The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-07-19 00:00:00

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The brethren, all of whom were arrayed In the hand-
some regalia of the Order. tucked exceedingly yoll,eachef
whom carried some usyster iota emblem belsoging to the
craft which had leen supplied fr. m the Lod/Hat Peale,
as •ere also the two burners. Toe route to the church
proseuted an &Amsted appearence, a great number of
reels, witerming her procemioa. Sem after the arrival
Of IWO Odilfellows at cherch, aern.• commenced, the
sacred adieus, being well eta'. The onus cal panto.% of
the rereice era very .i.ntlj rend, red, Ur. Brown
preilisene at the urial. Toe sutheat selected wee
Kent's " Ble-sed be Thou " The rector, the Eve F.
Polar, preechal a nii-t 'timid. awl linen *sive dis-
c dtra, eh.ob was listened t. with muc &centrist', (aim
let Coauthialm, at., 25, " The mouth it should hove
the name sere one for atother." After the conclusion
of the . ioaurs , the pr mission r.f..ruied ant eardled
ewe a let ve.oh it 'bodied Ito eg to • if...eau
ten , 't rotb • leen dinner eat proviu.d. The tetit,
which waa iniuhliad by Kr. I, ach, aiefvct osier, of
• •itrial, toil, w.. a Inuit so. eiou• one, and
mush Worn rsd. Hoot It-ed, .4 the K Aron Hotel,
put • •plend d onmer cm thy table, which mu served up
In • etple which esthete-4 street elan all ooicented.
Aboutloo perces net down to p rake of tit • geed
she.- provided. The char we. °week 1 by J. P.
Aldridge. Eq.. of Doweltester, the surgeon of the Lodge,
and Kr Ch ol.ellsel.m, mof the same rime, i, elles the vise-
ehatr. .tfter the eloth hod n reneived set Kr del
Fad, the Ch it-ea gave the usual hipti tonatai *bleb
IF is en'hu.i ati a y
T Uedtaleee. .11 pr. poste* the emit toes., sate 11w..
of.. I a ,May et itl• n -bolo they er ta se prolate for
thler *Are • 'he. lee their moles. a and s al to do al
the. eau st Is treaty the eeletstosi er. Item of the
IPvtit es nodose& .4 • bar bee Imes esti pro-pertly were
on in line drone welch tie y had mode. They were at
iii times et the 4.11 of the al k fled in. Lent, and were
ever toasty to trolltotill the lopping. sod pla-perliLat
all those writs shoos they moue ipto eoutatt. Tee
Ceti-norm thee •apreated hie Mart that it re was nit
mprometative of Out elergy preeent, end remaked that
tloor rrillton • lit load Itn.o 11am •uoh raced-eat mutual
cud attire ih his retmou that matting, neght not
pertain uteteramed I e rrh.rildeo 01,0" *hi'h th"
ttoution era. foutided. If such was the case, he hoped
thry woad do their best It. enlighten bite. Meat,
base.) It cam with the utmost pleasure he proposed
The &amp and Merv."
In proprietor The Army, Bevy, and all Volunteers,"
tte CRANK/di odd it required no courmatt from him to
induce this o 'meal to n ceive this tote-t cob the
grdetest oor trolly ead en tliusimut 'The gallant aud nettle
detele of in. ermy mere patertt to them aIL They mold
net turn beck to • page in history without its being full
of their deeds, and of interesting records of what they
bed accompli.hed for chic great nation and eo nmenity.
The proud position which Blighted held amongst the
mahout was, in • great on asure due to their patnotine.
porgentry, mid perearetame, Lid they would all agree
that the same plus* and ounrams which distinguished
the army and navy of this country were not diminished.
(Hear, bow.) They would recollect with foliage of
pleasure and thankfulores to a time, not far back, as the
gallantry whieh they dieplayal in the cold of the
L`ritnes and the exposure they there suffered, and herds
ships they endured for the Imam of their country.
