The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-19 00:00:00

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rev. gentleman
by moving that the Secretary be authorised
to write to Mr. Sherif an,saking him if be ..aia take the
office of President, and saying that the non-reception of
a reply to the committee Chairman'e.: letter was
ettnbuted to his obs.nee from home, also, that Hr.
Sheridan be elected provisionally, in the event of a
favourable reply, and that in case be declines to accept
the office, Mr. Ferrer be elected.

This was seconded by Mr:-
11. DlVE:flan, and married.
Mr. Dermilaii proposed, Mr. R. LIX'K •ecended, and
it was carried unanimously, "That the thanks of this
meeting be given to J. Floyer, Esq., iI.P.„ for his most
kind andPofficient Ferric.s during the time that be has
held the office of President."
The fircarraav said that Mr. Cole, of the Scienee and
Art Department, had intimated the deerablity of tho
municipal authorities being brought ieto connection
with these wshoils as mush as posailde. At Rath the
Meyer was president, at fioutluunpten ehairinan of the
managing committee, at Oxford vieemresident, and he
urged the fitness of appointing the Mayor of Dorchester
for the time being an er•officio viciepresidant of the
*moiety.
It seemed, however, to have boon the feeling of the
assuaging committee, and it was the feeling of the
present meeting, that at all the other officers wore
elected annually, as the vice-prosiictota should be.
Mr. Dtvinisit moved, Mr. J. V. 1). LAWELANCII
epamded, and it was resolved, "That the Mayor of
Dorchester (J. P. Hodges, EN.), and Herbert Williams,
be elected Tice-Presidents for the •

. the ORSUiIII year.
lite motion of Mr. It. Davis, be managing com-
mittee were re.eketed.
The SECRETARY laid be thought It should be undo,
stood that the coommittee were not to aonually no.
elected n• • matter of course, bat that regard should be
bad to the luterest or lack of inteimt displayed by the
iadiebleal oommitlear aad that such as did •

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attend the meeting should be replased by more inter-
'sated gentlemen. These sentiments were cordially
spray ed.
Thei 1t.,. B. L. WATSON prOpOned, and Mr.
LAVIntIICI seconded, the re-election of Mr. Burnett as
hon. tresserer. Carried.
Mr. Ilium ' and Mr. Drvr

ear. MiLt te proposed, af r. —_JENLSIt seconded,
the re-slectlon of the Rev. B. L. Watson aa honorary
meretary. Carried.
grevisj..rerNii.t.ir was made of the nhiable services
The Rev. B. L great asetstance
rendered by Mr. Anderson in the collection of the sub-
soriptiona end the students' fees. Two or three of the
students bid given immense trouble, which was hlghly
eensurable. It +Ls their duty to pay the fees on
attending the first meeting of the session, and if the
committee were to be obliged to have nn usistent
treasurer to mike the many mills necessary on such
troublesome pupils, it would involve • greater outlay
than their hes amounted to. Some surprise was
manifested that this trouble should be given and the
f t matter was rerred to the msnaging committee: Perham
the defaulters will take this hint.
On the motion of Mr. DAVIS, seconded by Mr. MILLA,
it WU resolved "That • gratuity of five gnio. be
presented to Mr. James Anderson, in acknowledgmeet
of the services he has rendered to the school same its
establishment."
A eurdial vote of thank+ waspamed to the Chairmen,
and the meeting sepsreted.

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Wonsido

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Cominrrin TO Till DOUR COUNTY PRISON.—
: Charles Monk, stealing wearing apparel at
Wimborum—haprisoasersii : William Gallop, drunk,
fro., at Blandford, 7 days; George Williams, vagrancy
at itlandford, 14 day.; James Pahnan, breach of the
peace at Bridport, 3 months ; George lar. polishing at
.Gillingliare. 7 days. —Hord Labottel. Walter liowditch,
1i :weldor at Thornoomba, 1 month ,• William ChatfieN
and John Rainey, Mayon ling from the lifilborne
Reformatory School, 3 mouth.; lt,abrad Francis and
Richard Taylor, poaching at Gillingham, 14 days;
Rliu Gibber, poaching at Fositmell Magna, 14 day.;
Elizabeth Themprno, vagrancy at Portland, 1 month;
Mary 'Barney, vagrancy at Shaftesbury, 21 day.;
Cherkes Williams and Stephen Kent, misbehaviour at
Wimborne Union, 1 month; George !headers stealing
• whip at Stanton Gorge, 21 days.
Tel ClLDite Tlnu.—The following is the pro-
gramme of a fete at libidos Castle on the anniversary of
the birthday of the Duchess of Wertemburg, as pub-
lished in the Times of Getober 3, 1798. when King
George the Third and his Court were at Weymouth:
To hi played for at cricket, around of beef, each maa
of the winning set to have • riband ;a cheese te be rolled
down the hill,—prize to whoever stops It; • silver cup
60 be na too by ponies, the hest of three Miele ; a
pound of tobacco to be grinned for; • barrel of beer to
be rolled down the hill—prize to whoever idol,. it ; a
Michaelruas goose to be dived for ; • good hat ta be
cudgelled for; • handsome hat for the boy MA t expert
In matching • roll dipped in tresele and suspended by •
string; a leg of mutton and • gallon of pertlr to the
winner of a race of 100 yards, in sacks; • bat to be
%Tesler! for; I alf a guinea to the rider f an asa who
wins the best of three hosts by el: last i a Or..
tO whoever oatabos bin)

