The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-05-04 00:00:00

given to the members of this association last Thursdae
.„ YOUNG Mlnes OMITIAN ASSOCIAMIN.-An address waa ! Nave. of Dorchester, delivet•ed an address on " Faith in
-se---- tlitiarget enuntg exiiress. welling, by the Rev E w r ' ' relation to Christian work." Ile loon by toying that
ears. M.A., rector of Dor- daring the day there hal been a goal deal of 111.19/SSIOn 111
OF THE CORN TRADE. chaster SL Peter's. ' The •
--- erut•ifiel : exalts:. l before it 1.... skast:d :- Mt what setne ps .4e called " or I, dice."
hod load, "The flesh ever Ile :ks to be ;steeled before it is
rey. isentlenein said he would connectien se
_. I , 1 . ~, t•
l'he grain trade hos re ' I i • uiet state At IlJenDA'f. MAL /. Diro. not take leis text from th I'b 1
0 S. le, tut front Lather, who aml hoeing ta".en cone era •I•• ;tort in that . o eesti te, le
Nark Lane toolay 'frsettr l'r 6q ' erY
q 1 • t
ave ntatle a titan, to prevent folt as if lie were lordly motored to enter Imo the
lowto-, lit ft. buyer. have 1""en "'mini" '''
- NOTES OF TIIE WEEK. ere h v oI I re• s wili it hal 'woo .... 5e...4 : • hito Still,
alve the 011ototion t aakol next to nothing 11.1.* bee'. aelle: thot had divided the Chr' s '"
a- cv
- ers's . itl •nt s 1 tin t -v rI • .- •'
. - .'•, I o w• I I or -
. oot
istruid
ii..
.. , istt tu I ourelt thigh' he traced to s• ' ' t• .o• •• • ',... apol ...Its. s oli • t o
At the same thee, however. had sales been Gwent lower Who is to be the new Judge lis the question ""' ian nee, awl from hott be wegild endeavour toe I 1.. deli, or the retie. 1.. 11 • ho.l to refer. Its
tas poiut .
mires 1111 l st Wive been ae•o•ptaL agitating the legal and political world. As " ' nit the daneers to which they iso yogoe men. tho,.:!ot • ,• . ,1,• .. ~., 1. ral -eon_ ei .1 I.e
We hove • errisel at the period when smack e ts are now proteming tt le Christiatie w • 'I: I they were to: • mow tei • •.- tsi it Ow "' o.• •.t st tte
almost ...tom, if aat quite. nded by the weather. Thum usual, several names are mentioned, including &nor was tlie devil' f ' ore coleon The tirs: great. • O , .
't: 'Mew work or it • post re :it * .if 11 ...,t *ell no' It% I 'leen
e trt Ole,tiottger.of intilefitt
far every thin: l'sts bees ontisfectory, an.' the refreshine
-, those of Mr. Lopes, member for From() M- ; r. "Ye shall not sorely
lie;'
. there et no ortenty about t e 100
' 40 to serve G.l an I .'o ..... i M Mankind, i. :'t tk•ea
rains whieh fell tt the close of hut week have been ..
or the Woe Forsyth, member for slarylebone • ....
Hart.. punishment of eh. ;' Ye shall be as Golo knowing geod wae an unit...rod tone ef deess • ion. oeliettiost tliootiofatt-
incalculable loneelt to the country. Consainen. .
Giffard, and Mr " all.'
. Cotton tinge and eviL" Oaly set mid to „. 1s f ' oe,oete, tion with thlnos so they ars. Ani tOts he r •oaolel ai
e e oz., o too. as o
remain. events. isn't prices favour purchasers without. • The selection of either exploits away whatever Is mortals-mg to human na ono Of 11113 III”Si 11011/lIfUl Si4:1•• Of ti.,` chursh. Yet !t was
ever, being actually lower. . ee to the Mr. Lopes or Mr. Forsyth would vacate a , dietieguigh between what is inspired and what is noton necessary ti observe caution an 1 moloro Ilea. T. :ro wee,
There is the usual difference of opinion
.., .
