The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-11 00:00:00

WARCHAIII.

MR. Etinsuersouti gave Lie entertainment, at the
Townhall, on riiday evening. There were only
about 40 poisons presoot.
THI guardians, as the local authority of the town,
contemplate having several old wells which here and
there in dinerent parts of the three in-parishes hays
been for some time out of repair, pot in a state to rea-
der them fit for the woof the inhabitants. The 23 and
24 Vie. cap. 77, and lb and 19 Vie. cap. 116, enablm
them to have this done at the expense of the parisbea
in which they are situated.
Tile lote et MINDEN( I.IIFIMAT. —The Mayor
has received a mantle reminder that all yet Wareham
has not eubacribed towards the expenses coonectivl
with the maintenance of the efficiency of this life-
boat. Probably this hint will have the desired
effect, for we are sure that the inhabitants of Ware-
ham are se willing as floes, of any other borough to
Assist so noble an undertaking.

Woman° Mities NsWs ROOIL—A little life ItISI
lately been infused into this institution by Os seta.
blishment of oomeionsl resdings, interspersed with
music, before the members and their friends. Last
Wednesday evening the meeting was conducted by
Mr. Selby, wbo read from a thnlling description of
the "Siege of Londonderry." He was followed by
Mr. Harris, who re an annising pisoe called "The
one-legged goose. Mr. George followed with
"Look at the clock," and Mr. Penny concluded the
proceedings with "Daniel 0' Rourke."

, Tit it BOROUO if Fi HZ. P.:44oterli. —We recently
celled attention to the unsatisfactory condition of the
borough fire-engine., and consideration being given to the
: subject, it was found the available moms for extinguish.
ins fires were inadepelt• for that purpose, sod • requisi-
tion to the Mayor for the convening; torus meeting
as on the subject, w numerously The Mayor
thereupon called • meeting for yesterday, which was
duly held in the Townhall. The Mayor (T. Fhippard,
Req.,) was voted to the chair. There were also present,
the ex• Mayor (F. FiUiter, Km), Alderman Penton, Mr.
W. J. Pike, Mr. J. W. Pike, Mr. C. 0. Bartlett. Mr.
C. Selby, Mr. K C. Penny, fie., ko. The Mayor
remarked that the meeting was celled in pursuant* of •
requisition made to him by all the principal inhabitants
of Wareham, to consider the best means of protecting
life and property in the borough, in case of firs. He
had received several prospectuses of fire-engines, which
he would submit to them, and he read • letter Irons the
Liverpool and loodos Globe become., comp.ny,
received by W. C. Leary, Req., in answer to an applica-
tion for help towards providing efficient means for
extinguishing fires, to the effect that they
eonsidend it to be the duty of town authori-
ties to furnish each means, the insurance cow.
panics only contributing thereto In exceptional eases;
however, in thiscese, if the other compliable were going
to subscribe they would be happy to consider the matter
favourably. —Mr. F. Fdliter said be wrote to the Norwich
Union office al their agent, but had not yet received •
reply, though he hal no doubt they would subscribe.—
Mr. Penton said that when he was Mayor the engines
were in a dilapidated Mate, and the came of fire were
numerous, he called a meeting and a subscription was
I made, and the insurance offices were applied to when
they subscribed liberally, and the engines were put in
good repair. He thought the small engines were very
serviceable. At one time they had • large engine from
the Protector office, but it was not half Bo metals& their
little engines. Be advocated the repairing of the
present engines, and that the question of a new engine
should not be entertained.—Mr. Selby inquired if Mr.
Poston recollected what was the oast of repairing the
engines at the time he spoke of.—Mr. Penton: I don't
recollect, I know it cost me • good deal—Mr. W. J.
Pike thought for a few pounds the present engines
might be made serviceable.—Mr. Norman said •
quantity of hose was required, one of the tanks
leaked, the valves of the pumps were out of repair, and
wrenches were needed.—Mr. W. J. Pike suggested that
the leaky cistern should be lined with gist, wrenches
could be got for about • shilling, and the valves wanted
proper screws put in therm—The Mayor said Mr. Georg*
Burt told him a few weeks ago that he had bought two
capital anginal and cheap, one he kept himself, and the
other he thought of taking to Swanage ; if it was not
wanted there it might be worth while for them to inquire
about it for Warelsam.—Mr. W. Pike said the borough
engine. bad 4.-inch pump/ with B.ineh stroke, and would
throw water titer the highest house in the town, and
being small they could he taken into back premises
where lower engines *Geld not. They needed to lay
out about LSO or ,f6O In new hose. The engines would
throw more water than could be supplied them by all
the pumps in the town.—Mr. Penton said if they had
hose enough to carry water from his tank he could
supply them with any quantity.—Mr. Filliter proposed
"That it appear, to this meeting very important to the
inhabitants of the town of Warehans to provide so far
as they Otn do the means of meeting the calamity of
fire whenever it arise., and that a committee be
appointed in furtherance of that object. and to take
such necessary stem to ensure the samosa they may coo-
Oder expediele."—Mr..l. Penton seconded the motion,
and it was carried.—The following pattemen were
chosen the sommittee with power to add to their num-
ber The Mayor. Messrs. W. J. Pike, J. Penton, F.
Pithier, J. W. Pike, and Redman.—Mr. J. W. Pike
observed that good engines and hose, and plenty of
water were useless, without • proper staff of men to
use them.—Mr. W. Pike suggested that some of
the young men of the town should form themselves
into a volunteer Ilre brigade, and have regular practising
days in order to become efficient—Mr. C. 0. Bartlett
said there was the greatest confusion imaginable at •
Ore in Wareham, through their having no commanding
ollicrer.—Mr. Frampton, the borough sergeant, spoke
of the difficulty there wise in connection with the week.
Mg of the fire-engin. Ituvuils
Mr. Selby said the bees wee. very important point :
they would require 200 or 300 yards which would cost
a considerable sum.—ln answer to the Mayor, Mr.
Norman said he ooreidered 40 feet of supply hose and
100 (yards of discharge hose the keit quantity they
ought to have.—The Mayor inquired how many him-
ranee offices were interested in property at Wareham.
—Mr. Filliter said he should think at lead • dose..—
The Mayor said they were as much interested as any-
body in providing efficient fire-engines, and if any of
them did not snberibe he should &dye.) people to insure
In other oilcan—lt was tben agreed to hold an atj earned
meeting on Monday next. —After the meeting the
engines werefteken out into the square and tested,
when both though considerably out of order, threw
water as high as the vane surmounting the cupola
of the Town.hall, so that it is evident the main re-
quirement is a good length of hoes, so as to convey an
adequate supply of water wheoever and wherever re-
quired. We are informed that Mr. Superintendent
Bales got up the requisition to the Mayor • and, anent
the proposal to form • local fire brigade, that dories the
pervious mayoralty of T. Phlppard, req., in 1859, the
volunteer nfie brigade movement for thie district waa
initiated at • pubbe meeting held at the Town-hall,
which, unfortunately, some of the shied inhabitants were
prevented attending by illness, nevertheless, ikeraa well
supported by the town generally.

