The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-28 00:00:00

CHILD DROWNED AT FORDINOTON.

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him no more. Africa was next referred ts, which is
the birthplace of the C.M.B. Tne slave trade had
gradually decreased IWO. the introduction of Christi.
anity, though not yet in some places, unfortunately,
quite a thing of the past. In oonclusion, the rev.
gentleman related an amusing anecdote of an African
slave, who about 40 years ago had been carried to
America and there liberated. He was in possession of
a little farm, and, wanting to hire another field, he
bargained for one with a neighbour, agreeing to give
him the fourth part of the produce as rent. At the
time of harvest he had exactly Huss splendid loads.
He went to the man from whom he had hired the field,
and told him, with apparently the utmost simplicity,
" He was very sorry but thin WaS a* fourth pact;
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It was wadi three; los& ; tot perhaps next year I
would yield four." (Laughter.) The rev. speaker
exhorted his listeners not to treat their Heavenly
Master in this way, but to give Him at least some
portion of their possession.
The Rev. W. LYON (Vicar of She/thorns) next
addresesd the meeting. He referred to the debt
Ragland herself owes to the miesionaries, for if the
missionaries, centuries aims, had not brought the
Gospel to our shores, Ragland would not be at the
bead of the nations as she le at the present time. He
mentioned the • in which some of those who

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had visited foreign parts speak of the mission work
and say they never saw a missionary while abroad.
It reminded him of the conversation of a lady and
gentleman. The latter, who had sprat some time
In India, said he never saw a missionary, and didn't
believe in them, when the lady wisely answered she
had just as much reason to say there were no tigers in
India aa he had to say there were no mlulcnarlsu. as
she had spent some time in India and had never seen
a tiger, never having gone where they are. Soaking
of the progress of the society, he stated that the
income now amounted to £227,000, and they had
28,000 native communicants, as well as 200 native
ordained ministers. In Western Africa God had
greatly blessed the WOfk of the society, and they were
DOW able to support themselves. The NIT. gentleman
spoke at some length on the explorations made in the
course of the river Nile, and said that after varied
circumstances—both successes and opposition—the
missionaries were still striving to extend the knowledge
of the Gospel, and God bad greatly blessed them at
several plans on their route to reach Uganda, the
capital of King &ilea. Reference was then made to
the work carried on round the border of Afghanistan,
especially at Peshawnr, where much success has
resulted. Mr. Lyon concluded by pointing out
the wisdom and propriety of setting apart a fixed
sum for the work of God, and made an earnest appeal
for both large and small offerings.
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the Duke of Couning-ht-didn't -oorne down from the
Prieon, and we heeled over the Empress pretty well,
In straining to see all we oould of the uampact little
steamer not much bigger than a haruart, Once more
through the waiting ships, by the beautiful Osborne,
over the double Bay, blue and silver shining, and then
to Weymouth Pier under the grim Nothe Pert and
L alaad et the fairy•looking yacht'. Another walk on the
and is the town, varied by showers, and at
7.3gtee'y started again for the shady inland where
freeholds are plentiful sod cheep.
Samnnun,—Arrivals: South of Ireland , Num,
Cherbourg, general; Stornoway, Hsrlook, Bt. Mato,
tatoee; , Clarke, Jersey, potatoes; Brighton,
DudaFail.lersey, general; Empress,_ queens, Bourne-
mouth, paser.— - Bourne-
.