A SCHOOL OF ART. WEYMOUTH.
deg of thesp„mi ~,,,,,,itto ed per RlllManaftol.- We bear that Drill-Instructor King,
a held OD Tuesday efternoon, at the 0 the sth D.R.V.., after having held that post ever
since the formation of the corm has resigned. Many
. two years the school has been working
.ocessfully tinder the good evidence of the Of the members have °Remised greet regret at this
Jmmittee and Its honorary officers, and the decision of Mr. King.
THE M•ILIEULL.-Au unexpected pleasure perverted
.isfactory incident in its career is the non.
the town on Thursday morning last, when it was
.in up to the present time of the out.l/1
reported Hunt the longdase Menthelt was entering
.rily made at the commencement of the echo
rtion of this expenditure has been met, but them Portiaad Roads. The Rowe dew like wildfire, sod gone
of the men whose,,. ashore were rentived as if from
, remains a debt of nearly E 35. If this were re.
the gram. She had been driven away into the German
.oved, there would be nothing to mar the pleasure
which the rime anal progress of this Art School In the Dome, and previsions ran very short, but in Saturday
county town must affonL At this meeting there
last sbe beat beck into Yarmouth roads, but was omitted
were
present the Rev. James Fisher (who was called to the to he put in the Gozette..
*hair in the simmue of J. Floyer, Fat., ILP., through Tan first cargo of wheat from the Black Elea this
Indisposition), Mr. IL Burnett (hon. sea), Mr, la season arrived last Wednesday, by the hitch ship
Devenish, Mr. R. Davis, Mr. J. V. D. Lawrence, Mn. Woden, 370 tons, Capt. Witt. Newly 2 000 +mks were
It. Loci., Mr. F. Mills, as unloaded before the vessel's draught would allow her to
The Rev. B. L WATI3OII read the following report :- enter the harbour, but altogether she brought more
It is will much satiefactiou that your committee of 'pa 1,700 quarters, which were *oedipal to It. Demise,
management are able to state that the anticipations rif , oOf Dorchester. She made the passage from
soliellia is which they veatured to indalge in their bit rog, in the sea of Aid, to Portlend Roads in 7tl
report have been fully realised, so far as the work of delta out of which five dare were lost at Malts, and
ihe. =hoot is macerned, by the proceedings of the Pest -1 Quenstown and thus the Waimea passage Is
year.
1 al the shortSsli on record.
The number Of students who bays attended the • ammatorgoimor Or POLICE.-The duties Of this
central school daring the year amounts to 80, of whom , now vacant by the death of Sept. Lidbury, hag*
61 remain upon the book.. This is exclusive of eight peon of late performed by Sergeant Brine, who has heft
bons of the id-day class, meking a total of 88-an a the form about 22 years, 12 as a sergeant, We bear
Increase of nine over that of the previous year.hat two or three totems of the rank of superintendent/.
At the Government examination on the 10th and d as many police-sergeants are trying to obtain
11th of March, 39 students presented themselves, of I he situation, which was of late worth shout £l2O •
whom 19 passed in one or more of the subjects of I oar ; but that communication has been made on the
examination, sad to amen second grade prism were I übjeet to Seotland yard.
awarded for a:6811000e. I Trig Band of the Slot K.O.L I. have announced the
Three third grade prism were also pined, and • free ollowing programme for Saturday, January 21.. We
studentship awarded to Mr. Joseph Diett, delighted at the prospect of • recommeneement of
Thirteen boys of the Motional and -British schools elso I hem weekly treats:-
passed at the first grade examination hold on May 7th. 'Ttuere 'Fre Disaolo," Aster.
of whom four warned prises. Tectlces , "lminorieiterif: oungl.
"La somosiisbu ,"
BellmL
Your committee also resolved, for the further en- trod :ad Arta, .." Die Oro...turdhs," nohow.
couragemeat of the student+, to offer prises for certain !action, ' "The Bohemian Obi..
special subjects; end the office of adjudicators was Iv, " Fehipmt.itetaia,..
kindly undertaken by the Rev. W. Barnes. Captain : God tear met/meg
Foster, and A. B. Foster, Esq., to whom the cordial ' aliment Leman DeVeRIUM.-The opening of the
theatre of the institution are due for the pains taken, • series of lectures at the Literary Destitute wee
lad the drill displayed by them in the execution of unesd for Wednesday lad, when the Yen. Arch-
their difficult task.. Aeon Bralm, D.D. was to deliver his exasllent
year onamittekbrhijaiae also offered pd., for eem,t.. lecture oft the ritie, progress, and future role-
tWon this year d treat that they will be wofgpe, as tions r Ap•tesliaa colonial. Tim lecture
before, by the li ty of the public, to make geed on. not aewertilkil, and the Weymouth public
their engagements in this respect without the neciamito seemed uninformed as to the great merits of Dr.
of having recourse to the school funds. Balla in treating this subject of which be has &thorough
The results of the examinations and competition will personal knowledge. Only • few persons relinquished
be found in the appendices, the attractions of " The Poleoued Cup," or the milder
On August 11th and 12th the works of the students imp at the Wesleyan tea meeting, to meet the rev.
mere exhibited and it is estasated that about oop :gentleman, and to make the matter worse, the ips
pereou Inspected them, arrangements were out of order, and only • few candle.
On August Ilth the prises, both Government and glimmered through the dark. R. if. Eliot, Esq., who
legal, were distributed by J. Floyer Eeq., M.P., our was to have been the chairman, informed those present
