The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-16 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DIRC El EMIR. TUSSISAY. rBBRUARY is. 1963.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

Those who were present at the opening
of the House of Commons on Monday, and sew
the benches crowded with members, were
probably led to the belief that there was to be a
party fight on Mr. Buxton's motion respecting
the attack upon Kagosima. They were speedily
uudeceived, however. It was Denmark, and
not Japan, that brought down such an unusual
number of members. It was the expectation of
witnessing a very pretty skirmish between the
two front benches, respecting the production of
the dispatches between the Cabinets of London
and Berlin, and Vienna, that induced so many
hon. gentlemen to walk from Pall Mall down to
Parliament-street This little fight over, and
Mr. Buxton having risen at twenty minutes
pest five, a good many M. P.'. retreated, and
long before the bon. member for Maidstone—
whose speech, although good reading is not
good listening—had finished his able discourse
the House was two-thirds empty. The array of
leaden on the two front benches, h ' in-
cluding Lord Palmerston, Mr. Gladstone, Mr.
Milner Gibson, Sir R. Palmer, Lord Clarence
Paget, Sir Charles Wood, and Mr. Layard, on
the right; and Mr. Disraeli, Sir J. Pskington,
Mr. Whiteside' Lord Stanley, Mr. Seymour
Fitzgerald, on the left, sat on for some time;
but as the debate fell, for the most part into
the hands of third-rate men, it was pretty clear
that there was to be nothing more than a sham
fight. So when at nine o'clock the Speaker
retired for refreshment previous to Mr. Layard's
reply, the green leather benches were the most
conspicuous objects. The division, which took
place about one o'clock, after more than seven
hours' debate, shows that there was nothing like
an arrangement of forcer. In fact, the placid in.
difference with which Mk° whips on either side
listened to the indignant eloquence of the con-
tending orators, would have mowed the
spectators of that fact hours ago. Out of the
85 members who voted against the Government,
60 were Conservatives; including Mr. Adderly,
Mr. Corry, Mr. Disraeli, Sir Fitzroy Kelly,
Lord John Manners, Lord Naas, Sir John
Pakington, Lord Stanley, and Mr. Whiteside,
members of the late ministry; and there were
25 Liberals of the advanced class, including Mr.
Baines, Mr. Cox, Mr. Samuel Gurney, Mr.
Hadfield, Mr. Lawson, Mr. Leathern, Sir It
Pato, Mr. Seely, Mr. Westhead. and Mr.
White The tellers—Lord Robert Cecil and Mr.
Forster—marked the fusion of Conservatives and
Radical.. On the other hand several Conserva-
tives, chiefly though not wholly, of the mercantile
community, supported the Government, and of
course Mr. G. W. P. Bentinck—" Norfolk Bent-
inek"—who, though he sits just behind the opposi-
tion bench, always opposes Mr. Disraeli end sup-
ports Lord Palmerston, was with Mr. Brand and
Sir W. Dauber. Thus ended the first division of
the session, the House refusing to commit itself
to any decided opinion; and after seven hours'
talking, passing to the previous question that
the house adjourn over Ash Wednesday.
Some vary interesting correspondence between
the Government of this country and Washing-
ton upon international law has just been
published. Prom this it appears that Lord
Russell is not chargeable with all the truckling of
America with which he has been accused. In
writing to Mr. Adams, be admitted that the
Alabama and the Oreto were • scandal, and in
some degree a reproach to our land; but at the
mime time be contended that the Alabama was
entitled to be treated as a ship of war, belonging
to a beligerent power. The remedy his lordship
proposed was that the President should offer a
reward for her capture, exceeding the entire
value of the vessel ; and he also urged that if all
the assistance given to the Federate by British
injects, and British munitions of war were
weighed against similar aid given to the Confede-
rated, the balance of advantages would be on the
side of the former. Mr. Adams, however,
totally denied the pioportion, and contended
that there was one vast conspiracy in England
against the North. The proof of the assertion
was held to consist in the Confederate loan, which
it was alleged was intended to produce • state
of exasperation in America, and thus bring on
• war with Great Britain, with • view to aid the
Confederate cause.
The Economist recommends the establishment
of • "Judicial Bank," in which should be de-
posited all those trust and other monies which
the Court of Chancery, and vat ions other English,
Irish, and Scotch courts now hold without
benefit accruing to the owners of such mcney.