A child named Frank Whiny, aged 16 months. son
of Frederick and Elizabeth Whitty, living near Mush-
room Bridge, Fordington, was found drowned in the
river on Monday morning last. The particulars will
be learned from the evidence adduced at the inquest
held the same evening, in the Fordington Schoolroom,
before Mr. Hoary Symonds. Deputy-Coroner. Mr.
Keats was the foreman of the jury.
Elisabeth Whiny said she wait the wife of Frederick
Whitty, and lived at Mushroom Bridge. The deceased
was 16 months old. After the child was dressed, soon
after six, her eldest boy took him for • walk, but
brought him back all right. About half-past seven he
went out again with his brother, and that was the last
time she saw him alive. She missed him • few minutes
alter eight, and she sent her eldest girl in search of
him. Sae heard no more of him till Mrs. Legg came
to her and said she had seen him in the river. The
child was brought home quite dead.
Fanny Legg said she lived at Mill-bank. That
morning, about half-petit slue, she was going down to
hex son, in Tilley's-buildings. She met Mrs. King,
who asked her if she had seen anything of the child.
Witness looked over the wall close to hire. Wltltt7's
house, and there she sew the body of deceased.
Joseph Winzar, who lived close by the Whltai
said about half -poet nine he heard sense people ah o
that • child was in the river. He asked whale child
it was, and was told it was Whitty's. He then went
through the water up to his waist, and brought it out.
The body was lying about ID yards below Mushroom
Bridge. The water there was about two feet three
lashes deep.
Mary Garland said she saw the child following his
father about half-pest seven. He had no one with him.
The Coroner said there could be no difficulty in their '
arriving at a verdict ; but the question wan—was thaw
anyone criminally responsible? It was very parlors-
ful on the part of the parents to allow • RIM of the
deceased's tender years to wander about neer • danger-
ous stream.
The father was called ; but he gave his evidence in a
very off.buxi and unsatirfactory manner. He said be
left the ohild playing outside the door, and had no
thought of It. being drowned. They could not expect
him to stay and mind the child.
But be was expected, the Coroner told him, to see
that proper Reps were taken that the child should be
taken oari at.
The jury returned • verdict of "Found Drowned."

The Rev. BOLT Wilson (Rector of Redgrays,
Suffolk,) spoke chiefly on the principles of the society'.
work. The C.M.S. has solely for its object to carry
the Gospel to the heathen. He fully set forth, in an
intensely earnest manner, that it was the Gospel of
life, unielli-bnees, self-sacrifice, and order, also fully
setting forth the three grand points of faith, hope, and
charity. In conclusion he showed the great privilege
it was to help in such a good cause.
After • few remarks from the CHAMIAS, chiefly on
she necessity of prayer, the meeting closed with sing•
log and the benediction.
A collection was made, and amounted altogether to
the good sum of £27.
By the kindness of the Rev. Canon and the Misses
Smith the visitors were invited to supper at the
Rectory, as in former years, and a large number
incepted the invitation. Here we were pleased to see
Mr. Smith able to act as host, which he did with the
greatest geniality, ably assisted by his daughters.

panenigis ; Sontharnitoa:Bolimors,
month, parengsrs ; Great Western, Blampied,
Cherbourg, eneral ; Cygnus, nab's, Jerry, neural;
Roll Call, St. Halo. potatoes ; Pecenix,
Speed, Jersey potatoes; Blonde, Bastard, Jamey,
=; Prsinier, Bowering, Torquay, passengers ;
3,3risaydeo, Cowes, ballast; Mamie",
Swansea, wall Anne, Hall, Southampton, ballast ;
Boonsmund, Slag Portland, Governmeet stores;
Taima, Robley, Lardon, cement; Elizabeth, Vivian,
Limas. °emelt Salines : South of Ireland,
C7berbourg, - Siornoway,Harlock,

