The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-04-13 00:00:00

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REvIEW OF THE CORN TRADE. garet eountti exilreog.
The grain trade has been rather washer in tone, owing ,
to the brilliant agricultural.. prosPects. The upward TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1875.
tendency in the value of wheat has been checked, and,
although no relapse has occurred, difficulty has been
experienced in obtaining. previous quotations. The NOTES OF THE WEEK.
demand for consumption ts certainly on a full average
scale but, with few or no speculative purchases, the The Salisbury Diocesan Synod has had its
segiieoucanderitAly,,:.fh.oughtyrionci.
()Taus large
passage i,sazitluffitc.initinat. two der' talk again, but inoforerid3euieciliedecg numbers,
Widrientidisfied-
astrictaelg, dtecyrnveentheparizhonlio7;
one million three hundred and fifty-seven thousand eight
Anyone who will take the trouble
hundred and forty quarters against one million two
hundred and eighty thousand three hundred and sixty with it.
to wade through the dm. uasiorus will not
quarters at this time last year, and the supply now afioat
inparishes men
en haveli
e h
will won be augmented by the commencement of spring
shipments. Altogether the position of alTain remains wonder
That e the Course
rse
manner those
much the same as last week, and we cannot discern any taken.
Sir T. Grove and
likelihood of any appreciable variation in prices so lontl.aa
was a sufficient inEardicaltiNonels:fn twheereamreZnitvedoi
the stain quo of agricultural affairs is maintained. ta
are one shilling dearer on the week, but they do not close
at their best. Maize also Li rather better. Malting barley intelligence that was
.collected in the Synod, and
dull, but grinding rather dearer. Beans and peas ettieto
Flour unaltered with • quiet demand. of the Sacerdotal influence that prevailed ;
whilst the speech of our excellent member, Mr.
Floyer, was truly characteristic. He was so
struck with the conciliatory tone of the speeches
of Earl Nelson and Co., that he found a diffi-
culty in making up his mind to vote against
them. He does not see that they find the
country is against them, and so they are com-
pelled to adopt a very different tone to the
former bullying presumption. Of course the
IBishop had to excuse his cool contempt of the
last Synod in establishing a Deaconesses Institu-
tion which the Synod had refused to sanction;
so having enlarged on the blessings likely to
follow that institution, he says before he took
the step of establishing it he consulted twenty
gentlemen, who every one supported it. He
did not say who the said gentlemen were, but if
the lay Synedamen are satisfied with the explan-
ation, they evidently were created for the pur-
pose of being Synodsmen. His lordship is
evidently in great trouble about the Public
Worship Bill, and no wonder, for when it comes
into operation, every Bishop on the bench will
bo obliged to declare himself, without any more
of that shuffling and trimming which have
made them very often a subject of ridicule and
contempt among straightforward and upright
men. The harmony of the whole proceedings
was truly edifying—the motto of the Synod
BA:clued to be "May difference of opinion never
lessen friendship,' and the effect of a large
number of men professing to be teachers of
Truth agreeing to meet as brethren in a Synod
where the Truth must not be named—where
Pilate's question, or that of the jn of
Philippi, would fall in their midst like a lighted
shell, cannot fail to have a most beneficial effect
upon the Church at large, and especially on the
young, whose minds have been so injuriously
affected by the controversies of the day. They
will see that nothing is wanting to make the
Church truly happy and peaceful but total
indifference to the Truth : that if that disturbing
element is once removed, Priest and Protestant,
Sceptic and Ritualist, may all be happy together,
and sit down under the shadow of the Episcopal
hat in perfect harmony. And when this
principle is duly developed it will expand
beyond the limits of Christendom, and lead the
young Churchman to see the absurdity of one
religion interfering with another; of Christianity
attempting to convert the followers of Mehemet:
how much better for Jew, Turk, and Church-
man to unite in one great Synod, and join their
forces in endeavouring to convert those who will
adhere with heretical obstinacy to the Gospel,
as the only way of salvation. Such is the
natural development of the deliberate ignoring
of all principle, which unites in the Diocesan
Synod men whose only bond of union is a love
for the "loaves and fishes" of an Established
Church, and whose collective principles seem to
be, "More Bishops ! More b7isterhoods ! and
the Church Catechism."
