The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-28 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER—SHEEP Suoornvo.—On Tues-
day, 21st inst., a Dorchester Volunteer put a ball
through one of Mr. Kent's sheep which had been
taken in to keep by Mr. Hayward, in Fortlington
field. The remains were found by Shepherd Seal,
and appropriated to his own use.
FORDINGTON.—Nionx SCHOOL. —We beg to
call the attention of our readers to an announcement
that the night school in connexion with this parish
will be opened for the winter session on Tuesday,
November 4th. Those who are desirous of being the
recipients of the benefits derived from the excellent
instruct Mn communicated in this school, will do well
to be present on that evening. We sincerely trust
that many will avail themselves of the opportunity
Una held out to them of making up those
deficiences in,their education, which, in consequence
of the short time parents are enabled to keep their
children at a.day-school, are so lamentably felt in
after-life.

WEYMOUTH. —Holm Missrotts.—On Sunday,
sermons were preached at St. Mary's Church in
behalf of the Church of England Home Missions,
those in the morning and evening by the Rev.
Talbot Greaves, and that in the afternoon by the
Rev. W. H. Cordeanx. The collections were: in the
morning, £228. 16s. ; in the afternoon 10s. ;
and in the evening., £8 7s. 7d.; total, £3l 14a, lid.
PROPAGATION SOCIETY.—On Sunday the Rev.
H. C. Huxtable preached two highly impressive
sermons at Trinity church, i.l.behalf of the Society
for the Propagation of the 67.5pel in Foreign parts.
On Monday afternoon, a public meeting in connec.
tion with this society was held at the assembly
rooms of the Bunion Hotel, when the Rev. H. Wale
presided, and the Rev. Mr. Caine, a returned
Missionary from Southern India' the Rev. Mr.
Huxtable, and the chairman delivered addresses, in
reference to the society's operations. In the even-
ing a similar meeting was held at the Trinity
National Schoolroom. The collections after the
sermons amounted to £5 153. 71., and at the
the meetings to nearly £lO.
ACTT:MOT AT SEA. —We regret to announce that
during the hurricane with swept with such terriffic
foroe along the southern coast on Sunday night, the
brigantine Good Intent, 150 tons burden, of Wey•
month, belonging to Mr. Thomas Bartlett, was
wrecked off Aldborough, on the Suffolk coast. The
Good Intent was laden with coals from Shields to
Teignmouth. The captain, Mr. William Buck, of
Weymouth, Holden, his brother-in-law, who was
captain's mate, and a man named Job Harris, were
unfortunately drowned. Three men and a boy were
rescued by means of a commanication from the
shore.
Mos. GRUNDY'S OPINION ABOUT DANCING AND
Pourms.—Deere Muster Headhitter. Sur.---The
kold, wet, windy wether of laut have put a stop
to the ransiek an dancin witch has bin a gooin on
fleetly evvery nibs on the pile peere. an a good
thing too. not that dancin be vorbirl enny more
than Ming be; for we vind that moms and david
and others menshund in the bible danc'd. But then,
theay didn't danse wud harlots. if enny bodily
keeping of a public howse 'ad oppend a large
room fur all aorta o' karrackters to a cum 'd
into, an mixt together a dancin, the 'thorities wud
a kiokt up a party how-doo-e-e-doo about it. But
where's the diftereas wether a publick howse or
the pile peens be turn'd into a casino? in
my pinyun the pile peere is the wust, 'cause
a pabliek howse wud be a prevenshun to
menny virchus ping peeple aginst jinein, wearas
theay mite be lured to the pile peere unthinkinly.
it may be zed as how there be no riutin, no row;
that evvery thing be carrid on with as much dekorum
as is possibble. So match the more dangrua, to the
ring peaple, as theay'd be the more likely to be put
off thear gard aginst mixin with the wanton wimmen
assembled thear hoom Zolloman 'as zed shad abuve
all things be ahund. how the pile peere danain shop
cod a bin opend by poaple a calla theysselves
respektable, an why it shad a bin winkt at by the
peaple boo try to perswade theysselves as how theay
be krishtuns, puzzela i abuv a bit, as the winter,
'owevea, as is enmmin on 'll meant likely put a stop
to it vor the present, an as i shal have a hopper.
tunity o' diskuain it in yure kollums agin avore nix
rummer' i nidn't zay no more bout it in this here
letter. An now, Muster Fleadhitter, as i'vo eazed my
konshens about the dancin lye good noose to zend'ee.
