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DrUCE3AN CONFERENCE AT SALISBURY.
There was • large iletherine of the olorEY and laity
of the diocese ia caliabary Cathedral. on Wednesday,
for seaferenee. Tbe Lord Bishop presided, and there
were present from Dorset Yen. Archdemon Binctuary,
Mr John Floyer, M.P., Rev Prebendary William. Rey
Rev Prebendary R. Ferenbethon, Rey. Prebendary
Talbot Baker, Re. Prebendary Laymen, Rey it
Everett, Teeter of Holy Trinity, Dorchester; Re, V.
IL Jones, All Saints, Dorchester; Rev it mew°.
• oar of Fordington ; Mr E L. Kinderaley,
Llei Meant-Colonel Steward, J.P., Rev C. G.
Wheat, litleoree St. Andrew ; Hon. and Rev Spring'
Rice; Re. R. Roberts, yam of Milton Abbey; Rev
W. savage. vicar°, Berocombe ; Rev Robert R. Watts,
vicar of stoarpaine Rev J. AL Truman, rooter of
Hann Martel; Rev J. W. Cattle, Charlton Marshall;
Rey Genre B. Vaud, rector of Spettiseury ; Rev J.
Minified, rector of Blaudford St. Mary' Rev A. &
Littiewood, rector of Turnworth ; Rev T. Ennett,
vicar of Taller Fratmto ; Mr Frank E. Pope,Chilfroine ;
Mr E. J. Pope, Ciiilfrome ; Roy William Ileoper,
motor of Chllfrome ; the Henry Frampton, Moreton,
Mr Thomas Boni, Tynchatu ; Rev Prebendary Bond,
Mr Oliver Ferrer, Mr Howard, Weymouth; Mr IL
N. Saunderson, Lytchett Minster ' • Rev Prebeodary
Broaday, Bradpole ; Rev A. Coil, Besuitioster ; Mr
R. M. &alderman. Lytehett Minster; Rev. G. H
wysio, wetweearela ; Mr H. Fookes, Whitechureh ;
Ben K. Morrow, Shateabury j Rev P. H. Dyke, Compton
• ham Shattieburr ; Rey W. J. Goodden, Nether Com-
te, ; Captain Bolton, West Lodge lwerne Minster ;
Lee John Acton, lwerne Minster ; 'Rev E. W. May,
Allosgton, Bikiport ; Rev R. McDowell, Powerstoek ;
Rev John Hoiegood. Okla ord. Fitspaine ; Rev G.
Threspeon, Leigh, Sherborne ; Rey. G. southwal.
yetmthster ; Rev Prebendary Carnegie, Rev Preben-
d,' Mean, Rev E. O. Attstin-Goarlay, Rev E. S.
Be his, Hoy W. L. Barnes, Rev C W. Bingham. Rev
ii Bothamlity, Rev W. Bridges, Rev J. G. Bri
lies T. J. Brown. Rev A. H. Bull, Rev J.
Eli., Be' J. F. Falwasser, Rev W. Glide., Rev 11.
J. >IMO, Rev G. L. Hmkome Rea S. Littlewooe,
Re. J. L. Lialoweod, Rev (I, L. meeeet. it., E. W.
Mee, Rev C. MaNiveu Rev tit E, Ravenbill, Hon and
I..'A. S. Rim, Rev G. P. Topple, Rev R. 1).
Travers, Rev A.. L. ?mimeo, Rev B. P. Treatise, Re,
F Warm. Rev R. Re Watts, Mn T. Rooks, Mr IL
I)., is, Mao. Mote Mr Oc S. Glen, !to.
ii Brener, In • long and elaborate, but °Mar
• •ess, invited the es-operation of the Conferee.' in
foe lag a Synod. He proposed to assign to it two
• , rate spheres of duty :—To work in oommitto. 5. and
n. entrate the diocesan werk—the work of the Church
Le ling, Diocesan Edeassion, and Missionary Societiei,
w.• • view to the avoidance of voluntary associations
we • multitude of seereteries, which ran across
ie. another's path. The emend part of their duties
• Id be of the nature of a Conference, and he sure
✓ ad for consideration -Lord Bandon'. Bill for
; chat octunoils, female work in church matters,
as nursing, la., the Bill loanable laymen to preach
itirch pulpits, ka. Ile proposed on an average, that
clergy in each rural deanery, and four of the laity,
; communicants, should be elected as member?,
calcalated that this would give 601130 240 membe-s.
