The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-10-08 00:00:00

Norsetsbire.

of the Committee of Caused on Education' bearing as
it does and as it profemes to do or. theintcreste of
those with whom tine ecusiety is intimately connected in
tho work of education. Desirous of pazifying rather
than exciting those most interested in the subject, the
ow-amities would comae their most earnest desire that
nothing may be aaid or done hastily to complicate a
.rieelion of the greatest possible conseiluence, and
perhaps to throw difficulties in the trey of the adjust-
-1 silent of those disputable points on which a calm judg-
teen! •OCI • fair and forcible statement may throw a
light which will carry conviction. The one point ill
whisk the Government is most directly interested is the
further extonyks of the capitation grant to night
schools. Thin, ea showing an increased interest in thee.)
animas, the counnittee hail with satisfaction.

SOUTHER COUNTIES' ADULT EDUCATION
SOCIETY.
The eighth anniversary of the society and confer-
ence of members of delegates of the ustitutious in
the Union was commenced at the Townhall, Dor-
china's, on Wednesday. The sections met at 11
o'clock, for the reading of papers by members, hut
the attendance Was exceedingly limited. The chair
was taken by J. Floyer, Esq. who opened the pro•
needing' by an interestingand elaborate address an
the advantages and program of education, and the
various means employed for its on among
the humbler classes of society. Ten:stli that the
time had long since passed away when the ministers
of the STOWII deprecated the extension of education
among the poor—as was the case with Richelieu
because they thought they would be lees ready and
willing to pay the taum Indeed, so far from that,
it would appear from what they bed recently read
that some persons had thought that Government bad
gone rather too far in that respect. At any rate,
when we considered the sum of money appropriated
to the purposes of education— from • few thousands
to eomething like a million in 15 years, all must
agree that government had shown • willingness to
assist in this groat work. When they looked farther
Into the country generally, they found that employ-
ers of labour were as much interested as any class of
people in the condition and state of those they ern-
ployod, and that there existed some disposition to
educate the labouring classes—end in many instances
the employed were obtaining an higher degree of
education than those who employed awe. Ile had
been mach struck, in reading the report of Agricul-
tural Societies, to find how much attention had. been
paid to the education of agricultural labourers who
had been brought forward to receive prises at their
meetings. At one place, the noble lord, who was
chairman of this society, asked the labourers as they
came forward if they could read and write, and
making other inquiries alto the status of their educa-
tion. He also found at other mectingi the education
of the labourers was mach referred to. Of the impor-
tance of education there could be no doubt, but as
to the swans to be employed for educating the
pourer classes, there did seem some diversity of
opinion. The fact was the children had to he taken
from school to labour before they had been properly
odusated, and hence arise the establishment of
evening wheels, and reading-rooms for the adult
population in towns and country villages. Speaking
from his own experience in country villages, boys
ware generally ready to take advantage of the oppor•
tunities afford.d them of carrying on and bringing
to greater perfacitionths education they had received,
when very young, in ordinary schools. After some
further remarks, the chairman then called on
Mr. Wallies Fyfe to read • piper "On a new
method of imparting the rudiments of agricultural
knowledge in country schools." The paper did not
seem to create much interest, but we are quite
unable to give an opinion of its merits, as, from the
pronunciation and the rapid style of delivery, the
"reading" appeared to our ears to be something
of a mongrel dialect between the Gaelic, and native
Irish. We apprehend, however, that there must
have been a mixture of English, as we remarked
his using the words "Annie-lodge" (analogy) and
" tie-picaL" We lipoid recommend that next year
• paper should be read on "A new method of impart-
ing pronunciation of words in country schools."—
The Hon. and Rev. S. Best, of Abbott's Ann, reed
• piper on the "Dover Youths' Institute," which
Weald seem to be working most soccessfally.- -T. H.
IFlestard, Fog., Charlton Marshall, read* very interes-
ting paper on "Clubs, Reeding-rooms, and kindred
institutions.," drawing his inferences from his own
experience in the working of an institution he had
established and conducted for a aeries of years past.
r. Frank Moirso, Warminster, read a paper "On the
Warminster A ;" Mr. Hillier, Swamp, on
"The Origin, Intentions, and Principles of the
Committee of Council on Education ;" Mr. H.
