The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-17 00:00:00

DOkCHIMTER.

Coil Malmo% Saturday. —lnspector's return :
Wheat fies. to 725. per yuartm, bailey 36e. to 43c.
Averages—what figs. Oid., barley 40e. Old,
DOGS.— WO are told that there are something like
150 unlioeneed dogs in this borough, and it may be in-
teresting to the owners of three animals to know that
the Commissioners of Inland Re have given
positive instructions to their officers to proceed against
them it the close of the current month. The penalty
which may be Inflicted on the owner of an unlicensed
dos is 85.
accgagar.—OD Friday afternoon, • lad named John
Woodsford, nine years of age, in the service of Hr.
Bennett, was in charge of a putt on Fordington field, in
the neighbourhood of Danier's ban 2, when by some
WWII he fell, but his clothes being caught by • portion
of the tackle, be was dragged along for • considerable
distance, in the course of which be sustained severe
cionturima in various parts of his body, was stunned for
some time, and, of course, was greatly begrirned with
dirt. He wee carried to the Dorset County Hospital,
and under good treatment be is doing well,
EMILY CLOODIO AISSOCIAIIOIII.—Tbe fifteenth
leeture of the present legaioe was given on Friday even-
log, at the Infant school-room, by lir. K. 8. Hill, of
gsaingetoke, on "Fern, and fiowerlem plants." His
address was clever and instructive, but could not be
particularly interesting to those having but little or
no botanical knowledge. A number of drawing, and
living plants were shown to illustrate the lecture. The
mnale was under the direction of Mr. Boyton Smith,
and the Rey. J. Fisher Was President.

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larraontiorrat Vaisraums, pro : —I
hare hem crehbly informed that the Rev. John Proven,
who wait ricerolBidbury, near Bidniouth, A.D. 1707.13,
was the first person that seat sea-kale to the London
market; but it seems to have been vary little appreeirded
there many years subsequent to this period. An esteemed
friend—along time, alas I deceased—who was thoroughly
versed in horticulture, and moat accurate in be said
as well as did, told me that his relative, Mr. Giles
Templeman (of Dorchester?), was the first who sent
sea-kale to Covent Garden Market. This was 7
about tbe middle of the last century; but the plant
then so little known that, the label having been defaced
in the carriage to London, the contents of the parcel
were pia aside as being" some tort of poisonous root or
other." He obtained them from the Chesil beach
between Weymouth and Portland. But my informant
farther related how that his godfather, the Rev.
Abraham Clumping, who was relator of Pantridee,
Dorset, 1750.80, int cultivated the kaki as a emerald*
in his garden at Pentridge, but that be always as it in
the unWeebed *abr.—Nora Gad Quer"
THITOws CLOCK. —This timeindioatoris not atpreeent
performing it. functions, for, when steps were taken
during the past weak to renew the fractured west fare
of the Mock, it was found that the works were greatly
corroded, and required a thorough cleaning, so that is
being done. The cause of the damage sustained by the
clock face is steady attributable to • violently propelled
atone-whether from the band or • pistol it cannot be
aacortainod--strikiog the thick copper rim of the opal
Riau forming the centre pies) within the figures on the
dial, and by its tome causing • slight facture of the
• whin', heat, and frost, and wind,eitended in such
a manner, and so extensively, that the hands of the
Mock were prevented from moving. Of MUM such an
injury could only have been done wilfully, and it is
supposed to date from that memeeable firth of Novem-
ber in 1864. It was in the January of that year that
the clock was erected by Messrs. Moen and Soo, of
Clerkenwell, and it appears that much of the pagent
corrosion of the works -hag ban orossioned by the rah'
penetrating the tower, but ibis may be readily avoided
for the future by esmenting the brickwork above
the clock, and any unsightlinem may be avoided by
colouring the esment to correspond with the stone.
It is obeli:null • duty to take proper etre a so admir-
able and maul • Meek. The work will be completed
daring the erases sear.
