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

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SYMONDSBORY HARVEST HOME.

On Tuesday the village of Symondsbury was the
scene of festivities and innocent mirth on account of
the second public harvest home in the parish. A
festive floral arch was erected over the entrance to
the church with the words "Praise God for the
Harvest," formed in flowers. Other arches spanned
the road leading to the field where the banquet was
provided: that at Mr. John Pope's consisted of
various flowers' beneath which hung the reap hook,
the scythe, and flail, and other emblems of their
labour were added; and, as if to show that success
had crowned their labours, die corn sheaf was
added, and a crown placed on the top. At an early
hour the village bells were ringing and guns fired,
and precisely at 11 o'clock a grand procession of
labourers and visitors formed on Symondshury-hill
and marched sway to the village church. The Rev.
H. Rawlinson read prayers, and a sermon, deeply
expressive of gratitude to God for His blessings, and
altogether suitable for the occasion, was preached by
the Rev. A. Pardee. Divine service having been
performed the mixed company of men, women, and
children repaired to the spacious marquee of the
Bridport Horticultural Society, wherein a bountiful
repast was prepared by Mr. Henry Matthews, of the
Dohester Arms Inn, Symondsbury. There was
abundance of beef and plum pudding, and it is need.
lees to say that these were done ample justice to by
the villagers and visitors. The Rev. H. Rawlinson
curate of the parish, occupied the chair. Amongst
the company were—the Heyde. E. 1). Butts, Pardee,
Hutchings, Forward, Scott, Cook, J. Cox, W.
Templer, Roper, Husband, Codd, Bearcroft, Sane-
tnary ; the Mayor of Bridport, S. S. Corry, John
Barnicott, James Hounsel, M. Loggin, John Pope,
J. W. P. Pope, E. Pope, F. Pitfleld, T. Fools',
T. Young, Groves (ex), A. Pitfleld, Esqrs.,
Captain Hounsell, Mesas. Hussey, Tucker, Dunham,
Templeman, Newberry, R. Heath (Liverpool), J.
Houma, Langman, Denziloe, Lamb, Ames, W.
Major, Howe, and a large number of gaily•dressed
ladam joined the party after dinner, amongst whom
were—Mrs. H. Templer, Mrs. and the Misses Raw-
tinsel, the Misses Scott, Mrs. Pitfleld, Mrs. Way,
and many others. On the removal of the cloth, the
loyal and patriotic toasts were drunk with enthu-
Sum, the Powendock band playing suitable tune§
after each toast.
Mr. JOHN POPE, in proposing the "Bishop and
Clergy," expressed the gratification felt in having so
large a number of the clew present on that occa-
sion. The labourers felt the utmost respect for their
pastors, and to them it must be a bonnie of infinite
delight to see the °lett, mioglingiritheir joys
The Rev. Mr:Rote/Imm ?Mal dean, in A very
appropriate speech returned thanks, vividly ocsatrast-
mg the intemperate harvest homes of bygone days
with the rational and pleasing festivities of that day.
He had been desirous of seeing one of these public
harvest homes, and he thought Symondsbury the
best place to come to see it properly earned
out, and they there seemed rather &happy family
than a parish. The venerable father ef the family,
their excellent rector, had known how to bestow
those gifts with which God had blessed him for the
benefit and comfort of all his poorer parishioners.
He also spoke of the reason why the clergy had
heretofore deserted the festive harvest homes, where
intemperance was so unfortunately witnessed; but
at the present meeting the clergy and laity could
moot together in comfort, and such meetings would
do away with much jealousy and distrust, as it
would show that we recognized that the farmer
could not do without the labourer, nor the rich
without the poor. He wished succieas to their
efforts, and hoped the benefits of the present meet-
ing would shed their influence until the next meeting.
(Cheers.)
The Rev. E. D. Burrs proposed the "Farmers of
Elymondsbury," remarking that meetings such as the
present must have a wholesome effect on society.
They could nowhere find cultivators of the soil
who for intelligence and skill could equal the British
farmer.

Thew masters' health was drunk by the labourers
singing in chorus—

"Here's a health unto our matters, ato"

Mr. Joni./ POPE returned thanks, first to the viii. I
tors who had honoured them with their company that
day, next to the labourers who had toiled with him
during the summer, and in the name of himself and
his brother farmers, he would say that if during the
past year they had given any hasty or unjust re-
proach to any labourer, they hoped now to make the
antende honourable. Providence placed them in
different positions, yet they had to earn their living
by the sweat of their brow; and his hat too would
give proofs that there had not been a smell quantity
of moisture from his brow; so much indeed had it
affected his hat that Mrs. Pope had very kindly
bought him a new one. (Loud laughter.) But they
were not the less happy for their toil; in fact it was
a sort of recreation to them and nothing more. It
gave them health to enjoy the blessings of the earth,
and on either side of him he had sprightly proofs of
the healthfulness of their employments, in the per-
sons of these men of 84 and 83 years. (Cheers.)
Mr. Pope concluded by reading some verses which
had been circulated by the rector.
Other appropriate toasts were afterwards honoured,
and the assembly separated highly gratified at the
delightful way in which the joyous day had been
spent.

