reed. letter from
the late treasurer of the society. the Rev. Matthew T.
Evans, in which he expressed his unabated interest in his
old society.
Other mooches followed, and the meeting broke up,
otter spending a most agreeable and pleasant evening.

DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

TonDAT : Beare the R•girtrar, Mr. Giles Symonds.

Re Richard Tewkabury Chadian, yeoman and miller.
Chanainster. This WSs a drst meeting ot creditors. Mr.
Andrews, of the firm of Andrews and Pope, appearing in
the mot

The following is • stateraent of the bankrupt's debts and
liabilities :—To creditors unsecured Kr. Maoism owed,
nocording to the Mod estimate, £1,7236,4. 11d. To creditors
fully secured wee owing CriO. but they held tecurities to
the amount of £2,11210. le 4ving a balance of X 1,910, the
valm of seceritim To creditors partly secured was due
£615, and, deducting £3OO. the mtimated value of
securities, there wee a balance of .6315. For rent, rates,
mien wares, tr. the bankrupt owed 4.111 154. 111., the
total liabilities being £1.360 2a 101. On the meet side of
the account appeared them it..,.: fitock-in-trade at
Charmineter and Yrentinon, amount not carried out;
book debts, £248, estimated to produce £2OO ; cub in
hand, £24 9s. 101. : earplug from mocuritiee In the hands of
creditors fully maned, £l9lo—total, .42,134 94. 101.,
showing a delldency of ass 134.
The proofs of various madams were tendered, amongst
them being one from Mr. Hinny W. Chemin, of Bland-
ford, to whom wee owlet. as alleged, L2OO.
Mr. Stephen Tine. • creditor who did not move, and
was not therefore legally entitled, as the Registrar stated.
to take any part I. the discussion, laid: How long ham
that debt beim contracted
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171 bemired by promissory note doted
Sept. 23rd, IBM
Mr. Vin.: I was told that not Cloo was owing to him.
Tba Registrar: The truster, if you appoint one, will
hare to hear the statement of winter:es on the point
Mr. Via.: A statencant to the effect I have mentioned
was made in my office.
In the course of furthar discussion it transpired that
Kr. Wm. Mayo agreed to lend to the bankrupt MIS %MOO
the assignment of a pobcy for Cl,OOO, and that Mr. H. W.
Chun= joined in I[Ming a Dot, of hand as a guarantee
to the •xtent of 11160 of the al&
The Registrar said be could not admit the proof without
the exhibition of tbe security.
Mr. Andrews submittod a proposition offering I& in
the . . .

—ft; Registrar said that should be brought before the
trust..; tfie effect would be to sand the bankruptcy, end
that could not be done without • meeting of creditors
'serially called for the Purpose. First of all a resolution
appointing a trustee must to wed to-day.
- Mr. Wee, a creditor, proposed the appointment of Mr.
William Mara
The Registrar said he himself should not if placed in
th. position of official trustee aompt any composition t 0
r. Andrews Then we will appoint Mr. William
' Maya
The Registrar said ths present meeting was for the
proof of debt and the appointment of trainee. and after.
wards the whole of the affalre were In the haads of the
latter. The meeting for accepting • composition must be
celled by the trireme.
Mr. Vine said be was at • toes to know why this cage
Waa mad* • bankruptcy, and why the creditors had not
been called together ars r
The Registrar did not me there need be any surprise at
that, when a zuan got into the hands of the Imperial Din.
count 92ort. . . . . . .

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—Mr. Vine said the bankrupt had the best wishes of him-
self and others.
Mr. W. Mayo was appointed trusts.: all modern to be
paid Into Madam List and Co's bank at Dorchester.
Mr. Vine said there was every ooaddence is Mr. Mayo;
no on. wished to oppose Mr. Chanson.
The Registrar, on being further appealed to, said the
proceedings Is bankruptcy could not be withdrawn until
• genial sleeting for the purpose had been called. The
notoolntment of Mr. Mayo would be wetted, and uoder
fiestioa 17 of the Act he oould call a meeting to consider
the offer of comp.:within.
Marra IL w. Amen sod R. Hasid were appointed as
the ceaueittee al impselices. and the secioritY to be even
by **Outline was est downed AOOO.
Amerind the arsittare who put In claims we,.: Marra
Newmaa sad hens ; W. Mayo.W. a
11111,1*, IV; W. Dark £l4 T. 64.; Amor end do ;
Alfred SIM 17e. ;R. Hama. £3 Us. 5.L;11. AllialariOd.; T. & Bw. AS In 64 ; glair
oa
poputoo, ki. ; aad 00., A 8 ha •
Read, £l9 ; Chasms wad A 67 Ha
George Chanson, Atlil lita
Edward Wright £1• Jam Kit 4:33 Is. it.;
, ; G. Irby: Cu
proofs were handed in by l(r. &ache Is' Th.
it IS fully sadarstood the bankruptcy win hi

