The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-11-25 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1873.

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suited his own iodisation he should rather have bees
• listener than to have taken a position whioli he felt
was on honour be did not deserve. B. loved all who
loved the Lord Jesus Christ, but he felt be was not
*Redly In plea there, although he had pagans in
being monist them. Ile Gann as a.
didhoer na knowrathe
than spea er. Ile could not way h
auyiblng of the work they were doing, Mr. Dull had
lout him their list report from which he gathered
bow much they had already dose, and amethlog of
what remained. He was pleased to sea that last year
they collided £150,000 for these missions. At the
present time be had uo doubt they were straining every
effo.t on behalf of their DOW chapel in Dorchester.
While that was the case, however, let them not neglect
spiritual worship, or forget that °bristle's. Were the
true temple of God ; and try to realise the assumes
that there la that eattereth and yet increeeetb," so
, that they misht not have to mourn that "there is that
witboldeth more than is good that teudeth to penury..
—The Rev. W. Duhstan read the report, showing the
vat intent of the oporatioes of the society. Last year,
Dorehetter antrionted £l5 113 i. lid., and the circuit
, LAS 15.. Id. ; and this suns, Mr. Dunstan hoped, would
; be exceeded this year.—The Rev. T. Reeve, lode-
pendent Midster, spoke of their lofty alin—the con-
version of the whole world. Irrespective of race or
o.lour. And thrs was no dream of enthusiasm, but
w •in sympathy with usillioi • of the converted, with
thii angels in L 00000 , and with the will of the Master
Him,* f. As to the resets, small though they might
he compared with the magtitude of he field, their
paucity was in no sense owing to the character of the
agency employed, but was attributable to the apathy
of the Christian church, the love of money, the love of
pride, the want of all-believing faith. It was the
worldliness of this church that model{ so bard for God's
weak to proems, and the Mester Himself wept ova It.
They wanted simple faith in the gospel of Christ, and
to experience Its livine energy in their own souls. The
survey of Christian missiohs tended to kindle their seal,
and he trusted they would be so animated on the
present occasion, that they would leave with
firmer faith in Christ, and • greater desire to do what
; they could for minioos. lie regretted tint the news-
papers took such little notice of the gluttons fats of
net eloraiy work, which coueerned the elevation of
i nation. ; and Ito deprecated the evil report. brought
home by Roglishmen whose hearts were blacker than
the skins of the heathen &aroma whom they had been.
He indicated some of the glorious results of missionary
eeterpriee. In ithioi, they trusted, it Ind led to the
complete abolition of slavery : in India 250 000 were
converted • of the Booth Sea islands 200 were
Chriatiants'od, and 50000 were nominally Christiane ;
in Madagascar, the results achieved were as glorious
as in the Apostolic dep.. And so it should go on till
all nations of the earth knew the Lord.—The Rev. C.
Churchill, of Weymouth, said he bad bad some
eaperiehee in anent Dods, and the longer he lived aad
the more he knew of rotations, the more he was ea-
winced of the important and glorious character of the
work. The success of missions could net be tabulated
by stadia', they °aid never know till they got to
heaves what God had wrought by minima. Mission,
lilt,, rated the story of David and Goliath, bet the
elects were far more 'enslave. Heathen prejudices
were cooquered by the simple story of the gospel told