Moule "On • Description of some Fresco Map, in
Fordiugton School," and a chapter explaining the
history of the English Bible; and Dr. Fowler on
" Knowledge by Education."
The general meeting( of the members we, held at two
o'oloalc,. when the Bight Hon. Lord Fortnum, VP.,

A reeohallon was moved by J. F.—Hodge*, Earl:,
Mayor of Do ester, and seconded, to the effect that
the report be printed and circulated a.nongst the
members of the institution. The officers and committee
forth, nsuing !year were elected—and the medals and
rewards presented. A discumion afterwards arose on
the proposals for the ensuing year.
The dinner took place at the King's Arms, and was
served up in Mr. Manley's well known style of excellence.
The eliair was taken by J.F. Hodges Esq., tier*, who
gave the usual loyal and patriotic teats. Col. Bradford
responded to the toast of the "Army and Navy and
Vidunteers," the Rev. Prebendary Fans to that of "the
&shop and Clergy," Mr. Floyer to that of "the
Magistrates of the County" and Mr. Beach, M.P., to
that of "the House of Commons." The health of the
lion Secretarks was then given and responded to by the
Hon. and Rev. S. Best. The rev, gentleman, in
askuowledging the compliment, stated, in answer to a
euestion, that papers from &renege and Ringwood
would be read on the following day on the subject of
t!.e new miner* of the Council of Educative. Ile
encluded by proposing the health of the Mayor. His
Worship esknowledged the toast and proposed "Success
to the Association." A conversesion was afterwards
held, and the proceedings wore brought Loa close about
8 o'clock.
On Teensy other papers were read, including " The
State el Elementary Education and the Chime of the
Teacher upon the State, by Mr. A. Clark, of Ringwood,
.mnd "On the Origin and Intention of the Li' 'emitter'
of Council on Education" by Me. Hillier, of Swans's.
These two papers gave rise to an animated discussion,
and formed the great topic of debate in the afteruoon,
leading the meeting from its legitimate object, as laid
down in the programme as being "a Conference to
receive • Classified Report of the papers reed in each
section, and the dissuasion bold therms."
In oonaequence of the absence, through Mena, of
Harry Chester, Esq., Vl'., Mr. Floyer was unani-
mously Dalin upon to preside over the proceedings.
The dimension was opened by Mr. Tucxen,of Yeavil,
who said, being • stranger, ho felt some apology was
duo from him for obtruding himself on the meeting.
He was, however, desirous of offering • few remarks on
twee( the papers reed that morning, on the new educa-
tional minute. He had taken some little interest in
the subject of edecation, not only in his own parish,
but during his summer pereinations ho always made •
point of visiting the schools in the neighbourhoods
where ho wee staying. Pupil teachers were especial
favourites of his, as he looked upon them as an highly
intelligent and useful class of the ooinmunity. He
hoped, therefore, they would pardon him if he said
anything that should cause them to wince • little. First
of all, there had been a great outcry against the revised
elide. He would not say there was nothing wrung in
it, but there was • good deal that wee useful. The in-
creasing State expenditure that had been going on for
the last thirteen or fourteen years bad been enormous.
He knew something of the working of the system, for
besides his own observations in the school in in own
pariah, it had been his privilege to entertain the ex-
aminers when they Game round, and he was therefore
well acquainted with their opinions of the
working of the system in operation—that it was im-
possible to continue it. In • smell straggling parish,
on the borders of the New Forest,their school numbered
about 200 boys and girls, and he had been in the habit
of receiving, as treasurer, between £7O and £BO a year
in the shape of capitation grant and salaries of pupil
and other teachers. He had told his master that it
would be Impossible to go on in this way, for if every
▪ parish took am much in proportion to the numuber of
the inhabitants as that parish did, the schools would
soon absorb the national debt. But beside' that, it was
not perhaps generally known that every pupil teacher,
by the time he had been educated to take the manage-
ment of a school, cost the State £l5O. Now that state
of timings could never last. And, betides, these large
public grants of government had the effect of checking
local effort in the way of supporting the schools; their
subscription were not needed because the money was
paid by Government.
