The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-11-12 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL.

'Opened, sad he maid add his seedratelatioas to those
sirudy given
that pedestal" on his re-elestion—omar,
and
bear, sheers).
Mr. G. Arden, as an old halabitaut of the town, and
one who bad ONO Mang taninitoota meetings in that
16•81. *lts Pleased to see the unanimity with white the
Osincel of the borough had agreed to the et-eleetteh ai
Mr.Thard for the ensuing year. A. an old inhabitant of
the town he would say, on behalf of the people of
Wilmot:lb, that the election would mut with their
most hearty approvsl—(hear, bear, and cheers)—and be
mes meek pleased to and such universal unanimity
amongst the Town Council.
The customary formalities having been obeerred,
mg Mayor, in addressing the sideman,
seed inhabitants of the town presoak said if ever he
TOM to make s few remarks with a certain amount of
diadems, it was now. He felt that they had placed
such an amount of saddens in him, that be hazily
knew how adequately to return them thanks. He felt
istiseerlingly proud this day twelve months, when they
I saanimously elected him as their chief magistrate,
bat the honour haying beea repeated he felt wholly
unequal to do justice to his feelings of pride and
gratitude on the occasion. He felt that he bad seareely
merited the amount of maidens" placed is him. Mr.
Eliot, and other gentlemen present, members of the
Corporation, laid that he bad performed bis duties u
ibid magistrate to the satideettaa of the tows.
Whether be had succeeded in doiag this or not, One
thing was metals, he had don* his duties to the best
ef his ebliltiss; yet it would have bees impossible for
Ids to have merited the approbation they bad given
Ma, if it. snail individually and collectively had
net sappubed him in the numerous measures that had
bees broaght before the misneil dories; the put year.
He thanked the gentlemen progenitor the able aristance
they had rendsced him, es deo the tows for the very
spirited manner in Odds they ito-operated with him
at the time of the volunteer review- (bear, bear). It
scald have been impossible to have raised the tows
In the estimation of the county os that oesadoo,
as It was done, had it not bees for
the Individual and collective response made
by the townspeople Co that undo& Being •
I volunteer caw Itintielf, he perhaps took • greeter
Interest is the review than he otherwise should have
done. He hoped that if ever the Dorset Curdy
I Volunteers Weymouth • sew town
sewed visit, the to
would give • reception quite equal if aot superior
I. that glue them in August last—(hmar, hear). Mr.
Alderman Milledge had said Seeder's; the past twelve
mouths the badness ads measell had been conducted
more expeditiously than formerly. He traded this would
sootiness. One great ems of this dispatch in business
woe the observance of a standing role, which he oon.
eidered excellent, end this provided that the
proposer of a subject should the only person
allowed to speak twigs. He hoped that this ride
would be scrupulously adhered to in the future,
and be would sure them they would get
through their emir with greater celerity, and arrive at
equally good concluding. During the peat year sanitary
messaree. too, had progressed to the estate:don of the
ratepayers. This *abject drainage—had been
one of considerable dismission amongst the people of
the town; and the majority of persons thought it
unnecearry to do the whole work at once, and believed
it might be done piece-nical. He felt confident that
during the past twelve months what had been done in
this respect was entirely to the satisfution of the rate-
payers. An immense drain at the back of Frederick-
place, and BR:I-terrace had been made, and
answered well. council had plaas before them for
the drainage of PA Thomas, SL Mary, and other
principal streets of the town, and thus would be carried
out pieerumal, at such times as it was thought
expedient. The work was for the benefit of the future,
and the ratepayers did not quite se the neessity of
paying for the whole work at once, and be was indined
to agree with them in that view.— (hear. hear).
Although he received such able assistance from the
Town Councillors, yet he bad not been well supported
by the magistrates of the borough. For the borough
there were sixteen or seventeen magistrates, and
he thought some rule should be laid down go that two
or three of them should attend the esedus for • fort
night at • time. The duties then would be rrom.
raratively light upon the shoulders of the chief
magistrate to wind they were at present. When he was
&beset from home, the police bad frequently to nut
over the town in order to obtain • second magistrate to
act on the Bench. This was not the position a town
like Weymouth should occupy. He was however hosed
to remark that some three or four gentleman bad given
great time to judicial business ; but at the some time
there were others who from ill-health, uofessional
engagements, Ac., scarcely ever *Waded to magieterial
duties. He was sure if the borough magistrates, as a
whole, would pay proper attention to their duties, the
inhabitants of the town woad be pleased to WM
them on the Bench, and their justice would
be better administered then be bad known it in some
eases. During the next twelve months be would try
to continue in the sante course—(applause). When any
cossaion arose be hoped the town would not be wanting
in carrying out such meesures as should be deemed
necessary to keep Weymouth in her proper position.
Turning to the future, be armed them the sound!
would go on and rarity to completion those measures
that had ocionpied their attendee during the past year.
As Mr. Eliot and Mr. Howard had said, there important
meaturse must be carried on. What they were now
about to do was to lay out the Rings as &pleasure ground
for the public. They ell knew that Mr. G. Stephenson,
• gentleman who visited as in the winter season had
purchased this land for a sum of £346, and presented it
to the town, a gift untramelled with any prowl.
sloe —(loud applause). Or, rather, the condition on
which the land was predicated use this: he would give
us the Rings if we would awry out the suggestion of
making it • dawn ground for the peblie without
delay--(renewed applatue). The letter be received from
Mr, BM pheasant or. Lou «naasitioo of at..
Board on Tuesday last, when the board came to the
conclusion of accepting the offer, and carrying out the
terms. Directly ho should have • proposal to make to
them with reference to the matter. Before doing so he
would once more express his thanks to them, and be
hoped that when his term of office hod again expired be
should be entitled to the some amount of thanks as had
been given him on this 00011,100, for be could enure
them that nothing so amply repaid • public man for
the duties he performed as the thanks of his fellow
townsmen—(loud and continued applause).
HARBOUR DUOS.
