The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-09 00:00:00

jorrign Enttlligtnct.

A crrnra in the independence attributes to Prince
Napoleon the intention of being present as an eye-wit-
ness during his coming stay in England at some of the
reform meetings which are to be held.
Eirsiummure are shortly to be made at Fortress
Monroe. under the superintendence of • militsay board,
to test the resistance of iron-plated fortifications to heavy
ordnance in comparison with the resistance of earthworks
and stone forts.

Ti EllTllB3 Fount' hen, it is said, addressed an
autograph letter to the Holy Father, requeeting his
permission to defray in the Doming year the expenses of
the new foreign legion from her private purse. The
offer has been graciously accepted.
IT is announced from Canada that a large emigratini
has been going on during all this year from the British
provinces to the western dates of the Union. ifeehanics,
espioally, thus change their house., over 1,000 carpen-
ters having left Quebec during the present year.

T/II SAipping Oazette has no apprehension that we
shall be unable to import u nsuch foreign grain as will
be required for use. Nevertheless it is obvious that,
without increased supplies from the United States, we
shall have strong, perhaps rising, markets for several
months.

A Nrw PLaci OP FUTURE POlNisainarr.—The EU.
Petersburg correspondent of the Dail, News, alluding
to the death of Mouravieff, inform. us that " thousands
of sorrowing mothers, elegem, and wive; sow pray the
Almighty to inflict that just retribution in Heaven
which esosped on oath."

Ir accounts received front Cola are to be depended
Upon, the last battle between the Turks and the Greek
patriots in Candle was very diustrotta to the fcrmer.
They were repulsed again and again, and lost 3,000 men
in prisoners alone hef-re they could micape to the
Turkish aquadroo, which we. anchored near Halm the
scene of the ontlict.

THE head of Cardinal Richelieu has been discovered.
according to • Paris letter, in rather a strange place.
The head of this famous reclessiastle was preserved
apart from his body, and has been found in the poems.
sloe of an ancient family of Bretagne. Reposers to be
in • wonderful state of preservation. The Emperor ia
said to have taken great interest in its reeovery, and it
is now deposited with the Minister of Public Instruction.
What will be do with it?
TIN third hippophagie banquet has taken place at
Paris. It was specially intended for workmen, and
above a hundred of the working classes sat down to
linnet; and as they remained at table from two to six
we may fairly conclude that hone hut and horse cold,
horse stewed and home roast, form • most attractive
edible. Ladies were invited and were progent--not
silent spectators, however, as Madame Engeede Neje&
addressed the assembly in • most eloquent speech.
Tgg collision between two steamers in the Red Sea
turns out to have been a ver7 sad disaster. One of the
"mei.. the Shims, had 101 persons on board, and out
of these only 72 were saved. Singular to relate, both
verde bad their lights burning, and were nude out
fully an hour before they came near each other. Liter
the mishap occurred, there was no time to lower any of
the boats, as the vessel went down almost ininiedtakdy.
The other steamer, the Nadi, escaped with compere-
*rely little damage.

BuRIED rktrett.—rit • Infteral a few days aim..
a man named Pierre Wfras, at Taurrelesi, Dear he 4„
et.a grevedigger, while throwing is the earth. thought 6;
beard • sound as if two blows had been struck ih tbe
corn rt. He accordingly informed the clergyman, het
latter, believing that the moo was under an
would not allow the coffin to be opened. The icctt,;,
having of use to the knowledge of the authoritic% gh.
the nest day they ordered the exhumation a the body
when the man was found to be sull alive, but ezp,,4
48 hours afterwards.
ADVICE. received Massowali up to the 7th ef A
make no mention of the battle reported by Gown
ourrespondent is having occurred in Tigre on ii,.3inh
July. This oheenee,.o far, of soy corroborative odic•
mat ion, favour. Hr. Fled's opinion that do such aeiocct
eugagement took i lase. Hit opinion is b5c,4 on
ground tLat it would have been impovarble for Thew,
1., transport so large an army from Hoodar, ahvri•
King in known to hare been on the 7th of Jule,
.„,no of the alleged battle on the 30th of that wont',
On the other band Dr. Beke says that be toms.' tc,
formed the same journey, which he estinia•es it
lade., on male-bsek, in just over be day., um, „.
Dearly seventy miles • day.

