The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-18 00:00:00

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BOROUGH POLICE COURT.

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TRCIRDAT. —Before Mr. .1. Vincent and Mr. J.
Buck.
HKRIOUS CHARGE or EMCGGLING.

James Anderson was chanced on remand with
Ismuffifling.-11r .1. Hawarti•liowen, who appeared
on his behalf, pleaded guilty to the charge, and asked
fora mitigation of fine. Defendant had been at Ilea
20 years, and had risen from a cabin boy to the peal.
tion of captain of • ship, and now held the responsible
office of second mate of the Brighton. He desired
the Bench not to enforce the costa, because the
Customs pressed for the treble value and duty of the
articles—amounting in all to £2l 16.
Petherick ,wessed the case owing to the very artful
manner in which the smuggling had been done.
Defendant had removed one of the famels of a cup.
board in his cabin, and it led to the lining under the
deck in connection with which a door had been con-
structed, thus showing theiflace had been forined
expressly for smuggling. —The magistrates were of
opinion the case wad a very grave one. —Defendant
was therefore fined the treble value and duty
—l2l Go. 6d.—The money wad immediately paid.

FRlDAT.—Befute Hews. G. Rolls, J. Buck, and B.
Hopkins.
AN INLBRIATRI) VAGRANT.

Thomas Green was charged with being drunk and
haring no visible mean of stilwistAmce.—Prisoner
was thscovered by P.C. Read sleeping in a rAilway
truck flu the Quay at midnight As lie had no
visible means of subsistence he wiw taken to the
police-itation.—Sentenced to seven days' hard labour.

Burt, Hon. Pasoan (Rya (Liberal candidate for East
Dorietl. Mr. C. K ItoWrison (Newton Amu. HOW 51•1,
Mn.. :lii iss Robinson, Sfr. . • ate (Mayor of
Mr. Curti4 Nlr. Calcraft (Hemp-
..tone rs Drucker. is. Barman, Miss
Mr, And Mi., Burgoyne, Rev. IL
Stet,. Mr. ( I,nd. la 1, Nev. K. 'lardy
I Chairman .4 the l'ortsnesith Wesleyan Circuit, Mr.
Hunt (Poolei, Rev. I:. Terry ((motor) and Masa Terry,
Mr..lennings (one Of the Architects of the new
building) and in. Jenninga, Harrell. Mr.
Millward, Mr. Haynes, and Nlr. Smith (circuit
iiteward.) . . . .

The proceeding* were opened with is hymn and the
reading id a portion of Scripture, after wish+ the Kee.
K. Hardy hating engaged in prayer, gave en address.
After e.flulu.tttiflg on the favonralile an.pieen ler
which the jr.itle•rinz \Vat held, he alluded to the intne
slit iii of th- into Ss-mask., and sap I lie
looked upon it am ensuring the success of the town.
He was very thankful that just 1111 the railway was
mtroduoed the Wesleyans had taken it in their heads
to erect • home for God's worship and glory, which
would he in harmony with the altered position of the
town and meet to some extent the spiritual require-
ments of the congregation who would worship there.
Mr. Hardy then alluded in warm terms to the kind•
nein the Wesloyans of the town had always ex•
perienced from Mr. Burt, pointing out that he was
ever ready to help them, and remarking that but for
his kindness asnistance, and generosity they could not
have liven assendeled there that day. (Applause.) In
the lirovidenne of God they were about to erect a
Wesleyan chapel. Comment had been made on the
visit of John Wesley to Swanage at the solicitation of
that grand heroic woman whose memory would never
perish -Mrs. Burt. I leimme at her requestand founde I,
if he might say no, Methodism in that locality. What
IV:.ilo jsesitiou to-day? There were not les, than
millions going by the name of Methodists, five
million.of whom were associated with it in Church
fellewnhip. It. Islam was not local, but its influenoe
wsi felt in ;shiest every country throughout the
' world. and it wa.. liii fl• iiiii 104 In antagonism to any
idles Church llr any other community. (HMI', hear.)
Tiler icire intent that Ilay upon raining a large MIMI
Fr a very large outlay in order to erect a Willi& to
E 111 which they would rcecivii the trai g which
would lit them to dwell in the House of the Gard for
ever. 'planar.
Tie • first stone ws. then laid by Sir • illiam
Mi7Arthur.