The Mayor called the attention of the Council to this
shied. Since the list meeting, Mr. Chessman had
called his attention to the heavy due of id. per bushel
upon apples imported for the manufacture of cider. A
ton of apples was worth DE and the duty was 3s. 4d.,
• heavy tax considering the value ol the article
imported. It appeared that Mr. Holt an importer
offered to pay id. • bushel, and in ease this atm was
accepted, be would import all ha apples here, indeed of
taking them to Fools or Bridpore He bed • cargo
coming worth, at fd. per bushel, £7 10t harbour dues.
He had consented to allow the cargo tube imported at
the rate offered. He thought it better to have £7 10s.
than nothing.
Mr. Roberts was of the suns opinion. Mr. Holt bed
recently had • cargo worth £lO in dues, and this was
taken from Weymouth on amount of the high tax
charged.
Mr. Vertu thought that this concession should not
be binding, only temporary. The schedule of harbour
dues would soon tome Ruder the consideration of the
Council, . .

On Saturday morniag* the anneal meeting of this
Colwell was bold, J. Tigard, Esq. (Mayor) melding.
There were primmest Marra Howard, Eliot, and )(Wedge
(Alderman); Beek, Webb, Pother/my, Lam, Eliot,
Baanton, Harting, Drew, Mason, R.berts, 'Vertu.,
Oommint, Betts, and Thotase(Colutolllen).

igarrite or KATO&
Kr. Alderman Eliot said that baiore they proceeded
La the election of mayor, he wished to address if., ,
words to the Council. He thought that the Corporation, ;
as a body, and the town at large, felt greatly indebted
to Kr. Third for the able, efficient, and satisfactory
manner in which he had dmeharged his duties ea chief
magistrate of the town during the past year. He was
sere they would all axially unite with him in giving
Kr. Teed thaw thanks he so deserved, and to which
be was so entitled—(bwe hear). Events had occurred
during his Mayoralty, 'spatially one which ;WU never
likely to weer egain—he alluded to the 'visit or the
Sultan to London. On that occasion they would
remember the Lord Myer of London invited the Mayor
of Weymoeth and his wife to Wks part in a banquet
the Lord Mayor had
Sultan. In all probability this wsa an event of which
there would not be a speedy recurrence. The other one
to which be alluded was the assembling here of the
rifle volunteers of the scanty of Dorset—a day long to
be remembered by the inhabitants of this town and
It. emirate. Re WWI not in the town on that occasion,
but from what Its hod heard and reed, it was • day that
masked the greatest credit on the town it large, and
more particularly ott the Myer for the liberal and
efficient monitor in which he had carried out the pro-
wedings—(bear. hear). So much for the past, and now
he would direct their attention to the future. There were
many subjects now before the Cm-potation which would
require the greatest energy and attention to carry out.
They had to enter into an examination of their meounts,
so se to be able to place their finances upon a good and
sere foundation. Theo with reelect to the Rings,
which bad sr recently been presented to the town by
Mr. Stephenson. They were to be laid out in • manner
creditable to the town. He felt that ea Kr. Maud bad
been in office when those things were oommentrd, it
was highly important he should remain in °Moe until
their termination—(bear, hear). He had very great
pleasant in proposing that Mr. John Timed be re-elected
Mayor (Of DOI, year, and be expressed the sincere wish
that that gentleman would again retire with the same
unmet of credit to himself, and satisfaction to the
town, as that which be had obtained and given in the
past twelve months—rapplause).
Mr. J. Potheeary said it had been his intentioa to
have made this preposition instead of seconding it,
which it DOW fell to his teak to do, and which he did
most heartily. When be looked bask and reviewed the
events of lee year, and Wen looked at the results. it
we. Tory grata Ong to think that their chief magis-
trate had done himself so much credit as well a• the
town. He quoted what had been told them on a
previous occasion, that Ur. Thud had not made one
eommittal during the time of his mayoralty. He had
administered jetties. but had not wet the poor wretches
to Dorchester assiew—rapplanee)—and the. not only
the Borough of Weymouth. but also the county had
been saved an expense. It would he quite unnecessary
for him to Worse Mr. Tigard as they were all
acquainted with his public act. daring the time of his
chief sangeltretry. Re owe more expressed the =7
he felt in reseeding the proposition of Mr. A
Eliot—rehears).
Mr. J. Drew said he had Intended escooding the
propeetioe, having had the pleasure of making a
similar proposition last year. He tbmiteht they had
had • felibeent or what be anticipated in his rdeerks
last year. He had much pleasure in supporting the
motion.. .

LORD SHAFTBSBURY ON THE RELIGIOUS
CONDITION OF ENGLAND.
The annual meeting of the Wimborne branch of the
Church Peatoral Ald Society was held at the new
Townhal', at Wimborni, on Wednesday afternoon last,
and was nutnerogaly and influentially attended. The
Earl of Idlisfteebury, although labouring from indiapoti.
lion, presided. Several clergymen were present. The
Rev. H. P. Cookesley. M.A., of Wimborne Minster, and
secretary of the association, read the report of the
committee for the past year, which chewed that,
incloding £l9 15s. collected at the Isat annual meeting.
Ell 2s. by Demons, and £25 Se. 6d. annual subscrip-
tions, the nmeipts were £6O 3s, 6J., and there was a
balance forwarded to the amounts of £59 Is. The
operatious of the satiety during the year had
abundantly prospered.
The Rev. J. 0. Kelly (Bath), restretary to the parent
amociation, gave a stimng amount of the work of the
society in the politest's' did. and towns of the kingdom,
and earnestly solicited the contributions and earnest
prayers of all who desired to promote and to spread
the gospel.
The Rev 1.. Cook (vicar of Liskeard) spoke at eon.
siderable length upon the importance of the Church
Pastoral Aid Society at the present national juncture.
The Earl of Shaftesbury nest addressed the meeting.
