The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-08-20 00:00:00

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WEYMOUTH.
ILLIGAL FIRAING.—Our attention has been called
to the circumstance that fisherman in our bay and
along this coast. are in the habit of using what are
called " foul nets" in fishing. It is well known that
meshes of nets used at certain periods of the year
are. by Act of Parliament, ohliged to be of certain
dimensions. Tlivse sizes may perhaps be adhered
to in the middle of the nets, but at the ends into
which the fish are driven on being pulled out,
are much smaller, and consequently adapted to take
smaller fish than those allowed by law. In this way
Sinerable quantities of fish of little or no value are
annually taken from the sea, to the injury of our
fisheries. It is to be hoped that the authorities will
look into the matter.

aboui

,-Tagesmil.teM.—Ott Wednesday evening last, a
crowded and influential meeting was held at the
•I‘bilifal Schoolroom, Illelonotheitegis, for the pur-
pose of hearing the Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle
lecture on Teet ialiens. The chair was taken by the
Vicar, the Rev. Talbot Greaves, who, in introducing
the venerable lecturer to the meeting, in a highly
interesting and appropriate address, said that the
drinking usages of our country were written within
and without in lamentation. and mourning. anti woe.
Drink, he said, was the source of three-fourths of
the poverty that existed throughout the country, of
three-fourths of the lunacy, and of three•fourths of
the crimes that were committed ; while 60,000 persons
were year by year sacrificed to this accursed
idol, and he called upon christians to touch not,
taste not, handle not the unclean thing. He had
taken up this question not because he felt that what
he drank was in itself injurious to him, but
upon the principle of example. Seeing how great
an infinenes the example of the upper classes and the
clergy hail upon the masses, he felt it his duty to
abstain from what would be in him • criminal
indulgence, if by continuing it, it made his brother
to offend. But he believed by totally abstaining,
men were better morally, Physically, and intel-
lectually; better in body, better in spirits, better in
their souls. But he was not disposed to put the
question before them that evening in this light, hut
rather in the light of example. They, as professing
Christians, were the guides of others—not along •
smooth and easy path, but over rugged mountain
tope. They might themselves, -blessed with
superior rreneth, he able to thread their way along
and smile at the dangers beneath, but let them be
careful thee ventured not toneless to the margisg, lest
some weaker brother following in their footsteps
should stumble and fall. He appealed to them as
examples, for there were not many Christian people
who would like the question to be transferred from
example to personal intense, lest it might be
summed they were in very great danger of being
tad and bound by the chain of a very bad habit.
Be did not put teetotalism in the plea of the
Gospel. He believed that a man might be
thoroughly cured of drunkenness and yet come short
of the Kingdom of God. But it was an auxiliary
of the Gospel, and they had numerous examples
before them of men and women giving up strong
drink, and embracing the Gospel of Christ. But
there wu this fact also, drunkenness was opposed to
the Gospel, for it was written, that "No drunkard
shall enter the kingdom of heaven." He had him-
self almtaiued from drinking for these two
years past. He had tried the system himself
lore be recommended it to others, and now,
having an long tried it, to, he believed, his own
benefit, bodily, intellectually, and spiritually, he
Intended that night to sign the pledge. (Cheers.)—
The RIO/IT Ray. THE DRAN or CARLISLE then rota
to addreve the meeting. He said be had himself been
a teetotaller six years, and he could now, after drink-
ing nothing nut water for that period, do five times
the work he could six years ago. There were few
people could shot their eyes anti close their ears to the
evil of drunkenness, hut he did not come there to fight"i
against drunkenness but to fight against drink. Every•
body complained that drunkenness was an evil ; but
he said drink was an evil—let them take this away,
and there would be no drunkenness. Look at that
'hip. She has a terrible bad leak, what is to be
done! Set the pumps to work? They might pump
away and confirms to pomp, but the water would
continue to ftw in. The hest way would undoubtedly
be to stop the leak, and then they might pump the
water out of the ship to advantage. So it was with
driek. All the time there was drink there would
be drunkards. Let there be no moderate drinkers
and there would be no drunkards. Their rector
had told them 60,000 persona in this country perished
annually through drunkenness. Where did those
come from to fill up the milks year by year of this
60.(100? They came from the moderate drinkers.
The principal was like that of the small stream,
which grit larger and larger until it became a mighty
river. What they wanted to persuade people was,
never to take a little, and then there would be
no danger of their taking too much. Thousands
owed a drunkard's death and a drunkard's grave
to tho very fooluih habit of fond and indulgent
