The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-05-05 00:00:00

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DOffiCHISTSH FARMERS' CLUB DIGNITER.
, The second seltion of this club was brought t°
likes oe Thursday by its members Ps' Of
diaper at the Antelope Hotel, ellina wma provi<ed
in excellent style by lif r. Yearsley. The ettendaDoe
was not. tar, lures 0. J. Wood, Eaq.. the President
of the Club, officiated as chairman, and James
Harding. Esq. as vice-chairman. Amongst those
present we noticed G. J. Andrews, , Jelin Francis
Hodges, J, T. Nest.. Esq., John Geleti,:eq.
Homer, HCO. W. Ma.., J°ll-, •• Ott;)
Benecke, EN., a T. Harding, EN., R. en,
pel.. 1g.., Rumor, Denman, Yearaley, K Harding,
Cmipin, Cerny, &enders, tc.
Upos the removal of the cloth, the CIAIIIMAN
the West of the Queen, which was duly
Kiiiimired after white he pee the healthe of the
Prince and Primate of Wales. In doing lID th•
chairman said that this was the first opportunity
they as a club bad had of paying their wedding
respects to them, but he was MT. he might say so
behalf of the club that they had the greatest *mars
in proposing leng life and prosperity to the life of hap.
*nem so well bogus. (Applanee.)
The Cllalaltan attain Mee and said he bad now
Lelpleasure in prneising to these the toast of a
of men with whom ass club and as agricultn•
nit. dial had bad great pleasure in meeting and
acting with for many yeses past. He alladed to the
Mayor and Corporation of the town of Dorchester.
(APPlaurn I It was a source of gratifiosties to them
all that they had the Mayor in his place, might he
•18 his right plass amongst them. (Hear, bear).
-14,7 clou'id not but armss their admiration that he
had so '.Oll sustained the bonier and dignity of the
offices which he held. This might be said simply as
a enat'ier of form, but be thought they meant every
wore, they said when they made use of these expedi-
ter:iris. (Heat hear.)
The Havoc, (J. Gilpin. Esq.,) said it gave him
very great pleasure to have the opportunity of
attending this club, and of returning thanks on the
part of himself and Corroration of Dorchester for the
(lettering compliment which they had paid him. He
was sure the Chairman had gone beyond what was
dm to the pram holding the office which be
held, but be could only say that he was
endeavouring to do that •Ilich be believed it had
been the endeavour of thine who had preceeded
him in advancing the welfare and good feeling of
their agricultural friends who honoured them on
this occasion. (Applause.) It was a matter of
public duty to do so, and that person, whoever he
might he, would not he carrying out his (the Mayor's)
feelings, nor the feelings of the inbaintanta of the
lowa if be did not promote by every means in his
power the welfare of the sericulturiets and the in. '
habitants of the town. What was for the interest
of one era, for the interest of all. (Hear, hear.)
Alleding to the chili, he, said although the atten-
dance on this °melon was not an large as might
have been expected, the manner in which their pro-
ceeding+ hail been conducted, must have been patent
to every one. Wh-in they observed the important
questions which. Lail been limught forward by Mr.
Damen, and which had made such program, be
could not lint Viet!, expressing the earneetnees and
zeal which h eel been displayed by the agricultural
bode generally, (Hear, hear.) He had said on
another perAsioll that when any body of men meant
to go for ward and obtain what was a righteous and
just can re—if they were satisfied that their canes
was • .`,net sad righteous one—there must be that
aime, ass and sincenty which mast Nt the world
know; the their rinse was founded upon justice and
ttur.h. (Appian'..) (fib, merits of a came were
(l•relt with upon their merits alone, a very short
*,me would .lane. if thee were blessed with peace
and persperity, before the object sought for would
be obtained. (Hear, hear.) It was admitted by all
closes, whether in trade er agriculture, that any
Ise which pressed upon the native ioduatry of that
country ought to he abolished. It was upon these
mends that he was an advocate 1.,,r the repeal of
the Melt Tax. He thought they had every reason
to look with satisfaction upon this club, and he only
expressed the eentiments of the Corporation of
Dorchester when he maid that they wished success
to chili Olt had for it object the improve-
ment of the agriculture of the country. (Applause.)
'the Mayor again roae and proposal the health of
Prablent of the Club. He was sure that any
inember who hail attended the meetings—and he
hail attended troiny--and the orportunity of
a itnessing their Preeielent'm conduct, would see that
it as unnecessary for him to make one single re.
.mark to recommend that toast to their notice. They
had Nam the lenience and Wainer habits with
whirl, lie htel ilish•rged the lILII lea 11 hi. office, and
he MN sore all would join with him in expremeing
in sanest feel feeling that their President might
live mine years to enjoy the honour and position I
he yow held as President of the Dorchester Farmers'
. . .