His lordship said that after so much had been ably said
by preceding speakers in advocacy of the society, and
upon the present religions condition of the country, he
scarcely fell that words from him were necessary ; hut
as he bad been requested to preside and to otdreer a few
observations to the meeting, be very gladly Aid so. He
felt that not only the church but the country were at
the present time unhappily aittiated with regard to
religion. Mr. Cook bad mentioned to some extent
the remedy. The Church Pastured Aid Society at this
moment stood forward on behalf of the Church of
England as a great protest against all the errors by
which the Church was afflicted, sea great, true, and be
might almost say, divinely blessed testimony to the
truth as it wee in their Lord Jabal Christ. Moreover,
it was a refuge for all those who wished to gather
themselves around the standard of truth, from which
they might derive comfort, by which they might be
, enlightened, and through which they might be guided—
(bear, hear). The Church Pastoral Aid &city was a
great refuge in the chum*, in which all who were true
and earnest in their desire for the advancement of the
Gospel, and the conflict against evil.' it beset them at
present, might find • safe and • sure harbour,
and by God's blessing might drink of that grace
so largely poured forth. The Church of England
was beast by many dangers. Her dangers were not
external. The Church of England was etlong
'sough to defend herself from any external clammy,
whatever it might be, but her dangers arose from within
bar pale. Hennas had grown op in her own bosom,
and her dangers arose from parties within her own
bosom. Her &Legere arose from those heresies which
were rending her very vital existence from her, and
Which, unchecked and po vented, would leave her • dead
corpse upon the Imo of the earth, which all around her
might come and prey upon, and satisfy their maw. on
the Church once so rich in saints and martyrs. They
were premed sad in great danger from too conflicting
parties in the Church. They bad the Ritualistic party
—that was the best term to give to them now, they went
further than the Trinitarian party, and yet embraced
the Broad Church—and there was the Neologian party,
which he believed bad more strength than people were
aware of. Thee there was a third party—the Evange-
lical party —which, althoegli ones very strong within
the bosom of the Church, were now not nearly so strong
as they were, either is clergy or laity, or as the
Neologians. The duty that was pressing upon them
was, therefore, very great indeed, and it required the
greatest caution, the greatest delicacy of appreciation,
and the iFeatest earnestness to perform it. Mr. Cookes-
ley, in his report, had stated that "the present day is
marked by great wow:Meese on religious questions."
Hs (Lord Shaftesbury) could not swept the use of that
term earnestness. It was much too mimeo ecd great
a word. If Mr. Cooke/Rev had said "vast activity" be
should have concurred with him. There was no doubt
great earnestness among Ritualists, and also in the
Breed Church, hot amongst those who devoted them.
selves timely to the teaching of the pure and essential
Word of God, he saw none of it, either on one side or
the other. Look at the position of the Chureh with
rasped to the great mass of the people of this land.
They had, as he had said, three distinct parties In the
Church. They had also vast numbers in this country
who were wholly indifferent to one or the other. The
Church was in greater danger from the indifferenoe of
thom who professed to he her friends than from the
aggressive policy of those who openly professed them•
selves to be her enemies. The growing indifference in
the country to matters of religion was one of the most
alarming features of the present time, They found it
everywhere—in small and in large populations. It was
not only in Manchester, in Liverl, and in Lerdon.
They might go into the smallest viUre, and every clergy-
man of 'operation would tell them bow his heart was
rents the real indifferent:ethere was, if they endea•
minto fathom the peat proportion of the people with
respect to religion. One party— the Ritualistic party—
were directing all their efforts to raise the Church of
England to a position in spiritualism and spiritual der
potion equal to the Church of Rome. The effect was
that that party was severing the Church from the State.
The Broad Church ware equally determined to elver
her from the state. She was not to be coutroled
by arficlee and by *reeds imposed by the authority
of the State. They would reduce the Church
of England to • mere civil establishment, with.
oat creeds and distinctive doctrines, and all might
come to her who choose to say they wished to be her
members, and to enjoy some of her privileges and
immunities. It was difficult to say which was the
most active of those two parties, but one thing was
certain, that at this moment the Ritualistie party was,
owing to various reasons, putting itself forward in many
ways, and as this moment occupied greatly the public,
attention. Their activity surpassed everything known
In the Church, and, from the various services now
Instituted and the paragaphs which appeared in the
Church Times and other ritualistic papers, the party
seemed to him to have lost all power of sellcrestraint,
and all notions of delicacy, forbsomnee, and indulgenes
to the other members of the Church, clergy and laity.
So unsparing were they that, without wishing to
Impute anything that was unchristian his hellef was
that they were actuated by principles gush as were
little known within the circles of Christianity. It was
perhaps that party— not neglecting attention to the
other--to which they must direst most marked and
steady attention; and moat undoubtedly that party
was beginning to assume proportions and to make Maims
that were perfectly incompatible with the very idea
and discripline of the Reformed Church. They had now
ieetituted, and they carried into effect, inc most bare-
faced and open manner, • complete sacrificial system.
The Church of England, as represented by those men,
was not ooly as sacerdotal as the Chun* of Rome, but
as any of the Pagan presto of antiquity. They had,
by means of profession—by means at thMr exaggeret.cie
of the flacrament—they had Nuareeded in establiahing
that which clearly they desired—a new order of
Radiators. It was no longer, under their system,
Christ the mediator between God and man, but under
their system the priest was to be the mediatee between
mon and Christ. That state of things bad been growing
up to so fearful an extent that in the course of a short
time • very large proportion of the dignitaries of the
Church, the seats of Deming, the universities, and
messy of their leading schools must he just 11111 completely
ROOM Catholic to all intents and purposes as if they
were under the superintendence, care, and teaching,
of Archbishop Manning. That was the reason, and the
true reason, why the Church of England was becoming
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the just, and the pure. All were Ineluded in the
:ti, and the Church of England was lasing not so
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year.
The manner in which the money is managed is mud.
as to render it impossible that any fraud can be
practised without Immediate discovery.