In the English Court of Chancery alone there
are more than £54,000,0410 sterling, and the
sums annually paid into that court exceed the
outgoings by about half-a-million. The evils of
the present system are that no suitor gets any
interest on the sums paid into Court, unless he
expressly applies to have them invested in the
public funds, and then he runs the risk of the
rise and fall of the market. During an iuvesti-
iratiou of right to money no inteirost is paid at
all. lithe court has to buy £l,OOO of stock for
one suitor and sell for another each
suitor loses the costs of the transaction.
This court is consequently a favourite on the
Stock Exchange. Now it is proposed that all
judicial deposits should be collected into one
bank, with branches if necessary, but with only
one manager ; that • government rate of interest
shall be paid upon deposits, and that when stock
had to be bought or sold, the court should have
the power of transferring amounts from one
suitor to another, and so only necessitate the
buying or the selling of the difference between
the amounts. Thus the national security would
be given to the suitor, and he would receive an
income from that which is at present dead money.
There will, of course, be immense difficulty in
carrying out this project, because the Court of
Chancery now receives the large sums of money
which would then go to the public, and the Sto,k
Exchange would lose • large amount of that
heavy per oentage which it now receives for
doing unnecessary work.
If the facts were not stated on good authority
it would not be believed that no provision is
made in the Isle of Man for the regulation of
lunacy cases, and that the commissioners in
lunacy have no jurisdiction there. In conse-
quence of this state of affairs an unfortunate men
has been confined for 17 years past in a "filthy
oowhouse," with damp and unsightly walls, and
a cold clay floor. Literally frightened out of
his wits" in his youth by the appearance of a
fellow-apprentice clothed in white, he has since
dragged on a miserable existence in a state of
bondage, which would have doubtless terminated
in an obscure death if Mr. Sydney Rodger's late
communications on confined lunatics had not
brought tho came to light and induced inquiry.
IThe same gentleman now writes to the Times
appealing for this—the lest discovered—ease of
madness and misery.
Judgment on two important matters—the
Alexandra and the Essays and Reviews—was
delivered on Monday. In the former, which
was an appeal else moved for by the Attorney-
General, the judges decided by a majority
that the Court sitting in error had no
jurisdiction to hear the appeal, and it was there-
fore dismissed. The question will now be carried
to the House of Lords. In the other case, that
of the articles contributed to the "Bays and
Reviews" by the Rev. Rowland Williams, and
the Rev. A. B. Wilson, for which those reverend
gentlemen were lest year suspended for a tu Glee
month, the Lord Chancellor, said, that
without passing any opinion on the artioles
in question, the question of suspension nunt be
annulled, with costs allowed tow the present
appeal, and Masers. Williams and Wilson replaced
in their position. This decision ought to allay
the alarms of those persons who fear the inter-
vention of the Stabe in matters of religiose
declaim. beam pumas willcomidsc that time bee

CANDLIMAII Fra.—This fair took place on Monday.
'lle weather, as usual, was anything but inviting in the
early part of the day, but in the afternoon we. fine.
This. was but a isodireW supply of baton and calves,
which met with a rather slack- trade. although in some
fastener superior animals fetched M. The supply of
herresen wee large, ailing from £ll to Elf each.
There were rereely any fat bears on offer. Althoegb
there was a large attendsons of taxmen, still burner
was not carve, prime animas brag only sought after,
of which then were not many. Mr. Error sold some
chine Mereord bulls, some of which realised 04 and
IA whilst the avenge pdes was about £l9. Of hones

there was • largo ,upply, sev:ral useful cart horses and
lacks being on offer. Ituein.es, Weever, in this de-
partment of the fair win t'eny dulls there herr mine
sellers than buyers. In the Coin Is. ehdrigs !here was
a largo ottendanos of farmers, who did not seem at all '
Inclined hi m •ke any reeks es at the present quota-
done, eo Loin SS was vuty rhsek.
Leen —•A Politic meet*/ will be had at the
Towntioll on Thursday evening, convened by the cone
initka of the Total Ab•hiienee Society of this town,
when • lecture will be delivered by the Rev.
.11enry
(hile, reeler of Treboroneb, Somerset, on the objects of
the United Kingdom Alliance. The Bev. H. Monte
will take the clisie land a petitieu will Ito laid on the
table for signature by theft who are in favour of •
NIL
Couxtt COURT. February 8, Defers T. W.
