The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-12 00:00:00

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SALISBURY.

MR, BOTHER TON ESTOOUBT AND THE
BISHOP OF SALISBURY ON ZDUOAOION.
SALISBURY, Oct. 6.
The annual muting of the Rants and Witte Adult
Education Society was held today in the Council
Chamber in this city, and was largely attended by the
clergy of the two counties.
The Bight Hon, &therm Lauren, M.P., President
of the Poor Lew Board, occupied the chair. and among
those at the principal table were the Right Rev, the
Bishop of Salisbury, Mr. Marsh M.P., Sir E. Hulse, the
Dean of Salisbury, the en, Archdeawn Honey, Mr.
Squarey, the Mayor of Salisbury, ho.
The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said that
in taking the chair he had followed, not his own Melina•
lions only, but the guidance of those in whom the
society placed 0001de/roe. Although lie had always
himself been very much etteched to what might pram
Sully be called the cause of eduestion, yet he had never
had it in his power to do anything which rendered him
deserving of the honour of presiding over this meeting.
He, however, thought it was the most satiehodory
course for any man who occupied a public poeition in
this country to accept the post, whatever it might be,
which wee assigned to bite by those who had the proper
authority to make the oeteedon. Hs should be glad to
introdaeo the prooddimpt today by a few of those re.
mark, upon education whlcii: might perhaps be expected '
from him, but as it had been suggested by the secretary
that the report should first be nod, be would postpone
them until then.
The Hon. and Rev. Samuel Best, nob/ of Abbot's
fAununow, Andover,
is ndover", then proceeded
gad.dWi ki
—With respect tlt report.operation of the Hants and Wilts Society, your corm
to
mitts, beg to refer with singular estialsetlon to the re.
—reotlrit direct
suite of your own examinations. IR the year
1686, the Ant in which any offer of examination
was mode, only three candidates appeared. In
the seeond year (1887) the number increased to 13,
to nine of whom the society's cartilioate was awarded.
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who underwent examination, to 32 of whom certificates
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have been awarded—three of the best degree of merit,
10 of the second, and 19 of the third, While to 21 of
these suocessful candidate. have mine in books, varying
in value "wording to the merit of the examination, been
awarded. Among those examined, the following em.
ploymente were represented .—The labourer, cowherd,
woodcutter, under carter, shepherd, carpenter, stable.
boy, apprentice to shoemaker, blacksmith, tailor, appren.
nee to clock and watchmaker, ditto to painter, ditto to
papermaker, ditto to ironfounder, wooleorter, page,
errandboy, and ploughboy. Another important branch
of your society's labours is the encouragement and aid of
evening schools, which have been thin year given in a
much larger number of instanoes. It is with satisfac-
tion that the committee are enabled to report that in no
instance with examinations so widely spread as they this
year have been over the Matelots comprehended within
the society's operations, and dealing with ouch various
and dissimilar dunes, have they reason be doubt the
honesty and fairnees of the work dons, or to believe
that there has been any collusion or attempt to deceive.
All has been fairly and honestly done that has been
done, even if the standard has been low that has been as
yet attained. (Cheers.)
The Chairman, in the (mune of hie address to the
meeting, eaid—We have had large some of money distri-
-1 bitted by private enterpriee and by the State at large,
for the promotion of *duet:ion. Many gentlemen have
devoted their time, their energies, and their 'libitum to
the establishment of schools all over the country, We
And that the question has been made the subject of
party discussion and party competition —a thing which
can never be avoided in this country, and which, upon
the whole, is, perhaps, rather a good than an evil—at all
event', we must expect it in • free country. I say,
although we have the State and individuals competing
with mach other, and driving to do all they can for the
establishment of whoole, and although we are expending
an amount of nearly £1,000,000 out of the public fund.
of the country for the seine purpose, yet we cannot
blink the result that, as respects the greet mouse of the
country exactly at that moment when ideas begin to
take the place of mere sound, when memory, which is
one of the earliest faculties of the mind, begin. to carry
away eomething like the substance, instead of sound, we
And the whole body of our schools withdrawn from our
ken by the neoeseity which I. east upon the parents of
sending the children out to work, Now, the question is
what shall that remedy be, and, as on former occasions,
the subject has been discussed by us, the SAMS course
will be continued until we arrive, as I hope we shell, at
• solid, practical result. 'Whet we ought to do le to de-
vise some nieeno of attracting and keeping a hold on the