The Rev. J. E. Pictures, of Warminster, did not
look upon the new minute so much as having a wrong
means on the part of those who framed it, as being in
view the object of retrenchment, and it seemed to him
that the question was, whether government was right
in entering on this entrenchment. The town of Wm-
windier contained • population of about 6,000. In their
boys' school at present they received Lll7 10a., but ac-
cording to the new minute, takiug the attendance of last
year,they would receive but £56 11s. Their girls' school
received about £lO3, and this, under the nsw minute,
would be reduced to £5O 10‘. Their infant school now
received £5O 10a, but by the proposed alteration it
would receive but £22 6s. Thus in the three schools at
Wanunder, theyfrimuld, under the new minute receive
£l3O • year less than they now received. How was
Ibis to be done They would have to shut up shop,
for it would be impossible to raise the sum in the town
of Warminster.
The Rev. Prebendary Etna said the first point he
raised against the new Educational minute was this—he
was • Gonstitutional Euglisluuan, and his politics were
well known in his own county. No man was MUM
anxious than himself to see a Constitutional Govern-
ment carried out, and be boldly said there had been no
greeter breach of the eonstisutional system of England
than that now before them: Where else would they
find the sum of ono million of money disposed of or
dispensed with by the int dixir of one man? He was
• Tory, but he was • Constitution' Englialunn, end
he said it was • breach of the constitutional principle.
He went farther. He was an educationalist. He
believed the Commissioners who had given them a
voluminous blue-book had had no experienoe of the
schools in this district, and yet, without consulting the
Inspectors of wheels, and upon the ine of this
brodbignsgian blue-book the whole veto.' was to be
upset. He looked at it as the most organic and boldest
attempt at change he had ever seen in his experience.
But he went farther; would any one tell him upon
what ground the new minute would be more successful
than the last! lie candidly admitted that when the
present standard of education was put before them lie
thought they were going to over-educate the people, but
he asked, who made the standard! Did the managers°,
schools, ostheschoolmasters, or the pupil teachers make
it? No, it was the Committee of Privy Council made it,
and they told theee coanected with the schools that utiles/
they alined at such perfection, that, eceteris pal sew,
they would have no chas.oe of public apple'sse by ap-
=ii in the reports of the committee. Now they
up as if some poor echoolunater had started up
and said they must teach Euclid, and chemistry, and
geometry. What was it made the beau of Hereford?
Why, because it was said the children hi his school
knew eheusistry as well as 'Athematic. The Privy
Council then having set up this high standard, it now
wanted to reduce them to the beggarly one of reading,
writing, and arithmetic. Another objection to the new
minute was that the pupil teachers would be more at
the caprice of the managers of the schools, who,
although Giddy the parish clergy, were but men, and
might perchance turn round upon • young woman and
withhold her salary simply because her crinoline was a
little too large to square with his ideas of propriety.
He considered the subject was one of vital importance,
and that the whole land from east to west, and from
north to south, would be agitated more or lesrn in re-
ference to the matter. Some might probably attempt
to make political capital out of it, and Ile must confine,
if he Were in the House of Commons, lie should have to
go through Lenten services to keep him from taking
political advantage of it.
Mr. J. R. HILL. believed that it wee not intended to
confine the education taught to reading, writing, and
arithmetic, but that it was insisted on these being the
most important, should be taught before they paned on
to other studies.
A long discussion ensued respecting a petition which
the Rev. Dr. HOMAN wished the meeting to adopt, but
which it was decided by the Chairman could not be—
that meeting being simply a conference.
J. C. Bueenterria then addressed the meeting at
considerable length in favour of the new minute. He
did not say it was not sueoeptible of improvement—be
believed It was, and if they would set to work to get
these things altered, they would he much more likely
to attain their object than they would be to upset
the whole minute, for to go back to the old minute
they could no more do than they could return to the
old oorn-law system. It was never intended by the
Privy Council that the public purse should supersede
or surpbuit local effort, but to aseist the several parishes
to educate their poorer population: Mr. Prebendary
Fano had spoken of the standard now sat up as a
beggarly one, but it was not intended that the education
imparted should necessarily stop at reading, writing, and
&Atheistic ; and even if it did, be begged to remark,
that there was much in the wince of numbers to exer-
cise the mental faculties of boys under 11 years of age,
for it was very rarely they attended school
niter that age. But it was impossible they could go on
as they were under the old minute, The clergyman
from Warminster had told them that his school now
received £lOO from the public purse. His was a Nation
school, but there was she • British school in that town.