Penman ISDUSTUAL SCHOOL 70i Grate.-11ally
benevolent persons have long desired to see established
in Dorchester an Industrial School, to train girls for
domestic service and for general household duties. At
a late meeting of the Lancashire Relief Pond
.Coin-
mutes, in diagnosis( the question of the appropriation
of the residua of the toad In their hands, this subject
was mooted., and the Mayor was requested to invite the
ladies of Dorehaster to meet and gonsult on the
feasibility of the proposal. At • well attended meeting
of the ladies, convened by the Mayor, land hold at the
Guildhall on Friday last, it was resolved to endeavour
to establish an Industrial Sehool, to train six girls, as
boarders at £lO par annum each, and ten girls as day
scholars at 2d. per week each. Dinners will be cooked in the
kitchen for the sick and infirm poor, for which purpose
tickets will be purchasable, Oil. each, by eubseribers and
others. It was announced at the meeting that a house,
rent tree, had been generously offered for this object.
A large parakeet committee of bake was appointed
to mamas for subseriptions, and the meeting warn ad-
journed to Tasday, the 17th (this day). It is surely
unnectuary to resort to elaborate argument or per.
suasive advocacy in support of an object so ramilestly
desirable as this, Few bads of fanitlies, rich or poor,
mobs ignorant of the necessity that aisle among tlas
young people who have to leek their livelihood in
dtit orrisi sod altottratds to bosoms mows

of households on their own behalf. of sPcoiat ilatra°-
tion and training in the duties whieh in either of the
positions specified they will be called upon to discharge,
while girls so trained have always been able to obtain
good situations earlier than those untrained.

CHURCH PASTORAL All) socurrY.
The thirty-second anniversary of this society has just
been held in this town. On Sunday sermons were
preached in the several churches, and collections made
U follows .-Holy Trinity, fl I 15a.; lit. Peter's,
£1134 44.; West Fordingon, £3 13a. 31. ; and East
Fordington, £3 6s.
The Mang meeting was held oa Monday afternoon,
G. Cern" Esq., Mayor of Dorchester, presiding, sup-
potted on the platform by the Rev. W. H. Redknap, of
Ryde and the Rev. it. Cousins, Association beers-
tary;the deputation' the Rev. Mr. Kelly, the Associa-
tion Secretery, the Bev. E, W. Pears. the Rev. H.
Houle, the Rev. C. J. Bird, the Rev. H. C. G. Houle,
the Rev. T. A. Falkner, the Rev. S. Headland, the
Rev. W. Urquhart, the Rev. B. Ludlow, the Rev.
Talbot Baker, the Rev, J. Stephenson, the Rev. W.
Bothamley, the Rev. J. Burt, the Rev. P. Sylvester,
the Rev. J. Evan., the Rev. H. Pigou, the Rev. J.
Cotter, end it, ff. Eliot, Esq. Amongst the audience
were :-Colonel and Mrs. Bingham,
Mr. G. Mayo, Mr.
M. Churchill, Mr. end Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Reginald
Smith and Miss Smith, Mrs. and Miss Brain,Mn.
Headland, Mn. Corms, Mrs. Urquhart, Mrs. Talbot
Baker Mrs. Burt. Mrs. Laicise, Mrs. and Mee Andrews,
Mr., J. Legge, Mrs. Bird, Miss Arden, Mts. Ebel., ite.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. H. Monk.
The Mayor, after expressing his pleasure at the atten-
dance, said probably there was • time when this
exeellent society more deserved and required our earnest
support and prayerful sympathy than at the present.
