The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-10-04 00:00:00

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RI. 1N DFOIM MA RK ET, Oct. prices aro
almut the same to-day as last quoted. A better
attendance of Lamers and buyers. inspector's
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return :—Wheat. 943 quarters, 41s. ; harley,
25 quarters, 365. 24d. ; oats, 390 quarters, 255. Md. •
h44llheigtedaluarteldin the market-place to-day. tho Pro-
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piety of Mr. Vile Watts, of Tuniworth.
Diptheria is very prevalent in this town. Two
children have lately died from its effects, and seve-
isl persons are now lying ill. One of the cases
above, Edwin Hooper, aged 15 years, WM attacked
by it, and died in two days, the other, William
Ilalrymple, aged 6 years, who died very sud-
denly.
LEcruae.—On Tuesday evening last a lecture was
delivered by Mr. George Kearley, (a deputation from
the Liberation Society), an able and eloquent advocate
of the cause of civil and religious liberty. The Town-
hall was well filled with a moot respectable and atten-
tive audience, who frequently interrupted the lecturer
by manifestations of hearty and unqualified applause.
The chair was taken by the Rey. G. I). Bartlett, who
introduced Mr. Kearley to the meeting, stating briefly
the objects for which it was convened, adverting slightly
to the necessity for informing nien's minds on the sub-
ject of the lecture. Mr. Kearley then addressed the
meeting. The lecturer's manner, while it was
marked throughout by the greatest moderation, was at
times caustic and sarcastic to • degree. After tracing
the progress of the movement in behalf of civil and
religious liberty from its commencement, referring to
the disabilities removed from dissenters entering at
Oxford and Cambridge, the lecturer went minutely into
the matter advocated by Mr. Dillwyn in his Endowed
Schools bill; the late fracas at Edinburgh respecting
the annuity tax; and filially, the question of church
rates. This latter point was gone into at length, and
all the arguments, pro and roe, very ably stated and
combated. The different Bills introduced during the
last 14C.:11,11 were explained, and the majority marked
against abolition as it gradually grew into • majority for
Sir John Trelawny's bill. Touching on the !support ten-
dered by its former opponents—Sir George Grey, Lords
John Rumen and Paluierston, and Sir George Cornwall
Lewis—the lecturer next proceeded to analyse the evi-
dence token before the Lords' Committee on the motion
of the Duke of Mariborouzh. He then stated the
amounts raised by church-rates in years following-IS 2/,
1:519,15al ; £432,000; 1139, £351,000 ; 1854,
£314,000. The next point was of local interest, and
showed the amounts raised by rates, contrasted with the
amounts applied to the repairs if the buildings, quoted
from a return obtained in ISA by Sir William Clay.
In this county :—Beaminster, I:93—used for the repair
of the building, £9; Dorchester and church property,
Int —rei.ir+, £4; Melcouibe Regis, I:l47i—repairs,
£2l; Stalbridge, £3B—repairs, none; Farnham church
property, 1:10 9s.—repairs, 2e. 3d. ; Child Okeford, I:41
—repairs, ; Tarrant !Buten, /31—repairs. £2;
Durwestou, £l7- repairs, none; Stourpaine, £l3—re.
I pairs, none ; Pinapente, I:l2—repairs, £3; Charlton
Marshall, I:lo—repairs, £1; liryanston, Li—repairs,
none; Blandford church property, £l62—repairs, £ls;
Blandford St. Mary, £29—repairs, £ll. The balances
remaining were in some cases gone into. The items
(iii many cases chiefly for creature comforts) afforded
no little merriment. After referring to Mr. Thomas
liencombe's bill for transferring the freeholds of
parish churches, which would, in the lecturer's
opinion be substituted by the Liberation Society for their
present abolition bill, should the Lords again reject it,
the lecturer concluded amidst loud cheers. The follow-
ing resolution was then moved by Mr. Malachi Fisher,
who urged the audience to act on the advice given them,
and which they had seen could be exerted beneficially
as it bad been in that very room :—" mac this meeting
hereby expresses its satisfaction at the efforts that have
been recently made for the promotion of the canoe of
religious liberty, and especially as they bear on the
question of Church Rates Abolition, and also desires to
record its sense of the due value of the services ren-
dered by the Liberation Society, and earnestly com-
mends it to the support of all friends of religons free-
dom." The resolution was seconded by Mr. J. Knight.
After a vote of thanks to the lecturer and chairman,
the meeting separated. Such is the enthusiasm excited
in the town amongst the friends of abolition by the
above lecture, that subscriptions are on foot, and, we
believe sufficient is realised for the purpose of publish-
lag the lecture in listens°.
Boitounti Potter..—(Before the Mayor and J. 13,
Denials, Esq.)—On Monday W. I'. Wyatt, sibrensnith
of Bliindforel, was fined 2s. 6d. and 7s. 6d, costs, for
obstructing the passage of the pavement by placing his
shop-blind too low.—Janies Pope, of Charlton, was
summoned by P.C. Pethon for driving a horse whilst in
an unfit state. It appeared the horse had • large sore
on the neck against which the collar rubbed. Fined re.
and costs to be paid in a week. The Magistrates cau-
tionedthe man against using his horse again till it had
quite recovered.
On Wednesday last two begging letter impostors,
•111111(8 and Mary Amu Ward, were brought before the
Mayor charged by P.C. Pethon with vagrancy. Three
letters found in the possession of the woman fully proved
their occupation. In one of these she represented her
native ilace as Plymouth. in another as Stafford. They
were discharged with a caution.

Svcrisncitv.—On Wednesday last the workmen
employed by Mr. Marshall, of Blandford, in the re-
building of Spetisbury church, were entertained by
the Bev. H. B. Vizard, with beef, plum pudding,
beer, punch, &c., at the rictory. After dinner there
was an adjournment to the school, when the rector
presided, and took occasion to compliment Mr. Mer-
olla!' and his men on their ability. Speeches were
made and songs sung till after midnight. Mr. Davis
(one of the churchwardens) was also present. The
party numbered about thirty•five.
HirroN.—The anniversary of the Hilton National
schools was celebrated on Friday last. The Men.
King's bawl was engaged for the occasion by the
rector, the Rev. F. Andrew St. John.