He did not know the numberattending the British School,
but supposing it were two-thirds that of Mr. Phillips's
school, this would give for the small town of War-
minster £.500 of our taxes for educational purposes.
Mr. Prebendary Fans bail told theni that there would
arise a great agitation from one end of the oohnty to
another, but he did not believe so. The public up to
the present bad taken but little interest in the measure,
but if the clergy and the schoolmasters drew time public
attention to the subject, was it, he would ask, likely
that the talloying public would be enlisted in their
favour, when they were told that a small inland town
on the borders of Berkshire, was receiving £5OO a year
for educational purposes? 11r. Pane opposed the
Minute because he said the teachers would be niers
under the caprice of the directors of schools, but he
would remark that they were subject just as much to
their caprice now as they would be then, as now the
teachers could not receive their money • without the
certificate of the directors. He concluded his remarks
by expressing his belief that if the teachers directed
their attention to the whole of the wheal, as the new
minute would drive thew to, instead of cramming a few
children for purposes of examination, the masters
would be able to obtain as large a capitation grant
under the new, as under the old minute.
A vote of thanks to km chairman terminated the
proceedings.

- presi .
Ilia Lounanir, in opening the proceedings, explained
that the object of the society was to advance the pro-
gram of education, and in particular to encourage that
of adults. He was old enough to remember the day
whim the propriety of establishing a Sunday school in a
Tillage was questioeed, and when anything beyond a
Sunday school wee never thought of. It was held tube
extremely dangerous to attempt to open the minds of
the labouring elasecs,ou the ground that it would reoder
them discontented with their lot, and more dangerous
members of society. The cry was, "If we educate the
poor where shrill we find • labourer? Where shall we
find a servant r That wee the tone then adopted, and
those who were in favour of the spread of intelligence
bad every obstacle thrown in their way. Heremeubered
personal uo• instance in which a desire was expressed
to establish a village school. " No," said it. oppouenta,
"we shall do no good. We Lad better not." But sup-
pose it can be shown that yonr children will go to the
nail town, and their receive secular instruction without
that religious foundation which you all desire, lilt not
better that you should do smnethiug yourselves Is it
not better that you should 'guide them in their early
years, than leave them to the dangenons infiuenoes
which inay be exercised over them elsewhere? It was
only by arguments such as this that the opponenta of
education were brought to oancedo, and that schools for
the instruction of the young were established. (Hear,
bear.) Another great difficulty which they had to
contend with was the inadequacy of the middle elan
schools to meet the requirements of the age: Thirty
years ago there was not only great difficulty in finding
men willing to undertake the task of education, but. also
to persuade the middle classes to wend their sons to the
few schools then established. He (Lord Portman) well
remembered that the first school he was sent to was •
surtell school in Salisbury, when he was only six years
of ago. There were then at the school only twenty-five
boys, lie remained there, however, long enough to
see the number swell up to seventy, and sonic of his
younger brothers were pupil,' when there was an aver-
age attendance of 120, showing the rapid strides which
education hail made. Many of his companions in that
school were the sons of large farmers and tradesmen,
who bat a very few years before would notione thought
it worth while to seed their children to school at all.
(Hear, hear.) He merely mentioned the fact to show
the sort of incidents in referenda to the 'coerces of edu-
cative which in tb• long life he had leased had been
brought under his notice. Now-a-days they might
congratulate themselves upon having got over all there
hindranen-,and upon having made very material advance-
ment and progress. (Cheers.) They met together now
for the purpose of seeing how they might improve the
dry studies which youths were required to undergo,
and to ascertain how to render education more agree-
able and acceptable. To say one. particular boy
should be a botanist, a t, and an astronomer,
was simply to waste hia um in studying that for which
he might have no taste. His (Lord Portman'e) expert.
