The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-12-03 00:00:00

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width God bad conferred upon it as a misdonary
church. Hs then rei hawed the etirly history of the
Moravian church front the time of John Huse, the
persecution' to which it bad been subjected to from
the Roman Catholics, and the bold stand which its
members had made in defence of. the truth, and then
proceeded to give an acooont of its first minion work,
135 years so. in Greenland The Moravian missions
were the oldest Protestant missions, having been
~.t.blished some years before the London or Church
Missionary Society. Mr Mooney then gave a very
craphic sketch of the stabs of the Esquimau: and
Inks' dente of Labrador previous to the introduction of
Christianity by the Moravian brethren and in proof of
the success of the mission stated that there were now
several churches with from 15,000 to 18,060 persona
attending them, the greyer part of whom were
members, He then described some of the privations
which missionaries had to endure in those cold and
remote reports, where the thermometer was sometime
69 ilegreeshelow freezing. The inhabitants of Labrador
support their own ministers, never receiving any aid
from their brethren in Eng' nd. One hundred and
ten years ego the Moravian loethren commenced their
work mon' the Mosquito Indians ; and one hundred
years ago the .nle missionaries penetrated into the
en.enor of India, and •uoceeded through the agency of
native converts in bringing to • knowledge of the truth'
..sonie of the remote tribes of that country In mouth ,
Africa. among the independent Celina, they had also
been very successful, but had the greate.t difficulty,
In persuading Pingo's to become Christians or to here
their teaching. They had now • church of Ellgleo 1
members in that country. Nor was this all.
Moravian missionaries had succeeded in establishing
eeltleoenta among the aborigines of Australia, sad
were now penetrating into t hinese Thibet, where the
natives sail no white mall had ever been before to tell
them of t helot. The rev, gentleman then stated that
as their missionaries in Labrador could not exist on
seals, they were obliged to have all their provisions
from London, and the small vessel which they had for
conveying those necessaries and letters had made 96
voyages, and it redly appeared as though it was under I
especial providence, for whilst many large vessels had
been lost, their little buk had weathered every storm.
The rev, gentleman concluded by stating that at the
present time they had 321 missionaries, 300 schools,
00,000 scholars, and 874 native evangelists. Their con-
gregations numbered 271,000, of whom 21,000 were cora-
munic.nte He believed that no society was doing so
much for the propagation of the truth as the Moravian
mission, with the same amount of means. Its total
income for the past year was only £15,000, of which
i 6,01.10 went to support the widows and orphans of
mirnionarien so that really it only had an income of
tOOO. The I .te terrible tornado in St Thomas would,
he feared, greatly cripple their funds, for though by the
good providenoe of lied their missionaries had been
preserved, yet their mission premises were greatly
injured. lley therefore pleaded earnestly for increased
suppere—The Rev C. Money, in • very earnest speech,
supplemeated the remarks a the preceding speaker,
and stated that the results of the preaching of the
Grope' in heathen lands were ten-fold more encouraging
than in England. He attributed this to the lives of
tprasseors of religion in this country not being so pure
and consistent as the converted heathen —The Lee. J.
It Quirk said that during the past year the sum of 01
'had been subscribed towards the funds of the society
In 'Sandford and neighbourhood, of which 1.5 was
sent direct to London by the chairman. But whil• he
'trusted that • larger amount would he subscribed during
the invorniug year. he still considned that the cause
of missions was very fairly supported by tits people,
I:180 being subscribed during Nis peat year to the
Church Missionary Society.— Ile Doxology was then
sung. The o,llection amounted to kb 13s.

DIVISIONAL PETTY SESSIONS.
AMICIIMAY.—Prosent : The Lord POlitsllll (chairman)
Farquharson, Esq., Hon. W. H. B. Portman,
v.r.. and J. J. Falubarson, jun., E•q.
•Hcit, Li EllniaLiss.—Grorie Cress, • young man re-
'tiding in the parish of Sta.:bland, was charged on the
information of P.C. Spietr (the mine °mutable who
apprehends-I John Cross, of rtb•pwick, on • similar
&large) with stealing • hurdle. the property of Mr.
Swage, fanner, Edge-end, on the sth November Lasa—
lle pleaded guilty and said it was for • honare.—Fined
head 2s. soma.