Tiorrisaacs Frre. The annual fate of the
Temperance Society and Band of Hope took place on
Tumidity. May 27th. Unforturnaly it was a very wet
day, but teetotallers am not to be daunted by • little
rain. At two o'clock • proccron ra=
beaded by the Tolpaddla Braes Band, and w
to the Maar church, where Divine emir was bald,
when the Rm. F. J. Langford, of Bate Reg*
mewed • tampsrame sermon. At the clan of the
service the prearloa re-formed. and made • all at
the rmidentee of the Bey. L. Nag, Mr. T. Hamar,
gad Mr. Jame. Crane, the bead playing at each place'.
Now back tor", which all seemed to enjoy, then to
the held kindly lent by Mr. T. A. Homer, but, still
mining, It was impardbis to remain. The tante were
plat off till the art emir, Wm bird MEAT °moot-
log to Ahead. The aesl se
peetwiss=lineon goodly
number sessmbind,, whim •
spent. Great
_praise in dash. the band, =Unwell;
eiry beet. Mr, S. Haramme, at.lBoornemouth,
" • amused the oompea by some alder
with his bsido. -TELetenialeere
sod a vet=
tie bead »I°

Pim was adanoe on Wednesday at tbe Royal Hotel,
under distinguished patronage. It was well atteaded
and dancing wee kept up till a late hour.
Timm ROTAL —The entertainment which was
given every evening last week is truly an " Entertain-
ment of Varieties," and that of an excellent character.
There is Mr. and Mrs. George Ware's concert party,
which include corallate of much merit; there is Prof.
I)*Tmin's stand magical entertainment, which is aloes
worth going to tee ; there are Lieut. Royce's living
Ihri.nattss : altogether three entertainments in one,
each of which is of more than ordinary merit. Mies
Annie Wildley, who possesses a voice of much power
and excellent quality, is particularly good as " Reline."
In the very runuaing budeeque "Blue-beard." The
parlour sketches of Mr. and Mn. Ware are also
exceedingly good. Altogether iii. a capital entertain-
ment, and we would advise those who have not
witnessed it, to pay the theatre a visit.

WHIT-llONDAT.—Notwithstanding the most unfor-
tutus weather (which, by the way, seems to bare
been pretty general throughout kngland) a large
number of perw,us visited Weymouth. It is computed
that nearly 3,000 persons arrived by excursion trains
on the Great Western, and a large number on the
fiouth•Westeni ; but it most have been a miserable
holiday" for a g reat many, for numbers of excursionists
could not get much farther than the station, and were
compelled to remain under this not too comfortable
shelter. The steamboat and railway oompaniee ran
excursions to various parts which were Imply
petronieed Many also went to Dorchester to the Odd-
fellows' fete, and returned wiser if not happier.

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Sturm° Lim—Arrivals: —South of Ireland,
Pears, Cherbourg, general (three times); Great
Western, Blampied, Cherbourg, general (three times);
Brighton, Falls, Jersey and Guernsey, general (Wien);
Aquila, )(Haber, Jassy and Guernsey, general (ono.);
Empress, Cosmos, E 4. and Torque'', passengers;
Norma), Robinson Bournemouth, pessengers ; Royal
Saxon, Sharp, tersurnemouth, poem/env Mary
Wigbton, Martin, Shields, coal ; .SPeea, gobinroo,
Jersey, send; Lily, Jewett, London, °Scale; Teaser,
Woods, era,oysters ; Caroline,Moods, sea,_ oysters ;
Samuel And Mary, 'Woods, *ea, oysters; Reindeer,
Duermore, Southanaptou, nil; Albino,* Grey, Ex-
mouth, nil; Rosebud, Bullock, Southampton, nil.
—Seilimps:—South of Ireland, Poem Cherbourg,
general (throe Lime.); Great Western, Bampi,d,
Cherbourg, general (three thee.); Brighton, Falls,
Jersey and Guernsey, general Winos; ; Empress,
Coma, Ey& and Torquay, passengers; Florence,
Robinson, Bournemouth, passengers ,• Royal Saxon,
Sharp, Bournemouth, passenger,; Cygnus, nailer,
Jersey and Guernsey, general; Konigsberg, Ainslie,
seeking, ballast • Amiwch Packet, Williams, Lying
Regis, ballast; lierdaPetersen. Shields, ballad: Lily.
Jewett, Portland, ; Speed, Robinson' Jersey,
ballast; Medtokov, Hansen, Poole, ballast; Reindeer,
Damon, cruising, nil; Albioore, Gray, cringing, MI;
Caroline, Woods, Fishing, nil; Teaser, Woods,
Asking, nil.

