The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-05-01 00:00:00

District Ilicts.
DORCHESTER.
MR. F. ('ii, builder of Ye.eil. on Thom lay after.
noon entertained the whole of lii.. employe', engaged
on the Duchy work." in F.... Unction Fiel.L
ST. Perim's parish hal f..llowed the ex.impl of
Trinity, and on Therelay ad a! .i..inte.l Mr.
Pearce an any taut overseer, to ielleet the rote", it 3
salary of £l5 per anniiiii.
AT the quarterly meeting of die Workinr Men'.
Institute on Welneelay evening Mr. Bawler in the
chair, the hon. secretary, Mr. T. Caw, reported a
favourable balance to the amount of Li es. 91. The
receipt* included a donation of 1:5 by 1,,,,r1 Alington. !
Messrs. Wood and Godwin were reelected anditore.
Owe or The " autwe of the row Frome fishing
'moiety is —" No trnut to be takes out under half-a-
-p 'and in weight or nine inches in ength." Perhapv
the brilliant geniik whe " drew up" theve rulee, will
kindly afford eome information relative to the nriann
of knowing the exact weight and leigth of a fish you
may be about In 'take out" of the aster.
Foca A.34oCltroN.—The annual meeting of the
members was held on Monday eveniag in the Holy
Trinity Infant Schoolroom. The Res. H. P. Rados
presided. The ataternent of acciunts ?repented by the
hon. secretary showed a balance it blind to the
amount of £4 Is. 1.1. The total receipts in the pant
season, including the balance in haw of £7 oe. 4.1.,
had been £96 15%41; the expenditure wee £l2 lie lid ;
the sundial thus being C 4 :ie. 14.
Tfilt POI Ire SUPERVVOLITION. The Report of the !
Police Committee MIS laid upon the table of the Iffoow of 1
Commons on Friday night. We understend that the Com- 1
mittee recommend that in the matter ef tuperannuation
allowance the police force of the country shall be placed
le the same position as the Metropolitan Pollee, ft ii
not yet known whether the Government will introduce a
Bill on the subject.
Time War-office anthoritle, have decided to proceed
at once with the work of enlarging the present
Itarracke to accommodate the depid cenara about tc be
formed in Dorchester and Me.rs. Bull and Sin, of
Southampton, the well known contractor', have bees
entrustml with the undertaklug, their contract having
been accepted at £Ol,OOO. Mr. Gregory, builder, of
this tows, also tendered. There k amine talk of •
tramway beinglaid from the South Western Station te
the Barracks for the cenveyance of the building
material, but nothing definite ha, yet been decided on
the point.
Yeorcenr DRILL - The Dorchmter and Nlelltnry
troops of the CP O.Y.C. mot for squadron drill on I
Thurwlay last at Maiden ('antic, the aggregate mounter
being shout 60. Captain Poster wan in minimand, the
other officers present being Lieutenant H. B. Middle-
ton, Lieutenant Thornton, and Dr. Good t the Melbury
offeer• were all alwent, with the exception of (piaster-
muster Genie. After drill, which were gone through !
under this chrectionof Captain Foster, the troop cups
were competed for, the Dorcheeter one, after a tie with
Trooper Shemen. being won by Tre !per Masters; the
Mellmry cups falling to the lot of Sergeants White and
Watts. Troopers Minters, Baectitnbe, Lock, and
ftherren were selected to repreeent the Dorchester
troop in the competition for the regimental cup at
fiVeymouth during the forthcemine training.
BANAIIerrCT. —Re Frederick Margrie, grocer and
rprevision dealer, of Maiden Newton, but :tow .4
anion. It will he recollected there hag been eeveral
adjournments in this cue, In conrequence of the ion-
attendance of the bankrupt, who, however, appeared
to-day, the threat of hie Honour at the last Court to
commit him for contempt if he failed to attend having
had the desired effect. Mr. Weston appeared for the
trustee in the bankruptcy (Mr. T. G. Bryer) ' • Mr.
