The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-04 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1868,

DORM is reported to follows :-Mr. W. J. Yee, of WrMBORNE.
Gads Castle, rays-Wheat, over average ; baler. earl DIVISIONAL PETTY SESSIONS, JULY SUL
sown over average, late sown nader • oats, average;
Before Rev. C. J. GI (ohairman),Sir. E. Orsathead,
; over
average;
"tremor yeti' bed
; Peeeleek
Bael•rOalonal pages, 10Zaral Michel, and EL Brounaker,
Cabbie well ; bark
.good exemllent quality. Kr.
Robert Damen. unrebeeter. says-Wheat, °wee ta, IrtILAIIITLLY LOANING 8111,101.-NoutY Batchelor, a
average; barleri under average; esti under averag, 7.Z labourer in the employ of Mr. Yankton formerly of the
e„r. range, 11•Ilf wimboritet was ea."
reel creel' veil unpromising; Wale", "ele' - G '''- Goad' for the above
i mall ; hay, shim over average, meadow under. re .
„lobe pope, a Symondsbery, eays-Wbeat, good; offenes.-The case was adjourned from the Last wart,
barley, thin grain; oats, average cropi bows. struck coder:L..4de" alb,rea t ;
&tiling hter that he should leave at •
that he bed given notioe to
peoitallaoron7e;roPedee: d;U
_goorWd.t ereYmirSl. T. ctr. atufunanduerer ;
a......Vlloll.lltlmechs-fDalolloezdaang levididd.no.ot
wa givenr, 7-d
oinharts
Watercerab• Row. Dmuhoker, sa7a- Wheal. above Monkton,son of oplainantosid that be paid Batchelor
avenge ; barley, early sown average, late middling j kw wages on the eeSitarday evening, and told him be
oats, middling orop ; beans, none • Pew, F 0 0 d and
average crop; root crop, image good, turnips
d
e morning. Nothing was said shout having at the end
meecodorleo; Yr idie"dha':"llby but Mal ; hay' clever bees." of the week, but witness told him he bad better see his
.a, falter before he went on with the grasa.-Kiss Monkton
abonli'llian'artnlnt"Trul; barT4l7,l",belorialw alryaLeir -Wh,
at--u,711 stated that teas first settled with Batchelor owe a
fully confirmed her brother's statement.-Complainant
below the average; root crops, very ban ; pOtatOON,
good quality, abort quantity ; hay, average amp except fortnight, but as he objected, he agreed to pay him
, weekly. Sometimee he worked by the pie.. and some.
le "'nen& Kr' W. Spearing, of Kul ILeapatt• liar' times by the day Tit Bench considered the chem.
borough, says-Wheat, generally very awn'. ,bel in proved,-bet as man °bad a very lug. family reduced
some pleats the straw is much blighted; barley IaJMUIt 8J enalty to 7s. the p all
oases • good crop, bet inclined to goof;
the ground. but improved ; beans, blighted ; peas, • fair wt w Pay , •
I AdIiZaTtNING AN FJOLOTII.-Thoinas Adams mg
crop • root =Pk hardly any moth here; Wale" William Moore, of Craaborne, were charged with ems-
suff4ed from dry weather; bay. • eery ''',___r eret ~,,„wa' behaviour and drunkenness, whilst in the service of Mir.
John Brown, of AvebniT, Caine, liers-- w oee.4 •'•••••- SymaN farmer, of wind.. St. 0,1..-my, Byes..au average, bet recently the red rest has made its
stated that on Om 15th July, Adams and Moore were
employed by him to out wheat round a field previous to
e..haspPeereeeemneh blighted;a;ff,...___l=tbirearlalyteeserriwigugeed;l4'...tkee •ILrye daireeelsr.mLb:
laying on the machine. Re agreed to give Adams 4s.
- barley; ""w4 "a'" r'-'.....e-T,J,Vt.7- per day, and to find his beer. About hall•past two he
crops, very bad; potatoes, • fele mop; oar. ""•••• "-, went into the field and found both men druok, and very
very good, meadows very light.
Souses= i Mr. Walter Farthing, of Sinewy Court, lit"tle. .0
work done, and crderit
uin.ta w beat hi.
themto.lmee the field.
