The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-12-22 00:00:00

DOPAICUTKR•

SOUTH-WISTEILI RAILWAY.—Thts aoltDany announce
special facilities for railway travelling at Chrisla4s.
SUDDVI Dratif.- On Sunday morning last, an ote
w”inan, named Margery Crate, lodging at Mr. Hardy's, in
Church-street, WWI found dead in bed. She was In receipt
of parochial relief and had for • long time suffered from
asthma, but an the previous night had been in her usual
health. Dr. Aldridge was called to see her, but of course
medical skill was unavailing. It was not thought
necessary by the Coroner to hidd mei inquest

'oIIiIITTED TO THE DORA= COUNTY PRI•Oh.-644i.68 :
Thomas Foster, housebreaking at Bryanston. —Haul
Labour : Levi Riggs. stealing a scythe, spade ac. at
44amington, 3 calandar *months ; lArinia earls,
misbehaviour in Wimborne Union, 21 lays; Wifliam
lamina, vagrancy at Weymouth, 14 days; James MG.,
vsgrancy at Fortin:ton, 7 days,

Tlllt WRATH/LA.—The following is our meteorological
report :

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4 .5 tEI 1% Ind Mau of Via,l*,
4 .52Z
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14 33 27 N nog
13 33 31 N3E Fitly, now, rile
111 32 23 NNE grow
17 32 23 NNE nowt', int
13 30 29 N Me, rain
U 39 33 1 N CI, .11tly
to .as 37 , W &NW Snow, cloudy, rain

BAND Or Heir..--Qa Thurislay evening an entertain-
ment of recitations secutar p.l arv-red music, ste.. was
given at the British Schoolroom, ;t1 connection with the
alsive. The charge of admittsuce nabs ‘4.• penny to the
pnhlic, the members of the Band of Hope iscii.4 4rnitteo
(cc. This was their first appearance before the pkg.th,
taking into ronsiderrithm the ages of the perfonners
(a. .f them, a little girl named Peaty, who recited a
piece very likely. Icing only live years of age), the whole
was a very tiuditahle affair. The Band of Hope now
nmohers shout Into taken. owing chiefly to the kindly
exertions of Mrs. Bingham, vita, at this entertainment
~,,ompanied on the harmonitun. There W. a good
attendance. The following was the isrogymmur

PART L
Lh.,rga . . "Gmethyr S..ng," • .
Shall we gather," • • -
Itrcitata.A. . 7 .... • Ditty. Huila.

Sung - "I. Little Ship," - B. Stic'land, E. Itoi. . bavis,
A. Hutchings.
Recitation - -- , - licnrY 11111-

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l'horus - "Work for tea rlirlit coming,"- - -
hem on Cornet - • Mr b ig. W. Dario, M Hardy
(flee" -I Clew a lAA."- M. Holloway, C. Holloway C.
Roiur - - " The Minstrel Roy, - - J. latonl.
Ikvltatlon ..... - • *hie Darla.
Ploco on Cornvt ...... • -W 1)..4
Hoeg
Recitation - -"Our new Organ"- - • Mr. Owning.
limitation • "The Minor Boy'a licturn,"- • -
PAM' IL

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Reatattan Wflzy Pflgfl C. Neilevray N.
Glee • • "The Bsrrd hi a stigitty too," -
lk-citatioe - • • - - • - - -M. Dailey
Hymn - - • "Native land,'
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Recitation ..... -1: Peaty.
Piece on Cornet - • - - W. and harts.
111 "Oh, Christian awake," -
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Itlttin - Ch. lianly.
elm God Wens the Prince .4 Wales," (se. 711. - •
Song - - - Mr. tlrecnin(.
Evening Hymn - - - -
" Cind save the (Nett: "'one verse).

I.OI•NTV Carat% Thitr,lay. —Before Judge L.,17.2y,
.I,lProi s • 7.: rwel.,. 11,tr. gl La, fur flour
supidied in 1871. The delivery one disputed, in guils,rt of
which, however, a niAn named Caleb Wiltshire wag called and
oke to having Illinvcif delivcrtal it -in October, 1871, he
thought.--Judyseut for the defendant, the Judge not being
satisfied with the delivery.
In the bankruptcy ca -n 4 11. J. II unit.% cheese factor, of
Ilillll4l, his llotiour annulled the pr./ceding', gubJect to the
filling of a,i•flidavit and the payment <4 a composition.- -11 r
11..41,1. for the creditors. 'mental to this, sod tlite hhe CUe
was taken ant .if Court.

hisetham v. o.••••i 111,11— —llr Weston for delendant.—Tius
claim ems gS, bin 'Mr Weston mid not • farthing eras due—fl.
action Iran for flour and meal supplied in 1871, hat plaintLl
omitted to product his booka nue adjourned.

