The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-07-03 00:00:00

BIRTHS.

June 20, al Bore Regis, the wife of F. D. Lye, Req.,
of • daughter, etiliborn.
Juae 22, at Bleadford, the wife of lir. G. Rtrange, of
• dmigliter. The infant died withiti &boat 48 hours.
Jane 22, at Mrs. Beet's, North-street. Wareham, the
wife of G. F. Ryes& Req., of Wyk. Regis, of &daughter.
Jima 27, at 32. Cambridge-tomes, Hyde Park, the
*Us of 3.Mn Aletander Rwleliffe, Esq., of • daughter.
June 28, at Blaudford, the wire of Hr. Henry Chaim
B ll,emich•bailder, of • daughter.

MARRIAGES.
Jane 21, at We Stafford, by the Rev. IL Smith,
M. J. Co:, ot Dorehester, to Hiss Mary Ann Shelling,
of Stafford.

11. Coirroesriou has been sitting,
although Parliament bah not (at least for
Oolitic %Maine's). Two important topics have
engaged the attention of he Parliament of
the Church. The first related to Dr. Colenso.
Convocation having ruled in the Upper House
that in the opinion of that House the Church
of England holds communion with the Bishop
of Cspetown (Dr. Gray), and those Bishops
who lately with him in synod declared Dr.
Colenso to be ipso facto excommunicated.
The other matter came before the Lower
House in the shape of a report presented by
the Data of Ely, on the subject of ritual. The
report is so clear and so condensed, that we
believe we can present its bearings within a
nutshell. Never has it &Hen to our lot to
peruse • document so dispassionate viewed as
$ deliverance on controverted subjects; the
anxiety expressed upon the one hand for the
preservation of the ancient ritual to such an
extent, at all events, as may not totally
obscure the hope entertained by some, of one
day blending in one great Christian com-
munion the Anglican, Greek, and Latin
branches of the great Catholic Clinrch ; and
the tenderness displayed upon the other, for
the consciences of Nonconformists, and the
dread of creating" fresh difficulties in the way
of winning back to out Church those who have
become estranged from our commuttion ;" all
these symptoms bespeak a truly Catholic and
Apostolic spirit, and seem to us to point to
some great future of the Church below, in
which it will be found possible to reconcile
all ceremonial diversities, and pass over trivial
observances and ritualistic forms to the at,
tainment of one Christian spirituality,
Let us not, however, forget the con-
clusions arrived at in the report on
matters classed by Dr. Hook as amongst
"things indifferent," that is, not so essential
to the spirit of our service as to materslly
signify whether they be obrerved or not.
Ritual practice is in this report ranged under three
heeds. 1. Those points which have in tunes past
ben controverted and even become sources of
nonconformity, but are now universally adopted
in the Church, and not alleged as grounds for
separation by Nonconformists themselves; as,
the use of the surplice, the sign of the cross in
- baptism, the ring in marriage and kneeling at
the Holy Communion. and it is strange
enough to hod that those things which we now
QUEZN has hurried home from habitually accept, were once perhaps as hotly
Balmoral to meet the political emergency, contested as the lights on the altar, and several
which leaves us practically without a Goveri, points of ritualism, are stilL 2. The use of
ment in tbe height of the Parliamentary musicin the Church service; and on this point
season. And so we may: well say in earnest the Prayer-book is
eviderentryrlcombe&p:ed that
thethesupposition that a
"God save the Queen, a sentiment which large portion of it should be used musically ;
we are sorry to see the Spectator, not to but between a slight musical element and a full
mention, the Scar and sundry other prints, choral service, there are many degrees; and the
seeking to ignore. The ill-considered, worse circumstances of the congregation must be taken
digested, glaringly partial, and utterly im- into consideration. 3. The present controverted
perfect measure of Reform, which, called for practices, the source of anxiety and alarm to so
no one, was pressed openly and under-
math uy members of the Church. On these points
by
clear and
hand, in every form and by every device
„e rra
picu(Arments the
vuty,ssnia. riste port
prelatesar of the
known in legislation by Earl Russell's period usandiately succeeding the last ramekin
Ministry, who would accept df no defeat in (it is said in this report) recognised the surplice
point of principle has succumbed at as the sufficient clerical vesture, whether in the
last to what Her principle,
herself is said to celebration of the Eucharist or at other times;
have at once perceived with astonishment, and on the whole, the committee are of opinion
that vestments should not be regarded as bind-
was only a question of detail. In such a
course of conduct followed by such a con- the ag on
ofeth7 sum.enoes
hoe atof the
all oft and that
tra-
summation, we as neutral parties and uncon tion, is a asificiesi compliance with the rule of
corned spectators, can only speculate whether the Church. B. Altar Lite: Looking at the
the authors of such a measure could ever authorities, the committee regard these as not
have been in earnest about it? It appears without precedent since the Reformation,
although not generally adoptedlllloB. C. inCenat:
to us not; and we found our surmises on the
The committee report the practice of swinging
result ai rived at. We have seen that no
oethtesirs,Diler • p use oin ; and defeat would be accepted by Mr. Gladstone remark
that it wsbothuld not It°,
on matters virtuely affecting the principle introduced without authority. D. The elm:shoe
of the Reform Bill; and the reason must of the dements they as discountenanced
have been that the whole affair was little by the usage of the Church and inadmissible.
better than a mockery, and was never meant to Nor do they encourage non-communicants to
comprise a principle of state; for, the moment remain during the celebration, as their with-
Lord Dunkellin's motion to substitute rating draws' had become the recognised practice of the
for rental introduced anything like Wafer bread, discouraged; If
n 0.4
actually
for-
into the plan, that moment the fate of the haa,ad_—bcddsst",,,„h— is anal to be -eatedr:n.ani:hotildutTbsof
measure was sealed, and like the ewes
13----tason
Nebunhadnemar's with the mind of the Oboroh.
mixture, the wood and %, alay, the
image' the ineePlfireout Penally ntrdinceMee declare their conviction
iron sad sbes ih• &doors of the woos they have thus