Bridgwtier, mays-Wheat, about an average; barley' Adams
out, kne:Z ! abusive,
offe'his pony, and pet his fist in
bad, not more than two-thirds of • crop ; oats, under
complainant's face. lie had a scythe in his hand, and
an average; beans, winter good, spring a f &aunt:Jess. threatened to strike him with it. As complainant wss
good; "el mope; maagala fair t. tagai" a raUare ; •fraid he would DUI his threat into exeention be rode
?elate"' Wag ; hey' lwe-lh'ree el a. evee'..„M ,v sway, and Adam's ran alter him with the scythe, still
e.
B. Tna of Dalrertee. .aye-weee" ee''' - threatening hi Moore was shoo drunk and very
good; barley' where early "" first-rate, but late very abusive and • el,
iceman was sent for but before he
...Afferent ; mile, under average; root crops, had tr be
hay, Imo they made off. - The Bench considering Adams
re-sown; potakfat, sisal in "Inc but "lathy; --- thretf sof • crop very well saved, the greatest offender, sentenced him to six weeks' im-
ourth,
Ham; yr. Hain pa Bayan.d, land moat, Basing' prisonment without the option of • fine, and Moore,
who did not appear, to three weeks' hnorisoneteat.
stoke, says-wheat, over average; barley and oats, -
A C Da. La a Salmi.-
MOTHS& AU Or WALLY AVIII
att..'" average; bean., be". failure; iia.muebnateyn.der suffering f= George Hisooek summoned for leaving the service
dm.- --1.-a•; rootha4-r-, mead- -0-‘,.---hay• ---f ar... '-crop.-- -NO J. T. of„._llr.. filinson.....ll.wilededle without notice and contrary to
contract in smith,' was
Twynkam, Winehester, eays-wheat, over average. ww 'ere" wew eeeleeel• The -
the e IVY 111 effect that the defendant agreed
quality good; barley. one-"W under average, quality to attendput in. IA
an *seine and do any other work on the farm
bed; oats, one-third under average, quality _ ;
how comokte failure; pa.; bond, average; anay from 27th February tin the sod of the year at 10s. per
orop. ...I indifferent, my.. yaw win.. payyma. week. 30a. at harvest, and to be found in beer. DurMg
kir crop; hay, quantity largo, quality eaaallaa I. Mr. tb.:l receive
Jorophßloocou, land woksmianon.... .....
.to ris ou. per acre, or about 4s. a day. Defend:
whoa, for
0b.,. ar.age and ma. „yap.; barley, A left his service on the 16th Jane without notice and
under • , steely sample; cote and beans, trader lad are returned.- A warrant kW his aPitrebelnen
se ; peas, average; root crops, greet failure; was ordered to be nese&
potatoes, average and mad ; hay, under average, ex. Trams Paoanclanomi.-Riabard Spencer, • man in
aellent quality, the employ of the Bournemouth Gas Company, was
snormoned 4' Mr. rt. Aliceabsad, supervisor for hitting
, null/maid A' - ' I stated

Souttrottobirt.

SONUMIT ARM& commitaios wu opened at
Wells yesterday, before Mr. Baron Channel' and Mr.
Justin Mellor, The Sat of priaonen for trial ia not a
long one, but there are menrol errioua calea—one the
wife murder at South Petherton, and three cameo' man-
slaeghter.

MiDSONELIIII2 MtrISIISNTATION. - Mr. Neville
Grenville ant Yr. Paget, who have represented tbe
old division of East tilocoweet in Parllsinent for the last
three years, 15... elected to blooms oindidates for that
pkrt of the division whieh is now formed into Kid-
Somerset, and have accordingly issued to the electors •
joint address.
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CURIOUS ROCIDITT.—ERrIy on Thursday morning,
whilst some men wine engaged at Bridgwater in hoist.
leg the new tenor bell to the bell-lolt by mesas of
ropes, the latter snapped asunder when the bell had
been hoisted about thirty feet, and the bell fell upon
the drat door, which it broke through and deseended
Into the neat floor, which fortunately was sufficiently
stoooll to "Wort it, or the °winsomeness would have
bison very serious. _ .

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EAST Bowman licitorrOg. —The Liberal candidates
for Beat Somerset, Colonel Pinery and Ciptain
addrvlovd • very lugs and enthusiastic meeting of
electors at the Temperattee-ball. Bedminster, on Tilers-
day evening. Both gentlemen took oorasiou to declare
themselves favourable to the formation of county
financiel boards, urging that taxation and represent&.
lion should go toptber as well in oounty as in
national mitten. A resolution waa passed pledging
lb. meeting to nee it. utmost efforts to erasure their
return.