flrph. (Applause).
The TRAINMAN, in responding, said he could only
IsT it had heen a very great pleasure to him to dis-
charge the duties of the office of president of this
Glob at all time* and on all oceasions, lamas) he
had been so uniformly and kindly treated by every
wiembre or it, soul hi, 10..h.t upon the ',coition he
was honored to till, nit only in relationship to the
Meiners of the club, lint in regr.ril to that brotherly
fa, hog which such institutions as these were cal-
culated to inspire and foot (Hear, bear). He
was thankful to nay that it ..pad been the means of his
knowi rig many gentlemen ho had bean hiam.i bourn
for years, but whom lie hail not been sufficiently
acquainted with. It had bw..n the means of
drawing out the latent faculties of many
gentli.wen around them, who had kindly
favoured thew with their views upon
certain practical an ,hjects which had horn of very
geese use in adv. neing practical knowledge around.
To three gentler aen he was bound to thank them for
coining forwari',, at considerable trouble to them•
selves, for gin mg the chili their lest thoughts upon
practied sub', eta which hail him-n iif grist interest to
agrioulturo is in general. (Hear, hear ) Rut to no
one had tl.ey reason to be inner thankful for the in.
tenet he had taken in sgrimilrnral affairs than to his
friend, Mr. Dissuen. ( A pidause. ) It would be,
perlocoa, presumption to arrogate to themselves the
begedning of the %fah Tax agitation, &nil yet he
should not he saving anything more than the truth if
he was to Mr, that the of the gum.
tine of the retrial of the Malt Tan—a gammon of
great import:emu to the agricultural interest and the
&immunity at large—hail taken its nri..in iiithisclub,
and they liad to thank Mr. Danten for the power.
ful manner in which the anhject hail been introduced
to the pit notice, (Hear, hear ) If the club bail
been of no other use it had been of sufficient im•
portalic and they bail reason to congratulate them.
selves 'Amin the formation of this club, if it warn only
for Ina aging forward this question, and the manner
in wln nn it had been taken op by the public at large.
/la maiat also uon,!ratidate the club upon the success
whine had attended this question, anti the bead
whir h it hail made. He need not tell them the
pub tic procaedisigs •hich bail taken place, not only
is this county, but other c 'unties of Enitkuld in
wi rich gentlemen haul formerly kept aloof from
La bog part in this question, but now that time
• as gone by and landed proprietors of this
county and others hail now passed that
and they were nos relay to come forward
and aileia.atu the question whieli was the aim of the
chili, the repeal of the Malt Tat. ) He
congratulated the club upon the woman which had
attended their eserti..es on this rinsation, and re.
marked that there was good ground for hoping that
if the public would only stick to their colours and
endeavour to carry this qamition, it would ultimately
WIWOPIS WWI diniligiona that the Otteneellor of the
ffeelwqwer would be obliged to tackle it in a very
shape. There was another gumption
which Mr. Damen had brought forward, and brought
forward in a wanner which must have met with a
response from all the agriculturists in the country.
He alluded to the corn returns (Applause.) Who-
ever boil read Mr. lisiten'a speech at the tt'infnth
lecture, and he hoped Mr. Damen *,,u1,1 ezc„s, him
for he Was going to speak in flattering ....ertni,
would agree with biui that it WY introdueed in
sit exceedingly judicious manger. (Hier, hear.)
With reedy arguments he addreesed himself to the
points of the question, and aoguitted himself to the
sasishoti,n of all agricultaiists. and they were all
ready to put him as their representative upon such a
measure as the returns of the corn laws. (Cheers)
A ',bough the question was brought forward at the
eud of the sserion instead of the beginning. he was
vary glad to see that it was not cost' d without some
'Timmons, being taken to advocate the measure.
l'poe going further into this gneetion this fact ap-
peared, that the cwrn returns which @hosed best the
tithe rent charge iif all who paid and of agriculturiats
who paid the recite themselves, that these returns
Were not given Snort than one half. They knew that
mine than one•lialf iif the corn which was grown in
this land, and stanch was 'epitome' to be the whole,
(unmet the beats of the corn rent charge, that
not MM.e than use-half was ever returned as goods
in this corrotry. The "art that WWI not returned
was the worse corn. In each • year ail she present
they knew of how great importance Moe returns
were. In thus year, of the sin-innt of barley grown,
not more than two :hints hail Steen tit to take to
market. awd • large portion of that which was in that
cowditioa had hese cemented by pigs because the
farmers were ashamed to take it t. market. In con•
clesion, he s-and if they would allow one tat to take
precedence of another, he would prmose the health
of Mt. Damen, the " hero of the Malt Tax." (The
taker WM enthusiastically received),
Dame.s, after thanking the company for the
hopoqr done him, remarked that 111 regard to any
all matters he might have done, whether it was
'n Clrn returns or the Malt Tax, he had only doee
his duty, and added that if he could be made useful
he would do so to the beet of his ability. Applause.)
to bring before them any
H• had never preheated
no. facts, they were the opinions of mires people.
Hiked built his arguments upon facts and figures,
and they had never !Peen contradicted, and it could
noliehe mid that they were foweded uputti false
figures. After adverting to the fact of haring free '
tree upon wheat mid not epos' bailer, be gild that
ellancellor of the Exchequer had never doors sin-
. Justice, for he took off the duties apes
terailllk tiara* *AIM Wm Nadia. Toy Wag

eel, asking tor visat wee fair and jam, ...wit
wee nag cowl brought before the people that Ow/
mere entitled to an act ofjustioe they would jet
Be did hei warmly upon the subject alibi corn
returns, Sae it wan every body's besieges amid no-
body's bthissek and not one-half of the when* grown
bad never been returned at all. Large millers bad
told ham that they had never haany returns in their
1i,.., Hecontended that it Wag WI injustice winch the
Pop'e of this country ought not to submilen, and
oencluded by observin* that at all times be should be
'NIPPY In give them bee services when they thought
Pec• (Cheer.)
ite enaIIIMAN thee gate "Prosperity to the Borough
of Dorchester." They oeuld not help feeling opened...l
with the prosperity of this ancient borough, but It. did
not wish to appear on an/elfish es to notice seeh a toset
as this simply in connection with thetreelve.. for they
°oak, sot but other.* the eerneet efforts which had bun
mark by those gentlesthe who had been connected with
this borough to improve the condition of the town in
many ways. They had not failed to observe the diet-
• under which they had struggled to Improve the
sanitary snedition of the town. They had noticed these
thieve with very great intermit and plethan, asid it had
eehenoed the emit which had aetosted She members of
lb. Town Council, who had laboured so amsiduously to
promote the benefit, of the terra. Ts connection with
the toast he coupthl the name of Mr. Hodges.
Mr. Homo+, after • few introductory remark., in
anodise to farther.' clubs, said, it was very clear that
agriculture was very much improved by the establish-
Anent of them in agricultural district+. Re thought
they might look upon the present session at their club
with great sati•faetion. A great many interesting
lectures had been delivered, and useful information
diffused, and a great deal bed been brought out in
scientific pursuits which must have been valuable
to those who •thilied them. (Hear, bear.) He hoped
the deb eould still contiette to show the tame
interest in the treatment of agricultural subjects,
and be rhoulil have great pleasure In baking part
in their public proceedings. After alltpliug to the
gore) ferling which retitled between the agricul-
turist, and the iobabitants of the toes, and thank-
ing the company for the honour they bad dome
him, be raid it wenld he the endeavour of the Council
to make the public convenience in that tour such as
was lotted in no other town in the nthety. (Appian...)
They bed troubles and difficuittee to contend with, and
their laborra were not without difficulties, because in
this country there was that free expression of feeling
which often made difficulties where there were none,
and he w•• glad that there was that free wholesome ex-
prethion of feeling. After • few further obeervations
Mr. Hodges concluded by extothaing • hope that the
next session of their club would he as prosperous.. the
Present bad bees, sod be wistpd there every success in
I the name of the inhabits:4e of Chtcheeter. (Chrent.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposmi the health of the Vice-
! chairman.

