The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY

The annual meeting of the Weymouth branch of this
society was held at the National 8choo1•rooto on Wed-
nude, evening. The chair wu taken by the Rev.
T. A. Greases, rector, who was accompanied on the
ilt.aforrn by the Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, Rev.
Muriott, Rev. A. Davidson, and Rev. W.
llcCoriniek. After singing and prayer offered by the
Re,. It. C. Marriott,
The Chairman read the annual report of the society,
and the financial statement of the Weymouth Acacia.
on for the peat year, The report showed that the total
receipts for the put year had been £47.829 se.
being an increase over the previous ',aro( I:4.48860. 7d.
The expenditure had been £44,447 th. 11d., being greater
than the year befmv by 11232 Os. Sri, The committee
b,„I aeninted 504 incumbents, and the society maintained
441 clergymen, besides 160 lay mut& The financial
statement of the local association showed reecipta to the
amount of n 7,2 44. 10d.

The Dean of Carlisle said it pet him great pleasure
to address ti.em that evening. bemuse be ma present
some dear old friends, with wherl he had been unn-
eeded for some 30 years in his ministry at Clielienh...
It was • peat privilege to meet brother and sister
pilgrims of the Church of England, and we them still in
the right war, end when there were SO MOOS tempt..
Pons and vivifies to beset men's minds, to grasp the
hand of • friend, and find he was holding fast, umbrae.
lag, and loving thoee truths which bring comfort and
consolation in life, death, and eternity. He Wllll also
pleased to come and hell, his friend, the ehairmsn,
whom he had weighed and known from his youth up.
It O tt to his One nu. dean's) mind an unspeakable
eomfort, when approaching the confines of life, and
having passed threemore years and ten, to be able to
SOO younger men coming to the Church, who would
take their stand for Cod boldly and wisely in evil days
It was his duty that evening to commend, by sueh
grounds and arguments as he wan able to adduce. lb.
.06.117 well known to most of them as the Chttreli
Fulani AM Society. ThaS instituting+, if they looked