DIRMOSIAL 01 THII CHIFF OF BATH POLION.-04
Psiday the affdre of the chief of police were agnio under
the consideration of the Watch Committee, having been
adjourned from the previous week to enable him to
send some explanation of Ms oondoct. Instead of doing
this Mr. Hughes forwardod Ilia resignation, which the
sommittee refused to aooept, end it being proved that
sertain sumo( money. received by him on behalf of the
borough fund, bad not been amounted for, n resolution
was passed dismissing him from his post Mr. Hughes
Is still in tionenement for debt. .

Csarusza, who received from the bands of
Lord Napier of Moguls, at Wimbledon, on the 25th
July, the ehief or gesso's Prise au 1 gold medal of
the National Rigs Association, ie the eldest eon of
John R. B. Cordate, Rea of flidmeatb, Devoe, and
also tows clack of Bridynter. Lieut. Cavelike, the
son, was edusated as Rugby. The honour thus con-
fined on the lith Somerset Rifles and town of Bridg-
water is indeed a distinguished one, and saah as they
may well be proed of. Tim graodfstber —the late Copt
Caralsks, R.N.—was one of Lord Nelson's naval
*Moses, and was, we understand, in the battle ef
Trafalgar where that hero fell.
Csaslitte Aoransar.— A few days ago Captain
Phaire, 8.N., and Mr. Falkner, clerk to the Bath
lustiest, were driving through Paris, asoompanied by
Mrs. noire and her daughter. when the bores took
fright and ran away. Captain Phayre and Mr. Falkner
were thrown out slimiest a bones and were severely
injured, the former about the hoe so badly that it was
I at Bret feared that he would lose the sight of one eye,
and the latter, besides having three ribs broken,
received a very severe eonctusiost in the chest As woo
MI the gentkmen were thrown oat, the carriage was
overturned and fell on them, but the ladies escaped with
clew bruises.
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DORCHESTER.

as possessios.—P.C. site . -
that he visited the gu works on the let of July, and
saw • dog then. He &eked Spume if be had &Ileum
He said "No, ths dog did not beloog to him but to the
gas company, and if he (witness) wanted to see the
license he might go and see the massager." The dog
was in the yard. For the defence it was satisfactorily
proved that • limns* was taken oat by Kr. Gooch, the
inTa of the works, on the 18th June. Kr.
Afesread submitted that according to the terms of the
dot, the person who had 'barge of the dog was bound
to produce the lianas. The Bush were quite of a
contrary opinion, and he then stated that this unstable
dialled on the 14th June and asked for the lasses, but
this was denied by Spenoar.—The magistrates said it
was quite slue that if any one was liable it could not
be Spenser, as he was only • earvaat, and dismiseed the
osse.—William Memoir, of Hinson, was summoned
for a similar offence.—His wife appeared, and said he
wee • cripple, and as they lived • long distance from
any place where notices of the new law were posted,
she was totally irritation that a tissue wad required.—
The Bench expressed their regret that in this case they
had not power to mitigate the fine to less than one
fourth, namely 250., but unanimously agreed to
memoriam/ the Board of Inland Revenue for • further
mitigation.—John Raymond was also summoned on
• like charge. His defence was that when he took out
a lianas he had two dogs, but one wee not six months
old, and he had tailed to get a license when it became
that age.—Fined 265.
Cowin GRAM—Janne Allen, an old Calla residing
on the quay at Poole, was charged with cutting and
a quantity of grass on lands belonging to
firrgrall. Guest, Bari. He admitted the offence.—
Kr. Baker, baliff to Ivor. said be did not wish to
press the ease, but as it bad been • too common practice
with the defendant and others to take the grass, they
wished to pat a stop to it. —Definedent was cautioned,
and fined 6d., the Collia being remitted.
CSAIIOI OF ASSAULT.--klarals Ann Legg was charged,
es the complaint of Sarah Ann Wareham, a very old
woman residing at West Parley, with 'vaulting her.
She stated that she was in her shop when the defending
and her little boy passed by. One of them threw a stone
at her, bet she could not say which. She asked what
that wee done for, when the defendant same up to her,
milled her a (laughter, the old dame was between
80 and 90 years of age) ant struck her in the face.—
The defence wee that great provocation was used by
complainant--The magistrasee, considering it was •
tuve of six of one and • half a dosen of the other,
ordered defendant to pay the costs.