preeident, to the ameeedni eandiLiea and most that the lecture would be deferred.
valuable Addresses were delivered both by him and Orli rates next year promise to boa great sumer.
Charles Weld, Eeq., which tended mach to strengthen The Latta:or two-year-old stakes of 100 acre, closed
the hands of your oommittee and forward the interests with no lees than 33 mita The following are name, of
of the sehool, the horses entered
As will appear hem the treasurer's report, the Mr. Adam's b.f. by His Emeallency-Nell Gwynn°, by
deficiency in the establishment fund Ins only been Araby
reduced by E 8 6s. 6d. daring the year, no that it still Mr. T. H. D. Bayly's Soudan!, by Glentauson-Laura
remains &heavy burden on the Institution, amounting to Lovell
EU lie, GL. Otherwise, the financial condition of the ID. 3.8. Blaad's The Mate
'shoot would be satisfactory, the hicoute Including the „. Bonita
grants front Government, amounting to El9B 6a. Ild, Au. BritYlee Pollie
and the expenditure to £159 Itts. Bd.,
.. leaving • babuce -Thornettle
In favour of the school of VS Bs. 34 as against • Mr' erNni,' Car"
balance of £l7 Is. M. last year. Mr. Dallas' oh. f. Zara
The only present made to the school during the year (-Vain. 0. pikf's Recorder, by MurYnni out of Plague
has been tho skull of a will boar, given by Mr. B.
Cowdell. 1 Mr. John Day's Duckling
The gratuitous uns se of the Shirehall is still Permitted I --;:e.LTrnbia
by the magistrates of the sanity, aid gully &•leanks -•••••-•
of this Institution are dmi to them hr e' 4 Tad a -na.f. by Si. Albans, out of Ammon
Rberality eithout which the school x 1 ii.. ain , Mr. W. Day's aby Man at Arms, out of Eibbon
this town. , ' ' Mr. .1. 11. Day's c. by Stockwell, out of Tasted
_ ,
Besides the money grants and al( - ,re IMn T. Gunn's Malaria
ham rearived from the Science and e -. 4 . I Captain Italic Top Sawyer
116 plates of Mechanical Drawings • ssk., g Mr. Ileeno's Hyacinth
Figure Studios on deposifloan. They.. --I ----Henrietta
time to time loans of original painting. 1 -j Mr. G. Hilton'. Onyx
C.
TM itotmaittee before concludiag tiseh . Sir F. Johnstone's rm. c. by Man at Arms, out of Valls
hear their testimony to the able end earns. --i lion
which the master, Mr. Censpbell, continues •••• Ur. G. Jones's b.f. Coitus
his duties. No better evidence, howe Games
afforded of the excellence of his instructio. r- '-‘, W. E. Jones's Brandon. by Y. Oulaton, dam by
guavas which haa attended his pupils." lateateber-Dromedery-Nightcap
Me. E. Buttnery read the financial statemet 'Lee's ch. c. Dunphail
year there WIN due on the establishine. - -Molly Bawn
£42 18s. towards liquidatiug which Ll 3 Gs. 61 b rightingall's Agate
collected, leaving due £34 Ils. 61. The main Peter's br.f. sister to Manduff by Gloomasson
fund at the close of the previous year showed a la Veinier's Canning
of £37 Is. 5., anal the receipts were-annul submit 1. by Trumpeter, out of Lady Somerset
Ell 3a. faL, subscriptions towards prizes Ellsa, Gt mdom
meet grants £ll 3e. 64- total, rl9B 6e. 11d. 's b.f. by Primo Minister, out of Cruel-
disbursements showed-Mr. Campbell's salary tot It
year £l2B 19a, end other expenses amounting.
k f. by Claret, out of Le Fille doge&
£3019,. Bd., making the total outlay £159 18r. Bd. sal .
leaving • balanceof 4:38 8..34. , it
by Caractactu, out of Emma, by
Mr. R. DAVIS moved, Mr. J. V. D. LAWItaXCI
seconded, and it was resolved, "That the report now ..' liimus
read, together with the abstract of the treasurer's et
accounts be received and adopted, and that the same be MI by Autocrat, oet ol Playful by
prieted and circulated"
The next bussnoss was the chola, of • President, and Mb% rt
the Rev. R. L. Warsow read an extract from a letter TIM
byJ. Floyer, Esq., M.P., the 1868_ presisler.f, in the :deo SC,
salt'orc. The lion .o.o.vo•oo ....,-...• aid much obrAed evening •
to the Managing Committee for the expression of their Reformed
wish that I should continue in the °flies, of peed. There wee
dent ; but I should be glad to hand over its dither friends, ..1..
I. • suemesor, partly because I think it advisable to Rev. J. D. It
enlist as many of the local gentry as bomiblei in the Plans, R.N.,
Interests of the school.(and partly that although:for one Payne. Mr. its
year I did make • point of bring present at the annual Rev. J. D. Addiat
distribution of prizes, I would not undertake to be well known as to ,
forthcoming in succeeding year., end I am always us. was received with'.
willing to underteke duties which I may not be able to audience to 'look .4,
perform." Mr. Watson observed that the managing stitution, as, dulling c..
committee approved the suggestion contained in the the middle ages. she dlt
former part of Mr. Floyer's letter, as to the Preddeney period ol the ltsforreata
being annual. The prevent meeting she, adopted it. Ignorance was under herb
The Chairman of the committee (the Rev. J. Fisher) the Papicy siert:tine awn
was then asked to invite R. it. Sheridan, Esq. to be the could reach, the sea lasted.
President for 1369, but no reply had been received (rem stormy riamkine if 00nnie'i,
him, be being, it is believed, from home. Mr. 0. W. termite, and in the midst of alit
Ferrer was also spoken to on the subject. He said that leading out to tie open set us,
he intended joining the institution this year, and, as he liberty, and to sateh bow e.,
bad bed no experience in the working slouch a school, guided her throngs all her perils,
be would rather wait till he haul aequirei Pont. know. blessings, privilego, liberty-religic
ledge of it before taking office, but next year he would and national, the iteformation has 6
So happy to give any assistance. The the info..,.- -. .• -
oonelnded ho -