Mr. JAlrrri HARDING. after humoorously thanking
the eompany for the manner in which they bad received
his same, said that with such an excellent chairman,
and each a respectable bitty of subscribers sod mstsrers
to Oda club.. that which lie had the honour to balm%
to, he trusted that, whil4 carrying out useetil knowledge,
nothing would ever happen amongst them that they
would not he able to jnin in to-v.1.11,1y love, friendship,
and know', dge until they Meanie known to every other
club in F.nglan I, as be sae tofo.ld to my the D.irehester
Farestera' Club was known up to the present time. (A p-
Phone.) They had mooted the question which bad onw
been mooted, and would 'instill more en in order to shoes
the infustice of the Malt Tax. They hall made awl:mil to
roll, and they would never allow that ball to step until
they hail gained their point. Let them nail their
colour to the mast, azpl allow no enemy to tear it down.
(Loud cheers.) They had heard that Chancellor. of the
Exchequer's were stinceatiable sorts of individuals, and
they would muerte the present one until they got some
barleycorn lune out of him. (Laughter.) He expressed
• hope that the club would increase in numbers every
year, and that they would again bear such excellent
lectures as had already been delivered during the two
pest omelette Mr. Harding conclnded by expressing •
wish that lie ahouhl live to meet them fur many yera•
to come. it leers. I

The C11•1101.ta then proputied " The Health of the
Secretary of the Club," Mr. Andrews.
Mr. ANIiREWs, in alludieig to the Malt Tax question,
said they must not only belime that they would obtain
the remimion of the le% theinaelves, hut they Intuit
show the people that they would get it : that they were
engaged ia ii righteous cause, and that they would pro-
ceed with that reuse until they gut it. (Hear.) how'
ever holit,t thrtriicwn were. o otos, they proved that
they were no, they would never get the ',caplet* believe
them. Therefore they lutist use all the means in their
power they must not sit it home and my thi• or that
tax niu•t come off it we. of no ea, to say that they
had free trade on corn soul they would have it
on bailey. Harley grown in nigland could be
il letter than that whith could be brought
from foreign cuuntritia (Hear. hear.) If thin sias
true it preyed thia English bar:ey would produce m
and this omit protium beer. Therefore home
re-lace w.i. t a. Was it fair lot the Government
of any country to tax their own people, and let in
forerier. elm were out taxed at all to compete with
them W•ti that fair It viii I not be fair. 1(11.1
had free trade in one thing they should have it upon
.11, and if it wee not 113 it wan a onemided Affair.
( Applatme.) There woe another thing they tim.t do if
they wished to get the dray MI malt off, mitt th-it wax -
th. y must not allow politio. to interfere. (Hear hear.)
Edmund Lurks Lad mid "that natty lea. the rage ut
m iny for the gain of few." He (Mr. Andiew.)
believed it, and he caned wpmm them not to he led away
by party. If they wished to carry the poet they imeit
not mind misellrer a man was a Whig, • Tory, or a
Radical. They wanted him I. nerve their eurpom, and
that was not only to obtain • redaction hitt to sweep
away the M,lt Tat altogether. ( A mdanne.) If the inan
would vote lor the repeal of the Mx, that was the man
they nal.t t at I in,. time loul 5 great objeo•
lion to the repet.l of the corn late., but he now tionfes.ed
he had ben • fool, and he wax not the only ono by
many had twen io in thidr time. (Laughter.) Al-
though nerlimin, from prejuilire, lie did not like the
A ntimorn law 1-agile., Yet he ieu.t admit they had done
• greet deal 01 rend. Tlterefore, he thonzht they ought
to join thenmelves intoan anti-malt tax I. ague. Wheie
was that leagne or institution to be? They sh,uld get
them gentlemen who sat In St. Stephen's !fall, and who
ailed walk down to the Howe day by day, and nudge Mr.
So.andmo, and my "Are you goi no to t In House todas,ff
pleam remember the hilt Tax?" (Leughter.) Alluding
to I.in tiervieve fur the pert attains. Mr. Andrewu nail he
had diechargtol the dot.. x to the hest of his ability, and
he tweed lie alimild continue t. 3 tio en. If this ninety
would be old.- true ti it.l'. And go right to the point,
lie wan our,. it a.,ld he I. ti,lhc,ol to the agricultural
intmest. It woull show that prnctical men would give
rmult. to t',eir ear•rivuor, which wosild beuefit the tom-
ounnity at here. ((heere.)
The iii alice is Niel he thought he might say, appeal
ing the i•e oerience of evi ry member of this club, that
they felt the 'mumble,, of the ground upon which they
etc., upon thrir Pavia-try of the repeal of the 11 It
Tax. Ile would appeal. not enly to the inenibera of this
club but in the •gricultsral interest, that the steps
which hail been taken in eonnecttion with other hodip.
had tint been of • kind which would commend them-
. Dolma to every one. He& Hewed tlmt they hail takes a
right enema and their effortn would be ultimately
: erowne.l with slimes& He rntirele agreed with the re.
' mark. made ivy Mr. Andrews as to the noemsity of en.
filming the ailment of their cause upon all around them.
Mr. Wood then alluded to some sample,. of Australian
viihe it sail Karl. y which be hued received from Australia.
The nainplcs 11 wheat mai mich ago:HAI not be tinrptmed
by English growth. The barley wan Called erst.elas, ;
but when it wan submitted to -net men an Mr. Damen
and other. it 111 very short of whet they would call
rstmlass barley. Thereat woe they could outgrow it there,
end thee °mild not make beer there. Climate, (and that
woe • point in regard to the If .ht Tax which hail not been
solleiently deelt upon,) we. such as wu necwasary not
for the prepamtion of the ground, but for making
barley let. malt and beer. That climate was only to
h.. found in certain degrees of latitude, which were in
their own 1 mil and in parts of Denmark and France.
He knew of no other country that could compete with
barley grown in England. He then proposed the health
of the treamrer.

