The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-12-15 00:00:00

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ERNE ABBAS.

THB storm raged with great violence here on Tuesday.
but beyond blowing down a wall and "lifting" a few
tiles, there was no datnage done.
We regret to hear that the Foot and Mouth Disease has
made its appearance in this division, two cases having
been reported from the parishes of Batcouthe and /Oilfield.
EVANGELIZATION SocirrY.—Mr. S. S. Poynter, a gentle-
man in connection with this society, gave two addresses
on Thursday and Friday nights, in the National School-
room, kindly lent for the occasion. Although the weather
REV very inclement the roma was crowded, and the
utmost interest was exhibited. The addrcsses were abort,
but earnest and pointed.
PIUNENTATII/N.—On Saturday, the sth inst, a handsome
testimonial consisting of a valuable MSG of stir:hal
instruments was presented to Mr. T. O'Meara. who during
the past twelve months, has leen acting as assistant to
Dr. 'McEnery. The presentation KEN made on the
occasion of his leaving Genie Abbas for Sheffield. The
vise which was very elegantly got up, bore the in/writ/-
Oen. "Presented to Mr. T. o'Nleara as a token of their
esteem and regard. by • few friends on his leaving Genie
Abbas. Iterember,
THE Run-Dermal meeting of the Clergy and Laity of
the 3rd Section of the Deanery ,d Whitchurch, was held at
()erne, on Friday last, under the presidency of the Rev.
C. NV. Bingham, at which there were present—Clergy:
Revs. Dr. Fletcher, Birkbeck, Bull, Collard. Tyrwhitts
Drake, Lemon, Pope, Ravenhill, and A. Williams: and
Laity : Messrs. Beach, Crown, Dale Ewens, J. Foot, H.
Dunning, Follett, Hussey, Martin, S. Sytues, and O'Brien.
After an animated dincussion, the following resolutions
were arrived at. In reply to the Bishop's first question,
via : Whether the existing Rubric should be retained
unaltered? five Clergy voted in the affirmative, three in
the negative, and one was neutral ; whilst four of the
Laity voted in the affirmative, six in the negative. and
one was neutral. In reply to the second question, whether,
supposing any alteration to be male, a special Eucharistic
vestment should be allowed, hut not compulsory, only
one Clergyman. and no Layman, voted in the affirmative ;
and in answer to the third question also, the whole of the
Laymen, and all the Clergy present except one, voted
that—again supposing any alteration to be made :—" all
vestments whatever, both at the time of the Communion
' and all other ministrations, should he forbidden, except
the surplice only, (and perhaps the black stole), and, in
, the case of graduates, the Academical hood." The result,
it will be seen, in this, that a majority of the Clergy
an
itirtegittao7toefdtbareirt,.anugd a majocri.:l,
Rubric: whilst the
Laity unanimously, and all the Clergy het one, voted
that, supposing any alteration should he made, the use of
a special Eu6aristic vestment should be absolutely
forbidden, and a simple dress, the surplice, dc., prescribed
I for all ministrations.

Pours Thursday. —Before Lord Distby.
William Jamas, Liss Hood, and Charles Hughes, two gipales
were charged with making a lire on the highway. In the twist;
of Sydling. P.C. Psn.o proved the case. The prisoner, wore
fined 1.04 esch. Including costs, or in default It days' hard
labour Jamas id Well known to the pollee, having been
sentenced in April last, to sit month: imprieonment, sod
twelve months pollee eupervLslon, for stealing fowls LI Darner's
Barn. He has, however, failed to report himself.