The amount of tonnage due, is reported at the mart
lest every six montlia ; and the names of the persons
who have to pay these dues are given in. A collector,
appointed by the mown, receive, this list; collect, the
money; and pays it into the bawls of bankers appointed
to receive it. The various payments are made by
cheques signed by the trustees, and the money is drawn
Irons the bank by the persons to whom they are due.
At the close of the year the collector sends up his
amount to the °Moe of woods, accompanied by •
statement of the money reported at the oourt lett, as
due stat the amounta received by him, and the
dates on which the money was paid into the bank. A
copy of the banker's book is sent up by the trustees
along with their own account, so that any error, either
accidental or wilful would be seen in a moment by the
commissioners.
For twenty-six years the Undoes have faithfully dis-
charger, their trust. To chew how this has been done
would be impowiible in no sbort '• statement as this.
But among many other items, they would direct atten-
tion to a few prominent sues :
I LTo the effective Lid given to the dispensary for
the medical relief of the poor.
I IL The parish schools, in which more then 500
al
: ohildren receive • firstam education—where OVery
child in the parish is entitled to attend—where through
' means of the powerful aid granted by us, together with
Itn. liberal ariaiributaiiis of the members for the county.
• the cod is redwood to two pence per week for each
scholar—and • hundred are receiving • free education.
, 111. We point to the fact that we have no church-
rate in* the parish, this being avoided by the trustees
giving the amount required at the n quest of the vestry.
i These are annual disbursements, and there are many
, others of a similar character.
I The trustee. have nothing to conceal; nor have they
, any wish to conceal anything. They receive nothing
1 for their services,. Every penny has been laid out for
the good of the inhabitants and to the satisfaction of
the Commissioners of Woods. The Commissioners of
Woods inapectitheir rioooants every year, and base found
them perfectly correct. The committee elected by the
inhebitante might bane done the same if they had con-
tinued to act, but they did not.
With regard to the future we can say nothing at the
present moment This statement will be laid before
the COOMillei011•11 of Woods, who will doubtless take
the subjoin into their consideration; and V they see it
necessary will make any alterations they deem expedient
as to the Dahlia of the grant.
CHAIM= Aeocrsece Magenta.
DAVID HOGAITN.
Portland, Oct 21st, 1867.
WIMBORN7L
WONNIUN'II QOARILLII.—Arthur Wyatt was on
Friday last charged bitters the Wirnborne magistrates
with assaulting William Gallop.' The dispute eppeare
to have arisen about some pigs, and lifter some alterca-
tion Wyatt struck the defendant three times. The
parties said they worked together, and the Bondi lad-
wised them to try and pee together, fining Wyatt licl.
and 10s 6d. mat
FILIWORIS AND A FINK—The fifth of November was
duly celebrated at Windsorse by the firing of anvils and
small cannon, sod • display of squibs, rockets, and
bonfire.. Several tar barrels were rolled, biasing
Mandy, through the loan, in the suppremion of which
display the "specials" showed their usual activity. A
bonfire of fwgots took place in the East Borough,
and the anal actors in the annual demonatrauon
seemed to highly enjoy the fan, milere the helmeted
gentry's efforts to spoil the sport The evening's
entertainment wound up with rather an alarming fire,
that broke out in the stores belonging to Mr. Goading.
poser, West Borough, about nine o'clock. Plenty of
willing heeds were on the spot to render all the
amistanes in their power; the town engine was
promptly in attendance, end the Fire Brigade worked
with • will. We oust not emit to mention that
Captain Wyndham, of the East Borough, did capital
service with his admirable little garden engine. For
some time, despite all effort., the store blazed fiercely,
/ad some pounds' worth of loafer matches, soap, candles,
cheese, hay, oats, barley, and flour were consumed or
spoiled; fortunately, the night was very calm with
scarcely a breath of wind, or we might have had to
record • mush worse catastrophe. As it was, Wimbonie
has not turned out to such a fire since the great one in
the East Botonith a summer or two ago. We hear that
the premises and stook were insured. The origin of the
fire was probably from the ignition of a quantity of
leader matches which had been stored away during the
day, and purely aocidentaL
ASSAULT ON • RETIRED TRADIDOIAIf.—Os Friday
last, at the Wimberne petty mesiona, a ease of assault
was heard, which excited considerable interest The
complainaet is a retired tradesman named Charles
Barlow, and the defendant Mr. Frederick Urry, the
agricultural implement maker. The parties are next
door neighbours, and the assault complained of took
place on Sunday morning, when the complainant was on
his way to chapel. It was partially witnessed by Kr.
Superintendent Baynton, who took the defendant into
custody, and he remained in durance vile till the next
morning, when be was liberated on bal.—Complainant
who did not appear in court, wee represented by Mr.
Moore, and thadelendant, who with his wife was present,
was defended by Mr. Atkinson.—On the PM=
called no, Mr. Atkinson said he, on his client's
admitted the charge, but though he did not in the head;
deny the fad, be should be able to show that hie *tient
had received the grommet provocation, and this he should
plead in mitigation of the offence. —Mr. Moore thew
galled as the first witness the Rev, W. Acworth. who
stated an follows: Os Sunday morning last, about ten
o'closk, I heard a great noise of women'. voices. sad '
hastening to ass the canes I saw two persons, ow of
whir* was very violently dogging the other with •
°gen horsewhi . I mid Really this is very brutal to see •
man hire this. The 'arty who was
re made towards this house (the police-court),
the tendent came to the door. The man kept on
flogging the odor right up to the door. I did not know
their names. The whip prioritised (a common Adis( ,
whip with new therm) was the one need. The door was
struck two or three times. Superintendent %Teton
said that on Bandar morning, about half-past 10, he
heard • loud ramekin/ of a wide, and also heart the
lash beating against the pollee-office door. He went to
the door and saw Sir. Urry following and beating
Mr. Barlow very violently. The latter took refuge in
She eseleage, end Mr. Urry came in and struck him
tidos with the whip handle over the head. Mr. Barlow
asked,for protection and got out of his way. Mr. Urry
then went to the door, saying "1 have horse-wbipped
him, and that I intended to do." I called Mr. Urry
back and took him In darn. Mr. Urry, when in the
passage, said to his wife, "Now, Elise, you give it to
him well." and Mrs. Urry then took hold of Barlow by
his whiskers with both hands and shook him violently.