by converted men. As to the fends of the society this
year they had raised a larger amount by about
£lO,OOO than any other eciolety. Of the groom
sum one-fourth, or £ll,OOO, was sent home
from oorgregatoos gathered in mianiemary fields.
In Flal last year the native Chriatiane contributed In
cocoa nut oil COO, and altogether iu kind £1,200. The
Ring, who had the reputation of hawing eaten Int.re
human beings than any other man was *painted. He
Lad GO wives, who were his collators of customs, but
19 of there he bed to give up. He was crowned a
Christian King at a religions service. Clothed in a
shirt—for the absence of clothing was generally pre-
valent—and wearing a tinsel diadem, he swore with
one hand on the Bible and the other holding a sword,
that he would administer the lava of the country
according to the Scriptures, and with the fora typified
by the sword, lie described the scene when the native
Christians bring their offering. of local-nut oil. Here
35 years ago they were heathen and cannibal. Now
40.00 bad taken the first step in cooversiou, and
21,000 were church members. The King had given
them a cede of laws based on the Bible, which hied met
the complete approval of high legal authorities In this
country. When the Wesleyan hilesionaries first went
to Fiji, there had just been • battle, in which 200
were killed or taken prisoners. The latter were clubbed,
and then the whole 2.0 were baked and eaters Yet
the moiety had never lacked misidocaries toe nigh •
dangerous field. Going there they had to Doha:net •
language for the F ji no, and now had the Bible tran-
slated into it Hu wife was in 7,ji 12 or 13 yeass
before they were married. Of her 12 seawards one was
• Primers in her own right. These people had a great
love of poetry and allegory, and his wife translabed for
them Buoyan's Pilgrim'. Progre' so. every Monday
night reading a portion to than. Then they went
all over the island reletiag the story. So It wont
on till all was translated, and then the Tract Society
published it illustrated by some good •ogravloge, and
now the Pilgrim's Program is circulated in F.ji by the
tin thousand, and thoroughly understoot The speaker
paid a warm tribute to the great work of the Bible
Society. lb o illustrated the happy results of the work
el s little tirieday school girl as Fiji, whoa suet! :sited
efforts 1, d to the establishment of a misalou station on
• cannibal ielarid. Leaving this interesting subject he
mentiohed ttat in Italy they had 1.9 converted priest.
preaching the gropsh Romeo Catholic plane of wor-
ship were now being dirocd, and they purchased for
£3OO or £4O) chapels that coat C3,0)0 or £4,010 to build.
For :!.71 years be (Mr. Chareldil) was engaged is Casieda.
At Montreal he went to • Rumen Cattiolie chapel to see
the enthronement of the Archbishop, II dearibed
the putting on tel the vestmonts, Gas, ft.,ft.., and
the gorgeous ceremony. Al the pr.ests engaged In the
set•!ce bowLd their forobLads to the for before the
Archbishop. The baptions of the hells followed. It
had seven godfathers and g Arnett:ars. The chinch was
fi led wish Miscue. He went on to speak of the program
of the gospel in Lower Canada. lo conclusion be
, assured them that in sidihry misoloos 111.:y were doing
work for Christ, Its urged persooal oonearation to
God, slut asked for their prayers and their pecuniary
help in this work. -The Rev. J. Daffill moved a vote of
thanks to the Chairman, the Rev. W. DuLcan wooded,
and it was carried unanirnously.—The Chairman said he
was very tbas.kful that he was prawn to hear the woo-
dsrful work that had been accomplished by Wesleyan
Thanka were also given to the Rev. T. Heave
and the Rev. C. ChurobllL The meet n; (dosed with
I the doxology and benedietion.

