The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-19 00:00:00

.SCH 001 BOARDS:

A lecture on this subject was delivered in the Guildhall,
on Tuesday evening, by Mr. Francis Adams. Among
those present were :—Mr. RN. HowariL Mr. theikell, and
the Rev. W. Lewis, on the platform and in the body of
the room :—Mr. Hanne, 111 r. J. E. Retsina, Messrs.
Humphries, Bond, Gubbins, Hallett, Bascombc, Jackson,
Learmouth, Edmund*, Fowler, Freeman, Dennis, Rev. E.
Bolton, Rev. J. Ilailoy, Messrs. stone. Limning. Arles, it,
Fooks, R. K. Eliot, Bratby, Grant, I(ibb*, Kerridge,
Hatton. J. Russell, lanes, Vallence, Cox, T. Gibbs, Smith,
Pearce, l'age, and many others whose names we could not
get, besides several lashes.
The chair was taken by Mr. R. N. Howse°, who said
the English nation had lately become mere and more alive
to the necessity of education, and began to take a practical
view at it. They looked on the mind as a large held of
wealth, which for many years had been neglected, and felt
that the more the people are educated the better it is for
their welfare and our glory as a nation. At the beginning
of this century we might have teen in the North of
England a boy playing like other.; but he became to a
certain extent educated, tutored, and trained, and the
result was that he hail done as much for the welfare and
to increase the wealth of this country, with another born
*bout the seine time, as whole armies hail done in the
field of battle. Supposing Stephenson and his contem-
porary had not become educated in sonic way, England
would not have become se rich as she hail; but a man
going to the diamond fields of Africa would not look about
Just here and there, for a diamond or two just appearing
above the surface of the ground, he would dig alba ftean.h
carefully over all the soil. So it is the duty of the nation
not simply to let one or two become educiited but to train
the masses. There are higher ways of looking at the
question ; but this consideration of the wealth of the
country is a plain practical way of looking at it, The
next question is "What is the best way to secure this
education I And here came in the most important
question of the moment that of School Boards. He knew
very little about it, and introduced the lecturer to give us
some instruction thereon. . . . .