Saunders, Foci., Deputy Judge.) Edward Rehired, a
Sapper In the 21)th Company of the 'loyal Eugineers,
stationed at Weymouth, came up in inanely of Mr.
, Loverlns. the chief warder of the Dorset County Gaol,
(having been *riveted by the sheriff for deht,) on bis
petition for adjudicatlaz of bankruptcy. If r.Weaton ap-
peared in sapient, and no legal geutlemen was
twee to oppose. It appeared that the deka were about
EIP7. The assets are stated to be nil. The adjedica-
tion of benkrolecy having been made. and the legal
an attend•
preliminary documents signed, t'ie bankrupt was
Ordered to be released from custody, and the meeting
for proof of debts and first examination fixed for the
29th instant. Him brother, a member of a highly re-
upsstable family at Maidstone, was in attendance, but
was not call. d. The other bushier transacted presented
no feature of Interest.
Vantunce.—Elias Long, • tramp, was brouxt
before the Mayor on Monday, charged with bt
found in the puldie streets, end having no visible means
of subsistence. —tie was oommittecl for a mouth's impri-
sonment with hard labour, as • rogue and vagabond.
llokklikeki TO nit DoltaLT Contirf GAOL.
daises: George Hunt, abominable crime at Chettleie
—Hard Lebow : John Bascombe. poaching at rhaldep
Herring. 1 month ; William lows, assault on coostable
at Weymouth, 1 month ; John CI posy, vagrancy at
Came Abbas, 14 day.; Wiliam Long and Benjamin
Parsons, misbehaviour at Cerne Abbas Union,
1 month; James Brine, and Pastel Brine,vagnines at
Godmanstone, 1 month; I herbs Allen, robbing
garden at Wyk.' Regis, 2 south. ; Emily Freeman,
stealing fence at Crenborne. 12 days; Thomas Randall,
stealing wood at Symoud•bstry, 14 days ; Joseph
Francis, breath of tbit peace se Hinton St. Mary, 4
months.
WEYMOUTII.—Bogoona Pirrr Scissions, Hon-
day.—Befere E. Bailey, W. Symonds, and J. Ayling,
STARBISO CARE.— The prisoner, Edward Reeks,
was again placed in ths dock, charged with stabbing
James Randall.—Proseautor was conveyed to the stetiou
In • wheel chair, but was Ito weak that be was compelled
to be assisted by two constables into the GeildhalL He
looked very ill, and was acco ninodated with • seat whilst
giving his evidence. He rid I am brother-in-law to pri-
soner. On Saturday night, the 31st of January. I was in
Reeka's hour iq company with him, hie wife, and three
other,. After I had been there • short time • row took
place between Re, ks and his wife, and he wised • poker
and struck her on her arm. I got op and attempted to
take the poker from him, whilst the other persons were
getting prismier's wife out of the room, and we were the
only persons in the room. When I had the poker, and
wits putting it down priaoher stabbed me in the thigh,
and I screamed out, "Oh, you have stabbed me." I
then turned round and knocked hint down, when he
stabbed me in the arm. I new he had • knife in
his hand, which he shut up and threw on the floor. The
knife produced is the one with which prisoner stabbed
me, and I picked it up. Thomas Crane thee came in
the room, and I showed him where prisoner had stabbed
me. Soon after a policeman 0.00 and I gave the knife
into his poreesion, and prisoner in charge. In copse-
queues of Use wounds I received I have been confined
to my bed over since. —Cross-ezesiiined Piisoner was
not sober, but he had Lad drink.—Tiie evidence of P.C.
Powell, Thomas Crane, and Dr. Couchier was read over
and oorroborated.—The usual caution having been read
over to prisoner, and in answer to the maristratse' clerk,
stated he had nothing to say.—The presiding
magistrate, E. Bayley, Er., addressing prisoner, said
the ease had assumed that serious form which gave the
magistrates no power to deal with it, and it was their
duty to seed him for trial at the nnises. He was sorry
to see him planed in such • painful position, but he
might have been in • much more painful one, for had he
struck, according to the evidence of the medical
man, in the inside part of the leg indeed of
outside, the consequences would have bee.
fatal, PO that be would not only have taken
Rand*Ws life, hot also placed his own in jeopardy.
He (Mr. Bayley) urged ',mailer to see the evil results
arising from attending public-houses, stating that they
led to all kind of evils, and then from one crime to
another, as in his awe. He expressed a hope that
whilst he was in prison 110 would think of his pest
conduot—Priaoner was than removed to his cell.