Harrison, of London, represented Mr. Neal, bank-
rupt's father, of Notting hill, London, who was in-
terested in a bill-of-sale ; and Mr. A. H. Losk appeared
for the bankrupt. It seemed that whilst bankrupt
VMS in business at Maiden Newton he 6,0 t into (lilt-
celeiee, and borrowed money of his father, to whom
tie gave a hill-of-We for 1:400. After a time hie father
pressed for payment, and, an the money was not forth.
coming, bankrupt's thinge were mold under a bill-of-
male. It wax now alleged that the hillof-eale wan
tictitions, and, at tlu• hider had been ehown undue
gorefernee, Mr. Weston asked that (the name might be
oet aside, and that an order be made for refunding the
money realised under the sale (about 1.1•0).—I1ie
Honour granted the application, but at the same time
said the father would be entitled to come in as an
ordinary creditor. The case was eventually adjourned
to enable the bankrupt to present a complete state-
ment of his webs and liabilities. - —Hannah (cabinet
maker, Dorchester), T. Celeri.ige (working milvemmith,
late .4 Dorchester). It emits/eat defendant, who
admitted the debt, had been supplied with a quantity
of furniture by plaintiff, which it wan arranged wan to
be paid for by inetalmente. 11efentlant, however, left
the town before the thing-, were paid ler, and dis-
pooled of the goods to another furniture .lealer. An
offer of in. a month was male, lint plaintiff asked for
an order for lit.. -The 'ledge a.ivised plaintiff to accept
the offer male, and this lie agreed to de.
WEYHOUTH.
ckillreEnTEll MTREET Cearet. -Mr..!. Tema.,
is to be congratulated on the appearance of tbia
chapel, alter being renovated an.lre-dlecorated.
Ronwets Srartoe wan broken into on Wedneelay
night, through the window, ratecteked, and some
coppers etolen
DEATH Or AN OLD IniltntTANT.—Mr. William
Burden, formerly master .4 the Weymouth band, died
in Weymouth union on Sunday, aged HO yearn.
BALL.—tin Thurnday evening hut • ball took plane at
the Royal Hotel, when a large and Ilaahionalile gathering
wan the result. Mr. G. I'. Jones provided an excellent
fund. . .

The Q.O.R.Y.C.—A meeting was called privately at the
Guildhall on Tuesday afternoon last, for the purposse of
deciding on the a 1111 l sentence to be provided for the
Yeomanry. Mr. Arden was appeinted secretary e. Mr.
Hanna resigned, and Mr. J. !Smitten treasurer. The
Mayor promised a ten guinea cup, and bicycle raring bl to
come off Tueeday, with horse racing on Wednesday and
Thursday, • display of fireworks winding up Review
CHRIST CHURCH VESTRY Wag held on Friday, the
Rector In the chair, and among those present is ere the
Rev. J. Fox, curate in charge, Mr. W. B. Barrett, I !olonel
Scott, Major Sykes, and other gentlemen. —Major Sykes
consented to act again so a warden, and Mr. 1. It. Short
was chosen for the pew rentere—'rhe 'teeter subteittol
the annual accounts, which showed a total of receipts,
110. Id. : total payments, 1:115 Is. 2.1. the deficiency,
..C2S Ins. Id., having to Is. made ne by the Rector.
accounts were approved, and the meeting gave the Rector
a vote of thanks.
ARTILLERYMAN.% FUNER4L.—The funeral of Gunner
Wills was conducted with the mull military honours on
Friday last, the processbm eeing at follows:
Firing party of Royal Artillery.
Band of the list regiment
Drummers.
Royal Howe Artillery, with horses drawing a gun-carriage
with
The Coffin.
About 90 Royal Artillery 0501 i,riouin.m non-cone
missionioned officers.
12 of the 31st regiment
Two superior Artillery officer,
The interment took place at the Geineterv.
Tar. AQUARIUM AND WINTER CARDES—Capt. 'himnin,
Capt. Steven', Mr. J. Itevenish, Mr. Arden, Mr. J. A.