Whether they realised that which first celled the
society into coattail" viz., the system of centre-
lixition, whirl was fast bringing large masses of
the population to the commercial and manufacturing
districts, and thus, as it were, defying anything like the
superintendence of the parochial @yawn ; or, whether
they regarded it from it. higher aspect, which seemed
rather to have been celled out since the society was first
established, as a point of rallying for these who, whilst
sincerely, attached to the Church of Ragland as •
national establishment, would seareely like to
see it headed over to Rome, and who did not
pin their faith to any man or sat of men but like
the Bermes of old, thought it more noble to ;march the
Scriptures and see whether the things they were taught
were acoording to God's revealed Word. This was •
moiety upon whir* they might !tarty rely. As far as
human foresight could do eis. it took este that none
were sent forth as its ministers but those who were
truly taught by the Scriptures, who would lift up the
Lord Jesus Christ as the oily way of salvation, and
who would draw their doctrines not from the traditions
of man but from the Scriptures as the only standard of
truth. Let them then rally round this society, and take
for their watchword "The Bible and the Bible alone as
the religion of Protestants'"-(applause)
The Rev. C. J. Bird read the report and the financial
statement. The receipts were :-Anneal subscriptions,
£l6B 9a.10.1.; donative'. £l2 17s. 6d.; individual pollee-
time, DI ss. 241. ;boxes, £7 4a 10d. ; boxes at W est Stafford,
£4 12a; Donee juvenile emanation, £2 17s. 68.; Dor-
chester annual meetings, £9 12s. 5d.; sermons and
meeting, £7O Oa. 9d.; Heliport, 1:1 10s.; Broadmayne,
Ell 6s. ; Broadway, klil is. 711.• East Barton, 5a ;
Burton Bradatoak,E7 41.;Cha;dstock, 10e.; Critehill,
£7 17., 104.; Cann, £5 16a; Milborne, be. FA 4s. 61, ;
Mooekton Hyldei £2 Es.; Shaftesbury. el 17s. 84.; Bt.
Giles, FA be.; Wenders. Ell tie. 64.; Whitchurch,
£lO 7e. Id.; Woodeford, £5 14s. 9d. Wambrook,
St; =dim' emaciation, £6B 7s. Bd.; ditto,
£l2 4a 84.; North Dorset, £193 41. id; Poole,
£2312m. 104.; Wimborne and East Dorset, £66 Total,
L'74l 3s. 2.d.; =peons. £lllBa. Id. leaving tin 51. id.;
add cash for 186546. Ell 10s.; making altogether,
1.740 15s. Id.; received April, 1867.E10 Sc.; remitted,
£7307'. ld.
R. if. Eliot, Esq.' then eddressed the meeting. He
remarked it was generally confessed that the Church of
England was paring through • crisis in her history, and
they beard constant appeals to her true friend, to some
forward and stand by her at the preeent time. He
thought the two chief dangers to which the Char= was
exposed were -first, danger 'rising from the heresies of
ritualism and rationalism Within her own bosom ;and.
secondly, from her failing to keep pace with the rapid
growth of the population and the increase of oar
large towns, in maintaining that hold on the
manes of the people which the National Church
of this land ought to have. This being the ease.
I it appeared to him there was no agency so well
ealeulated to render true and efficient service to the
Clem= of Ragland as the Church Pastoral Aid Society.
If they looked at the principles and work of the society
they would find it eminently fitted to meet and confront
both these dangers. The work of this moiety was a
home minion work, and simply supplemented the
ordinary parochial machinery in pluses where from the
rapid growth of the population the ordinary church
agencies were inadequate. These were not times to be in-
different to church order, or to be ashamed of our church-
manship. They ought not to think less of the church,
or of the church's order and institutions bemuse some
abased them. He did not think they ought to go to
Geneva because some were rushing madly to Rome-
(applause). This was • strictly Protestant society,
doing the work of the church, and, therefore, it ought
to be upheld. He then referred to the usefulness of the
system of lay agency adopted by the society, and eon-
eluded by saying, "Let us rally round this valuable
society, which, while loyal to the Church of Ragland in
her constitution and order, and Scriptural in her
cnciples, is seeking to carry out the spirit of the
ater , going into the streets and lanes of the raise,
sad bringing in the poor and outcome to the Gospel
feast-(spoleasel.
The RAW. W. H. Redkaap pointed out the needs
be for this society, and gave some illustrations of the
work which is being done.