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Tin Fri :me or Mass.-William Taylor, landlord
of the Ali int leg, wail brought up in custody charged '
with breaking ifs p ines of glass in • hones belonging to
George Tayloi, end with assaulting Margaret Taylor,
and Ler eget Taylor, jun. -Mr. Howard appeared
for the promntion, and expremed the painful position
In which he WM placed in bring.ng the sae forward.-
Margaret HavrXiorne wife of George Taylor, said she
lived at Me gembe itch'. Prisoner is her son-in-law,
and resides ta at door. On Sunday evening, between
five and six o'clock, be came into her house and nude
use of threatening language. He forced his way in and
wanted to go up stairs, saying be would finish her be-
fore night and then jammed her between • door. She
then got him out of the house,when he broke six panes
of glass, and tried to break in the back door with a
hammer. He again made nes of bad language, threaten
-
big that he would do for her before the night was over.
He was drank at the time. He had often threatened
her before, and she considered her life was in danger,
and wished to be protected. [At this stage of the pro-
ceedings witness fainted away and had to be carried
out of court )- Margaret Taylor, wife of prisoner, said
on Sunday morning about half-past nine, her husband
caught her hold by the throat and said he would do for
her. He had threatesed her so many times tbs.& she
had been compelled to leave the house, and she
, believed her life was in danger when he was in
his drunken fits. Ha again attacked her in the evening
at her motlvir's house, when she attempted to polish him
out of it. He caught her by in. throat and knocked
her head againat • petition. He had been drink ins, rum and
milk all the day. He had often threatened her, but
he had not raised his hand against her since she bed
him in the wart lent year. Both complainants said
they did not wish prisoner to be punished ; they only
wanted him bound over to keep the peace.-In defence
prisoner said that when he got up on Sunday morning
a dispute arose between him and his wife about some
money. He generally made it a practice of giving her
the money, whiels he did on that day, but she accused
him of keeping part of it back, and thrust her hands
into his pockets to endeavour to obtain some more. He
told her that he had no more, when she persisted in
stating that he had, when he cut his trouser pockets
open to show her that he had no more money. She
however still persisted in saying that he had kept
back some, which so aggravated him that he got
drank and did not know what he did afterward.,
but he did not think he annulled his wife. He
had been • teetotaler for NNW time past until
that morning, and after this affair was over
be would sign the pledge although be kept • public
house,-Mr. Ayling said it had been clearly proved
that a most cowardly assault had been committed by
prisoner on his wife, and he should mod him to gaol
for a month's bard lamer, and also bind him over to
keep the peace for is morilm-hiusself in C2O, and two
sureties in El() each.
Dnunggesese.--fiamnel Taylor was brought up in
custody charged with being drank and disorderly, as-
saulting the police, and dismissing the cell whilst at the
station.-The ease was proved by P.C. White, who
found prisoner drunk and making used had humours in
High-street on Saturday night. He was very violent and
mate use of disgraceful language.-Another police-
... Mon proved that prisoner broke his bedstead, which
would cost 3e. to repair. -Prisoner, who appeared with
two black eyes. said be was • stranger in the town. He
went Into a pubic house, when two men set upon him
and treated him worse than • dog • dog would not be
treats d so badly in his acuity (Wiltshire). This was
the first time he bad been in the county, and he wished
he was not in it now. -Prisoner was sent to gaol for 14
dais with hard labour.
KIWL111:1 or 111111%—In the list of the snociessful
candidates at the Cambridge Local Rumination, it is
with much pleasure we perceive that Master Gaston,
of this town, has &quitted himself most satisfactorily
and is mentioned as being specially distinguished in
German and French, in both of which he stood in a
very proud position, who with another boy were the
only two out of 650 who passed the tat of the ex-
amination in the above language.. He was the only
succoefol candidate front this town. and Master Groves,
of Dorchester, was the only one who passed the rigid
examination in French at the last Oxford examination.
We must also congratulate him for having gained the
first prise in his nano! at Christmas hot, when we
take into consideration that he wag not Ahem years
of age when he ramivad this reward for his patient
study and diligence. This makes the fortieth pupil
who have pawed satisfactory examinations in modern
languages under Mr. Canton's tuition.