se.Hg
i for which there would scat there ts no ' 'ot a few 'enema in all chu • • ••••• . , .t ' • hunt to the powers of the human mind : COso I 1 , churches uth , wsrs s.l I tie. a. olietl
tut note-ono
quantity of wheat etill uneoluennoO I s s
so_
or.o.loce be a keen contest. The the flesh is exalted, human nature glorified and the unless thee hail tunes of excitement ant continteme
1 • t'
the Acknowledged tlepletion of storks of
tr",..::.; roeseeeo , e eSfs, ton of Air. Giffard or Mr. Cotton would . , 1 ,is ~ e c lure as the frtut o revivalient lie
grace of God 'l' ' d ' Ti ad I'M) t the I h' f • ' .
set me e, and Its Himself ishonoure.L The
held here there is still a large "SusuntAireedo there is i load to no political difficult B . I next great danger was eatait's second Ile. When the con- expressed his sympathy with the conversion of men by
from the Continent and Atstenca. y. ut, the elevation 1
I at New Yorks of Mr. Field and of , science could not be set at rest, but felt its need of some the simple preaching of the gospel, an.l his teller in the
increased activity in the ehipping ~ . —rot. Mr. Huddleston showed . c.,bsallooif heart, and of loing reconciled to God, Sasser- work of Moody and Sankey : cett it should be re-nu:mitered
which more than compensates for the hunted export r
that Mr. Disraeli • d undertook all this. It said to the anxious Bout that God mai be Kt...5.181y blessing the labours of many
the South Russian ports. one and aid • la actuate solely by a con- u°
cotne to nie • I will regenerate you in baptism, feed you of .his fait!, ul eervants to whom it is not granted to
The quantity of wheat now on passage exceeds o . oration
of the merit of the rso pens chosen, with the Brt'sad of Life 10 the Lord'a supper, absolve you witness such times of graesious swat:cuing an.leonversim.
a quarter million querters. I whether, as in th
_ e one case, ihs selection should from your sins; no the power that belonged to (kid was He would also caution tuembers of churches against •
be unexpected, or, as in the other, a seat should claimed by man, and salvation was looked for by human coldness to their ministers because they do not sae under
be lost to the party. means, and the 1,0111 satisfied without crucifying the flesh their ministry the like fruits and blessinos which
by personal emnittuuion with God. But if these two have been granted to the work of the Am •
The Government measure aimed against the pol- evils were escaped they were not free from danger. Faith, evangelists. The absence .1 that blessing svas- no
lution of rivers while it prohibits xillution ab by which Chriatians hope to be saved, was easy to those eviienee that their ministers were not men of earnest,
who did not know the sinfulness of sin, or the holiness prayerful, am vo l sleut lives. There're various instrument
luexception inakts an in • favourl of those who of God, b i list t was beyond the pewee of man, when these talitio, and, if all were Ito ovn, it might e.,,,sibly-he
have acquired a prescription to disch f arge re use ,_ ~ , ~_
two things were known ; the very attempt to believe believed it would lo• certainly foun 1, that many of those
atliamett time soul to the dust under a son, of sin, no consorted throuols the work of Moody and Sankey were
into rivers by a twelve years' use. These are another way of evading the power of the Gospel was largely prepared and littel for the blessing by obscuresoul
required to employ the best means to pre- invented. A heaven was set forth full uf human folly Sunday school teachers. itiotta fatlicto Mel mothers, soulvent injury to the stream. We do not doubt ri.f..„ormium..,,,,,,vireanrot,thortntf:f. oree irt.e.avicwoutth.anguftaiwtalueltglto, non One soweth and another
(says the Standard) that opponents will lay hold whe'reas the heaven of theßiltle WWI "to see i'l.'thrist," to; they were opt ti think::
ti:e'ro:ltwiLot begrogitmictrotetio;ll
nas
of this exception to represent it in an invidious iiH
with min, to he like tote. sin was not so sinful and possibly they needed to revise alike their IlleSloglttl
light ; but impartial persons will approve the as to
yroerirare iiiremn,tananseh;enocnelrobelierth y:eueshas-ct God
h a n o moreh''has said
sin, d wo
iieritic. and dit. especially
iltitetiml:
Hlrriiti, in whiteltihtleley .sou-'ht to
action of the Government as calculated to so there was no more need uf grace. or of the Holy Spirit tion` lif tree successful CliristTln work seas faith; ett-'nua
smooth the passage of the bill or of prayer. So the flesh is glorified without being cruet- in support of thatfroposition thy co:11,11111.th,, whole
The Post, commenting upon the clone of the elt..paLiztlioens.ajt.etdthee!mithLint beingi waobrla:ti.