would be associated with • body of ex.officies—
wo Lord Lieutenants, the two High Sheriff, the
~ the three Archdeacons, and the Chancellor of
... 'Booms. It was an essentiil principle with him
.r all should be communicants. In short, if they die
netaeree to that he should go no further, lie did no:
lel ere there was any diocese in England where there
. • more unanimous more kielly, more le o•herly
'ag than was found throughout the oeuuti,a Of
▪ s and Dorset —(hear, hear, eel epelause.) Ile
ot speak of extremes—for Vey all knew there
such on the right as also on the left—rand he was
aware that they to rid not brie.; within their
lem„ tr everybody. But ha took his stand on th.• great
tee • ..al unanimity and brotherly fe ling to istece he
to referred as existing in tho ; that wee He
• eof their strength within the fears—which be ,
red God they still hol—bindieg them together by
e. of Parliament and in accordance with the prin•
o of the Church of England—(hicar, hear.) After
✓ of oossideration, lie bad come strongly to the
• melon that it was ace 'riling to the principle of
'malty, of the early meleslastitl presadent —that
art taken by the laity in matters affectine tho
t re the church should be much more conaidateble
t it had been in later days. There might clmo •
. when it would not be without u.e that they should
i• ; *seised in doing things of the: kind ; it was well
pelt., ps that they should teach themselves and their
r• teal:man how to act when thing, might to changed.
lie :artily hoped that the synod would be attetulod
ray eideestotatives of ell ranks of sooiety. He should
he re • y sorry indeed to see an assembly only of the
•e '-C of the counties, only of men of large territorial
•• ,sions, however thankfully their service. aright
be received. They wanted as members icon of all sorts,
those who would freely and faithfully represent all
classea—(hear, hear.) tie asked for the fiaekest,
fullest, ant kindest exposition of their opinions. He
might not perinea egret, with them, but he would be
glad if, by Cost's blaming, they could eibibit to the
country an united diocese, inflaended by one spirit, as
this would not only greatly benefit themselves, but set
• good example to others.
Mr. FLOYMI proposed "That this Conferenoe is of
opinion that Ills desirable to constitute • permanent
Synod in the dioceses of Salisbury.' He remarked that
other religious bodies had their assemblies, but it
might be asked why dues the cherish require such •
new hatitution It not the church strong enough in
herself? Is she not efficient throughout the length and
breadth of the land? Yes, my lor I, and I say it with
deep thankfulnesi, I believe the church is strong ; I
believe there never was • time when the church was
stronger in this country-00nd applause.) Etteeming
highly parochial organisation, he bed felt it ended in
some measure In isolation, and he thought they might
eonfidently expect success from this in tvement. He
thought the synod might be especially useful iu pro-
moting the religious education of tho poor.
Prmeator Last; seconded, sod Indulged in some
bating metaphor re the cathedral. When he had
got down from the tower, he said "looking at the books
of the Revelations, looking at the books of the Apostles,
and especially at Me Bishop's fcackieg in his Ilatupton
lectures," he thought the laity should be looked to.
After the bishop's very elaborate, very able, v. ry
Christian, and very fatherly adirem, he had very little
to say, except that the synod would not only strengthen
his lordship's throne in Bali-bury, but build up for the
bishop a throne in the hoots of all in the diocese.
Finally be suggested that the synod woult be • " cm'
=union of saints."
Mr. Penises, churchwarden, Sutton Very, supported
the resolution.
The Rev. H. Moots, of Fordington, having ackr ow-
i with thanks the clearness, candour, and courtesy,
v.rdliri which the Bishop bad stated his own views on
the subject before them, and invited others to express
theirs, said that ao one felt more deeply than ho did
the need of some kind of conference or council, if in
any way practicable, for the whole dimes., and he for
one felt no objection to the term quoit. His lordseip
had very forcibly expreised the used of such an
assembly; but he himself considered that that need
had been stated by no means to it. fell extent. The
Church of England was in • position of great difficulty
U not of danger. He believed, indeed, that in her
articles, her homilies, and ner liturgy, see had a bold
on the people generally which was firmer than ever—
(bear, hem). Her difficulty and her danger consisted
In the divisions existing amongst the protessel mem-
bers of the church. Those divisions increased the other
diffloultiee, and it was through these, rather than from
any other man, that that especial difficulty areas of
which his lordship had spoken
continually
that works of a
religious character wercontinually crossing the paths
of others. He said this bit:melt, not as a matter of
complaint or reproach, but as bearing on the matter
before them. He repeated his conviction that a synod
of same kind or other via very needfuL He felt deeply
that there never wee greater occasion for it in the
history of the church than at this time. We are
assailed by enemies of • most bitter character. B
avowed unbelievers and large bodets of political di.•
meters were ranged against us. But the groat irelven•
tage posoessed by these enemies was found in the
divisions existing in the house of professed friends.