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M--' - lemrsi I empties; cameos, Omens, ;.B7rnethetlib.
passengers; Southampton, Bullmore, Bournemouth,
; Death, Clarke, Jersey. empties ; Brigbton,
rerl7"Jnersey, general; Great Western, Blampied,
Oberboug, getters]; Cygnus. Fibber. Jassy. Kelm's' ;
BPri.°P. Clarke; 'Moe, ballast • Roll Call, Eadnlgton,
Si. mai°, empties ; Pbasnix, tiptoed, Jersey, =pass ;
Premier, Bowering, Torquay, passenger.; Blonde,
Bastard; Jersey empties ; C us, Flisber, Jersey,
general; Marnll4ll, Hodder, (rniey, ballast ; Lion,
Hayden, Cows, nil; Aquila, Punter, Jersey, nil;
Mermaid, Iss Mall:trier, Swansea, ballast; Ann., Hall,
stone, Portland.
THE mrrzoßoLooicAL REPORT.
Borocuotor. Tbermossakr. Mud 8 Weather.
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15 21.97 11, 29.92 67 02 ! Cloudy
16 29 81129 81120 80 69 02 3 ..body
17 /9. 8! 81 90 Si 00 6 Ran
18 19.78 7 78 68 03 Cloudy
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6THOUTH HARBOUR TIDC TABLE.
TI =romp 11117 WAT. Till MIN JOlllll, 1881.
MOH BAY OM ItlljnaLTrWOD.
444 a.m 644 a.m. 844 a.m. 3.11 p.m. 24
6.12 p.m. 718 p.m. 9.12 p.m. 240 a.m. 26
646 a.m. 740 a m 9.40 a.m. 4.8 p.m. 26
6 8 p.m. 8.8 pm. 108 p.m. 4.32 a.m. 26
616 a.m. 836 a.m. 10.86 .m. 6.4 p.m. 26
7.4 p.m. 9.4 p.m. 114 pm 628 am Yr
7.18 a.m. 928 a.m. 11.28 •rn 6.2 p.m 27
7.14 p.m. 961 p.m. 11 Sit p.m 616 a.m. 28
816 am. 10 16 &an 12 16 p m 6.40 p 28
646 p.m. MO p.m. 12.40 a.m 7.4 a.m. ID
9.4 .m 11.4 .m. 1 4 p.m. 788 p.m. 29
9.18 p.m 11.28 p.m. 1.28 a.m. 762 n.m. U
9.62 a.m. MU a.m. 162 p.m 616 p.m 30
10 16 p.m 1116 a.m. 2.16 a.m. 8.40 a.m. 1

CHURCH MISSIONARY MEETING AT STAFFORD.'
The parish church of Stafford warn well filled on
Tuesday evening last on the occasion of the annual
gneeth?g of the Stafford Branch of the Dorchester
Auxiliary of the Church Missionary Society. Over
the porch at the en, ranee of the church was the word
"Welcome." in red letters on a white around, set off
with flowers, evergreens, and moss. The interior of
the sacred Wide. presented an exceedingly ptomain(
appearance, having been tastefully decorated with
dowers, evergreens, and finis, and showed that groat
skill and labour had been bestowed upon it. The decor.
Miens were carried out by the Misses Smith. As will
be seen from the following list, the company
included many friend" from Dorchester and Fording.
ton :—Rev. Philip and Miss Eliot, Mr. George Eliot,
Colossal Oidlield, Misses Templar, Misses Williams,
Mr. E. and Miss Pearce, Rev. Holt Wilson, Rev. T.
W. and Mn. Knipe, Rev. W. Lyon, Rev.
Collision. Rev. U. and Mrs. Butler. Miss Cockeram,
Wog Fuller, Mrs. Burnett, Miss B. Campbell, Miss
Caroline Williams, Mr. and Mn. Edmund Smith,
Rm. C. F. Powys, Mr. Ranson, Mr. Hansford, Mr.
Bo" Mr. Hunki Mr. J. and Mies Pearce, Mrs.
shmopard, In.
A),,,a gaging the hymn "From Greenland's Icy
iwouncaina,''' and prayer offered by the Rev. IL W.