GoTdossmitecti
their rule
sO et the
groinutndfof sutNew ; Testament,
esecnut whereatroalwork islidf" 97
lock-out in South Wales, says there is not much , and guide, instead of the silly hooka that were written by faith may yet he triumphant. All nemas in Christiaenecwtornk
prospect of tlie men retuming to reason until 1 ignorent and vuisaienwitetticgo let theta take their own dettlyl ;o.inthelront Ceti, and God's Itleoine is given in answer to
they come to understand better than they now llg
reyenilitti theinselve.sqlleyqtiry
I,y dcall unable to word aelo in goceediaangt otfiaicothimm:gAttbeotil:e ;Lund ofitalleir,ounysetrtecaenssi
seem to do what are the primary laws of trade the path of perfect holiness let it only lead them to be Place of faith in Christian work, he special
they must
and commerce and the ulterior consequences of :toil,. ill nplileuirSutn.in.u.4reh,pirte[ifieelm;.ifutttteui,:lut,ozetuudc,luigys stind. caunid
.haste
tf,:iyth in.lheir work only when it was
violent suspension of those laws. In their direction, ask' for a larger measure of His Holy Spirit to Christian'nunisterseto .reeciare'et tally lila
te..vewre,ssst*n.tee hyfutlheitse;
present course they are supported by those who enable them to grow in grace and in knowledge. Lot them people. resting assural it is the gospel in its Inkal sim-
Might tot teach then" better—the heads of their zitthbeillreir toe iar
nsltunl souls 'le. heavenaiest :T-
-at ilteeti ro"tgiben it,icslitli,..llir Gthir promised to bless, and that to conceal
trade lotions—who are morally responsible for until mat heaven be a sufficient ohject of their 'aim. and roh it of iltatypot•„runivtstyletifiircne.ory
s‘noiVt..?.-.oLseg,s,etec. . s
'Ili:
most of the misery which not only the Welsh rewanl of their labour". Thus they would grow in with great brllliancy .4 talent, and splendour of rine:hole,'
workino. men tlienuselt-ts, but all alio tlepend lut,u.ite,eirlinitii•
In:
inthe:y.utir:iag.hitlizaloriuuJityuft.
til:firethei thtrtoiituianjr.
of
channit vltteasti;sineceutt4 In, left i to mourn the paucity
upon their work, are enduring. It is a serious and persevering : all the-- false ways on 'the contrary "ailed to witness the most s'ignral eon rsatrlfirn is
frequently
upon
for our statesmen and economists made men self-satisfied and unprofitable. By this they lions of the Divine Vowel. "Not by might, nor by
that while our great national industries liinnlflhtllnct lirit; Tiesbt iwnaltz,e'e cfrunTitinhaltetworeal filliera'nated power.
[...l:a.gx.asitnplatit i, &otihiagatrrei, :'Apollos tasty
are growing to gigantic proportions, and glorified; abated before it is exalted.-The meeting Was they had faith they had succosti.glvAsilt: the
effo"rt it
absorbing the larger half of the English closed by singing the hymn, "jou, lover of my soul." e•oo sitelde a question of adaptation of means to ends.
and a vote of thanks to the 'tee. R W. Pears, proposed hut Dooms work depended on faith in God to
population, the most elementary laws that by Mr. Dixon. prosper the means employed.. But what was true
govern c 1111 l tuercial prosperity are either wilfully ,4 their nualediate work a+ minister,' was true of all
igutired by the working classes ~r scandalously . .-.-,- - ---- their Christian work. It wos necesAary to remember
that all their work ao Christian people um or shoul.l be
depraved by the agitators whom those classes l'hristian. Their busititos duties, their home duties. their
are deluded enough to trust. There is a social duties -all were to be regarded AM Christian, and
should be discharged in the spirit of Christianity : and they
problem growing out of these conditions which
___„, ought to cherish the conviction that their whole life as a
must be solved ere long, or the swarming WB'YXOt7TH. l'ltristian life would be followed I.y coil to themselves
myriads of our great manufacturing centres, and Boaorou Perri flasamais, 11 I.i> -Before De J. Drew, and and others. They ow;tht t. have faith tow 'erof in the
Christims life whereve it was lived o bl . a
all who profit by their industry, will hove to Mr 0. Rey told& prove a ble.,ing to themselves. tTh ess othus in th ers an.l toeir direct
face a bitter reckoning. There seems to be no u siclezat,dei r...ii:itrray..ititi,lgort.wf oW.es,h,triaiwrrace, was, bro. :tett Christian work, and in what they likkt 41.4:111 their