Talbot, Mr. T. 13. Groves, Mr. M. 0 Hallett, and Dr. Drew,
assembled at the Guildhall, on Tuesday last, the Mayor
being chairman, with reference to this proposed place of
amusement The only piece, it seemed, was a part of the
Park near the Burdon llotel. and 1.11 Wednesday morning
three went with Captain Chitlins° to the site, with which
they seemed well pleased. I 'aptain Stevens was appointed
secretary pro fret., and over g IMOD worth of shares was
subscribed for. Captain Chimney and Captain Stevens
are t• /raw up a prospectus, reducting the cost alsett one-
half, and probably getting rid altogether of the London
eirotnotera. This prospectus will be subniit test to the
Sown.
'rue ACTION liellSar THE Cogroearnift has been
lost by Mr. Phillips. lb will be remembered it was a
claim for extras in connection with the re-building if
part if the Quay Wall. The trial commene6d on
Saturday in the Queen's Bench Di,, irion of the Supreme
Court of Judicature. Our worthy Town Clerk was
welting, instructing counsel, &v., for the .c,Crt oration,
and we we pleased that on Monday, he won ate ver-
eLet for the ever-varying body that Mr. Steggall has
served for between 30 and 40 years. This sloes not
" look bad ; " eh, Mr. Walker?
MR, EDWARDS'S CHARITY reaches far beyond our
borough, and is to be found in *itemise in any place
which calls for the sympathy of the country. Our
member's name is now on the committee formed for
presenting a testimonial to the working parties at
Perth colliery. This will take the practical sea
acceptable form of a sum of money, as most agreeable
to the hard-working men who got out the imprisoned
miners. Mr. Edwards thus reaches his kind hand out,
as he has always done since Weymouthians have known
him, and shows that his delight is to do good.
Ma. Joint HAM LONGMAN, an 11( If r. .1. .1. 11.
Longman, of the Black Dog Hotel, has been very
successful in his 'studies fitting him to be -a
Pharmaceutical chemist. He halt passed his minor
examination at Bloomsbury S. fume, has obtained certi-
ficates of merit for chemistry, botany, and materia
medic' and won the medial for Pharmacy, given by
the South London School. The director of the school,
Dr. Muter, r.c.8., in distributing the awards, said
the papers were exceptionally neat and good—Mr.
Longman and a fellow student made neat and
private speeches speeches acknowledging the excellent instruction
received from Dr. Muter and other gentlemen at the
SchooL Mr. Longman has been a careful and pains-
taking student, and it is well to find that he has thus
gone ahead.
Boaoeen PETTY SRSSIONS Tneelay.—Bef ore the Mayor
(Mr. handle) Dr. Drew, Mr. B. Hopkins, Mr. W. Talbot,
and Mr Jas, Robertson,
ASSAULT ON • WOMAN.
[leery Chick was summoned to Sarah Beale for an
mweiseilt ; but defendant did not appear, it being under-
`east that complainant was willing to make it up,—('.,m-
't WY asked about the matter, and said that Chick's
I come to bee to have the matter made up, and
Me she would if she could. It seemed teat eons-
wasted protection, and the case was left over for
W Chick, who, after some other cases had
an trembling and shaking, and he
. evidently having expected the case
sf said she was at work for Mms.
came into the yard and knocked her
ye Kr. Arden saw when she took out
. in this way. Had known defendant
:but he never struck her before this
nix o'clock in the evening. He then
p.l vrant to speak to you ;" but she
with your wife: I went to say
eromexamined plaintiff violently.
,citement and illness, and plaintiff
tad manner, there was great noise,
..—Defendant said that last night
meet him, and asked trim to hare it
e ring off her linger and gave it him,
, lianas she would drink port wine,
r. He did not wish to look at plait-
again. The Mayor said no doubt the
of the defendant, and the Bencd,
d over, himself in £lO, and one
...se peace for six months. Defend-
...al be should find a surety.
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