The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-21 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON.

Tar biAILIN &a., Sept. 17.—The Penh=lar and
Oriental Company's steamship Valetta, Captain J. K.
Joy, took her departure to-day, with the mails for
Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, £2,700
in specie, a full cargo, and 49 passengers (30 first.
clams and 19 second), among whom are Major Gore
antl family, Lieutenant Wheatley, &e. The Royal
Mail Company's steamship Atrato, Captain Woolley,
also left to day with the West India and Pacific
mails, 149 passengers, £2OO in specie, jewelry value
£4,900, and a full cargo. Among the Atrato's pas-
sengers are Capt. Grant, RE., lady, and family,
Captain Chatfield, Lieutenant Duncan, Ensign Ala.
worth, and Ensign Shirley. A telegram received
here this morning from Hamburg announces that the
screw steamer, Hammonia, Captain Bchwensen,
which left that port on Wednesday, and was to have
sailed hence on Saturday, had put back to Hamburg
in consequence of having met with a slight aeoident ;
she was expected to be able to leave again on
Sunday.
The Channel fleet is again at sea. Rear-Admiral
Sir C. Freemantle, in the screw steamship Orient,
91, Captain D'Eyneourt ; with the Renown, 91,
Captain Arthur Forbes; Cesar, 90, Captain Charles
Frederick; Brunswick, 80, Captain Erasmus
Ommanney ; Euryalus, 51, Captain John W. Tar.
leton ; and the Racoon, 22, Captain J. A. Paynter,
left Plymouth Sound on Wednesday afternoon fur
Bantry Bay.
Itmowoon.—The fat cattle market, on Wednea-
day, was well attoaded. There were 70 fat beasts,
about 300 prime sheep, and 250 pigs on male. Prices
were much the same as at the last market.

INQUZIT.—An inquest was held on Friday by tho
oounty coroner, J. 11. Todd, Esq., on the body of a
female infant, the illwitituato child of Ann Suther-
land, aged 22 who had been for a few weeks past
living at the vicarage, which she suddenly left on the
evening of Sunday week, end went to her father, who
resides in a house situated in the White Lion lane.
On perceiving that she was ill, the father imam.
diately ran for • doctor. During his absence she had
given birth to an infant, which lived but fourteen
hours after. Every attention was paid to the infant,
but from the injury it had 'waived at its birth,
through fright and ignoranoe of the mother it
gradually sank. The fury all agreed that the child
died from the want of proper treatment at its birth,
but without the intention of destroying life.
011RIIITCHMICIL Britiek and Foreign BiNe
Sow.—On Tuesday last, the annual meeting of the
Christchurch auxiliary was held in the National
Bohool•roorus, and was very numerously and ruspoot•