The preaident of the Working
G. E. Eliot, Esq., on Monday
cresting lecture on " The
upon our present day."
of the members and their
pony we noticed: The
in the ehair, Captain
Miss G. Eliot, Mrs.
Dr•gr. etc. etc. The
:the lecturer was so
Notion. Mr. Eliot
amend? asked the
the English con.
the darknwis of
-.t storm-driven
-Men reef of
shore of
for se eye
, tare by the
in.
lir strait
/Mlle
what
moon,
itching

_ illuenco of Itomanism in Eogs olden
times he said "If we bad been stanch nterbstry
cathedral some 710 years ago, we she, . 'nave iella a
band of lioniieh cars'', 80 in nunsber ; biels Nu, Prima.,
sad monks, marthing in procession up the . cathedral,
each carrying a , surge; and before the altar we should
have seen s ni in kneeling with ahoulders be re. and "
the.. 80 priests fit past, they each give him f pus three
to five laahm acceding to their rank, until t he blood

_ accediug to their rink, anti. _
stre.iins down u the cathear d aisle. This ntan. WU
henry IL, king I England, doing penance in o •bedic°°°
'o to the Pope of Itnie I" The eared° reigns of Jho and
Henry ILL. and tie more English opposition of Edward
111. to Rome were noticed, the ignore co rife
invoked, and silo of the 0•1121315 of the liefor ,ulat!°n
thee scanned up —The arrogance of the Pope—a -"rel.,
pitentate—assumng authority over this resin the
imbue aid gricling power of the priesthokl the
catortioui of those religious bodice who used ir
ipiritu•l power ti wring woilth from the bend, of the
hity, and the want of freedom, both politiml
religious, whim is the very lifeblood of en Eagliihrni
Continuing thin to desaribe the events of the !Wow. ‘3-
tion from the tine of Widish& to the end of the rois
of Klisibeth, the lecturer spoke of the blewinp th °
Reformation hid teen the menasof procuring tor ur
the spread of education, • high state of moralits
freeden, and religious liberty. Mr. Elle t
Pahl —"Wel be had secured to on by the Reforms. '
Cori an anions, of happiness, and of iirlividual and
national (nekton, that perhaps no other peoplef
in ' . . . . .

ple
the world joy;ei sad, notwithstanding that, that
are some persou among U. enjoying the Menne' In
Reformation his handed down to as, sad themselve
professedly inehberi of the Reformed Churah,who stsa
Up and in thia /SI ceaturysoid would fain persuade u
tcat the gloriuth Reformation warn a " mistake -sad lbheroic reformers"unrodoemed eknow
no
whiah feeline • th
who

reeling 3 stronger in my mind, pity for the
ignorance, or contempt for the malice of Meo whoil
spank thus—notwithstanding theca miserable statement
we have in this realm a bappy, free, contented people,
living under will and just laws, enslaved by no relivous
thraldom, loyal to the backbone, and, I venture to say,
notwithstanding some &swiftness to the contrary,
and
_substantially ""