Brreormi Perrr Sessiost, Mandsy —lk4ore the Msyar (Mr.
Ilekruett). Mr J. I'. Hodges, Dr. Aldridge, and Mr. It Deets.
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JO,. liars!, gardener, was summoned' for bring drunk lii
leen Way, on December?
P.O Dann and PA Mitchell gave evidence. It seemed that
between ii and 12 at legit Dunn was on .luty In leen Way,
when .I..fett.latit leasing puitio.d him on the Nia. Me turned
his light ..n hint, and then defendant became abusive and
wanted to fight him The sergeant, who au close by, went
up, and prevented any breach at the peace
tt seemed defendant had been to his dill,
Fined fie, Anil 8s &I cots
Henry Samuel Mils, fbrimonger, Utah Vast-street, was
MIMMOI.OII for having deficient 'weights In his shop on Ihm. 3rd.,
via, one 211.., 8 drams light; one 41b,6 dram.; ono lb .3
. . . _ .

Sept. Coward proved the chardo and said all the weights
there .era sllghtkr light
Defendant said the weights were not in use by him at all,
and he remarked that fa his shop ha could not pinch off a bit .4
Sub an if it were irugar, Sr Lauer, or anything of that kind. Ho
rury seldom used weights at ski.
The Bench forfeited the weights, aud entered defendant to
pay the coats. An
James Henry Grortl, of NOlihilliplart. %VW .4,1[014 fos
having deficient weights, •11.., cue Ob. weight, 6 drams; one
SU. drams ; three 21b. weights 2, n 33,13 drams, and two
211•.:, 2 and 21 .inkrns.
Defendant admitted it, but said he did not know they were
light. He bought and ,Id with the same weights.
The Bench onlenel the weights to be forfeited, and dden-
dant psy the costs, Se
rcorg* Taylor alias Robinson, discharged soldier, was
charged
with stealing a quanti. y of butter the property of Mr
Etyma, of Portesistua, and • coat the Property of Hr. Hotel&
Prosecutor came to Dorchester on Saturday week with butter
fnun his cart at the Royal Vak, prised Hilts wrapped In cloths
which were marked " H.W... In p Wallet. Prisoner offered it
at Mrs Paul's, but it was refused gator oak. He also took it
I. Mr. Nuttlng, end aired Is Id per b.. but se the market
prim was lied are Is rd be refused it as too chappjt was
purchased by Mr Medias, North-square, at to 3d per I ~ and
his en. Its for tie Iff Ora The baaket cloths
wore subsequently found throws the Ring's Arum yard.
Last Saiunl.y PS. Mitchell apprelersidel prroper &ending
him with both offences, but he denied all about

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Prisoner was remanded for further evidence OR watt
Monday.
cot-ITT Pwrrr ffirmost, Saturdays—Before Mr Williams
(Flakiest:), Mr R 0. F. Steward, Mr If. If hiklilleton, Mr G.
E L Kindersley
Nr W. N. firtotten. of Puddletown, was summoned by the
Rural ...niter), Authority for that premise. of his occupied by
Mews. Parsons, Woodrow, at,d Stroud had a cesst..ol insuffi-
cient for the drainage of tbc bow t.ad that the watet of the
well was erritaininared by sewage.
Mr Lock for the Board of Ourrdiaus, LOY If: 'tYtitott for
defendiud.