A ILIFIACTORT AFTUNTICI.— Charles Frampton
was brought up in custody charged with • breech of his
indenture. by aboiotioe himself from the service of hie
master, Mr. H. Ire. Sudden, blacksmith, of Wirriborne
The ease waa elserly proved, and the foolish lad would
bays been sent I. prison if it bed not been for the
kindness of his moat. r, who agreed to forgive him on
his paying costs, and the wages of the boy he had
hired to supply his place,. altogether amounting to 19s.
—The lad, having been knotty cautioned by the bench,
promised to behave better in future.
CRAMS OF ASSAULTING • Boy,—William Chinn
wee 'barged, on tha information and complaint of Meik
Waterman, with assaulting him on the 12th July.—
The lad dated that he bad worked for Mr. Chinn fin ty.
two weeks, and left his service oo the 11th July. The
following day, when be went for his clothes, defendant
drat struck him on the head with his list, and then with
• double towel twice. Defendant called as witness •
man named Vino, to prove that the only blow struck
was by the towel. He also stated that on the Saturday
the boy had charge of a sow in farrow, and struck it so
violent • blow that it could not walk, thereby causing
him considerable low. Fie positively denied striking
the boy with bis fist. —Fined 64. and 10s. costa.
A FRAUDULINT BAILS& —James Row, who describe
himself as the son of a respectable butcher of Aylesbury.
Bucks., was brought up in custody charged with larceny.
as • bailee of a saddle and bridle, the property of Kr.
Buekingham, of the Railway Hotel, Wimborne.—James
Prioe, amistut at the hotel, said that on Mouthy,
July 20th, prisoner cams to the inn and said he wanted
• bed. He was told be could have one. He then said
he expected two boron and would want stalls for them.
Afterwards he said he was going to Spettlebury, but
had no saddle or bridle, and asked winsome to lend him
one, which he took down. Witness told him be could
have the articles if be woull be beck by six o'clock.
One of the waddles and bridles produced was the one be
lent defendant, but the stirrup and leathers had been
changed. Had not seen the prisoner from that time
till ft• was in mestody.--finperustendent Brown, of
Blandford, stated that on Wednesday, the 29th July,
he was at Charlton Marshall, and saw the prisoner
there. He had two bridles and two saddles, which be
was offering for sale to Kr. Dowding of Blandford.
From information he (Mr. Brown) Isaereceived he sus.
peeled the saddles were stolen, end took prisoner lute
custody. He said they belonged to his father, who was
• cattle.dealer in Beekinghamehira He then searched
the prisoner, and found on him • railway tieket from
Spettisbury to Waterloo.—Prisoner pleaded guilty, and
expressed greet sorrow for baring committed the
offenos.—Kr. Price said that the sonduse of the
prisoner at the hotel wee not at all like that of a men
whose object was to swindle.—The Bench eowitnitted
the prisoner for trial at the next quarter eessions.

Conn Manner, Setutday.—lnspector's return : Wheal
565. to 70s. per quarter, average 61s. 5t4. ; barley, 331.
So 395. per quarter, average 34a. 54.
THE NeXT RIOINTUATION.—On Saturday the We Of
voters for the next registration, as ascertained, were
exhibited on the doors of the ohs/lobes and ehapels. All
claims and objections matt be made on or before the
25th Instant..

BRITION AND PORZIGN BIBLE 80011121'11TIA MINTING.
—The old Bible Howie in Earl-street being wented for
the formation of • new street the society was compelled
to purchase a site and erect • hones and warehouses
suitable for their present extended operations, which
amid Doll» dens for less than £50,000. Being unsling;
to contract their ordinary operations to defray this
expense, the committee tread* :delsoolal IPPeal to their I
Moods, which has been rasp° to so liberally that I
only £B,OOO remains to be raised. suit • lest effort is now I
being made, To help this forward the Dorchester
eommittee determined to have • tea meeting in .
the new Corueschengs, whish took place on ,
Teasley evenins ,last, and was • great sower.
Twenty-seven ladies undertook to provide tables for
twelve persons each, and the Rey. Phillip Kant, mock- :
tins semstary, &ad the Rev. Philip Eliot, incumbent of ,
Holy Trinity, Bournemouth, attended on behalf of that I
society. Four tables were laid the whole length of the
Exchange, with • crow table under the gallery, end
when fully equipped, with camas of dowers on nearly
every table, •od well filled with guests, the appearanoe
of the beautiful room was moat plassant and cheerful.