YEOVIL.
YEOVIL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the Yeovil Agricultural
Society was held on Friday, the show taking plan
on a piece of ground lent for the occasion, at Haigh,
The show was in every respect exceedingly
good, lacking only fat cattle to maks it quite equal
to any of former years. The exhibition of sheep
was indeed unusually good, many of the pens con.
tamping extraordinary fine specimen& There was a
good show of pigs, and the exhibition of horses,
both hacks and carthorses, was exceedinglylline. In
both sheep and bones nonmetal competitors at
Sherborne on the previous day again entered the
liat of competitors, and not without encase. Mr.
Ilunoktoo, of Manor farm, Long Sutton, showed
his two pens, each of ten extraordinary fine fat
Southdown wither sheep, which carried off the first
and second prises at Sherbourne, and the same
honours were again awarded to them at Yeovil,
many competent judges declaring that they never
sew twenty finer sheep. MOM sheep were alter.
wards sold by auction on the ground, and realised an
average of ES each. Mx. James Harding, of Speck.
ington, also exhibited 20 extraordinary good fat
born wethers, which were the admiration of hoste of
sheep breeders. These were secured by Mr. Marlow,
of Salisbury, who was on the ground selecting the
choicest specimens for his Christmas show. Among
the hones exhibited here was Mr. Staple's obssunt
mare, which won the first prise at &Inborn& and,
though there was a much greater number of competi-
tor& she well-nigh maintained the same prominent
poultice, being only surpassed by • horse belonging
to Mr. Daunts', and this the judges pionounced dia-
cknalifled, because they believed it to be more than
six years of age. The award still remains opals.
The weather wagon Uts whole favourable, and during
the day there ws• • very large number of viaitoes to
the ground.