an I
winer4futlbsebroad.knowie,And soling as we possess
thoroughly suhstam.—, Piotesnust, united
borne,
ire that an open Bible
teaches—as long as England holds to the traditions of
tow troloirosotion loaders. so bog sots "nul
possible for &gland, he, om !JPe
return and place herself under that hilt, • -.7.„.6"
of Popery—which even Italy sod Spain,
up, arc casting off—as it is for her to return to tit
barbarism of oar Karon fotetathers—(applause). Bu
let us not be self oonfideot. let us not nay' Peace, peace
where there is no peace.' We have powerful and nth'
enemies attacking us ; infidelity making rapid stride
is eating out the very sore of our religions life, vice an
ungodliness raising their hideous heads in oar midst
let us be on the watch, let us stand up and quit our
selves like men, let us hold fast even to the death this
glorious liberties that the Reformation has matured us
and while honouring the God who knows .Iliow to tart
the malice of our enemies into foolishness, we shall oar
selves, nationally, indisiduelly, pablioly and privately
,In our turn be honoured by Hun." Mr. Eliot emelt* r
amide applause, and in moving a vote of thanks ti
blm,Mr. Addison said he was Sot one of those who revi
Reformatios. Par from that, he believed that it ha
been one of the greatest blessings to this country, an
woe to us when we do not feel it in our hearts, as wel
am confess it with our lips—(applause).
FATAL ACO [DU T. —On Monday afternoon th
Weymouth and Channel Islands' steamer Gygn
brought to the port some sailors, on their journey
join their ship at Cardiff, and the men took the Hoye)
hotel 'bus to proofed to the Railway station. They had
not gone mooh more than 23 yorda, end were just
opposite the Globe, in East-street, when one of the
sailors by accident fell to the ground on his fees, ane
the off hind wheel of the 'bus passed over his body,
The 'bsis was heavily laden, and the poor fellow wee
taken up dreadfully bruised. Medical assistance web
immediately obtained, and he was conveled be Eat
Short and Meech on a litter to the Royal Ineirmarys
Here he was attended by Dm Moorhead and Simpsoei
and it was found that hie left srm had suffered a oona
pound treater°. and it was feared some of the ribs wee
broken, while the injuries in that region were veep
severe. The poor fellow's name is Philip Much, and *
belongs to St. Holier's, Jrrsey. He died about eigb
o'olnek on Monday Loot We understand that the pod
man is 52 years of ego, and has left a wife. He we'
apparently sensible, and when visited by the Scriptne
reader, Mr. Oliver, snit by him and the matron gents
reminded of the means whereby to make his peace sir
God, he seemed to assent to what was endeavoured
be conveyed to hb 'Med. The inquest was held at tb
White Hatt. Mr. Mouton's, on Tuesday evening,. beta
H. Lock, Bou., deputy-oorouer, and a maperitMle jun
of whom Mr. H. rookes was chairman. Jam,
Herridge, landlord of the Globe Inn, Fad-stres
mid be was et his door about a gassier to 11.
last evening, and saw the omnibus go up Ilest-stree
loaded with passengers and luggage from the dolt.
. beet, ad saw Philip Marsh. who was ix tbe .111 by
meat, just behind the driver, sfewia . • 14
leherfi ewe,

:arkie-

sitting clothe seat whee he sat down, he sat down am if
outelsie the seat, sad so fell over. There was plenty of
room for him to sit down on the 'bus; but he fell on the
ground, and though witness and others dialled out for the
'bus to stop, the hindwheel of the 'bus passed near hint.
Marsh we. brought to witness's house, and Dr. Simpson
same, and deceased was of ter wards taken to the
Inirmary.—William H. Sosseter, who was about 20
yurds off watching the 'hue, saw him fall off, and the lad
of his coat eau;tht In amine part of the 'bits, which
calmed him to fall between the wheels. John
Le Heilman, master of the brig Earn, sailing from
Caidiff, said deceased was one of the ship's crew, and
he (witties) was going to Cardiff with four men, who ,
were sent from Jersey to go no board the ship, and they
came in the packet together. Witness did uot know
deceased was one of his men till he paid for the tickets,
and did not notice that he was in huor. id least, not so
much as not to be able to take care of himself. Witness
saw deceased and the other men safe on the omnibus,
intending to go to the railway station. They were on
the forepart, and the mato told him they were all right.
and lie himself wont inside. They had not got above ten
or twelve yards, when the modem stopped, and he
found deceased had fallen off. When deoessed landed
he had • cheat, which was examined by the Customs
authorities in the presence of wigwams and deceased.
Witnees oonaidered that there was too much weight on
the 'bus, nut swayed from side to side.—Mr. Kerridge
wee re-called, and said that they very often loaded the
'hes more than it was thst night. The loading of the
has had nothing to do with deceased falling off.—Dr.
Stinson deposed that shortly after flee he was called to
the Globe to see deceased, and found him suffering
from • fractured left arm, and sent up to know if he
could be admitted into the Infirmary. Witness ex-
amined him and found his ribs were fractured at the
hack, beneath the left shoulder blade, and that the
(matured rib had penetrated the lung, causing the
escape of air just beneath the skin, and from his neck
to his loins the skin was fall of air, and he could feel it
erepiLate up the fingers. illeodescaped into the lung, and
death ensued from suffocation. There was no external
' wound. He did not think the fracture of the ribs
was caused hj the fall alone.—The captain re-called,
said the man gave his see as 52.—The doctor said that
the man was partially sensible.—The coroner remarked
that the ease appeared to be one of accidental death.
, and there did not seem to be any blame attached to any
person—The 'fury thorefore returned • verdict in
accordance with the facts.