After tea the Rev. Philip Eliot addregasd the meeting,
showing in • very masterly and elaborate speech
the important* of the society itself, and of its work at I
the present miniml time, and urging on all present to
bold fist by the prineiples of the Reformation, via,
that "the Bible, and nothing bet the Bible" is the
religion of Protestant.. The Rey. J. Miller. Rector of
All Saints, who was very warmly received on rising,
next addressed the meeting, assuring them of his cordial
sympathy with the society, and his pleasure at having
SO
early and pleasant an opportunity of identifying I
himself with it. After • hymn, the chairman, the I
Rev. E W. Pears, called on the Rev. P. Kent, who as
towel, delighted the meeting with his graphic de-
saription of the soeiety'a work; giving a short history
of the old and new Bible houses, the &snaring open-
ings in the world for Bible cirealations, and illuatrating
his statements, and the society's clause on Christian
charity by facto that most be heard to be appre-
ciated. Alter another hymn, the °human vronouneed
the blessing and the meeting diversed, with • general
expression of siirsalaction. The followleg ladies hied!,
provided tables :—Mrs. Aldridge Mrs. G. J. Andseem,
Mrs. H. Haecombe, Mtg. Crocker. Mrs. Corm., him
Deventsh, Mrs.Masy, Mrs. Falkner, Mrs. W. Galpin,
Iles. Gill, Mrs- J. Good, Mrs. Groves, Mrs. Harris,
Mrs. Hayes, Mr.. Howe, Mra. Last, Mrs. J. Look,
M.slllLovelose, Kra. huh r, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Morelos,
Mrs. Mods, Miss Pears, Mrs. Steel*, Mrs. Vernon,
11 re. Webster, (Charsoinster), Kra Wood( A that barn pton).
Among those present us noticed the Reeds. C. J. Bird,
P. Eliot, T. A. Falkner, J. You, P. Kent, E. Lodlow,
F. Merriman, J. Miller, H. Monis, G. Mottle, F. Monte,
H. Monte, E. W. Pears, G. Corms, Req.) Mayor), R. IL
Eliot, Req. of Weymouth, G. J. Andrew; Req., G.
Andrews naq.(Weycnontb),ll. Devenish, Eq., J. Good,
Eao., Dr. Aldiidge, Mr. Mormon, of CSIZO, and Mr. 111.
J. Thurman, of LTpeey. The collection at the close
amounted to nearly EA, which with the premeds of the
tea will be • most acceptable oontribation to the building
fund, and we believe we only represeot the (*Der&
feeling of those preseot when we say that we hope it is
not the last time that we shall see our beautifol Cora
Exchange so happily and usefully occupied.

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STABBING A WETS AT W1L117011.10112-It4lli.—Ai the
Weston police coact, on Wednesday, before Mears. R. ,
A. Kinglake aod J. Coy, a boatman, named Alfred
oouneell, was brought up in esstody charged with
assaulting his wila 11r. Solomon defended. From the
evidence it appeared that on Saturday evening prisoner
mme home to his meals, when hie wife got up to put
• cat out of doors. Prisoner then remarked that he
would put her out, and when replying that he meld do
that if he thought proper, he wised a knife that was
lying on the table and stabbed her with it over the eye.
In reply to the Bench, complainant said that she had
only been married eighteen months, and that ever since
that time he had continually ill.used her, no much so
that her body was alwayi covered with braises. Mr.
Solomon pleaded that the prisoner and his wife were
having their meals together, when some altercation
arose, and on the wife making an improper remark, the
prisoner took up his plats, with knife and fork, and
threw it at hew. He further urged that, under the old
common law, a man was allowed to moderately correct
his wife. Mr. Kinglake said the Bench did not consider
et,bbing a moderate correction, and infi.oted a fine of
£2, Including costs, or, in default, fourteen days hard
labour.