The jodgeo were —For stook, Mr. Hiding, of Ratfin,
Amesbury; 11r. John Coe, of Long Button; Mr.
Charles Bugg, of Milborn• Port. For ploughing.
Mr. H. Cogan, of Trent; Mr. W. Ladoe, of Mndford
Sock; Mr. Benjamin Painter, ot Hinton. Ths
same gentlemen were Mao the judges.of roots. The
awards !to labourer@ were adjudged by Mr. W. Neal.
and Mr. H. 8. Watts, the honorary secretary. The
followinglia the lint of prism awardud :-
'OW.
^ - -

Rama—First sad wood prises, Mr. J. C. Chlek,
Osrae.

—Pdtatia Stook Ewes (live of each see, 2,4, and 6 tooth)
Aral sad wood, Mr. I. C. Chick.
Pair of Rain Lambe (not ammoding 12 months old),
Mr. B. Brook, Soy Partlii. Yoov
Pon of Myer Lambs not lass than 10 sad not oz.
coodhig 12 months old), .B. Brook, otoond, Yr. J.
C. Chick.
Horns (Baas). —kr. Frodariok Bond. White Leaking-
tow ; wood, Kr. B. Peron, Coap4sa, Bona Pothorlion.
Anew" Stook Biros (two of mak aim 2, 4. mod 6
With). Mr. John Smith, Oaddoy, Bradford; moond,llr.
W. B. Penn.

ih;fr- ;lima Luabi (sob azosallag 19 mouths old),
Mr. W. B. Pena.

—Po ii—ohil;Wiaroho (not lon than 10 and not oz.
Gooding 12 months old), Mr. W. MIAs, Booth Pothodos;
seoood, Mr. John Smith.
ROM&

Cart SUlbn —Yr. Robert Jambs, Daltonaborsh,
Ditto (not exaseding three years)-14. Chula Bow;
Cart Kars and Foal (under IF months olel)—Nr.
William Thorn, Walla
Cart 0011 (sot ousaraling throe ruin &
Po=ayOf Muter (Wain( or imam out examding
plats old)-411waril dotorrtd. Thom mom tam
antrias.
Rubor! Mare mad Foal-114 Jolla Card, Norton
Nab, Beib.

PIG'.

Boars—Mr. Scesph Rim, Temple Combo.
lirteding Georg* flalltu,
sewed, W. Byrks, Yeovil at(

FAT ITOCIL
Ten Ft SuutAlown Wetber Ybeep—F,rst tni Afto,„l prit Mr. Jansen Aluncktosa, Manor
Sartori.
_ _ ••

_ _
Ten Fat Born Wither litteep—Firet &mdse.:nod mos
Mr. James Herding, fipookingtap.
Fat Pig—Mr. Jneeph 11.rrts, St.
Dorset ; emend, Mr. Charles P. Hawke; B,
". 110018.

Far the he.t 4 of M•nrOld 1•41801..
any kind of mannre, w 0 om h.O 10 it.. yWi
tov.i.. :
og pinto, vain.. CT. .. Mr. A 11.1.,:ta, Sout4
e 4
17 ton, !keit. lqr. 1011 as. per sore.
For the beat
.5 bares of swede turnips,
condition; a pOO.Ol Piste. vol.. 1...5
t..ey, Trent, 20 tons 24 rd. hr. /Albs. pr.?

1111V/aTS.

For haeing brought up the greatest numberof
In habits of honest industry, without parochial ...Li
/
society's coat and buttons and 1.1, Henry
servant to Mr. J. Pitilivid, Bymoodabory, woe chile—.
second ditto, a moiety'. cost and bo t toe.,
Miry, servant to Mr. A. J. Pitlield, En.
nine Andrea. '
Fur having eontioaed in the mrvioe or. mploy
member of the society the (memo number or jr.
without parochial relief, • soesisty's coat and buttos.:3
LI, Henry Yards, 54 yore with Mr. It At
second ditto, LI, George wadom, Do
„v.
!nit
L.
John Fearer.
For the same, Mary Westeott, 45 years
John Fitfield, Bvmondsbury, P 2 ; mond, Jam
yearn with Mr. J. Hoddinott,
- To the labourers (undo: 411.71"! NO. har
a society's *oat and buttons, william Kveleith, ..—_
with Hr. A. J. Pitaeld, gyps, Bridport; osse.47
Willis. Warren, Hi ;min with fh. John Pitlistd,
nymondsbury.
To the boys (under 18 years of age, for the sago, 11.
Joseph Clarke, 10 rears with Yr. J. ?Afield, 8p5,..4.
bur, ; wood, 10a, John Colley, 8 years with Br.
Brook.
To the man servant or workman in manufacture or
trade, who has continued in the service or employ
member of the society the greatest su.ber
without parochial rebel, 14. Made, 51 years with Whit',
Brothers, £2; spored ditto, Henry Lam, 18 years mai
Mr. J. Pitiold, Symondsbery,
To the woman servant, for lb. OU.OI
years Kir) MN* 13
with Mr. F. Bead, Pl.
To the outer who has motioned in the serviss
ploy of • member of the moiety the mutest nuotes
of years, without ponsolllhl h society'. mat sad
buttons and kl, W. KM. 47 years with Mr. It Corry .
second ditto, LI, Wm. Tinswell, 26 years with tit:
I'. Laver.
To the shepherd, for Um same, £2, Ceorm sok 73
years with Mr. J. Hoddinott ; second el, 2.?.
18 man with Mr. A. Pittield, Eype, Bridport.
To the shepherd, who has reared from a fish ot ,it
lam than 10) Dow. ewes, belonging to • member el Me
society, the greatest nomber of sound and healthy WA,
in proportion to the number of ewes put with the ram,
El 10n, James Parkes, in the employ of Mr. Farm,
443 lambs from 370 uwes.