Mr. CHArXAS Hammen briefly returned thanks,
assuring the Hub that Ise bliuuld ever boat his post when
Mr. ANDRFWB said thee Mt very much indebted to
all the members of the club who had coins forward at
no.inyll expenee, alit at ronaiderable trouble, time, and
inoonvenicnce to themselves to give lecture.. (Hear,
bear.) Therefore lc projewel. the health of those
gentlemen who had answered the call of their Chairman
by eivine lyeture, during the two sessions.
Mr. HOMO% returned thanko: He sail his only object
in bringing forward • subject was not only for the club
to know, hut that others who wished for practical
information which he had derived during hin life, should
be made known to them. (Hem, hear.) If he or ael
mend, of elnb. had been selfish there would helm been
no farmers' club.. Ile hoped that their club, theneh
young, vmuld go on and prosper. They had began well,
and weed through their first erasion well. and very
hide had impeded their second. If there was any thing
which b.d been unelewant to them he hole-d it would
for the future h. avoided, and that they woutl slaw to
the wori,i that thee met together to do the public good
al ben•e• (Auptanw.)
Mr. Oreotet: (;ALeve also acknowledged the toast
He thought that their subjects for iliscuesion ought not
to be advertised as lecture. They ought to repudiate
the Wks that they were lecturers, and they did not con-
sider themselves as Foch. If it went forth to the public
that one man was going to get up • lecture, he feared
that thee.- would be very few to bring forward • subject
nest semion. He thought the press ought to be very
lenient with their shortcomings. It would be very
different if they were {mid lecturers, as then it would be
quite right for the press to criticise whaterer they might
sey, hut if things went on aa they hall for the last
session. he ROA afraid that their diet-unions would fall
short fin want of people to introduce them. (Hear,
hear.) i‘n answer to the chairman as to what name
should be substituted for "lecture," Mr. Galpin said he
thought it should be, that such • person would intro-
duce atm h and such • subject
Mr. Di I; DALE proposed "The newly-joined Member.,"
*milling with the toast the name of Mr. Shorty,.
That ge: itleman appropriately returned thanks.
The VICE-CH-WM VS then propowsl the toast of
" The Visitors," coupling with it the name of • gentle-
man who be was happy to see amongst them and who
bad come from a greet distance ; it was the health of
Mr. Otto Benocke. (The toast was enthusia•tically
received. I

_ .
BENVCISB thlUlketi them for the kind manner in
which his rltli luld been proposed and received, and
laid that although their pursuits were very different
from what he was accustomed to in the city, be was
~,,..7a.ifieolrilh.r;!into, be aillielowngirest
ttliabeilv,Tha.,7l
h.:17.43
they would all accept Lis best thanks tor the honour
done him.

The Brt [(Limn- then propomed the press, coupling
with it the health of 3lr. Itendeld, jun.

Mr. MAXIIILD, in said that be
was a staunch supporter of the club. and he vas
sorry that at their last meeting some manuscript
had been withheld from the Dune Exp.,"
which had compelled him to sanction the publi-
cation of • castigation which was, no doubt. very
painful to those interested. No one regietted more. than
be did having recourse to such measure', but such Irllll
the power ofthe press that no one could trifle witla it
with impunity, and must add, that previous to the. hot

lecture, Ow Dorset elouerty Express bad always been
treated properly. Be concluded by thanking them far
drinking hie health.
ISAUNDIMAI said that the manneeripe had beer
withheld from the g,prns, tb• etreeide hovlni irst
asked for it, but Ile mould wive them that it was jot
intentionally withheld from the Repent.
The CliAllol Alf WA that he was happy find the
painful subject thus explained, and he d it might
Pe amicably arranged.
Mr. ANYIELD : After Mr. Saunders shttr„
meet that the document was not intentionally withhold
from the r..rpress, he felt b0u...1 to Mate his great regret
that the offensive article should have been inserted.
Sevetwl eatr complimentary toasts Wen Oval and
responded to, and a very harmonious evening 81115 Vent

DORCHESTER. TOTAL A arrislizi;b_ on
Wednesday emusing, April .90, the Or
England Total Abstibeiiee Satiety, or the
diocese of 15aileharyl held • meeting at the
Townhell for the purpose of inaugurating • Diocesan
Amnelation in coneeziou with the Church of Eng-
land Total Abstinence Society. The Rev. H.
Moule, in the abloom of J. Coode, P,aq., of Wey-
mouth, occupied the chair, and although at the Dom-
mimeses* of the proceedings the itt,entlancs was very
small, towards the dose there was • good meeting.—
The Chairman said : Perhaps some persons would
look upon their small meeting with ooatempt, but
be bad lived long enough to know that ohs heist pot
be disoouraged even by so small a meeting, and
they ought never to despise the day of small Mine.
For his own part be Celt persuaded that this wall the
oommennemeht of a great movement ui this part of the
dicers. A similar meeting had been held in London
about twelve month, ago, bich did not then meet
with much support, but now 600 clergymen had
committed themselves to the movement. He then
alluded to the great temperance movement which
had taken
_plate at Shrewsbury, end mentioced the
efforts of Mrs. Wrightman. authors se of a book
celled "Haste to the beds," to Itein the torrent of
drunkenness ; but her efforts were at first the
sobjeet of ridicule and scoffing. At that time every
sisteenth house at Shrewsbury was a drunken-house
but lad year the foundation stone for a tehiperance
ball waslaid. and 21i clergymen had signed the pledge.
After some further obhervations he called upon the
Rev. Mr. MIA, the secretary of the newly formed
sesociatirm, to read the rules. After doing so, Mr.
Miles said he had been an abstainer for more than 20
years, sod he had had some experience with regard
to this movement which they were desirous of
setting on foot. It was mere thin 20 years ago,
that at a meeting which was held it Gillingham,
under the presidettay ot the Rev. W. Robinson,
that he was induced by the arguments then brought
forward to sign the pledge, and he never had
any reason to regret the change, but had every
reason to thank Ood that he had been led to adopt
the course be followed. Alluding to the remark madis
by the Chairman that of great effects being axiom-
plished by small means, he said, without any boast-
ing on his part, he could say that Clod had been
pleased to bless his efforts to a very great estent,
nit directly but indirectly. They were aware
that he resided at a village Jabout seven
miles distant from this town, and when
he first went there it was said that there
was not a teetotaler living nearer than Dorchester,
but now there 1.11/1 DO WO than 500 in the villages
surrounding Athelhaniptoo. Alluding to the re.
missioa of the Malt Taa, the rev, gentleman said
that such • course woold be only opening wider still
the flood gum of intemperance and vice. The
Chairman remarked that this amociation was not rite-
Wished in opposition to any great temperance cause,
for both the Alliance and British Temperance Socie-
ties hailed and welcomed it in joining this greet
movement. Hy acting as the association would do
they would have a more perfect organization. What
had been wanted in the temperance movement was a
good supply of lectures. He did not wish to find
fault with what had already been done, but what
had been achieved had been h•ft too much to unedu-
cated persons, who bed not sufficiently enlarged
views upon the euliject. The object of the associa-
tion wee to employ first-class lecturers, who would
lectnre at village associations throughout the diocee•
The Rev. Cl. NV. Butler, of Tinaleton, then
adder/seed the meeting at considerable length, in the
course of which he conibettted all the arguments
adduced againtt total alietineem ; after which, the
Rev. Talbot Geese's, of Melcombe Regis, entered
very fully into statistics, stowing the evils arising
from intoxication, and urging upon all that if they
could riot obtain a Permissive Bill to petition for the
closing of pnblichouses on Sandays. From figures
which he read it appeared that there wee more
crime committed from Saturday till Monday, than
in any other days in the week, and this he anti.
bitted to the opening of publichouses on Sundays.
dr. H. E Eliot also addressed the meeting, and
urged the adoption of bands of hope, which, he
thought. would do much to do away with the evils
of intemperance.