)Ir.Anaisa said he nted the best abused associa-
tion on education the National Education League. Terms
most unfairly and unjustly used in controversy had been
hu:lesi at them, I.ut he asked to be congratulated on the
fact that the League is pretty well able to take care of
itself. The League is principally comp...ad of orthodox
Dissenter's, Baptiste Independents, Weslej:ann, 'tive
Methodists, a good many Churchmen, Home Cnitariann,
and four or nve avowed Rationalists. The moving power
give,.oftlie t. ea s
tioLupotrsed truth. o men
i .if enl whoue daily live. are
l.rlstianil)-, lint who
honestly believe that in the absolute seforation of
religious from secular instruction they see one of the beat
means of advancing Christiauity's cause. School Boards
are sometimes oppostal by those who nay local self-govern-
ment ii, not a good thing, one of whose arguments was
that Town Councillors are vulgar. But this was only the
arginuent of your Saturday If •r ie evr, Allti Was as absurd
as all objection to them for e :int of personal beauty.
Local representative .11-government Ic upposnlliy those
who contend againnt all extension of popuLsr power, anti
itself in opposed to the piinciple of Government by es
qui° goternors, co-operative governor., select vestries,
and all those Meant{ adopted to keep power out of the
Peonle s hands. But some say "In England 'i.e have an
old country, awl we most be governed by institutions
suitable and pr.ae.l by experieuce to be tit." They base •
nght to be judged by the light of experience, the voluntary
'system has lied a trial of eV yrnrs, long enough to develop
into a ',yokes of sound and healthy education. The
lecturer then traced the history of the voluntary system
of which the foundation Was laid in Per, by the British
and Foreign :School society, founded to give unsectarian
education to the people. The National Society waa
founded not to give secular education: but to counteract
the efforts of the British and Foreign School Society, to
train the children of the poor in the principles of the
Church of England, and this work it had carried on with
somewhat poor results, lie then continued the history
through Lord Broughaan's bill awl the efforts of the
Gove ttttt tent, and said the bineenteni had to maintain
their own religion, contribute toward the support of the
Church, defend their own liberties amt maintain their
toleration by the haw. The ti.rvel was that 11i-seaters
had done no much. But the voluntary system had been
a mere nysteni of spurts, the Church of England had
managed to maintain • monopoly, and constantly had
insisted first and foremost on its right to precedence and
place. The system had lamentably failed to olticate the
children of the 1113saes, and It wan its shame that enor-
mous revenues should lie raised, and the 1114141105 e of
public benefit gained. During the last thrie or four years
they have put forth all their strength, and hate spared
no pains to fasten their system inure closely upon the
country. They may fairly be judged, therefore, by the
results of those years. The report of :Ite Committee of
Council for 11011-70 says : "Of fourdifths of the scholars
alma to leave school, either no account, or an unsatis-
factory one, is given by an examination of the most
strictly elementary kind." It in estimated by the
Education Idepartment that the average daily attendance
at elementary schools ought to amount to :I,uou,Ouu. In
1872 it at 11111 l nted only to 1,336,1514, Only 176,11U0 children
had been gathered into school since 1670. or the scholars
in average attendance at day schools, only about half
(7112,706) had attended a sufficient number, of times to
to qualify them for examination. Of tittere qualified by
attendance for examination, about one-sixth (I:11,117) were
withheld an unfit for examination. Of those presented
for examination, 2.58,946 (over a thinl) were presented in
Standard 1; 172„01 in Standard 2; 111,453 in Standard
3; 611,0*.M in Standard 4; 36,843 in Standard 5; and only
16,031 in Standard 6; The lecturer then gave the number.;
of those who peened and failed in the different standards,
showing that in Standanl 6, P, Sl9 passed, and 6,212 failed.
He continued that "One of the inrnectors says Standard
6 is the very lowest that will enable the child to read the
Bible with satisfaction to itself, to pen a single letter to
parent or friend, or to transact any money matters With
safety"—(laughter).
The lecturer hen' Newt to have mintaken Standard
four for Standard nix. He continued by contrasting the
education here with that in Germany and Anomie'', and
amid the average of School rates in Wales is 21d., in
England 24i1., advised that the officers employed in the
election of School boards be watched for in Bolton the
cost of refrenhnients was stated by the returning officer at
.6149. or 7s. tld, for every policeman, and 12.'. hid. for every
gentleman who helped to cast up the figure*. The Agri-
cultural Children's Act he Piled an act for tilling up
vacancies in church schools. After contrasting the
religious objection, as stated by the Earl of Shrewsbury
with the more liberal views of the Bishop of Manchenter,
he *aid that at the last election the beernellent were dis-
gracefully strong because the school 'neater' were it isgrace-
fully weak, lie elso urged that the register., on which the
Government money was grnnted, were tery loosely kept,
and quoted from inspectors reports. The policy of our
new uswiters appeared to Ise • little lees education, for
they Kaye extra blue for intoxicating liquor and cut atuWll
the atandard of education fur pauper chiltirL trout live to
three. Would England hold her own in education! The
Conservative reaction would not last for ever, and on the
returning wave of Liberalism would conic a bill for the
establishment of School Boards in all district.. He thee,
fore advised the people of Weytututh not to make a
blunder, and put up costly schools, and have merely an
ornamental School Board.—(hear, hear, and applause).
Mr. blassimusin moving a vote of thanks to the lecturer,
tram glad to be reminded of that good 'society who.. 70th anniversary was celebrated last evening with Lord
John Russell president. the British awl Foreign School
Society. Ile warned the audience that eten if further
church schoola were built, they still wanted compulsion to
secure the attendance of scholars, and that they could not
have without• Board.