Stith= Durti.—An inquest was held on Monday
morning at the Cooper's Arms, before the coroner,
Mr. Symonds, on the body of a man named James
Hill, who had been living in the house. The deceased
was • carver and gilder, and had been lodging at the
' Coopers' Arms for about two months'. He left the
, haw on Monday in last week to go to his work in the
country, and returned on Friday. He did not go out
at all on Saturday, and in the evening, after partaking
of a glue of cider and some pale ale, he went to bed
He did not appear very well, and had a alight hacking
cough, but he did not complain of illness. On Sunday
morning another man living in the house, named
Dennis Rally, said he heard the deceased cough about
tan o'clock, at the time when the Chapelhay school
balls were ringing • and • woman named Charity
Miller said, finding ringing;
the deceased did not get up
she went up to the room about two o'clock on Sunday
afternoon, and knocked at the door, and, receiving no
answer, she called her son-l-iaw, Francis Cooper,
the landlord of the house, and they both went into the
room and found the man dead. Dr. Rhodes said be
had examined the body and found it fairly nourished,
but there was • quantity of fluid In the left cheet. His
opinion was that he died of aneurism, and the jury
returned • verdict of "Died by the Visitation of God."
THE EVILS Or CO-OPILISTIVI TRADLSO. The
following very sensible remarks appear in • neat
brochure, written by • young Weymouthian, whom we
congratulate on his work :—" Let us suppose the
retail trod, to be now extinct, and imagine the
consequent social condition. The middle-clam having
disappeared, the money would have been absorbed by
the already rich, thus there would be few rich and
many poor, and the two cleaves in close contact. Is
that the best condition for popular opinion to work
In? and has our increasing wealth during the last four
centuries been in reality deterioration, that we should
now require to go back to the Middle Ages or to the
condition of many Asiatic nations Further, the
number of producers to the consumers would then be
still more out of proportion than at present, cones
fluently the supply would be more than the demand,
and so the price of labour would fall; but not so the
cost of necessaries, for our own country being over-
populated we require import+, and these we must
pt at the world's market price, thus with wages
lessened but food not, the position of the workman
would be zduch wore' than now; and, as with the
Individual, so with the whole, for although labour
would cost less, yet our exports (few in proportion)
could hardly hold their own against the competition of
America, where, having plenty of spare ground,
sustenance can be had for the mere trouble, and the
orerplus and manufactures sold at prices to equal
those of any other nations. The social and moral con-
dition of the country would also be lowered, education
would recede, and religion decline; a hard winter
would cause unexampled distress, and what would the
few rich be among so many poor when with our present
larger numbers of charitably-disposed, unknown
hardships are being endured at our very doors? This,
then, we suppose to be the result of developed Co-
operation; and, what does it took to supplant? Simply
this, • system which, by employing many to manage
one commerce, with • trade profit remaining to each
makes the population of the kingdom, from the poorest
to the richest, connected by ascending ranks with
gradually increasing wealth, with the result that
money is mote evenly distributed, that cites-feeling is
Imperceptibly toned down, and that it is given into
the power of many to help those in distress."—" Co-
operative Trading," published by H. A. Judd,
Weymouth,
Boaouou Pours, Tuesday. —Before the Mayor Mr. O.
&loth Mr. B. Hopkins, Mr. 0. Roberta, and Mr. If.
lteg_ tett
ToMre MAN SIM OLD OFTIODOL —Jew Spreakiin was
charged with being drunk, and using bad language on the
26th of May. He had been convided 16 times previously
—7 times for the county, and 19 time, for the borough.—
Prior proved the esse—Sentenced to one month's
troptieanotent with hard labour.
haesote.—Welzer Wawa, was summoned by Henry
Neale for sasaislUng biro, and using threatening language
on Thursday last—The complainant deposed that he went
Into Mr. Crocker's public-house, the Prince Albert
Gillimen came In whilst he was there, and afterwards his
wife. She asked her husband to go home ; but he refused,
and asked her to go in. She declined, and the defendant
said "I miaow you are afraid of that men," meaning
the complainant, at the MGM time using very bad
language. He then yelled off his coat and struck com-
plainant in the chest, and put his fist in Ms face. He
said, if it were not for the law be would knock his brains
out, and used other Climate Complainant declared he
was not safe, and said for protection.—Cliarles Crocker,
the landlord, was tolled, and corroborated the complain-
ant's evidence—The defendant in reply to the charge
said he wished to live • peaceable life. both. had had his
home upset by Neala—liapt. Vickery said the man
Deemed very excited when under the infinenr.r of drink,
and it was very o( ten.—The defendant Sas bound over to
keep the peace for three mouths--Mmaelf in £4, and one
—surety for £s—