at it in its simple working, would commend itself as an
edifYing ouss, and calculated to elevate and assist the
Church in any times, even in those most tranquil times
when it was formed. 32 years ago; but such •
society as this was especially precious and valuable to us
now, in the peculiar times in which our lot is cast. Let
them look for • inecoent at the origin of this society.
There was • manner of speech among some of those who
differed from them, as if this institution and the rhumb
Missionary Society were institutions got up with • party
spirit, and in opposition to other institutions supposed
to be doing the Church's work in priority of date. This
wits untrue in respect to both Institutions. When the ,
Church Missionary Society was formed there was no I
missionary society connected with the Church of
England. True there was the venerable Propagation
Society; but it did not all that period send a single
InteMonal7 to the heathen. It was therefore impossible
that the Chinch Missionary Society could be Mimed in
opposition to any other society. It was established
simply to supply a growing want, namely, that the
March of England was not represented in the heathen
world. Just on with the Church Pastoral Aid Society.
It was not wonderful even 32 yews ago. with a mighty
evil growing up, and since increased to • marvellous
extent—he meant a large and redundant population
totally without spiritual snideness so far as our Church
was concerned—that this state of things premed upon
the minds of men. The Church Pastoral Aid was the
first institution formed for the express purpose of doing
what it could to elevate these people. And this might
be • subject for oonsidereticia Mat evening, namely,
huge masses of our people who were beyond the reach
of ministerial etert. He might give an example in his
own city of Carlisle when he first went there. There
were 30.000 people and four churches, not one of which
was filled, and the nonconformists were in the same eon-
dition. Ile had had • large acquaintance with the
working cleanse in that city, and some of them bad told
him that they had lived many years in Carlisle, and
never saw the face of a minister in their houses. The
founders of this institution did not oontemplate the
great tells, now going on by the endowment of churches,
he The first thing that 'trick these good men was that
the most direct Means would be to find additional
mates and helpers to the exis'ing ministers. They
thought they might raise sufficient funds to get
somebody or other. They did not contemplate having
500 or 600 clergymen paid out of the funds of the so-
ciety. At that time the idea of lay agency began to be
mooted. With the multiform and sometimes whimsical
modes of lay agency, male and female, rising up
amongst us now, they would scarcely credit him when
he said be remembesed the time when there was hanilg
O".P on eh. besselis who would•tolerate lay agency,
I which was considered an Intrusion In the ministry. It
was a eingatar illustration of this, Out, soon after the
Church Pastoral Aid Society was formed, another like
It was established, and this point was mooted by the
then Archbishop of Canterbury, who could not be per-
imadeel to tolerate the lay portion of their labourers. This
Lay agency question was very warmly disputed at the
time, and the Curates' Aid Society was formed because
some could not tolerate the lay agency system. This
would show the wonderful *Mange that had since come
over men's minds. If the opinions now held had been
then in existence, there would not have been two socie-
ties so nearly similar. This then was the origin of the
Church Pastoral Aid Society. Its founders determined
to raise as large fends as they weld, and make grants
for lay agents to assist the ministry in visiting the sick
and poor, gathering the people out of the streets into
schools, and in every way as for as possible benelitting
their souls. These societies both of them had gone upon
the principle of not interfering with the parochial
system; there was no attempt to thrust • clergyman
Into eaother man's parish when he was not willing to
I receive him. There was no great merit in this; he
mast tell the honest truth, for the number of those who
wished to have the assistance of the Church Pastoral
Aid was so great that they could not provide for all ap-
plications, and they had not been tempted to go and
poach in other men's parishes—(laughter). He believed
that the parochial system, properly worked, and reduced
to manageable dimensions, was the most excellent ever
devised by any church for the ommersion and
edification of souls, sill he for his part objected to
those intrusive missions, those religious houses, those
retreats, those convent mission houses, that were pot
down in our parishes, setting at nought the parochial
agency, and coming as a sort of independent benefactors,
and he should always protest against any such intrusion
—(applause). Their efforts should be to bring up the
Church to its proper position, and this was being done
at the present time by the aid of the Church Pastoral
Aid Society—(hear hear). There was, he confessed,
a difference between the two societies; it was this, that
the Curates Aid Society professed to take no cognisance
of anyone's opinion, or any doctrines he might hold.
They professed to supply any clergyman with any
curate who was authorised by the bishop. This might
satisfy some folks, but it would not satisfy him. These
were time. when something more seemed to be wanted
—some precaution and some test to ensure that when a
curate was engaged he was not a concealed Papist or
perhaps • sceptic—(applause) There was an opinion in
the present day that the Church of England was no
broad, so extensive, and so capable of extension, that
ahe could embrace on the one hand men that are sceptics
and on the other those who are something more than
Papists—(heer hear). If this was the liberty of the
Church of England, if it was to be considered persecu-
tion and intolerance to require a man to adhere to the
simple doctrine of the 39 articles, than indeed there was
more need of caution In the employment of • clergyman
than ever there was, and be was free to confess that
this society did endeavour, as fare. they could, to angers
no emirate or &winters reader, who was not • plain,
honest, straitforward Reformation Protestant; but he
denied there was anything like tyranny or an obtrusive
Inquisitorial spirit in the society—(hear bear). Ile then
described the mode in which the examination of those
employed by the society was conducted. He held in
