The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-05 00:00:00

WEIFICOUTH.

Tag CIIANNIIL FLEET—The ships in Portland Reads on
Sunday the great turrett battery Devastation. H.M.
Agincourt,ships Northumberland, and Sultan, and the
guard ship Royal Alfred. 11.M.5. Resistance was expected
to arrive in the course of Monday. On Sunday about 150
sailers came aahore on leave; they had • wet day, and
many resorted to the publichouses s but on the whole they
conducted themselves quietly and well.
FATAL COLLISION AT Sm.— The hargue Arethusa has
been run down by the cleanser Cingallese, and eight lives
lost The Arethuaa wan 219 tom register, Captain
Richards commander, and was on a voyage from Smyrna
to Nantes with fruit, with 10 hands on board. About
nine on Monday morning they were 50 or till miles north
of Cape Finisterre in • dense fog, when a steamer wan
reported coining down on them. The barque's helm was
put hard wport, and all hands ordered on deck, to lower
boats. While this WY being done, the steamer struck
the Area.s on the port quarter, carrying away all the
lee awl alt part of the barque. 'fhe gig being lowered,
the captain mul several limn got into it ; but the
Arethessi inset down so suddenly that she socked the gig
two with her, and eight tessu thus lost their bees, The
first mate was on the deck of the tinrque, and went down
with her ; hut he came up again, losing a good swimmer,
got on some wreck, and supported himself till he 'sac
picked up The second mate had put on • lifebuoy when
he felt the barque settling down, and he jumped over-
heard and was saved by a heat The steamer took on
board the two men caved, and they found her to be the
Cimmlese from London to Malta. The steamer was not
in the least injured, although the force with winch she
had struck the leonine cut the latter in two. The
survivors were kindly treated on hoard the Cingalese, and
in about three hours they net the steamer Albatross,
homeward Isomil, and were put on board of her. Here
atoms they were taken the greatest care of, and at last put
on Ismail a fishing hut, and landed at Portland on
Thursday morning. Their mums were Joseph
chief mate, and Comte Nicholls, sec I mate, and they
made a deposition at the Custom House, respecting the
16sa. They were scro slated at the Sailors's Homo.

RECOGNITION OF THE REF. E. BOLTON.
The settlement of this gentleman as pastor of the
Olutieesterodreet chapel, was celebrated on Thursday even-
ing last. by • tea at the echoolnioni, at which • goodly
number of friends assembled. Afterwlrds a meeting was
held in the chapel, when there were on the platform, Rev.
F.. Bolton, pastor, Rev. R. S. Ashton, late pastor. Rev. W.
Lew is Olepe ('hapel). Rev. F. .1. Austin Rs,V.
W. W. Nherren (Portland), Rev. B. Gray (Bland(or.1), Rev.
T. Beckley (Sherborne). and Rev. Hardwick Smith.
The NSTOR gave • short history of his former occupa-
tion in the ministry. He said he had hitherto had a mom-
immix invitation. on finding it dedm-able to change the
place where he ministered, from the find church to which
he preached. He asked from these brethren who bad
aesembled any additions' authority. Gml had gitell
authority to preach, and the church here hail cii en him
authority to pastorize among the 111. But he w.ked of these
brethren a friendly recognition, MO that shad.' times of
diMculty and trial none, he might be sure of friendly
avenue/thy and wwistanee. He thought highly of the rhunit
because every one spoke kindly and lovingly of their
pivdor. and he hoped to he able to gather in where Mr.
Ashton hail sown. He invoked the blessing of (kid upsse
them and called on

Wiirrox said pleasure was the uppermost
feeling in his thoughts. He was ',leered to be a.tain within
these walla, and dill more to ace Mr. Bolton settled aa
their pastor, and he Halsted Mr. Bolton would be able to
accomplish greater things than had ever been before
a....,mplishe.l in the blatory atlas ebureh. They had not
called Mr. Bolton to be their priest. for If the were telly
loyal to I .hrkt. all were hi. prii,te • they were all called
to iin the temple of the Lord. bay by day they moat
exercise restraint upon passi. Me, pride, and prejibliees,
self-imicrifice and self denial were relliired of Christ's
Pc"l.lc. and if they did that, they were part of the holy
aad rs,lial nation which Christ had purchased for Hirmielf.
They had wot ualad him to he father confessor
pey would sometimes being to him CONS of eon-