WAREHAM - COUNTY Coney, Friday. - The
usually very light badness connected with this court
was much enlivened by the presence of many solicitors,
including three registrars from other lupe County
Court districts-The solicitors in attendance were
Messrs. Johns. of Ringwood; Rawlins, Wimborne ;
Atkinson,Blandford ;Trevenen, of the firm of Phippard
and Trevensm,Wareham ; Weston,Dorchester ; Howard,
Weymouth, &a de. -There was also • lengthy cause
list. The majority of the cases were of the usual com-
mon-plaoe and uninteresting nature, but others
appeared to be attended with some degree of interest
to • crowded court, especially two jury cues for violent
assaults, alleged to have deen committed on two highly
farmers in this county. After the
rpe=bleiff, Yr. Thomas Resent, had given his
evident* in the find =SO, and during the
examiration of Mr. Symonds, of Milborne, and Mr.
Grasse, • large Dereetehire farmer, the judge, T. W.
Saunders, Esq., (who acted as deputy for E. Everett,
Req. who was unable to attend this circuit, in con-
sequence of illness.) suggested that, as it appeared the
case was one in which the feelings of plaintiffs were
more involved, than any actual injury done; and if the
ease went to the jury, it would only aggravate whatever
biassing' or animoaty might have arisen in consequence
of the affray, it would he desirable at this stage to
settle the matter.-A consultation then took place
betwe-u Mr. Atkiaeon, who appeared for plaintiff, and
Mr. We-ton, for defendant. On their return, Mr.
Atkinson announced that the terms proposed to defen-
dant were :-That be should pay EIS to the Dorset
County HosMtal, make • written appology, and pay
the code in both actions and to be taxed on the bighàr
stale be the registrar of the court. After some die
amino Mr. Weston stated, on behalf of his client.
Mr. Spear, that he seceded to them terms. The
Judge thanked the highly respectable and intelligent
jury, (who had been eumnamed by the registrar) for
t• attendance, and they were discharged. In one
rather i
tomportant cam. his Hector reserved his jud
meat, end said he would sand it in writing Om
registree.-There was ens benknipley ease in which
the last examination of the insolvent was adjourned
to the llth of liana sank when • special court is to
be held.
BLANDnORD.-Tearer 1100111 TY.—Os Thursday two
temillsge is aid el the above misty yore bag in the
Tomball, Illasased, the atlassoon mosabag vas vary

thinly attended. The chair we. token by the Rev. J.
R. Ode., (rector). who commenced the pa/medley' it
ealllng upon the Rev. B. Gray (led. tentleut 31ie01.0 r)
to resage ii, prayer. After watch the Coalman mid
it gave his.. tench pleasera ii leutdy Merit, at the
..... mestrusent of his asiiristry, with am', so excellari
society es that of foe Reletions react Society. .'et
.1.0 'Tenet day, when relogis!... truth W exteusitelt
oincilated, it might be thougot unnecessary to exatuir.e
the fundamee tad principle. ot so. h • society; but perhip,
it sel never talons nememry thAll cow when to Mach
dangerone error was taught, and the uplioldets of in
Orli principles tiara to active. Such a society as the
religious tract society, w;iose fundomeutad prionples
went strictly in aooordanye with the Word of God, was
of inestimable vain.' for the committee of that society,
" soon
abroad. iminedietely issued books and tract. to
n
es they found that erroneous teaching eat being
spread
controvert sive error. In the rural districts they had
se idea of the strenuous exertions made by infidels and
°then to disseminate their pernicions doctrine.; but,
as an instance of it, he could secure them that respecta-
ble men were emplaced lry &society established st Hudders-
field, Lod supplied with first, second, •nti third clam
lichen for the stole purpose of dirmineting infidel
tracts, and entering into convolution mid descussron
with tile passengers. The tract societies' publications
WCIO translated into nearly .11th. dialects of the world,
and ik 1111011A1 Ciiegl*44oo 04 books, periodicals. and
tract' amounted to 47 millions. All then taught
directly or indirectly the great truths of Christianity.
lle (the chairman) sincerely trusted that greater interest
would be shown by the Inhabitants of Blandford in the
success of the society that has hitherto been, and that
they would, by their so-operation, feel the same au the
little boy, who, when asked what be wanted ate mis-
sionary meeting, replied, "He was a partner in the
concern." After a few remarks ou the den of self-
denial for the cause of Ohre t, the cheinueu riled upon
the Rev. P. T. Saffery, the deputation, to address the
mettle .._The rev. gentleman said it afforded him very
great pliant. In Again visiting his friends in Blandford ;
tat it was very iej,loto lee re-visited ;daces without
finding that eataifiettiessed friend had been called away,
and hi had aa the pieeea: occasion to mourn the loss 04
one who had ever 6-ew
a ,o(at , triond of the somety,
anti who, lad year, presided at .