his potassium' by Trenchard ; bet is now restored to
his *mints. The villain in vain seeks to murder Sir
Hugh, the polio's overcomes him before he eon use his
sword, and he dies. The silenced couple receive the
blaming of Sir Hugh, and we hope they lived happy
ever after. The play was appropriately and brilliantly
dressed, and the gators rendered their parts with
due care. Still to our mind the best of it
was the amusing by-play between Hector Dobbs and
Jemima Jolly, two of the servant., whieh relieved in
capital style an entertainment in which the tracelencte
of the heavy villain was rather a bete. However,
villains must be heavy, and we do not attribute any
want of bistrionio power to the gentleman who took the
part, and perhaps the professional education of Him
Stauotoo, the lady's maid, aria the native humour of
the gentlemen amateur who did Dobbs, and who is
always favourably received, gave them an unexpeoted
prominence,. The following was the cant:—
Mr. Hayrreril.....(atocreitent residing ii. Mcieutribc) ..... Mr. A.
Harvey.
Charles)lialor..(a thrivingyoung merchant of Weymouth).. Mr.
T. C. MI 01UL
Sir John Trenehard..(a deriving man and a dangerous rival)
Mr. V. (Aeolis.
Sir Hugh Mortimer. .(better known,. Mad Mat," en outcast)
Mr. C. F. Jeffery.
Rector (arrant to Merles Major). —Hr. W. R. P.
.

