The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16 00:00:00

Sreati vc ecrA.- Ws ham Vs lard aid William
Beep were charged on remaod with having stolen two
quart cops and two glasses, the property of Mr. T.
Randall, of the New-Ital.—Mrs. Wiltabire stated that
on last Tuesday night between nine and ten the
prisoner
(Vallard) came in, went into the kitchen, but
waited at the bar-door, she noticed he had got
something under his coat, end naked him what he bad
got there, and he said " Women." She asked what
feet, but be did not answer, and she turned bank his
oast and found be bad • Jag similar to those produced;
be did not say anything and the two prirmaers left soon
after. Acting-Sergeant Carter, with Sergeant
Mitchell, went to the Swan Inn and apprehended the
prisoner Vallard, then went to Davii's and saw the
two cups produced, and Davis said Vallard was the
man he bought them of. He afterwards searched him
and found the two glasses In his pocket. He charged
hint, and prisoner said that he knew nothing about it.
He apprehended the prisoner Bagg on the following
mcrnlng—They were both sentenced to li days'
imprisonment.
SUNDAY SCHOOL Taw.: —Through the kindness of
the Mimes Hodges the children of the All Sainte'
Sunday School were entertained with a cwitsl
tea, in the Holy Trinity Infant Schoolroom, on Friday
last. The time appointed for the chit ren to meet was
fixed for three o'clock, by which time about 50 young
folk had gathered. Amongst the teachers who helped
at the tea were—Mimes Hodges (2), Miss Oldfield,
Miss Keats, Miss Sled; Mies Newman. Mies Wood,
the Rev. F. H. Jones (Rector of All Sainte), with
Mn. John Hodges, and Co' Oldfield. At half-past
three tea wm ready, and the children were at once in •
state of hills glee. This was only • treat for the
the scholar,, the eider ones having
youngest tit eir treat at Weymouth &Mort time ago.
By four o'clock tea was over and the &T. F.
Jose. called "Grace,' which was heartily sung,
after which they enjoyed themselves in rations
games, whilst the teachers and friends were engaged
In having their tea. After singing several funny
songs the Christmas tree was wheeled in On • large
stand, much to the children's delight, laden with
pictures, toys, berates, Chinese umbrellas, flags, dolls,
whistlepipes, and various other articles, and lit
up with • number of small candles. Each child
received a toy, an orange, and • bun; the party then
broke up.

BONGING AT ALTNOTON HALL.—Bittar oold Ai it has
been, 'tie far better for sweet aingers to gather under
shelter, and join harmoniously in sweet pkpe, than to
perambulate cold streets when the frost is hard and
the wind keen, and lay the foundation Items of
bronchitis and consumption. Besides, they can sing a
mach greater variety .4 021.14iC, and do good to •
philanthropic cause besides. These were, we suppcee,
some of tire motives that induced the songsters of
the Dorchester Total Abstinence Society to repeat
their performance of " tea" on Friday night, and the
success of the magical part quite justified the repe-
tition, although we fancied there was a smaller attend-
ance of singers and the audience had also fallen off.
Theme who did attend—about two dozen—were in good
voice, and of couree in good time and tune, while there
war, perhaps, rather better expreetion than on the
previous occasions Before commencing the service
the Rev. 4. Harrington said perhaps the Dorchester
friends might be glad to bear that Mr. C. Keralake
(late assistant-eecretary of the Dorchester Temperance
Society), was now working in the Tenoperanco move-
ment In Godalming, Surrey.—Mrs. Col. Bingham, al
before, very kindly took the instrumental accompani-
ment, except theta the "Dead March" in Saul. Rarely
hare we heard that üblquitoue favourite " Safe in the
arms of Jesus," more sweetly sung, and we have beard
It in all sorts of plums, from the top of Ridgeway
Hill to singers' galleries, and orchestras, and grimy
court, to which it brought a glory beyond that of the
"sunbeam of summer." Nor was Pope's Ole behind
many other pe-formancei of it, even by large and
pretentious choirs. It carried one back to grand
celebrations, when deaths of some standard-bearers in
the church were " improved," acxirdin; to the old
custom. If we were obliged to criticise, a little extra
buoyancy might hr discouraged—in the more solemn
part.; but who could criticise young people looking on
to the triumphant climax? '1 he performance of the
" Demi March' was deeply impressive; it was, as
before, managed be means of instruments in the next
room. The Rev. J. Harrington read the coon c big
narrative. Fiequently applause would have broken
out, only the continuous nature of the performance
did not allow; but just bet, ro the singing of the
doxology the audience would like to have relieved their
fedings with a heavy approving burst. We hope the
singers take due precautions before exposin;; them-
selves out .4 the waqn room into the u onpial cold
outside.