THE VOLUNTEZILI AND TniGONtaN3IIMT. —Ars
important movement has been undertaken by the
Government in reference to volunteer corps. It haa
born decided to employ the adjutant., u military
amountania, aod to require them in that capacity to
receive the account for all public moneys which muy
tie remitted to them for the servios or the corp to
which they belong respectively, In order to the
due performance of the financial duties to be
entrusted to them, the War Office has notified to
each of the officers holding that appointment that
guarantee will be required to he provided by them
in one or other of the following modes : -I. The
HIM of £530 to be deposited in the Public Panda;
or, 2. A policy to be obtained from the European
Auurance Society tor £i00; or, 3. Two bonds of
'metier, or £5OO each ; or, 4. The bond of one
surety I'o4ooo, and • policy of the European Amur.
once Society flit £2.50

RIFLE SHO4ITING. On Monday afternoon some:l the
menibers of the Sr.)D. ft.V. again emembl al
their rifle range, Maiden f satin, to contest for prizes.
A fund has been raisail, through the liberal assistance of
the oftiects and men, which will admit of prises being
ceeteated for every week, and this step will lead to
an improvement in rise shooting. The ranges
were at 200, rat and GOD yards, with five rounds at
each mtge. The first prize mu; won by Privste Walter
Pouney. with 37 points; the second by Private Wilerlttl,
with :11; and the third prise by Colour-Sergeant
Orsgory, who 'tweed 33. This is capital shooting, when
it is taken into consideration that a strong aide wind
wee blowing at the time. Another prize, consiating of
menehasm pipe, presented by l'rivate Thomas Homer,
woe won by Prince Will., a yams recruit, who at 500
yards, with three rounds t 4 ammunition, soared eleven,
tanking respectively two bull's eyes and a centre.
ACCILMIT. —Os Tuesday as • carter named Elia%
Ittio in the employ of Mr. J. Halpin, agricultural
implement tr.aker, was returning home with hla horse
and wagon, when near Piddletttan the horse bolted and
knecked the poor fellow down. The wheels of tbe
w•gon fortunately only preset) his bide, and did not go
over him breaking hie rib* as reported. He has re-
ceived severe bruises on hie cheat, and Ida head was cut
open. He twat conveyed to the Comity Hospital.
whets be received every attention that his twee re-
quired,

MARRIAGS IN HIGH Lin.—No ACCOUNTING
TOR TA/ITC—We are indebted to • parameter ex-
ciseman for the following bit of information. Ills
rumoured that the frprese is going to marry the
Old Lady, and that there will be grand rejoicings
upon the happy event—a general holiday, and no
end of I/rums and Fifes. The Old Lady will he got
up in the most costly manner, and is expected to
wear a dress of lovely preen, and the chronic colour
will be enlivened by headless eagles, besutifully em-
broidered in gold. It is expected that the an.
cellor of the Exchequer will remit the duty upon
malt on the wedding day, in honour of the event.
WEVIIIOUTH.—Imen Cuvsicii MIZSIONL—At
St. Mary's Church on Sunday, sermons were
preached in aid of this society, those in the more
and evening by the Rev. A. B. Hill, ALA., Incum-
bent of St. Paul's, Tiverton, and in the afternoon
by the Rev. T. (heaves. Collections were made
at the conclusion of each service amounting to
.C2B 4s. 50. On Monday evening the anneal public
meeting of the Weymouth branch of the Assomation
was held at the National Schoolroom. There was a
tolerably numerous attendance. The chair was
taken by the rector, the Rev. Talbot G reeve& The
proceedings of the meeting were opened by the
singing of an hymn, and by the Rev. J. Davis,
chaplain of the County Hospital, Dorcheeter. offering
01. 50 appropriate prayer, after which the Chairman
called on the secretary to read the annual report.
The Rev. E. Johnson, the secretary, then read he
report. from which we gleaned that for the past year
the isehecriptions arnotintell to £133.. 6.1., collections
CIO 13.. 0.1, donations, LII 7a. tid., sermon. £3O,
a collecting box ss. rid., the meeting, £B, making •
total of £73 9r. 10d. The expenditure bail only
beau £2 Is led. for printing, so that a balance of
t7l es. Oil. had been remitted to the parent society.
Mr. Johnson then alluded to • remark allele by the
Rev. Mr. Hill in one of his sermons on Sunday that
there was a great difference between going as a
missionary to the heathen and as a missionary
to the Irish. When be heard that remark
he felt a pang, for he could not but
assent to the truth of it. He had been •
mirsiocary for 13 years in India, but during
that time he had not received one uncivil word from
the people, even when he had spoken against their
idols and their religion. Far different, however,
was the reception missionaries met with in Ireland,
for there the scripture renders were often killed and
beaten and stoned most cruelly. The rev, gentleman
said the one great obstacle to the spread of religion
in Ireland was politics. The work which this society
was aloi.g ought to have heen teken up by the Irish
Protestant Church, but be could give them many
reasons why it had not been done. Tbe English
Government sent their bishops and clergy, but they
were nothing more than politicians who -kept up the
English feeling in opposition to the Irish, and they
would be acting contrary to their instructions if they
taught the Roman Catholics. This society as well
ne others have stepped in and done the work, and
placed it upon a solid foundation. After some fur-
ther observation. Mr. Johnson narrated several in-
stances of the striking manner in which the Irish
received the Word of God, and when once awakened
, they mewed never to have enough of the hook.
Alluding to the number of poor Irish in Eogland,
Mr. Johnson said it was very sad to ars how little
had been dune for than He then instanced the
Glarribaldiati and Sialeybridp riots, and maintained
thee IN Irish were at the bekoni ot thaw. At

