The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-01-21 00:00:00

DORSET MENDICITY socizry.

Tbe returns of vagrant.; relieved la Lb. 13 thAM. of
Dorset for the .at four years are as follows:-
1869 (prestoos to formation of Sorgety) 11.248 I
1870
••• ... 8 107

.. -.-.
1871 . . 8 850
..
1872 - .2,840.
Loot years returns therefore show • redaction of 8,408,
or 74 per coot in tbo number ot adotimioss to UlllOOll
111 mewed with 1869.

DORCHESTER.

THII SPUN() Baron Pigott and Mr.
Justice Grove ars appointed u judges for the western
circuit at the coning Arises.
Tun Ba:celery of State has approved this ineresee of
the pey of the county pollee. The Government will pay
one-fourth thereof.

By. Pirrea's Caunott.—Tbe annual sermons ou
behalf of the oboir were premised at St Peter's on
Sunday, by the rootor (Rev. E. W. Peen), and the
collections amounted to £lO lls. 3111.
THR 'NOBELIUM PAT TO Ti COUNTY Pour's. —At
the last meeting of the Dorchester Board of Guordlans,
on the motion of Mr. H. W. Hawkins, seconded by
Mr. Chapman Saunders, a vote of thanks was unani-
mously peened to Mr. J. H. Celoraft, foe the stand be
made at the last (tauter Semions for keeping down the
expenditure of the °minty.
CONNITTID TO Tel DAUM COUNTY PINION.—
/mine s : "'Mee Kellaway obtaining money by false
protenoss at Evershot ; Huey Parker, emu a Ware-
ham ; James Laver, moult on a child under 10 years
of age at Sherborne ; William Gibbs, stealing a bores
at Stover Provost.—Hard Lamer; Albert Tuflio,
Light poadbing at Ashmore, 6 calendar months and to
end 'turtles • Rolout Watt., stealing • fowl at Poor.
stock, 3 °slender months ; Charles Alma, Lee Johnson,
Otto Johnson, Henry McCarthy, Anthony Doom.),
Hans Knudson, and Peter Molter, refusing to proceed
to ma at Weymouth; William Gilbert, and Thome.
Wood 13•14, breaking windows at Dorehester ; Israel
White, illtraating a Inutile in the Chuminster Asylum,
2 cielendar months each ; Walter Percy, damaging trees
at Shillinptone, 1 °slender month; John Lmook and
Thomas Slimy, stealing rabbit shine at Bridoort, 1
°slender month and 2 years to • Reformatory Eithool ;
Thome, Hallett, drunk at Lyme Regis; George White
vagrancy at Blandford, 14 days each; &lay Ann
Hodges, vagrancy at Weymouth, 7 days.
Tan HUNT Buz. —The other day tb, eituation of the
hotels under the Licensing Act, at the forth/musing
I Hunt Ball, was mentioned at the borough pollee court.
At Raidngstoke recently the dculty cropped up, and
this was the remit t —"Thum who came to the ball
before eleven o'elock found that if they put their horses
in the hotel sublets they would not be able to gat them
out again until Ii o'closk the next morning, while those
who errlved after eleven found the publieelcouem shot
op, sod there was no aecommodation to be had at any
price the publieens saying 'Yen, gentlemen, have
passe4 the Lioensing Act, and now we will gin you •
turn of it.' The amount of inoonvenimoe us:taloned
moy be more easily imagined than described, u numbers
had come from a long distant,* out In the oountry. The
members of the working meo's club. gave the machmen
bills informing them that as they would not be able to
get refreehmuta at the publiehouses, they might come
I to the °lobe, where they would be supplied with refresh.
, Events at the same prioem the members were charged."
, DEFeITURI OF NIITILLNIY.—Os friday last 27 men
(including • sergesnt), of the better, of artillery
, stationed at our barraeks, left for Portsmouth, to join
, the E. Battery C. Brigade foe embarkation to India.
In connection with this departure a curious story is
current, to this effect :—That on the previous night
one of the men who bad volunteered for the foreign
',nice, thinking he should like to have a "spree" for
his Lest night at Dorebestu, after answering the muter
roll at night attempted to male the wail, but fell on
the chemise de frier, and dreadfully Wanted one of
his bands. Early in the morning a comrade sleeping
near him found something was the matter and got •
light., when the state of altars was apparent and the
man was severed with blood. A doctor was ogled and
then • second, when hie hand was stitched up and be
is doing fairly well, but they say he will never be eble
again to @but Hi hand so as to grasp scything. Then
cornea the odd put of the tale. Of mune the pool
fellow could not be sent off to Indite so his plates had
to be supplied. The other twenty-de hed "fallen In"
reale to go, when the officer calling to the first man
he saw Igo sorem the barrack sonar. shouted "Gainer
—, go to your room and get your kit reedy, and
fall in with Qom men I" The ucdelsky men helplessly
obeyed, end in ten minutes wits unexpectedly ea rook
for India. Probably some of the details are inamorata,
but we have reason to believe there is "something" In
the story...