—The"BeeNl7. laisTs, in seconding, enforced this s iew.
They might bribe with parents team or ehilrlrcnn teak
and they would come for a tam, but would not attend ,
revilarly without compulsion.
Cosnusse drew attention to the difference between
England, where lege than OWN passed in a certain stan-
dard, and Prussia, where 44.111,0UU pawed. in • year. He
also said that to increase school accommodation would not
meet the difficulty, for where only SIM went to church or
chapel, building a place for lOUtl would not Call4o that
number to attend. The very persons who argue.' against
this extension of education were those who would ray the ,
greanot drewback to England was to educate the children
of the poor. But the more we educate the various classes of
tli,reneoiollus
Insets o
ilum
ty,fti the hell,iro dd England
appealed to them
t Riot cars anything
about it now.
Mr. titans (schoolmaster of lioly Trinity) asked if he
might be allowed to ray a few words. Permission was
granted, and be said he was one of Mose very lunch abusial
people, the schoolmasters. They hail heard what rogues
they were how they falsified their registers, and also that
they taught nothing. That be disclaimed altogether sail applause.) lie did not object to • School Board at all ; it wi,l a question foi the rateyayers but he wouki
ask the inhabitants of Weymouth whether Use school-
masters had nut dune a fair w ork —(applause, "no," ml
opposition cries.) If not, what was wanthig I
A Voice : Compulsory eshewtion.
Mr. Glens : But what is canting in the oducatiou
A Voice : Nothing whatever.
of givenMthre. G'daistisy..:wiThi:thkereTou..r.
aTuh)e,iparsi yonuwaa:hotroeb
jkeeeetptooi:
schools to make men Churchineu. But we only give so -
:ss-71 h:°Wurs:ulredligyouiousliedkeutocatiusene Inthetilefeirse
thethißanci likeNthv.
n need not have it.
there to say dui
Mr. Chaim • If there is really any child whose per
object to what you call church instructMn, that child ent:
go into a separate room while it is given. A. to the ~not
I suppose it is known what • penny rate win ~„,„”„i"--,2
about elle& Can you tell me, Mr. Chatm...o--
The Utulegsx : About .CIBI or 4140.
Mr. Goias! Well, the cost of nmintal the
Church schools is over ki,800,„ and h tiarasto have pay under a Schoolthat you expensive in the ratepayere f -rery
mnas
powill
pupCowpuJ.>. education,
wohly:hshouth:e.lobel.puenhrwoio:tinwiut;:l.rhpathauresee Present w
VZsTgilesware theperaons ti7sl toiriAhert=enti tho
ers have
School Board in itself does not institute- cous :1""17
vgneh:et rtosea?;:p:pullugy
.4c°"ArbiasPin:tou"6""terYee
remark that schools do not want to be increased i" "'"
because we menet find children for them,i could show
you that we want *Paw for we have u lot of children and
are obliged to Put tfierO in a place sell the?: ought not to
British be. As to the school, unfortunately that Went
down because they would not support their own schouL
Mr. lioness here rose ; but Mr. Gibbs had oot finished.
Mr. Gibes conthmed that something had been said about
the sixth standard. How many there could tell him what
Us. Math Standard was I The pupils had to PIM In sunpls

and compound proportion, vulgar and decimal s,---
and very likely, though not necessary, a littl algebra;
they were also taught geography, and they had t 4 stand up
before an inspector and read • paragraph lot .Iligectly
front a newspaper; then they hail to compose a letter or
tutor
• paragraph on sotne subject. lie believed that many a
those present w.iuld not pass in the sixth standar, —(hear).
now were the people arinand him educatedl By oluntary
ediumtion, not by School Boards or compulsory e duration,
(A,voice : That is why they can't pass ! - (taught t By
compulsory education they found parents did not send
their children to school, they were brought uP P 10 U unit
again Anil punished, and yet they did not si. nil their
childreu. As to the religious difficulty, he id been a
schoolmaster. Lao been teaching tour Its years, . and only
twice met the religious difficulty, and then it w as in the
cam of Rowan Catholics, who did nut want to he taught
the Church Catechism, Lind he did not teach thei si.
Yr. Apars wis,hett to disclaim any charge ag sinst the
schoolmasters ; the explanation was that the, registers
were trusted to nionituni and apiwentice.s. (Mr . iliiihe :
No, no.) Well, here were the extracts from it a Perlis-
mensgey Blue Hook (producing Use Blue Book) as ad if they
wanted to be sure they could get the book, and read for
themselves. As to the charge that these Nation: sll school'
were to teach children to he l'hurclimendie refer red to ill
name, said quoted the following from the repor t of the
National Society :
.. . . . . . . .