Seek',bridge there were pieces of green paper circa-
kited th.onghoet the distnet having tb• word&
" The Pope or Victory." He was of opinion that
union effuile were made to ebristianitte the poor
Irish they wield mese an Wove in the sided Ongland.
Mr. Johnson onooluded by giving some statisties of
the Weymouth branch of the .association Iron' its
formatao qotil The present time, —The 4eftutatibn,
the Rev. A. B. Hue &Wrestled u'.meeting
at eoneidetible length. In the °June of his remarks
he said that this society wu not one which
supplied mwitionuy clergymen but it was a
training institution. Boole persons .ben
WI Mara from time to time very marked
results thought 1b... were very wonderful,
and perhaps there might be sonic little oolouring
given. He, however could. say that there Were no
men mote bold, more prayerful, and more wise than
*hose who were trained in Ulla cork. They sent
out men like Napoleon's old guard, they mese lent
' out young men beet those who were iq the
Homan Catholic oontroverey. helm; men were
sent out, and at meetings to which Homan Catholics
were invited to attend, entered into omits-oven,
with them upon their religion. Tbe rev. gentlemen
then gave IMMO interesting detail, of the Society's
Sunday Schools, nine-tenthe of which were filled by
Radials lthiolit childree,. Alluding to the Her.
C 1104" Metzihk, ffi. Hill gala he eras t most
skilled eohttovereialist, and he knew of • man who
some further observations Mr. Hill stated that the
bad argued Catholicism for more than six years before
be wasainverted. They little knew what a struggle it
was a for Catholic to become • Prosteetant. After
society had 21 missions in different parte of Ireland,
Although the work was very esoonraging he wee
sorry to say that the comforts and social position
of the people did not keep pace with their spiritual
enlightment, and then alluded to the unwillingness
of land Owners to give lessee to theit tenants. Th.
rev. gentleman brought an interesting address to a
conclusion by Asking for =port to the society.—
The Rev. Talbot Crimea then addrested the meet-
ing. after which the doiology was sung and tbe
meeting separated, • collection being made at the
doors.

