The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-17 00:00:00

MAY MEETINGS.

BRITIAN AND FONZION SCHOOL SOCIETT.-Th• 59th
meeting of this society was held on Tuesday in the
school-room, Borough-road, the chair being occupied
by Earl Granville, in the absence of Earl Russell, who
had to attend the Conference. The report read by the
secretary was of • very satisfactory character. It .tated
that there were 196 young people of both sex,' pre-
paring for the work of teaching in the elimentary
schools for the poor. The attendance in the boys'
model school in tho Borough-road averaged 587, making
a total admitted ‘.l 66 9511 &vett ienkeinen employed
in promoting tbe obiects of the society bad paid during
the year 1.410 visite to 865 towns and villages, and in-
spected 1,128 schools The report stated that there
would be • diminution of nearly mono in the funds of
the society for the pot year, owing to the operation of
the minute of Council affecting eruining-schools. The
report was adopted, on the motion of Mr. 8. Gurney,
M. P...miconded by the Rev.. Newman Hall. Another

resolution was poised, moved by the Rev. Kr. Tibcombe,
seconded by the Rev. C. Spurgeon. The meseii.g wee
then addressed by Earl Glanville, who briefly referred
to the censure passed by one branch of the Legislature
on the deprtment of which he was president, observ-
ing that such censure would have been Intolerable if he
did not believe that it was pared under • mrapprehen.
sion. He congratulated them on the report laid before
the meeting, as showing the operations of the society,
not only in this country, but In all parts of the world.
Upon education, said the noble earl, the real future of
the country depended. He concluded by remarking
that he entirely agreed with the priuciole of religious
toleration in education. A vote of thanks to the noble
chairman concluded the proceedings.
Tat Rscsoato SCHOOL Untos.—Tbe May meeting of
this institution was held on Monday evening, at Exeter-
ball, under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury.
The hall was crowded. and among the company were
the Countess Dune, Lady G. Oakley, Sir Robert
Garden, the Dean of Dromore, sad many alergymen of
various denominations. The bon. secretary, Mr. Locke,
read the 20th anneal report, ebb* showed that there
were in the union 202 Sunday schools, with an average
of 24.000 soholars ; 187 day schools, with an average of
18,620 scholar,; and 211 week evening schools, with
an average of 8,450 scholars, oinking a total of 600
schools and 51,600 scholars. The report then &Ariel
the various orwanisatiou in conneetion with the union
for the moral and social advaneement of the poorer
Maser, as the Sbublack Society, industrial sod sewing
Mobs, clothing rubs, penny lune+, and e'd°4"esi and
showed that each was doing its amount of good. The
noble chainnao said that, notwithstanding the great
increase of wealth in this metropolis, the neceasitrfor
ragged schools was greater than twenty years sumo,
when the movement was Marled, for the population
was increasing by the influx of tees of thanes& of poor
from all parts of the country, bringing with them their
*Dormice sad neeissines, end Ill* the ranks of there
for whom the ragged schools were designed. He then
dwelt upon the troubles which were thrown about the
path of the poor by the " .oveisiente" now being
made in the metropolis, through whlith the habitetions
dia.:ithe:or were torn down, and the dwellers in
courts and alleys were compelled to herd
closer still together, to the inures of fever, disease,
sad pupils for ragged schools. He oonsidered that so
long as the people were badly housed, so long would
there be need for ragged schools, and • thousand other
&inheres for the relief of misery. The Rev. Mr.
Oakley, of St. Paul's,Coventrarden, moved the adop-
tion of report, and the Rev. Mr. Rogers, of ashtoo-
under-Lyn*, seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.
BEMIS SOCIETY 1011 THE PIIOFAGATION OF TRH
GOSPEL Aron° ran Jrwe —The 21st annual meeting
of the subscribers and friends of this society was held
on Tuzsada4Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's ;
Lord in the chair. The promeddige having
beau open with prayer Mr. Tonga, the renidant
oecriter7, read the annuaireSt:rhich showed the
proceedings of the society des the past year. The
finansial statement of the con showed they hisci
Is band at the oonimeneeteent of the year 1863-4,
£lO6 16a 60., the locates for the year was
£8,585 à. Old, making • total at £7,491 its. qa.
The expandiare during the year had been
£l3 671 10a. 80., leaving • balsam of £BO2 7s. 10}d.
The report went en further to state that their
minicanaries had been very etioesneful in France. Frank-
fort. Prussia, Wallachia, Algeria, Palestina, Italy, he.
Is all Hasse montrias them was • growing desire on the
part of the Jews for Christianity, and in many instances,
where areal convenion had not Wren plate. the
missionaries had succeeded in diffusing the Gospel
light among them. The female mission attached to
the society had been very energetic, and therm warn
every prospect from the exertions of the whole of the
persons connected with the institution that it would
bring forth good fruit. The report was adopted leoni-
ne...ll.lY, end several resolutions having beez.Vsd Sc.
the preasediap terminated with • vote of to the
noble chairman, and by prayer.

TSB NAVAL FIGHT Is THI NORTH woo-
LAID, Monday. A Vel7 5,,,e naval ssiganswont, lasting
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bag this Island, asoosapsaisd by all as Unman ships"
while tie Doses ars mooring sorthwarda. The +brie
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