The Telegram. — 1893-04-11 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

MISCELLANEOUS.—Mr. Henry Andrews said that what Mr. Kimber bad done to the church he had done gratuttointly. He thought that they ought to thank him for his kindness. (Applause).—On the rector asking if anyone had any matter of interest to the parish and church work to briug before tile vestry, Mr. Sarell said he would like to know how it was that the attendance at the Sunday-school bad decreased I—The rector said that there had been no decrease ; last Sunday nearly 70 children were present. A rumour of decrease had reached him, and the number had been mentioned, but he could only tell them that such a statement was absolutely false. In fact, he had not enough teachers for the work of the schos.d. lie himself taught twice on auudaya, and he would be very glad, as Mr. Sarell had shown such an intercd in the matter, if he would offer himself as a Sunday. school teacher. (Applause).—Mr. hared intimated that be was much more pleasantly engaged in an adjoining pariah, and that he must decline on that ground. There used to he over 100 who attended the school. Queatauncd by the rector, he said that his love for the church was ins motive for enquiring as Co the state of the school.—The rector asked Dir. Sarell if, now that he had heard that the rumours with regard to the ilecreawal attendance at the Sunday-school were false, he would deny those rumours when tie heard them again.—Mr. Sarell : When it hi proved that it is not right. If you wail get uie the average attendance forthe past year and compare it with two years am, I will do so.—Mr. L. Andrews said that the school was as good on the average as ever it had been since he hail been in office. —Mr. It, Brake said that the average attendance was between b 0 and 70.—After further discussiou the subject dropped.—Mr. Kimber remarked that there was no ringing of the bells previous to the services of the church. He thought that if the old ringers would not do it they ought to teach some young ones.—The rector said that be had found out, by a simple device, how the bells could be chimed, and lie had received some names of those who were wiliiug to act as chimers, so that in fature be hoped that the bells would not be silent ticket theservices on Sundays. A conversation ensued with respect to one Thames (oryates, son of a former rector of Odcombe, who, in the 17th century, went through all the capitals of Europe on foot, afterwards writing shook, and whoa., shoes hung in Odeouthe Church for many yeats.—On the motion of Mr. It. Brake, seconded by Mr. L. Andrews, a voluntary church rate of 2il in the £ was made.—ln the course of a desultory discussion which ensued on the onestion of the sittings of the church, Mr. L. Andrews tried to coax Mr. Sarell back to the church, but that gentleman replied tb:,.t Mr. Collin and he hail fallen out, and W. long as they remained so be would not hear Mr. Collin preach—The rector then read out the minutes of the ineetiog, which elated that Mr. I). It. nrake'a amendment that Mr. Smell should be appointed parish churchwarden, was lost.—Mr. Sarell strongly protested against this, as being a lie. He also characterised it as a "nasty dirty trick of the rector's.' The amendment, he said was not put to the meeting at all.— The rector then pet the amendmeut to the meeting, but no.one voted for it, whilst the original proposition was again carried unanimously.—lt subsequently tran,• pired that the amendment was not seconded and therefore fell through.  The Duchess of Fife WAS safely delivered of a dangireer, at Raab Sheen Lodge, on Monday. -  A nerre was executed by electricity at Sing Sing Prison, New York, on Monday. Death was instantaneous.  A shipwrecked crew were landed on the CaWoe. nian coast on Tuesday, after a voyage of 250 miles in an open boat. Mr. Arthur Lawson, son of Sir Wilfrid L awson who was injured in the hunting f:eld on Monday is progressing favourably.  Tile Bexley Ileaah Volunteer Fire Brigade engine turned aver on Sunday evening, when tour men were seriously injured.  CHAELICS TCANZA, a labourer, is in eiritody at Birkenhead charged with causing the death of hie wife on the evening of Bank Holiday. There has been of late a great increase in the number of thefts of purses from ladies when travelling in onuailmses or tramcars in London. Mary Aun Britton, wife of a gardener, of Brentwood, committed suicide On Alvudsy by placing her head in a tub of water in the garden.  life ennui' conference of the National Union of Teachers commenced at Liverpool on Monday, and was attended by nearly a thousand delegates.: Second•class catriages op= the main lines of the North-limiter° Railway Company have been diecontinued, and also upon many of the " through " lines.  Thirteen men warm injured, but nM fatally, in the Aberdare Colliery on Tuesday, from an explo'lion caused by two collier, who worked with 11P ked Famps.