And three divisions he considered to be mainly °cot-
Mooed amongst the clergy by their settling
down too easily and comfortably in the circum-
stances in which God has pined ray. The ten° •n
spirit and life of the most respectaLle did not generally
correspond with the high professions made in their
orders and in the services of the church. The high
spiritual *tartan of our liturgy (he must speak
plainly) had for some time been overlooked by them
(the clergy) and by the laity. And he was persuaded,
therefore, that no synod whatever would answer,
nor effect the objects proposed by his lord-
ship, if it did not make it the first and great
object to seems and obtain those blessin;s which are
eentieutlly, in pretestion, asked of God. Beth clergy
and laity must wait upon God for a liege answer to
the prayer that " the healthful spirit of His gram—the
scontanual dew of His blessing, be net down upon all
bishops teed mates, and all eongregations eteemiated
to their charge." Their great obj •ct a. members of a
Christian °harsh must be, through the aid of the
Spirit, "to hold Mt trial' in unity of the" Spirit, the
bond of pesos, and in riglateomness of life. Another
point on which, In connection, with the subject before
him, be must speak was this. Toe assaults of infidelity
were the more dangerous through the neglect of &close,
sereful, and large study of the Word of Goal, and
through the too common neglect on the Pert of the
clergy of such study of the Word of God in the
original languages. lie trusted, tberefore, that another
great object which his lordship would keep in view in
the working of the proposed synod, would be the
encouragement of both clergy and laity in every
possible way to pursue those studies, and to give them-
selves entirely to God's work and service. But to be
111 brat as possible in his remarks on the form of synod
just now proposed to this amenably, he must confess
teeth was in his opinion of too cumbrous • character.
The meeting in the cathedral city bad something
beautiful in the idea, but he *considered that it would
not work. In a synod meeting in divisions,
at different centres, there would be a division of
IabOUT which would accomplish the objecits that should
be kept in view fax more effectively and with fa
greater simplicity. If as an old man he might give
advice he should reeommend therefore that his lordship's
visitations, and the achidiaconel visitations, enonld be
used as ommaions for assembling the Clergy and Church-
. wardens in such synod'. There would then be 80 or 90,
or 100 at the outside, gathered together at one time.
Every clergyman would then be able to take his share
in the affairs of the church, and every churchwarden
and such other oommanicants as it might be deemed
At to allow each parish to sleet. All the committees
of which his lordship had spoken might be formed from
them several divisions, and might act in their several
weTs as hie council. And all this skid be done with
far less sod than that which would be occasioned by
lay wealnued silting in the oethedral city—a cost
width the poorer storey and the middle dam meld ill
'deed. This scheme though oollective as lathe clergy,
44 44 (Re Mona) jadged it should be, would still be
regeemetralve se to laity. The multitude of councillor'
smell lacked be theremed • but their power instead of
beeeeldne therieldly by in'srease of number, would by
divisiest et labour be rendered more effective.
The Bisyop as to the lest of communicants said he
sheedd be 'outset if those who sent laymen to the
=believed them to be oommunistanW, and if they
els ehle (heat, hem). believed they were oometunicanta—
Earl Nll4°N eloyedthe iseoad rsiolution to the effect
that
the Synodahoald emaist of the ex officio. named
h 7 the Lard Bishop, fogs Clergy fa sea Banal Napery

(with tales mistime) elected by the Clardy, four
Laymen, being crommunicants, elected by all the
churchmen of a pariah.;
Archdeacton fisNcru ART, in seeinding the resolution,
said it was Lie conviction, and he took it to be the oon-
Votion of the conference, that the Bishop had sold
very single wend that was necessary to bring the
matter in question before thorn : every single parti-
cular hi been touched upon by his lord-hip, and they
knew whet his views ware, and his reasons for holding
them. Therefore, he thought it would be quite out of
plane in him to make any observations on the general
auhject. He thought they respired rattier to hear •
had to be said on the other side.
resolution, the desire of the BishoplilaV,ltbth
as mush am poasible the list of official mon m
,rengrardthloowralhnte
eerily as he wad.
ihe Bishop hod balanced them as
as be was one of them he must not enter into that.
He believed that the present oomititution of the Irish
Church was the beat it Gould have; take It sea what'
he did not see how it con d be improte i upon ; and if
he said that the resolution Ira.
very
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entirely apart from any thog‘ ht of eatablishruen
jealous were made to b e ,
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friendeh-
said to him—" Pray eularge to Way n a Weer
representation ;" and another gentleman said, "You
will "v" be able to make it work • you have too
;Well,
inany"—(laughter.) the Bishop came In sta the
• mediator. He would not go into the question of the
; censtituecey being non-communicants ; but he would
, simply repos' what the Bishop had said _thatin the
; hoary they would wish to hive them communicants,
but la was imicesslide• He believed the best law
, they could have was the best possible one, and be vu
. ef opiniou that that was the it possible one. The
eurnber of members of the Synod would be about 230,
and of course a great many of those would not be in
, attendanoe. But he thought that out of 230 there
woold generally be sufficient present at meetings to
make armed representation of the diocese. The speaker,
in conclusion. noticed the great advance shah had
be, it made within the last ten years is regard to giving
'he laity a yoke in church matters, adding that he
believed they bad cone to that which was strictly and
accurately the right thing—that all the cembers of
the body of Christ should be fairly, fitly, and fully re-
presented in the church.