BRADFORD ABBAS.—On Sunday week the Rev.
R. Grant, vicar of Bradford. commenced open-air
preaching amongst the navvies engaged on the rail-
way works near here, and upwards of ao of the
class to whom the service was specially addressed
attended. There were also many of the attendants
on the regular services at church present. The ser-
vice was commenced with a hymn, which was fol-
lowed by a short prayer, and the rev, preacher then
expounded the text front Luke xiv., Go ye into
the highways and hedges, and compel them to come
in." The behaviour of the navvies was most de-
corous, and the result highly encouraging. The
services are to be continued.

SLANDFORD. —On Tuesday evening, the chil-
dren, teachers and friends, in connection with the
Honed School in Back-lane, partook of tea together
at the Assembly Rooms; the tea being over, W. C.
Finoham, Esq.,
_who takes a lively interest in the
school. WU called to occupy the chair. Mr. Vine,
see., the superintendent of the school, Mr. William
Hillyar, and Mr. James Bartlett, also ' addressed
them, relating some telling anecdotes, inciting them
to be truthful, honest, and well behaved. This school
is oonduoted differently from most Sunday schools,
the teachers being wholly laymen. The number of
children in the school is about the same as three
years since, when they had their last tea on the
opening of the new school. Mr. Fmk Smith added
oonsidembly to the amusement of the children by
exhibiting his magic) lantern.
Sermons were preached on Sanday week in Bland-
ford church, in aid of the National School', established
in this town, and the collections amounted to £l7.
Fittorrisacar.. -Three Days' Sporting at Rush-
more Lodge.—Tho following extraordinary num-
ber of partridges were bagged by the Right Hon.
Lord Riven in three days, viz. on the 2nd of Sep-
tember, a very wild, windy day, rained hard two
boon, 76{ brace; on the Bth 80i brace; on this day
the looks of his lordship's guns got out of order, or
more would have been bagged; on the 13th, being
oae of the hottest days this season, his lordship
bagged 106 brace, beginning at a quarter before
nine and leaving off at a quarter before six, in
addition to partridges, several hares and rabbits and
one londmil were shot by his lordship on these
days.
Swawacie.--Dianer at the Victoria Hotel.—On
Wednesday afternoon the principal tenants and others
connected with the Enoombe Estate were entertained
at a sumptuous dinner at the Royal Victoria Hotel,
Swanage, in honour of the marriage of the Lady
Katherine Scott, daughter of the late and sister to the
present Earl of Eldon. The well-known host and
holton, Mr. and Mrs. Rowe, did their utmost to
carry ont the desire of the " founders of the feast"—
to make the tenantry welcome. The tables were
loaded with the choicest viands, and a beautiful
bride oaks supplied by Mrs. Harvey, confectioner, of
tiwonage, also added to the attractions. Long life
and happiness was the Unanimous expression of all
present, and we may say not of those present only
but of the entire neighbourhood.
EVERAHOT, —Our usually quiet locality was on
Thursday WA thrown into a perfect nutter, and front
nearly every house persons might have beeti_seen
peeping out, mirth lighting up their faces. We at
first thought " throne was ooming," but it turned
out that the public curiosity was emitted to see the
bridal procession of a well-known character of the
place, and whose name in itself is a Squib. Jack had
been living for some years with his lady love, and had
been persuaded to take her to church, and make an
"honest woman" of her. As the party cams up the
street the mulcts giggled, and the children whooped,
and Jack himselfeilionted a very rough kind of horn.
pipe, to the great amusement of his friends. In pass.
kg the inn some wicked wag coital out to Jerk, who
Instantly fell out of the proceeelon to seek refresh-
ment, and wee speedily followed by the bride anti her
friends On returning, the whole party took possess.
Inn of the kitchen, and Jack found several inhabi.
tante goed.natured enough to supply him with sun.
dry noggins of a beverage which he appeared to like
better than water.
Sfixssonns.— Wesleyan Sunday School& The
anniversary sandal and children's treat in oonnex.
ion with this institution, took plan on Sunday and
Tuesday. On Sunday morning and evening the
Rev. W. F. Clark, of Hingerford, preached most
excellent, edifying, and practical airman' to very
full congregations, and in the evening Mr. Dlngley,
the able end indefatigable superintendent, made a
statement of the progress and doinp of the ',shoal
during the past year, more particularly referring to
the go* read red ley Omni Its number, as evideneed
in their happy deoths in the mune of the year. In
the afternoon the ohildtwasvput through an ex,
amination, apkl_2s/ o aii9Mtted them.
wilvw. On nieembled at two
o'olock, at thse=iiel, and after a religious servioe
marched thence, headed by a bram band, to a field