(Cbeera) And they ail remembered that soon alter the
gallantry and heroism which the army diaplo ed on the
Uarning sands al ladle. With otspeet to the gallant
force of men who bad coats forward at tie call of their
gauntry, when it was believed that our beloved lend
was about to be invaded—men who left Moea hussies
with much self.lacrince, and funned themselves into
eon's for the protection of their loved booms and all
that was dear to them All honour to those noble !Ilea
who had been actuated by such niotives, and he was
sort the company would fill • bumper and drink ancome
to all volunteer corps, with many to asks for the pad.
Mans they bad eveo, and in oontoiniog the some.
(Loud cheers) The name of Ps Orate Medford was cons
seated with the toast.
Private MelnonD, of the 3rd D.ILV., suite. bly
=rtdremarking that be was pined to y the 3rd
' m
were not backwerd ml discipline, and
expressed a hope that alter being at camp they would
be as 'Sated as the ergelars.
The CHAIRMAN britgare "TM Ilan/Mester Unity." In
doing so he said that on of the principal cliariactenetioa of
the present age might be convideted to be the pest
desire tneni oaa to improve the physical. moral, and
intel *Meal condition of the pastel*. Great attention
bad Men paid to eseitary lee whereby the physial
coodition of the people had been improved. They knew
eery well, and, if time permitted, lot could tell them
to what extent tad- mammy had improved the phydo I
'audition of the people in this nstgbbourbood. These
laws were mach latter andante.' thee they an. d to be,
.ad all an,elligent people tuned their attention to
Wan, lii. isoneveia nee of • bleb wm tbe setastiort
of health and the prolongation of life. The moral
condition of the inople had not been aegleoud by the
ph. enthropist, aad to tam by all Weems of the arm.
usani.y. Es my hiog had bees dame to improve tlos
octal coodition of the people, aid, id-hoenb he mokt
enutnerete a gnat many, be se males d nothing Mau
done mute en -hit direaliOn than lit-- great institetios.
•leen they met that day to colehrat —ll4 Ilvocherster
y. 'l%* teed et on ea. origi atol threnah the
edam o. several p iiothtupie orl,veleals •ith tee
exorea obi ei to bring stb .nt • fa ling of self-depeo-
dense, self adminiatrati seri lona eelf-goverunient
suou_st tee pat, Is ; and ootbiag, he war sure, they
world Wait. tool Led a stronger teedem ey to lute roes
Ike morels of the people Bun the liswboot..r Unity.
Llter4 Its loyalty was utiquestioarel ; DOW bUL
elaLIVOI• We 111 Wowed to .otor it. Fa virtue 5115
-11,111‘,4-. /I I 11. *hit 11..1 lcfln. a air4,l ti• foro .
.oiti.ttot. took. *two oasekitoo to lb lg hula 911$11

bonne for good behaviour and conduct, and con-
sequently improved the morels of the people It
• ederespeet and self-der endence. Then look at
what it did for its members, and the objects of thyir
•ffection. their wit" mid faudlies, and the good which
had emanated to the country at large through thin ie-
siltation The annual return, showed that the Ord r
comprised 440 &atria., 3668 lodges, end 369,566
members, esnlusive of 9.000 honorary member., sub-
dribing upwards of (320.00) annually, sod possesses,
in the fettreltere, C3.6oo,ooo.terlinl capital. Derieg the
mat year £66,119 13a had been mid cett for funerals,
and over £lOO,OOO for Nickname. If the naymente audio
to widows and orphans were included, it would give •
tritel of more than £170,000 paid derive one year in
eickness and death. To prove the charitable impulses
of the institution, it might be stated thet, during the
Irish famine in 1647, the Order imbeeribed £1,906
towards the relief of We dlatreieed, 11 590 towards the
Patriotic Fund in 1633, C-200 for the Coventry weiteers,
an,], In a le* weeks, £4,800 were raised in behalf of the
distressed oprrativss in Leneuhire. arra) llid
not this appeal to the good rend of every subject of the
realm, of every one who considered the matter. Not
only did the moiety produce • feeling of eelf-respest and
oaf-independence amonest its members. hut it helped
to relieve the necessities of others. The Chairman then
enacted to the fast that the Institution eat the means
of saving to the eount-y £1.000,000 in poor rates; after
which he alluded to the striatum poised Mem the
Order by Mr. Tidd Pratt, who stated that the egpenses
ennneemd with Oldfellows' demonstrations came out of
the benefit fund. It was no snob thing. Teen. Inman
extraordinary fund to meet these expenses. Mr. Pratt
had mode • great misteke, and had grossly misrepre-
eented the advantages d-riveri such institutions
(Hear. hear.) Ho (the chairman) looked forward with
great pleasure to them annual meetings. as they tended
to produce good feeling and unity. Every society had
Its jubilations, soil why should not Orl,fellord. After
• few further observations he concluded by proposing
"The Manchmter Unity," coupling with the testi the
name of P Co!