riali-how,
The Rev. Canon Bum (Bournemouth) explained
that the Rev. Cason Reginald Smith was prevented
by ill h alth from attending, and he had been asked to
talfil the duties of chairman in his unavoidable
_shower The rev. gentleman read the following report
from the rector of the parish, showing a good mum had
been sant by those who were unable to attend :—" For
many yours past, by the blessing of God on the extra-
mdkary energy. a the former Treasurer of oar Stafford
Branch of the Dorchester Associstion, we bare been
enabled to transmit to the Church Missionary Society
• large sum from our Maw meeting. It varied from
£4O to £6O. Of late, death Ina made great gaps in the
circle of those who used to send their contributions
through this channel, and they on whom it has fallen
60 tshir the piece of Mrs. Reginald Smith have found
the greatest difficulty in filling up the vacuum thereby
oric•adoned• Friends who bare not been able to be
here this evening have sent the following
to the plate :—Robert Williams, Rig , £b;
tom Williams, El ; Mr. Robert Rayne, a ;
w Dior, £2 24 ; Mu. Miles (Waist.
took Park , El ; J. Floyer, Esq., M.P., El; R. Parry
Ntibett. , 1:2 ; hire. Evans, 21 ; Mrs. Po S 1 ;
Th. Woes Churchill, £1; Hastings N. Ml&dleton
BK.. £22..;_ Rev. Horace Noel, 10s. ; Colonel Todd,
st. ; Mrs. Henry Smith, 15e. • Mrs. General Henning,
grg, ; General and Mrs. Raid. El ; Mn. J. Hodges,
21. d.; Mr. Watts, 5'.; Mks Peek, 2s. 6d.; Mrs.
Dunstan, 24.; Mrs. Collins, 2s. &i; Mr. Walter
Pommy, 15s. Among our local loam to the Support of
missions and every other good work may be reckoned
Mrs. Colonel Bingham, whose Christian influence is
still felt in the Dorset Militia; the Rev. Robert
Farquharson, who spoke at our last meeting with his
usual touching and affecting eloquence, and one of
whose WA thoughts wadi to provide for the sermons of
this Church Missionary Society in his church at
Langton; and Msjor If Ilan, whose personal influence
in astending the Kingdom of our Lord in the army
sad among the mission fields of South Africa was very
widely felt. Concerning each of thew, we feel that
we shell not easily look upon their like again. We
mown our awn loss, and the loss which the Church
has sustained by their removal ; but we should be sadly
forgetful of Him who is the Conqueror of Death, the
Resurrection and the Life of His people, if we did not il
heartily offer the thanksgiving which the church has
put into our lipe—'We bless Thee, 0 Lord, for all
Thy servants departed this life in Thy faith and f
tissesWareThee to rive we Kraft an to foil° w their gooil
*sample Aat, with them, we may be skew of
heavenly kingdom.' Let us eke IMP: awi
not prams la earnest mappilastion for tiro:ipelleurias