EIO.IOHTOOIIIO • JCIDOI.—Ao unwonted intetfe
with the decorum and dignity of ths high Court
curr,-,1 the other day. AIMMO had ju,t b.-en it-ei,4,1
and Mr. Roberts, the presiding judge, sr..
some other buxint ex, when he was startled by Hvi,g
light.d torch held over his heed by some in.ie
court. On inquiry be found. it was ii.. lodes te,.
the salt jest decoded. wbo said great Injustice h„a In
done to him, and be wax now holdinga torch to enlight..n
the court and en th able em to iniladnster justice. sj,
Roberts directed be should be fined 50 rep, ti
tempt of court. The man proceeded to state his
still further, when be use toed 100 rupees. 11,
taken icto custody, smd released on the nee being 1,41'
—DeAti Gazette.

A FL,IIEKCI correspondent repeats a strnoce
effacing the King of Italy in the Clistou aff sir. r.,
reason why Cialdini did not continue his &Avenel scr. •
the and move forward so as to combine not, the
operations of the King and Le Marmon' on the Ifinei
was that the King, at three o'clock on the fatal 24:k;
of July, without saying a word of his purpoo titter
to La Mannora, or to anybody else, sent iitelegrsig
Cialdini conceived in these words —"lnsantre cou.,let
On receiving such • despatch Cialdini aaaaaaaaa ennui,
deemed it wisest not to risk the destruction el hv
army by an at empt to oombine his in voting, wish
plan which had entirely failed. This was the etio
eau.. of the resignation of La Marmors., who "i„i
not unapt the responsibility of conduct such as
The .tate of the King's health is hinted at as tit
explanation of such conduct.

Tug treaty of pesos between Austria and WI
appears to he a comprehensive document. It d,oier,t
Use willingness of Austria that Venice should be ar,ittti
to Italy, and defines the boundaries of Vents,.a three
which constituted the adminietrative frostier a the
province while it was under Amarian rule. Italy
assumea 33 millions of lb, State debt, which she te
pay in eleven instalments spyead over Peenty.thies
months. The Lombardo-Venetian bulk is takea Oref
by Italy, and teems to be no great catch; fur it, isms
are itated to be 3i millions of florins, and its liabilitt
66 millions Special arrangementa are made as to yin
railways, and • general amnesty is proclaimed on both
sides. Austria hands over to Italy the iron crown a
Lombardy and all objects of art, and the arch:.,.. a
Venetia. One curious stipulation is that the pleat.
property of the deposed Italian princes is, with °Woe
exceptions, to be restored to them.
Tug Brraaroat, or nut PRINCUR DAGMAL Th,
fact of the Prince.. Dragons being first betrothed to tlat
late Cesarewitch Nicholas, and now to hi. brother al-a•
under, is commented on by the Opinion Nctionce, vi ich
conceives that political motives alone are to be loYind
, for in the persistence manifested by the I-W..4n dynoty
I for this alliance. Our contemporary expresses its, If in
, three terms: "This alliance was nee...easy to the policy
of Russia, who requires for her future project. to gown
nate at Copenhagen. She felt the more need of it in
order to counterbalance in the Baltic the growing in-
Silence of France. At the point of view of European
intereste this was the been result of the alliance; but
every medal has its reverse, and that of the marriage of
the Cesarewitoh with the Princess Dogmas has hn it,
ezergue the word', 'To prevent the 13candinaaim
Union at any rice.' The unity of the Scandinavian
nation. would be indeed a powerful barrier rantd
against the ambition of Csariern ; let it be aisoompliaLed,
and Russia will have a difficulty in seizing on
precious porta of Denmark, and obtaining possession
the keys of the Baltic, aa she wished to do those of tie
Black Sea. But Russian policy will not succeed, we
hope, in paralysing (be unionist movement of the three
States of Scandinavia. The inhabitants of Denmark,
Norway, and Sweden—brothers who have been too loin;
separated —now understand that their misty consieta in
their anion. The Scandinavian ides is making rapid pe.
urea. among them, and Western Europe is too aiudi in-
terested in its triumph not to favour its reelisati, a by
all possible means. As for ourselves, we consider our
duty to be to propagate and support it by all our
•ffiseis."

