The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-04-24 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

BOROUGH POLICE, WeaIMOST. Before the
Mayor, awl A. S. 11,dges, Esq. —James Dibben, of
P.o.mell Magna, was summ,ued for having, ou the
16th inst., committed a breach of the Highway Act,
by leaving his horse and cart unattended for two
hours in the borough of BlandfortL Defendant's
daughter appeared, and after hearing the evidence
of P.C. Mo,re, who stated that the defendant was
very abusive when requested to remove his horse
and cart, the Bench fined him 10e. sod Ila Id.
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LoCA L BOARD. —The monthly meeting of the
Looal Board, took plain on Wednesday. There
were pennant, Mr. Darden (chairman), Messrs.
Fisher, Abbott, Gill, Meerlen. Park, Ilenville,
Smith, flyer.. Grovel, Lndssy, Hodge; Hell and
Johns. The Inspector of Nuisances having reed his
report, which contained nothing worthy of notice,
the Surveyor reported that he had received notices
from George Knight, that be had completed his new
hones, near Daniory Court-street, and that the
Surveyor had examined the bon« and found the
same fit for human habitation with the exception of
one room, which Mr. Knight stated was not to be
used as • sleeping-room. and the Surveyor was
authorised to give his «entice's, specifying the
number of rooms to be used as bedrooms. The
Surveyor produced plans fee • building about to be
erected by Mr. Clark, in Dam«, Court-street,
which were approved by the Board.
SIRIOUS Ptaa.—Ahout halting% eight o'clock on
Thursday morning lan. • fire broke out on the
premises occupied by Mr. Herbert, chemist and
druggist, Salisbury-street, which resulted in the
total destruction of the shop-fittings and frontage,
and the stock•in-trade. The shop forms part of a
doabls-fronted home, one gide being occupied by
Mr. Herbert, and the other by Mrs. Hornsby,
milliner and dressmaker. The fire originated
through the accidental igniting of • quantity of
turpentine and rrain, winch Mr. Herbert had jest
completed mixing over • gaa-stove fire. The gas
wag turned off, hut some s ot which adhered to
the saucepan containing the mixture was set on fire
and the liquid running over and igniting, the whole
mass was soon in flamer, which ascended to the
ceiling of the shop. Mr. Harbert endearoared to
carry the burning wage to the trout door, but no.
fortunately, his apron caught fire, and he was
Istmerliately enveloped in Green His heads and
arms were burned, the left arm very much. In an
incredible short speoe of time, owing, no doubt, to
their oesbustible nature, the whole of the contents
of the shop became • prey to the devouring element,
which commenicated with the back part of the pre-
mises occupied by Mr. and Mr.. Hornsby, both of
whom were rescued by means of a ladder from the
up-stair window—the latter in her night-drem. We
cannot say that the engines were quickly on the
spot, for, notwithstanding that the engine-house is
close at hand, a delay of fully twenty minutes
occurred before the keys were brought to open the
engine-house doors, When, however, they were
procured, the fire-brigade set heartily to work. In
this they were most ably misted by those who had
been attracted to the spot, many of them females,
who worked right heartily in !supplying the engines
with water from the neighbouring wells. Through
these praiseworthy exertions, the fire was °matted
to the premises in question, though, for safety, the
furniture in the Brij oiling house was removed. Had
the tire extended, • fearful destruction of property
most have taken place, as the building was sur-
rounded on all sides, and at the back of the premises
is a large malting-house, in which was stored 150
quarters of malt, whilst adjoining We, was • ware-
house, containing a large quantity of naphtha. Mrs.
Horne y, the owner of the thernisse, is insured in
the Westminster Fire OM«, and Mr. Herbert,
to the Atlas, but we regret to state that the lose of
the latter, far exceeds what the insurance covers. ,
We are informed that considerable dissatisfaction is I
felt at the long time which elapsed between the lire
breaking out, and the arrival of the engines. This
could be easily obvised by allowing every member
of the brigade to bays • key of the gamine ' -house so
that, when a fire treks out, the first who arrived,
might get the engines out and prepare them for use

Seim rot Puntorl.o Coatirrlte Keerkencti.
—The annual roosting of this thofety was held at the
Towohall, on Friday let. A meg those present were
the Rem J. R. Q.iirk, (who preeided). Prebendary
Farquharson. H. B. TnarJ, R. Wale, 0. 3. Teredi,
C. J. D. Wickham, and the deputation, the Rev. R.
Ilwabey. one of the assistant esoretaries of the anxiety.