EXTRAORDINARY 80101D1 OF TWO GIRLI IRAR
HIGHDRIDOL.—An inquest on the bodies of two girls,
named Elistbetla Crina, aged 15 years and 8 Months,
and Jane Meeker, 19, wee held on Wednesday at
Hentepill, near Highbridge. On Monday morning it
yea found that the girls had not been in bed over-
night and that they had left the premises. A. germ&
wasinstituted for them, but without surmise On
Tuesday the bodies of the deoeas-d—two fine healthy'
looking country girls—were found in a deep cattle pond
In the grounds of their master at Hantepill, looked
tight yin each either's arms, quite dead and stiff. It
transpired that painful rumours as to immorality of
imoduct on their part having reached the ears of the
curate of the parish, the Ray. Mr. Arundel', who was
lodging with Mr. Hawkins, the rev. gentleman own-
emaciated what he had heard to Mr. Hawkins. The
girls were questioned on Sunday, and haying been told
by Mr. Hawkins that if, on farther investigation on
Monday, he found the rumours to be true, be should
discharge them, they left the house without being ob-
served on Sunday night, and appear to have deliberately
destr..d thesm.lwea by imPopine town.re into a mood
,me 50 feet wide and Bor 9 feet deep. Both girls are
members of ...table families. Evidence having been
adduced as to the fact that the girls WA evidently
drowned themselves, the only question to be considered
was whether they wens or were not of sound mind at
the time of destroying themselves. After a short deli-
beration the jury returned • verdict of " Polo de se"
in both oases. The coroner then issued his warrant for
the bodies to be interred within 24 hours in the parish
churchyard, between the boors of nine and twelve
o'clock at night, and without the ceremony of Christian
burial ' • and this painful scene brought to • close one of
the must shocking tragedies that has ever taken place In
the above neighbourhood.

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blessedness of missionary work..
Council House at
The public meeting was held in the
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Lew 146404, piresehn.hed.froi.m.ol3Li.Jiobi. !
.i. 414. "tten dlumityted
half past six o'cloek, the Lord Bishop of Sellsb Y Pre'
siding, and there being a very waren:.us and influential— . _ ci.
atteadanee. Arnow» those mew» were the Bishop e
Oxford, the Bishop of Capetown. the Von. Archdeacon
Denison, the Dean of Kuitsteurg, the Rec
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liaccorie, Bishop Desiccate of Natal, Revd'. Pivbeloar,
Fraser, T. H. Tooke, F. H. Buckerfield, Prebendary
Canon Woodford, G. L. Nash. H. H. Wood, G. L.
alid.dranps., ActreubdezrecenB.,stourtostw, Canoe
..parGordeathin. Ab.rat:
Wilson, C. Nutt, Spring Rio.. C. F. Hyde, R. Lowndes,
H. West,
Wilt,. Jo.onFes,.
T.H.
r,Tiv.
.OEw,
lyr.,,R.F. IL
H.
A. Headrick, G. 8. Master, W. J. Sways', T. Carey,
E. Peacock, R. S. Hutchings, T. Baker, P. C. A.dwas,
Olivier, Eyre kinmey, F. Goddard, O. A. Houghton. R.
C. Tower, J. F. Messenger, R. Hill, Pereaval Ward. D.
Piper, F. Rookie,. B. Hall. Lester Lester, G. N.
Frosting, W. W. Totem, A. Codd, H. J. Green, W. H.
DWaalltula Wy,
Teals, Prebendary Rooks, F. Bennett, secretary of tile
society; the Mayor of Salisbury, Yr. 0. Brakes. am..
Mr. Calaway. he., he.
After prayer, the Chairmen briefly indicated KM
room of the proceeding,
The Rev. F. Hewett read the report of the Society
for We Promisee') of the Gospel for the peal year.
The receipt. were C 19,000 more than in 1808, sod
for the diocese of Salisbury the remittances were
£3,013 111 s. 3d., being an advances of £214 Ba. Ild. OD
the previous year.
The Mayor of Saliabery then spoke of the cordial
relations which snug between the civil and welesiastical
authorities io that city, and said there were good
grounds for loping that the two powers would long co-
operate band in hand together.
The Dean of Karitaburg expressed his thankfulness
and the thankfulness of the people of Natal that the
church in England and Convocation had repudiated the
Iheresies of Dr. Coke» So far as he had had an
opportunity of observing, Dr. Cokes° found himself
year by year more and more able to ase all the language
of the church, yet in • differentiae. to that in which
the church herself used it. It hawed all to know fully
what the church desires to express by the language she
employs. They must not only be nominal churchmen;
if they would propogate the gospel, they must become
more and more fully acquainted with their faith. He
had, he (the Dews) was most thankful to say, raised up
in Natal& body of faithful men, who bad shown them-
selves most ready in every way to declare their faith in
their fiarloor—(war„ hear)—and he wan able and
believed it to be his duty, to bear testimony that,
although their position was a most difficult one, the
Chunk people in Natal had acted with the extremest
forbearance, with We utmost patienee and teedeneres.
terms with Dr. Colette), as trustee of the Wangs
they
IGeowd "aciourintalvyinblemsdg decided Clitahatrehuelessia "lir wad. lent:
.dPmerd.eddyed.toatt.Mmirelminisquisimug.Hh
the peoole in the work. although they were very poor,
and oonsluded by appealing for help, that it may be
siapeal.nakeyanmdefaatht:egishaellunda iiminillthifassup4hted hi;
seen the Bishop designate (Mr. lfacrorie) pommies the
sympathy of the church, and that the church in that
colony orty flourish.
