The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-01-20 00:00:00

when even coin ; but we shall be gale In His were,
loving arms. Will it matter then that we are tired, utm
the roads were rough, that we had • bard day t
Father will be waiting tor us, and the King midi;
rrcuivu us. We shall dad our garments travelutaig.i.
but there will be a aeW robe waiting LI u• Thouge „.
were sinful and dimatigiled. our Father will f .rglee
for the rake of Him who came and died for lie yet
shall he at home then. The Father will hush us into
tot " He sired' His beloved sleep." reek
"Before we grow dismayed
In the dark shadow death ham male,
The voice we love shall gently say—
' Day tweaks—the shadows dee away.'
Good morning."
amid and continued applause.)
Kr. Humningre proposed and the Bar. E goLme
egoondiel • hearty vote of thanks to Me lecturer, ieh,d,
wee carried by acclamation
DIVA FALNINOIiaIa made an appropriate reply.
Hr. A. Demme proposed • double vote of thank to tha
Chairman tor presiding. and to the pastor, descouk
friends of the chapel who bad too kindly granted the Beak
Buildings Chris, feu Association the use of the cup.'
and eceoelroom.
The R .r. CilAllitleAle briedy replied.
A hymn and the benediction concluded to. proceadi4i.

PORTLAND.
NAVAL A PPODITMINT.—Amietant Engineer Jobs
Bayley to H. fit S. Warrior.
liVx are pleased tubes" that Mr. W. Keudal, who eme
with a severe gun accident on Boxing Day, is teutt
better.
DR. H. TOZHARTIN has been sup-Anted aseistant
surgeon at the Convict Establishment in the plass Qe
Ur. Walker, who has been removed to Parkhurst.
H.M. Coavicr :taevics--Captaia Alexander, of
Dartmoor, haa been appointed Governor of the Poetise
Convict Prison, in succession to the late Captain
Cookworthy.
DOIMKT COONTT HONIITAL. Collections were
made on Sunday evening last at the Fortune's WeU
and Easton Wesleyan Chapels, in aid of the Don*
County Hospital. About £4 was forwarded to the
Inetitution.
FOOTBALL.—A football match was played on Sato.
day, on the saved Ground, between the Portland club
and Mx. Hare's Weymouth team. The teams wee,
evenly matched. The contest resulted in a draw, each
side having secured a goal.
CONOBCGATIoNAL.—The annual meeting of the Coe.
gregatioual Society WM held an Wedues lay ellenifig,
rill members having Laken tea together, the usual
business meeting followed. The new {moor, the Rot
W. I'. Waugh,_presided.
BOEICAWIEN lion.—The boys belonging to tho
B .-icawen returned from their Christmas holidays oe
Friday. We learn only three of the boys failed to
return to the ship, which must be regarded ari
oxtremely eatisfactory.
TH• RICENT ACCIDENT AT THE Veleti YEATIE.—
The drum on the Verne Yeats' which was wrecked •
little while ago, and which caused considerable
injury to the brakesman, Mr William Attwooll. has
'been re-erected. We understand Mr. Att wash is
progressing favourably.
Wg are very pleased to learn that Master William
Urry (son of Mr. Urn, chief clerk in H. M- Convict
E.teblishment), has successfully passed the exacht.
ation for admission as a chorister in Salisbury
Cathedral. 'the fact reflects great credit on his tutor,
Mr. F. G. Wood, of St. George's School, Ratans,
Tat Local. Baxter). —On Friday evening the
members of the Local Board, with the members of
the Chickerell School Board, were entertsdued at
dinner by Mr. H. N. Howard (clerk to the Authority),
at his residence at Waymodth. Among those prompt
were the Mayor of Weymouth (G. E. rliut,
and the Rev. J. A. Beazor.
THE Ntw Pisa.—The new pier at the Breakwater
Depot is rspidly di awing towards c muletion. We
are glad to see that accommodation has been provided
for the protection of seldom whilst waiting for the
hot.. A waiting-ram has been erected and the
weather-side of the pier has been boarded to the top, it
before having been open to the sea. this is a most
acceptable change.
Tin Gapes SCHOOLS —On Friday evening, in
connection with the Glove Schools, • public tea was
held at the schoolroom, which wan prettily decorated
for the occasion. Au entertainment was afterwards
given, the principal feature of which was the tnsl
scene from Pickwick" (Dickens), in which Captain
Hume, Dr. McLean, and others took part. The
characters were well sustained. The entertainment
was a most successful one, and an enjoyable evening
was spent.
LO.G.T. —On Thurada; evening last the members
of the " Star of Portland lod4e,
'paid an official visit
to the "Portland Ark of Safety ' lodge, then sitting
in Session. Having been intesduced with the custo-
mary honours, the visiting offirers were invited to
officer the lodge, and the ordinary business was pro-
ceeded with. Alter the initiation in due form of five
candidates, the visiting members entertained the lodge
with an excellent programme of singing and reading.
Bro. Charles May presided at the harmonium. The
lodge-room was well filled, and a most pleasant even-
ing was spent.
Soma time ego attention was drawn to difficulties
with the guns of two new ship., the Northampton and
Comus, the War Office hiving been seked to furnish
new guns for those supplied. In the cas of the
Comus, we hear ti at this was not forced by tbs
Admiralty, the War Office being ready to answer for
the guns being efficient for the next seven years. It •
ha. bem since laid down as a standing rule that new
ships proceeding on a foreign station shall, when
possible, be supplied with new guns instead of these
which have alrea ly been issued for service afloat. As
for the Northampton, there were positively some
defective guns put in b seed, and of course they had to
be replaced before the ship sailed for her station.

