The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-03 00:00:00

WIXBORNE.

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ToE Hon! TAlL—According to Ilutchins'a "History
of Dorset," the horse tax was suggested to Mr. Pitt by
the Rev. Mr. Duncan. at that time pastor of the Min-
borne Congregation Chapel. For this suggestion the
Premier procured for him a diploma from the University
of oxford, conferring on him the degree of Da,. a rather
unusual circumstance for a Nonconformist minister at
that time.
Faze Gummi SCHOOL -The scholars have recently
been examined by the following gentlemen :-The Ley. I.
Griffith. M.A., LLD., St. John's College. Cambridge
(Divinity, Classics, and English) ; the Rev. C. H. Griffith,
M.A., St. John's College, Cambridge (Mathematics):
Mons. 13. Probst (French). The ',Hsu were awarded as
follows:-
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Ez inerrunts. —Firs) euhiblUon (P. 2 per annum), A. C. Salter;
second exhibition (i.lO per annum) H. K Slater.
Pitizza. —Head-master's prize for Divinity, IL Parr. Classics
—Upper fifth form, A. C. salter ; lower Mtli form, K. Part ;
fourth form, S. E Ushers:id ; third form. K G. Plututre ; second
form, II If. House ; first filial. A. Bi,hlle. English—Upper
filth form, A. C. S.d;..er: lower fifth form, A. liruitt ; fourth
form, A Wyeldinun : third form, W. Biddle : second foam 11.
11. Homo ; first form, A. JH.hllaa. Mathematics —Upper fifth
form, U. K Salter; lower fifth form, C. Si. Lecher; fourth
form, A. Wyndluun ; third form, H. K. Flipp ; second form,
not awarded ; first form ditto. French—Upper fifth form, E.
A. Purcell ; lower fifth form, It. Bond ; fourth form, S. E. Ilab-
good ; third form, K Hobbs; second form, if. F K Brouncker;
Snit font.. T. Hunt. Drawing First prise, O. Si. Lister ;Mr
Tltflii's pnze, I. F. Lowe; Mr Kowe's prize for writing, 11. F. E.
Biounckc,

Tin Band of Hope, numbering 60, were entertained on
tlenday, when the Temperance :Society here held • feast.
In the evenings meeting was held when addresses were
delivered by Messrs. Stent, Snook and It and H. Haltom.
The Vey. junr., presided and
gave sonic excellent facts relating to this good work in
Nottingham, where he had a Band of Hope numbering .
whom he net every week. No dancing took plain. !

STICTKLAND.
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES.— Special meetings of the same '
sort as those held by Messrs. Moody and Sankey have
been held in this parish, commeneing on the 19t1i, and,
excepting two nights, continued up to the 24th of this
month, every evening at 7.3 n o'clock, under the Cross-tree.
The singing of Sankey's hymns has been 1.1 by Mr.
T. White. schoolmaster, who with the harmonium, and
the school children he had trained for this purpose,
have rendered valuable service. The addressee and prayers I
have been conducted by • number of speakers among
Dissenters, Methodists, and Churchmen, who appear one
in feeling and aim to do good. The Rev. IL A. Farraker,
' curate, has taken the lead, assisted by the sons of the
Rector, neva John Mansell-Pleydell, junr. J. R. Cotter,
.1. Jackson (chaplain at Milton Abbey), Messrs. Barnett,
Hodges, and Shtter (Scripture Reader of Milton Abbey).
The meetings have been earnestly and reverently con-
ducted, and there can be no doubt that great good will
follow. Several ladies have done much useful work
in this way by holding prayer meetings in several of the
cottages. We are informed that some strangers in passing
through the village lately, remarked upon the number of
persons walking its street on Sabbath slays, and the
number of attendants at church and chapel; thereuissn,
request for prayer was inserted in the Christian news- I
paper, and these meetings were commenced shortly after.
Hundreds have attended them, and ensue symptoms of
good have already been witnessed. The proniobss of the
meetings say that they will not be satisfied except the Ilampshirc.
people become converted to God, and for this they labour '
and pray on. The meetings are to he continued on Sabbath
and Weslnesslay evenings; and if the weather proves I THE London house of the late Bishopof Winchester, 19,
unfavourable, the schoolroom will he used. flie Rev. W. St. J.eues'n-.luare, was offered by auction, but was bought
Churchill, and others in the meetings of last Sablutlj : in at ...12.01111.
preached upon the necessity of attention to these calls of Inc HATCHWARIVAN ELOCIL—Mr. 11u.1.1'4 rams were sold
last week. The six '2
-teeth sheep averaged 1.V.4 61. (id. •
Host. Let us hope that lasting good will result from these
efforts by the pouring out of God's Spirit, as prophesied in the single l•toot'a insole al2 ; and the 151 lambs averaged
Zephaniah iii, 17—" The Lord thy God in the lot of LII Ss.. the &verve of the whole being 1:19 Is. hid,
thee is mighty : Ile will save, Ile will joy over thee etlis Mr. GARDINFAL whn Ims for this last 15 years been
joy, He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with station-snwter at the Basingstoke station of the London
singing. ' . and Solith.Western Railway, has lees present.' with •
I testimonial, consisting of a handsome ;lock and a puree of
130 guineas.