Wzgurreir 84B80T0 Smioot.n.—The annual festival
in ocitunicion with these schools was held on Woduesdicy
evening int. The tee was held in the school-mom
underneath the chapel, in whet might banned • perfect
bower of greenery, the pillars supporting the chapel
floor, and lines of which Intersect the room being buried
In ivy and bay, while festoons of laurel, fir, leurnstinus,
box. and other shrubs stretched from pillar to pillar
until the wiling wu divided into small compartments
by the net-work, the somewhat dark appearances of
evergreens in the mass being relieved by artificial
flowers, while illuminated texte end mottoes in leafS
work studded the want. Between 200 and 300 friendo
sat down ho tea. The interval, which is usually given
for friendly chat, during the clearing of the room, was
occupied by a performance of music by the choir, under
Mr. !towable the organist. The trebles present were—
Misses Norris, of Hope chapel choir, Mines L. and
Beside Parsons, and Muter It. Hawke, ; alto, Mr. It.
Hawkes ; tenors, Mann. Mushalisay and O. Persona;
and bastes, Mann. Rogers and Dowling. In "I was
glad when they said not, me," the dusts were by Miss
Norris and Mr. Hawke*, the two succeeding anthems by
the same with the addition of Mr. Crocker; in "Angels
ever bright mail fair," the tenor solo was by Mr.
Mushalisay, and all the above went very emoothly, and
wore received with applause. "Awake, awake," was
brilliantly performed, and in "I'll wash my hands In
innocency. Miss Norris's treble and Mr. Hairline. has.
beautifully contrasted, the solos being Rival, remarkably
well. Miss Norris had been set down for a treble solo,
"Angels ever bright and fair; but, in oonacquence of
Indisposition, was unsb'e to take the pine. The
matinee, however, would not be dented, and repealed
perusal requeets were made, with which ehe at length
somplied, to the delight of all. The concluding piece
"Pilgrims of the night," by tbe full choir, went very
well together, and had • very sweet, full, and round
effect. Ur. Hounsell's anompaniments were through•
out well performed. The friends then adjourned to the
sohool•rooni, at the hoed of which he 4 assembled
about 50 of the Sunday school ehildnn who have
been under the teaching of Herr Emil Behnke,
in the Tonic Sol•f• system of singing, and the littie
dames especially, who all had apparently been trimmed
to look their beet, formed a pretty feature in the
assembly, • peculiarly English one too, we hope, as
there was no attempt at any uniform dress, so monoton-
ous In effect, but each had been attired by these who
know what became them moot—white, the innocence
of their youth, unable to eonquer the tenaciousness of
power for what they were going to attempt, and their
ribe<lieeee to and sympathy with the the master, gave
them • je we leis quoi, which was very cherming.-I'he
Rev. Mr. Puddicombe, in conimencing the proceedings,
remarked that • sort of Evangelical alliance had been
formed by teaching the children of all denomination to
sing in one class, a happy thought which was received
with septette.. The children in the coarse of the even.
Int sang two or three mends, and kept time in a
wonderful manner, establishing at once confidence in
the system which they had been naught. Perhaps the
most setonishing, however, were the part songs, the
ern of which "Sister, thou west mild aud lowly,',
atones opened the ens of the company to the improve.
ments that mny be efftizteil in singing. It was very
nicely harmonised, and waa sung as if with one voice
of wonderful sweetness, while the words were pro.
nouneed with delicious cinemas, a point in which
too many choirs are deficient. After the example
of Wednesila. night, we are tempted to have no mercy
upon those singers who slur o'er the words under the
pretence of giving more attention to the music, for here
everything could be heerd as clearly as if spoken by
the best orator, while the music was as that of &silver
bell.—Mr. And !Non expressed his satisfaction at the
many successes the Wesleyan friends have had, for
instance, in obtaining their beautiful new chapel and
schoelrom. Within the loot yen they had increased
their school about 60, and • large proportion of their
echolars were from the lowest places in the town, and
it was astonishing that nice innocent little children clams
from meet wretched homes'—Mr, Haggett amused the
audience by his experience as • church singer in Jersey,
had bore testimony to the admirable way in widish Mr.
Behnke's pupils had kept time.—The Rev. J. Simon
pointed out the improvement in modern times as cane
pared with "the good old times of 50 years ago," and
attributed • part of that improvement to Sunday
schools, instancing the effect upon the collier populs•
Hon of Kingwood. The system of teaching had also much
improved, end we no longer bad the torturing punishment.
formerly inflicted upon offending pupils.—Rev. R. S.
Ashton prsisng tho ingenuity of the decorations, and,
speaking of the singing, trusted the Tonic Sol-fa
system might become etc tenni in Weymouth, and that we
inightreally have eingregetiumil eingiae each worshipper
taking his or her musical part, instead of • men taking
the treble, or "mak ng" a tenor or bass as he went
along, which had often quite the opposite to an
harmonious effect. - Mr. French, of Taunton, likened
the Sunday echo ds of the coeutry to a great breskwater
defending it front the great storms of evil that might
have overwhelmed at the time of the cotton famine,
or even at the late election.—The other port songs
which the children interspersed were well received, and
"lilt. is hovering," the piatio and forte parts of which
were well contrasted while it displayed all the
excellencies of the former pieces, wee encored in a
manner that could not be &mei. —Kr. Otter, of Broad'
wry aleo eddrenel the meeting. Votes of thanks were
pencil to Herr Behnke, the choir, the ladies who got
up the tea, &a Herr Behnke, in responding, said the
children were his friends mei be would be pleased to
instrect • great many more
gratis. He urged, bow.
ever, that more teachers were wanted, end if any
wished to teach the system, du would instruct them in
the higher sinus (fur which • fee is onherwin paid)
without a charge. The friends separated delighted with
the pleasant evening they had spent.
Tux LOCAL DWA/10.- -The omnibus of the Weymouth
Amateur Dramatic Society give two entertainments
last week at the Theatre in ti, Nichoissetreet, which
was very well attended, the prince' al attraction being
the peculiarly Wennouthien character of the affair.
The basis of the principal pees was the well-known
Christmas tale written by .7. Drew, Esq., and It was
entitled "The ranee' Cup : • legend a Landminni
Castle, or Weymouth in ye olden time." This was
turned into a drama by Mr. Lrendon Ellis, and being
announced to be uteri by Weymouth amateurs, under
the Pitteetette of the Welmottth members, it can
easily he understood that • Weymouth public caught
the spirit, and rewarded the society with a full house.
The tale laid temp. Henry VIII. the totes in quo being
that playground of our boyish days, Old Out* enleet
Landeefoote, which so appropriately nowise • little
projection of the cliff overlooking Portland Roads, and
•;:ttosi tlinit. of the_ti.itislitt picitureajus to
have had stirring limn of its own, as our gutoeis,eoks
tell, and • history is always attached to it, with appro-
priate legends, from the time when Weymouth boys
used to tarn over its mashie stones in south of the
femme; money chest so long supposed to lie hid there-
abouts. But it we. resume' tor Me. Drew no evolve
from the depths of his OWO couniotuness, such •
romantic story, as that which the dmonalleer has
embodied in his play. The heroine is a fayre ledye
named Jessie, beloved daughter of Mr. Hayward, a
merchant of Weymouth. She is affianced to Charles
MOOT. a thriving TOODIC MOCCOFiIIi Of the SIMS town,
lxis • dangerous rink noes on the Mine. Thle is Sir
John Trensibud, who is determined to spare no means,
fair or unfair, to gain the lady's Peed. She, liks many
ladies courted soden their will, is faithful to her first
favoured one,and will have none of Sir John. Unfortu-
nately the cause of true love is violently agitated by
the rocks of money emberrasmeitt, for the damsel's father
get. In debt and Sir John to a certain extent (se Mr.
'hew, foe of the bottle-noised whale, remarks) become*
his muter, and demands payment. Mr. Hayward
cannot comply, and Sir John reveals • way of setting
the nutter not very coeridente of woman's right& He
asks the hand of his charming .brighter, and although
with great gilef, so 4 at an awful sacrifice of future
hopes, the young lady resolves to save her father by
sacrificing herself. Charles Major, the lover is away,
and unless be can return in time the hated bargain
will be sealed. There is dill a chimes of this if all go
well; but Sir John Trenoliard seeing it looming in the
future, node two of his minims named Dash Davy and
Gentle Nicholas to act the part of bravos. Poor
Major is waylaid and, after a fight, overcome and
unously injured ; but a dein ex mooned
appears In the person of " Mad meter.
who appears at the exact time to be of use, and like the
policemen using his snit knocks the small villains on
the bead, and takes away the injured merchant to a
tlass where he is cured of his wounds. Major get. ea.&
time to save his fiesionfefrom Sir John, who is thereby
awfully enraged, and Pieta re•ense. Procuring sdmiesion
to the wedding banquet, he notion the goblets set for
drinking health', and pours some deadly poison into the
one Intended for the bride. Intent upon • soliloquy in
which by anticipation he gratifies his revenge, he notion
not that "Mad Mat" protrudes his hand from behind
the erne and changes the imps, placing the poisoned
ono in the place of that for the guest (Sir John). The
wedding party return, the villain bands the cap to the
bride and bridegroom, himself Wring the poisoned one.
The toast is given and drunk, and the woulebbe prisoner
sloes over lila victims' tate to their horror; but at this
juncture appears "Mad Mat," who explains that he hee
slanged the poultice of the &alien and that the
poisoner I, caught in his own trap. He idea reveals ,
fiMh be I. iiir Hugh Mortimer, who had hiss robbod of

