The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-01 00:00:00

POOLE.

THE &Lenox—Sir Vvo—r B. Guest's friends are to
ariemble this evening (Monday) for the purpose of
considering what is bed to be done respecting tho
forthooming contest for the borough. The Mayor of
Poole (James Wood, Esq.,) was one of the first gentle
men who signed the requisition asking Sir Ivor
Guest to become a candidate. If Sir Ivor decides to
come forward as an independint candidate for this
borough, it is generally iintgined that Mr. C. Waring
(one of the prnient members) will retire, although some
say that Mr. Giadstone's party will compel him to
contest the election.

,
Tut SPICY FOR SALE I—The steamship Spicy la, alas
for sale, the Poole and Cherbourg Steam Packet
Company is deed! The directors of the company, that
was, have lamed a report, and most unfavourable it a,
they say that th 27 have done their utmost to establish
steam communication between Poole and Cherbourg,
but from aevend unforeseen cireumstancem their efforts
have been fruitless. The directors any that several
things have been done by the company, which now are
regretted, ouch as the hire of the City of Paris steamer
and the continuation of the winter service. The
directors complain of the want of the co-operation of
the London and South-Western Railway Company
which
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bait been
cent,
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tm. iszdt,h and
pdriothcial articles of trail°evraising of the rates
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between the two ports. The company finding that
steam communication between Poole and Cherbourg
did not pay they altered the route, trying Portsmouth
and Cherbourg, but the heavy expenses for accommoda-
tion at Portsmouth (which are described as "ruinous")
have compelled them to inform the shateholders that
unless the Portemonth and Cherbourg shareholders take
the vessel and business they have no alternative but to
dispooo of the vessel and "wind up" the company.

C,a.tnpniqo TOITI NOM AL.—On Sunday afternoon the
children, or rather scholars, for nutny of them are
young ;nen, of the Bt. James's Sunday school for boys.
presented the Rev. Joseph Kban,the superintendent of
the schools with a very handsome testimonial of their
esteem, which consisted of twelve vo:unies of poems,
including tho works of Pope. Cowper, Burns, Milton,
Scott, Wordsworth, Longfellow, Itryden, Byron, dic.
The telsolurs all being arranged in order, Mr. J.
Houliston, ,leputyauperintendent of the boys school,.
brlell7 addressed the Rev. Joseph Kahn, alluding to
the hid' estimation in which he is held by the scholars I
and their desire to present to him a token of their I
esteem. Mr. Fry, jour., one tf the settler .
scholars of the school then read the following address
to the rev. gentleman.—" Rev. and dear sir,-1 have
been deputed by the boys of the St. Janice's Church
Sunday school to present you with these two"ve volumes
of poems as a mark of tht ir esteem and affection on
the anniversary of your coming amongst them; they
trust that you will be pleased to accept the same,
and that you smy derive as much pleasure from their
perusal as they have from your kind instruction during
the time that you have been the superintendent of this
school." In each volume was a ',presentation of the
parish church with these words " Presented to
, the Rev. J. Kahl. by the boys of the Sunday
school of St James's, Poole. as a token of their esteem
and gratitude, for his invaluable suje rintendence of the
school during the time of his curacy at the parish
I church, Poole, Ism." The Ilev. Joseph Kahn, in
acknowledging the gift, expressed himself much
ismtifiest at the form of the testimonial; he thanked the
scholars and gave them some very wholesome advice;
ho a'so tha4ked the teachers for their regular att. ndance
on the Lord's day. Mr. Kahn said the number of
sandals on the books is 187, and of thee the avenge
attendance is 130 the 'number of teachers 1a24, and the
average attendance during the year had been 23. On
Monday evening another testimonial was presented to
Mr. Khan; this was by the teachers of the boys' schoco.
It consisted of a handsome silver inkstand with this
inscription :—" Presented to the Rev. Joseph Khan,by
the teacher, of the St. James's boy's' Sunday school,
Poole. August, 1888." The Rev. J. Kahn expressed
himself much pleased with the present. We understand
that the Rev. J. Kahn will officiate at the p trixli church
until a suctessor to the late Bev. A Wilkinson has
been appointed.

PUDDLETOWN.
M. E. ItosulLL, of fPlerhorne, has given the sum
of 1:51.10, the intereat of which is to be opplied yearly in
purclunsing clothing and fa 1 for the deeerring poor of
l'uddlotown.