—By Mr. Atkinson: Defendant appeared very
emited.—Mr. Atkinson, for the defame, said that the
ammo& was committed seder the greased provocation,
lia the Put al the samplainent. It had only just before
NOM to his client's knowledge that this man—or rather
this bents, for be could not call him a man—bad made
intere advanced to his wife, and indeed bad iodina-
vea to seduce her—Mr. Moore: I object to this
stalentent. Dias nothing to dc with the @meek.—
Mr. Addams : But it has to do with It; it was the very
OWN of it. If you are prepared to deny IS, why doiel

Mr. Potheoary thought the harbour dues should be
put up at suction: that was the best way.
It was decided that the Mayor's suggestion should be
adopted, as a temporary arrangement.
LOCAL BOAILD 011 MULTI!.
The Council then fanned itself Into • Local Board of
Health, when the reeolation passed by the committee
on Tuesday last wee confirmed by the Board, and
ordered to be entered on the minute book of the
general Board.
The Chairman said that Mr. Steggall bad opened •
correspondent.' with Mr. Gibson, • gentlemen who laid
out Battersea Park, with reference to the planting of
the Rings, ke. Mr. Gibson came down nieseared the
land, and drew the pen and ink 'bra that bad been
submitted to them. To oarry out the projecit sa there
laid down would coot from £2.50 to £JOO.Mr. Gibson
would have bees present to-day, but • previous engage-
ment neorasitatsd his departure from Weymouth yeeter-
d.y. He would, however, draw • large plan and send it
down shortly.
Mr. G. Arden, having obtained Parfilisdon lebrb,
said there was some waste land shoat the Rings belong
ing to the Corporation that might be included in the
plan with &desisted*.
The Chairman meld this had been done.
Mr. R. N. Howard moved that the plans should be
allowed to remain In ths Council room for three days,
that they should be open to inspectioa to give the
pablie an opportunity of making such suggestions.' they
deemed it necemary for the Board to °onside,.
Mr. Commins seconded the proposition.
Mr. Bailing suggested that the person who took the
contract to plant the ground should also keep it up for
two or three years.
The Chairman: You know my ideas on that point.
The subject then dropped, and the meeting ended.
PORTLAND.
Coon LIZT.—The nest Court Lest will be held on
the 13th inst.
Tag training ship Bowmen= is now being "stripped,"
and. it is said, will not be rolltted till the ensuing
. _

A-
xsw run has lately been erected to the west-
ward of the old Government jetty, running into the
ma about 16 yds., which will afford Improved aoomnoda-
Pon for both mewls and boats.
" Bak= Baser" OF THE 13rE.—Two men of the
13th regt., via, Corporal Charles Dyer and Private J.
Sheens, have been committed for trial at the Hants
seises, with a brother of the corporal, on a charge of
violently assaulting and robbing • man named George
Thompson of • wash and • pans containing 12.., at
Cerishrooke, Isle of Wight, shout midnight on Oct. 12.
Tim Fam.—The annual Portland fair Wm held on
Tuesday. There were the usual nut stands and Aunt
&Up ; sparring booths, whirligigs, peep shows, and
'Thespians with short petticoats, pantaloons and rouge.
Plenty of noise, but not sufficient attraction to keep
the Portlaaders from emigrating to Weymouth in
crowds.

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No other proposition having berm made,
Mr. Alderman IliLedge said he was pleased to
=names that the proposition of Mr. Ilk* seconded
by Yr. Pothesei y,bed been tarried unanimously, and that
their preset Mayor would lake *Mos for the next year
(great applaneel. Notwithstanding Use remarks that
had already been made Mr. Timid was entitled to tbe
thanks of the Conned. Hie business habits WWII most
esseatial, and gentlemen of tla• Conseil had been able
to transact some most important and knotty business,
and retire from the chamber at • nsasonable hour, which
previously had not been the rule. He was quite sore
the town would fully appreciate the business, qualifies.
tione Mr. Ilaard brought in the Connell, and that they
would join with the Council in returning him their
hearty thanke—fabeers).
Mr. Aldermen Howard rose to second the motion. A
vote of thanks from the Council to Mr. Timed was
mustily seesseary, considering that the Corporation
had dots their best to get him to retain the civic chair.
The Mayor bad dose arsdit to himself, and his deity to
the CorPoectioe, as well as his native town, Is which
I e had been chief laoldotrate for the past 12 months
(appliass). He had bus unanimously roelested, on
he was sure that Mt. Thud would, if possible, easel
himself in the performance of the duties that &mires
upon him durum the •Drllifll As a sag
business himself be duly ap awe, Is
which Mr. Meant hid alfle4 en the bathing el the

Tan Lan HURT WAY.-00 Sunday the Bev.
Henry Watson,. minister of the Wesleyan Chapel,
delivered an obituary sermon on the late Henry
Way, who was about a fortnight since drowned off the
Bill whim Asking. The rev. gentlanian took ea his
text the following words " Lover and friend thou haat
put far from me, kn." The sermon wee most impressive
In its character, and the chapel was crowded on the
occasion. The dammed was a prominent member of
the Wesleyan Society, and his ninny virtues made him
universally beloved. Subscriptions have been sat on
foot amongst the various religious denominations of
the island for the purpose of making provision for the
surviving widow and family. Already enstaiderable
notounts have been contributed.

PORTLAND GRANT MONEY.
IMIOLOW! OF Tall TIOOTIBI.