The Rev. E. Headland expressed his love for the
society. established on the great blessed, and glorious
principles of the Reformation. We were living in days
of cries and difficulty for the Church of England. and
God only knew whether she would survive the many
dangers encompassing her, but we might be quite
sure that the Church of Christ would survive-
(applause)-would come safely through every danger
and every difficulty: the gates of hell could
not prevail against her, and souls would
be seed mid Christ glorified- (applause). That
ought to be a great comfort in these perilous times.-
(hear hear). But while there were many things to
discourage at the present time, there were on the other
many encouraging signs. They save an =creaming
number of men faithfully preaching the Lord Jesus
Christ, and at their clerical gatherings large numbers
seeembled ; and, it seemed to him that for the asks of
His faithful servants, God would bring the Church safe
through all her difficulties, end she would continue to
ben light to lighten the dark plates of the land--(hear
bear). But they must do their duty-they must
not be afraid to show their colours, or ashamed
of the blamed principles of the Gospel of Christ-
(applause). This was not a party society, except
es being supported by the party of the Reformation,
and representing the principles of the Reformation -
(applaume). There was • party in out church in the
present day snalagous to the bindles" who, when they
triumphed brought both ober= end throne to the
ground, and • similiar result might be anticipated if
the modern Lindens succeeded in their &miens-(bw,
hear). But if the Reformation party triumphed, ea be
prayed and believed it would, the =arch would con-
tinue glorious, and be more than ever she had been able's.
lug to the people of this land-(applatise). He spoke
in the highest terms of the usefulness of lay agency, and
concluded by referring to the contributions of Dorset to
this satiety. resserking that though £9OO • year might
seem • considerable sum, it was not so moth as • fourth
of the toot of • pack of hounds.
The Rev. R. R. Cousins then =dressed the meeting
on behalf of the society, as one which in an especial
mune sends the gospel to the poor, stating serious facts
in support of that claim.
The Rev. H. Monts then rie-ealled a circumstance in
the history of the society, by way of wonting and en-
couragement. The Rey. Reginald Smith and himself
were together at the formation of the association in this
town. It was scarcely established before they heard
that Dr. Puny and a number of his friends-some of
them dignitanas of the church-bad heartily joined the
society, and that Dr. Posey had put down his name as
an annual subscriber of ElOO. Some of them, who had
then learnt to be rather somedelcue,lesred that ths infant
society might be overlaid and smothered by this move-
ment ; and before 12 months hod pissed Dr. Pussy,
aided by a large body, objected to lay agency and to the
veto this society gives to the committee and examiners
to =rites and lay *gents chosen by clergy-the veto
being intended to secure men holding the wend Pro-
testant principles of the articles of our church. Several
meetings were celled on the subject, and they were
threatened with destruction bet the frlisids of
the cause of God. in • ;obit of prayer fated
the difilloulty. Dr. Poe= and his friends withdrew
front the society, and the moult was a considerable
diminution in its income. But, everting in God, the
moiety went on with its work, and a considerable
number of them-the ROT. Reginald Smith and him-
self amongst them-doubled their subscriptions, end by
that means was actually made up the lose =stained by
the defection of Dr. Piney and his party. And it was
this he wanted to lay before them: there was • threaten.
ing of danger to the Church DOWN but let them be only
faithful to God and He would never forsake them.
The =MeV stood firm at that time, and now through
its inemmetitality four millions of our fellow
countrymen had the gospel made known to them through
its efforts. This was a moat enoouraging fact at the
present tins.; for, • similar effort was being made to
swamp the Evangelical party, and he knew there were
e
those at the present time scoffing at their weakness;
but let them take the courage of which the chairman
spoke, and in ti
to those truly gavel prin=left of
ciplpraes expressed yen go foneerel, holding
in the articles
and liturgy of the chunk, and God would overrule all
these events to the etrengthening of His church, and to
the =reading of His gkaious gospel throughout the
world-(applaase).
The meeting was then clamed by singing • hymn, after
which the Rev. E. W. Pears offered the concluding
PTlC.collection at the close amounted to £lB, 'Delud-
ing the following trams rewired through Mrs. Reginald
Smith: Lady Smith Efi, Mrs. Wingfield plebe £3,
Gerard Start, Req., H.P. £2, Robert Williams,
Esq., £2, and Mn. JINNI Michel, El.
The evening meeting was under the presidency of the
Rev. J. Fisher, Rector of Holy Trinity.

Tug VOLUNTM Dmiz-nOon.—lt OM= that the
drill shed, now in the WiIWINI of erection for the
use of the Volunteer Artillery, is of much larger
dimensions than was stated by um last week, being,
indeed, no lee. than 80 feet by BO feet in the clear.
This will make an excellent room for drill, and one
worthy of go excellent • corps.