Mr. WILLIAMS Btu. supported the resolution. His
. lordship—he had observed him closely sime be Mamma
• bishop of the diocese—bad no narrow views ; and he
I beli.ved lie had done a brave and noble thing in sum-
moning the Code. enoo.
Sir A. Maerr proposed the conlaion of the words
"being ocettuunicants." lie dwelt upon the seeming
inconsistency that the elected were oblige Ito be com-
municants, but would be elected by ahe lynot solely
trommunicents, observing that one vrry worthy person
of his acquaintance objected to com•nunieate, because
, the wording of the Sacramental Service of the Church
favoured the Remus doctrine of the Raal Presence.
; Others were Kept back by a timorous conscience ; some
urged one reason and some another, but that was a
matter between God and themselves. Why shoal
they draw the strict line prepozet an i say "Stand
maids lam I not holier than thour—(no, no). He
might be asked unche• what title he appeared before
them. Ile knew not, lie felt impelled to say, with-
out pretending to be a reformi•r, as Luther said before
the Council at Worms—"l can't do otherwise." He
regretted it if he appeared too broad a churchman, but
li4crari aniini ninon —(applause).
lr ALFRED SZYMOOR, M.P., in seconding the
resolutien, said they must all recognise the movement
of religious fooling throughout the nation, and realite
that the dme might be coining when they would
require this whole of the energy and power of those
who belonged to the Church of England, whether com-
municants or not, to sustain hr. Ile wished to see
the work begun epee those great tread principles
wl.irla would extend init ad of confine Me ehureh's
runificatio..e, and which wontl bing wi.hin its foil
those who p.rhons might net teem's:ally be there now.
The synod weild have to deal with the money sub-
sorilicd, bet not necessarily by oemmunie.,nto; and he
! sel the subscub es would lost far tits distribe-
t on of th it men., tort body which was as broadly and
I widely constituted as were the foundat:ons of the
I Chur.h of Enelead—(applause).
I Lerd Barn replied. and is • 'occult which win
I loudly appleu led. canton'!. I that it wag necessary to
I have some haste; that basis must be Cori:tan ; and
i it mast be of some particular religieus douoininetion,
' and from that he deduced the argument that the
representatives of that denoinination most he comment-
tante.
After Mr. LONG had Buggered the withdrawal of
the amendment, it was put, seethe re,olntion carried
bye largo celerity, only 10 voting for the amen intent.
Prebendary WILKINSON moved that the number of
laymen should double the number of clergy.
Mr, LONG seconded this, and repudiated a phrase
which had fallen from Lord Nelson that admission to
the synod was a boon to laymen. They acseplct it
not as a boon but Is is right—(sheers).
There were 75 for the ausendrucet, but • majority
against it.
In the course of a very able, frank wall hem euroi
speech, the Rev. W. Owrot (Damerham) said that the
High Church element would prelominate in the Synod,
and mar its eff etc if the electi..o in te ad of the eol-
I leetive principle were adop'el. lii his rural deanery
! hems ins minority of one, and all the other fear
clergymen would be high.
Mr. LEAR Oh ! oh I
Mr. Owsre : And Mr. Lear weal I probably use his
Malone, to make it so—(laughter).
Mr. T. F. ORM, M.P., sceounded Mr. Oven's pro-
pose'. Before his lordship CMIIO into the iliecese, there
was • strong feeling on to part of the laity that the
evangeliod party were trot sufficiently represented in
church work. He took part in no 11.1 of the meeting+
Piet were held, but he (enrol that clergy ropromating
what wa then Galled the High Church but what was
ivisr ostle4 dam .103r1A4 —r. pa,
it largo preponderance in the thorefute„ tam
proposal ayned was to be • woes', they must pet it
beyond the power of anybody to say that it was a move-
ment promoted principally by clergymen or laymen of
one particular branch of (spielers, who would have a
preponderance at its meeting*. So oon•tituted, the
whole thing would, no doubt, prove a failure. As the
right rev. prelate had said, the synod would have no
power to pus laws. It might pass resolutions, and
might adopt any regulations that it pleased, bet unless
the whole of the clergy and laity chose to abide by them,
they would saaredly prove in.ffeeteal.