We lave row/And a printed *off of the " dater
mad of the Truman, trader bee Majway's grant, to
eleo iahabitaala of Poetised." We re-pro the
!dcosmotlO icotlrity:—
"We are fallv aware that a fooling of dioatiataation
'sivaa thislaiaid, amongst soma at the loasastaota,
Ida sips* So yid sassaanly Suva as *a pass

mad., one might imagism that some grteelme 'reaFe "'tee being of °Ptah. that Mr. Atkinson had • hot pipulatiim. Something noort be done to mine ty tn
ing awl wr were coeree, Mr. Seymour, you harn en argument to adduce
hid beam inflicted npea the inhabitants. These may Pe right to make any statement in mitigation, that gentdm eviL 'the population was fat inc.'s& .
i 1 ' 'II ' of'b.h of
t "in the rank. to the iffy. tisan i nitration the pm ty •
aseei.
Judging
traa
tha
dataamata
that
hays
hats Ime Ittle °mu' allot in the whams b...—The Mils namden, as fres faille& to atheist the largely incr.. 4.1 Nlvr,.. J. estuteugi. saki. br.re ;
.oemoprkmolytbdiivo ornoitodo.:
;.,.....e_ei_
seamed up muds: M following heads. men proceeded to say that on the previous Friday a the nuinher. of then, who, if CPI did no j
L That the inhebitants bed been deprived of •
wee et money belouging to then& large respectable traiminan from Blandrord, baying ban of the Church of &gland,
, miainformel by the complaisant, made a public, staeament them D down ters who were hostile to the Church, or pereogal i lentity.—Mr. Seymour: And of the awful
would probably oomoine with poison being mistaken when speaking to a cam of
di s• thought that the prisoner Win. Martin might have lost
11- That Inst mottel had been Prtrattetiee of maen st the Ring's lie. Inn very much affecting hi. clioot'is belong to the great num of thom men who were
through
Meal to them in forme yearn. That statement having come to the knowledge tinguished by infidelity and indifference.. Especially his life h II! lt makes &budder I (After.
ILL That it had fallen into the bends of aertain oe Mr. um. he asked the party it be would asp up to were these mattes of vital importance at the Present reuse) I ehoola like le make a remark with regard to
Itesteee who did not ley it oat for the benefit of the Mr. Barlow's house. He agreed to do an, and when time now that a meters had beer peeped of a great this . . .
men.—Mr. Itietiee Bleekburn : Not at present,
,uneduc.ted unless it is something bearing urea the persica ease.
gempie. and 'maid give no account of what had been 'they met Barlow denied all about it. Mr. Urry thou political character by which large Irebee of
alegis with it. ' the franchise. ; For the defence a
, demanded that as the stmetneot had been publicly made men would be brought into the illere.re of , Large number of with Red,
reled were ee
WO reirelily admit that if any one of these statemente an apology should also be mare publicly. he only I who swore to circumstancea which would have been in-
and a contra- Many of them men, if left to themselves, would •
MN Weer there would be • Just grog" of complaint i diction given to the statement, sad the parties went too ready to lieten to any one who denounced the Church. eeniestent with the ormenee of the po.onere at the,
hnt me poositieely deny that any one of them is in : let,, the town together for the purpose of giving Barlow her riches, her power, and her idleness— yen The Jury were &Mut four haul
who pointed attack on the . • .
eateedease with the fame of the me. an opportunity of pueliely denying It, but he failed to out what they termed she wao and then sent to inquire of the ju Igoe, if they &equal
' bin idolatry, and alleged f
of .
To Wee* to meet all the merepresentations which do so. The next day, Saturday, Mr. Urry wan no better than the Cherish of Rome. He hart time eh of murder
himsel any one the pn.onere upon ergs . ,
Save Ws gawk in the heal loners, would only twee obliged to go to Steadiers& but Mill suffering in ' often heard it stated that there tem no difference be- whether he waii liable to be indicted upon a minor
e lied In the
to perplex the subject; we .ball themion, ...wee the mind from the conduct of Barlow, he the meet tween the Church of lineleed end the Church of Rome, charge. His lord hip said h had rep had effect
whole of them by a statement of the old lode, 'hewing morning, as he had preyionly said he would, gave and that if that were so thee had better go over to the that he would be . liable. The Joey returned • I
the nature of the grant, and the manner of its manage- him • sound thrashing. and who, he (Mr. Atkinson) Church of Rome herself. When demagogues and re- maid of "Not °silty" lln red met to all the prisoners.
moot, which we will do by ',thin( aP the Pma" of would me, that wag anything like • man would not voletioniets Ming upon the great mu. of the people— The result ;as mewed with .me marks., approbation.
have done so. His client had hod his best and holiest and they with no mischievous intention whatever, but On Thursday the Attorney-Gonerel withdrew the
Ibises.
plevanos which we have enumerated.