SToRY OF MILITARY LIP'S IS MRSOAL.—A brigiiier•
general of the Indian army had been unscrupulously
terrified, by means of • peeked court of inquiry, into
resigning Lis command. The friendless old man betook
himself dismally to Calcutta, with • heavy heart and •
tarnished name, and there accidentally stumbled
the young subaltern who had been the chief tool in
effecting his ruin. A legal friend immediately .n-
-sealed that he should file a plaint for libel against this
youth in the Supreme Court of Celentra, and that he
should subpoina as witnesses the half-dozen •ffi•ers
high rank by whom he bad been Missed. Bri,,reher•
General erne, slieels filed hi. plaint. The witueses,
who bad had it all their own way before the military
court of inquiry, out a very sorry figure when exam:sd
on oath before a judge. The defendant was cud s
damages and oasts, and was publicly told by the judge that
he was unworthy to be believed on his oath ; mid lir,s-
dier-General was further consoled by the assurance
that he left the wort without • stain on his character.
But the most remarkable feature of this very reinarksb:c
trial was the examination of Colonel , tLe deputy.
judge-advocate, who had been employed to drive Brigs-
dier-Cieneral from hi. commaod. When this
officer wages:twined on oath concerning certain papers
which the Supreme Court had demanded from the Odic-
advocate's department, he confessed that as soon a. ir
was known that they were likely to be called for he had,
with the connivance ad his superiors, destroyed then.
He protested that in all he bad done ilgainst the plalutif
be had only obeyed orders, that his sole ansi‘ty
been to carry out the ecnnonnander-in-chief's st.he, by
whose breath alone he existed, and who could remove him
from office in • moment if he were to forfeit his eacel-
leney's confidence." He stated that he considered it his
duty as judger-advocate "blindly to obey orders, to olve
orders fi:st. and then to do justice." He admitted
that he did not know exactly what the duty of a
incise-advocate was, and that his chief anxiety in the
whole business has been "to protect himself against the
displeasure of the commander-in-chief, which would be
fatal to his prospects" "I am a married man.
exclaimed this unhappy creature, when pressed by the
questions of the court "and in these days of Sir
Charles Wood one must think a oneself. If I tell
everything, Sir Charles will abolish my appointment."
We will only add that this is not an old story, that th.•
trial in question took place in the year 1863; that the
subaltern who was publicly stigmatised by the higl e.t
judicial authority in India as • perjurer was not only
not arraigned by the commander-in-chief bef.re •
military tribunal "for conduct unbecoming an Offieef
and • gentleman," but was shortly afterwards promoted
to a company; that he still adorns the ranks alike
British army; and that the officer who was at the lieml
of the judge-advocate's department in Bengal when it
thus distinguished itself is at its head still.—Pall WaLt
Gazelle.