appreciable limit to the developement of British d!lity. - beet Saturday night, We COMIAIIII: `11:a%lo'-',Iel t'y 111 lit 1
iinelirect Christian work in their homely etwial spool, and
industry if it could be relieved of the inter- moniss-street. old wow leis ner drunk and making • noise, in blgosettri7Ait.svux t‘ti...lfr.Vst,n4f.,ourilltie,otu to hits,tettf,a...ithoratily
ruptions to 01l its progress which it is constantly .":.57„;;,' s',l,t,, i 1.113...„..1.411.:4‘,..b.,ec1.t,i5r.r, le
thScr-ex.):ti'AT....J.thh:. Secon•lly, di,must have faith in Pthe fitne:s .tf their
receiving through the arbitary and irresponsible came lir, moi tficy were isAtais taken to tbeslation The prisoner l!irroil.,koianaez/: ft, the Telt p:oposed. Ilmitaney st
action of the trade unions. The annual loss to ii•tei.,ll.l;rusu.‘diswi,n,etil,uabiuii‘oue est
i"it117,7.7 yf:l2,l,,.."e'ro'd Advanced tionk;as moo
g ainth
that
lae..kr 114;r7stina'n14 sszet„arik
the country by the present deplorable system obliged to borieutt his h.Hliiii tiHiiiiia bin? listSacts;oS":".."itet. is altozether inadequate for the ends proposed, and that
can only be measured by millions ; the depres- iota the cell. -Priattiter sold he never Intentled to kick the rm• tteit.iolleur,f irilis:rtality it, but the dreamf of
hinyetic
sing effect upon other industries is as cruel as it had
iiebie :
ih.eyderidbLau.nt .11,ar.
,i,t....w.!ltultomtett,,,lpwAsz.
s.viost.e,
zsry h t
d Wi.ould ITlri
ate'alistic philoso4i'y Izea•t....:.rte.izet:ial.ttr,ll,l,...e &cit. tiantago,ins
is unnecessary ; and the check to general pros- never take any beer nolo-In answer to the Bench, Stmt. over the intellect of the ace; and we are not free from the
Vakery sail that Mr iterate' hol hol 1.11111.1er k. his tinelos emumne changes i see are emit halite to he influenced loy
perity is simply wa n nto. It can o not be th erwise
for Li months, and had never kilo.. I in trouble before, the universal spint which is in the atmosphere Is an
as long as irresponsible parties regulate the rate :am had he over de1a)....1 ma order of work Ono Royal and intellestteol mimeoo. It is Ithohting, and ha, ainnely
of wages, the hours of labour, and the quality others .4 Weston terr
heece said goimeer had seemed a tery Itliglool many noble mini Is. 'fhe question that we have
respectobie insa, anol t !lever knew lato drunk before. But to ask. ourselvo is- Have we faith in the .1,1 foetsy in
of work entirely in their own interest. Oil the ,other hand, tau constable w.... ii. ;treat Ina., and v., intinortolity, in the exisb.nee et sin, in the power of the
Co 11111 l *intim; on Sir Stafford Northeote's oboo bi to o
Is ff duty. -rfii t. ae sinnot ala.ll.rela o leer wu'd liate Cr,,- oto redeem and save to- a flame 1114 :04.11-.11.4 heft:-
National Debt (Sinking Fund) Bill, the /Mite
eth`e...l"ry"l'semol.l.le: ig:,sil..lii.',:rrbr Ll.i,;.,nirlati,l::, It
1 klic, th,l!coi I 'lilt itttiteer,,..,
.1 is-here.tr ii when
steak th,eisentimente of my brethree in
oVfoes says it is in Vain to pretend to pay off where be did. They were mu li holebtel to the pollee of this old facts of Ythe gosiell siwihiri,7'''.l;i7r,lrr`e,'l.tioethotttee
debt when at the same thaw the a 1111 l unt of the wall for keeping good araer. aakl were deteminfol to support the crusts, regeneration IT the spirit. llrethren, we need
. ' thou einol el, iocluoleg cues. I'M , the pekaller having ss to have our faith strengthened, intensified : on 4, let me
borrowings exceeds that of the payments. If it or sot. elm,
say, that this strengthening .4 faith is not to Its hol by
is replied that no one proposes to do this, we I closing our eyes to the light that our fellows are prole- se,lly
may remark that even at the present time Sir shedding on the 4.1.1 story--not IT scornful denunciation
of those who, think they ave success explode.' the
Stafford Northcutt, is intending to borrow for old facta of „Christianity, an fullyd
for ever abolished all
the national expenditure on fortifications, and ro„fitdo bout in " stetson:Aural religion." Not that
shall h
by we strenothen faith. Tlll3 o. Itilal. for other purposes, within the next three years,
fait mere inbtler.ince, Moo ry, and Were superstitit
en. Pot No •
more than will be paid oir under his scheme. wo must have faith in the old facto became, they have to'
Virtuous resolutions are very good things when Ili • higher bales.' truth and rem-,n than the philosopliles