1. l'he grant money, &I ha MOM Ilirplida, never bow,. ontingog by the vile attempt of the nom • in full belief in their ignorance that they were doing that of murderagainst the remaining prisoners, and returned
belonged to the inhabitant. of Porilana. It is • sum leinant to seduce his wife. Under such dreninstenees which wad right—gave the vote to men who would miry to town. As there is no remon to regard this break down
glean by the Queen out of Pertain duties, belonging to Es submitted to the bench that his client had been out those opinions, the time would come when by emu- of the trials as a frustration of justice—for the cause of
the Crown, which she can at any moment withdraw, sufficiently punished by being ermined in the police* moo consent the Church of England would be wiped the prom-aeon did not fail unon any technical point,
sad no one be wronged by such withdrawal. It is station the whole of Sunday and until Mondey morning, out, because it would be said she bad been long but for want of evidence of guilt—there is nothing in it
• free gift whith the sovereign has put into the hands and that if even they did inflict • fine, • mere nominal tried and found wanting; she bad existed hundreds to tom regret. Four of the pri-oners were discharged
of aortae trustees to be hid out by them for the 00. would meet the Judie° of the Cane ; indeed, he of years and yet had failed to evangelic" the mime on Thursday. The others remain in custody to hoe
benefit of the inhabitants. No one is mentioned in could not but mosider that the only verdict ajary The only hope that remained was to support efforts tried, not for felony, for the Attorney-General has
the great bet the time hunters. No one hais "Y would Rive under such inrcumstmtem would be that of • such a.s those that were made by the Church Pastoral abandoned that sharp, but for misdemeanour and riot-
Mehl given him to interfere In the metier •11 te the Cornish one—use-v. 4 hire right."--Mr. Moore, in Aid Society. The Church Pastoral Aid Society had ben It appears that the jury on Wedneaday did not
Queen's mosey; and by • grant under her Majesty's reply to this, said that the imputations e.le anon his been the mesas under God of saving this empire, he believe that the prisoners were enema at the murder,
bend, it is given to the three trustees mentieued by client's character were totally untrue, and he defied Mr. believed, from nonvuldon—(beer, hear). He believed and On ThnridnY the prosecuting eouneel gave as hie
"met for the sale benefit of the inhabitant.. The/ are Atkinson to prove them. (Mr. Atkineon : Pitt your firmly that bad the moiety not been instituted some reason for withdrawing from the charge against the
entrusted with the money and they are left Perfectly client in the whimse boo.) 'The smelt was one of the years ego, ard been enabled by God's gram to diffuse other prisoners that the Attorney.Cleneral did mot think
free as to how they ere to ley it one most cowardly and unprovoked that had ever been the light of truth smoog the people, and by the example the melee« of his 'atomises such as be ought to rely
So much then for the nature of the grant. It is so heard of,. Here was a men who for upwards of 40 years of its agents shown that the Meech of Ragland had a on. The Douro taken war thin the only one proper
clear and simple that no one ean misunderstand its had carried on • respectable busines. in the town, and deep welfare in the condition of the working classes, under the Mecum...nom. The remaining proceedings
nature and ehjeet, and Ills trustees are bound to be against ohme oinnom„ not an, slightest inaputatioa they would have bad the to ,ple of the great towns in thus lose all their impertanoe for any but them ridaw-
faithful in expending it, by the fart of their having could be cant, and who for many years bad been • the north and many of the population in London in (fishily concerned.
&metal the trust, member of the Wesleyan society- [A Voice: He is not surn • condition that not all the police form, backed by
IL lii. said that this money had been prodnotive mine uow.)—going on • Sunday morning to his chapel, a large army, would have kept them back from sedition
of much benefit to the inhabitants in former year& and on his way is thus cruelly and violently assaulted. and violence. But if that was the prospect before them,
Previously to the erne of the present grant, the
, Such conduct deem:Von the mre et seve deoredoe which be asked,
how could thm listen to such details ad had
money was under the control of the Pitrith emir"; but the bench could inflict. It was true the magistrate, been given them in connection with the operations of
It will be in the recollection of many of the inhabitants, 0 'old fine the defendant to the amount of VS, but be the society, without showing their common inter-at?
how grossly the food was mismaneged : and bow (Kr. Mom) oonsidered that that would not meet the fle thought he very curious thing that in this corm try
improperly it was expended. And it will not be for- juatlee of the me, for what wee £5 to a man in Mr. which was pertain', very good, and no doubt there were
gotten. thet in emmerinenee of the unsatisfactory way in
Urry's position. He could easily pay that, and then say many very excelleet people jolt -whenever they were
which the fund had been administered
bythe Ptme_ h " I will him another £5 worth." Under these ern- talked tool any great home enterprise, the appeal met
th
anorithsa the Commissioners of Woods, after maeing eimisteness be therefore naked the bench to show their with but small response, bet as him they talked of neeessi-
dna enquiry, withdrew the then existing grant, and sense of Kr. Ceres *endued by giving him two months Lim abroad it was very different. God forbid that he
!Mathewed the present one in its plan& at the treadmill. The Magistrates, after retiring for • should my anything against all the millions sent from
IIL The third charge is that the money has fallen short time, ordered the defendant to pay• fine of gi and this country foe the conversion of the heathen; but as
Into the baud, of Trustees who do not lay it out forth, costa, and bound him over to keep the pesos for 12 be bad always maintained the country was rich enough
benefit of the inhabitants. and give no amount of what month; himself in Srie and two sureties £25 each. Kr. to support both, and when they got only £41,000 this
' lotions with it.
1 MoO's application for costa were not allowed. year for the diffusion of the Gospel in thin country, and
. The enrasey waa gives to the present trustees in Moore',
the Church Missionary Society got 5150,000 for diffusing
They fully endereteod the extent of their powers ; but it among the heathen, it loomed to hire there was a
Instead of availing then:wolves of them they immediately great ineonsieteney. and that it was a departing from
nominated 24 of the principal inhabitant. to act as •
committee, with whom they might consult as to the that great and prineimil duty to provide for their own.
It did so happen, however, that this country was rich
best mode of laying out the funds, and who would
know what was done with the money. On this being enough to provide for all those purposes. The gold and
the silver distilled es it were from their enthral. Gold
made known, the inhabitants said that they woald wee limped upon them as it were; enough to provide
prefer electing the members of this eommittee. •
public meeting wan called, at which with one or two for all the exigencies of India of Africa., end of Asia,
and yet the number of those whet...lip to their means,
alterations the same poisons were elected. In fact they
were the principal inhabitants of the island. and some greatly beyond it, was moll, whilst the
The imam adopted this committee, and met with majority of those who were rich ha this worlds goods
owe nothing whatever eitberfor charity or the diatribe-
them regularly. At the oommeocement of their meet-
lop the committee wished to dictate to the trustees Lion of God'. truth at home or &Mad. That was one
what was to be done ; which they at once ref used to of the most alarming features of the times. Never
permit. The trust deed was shown to them; and they was there a weary which enjoyed such privileges
were satisfied as to the power of the trustees, and agreed every way. He firmly believed the sountry would
to remain in their capacity as recommending, end be called to amount for not having done the
advising what was beat to be done. Mr. William fiftieth part of what it might do— (hear, bear).