his hand, he said, • recent attack upon the Church
Pastoral Aid Society from • quarter of whieh he had
hoped better things, and one which bad done so mush
good, that he should Ise sorry to say anything disparate.
ing of it (he was stocking of the Qatarterly Review),
especially as its lost number but one contained an
article on ritualism which was the most crushing be had
ever seen. He was not a little surprised to read in the
last number of the Quarterly as follows The
Church Pastoral Aid Society, which had its rise
in what is termed the evangelical school, watches
jealously over every curate which it pays,
and subjects him to an investigation of a hoard
of triers, who, if half that is reported of them be
true, would be worthy of the pelmiest days of
Puritanism under Cromwell and Barebones." lie was
hound to declare there was no word of truth in this.
There was no such body of persons in the society, and
nothing like " triers," and if the writer of that article
wool I produce • single man who had been brought
before such a body, he (the Dean) would make him •
public apology. There wax not the slightest foundation
for such an assertion, and, therefore, it was very hard
to receive • wound from one's friends, and tote, the
Chureh Pastoral Aid held up in such terms. He main. '
Mined that those who contributed toward, maintaining
oirates had • right to enquire that they were rot doing
any of these things in the Church which he had the
greatest hope would ere long be put down by the
authority of the law—(applause). He could not
tolerate • man who was one thing, and said be was
another, and he did not believe it same within the laws
of toleration; and if a man in the Church was either
an Unitarian, sceptic, or Papist, they could not
tolerate him—(hear, hear). Therefore, be wished to
state that in the working of this soeiety there was
nothing like exclusiveness, further than when a clergy.
man recommended a curate to be paid by the society,
I the committee expected that he would produce such
references and such testimonial' as would satiety them
that he was • faithful honest follower of the great
Reforniation of three hundred years ago—(bear, hear).
Therefore this society must commend itself to all who
were plain old-fashioned Christiane, who were not to
be shaken in their experience—it might be for forty
years—by • few boys in fancy dresses—(applause). It
might be the society was narrow-minded; but if so it
was beelines the money was given by narrow-minded
people, who had • right to expect that their money was
not expended in chuublas or any kind of fantastic
vestments, Ice.—(applause). Before be left this subject
he would say that, hewing been deeply engaged in this
controversy ever since it was mooted, he thanked God
Iron, that day to this he had held aid would hold to
one sons-se, and would protest againot everything
Romish and Ritualistic in the Church of England. He
was not ashamed of their course, and he had boldly to
contend against these things both in Convocation and
everywhere else—(applause). He had had • great deal
of communication with the gentry and clergy in this
county on the subject of this controversy, and he could
not but think the *county and the diocese had set a good
example not only of fidelity to Protestantism. but an
example of calm, dignified, unimpassioned deternsine.
lion and resolute hostility to untruth, or what they
believed to be false to the Church of England, even
when sanctioned by thaw in the highest places—(hear,
hear). He had talked with a great many evangelical
eiressmen in this dhow. : hut he 1.”1/0c heard one say •
word against his bishop, however deeply he might I
regret the sentiments he avowed—(applause). He was
rejoiced that they had been staunch and so determined
in opposing his opinions, while at the same time they
bad conducted themselves without having recourses to
those personalities and severities that would sometimes
creep into controverenss of this sort; and he thanked
them under God for the course they Kul taken in this
matter. No doubt there were devout persons who
thought they were doing God service by these ritualistic
tendencies and opinions, but that would not make them
true. He respected a man who was honest to his
colours and especially in his prayers before God; but he
could not forget St. Pant was all this and much more
when persecuting Christians unto death --(hear, hear).
There was nothing more dangerous than being led by
personal character; a man might be most amieble, most
virtuous, and most pious, accoiding to his light charit-
able and benevolent ; but at the same time he might be
under deadly error as to the doctrine. of God's truth.
He believed that if they were pious, sincere, peace.
loving, God-fearing Christians, they could not support
Protestant truth in this land more effectually and help
to put down delusion and fanaticism more powerfully
than by giving their heart and soul, their time and theit
talent, to an institution like the Church Pastoral Aid
Society - (applause). It was not an antagonistic insti-
tution ; it was • society bound together to make the
cross of Chrkt in all its simplicity and love known
among the people of this land, and he did not think they
could better promote the love of Jesus than by promot-
ing this and kindred institutions, which he thought
ought to be placed among the bright spots of our times,
and not only so, but they had been milled into being by
the greet Head of our Church in His fauseeing care for
His Church and people--(applause). He did not believe ,
the founders of this sety, and others of a similar ,
nature, anticipated the results that had arisen from
them, or foresaw the great instrumentalities they were
putting in motion, and be asked where we should have
been now, but for the Bible Society, the Church MM.
shamus, Society, and the Church Pastoral Aid Society?
—(applause). lie had no hesitation in Raying that he
believed the English Church Union to be one of the
worst formations in the Church of England; this was
oniybis opinion, and it could not hurt anybody; this
opinion was founded upon their speeches and their
einueles. When he knew it was a combination formed
I to raise foods to support Mr. Meekonochie and others,
whet could it be hut • most decided ritualistic society
bad no such combination,
They (the weraotoboa section)
the great societies he had alluded to were formed before
the present 000 t.1.0•1111ry was afloat; their combination
was made on spiritual 'rounds for the circulation of
Goes word, for the extension of his cause amongst
the heathen, and fog the planation of the