--.Ars-siaisi.-x7-Glsorps Gordo*, a man said to be deaf and
dumb, who did not appear, was charged with being drunk
and assaulting • man named John Knott—P.C. English
said on Wednesday night lata the defendant was in Kiri!.
street He was very drunk. He went into No 1,
Reiwee•-terrsoe, and witness was called in to get him
out. He did eci, and the man than made his way for borne;
vitae= saw him again, when he wee running after
several people. He saw him run down St Thomas-street,
but did not see him afterwards. His was striking at the
people with his stick and was VW, disorderly. He did
not see him strike anybody. but they had to get out of
his stray to save thamelves from being struck.—John
Knott said he was walking in St Thomas-street near
Coburg-place, when the man ran across the road and
struck him in the mouth. He had never said anything to
=seriously. He cam again the second time and
him in the neck, and upon hie attempting to
strike him again he fractured his thumb, end complainant
had had no use of it since. He took the stick
(produced) away from him, and broke it —Supt. Vickery
said when the man was drunk be was very excitable and
violent He bad had • great many oomplainta want
him—Sentenced to one month's hard labour.
A BAD Casiescres.—Sersi Iggkias was again charged
with a similar (deuce to that preferred against her on
Saturday last, when the case wee adjourned. She was
found on Monday night at hall-pm eleven In. house on
the gam-parade, without any visible means of sub-
sistence, and for an unlawful purpoes.--Jamee Nobbs,
the owner of the boos., said the woman had no right
that., and he had to/.1 her to go away leveed times. He
had given his brother-In-law, a man named Elliott, per-
mission to lodge in the house, who said be did not consent
to the woman going there, and that he mild not get away
from her.—The Chairman said unless Elliott came there
himself and preferred the charge the Bench could not deal
with the case, a• he wee the occupier of tits house. The
woman was accordingly Maimed. _

bre-I-Ki;—
Deognuuta rot ars firer was charged
with bong drunk in fit. Edmund-street on Monday
014b1.—P.C. Sullen proved taking the &doublet in
custody. He was very drank and Incapabi. of taking
care of himself. He was very quiet and helpless—fl.
&decor, aspersed his regret, and the Beech imposed a
tine of fo.
SICIUOOI Crean —Jeer 4miler, a private in the
itoaai artillery, was charged with ranee moues, the
of Mrs. Ann Bull. ed Highrer and with being
for an unlawful (purr.—Richard Hawkins,
a bricklayer, residing at Chapelhay. mid he was at Mrs.
Bull's ruse the Mot Previout They Inf. haring
sapper about half-peat eleven when they heard a nor
down ribs. He went down and found the defendant and
someone ales: tho other man escaped. He asked the
defendant what he wanted, and he would aud answer him.
Ha accordingly charged him with robbing the hour
When he first saw his. he was leaning against us
counter with his hand towards the till. He took him
alrg the road and called a policemaa. who took him to
the police station. He could not say if the other man
was a soldier—Ann Ball. the prorscatrix, corroborated
Hawkins' statement Ethe missed b. oat of the till, of
that she was positive. fthe hoi lost more, but could not
swear how mar It was in two-chillingtiktgeose. The
man was drunk—P.O. Darnerthe man
Into custody, and finding m him roved ft argthre. and
144. In copper He was Veri &ask and made no relay
to the charge. He had no baton. and in the the
hat. mad shirt were ford at Ilodwellia-c-tlolin
Dail of t. mid be saw a man of the defend.
sage areerano• an the night in questioe, about tries
o'clock. He was trying all the doors and windows of his
boom He moks to him and told him logo away or he
would Ire at his.. The man would not go and be did
, firs, with bleak cartridge. of course, to me if It would
bring the police. He err an artilleryman, bat he could
Net swear that it was the derndant--Bergeant Daly, of
tka Rani Artfikris,eald the had served six years,
I and had been branded frogs Malts about seven swaths.
1 His character was indiffenat. end he had bre previously
marted.—The debarst and no thew nothing of the
affair an he was drunk. He might have gone into the
lease but dented that be took any money.
Upon Rb.L"g= be would like to have the ore sent
disposed at at MOB, defendant mid he
should lir to have the ere settled at once, but he aria
Crhis inarenea—The Chairman said the Berk
eeds the case very careful ceesideratims, and there
seemed to he no doobt that he was In Wet •••P at • ••••' Aft-
Unary hose and for an aalawfal=4acd -am
is al 1•11 b ere thaardiarlyi.4 to gm itoti
boot blaper.