sow convinced him that, although a boy might acquire
a smattering of knowledge upon a good many subjects
by dabbling in a great number of @denies, he obtained
no really useful information unless lie devoted himself
to UM particular branch, and treated all other as mere
adjuncts. (Hear, hear.) As to treeing the progress of
education, lie thought it unnecessary to waste time by
attempting to show the various phases through which
the stream of education hail oared, and the hindrances
It had met with. They should rather LAE to it as it
war now—as a great stream flowing in all sorts of diner
tines —no metier how tortoise -but still dewing with
great power, and improving daily in quality and quan-
tity. (Cheers.) They should endeavour to ascertain
what it was that hail improved botH— what had
Increased the one and amended the other. They
should look to all these things and see hew this little
stream bad swollen into • great river, and, above all
things they toust not be draid of the mass of water
they met with, fur if they would only guide it aright,
they might depend upon it that it would never become
an ungovernable or an overwhelming good. (Cheers.)
The great object of every student should be to keep
before him, not small books and abstract', but great,
full bane, whirl would give him the whole of the
subject he wished to study. If they had only patience
enough to go carefully through these large volumes
they would find when they had completed their study
that they bad gained more rest, sound information
than they could possibly obtain by taking a mere
abstract, which necessarily left them in ignorance of a
good deal of useful information. (" Hear," and cheers.)
Theo again, he advised thous to study great event. mottles
Maenad of great men. He must confess that personally
he had derived great pleasure and satisfaction from
studying the lives of great men, and he believed that
• good biography instructed • man as much as anything
be could take up of mere temporal study. (Hear,
hear.) The fact of education was to prepare • man to
battle with the struggles of life He was exposed to
every wind and weather, Im had everything to battle
against, and lie most get all the strength he could by
acquiring the greatest amount of knowledge upon the
subject with which he had to deal. When • man had
ones taken up • subject he should be prepared, how-
ever dry it might be, to study it thoroughly, ant to
apply to it hie own sinews, spirit, breath, and life.
13y so doing he would attain the end for which he
aimed, and would be enabledsuccessfully to struggle
through life. (" Hear," andicheere.) At the sametime
he behovgd that no education would be of the slightest
value unless it was aocompanied by sound religious in-
struction. Every child most be taught that thorough
dependence upon the rules of Christ, to which lie must
look for his redemption and future salvation. (Hear,
hear.) Otherwise he would really learn nothing which
would enable hint to struggle saccenfully with the
battles of life, I, conclusion he would anxiously warn
the society against allowing tlieweelves in their examina-
tions to he kd into putting ipiestioua of • fanciful
rather titan an an a utilitarian character. Ile had secs
questions of this miter- nut--" What objection is there
to the poems of kiltitme. Why wits it that lie did not
write something instead of an epic" Such questioes
might be very amusing, but what was required in this
age of proems was something of a more practical
nature tint would be of service in after life. (Cheers'
The Hon. and Rev. S. Ricer then read the report of
the society, which Aided that there hail been a steady
Increase in the number or candidatet for examination, •
remarkable improvement in the exercises, and a gradual
enlargement of the operations or the society. In-the
put year an ireurtant movement bail been made to
seem • fixed value for the society's certificates by the. WEYMOUTH. 801 0 lOU PETTY SESSIOSE,
establishment of • uniform standard of examination Tuesday.—Before the klarr, R.. Griffin, and J.
and uniform milked& This movement had resulted Ayling, Faqm.—Two woo en, named Maria Joule,
in the establisitesent of • central committee of education , mother bud daughter, were charged by Annabelle
unions, whit& had been join by the Yorkfiltim' Pover with seesult..—Mr. Howard appeared for the
°aim. the Baits and Bucks Adult Education Society, defendants. —Mrs. Poser said that on the 26th ult.
the Worcestershire Union ol Educational Institute& - she &Mete. wee sitting at work in her house, when a person
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many tha other edgeggiceal unease sod localloseds mule int and said she had better runup, or Ilre.