The Veil. Arida/aeon Deniaon next spoke. He said
we were now in the midst of the vestal» »voletion we
had ever men or were likely to sea. The question was
whether we are to have • national church in this
country or not. There were only two parties in this
sountry, though than might be many names. And how
did those parties begin? Why, out of Liberalism arid
Nonconformity. He was not going to say • word against
Noneonformists. God forbid. They he'd stepped in and
had done &work which the search was partly unwilling
and partly amiable to do. But his own opinions, feelings,
and convictions, were diametrically opposed to theirs,
and his andeavows, and votes were, on every ocession.
directed against their policy. A Churchmen must
neoessanly be opposed to • Nonsonformist, in regard to
the religious policy of the emintry—(hear, bear). Heaps
of question., some Berea% and some more or lees political
had corn, between them but all were gone but ow—
the battle which not thy, perhaps, but their children
would live to see fought out. It was the battle of a
national Church or no national Church—(bear, hear).
It was a curious, • wonderful thing, how hard it was to
make English Church people understand their position.
The Nonconformista knew what they were about, but
English Church people never believed them—(henghter).
He supposed Church people never read Noneonformist
, newspapers, or attended Nonconformist meetings. The
Nonconformists told them plaint that what they wanted
was to destroy the Churob of They msant
as • national Church, for they knew that they
weld destroy the Church Catholic. But they wanted
to destroy the national Church. Very well. What was
the position is which we stood? Wby,we were going to
be forced back upon fir» principles. Were we going to
, have • national Church ? Every man and woman had
Ito put this question to themselves, and if they could not
answer it at once, they must put it every night and
i morning until they were prepared to entertain it
I (hear, heat). At present there appeared to be an extra.
' ordinary degree of apathy, owing perhaps, to the great
beat of the weather—(A laugh). "Pray may I ask
without disrespect," be said to • member of Parliament
11.. other day in London, "bow is that in the Hones of
Commons %Lis question has been debated in sue» an
extraordinarily shallow way ?'—(a laugh). "We had no
time," was the reply, "to think it out.' But now there
was time,and there would be more ; and he believed that,
sooner or later, the men and women of F.ogiand would
cone to an understanding as to the position to which they
and their children were sure to be in. Now this forced
them back upon fir» principles, and when a body of
church people were ferried beak epee first principles,
when eltey. het.. to feel mow cad morewhat wes dm
value of tows yes. so sue church, and a what the
re stngth of its principles coosesed--when on looking
4 ji
more accurately and ea:dolly through functions of
the church, it. miseionary position came up first and
!memo», they must feel Vast what they had hitherto
done was worthies. •nd oontemptibe—(hesr, heal).
Though the sum of 1114.000, which was annually raised
for the Propagation Society, was much larger than that
which was raised twenty years ago, yet it was absolutely
and wholly unworthy of a great nation like ours —(hear,
hear). Now they had an excellent example before
them in the very rev, gentlemen on his left (the Dean
of Maritsburg). He was not going to say that the
church would necessarily be destroyed and ruined,
although it might be disestablished and dieendowed,
bemuse hia excellent frieed on his left had never been
established, and wa, now dierindowed—(iaughter). Not.
withstanding this, they bad heard from the dean that
the Colonial Church was strong and healthy, end
doing a great deal of work. Bct there was no reason
why, beeause, through God's blessing, their brethren
in the colonies had been enabled to meet emergencies,
and to rise up against things as they name' there was
no reason why we in this country who had bleseinp
should give them op—(hear, hear, and applause). They
might my, "Then you are not for disestablishing the
church?' No I be did not suppose he was—(hew, bear).
As be had already said in London, he thought it was •
meet sin— (bear? hear). He had no doubt it was • sin.