Bomocon Perre Sseames, Tneeday.—Before .1.
Ayling, and H. Penny, Emirs
AINIAULT.—Georgo Brine, • labourer. of High-demi,
was charged with sweeltung Agnes Elliott, and wilfully
breaking& looking-glus and other articles. Preeeeetrit
stated that prisoner was her *on, and bad always lived
with her, excepting when he was at see. On Monday
in the afternoon she had a woman to wash for her in
her house, anal eras about getting the tea thiegs when
he struck complainant autnot • mentle pied, knock-
ing several of her teeth out, besides besting her about
the body. She was all colours, and he had threatened
to take her life.—Primeler in defence mid his mother
kept a brothel and .h. was always drunk and refused. to
giveldin any victual& There was a house full of girl*
at the time, and elm encouraged his dater to be as had.
—Mr. Ayling said the Bench were of opinion that the
assault was • most brutal and unmanly one, and he did
not know of anything so had as • son beating his
mother in the manner die had ducribed.—Priaoner was
matemed to otue month's hard labour.
Cnueen RAT! SUltliolleitl—Sarah Bartlett, Martha
Hind, and Alfred Seymour, were seronaoberl for non-
payment of church rates.—Mr. Hill appeared on behalf
of the churchwardens. and Mr. Howard for the de-fen'
dant& —Mr. Howard disputed the validity of the rate,
and the question was thus put out of the jurisdiction of
the magotratea.
James Carter, of SL Mary-street, was also sum-
monee for non-payment of a church rate. The case was
an adjourned one from last Tuesday, in count-quad of
defendant slatted that his name was " Obed" and not
"James." Mr. Hill Mated that he had ascertained the
defendant's name over his doors.. "Jounce," and that
hue license was taken out in that name.—lbtenit•nt did
not dispute the validity of the rate, but declined to pay
it upon principle.—Mr. Milled's moved the rote, and
said application was nitnade ea the 13th or 14th of October.
—Defendant stated that he wee out of town at the time,
and in proof of thin ameraion lift the court for the pur-
eed of obtaining his der-book to refresh his memory.
Upon his return he stated that he left home on the 20th,
whereas he thought it was on the 10th—Mr. Howard,
in defence, said that Mr. Carter was under an impression
that he should be served with a Drab *amnions, and
that he should not bad had to appear to-alay. The suns-
moss ought to have been amended, and under them
eircumatances he contended that the use mast be di..
mimed. —Mr. Ayling said he should be very glad if the
legislature could adopt come measures which would meet
with the approbation of Churchmen and Dimentera,
but no long at the rate was hplly made in vestry, and
wa• the law of the land, they as magistrates were bound
to carry stout. The Bench there-fare made the usual
order—The defendant exiiremed hie determination not
to pay the rate, and mid if an exceetion was put in his
boom they moat abide the ein.aerrenees.
TUE RAILWAY WORK& Aird and Son, the
contractors for the Weymouth and Portland Railway,
are making great exertions to complete the works by
the time specified, namely, in January next. Addi-
tional men have been taken on, and the greatest ardivity
prevail". In order to mph the work on as fast as
pomible, both nleht and day hande are employed, and
gas pipeo an being laid down in the cutting near the
Wyke road, for the purpose of affording the labourer@
light during the night. At the present time they work
by the light of " devils," • Are in • port of moveable
grate.
"THS CLERGYMAN'S DAUGHTIIII".—Our readers will,
no doubt, remember the late visit to this town of Mini
Weeteroad, the young lade wimp victimise!' the lodging-
hoed keepers, end who deeeribed herself as a clergy-
man • daughter, of her appearanee at the police.court,
and of her acquittal by the magiutrates, she having
cleverly contrived to cheat lodging house keepers
bet kept out of the grim clutches of the law.
When ahe had visited all the adjacent towns.
and taken in •Il who lodged her, finding the
neighbourhood too warm for her, from all accounts she
made for the eolith utast On arriving 10 Hastings she
began her Imposition. and was !alien before the magis-
trates there, but, as usual, the case fell to the ground.
She then must have gone away and can-led on her
ileceptions at other places, but subsequently returned
to Hastings and unmanned her career again. From •
Brighton contemporary we learn that at the Hastings
Police-court on Monthly, April 90th, Ilia. Miss West.
wood Oa. Douglas, was placed in the dock charged
with obtaining by fritudulent pretend* from Mrs.
Hen-let Hooper, of 1.26. Marina, certain articled' of feed,
namely meat, groceries, and vegetables, of the value of
twelve shillings. The impodtion wa• carried on in the
same manner as that which "the clergyman's ulaughtee'
resorted to whilst she dallied Weymouth. The report
goes on to say that she unquestionably presented a
great contriet to her former self, in oshibitcal at the
Bench nearly two month' rgo. 'ttbatiby IMAM
which she then wore heal been rep by others, end
ii neat brown straw hat, kid glove., and white pocket
handkerchief, gave her quite • genteel appearance.
The imposter was remanded for • week.
THE SZAhoN. --The fine weather continues to draw
numerous arrivals to our fashionable watering place.
The trains bring peat numbers of visitors, and although
there are no hick as yet of lodgings, dill on the whole
for so early a *mem of tlte rear, Veraionth pruents
quite A gay appearance. We venture to predict that
the forthaming season will be such an one as has not
been seen here for many years put. Ample food has
been provided to gratify the visitors in the shape of
recreation. Foremost of all comes the meeting
of the Yeomanry Cavalry this month, during which
time there will be • grand Forester', demonstration,
then the archery meeting, the Weymouth Horticultural
and Floricultural exhibition, the regatta, the nmes, and
other amusements. These, combined with other cir-
cumitances will no doubt cause @train to "lock eg"
RuTAL HORSE ARTILLEZT. It ix rumours:4, butt with
what truth we cannot state, that the B. Battery of the
Royal Horse Artillery, now stationed at Dorchester
barracks, under the command of Captain Paget, will
encamp near Weymouth during the summer months
for the purpose of practising at target shooting.
A New Smoot.- —On Saturday oar port rewired
the addition of a new steamer named the Commodore,
the property of Captain a'ousina, which has been
launched from an eminent firm on the Tyne. She is •
very pretty well-built heat, and her engines being of
great power, she is well adapted either for towing or
passenger traffic. She will be reedy for seallin about a
fortnight's time.

AssMILT •ND DAMAGZ--At the police-court on
Wednesday, before J. A. Deveniah, and W. Talbot,
Ewira, Charles Cevil, a journeyman cabinet maker,
was charged with assaulting Joseph Thorne of Si.
'Thomas's-strest, and damaging a sash frame of the
value of 2. 6.1. There was a cross-summons taken
out by Cavil against Thorns—Mr. Howard appeared
for defendant, —Thorne said the defendant had
been in his employ until last Ratinday, when he
was discharged. On Monday afternoon defendant
came to complainant's house, and made use of very
bad language, and called him • rogue and a liar, and
he believed a fool, and pat his fists in complainant's
face. Defendant then left the house and proceeded
to oomplainant's shop, in High-street, where be
smashed a said) frame to pitions. The defence set up
was that when defendant was discharged on Same.
and he was told to call for his money on Monday,which
he did several times, but could not obtain it. He
admitted that he pr-vented complainant's door from
being shut in his face, but denied that he had award-
tea Thorn*, on the contrary, complainant had caught
him by the oollar. —The Bench dismissed the case of
assault, b it ordered defendant to pay the iazn:
done to the sash frame, 2. 6d., or repair it himsehimself,mslf?
f,
which defendant said he could do for lees than fid.

PORTLAND.—Caigege Ct.et —The annual meeting
of the members of the above dub was held at the
Clifton Hotel, on Friday evening, 24th ult., when all
of the necessary arrangements fur commencing practiee.
daring the ensuing wawa were entered into. Teasley
and Thursday eeeninp in each week were appointed
for practice. —The late Honorary Secretary haying re
signed one., Ile J. H. Roberta wee unanimously
elected to fill that post. The majority of the members
were preeent, all of whom repressed their desire to
place the club in a more flourishing condition, both by
exerting themselves to tot new member* to joie in
place of three who through business have left the Island
since last season. and also by ettandialt regularly at
practise themselves, in order to be prepared to play a
match as early at ponible in the wawa. The meeting
was a very pleasant one, and each one left with the
determination to do his best during the present year.
ABBEY MILTON.—It ri•iM anmach Pl•iuurn to
state that. through tit* kindness and liberality of the
RAW. llr. Roberta, the sufferers at the late fire will
have, in pert at least, their furniture replaced, that
gentleman having or4ered twelve bedsteads.
BLANDFORD. Taivram Brecwomecr. The
! Too female. (12 in number) kindly instructed every
Monday evening daring Lb* whiter months in reeding,
•iiting, arithmetic, and other branches of education,
by lira Stewart, were on Monday ev,iiiing, after par-
taking of an expellent tea and emjoying•witablow.llllW
ante, each presented with sulatantial tokens of that
lady'. kindness.
MAH4HWOOD.—Farria Pomo= Coma? or
Bexceurrcr.—Re William Reece, of Hooleeridge
farm, llarshoood, Dorset, farmer, emAk-deol er, and
butcher. BankropO emit op Ice his L lot awe Mottos
as Toseday Isae.—Mr. Ilinalappeanal he lib) arab-