Fourteen hands only were hell up in favour of the
amendment and it was consequently lost.
Toe Bev. If. MUER. of Trowbri ige, morel that the
words, "All the clergy and two laymen from every
parish" be substituted for "Four clergymen and four
laymen from every rural dean HI." 111 said elective
syneds at It ahester and Ely hal failed, and would be
as ineffectual li•Te. 11 'waver mush they might desire
to see ion i.mti a country gentlemen elected on the pro-
posed arm i, he was sure they else longed to see a fair
proportion of f trusters, tradesmen, and others of the
middle clasee -(bear, hear.) lie WAS afraid that an
elective syno I would be the moans of stirring up too
usloh of par :y spirit—(" no, no.") Ile was not sehamel
of bein • rade I an Evangelical clergymen, but he was •
thoroughly devoted member of the Church of England
—(hear, bear.) Ile bzheveal it did the evangelical eorgy
• great deal of good to face men wh r digerati from them
—(hoar, bear.) It did those who were opposed to thorn
quite as nersh goo.l—(hear, and • laugh.) lie wanted
the synod to hi thoroughly officheut, and he thought the
I plan he prop-sil was the most expansive one.
MG R. P. LONG accandeal the amendment.
Toe Rey. W. H. doges oonsiiered the proposal
hardly feceible ; but the Rev. Mr. HOWARD, of Stud.
land, expressed his belief that if they adopted the
collective system, the whole thing stolid become a
dead letter. lie feared that if the amendment were
not &excepted, there would be more dissenaions amongst
them than had been the ease hitherte—("Ne. no.")
The sweetmeat was lost, only 42 hands being hold
up in its favour.
The Rev. J. G. BUNS moved another amendment, to
reduce the mincer of clergy representing each sub.
deanery, but thin was not seconded, it fell to the
ground.
The Rev. C. W. BINGHAM said he felt it was like
leading a forlorn nor, bat still he begged to move,
"That for every two clergymen there be three laymen."
Se thtt if there were four laity
The BISHOP : What do you say if there happen to
be five ?—(1 Aug h ter).
The Rev. 0. W. BINGIUM said he was not very well
up in figures, they were uot much taught at Winches-
ter! —(renewed laughter). If there were five clergymen
bethought there should be eight laymen. Then he did
not think the meetings of the synod should be weaned
to Salisbury, the means of communication with some
pints of Dorsetahire being very Imperfect and inade-
quate. If the meetings of the synod were to be held
in Salisbury, he did not think they would secure the
attendince of the laity, especially those of the middle
classes, from distant parts of the Mooese like Bridport.
lie wished to see as many of the laity an possible in
the syn.:mi. it mance to him thet the theory on whiola
they were acting was that a single clergyman was worm
all the laity in his pariah—(bear, hear, and " um no.")
In his own opinion they wail'! be properly representing
the feelings of the Church of England in propor-
tion as they increased the number of the laity, who
had aa mush right to be represented SA the clergy—
(spplause). lie thought also that some means should
be taken for the representation of minorities.
The BISHOP said he wan not altogether disposed to
reslat the uneuilment so far as to give six laymen to
every four clergymen— (hear, hear).
In this form the amendment was seeoneed by the
Rev. Prebendary PAYNE, and agreed to.
Lord H. THtlISt moved, Prebendary PHILLIPS
seconded, and it was carrioi—"That the duty of the
Synod be twofold: first, with the consent of the
societies now engaged in those duties, to take Merge
of the chief operations comineted by veluntary associa-
tions within the diocese, snob as those of Church
education, the supply of clergy sal of churches, aud
Church Missions ; aud socendly, to be of conference
and counsel with the Bishop in regar i of ecclesiastical
affairs of importance to the diocese."
Tue Metier nominated the fuilowing ass committee
to put into eleoution the resolutions which they had
adopted generally :—Tne Dean, the three Arcedeutous,
Precentor Lear, Prebendarice Payne, Memo°. Wilkin-
son, Des Wilkinson, and Deplane, Rev IC 11. M. Sladen,
Rev G. L. Harkness, Rev O. W. Bingham Lord
Nelson, Major Clarke, Messrs. Halite's, Davidson, J.
Floyer and Colonel Paget Part of the duty of that
committee would be to oommuokato with the various
parishes under his authoray,to set on foot the elections
of the different members of the synod, and more or
leas, be apprehended, to oonsider when those eleetione
should be held, and when the synod should meet.
In answer to • speaker, his LdIIDSHIP said he oonsi•
dared a lay churchman Lobe anyone who, being chal-
lenged, declared he was a Goad tisk member of the
Church of England.
At the suggestion of Prebendary LEA.II, a rider WY
adopted to the second resolution that the elected mem-
bers of the synod should serve three years.