Corraog ESPORN IN FIANCE. —Mr. Tidd Pratt. 11.
his report of the friendly societies, refers to the ff,rl4
which have been made to improve workmen'. clgrelllrp
in France, and in general to promote the ameliorstl Cl
of their condition. For some years past, Mr. Tidd Pratt
says, Francs has entered resolutely on reform. The hu,h
buildinpknowo a.' ciLis on edema" constrneted previous
to 1830, were a failure; and not roore than five or six of
these barracks—or these cony-sty, so to speak—foot
favour with the working classes. Instead of colic, t•
tug families together in these buildings, it is nor
sought to keen them apart, and this M. Jules Simoo,
in his recent work "Le Travil, " thinks an impede.,
progress, as it favours individual liberty. lbo
decidedly gives a preference to the plans carried tilt
by the Mulhouse Association, which was formed io
1853, with a capital of 300,000 francs. in sixty shares of
500 francs each. The State contributed 300 francs,
which have been laid out in streets, sideways, sewers,
fountains, plantations, baths washhouses. hakeriet.
With these resources the association has built 7111
houses., containing at the present day, a population f
5.000. The houses are of various sorts. Some have one
story, and some only • ground Soot; but the architect
has turned to the best possible account the space et has
disposal with • view to health, decency, and comfort.
Each bolts', with its garden, covers 160 square metres.
The working man is the proprietor. Bow this is done
by the Mulhouse A seottou is thus explained. The
price of • house, with • ground Boor only, is now 2.659
francs (1:150), and 3,300 franca, or sometimes 3,411/ frame
of • one story hoose. The association neither gains nu
loan on its saes. It gives its houses at the cost price,
taking 5 per cent. of the sum till the whole is paid
The terms are higher for the houses that are merely let
the rent of which is fixed at eight per cent. of the
capita. This eight per cent, dots not go to the
shareholders, who are bound by their statures
to take no more than four per cent, interest on thee
money, the difference goes to pay Insurance. Uses.
wages, repairs. be. It sells, then, its houses at the coot
price by annuities, and at five per wet, interest. The
purchaser begins by paying 380 francs, and this sum 5
kept in reserve for the expenses of the contract wino
the full price is nearly paid or is repaid to the purrhseer
when obliged to Olind4 the bazgan. In this caw the
association considers the purehamen as merely tenants.
and refunds all they have paid Over and above the
ordinary rent. The purchaser enters into possession it
once; the monthly payment is from 18 hence to 21
franca, according to the pries of the tenement or the eon.
tract. It is • very little more than what an ordinary
lodger would pay, because the lodger psys eight
per cent, of the cost prise, and it servos for ih•
extinction of his (debt, the understanding be'
tween the purchaser of the eisimpan) being a Mar
interest of Ave per cent. Supposing the t=il
to be worth 3,000 francs, the whole Is /aid
on at the mid of thirteen years and some months, sal
as the purchaser would have to pay daring that time, if
be had been only a lodger, 1,700 francs, it follows that
the hoes* has only cost him, in all and for all, 1,300 friars
paid in thirteen years. Down to the 30th of Muted
last, 614 of these 700 houses were @obi, and of the 614,
112 were entirely paid off, and • lugs number of others
!try lightly summoned. M. Simon sari:—' 'The wows
is complete, both in • material and morel poist of view.
Pablie-housse deserted, funny •ffeetion restated, the
publis health improw prose beyond desalt that .1 .11
the means of being useful, the louden of the Mulhouire
A asortisitios have *emu by hr the beet The *Wet.°
may be thus summed up:—This bosses cost nothing t°
these who sell them,.. their advseces,sepitsl and interest
are reloaded • and they soot nothing to those who bey
ths
. °t_beesel;e *ls pay for them with the rent thwY
ee hit pay,aav case, for bonus lees irommodw.
Os ihell otiber.lida. IN le impossible to do birsast at kal
cork"

ME F.RCI A L ARTICLE.
Notwitding the intrinsically favourable character
of the It. lain and the absence of disquieting news
„). kind from any quarter, the markets all
ned an increase of the chronic panic which has
ope
asperse Fan the disasters of the summer, and the
effect, OPb. so far as the prises of securities are
cm. promise to be equally severe. Consols,
whichd heavily at 89g to I, conimenoed without
but a on experienced a further fall of L.
to g for delivery, and 89j for the Bth of
eosin
. Reduced and New Three per Cent., left off
0 its. 87; India snook. 2081. 211; India Five per
tMg to g ; Rupee Paper, 100 to 101, and 105 to
N.; 4dia Bonds, 19s. to 24e, premium ; and Exchequer
dia. to 9.. premium.
ae return from the Beak of England far the week
„Mg the 3rd of October gives the following result
on compared with the previous week :
.„,t 24,111.406...1ncream 43.1110
üblie deposits ... .peorease... 219,732

17;309:685...100rem5e ... 186,138

WEYMOUTH.

Tim Ilecawr BURGLARY—Dr. Smith has an-
nounoed an additional reward of k5O, for the
detection of the hurglars who recently broke into him
house at Greenhill.

Goadrroustin.—The preventive men of this dis;
tract wens on Thursday exercised in gun practioe in
the bay. There were several boat's mews, so that
it formed a rather lively scene for • short time.

MUNICIPAL —The councillors whose term expires
on the lit of November are Mears. Maunders,
Harper, Luce, and Cuucher, for the Melcombe Regis
Ward, and Mr. W. Roberta for the Weymouth
Ward. There is alai a vacancy to be tilled in the
latter ward, occasioned by Mr. C. &want having left
Wey mouth.