fathers and mothers drinking and giving "just a
little drop" to drink father's health, and mother's
health, and baby's health, on their birthdays.
There was something in this drink which fascinated
one yet more and more, until at length it would
bite like • serpent, and sting like an adder.
Their excellent vicar had put the question before
them on Christian pnnciplee, but he would put it
before them also on selfish principles, and he told
them to give it up fir their own sakes, bodily as
well as iipiritually • Till the leeik recently published
hy Or. Nott, of America, was put into has hands,
he had fequently wondered what became of all the
Irish that went to America. A great many went
out, far more than the returns of the American cen-
sus seem to indicate. What became of them? Why,
accenting to Dr. Nott's ealculationx, the average life
of Irishmen emigrating to America was, alter their
arrival, only live years. They earned more money
than they hail I lone at home, drink was cheap, and
they killed themselves with drink. According to
this authority, no less than feel,laei annually go into
a drunkard's grave. Throughout the American
republic, the average of drunkenness is one in 26
of the entire population, and of those who
die, one in every 13 dies • drunkard.
Was not this • fearful state of things? In New
York they built an ash hum for confirmed inebriates.
It waa commenced with a view of its containing
400 patients, and before it was half completed, there
were 4.281 applications for admission. The Rev.
Dr. read several interesting extracts from this work,
commenting upon them as he went on, and after-
wards proceeded to discuss the fact of the puha-
mentasy inquiry that was instituted sonic years
since, on the motion of Mr. Silk Buckingham, as
showing that 2.000 of the principal physicians and
others ..f that day signed a declaration that alcohol
was poison, and must always in all cases act preju-
dicially to health. He then went on to the testi•
mony borne by the late Rev. Sydney South, Bev.
Samuel Miller, D. D., New Jersey ; Mr. Cobden ;the
Rajah of Sarawak ; that christian and non minted
either, the renowned Havelock, and of Mrs. Wight-
man, ef Shrewsbur), ; and concluded by calling on
all to do all they could to stem the torrent of
drunkenness. On the motion of Mr. Coeds+ a vote
of thanks was given by acclamation to the lecturer,
and the proceedings terminated.— A large number
afterwards signed the pledge.
Town CI L M errs NC. —The quarterly nieet-
ii.,( ..f the Council was held on Wednesday,
August 14th. Present The Mayor ; Aldermen
Devenish, Welsford, and Bower;
Councillors Drew, Howard, Bartlett. Haggett, H.
Devenish, Hibbs, Luce, Harper, John Tisard,
Robert'. Thompson, and Hare.—There were five
tenders for the toile of the pile pier for three years:
--William Hurled, Bruit; ort, £331 ; T. Gardner,
Exeter, .1.557 ; H. W. Gill London. £847 ; Proom,
Dover-neul. Berongli, £.1.05 ; Jineeph Cousins, Wey•
mouth, £766. —The Mayor said the amount collected
at the gates I a ring the hen 9 days was £45110. 2tii, or
aailay. On Monday hied, 2,70 f persona pew d through
the gates.— On the mot- of Mr. Dnaw, seconded
by Mr. AVLINO. Mr. Gill's tender was accepted.
A res lotion authorising the Clerk to advertise for
the loan of £4,500 At 5 per cent, on the pier duce
and tolls was passed. 'There was a great deal of
talk, three or four different 1511hp:eta being under
discuanion at different parts of the table. It was a
very Halal of tongues, and c,nsequently nothing
could be distinctly beard at the reporters' table. We
don't siippode, however, the public are greatly the
losers for not knowing chat they talked about,
seeing that the only resolutious proposed were thou
we have given.
Cite NCH PASTORAL AID SOCISTT.—On Sunday,
sermons in support of the funds of the Chumh
l'astoral Aid Society, were preached at St. Mary's
• church, in the morning by the Rev. Dr. Close,
Dean of Carlisle ; in the afternoon by the Rev. A.
Washington, and in the evening by the Rev.
Wilhiaw Duman Lord, rector of Bermondsey. At
Radipole also sermous were preached in the morning
by the Rev. W. D. Long, and in the evening by
the Rev. T. Grieves, On Monday evening a public
meeting was held at the Natimod Schools. The
Dean of Carlisle I,reside.l, and the Rev. Talbot
Greavem. and the Rev. W. D. Long also addressed
'the meeting. The proceedings were of a highly
interesting character. The collections at the
• churches on Sunday amounted to £6O, end at the
public meeting to £l6 17a 110.

understand, to carry
breakwater and magazine. It hi not intended, we
the breakwater more than
bout 20 or 30 yards farther into the sea.
§LINDAY titllool, TRIAT. —On Wednesday the
children beloniing to the Sunday School connected
with St. John, Church were regaled with their
annual treat of tea and plum cake. During the
afternoon, both before and after tea, they enjoyed
themselves in various athletic sports, including
cricket, trap, rounders, football, scrambling for
apples, racing, /co., till the rain di ove them into the
schoolroom. The band of the 2nd Dorset Volunteer
Artillery enlivened the proceedings by playing several
airs in excellent style. It had been intended to have
concluded the proceedings with a display of fire.
works, but this portion of the programme was
adjourned till a finer evening.