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Jeffery.
Dark Davy. .(a ruffian in the pay. of Sir John TreneharJ)..ll2.

J. Butcbr.

Gentle Nicholas-- (tie partrict in crime) ....Mr. T. Staince.
Thomas (servant to Hr. Heyward) ...... Mr. T. Percy.
Jesly Hayward (In lave with Charter, Major) .Lady Amateur.
Jeuilme Jolly. (a romantic lady's n.141)..11110 tile Staunton.
The interval was filled with • nautical hornpipe
exceedingly taking and of course enured, and • comic
song, in which turned up an unexpected element of fun.
The singer was also encored, and Moe an humorous as
over The afterpieee wont with great outartnes, and the
amateurs deserved no hint that they had made a 111-.1
Of it, even by a profemionaL Count Glorieux the
Frenchnetnaperforrned his difficult role exceedingly well,
while the tailor was throughout ',resistible. Sir
Matthew Scraggs, the tobacconist riven to be • "Sir,"
*ad who would talk tobacco, was very good, and Lady
&rages, the affected woman, was perfection. The maid
Poplin certainly did not undrrao her part, and Sally
Scruggs raved and ranted most amusingly, so that this
went off with great BMWs* All the actors received the
highest token of the favour of the house. On Thursday
night there was again • capital house, and the per-
formance woe even superior to that of the previous
evening, there having been opportunity to spy out and
correct any little defects. The acting of Mr. C. Jeffery
kied Hat we. very striking and affeeliive, and to him
and to his brother was owing much of the sum.. a
pieces, and Miss Staunton, the waiting maid, was the
evidently at home in her part. The andiesee again
t edified their approbetioe ef the whole. lir. Harvey's
hornpipe was as good as ever, and his get-up as •
British tailor so different from his former appearin e
as Mr. Hayward that he could scarcely be teciognised as
the same.—The after-piece went even better than be-
fore, the parts being more evenly balanced. Mr.
Cordeaux and "Mrs. Percy," • gentleman in lady's
costume who acted Lady &wages, could ecareely have
Improved their parts, whieh were near perfection the
previous evening ; but Poplin (Miss Holloway) bad
settled down to her place, and w.a very successful, se
were in feet all the performers, Count Glorieux (Hr. F.
George) being in • rather &Suds °Winegar, exceed-
ingly good.—Thus the seventh winter season of the
Weymouth Dramatic Society hse opened with a great
success.

1108060/1 PITT? Ilmstmoms, Tumidity.— Before J.
Ayliog and W. Talbot. Emirs.
A Nun-judicious Botele.ltobkr.—Sophia Arne', of
Bong-corner, was anti monad for assaulting Elisabeth
Denman, on the 4th moat., and a CITOM-.011111101111 was
Issued &Oast glizabeth Doman for sasaalting Amoy.
The Bench decided to beer both cases together.--
Denman mid she was washing, said that Amey name in
and drank half.a.pint of hoer, and on her husband going
to enquire about it, she slammed the door in his face,
and afterwards came out and struck Denman betwe,n
her eyes with a glass bottle.—Amey said that Mr.
Denman came to her door, and accused her of stealing
heer, and she seat her husband in to esquire about it.
She wanted nobody's liter but her sea, and showed
Denman the bottle out of which she had it ; on which
Denman seised her by the hair, dragged her to the
ground, and beat her while she was in the gutter. She
alm aniaaulted Atney's husband, and Amoy struck her
Is self-del one with the bottle no her mouth, at she
was wining at her agaln.—The Bench cionaidered each
assault was committed, and fined them each
including coeta.—On being applied to for the money,
Denman invited the sergeant to go to her house to get it,
while Amey calmly replied that she should pay in a
week ; hut they were ordered to toy at one', or be
imprisoned for seven days. Both paid the money.

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