The driuk bill of the British people in 1874 is
not so alarming in its progression as that for
1873. Last year there was an increase of
2,000,000 gallons of spirits; in the past twelve
months the additional quantity consumed was
something less than 1,000,0000 gallons, while as
to malt paying duty for beer, about half a
million bushels less were returned last year than
in 1873. The quantity of drink was: of
Homemade spirits . Gallons .. 29,875,401
Foreign and lolonial spirits „ ... 10,615,212

MIRE LANE, Taus DAY.
Wheat closed quietly and less Irm. Friday's prices being
unwillingly paid. Barley quiet. Oats not so firm as on
Friday, but 6d. to le. dearer on the week. Maize quiet,
but 6.t dearer than on Monday last. Beaus and pass
quiet. Flour steady.
_

METROPOLITAN CATTLE, Taw DAY.

Beasts, 820. Trade slow for ell qualities. Inferior,
tki. ; prime, 4s. 6.1. to ss. 10.1. Sheep, 2,7tet
DelllA3li fairly active at late values. Inferior, 4s. 61. to
5,24. ; prime, 5. 4.1. to r.. Lamb is in moderate request
at 6s. to 8.1. 6.1 Calf trade very slow. Pigs quiet.

Total I.4)stilled Spin . 40.510,613
Foreioi w int% . p • 17.284.385
Malt li.luors ... 30,338,510
Cider. perry, and British trines tiallons ... 11,000,000
lit all this the alcohol amounted to 78,147,286
gallons, and the money expenditure is thus
estimated :
Expenditure on ardent spirits ... £41,574,134
Ditto on foreign wines ... 12,963,2&S
Ditto on nuilt lii lui irs 72,932,426
Ditto on cider, perry, and British wines... 1,000,000

E1.26,408,f448 I
Mr. Dawson Burns, who has collated these ;
statistics, says this sum is one-third the declared
value of all the imports in 1873; one-half the
declared value of all the exports; £53,000,000
above the gross Imperial revenue in the year
ending March 31, 1876 • twice the gross
receipts of our entire railway traffic in 1873,
and eighteen millions over • twice the united
capital of our savings bails and Post-office
savings banks, with seven millions to spire;
and nearly twice the estimated value of all out
coal and metals at the places of production in
1873. Mr. Burns adds, what the nation has
received in return for all the labour bestowed
; in making and selling these drinks, and the
1 money expended upon them, ought to be
la very interesting and general inquiry, and if
prosecuted with candour and intelligence, would
furnish materials f,a• wise reflection, and would
accelerate a desirable and lung-delayed reforma-
tion.
An interesting sketch of the growth of the
revenue, which appears in the Times, is calcula-
ted to dispel all gloomy forebodings as to the
future of our taxasion. From 1840-62 the
revenue increased £1,000,000 a year; from
1852-59, £1,240,000; 1859-85, £1,780,000; and
1885-75, £2,500,000. It is also an interesting
fact that a penny income-tax yields £2,000,000!
This pleasant prospect follows :—The present
rate of growth of the revenue would admit of
the reduction of taxes to the amount of 10 or 12
millions every five years, and yet leave room for
a growth of the revenue more than ample to
cover any moderate amount of expenditure.
There seems no reason, if the expenditure is
only kept at about the present rate, why the
next five years should not enable es to accom-
plish as much as we have done in the heft five
years or in the five years which preceded those.
It is greatly to be hoped that this may be the
case, for then in 1880 we may expect that
all Customs duties will have been removed from
every article but alcohohc drink and tobacco,
and that England has become a free port for
every other commodity. In additiou to this, it
is said we could afford to dispense both with
Income Tax awl the House Duty. When what
may be in the future is so glowing, it is rather
discouraging to be told that it has been found
" inure expedient to give the Revenue occasional
rods, and then to deal on a larger scale with its
accumulated surpluses. And that course will
probably be taken with advantage in the ap-
proaching Budget." However, if Sir S. North-
cote does not do much for us in the way of
reducing taxation, we may look for great remis-
sions from his Liberal successor as Chaucellor of
the Exchequer.