utrirmimit the coebtry. The society or Arts had kat Joliffe ivonld kill her little girl. She ran out and
• aid to the „bme, and beg wag me
wagged the.. w the two deferdants holding her child by her
serZaltit It. The report proceeded to ay, "Yoer hair, and thumping her. She mid, "You good-for-
einandtbse musses pug eves hi alma the law Wants sothiag gradate whit do yip want? and UN younger

defendant wrung her fists, and replied, " I'll serve
you the same." She never heard Mrs. Jolille'e
nickname was "rags."—Mrs. Gillingham said she
saw Mrs. Juliffe go into the road and threaten to
give Jane rover "a good hiding." What had taken
place lychee she del not know. The younger defen-
dant then took hold of Jane ['over by heir hair and
beat her, and her mother then went up and did the
same. Mrs. Purer then came out, and Maria
Joh& mid she would Irene her the same. Witness
stead in the street and SAW the whole affair. Jane
Poorer did not strike either of the defendants.—Jane
Peeler said,on Thorslay, &littler before 2 o'clock, she
went to fetch her brother to, waefr him, when she
made some remarks tee another 'girl respecting the
ragged petticoat of Mary Ana Jolliffe. She simply
said "be you see it" When she went back past
Mrs. Joliffe house, Maria Julliffe ran out and called
her a "faggot" and caught hold of her. Mrs.
Jolla& then ran out and caught hold of her. Each
had hold of one hand, and both pulled out her hair.
A large number of other witnesses were salted, and
the case occupied the court nearly two hoes. It
however resulted in the summons being disurissell,
each party paying their own costs.— John lYinter, a
priuter's apprentice, WM charged by P.C. Marsh with
obstructing the pavement in St. Mary street, on the
23rd September with other boys. When told to
"move on" defendant refused to leave. The boys
held on by each other for the purpose of turning
passengers off the pavement. Supt. Lidloury said
this had become one of the greatest noisanns in the
town. For two or three hours every evening, buys
and young men placed themselves on the pavement
and refused to move when foot passengers caine
along. Thu being the first case brought bef,ore the
Bench of this nature, the inagistratee. after repri-
manding the defendant, dismissed the case on the
payment of 2s. 10d. ousta.—Joha Winter, whom
Supt. Lidbnry said was the greatest blackguard in
the town, was summoned for being drunk and
wishing to fight one of the policemen. He was fined
ss. and 3s. 6,1. costs, to be paid in a week, to avoid
6 hours in the Mocks.
TOWN M ISNIONA HT Soetszr.—On Tuesday eyrie
ing the annual meeting of the Town Milleion was
held at the Town•hall, kindly lent for the occasion by
the Mayor. The chair was taken by George
Andrews Esq., and the meeting was opened with
singing and prayer. Mr. Anderson read the report,
and Mr. Damon gave the financial statement, from
which it appeared that the mission was somewhat in
debt. Subsequently the meeting was addressed by
the Rev. W. Lewis, Mr. Wilson, who attended as a
deputation, the Town Missionary, and others. l'he
addresses on the occasion—particularly that of the
deputation—greatly interested the audience, which
we regret to say, owing to the wetness of the
weather, was not large. A collection was made at
the close of the meeting for the support of the Wey•
mouth Town Mission.
TRITOTA USW. —The Rev. 11. Cale, the rector of
• parish near Taunton, and one of the most able and
zealous of temperance advocates in the West of
England, delivered a lecture at the National school
rooms on Tuesday evening: The weather was
exceedingly wet, and consequently the audience
was not more than a third of what would otherwise
meet probably have atlenclal. The Rev. Talbot
Greene., the president of the Weymouth Temper.
ance Society, presided, and addressed sonic telling
remarks, both on the opening and close of the
proceedings. The rev, lecturer, after *ewe open-
ing remarks, noticed some of the fallacies which
many people still clung to—good meaning people—
but on this most important question as touching
morals and reigion, wholly in the dark. lie was
sorry to see among the eupporters of these fallacies
clergymen of the church of England, Wieleyan minis-
ters, Baptist ministers, and indeed ministeniof all other
eloristian denominations—churchmen awl dissenters.