•" ir meeting. He had,
.
a.l were, to speak to them from "h" l'h„" d"a•
and he trusted that such con.iderae.'°" would """""
nig. their hearts. But while he jeie.-el with them in
lamenting the loss of each an excellent mil.
metros their
late rector, it afforded him very great plea' tor. and
Christian joy to find that he was succeeded by o.",";"_"
had to thoroughly identified himself with the , "'""
rens of the tenet !society. The rev, gentleman the,'
proceeded to giee an outline of the operations of the
society from its first fortnatien. It was not till atter
it had been esubliahed four years that a report WY
issued, and the committee thanhed Clod that they had
been ambled to issue 61 tear. daring that time. Whet
a differenoe now ! During the past year they bad, be-
sides their reissues, published 400 new books and
pamphlets. There was not • missionary society •Sth
which they were hot identified, and it bad often m-
ooned to his mind in which capacity the Trach society
bad been most useful to the missionary work—whether
*A a pioneer, an auxiliary. or as a supplementary aid.
Mr. Safety then proceeded to give instances of the
good achieved by the society in these three particulars
—let As a pioneer. Some Mrs ago a devoted missionary
was travelling in • remote part of China, and came to
• eettlement where ir found a Christian Church of
200 members, who bad been brought to the knowledge
of the troth by two of their number re tding • tract
published by the society, which they had given them
at Hong Kong some yerrs before. 2nd. As an
actuary. At the present time the educated youth
in Bengal were taking great interest in the various
theological controversies prevalent in England. and the
subject of the atonement was under their serious. con-
sideration- To meet the inquiry application had been
made by the missionaries for 3.C1.1 copies of • little
work on that subject, written by the Rev. R. Hall. the
Irish rise of Durham and Calcutta. They requested that
they might have them in the English language, and
in compliance with their request in • short time they
would b-• sent. 3rd. As supplementary. During the
persecution which raged In Madagascar. promoted by
the Queen, It I of the converts managed to escape from
their persecutors, and to hide themselves in the featheru
of the mountains, and during the whole of the time they
were thus persecuted, there we. only one also
spearhead from the faith. It had been asked, bow
was it that this, misruled people, iaolated from all
means of grace, Ind been enabled to pereevere in their
Chadian faith. The answer was that some time
previous to the p Titration no less than 300,000 books
rd tracts i-sued by the Religious Treat Society had
been circulated among them. It had been truly mid ,
that the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the Church, '
and it had certainly been so there, for whereas before
the persecution there were about 400 converts they
now numbered upwards of 2,C)0. The rev, gentleman
then proceeded to show the prelim claims which the
satiety had upon profeming Christians at the present
time, referring first to the fetsilities whirl were given by
every nation in Europe, with the exception of Spain,
to circulate religious tracts. The laws made by Austria
against such ilietribution were in far reprised, and at
the present time not only had the Danes made applica-
tion to the society for tracts in their own language for
dl,tribotion to their sick and wounded soldiers, but the
Germans bad also made • like application, and even
the Austrians had applied for tracts printed In the
Italian language fur those Italians who reeved in the
present war. • lemarkable state of things was also
taking place in France, chiefiy caused by the earnest
de voted ne se of some Protestant ladies, who had distributed
tern ; and lie (the speaker) bad received • letter from
• gentleman residing there, in which he stated that the
people were weary of the priests and popery, and trete
asking for the gospel. At the present time the same feel-
ing waamanifered hy the French resislim, in Algeria and
Cords, and they had had repeated applications from
the Roman Catholic army in Mexico, thrtuth the
medium of friends in Preece, for tracts written in
French, Spanish, and Portuguese. All then •mre strong
reasous why Christians in Ragland should not only be
mere earnest in prayer, but increase their •upport to this
society. Application. bad also been made by a gentle-
man connected with the Coulederate army for a grant
of tracts for the thousands of sick and disabled who
were laid up in hospital' and other places, and not only
had the rarity sent 300,f 1) tracts for 'distribution
among them • but that the Northern party might leave
no ruse for thinking themselves alighted they bad sent
the same number for the 1110 of the wounded and sick