Wrackleford, on Sundaym took place at her residence, at
For several weeks Mrs. Pattison had been in • very
Diem or Mao Pernson W
death of this lady, h regret
to
"'mum°
the
everything
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that
death
sthkin
frequent condition,
aattendndfoanr cethe, anlaltefovertnr
night last, just after 11 o'clock.
expected. Her medical attend Dr ea
was
our"
ant, . Aldridge, was in
was
dfeeLeblle
couid suggest was dune to prolong her life. But her course
was run, and at length she passed peacefully away, not
from bodily disease, but simply natural decay. For 'some
time the had been blind, but retained all her other faculties
with singular vigour, taking an interest in schemes of
benevolence up to her last illness. She was the widow of
Mr. Robert Pattison, formerly • Dorchester banker, and
has • daughter who married the Hon. Henry Ashlei,
brother of the present Earl of Shaftesbury, in late but he
died in 1866. I.ly Mrs. Pettbion's death the poor of
Stratton have lost a kind friend, and there were few
public or private subscriptions in which her name was
not to be found for a goodly sum. She was a warm sup-
porter of the vclunteer movement, and gave to the
Dorchester corps many handsome prises for competition.
• Mrs. Pattison attained the great age of 11l years on the sth
of April last.
HOLY TRISITT tffILIICM.—The rector and churchwardens
I of Holy Trinity have decided to establish an offertory at
each service for their parishioners at AU Saints' Church,
commencing on Sunday next, and the Rev 11. Everett
(rector) explained the reason' why in his sermon last
Sunday afternoon. His discourse was founded upon
Exodus ic.xv., 1 and 9—" And the Lord spake unto Moses
saying, speak unto the children of Israel that they bring
Me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly
with his heart ye shall tae My offering." As soon as the
Israelites were delivered from Egyptian bondage Moses
provided for the public worship of God ; and, although
it, was necessarily in a tabernacle, the place and
all its adjuncts were made as magnificent as possible.
In this country now no less than in the days of Moses in
the wilderness should God's house be made beautifuL
Moses WAS to direct the people that they brought an offer-
ing, but it was essential that it should be given willingly,
otherwise he was not to take it. Yet any who did not
choose to give were not excluded from the worship of the
sanctuary: though when they took part in the worship
they could not but reflect that they might have helped in
providing and beautifying the tabernacle, and that would
be punWunient enough for their withholding an offering.
Yet, surely few, if any, did so; for all that was required
was duly supplied. The Jewish religion was based on volun-
tary services and offerings. The same principle was taken
up in the religion of Jesus Christ; and free-will offerings
from our substance for the service of God ere its necessary
accompaniment. This was strikingly illustrated by the
way in which the first Christians sold their possessions
and laid the product at the Apostle's feet: and, though it
was not meant to be the rule of Christian life, it indicated
the spirit by which the followers of Christ should be
animated. The Apostle:l reduced Ode to rule, and the
injunction was--- "On the first day of the week let every
one of you lay by him in store as God bath prospered
him." Here was the principle of the offering systematised,
and it was joined with public worship. It is on this
principle that we—myself and the churthwardens—on and
after Sunday next are going to endeavour to act We are
going to establish at these our services • weekly offering
or collection, and we do it as being the proper. and
legitimate, and manifest Bible plan of Church finance.
And, indeed, we are compelled to do it, because in our
present circumstances it really is the only plan we have
open to us. There are three great objects for which we
must have money. First, the sick poor in our own parish.