which assume to take their place : awl becusee, in the
they are not put forward as an excuse for
depths of .our coscioutetess, we have a response-not
declining immediate reformation. Let the logical, perhaps, lout spiritual -to the erediltility of the
House of Commons, which is full of public- go,,rei of ('hrist, and all the ;snot facts it reveals. If our
ministry is to be powerful, suecessllll, what we nen] above
spirited members, desirous of advancing their
all things else is ais unwaverino conviction of the truth or
country's greatness by expenditure of every our message anti of its fitness for the wants of mon. We
kind, only understand that there is in constant must believe that sin is sin, tlett its wogee is death. that
its all-sufficient. remedy is the gospel .4 ch rist. and in
operation some process for the liquidation of that faith we can proclaim it through goal report orol
debt which is irrespective of public economy, through evil report; and, if our life be harmonious with
and it will be wonderful if a Chancellor of the our messa,,e. nem dof us w d
ill lock alice,s: if to tett as
visible as we coul thoire. if 11143 outwarwls of coo-
Exchequer can retain that contrel over the versions are not s . munerons, yet WOMe
may rest
national expenditure which is essential to good assured that true success must inevitably succeed
true labour. It seems t . me that we . are
government. The reduction of the National
seleninly callei to ask our-elves the question how
Debt is illusory so long as it takes place together , much have we loch influent-toll be the seeptioil
with borrowing. 1 tendencies tif the age; whether they have impaired in
any eensible degree our faith lb the facts we pnelaim :
In an able " Review of the Financial Policy
whetherour conviction. Ostia the great facts of Divine
of the last two Parliaments," which Messrs. revelation correspond with 'our teaching. If there Is, any
Longman have just published, Mr. John Noble divergence, as is commonly asserted, it is impossible for
us te expect any SIICCe.; an d if the ministry has unden
gives a table showing the capital amount of the gone any perreptilde cleume an its Views of the great an 4
National debt on the 31st Blareh,lB69, the last year vital tniths of revelation, the sonter the rhange. if lends
ere be, s e etlieve
during which Ctinservatit th
'e linen*, was operative,
such chani ge hmaleknown th hotter. I l theta
taken pla.o. Speaking for myself, 1
and on the 31st of March, 1874, the last of the
rejoice to be able honestly and fearlesoly to kohl and ',re-
live years during which Mr. Lowe was Chan- claim in the face of the materialism of the day, the faith
of our Puritan ancestors, and, bettor still. of the Apootlesd;
color of the Exchequer. It is there shown that
and to believe that the mope' /II still the pewee of Go
the capital value of the National debt was unto salvation. This, I believe, is the conviction of us
reduaid by 1:28,195,94'J during Mr. Lowe's all, and I can only hope that that faith may grow stronger
and cleerer, ter success is ossible. (At
tenure of office, and that the Funded Debt,
this point th aparte
speakerfront it sat downno, althoughp he had not
exclusive of the estimated capital value of temii- completed 11111 :ultimo, to afford time for the lost smoker.)
nable annuities, was £17,588,835 less at the close The Rev, Mr. Chambers, of Swanage, concluded with an
address on "The Gospel, its, fitnos for tuan's !meas.
of that period than it was at the commencement ;
The meetings throghout were of an harmenieus an.l ins
24,418,500 of unfunded debt having also been Wresting character ; and the visitors all expreasol their
paid off. These reductions of debt took place hearty admira
arehain.
tion of the meeption acconle.l to them by
the friends at W It is hoped that a healthful
under a system of finance which remitted Influence will go from the meetings with the pastors to
£12,000,000 of taxation, much of it against the the church°, generally, and that there may he titnes of
graci..us revival throughout all the Christiou churches of
protest of the Ministers now in power. This is
the county.
what free statemanship can do for us; it is for
Sir Stafford Northcote to show that the enact-
ment of an inflexible rule, to be applied inde-
pendently of all fiscal reforms, is likely to give
us better risifilta.

