The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-25 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

ANCINXI ORDIR OV FORISTIa& —WO IVO glad to
Nero from the halaucsosbeet of the Court "(Olden
_ . . . .

frog', No. 3467, that the order of Foresters is
making satisfactory progress in this town. The
income of the nick sad funeral fund up to September
1866, (tbe time when the accounts were made up),
amounted to £14.5 IBa 44., and the espeoditure to
£B2 IS.. 53. The total worth of this fund being
£295 3s. 444. The receipts of the management fund
to the @erne period amounted to £2B Ba. 9d., and for
the previous year to £2O 10s. 7d., making • total of
£4B 181 10.5. The disbursements for the past year
were £43 3s. 93., leaving a balance of £5 IS.. Id.
The total funds of the Court amounted to
£306 18s. 51d. Number of members 112.
W01111:40 14101.5 CLUE. —W• have roosted from
the secretaries, Meagre Meikle sad Curtis, • letter
disclaiming the paragraph which appeared in our
lest regarding the Christmas Lecture, of which we
willingly acquit them of all responsibility and take
the Immo entirely upon ourselves. We are at the
game time perfectly well aware that the gentry and
clergy of the neighbourhood have generally "bees
willing and kind in coming forward not only to help
the club at their readings, lectures, be,, but in •
more tangible form, very liberally assisting with
their donations and annual subscriptions." Our
remarks applied only to the exceptional case of the
lecture alluded to, at which, with some honourable
exoeptioos, the front seats were ceniparatively vacant,
as we were assured officially, from • supposed mis-
take in fixing the prier too high to be ocuiceded to •
Working Men's Institute! All we contend and pro-
test against is the right of the public) to make this
sort of distinction ; for surely an evening's enter-
tainment of the higher clam with monad accessories,
had as well take place under the auspices of • body
so perfectly commanding respect, as under any Mr.
comstances whatever. The committee must excuse
our publishing their letter, couched in terms dis-
respectful to ourselves, as in that cam we should
have to add other letters and more minute explan-
ations ; and we trust we have said enough to satisfy
them that as journalists of the people we protest
°sly against class distinctions.

LOCAL BOARD. —The monthly meeting of ihe
Local Board took place on Wedneeday, Dec. 190.
There were present :—Mr. Durden (chairman),
Messrs. Hodges, Park, Meade's, Ball, Gill, Byers,
Johns, Smith, Henvilie, and Davis. The Clerk pro-
duced the General District Rate he had been ordered
to prepare, which was confirmed and signed by four
members, and it was ordered that the seal of the
Board be 'Aced thereto, and that such rate com-
mence and be payable on Monday, 24th December
instant. The Inspector of Nuisances having read his
report to the meeting, the Surveyor reported that
Mr. George Henville had satisfactorily carried out
his coutract for erecting the lamps in the Knots on
Lb. east side of the railway. Ordered that • notice
be served on Mr. T. H. Bennett, to pot up • shuts
at his stable in the Tabernacle. The following
letter waa then reed :

"Blandford, Dec. 15, 1866.
" Gentlemen,—l ant desirous to obtain • license from
you for the slaeghterion of pip and sheep in • shed on
the piternims to Salisbury-street, now in the ocenpation
of Sir. "U.111100,-1 WO, gentlemen. your obedient servant,
.• ROBERT DONIINY."
"Should this license be panted, lb* place now used
by Kiithard Dounny for slatightering will be closed."

Ordered that Mr. Robert Dominy's application for
the transfer of • slaughterhouse license to premise
to Bahsbury•street, in the oosapatiou of Mr, Be
&noon, be referred to the Nuisances Removal Goat
mates, for their report at the next meeting.