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people in the streets, alleys, and lanai of our
citica and towns—(applause). He recollected 20 or 3111
years ago the antagonists of these great institutions
were accustomed to iwy• "Let the poor people alone;
they will soon evaporate ; it is only • nine day's wonder,
It will soon oome to nothing." But these things had
been going on for 40 os 50 yearn, and when he went to
London to attend the May meetings he found that every
evangelical society in the metropolis had increased and
enlarged its fends in the midst of all the distractions
and controvendes that were going on. It was a fact
that =old neither be gainsaid nor resisted that the Bible
Society never had a larger income than that of last year
—(applause). He believed God had put it into the haute
of those men to found these institutions for the es press
purpose that they might be the rallying point of faith.
tel Christians in the bosom of Christ's Church, and that
If we were faithful and true to them, if we could double
or treble their inoomea, if we could give them • greater
Impulse and a greater field of usefulness, we stool I
more effectually put to silence the ignorance of foolish
men, and put out of oar Chinch those things which
many so deeply lamented, than by any direct attacks on
the principles they advocated—(applause). He pro-
tested against all sisterhoods and fraternities, believing
them to be nothing but apes of Rome, and nothing but
an imitation of downright or avowed Romanian .(sp-
(ileum). He then referred to a document sent him by
the Curates' Union. These were the days of unions,
and he was sorry to say the mania had spread among the
curates, who were going to have an union of their own.
He held sprinted document, containing their gravamina,
or oomplaints. They had applied to him, informing hien
they had • meeting in London, and in reply be told
them that the document, they had sent hint were a
mixture of republicanism, radicalism, ritualism, and in-
subordination, and they would save themselves and
others serest dent of trouble if they stated at once that
they wanted all the incumbents to become curates, and
the curates to become inimmbents—(laughter). It was
curious to note how the understrstum cropped out in
these documents. Twice in the gravamina a word was
used which to inexperienced can did not convey any
particular meaning. One of the curates' =melanin was
that they were not allowed to "celebrate." This was a
cant word for consecrating the elements in the Lord's
supper—in other words, that they were not allowed to
bring down the Deity upon the bread and wine, which
sacred office in his (the Dean's) humble opinion had no
existence at all—(heer, bear). They had also a more
business proposition in their gravamina, which was the
equalisation of stipends, which were all to be plated in
one fend, and the curate, to have the management
a it—(laughter). They also treated with contempt
whet had been done for the mantes. They said
isonietio• h..t WV, isrosid to aid cantos, who had to
Find informed pasyseria, and too often from narrow-
minded dogmatist nakmastere. The Curates' Augmenta-
meet Fond was the most liberal delicate mode of offering
assistance ever devised. When a curate had been em-
ployed for a certain number of non he became entitled
to an increase in his imams, in some cans nearly
doubliag it. But this was not done in the way of
cherity, for that was the tone in which the Curates'
Union spoke of it, and &awned that in such whams, as
these there was • great idea of patronage, and corn•
plained that curates were not invited into the sinner,-
ment. He (the dean) felt as warmly as any man the
condition of our =rates, and there was no 006 more
willing to improve it and promote their welfare in every
possible way; hut if there was to be a curates' union to
beard our bishops and incumbents, they might wish
good bye to any assistant* from him, and he thought it
most ungracious on their part to the liberal feeling so
manifest throughout the country —(applause). In con.
elusion he said he felt confident, that notwithstanding
some might sigh over the departure of talent, and to
bewail the inefficiency of the clergy, there never was a
time sines the Reformation when there were so many
godly, earnest, pious, devout men labouring within the
vineysid of the Church of Emtland—(applause). There
might be great diversity of opinion and sentiment; but,
looking at the body of the clergy, he maintained that
there wss never a time when we had so laborious,
prayerful, and devoted ministers in the Church, and it
was for the laity to rally around them, to cheer them,
and support them in their work. Ile had no doubt if
they did thin, in the spirit of lose, troth, and devotion,
that God would visit them with the light of His oonn•
tenance, and when they were passing off the stage of
life their last days and hours would be sweetened by the
thought that there were raised up younger men full of
their Saviour's love, and determined to know nothing
for time or eternity but Jesus Christ and Him crucified
—(loud applause).
The Chairman then addressed the meeting at con-
siderable length in advocacy of the society, and in
reference to the Church of England said it was a
mechanism calculated for all classes of society, and
would be most excellent if we had only • supply of
practical men, taught of God, impellell by the might of
the Holy Spirit to bear testimony of the Lord Jesus
Christ to those among whom they were sent. Who
could stand by and see such a system corrupted,
mutilated, or swept out of the land? They would never
see its like again. The country would never have
such another faithful witness for Holy Writ, or such
another bulwark and breakwater against Rornish
superstition, infidelity, and atheism, such • system for
proclaiming the truth as it is in Jesus, independently
of pereon•l character and in despite of the personal
unfaithfulness of some within it. Ministeis of the
Church of ltngland mod proclaim the truth; they were
forced, whether they would or not, to read the
Scriptures in their own toneue, and they could not
celebrate the Lord's Supper without in the most
emphatic and beautiful words preaching the Gospel.
Other systems depended upon the individual, who was
not forced to preach any sort of truth at ; but in the
Church of England there was Inch provision as
ensured that all ministers every Sabbath day shoal I
proclaim the great fundamental truths of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. . . . .