The meeting hoeing be-n speed with prayer, the
Chaineen etated that, owing to the noavoid•ble
of the tensorer for the Illthdford branch (Rev. Pee-
l:os4.lT Wathl), they were obfortanetely deorived of
the means Of knowing exactly tic state of the finances,
but from a general statement pretest be found that
donor, the pet year t, e sum of £44 10.. 44. had been
contributed to the so kWs fonds, by the purchase
of books, £lO in donation., end £l6 tils. by
annual sobecriptions. Referring to the first forma-
tion of the society In 1698, the Chairman rid
it was commended to them by its antiquity. and the
fast that two of the most excellent men who had ever
adorned the Church'. history—John Nemo and Bishop
Wilson— seated in it. formatiu. He regretted that
en few of the clergy were present, se they had rewired
se large an throont of usistanoe in their work froro this
society. Blthdford alone WWS greatly indebted to it for
a lend* library for the sick poor, and the Working-
men's Club had also received • valuable donation of
hooks. The society had also given 14:2 worth of books
to the Girls? Sunday Schools, and be believed there was
not a village or pariah in the county but had been
beneatted. Such • society therefore was worthy of
their wannest sopport.—Tbe Rev R. Watta 'aid be
an. very lorry his father. oho hod been conneeted with
the society for stout half • century, and who bad
always taken a great intone in its themes, was not
present, as, had he been, he would have been able to
glee Pet very interesting inform nion reapecting it.
He was sure that any one, who like himself, We. coe•
mote with parish work, sad @ohne. especially, most
feel that they owed a large amount of their sweet to
the aid egomed by Ws society. The chairman bad
allude to the secular work. published as being far more
Intent ling sad entertaining than those formerly
published, but no one could have any idea of the vie
number parehaud just before Christmas to give ae pre-
sent. elm they visited one of the society's depots.
Nothing afforded him greater pleasure in Lofoten over
the tooty's library than that portion where edifies of
of the Bible and Prover Book in enure •II langumewere
ranged, and as ythr by year be visited it, he always foetid
some addition made to the stock ; this showed that the
society male use of every opportunity to Intend 'he
truth thronclitht the wo-Id. - kr. Watts eoncLided by
condemning the conduct of ties who, Wag gist., pay
for books, availed themselves of the advantages offered
by the society to procure works at lem than cost prim.
—The gee, H. celery then gave a detailed account of
the ikektr's work from its commencement op to the
present time. The fire object of the somey at It.
formatfon WSW to provide edneetion for the poor in the
principles of the :krtablisbed Church. Varlets schoolo
were sterted in London, and in the coarse of 50 years more
than 4000 schools were established In Ragland by the
misty, sad for Inseam it watt the only chore mottle
nation for the ploratiori of the poor. Bthos MI, this
brute of the society's work, bad been tarried on by
the National Society, bet it most not be sopyceed that
the old society bad disoostinel Its filmiest in the work
it had begun. On the contrary, through its aid, the
National Society was enabled to furnish schools with
Bailee and Prayerneoks, in 0011:1100S binding at 6.1. and
fid., or ZS per rent below their ere price. The
ordinary ethool books were also supolied at • price
which yielded but a very little moat. 71:te rev, gentle-
men then referred to another branch of the toasty'.
week, namely the production of the cheap books for the
ma we of the people. Among them were, of merge,
&Mee and Prayer Books, but they had also is sad a
large number of religioes true and other works. The
issuing of sneh works bad been a lose to the society of
about £14,000 per year, which the amount thicarbed
only just covered. With regard to them tolblekinklf,
the greatest care wee taken that they should be in
accordance with the doctrines of the Church of Rag-
land. t new tract or book was first submitted to on.
el a committet, and U he report, d favourably ,it
then exceed by the whole anamistes, and it approved
of, was seat to du of the kaltope, who generally
returned it with a kites@ on the mere. They had
been celled slow, and by loess (redeemed as effete, hot
the fact was the.; were careful in not monis% the tie
al publishing works which might prove injanoos. The
gooey had jut, determined on issuing a mimeos for
the working dame This would involve • large easy.
A three years trial week he gives, sad if thcossed it
would be eontineed ; but it would require • very=
eitenlation to make it answer, and he hoped that
ford tripods too would de what they mold to sated its
emulation. Tbe ire number would probably .
the first week in January, 1857. They had eao=
mined to being out a plain crommentary on the New
Testament, beyond abk men were mune In Its coot.
piker's. The third great object of the society was to
give aid $1 mission work, and especially in usleing
Colonial missions. Greek to the astoont of to 73$
had been made during the year for the endowment of
Coloniel Bishomies, and building Aurae' aed schools
In the colosies. During 15 years, the eke, he made
grants to the amount of £54000. beside C 34,000 in
belie' out Bo bishops. This mosey was not lost, but
Invented in • tangible form, as echool-hosses,
Agrees, Iva The rev. pail man emended by show-
leg bow the capital of the moiety he ben expended,
aatt the rapport to the saakty, frost wiliat it stmearsd
that the lei sabearites were 3091; eorgy 3618; and
ladies 4300, the two letter, borrower, restage bask
nearly has they seibsoribed. lie supported that the
laymen bad sot wilweribai se they oleo have dean
Wrenn tb.7 assaittad tb• 110111114 y bad • kepi eapliwl,
mid ems ace is ewe hues. Sue was the eau now,
new they meat to their friends as thew radial
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