left Weymouth, ad It would be well for soy ladle, or
gentlemen having time at oommand to being the
adesetagee of the library More tholes from whom
"Knowledge is at ow) entraneeshut oat." The etruirsl
localism of lb* library Is of great advantage, and Yr.
fi. S. Ili!ledge, with his utual kindness, will do all to
his power to assist in extemUng and fadlit.slng the
use.

Metre sight And this being • good fighting &dance, the
extreme range of elevation Is not so much required.
As to depreesioe, the gun could be depressed 41 I
degree*, when further depressio• was impossible, as
the monde tour:died the shield st the bettom of the
opening. At this depresalon all the sights were clear. It
Is probable that two or three inches may be tuk u off the
mallets, In order to gain the utmost mobility tossiblit.
For the large gum are used 70b. of pebble powder,
an • 400. b. shot. and the beryl.* charge Is 49:b. of rifle
large green, sal 60b. of battery large grain. The gun
detachment mandate of 18 men and • corporal.
The 12-ton gun was charged with 411 h of pebble
powder, as • battery cheer., and • eoli.l 250. b. shot, of
elongated form, with point at the furs-Part, celled
P•ll6ir's stalled shot, cud 30 round. were In readinear.
The ordinary service charge is 301 h. of rills large grate,
which explodes mush more quickly, and thoref ore canes
more strain on the gun. The amebae of men to the
gun detsehment is a sergeant aed It m.o.
About 11 o'clock the order was given "Fir, at 5 I
degrees, service oherge, In the entre." Ti. gun sae ;
traversed from 27 ono-eighth degrees from the right to
the centre in three-quarters of • mined:. by • 001100 of
men with great ease The running in for loading took I
21 minutes; but this of course is it,; done at drill, as
when firing the recoil viii rend tto grin heck quickly
enough. Tbe ,rrlioary motions were thou gone through,
and • percussion tube wee flied to ileer the vent, the
noise resounded through the gun clamber almost as if
from an soloed discharge. On the first trial every-
thing had to be June in slow tinin, and it was not
till about 10 titivates alter the Bret order was given
that the giin was fired. The aber,:e wee • eerviee one,
411 b. of powder and a shot; hat the noise was not
nearly so greet WI expected, end mere: ly any amok()
060111 into the eintiesure, although thn mien blow across
the line of fire, being only • few peints If streight Into
tie gun chamber. Trits • fllciehor of the mantlete,
with the wind in this direction, was thus moat clearly
and aailifaatorily shown. roe eh 1044 to eon jump-
leg from spot to spot in • Toy remerkelie manure for
those unaccustomed to or, 'hot b;eoet,. I. An to the
practice we can say vothlog if it, for the wee, her was
rather misty seaward, and the work at 1,400 yards
distance looked only like age:age:l, and at lAA to became
invisible from tie Fort. About a quarter of an hone
later another charge of 441 b wilder woe fired, tie wind
had begun to shift, blowing more directly into the
embraiiuse, &ad the therease of ameks was perceptible,
while the whole Fort apyaiired to transmit toe chock.
The recoil of the gun we. 51t. 30. The smoke cleated
away to • scAnd or two and even three to leeward
felt no incoevenise I ee. n about 7 Mioutes more iii
battering charge of 7012). p blots powder with sbot
wee tired, but Ala was seercely lender Orlin the
lest, bet the melee still bierrailed. In 4 minutes
more another b ttttt ieg chores was fired, with similar
results. Theme heavier charges icereased the racet of
the gun to about 5 fist 41 in., and the wind now still
going round more directly in front rf the embrasure, it
was still longer before the smoke was clear. After this
shot, the gunners found a difficulty iu triveruieg the
, gun, and alter • short 'earth it was found that a cog of
the traversing gear 66d broken, and obetructiel the
. working, the centre 'stew of the
started ; bet alter the tog was cheered, the gun
traversed es freely as before. The next round was fired
In 1 min. 10 sec. mint wok GO tie part of the gun
, detaethenent. The practice was continued till eight
rounds In all had been fired, two service charger, and
cii battering charges ; and by VAS time the wind had
40120 round eons to blow stesight into the embreaures,
. and after the eight round. although the smoke bad
, cleared away between each shottLe clouds of smoke that
nailed gimlet into the run-ehembor were immense.
Fortunately the Fort dots not coward, of separate
. 0•0CM•1•44 but of one herbs thee shaped room, so
that the smoke cleared without long inootiveuicosing