But he pitied rather than lolsined tlown. They had
been early trained to regard strong drink as among
the good things of this life. The images and the
customs of society greatly fostered the system. His
brother was educated at Oxford, and he (the speaker)
was educated at Cambridge, awl they could each
bear testimony, as could also their excellent chair-
man, that multitudes of young men had been ruined
in consequence of the drinking customs of Oxford
and Cambridge. But it was not among churchmen
only that these drinking customs were fostered and
eneouraged, but all denominations. The word
"Wesleyan" written up in front of the many
Wesleyan Chapels throughout the land was a word
of adnionition to all the lovers of strong drink as
they passed by. The venerable \Vealey strongly
inveighed against the drinking wei-,es ,of Society,
and earnestly warned and exhorted his followers to
abstain front the iudulgencice of strong drink, so
ruinous alike to body and end. Ile was surprised
that any person. calling himself • Wesleyan, could
countenance atrium drink, and at the sante time name
the name of Wesley without 61,1811i:1g. All honour to
the working men who first started tbel'emperance
movement. They had much to contend against
when they first promulgated the teetotal prineiple,
but they stood by it until it had ex teiodod itself
so as to embrace the high, and the n,oble, and the
good of the land, awl it would nodulee to extend
itself yet more and more. Ile showed that
the principles of teetotalism was strictly scriptural,
and that Aaron and his eons we: e particularly
enjoined not to partake of strung drink, and (on-
eluded with an eloquent appeal to hie audience to
join the ranks of the total abstainers. Ile was
frequently applauded, awl at the close it was an-
nounced that the rev. gentleman would lecture at
the Temperance Hall on the Maine-Lew question on
the following evening.
Ittres Wine—The \Weymouth Volunteer Rifle
band, under the leadership of Mr. Stagg, had the
honour of being selected to play at the officers' mess
at the Kings Arms on Monday, at the clone of
the review.
PORTLAND. Loewe Jaws SOCHITT. —On
SuuoLy two sermons were preached at St. John.
Church, by the Rev. Dr. Dealion, in aid ef the Jews
Society, and on Monday evening a public meeting,
also in aid of the same noble cause, was held at St.
John's parish schonlruom, when Dr. Deshon gave an
exceedingly interceding account of the operations of
the society. The collections amounted to £5 2s. 6,1.
kl•eitieux Ut Ellen LIVIL.— Ou Wednesday, the
25th ultimo, at the pariah church, of Portland, by
the Rev. J. Unearth, Mr. James Cooley, to Mies
Molly Bluff. After the ceremony the happy pair
retired to the holstein') formerly known as the
"Pig awl Whistle," but since metamorphised to
the " Delhi Anus," where a sumptuous repeat was
prepared by the noble father, Monsieur Cox. The
greatest harmony prevailed until the dawn of the
following day, when the happy pair retired to their
chateau, the property of the Crown, at Easton, there
to spend their h,oneyneson. 'Poo great praise cannot
be bestowed on Father Cur, who, in his old English
gentlemanly costume, performed his part of the
business, arrayed :in top boots and unmentionables.
He had every appearance of one who, instead of
being devotedly attached to the shrine of Hymen,
preferred that of Bacchus, which an aching organ too
plainly indicated fur many &ye after. We can only
say with our neighbours, long may the newly
married pair live to enjoy the result of the happy
union now recorded.
G RISISTON E.—Ono of than offences frequently
committed by mischievous but thoughtless boys,
and which cannot be too severely reprehended, was
brought before the Dorchester bench on Saturday
last. Georue Whinle was charged with throwing
turnips at a train on the Great Western Railway, a
little to the north oof Grilustune tunnel on the 251 Ah
September lase—James Ames said on the day in
question he was guard to a train proceeding from
Weymouth to Londou. At Grimstone there is a
tunnel, and a little beyond a cutting. He
saw the defendant and two others standing on the
bank. Defendant was waving his arms as if throw-
ing something, but he could not see what in con-
sequence of the speed at which they were going.
Giles Simpkins, the engine driver, mid one of the
turnips thrown came open the teenier and was
broken in pieces, and [ho, second turnip thrown
struck the carriage next the teuder. On his arrival
at Maiden Newton, a complaint WY made to him
by a first-clan passenger of having been
struck very violently. —J oho Harris, who was
working with defendant, and another man, said he
told the boy he was doing wrong. The other man
said most likely the guard would take it as an
insult. —The boy was committed for trial at the
assizes, but bail was offered to be taken for his ap-
pearance.