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in Horseeastles, where two hours were spent in
various games, the weather being most brilliant.
On returning to the eohool-roora they were met by a
large number of friends who had assembled to take
tea with them, the party altogether forming a very
numerota company. After tea a public meeting was
held in the chapel, when the children, in number
about 300, were again seated on their tempomry
gallery, the pews and aisles being fully occupied by
a very respeotable and attentive audience. Mr.
Dingley having been voted to the chair, called upon
the Rev. N. Curnook, of Torquay, who, in tho first in.
stance, addressed the juvenile portion of his hearers,
and then spoke on the great importance of Sunday
school instruction, upwards of 3 millions of youthful
minds being under its influence from week to week,
and 1 in 60 of the adult population being engaged in
the work as teachers. Several hymns were well
sung by the children at various periods of the even.
tog, and the school was commended by Mr. Cur.
nock for the prompt and correct replies given to his
questions in the course of his address, and for their
general respectful and proper demeanour. Collo°.
tions were made at the close of the meeting, as well
as after the Divine services on Sunday.
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laurtra.sr.—On Saturday week, an inquest was held
at the "Sell Inn," Oborne, before Wm. Ffooks,
Eaq., on the body of an illegitimate child of Grace
Foote. who resides at the above place. It appeared
from the evidence that the girl had been delivered
of a still born child, which bad been buried (as is usual
in such cases,) without the service for the dead being
performed. Suspicions that all was not right being
entertained the body was exhumed, and the circum-
stances of the case having been detailed, Mr. White
gave it as his opinion that the child was permaturely
born; and the jury accordingly returned a verdict to
that effect. In the course of the inquiry it transpired
that the father and mother of the girl, and four or
five girls of different ages slept in one room.
POLICE. —George A rrabremith, a plasterer, who
stated he resided at Liverpool, was apprehended by
Superintendent Lewis for being drunk and disor-
derly on Wednesday, the Bth instant. He was
fined 58., or, in default, nine hours in the stocks.
The money was paid.—Tunenev. —Fanny Amens
charged her husband, Daniel Amine, with beating
her, and threatening to turn her out of doors on
Monday week. Complainant'said that on the day
in question her husband came home and asked her
whether the rent was in arrear, and she replied that
it was, when he 'truck her two or three times in the
face, and threatened to turn her out of the house.
Defendant acknowledged having struck her, but said
she aggravated him very much. He allowed her
10s. a week for housekeeping expenses, and instead
of appropriating the money to its proper use, she
equandred it away; and in consequence he was in-
volved in pecuniary difficulties. Having been
charged with a similar offence ens previous occasion,
the Bench sent him to Dorchester prison for one
month's hard labour.

NYLAND.—An interesting social tea-meeting was
held on Thursday, the 9th instant, in the above-
named village, when nearly 200 persons sat down to
tea. Several came from the surreimding vilfaira
The object of the meeting was Thanlugiving to
for another bountiful harvest. The greater part who
met ;warned truly grateful for His goodness. The
addresses delivered and the prayers offered up will
not soon be forgotton.

STU/MINSTER COUNTY POLICE, Sept. 7.—(Before
John Htuisey, Esq., and T. B. }Ludlam, Esq.) Thomas
A'Court, of Marnhall, was brought up in custody of
Superintendent Hammond, charged with being drunk
and committing a breach of the peace at the Queen's
Head beer-house, Marnl2ull, and violently resisting
polioe-oonstable Sansom in the execution of his duty.
James Austin, the landlord of the above house, stated
that the prisoner came to his house in a state of drunk-
enneue, about 6 o'clock on the previous evening. He
refused to draw him any beer, and in consequence of his
disorderly conduct he requested the prisoner to leave the
house, when the latter became very violent and struck
at him several times, but he avoided the blows, and on
his (the witness) son attempting to interfere, the prisoner
dealt him a violent blow on the aide of his head.—
Police-constable Sansorn stated that he was sent for by
hut witness, and when he got to his house, the prisoner
was stripped, and challenging to fight. He took him
into custody, when he resisted very much ; and when
they had got about half a mile on the road to the station
the prisoner tried to make his escape, and kicked him
(the constable) several times.—The prisoner made a
lame defence, and called a man of the name of Silas
Chant as a witness on his behalf, the evidence of whom
only went to prove the case; and the Bench, after a
severe repremand, convicted the prisoner in the sum of
£6, and 1.25. 6d. costs, and in default of payment he was
committed for two calendar months' hard labour.—
Jane Rogers, of Stalbridge, was charged by police-
constable Batty with being drunk and committing a
breach of the peace in the town of Stalbridge on the
previous night. The charge was fully proved. Mr.
Hammond informed the Bench that this was the third
time the prisoner had been brought before them within
the last twelve months, and the magistrates in this in-
stance convicted her in the penalty of se. and costa, for
being drunk, and bound her over to keep the peace for
six months, herself in £lO and one sufficient surety in
the like sum, and committed her in default.