The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-09 00:00:00

POOLE.

TIMM:BANC& - Mr. Jabez Inwards, one of the
oldest temperance advocates in the c nintry, delivered
an address at the Temp.rance.hall on Monday even-
ing. The Mayor (Mr. G. Curtis) nreslded. and he was
supj orted by the liheriff (Mr. J. J. Norton).

BOARD Or OCIARDI/18. - The meld fortnightly
meeting of this body was held on T'hursday hat.
Mr. W. D. Dugdale in the chair and there were pre-
sent, Messrs. J. Hayman, W. Meade*, T. Crumpler,
C. T. Marston, and P. R. L. Budge (elected Guar-
dians), end G. H. Gutch and F. Mules (magistrates).
There was no business, of importance before the
Board.

Bove Hamitic SCHOOL—The scholars at this
school were examined in Scriptural knowledge on
Thurelay morning by the Rev. E. Daniel, diocesan
inspector, with most satisfactory results. The In-
spector told the boys he was pleased to say that they
had greatly improved during the past year, and
had done better than on any previous occasion. lie
mentioned the following am having passed well in the
written examination : —lst cltu, George Redmond ;
2nd class, Henry Hoare, Charles Page, tVilliam
Hewitt, and Herbert Mabee; 3rd class, Alfred Pearce,
Fred Cribb, Fred Kellaway, Arthur Reber, Thomas
Pearce, and William Hurdle.

SHIPPING Innuaristics.—.4 rrioals : Nov. 26th—
Elizabeth and Mary, Mabey, Southampton, ;
Georg, Jensen, Naakov, bailer; Elas, Jorgensen,
Elsingford, oats. 27theorgina, Fulmer, London,
manure; Ann, "%schwa, '-outhampton nil; Emma,
E.aatwood, Newcastle, coal.; B
ssie,lto,., Ports-
mouth, potatoes; and Ann, Guy, Southamp-
ton, nil; Little Dove, Kellaway, Portsmouth. nil ;
Torpedo, Soderburg, Memel. dads. 213th—Diver,
sPia&b. Cowss, 29th—Bin. Jacket, Richards,
manor.; Malawi. Ellis, London. wheat.
—appladram, Apps, London, wheat; Esther,
Dennison, Fleetwood, coals., Dec. 2nd—Undaunted,
jusee, Neweestla—Medes, Whitty, Hartlepool. conic;
Emma, Conway, Yarmouth, nil; William and Mary,
Newman. Caen, barley; Warrior, Allen. Newcastle,
coal.; Effort, Sprake, Portsmouth, nil ; Glad Tidings,
Williams, Newcastle, coal. ; Osprey, Holmes, Hull,
deals. 3rd—Three Sisters, Eilwarls. Portsmouth, oil;
Hopewell, Will, Portsmouth, ballast ; Madeleine,
Butt, Cowes, ell; Edith, Treblecock, Portsmouth,
iron.—Su/jags : Nov. 260—Charles, liegnand. Pont-
roux, ballast. 27th—Mary St-phene, Pollard, Peary n,
drainpipes ; Jogieph and Ano, Pym, Plymouth, cement ;
Wood Park, Hayward Cowes, deals. 29th—Lnuisa,
Hutchings, CarM pit wood; Ella, Selby, Seeking,
ballad ; Lovely Cruiser, Mant, London. clay. 30th—
Isis, Clark, Blyth, iron; Elisabeth and Mary, Mabey,
Southampton, coal tar; Problem. Had—Lady of the
Lake, Finch, London, clay; Elizabeth, flutings,
London, drainpipes. Dec. lit Famelien Haab,
Dorensen, Kirkcaldy—Rainbow, Frampton—Char.
lotte, Denman—Alliance, Bloomfield—Alice, Hartnell
—Junction, Russell—W. T. Flowers, Dennis, London,
clay; Elisabeth Little, Dishy, London—Advance,
Cllllllll=n;od7bitby, Limber; Bliss Fraser, New-
man, clay; Wbeatear, Wilkins, Fowey,
=lRoyal Mies, Lewis, Barrow, clay; Sarah
Biewn, Yarmouth, deals. _ . _ _

Boys' BIII;018 SCHoor:—The manual meeting of the
subscribera to and supporters of the above school was
held en Wednesday evening last. A tea meeting in
the girls' schoolroom was followed by • public meet-
ing in the large awn. schoolroom. Alderman U.
Hemp-Welch occupfa the chair, and In his opening
addresses hi traced the history of British se
from the time of their origin through the efforts of Dr.
Bell and Joseph Lancaster. A school was formed at
Poole in 1812 on the Lanceffiterian principle, and in
1818 the building In Bkinner-street was pw&a•ad by
several gentlemen, who each advanced £25 for the
purpose. The school was successfully carried on for •
time, but afterwards languished, and about 1837
ceased to exist. About that time there was great
r °Utica excitement in the borough, and the succesdul
party held the exclusive me of the Town Hall, in con-
sequence of which the other side converted the school-
room Into what was called the new Town HalL
A change which after Warde took plum in the consti•
tution of the Corporation made the Town-hall scow-
able again, and • sicoessinl effort was made to
re...t..h what was thereafter known as the British
School. The Chairman kneed the varied fortunes of
the school until 'bout twelve yews ago, when Mr. T.
Petry ilkdoi was appointed maim, and kook krikkk