8 PETTISBU BY.
CONSECRLUON SRRVICE.

On Tuesday last the Lord Bebop of Salisbury paid
a visit to this village for the pureose of consecrating •
portion of ground m • burying place. It had been
customary in former years to bold an anniversery of the
restoration of Um Mend) (which took place about dm
year. ago) in the month of July, but this year this woe
deferred till it suited his lordship ta attend. On the
previous day the esteemed rector of the perish. the Rev.
H. B. Visaed invited • large number of the clergy and
gentry of the neighbourhood to dine with hie lordship,
and as the day of 000seeratioa a very eiwalleat dinner
was provided In the school-room for Um Moir* and old
people of the sad care was taken that those
prevented from attending should enjoy the reetat's
hospitality at their own homes.
The clergy met at the Rectory shortly before 11 o'elmk,
and barium robed, proceeded to church, which by the
Hairdo, their &ravel was well filled. The aharah wee
very prettily ornamented for the oecitsion by the eeteoe's
.if. and Yrs. Strange. In addition to chaplets of ever-
Cftand lowers, several scripture teat. in esibluneed
tearis were anspeaded. Over the entrees, porch
'minded with • wreath of mere:rem were the weeds
Am the resurrection and the life." On the north side of
the °hams' was the glorious amemeement. "Meta
Is Men from (ha dead." and over the miessamion
" Christ is nose," and "H. that 'Meth my Ilseh iat
drinketh my blood dwelleth in me and lie him." Tkg
font was also neatly decorated and summated by a
gross made of variegated holly, and over the north doo.
were the words "Peace ov earth."
On Me &shoe and clew mewing the °harsh, a pie-
sessional hymn (168, Illalury bytes book) was nag by
the The smirks WY Morel throalicest, the
prayers being intoned by Um reeler, to Ta 11.% nadir.

Tse, sortie* was es follows:- Yreka. fflrnenli
39. 98, It 'win, 80,., Ti Deem. 6th Itww, diem,
endways; BAsdietas, Neeltha Strogatian; y
anthe •• a 'nice from heaven. Cahoot;
&Batt ; responses, Tanis; 01.,ria,
This first I,s•nn tie read by the 1t... Prelsepd,
Vaniultstrson, recor, end the second by the Lv
bendary Damon, rector of Ithl:licasoo,.. •
P,erione to the Corn...onion serrie,, the 3ish p
arthlll.l,l A. 1b... J. 1,0 Smith to U.. teeter, of
V 1.1. ./n I igh.. .n.l the tte, i
t t:.• ehirs of t:. Minnie, on tie: pi, ac..t••1•••• . (
LIP e.
Toe epie le armi re.l by the Wirs
eh .olain, the gii.ped by the 1t... Irely,L4,
Lyi.n.u., 0.4 th- awnivaildnient. by the Wafer.
Aft -r +Lich the revers rid pretatd secendet the
an•l peraclied a most I iv-agent and aeitabl...l4ll/111:
th- 16d, chatter Si. Mai thew. 24 verve. "if any
will in,ine after nie let him deny hints. If. and 'k Up
hi. CM, and follow in-." He WA.' w.th mgeh twee
and soleinnity on the neeenity of prensring fn. d..m.
and pointed out that each preparedness was only tO
attained by • If. of self-denial, annlirit, in
and trastiny in Christ. He eshorted the alert, i,„t
only to strive by thei. rear:thing to win souls to I hyi,y_
but by their holy lives to set before their parish:
inners the practical effect of the do trin., pm,
preached, and he addressed • few words of kindly
entreaty to the choristers. Finally he referred ky
close of life and the wining jadeineot.
. .

Daring the reading a the offertory sentenecs by the
Bishop, the eliurchwardens—C,lonel Brown
Itse..' collected the •Irne. wbieh were •ppropsse.e I fu•
she hehefit td' the united eLoits of Spettisbuty keg
Charlton MarshalL . .

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The holy Communion Was t en celebrated. ant the
homy and • goodly nombtr of the otongregation &Ma
annotated.