Mr. A. SIT/1001, M.P., moved • vote of thanks to
the Bishop for presiding over the Conference, aud the
motion having been seconded by Lord ELDON, It was
adopted with applause.
The BISHOP, in returning thanks, said he was greatly
obliged to them for having attended the Conference,
and still more obliged for what they had done. If they
used the Synod as it might be used, how great, how
elastic, how Infinitely beyond anything they wield now
see would be its work, It might have committee
cronestirals at Derohester ; it would give life to ran'
meeting.; indeed, *did nob think they amdd

foresee where its effects wowhi wad. lie had had mutt
kind correspondence with the Lord-Lieutenant of
Dorset on this matter, and in one letter he esPril.egu.,
• sentiment which he might vestare tolit.',„*.A."-
tsld him (the speaker) that ho was deeply
with the scheme, for he had flattered hi
wee going to make • vigorous and novel eff"t to re.
eoursle the Nonoonformists et* the Church of
Hogland, cud to bring the evangelisation of the people
tosom
speaker) was very much flattered by hii having thought
that
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tbrt if the diocese put into their hand. iuehbe en thought
meet as it had that de, ifi"° them there was no
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"ling what powers it might not eser .
gush an instrumeut the diocese would speak with an
united voice and with • force they had not known
before.
The Bishop then gave the blessing,and the conterenrie
"broke up.

11111ANDT 110111 RT AT MIURA DIVIIIIILeIA

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRicULT

WAREHAM.
Population 6,257. Births 46, baths 24, 1 being from
tinall.pox and 1 from fever.
VaccisaVion.—Tbree relieving offiners have been
appointed to enforce the general provisions of the
l'smination Acts.
Nsw TOWN BALL.—The 1000111411 show that the
expenditure amounted to £lB9B 8s 14. Babseriptions
gave £1261 16s, interim& £8 4s 74, sad there has been
borrowed on mortgage 1,130, so that there is a balance
of LI 12s 61 carried to the Mayor's aosount.

WICYMOUTB.
Tel RMLLL•POI Hosimah is being erected by Mr. I
T. Dodson, in a field west of the Littlefield gardens,
and south of the cemetery; but separated from the
latter by one field. It is to *utak' 10 beds.
Tag mortality returns of the Registrar-General for
the last quarter show that in the Weymouth sub-
district there were 110 births and 101 deaths. Of the
latter 14 were under one year, and 17 at 60 or more.
There were 39 deaths registered from smalliiox, as
against two in the preceding quarter, and in a note it
Is added that in the four weeks ending July 29th 15
additional deaths from small-pox were registered,
making 54 in four months. One person died from
whooping cough. and two from diarrhea 1. The popula-
tion is 14,702.
Taurus lional..—On Monday evening our tear
fatigable manager, Mr. F. Neebe, produced the new
version of "Ruth.' The mounting of the piece mu
very commendable, and the music very appropriate.
'rhoes of the inhabitants who have seen Mize Kate
representation of the Jewish maiden, will
agree that it is • high-class piece of acting, which has
never been equalled on the boards of our theatre. The
delivery of the "Curse" to bar false lover was marked
by fine elocutionary power and pathos, and the eall
and applause at the end of the set showed its apprecia-
tion by • good audience. Mr. Full, is Ernest, was
very creditable, nor mast we forget the "schoolmaster"
of Mr. Bateman, who is most painstaking. The rat of
the parts were in glad hands, and well studied, and
especially the broad comedy of Mr: Prank Seymour, as
came in for a good share of applause. To
those of our rea4ors who have not seen the round of
characters assumed by the versatile Miss Kate Saville,
• visit to the theatre may be strongly recommended, as
some sterling pieces are in store for the few remaining
nights of her stay here.
BOROUGH Parrr Bastions. Monday.—Before Jas.
Esq. (Mayor), J. Drew, Us., and O. Reynolds. Req.

Thomas James. a dekly-looklng )(mpg non, wail brought up
charged with stealing a quantity of Mandy, the property of
Slor-o. Devenish and Co., on the 3rd Inst,
Mr Howard appeared on behalf of the prcoecution, and said
the position of Messrs. Devenish's premises was well known to
the Bench. At the side of a place tailed Newberry Cho- is. road
that loads down to Bcramtwidge and the promise.. of
Messrs. Doodah continue along thin road, and the wall at the
lock forms the boundary of the road. On the other wide of
that wall is • room which is used as a spirit store ; but the well
is not very high. On the night itt question, ace 'riling to the
cu-tom at Moors. Devenisies, the place was locked up with all
care, and In this room all wan left in safety; the taps were all
soun I. the cans were placed under them, and everything was
left perfectly in order. Next morning, the first man that
went to the place was an engineer, and when he got in, lie
f.lllthl something singular about Use door, and nothmsi mine-
thing wit right. Mr. Bolt, who, is responMble for that portion
of the proud..., on account of what the engineer told him,
examined the spirit room, and the resnit was that although
it ha I been left lucked, some one, between the time it Was so
loft am! the morning, had opened Rand abstracted • quantity
of spirits. In that room are kept, aa all brewers keep, various
kinds of spirits, and among them was British brandy ; but
two casks contained eomething bettor than that, there was best
French brandy. And he would show that the many gallons
which had been abstracted were of the same brandy as that
which thole oaks contained, the vary best. That would show
that the robbery must have been committed by a person who
was perfectly well acquainted with the place. Ho (Mr.