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The meeting terminated in the usual way, end
oollection was made at the doors.

WEYMOUTH ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING.
GUILDHALL, Wednesday- —Present J. Ayling, E-q.
(Chairman), rod Mum. Talbot, W. Symonds, and Hr.
Fox. The existing licanses were renewed, when the
Bench heard the applications for new ones, 14 in
number, as follows:
Milton Arms, Petticoat-lane: Kingdom Cook.—Mr.
Howard supported the cue. The premises had been
licensed for a greet number of years. until it was allowed
to lapse. The applicant had kept the Victoria Hotel
Tap for many years. The applicant bore a good
character, wu the driver of an omnibus, and the house
was inc good position. Mr. Cook said he had been in
the house three years and three months. There were
eleven rooms in tbe house, with a good back
let. it. daily reoelved applications from visitors for
sprits.
Ihrd in Hand, St. Nicholas-street: John Jeanes.—Mr.
Welsford supported. The house was exactly opposite-
the New Concert Hall. The advantage to the
public would be great if the house worn licensed.
Lod if granted Messrs. Devenish would improve the
house.

Butchers Arms, Weet•street : Henry Granville.—
Mr. Howard mid this house was also near the Concert
Hall, and in a densely populated neighbourhood.
The home had been conducted in a satisfactory
manner and a considerable now of money expended
on it.

Market Rouse Inn, St. Edmund-street : J. Nicholas.
Welsford supported. The applicant had retired
from the Royal Engineers with a pension ;he was.
steward on board one of the Jermy steam paoksts,
and the boom was well situated for such service.

Portland kitaillray Hotel, Richnoond-terrace :
Matthew Dix Roberts.—Mr. Howard supported. There
were 13 room, in the house, which wu contiguous to
the railway, and in an entirely new neighbourhood.
Foresters' Arms, Groat George-street : Edwin
Taylor England.—Mr. Welsford for applicant, who he
stated -,raa foreman for Mr. Reynolds, builder. Would
be • great benefit, and a branch of the A.O.F wag held
there.