DORSET FRIENDLY SoCIZTY, SOUTH BRANCH.—The
annual meeting of the above branch was held n Tues.
dav evening, in the Infant Schoolroom, ileforne, at
7.30, when there were ab int 70 members present. Mr.
E. J. Pearce being elected to the chair, called lin the
steward to read the report, after which the committee,
ste A lard, and surgeons, were elected, 16 persons being
nominated for the committee. 'Mae choose are
Messrs. William Attwooll, E. J. Pearce, G. H. Smith,
F. Pearce, J. Dine, W. Bonfield and H. Otter. Those
choe-n to repre.ent the branch in the managing com-
mittee are, Messrs. Willi on Altwooll, George H.
Smith, F. Pearce, John Flann.

Misszoris To Swam Socirrr.—The annual sermons
for this society were recently preached in the several
churches of the ial .nd, and the offertories amounted
to Eh 10s. 21., viz., St. George's, £2 is.; St. John'e,
£2 24.; St. Pettee (one service only), la 91. This,
unfortunately, shows • considerable falling off ma
compared wit, last year, when the offertories realised
£lO le. 101 ;but this is to be attributed partly to the
sermons being preached in the *inter instead of the
summer, and partly to the absence ef the travelling
chaplain, wh was unable to attend this year. Ile
annual su.scriptions and donations amounted to
Ell 17e. 41, making, with the above offertories.
£l7 7e. 61. remitted to the parent society for the year
1879. Any further donations or subirriptione will be
thankfully received and acknowledged by the Hon.
Sec., Mr. T. Reynold,.
CONVIRRAZIONIL —The annual social gathering in
connection with St. John's Schools was held
on Thursday evening. The proceedings cost'
mance(' with a tea, and the folloeing ladies
presided at the tables,—Mrs. Ottley, Mrs. J. C.
Lano, Mrs. H. Russell, Nlra. Wills, hint. Reynolds,
Mn. Mc Lean, Mrs. Score, and Miss Gibbe. Each
lady kindly gave the good things where with her
table was furnished. After the tea • capital
programme of music was performed, in which the
following assisted :—Mrs. Galan (Weymouth), Hrs.
Beazor, Mrs. Mc Lean, Herr and Miss Hansen, Mr.
and Miss Appleford, hfr. H. Russell, and the Mime
Meats. During the evening • sada of fancy and use-
ful article., with a Chrlitmaa tree, was held, the
result of which and the profits arising from the
entertainment, will go towards liquidating the church
debt.
AVALLNCHI MEKOILIAL CHURCH—Th. services at
this pretty little church continue to be largely stun.
ded. The service is both spirited and musical, the
choir continuiog to imp ore. We hear that the new
organ, which is to take the place of the harmonium,
will if possible be opened on the anniversary of the
opening of the church in July. This will be • decided
improvement, for although the harmonium is • Splen-
did one, and is most ably presided at by Mr. H.
Smith, it must of necessity
.be far inferior to an
organ, which will pot the hushing stroke to what
will then be about as pretty and well-finished a plain
of worship as one can conceive. We feel sure the
Rector, the Rev. J. A. Beaz mi., would gladly moire
donatioes from all lovers of church music towards the
completion id the purchase of the instrument, which
we hope will be such an one as will be a credit to the
parish, and not inferior to the other adornments of
the church.