WA lt MW ELL POACHING. —John Cox and
Isaac Cox, of Sutton Points, were on Saturday last
charged before the magistrates at the County Hall,
Dorchester, fur having, on the 26t1m September last,
trespassed on laud at Holworth farm, in the occu•
Pat : uf Mr. Saunders, in search of game.—L'lwin
James, gamekeeper to Augustus Bennett Foster,
Es' q., said that un the day in questiuu he beard the
discharge of a gun, and on looking he 53M the two
defendauts and another man locating the furzcs. It
was between four awl five o'clock in the afternoon,
and be went up to within ten yards of them. John
Cex had a gun, as also the other man, and betae
Cox had an ash stick.—Mr. Weston appeared for
the defendants, lout he said the evidence given was
so positively, and so centnry to his iudructions,
that he would have nettling 'more to do with the
ease. The defeudants Ind entirely him.
John Cox, who was an 01,1 offender, nee liwel -We
and costs, and Isaac Cox 20s. and costs. They had
no 10000 Y, and were accoordingly committed—the
former fur two months, and the latter for one
Month.
CERNE ABBAS.--A bay rick was burnt at
Pulliam, near ('urns, abrout 6 (o'clock "on Tuesday
I morning last. As a man by the name of Richard'',
in the employ of Mr. Robert Flow,•r, was proceeding
to Lis work, he dise,overed one of his master's hay
ricks on fire. Ile immediately gave an alarm,
and assistance having been speedily reielered, eery
soon succeeded in extinguishing the lire, lout we
believe about e2O worth of damage was done. The
fire originated from over-heating.
BLANDFORD.:—Pirrre Szsaroes, Sept. 28.
Before Lord Portman and the Rev. J. Watts.—
nooses Fudge was summoned by Isabella Neat for
an assault. This case was inljourned front the lest
Bench-day for want of evidence, which on the
moment occasion was very contradictory, arid the
magistrates dismissed the case; each party
Lecronl their own ousts.—A agewise Huse was sam-
bas @Wotan oas peck of potatoes, the pro.

party of William Clark, coal merchant, at Bland. I
lord St. Mary's. This case was adjoin nod from the
last Bench-day to enable defendant to bring a
uitneas to prove that she gave him the potatoes, but
it entirely failed, and he was convicted, and ordered
to pay 12s. Gil., including costa.--- —Chorles
Siwk-
laud, James Longman, and George Longman, three
little boys, the'youugat being only six years of age,
the other two about nine, were summoned by
Thomas Itenry Garland, of Hilton, her stealing
apples. His lordship maid the boys should never
have been brought there, arid dismissed the case.
—Charles Barrett was summoned by the overseers
of Tollard Farnham, for neglecting to contribute to
the support of his mother. It was proved he was
not able, and the case was dismissed. —Alfred
Afai,lment was summoned by Sarah Coward for an
assault. The magistrates told them to try sad
make it up by next - Bench day.
STICKIAND.—The Reading Room in this little
village was opened on Monday evening, and an ap-
propriate lecture was delivered by the Rev.
O'heaL

srErrisßuity.—The convent in this place is
broken up. The whole of the nuns loft by vecial
train on the let inst. for Devonshire.
SII ERIIOIIN —Pgrry SireouNs. Present-1
J. F. Falwasser, Esq., IL Donlon, Esq., W. N.
Alford, FAq., L. 0. St. Lo, Esq., and the Bev. J.
Blennerhasiet.—Mary A Ili lialistlin was charged
by Betty Cave, both of this town, with an assault
committed on the 11th of September.— ease dis-
inissed.- ---The same complainant then charged
Oiroline Ifounxell, Harriet Jouen, and Mary Ann
/luta for In-each of the peace and assault; the hus-
bands of Jones and Mansell entered into the
usual recognizancesfortheir respective wives.—The
police charged Mary Ann thieg. with being drunk
mil riotous on the 20th September.--Fined 6s.—
! Ann Tarapking,inkoopor, was charged with allowing
I persons of bail character to assemble at her house.
I Fined Is., and 7s. 6d. amts.—William Cos was
! brought up by Supt. Lewis for obstructing the
turnpike road, by drawing a large tin kettle
I theroou.-I'.C. Legg mid he heard hurnsand kettles
Ibetween ti and U o'clock ; there was a lot of boys,
but he took the kettle away fromblox.-11neil ls.,
and ss. 6d. costa.—George Wareham charged
I:ofert and George Watt*, of Coombe, with tres-
passing fur game.—Case dismissed.