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engine men, while the porters employed running often
of the Holy Spirit upon those who remain, and but Weymouth and Portland made a mostlaffrelehle
"Dea°llY °P°° the young, that they make • full and change. Of course smart Leghorn hats were among up dizzy heights from the ships decks to the stores
affectionate surrender of themselves to Christ, that the decorative headgear, and the ladies were not de not look with favour on the long caterpillar of
they may 11101'14 Him in their Brea a home, and strive behind in showing the fashions, but they had to °tan truths that makes " many breaks in their work.
earnestly to carry out Ms last command, to 'Go into in faith, for it rained all the way till a station before The line on the tramway is aingle, but whenever
all A. world, and preach the Gospel to every Trowbridge. Hoge, about nine o'clock, the axle of e uracticabls, sidings and doubling, have been made.
creature.'" carriage had shown siti:s of letting them down, and Still the great complaint of the Great Western is of
UMS (Rector of St. Peter's, the
camas. had
to The Rev. T. W. H &mud and left behind at want of room, and that corporator would earn their
Dorchesterdirelieved the pu,lieure by stating that the Trowbridge. Somewhere about here the smart rratituds, who should invent a means either of clouir
illness of sir beloved rector was nas mist of • serious Leghorn of one of the ladies w "found missing," he Bug the tramway line throughout its whole length, or
character; but yet such that it was deemed unwise for had got in the way of • gust of wind, and the bet of enabling the steamers to pass beyond the stave and
him to come out that evening. The "v. gentleman s went on an excursion itself without return ticket, so discharging quays to so near the railway-elation, as
in , .sPellaing of the work accomplished by the Church did six others—rather hard when they were ladies to let them carry on the work without obstruction. A.
°mummy Society, said he would confine his remarks thus summarily no-miLlinered. But the rain ce sad, ' dock and sub-etati a near the gashouse have been
to the northern half of the world, that part which was and the sun cheered them up with sights of • beautiful , talked off, and the "improvement" of the bridge is
beet known to the society. First, in following the new country, and the next sensation was the over. , warmly criticired, since no improvement would he
course of the sun, was Jaw, wbich in former times heating of • ping of the engine, wherefore the said 1 thought efficient from this point of view, unless it
had been very reluctant to admit foreigners. The engine was left behind at fussy Yeovil, and they I allowed steamers to pass freely up and down. But
C.M.S. was first able to ain a footing in that country started with a fresh one, and puffed into Weymouth using with the tramway, as it hi, the trucks are
about the year 1889, and now there were five native about mici•day just in time for thou who went down i brought along with their destinations and their
stallions. three Ituropeen miswionaries, ten native to the end 01 6. Esplanade, for thew favoured few 'uvulas attached to r them, and when business is
Christian teachers, and 200 openly professing Christian really did see the Duke and Duchess and the quarter- moderate, are marshalled in the goods station sword.
emtverte, which the rev. spisikar considered, though dozen *people and their attendants. The North and ing to the places where they are to be left, the trucks
not • great number, yet veq Goo 'waging. Next, South Gardena, the sands, the swans, and the Art first to be droved being pieced nearest the engine.
going • little farther westward comes Chinas with • Gallery, were plenty to entertain even those who Of late, the woe boa been so pressing tbatthe tramway
calculated Population a 400.0.00,000. Whereat the didn't rush into the water before the 2.33 stesinboat itself hashed te be used for the marshalling. Last week
Japanese are now taking a high place in the world, Promised an excursion to Portland and the Shambles 26 trains were added to the ordinary traffic between
both commercially and morally, there appeared to be light ship, and the Empress was soon full with a cargo Monday and Saturday by new potatoes, an ho a train
a kind of self•oontentedness with the Chinas, to go on of passengers tom did one's heart good to see. Most of are from 20 to 40 trucks. But although trucks could
as their fathers before them, and therefore they are , them stood the jam at the pier, h w ere a representative carry 10 tons of heavy goods, or more, the bulky
not very free to invite Christian missionaries. Yet ,ofH. M. gives us • shilliug a worth of squeezing to get potato packages cannot be piled up so high as to make
even in this country there are many with a desire to ' a halfpenny out of each. And then the piled beans of 10 tons weight, although extra-sized cattle trucks can
know more of the things which make for their eternal stone at Castletown, the giant Breakwater, the frown- carry 9 tens, the ordin try burden is sor 6 All over
rtThere are now ig or 20 missionary stations, log fortress of the Verne and the Prison on • mountain- the Midland the potatoes are dropped, including such
uropean clergy, and eight native ele"7. The shelf lost below, WI invite. As in duty bound, they place's' Oxford, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Sliming
general religion appears to be to worship their marched to Chesil and climbed the famous Pebble ham, Dudley, and up to Crewe ; and in order to make
ancestors, Which shows that, though they are gone Beach, wondered at the vast Bay where ships are up the trains, they are obliged to keep relays of trucks
front this world, they do not believe them to be limit sometimes drawn to death, and here a goodly number at Dorchester, Grimatone, Maiden Newton, and Port•
entirely, and this belief is used by the missionaries asked '' Why go farthest" But adventarous spirits land. Very tempting must the empty trucks be at
with profit in setting forth the truths of the Bible, scaled the hill, saw the fossil trees, the grey•coat'd the Isle of Stone, where the merchants are so often
Through this custom of ancestry worship they bury convicts, the warders big and stern, and the youthful callinz for truck, to send away their stone. The first
their dead all round their cities, and, as they hold the red coats, penetrated even farther to the great hollows supplies of barrels and baskets are soon exhausts],
g r in great reverence, it was found one of the whence are craned up giant blocks of white et me, and and the senders are earnest in their demands for more,
greatest difficulties in introducing the railway to by and by turned their faces towards the pier. rho 5 cast the work may proceed, and so the "empties" are
China. The rev, gentlemen next referred to India, who reckoned the steamer was going at4.30,_ saw her collectedas rapidly as they may, and converge on
where in the Presidency of Ma kes, in which the • vanishing p dot, rounding the Nothe for Weymouth, Weymouth again from the places where the potatoes
efforts of the society had been most successful, there and pa -force had to take • bout on the beach or in the have been sold the haste nec-ss try being too great to
are 80 native clergy and 77,000 native Christians. The refreshment houses. The choir of Lewe went siu tv- allow of • return cargo. Sometimes the influx of
Presidency of Bengal had been the least successful, yet leg such natural history SS relat-s to crabs and 'lona aunties is p-odigions, filling the passenger station even
there are many devout Christians to be found there. and young ladies emulated Bloodin in tiptoe tripping to the very nooks and corners, and sometimes the
As an instance, • native Chris an, who at one time over the p minted rocks, or sought to amuse some ordinary work cannot go on until • lot of truck. filled
had been greatly persecuted, after a severe illness weaker sitter whose eyes were unable to stand the with empties" has been ejected from the station on
appeared to be left entirely unmolested. The missionary brightness of sea and sky. The Messrs. Green, of to the Portland line, where occasionally has been seen
was told, on asking the reason for this change in their Witney, as became leaders of the excursion, trudged an immense line occupying the whole of the Backwater
conduct towards him, that they were so convinced by everywhere and saw everything, and all were ready for Railway Bridge from Riog-street, Me combs Regis, to
the manner in which the native Christian had behaved the return voyage. Thethiborne'slaunch wasin Mining, the Littl--field gardens, while, at the same time, were
of the reality of his religion that' - would persecute either to show us part of the Royal Family, or because perhaps 200 or 300 in the station itself. At Portland
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main .tors of the steam coal required for use at
the station is kept, in order to economise room at
Weymouth, and yet the traffic grows, and the
" jam" geta tighter. For there are other sources of
traffic; mackerel indeed, after a fair start last month
has not furnished what was expected ; but there is c
tinuous increase in the trade in fruit and perishable
articles from France and the Channel blends. Peas,
brooch, asparagus, and other delicate vegetables in
their season accompany the fruit, and Liverpool and
Manchester take large quantities of yeast from Angers,
in France. Moe perishable articles go through the
paasenger stati in for ewlitness of despatch. The
ordinary importations from France include chaaparna
and lisht wines, brandy, and Paris sends her articles,
including endless (soda used In" n_icknacks
%able.

