The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-02-02 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

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Croxvicrs.—A partv of nineteen convicts, drosse4 in bluo
with red stripes, arrived by train at 2.30 on Wednesday
afternoon._ . .

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Stant Witnon who was missing from the quarters of
the Itlind mgt some time back, was last week heard of at
Wakefield. Yorkshire,Und an escort wu oat to bring him
to the Verne. _ _ _

GIIOSTS AND APPAILITIONL—Dr. Joseph Drew delivered
his very interesting lecture on the above subject last week,
at the new Congregational Scheobroom, ChesiL Dr.
McLean was in the chair and there was • numerous
audience, who listened with thrilling interest to the
theorists and illustrations by the eloquent lecturer. Votes
of thanks closed the meeting, and the awl ience went house
very much impress-,1 with the mysterious things they had
heard.
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TUE POITLAiDEIL AMONG TIIIE SHAN US —The young
lIISII named flunry Iftrdou. /NM of Mr. Bunton of Chesil,

etill romaine among the Shakers, even with their pivrse—u-t
desperate fortuum, although his father has visited him,
and begged Inns to lease. Henry Burden 1r144 formerly
with Mr. Flew, of ChesiL as a baker, and afterwards got •
situation on the South-Western railway, as ele.aiier Or
porter. Ile was a dark young man, tall and thin, with
dark curled hair; be had avenue! intellect, although not
so sharp but that an April fool joke could very succmaf oily
be played on hini. When in the railway employ, he lodged
with hhi aunt aud uncle who were Shakers, and so got
drawn into their waya. After serving at the place where
his uncle and aunt were, for about Is months, he went
down to Lymington, and joined the great body of Shakers
under Mrs. liirlimig, under the impression that all his
wants would Is, provided for, •111,1 he was never going to
die: When he hail been there some time his father wrote
t.o him, but received no answer. About throe months ace
hid father went to see him; but he had become imbued
with the spirit of the Shakers, he was entirely under the
influence of Mrs Biding, and his behaviour was cot...Menai
by his father very unnaturaL Thu father could not get
bun away; he was determined to remain. About six
weeks ago his father visited him again, and having walked
sin miles to get a policeman., with the hope of rescuing his
son, he went to the phi, where the Shakers were, and
asked for his sou. They told him Harry had gone .ut for
a walk ,• but he only went away a few yards, and was
then called back, and found his son. But Moe changed I
Mr. Burden says he would uot have believed his son could
is 60 changed ; 1110 fORMLII at the mouth like alllaUldoehand
M. Mr. Burden believes, uuder mesineri.m, or tome
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like it. The shaisers-VVere dicing down Oh straw
on the floor .4 the harh, 00t1 the 014 woman Girling mail-
lug to them. She addressed Mr. Gordon, and taunted him
with having gone to get a pclieeman, who could do nothing
for him. lie sis.ke to his on, and urged I • to come
home ; but could get h 0 favourable response, anti the
Shaker men jumped upon old Mr. Gordon, buffeted him,
and he fell down tool lost h lui is hat, dhe says he was
afraid of being killml. Fortunately Mr. Bunion had hired
six men with a cart, hi take away his eon, and they mooon
to the rescue, and defended the old man and got him
away ; hut he euuld not get his son, until wa, 0b1i..4,41 to '
return disappointed and deeply grieved at the change. '
From enquiries in the neighbourlimsl, Mr. Berlin fully
believes in the truth of the role in that the Shakers denim
themselves naked, both men and women in the saint noon
throwing otl their clothes, and that they urn under the
mesmeric influence of the old woman Gliding, and stories
were told him to prove it. Ile is most anxious to recover
his sou from the baneful intimates, and has been
in correspondence with the hope of getting him
home ; but he is not likely to venture himself
among the Shakers again, without a strong force.
It is right to note that before the Shakers attacked Mr.
Burden be had seized his son and endeavoured to take
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forri7.7m7n7all7:te. 17::n -I;;;;l7ifinit--1-11;iry gi;
the Shakers lowed hold of the oh) man and carried Henry
oil. The father has not heard !rum his am slum, but has
nNxived letters with promise of help front residents in
the neighbutarhautL