Tue
ATLANTIC CADMIC —Captain Prowse, R.N.,
possesses some intereeting reminiscences of the great
telegraphic achievement These are a portion of the
cable of 1865, and a part of the line used in
" fishing" it up from it. bed in the depths of the
Atlantic sea. Captain Prows°, it will be recollected,
was one of the officers eugeged in the undertiiking,
and is now in Weymouth on a visit to his father.

MIDIDLI SCHOOL SiRVICIB The temporary
church services in connection with the Me!combs
Regis Home Missions, commenced at the above
building on Sunday week in a very encouraging
manner. The attendance both morning and even-
ing was good, especially on the latter occasion, and
the congregation appeared to appreciate the mown.
modation afforded on their behalf. The minister,
the Rev. Mr. McGnrnick, is evidently well adapted
fur the work.

BOROUGH Pow; Friday.-11sforo the Mayor (.1.
Ayling, kW' q.)—Lonias Brown was charged with
being drunk and riotonn—P.C. Meech stated that
on Thursday night,about eleven, he saw prisoner near
the Forester's Retreat, in St. Thomae-street, making
a noise. He told her to go away several times, as
she was drunk and swearing. She said she would
go when she liked. He then took her into custody.
Three or four soldiers were with her. She was
making noise enough to disturb the neighbourhood,
and a crowd was collected round her. Prisoner had
nothing to say. —The Supt. stated she had been
brought to the station two or three time, before, but
had been excusod.—Sentenood to 14 days' hard 1
labour.

REVISION Ot VOTURS' LISTS.-012 Wednesday
afternoon, John Esstbrook Holdaworth, Esq.,
barrister-at-law, held his court at the Townhall,
for revising the lists of voters for the parishes of
Melconabe Regis, Weymouth, Wyke, and Radipole,
and for the borough of Weymouth and Ide'combo
Regis. There were neither claims nor objections for
Rarlipole. In the hleloombe Regis county list there
were no objections. Six parties claimed, viz.: Wm.
Brown, Alfred Bolt, Edward Cox, William King,
and Alfred Rolls, all of which were allowed. The
Weymouth county list contained no objections and
only two claims—John Silk. and James Kirby, both
of which were allowed. The overseers of Wyk.
Regis entered two objections on the list of that
Parish, against the name of George Groves' who has
died, and against that of George Bull e, who haa
lest h's qualification. There were two claimants.
—William Gray and William Churchill, whose
votes were allowed. For the borough of
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Mr. Steggall
was the only solicitor who appeared. There was
no fait otis opposition nor any forcing on the list of un-
just claims. How different this state of things from
what might be witnessed on a revision day a few
years ago. What is this prognostic of, but that for
the future the port of Weymouth will be filmed
against any vessel laden with sugar. In Meloombe
Regis there were INTIM objections—James Francis
Brown, George Hodge Chalker, Thomas Dean,
Matthew James Downie, John Landis, jun., Richard
Lakey, and Stephen liashleigh. The only party
who appeared to support his vote was Thomas Dean,
and he proved that although be was now living in
lodgiege, he was occupier of a hoes, till the end of
the electoral year. Ills name was consequently re-
tained, and the rest struck out. The claimants for
Meloombe were Francis Orlando Andrews, John
Bartlett. William Brooks, William Hardy Samways,
and William Watts. The whole of the claims were
proved with the exception of that of John Bartlett.
This claimant lives in Conygar-lane. The house
belongs to his mother-in-law who occupies the shop,
the sitting-room behind, and a bed-room, while the
claimant and his wife occupy only two room. He
said he rented the whole house of his mother-in-law
at £l2a-year, and allowed her to live in it rent free.
—The revising barrister could not see the feasibility
of such a tide without corroborative proof, and con.
sequently struck his name off the list. In Wey-
mouth there was only one objection, against John
Bartlett, which was sustained, and one claim, that
of William Manning Jay, which was allowed. In
Wyke parish there were no objections, and only two
claims, those of William Rose and Fred, rick Charles
Steggall. We may here state, as showing how fairly
the overseers perform their duties, that the whole of
the claims sustained were for "houses in succession"
from one parish to another, the Act of Parliament
rendering this imperative. On the freemen's list
there are now only three names—Miners. Devenish,
Arden, and Eliot, and the freeholders' list contains
but two names, those of Messrs. Flower and Hodges.
The revising barrister concluded his labours at an
early hour.