Porter's Arms, St. Mary-street : Daniel Dober.—
Mr. Howard said the house was near the quay, and
required more accommodation in consequence of
the quantity of sailor, and soldiers visiting M.
Market Roue Tavern, Maiden-street : George
Wiiliain Jolliffe.—Mr. Howard said the house was
opposite the market house, end that be should my
would be a sufficient argument in favour of a
lioense.

014 Bridge Inn, Bridge-buildings : James Sticklaud.—
Mr. Howatd said this had been • beerhouse for 14 years.
The applicant was well known and no ono °odd impeach
his character.
New Rooms Inn William Matthias Hart.—Mr.
Howard supported. When applicant left the Old
Rooms Inn the license did not go with him. The
house faced the harbour, and the demand for spirits was
great.
Royal Engineera,Prospect-place : Thomas Foljamea—
Mr. Howard supported. The neighbourhood Rlll an
increasing one. The applioant bad been steward on
. t. ...duet the
house in • respectable manner.
Castle Inn. Horefordatreet : Frederick William
&Mica —Mr. Howard supported. The house was near
the barracks, and wcll conducted. In reply to the Bench,
applicant's wife said her husband was a private gentle-
man. Mr. Howani said applicant had seen better
days, but hew.. now in receipt of a good income.
New Concert Tavern, Bt. Niebolaa-street : Levi
Bartlett. —Mr. Howard supported. The house WU
near the New Concert Hall, and, as in London and
elsewhere, • public house waa • great convenience to
parties visiting places of amusement,
The Red, White, and Blue, Governor's-lane : James
Green.—Mr. Howard supported. The applicant was
well known is steward on board the Weymouth
steamers. His character was irreproachable, and in
reply to the Work whether he was going to call any
evidence Mr. Howard said no, but if necessary be
mild hove bad three magistrates from Bath, to testify
as to character, /cc.
This being the whole of the applications the
Bench retired, and on their return Mr. Ayling
announced that the Bench had come to • determination
not to grant any licence* this year. There were 12,000
Inhabitants, and 61 houses lioeneed for the sale of
apirita, which would be one house for every 200 of
population. Although it had been stated that more
houses were need, yet the magistrates were of a
different opinion, and that it mu not necessary to grant
any further licensee.

BOROUGH POLICE
MOlMAT.—Belore the Mayor (J. 'Mani, Esq.)
Bridget Roach, was eharged with being drunk
and disorderly on Saturday night last. Case
proved by P.C. Brine. Pined 10s., including coats.
Paid.
Prisoner was further eharged with stealing 4a., the
same night, from one William Pitman, 17, labourer.
Pitman deposed that pmoner when outside the Grey
hound snatched four shilling pieees out of his hand, and
she "lota of times" refused to give it back to him. Ile
granted to give her in charge. Witness had been in the
Greyhound, but was not drunk, two of them had •
quart of beer between them. The prisoner denied
taking the money. It was given her by the complainant
for an anticipated night's lodging. The complainant
denied giving the money. but could not produce a
witnees named Denman. He had been looking for him
all the morning. The case was considered to be proved
fully enough for • remand until Tuesday. During the
the bearing the complainant stated that the
prisoner threatened that her 'limey man" should pitch
Into him if he beamed her again for the money.