ractOni.

tet-ii:e-iatil above, not only teach them to be good
Christians : let her teach them to be good Church. ten. The
National Schools of Leese,' arc the training g round of
English Churchmen. Let not the opportunity be lost lit
every child who leaves a National schi-d he fortifli Si with •
sound training in the distinctive theology id his churl: it, as well
as In secular elements, and lit due time the results al U be seen
In the loyalty of the people to their spiritual mother, and their
may chreigs the ohiP of her cause in any hour of dm ger that
ay arrl• .un.e of political events "
Mr. Gild* had referred to the Conscience flame, which
was intended to protect the conscience of Mr cot and
Chad. lint, even if it did that, it ,lid not pt, itect the
conscience of the ratepayer ; and the parents dare not
claim it. Ile likened the position of the Church
to that of the crane, by the folios. lug iptutation ;.—" The
crane is a religious lord; it stands on one leg in an attitude
of heavenly ineditatlon ; but all the while it is aharply
on the look-out for hOl, —(a laug),).
The meeting thou separated.

WEYIIOUTII TOWN COUNCIL i
WIDNIXDAT.— Prcsctit : Mr. Aidcmiaii 11 Medic Deputy- .
11 nyor. Mr. Alderman Ay ling, lir. W. Elnd ; %Ain I. nthwilluni
Thomas, Talbot, armee, Vincent, Ruin:be, Wet, b, J. 0.
Dcveisleh, Dr. nimionn, and Welaford
II C‘LTII OP' TIM Si ‘Vt.IL 1 - -___ _ . . .. .

'rho Dart-TT-MAYOR. being called to the: chair, on thk• motion
of Mr. Tnerwes, said this being a quarterly turtling, 'no part.
COW business was upon the agenda p.,per ; but bet Cr v.in.
Dimming, he begged to inform them that he had hes n 1 front
our dear friend the Mayor, who bad lwrne his journe) to bath
remarkably ; his niedical dicer and he was rln 00 II
well as coukl be expected, and he hoped the day Cu :lot lag
distant when we should again see bun take the chair.

The Derl'er.BATOlC &lid 14. Alderman Ayling hail I Many
taken a gnat Mal of trouble shout the swans in the Ilitaka 114cT.
Two smuts had been generouly sent by Lord Delimiter, and
the tenon who came with thccu add it wari • capital id are
but they would require a Leper, and the auperannu ttal
sergeant of !what, Mille, had b... temporarily appoinicsl.
51r. Avuxo had aho writtui to Colonel Cox (belicsing I hat
the Council would be willing to increase the number), that his
generous offer would be aceeptol. But the birds could ti ot
be misdeed till the autumn.
The birds received from Lord Hamster have beim 14sea
within a hurdle fence. and are to be led with tiewnlown grant,
oats, mod a Uttle barley. ),r. titaggall has kindly offend a
his new mown grass, out the C ouncll have plenty from the
Rings. There is a tutural idaca oh the Ilaractoi, and an
excavation hao been Haile for chem. The mayor hya offered
a go., lir. Gillingham £g atol otheni, including Mr.
Vincent, lc a year. Mr. Gard has offered to feed and pro-
tect • hundred for £4O a tear. Es •argt. I rine was appointed
scan-herd, at 6s a cent, in admit.u, to the 12.4. he already
receive. as ',mutton The experts. incurred already have been
wider Ll 4), and the Idea has beim s, wcll received that about
£l5 has been promised.
It was naolsal that nothing should be ups lit out of the rata,
for preparing for, or maintaining the swan-, and • subscription
was mitered Into In the moat
Mr. Avidau was strong!) iii Fivuur of the swans being sup-
ported by the Council out of the public tummy, and not by a
subscription : but it am determined tot to let the ratepayer,
have any charge upon them.