In support of the eotupLainant, Mr W. Clock, &aunt)
Inspector, eel Mr Robert Slade, medical officer, were tailed to
prove the matepool is 1011 front the well, and that the water
what tualreed win f.,1111d to contain minimal matter, and to be
offetisive naLitto houll and taste Mr Slade mid that there WY
a geaeral unteemont smell about the preinists, and that the
occupant..! the Wino. • ere generally inihoalthy in meal OVUM.
Ihi the other hand It was agt.v t Mr Ottoman had arrant:ad for
the people to get water Iron. a Weal!, Wiring Well, and that
Aiwa a 'Wiping"' In • drain had batik itArr, al (which was
subeequatt to the date .4 the complaint), nothing 4ot alt e warn
noticed, eine ncessionally when there was a great fail or sidn.
It W3II intimated Mr Ountonti wae anxious to do everything
that was poesihte, but it way mid to be imposaible -Mr
W Manila sumo:steal difficult "—to drain the premises.
The magistrates adjourned the case for a month, with an
hairontion ‘,/ altar opinion that thetre was a 'Winne!, tool hoped
In the meauthue Mr liatatuan and the Unitary Authority
would arrange matters satialat:tedy.
Henry Nurfloreer, A Puncineme. Ittl•evper, for having floe
quart and one pliat earthenware cups duCt.itut, tens as much as
t 2 drains, was fined las and oats, and ibt gamma; were
ordered to be forfeltal. ile raid he did not know they pore
wrong
TAOI.IIII Sibley, re Dorchester, was slanssausiesi ler trespessing
In searyh 00 game at Bradford Pererell, Dee e.
Defendant watt loading Isegiota he had purchased au Mr
Middletonk cetate, when a rabbit ran from under them, and
two amp he had there unlined and caught it in the nlpht of Mr
It Mletalvton who was drivlnt along the road.
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—Mr Weston, tor Mendota, urged that he never encouraged
the doge, but that tams went in pursuit following their nature
when defendant eras busy an. 4 lid not observe them.
Final the oasts, 9s.
nWild Sto.dity, t 4 Maiden liewtvn, was summoned by
Matil.ll lake, fur breaking her window and ulna sonnyance.
The parties are neighbours, and complainant found come
filth undrr bee window which she attributed to defendant, .pla
that Sto.alley deicad. and averred that Mrs Lake pai.idi it on
her (defendanea)doorstsp, wben abe threw it at complainant's
window and look, it. But sLe bad paid f.br the mending. Mrs
Lake as, maid that defendant tbreattipsd bur We.
fined ts &I.

John Lathey and Jo 'III Curtis were sittentouiel lor rotting
• skarn thrashing machine at Itaniptehame, D. It cities le skii
road, °unitary to the act. the former being tie driver, and *A
latter occupier of the isnd. When P.C. Wooded interferred,
Mr Curti. told bin. that if he busiol himself about the MA ttar
he should get hint turned out of his place.
A ene Ids and kW costs was indicted.

MI, N. OM ne Me Fisherman's Arms, Wyk, 16'21 trans/ere I
from Jaen. to Thom. Winatr ; that .1 the Tura'. Basil
Weed Chicken:ll, Irmo Jane rooks to Jams William Randall:
and that .4 the Jolly Bailor, Portland, from James Burt
liartnell to William Mane ; and that of the King's Arms,
Malden Newton, flow George J. Gallen to Mise Penininah Bead
John BrnAms. gipey, aummoned for trasisming in search of
pow. at Toipuddk, Dec 4, on land In the occupation of Mr
T. A. Homer, did not appear.
He warn caught ferreting, and had eight nett
Mad 4og and mos, or two mantis' hard labour.

THE ORNAMENTS' RUBRIC.