Onny jest think! Sir Voyer, atter wurkin twelve
days, at a expens of 'bout £7O or £BO i spoase, has
got out wun of 'is voundashun stoans at the key
wall on the barber. Lady Dundready telld
as how he was as proud as punch wud a humpt
back, and gird 'is men zum here, an as how
she didn't no he'd 'ave enny sleep ol nito ver
dreemin boat it but he ha'n't got to the wust out
pat, 'cos he's got to go dree veet vurder down an Co
it'll cost a mint o' =luny. but all the peaple zay as
how Sir Voyer beant zo much to blaum as theay as
pat he wear he is an as kips he thear, theay no'd
wear a beggar ood ride to if he was a put on hos&
back, but it be all dun like a weal athin a weal, if
ibbs, ver 'zarnple, vites ver Sir Voyer in the kounzel,
Sir voyer 'll let ibbe ineroach. an ii divnish fites
'is battles too, he can git a little dranedge dun.
look at the penal§ an perms as was spent ver tho
benefit o' &mirth's property user the raleway
stashan this summer. kall that nothin ? so you
zee the toeres, if theay doo bribe a bit to git in the
cownzell, theay makes the rate payers pay ver it.
Tawk bout the tour' covrnsell, theay tells i as how
theay be sadly put out 'bout a mare ver next yeere,
hos theay 'avn't no gintel men among 'ern. but i
wind as how i must leeve this and the november
leckshun till nix wick. So remane, your 'amble
Far vint —Mits. GRUNDY.

PORTLAND. —On Tuesday last an inquest
was held at the Prince of Wales, before F. C.
Steggall, Esq., coroner for Portland, on the body of
Bartholomew Comben White, a quarryman, aged
52. It appeared from the evidence that the de-
ceased, with some others, were working in the Wey-
craft quarry on the previous day, and were em-
ployed in lifting with the crane a stone of some five
or six tons weight, when the bolt supporting the
crane flew out, and the crane fell upon the deceasert,
and killed him on the spot. One of the men work •
lug the crane, seeing it falling, called out to the
deceased, but, as he was talking to another man, it
is supposed that he did not hear him. The jury re-
turned a verdict of "accidental death." The de-
ceased has left a widow and nine children.

RAILROAD. —The line of the proposed railway has
been trenched out as far as the Ferry•bridge, from
which it would appear that the rail will pass over
the water on the Weymouth aide of the bridge, in-
stead of the west side, as shown upon the plan.
There has been every preparation made for com-
mencing_the work at an early period.
HE C
TONVICT ROUPELL, LATE M.P., FOR LAM.
IsErsr.—Mr. William Roupell, who was convicted
on his own confession at the last sitting of the
Central Criminal Court of forgery, and sentenced
by Mr. Justice Bylee to penal servitude for life, is
dill in Newgate, no order for his removal having
been received by the authorities from the Secretary
of State for the Home Department. Mr. Roupell,
who is habited in the prison dress, and who has had
his moustache and beard cut off and his hair con-
siderably shortened, is subjected to the strictest
prison rules, to which he conforms with great re.
srignation. He is tactiturn in his habits, and he has
never said a word to the officials who attend him
in reference to the subject of his imprisonment.
He has written nothing in prison since his convic-
tion, the rules in such a case forbidding communica-
tion with any person out of doors, and there is
reason to believe that he has left nothing in the
shape of documentary statements which can tend
to throw any light upon the chequered history of
his peat life and conduct. It is expected that he
will be removed to the convict establishment at
Porthuid in the course of a few days.