P.G.M. Coe, in responding, said that with regard to
the istatemente made I•y Mr Tidd Prate reap cting th-
insritntion, had done no harm ; but it was other gently-
men who had written in the Times respecting it. He
admitted that there were Lrula amongst them ; bat
they were not In the eystem, bet In indiel lad number°
of the Order. 13,.-re was too much ecnadenee ltee'( in
their pearling r.Mcgers. If a into *anted bin hit infer
d-esi well, he mod Ahtend to it himself, and they must
lob into the work of their • erelarine and
They mud pay attention to the auditors' reports. aoil
me that at. ere sty was immrearing. No @misty should
have as wallsr a. meretary Sntheut he was • competent
nan; and he uestnrainrd that web an one could he
ohtabsed for • trifling eats. who would he the means in
the end of paving • great .1. a 1 of inon,y. He then
afroke to very glowing brinel . tire meamire which Mr.
5.1.100,,h. d Intru4Need, sod concluded by pr.sposing
' The health of the Chairman," retnatkiug that be was
• enertl, gentleman, and a good ()Adel' ar. (The toes
was drunk with rousiml honorel
The ChalliNsra, in msponding, said he hardly
dmerved th- hint complinudit whlch they had been
pleural to pay (tin, brit he had been for mud Temo a
stout eh sd.ociate if benefit souieties. He had 'been us-
meted with the old benefit suciity In norehestar a.
medial °Maori end a bettor ir member, hiding em-
idst:red it was a step in the right dinction, and, tlinuich
imperfect in ita construction, was still ate".
taireti. to those who -were connected with it.
It was the best at the time w.ich the county
afforded. and he ism glad to give it Id, Support Ho
tell °enema d font the cion•ti,ution of those moieties
that they must soon come to an end, they not tiding
founded on distal.) principle.. Unfortunately he
lived to see both the Durcheider and Youlington Clubs
emus to an end, though they were two of the most
prosperous institutMns ever Mislaid" ti in the
county. Anal- Wiehe was glad to find that • branch of
the Mend:inter Unity wok root in DorehesterAtt h• felt
that the princinles of the institntioe were improvinc
from time to time—principles which might for • time
prove to the edvantsee of &moiety, and be apparently all
that it required, but dtervrards, in consequence of the
mitered oonditioe of the publie.end the progress of dein.
swim, found to be incompatilde with the present date
of We anciety. In this institution the rules hart been
rispeetedly altered, and made adapted to the dream-
stances of the d.fferent Lodges's the Sr eiety sad premnt
constituted. The Chairman then adverted to tho
midatence which the Manchester Unity aerie' the
industrial portion of the community, and it deluded by
stating that it would be his desire W promote the
intereste of the eociety. (Cheers.)