YOUSO HOPIFOUL—On Saturday last two lads,
named Isaiah Palather and Henry Lambert, were brought
up before Lieut.-Colonel Steward, Major Adell, and
Erasmus Saunders, Hsu., charged with dealing Ilb. of
tobacco, belonging to 11r. W. Peens, shonimepor.
Portland. It seems that Feistier went into the shop
and stole the tobamo, while Lambert dead outside, and
the latter then bought it of him for Id. Subsequently
Lambert sold it to a beerhouse-keeper. The prosecutor
wished to withdraw the charge, on amount of the re-
spectability of the boys' parents, and the magistrates
permitted it, but they asatiosed the boys it to their
k*e couluel.

AZIITYLLTION IX THE DOG Corig.—G. Andres's,. Rack. ' I
held a Court of reference at the Weymouth GuildWi,
on Thursday last. The parties were Mr. H. Russell,
draper, and Mr. V. Score, butcher, both of Portland.
The matter at issue was the amount of compensation to
be paid to Mrs. Russell, for injuries received from the
bite of a bull terrier, the property of Mr. Score.
Mr. IL I:. Howard was for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. C.
Weston for the defendant. It appeared from the
evidence that fur several yams past ifie derobdonging
to the two partite have been addicted to tin upon
every possible occasion, sad as Mr. Russell • dog was a
smaller one than defendant's and had not so much pluck
in hint, it usually got the worst of it in'those encounters.
This Ming the case, Mr. and Mrs Russell took up arms
in defence of their animal. The defendant's dog was
beaten vrirh sticks, injured by stones, had brushes broken
over its back, and actually had its throat cut with a
knife ; but it lived in spite of all, though the last opera-
tion stopped his bark for a while, and he could only
moan. It seems, however, that nothing of this sort
could impair the bull terrier's bite, and, on recovering
froze its cut throat, it appears to have taken every
opportunity to "have a fly" with the plaintiff's dog.
But, as they were not equally matched, Mr. and Mrs.
Russell' took such measures as they could to prevent
these fights. On the 15th of June last Mr. and Mrs.
Russell were walking home from the railway station.
Mr. Russell called in at Mr. Kendall's shop, and his
wife walked on, with the dog by her side. When
nearing defendant's shop, the hateful terrier was seen
ready for a fray, and Mrs. Russell at once took her dog
up in her arms, hoping to prevent the threatening
quarrel, lint the terrier was not disposed to let his old
antagonist escapa;without trying to get at him. So,
marching up to Mrs. Russell orb a marl, the terrier
sprang at the dog in her arms, and she, naturally raising
her arm to screen the little animal, received herself
the grip intended for her dog. She was
in a great fright, and ran back to her
husband at Mr. Hendall's shop, who subsequently took
her to Dr. Carruthers- Of course, nothing less than
hydrophobia was anticipated by the incited pair.
The doctor found the dog hod made three small wounds
with his teeth on one of her arms, to which he applied
some lotion, and advised her to go home and go to bed
to recover—not from the effects of the bite—but from
the shock to her nervous system occasioned by the
fright. He attended her for a fortnight, and charged
eleven guineas for the same. Mrs. Russell remained
secluded for three weeks, and has not yet, as
she avers, recovered from the fright she received.
But before waking a doctor, Mr. Russell thought he
would settle the (erosions terrier. He went into Mr.
Osborne's shop, took up a large bacon knife, and was
going to cut the animal's throat, but on reflection he
put that down and beat the dog with • lame, stout,
, strong stick, until he broke it about ths unfortunate
animal's back. In consequence of this casualty to Mrs.
Russell, the plaintiff was obliged to obtain another
person to supply her place in the shop, but he says his
'1
business has suffered greatly from her not being able to
I attend to it. The damages were laid at IMO, and the
"little bill" included :—Wages and board for assistant
I in Mrs. Russell's place for sit months, £s7' travelling
, expanses, £10; wine and node water, E 5 ; loss on
• business, £5O; carriage hire for wife, LI Ifle. •
, damage
to dress, Ll 10s. ; Dr. Carruthers bill, Ell ;tc
• £lO7 lls. The met, we suppose, represented the cow-
-1 palmation sought for the fright. At the close of the
, evidence, Mr. Andrews said he would give his decision
; as soon as possible.