HEROIC RESCUE. —The shipping intelligence in
the daily papers of Tuesday, October 21, contained
the brief announcement from Newhaven that the
Wesleyan, of Goole, from Portland to London, went
down off 'Newhaven, "crew saved." Beneath those
few words lies the record of as gallant an action as
was ever performed in the annals of the sea. Mr.
Green, the master of the Wesleyan, states that he
left Portland on Thursday about three o'clock, and
early on Friday morning experienced very heavy
weather, in consequence of which she sprang a leak.
On board were his wife and six children. With his
crew, consisting of two men, he worked incessantly
at the pumps, but the water continued to gain ou
them. In the afternoon she was observed by the
crew of the Wave, of Colchester, Dorman master,
about five miles to the westward, and nine miles
6.E. of Newhaven. Perceiving that she was dis-
abled, the Wave ran as near the Wesleyan as she
could venture and, finally, in the face of a sea
running mountains high, Dorman, the master of the
Wave, leaving two men on board his own vessel,
launched his own boat, quite a cockle-
shell comparatively speaking, and with three
other brave fellows made for the Wesleyan.
The boat was nearly swamped several times, but at
last they managed to get on board. Here a truly
heartrending scene awaited them. The bulwarks
were all gone, the boat was stove in, and the sea
was making a clear sweep over them. The three
men were utterly exhausted, and the poor woman
and her six children were sitting huddled together
below in nearly three feet of water, which was pour-
ing in from the deck. The youngest child was only
six months old, and the cries of the poor little crea-
ture were so piteous RS to unnerve the strongest
man. Then came the difficult task of getting Mrs.
Green and the little ones on board the Wave, and
this was accomplished, although the boat was half
full of water. Dorman and his men, after working
at the pumps for three quarters of an hour without
any diminution of the water in the hold, abandoned
her, and the crew were taken on board the Wave.
In less then five minutes the Wesleyan sank, with
teverything belonging to the poor creatures except
he scanty clothes they stood upright in. The
Weth
ave beat up into Newhaven harbour, and landed
death crew and family thus narrowly saved from
thf
deIWIMBORNE. LE A lecture was
b ivered in the new on Monday evening,
y Mr. V
Times, an7er this town, on the "Signs of the
glanced at th c'anng
Judgment"
The lecturer
unPaltance o the Apocalypse, and

the afferent dates mentioned in the Bible which
ended in the year 1820, at the decline of the
Ottoman empire' and in 1792 when the Papal
nations began to drink of the bitter cup. Bo also
noticed the submission and fall of Rome, which
should take place in 1804, that year being 1200
prophetic days distant from the year 604, when the
last kindom, the Anglo Saxon, (symbolized by the
tenth born) submitted to the Pope, was also
definitely named. The return of the Jews VIM
pictured in lively colours, and the bursting forth of
the lost ten tribes from the frontier of China dis-
tinctly named. The three unclean spirits were
named, and laid down as Secularism, Papal boasting,
and Tractarianism. Tho explanations of Daniel
predictions were made very plain, in medical,
geographical, and astronomical progress, as well as
that prophecy,—" The gospel shall be preached to all
nations as a witness." The solemn prophecy of
Ezekiel was laid bare, and the pretended boasting of
the Papal clergy in working miracles. , The
lecturer said he was not sure, from Thessalonians ii.
v. 9, "that the priests had not done things super-
natural by the power of the wicked ono." Allusions
were then made to table-turning, and the explanation
of the seventh vial was forcible and clear. The
plague and blight disease were traced to it. Ac-
cording to the lecturer's statement it was first felt
in 1849. Earthquakes were brought forward as
proof of the latter end, and the coming destruction
of the Papal nations, when the treasure of hail (the
Russian power) should burst upon them as foretold
by Ezekiel. The audience was greatly moved at
the conclusion of the lecture, as the speaker
told them that we were upon the brink of the un-
known world, and that the 6,000 years ended in
1866. The lecturer was compelled to curtail his
lecture.

