The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-09-07 00:00:00

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ROYAL MICH FRVINASONI T IN WILTS.—On Friday
there was a grand gathering at Swindon of Royal Are
Freemasons from the provinces of Somerset, Berks, Bucks,
Dorset, Oxford, Gloucester, and nearly all the Companions
in Wiltshire, upon the occasion of the installation of the
Right Hon. Lord Methuen as E.Z. of the Royal Sussex
Chapter of Emulation. No. 335, and also the installation
of Lord Henry Thynne, N. I'.. as Provincial Grand Superin-
tendent of Wilts. Ex-Comp. John Hervey, G.S.K, acted
as the installation Z.O.T. Prow. Grand Superintendent
After the ceremonies a banquet, limier the presidency of
Lord 11. Thynne, was held at the Goddard Anon Hotel.
the Grand Superintendent having presented for the
occasion an aloundinit supply of venison and game. Among
those present at the ceremonies and banquet were
Companions Monckton P. as G.P.S., and President of
Board of General Purposes ; Henry Caller, H. C. T he,
J. Chandler, W. Read, A. Plummer, Wyndham (War-
minster), Ward (Salisbury), Sparks Otradford-on-Avon),
W and N. entworth, Little. The visitors from the province
of forks and Rocks were the Rev. Sir J. W. Hayes,
P.Z.P., D.G.M Rerks and Bucks; H. Dalniaine,
P. Z.J. ; Weight:nail, Z. III; F. A. Bull, Y. P.Z. ; W. Biggs,
P.Z., and 11. Howard lbslge, H. 771. Dorset—Jelin
Jacob, P.p.p.ii. Vllcacu Smith, P.P.J., and Henry C.
Burt, 11. 622. Somerset—John Else, D.P.P., ;
Payne, P.C. ; Field. Col. J. It. Ford, P. Z. ; James H. Sloane,
Z.T.P. : Lord, l'.Z. ; Walter W. Martin, .1., and W. A.
Rolfe, S.G.

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now come to light by the entire...up% of a sailor nalue,l
Greenwood. The schooner Mary E. Jones sailed f
Clyde River, Shelburne county, for Bolton, and two nisi,
named Sutherland were passengeni. Shortly after sailin;
the two women were brutally outraged by the captsin nn4
the crew, except one man, who flows tells the story.
were then killed, and the bodies thrown overly siel rise
crew afterwards landed in their boats on the coast, nad
reported that the vessel met with heavy weather mil esii
thrown on her beam en& and the young women drowne,t
in the cabin, but the vessel was subsequently drifted into
Barrington Bay. when the deettloail WU still on, and there
was no appearance of her haying been on her beam ends
and no bodies were found m the cabin. The captai
name is Swain, and he is flow bound to a New &mimic*
port, where he will be arrested on hi, arrival

AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.
A strange story reaches us from Warrington. A fin"
days ago a flatman, named Houghton, went to the perm
church and asked to see a clergyman. Ile was told by the
clerk, whom he saw, that none of the clergy were &beet
and during the convernatioa which ensued, Itoueheee_•'
who came from Runcorn, told him that he had had sit
extraordinary dream, in which it was revealed to him
: that he wouid die that day. The clerk tried to persuade
him that he was labouring under a delm ion. hut without
effect. The man persisted in his statement that his dreank
would be realiscsl, and to divert his attention the clerk
showed him the church. When inside the building
Houghton at 01100 made for the communion rail, ant there
knelt down and offered up an earnest and audible prayer
for the forgiveness of his sins. He &Hsi-ward, saw the
rector, to whom he related his dream, who spoke kindly
to him and told him to keepont of hartia's way. The man
thankcsl him and went away. During the afternoon of
the PAIIIC day lie went to his flat, which was lying at
Howley Quay, and on reaching the river • fellow Work.
man, who was at the other side, beckou.l to Houghton
to bring a boat across to take Is i aaa on board. Houghton
jumped into the boat, and when sculling across the river
Ids oar slipped out of the rowlock into the water, and in
his endeavouni to reach it he fell overboard. He ese
shortly afterwards rescues" by his friendu who witne,mg
the accident. Restoratives were applied and the man
taken home. He seemed to be in a fair way for rermery,
but he repeated his statements that he would not goi
better, and to the nitric-be of his friends a few hours
after bin immersion. Ile was quite sober at the time of
the accident.

ELECTING A VICAR.
The parish of St. James's, Clerkenwell, Is a Republic
so far as its church administration is concerned. It cbjee,
its own spiritual teachers ; and the retirement of the late
Vicar, the Rev. It. Maguire, gave an opportunity for the
exercise of this seal privilege of aelf.government. Two
candidates disputed the place to the Rot. Mr.
Maw, who. as :senior curate of the church for seven yearn
lack, has been very popular, and the Rev. Mr. Ilelderne.,,,
finh his opponents described as a stranger. The
parishioners entitled to vote were smile eight or nine
thousand, and fo.- a considerable thus, the controversy
wan orn„st an bit and passionate as if it were a questba
of a political election. ltival meeting.: were nightly held
at which the spiritual and intellectual qualifications of the
two candidates were debated with remarkable frankness•
eloquence. and acrimony. Personal claim+, family claims,
flomestic virtues, purity of doctrine, parts of speech,
vigour of lungs and strength of c,swititution, were among
the subjects of comparis in awl discussion. The n 1111 l
tion of candidata' took place in the regular olil fiuthion,
and with the once too familiar result, that neither candb
date could be beanl when he rose to vindicate his claims.
The friends of Mr. Ibilderness wintild not listen to Mr.
hose. sod the supporters of Mr. Rose shouted flown W.
It seetus a little ridiculous that two com-
peting clergymen should exhibit their rival interpretatimut
of dogma and their rival gif tnt of eloquence to a I lerken-
well crowd, and ask the cr.. d to decide thereupon which
is the better suited for the final, of Vicar. But it must
scent much more ridiculous still when the crowd proceed
to decide upon the claims without hearing the candidate*.
The Rev. Mr. Rose, late curate, was elected on the poll
ly 1,063 to Mr. Itolderness's Xl—majority

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There has been great rejoicing on the estate of Earl
Nelson. consequent upon the coming of ago of his ,on,
Viscount Trafalgar.
It is announced that the &welds will sail from Porte.
mouth on the 2.5 th of this month. She will embark the
Prince of Wales at Venire.
Messrs. Sutton have 'aimed a schedule of their Royal
Berkshire Ilmot Show which is to take pLiee in the autuum,
when no lam than r:g2o will lie awarded in prizes.
On Sunday afternoon, at Bromley. a suburb of London.
the veneering works of Mr. H. W. Moore were destroyed
by lire the damage being estimateal at nearly £310,11110.
The Japan,-we Bovernment has appointed Sergeant-
Major Hanson, Royal Artillery, on his retireniebt from
the British Army, to be gunnery inspector at Yokohama.
Saturday, the anniversary of the fall id the French
Empire, passed od in Paris without any incident worthy
. of record.
Kr. E. Mann, wine merchant, of Leamington. was Ricci.
dentally shot While partridge shooting on Thursday. A
number of shots entered his face and body, and it is feared
he will lose his sight.
FITS OR FAI.I.Crii SICKNRSIL —A certain
method id cure has been ilbcovered for this distressing
complaint by a physician, who lielirOUS that all Buffeters
may benefit from this providential discovery ; it is never
known to fail, and will cure the most hopeless came after
all other means have been trio I. Full particulars will be
sent by post to any person free of charge—Address:—
Mr. Wittboes, 70, Oxford Terrace, Hyde Park. London.