the oompazy. The recoil at this last slot was
, 5 ft. 6 in., ar dit was remarked that the real! must
; be considered very even, as It out; varied from 5 ft. 3 in.
to 5 ft. 6 ie• The trial was on the whole coueidered
very satisfactory, tie raters, In spite ef ti •e little
itesnalty we have u.sutioned, having stood well to the
, last round. The practice wee then suipenried ttli two
o'clock, when lice. intended to fire the smaller (9 In.
12-ton gun) with the neentlets of 4 inch rope. The
"dime "a, Inca. trifled, being really • brews sextant, let
, into the fioor, and marked with degiees, was %peeved.
, We may mention that the gun is sot fired by pert-firee
or gun-locks, a metal tube about lie, long, and about
the thickness of • penbe.der' foetus' detonating
powder ; it le inserted in a veot-hole at the side el the
breech, to It a string is attached, and le h. n the word
"1t.," is given, the corporal pulls it out by the string,
it explodes like the cracker in • bon-bon, and so 'guiles
• the powder. The Si poeutnients of the gun are very
perfect, the rammer, AA are hung at the We, the
sponge in • bucket of water, in that all I, snit contained.
They resumed work about two o'clock, with the
: smaller gun In Ni-. 8 embrasure, the 9.5. 12-too gun,
which takes • bettering charge of 441 b. of pebble
powder, and 2501 h. aloe Six shots were fired in
succesidon, at elevatrons ',raying from four degrees to 71
degrees. The trials here were also for the purpose et
testing the racers and the efficasy of the umetlets, which
are here of 4-ieeh rope, and of Afferent eoestruatlon,
there being no seoss-pleori, but both pieces of the
maatlet slide Inwards to the centre of the embrasure.
The opening in the shield la rhis embrosure 14 equal
sin with that for the 10. n. gun. Everything wonted
well In tits trial, and the gun wee well beadle' by its
detachment of 11 gumtree under Sergeant Street, Al-
though the 'Dentists here were not nearly leo strong, and
could not oppress the same re alit thee to sr of shell
art those before the other embrasure, yet tor excluding
smoke, they were found) Isi as effective a. thee° eon.
structed ot 6-its. sops. About three o'clock the ion,
gun detaohnuent wen again coiled, and pr pared for
action. A few rounds were firet in order to try the
racers, and elevations from 51 degrees were used.
Although In the fi at trial It was supposed that not
more than 71 degrees elevation could ne ohtelned, yet
now, it was found that by traversing the gun to LILO ex-
trims left, or sight another degree of elevation could
be used, and the gun pointed crorrocitly. Tem n it
oonthiend wag "limpid firing agairst Uwe," and the
detatheneat bright. tied u?. and answered with • leant;
good set to the and C erportl Long had reason to
be proud of his men. T my rattled off Bee teen is in
six minutes, tifteen secorrun, cruellest work, for two
minutes per round is col:tailored • fere time, ant any-
ticiug &hotter thou tnat, so much rained. Tao practice
gnu also cued, Ise although ths obj at was I,boo yards
off, and only censieted of • small woite leg, always very
indistinct, and frequently lost sight of, au the roughness
of thee sea, yet the shone were observed to peas wlthis
from 20 yds. to 5 yds. of the mark. The elevation for
this distance was only for 1.400 yda, that being the
saute with a battering charge as with so:retort charge
for 1,800 pile. Ureat creutt wet given by the gentle.
men 01 th• 0:•13,1..tt0 V.O detect:aunt, and fiejsr
Jones wee personally 00/gratulated on their rapinity
and prorsior. &err with tits rapid firing, everytoing
wni keel emuoilily Pad •weftly 1111 before, t Le racer. attend
the /MAUI perfectly, and there CM no sign of anythi, g I
giving w•y, thus soowieg that the a ight ambient tu the •
first par: of the trial was not in Ike teas& attributable I
to the readra, hut to the chippieg of one of the cogs. '
Tbe recoil sae pretty evenly stt. di,. The firm, was I
suspended by order at the fifth round, and • round or
two more were Arad •itei an Levatioe of 81 degrees, I
cqual in • distance of 3.600 yards, and apse" it was
shown that this elevetion con be effectively used. The I
command "Geese Snug" wee then given, and the .
experiments °olio:ailed for the city. The eiteouadoue
were very slightly felt in lieloombe Regis, the Nothe
Fort being founded on • bogus of rook; bur In Port- I
bind th.y were distinotly felt in cellars underground, I
lu no part, however, was enythieg like the vibration
roused when the Fleet tired at night cleaners In Ye:U.l4
Routs.