Afterwards the ceremony of consecrating the pt,
portion of the burying ground took. The choirs nig
clergy walltei in promotion around the plot, chentier
be 49th and 119th Nelms, the Grit to Blow'. .od
the letter to Pureell's chant. The deed of
anation was rend by the Venerable Archdeacon
Sanetuary, whine hi. lordship the Bishop subscrih,d.
and directed to be enrolled awing the muniments of
his regietry. The Bishop then invoked the Inoi.
blensing end decLarod the ground set stnrt for over for
Christian burial of the inhabitants. Hymn nel the
Salisbury Hymn Book was then sung to tune Oft. Album(
and its soft and pleasing strais, sung in the open no.,
by the clergy, choir, asd people, with NW,
aintiovered, salwell an tbe former parts of the eervieo,liesf
a very impressive effect. The clergy then retired to lb&
eetor's mansion for • abort time,

A sobstential dinner was Pr.Pam' by Hest
of he Drag Arms lon, in the Bestowed schoolroom, for
the choirs and old people of the parish. Here shout GO
assembled and partook of the good thine prorided by
the kindness of the rector.
The Bishop paid the old folks • visit in the
afternoon, and was received with heerty cheering.
Addressing them as his good friends, and thinking them
foe their cordial welcome he said he was delsghte I to
And is their parish a Marisa ground so kosatifelly k.pt
in order. Nothing pained him more than • hen in ea
visitations be found the churchyard in • disorderly
date. He had been often asked for • pattern of •
churchyard, and he had now the pleasure of aiding
Anettisbury churchyard with the few be could Mr.. as
patterns. Fie hoped they would all strive ho keep it in
the WM excellent condition. Notting as well showed
the intermit which a porish took in religious matters. as
the way the last earthly meting piths of the dud is
Christ was kept. If that was neglected it showed that
but little interest was felt in depest.d friend.. The
placing of flowers on the graves of departed friends,
though of course it could not make any difference ti the
de ,d, showed that thou who survived them 1,-It an
interest in them. He then, addressing the choir, said
that during the past few years • much greater interest
Lad been shown in the choir, and, why was it I chiefly
because in former times the lives of thou who formed
part of the choir were often the reverse of what they
ought to be. He knew of nothing so distressing to.
clergyman as to have a choir whose members by their
lives were • reposch to religion. If therefore they
desist I to have the choir of the Church in estimation
they must be easy eerefal as to their deportment in the
world. Hie lordship then heartily commended those
present to the divine protection and guidance.
The Rev. H. B. VIZ/AD said he was sure they would
acknowledge in the most cordial way the kindness of
their good friend the Bishop when he told them that it
was throueli his (Mr. Vissird's) tilling him that the old
people were to here • dinner, be consented to remain
looser with theinHollivers.) He had DOW to propose
three cheers for the Bishop, and he was sure they would
heartily give them. (The Bishop's health was drunk
with great enthusiasm.)
The health of the Rem Mr. Visard and Kr. Watts
were also proposed and most heartily remind.
In nupooding, the Rim. PfttLATI mid it was with greet
pleasure he came among them. but whilst he thanked
them meet minutely on his own behalf he was especially
glad to And that the health, of their rector and is
(crate were so cordoilly received. It was always a
matter of the greatest thankfainem to him when be
found that the clergy lived I. the esteem and love
of their parishioners. He trusted that would be always
the case at Ithettisburv.
The Rev. IL B. VMS]) also returned thanks, and
soon after the Bishop and clergy left amidst the heersy
cheering of the company, whose afternoon was spent is
the most pleasant amasser.

The evening service commenced at rayon o'clock, sod
the church was full in every wt. The prayers wee.
intoned by the rector, the first lossoo ens road by the
Rev. R. R. Won*, and the aseand by the Re.. Walter
&Via*. Th. musical service was as follows : Proces-
sional hymn, 147, Salisbury hymn book, looocentr;
Psalms for the day, Dupuis, Philip Armes; Matoilleex.
sth tons; Rune Dianna, Mechlin ; anthem, " From
tos rising of the son." Gormley; hymn 15 Model ;
hymn after sermon. 102, Troyto No. 2; Procresionsi
hymn, 136, Oratory. This servies was exceedingly well
sang by the choirs, whose training reflects great credit
on tha talinted organist. The sermon was preached by
the yen. Arehdosoon Sanetuan, who took as his test
Revelations iv. 3, "They sang the social Mows, the
wining of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying. Groat
at.d marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty,
fast and true Sr. thy ways, thou Log of Unto."
A collection was made at the claws, on behalf of the
ohoir.