ton' animus& The fallowing is the belsnos-sheel
—Dm to unsecured creditors, £824 18s. 11d.
wages, Lc, As I. total 404* £B2B 12a. 1 Id-
Assets paid to aseipett, £l3l is. &l.; by the auit-
dozen who had sold bembrupt'a stock, being the
Wince of sale, after deducting bankrupt's rent.
£134 15s. 4.1. I are Ithi dm to himself from blink-
rapt end the.benkrupt's tythee; mounting to La ifs.
The other assets Wen 6s. ed., the roneeds of a
sale of bankrupt's fainitun • £92 1511., the bet
allowance made to bankrupt'. by ble 144100 for
growing crops, and a doubtful debt if 41/
claimed from an insurance company Pot leas of crops
making a total of .e 262 11 e. His Honour punted
out the incorrectness of the account filed by the
bankrupt on the 16th ult., in which be stated that
the whole amount in the hands at the auctioneer wee
frHe was of opinion this this WU a cue in
oli he tiboted hays ume more evident*. The
solicitor to the orediterre esidgine Was elan solicitor
to the bankrupt. The ease looked weft eitspleirms.—
lir. rood airpi.,,44 that be award for the eine'.
tore' swipes u the qui of Mr. of Cr•dit°°'
They believed the bankrupt bad been van %utter-
neat'. He had received no leas than seven PlM-
mouses in one day, gad be, therefore, determined to
tell his stock, the sactioneet giving the landlord
: IrtUtraff tea to avoid the expenses of a MON* 'rhe
errors in the acoomit were the restitisof not gettitan
th ii
e mount from the auctioneet.— litshour
be thought the bankrupt bad had su ciettt thee PA
the date of his bankruptcy until the 18th of Apra to
tprehepare.ctiaopasproe account
rp to giv, in theHe eouamlda.haveHeowmgpeoploled.
then said for the amount of the auctioneer, as he
had no detail of that account before him. —Mr. Floud
sent for it, and in the meantime examined the bank'
rapt as to hie losses In stoek.—Bankropt said that he
had lost during the last Mx years 800 sheep, 40 pige,
10 hones, ILIXI- 10 beat* by rations dingoes. His
farm was toy wet, and hiscrou_were bad, especially
during the lest three yeett. mni atemegger Inv*
arrived with the atictionter'i iLi4nl hie Honour
examined it, and questioned the gorrwituall of Om°
of the charges. The auctioneer bad charged HI per
cent. on the first hundred point's' worth sold, and
five per mot. for the remainder, this being exclusive
of advertising, posting bills. ilk. He believed these
Merges were incorrect. After some dismission on
the *object, his Honour gave Mr Flood leave to 'or-
red the acentuite without adjournment, and passed
the bankrupt.
BRIDPORT.—Re Daniel Ward, of Bridport, in the
minty of Dorset, ironfoonder and engineer. The bank-
rupt came up for his last examination and discharge, on
Monday, at tb• duster Court of Hankrupky. Mr.
Flood appeared for the estate aid Mr. Hirtael for the
bankrupt. The °Baal assignee read the report as fol-
lows :—Th• bankrupt owes to unsecured creditors,
L'69l 4.. The &mete are very small. Good debts,
£2B ss. ld. • bad ditto, £lO 17s. 94.; worth about £24.
In April, 1862, the bankrupt states that he owed Mr.
Thomas Ward 5779 17s. 2d., and in that month berme
him • hill of sale on his stock and furniture. In July,
1862. the effeote were sold and realised CM Gs, 2d.
Mr. Ward is still • creditor—ln answer to gr. Mud,
bankrupt said be gave • bill of sale to his father, as he
was responsible for money advanced to him. The money
was borrowed at different gine'. Hia cash book would
shoe that he did •Ith the money. No creditors were
pressing him when be gaire the bill of sale, not until
two months after his father sold eyenthlng,
and the bill was now in bin poseeesion. The bank•
rapt attributed his insolvency to loss in malting a
machine for mekine twine, which he hail patented. to
reply to Mr. Hirtnel, bankrupt mid, prior to giving the
bill of sale, he had offered his creditors 61. in the
pound, which • number of them refused, and be was
driven to file his petition. The machine did its work
very well, and other machines have since been invented.
He had lost about £3OO or £4OO by hia—The Court '
Igranted the bankrupt his order of discharge.-- &-
Samuel Cole. of Holsworthy, Devon, a farmer.- —This
was also a meeting for last examination and discharge.
Mr. Hinge for the estate. The °Arial assignees' re-
port is as follows :—The bankrupt's statement of ac-
counts is made up entirely from los memory, lits states
that he owes to unsecured creditors, £93911.. 9d
to creditors bolding security, £4,100; for wages and
taxes, £9 6s. ; total, 15.048 lla 9d. The property
mortgaged, securing £4,100, has been sold at auction for
f 3,900. The assets for the general creditors are esti-
mated at £7lO, consisting of farm, stock, horse, in.
This ham been sold by trustees under an assignment.
The creditors' assignee must account for the propea
The •tfigedaliroperty is set down as worth C 4,1
instead of f 3, . Ori the application cd Yr. H.
the case was journed Until Ilionday, the 11th of May,
for the bankrupt to make out his balsam skeet.
DIATII o B•ROCkl Fox, Hag.—We are sorry to
have to announce the demise of Barn& Fox, Esq.,
which event took place at his residues, Heautinster,
on Friday morning. During the past fortnight the
deceased gentleman bad not been in Food health,
and on Thursday morning weak whilst drawing
himself. be had an attack of congestion of the brain,
from which he never rallied, and from the eftects of
whisk he died on Friday morning. Mr. Fox had
for many years been clerk to the magistrates of the
Bridport division of the county, and at the last
meeting of the waywardeas was elected dark to
the Highway Board.