In proposing the nest toast, the CHAIRMAN sad it
was one which came a little nearer Ironic, it wee that
of the Loyal Prospect Lodge. He expressed regret that
the Lodge had not a medical resident °Meer. awing
that when be was asked to take the oversight
of it, he did so pro lam little thinking
that he should remain connected with it for so long
time. He thought the nuttiest mentleman of the town
woul I have coneee.6.l himself teth it, end then he (the
Ch Innen) Would have been ham to make his bow. He
was sorry that the gentleman had not seen it his duty
to connect himself with them, as it was very detrimental
to the prosperity of the Lodge. He (the speaker)
reeided a dietance from them, end on that amine, meld
not hen. often at the call of them when th-y might be
111. He hoped to see the day when the retlernen in
their village would be their doctor. (Ch. era.)
Mr. WIGHTNIAN, the Secretary of the leklee, appro-
priately tdpouded, •fter which the Changsra proposed
"Tire Kindred Societiet," erupting with lithe name of
Mr. Palermo of the Foresters.
Mr. Puesee very aptly responded, and after •everal
other minor toast' hat been given and aoknowlydged,
the party retired from the tent to indulge in the sports
which had been provided
We must not omit to !data that between the speeehee
the band of the 3ro D.R.Y. plowed some &wise pieces
of tuusie in • manner which ry fleeted great credit upon
Wens.

CERNE.—Wedoesday.—(l6fore J. Bridge, Esq., end
the Her. C. Bingham).—Jane Hantford. • young
Woman of Banipishani, an 4 Guru Old, of Mintorne,
were charged, the fencer with stealing and the latter
with reoeithng a bilver watch —Thomas Guppy, of Out
Perin, Evershot, said on Thursday. 9th of Jane, I went
to Catti•tock to the hunting feast. I had a eilver
hooting watch and chain in my coesemion. I had
dinner in the booth of the Fox and Hoonde, and after-
wards sat down in the smoking rout. " Tnet ymang
tedy" there came in awl rat down by my cite. Who
I got Irmo it. it morning. I tniteed my wretch. On the
11th I went with the ptbeeman to the house of the
male pritoner. I was called in, avid fonnd my watch
an I • portion of the ehein io his hand. The plicemen
eked tor the rern tinder of the chain, and he mil be
hod not sot it. The pol•remen seat womb.% andhromila
Idown the miming part of the chain. The watch aid
chain produc.cl by the pdiceinan i• mine. The watch
be, ften beat it about sinee.—Joihne Stoner', keel er.
! of Melhary, esti/. he stet tte. noting by 'lt •
side .4th,' fetn•levieoner for belt. n-hour, &Ft rwarle he
went to 'leer n.n•t•l.le 67 • i.e w• • oak tote
enquiries &mut 4noth, r watch, end *sot to Old. lie
weed him if he b.d • .ate,. He said los bed, but he lit
it with Jane, at the Jolly Sailor. He nod : " Hsven't
I yon another." Ho repli d, heat not, Ile (*hoes.)
" Nonseese." He sat, 'there', one in the boo e
el ray father's." and cubic raying he should Ike t r see it
I h" 'tfrodi op rairs; ohnrind him wile reneivittg
It. -no ted the watch and clotin to the prosecutor. who
said theft ought to be tit-memo,. ethaint round anntler
poettoo ..f the ch•in in • por • f trouter., wla.h the
reit te•r .aid er • bia. dd. poeime la's, to tthe• ;tort ion,
MOM, "Mars all I ever hod of her:. Having tats..
