The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-11 00:00:00

DOBOll ESTEE.
A BRANCH Or ens Shoe Maas') Altair, which has
for its principles "Gospel ard Temiesranoe," has, we
undendund, been started by the t mpirance w ,rkers
of this town.
DoacHtellit Assocler.ox,—We anderatand
hiursatioile will shortly recommence. Flendel's
grind
oratorio Samson hut been a, Iszted for the next
concert.
Tim Porn' RANI, which is carried on in the Holy
Trinity Infant School on :extort:lv evenings, will be
opomed during the ensuing winter months at 7 p.m.,
Instead of 7.30.
The whole of the £4O I e dulled by the recent amateur
commis, given under the direct, n oi Mr. F. %V.
Delphi, has been inn led over t. the Mus. um Build-
ing Fowl. All intl tenth expenses have been
generously borne by Mr. .1. (Lapin. Cullif."l House.
IT is stated that the egheme of Poet.-office inapance
for lettere oontainiog money or otiv,r valuable, is now
pretty well matured, end that Mr. Fawcett may se*
his way to putting it info operatioa by the beginning
of next year. The maximum amount of insurance
will at int probably be £25, but if th. scheme works
well it will, doubtless, be raised to £lOO. The regis-
tration and insurance far oombinel will bl 241. for
£lO, with Li. extra for each additional £5 of value.
Cacao, Hong sliseios.—The first of a aerie, of
gervices which is intended to be held during the winter
In'oonneetion with this mission, wee held in st. Peters
Church Wedoeaday evening last. Toe Rev. F.
Barnes, vicar of Holy-T.ll4'y, Plymouth, preached a
meg impressive sermon from the word. "What shall
It profit a man If he gain the whole world and lose his
owe nl ur what shall a man give in exchange for
his soul?" There was • good attendance.
PLOUGHING Matcg.—A ploughing match in con-
nection with the Dorchester Agricultural Society took
place on Tuesday last at Stinsford Farm, by kind
permission of Mr. W. S. Hull. The judges were :
Mi. B. Geroge. Puddletowu, Mr. Jerrmd. Sow.hover,
and Mr. J. Best, Waruiwell. In the Men's Class
there weed nine entries, and the prissy were awarded
se follows :—tat, 12, Walter burchill, a?rsant to Mr.
C. Kayo,. 2nd, El, Sy& ay Choral I, servant to Mr.
W. H. Hawkins; 3rd, 10.., W. Sansfurti, servant to
Mr. H. Mayo. In the Lad.' Class eight entered, the
following being successful : -Ist, £1 10., J. Knight,
servant to Mr. H. May.; 2od, El, W. Seymour,
servaat to the Executors of the late Mr. .obert
Smith j 3rd. 10r.. Charles Barrett. servant to Mr. NV.
8. Hull. Plou,hing with oxen—let, Jame. Adams,
servant to Mr. C. Kent.
LOU> Rumor on THE linnucerunr or Ruiz—Truly
"history repeat" itself." No better or more oppor-
tune proof of this tlme-honoured proverb is to he
found than in the words of Lord Eldon, who in 1830,
In • hitherto unpublished letter to the grandfather of
the present hir. Scott Bute's, iu which be spoke of
the then impending, genersl reducion of rents as "
melancholy 'abject; declared that '' rents must, after
being already greatly reduced, be still more and largely
reduced, I have no doubt," continued Lord Eldon,
that UN landowner, and the owner indeed, of every
specie' of property, will have to look for more c.latni-
Mons days than these descriptions of men have ever
yet WOO in England." There are many pessimists
who profess to see in the exist:nit landed disuse, quite
as sorrowful a prospect se Lord Eldon saw half.a-oen•
wry ago. Bat England weathered the storm then,
and we OM hardly doubt that, with judicious conces-
sions, it will do so ouce more, in this the greatest
agrarian wilds since Lord Eldon's letter was written.
—Lead.

YLtVDULIfI Enuargskr. Joseph Metcalf, was
charged on Wednesdey, before Captain Manse and
Colonel Bingham, with fraudulently enlisting in the
1411 t.--Quartermatter-Serge ant Macarthy,
of theatruHattalion, West Yorkshire Regiment,
stationed at Portland, said the prisoner enlisted at
Lancaster, on August 2nd, 1880. He prodnoed the
attestation papers which had been in witness's custody
ever Sinai
stsrlsoner joined. He also produced a
confession by the prisoner in his presence. In
the attestation paper ha said he had never before served
in the army, but he had been discharged from the
Army Rearms seas invalid. He made • voluntary
confession on August 4th last, to the effect that he had
served in the 42nd Regiment, after which he went into
the Reserves, when he was invalided.—ln defence. the
prisoner said he was discharged from the 42nd High-
lenders wills a good character, and with one good
conduct badge. When the Reserves worm:tailed out in
1678 he left a good situation. He was with the '
Reserves four months and then tell ill, but when begot '
well and haring nothing to do, he thought there
would be no harm in his enlisting again.—The Bench
were inclined to deal with the case leniently, and
Its would be only sent to goal for seven days.