an oyster barrel, and now ha 01.01 " look aa eyelet la
the face." There'll be more for those that NM
New STOeliewolietNel APPARATUS. —Tb• Portland
liMue Company on Tuesday last had frem Manehester
four new saw framed', and • rubbiag-bed. The latter to
on attic', the like of which has mot been before intro-
duced iuto the island. It is an iron plate about 9 ft. in
diameter, of omits: farm. The stone hi plead in the
bet with sand and water, the stone remains stationary
while the nod revolves, sod • surfaim is thus given to
'tone much more quickly and efflaiently than by haad
powrr.
TO. ALZILNDIU THlleTte, Vallee Ctteewl.—'llle
I "Doles et Andric" Dramatie Club, by permission of
their Colonel aod °Maws performed 'Lady
Seer. t" on Wednowley see Thurtday 'floatage, liith
and 20th. Tro following was the oast :

Sir 311.-Iviel .(.4 Au4ley Court) ... -Pte. J. Walson•
It .I.ert Au.lly
T. 11,. hufthan.l 0. 1.; ov
lukll..trk.,(s .Inuiteri (ame/coml.) Pr..runt Need,. J. W. Bstey.
1.t.1y A ulley .4 sir Ilie..ael) Mho 11 Sutherbaul.
Alia.* Au .Icy..(Daughtor ,o *Ur )11eh..1, by his lint
Mrd. 11o)ee
PhLel*: MlWill (the WY* 11skl, e main to Luke)..llrs Percy.
VI &e.

They ooneluded with the Wee of "Tare Rho Out."
M imp Irons* VOA. . ...(1 Toy 110111%).. Woe nClorpl. &tlearle.
Mr Mk nto h ....... lete-te
Kr . . .. gt. T. Bono&
Julia ......... • • wit O..... Km Perry.
Sumo ...... of all w.rriti Mrs. Doyen

Torn
101 l Strongman.. (Iwo) Pte. L bU Of.
Toe soenory we. painted by officio,' of the battalion.
Tor MAUL 0 Kongo.—The work of lay no out the
addition. to the burial ground proceed satislaoterily and
the ttreatoolog 'Tuning of a quarry on parish lead beg
not yet wine off yet, In spite el the "Red light ahead."
It Is to be hoped that the It °tor will by firm in tooled.
log from Ulu burial-4iound sheep, dogs, and any sururala
which may roe riot on the gorse., an/ destroy all
attempts at It what It abould be—a p'elie
"hlirs the b0r....4 may be soothed by natural
beauty, and derive a sweet eol•ce from cultivate
log and dacorating the gray. a of there dear to them.
Tbi• is done to. moot 'tantrum a stead In WI ytuoutb
• watery, where you way Fos doily fresh garlands or
bourn to of flo were laid on tbe graves of child or sponse,
by those who deaire to hold them In esmotuteriose ever
dear. Some of the grays. are the prettiest little
gardens to ha teen any where, while they are enclosed to
abruiluriee of arbutus, mannerly daphoe, laureatina",
MHO bill, and most other kinds. Doubtless some
sultab'e tr-eg, as sy °armors or yomethlog that will bear
ths cold winds that sweep over Reforms churchyard,
must be planted as an encircling shelter; and
we bear that • g soaoty member las•
been appealed to, and will probably lard his
aid. Thou we may hope to as. the lone Radom, burial
ground Tory beautiful, wed In foot a second beauty
spot of Portland. The publn nerd not be kept out;
at Wepoonth they are Ira sly admitted within reasou•
able times. But U any obstreperous persou wants to
mature sheep, we bold that the Rector would be par.
featly justified in preyeatlng rash with a strung band.
Bat no rottlander who will see for himself the beautiful
rerun, of protection sad care In Weymouth Oetnetery
will have a wish to mar the loyalness' that may be yet
tsr Itstoroot

auggeella of the Judi.defeodaet retired Into se aii Ise
roots to bays the boAfitted oe by. eboesaker who was
Court, •la was togas bls °Phnom. The shoemaker eat I ths
clump boot vat decidedly too bogs, but the coher fitted very
we 1.-4 e reoy to his Ileum., degeed.Let, ehe wee tell In
to take the bna. and pay foe theme It they were bade
iehleh plamttf ealti he maid do, lad ths oat nu ed.foUrned
to enebk him to do io.

mummers&
THI Korn Elarrusam—ii oorrespondent sends Ai
folloolod to oottetoPooorr :—ln s rlllogo wltblo four
Who of Beamlosses. lb. Rooter on Baoday rofttood to
°twist.. Ito twin ohndran of a poor woman who bed
walkod two tulles In As rola dodo( the trine of ININTiO•
b000no• oho was a few mfootes Ws, sad also &Wood
drug so afterward.. Could di leggin, do so?