The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-12-15 00:00:00

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STATIONERY AND PRINTING WARRaousg,
GHARVEY, Postmaster, Chemist,
begs respectfully to thank his numerous friend
and the public generally, for their oontinaed support
and confidence, and embraore this opportunity of in.
forming them that in addition to the Business of •
Family and Dirpen.ing Chemist, he has combined
that of a STATIONER, AND PRINTER.

A STOCK
_OF NEW GOODS, AND CIIIIISTMAB

PREBENIIB, joar nom=
Comprising every article mid by • Chemist and
Iprot, with Outland tansy Stationery, Lotter, Note
and koomult Papers, Envelope., Pens, ke., Pocket
Books, Cypboring, Copy, and Spelling Books, ke., ke.

TOWN HALL.

lla !Mita Stele of Weather.
5.2 w E WE fine, gloomy, rain
33 40 NSW Rain
43 43 NE Flee, &way
61 47 8 Foggy, cloudy
23 40 8 lno
41 I : 'Ate": rain
60 a. SE Haim

DORM= CHIIRON ANNOCILTION.—The atonal meeting
of this association was hold in the Town-hall, on Tuesday
last, December fitt. The weather wet very etormy, and the
attendance was very thin, although we were glad to we
persons present woo, in spite of the weather, had ems.
from Corns Abbaa, Piddletrenthide, Piddlehinton, and
Warmwell. The chair was taken by the Rev. & W.
Peers. The report stated that, although new brunettes
had been planted at Weymouth and Brldport, the
County Ameordation kept up Its number of subscribers,
and the 'meant of labia-tenons WU increased. The
fast of the church's esistenee being threatened, was only
• stronger roma why her faittif al members should
endeavour to strengthen bar position, and get rid of all
traitors that are hiding within her walls. A resolution
expressing confidence in the Church Association was
mowed by the Rev. J. Miller, rector of All Sainte, who
espeweeed hie satiefaMion at having so early an oppor-
tunity of identifying himself with so truly Protestant
as association, and, in a veryable address, showed what
need there was of snob an organization. The resolution
was seconded by tin Rev. G. B. Cancenon. clerical
seeretary, in a mon interesting speech, in which be
Meetly illustrated tie false position and diMiculties of
the ritualistic petty, concluding by en earnest appeal to
all Englishmen, not to let Romaniam, which was being
banished from every other country_ In Europe, again
obtain the supremacy in England. Rev. J. C. Bird pro.
posed • vote of thanks to the Deputation for his earnest
and impresiive address, and the Chairman, luring pro
flounced the Benediction, closed the meeting. l-
appeared from the babinee sheet that the association hat
sent £4O daring the year to the Central Association foe
General Purposes, insides ESO to the Guarantee Fundr
WORKING URN'S lIISTITUTL—On Friday evening.
the it... E. W. Pears delivered an admlreble lecture at
the Town-hall in conzection with this institute. The
subject was " Work, aid how to do It; end play, end
how to use it." G. J. Andrews, Eel., presided.
The lecturer having explained his object to be to show
that the necessity of work was not an evil but a blessing,
began by drawing attention to the origin of labour
—the dressing and keeping of the garden of Eden.
He then showed that the productions of nature, which
we need, are scattered over the whole earth on pur-
pose, to make nations mutually dependeset, and to create
employment for all mankind; that the most intelligent
and prosperous nations are those which, like Scotland,
have the fewest natural advantages; that the meet
wretched men in the world, is the man who has no
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Milne to do, Illustrating this statement by the mac of.
retired tradesmen, who has no intellectual resources,
and by a portion of one of Charles Lamb's essays. The
lecturer then proceeded in describe the various kinds of
work in which men and women are engaged—agricul-
tural, mechanical, and intellectual; and with regard to
female work, gave illustration of the morel and physical
effects of the factory, straw plaiting, lace making, and
field work, giving it as his opinion that although there
were evils attached to them ell, yet that field work was
the least injurious, He spoke of domestic servants, ex.
preemies his belief that the great want of servants srose
from the improper way in which they were often
treated. In speaking of the way in which work might
falba dope, he commmeneed by laying, that we must
always bear in mind that work is no dimness,
although that work is the most honourable.
which has for Its object the real benefit of
mankind; that our poen= in life and its duties

and trials'are not allott7-ed as by (thane°, but by infinite
wisdom; that all progress tithe resalt of the worker's
toil, not the idler's sinusament ; and, lilt be done in
submisaion to the Divine will, and with an eye to the
world to come, it will be done well, and done pleasantly.
With regard to recreatiou, ho deprecated the drawing
to bard a line between what wee lawful and unlawful;
that if a rastrestion be healthy for mind and body it is
no waste of time, se it enables a mut to do more work
. . . . . .

when he is at it. He then spoked various amusements—
extrusion trains • mule, how to use end how to abuse it,
reemuseending especially the study of part music;
athletic exercises, stating that the character of our
nation is greatly fathomed by oar national pastimes ; of
the Ride Volunteer Corp., exproceing his hearty
sympathy with it; and, having then adverted to the
Early Closing Movement, and expressed a with that it
could be extended through the summer, and showed
the danger to the working men of making the Sunday a
day of pleasure, be concluded by saying that work is the
object of our being in this world, recreation moat be used
and enjoyed as the handmaid of toil, sod that when we
look beck on our pest life we shall feel most satisfaction
In thinking of our bourn of weird toil, not our hours of
recreation. Throughout big lecture Mr. Pears wee listened
to with the greatest intererkand the applause was fre-
quent and hearty. At the does a vote of thanks woe
pseud to the rev, gentleman by soclamation, and a
similar eampliment wag paid to the chairman.
Comm Pgrrr Suitions, Wednesday.—Before
Peaces, Req.
ap a Brothee.—Richard Toby Pearce, private in
the 13th Regiment, pleaded guilty to stealing • watch
and chain, value 17, bellogglng to his brother, Samuel
Pearce, at Portland, on his leaving home to join his
regiment attar a month's furlough. Having been
previonaly convicted, he was committed for trial at the
ecuions.
Houebreaking at Simttoa. Francis Stapiss, of
Ilatiewood, and Josiah Allen, blacksmith, of titration,
were brought up on remand charged with breaking inte
an mithoue adjoining the Orinutone turnpike-gate and
Ittoilata quantity of tools on Tuesday night; the lot
inst. when taken into autody Staples said it was of
no use telling lies about it now Mat the things had been
found, addict that be and Joe Allen were at the Bull
Inn at Stratton on Tuesday night drinking, and as "old
Fox had taken Joe's ferret the Sandey before" they
agreed to go and have it again. He mid, " went.
and Jae broke opsa Ni. door and took the ferret ; I look
the remainder of the things." He urged Mat they
would not have done so it they had not been drunk.
Alien was not tidnen in *lntroit until Monday, when he
said "1 shall tell the truth. We 414 agree to break in
and have the ferret ; but when I came outside the inn
door I altered my mind, and told Mao... were too
drank, lift we would go another night l" He then
, meat &ft.. IPA he mid, and wont to bed; bet on the
next night Staples sailed him out of hls father's ho
and said, "I've got old Fox's ferret, and I'll bring it
down to you to-morrow." According to promise, the
ferret was brought to him on the line of railway on the
next day. On bearing, however, "there was • row
about it," he killed the ferret and threw it in the river,
tleahad since admitted Allen did not go to the bouts
liltri. —Beth Women wore committed for trial at