White, the chairman, was the life of the committee by Some persons bad seserted thet the Church of England
his vigour and soundness of judgment, but on his death failed to evangelise the people because of her ministers
in 1851, the committee appeared to die with him. They being of low intellectual stamp. He positively denied
neither elected *mother chairmen, nor took any steps the allegation. He believed that the Church of England
to meet with the trustees spin. Had they donee*, the had produced and was producing, compared with other
meetings would have gone on as before, and the bud. branch. of the profession, men of as high intellectual
nese would have been known to every onset them; and culture as could be found. No doubt the Church of
through them to the inhabiiante. That it hes not been Ragland in sonic measures bad failed in • due swamis-
eo is the fault not of the trustees but of the committee. tion of the style of preaching adapted for the great
The amount, of the trustees are kept with the most work. It was owing, however, not to want of in.
sernpulens axe, and are sent up to the Commissioners of tellectual culture, but in some measure to the want of
Woods, Forest, and Lend Revenue,' at the dose of every practical experience. It was impossible to go mamma
the people and to attentively watch—au he had watched
with the utmost *elicited. • the peat enema of
preaching in the theatres, without observing that the
style peculiarly adapted to that class of population was
one that would never snit either the Rituelistie or
Broad Church. If they would preach to the masa. of
the people they most present nothing but tbe most Pure,
simple, evangelical expositions. They would not listen
to anything else, or if they came ooce and beard, they
would not come • mond time. Their object was not to
be aimed, they required words of comfort, and if they
obtained them they eared not much about the mt. It
was not, however, the doctrine only, but there was •
total difference, too, in the style of preaching. It was
widely different from addressing • settled congregation.
A minister of the Church of Ragland was quite as
competent as any one else to &Adieu them, and if they
were brought over first of all by • minister of that
church they would attach theniselves to the first Church
of England they could find. accoidingly many had
become connected with the Church of Ragland or
delimiter& according to the minister to whom they first
owed their conversion. The great thing was to attend
to the time in which they lived and I, its extreme
peculiarities. He would advise them to do all that in
them lay, by every effort, by prayer to God, by constant
preaching, to maintain and to extend the Church of
England. Let them, however, recollect that they had
a duty paramouet even to that. Looking at the vast
and seething niultitudes—seething with infidelity,
many with misery —seething with sedition, every
ready food for designing men to work upon—
they mi,lit rise some day into a slate of
revolution and destroy existing institutions- they knew
not what • day might bring forth. Let them, then,
he prepared fir the most evil days that could happen.
Their duty was to sow the name of Christ broadomt
among the multitude, and endeavour to induce them to
attend divine service. He had stated several time. in
the House of Common., when there—he had sine"
stated in the House of L ids—and I e bet sines slaied
it at meetinp of the working classes, and it hail
never been gainsayed—that of all the working men in
London then were not two in • hundred who attended
public worship. What a mam of combustibles for
revolutioniits and Fenians to work upon. He exhorted
the meeting to do all they mild to maintain the Church
of England. but still more, and it was their paramount
duty, to ally tbenuelven to all true and honest Noncon-
formists who would join them in promoting the
love and °bareness of the gospel. Let them join in
that great effort, greater than which they could not
undertake, oar am more conservative in it. principles;
and let it be their great object that the mune of Christ
should be known, and that the name of the Lord
might have free course and be glorified - (loud simians.).
The Rev. Carr J. Glyn moved a vote of thanks to Lord
Shaftesbury, which was mended by the Rev. Reginald
Smith, rector of Stafford.
His Lordship in acknowledging the compliment,
advieed the meeting not to trust too much in them
subjects to legislation. There were a great many
persons who fancied they bad only to Introduce the
matter before Parliament to put down an abuse. He
introduced the Vestments Rill, and had that measure
pared, the whole vestment system must have fallen to
the ground. Even then, all they would have
accomplished was the putting down of the symptom,
and that wee of little use whilst the root of the disease
remained. The evil was in the man who had the preach-
ing and the administering of the sacrament to perform,
and it little mattered what garment he wore. There-
fore, although they might court legislation to put down
external evils, them which shocked the eye, wounded
the senses, and gave scandal to the public „ii yet the
great remedy was to strike at the root by bringing
up the people to appreciate the Gospel aa it is in Christ
Jesus,
Bishop Heber's hymn and the Doxology were then
sang, and, after the benediction had been given, the
promedinp terminated. A large collection was made
at the doer.

altlial6

1111LBORNE BT. ANDREW.

ELEGANT =TRACTS
_fROK RITUALISTIC

legrrrstit Fits TO firit*w.—On Thursday last,
at the Magistrates' Clerk's Ones, Blandford, before
lord Portman, Thomas Stockley, Joseph Pride, John
Way, Israel Davis, and Elisha Davis, were brought op
In custody 'barged with maliciously setting fire to I
quantity of straw, the property of Frederick Stanfield.
—Mr. Atkinson appeared to pronscute.— The "midi's°,
of Sergeant Hill was to the effect that on the sth tart.,
at half-peat seven in the evening, be saw a fire light up,
and went on Fowler's Down, where he saw the five
prisoners come over the bank into the drove. He was
within 20 yards of them when they stopped and ran
away. He followed and cangkt Way. who said" It
was not me, it was them that ran away." He took two
of theta, Pride end one of the Davis. Pride said "This
to the lint time I was ever caught doing any =babied.
The rest will takes part of this,, and addressing with. es
" Now you don't know which way we went to set fire
to this.* Way's father came up, and Way said "Is
was the two Desires and Starkley."—Frederick Stan-
field, (eraser, stated that on the Mt November he saw
• lire break out when he was about a quarter of a mile
off. He ran to it, and found Hill and the five prisoners.
Heard Pride say " I did not set fire to it." The damage
was about 40a. There were 30 bundles of straw tied
up in five iota—Mr. Atkinson said that be was in-
structed not to ask for • severe penalty, but only such
as would be a check to such mischievous and dangerous
oonduet.—The prisoners were fined 2s. 134., damage
fie. Si, and 3s. 4d. ands, total 12‘ fid. each.