,roung after leaving sohool, without interfering with
their ordinary operations, or interfering in any way be.
Wean the employers and the employed. (Hear, hear.)
Ills rather too much to @upset that an employer will
oenunt to keep • boy at '<Moot at the time when he
ought to be at work ; and, indeed, even in that OM, I
dtaibt very muoit whether such a plan would be 1111000114.
fol. I think, therefore, we may lay it down as a general
principle, that the only enduring mode by which we can
hope to effect the object we have in view is to adopt
loins system which shall produce in the minds of the
hod when they are leaving school a desire to continue
the improvement of their minds. To speak plainly, I
seen. other remedy for the evil, (Hear, hear.) Much
good may, I think, be done by evening schools , nor do I
think that in all instances paid masters will be nue*.
sary, for I think it very probable that many young men,
from 21500 30 years of age, competent to All the situation,
would do so for a winparatively small addition to their
ordinary earnings, and I know that such loth* eau in my
own district ; but after all the main thing is to interest
the people themselves, and I take the liberty of mention.
lug that at the time of the Crimean war and the Indian
mutiny the greatest desire was evineed in many of the
rural perish.' to know what wu going on. In my own
dietriet I endeavoured to supply the want by establish.
Mg A sewcroom, to which the oubacribers paid Id, a
week, lot at the end of it many of them came to ins and
said, "41r, we cannot go on I we have all been to school
and unread, but we cannot reed these newspapers the
print law small, and they are so hard to read,' By my
advice the chose a reader for them, and by that means
were enabled to meet the difficulty, and great gouti was
effooted, I think it very desirable that some other name
than that of schools should be given to the establish.
mute which adults frequent for the purpose of educe.
Ron, bemuse I think oftentimes the very none of schools
would deter men from going there, 111 they would fear
the Pixie ef the younger persons, If ones an interest is
created among 4110111 IIUIIIO WAY will be found to offset
our aged, 41111 porliapa no means would be inure useful
then that of employing ruder", I also think the intro.
Motion of drawing into such estaidialinteitte mud Meal.
ruble, for nothing ionic to form the mind and give the
Arst element. of inotruelluit to a mu mum than draw
ing, however roughly it may he done, (l'heers,)
The Melton of Sallohury, In woonillog the resolution,
said—l cionllally lowan in every wont uttered with re.
"peat to the mode of dealing with this most imputtent
question, With reaped to night schools I have thoultilt
it my duty on ovary poniihle ououluit to Wipeout upon
the clergy of toy diocese that they amid be more tose.
folly ettiplkysti Allan ill eupportitig and directing night
eehools, aid I am rajoloed to say that I believe thew he
no diocese in tido kimplutti where At theitrueut moment
mom is beirqi done for the promotion of education then
lit tide, (Ciontra) Her Melody's I itepeetor of Ilelitatile,
who itee given great Attention to the oueetion during
the peat year, 11411 giAlll lute 11111 meet pleasing tuitlinotty
as to the number and ofiltileney Of ille
(Rear, hear.) I Ain epeakling is the hearing of many
wimtt calm 04111i1,11 whet 1 say in dile tuning, I nunlially
agree that the bed we OM door thou who OS
we
ready and willing a reeelar battalion leak
plaamiltl tootrallho hit them under atto4ne me than
that of a oehool, and to *elect bite ou is dish a
manner as to raider them tolerating fal amusing
to the pentane who attend, and war by that
weals will be led to frequent than, 'Shire",
as hiss hum Judy saki, they might ottoridd:4 admit
to ping to a titerstitersschool, I OAR (11 , bear
out ilie obeervation of the right lion. 'Ashman that in
slitting timer, like the Crimean war aid the Indian rt.
reit the 'lmaged dune he manifested by the unedu.
tided chases to know what Is going forward, hiavittg wit'
noosed It impel?, and advantage might very well be taken
of that desire for information to 'domes the eatiee of
education. Whiten.) I 'Mould be glad to see drawing
Introduced into all our schools, not as a mere ocioomplisin
went, but it 'serener, the erg, it make' Men judge, and
litheislidabil°l"nirehreerloa thuleuss4ohloko"l44ll, alriersthtliingei rohuldintetoradtrahewr
frightened away if they were only taught the inure
tedious epee/aloes of readitig and writing. In oonelm
'ion, I can only say that a society 110 eminently useful al
thin has my moat cordial emoperation and support, be-
lieving Al I do that it hoe rendered this moat euential
eervioso to the important emus of education, which we
all desire to see prosper. (Cheers.)
The motion for the adoption of the report having been
unanimously agreed to,
The Mayor of Salisbury moved, and Mr. Marsh, M.P.,
wended the appointment of the committee for the
ensuing year.
Several other weaker* addressed the meeting, and in
the evening a dinner took place, at which the Mayor
presided.