ably Attended. The president, IT, feastlemen, Reg,
moulded the chair, *apparent by a goodly 11111116 r oi
ministors of the various denominations, After the
Oludruartu'e opening nialrem, he willed mon the
iseerstery to read the report, whieh, collegiate! meek
',littering awl promining matter fur oongmtulAtine,
'The report steted that the fund. of the auxiliary
had ineumwed oonsiderably during the pmt yam, ma
that the treasurer would be aideio remit £4ll 01 the
permit society for the past year, derived trona free
contributitoto alone. The deputation, the Bev,
Allen T. Edward+, MA, addremeal the malting es
anisitlemble length, detailing the operation,' air
*meaty Gilee'e mad other aleetitute ;arse at she
metropolis ; he alum geed at Nome length the hens.
huitol working of the voulety in France, Turkey, wig
other teitintritie anal meditated by pointing out the
iiiitiortmena Anil teatime of the hifiire work al the
atealety in Willa. Several other miniature Addressed
the meeting, anal at It. ennolausion a eulleution we
made which amounted to £7 Ilk. lid.
Tee tettation flatiAts AT I,4oolllY.—ProtorAilotti
are at length being made In he Abbey Church for
the reatieptfen of the long.expeoteal organ. The ally
fixed tar its opening in -Friday, the iletli of Getoler,
Olt which day there will be a full elaoral serves.,
orminaciacring at three In the afternoon, Th„
Bev, Themes (arner, rector of Maryleleme fa son of
the limn of Winchester), is expected to much on
the natation. We ere glad to thud that the Bev. Mir
Ifreilertek Cawley will be present—the committee
being so deeply indebted to him, and his ability to
attend having been at one time doubtful, ier
Frederiek, deltoid the imatrument, anal will tio
doubt delight by his perfernenoe on it. lie he,
also consented to preach In the Abbey Church OR the
morning of Sunday, October 81st.
tormPARIIIII.—A vire/men: Mee. —On Tuesday
last this pleasant anal harmonious little vintage wee
the some of the greatest mirth end gaiety, by the
celebration of " harvest home " on a large male
anal in a manner match to the praise of the liberal
promoters, and infinitely to the delight of the whole
inhabitant', recipiente, and visiting Biota's. TOO
much praise cannot be given to the Rey. B. Green,
anal his friends, for their indefatigable exertions;
also to lieges. Bennett, Battier, anal Church, thu
oommittee of management, whole excellent arrango.
manta were most complete and satisfactory, Mr.
Green and friends kindly provided for the old men,
and it wee arranged that they and each of the
farmers' men should wear favours of different colours
on their breasts. On assembling it was observed
them employed by Mr. Bennett were pink Mr.
Butler, blue and white ; Mr. Church, green and red;
Mr. Coles, bins; Mr. Cooper, bins and yellow; Mr.
Cosier, yellow ; Mr. Pottleary, blue and pink; Mr.
Smith, yellow and red; Mr. J. Withers, blue wad
green. They formed a procession in the above
order, headed by the Andover brass band, and lifter
walking through the village, proceeded to the
charming little church, whioh was most tastefully
decorated for the occasion; the pillars were art,,.
tioally wreathed, and the aisles decorated with
evergreen' and dowers ; but when the eye rested on
the altar, it Gould not but admire the appropriate
and exoellent taste displayed in the arrangement of
it, deoorations, consisting of evergreens, grasses,
hops, and the flowers and fruits of MOOD at
the rails were two wheat sheaves tied with scarlet
ribbon, presenting a moat complete platers, and
which could not fail to impress upon the minds of
the beholders that the amount of duty which they
owed to such a bountiful giver, must be great in.
deed. A most appropriate sermon was preached by
their kind vicar, who appealed to his hearers in
language so powerful and homely, that all who
heard must have understood. At the termination
of the service they again formed in procession, arid
traversing a circuitous route, they reached the &hoot
Meadow, where a large tent was erected and very
nicely decorated with evergreens and dower", on the
top of which were the words "God Speed that
Plough," in different coloured dahlias on a white
ground, which had a very pretty abet, but the sub-
stantial interior decorations brightened the ape and
gladdened the hearts of all entitled to share in those
good things et life which were so bountifully supplied
by the liberal theme. Mr. Green very ably performed
the duties afeheirman. Among oonapauy present
were lady Pertsanouth with Lady Catherine Allan's
family Mr. Melville anal Lady Charlotte Portal ;
idle. foul Mite ; Mr, r.n434r.. Cole. I cobaka
anal Mrs. Welter mail family i Rev. 11, Alld airs.
I inen ; Adualeal MO the !sinew Thcaripson ; Capt.
Thaluipsoni ; flee. anal Mrs. Iretuotager I Alen
lremonger Rev, —anal Mrs, Temple ; Mr, H.
'Thompson, anal the Mimeo Plumley, ko,. rind Ali
the influential people of the village mid their friends.
After the men were ell oonifortabiy Neatest mail tie
outvote at their poet, the Chairman raid grace in A
very turievesiave stammer, anal the work ilt
00111010110 till in good airtime After the oloth was
Woeful, the 011411111411. ill MIIOIIIIO tome, gave the
(Joon, which was meet reepaintleal to. mil on
again tieing lie addreemal the men in a good easel well.
timed smooth, full of exesallent Advioe Ito thah 11141,
1111440110 M health of the thaminittee,
114p10 of MA Iltitler API the originator of the Atte,
whelk was moot haertily Nepenthe' to, Mr. Butler,
oil behalf of 'dimwit And hie brother colleagues,, re.
turned Baulks, Mr. It, adtiveameal
than men with consitierahlat ialla,at, after which the
opera. And diming emaimenteel, 1111ot we All4l halt
molly itarget the mirth intl hammy !het
_prevailed
throughout the day. The prices contend-eat fair 111
the eport were prineipally agrieultund
such as madam, piteliforke, ke., (Or which -there wee
onneitlemble erlitipetition and exeltettient. Tian
pleasant reereation and amiteettient otantlimed with.
out the slightest interruptinn until N wham
the 'elated Ibell rang anal the company withered tie
getter, anal, led by Mm, Green's 'wheel anal choir,
sung in good hanintany the "Evening Hymn" fuel
"(fed *Ave the Queen," which had a lamatifel
efthet, and very properly terminated a really plea.
met alsiy.