Venal' hisiTtho.—A. meeting of the pariah.
loners of Meicombe Regis was held on Tuesday last for
the purpose of granting • Church-rate and other business.
The *hair was taken by the rector, the Rev. T. A.
()reeves, who in reading the notice said he thought the
words "other business" was rather • sweeping clause,'
and he objected to it. He should propcee as • rule
that "other" business meant "no " business. The
vestry clerk, Mr. Andrews. said such was the real mewl-
ing of the words, they could not be acted upon. Mr.
G. Rolls, one ofthe churchwardens, then remarked that.
before reading the estimate himself and colleague had
prepared, he begged to say that the whole of the ex.
prises incurred for the alterations to the gas had been
defraysi by private ,subscription, and nothing with
reference to that matter appeared in the estimate. No
item had been introduced which had not been granted
before by the vestry at previous meeting. He then
read the various intimated charges for the current year,
amounting to £193 10s. This he said the churchwardens
proposed to meet by asking for • rate of twopenee in
the pound, which bad been for mazy years collected.
This would produce from £25,557 (the value of the
rateable property of the parish), £212 19e, 6d.; deducting
the poor and void, calculated at £2O, would leave a nett
amount of £192 13s. 6d.; balance in hand from last
year Shi. led; total £193 Bs. 70. This would leave a
small deficit of one shilling odd pence; but the church-
wardens did not feel justified in asking for • greater
rate than urinal, trusting with due eneonomy to make
the rate sufficient—Mr. It. Commins hoped the church-
wardens would distribute the work done in the church
fairly among the different tradesmen of the town. Mr.
Rolls replied that such bad been their object, and if
the audit of last year wee examined it would be found
that the work had been given to many tradesmen.
Thy did their utmost to make the rate popular.—Mr.
It Thomas enquired if the £25 mentioned in the
estimate for gas was an ordinary charge.—Mr. G. Rolls
raid it WU about £2 in exoolllll Of the previous year.—
Mr. Thomas asked if the indications of the meter bad
been observed, since the new lights were put in.—Mr.
Rolls thought the meter bad been taken once.- Mr.
Thomas asked if they had ascertained what the increase
would be. —Mr. G. Rolla could not say. He had, however,
irked Mr. Remelt who assured him the increase would be
very triffing.—Mr. Thomas did not care for what Mr.
Rowell or anybody else said; the consumption must be
greatee—Mr. Rolls; Then would naturally be greeter
pressure, and the consumption would be greater, but he
did not onticipate they would exceed L'2s for the year.
—The Chairman said Mr. Thomas was quite correct in
stating there would be • greater consumption of gas;
but as • setoff it must be borne in mind that the sun-
lights are supplied from • separate meter; whereas the
gas was received by other burners by their owe meter;
they could therefore be turned down during the sermon.
Mr. Thome. regretted to say the alteration had • very
dithgresthie effect in the gallery; the thence was • very
Injudicious one, The back lights were plead so high
that the ceiling would he black In lees then three
months.—The Chairman : The feeling was that if they
were placed lower the heat would not be diffused MONT
the people; the object was to keep the heat above their
heads. The back.lighte were simply for the benefit of
the gallery.-Mr. Thomas: The beat was very unpleasant
on Sunday.—Mr. Vincent said he had experienced great
benefit from the change, and the general feeling of the
town was similar.—The Chairman added that all the
reports he had bawd were in favour of the change.—
Mr. Thomas repeated that the heat was very unpleasant
last Sunday.—The Chairman could not 'engine that the
hint would he anything such as it bad been.—Mr.
Thomas thought it high time that the parishioners had
some control over the church, and that it might not be
pulled about as it was without asking their opinion. He
disliked the alteration very much. Mr. Drew had
applied to him, and he bad given • guinea towards the
' alteration; but he little dreamed that it was intended
to slit* as many lights in the back of the gallery as were
previously in the centre of the church. He maintained
that the heat was diffused among the people, however
selfishly those gentlemen who sat below might feel on
the subject He could speak feelingly on the subject,
and maintained that it was • very bad alteration. He
trusted before any other alteration was made the parish
would be consulted. He ventured to say that insieed
of the cost of the gas being £25 it would be EN/ —Mr.
Vincent: That would benefit .he new gas oompany—
(leughter). Mr. Thomas wai not considering tint He
was thinking of the poor ratepayers.—Mr. G. Rolls: Mr.
Thomas was favourable to the alteration. —Mr. Thomas:
Because he WY told it would be • perfect cure, to the
inconvenience previously experienced. He would not
have euntribeted • fraction if he had known the lights
were to be placed at the back of the gallery. —Mr. Bea-
man who sat in the gallery, had stated that he would
give • guinea to have the lights arranged as they were
fore.—Mr. G. Polls suggested that if more care were
taken in lighting the gallery burners, it would perhaps
suit Mr. Thomas's views.—Mr. Thomas sari the great
fault was that the people in the gallery stood In their
own light, and they were obliged to turn quite round no
as to be able to read. It waii quite • pantomime. He
protested against any further alterations without the
Parishioners being consulted. —The subject then dropped,
end Mr. Li. Pidgeon proposed "That • rate of twopence
in the pound on the rateable property in the parish be
greeted to the churchwardens, to defray the repairs of
tilS thumb and the expenses counseled with the services
erect, —Mr. J. Talbot reseeded the motion, and •
show of bands being asked by the Chairman • large
majority held up in favour of the rats, with only tee
slielnsta The rate was accordingly granted.—Mr. J. J.
Rolls then alluded to the state of the town cloak. In
006.30 u with many of the inkabitante, he complained of
the continual &heretical of the time, which threw cowry'
owl out In their arrangersenta—Mr, Vincent baliasled