NoT vgaycooo NtlonlOwnst.--Oeorge Polly, • boy
.about systerre of age, son of Mr. J. Pelly, residing at
43Isntlf Irk S. Marv, was summoned for assaulting a
'young girl mimed Charlotte Barnett, servant to a next
.door neighbor. The boy admittod giving the ems-
plainest • box on the • art, but as • witneel came
!forward who stated that the oompLainant bit his brother
first. The Bench di.ouilseed the ease. It spouting
'front the statements of the parties that • good deal of ill
feeling existed between the two famine., whose houses
are under one roof. the Chairman said his plan MIS, in
such eases to remove one of the parties, and be suggested
that the landlord in this ease should adopt the same
tisourwt.

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KKK NKK es.--Charles Perry and Henry Martin,
-two reapeetable looking young men, were el aired
•on the information of P.C. Hutt with being
.drunk and riot ma on Baader morning last. -
Perry pleated guilty and Mertin not guilty. The
evidence of the conatable waa that betiveen 12 and
one o'clock, on bowing a great noise up Salisbury.
street he went to the Spot, an new the defendants
drunk. Pei ry bed his coat off, and the other man WM
In • fighting attitude. He aucteeedet in separating diem,
when they went down the street making a great noise,
Boon afterwards he saw them agate near the ClO.ll
Hotel. Perry was then lying on the ground and said he
could not get up. They •ppeared to have been fighting.
Martin, in hi. defence, laid all the blame on his nom-
panto., nod mid he we endeavouring to get him home,
or he should not have been there. He was not drank.
Two flimsies were with them. He was trying to get the
*Hier nun away, so that he should not be left to the
Sender moraine of the polieernen. Butt then stated tbst
P.C. fiesviour wee present all the tiers and sew what
owourred. tht his being sworn, Saviour fully corrobo-
rated what the other son table had stated, and the de-
fendants were each fined 4.. and fla. emits. _

Tararasa its Stuarts or GAEL—Chariot Rytnond,
of Tollard Farnham, was charged with trespassing in
swatch of game on the 23rd November last. He pleaded
guilty, and wm Atria 13s. and 94. costs, and in default of
payment °outwitted for 14 days bard labour.
BREACH or CATTLE PLAGUE ORCERIL- Mr. Thomas
Spiovr, Mr. Monokton, and Mr. Pope, farmers, were
eeverally summoned for espming stock for mile in
Blandford fair, such fair not being duly lotensed for the
*ale of atsok by the Privy Council- Mr. Pope mid that
he understood from Mr. Supt. Baynton, that stock
<maid be taken to any part of the county. The Asir.
man informed him that though such wee the tree, •
lieee for holding • cattle fair meat be granted, and
that antic applieation had been made from Blandford,
cattle eoull not be legally exposed there. As the
offence was either from ignorant* or misdirection, the
In, would only be • nominal one of la. and 2e. owts in
each case.
Tun &Tim or Klima BAD CO x —Thomas
Stainer, • pates man residing in Fireariattn-strost,
Blawlford, was &anted with being drank arid riotous
in the same street.—P.C. Batt elated that when he saw
the defendant he was very drunk and in the company
of prostitutes, and that he was in the habit of
frequeoting public hogasa.—Finirl 2a. 64. and 2a. Bd.
Goats.