REVIEW

MARK LANE. —Tins DAY.
Wheat &mad very quietly. Scarcely anything wee done.
Factor. wore unwilling to accept lea money and buyers
indispowd to pay late rates. Had males been forced lower
mutt have been accepted. Oata in fair reque.t at
Wee"ratea Barley, maize, and beans quiet. Flour
inactive.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE. -MONDAY.

About 3.010 boots, including over 500 foreign. 'Freda
firmer. Inferior. 3s. 64. to 4s. 61. Prime, ss. 63. to Its.
About IV= sheep. Demand steady at nigher prices.
Inferior, is. to Ss. tid. ; prime, Ga. to Its. 63. Lainbs sell at
Se to sa. 63. Calves, Is. 63. to Is. 83. Pigs, la. GI to
6s. 101.

TIIE CORN AND CATTLE TRADE.
There was no animation in the wheat trade on Saturday.
and prices were disposed to be weaker. At Dorchester the
attendance was small, and business was not brisk. Wheat,
the supply of which was ratter large, was taken at the
full prices of last week, when the official average was
lii 0111 per imperial quarter. Rather better sale for barley
and oats—At the fortnightly repository sale of 74r. Ensor,
there was a very large supply of clock, nearly tilo head of
beasts and 700 sheep and lan Ms he in g disposed of by auction.
Rest fat steers made from 150 to Ilk per wore :Iscst heifers
and calves, £l7 to 1.21 each ; inferior ditto, in which trade
was dull, LII to X 1.3; fat ewes, fEss to 61s : fat wethens. tla
to OUs ; fat lambs.3os to VA; ealves, 15s to 711 s. At Reuling
the trade in wheat was dull, and prices were rather
lower. Oats were easier to buy. At Gloucester small supply
English wheat, with prices a shade easier, making a re-
duction, on the fortnight, of Is per sir. Foreign very quiet
at tid per quarter decline. Oats the turn &suer. At
Taunton but little English wheat offering, which sold
freely at late rates; foreign rather easier to buy. Oats :11.
dearer on the week. Flour, Ms. per sack, at a quiet
trails, at last week's prices for all sorts of grain. At
Warminster there was • small supply and short attend-
ance. Trade in wheat was dull, but last week's rates
were sustainisL In barley little doing. Oats, beans, and
peas maintained their value. quotations: —Wheat, :Ilk. to
465. per qr. barley, Its, to 171. • uata, SPsi. to ins. beats.
475. to 575. ; peas, 465. to Ma.; dour, 31s. to :Us. per sack.

WEST STAN'FORD.

We regret to learn that the Its, Itairmald Smith, rural
dean and rector of West Stafford, is ill in London from
bronchitis and fever, and trust that he will be soon
restored to health.

PORTLAND.

FUNIEnst of Mr. Mabey took place at Portland on
Friday afternoon. The friends assembled at the house at
three o'clock, when, the hearse :col mourning coaches
being drawn vp in the treat, a large numbers( the 'hesil
people gathered outside. The Itand.nne coffin was lowered
down an incline from a door on the that floor and placed
In the hearse, and the procession gradually moved on in
the following order :

DORAN/MITER..

THS depth of rain at Dorchester during April was 136
inches, and in the corresponding month of L 4 213 inches.
THZ Mayor and Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs. E. LJurnett)
were present by invitation at the opening of the Ale:amen
Palace, lluswell•hilL London, on Saturday last.
idStrria. —The Dorset Militia under the command of
Culuuel flAil, aasembled on Monday for • month's train.
log. The regiment is about 4410 strong instead of Peet
The men are billeted its the various I,oth:houses in the
town.
MILITARY—Major Thornleits S battery B !prised° of
Royal Horse Artillery arrived on Thursday last and will
be stationel here for the next twelve mouths. They were
played into the town by the band of the 3rd D.R.V. under
Dlr. Wellspring.
eIIERCH 141S/11074AM' SOEIE-R.—The annual sermons and
meetings on behalf of this venerable and important
toelety are announced for the beginning of next week.
The deputation is the Rev. Thomas tipmtt, missionary in
South Jodie, and doubtless he will give much interesting
informatioa.