it wu impossible to keep the doek regular, and it wed
only be done by sinking the dials below the surface, so
so to protect the hands from the influenee of the wind.
—Mr. U. Rolls soul every exertion wan male to main.
tam n the proper time ; but when the wind was violent the
hands of the clock were blown backwards or forwards.
—The Chairman said the real state of the ease was, that
it was not a thing of desirability, but of pusibi
All were agreed on the irregularities of the slosh, and
all d.sired it should go correctly; but unless they Gould
chain up the winds this was impoaaible in the clock's
present state. Whether the clock wu in the hands of
Mr. Fairey or Mr. Vincent it was always irregular. He
hail complained again and again, sad the invariable
<toleration of those who had it in change was that the
wind blew round the hands. One cure saggeste I WAS that
a sheet ef ewe aliould he plaoni over the dials; hot to this
it was ohjected that the clock would then beco.oe prac-
tically unkas the glus were studied 0008 •
week at least. Another remedy propued was sinking
the dials.—Mr. Rolls said his complaint, and that of
others, was the constant alterations of the time. Every
houukeeper complained that he ould neither arrange
his time for preparing meals, going to church, nor keep-
ing any appointment whatever. —The Chairman vita
agreed with Mr. Rolla' complaint.— Mr. Rolls thought
the remedy suggested should be put in prectioe.—Mr.
Vincent said, as it was a public matter, it should he
defrayed by a collection del not from the rate.—Mr.
Rolls thought it might AA fairly he borne by the late as
the expense of repairing the tower. Ms.— Mr. G. Rolls
ieminded the speaker that they had not contemplated
his expenditure in their estimate.—Mr. J. J. Rolls said
N 4 was charged for the clock.—Mr. CI. Rolls; That was
merely for the expense of winding it up.—Mr. Hurdle
, Olen complained of the insufficiency of gu in the gallery
He should be under the necessity of taking • candle to
church himself, unless they gave hill' • better light.—
Mr. 0. Rolls t Mr. Thomas thinks we burn too much.-
, Mr. Hurdle; I should like • little more —(laughter.j
Mr. Coalmine called attention to the charity Ender the
will of Barnard Mitchell to bestow six bushels of coal to
poor widows. The distribution had not taken place for
two years. He trusted, now the property bad fallen
into the hands of Fir F. Johnstone, the intention of the
founeer would be married out.—Mr. Robertson then
proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman, and the
meeting separated.