Howard) should confine himself to allowing a sulficientprims
facie case against the prisoner, he should show the loss, and
then ho should oak the Bonen toremand the case. When they
were sated to remand a came, if the Inspector swears that it
is to obtain valuable evidence, they would not ask what that
evidence was. as thereby the ends of Justice might be frus-
trated. Kr. Howard c mUnued that on the other side of the
wall spoken of there la a lean in roof which goes down to •
°eosin dieonce from the floor, much lower than at the top.
. .

This ls met by another slanthit roof, feerning a V., and On
part of the other roof there is a thick pane of obscure ghee, to
transmit light. By •ma maim this pane was broken, and ap-
pearances showed that some party dimmed over this glass, and
got down Into the yard where • number of clean casks are
kept, and that the party who abstracted the brandy must have
taken three clean casks, tilled them up with brendy, and con-
veyed them off the premises. The casks had been discovered
with the brandy in them. In oreer to more them casks, he
must have bad some trucks. He (Mr. Howard) should prove
U,. lost and the discovery of the goods. and he should identity
the prisoner and show that he was the man in question. It
was not that the Bench had to go into the by goner of the
prisoner ; but he was • perms who had been in the employ of
Messrs. Devenish for • number of yams, till within a few
months pant, and he knew the ins and outs of the premises,
lie hail been there until much • recent date that he could not
have forgotten the situation, and must know about everything,
except any liberations that bad been made. Now the person who
in moi.t •lon hay. how.. les
and outs of the pie" NMI had It nt h oeed for • perticular
thing happening, so skilfully had the robbery been coutrived„
that it might have gorse on for years.
Walter Holt said be had charge of the spirits belonging to
Ilessrs.Devenlah,and had been in their employ for upwards of 30
years. On the premises is a store at the back of the brewery
on the right hand side. The wall of the spirit store forms
part of the boundary of Newberrydane, and there are other
back premises having a lean-to rout sexiest the wall. On the
evening of August 2, he went to the spirit store about live,
and remained till seven drawing off peppermint, whiskey, and
bitter., but did nothing to the brandy. There were in the
store two casks of beet French brandy, with taps in them.
Previous to leaving, he put two large copper memures, one
udder the French brandy, and the other under the other
cask. He had rinsed out the measures he used for peppermint,
before placing them under the casks. Neither of the tape were
leaking, if an, he must have seen it. lie had not touched
either of the tam from Ave till when he went: U there had
been the slightest leak he must have seen it, WI It wee over •
stone: The Laps had to be turned three parte round before
they would run. When he left and locked up, the casks were
half foil each. He saw everything safe, locked the door, and
took the key in the offices Before he left, it was his custom
to go and examine all the taps, and he did so on this occasion,
and found them all straight. Ile then locked up the door, and
hung the key in the usual place in the yard offioe, kept by Mr.
Tucker. He then went home. Next morning be went to the
place shortly after six o'clock, and when be mme in he smelt
spirits very strong, and went straight to the spirit office, took
down the key, and with it went Weight te the spirit store.
When he got to the door, be maw brandy on the step, and as
'WWI as he opened the door he now brandy on the floor, the
measurer under the casks full, both taps were turned, one was
running, and the other cask had run empty. lie turned the
one that was running, and knowing some oue had been there,
went and told Mr. Tucker, who came In, and wondered who
had boon there, lie found no one had corns in from the yard,
and lookel round and found there had been no entry through
the roof, and believed anyone who came in must have done so
through the dear. The loss was about SO gallons, worth
about 275, ligation, at the lowest calculation.
Superintendent Vickery produeed samples of brandy from
the three barrels found, which the witness examined and
tasted, and mid they were the MIDO a• those found In the
cask• that contained brown brandy, and were found empty in
the morning. They were the bum brown French braudy.—
Crose-e.mmed : He believed it mu the same strength; but
had not tested it.
Prisoner asked for a remand, that be might obtain some
one to defend himself.
In answer to the Bench, Mr, Holt stated that none of Hr.