3aD D.R. V. —4. re Thursday last the first out-door drill of
the 3rd D.R.V. took place, under the commando( Quarter-
Master Sergt. Newman. There "rut: also present Sergts.
Durden, Rumsey, and Harris, and 24 rank and file. The
corps ware marched from the Drill•hall to the plateau in
front of the Militia Stores, where they were put thronals
the layenet exerciae, and company drilL
THE Rev. IL O. Watson, head-master pro tem. of the
Dorset County School, officiated on Sunday at the two
service* held in All Sainte' Church for the parishioners of
holy Trinity. The offertories amounted to r.:l 10s. 2.1.
The rector of Holy Tripity (the Rev. 11. Everett) will he
absent from Isis parish for a few 1.1,404 and his place will
be supplied by Mr. Watson.
KNTEATAINIIIILET.—The Blondinette kulusinite gave per-
formances on Friday and Saturday evenings at the OWI2.
hall, with considerable =came. The entertaiement
consists of songs„ductalusrp and plano solos, and concerted
vocal pieces, luterspersed with mild jokes af teethe manner:A
nissiges minstrels; but the performers are attractive young
bans, "with golden tresses," and they displayed so munch
skill ,nd vivacity as to win hearty plaudits. There is a
slash of humour in their pieces without vulgarity, and the
entertainment was both novel and nleaaing.
'RESET CLUE-1110 annual :meeting was held on Friday
evening at the Junction Hotel, Mr. T. M. Morgan, captain
of tiLe club, in the chair. The statement of accounts
showed that the position of the club is rather better than
last year, although there is £.4 2s. 60. dip to the
Treasurer. The unicers were elected as follows : Captain.
Mr. T, M. Morgan • Vioe.Captain, Mr. E. J. Damen ;
Treasurer, M. J. 111. Lin]; decretary, Mr. W. Chick;
committee, Rev. ft. P. Raikes, Mr. C. Parsons, Mr. It,
Fudge, Mr. W. M. JUN, Mr. C. Critchel. Mr. W. T. E.
Beach. President, the Musor of Dorchester (Mr. E.
Burnett) ; Vice-Presislent, the Ea Mayor (Mr. G. J. G.
(iregory). The committee are to make arraugementa for
the opening of play for the mason.
at:Delta DEATIL—On Friday a baker named James Hill,
in the employ of Mr. Joseph Bartlett, Fonlington, WE* at
his work, and hail sdelivered bread in the town as usual.
Shortly after Nur o'clock in the afternoon he was going
born his lodgings to his work, and hail reached the hake-
' house dear, when he was seized with a tit of coughing.
Adjoining Mr, Bartlett's Is a house rich a doorstep, and
on this Hill sat dustm, when he spat up quantity
of congealed blood, fell fork, and ex
pired.This was
' observed by Mr. Weiser, 4EIOOI, who went to his assi.:.-
mice and lute) him up. Dr. tit.L:nson was sent for, but
ash. was not at h Dr. Aldridge's assistant was called
In, but medical skill was of no avail. Deeneed, who was
32 years of age, hail been in delicate health for some time,
aad it was generally considered that his end was very
near. Me e•;.s a seemlier of Court "Progress" of the
Foresters' Societ;:, arid had been attended by the surgeon.
Mr. J. D. Robinson, a z,uth street, so that an inquest
was not deemed necessary .
I COMMITTED TO THE DORSET I 01. NI,I rll.4l.oE.—Smions
Borah Ouard, receiving atolee sheets gr
Heed Labour Williaoi Ingram and Walter Poun4S, steal-
,lng bacon 1111,1 pork at Witchampton, if sa/rodar nonitlia ;
Joke Bird, stealing hay at Wyke Regis, 2 calendar menthe;
Geo 41,niey, stealing hay at N% yke Joseph
dread.; and riotous at Wyke Regis, and Mahal.%
Reeves, vagrancy at Fordington, 1 calendar month ;
William White, drunk a.c. at Corte Castle, 21 day.'
,
George Jenkins. asseult &c. at code Castle, 3 weeks and
to find sureties; George Taylor, vagraucy at Weymouth,
and Joseph Francis, drunk and nokius •lanton St.
Mary, 14 daya—liaprisesimeist Edward Chi E. 14-carh
of the peace at Swanage. 6 calendar months; Mary Aut.
Major, breach of the peace at Netherbm7, 3 calendar
months; Witham Frampton, bastardy at X% est Parley, 21
days.
TOR WEATHER. --Tlas following is our meteorological
report