The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

KINSON.

BANKRUPT. —John Itabb.ti Fry, Aligit•raoor,
carpenter, April 4, at 3, County Conti, Christcharob..

BLANDFORD.
Ox Tuesday evening the young people presented for
confirmation on the previous day by the Rev. J. B.
Quirk (60 in number), were kindly invited to • tea,
which was provided in the Infants' School-mom. The
tables presented • very pretty appearance, being orna-
mented with Bowers in onto, from Messrs. Gill and Co.'s
nurseries, kindly furnished by those gentlemen. After
tea • very interesting and mcitable•ddresa was delivered
by the Becton
Tile Bishop of Salisbury held his annual confirmation
in our church on Monday. Divine service omoncericed
at 11 o'clock, prayers being read by the Rev. Mr.
Rialtolay. The candidates, who were by the
clergymen of their parishes were— ord,feni•les 40,
males IS; Langton, females 4, males 6 ; Woodford St.
Mary, females 6, males! ;total 75. His lordohip, prev-
ious to the "Laying on of hands," addremed the candi-
dates on the solemn die they were about to engage in,
the difficulties they would meet with in carrying out
the solemn vows made that day, and earnestly implored
them to lift up their souls in earnest prayer that the
seven-fold gifts of God's holy spirit might be vouchsafed
to them. At the Hose, in his address, the rev, prelate
pointed out where alone they could obtain strength to
perform the duties of the Christian his, and the best
means of overcoming the temptatoos of tbe world, the
Sash, and the devil, by serious self-ex•mination, earnest
prayer, and meditation of portions of Holy Scripture.
Very many, he remarked, were sold and lukewarm in
their Christian profession through neglect of self-
examination, for how could we pray rightly to over-
come evil exempt we knew what evil we were west
exporei to.
NATION•L AND iNTANT BCllool.s.—The Rev. F. W.
Tregarthen, Her Majesty's Inspector, viaited these
schools on Thursday and Friday work, takinr the girls
and infants on the first and the buys on the Latter day.
The number of girls presented for examination was 51,
• smaller number than has been presented during the
past years; the falling off in the ettendance in both girls
and infants has been owing to the children having to
attend school in the Assembly-rooms, whilst the work
of re-erection and enlargement of the sehool-house was
going on. Wear. gratified in being able to state that
the attainments and discipline of both schools gave the
I Inspector great satisfaction. The number of boys pre-
sented for ear mination was 107, ant the examination
was of a most difficult and searching character, especially
that of the upper classes. The papers in geography,
grammar, and scripture were, we understand, quite
difficult enough for candidates for the civil service. The
Inspector °mortared himself highly pleased with the
rani* of the examination and with the discipline and
onraniantion of the senooL The collective examhsation
of pupil teachers and candidates-29 in number—was
held in the boys' room on Saturday. The young people
seemed fully up to their work, which occupied them
seven hours.

Wreurfsdr ROMs MauOng.—The annual meeting on
behalf the above missions arm held on Tuesday evening
Is the Wesleyan Chapel, Blandford. The chair was
tikes by Mr. Young, who in • few well chosen remarks
pointed out, that if it was right and the duty el
Christian, to support foreign misinons, it wee especially
their duty to aid hours mission work, inaswauth as
charity, though it did not end at home, began there.
The Rev. Mr. HiSeig, superintendent of the circuit, read
the report. No. of home missionary ministers 68. For
spiritual benefit of Methodist soldiers and Bailors 8, •
minister for the garrison at Dublin, and one for
Wesleyan soldiers at the Mthritius,are also supported by
the society. Thirty•five home misaion stations have been
merged in circuit arrangements. During the last ten
years grants amounting to £3,700 have been made from
the fund to aid in furnishing ninety-three ministers'
houses. 36 ministers' houses have been provided on
boons mission stations. 65 chapels have been built, and
18 more are in progress of erection, at • total cost of
£151,820. lames. of members in circuits to which
home missionary ministers were appointed from 1858 to
1866, 9,255. The increase last year was 2.435 making
a total of 11,690. During the peat year 85,125 domicilary
visits have been paid by home missionary ministers,
18/ cottage mortises held every week, and 27 every
fortnight. Tim report strongly enforced the absolute
neeerity of inereased liberality and earnest prayerful
effort to spread the knowledge of the truth, at the
present time, when eclesiastical establishments which
ought to be bulwarks against the spread of error, were
undermining the Proetestantbun of the people of
England. and destroying simplicity of faith I. the one
great atonement for sin. The Rev. Thomas Brookes
(chairman of the district) then pre an interesting
recount of the operations of the society. and of the vast
amount of good which had resulted therefrom. The
meeting closed in the usual manner, and • collection wee
made on behalf of the funds.

Prrri Szaaioss, Saturday Mara 29111.—Before the
Lord Portman, Rev. J. Watts, and J. J. Farquharson,
jun., G. P. Hansel, and H. A. earthmen, &qrs.—
Sarah Coward. of Blandford, was charged en the infor.
elation of P.C. Spicer with being drunk in the perish
of Stickland. She pleaded not guilty.—Th.emastabis
stated that on the 3rd instant between three and four
o'clock be saw the defendant lying by the Slat I/1 this
road. She had a child with her. He rouged het lep.
She was very drunk, and fell three or four times. Re
followed her safer as Brosdley Wood.—Defendant
abe only had three glasses of beer, and would that make
a person drunk I—The Chairman told her she ought to
be thankful to the policeman for taking such OM od
her, and getting her on her way home. The punish-
ment would be held over her, and if abs offeeded again she
would be severely mumisbed.—Dimeharged.—Thomais
White, a young man of Whateombe, was shorted on
the oomplaint of Mr. Keynes, with stadia( • quantity
of swede greena—Complainant said that on Wednesday
he was fiatsg round his farm, and saw the defendant
very busily engaged In one of his Aside. He had a large
bag which he wee gluing with swede puma He celled
to him, and told him to empty Um& out, when he
scattered them about, and him ands, told him
he had as much right to t as he fwd.—Defendant
said he had leave from Mr. Keynes's shepherd to take
the green,, and that be told several parties that Mr.
Keynes would be glad if he &mkt get • cart load taken
away.-114. Keynes denied this, and stated that he
gave his own men liberty to take them for their own
eating, but the defendant was taking them for side.—
The Bench inquired of defendant why he had not
brought the shepherd as • witness, to which be replied
that his sou soak have come only be was afraid he
should loose his plate if he did. -The Bench adjourned
the case, telling defendant to summon his witnesa--
Chartell Willa, David Allan, and William Pike warn
summoned on a charge of drunkenness, but as the,
constable was not in attendance in time to prove the
charge, the parties left the oonrt.