The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-02 00:00:00

"Rnme I Rome thou art no more
What thou bast been,"
Wool' be surpri, d t, see the litt'e wooden bridge, so
pretty, over the Tiber; but than it re-called
"How well Horst Ins kept the bridge
In the brave days of

A w.drierful contrast in their gorgeousness were some
of the beautiful rooms of the Vatican, which contains
4,4,12, and we were shown the chamber of busts, that
of Candelabra, and marvellous galleries of pictures.
In the square of el. Peter's we saw the greatest
Egyptian obelisk in the world, weighing 416 tons,
which was hoisted to its proper position almost when
it was found the roper were tightened and coiled to
their utmost. and yet the obelisk wee not quite erect,
liii •sailor risked his life by crying "Pour water on the
rop-e!" So they were tightened further, and the men,
instead of being kiPed for breaking silence, was
awarded with the privilege of providing palm branches
for St. Peter's on Easter Monday. That great cathe-
dral was shown, as usual disappointing in ap-
parent sig.; but wonderful when you calmly con-
sider it, for it is 100 f t. higher than St Paul's, as
measured from the pavement. The bewitilul perspec-
tive of these pictures must be note I, as shown for
instance in that of the church of St. Paul's without.
The ancient baths made one wish for such splendid
accommodation at • halfpenny fur a cold, or • penny
for a hot bell. The dining at tresent is on • grand
scale, full of variety, but not bearing too close era.
mlnation, as the lecturer found whoa he ssw steaming,
perspiring men guiltless of soap, making his favourite
macaroni. Having seen the bridge and castle of St.
Angelio, with its rockets, St. Peter's illuminated, Au.,
we went on to the charming neigh Lourhood of Tivoli.
500 years older than come itsolf, 830 ft. above the sea,
with its beautiful falls. On our roat to Naples, a city
id 500,000 Inhabitants, at loot one-tenth of whom are
donkeys, we paired Pausilipo, or " repits from
sorrow," a charming retreat, and soon were amid all
the fun of the Naples begors going to business in
town, and crowding all over the donkey, or 14 in •
curt made to awry four. Vesuvius, of course, was
even led, in many and odd ways, and the crater seen,
with flames ant smoke bursting out. Then the going
down was so accomplished with caution, but • young
gentleman who imbibed two bottles of wine cane
down all abroad and eci irregularly that he lost his
watch and many valuables, fortunately recovering his
letters of credit, but those two bottles of wine oo.t
him £lOO for coming down that way, and he nearly
broke his neck. The blue grotto of Capri was very
charming as • view. N-it we visited Pompeii, the
city buried for about 2000, years, and many views in
it were shown. Pompeii was Itomi in miniature,
quite as refined, es civiliesd sodas tad as Rome iteet,
when it wee buried by the ashes falling from Vesuvius.
About 500 skeletons have been discovered, and Pow.
pell is still being disontomhed from the vineyards
which had been pleated on its grave. The whole of
these pictures were exquisite, and admirably arranged.
Afterwards the usual miscellaneous midge were shown.