Devenish'a employees had any business in the spirit store, after
he had left.
W. Tucker said he had been in the employ of Misers.
Davenish nearly ii years. His office was situated in the brewery
yard. Mr. Holt had charge of drawing the spirits, and after
he locked up the stores it wash's duty to bring the key and hang
it up in witness'e office. With.., left the brewery about 7or el
o'clock. After receiving the key, he took it to the front
office, and took home the key of that with him. He also locked
up the outside doors, and took those keys With him. On the
evening of the 2nd he took the keys from the yard °Moe to
the front °Alio, locked them in, and took home the key.
Next morning he unlocked the front office and found the
spirit store key where be had left it.. He took it into the
yard office and hung it up Afterwards tie iaw Mrs Holt
rake it down, and go into the spirit store; but he came back
almost immediately, and from what he said witness went with
him and found the store floor as Mr. Holt had described. The
manse afternoon he went to the premise' with Mr. Superinten-
dent Vickery, and saw in the roof a pine of glass broken, and
, there was apparently the mark of a man's toot close by the
, broken ea% on the whitewarthed roof, and his foot had
' evidently gone through the V-roof. The whitewash had
apparently been taken at by the man's boot, and there was
• mark as from a whitewashed boot on the glass. On the top
of the wall was some glees' which had bean removed.
ninnies warmer, in the employ of elessre Devonian upwards
of two years as a clerk, add he had to pay attention to check-
ing the maks as they went into the brewery. U. had looked
• at three casks, which bad the brand of the lino, and the
numbers 010, e 32, 1213. The 532 was received on July 111, the
6241 ou July 20, the 1235 on July 17, and they were on the pre-
, MOM on August I. Wein the casks come into the premise
they send them to the cooper's to be examined, they are
cleansed, and then piled up in the yard. They were there on
, August 2, but since the 3rd of August he hid examined his
' books and found they were miming. On 000 there had been
an attempt to erase the name and number.
By the Mayor I lie also kept an account of the cask. that
went out, and these three WNW not sent out with hie know-
. lodge.
Cross-examined by prisoner: Lie could my that if the casks
, went out in the legitimate way of business they must have
' passed through his hands.
Thomas Gidett, working for Mr. Samuel Gard, said he law
prisoner at a quarter-past flee on the morning of August 3,
• near the pond by Mrs hisatiteld's brickyard on the Chickerel
road. Prisoner had some trucks, and tros barrels on the
trucks. The large ea& wag in • withy basket, and the other
, covered with &coat, Prisoner overtook hire, as be was going
; to his work and asked him to give him • push up the hill, and
witness pot his hand en • cornered the truck, and helped him.
Ile followed him as far as Mr T. (herd's door, where prisoner
i Mopped, and witness+ rattled the door to call him. Prisoner
i asked whether Mr Gard was up, and if not, which was his
bedroom window. Mr Gard opened the window, and told
Will:100SW go after the cows. Wow withers went to the door,
prisoner coils.! out " Darby" once; that le • nice name for Mr
! tiara. About ten minutes after, he returned, and prisoner
I wee at the bottom of the garden near the .wicket gate, and
asked if Fred. Stephens was gone on with the earls Witness
went on with the cows, and prisoner asked if Mr Gard was
I down, and he told him "Ye.," and went into the batten.
, Prisoner and Mr Gard went down and talked e.sout • fat pig.
After he was In the barton, prisoner came into the harem
with him. The trucks were at toe bottom or the garden on
the turnpike road. Prisoner and Mr Gard came up, and the
former asked for somedrink, Mr Gard said be would give him
. some eider, but prisoner said be would rather have some milk
, and bought a penn'orth. There Is a deep ditch close by with
, a drain in it. Witness smelt something, add asked prisoner
' if it wee beer, and prisoner replied " No, do you think we
drink this time of the morning r The reeks prodursed are
about the size of those he law, and the basket seamed the
• same.
Edward Clarke, in the employ of Messrs. Devenish, and who
,lives ou the Chickerel-road, said that on the 3rel el August, be
was standing at his garden gate between a quarter and twenty
' minute. alter five, and saw two men pane with a truck. They
l were corning from Weymouth. On the truck was a hamper,
and something covered with• Jacket. Those man were Thomas
Uillett and Thomas James. lied known Gillett for Ave or six
years. The trucks .belonged to Hy White, el Hordord-street,
, next door to whom Jamas used So Ilre.
, Remanded to neat Monday, prisoner !Rating that day would
suit him well. Two o'clock was named as the time.
' We understand that the barreia were found in a wood belong-
, inc to Mrs liwaffleld, on the Chiakerel road.
The prisoner had only on the day previously out of
. prim, where be had been co t
mmitted for corm

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