so d toys, -_
indescriL_ Our neighbour Island Portland,
furnishes a very solid bans to this harmony of inter-
change, in great blocks of freestone, of which whole
trains frequently pass through. Nor are we without
an outward traffic; thousands of drain pipes arrive for
the Cherbourg boats, and are despatched to Paris for
her great sewage works, tinplates are sent toivarious
manufactories in France, and hardware and miscell-
anea go over for the Channel Islands. It will surprise
many to hear there is &considerable fish trade which
- two counties to.Wsymouth. Yst en it Is:

peTes Over

as far a-rea as Faits-;iiti; lab ere-' -Ica-tia off-tit-6
borlakii
west in the morning, packed in toe, and despatched to
this town by rail. They arrive by the last amenger
train, are here transferred Into lorries, sent by
road to the steamboats in Weymouth Harbour. shipped
and conveyed to France. On landing, it has to under-
gone examination at the Custom-house, is re-packe
in Me, and sent on, the most of it to Paris. In
consequence of all the traffic, the Weymouth Custom.
home has been raised to the second class, and it is to
be hoped our well-known officers pt good promotion.
Of course we have not noticed the ordinary Weymouth
traffic, and its special one of tourist, visitors, and
excursioniete. For this the railway station was
originally constructed; but when the extra require-
ments of the Channel Islands, with their two stations,
Guernsey and Termy, and Fracce,aleo with two stations,
Cherbourg and St. tdalo—are considered, it is to be
hoped the Great Western Railway directors will see
their way, if not to enlarge the station, at least to give
some relief by constructing another platform between
the stations devoted respectively to paesengers and
goods.