HOLY TRINITY BRANCH, C.X.T.S.
One more entertainment was given ora WedesedaY
evening last, at the Coffee Tavern, eb.rtreet, under the
kind 'malleable of the Rev. and Mrs. W S Sbuttleworth.
Among the readers were—Mr. W. K. Thine'too, who
P'S selections from Longf.llo. and the Rwr- K. L
Randall, who caused a good deal of laughter by his welt-
known reeding of " The White lien." A dialog.* entitled
"Feet Asleep," and showing bow John Bull was robbed
of his money while buying sneak of beer, was recited by
a party, the following parts being taken :—John
Ur. J. /tamed ; Mrs. Britannia Bull. Mrs. (Shuttle worth ;
t3Pligratn, Mr. G. Noun' TolOa. Kr. G. Jeffery; Pewter,
Mr. J. Groves; Poyson, Kr. W. Jeffery. The recitation
went very well, being • great imiscomummt on • larsviomil
attempt. Kr. F. J. Eagle gave • capital stomp speech in
"Nigger "guise ; he called it "Rancation, as • cum for
Intemperance," and it also showed how Intemperance is
opposed to thechildren's educatioa ,• It was much epplauded.
Awing the nogers were the Moe Penny and Ilas Gifford,
Miss Thiselton playlet the piano, and the Rey. W. sad
fitiuttleworth performed a capital dint on the
violin and piano. We used seemly say the kind and
talents,' vccalieM and performers were most successful
and warmly receired.—at h close • hearty vote of thanks
was accorded to Major and Mrs. Nixon and all other kind
friends who bad assisted so greatly at these eeteetaba-
menu. The tares gathering (for the room was very full)
sang a pretty temperance song shout • rippling streenalet,
and a cordial vote of thanks was also gins to the K.T.
and Mrs. Sbuttleworth, whose arrangements for keeping
the Bead of Elope children together were anaounmd.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST ANNIVERSARY.
The Rev. S. Doteon, who was vrell.koown in this
circuit sib.; tame ego, bee
_hum visiting the Primitive
Meth° Set of the St. Lemma s Chapel. and on Sunday
a spectra worm. was preached. On Tuesday Kr. Doha°
delivered a capital team se " The Wonderf iiißook."
Wednerday sight we, the cue for the public meeting,
which was ordered by • lea held In the schoolroom. Tbe
pitoir orssolinr wee presided over—in place of Mr. Miller,
who was erniereed,—by_Mt. John Otter, of Broadwey, who
probed the p,linitive Methodist for their early work for
way yaws in the Temperance movement. A great bet
of tai' is raw on about the Salvation Army, and all
honour to the for the good work doe.; but believers
ought to be tha real Salvation Army themselves.
Bor. W. TAT Loa, of Portland, said they were met
together to celebrate the anniversary, about six roars ago
I last mouth this chapel WY opened for the service of God,
and they Were stW working in the spirit of
that chapel oorairuf. Scars and blotches are seen
over all the world. ; but we have faith in
Christianity as a torifYing Power. no Word of God to
us is stilt se it was to Joshua—" Go forward I" Day by
day opp rtunitiss am given lons, of speaking snowman's'.
Mg word to the man oast down, and of wand., to him
who is going OD careiriallY. Have we used the
opportunities pima tut If not, they are gone on to Judi.
matt If there have been failures lilts not been on God's
part, but on our own. but there has been advance, they
„,„,„„s hoss„, pause of prayer, the band of hope work,
a"."mpsrsoce work, has been taken up, and now there
is • new schoolroom; the sObrittial week Las also ion, on
5,000 bowsaws in the district, of whom there are 00 cor
this socistr. But we must oassecrsts ourselves to do all
work for God, body, tut, and !Silt, there most be an
increase of prayer. that Mend WWWW connects the heart
of God with the beast of man. He wished them very much
MOM, and more prosperity in the 00031Wg year then the
past
The Rev. S. 0011105 was eery Pleami to meet them at
this conic...um. Ile regarded all human beings es Moat
which Goiii polishing for the great tempt* above, and we
an honoured to be co corkers with God_ Tits °lmpel, it
had been said, would be a discredit to this part of the
town ; built did not turn out so, people ars building a
better class of houses here. Some Pimple are always see.
tag front, they saw danger la busting the
"NO.o. hot it rem like the fear of Napoleon
Brer,yrions, o'osaiag ; he was °swim every day for many
mostlit. at lost Imo tem ; it vas with as intquilis

ender his men. aesgliter4 It was time to leen Hope-
aquas% for ..ftaaaje -be wee sot ashamed to go into the
chapel there, it worn time to take their treat poetics.
The last time to the old chapel they collected CZ or
£6 for mat rests, end hard work it was to get It; but
te the new chapel the ant time they tooliectwel
for emanate (A.00looso) They never led • school lall 4ter
squat,' but now ft., had • splendid mho.d. the boys sad
sub who ere grown up to to young mu and women
had not deserted tbina—nlay should they I The next
thing he hoped they would get was the ireehold of the
chapel —(isug otao—behoped they would oak their Naeliben
of Parliamenb sod get the freehold, for ttey dmerved it.
a optional U. told of the appearance of the Vesta Nary,
is order to get • new Gimps' built, sad on bar OollioNsale
the money was raised aed the chapel erected. Ile wished
they ha. the Virtu& there to get them to rem Celt 000
debt. (Applause.) The pletOrietee in black mice west
Into • cis-pets" loshieu oil round with Pleasure. but
there was ae work for him that.; next in • ritualistic
church with • spiesdid onen end choir, he went away
satisfied he hod no work neorstery for him that.; but he
wait into a chapel where there wee some earnest s visi
pecacotog, sadbajada& his end there be had to pall on
coat and work very WS, for they wore died against him
there. Toep must try to be of one of the most earnest,
warmest, sod hard-working churches in tie Loon, go
downs° the poor dieskerd, sad pick Lim up; pick up'
pa
r fallen woman, and save her. for shy one can kill
another; but very few mu help ti save one. The debt on
the chapel as. L5OO, end £lOO sow, on ihi school, sod he
tuned Naas to give libaraby to the oollaction.
Bev. J. Kinn read the rep art, which stated the treys et
the Na Nought to 146 jbe also stated other same,
making up s tote' of so 10.. ii. received for this
sway. Nary. Like other tiethodoto, they managed two
..ganilhalarlia to the you, end strove 60 1,4011 eb ,ut £lO at
sect itoniversey. Toe tutu income woe about 4.. 91.,
It. expenditure balms 01,16 £43, sat • previous Ciallt
leaving them with • Nihau. due ti the tressurar of
abuse AIL During the yew ,C 220 he. bee' releat fa the
school ;IM chapels had bees built in Connection in the
tear, sad the Oatirmalaiel property is worth about
£9,0b0.000, while Nene am shout 185,080 sods in church
Altar other details had been announcid, there was some
icing/ sepplemestary to the cullectice, the result beteg
teat the annivereary reesiPte were made tap to more then
610.
ri,ene of Bealthee hymns were meg by the choir, et
intervals, sad temmisilien led I Malec