Lrou, NowooNroßwrrv.—The Wedeyans of Dors
theater have hitherto had their meeting hones in a
back lane, awl been scarcely known beyond their own
connexion • but they have just ow:omitted a movement
which will at any rate bring them into greater
prominence in the **way town. Toot have swopped
away their present chapel and £3OO for the Wood and
Bhons publle- house, begot from Yr. Gerard Start,
moms adjoining property, and purchased other, so that
they are now it poseseelon of one of the hes% rites in
this town, having an extensive frontage in &nth-street,
opposite the Poet Onto& It I. expected the tote!
outlay will be about £3,400, and they have set about
with the energy of their meet tope{ the money, or
rather to subliie it, for they don t seem to go far out
or their connotion. They had • great field-day co
Tuesday, including • termon, tea, and meeting, when
, the Rev. J. J. Wray, of London, was the Old
attraction, and under his persuasive oratory, over
I £l,OOO were subscribed; the chapel trustees gave
liberally, tradesmen pet themselves doom for Gftioo,
artisans for tens, one iodeed foe LIS, an almshouse
inmate contributed a sovereign on the spot, end every-
body showed theirapproval of the work undertaken by
the Quaker teat of sympathy "how much will you
oiver —The Baptista on the previous evening held
their annual missionary meeting at the Town-hall,
when the Rev. G. Pewee, who ham jest returned front
India after more than 40 years' lawn:, wall the chief
speaker. In all missionary enterprise, the Baptista con
hold up their beetle, for was not Carey One of the
devoted labourers of that tounexion The Rev. G J
Bird, lately swatted front tho Established Church, wee
one of the speaker., and on Sunday night last he
preached in the Baptist Cheep!, _

Tian Rev. °Wage Mounig lifisalOw AY FIAXGOHOW,
te Canie,-012 [friday evening, the 17th, the anneal
meeting in Fddington school-room in oormedion with
this misaion was held. The evening was wet; but •
good number of parishioner@ and other friends
attended the meeting. It ni now mayoral year*
sines the Hemp:bow plan was started oa the ample
and exeellent plan that • number of friends should
.ede,neke to product*, If possible, at lesst fit each at
the dose of each year. We have reason to know that
In many cases this aim has been faithfully and with
mush wilf-damial kept in view and carried oat. Too
Vicar was in the chair. Sintring,_praver, and earipture,
began the meeting. The Roe. H. C. G. Houle then
read the statement of receipts for the year, being
1:24 Bs. He a'so read the Rev. O. K lioule's statement
of expenses In the building of • missionary church at
ilaapohow, which closed with • regneet for • fled taw
tribution toward, • remaining debt nova It of abut
CA The Rev. C. R Vices (now reeding In Dorolies-
ter), ',Hoard of the Church Missionary college at Agra,
than spoke: referring to hi, own knowledge (f the
(Liam* in Caloatts : and taming with • reference to
the Rev Henry Veen the I.te chief secretary of the
Übiroh Ilimionney Scsi ty, who—dter 50 yearn 'labour
for It. great objeets—had been that very day baried,
at the age of 76. He spoke as • missionary of Mr.
Venn's eminect Christina Labours and personal Interest
In the ajeekmeriest ; and obeli with • touching eltrsct
from a letter to the sommittee written jest before
hie death, in which he bore testimony to the principles
el the society, the tame from first to loot; and
espesially to the spirit of faith and prayer monist
tb. ....mos. The Rev. Henry Moulo thee spoke,
giving an admirable aceonot of the work of his eon in
China, and of the special difficulties from tile hostility
of the lisnlarins wtdoh tweet that work at one time
this year. Os* of the mod striking entreats read at
the meeting was from a latter of the Kov. Arthur
~..oesuly pleading for Inomitted funds es he
was obliged to dachas at prrSent toffy Mamie; of kis
work whiah would Involve outlay for tie Inture. After
the meeting • ediedion of 41 7a. was made
FAIIIWIILL ip Peewee/vs CIIIIMON. —On
Sunday evening tce Ker. H. C. O. Noel, preaskpiel •
sermon with epeeist Were ca to his isinx,vai from
Yordington to Clsobridge. We understand that • few
months ago Mr. Hods ref/deed • reseed from te
authordies of hie Oollege(Tricity College, Cambridep),
to return thither and undertake ditty as one cd the
mikes dose. The deem of a dollen ii iseesii on et