CRAIG/ OF DIOIICTN AND MIOTOOI COIIDOCT
AOAIPIT A PATHS& LCD DA17007111. Hoary CoMn
and Clare Miller, appeared to answer the charge of being
drunk and riotous in the villege of Spettiibury on the
6th November last.--CoMn pleaded not guilty, and it
appeariag from the statement of the polim-constable
that the alleged offence of rioting consisted of swearing
sad making • now*, the cals was dismissed. The female
defendant, who, by her conduct in court, appeared to
be of tether weak intellect, was fined 2s. 64. and 24.
ousts.
FIIIiNDLY NOCIMIT —Henry Hunt •. Richard
Goulding. Thu cam was brought before the Meech lest
month. It wan. charge pmferr-d by the isomplainant
against the Secretary and Ofiloare of the Tarrant
bloackton Friendly sad Bonds 'oast,, for unlawfully
expelling him from the benefit. and privileges of the
aMMO, on the ground that be would not toy • certain
flee, namely 2s. 6d. and for not being prompt at the
anniversary festival. The case was adjourned to allow
the defendant as moietary to call a meeting of the
committee to re-consider their decision. On Mr.
Goulding's name being called, and no answer being
returned, the Chairmen lectured of the complainant if ,
Ito had heard anything more shoat the matter. Hunt,
who him been 22 year. • member of the society, stated ,
that be was informed the committee bed determined
that whether he won or lost they would have nothing
more to do with him. He then produced the following
letter, 'blither's reed is Court :
Moackton, Nov. 13th, 1167.
Mr,—i have sent you • few lines upon the decision of 'he
Maven of the Torrent Notxtion nment Society, m it
the dispute, pending hetes, you and them, and In oMrtt
cio.aoexpbutation of the same I mud go back to the tem
MU when the society wv• adabll•lsed. No doubt you are
aware that the end ES years the members that did not attend
the fe-tival were in the Imbit of 'ending a mitten natioe
dating the reason f their nun-attendance, which was laid
before the committee when Pay mat after the festival and
Mter elanaining the manse, muse of them were lined as. MI.,
and other. i, an the cue may be, which ciuser miteh
dissatl.faction. Some disputed that those which ;ski Is. otaild
have attended se well an shoes which paid 2a. tkl.. mei In order
to settle all such complaining • "octal committee was
appointed In order to consult and determine upon the
Mod withasetory plan to be adopted to remove such disputes
end they moue to tins conclusion that mery member that resided
eithlt, nine miles of the dub-room that dl.I not attend the
ketleal should forfeit b. 6 prevented by slam.,
which NM been carried out to Um general satisfaction of the
members for the 'eat le y..,., and this Tsar 17 romnhers
within the given distance did not attend the festival, aril out
of that number there Is but one (youreeldse.hyoner, upon
whieh I have consulted the olives+, and came to the
eosidudoo that d you dm.. to pay theta. dd. will metre
your money la MUM, but if you still refuse to pay the in.
they win take an mom matey of you, let the CouseqUellee Or
what it may. You must be asters that whitever a special
committe apme ark* Is binding and conclusive on al parties,
according to the rules of the &Kitty.
art, elf. reepeotfully,
To Mr. 11. Muni. 000LaHae, Moretuy.
The eomplanmet also produced • einuatounioalion
addressed to Mr. Tidd Pratt by a member of another
mardety as to whether • member maid be eompelled to
pay • fine for not attending an aaniversery (navel, and
ale* whether it was tit that the honorary member.
übecriptioni appropriated towards the
Fatuse tthe',stied.. Mi. Tidd Pratt gave it as his
ioa that the toe could not be legally takings,. end
the subecriptions of honorary members eivald not
be applied to the "tensen of the festival solos cos-
tribirted for that express purpose. The magistrates
having •1401iDed: the rule. of the society mid conferred
together, &aided that the emmetary (Mr. Goulding)
should be summoned to appear at the next magistrates
meeting.
Breauna Fowrit—Philip Mont, who at tie lint
meeting MSS charged with stealing two fowls, the
prop rty of W. Oxford, and whose ease we. adjounita
enable him to bring • witness on his behalf, spin
appeared, and there being no direst evidence to *enema
him with the theft, the charge was dismissed, the
Informing the progenitor that if he were no
&wood, there appeared to him some grounds for
promeeting defendant's wife for having the fowls in
her punieselon knowing the.. to have been stolen.

KILRORNE ST. ANDREW.
WaszrAir MATEocinur..— A Oda *haps!, the
Gotkaie *vie, has lately helm °posed bore for pahlie
worship, mid a shawl for the same desotelastio• is to
be erected at Hartfoot Lute, to the *amiss spring, for
the sosommodatioa of Wesleyan§ to that parish arid •I
An.tey. We also sailorseand that • Dew Primitive
Whoa* aspel Is about to to toUt at Dummies.