navmsti.—MOnstnwplaer at Lavin/0016,—0n Mow
day, at the distriet l'etty licesions, before the 110/.
A. limith, R. P. Niebet, M.P., and W. E.
Ituart, Esq., M.P., the awe of Aboard Beacon, of
Stet* who was remanded until !him day, on a charge
of manslaughter, caused by furious driving at Market
Lavington, was again gone into, and BOSVIII was
fully committed for trial at the Anises, but admitted
to bail, himself in £4OO, and one surety of £lOO.

Tuowurtinoz.—A petition for abjudioation of
bankruptcy ham been fikd against Stancombe,
of Trowbridge, cloth manufacturer, trading under the
style or firm of John kitanoombe and fkm, by Maser'.
W. Bevan and (Ming. The liabilities are estimated
at about £40,000, and the meets at £lO,OOO. This
bankruptcy has created no little sensation in Tree,
bridge, which has been hitherto so free from commor.
Mal -failures, that it was thought inch cahunitios
could hardly occur there. Notiors to dispute the
adjudication having been given by Mr. 14. P. Stan
comb., the matter mum on for argument at the
Bristol Bankruptcy Court on Thurey, before Mr.
Commissioner Hill, when the Court decided that the
adjudication be annulled.

Atuso'ros.—This little village was the lone last
Wednesday of • most pleasing entertainment,. a
harvart.home festival, oonoeived in • very wise
spirit, by the Hey. Edmund Fowle, curate of the
parish, and most successfully carried out through the
cordial and liberal on-operation of Mesas. Horne and
Denting, the two farmers of the parish. A half.
holiday having been given to all, the festival eom-
menoed with the assembling in the church of as loge
• proportion of the population as it is possible to
bring at once together, and of as many of the neigh-
bouring clergy and gentry as could be accommodated.
The clergy left the rectory at 12.30, and on their
entering the church, the 100th Psalm was sung, Miss
Fowlo presiding at the harmonium. Prayers were
read by the curate, the lessons by the Rev. T. D.
MilLner, Incumbent of Bulford, late curate of the
parish. Tupper's Harvest Hymn, "0 nation,
Christian nation," was then Kung by the congrega-
tion, evidently with heart and understanding. The
Rev. Prebem4ry Fowle, rector of the parish and in-
cumbent of Amesbury, preached • most impressive
and appropriate sermon, characterised by loyalty and
depth of feeling, from Jeremiah viii. 20, "The
harvest is paned, the summer is ended, and we are
not saved." Speaking from the abundance of his
heart, the preacher alluded to his long connection
with the parish, wanting but eight years or half
century. His own grey hairs and furrowed cheeks,
he said, warned him that to him the slimmer was
rapidly closing, and the harvest at hand, nor could it
be far distant from any of them :—what if they
should not be saved I Let them then be sowing that
good seed whose fruit is life everlasting. With a
most stirring exhortatiou to holiness and purity of
life, he concluded a discourse which is not-likely to
be soon Mimed from the minds of his hearers. A
collection was made at the door in behalf of the
society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign
Parts, which amounted to about .C 4 The whole
population afterwards eat down to • substantial
diuner, which the beautiful weather allowed them to
enjoy in the open air, and to which full justice wee
dour% Thu curate afterwruxis addressed the people
in a very sensible manner, pointing out the advan•
tape of the present festival, over the slippers hither-
to given only to those actually engaged in the har-
vest, and showing the propriety of their meeting first
in the House of God, to thank Him for his bounty,
and to pray for a continuance of his blessing. His
words appeared to be fully appreciated, and on their
conclusionon
4O ohfethweliclerlgyoualanyd gechneetr7daftabyrwharais people.
handsomely entertained by Sir. Fowle, and a very
happy day terminated with cricket and dancing,
good humour, propriety of conduct, and moderation
being exhibited throughout, The Newton Toney
bras' band, assisted by one or two amateurs of
neighbouring parishes, gratuitously volunteered
their services, and played very spirited and pleasing
airs throughout the day. it NU most gratifying to
hear on all sides testimony born, to the untiring
energy, discretion, and kindliness of the Rev.
mood Fowls.

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