- int Tltt.thrititliN A,cOVNTS.
Mr. Alderman Eliot' repotted tenni the committee that tiny
had investigated the treasurer. arounts, and ("wad that hie
statement as to the amount which his clerk had robbed hint woe
substantially correct. 311. Andr, se had paid in a few shillings
ntore than We antuUtot they actU4iiylollol4 was due. Itched taken
muse trouble with this itarbour account, and first looked into
the receipts and (o)ments I r ballast. The receipts wars:
1071. £304 Its 1.1.; 1.72, .575 0. al. ; 1573, £351 us. hI.;
Mr. At.drevre had *Mee laud Is. MI., making a total 4
£1,047 Its. 4,1. for those three) can. The post-m.4a trete
1871. £179 to. ; 1.72.1:311 Ins. 1041 : 1073, £373 I+. N.. 1.44
£1197 as fid., so that the) had gaitml 7s. lii n
the last three pan. Ile thought they 1111glil laanain; to
11+470W linpliney to IL the nUtee Ince. tin n .00 a large
aninunt spent In en+ fr IcJ.li.rg the ha.ll/1011. 111trAilec, tami
pa)- at if-Artl iii .tl/0 • ry )ear. The present Isasled .I,ld wan
£17,170 They had ,one on in a vary earelt,s 5.0, m that no
utember could till if a PR/ nr 5.340 we spent n Li1a,,,..,i thing.
Sunl their accounts ought to be Isotight liii a feu. swinlsete
made to the Comod one a nomtb. l.a se if. ally statn•fied
ith their officer.: but vvhat, th.'y woul.l do a. 110 j Job they
should do ea a body c nonte.
O. r. Hoar-se Nii.l he was deeply indebted In Ur AlltleeleS far
the mantwr which he had put this matter. NO 1111 C 111111111 hay*
beta wore anxious than he that the t'.• shot.id not Wee •
farthing by any defalcations. So cAtrtnle USA WA rare that
otherwise they enuld not have on-nod at the close atateatatit
they had, and Mr. Andrew. Lad .utually (ski 0111111 30s. which
he (Mr. Itoiwtis) pointed out to him ..as more than he ought.
It was eXeetalingly strange that the. ..account., had been audited
by the Mont and by the publican litor, yet defalcations a ..vtT
AM& yrar out of lu4. than .c.afo had 11..1 been 43seoven...1.Lut the
ileenitnni ('awed. nacre 111104 be annethin,l bad in lb.' way 4
keeping the aco could anynaly tell than. w-hat sae
expended 011 the EripLuvade during the )52r7 tor 0., 211) 1010 of
the street.' Mr. Itobessi spoke at 110111 J length, Mmtrating
this auliject.
. .

Mr. Tsi.wrs We hate now nothisiu. but ti.*lssrls ; all we
want isn lodger posted up -(hau% hear.)
Sir. Alderman k:uur ca.rrohorattal air. Hula:nes statement,
Illd ultimately on the augue,diiiit of 0 pzri fl mnua,
committee waa appointed I. t satiable each account, and suggest
some better pbut of keetiii.c the hooks.

sutistaos FOR r1t.111,1.
The Ilarbour-Nlaster reported that the moorings for yachts
wen: ready to be laid doWII in the lamer 1101 e.
Dr tiluntos said the resolution authorised the spending of
not it thaw 4... MD for mooting the aelsts, the Lower Hole
mooting, had only coat all or CIO, a geothaitian had kholly
etieted a large moorhar atom, lying hu the Hay. not he ,attl
that • win not ex....enling the remainder .1 the £2O be
expended an utilising that at a mooring for )lelsts in the
Ito).
Ad reed to.
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Applkation teas nude by • 'anion named Bolt br testa to
plaoc boati on the nada in a place vacated by bstaais
Balm.