As you know we have been accustomed to give the offer-
ings from our Holy Communion in our own church to
certain sick poor in the parish; and I know I should be,
and I am quite certain you would be, exceedingly sorry if
in consequence of the re-building of our church the sick
poor were to go without their accustomed gifts. Secondly,
we have to provide for the expenses of these services
which we are so kindly allowed to hold in this church—
our pert of the heating and cleaning, and we have to
maintain the musical portion of our own services. And
here is one fact of which I should like to remind you, as
I have been very forcibly to-day. It is this— that now for
the rest of this year, and till we are able to occupy again
our own church, you are entirely free from any burden of
pew rents, and we have no funds of the sort to apply for
the maintenance of our services. The third object for
which we want money—all we can get—is the re-building
of our church. The first two objects shall come first, and
then, if any balance remains in the hands of the church-
wardens it will be applied to the building fund. Hitherto,
your gifts have been either by pew rents, or subscription
books, or by what I may call the spasmodic efforts of the
casual Charity Sermon. But though these things have
been found necessary and are certainly established by
law and custom, yet I am unable to find in the Bible or
elsewhere that the churches ef the apostles ever required
charity sermons. And why I Because every one on the first
day of the week laid by as God had prospered him. Why
should we need the stimulant or the pressure of the elo-
quence of the preacher ere we can give our offerings to God I
tienuble charity requires no artificial warmth • the Sun of
Righteousness warms the true Christian's heart, Genuine
charity is never fastidious and never limited, "Freely ye
have received, freely give," are the golden words of its
banner. I feel sure there is hardly • person here to-day
who docw not desire according to his ability to contribute
something in turn for the poor, for schools, hospitals,
church services, church building, and all that intricate
machinery which we now have as a Christian people.
And Low can all have the opportunity of giving unless
there he an offertory. Would you like to subetittite sub-
meription hooks? To my mind there is about thet mode
something exclusive which I do not like, and something
very little in harmony with true voluntary liberality. It
has • strong likeness to the tax-gatherer's importunate
though legal demand. And many are unwilling to adopt
that method of giving levause the amounts subscribed by
others are beyonnal their means to emulate. But the
greatest objection of all is that the young are thus
debarred from exercising welf.denial and Christian charity.
I know cases where children have been taught early in life
that out of their small allowance of pocket-money some
minute portion should always be dedicated to the service
of God and the g,eel nit their fellow.nien ; and there are
many instances of young men and wonnen who for love to
Christ have not refused to spare from their dress and
amusements some regular though small gifts to God.
And what right have I or anybaly else to hinder any
individual member of our great Christian family from
learning that beet lesson any man, woman, or child can
learn, viz., the great lesson of loving themselves least
Depend upon it we shall never regret teaching our chil-
dren the duty of thinking of and providing for others.
Some say the plan will fait I ask why? It has succeeded
beyond expectation wherever it has been fairly tried; not
only in England, but in the colonies and America ; and
why fen here Why should this place be the solitary
instance of non success, 'when elsewhere it has proved
met beneficial to all takiug put in it? Others say it will
keep people Iron, church. Why should itt If any are unable
to puy anything. sr if tie, Lev,i psi.l to Ohs motuang, why
should they be sahanied or fear to let the bag or plate pass
them at the second service without an offering; we du
not expect it. My own feellug is, when Igoto a church
where there is • regular offertory, (hit if I have contri-
buted in the mourning my own conscience does not Inuits
me at all if 1 allow the bag or plate to pass at • subsequent
service. And why should I care in the least what people
say or think provided my own conscience does not accuse
me? We are going to try this system, and I firmly
believe for one that you will not allow it to fail. We ask
you in this our effort to come forward and help us.
Necessarily we have but one object in view, and that is to
do what may best tend to the spiritual good of all. Do
give us •rwlit for this, and do also help us to the best of
your power. Perhaps not now, but, believe mile, the time
will come, when you will recollect with feelings of grati-
tede the opportunities given you here for the exercise of
Chriatian virtues, which are often: I believe, dormant
simply because IfeVer awakened: Yeu will Levu approved
the spirit of self-deuial growing up in Your children and
iufluencing their character perhaps for life; and you will
know one day, that better far than all the sums banded
down ae given by you in public subscription books, were
Iyour iiiikuown, secret; perhaps very humble alms, and
the still inure humble contributions of your little onee
which, though alone here in secret, were yet rewarded
openly by your God and their God, by your Father and
their Father.
Boston uu Pim Sits-ioxs, Monday. —Before the Mayor, (Mr.
K Durnett) sod Itr. 11,.igaen.