A meeting of the clergy and hy repreeentatives of
this rural deanery was convened at the Shirehall, last
Thursday morning, by the !Lit..lt.luald smith, of
West Stafford, Rural I)ean, when, notwithstmilin
the inclemency of ths weather' there wa. nutnerou,
attendance, and deep interest wss in-init.:4er' in the
proceedings.
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-After- prayer, the RURAL 1)6 X read the Bishop's
circular letter, which !dated the three courses open to
the Church in respect of the "Ornammts' Rubric."
Theme are :-1, retaining that Rubric mother.: I; 2,
allowing a distinct Eucharistic vestment (either Cope
or chasuble) to be uaed ; 3, the re-enacting a Rubric
similar to that of the 2u.1 Prayer Book of Ed. VI.,
which forbad the medheval vestments., and allowed the
surplice only. The Rural Dean said he thought it
would be inconvenient to comet, a vote n these three
coursed in their •.rder without some general consider.
atiou of the whole subject. If the first were agreed
to by the meeting it might preclude their discussing
the other two, and he had himself a very strong con-
viction that the only course that could pernioneeqg
secure the peace and unity f the Church would be the
last ..f the three. As to the second, he hoped there
would be a unanimous vote againet it. Ti allow the
use of the Chasuble Fleet-sled to him impossible, for
three reasons. Ist, It would bean implied censure on
all that the Church had done in the last 300 years in
the ministration of the Sacrament, as though it had
not been comely, or reverent, or sufficient, whereas he
felt sure there was on the part of Churchmen the
strongest admiration and attachment to the Order ..f
the ,flommunion Service. They all felt it WWI most
beautiful, most Scriptural, and adapted to give expres-
sion to the previous truths taught in the Loris Sumer,
awl they could not endure anything that seemed to
cast disrespect upon it. 2utlly, To legalize a vestment
which WAM associated with the "Mass," and which
was nrotenily 'Wooled for on the ground that it
symbolized a propitiatory sacrifice would be to impugn
the all-sufficiency of the Sacrifice of the Cross as being
the one atonement for the sins of the wora 3nlly, It
would so shake the confidence of the people of
England, that it would lead to the speedy disestablish-
moot of the Church. As to the first of the three
courses, the Rural Dean thought it fell far short of
what was required. They all knew that the Orna-
ments' Rubric had been the cause of all the strife and
other evil,. connected with Ritualism, which evils Lad
become ialoirroUr. That Rubric was opposed to the
law soul practice of the Church ever since the seventh
year of loosen Elizabeth. She then used the authority
given to her by the Act of Uniformity, to substitute
the surplice for the vestments. The "new order" then
instituted had governed the Ritual of the Lunn,
Supper ever shies. It was distinctly affirmed in the
Nub Canon, and sanctioned by the Act of Uniformity
of 1062, under which we still live. He therefore
argued that the 59th Canon should be substituted for
the Ornaments' Rubric, and the latter as being olisolete
and repealed by subsequent legislation, should he
removed from the Prayer Book. He believed that in
a little time the Ritualists themselves would be thank-
ful for this change, as a settlement of the question
35t.1 subjected them to so many lawsuits and
condeinnatforo,. 4r long as the Ornaments' Rubric
stood where it "did, it woe a erovocative to further
strife and division, and gave to pens,ne dissatisfied
with our Reformed Ritual a priosa fork growl for
introducing medieval superstitions. The Rural Dean
then read an argument in favour of the course he
recommended.
The Bev. S. 1101)&4, in an energetic speech, moved
that, the course recommended by the Rural Dean
should be wii.jeted hy the meeting, and that the 24th
and 59th Canons shall be 4111LittAvd for the Orna-
ments' Rubric.
This was seconded by the Rev. W, C. (Mimes.
The Rev. H. Mocist then brought forward a resolu-
tion to a similar effect, and was seconded by Mr. IL
HATNE.
All of these spoke strongly against the lawlessness
of the Ritualists, and their conspiracy against the
Protestantism of our Church.
Mr. Ittovaia, expressed his opinion to be in
favour of a come, erisi u ~b, while it would sbetantially
effect the object they had in view would be free from
some ebjectione to which the course recommended by
Oh! lima' Dean might be open. le was against suy-
thlaii that 'night appear to narrow the bailie of the
(Thereto, ead to else seine sanction to those who
clamoured for inuovations. The real innovators were
those who were seeking to Intnehicst medinoval dresses
and custom. hito our Reformed Church. Ourstrungth
lay in the fact that we desire no change. The Omit:
mente' Rubric had been so interpreted by the Court"(
Appeal, in acconlanee with the uniform practice of the
whole Church, that we had nothing to fear from its
114411!,ii1y,f in the Prayer Book, and he wan on the
whole ha Ssi.i r of the first of the three course, huh.
cated in the Ithtet w i.:. I fiocesan. Nevertheless he
would not that we $11.411d eloc. en opinion in favour
of" retaining the present Itubritarunaststs.' - without
guarding it distinctly in the way he had ehdeabow
to state in the following resolution -" That thit
meeting is content to abide by the laws and usage of
+4 • Church of England in regard to the matters
affected by the Oneunents' Rubric as interpreted by
the Court of Apitssi, but that if from the ambiguity
.4th. Rubric or other laws roaLi; to these questiona,
any alteration shall be foinul netessaro, jt is the
opinion of this Iseetiegthst such alteration elm 01 La
made in acconliouss with the provishme at the 24th
and Nitli Canons"
'rids was supported by Mr. H. tore, Bev. W,
13AHNLI, and Rev. Iltseawrose %Vii.usgs ; and. aft.eie
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3,0141) further remarks by Colonel Otnrtat.D, who
tio..tozht that the recent decision of the Supreme Court
rendered sU fyrther discussion unnecvssary, Mr. ltlonle
awl Mr. tsithdrew their resolution in order
that a unanimous cae n,,iukt be given in favour of
Mr. Floyer's resolution. ne hlural Dean acquiesced
in this course, awl the resolution pyt to the
meeting, all the Clergy present (fifteen in uninbcri,
and all the lay repre4entatives present (eleven in
'mintier), voted in favour .d Mr. Floyer's resolution;
kl the meeting oeparateil.