To the—sie-- rd who had reared tbs greatest amber
from bo.ned ewes, under similar I:nodulous, 10a.
W. Ashford, in the employ Mr. W. B. k 371.
lambs from 303 ewe'.

THE RADSTOCK "REVIVALS" Ay
WESTON-BIIPERAIARE

Beiog a sojourner for • short time at Weston-nips,
Mare, and bearing talk of little else than Lord @Mato*
and his "revival" meetings, and floding moreover that
public opinion was greatly divided as to the onedidneas
or otherwise of the movement and that every one who
hope. to be received at all into society is expected to
bare ranked himself under the banner either of the
Holittoeir or the anti-Raddock party, I was inclosed te
go and see and bear for myself, so that if compelled to
select my side and give my suffrage at ell oa the natter
my vote should be at least an Cita/rot one. Finding
that the noble lord was fogies& lecture or sermon (lam
not sure by which name he himself designates hie die
wanes) on Saturday night at the Aseembly-rooms, I
repaired thither, and found • very numerous soemblan
of persona in various grades of life, but by far Se
greeter part of the gentler gm Lord Radmock was
true to his time, and took his place upon the platfonn
stratify occupied by lecturer and other.. Whatever
may be the precise party or sect in the visible church to
which the noble lord belongs one thing is very
certain, that his proclivities do not tend in the
slightest degree in the direction of ritualism;
to judge be externals, I should think that the
poles are not more divergent than are his lordship's
views and times of the Rev. Father Hunt of Northinoor,
' who is to dimmerse from the same platform to-day.
Chasuble or tunic, or Mole or alb, or cope bad he tom;
nay, be even dispensed with the orthodox black, and
appeared in a snit of grey, perishing so much of the ad
patronised by middle-olaas tradesmen and the better
class of mechanic., that an elderly female who sat nest
to me was quite bewildered at the sparkle, and after
exclaiming. "Dear me!" and giving vent to two or
three further expressions of disappointment, abs
whispered to me that, "She would not have omo at all
if she had not thought Lord Radsteek would hare mine
Aimee/J." Whether the respectable old woman had orient
not expected to as, the noble lords in robes of state,
with "coronet on his brow" (a sort of maturate
teacher, such as the Jews, we are told, are 'utile
forward to in the Messiah), I we. of 'nurse enable to
determine; but it was very certain that the had anti-
cipated meeting with • more courtly instructor, and
that she had her misgiving touching the revivifying
powers of so plainly-olad • union. However, it Lord
re-A..44r sae to eocoewhat roughly coshed, it was im-
pomace Mt &I mi.-
feeling that a gentleman stood before you. His features
are open, his forehead high as/ intellectual,
his eye quick and searching, hi. delivery smooth an
emphatic, and his face lights sp at point. of his
discourse in • remarkable manlier. Another thing is
certain, that he is hearty ha his work, and that what-
ever may be the motive feeling that impels him forward
whether it is, as some sedge* • 'morbid love of
notoriety, or, as others and thou by far the greatest
number believe, an unseat desire to benefit mankind,
be is moat industrious, 'salons, and self-denying, in his
labours. lam myself not disposed to question Lord
Radatook's sincerity, or to challenge the amection that
his proceedings, erratic as they doubtless are, an die.
Wed by strong religious enthusiasm. I am, however,
very doubtful whether be will effect any gelid improve.
meet in the minds and conduct of those who at
run so wildly after him. I toned It imposed:. L's
used on him and on the seen* around me to avoid re-
curring to Dr. fox's able lecture, recently delivered, on
moral epidemics and their consequences ; the wild
excitement by which they are marked, and the disap-
pointment which is innathly found to follow in their
train. Hisiblordabip's detonate on Saturday was era
extreme in it. teubMge as to the utter worthier...es of
haute effort that, suording to my underatuding of it,
it will be mush better for persons not to endeavour to
obey the laws and thAsommandments of the Creator.
lie declared it to be one of the great snored the day te
believe that man, by acting up to the tesehinp of the
