The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-13 00:00:00

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di) 'IPARPINOTIVAC ;Tag h`i.
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innireaty or Ws Ova/teat *owe' tl was celebrated ou
Tu. Slay g,)Y agialartp tea iti the Ford iugton echoed
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room. The room Waal tastefully decorated, and the
tebleis were bid out with Rivet taste. About 200 set
down to the social repast, all of whom evidently heartily
enjoyed theniselvi After tea, • public meeting was held,
presided Over by the Rev. 11. hi oule, the vicar, who
opened the proceedirte with it few appropriate remarks,
alter which the Rev. F. Mottle, the bon. secretary, read
the report, from which we learn that the society in in s
prosperous state. It began with 12 memoers four
y ears ago, and sow numbers 33; and it is confidently
antcipated that the number will greatly increase during
the insetting year. The state of the funds are as fellows:
—Balance from tea last year, £5 i ditto in hands of late
secretary, fis. 9d.; ditto paid to aok members, £1 10a. ;
subscriptions at tea, 13e. 6d. ; monthly payments for
the year, £l4 lie. sed. ; money drawn from &Tinge,'
Bank, El 10s. ; money received from members for J.
Rand all's nominee, El 13e.; making total receipts,
£250 Os. did. The credtor side showed that the amount
paid into the Savings' Beek had been £l2 88. 84. ; paid
to Bak members, ; ditio to J. Randall's nominee,
£2 ills.; leaving a balance in secretary's hands of
£2 19s. 4id. The amount at present in the Savings'
Bank is .£45 Is. Id. The amount received from honorary
members last year was £6 is. 64. ; but for the Foment
year there was an Moreau:sof members, whose subscrip-
tons would bring up the amount to £9 Is. As an
enoourageinent to the members to persevere in their
efforts for promoting the benefit and permanent"' of
that society, he ri ad a statement of the aucceos of a
similar aosocirtfon in Hertfordaldre. It wit commenced
in 1827 in a very bumble w y as at Forditigton, but it
had gone on increasing in numbers and ;in wealth, till
now they had pearly zoo members, reed- the enorineus
um of £11,221 in the Bank of England. Now the
town in which this society was held contained about
4,000 inhabitauts —nearly, that of Dorchester. It
would 'he,too much, perhaps, to expect that their Ws
little society at Fordington should ever equal in
numbers or wealth the kiertfordshire society, still he
did hope diet it would go on and prosper. There were,
be knew, eany persons in the parish who belong to other
'toilette., but there were very many others who belonged
to no benefit society at ell. He hoped, however, from
the 'totem nt he bad just read, many others would be
induced to join them. The meeting was subsequently
addressed by one of their uiembers named Mitchell, and
by Mr. Vernon, who urged upon all to join the society,
becauas its benefits came to them at a time they wanted
help—ou the bed of sickness and in the hour of death.
Tile reason, he thought, why inure did not join it was,
because they had not come to appreciate its advantages.
Now its advantages were very many. It led a man to
act upon the principle of self-dependence; and when a
man comes to rely upon himself alone for all he enjoys,
it is amazing what energies he will pat forth. Then
again it saver from tecupation. Get a young man to
join it, and he would put by for his club, for use in time
of need,the few pence be could spare instead of spending
them in drink, whii.h would do him nogood,but in all pro-
bability a great deal of harm. He would then say let
every working man join the society. It would tend to
lengthen his days, it would procure peace of mind that
he was doing his duty to himself and family, and in the
hour of death he would have the satisfaction I
of knowing that he had done what he could
for those left behind him. He was greatly delighted to
hear of the increase of honorary members. Be thought
it was the duty of all belonging to the middle and
higher classes of society to moist societies of this kind.
The time, the talents, and the property we had given
no were not given for selfish purposes—to devote to self
alone, but for the good of others. "Seek ye not your
own but another's good," was the great Apestolio iu-
junct on, and be tnonglit that it was from • want of due I
consideration of theos things, that all who could, did not
come forward to support these institution,. Be sihoerely
hoped that the statement put forth of that evening's
proceedings would lead to the increased prosperity of
their society.—Mr. Handley Houle, after earnestly
extiortiog the member. to cultivate all those Chriotism
graoee—forbearance, kindness, brotherly love, charity
which St. Paul exhorts, read with good taste and
feeling, Cowper's exquisite poem on the receipt of his
moth, re picture. The Rev. W. Barnes next read
some of his inimitable poems in the Dorset dialect,
amidst great applause. The Be.. E. W. Pears
folio wed by a brief address, after which the Rev. H. Motile
gave • brief hi,tory of the rise and progress of the '
society. He had himself kept back from all interference
in their proceedings as much as they would permit him.
from knowing how jealous benefit members naturally
were of all interference on the part of honorary
members. What be had done was simply to act as
their friend and councillor in their times of difficulty
when appealed to for advice. A vote of thanks was ,
accorded to Mr. Horace Mou'e, the originator of the '
society, and who has hitherto acted as secretary, but
who has seamed to reside here, and the moot satisfactory
of the society's anniverriaries was brought to a close by
the singing of the national anthem. Three sheers on
parting were given for their vicar and his amiable wife.

WEYMOUTH.
WE have received a letter " To the Electors of the
Borough of Weymouth," but the writer has omitted to
forward.his mune and addrees,which is always neceeiary,
as a griarantee of good faith on the part of corres-
pondents.