--fie. Superintendent stated that the conimittee egress' to
allow only eight boats on the sands, and they must keep up near
lirunswick•buildings, away from the ',Abby; place.
Tile Mallon toCiluut. ,viluot totem),
Mr. Bogies suede • lengthy statement liming reference to
the educational elate i.f the town. They heel received • cote.
ruunicatimi that £l,OOO Is necessary to furnish other school
accommodation, and this on second of the Itritish School being
given up, therefore on additional schoolroom is neceseary in
order to avoid the Imposition of a Selesd Board. It had beets
stated that the British &hood we, tori, lip art inatcrus it, and
this he denied. Ilie British echisil hal been in exisumee 00
years, and wan originally tarried on in connection with the
School, now the National School. Beading, writing, Mai
Scriptural knowledge were taught, and it was thought suffi-
cient. Subsyquently the Natim.al Submit was started, the
Bends &inset atruggied on, but lately it was closed. It had
been mid this was mine to bring a Seheol Mord Into the town;
but the aimple reason was the poi the Inspector. Ile
hoop on the British Sehmil C. ...mince for 30 years, and they
had tried to keep it in existence, 1,, order to furnish ail un-
sectarian education and were obliged to rent Mho. MOMS.
Lately the boys' school was kept in the room under Bidycester
chapel, and the girls' schis,l beside Rank•liiillilings chapel. The
Inspector reported that taoutauter schoolroom wax much too
large, and must be reduced in site, In onler to meet the
requirements, and the room at Bank•buiblings as". WO Mall.
They thus had nothhig they could &phut retire fmm the edged,
though they had • curtllicated mistress at the girls' school,
and a certificated master at the boys'. To hate reduced the
boy e schmol room at bloucenteratrcod by putting up a wall
would have destroyed its punk..., as a Sunday school, and for
holding meetings, he., and (hot at Banc •buildlitge could not
be miladgod Legatos: there seas no room. tt Mb he del not
Charge the Inspector, though he was • clergyman, with any
undue higuericc in elosioa their se:hotels. yet when it was wild
there had been • mance.rr, he would remark that when the
Inspector isilviseol that hr in comnuniratoill with before the
Uuurvh school c,,,ov,itlnc, 'lvi anything, there apparel i. he,
British School committee ought not to lie under any stigma
that the, were uI-a. vu ulu.t of blonic
of a schmd B▪
a•
rd
Mr Roars, ..vgl if they could nicet on an unisectarian plat-
fon, go (hot they Mould Oilly h the RT.& f und.npot,M
truths of our every one of 'lulu would be happy to ILI.
11,1, TT MAYOR understood that the vicar uf Holy
Trion) awl Rector of St. Ilarys ha.l:kgreed to flind sufficient
g,,,,,omodation for the church chi dr.uu and they had no fear
of Beard.
Mr Bonus said the bulk of the money comes from the taxes of all parties, and Dissenters had a right to be regarded as tar
an their conscientious scruple, seem emicented.
3lr Ttion•s said he could enlighten Mr. Robens as to the
emmitnilcatlon with the Inspector The Rev. W. Tre.garthen had been communicated with and informed an effort would he
made ti supply the deficiency, and lie requested the managers
I o stay proceedings till they ha I gie en him their prim/NB Brit he might be able to •tilonit them to the Governiwot
authoritimi, SO as to be certain V, • pl.oi would be euch as they
would approve.
Mr. kad r said the Oral he beard abut the fiat of the
losporior weo at the Meeting ..f the committee of St. warY•ii
scleiols. It was carried that • Mewl Board was not ilesieglik,
in order t avoid it, he moved that a general euhseription
he entered Into in the town Ile f. It anxious there should not
be • School Huard for it entailed a heavy rat*: Out be
regretted the British tioliool was closed, for Nottansfortnistill
were entitled to a syhmil. Ile was old enough to roman. sr
the first meeting to establish the British echo& which was establithod to give the poor simple education in reeding!
writing, and arithmetic, and to teach their duty to their 13..1
The T-as I'Lltius said really and truly the Council at the
Prment Moment hove nothinet to do with this question
quuserte:lft:;l;:ti.i:mll.4•Uhb.nllau:4. Itlrltirouirhittun'ol'utewn'ilbenirshi"Lit.'ll in'ttr'Sh"ealnwa • aubject utiles. be cinelmied with. motion.
TIM SWAHILI, 41 AT WALL
The Surveynee Anal certificate WWI pnotheed, mooniniending
InYment of 0100 to Mr. Phillip. leo so, whieti 5o agreed to
allow for non-ref:vital of clay In front of the 1:,07. Mr.
Phillips hal also SCI.i jul 01,111 for extras. which the Tows
CUnts said could not by entertained, most careful provhden
,_
btxn made in the eentract. Ihe balance, ttO, will only
hI Inid to Ur. Phillips, In ilischarge.of sib ,Jnll'