A Man named t:drarel Pryor, of Friary-lane, was fined 5s
LIIII costs Zr drunkenness in High West street, laid Saturday
night.—Y.s. Mitchell proved the case.
tkearr Purr( Sostoes, Saturday. —llejore Mr Williams,
(chairman), or o. Warry, said Mr 11. It. Middleton.
Thomas Hobert., of itadhsa'e, was summoned for selling
eider without a limas, Mr Howard for defendant.
PC Harris on Sunday, April 4, at &Al 'a.m., went to dole.,
clant's house, and remained till 10. Two men were in the
house. Ile celled firs onlinel eider, was senud by defendant
, and paid 11 for It Two more quarts, said I.:nit-arid-half in a
bottle were also obtained. Liquor wee also served to other
Mr llowanl said he did sot deny that the cider was served,
but wanted to urge extenuating circumstances.
Mr %Yahoos*: Will they set aside the fact?
Mr thorned did not think they would. But the fact was it
was a %cry bad season for cider, there was such a crop of
amdes that people could net get rid of It
The constable ertats-examtioal said defendant rented an
orchard of Capt. Thresher; the nearest public-house was
three-yea:ter* of a mime off. When withers w.t lii be asked
for some cider saying he had been for walk and was Denny.
Defendant said he had some in the house for his own use, and
Would let him have some. Aoktal what he charged and he said
kit Italtutl for rome beer defendant said he had not got any.
Mr Howard said peoslty under the Act was /AO for the
first peon, e, and he urged Item taigeal to meet eases in cities
like Loudon and klanehmter, and not such an otu-oidlistray
place so itailipole. Defendant was between tie mad 70 years tiff
age, and a 111111 of good character. He had Ln °ahead, made
elder, mid as it was now offered ill &mensal at se or 10u a hogs-
head, had difficulty lii getting rid of it. These people went
In, said they were thirsty alter. walk, and he thought all the
,iu.umstannes were extettuaMug. He urged it was such a case
that the awakes Ins would meet the requirements of justice.
Fined x 5 including mete The eider found eu the premises
was forfeited.
Time was asked for, but the Bench refused; and, when his
good character was urged, the Chairman remarked had it not
been so they would have fined him gat
In default he was to be ommiltted for throe months, but Use
nioney rota paid.
Clark, privato in the IffUni Regiment, Will brought
up for fraudulent milistineet, the .IdJunint prosecutiug,
It seemed he had previously enlisted in the Slth regiment,
under the name of "George Williams," and also in another
regiments.
Sentenced to three months' hard labour.
Edward Dunlord was summoned under the Mainers' and
Seroanto' Act by Mr Jenne Lovelace, of Piddlehlntow Mr
1101111.11 l for complainant, and Mr M. C. Weston for defendant.
Mr How geld said this was • ease of importune to the agri-
culturist. of the empty. The men engaged themselves to him
DORC/ICMSTER. said then on the day they were expected sent • letter to say they
should not enter upon the Tierosie.
SLUM:St OP Awn.—A new term commences to-day. :Or Complainant said he kept three cartee, to took Witt 13
particulars see advt. hones. lie advertised for men, and uunfonl wrote frelff
WE understand (hat it is intended to hold a bazaar, on Reforne, Portland, applying for the situation, and saying he
behalf of the building fund of Holy Trinity church, in knew another man who wanted • place. On relfruary tath he
August next saw Dunfurd and the other wan (Henry Taylor) and engaged
VOCAL AMOCRTION.—The Present setwoL will be closed them for a year at les a week, with house mei garden said
by • c incert on Thursday next, when a mhicalleneoes peniuisltes. On March 22m1 they wrote saying they world
selection will Ire perfornied. ttoLas on the sth of April, and, subieguelitly, In snswer to a
HOLY TRINITY Cm:awe—We are gratified to learn letter it his, they mid they would be there . Uao night of the
that the Salisbury Diocesan Church Building Association 4th. But on the 1511. Starch witness received a letter saying
has made a grant of .ciso towards the re-building and they were both going to stay with their present master who lied
enlargement of Holy Trinity church, rises their wages. They dl) not .1110 on as agreed, and he was
GOOD TEMPI-ART. —The Good 'tempters are pleased with left without carters, as his other 1111111 were going to the north.
the result of their late public meeting and entertainment Crom-exantined . Dentond wade his mark to the eontrmit.
at the British athool. 011 Tuesday evening two new After this Mr Winton conferred with his client, and said he
members were initiated in the lodge, and 16 others are found it was true The Mill NIA previously told him he did
proposed for initiation. net any barman, atoi that WAS the reumi he asked 111.