TEE STOEM.—Oar town and neighbourhood was
visited on Sunday with a tremendous wind and rain,
and as night closed over the town the wind greatly
increased in violence and the rain fell in torrenls,
No serious damage however was done; only a few
chimney pots were blown down, and the loose tiles
from the houses torn off. Several trees were up-
rooted in the neighbourhood.
RIFLE BAND.—The Wimbonae rifle band emerged
from the obscurity in which it has so long been
buried, on Thursday afternoon, and delighted the
inhabitants with their performances. It is
to be hoped that for the time to come we shall not
be deprived so long of its cheering strains.
EVENING SCHOOLS.—The month of October brings
with it short days and long evenings, and now that
the potatoes are gathered in, and the cider made in
our agricultural districts, the thoughts of many are
occupied with "How shall we spend our time ?"
Some years ago in our country villages the answer
was obvious—" We will have our supper and a pipe
in the chimney corner, and then we will go tosleep."
And natural enough it was for the weary ploughman
and day labourer to feel fit for little else than eating
and sleeping when their day's work was over. We
trust, however, that the case is somewhat different
now. Some look forward to the opportunity af-
forded them for practising music; and in several of
our villages the people can boast of a good band,
raised by their own efforts; others look for enjoy-
ment from the last book brought from the town or
village library; and there are, we hope, not a few
who, recollecting the pleasant hours spent last
winter at the evening school, are longing for the
time when those studies shall be resumed. We
heard it said the other day "Oh, Dorsetshiro is far
behind the rest of the world. The Dorset people do
not care for education." And this—though not
ctrictly correct—is the too general impression re-
specting our county in other parts of England. But
must there not be some ground for the accusation,
rough and exaggerated though it is? Let us then
hope that the result of the evening schools through-
out the county this winter may prove the falseness
of the charge. But one word as to the conducting
of these schools. In most country villages the duty
devolves upon the clergyman and his family.
Should not the duty be made as cheerful as possible?
A well-lighted room, with a bright, blazing fire, and
the absence of the dictatorial system, will have a
very happy effect, and will make the work
smoother and easier. The standard of education
must be raised higher to keep pace with
the growing demands of the people. They will
not, and they ought not any longer to be
satisfied with merely learning to pick out a
chapter in the Bible, and to write copybooks full of
pot-hooks and hangers. As members of the great
human family they should be well informed respect-
ing the people of -other counties, and their sym-
pathies enlisted for other nations—not in the
common dry system of geographical names and
divisions, but by keeping them thoroughly ac-
quainted with passing events. By going back in
the history of our own country they might be led to
see the prokress of mankind in past ages, and their
own individual influence in that progress now.
We might say more on these points, but must con.
elude with suggesting to those who attend the even.
ing schools to determine diligently to avail them-
selves of the advantages they afford. Let them
not be satisfied with being merely able to read and
write, but let them remember that this power only
puts them in possession of the means of education.
The gloat social questions which agitate the in.
habitants of our large towns and manufacturing
districts must, before long, penetrate into our own
parts, and if people will wilfully blind themselves to
their own interests by rejecting the light, the re-
sult will be fearful. Let all, then, teachers and
learners, unite together to work diligently and
cheerfully this winter, so that Dorsetsbire may
redeem its character and take its place amongst the
enlightened parts of our country.— (C'onentunicatetl.)
GAUNTS COMMONS.—Ou Thursday a man named
Henry Harris, aged 66, was found dead in his bed.
It appeared that the old man had been unwell for
a long time.
PARKSTONE.—It is arranged for a rifle con-
test to take place between the Christchurch and
Poole rifle corps on the practice ground of the
latter in the course of a few days. Much specula-
tion is afloat as to the probable result of the match,
and should the weather prove favourable there will
doubtless be a goodly number of spectators present.

BROAD CRALKE.--We have not hoard the
last of the "Essays "and Reviews" prosecutions.
The Bishop of Salisbury has amended the articles
against Dr. Williams, Vicar of Broad Chalko, and
the case is to cvme before the Court of Arches on
Monday, the 3rd of November.