soldiers belonging to them, both of these grants being
arempanied with an earnest hope that the war would
soon cease, and that the negro would be freed. In
consequence of these calls upon their funds, they had
been obl•pd to take out of their trading capital no less
than F. 4004. The rev, gentleman then referred to the
spread of Infidel and rationalistic doctrines at home,
and the ii me.. of Roman Catholicism, and concluded
his admirable speech by an earnest appeal to tb.lll
present to be not ouly more liberal in supporting the
society, but more earnest in their individual exertions
to spread the koowledge of the truth by tho means of
tract distribution amongst their neighbours—refening
to the seal and earnestness in this eause_of the talented
authoress of the Lays of the Reformat:ma, who, though
for noon per. a great sufferer, MY constantly sona,
ant only in writing for the society, but in sending
abroad its tracts for end wide. The 1t,,. Mr. Corder:
briefly addressed the meeting, showing It. many advan-
tages connected with tract distribution. He also ex-
pressed his opinion that more danger was to be appre-
hended by the promulgation of 14,400,11 Catholic and
Paryite doctrines than by infidel and sceptical
opinions, inasmuch as the human mind required wine-
thing to worship. After a few remarks from the Chair-
man, in whieli In expressed his hope that the present
was not to be taken as • specimen of meetings in Bland-
ford, the Doxology was sung, sod Benediction pro-
flounced, and the meeting nonrated- The evening
meeting was ravened at balf-put six o'clock. Though
more were present than in the afternoon, the room was
about three-carts filled. In the unavoidable absence of
the rector, Mr. If. 11, Fisher was elected chairman, and
after the meeting bad been opened by prayer, the Rev.
P. F. Saffery commenced hie Isidro. He expressed his
great phnsure that, in the arenas of the rector, the
oldest officer of the Blandford ea:diary bad crouseuted,
'dart a moment's notice, to take the chair. Be then
gays • mammal/ of the number of works issued by the
elsoisty,—Periodiora--Ckild's Cramer% 100,000 ter
month ; Tract Mapazase,7,oloo smoothly; TAs Cotgayer,
lately countered for ciroalatioa in rural districts,
00,000; Leisure hoar, and Sandy at HOW, the latter
ererciising great influence among our mining population
200,000. At the commencement of each mouth 70,000
parts were rued, indepeodently of the weekly numbers.
Their writers sire gifted men, and instead of their
Inset, being piloted tea close small type as formerly,
they now issued them in • clear bold letter. There
were two or three tracte peculiarly suited for diatribe-
Mon, and one especially, entitled " Philip Sharky, or
the Kilmarriocli Blacksmith," which had been pro-
owlet:led a "perfect tract." and of which an eminent
London tradesman hid only • few days befere ordered
3.000 copies. All or Now was ar a tract admirably
suited for distribution: As regarded the want of
armor which tract distributors might sonsetimee
lament, he reminded tire that tarns must not be the
rule of conduct. The rev, gentlemen then alluded to
three topics he dwelt on in the airman, sad especially
to the remarks made by Mr. Orders, in support of
whose statements he said that • geatlemen well
informed on such matters Lad Lady stated that he
believed there was • deep-laid scheme to hand over
thr country to Popery, in corroboration of which be
was sorry to say that within the last two or three weeks
a clergymen of the Church of Ragland, dreamed like a
Catholic snook, with shaven head and madand feet, had
Men preaching in large places, such as Bristol, advo-
cating the reuidablishment of religious orders • and a
few weeks ago an advertisement appeared in orders;
knowledged organ of the Pownite party for • young
man as curate, whose especial qualifications were to
consist in hie being able to conduct conferiont. Dr.
Lyttleton, in the city of Norwich, had also publicly ad-
vocated the union of the Church of Ragland with the
Church of Rome. and said that the minister might have
the breviary and missile in cm band and the book of
Common Prayer in the other There
fore, he considered, • time when the claims to the Tract
Society were more pressing than the present, and it be-
hoved tract distributors, and capeciahiy Sunday School
teachers to be up and doing, so that the minds of the
people, and especially the young. should be imbued
with evangelical principles and teaching. The rev.
gentlemen concluded his remark, in the same way as at
the afternoon meeting; and • vote of thanks having
beta accorded to him and the chairman, the doxology
was sung, and the meeting separated.—The collectiona
amounted to £7 sa. 104. We understand that it is in-
tended to re-onpuine the Blandford Auxiliary Branch
of this society, so as more efficiently to cony out the
object its promoters hare in view.