scriptures to the utmost of his power, at all prepared
himself for the Divine pardon. In upped of hie view,
Lord liadatockrquoted repeatedly Gel,. 2, "Behold,
I Paul, may unto you that if ye be eireanimissed Christ @boil
moat you nothing," from which he deduced the urn-
meat, that ills/man endoavoun to the utmost to f alel
the law' sad falls in 11,41 particular, his condemaatio*
I. all the more sure. Such, as I understood it, was
Lord Radstook's teaching, and I could not help thinking
trisilmit to iousjosust !milts effect on many minds ; how
induce a non-observance of the datim
enjoined by the scriptures • bow likely to lead to some
Tern unintelligent dependinos an the Saviour's grew
alone. No doubt it is good scripturel teaching that
mere works will not effect salvation • but in the brood
way in whisk I understood Lend adobe* to petit, works
are only stumbling blocks In the way of grace, and had
better be left alone altogether. I had not the advan-
tage at the service on Sunday afternoon of hearing the
sermon, for baying mistaken the boar I arrived late,
and found the Assembly room crowded to the doors,
and even beyond the doors, for many thronged the ante-
rooms, and sat about an the top of the staircase, strain-
ing their ears to seta's word now and them. The
dterPre.ofittlase service I, however, to • greet erten
witnessed, for some who bad grown Mud or had
become too :bested, or two suited to remain with'
drew atteristwhile.'andrl contrived to get into the
doorway and subsequently into the room. II was certainly
(to say the least of it), a very unusual proceeding. The
noble lord [descended, from the plalform, and whilst
some tall, and be will perhaps pardon royalty*. gloomy'
looking gentleman was offering up • prayer so reiterative
and so lengthened that it almost naturally brosight to
mind what the Saviour said concerning the Pharisees,
his lordship made his way amoupt the coopelptiee•
and wherever he new any member of it kneeling or
engaged apparently in earnest thought, be bent down
his head and engaged in a conversation Um roe&
After • little time • call wad made by some one for
more prsyer„'andttlien 'Lord Itedstook aid. "Let os
praise God for thaw saved this day," gave out a match
of • hymn, and led off the singing in a very soaormu,
and ae far as I could judge of it, good tenor veer.
Darkness wu now drawing on, and • great deal ci
excitement manifestedo itself amongst throe present-
One stout old gentleman in the back of the room broke
forth into a very smismodiosl prayer, alter which he
knelt down and rolled his bead about in • very carious
way on the bask of the rail of one of the seats. 0"
lady, who had a very wild sort of exuesdoo, ran hastily
oat of the room, and whilst I was iht watching her
down the 'Min Lord Redeloele, who aeons to be well
assured as to his saving powen, took • sort of poll 01
Ilse meeting, calling epos thou who bad been saved to
stand up, and then invoking those who wished to he
saved to do so also, and afterwards to follow him into
a side room. By this time the gloom bad so iscreaged
that the pa bod to be lighted. Several parsons; neerli
all women followed the Revival preacher, as hoe
Lordship is' dedgnaled by many, into a smaller tOO,,
the doors of shish were dosed. This apsrtnieot °
variously spoken of in Weelion'sa the "oosieuldng room,"
the "oratory," and "Lord Redstook's sostessioreaL"
was anxious to wake, and after atla. • lady mine forth
and sat down on • shah. She asmeared affected it fig*
but her features soon sesented Iguanass aurae
sion which we usually take as Indiseting thorengh
mental absorption. Soon a lady followed who seemed
almost at fainting point all she kept milled villedi
at a bottle of salts or aromatic vlaegar. • pm,
the door enabled me to me s,vseallaesll7et is
key* mound the room, &mow. whom Lord
Wibl) bed lest
snowing also dill the
attri ...mew wish
prayed, tool his head to Tbs setwiee
them one after,another in am
In this way was combined go hog that at klelrralszglelli-
's
drew, eoneidering in mg Litt that the
Revivals will be a nine der' eeee""
shwa and ministers cf the Se" ow' rbidethamisisoannies
sod their calling to esmissvoar to instreet
to the nay in which thel eielvosihlp 16.
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