ACCIDENT. —A serious accident happened near this town Lovelace the question so pointedly. Ile could only express
on Tuesday last to • carter engaged in removing • labour- regret on hew.' if the etee•
era furniture from Litton Cheney to the nighbourhod of This Beech said illoll had no right to leave one simian.
Blandford. The utlfeetunate man, when near Martins. before they had enmpletely left another, for it caused immense
town-corner, was getting on the waggon for the purpose of 111101110111011C0 to employers.
;preventing some falling off, when lie fell under the He ass anvil A,l, indluding, coma, and the contract was
waggon, both wheels passing over his legs, causing a coin-
pound fracture of one of the the thighs, the bone Henry Taylor, the other man, pleaded guilty, L11(1 the Bench
niade the same order.
protruding through the trousers. Ile was removed to the
They were allowed aweek to pay.
hospital shortly after the awl occurrence, and was at once
The men urged they did not sign the contract, tut they were
attended by 11r. Smith and others of the medical staff : •
told making their mark was the rune thing. And Mr Lovelace
but at present he lies in • very precarious state. Th° u' frm that the •ht way waster
fellow, we understand, is in the employ 01 Mr. ofrf themen'to war their nil. "n°
P.'n" WWI
rpC•r rake, of Hedge End.
JO/14th0/4 Nash, of Winterborne Abbas, WU summoned
tleavica or Someo.—On Thursday evening, In the Con- for allowing eleven cows to stray on the hlAiwa !nth March.
gregatimal ici"grmnu• David. a Bible start. with It seemed the boats had been put In the yard said 51) the
wired song" was given by a chorus of about forty voices, household Irene to church. The constables law them or the
consisting of the chapel choir, school children, sad a few reed two hours,
vocal assistants, and the connective Scriptural reeding', Defendant said 10111.110 must have opened the gate, and let
were given by the Rev. T. Reeve. There was a numerals/ them out.
audience, anal the service afforded great satidaction to Eiind cl.
present It sketches in an interesting meaner the life of Samestageenui end Cltarlee Fox were summoned for being
the shepherd King, and a good deal of It is met to music— drunk said riotoes at Itromlinayne, oth Alire
recitative, rhAntlelL familiar hymn tunes, easy melodies, P.C. Churchill found theme drunk and warding to fight They
and two or three choruses of greeter pretentious. Miss refused to go away, 1/1(II *ere biolent ; but at length they were
touncy presided at the harmonium, and had the general , got home. They were not so drunk as to be tmegede to weir -
conduct of the music, and great credit is due to her for ee, much used to drink for that.
the success achieved. One of the meet effective pieces Fined lee each, Including costs; In default seven days' herd
was deed march from Saul
to a paraphrase of labour.
2 Samuel I, the lamentation of David over Saul and his • A ponsmons agaielt Coleman for obstructing the highway
sons. Kent's anthem "U that I had wings like a darve" wee withdrawn
was a little unsteady. the IV PeAelint making some of Henry ChM reMill was eunimoined for furious driving at Char
the singers nervous, but is was but a slight blot A minister, April let.
setting of ' Lift up your heada" be TH. Lewell Mason, P.C. Mate'uon said about p.m. he saw shorn. with a spring
was effectively given, and formed an excellent fissile to waswoo ssliooing towards l'ofclits'Wr ulcfenili.it rlmuling is
the service. It was altogether a novel loan,. in An trout locatov:. the horse with a Whip. There were neer& men
entertanunen ' of Dorchester, and if repeated inthe Town. In the .Ore..m Olt WW
AA( bile oneof di.m twilled the chip
hall wouhl doubtless, attract a large suaierice, out of thurchill'abastsl. Oe Aty lowa bias be called to them