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111, Nei; In-.
Mr. H. wiiu., principal bolder f Pilo pier bonds, after
consideration, decliovi W attend any toeeting of the Wand'.
Mr. C fli.he telakred for the coal Wore under the old nit
llsricet, at a;hl a ”tar for three ytar, : and Mr E Mills, mato
iltsechant, f..r the etore formerly the Flab Market, at isa
Year. —Both wen, neeepred.
Ur. ti stkins a 1.1.1101 for another 0,11 In tile Market-house,
tato Council to make certain alteration. Alteration.i refused.
For 10 hg the Market toile o) applo.thm had b,„,,

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sore roe or llRit trz i‘e rxAciao Tilt DAN.
These works, according to tits Son rY.r.a iün,trollki Wet
£lOO, sod they ere n. 4 th be carried out.
The 4: directors again &rims to entertain thy
Tint TIAN. IV Tint yrAy,
responsibility for rer of the Quay wait
otheirtiir Johit Co.ek th the errdi r snULstors
‘ENT:LAirith All allArelton
DA the setrers.—Agreed th4t they be erectod.
Nth,. 11. keret/.

DP. TIL %RD reported that the military condition of Weycsouth
iI muck hope.* ed, roronunended Ming up the hollow end
dasup plots in the Park, awl dated that nuisances are cow-
tively few. and the rate of mortality Illolorthing lens then
id per I,olel.
rne PARK.
The To Reek repdtod that negothtUons are gong on for
soil fur filling up the Park, he had entered into. contract for
filling up one piece. anal there is a fair prospect of the rest
being tpd on with, then. 11 • diaPotsithni on the part of Mr.
thON
takdiffies''ltais.raltogetnose' °thuse Tiaol'enwss"lierbauttpolts.ln‘dixtoeY 6ctiknhopelt:llbraen
ern.
ttn, to comply with the notice. of Use Board, the
to the athasum of this work.

PORTLAND.
0.6. T —The Akers of Portland "Charity " Lodge,
No: 4571). hare been elected and installed AA follows :
Brother Joe. (;. Pearce, W.C.T. ; Bro. .1. K. Attwooll,
W.\' .T. ;Bro. Theuphilue Clothier (re-elected). W.N. ;Bro.
IL stone W.F.S. ; Bro. Jno. Pearce, W.T. ; Sister M.
Stone ; Bro. P. Luca., WI!.; Bro. T. 8. Pearce,
WIIL Bro. Geo. Dounton, WOG.; Bro. B. Conthen,
; Sister A. Stoodly, t.LlI.s Eider L.
sseedly, ; Sister E. Limpball, W.D.IL