S•thescer Immirr SCHOOL —The annual sermon
on behalf of this school is announoed to be preached
at the Cathedral on Sunday afternoon, the 17th inet.,
by the Rev. Prabandszy Renaud. Prom the annual
report Just issued, we make the following extract I—
" Ths Committee of the Salisbury Infant School, in
laying before the subsoribars and the public the
audited amounts of the receipts and expenditure for
the put year, have • circumstance to communicate
which they feel assured will be received with very
sinoere regret, namely, the retirement of Mr. Minty
from the oaks of Treasurer, which he has held with
so muoh benefit to the school for a period of twenty.
six rare The Committee are confident that they
are only expressing the sentiments of every friend
of the Institution when they tender to Mr. Minty
their warmest thanks for his most valuable
seridas as Treasurer, and also for the unvarying seal
sod attention he has ever manifested in promoting
the gthieral welfare of the school from the period oi

ita first establishment ; nor must they omit to notice
that their late tressurer has dosed his term of office
by leaving the Funds of the Charity entirely five
from debt, the balance of 111 16s. fid. which re.
mained due at the end of the previous year having
been cleared off. The Corot:tato, have much plea.
sure in stating that Mr. Phillip W. Ottaway hub
kindly adapted the MB°. of treasurer. The Cow.
mitts have the greater oonfldenos in recommending
their school to the support of the friends of infant
education, from its having been examined by Mr.
Warburton, one oh H. M. inspeotors of schools, and
oftioially reported by him to be ' 'ardently roc.
ducted ' according to the system on which it Wu
founded.'
MARLBOA01:1011. Coursing. The Overton and
Clatford ooursing meeting took plum on Friday and
Saturday, when some excellent sport Wal afforded.
The hares were very numerous and strong, sad the
decision of Mr. Wentworth pve general satisfaction.
Altogether the prospects of this club are very
cheering. After the sport an excellent dinner was
provided at the Ailesbury Arms, Marlborough, and
a most agreeable evening was spent.
The Overton Stakes were won by Mr. Long's Whin.

The Clatford Stakes, by Mr. Rent's Er.
The Rookley Stakes, by Mr. W. Lon s Lingo.
The Kennet Stakes, by Mr. S. Smith s Spot,
The Fyfield Stakes were divided betwten Mr. Log's
Lord of the Isles and Mr. Rast's effort.
The Avebury Stakes were won by Mx. Tanner's Tot.
tenhem.
The ktonkton Stakes, by Mr. W. Long's Loadstar,
The Berwick Stakes, by Mr. Read's iiinette.
The Winterbourn Stakes, by Mr. R. Long's Love.
Znot
The Broad Hinton Stakes, by Mr. T. Radtke.
Ripple.
Haokpen Stakes, by Mr. R. Long'. Love• Spell.
The Marlborough Stakes were divided between Yr. R.
Long'. Laroany and Mr. Jeoluon's Jura.
The Mixed Stake. were won by Mx. T. Warman's
Tulip.
The All.aged Stakes, by Mr. J. Wentworth's Bro.

nitre.
Ti Veteran Stakes wire divided between Mn. R.
Long's Loy Elam and Mr. T. Jeunigr's Improve-
ment,
The dab is under great obligations to Mr. R.
Long, Mr. Gundry, and Mr. Tanner, for the kind
pormiseion of those gentlemen to sport over their
bad, and for tho supply of hares which are always
to be found on their bums.

SOUTHAMPTON.
Tea Mama, &a. Oct. 9.—The Royal Moil Otes-
pany's eteamship Tamar, Captain Jelliooe, took her
departure today with the mails for Lisboa, St. Via.
cant, the Brazils, and River Plate, 141
(among whom is Mr. Miller, Her Majesty's=
St. Vinoent,) £82,879 in specie, jewelry value
£33,500, abd a very full cargo. The Sultan steamer,
Captain Neil Cook, leaves on Monday for Gibraltar,
M
Malta, sad Alexandria, with the Bombay mails,
_and
the Teviot, Captain Woolward, on Tuesday, for alta
and Alexandria with the Australian mails. The
Vanderbilt, Captain Lefavre, is due on Tuesday with
the New York mails delis 2nd inst. ; the Nut,
Captain Christian, on Wednesday, with the Penin-
sular maila • and the Plata, Captain Weller, on
Saturday, with the West India and Pacific mails.

LYIKINGTON.-00/01 Markel.—lt is intended to
establish an early corn market in this town, oom.
mewing on Saturday, October 18th. The market is
to be held between the hours of eleven and half.
past one o'clock.
CATTLZ MARKET.—It ill also announoed that early
in the ensuing spring a fortnightly cattle market will
be established in this town. We shall owe these
advantages to the great facilities affordod to Lyming.
ton by the possession of the railroad and the steam.
boat.
FAIL—Our annual fair, on Saturday week was •
very roar concern. The suck exhibited was be.
neath notice—and for the pleasure fair there were
some dosen toy and gingerbread stalls.
CHRIbTCHURCH. Vales of Avon and Stour
Farmer.' Club.—The first meeting of the 'mien
took place yesterday week, at the King's Arms
Hotel, when entries were made, and forma rewired,
—to be filled up and delivered to the Secretary, on
or before the 11th inst.,—by members who intend
competing for the root crops. The subject of the
evening, " Best description of wheat calculated for
the neighbourhood, and moat effectual preventeeive
of smut," was then introduced by Mr. John Withers,
of Walsh Farm, Cliewton, by whom it was ably
treated, and caused • lengthy discussion, in whiohl
nearly all present took part. A vote of thank& was'
then proposed by Mr. G. 0. Aldridge I after whittle
the following resolution was put and carried, via.
That the club in expressin& its best thanks to Mr.
Withers for his very practical paper on the best
kinds of wheat suitable to the neighbourhood—find
It difficult to select any one or two kinds in pilliou.
lar, for universal adoption. On the varlass of
soil, climates, aspect, and **portent's, must depend
the conclusion of the practical man. In the opinion
of the olub, the most effectual preventative of smut
lea solution of blue vitrol in the proportion al three.
quarters of a pound, to four bushels of Ned." The
meeting was well satanded.