Other people might view it in • different light, but to
his mind is was an absolute sin—(hear). It wee wen.
moniy supposed that 300 years ago the State of this
country made • law to establish the Church, but that
was all nonsense. The State did not establish the
Church. The Church established the fltate—(hear,
bear). The Meth was the heart of the State ; the
State had grown upon it, and to tear the heart out of •
body was not • very likely way to make the body live
! —(heir, hear). They might be told that • national
'church ought to be the church of the majority of the
people but he called that heresy. It was • hemp
way oidealing with things. He never lmew that the
establiahment Was to be measured by such • standard.
His Idea was that it should be =immured by the truth of
it. religion —(bear, War) —and when he spoke of •
revolution, be meant two things, and though be hod
»id them several times before. he was not afraid of
repeating them. It was said. in the aret Places
that the Church might to cease to be the rational
Choral becalms it was not the Werth of the majority,
but be contended that such • principle as that
was the greatest revolution ever introduced into
this country. Could there be • worse revolution than
to say that the governing body of the country should
profess itself of no religion at all ?—(bear, hew).
gush was the issue before the people, and he had no
doubt that, when the question mime to be mare and
more considered—that when people had poadarad it
well and had made the discovery that it was not •
political question, not • question between parties, but •
question for the elsnreh people of England as to
whether they would Wow their whole position to be
altered, they would come to • right decision on the
matter. Some might be inclined to ask, "What is this
to us? We do not belong to the Church of Ireland."
"No" he replied, "but the Church of Ireland belong
to you, and if you try to sever the two, you will do •
very dangerous thing" —(hear, beer). He rejected quite ,
as much as the humblest and mast betrayed member of 1
the Irish Ch the proposition to disestablish the I
Cherish of li=
as he should • proposition to dl.. I
establish himself at that moment. Be would not allow 1
• distinction to be drawn, and, as far as he was con. ,
owned, be would not allow • difference to remain—
(hew, hear). Now let them wept the situation. He '
had no fear for the Church of Englend. He bad no fear
for the establishment either in England or in Ireland.
Hs did not believe be should live to see the dertruction
of either, Weans* when the people of England ems to
be forced bask upon first principles, he was quite 08'14in
that they would thee begin, if they bad not already
begun, to see that it was not good that such • thing
, should he dole. The cionehasion, then, which he com-
mended to the consideration of English Church people
was thie—if English Church people could rot prevent
the deetructioe of the Irish Chureh the English Chanel
people were not is • majority ; and .wording to present
principles, if English Chun* people were not in •
majority, the destruction of the Church of England
would come awn after that of the Church of Ireland—
(hear). Therefore, let people well consider before they
were so ready to giver up the sister Church in the thought
that destrectien was not coming near themselves Now
beheaded that he heard wine of his friends say, "It is
all over; we must not contend about these things." He
feuded that he beard a clergyman or • layman say '1
eas not sure whether it would not be much.better if we
lap:ls
in ge:.o
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tle.haiiadelyetri"thisytree.N64:nriwtifiEltl:dt
eoighy"fthaoseuedsdoo,iCtitotiturce::yesitl"nswanwitv.h—la
, 114"11:06 ellecahrh,ttarrhwee)Chlr).uwouu"illhdbethidnoida:t rhimit""buespolie:;euriecortlewn:Qtainngifteonrittobeadlatfthyonewoolwrdul:edr
wayuldweat7,to leaven the
escape from
atom' doThw. right
hatwe co
mind of the nation so that the trials should cease. In
~conclusion,Hvb ,biisawnoyelLiuLtetkathe good people of Se/isim
you ponce help to sarlie. the Church
lof.thisy
yellanterym—dthoeioNmeetitohninsal Chto_usreitahy
prevent your nut-ring, as you USI
err,:
leanad astbelogur..tealibliii.dhre:anmkustansauff,hera,t itfbyeengoverninanowg
revolution, and neer*: a England
and
hallad
of -ttiuehhise
are
tobodliyavole the principle pioionutontu;Lpie net
woe
nthoatmmemgjoritotiespesevshato
Its enter,
"Tht"ba."—.Zotolt oainythieeteile Irli—lne'lPPt adladumnseed). the meeting,
nEloamtaantodutwactoont tha4.ttaituheoaten;
bcdadtbeheeepoestypinedwas by
a
almost all dioceses to reduce the expenditure. He then
Indicated MOM of Ms work sistoms. They to
as make Abel to soul tie gospel to A If