The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-10-25 00:00:00

" Erfutod for poblio use
By Thom•• iforlock Bastard,
and dadiast,d by him to. pse.memory al his eateamad

friends

_
George Combs and Azwirew Combs, M.D.
and of their zealous efforts to diffuse • knowledge

of the human constitution and of the laws
of nature as conducive to U • pre-
servation of health and the
advsnoement of morality.
October. 1864."

Mr. Bastard then ntatetl thatthe two gentlemen
whose names were inscribed on the tablet were two very
Intimate friends of his, and be did not know in what
more suitable way be amid commemorate them than by
dedicating that erection to their reeinoty.
The company t sea 'Amin id to the sehoolroom,
where they sat down to an excellent repeat prepared by
Mr. Etheridge, of Blandford St. Mary. The chair was
taken by T. H. Bastard, Esq., and there were several
ladies and gentlemen present.
After the CliAllitait had proposed "The health of
the gut en," be pro. ended to explain that his ri &goo for
estsUishing a middle-clew school in the neighbourhood
wee because he had lour seen the necessity of scab an
iastitution. Without ditipareging the inatroction given
at other echooln, he could not but consider that it fell
short of the requirements of the age, in-smuch as the
lawn affecting health and other important subjeate wipe
either entirely exoloded, or were only lamella, ex-
plained. He alert alluded to the letter which lately
appeared in the news newspaper, with the well-known
Winegar" of "16.0.0." respecting his school,
and said he considered that the writer could not under-
stand the object which he (Mr. Bastard) had in view,
nor the eystem of instruction given (Hear, hear.)
Notwithstanding, however, the opposition the school
had met with from some quarters, it was
most gratifying to him that surer had hitherto
crowned his efforts, and he begged heartily to tender
his thanks to the Committee of Mamigemeat for their
excellent assistance. He trusted the school would go
on prosperously. It was • child of his own, and he
bored to aar, it arrive at maturity, (Applanee.)
W. C. Ftwalati, Em.. said Ita one of the Committee
of Manamment, he thanked Mr. Bastard for his hint.
uses. He and his fellow trustees had tredeavoured to
do their best to work with the founder in carry's(
on the school There had been eonsiderable misapror
henaion as to the objects they bad in view. It bad
been stated as an argument against supporting the
school that the Bible was not allowed to be read, but
he could assure those who made that objection, that tie
Bible was read by the 'cholera every day in the school.
Oa the present occasion he amid not but allude to the
very great kindnem which both the founder of the
soh.tol and hi, predecessors had shown to the town of
&upland on many ceeasions, far which be coesidered
the inhabitants woes seder great obligations to that
fiaindy. Be then proposed "Salem to the school, and
long life and happiness to its founder."
The CHAIIILIAII briefly aralinowledged the toast, after
which he proposed the "Health of the Visitors,"
eoupliis with it the mate of Sir James Clark*.
Sir JAMBS CLAIMS, in rerding, exprersed his
satisfaction to and that the building in which the
school was to be held was everything that could be
desired for sanitary peewees, and the instruction to be
imparted was such as wee eakulated to album to the
children the greatest amount of health and commequeot
longevity. In support of Mr. Bastard's ',home for
teaching physiology in schools he might state that was
of 60 medical geotletnen who were asked to sign •
document in favour of such instructiot the whole, with
exception of two who had not given title matter maMoierit
consideratioe, appended their names. (Chasm)
Jaren MCMILLAN, E•ti in an excellent speech,
gave • very interest account of the first establishment of
each schools in Edinburgh, and of the opposition they
eatioaatered. He then detailed the program
made, from which it appeared that whereas
14 years ago they only had • few solrtlars and one
sehool, now they had more than 200 'choler* and eight
sehoole. At the resent eitamlnation out of twelve cant
Met. pent up nine obtained prince and one a modal,
Awe Woe 'Pm kW/ ovinuteedell. At Ih•

present time not only had all oppodion ceseed, bat
,eLre.a.w.eLere were actually rent to thrir schools h,.,
an imight int.i their mode of instruition. He concluded
by expressing an earnest hope that the Mill Down School
might prosper. Of this he had no doubt that those who
opposed it would in time give it tb ir rapport, and be
al.o believed that the time won'd come when the •ame
system of instruction would become general in WI schools.
(Chrers).
Dr. HODGSON also addreseel the company, end. after
bearing testimony to the great worth of those two
gentlemen whose n•mee were in•oribed on the rwleeital
over the pump, and Ili4 own feelings S emotion when
the inscription was uncovered. proceeded t mike Immo
remarks OR the article which I•te,y Appeared in lt •
TOW re•pecting the achcrit, and mowed considerslilo
amnsemrot by reading copiee of variou• 'tract, be had
taken from that journal in favour of the very Demos
which it had lately condemned.
The health of the governess Mist Westwood) havinv
been given and oordially received, the ainipany
seperated.—We understand that the number of scholars
is for the present limited to 45. and that there are 19
now in the school.

WITCH A MPTON.—Maiur Ana Fart rn ire
The teacher. and children of the Witchampton and
Stanbridge schools, were, on Thursday, the 201.11
instant, kindly treated by the Rev. Carr Glyn
to a bountiful supply of plum cake and tea, on the
occasion of the marriage of his eldest son, Captain
Carr Stuart Glyn to Mir Selina C. Collier, only
. daughter of Lady Collier, of Wickham, Hants
During the day the bells rang out merry peels In
addition to the above, all the old people of the
parish had a lialf.crown and a quarter of a pound of
tee given them, and the teachers a book. The sr-
rangemente were under the ripen:deader* of the
Rev. J. Hadfield, tbe curate, and everything pared
off most satisfactorily.
IBBERTON.— FATAL CCIDIXT. —We regret to
state that late on Wednesday night, the 19th instant,
an accident befell Mr. James /deaden, innkeeper of
the above place. It appears that the deceaaed,
whilst in the act of catching up the reins which had
dropped behind the borse's legs, fell, and both of
the wheels pared over his body, inflicting such in-
juries, from which the unfortunate gentleman
ultimately expired.