him in eu-t ety he went to tie "J•tlly Sail it" at
Rm lehmo, litrt °herded the chl with stealing the wamh
ano cb.io. 'the dettied 'Ming ewer pe.o. • wa,ch 4' Mr,
Gurity'• The night b.f tft she h.l 01 .'s eat ato her
tweest-inn. nv.d this he looftl under her illow.—Mr
Weston, who cl. f• ode l the man only stet d that I e
uhtle prittooor b.-'none !assessed of the wabh by. loeer-
exclianspng eratehes with He sweetbe•rt —The
maeistrAtes committed both ptrties for Iral. off ring to
mete, bail for the man, which Mr. Winton, at his
6 half, declined. —Me. Howard proem:toted,
CoNCIAI.IIneT. Xi,ty Or meet, an ordin•re lonldne
putty girl, we. 61.1001 with oonosalinn the birth of
her child. The cue has emoited some sensation in
this district.—Fenny Seymour, wife of William
Seymour, of Hermitage, (tattle dealer, .ald the prisoner
had lived for upwards of de years in their mercies.
She left on Leigh fair, the 25th If tech In ocomequence
of aometlung she hoard in the fall of the year, she
ii.ked prisoner if she was endemle. She denied it. She
(witness) wee confined herself on the 5 h of January.
On the Bth the prisoner was Plead went to hod. Neat
morning she came into her bedroom. She mid she mu
ail vght now. She burbled the BM, and went on to
work. On the 29th June she mot her decks down to
the pit as there was no water. Tbe servant said there
was • child there. She and Mr Foot went down Id'
Boll'. Gromed, In the parish of Hermitage, and in the
pit they found the body of • char:l.—Mercy Foot said :
A few weeks before Christmas 'he naked prisoner if it
mu trulthat people talked about. She said if she was,
elm dared ray it would have victuals and drink as well
as other potpie's. Made her • dre.s which pritoner
refused to allow her to try on. Suaannah Darden sail
she met tbe prisoner in Octolapr lase year, and
told her she heard MT mistress was going to
bus • baby. She said, yes Witness raid," And
you're goine to have one, too." She replied, "Tee, I
°spore." Witness told h r to let it come to light, and
Dot do as others dii at YeoviL—P C. Limber said,
be went to Hermitage. and in • pond he foetid the dead
body of • female child. Took it out and carried it to
the Good Hope Inn. There was • cord round it. body,
and umier the body there was • lugu stone to ethical the
rope appeared to bane been hitched. I took the
girl in custody at the Trooper Inn, Elaturtaa
Guild's. I said, " It's a bad job Kitty" She
▪ "It's a bad job that ever I went bank there
again for me. I told Mr. &VMS I 01IOW•111
nothing about it, but I was delivered of the child
about the Ora week of January, at night, after Mao
house was all quiet, and I kept it In huse a toret.lghm.
in cellar, covered up, before I threw it into the pit..
(The magistrates sald he had much better have stepped
her @tato:lent )—Dr. Jun.. A. Dowling said he hail
ez,mipegitie body .4 the child. but, froni It. advanced
state of duomposition, could not nwlertake to say
whether it wen horn alive or not. The umbilical cord
.d not hoes tied. Ermined the prisoner • day or two
ago, and formed an opinion be had beam delivered at
some time previouly Hoven' made • forcible
rues! to th, Beach, hut thi y said though the ease wee
weak in some po'nts it must go for trial—She was
soarodisely committed.
MOKETON.—On Thursday, July 14, thrush
the liberality of 11, Frampton, EA., the school
children of this village, and the villages of Affpuddle
and Reyantspoddle, were brought towetber in
the park, and bouotifully supplied with cake
and tea. Alter having enough, they indulged
in the carbine aumsementa which had been
provided for them, each u scrambling for sweets
and note, climbing poles for on.ney twining, sad
diving in testae. for the indeed, everytbiog
libei amid be naught of to amuse and please them.
Visitor., too, were not forgotten • wickets were
pitolied fora game of cricket, of which 1101011 availed
tbesualvee ; alert a good band was in attendance for
dancing; these assemunte were carried on until
shade' of evening rule on, when all gathered
together, and 17 way of enuring their retinae,
gave three hinny °burl fir Mr. rad Ura.
satt sops/rod.