r. Tamar maid be was requested to place oon it £JO
present.. I by Mr. :um' NIN. Hay, oof Foormot t.
Essex, told 1:10 from r. Calcraft. (Applause.)
Mrs..loolmon, oof L melon, laiol the oton • with
A trowel tomwnted to her by the trustee, in nu.rtiony
of her late husband, one (+aid the Rev. R. Hardy) .4
thoo most noble and unwlfish miniaters that ever
li‘evd Mrs. Joohson presented Mr. Terry with a
01,41110 fin' :OW1111,4.; Mr. John Smith, of Dontietter,
gave C. in memory oof the late Mr. awl Mr... Howe.
..1 Swarl.Mie Annie Nowthower, oof Itenspotome,
4. ; soil Mi.. .\ Vincent £lO, both of the,*
Runtsi being collected in small amount..
'I r. C. t:. Houissom lam) the third .t n. with •
trowel prementod by Mr. Glyn. Ile gave el% and
Mr. Terry auti.ineed other contributionm amounting
to_ert

G. BURT laid the 1114 atone amid applause.
and gave guineaa, while Jr. .1. Norman Burton,
of Forest Gate, sulecrilied Li, and Mr. W. Barrett,
d Grantham, Lincolnshire,
Sir W. Mc.titrurn Wita then called upon to address
the meeting. He said that although this was his first
visit to Swanage, he could not hut admire and wonder
at the changes which moat have taken place in the
town within the hat few years. He admired its wition,
and thought that now they had the railway they
would he ahle to rank :ta • of a the finest watering
places ti the coat, and he hopel it would increase
in influence and proverity. He Wan eery glad to he
present and take part in the ceremony id laying the
foundat ion 'a.m. the. new chapel. -There wa. oae
thing alloy, all others they wanted in the town, and
that was a wasl Wesleyan Chapel. Ti.. pre.ent "tie
Was rather small, and not at all adapted to the
character of the town and the congregati.in which
frequented it. But they had now the prospect of
having a vary Inwitiful chapel erected, which he
ventured to say would he an ornament to the
town, and an attraction t." the viAit•on. CAM!
there. (Appian-4 He ',Heves, that .1110. of the
greatest acts of charity they could poosiblv engage in
was in erecting a place of worship to the -honour and
glory of I (.11.1.lause.) After alluding to the
advantage which wonld accrue feign all religious
denomination. working hand in hand instead of
quarrelling AA 1.11.. y .1111 at the preseat Sif
William concluded with an illusion Wesley,
and exhorted them to fidlow in Ilia footstep., and
remetnls'r that, a. le• had said, Methodists were the
"frienda all, and the enetmes of hone:

The Hon. I;I.VN, in the e.0.m... ..f •11.. rt
ivldmois, *3O h. pok.. ti them a.. a member ef the
Church of England, hut lie WA, a 1.., Oat. of two.. ale.
held atr.ougly t.. the doctrine of equality.
The gatherittz that day %Va. I. iii,.. a
inuet 111frre.ting .110% an.l it 1111 l At Ile a la. HMV I
every Chrretian 1111$1 au,l w. ill1:111 tit j.,iui ill the
et.reen.inv of I,,ying the 1111 l .1 iti..ti ..f teumle th tt
mai to f.. emet...l b. the 11111..111.
glqry It.. 1.1100111 Ihit t hat the church wa.i
to the memory of John WeAry, ..f Wll.lll he apace in
/mat [intim!, awl r.aicluded I.y wi.lking
i1110(X.1.