—Ja—ne-111—, at the Cathedral, Hereford, by the Right
Hon and Vrn. Archdraeon Lord Says and Hate, the
Bev. Robert Dixon, ILL., eldest eon Of the late Hobert
DiZOll, Hsu., of Marlborough, to Ada Blanche Town.
shred, seeond daughter of O. Toernabeild Smith, taq.,
Mut Clots, Hereford.

CALENDAR.
3.- Tuesday. Oxford Aot.
4.—Wedneedsy.—Tranalatlon of St. Martin,
Bishop and Conlemor, 473.
A —Thursday.—Capitulstion of Algiers. 1830.
6. —Friday.—Old Midsummer Day.
7. —Baturday.—Ozford Term ends.
B.—Sunday. Siath &today after Trinity.
Lessons: Morning, 2nd Samuel au,
Luke xx. Evening, 204 Samuel xis.,
Colossians Iv.
9.—llonday. Me Insurance doe.

discumed, had no other motive than a desire to
do honour to the Most Holy and Undivided
Trinity; and certainly we must bear them out in
the further declaration they have made, that
"none were more earnest and unwearied in
delivering the truth of Christ's gospel, none
more self-denying in miuistering to the wants
and distroune of the poor, than very many of
those who had put in use these observances."
These fads, their utmost opponents aunt
endoree.

111.—Tillt WAR ON rue CONTI:wet 'peals, I
of course, trumpet-tongued and for itself, and
we have scarcely left ourselves room to edge in •
comment oil it amidst horde politics and home
polemist Our British proclamation of neutrality
In the war between Austria, Prussia. ItalY, and
the Germanic Confederation, was ordered by the
Queen in Council at Windsor on Wednesday.
Two great battles, in both of which the Austrians
were the first to claim the victory, have certainly
been fought, and as regards the ensa3ement at
Custosaa we are not aware that their success can
be disputed. The Prusaiatui. however, bare pub-
lished • dispatch claiming the victory at Skalics ;
and the only riide to a decision an the conflict-
ing statements on that point seems to consist is
the fact that the Prussians have undoubtedly
advanced their position, which does not look
like defeat.

IV.—firsor, we must add, is once more in
convulsions. This constitutional country of ours
is passing through • ministerial crisis, and there
are foolish mobs in London as there are furious
ones in Madrid. But a similar crisis in Spain is
always military as well as political ; and guns and
barricade' in the /trash, take the place of our
night meetings in Trafalgar-square. the Wu-
sequence is that while Sir Richard Mayne has
simply to announce in the one lase that "the
police authorities will be compelled in future to
prevent out-door meetings at late hours in
reference to Hefarm ;" Marshal O'Donnell has
"to reprees with military rigour every attempt
at disturbance," and the fighting in the streets
of Madrid shows a return of two generals killed,
750 prisoners taken, of whom 137 have already
been shot, and a total number killed of 1000.
Let us be thankful that we live in • land where
the mode of &easing a ministry is not of an
insurgent character, and let us beware of
encouraging thy hootings and other demonstra-
tions °Devolve of free opinion dictated by Mr.
Bright and his party.