RECOVERT OF VIZ BODY OF ANOTHRII COASTGUARDS-
RAN. —Another of the bodies of the nofortunate coact-
guardsmen, who were drowned off Dilworth, was
picked lip on lio..day by • fisherman near the place
where the lamentable accident oceurred. It proved to
be that of the officer in charge when the -bait cep.
Ssed—Mr. Chope. It was impossible to identify him
by his festures, and his clothes alone furnished the
clue.A
MIDNIGHT MARAUDER. —William Phi-Wpm • man-
of.wars-nzan, was charged with being drunk, and being
in a yard for an unlawful purpose. About one o'clock
on Sunday morning, as P.C. Marsh was on duty on the
Dorchester.road, be heard shouts of "murder" and
'police," and on going to Somersetplace, found
prisoner getting over the wall of No. 2. When he saw
witness he ran away, but was overtaken and captured.
Prisoner had his shoes off, and on the yard being
examined a pane of glass near the front door was forted
to have been takes out. The servants of the house
called "murder," and the neighbourhood was disturbed.
The policeman believed that if prisoner bad not been
interrupted be would have committed a burglary.—
In defence he 'aid be was no drunk that he did not know
what he was about, but this the officer denied. Com-
mitted for • month. -

GB ATUTING PISSIMATIOS. —Oa Tuesday evening a
very pleseant episode in every-day life was manifested,
by the offieers and brethren of Sanctuary "Plume of
Feathers," No. 3,152, by the presentation of a handsome
scarf pin to Brother Charles Jeffery, who for somati•iie
past haomoet ably discharged the duties of soribe. --
pit was accompanied by the follow,- -
by the members of the Sanctuary :
officers and members of Sanctuary
No. 3,152 of the Ancient Order of Shepherds, most
apectfully beg your acceptance of this small token .
our appreciation of your services as scribe of the above r,
Sanctuary. At t. e same time we desire to armies ofor
approbation of the zealous and efficient manner us tibial
you have discharged the duties devolving apes
during your time of office, and trust that you may
be Tared to continue the same. —To Brother .
Jeffery.
OBTAIIIIIG BOOTS WIDER PLIAS PRITZNOIS. —Ai tbs
Guildhall, on Monday, before the Mayor (Capthfr
Frowse).—Mary Randall, 14 years of age, was duty
with obtaining, under false pretences, two pair
boots, valued at Si. 9.1,' the property of Obed Carter,
draper. It appeared that on Saturday week ,
prisoner eame to his shop, and said that • Mn. Chick
bad sent her for two pairs of boots, for which she would
fall and pay.- Proseerstor tiering a; otuttorter by that
name supplied the girl with the ar6cles, thinking that
it was all right. On Saturday, according to '
cnstom, he collected a few small bills, and it the course
of the day called at Mrs. Chick's houee, when she said
aka knew nothing about the boots, and had not
authorised prisoner to obtain any in her name. In-
formation was then given to the police, and the boots
were found wheals the prisoner was residing. —Remanded
until Tuesday.
Boriouwa fixitutoteri, Tuesday .—Before the Mayor
(Captain Prows.), B. Heyley, and R. Cotterell, Facies.
--Srsciano Boers. —The girl Randall was again placed
In the dock charged with stealing boots, the property of
Obed Carter, draper, of St. Mary-street. The evidence
of prosecutor was read over and confirmed, and in ad-
dition, Mrs. Chick said that the girl's mother brought
her the boot' in question, which she said prisoner had
purchued at Mr. Tile's shop for J. OIL per pair. Witness
had never sent prisoner to Mr. Carter's shop.
Neither of prisoner's parents was in attendance,
and the Bench bent for them, bat the mother said she
wild not come as she had a child 111, but the father
obeyed the summons.—ln defenoe,_tha girl maintained
that Mrs. Chia sent her for the boota —The Mayor
addressed the girl's father, and adverted to the absence
of ter mother, remarking that they believed she was
more to blame than the girl.—The father said that all
he knew about the matter was that his wife gave his
daughter the money for the boots, which she spent, and
this was not the first time sbe bad done so. On Mrs.
Chick being again questioned by the Bench she
admitted baring asked prisoner's mother to allow her
daughter to so for some boota.—At this stage of the
Proceedings the girl's mother came into Court, and was
severely reprimanded by the Bench—ln explanation of
her conduct she said she bad given her daughter the
for the boots. —The Mayor said the young
ciaffeiblilied narrowly escaped punishment. She was a
wicked girl, and was • disgrace to her sex.
Eilliprum IsTuusixes. THI LLOTOS, THS
AMANDA r. TSB HOSTSISS.—SaLvsox —Bders Dr.
Losiiingtoo.—At the Admiralty Court. Londos, on the
30th May, two separate smite were brought, the awn by
the Norwegian brigantine Lloyds, end the seemed by the
fishing cotter Amaede, opine* the Frenah ehassemarms
Hortense, te procure • reward for salvage services
vend-red to her is Portland Roads from the 24th to ,
the 30th of October. It appeared from the proceedlop
thst the Hortense of 90 tons, while ma a voyage with a'
cut° of Woe-from Bordeaux to Broasells, eneonatered
very severs weather, end herbeit been *mob,' weed•red
unnavigable, was abandoned. The Lloyds, on bar way,
from Urn fau.patagemad, wino Oast 80 miles RR. or
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