TOINDAL—Betore the Mayor and J. Ayling EA.
Thomas and Mary FaMamas of the Royal Engineers
beerhouse. were charged with continually annoying and
insulting George Dowell and Mary his wife. It will
be remembered that • few weeks ago George Dowell
VU bound Over to keep the peace towards ThOMIIII
Pajamas, and the former now sought to bind the latter
and his wife in the same manner. Mr. Weldord for
the complainant, and Mr. Howard for the defense.
(e Dowell, the oomplainant, dated that he had
lit:Sting for five years at li, Prospect-place. On the
very day he was bowl over be had been insulted end
annoyed; he was continually being insulted. Mr.
Howard objected to complainant making • general
charge, he should tontine himself to the particular
charge- With this the Bench agreed, and complainant
continued that on Sunday, the Ilth, at live minutes to
eleven at night, seine men came from defendant's
house and committed a nuisance on the pavement in
front of his door, and another in the road. He remon-
strated, when • female from defendant's house swore at
him. as also did defendant's wife. Bosh females then
went away in • carriage, and returned about one
o'clock with some soldiers. Shortly after he heard his
name mentioned, and defendant's threatening with oaths
to make him "break his bond," and further odd that as
to that old rogue Pearce (oomplainant's bonds-
man) if they caught him or complainant at the door
they would trample his liver out. He was constantly
annoyed on passing the door, being called
ugly names, Straightback, lantern jaws. de. Cross-
examined by Mr. Howard : Complainant on being
asked if he bad heard of the old adage that " Listeners
never heard any good of themselves," replied that he
had beard a good many thing'. Ho did not buy the
house he lived in cheaper on aceonnt of it. being next
to • beerhouse. He could not say how many times he
had ben for the police to go to defendant's house.
Witness himself was not the nuisance instead of defen-
dants. Witness was aware • memorial had been got up
by the neighbours. He did not know in that memorial
It was stated that the defendant's house was conducted
In • quiet and respectable manner.—His Worship, to
witness: What you complain of took place on the 12th
inst..? Complainant Yea—Mr. Webdord, in reply to
the Bench, stated that he had HO more evidence to make
his z.aae stronger, and in consequence the Bench dis-
missed the case.—Mr. Howard contended there was
malice on the part of the complainant. He had a
memorial in hi, hand signed by respectable neighbours,
stating that defendant's hosse was conducted in a quiet
and respectable manner.- -Mr. Howard applied for
costs, which were not allowed. .

Mary Charles, wife of a labourer. was summoned for
assaulting II•ry Are Spink.—Complainut stated that
she wu near 11r. KAMP'. shop on the evening of the
13th inst. She heard defendant use very foul language
to a woman without any provocation whatever.
Defendant struck witness a severe blow in the side and
ehe fainted away. Defendant now appeared, and was
fined 10s, and coats or 14 days.
John arid Frederick Randell and Charles Webb were
each Ansi ss. and nests for being drunk in St. Mary.
street, Weymouth, on the 13th inst. Proved by P.C.
Marsh.—John Randall did not appear.
Bridget Roach, on remand, charged with stealing 4e.
from William Pitman was diseharged,the prosecutor not
putting in an appearance, the Bench reminding her
that it was a fortunate oire 'instance for her that
Pitman had not appeared, u the cue looked very bad
against her.
Jane Billett wits committed for a month's hard labour
for vagrancy.—Sergeant John Wother.poon, IL 1.,
proved the case.—Sergeant llorani, 108th Regiment,
who WY with the woman, escaped with • reprimand
from his officer.

WicoNlSDAT.—Before the Mayor.
John Buchanan, a private of the 12th Regiment, was
charged with stealing a shawl and awaiting the police.
The shawl it appears was safe in No. 67, High-street, in
the evening, and during the night the prisoner was seen
with it over his shoulder. Upon seeing the polinernan
the primner threw it from him. Upon being taken
Into custody he resisted and struck the poliee. Prisoner
denied that he ever had • shawl in his hand, and he
was sorry to see the policeman kiss the bible to a false-
hood.—ln answer to the Mayor he said he had two con-
duct strips—Sentence, one month's hard labour.
Thomu Tewkesbury, of Clarence Badding,, ac-
countant and collector of assessed taxes, was brought
up under a warrant charged with an assault upon
his wife.—Mr. It. N. Howard appeared for the
parties, and suggested an adjournment in order
that arrangements should be made which would lead to
a legal separation. The prisoner, after some discussion,
was remanded till the following day, when the magistrates
met to hear the case, and were informed that some such
an arrangement had been made as suggested. They
therefore dismissed the cave.