A Fees PIOTOILL—At Mr. J. Pouncy's, astabli.h- '
mast in South-street, Mr. R.. 'corner, who in well.
known as an art publisher, is exhibiting a very fine
work by Mr. T. Jones Baker, K-!.. H. The painting
Is, perhaps, Mr. Barker's chef (fa 'wore, and le a n sble
work of art. It is entitled "Oariaboask Castle,
September Bth, 1650," and is a besot hl and most
pathetic illustratien of the death ot that most
rinfortunats Prints se, Elisabeth, the second da whter
of Charles I. The ociiine, bniught so vividly to mind, re-
calls' touching aud sorrowful scene in the history of one
country. A young and lovely girl over whose he rd only 15
summers had pursed, is lying dead with her head rest-
ing on the sacred Rook which was for po long her royal
father's only consolation. She has died alone,with the
exception of her lit3e dog "Firio." The faithful
animal is evi lently alarmed at the silence ot the
mistress who hair s often fondled and caressed him,
and tile startled look on the dog's face is in our mind a
feature of the picture. The face of the dead Princess is
lovely even in -her last sleep, and wear. informed it is
a correct likeness having been taken from • painting
executed for the then Duke of Northumberland. who
was her keeper. Every detail of the picture is a Imir
ably and faithfully carried out, and we are sure it will
afford any of our readers who would pay Mr. Ponncy's
studio • visit, great pleasure. The work has been
exhibited to the Queen, and Her Majesty has expressed
herself highly pleased with the subject and ita treatment. ,
ENTMAINIIINT.—An entertainment for children
was held on Tuesday last at the Temperance Hall,
Ptheselene when about 90 children and adults were
=ut
, arid a very interesting programme was gone
g. The meeting was commenced by singing
and prayer, which was offered very earoestly by Mr.
Clarks for • blessing on the work, both Christian and
tamperanos. "Abide with me" wee then sung in a
hearty manner. Mr. Clarke then gave • very stirring
address. Although he was not forewarned he should
be called so soon to speak yet he believed that a man
who had been 18 years in Go I's service ought to be
ready for all calls. This he had learnt in Her Majesty's
service, for often rat mid-night when the roll was beat
be had to turn on; and be ready. fio God had said,
" Be ye also ready, for in such an boor is ye think not
the Son of Man cometb." Mr. Clarke alluded to the
good work which tho Rands of Hope were carrying on,
with the help of the Wealeyans, Primitive Methodist.,
coffee taverns, and Good Templar., and mentioned
that three more Bands of Hope are being formed in
connection with St Peter's, Congenial nal, and
Fordington schools. After a recitation and singing.
Mr. W. B. Davis gave a very earnmt address in
Christian and temperance principles, which was
followed by • recitation by Miss Vincent—" If it
were not for the Drink," which was well recited and
well received. The next was • dialogue. entitled
"Helping Mother," by Mimes Masters Wiliam/. and
Lawrence, which was exceeding good, and much
emzded. The hymn, "When there Ls Love at
• was son v err well indeed • and the recta-
.by Miss Oliver, The Drunkard's Wife," was
vary affecting. A dialogne, by Misses Oliver and
Gibbs, "The most Useful Machine," followed. A
fordUa speech was then given by Miss West.
Reeitatkm, by Mllll Trevit—" A Lesson by the
Bee recitation, by Kate Whitty—" The Little
Meek j" reoisation, by Mime Gibbs—" We must claw
the Alehouse Door," all of which were well received.
A very pleaoaat evening was brought to • clam with
deem, sad, the collection having been made, the
g people and friends scot hone delighted with
Cnsfesple and pure enjoyment of an evening spent in
gj,Teinissranos Hall, which is nicely decorated with
pictures of rations sorts, and some pretty screens, the
handiwork of Mr. C. Greening.
Tim hineaton a to Swann Sooterr.—The attendance
at the meeting in aid of this excellent society was
extremely meagre, in fact there could have been
more ths n3O p•mons present. If the rev. gentle-
=lgo attended as the deputathin were to gauge the
"=mby of the people of Dorchester in the noble
work which the ecidety is carrying on by the attendance
at ite meeeting, • very dishearter log report indeed
monk' he have to take back to head-quarters; but we
enmtMis cannot be so, and we can only hops with
the Rey. T. W. Knipe, who presided. that =soy
perscne were kept away not through indifference to the
work, but on account of the prematurely cod weather
with which we have during the last few weeks been
favoured. The society hag for it patron Admiral
H.R.11. the Duke of Edinburgh, 11..0 , and as it. vice.
matrons four Archbishops and 40 Bishops. /tiara wed
i,blectls "the spiritual welfare of the seafaring classes at
home end abroad s" although the cocisty professes to use
every amine meatetent with the principle and received
practice of the Church of England, it receives the
ebajart, and by its noble work has gained the 'ppm-
of all clamor of Cbristianc—The Rector of St.
Peter's presided at the meeting, ant opened it with
mover, and the well-known hymn " Eternal Father,
&toss to Save," was sung. Mr. Knipe then briefly
addressed the meeting, 'strongly commending the
modesty and its work—The Rev. James Burkett, M A.,
supesintendent of this society, then delivered a very
41111rDlat addrese, giving some int-rating details of
she greet good effected by the chaplain. and readers.
It is among the merchant 'service that the worker,
mostly move, and 111. hare they are most ne.cled, for
woe many of the yawls in the Royal Navy carry
their °impishly, of the 38,000 registered vessels carry-
ing the El bush Ram not one marks its chaplain. The
rem gentleman *pike of the good that can be carried
on among the honest though often weak and foolah
." eons of the main "—men who always appealed to the
sympathies of Englishmen of whatever class. Not
may ad the society labour among sailors proper, but
among fishermen, homonym, and boatmen, who
Dumber something like 250,000, and one has only to
go a few miles away to discover the need of spiritual
miaistrstion among such • class. The emigrants are
=
grateful
for the attention pail them. Thirty.
t
emigrant ships with 18,728 emigrants to
Australia and New Zealand, were visited by the
chaplain and lay helpers of the society in Plymouth
Bound alone in 1878. The lighthouse and lightship-
keepers are not forgotten, and many instance" were
given that the work has not been in vain. A forcible
Itriwas made for support by the Deputation.—
meeting closed in the usual way.