The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-12-22 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

SKATING. - Thlitedar, Friday, and Satur-
day skating WAX enjoyed by a lame l'or id
persons on the water at Isehnnor also the Marsh,
off the Chickerellinsul. Several perimns were injured
hy falls, whilst others got very wet "wing to the ice
giving away in one or two plara.s. It fortunately
haiipenerl that Isith sheets id water were shallow,
therefore nothing of a serious nature rimmed. On
Friday evening there were at the least two limaly,l
skaters in the 'Mr rsh, including ‘isitors from Der.
cheater, Portland. ke. some of the gentlemen con-
nected with the Weymouth November Carnival had
aerangr.l for a torchlight skate, which, viewed in the
distance., was exceedinglY pretty, the beanies of the
lights darting about in a graceful and pleasing manner.
Sme ow Won't, --A sale of work in aid f the
metrication ef Holy Trinity Church took place at the
Royal Hotel on Friday afternoon, .1)..4 lif the artieles
offered being till.. whieh reenairesi werlit at he closerd
the grand bazaar ill the mutineer in the Alexandra
(Metros. The stall.keepers inrliid,sit Ilre. F. It.
Sowter, Mrs. Hawthorn, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. H.
Spoke, the Mimes Grimes, and the Mimes Snook.
Mrs. Bennett had charge of the refreshment
stall. About 114 WaA
WerionYitt Tows Swum'. - Moon" Wee the
11.1141.1 Ci .1 • lecture delivered in the !birdies Hotel
Amemlity Rooms on Turierlay evening to a large and
audience by lir. Richard A. Proctor Who
was jetrodneeci en behalf id the society by Mr. hI, kii..t.
The feature Waet of • thoroughly leeriest and
acientifra aharaeter, and to those corm ...tent of creme,.
Minding the terabnicalities in which the ler:timer
indulged, very intertimilig and iradructive. Mr.
Proctor at the "Inuit alludel to that long periist in
, the himory of tho earth, during which the carli,
' features on its criet had been worn away by ilie
action of rain, wind, and snow, snit then coin! axting
it with the Moon, explainral how on its raidais
might he this,, elder featiires, which from the
earth had long Ninon disappeared. Ile also enterist
, into a discourse AA to the quantity of water, air, and
other atanoeplieric properties which the orb contained
in a lesser degree, its relative shortness of lit,', ke„
he.. adding that they might look to the nesin for two
kinds id evidence in respect to the earth -its imst and
future hietory. His observations in support of this
view were weighty and persuesive. Illy means of
dark lantern illustratione the moon We,* contreoted
with these other fur plants with which it
hi so importantly connected-the earth, Veii,i Mare,
and Mercury and in respect to which it was
explained, dmilrtlees to the siarpriari Of many, that the
'mein wee really the least. Neverthelem it Wee able
to make • very respectable appearance in this family
if virile, and to take a decidedly imisirtant lieu.. It
li'..'. explain...l that its 'mime WWI ispial to that of
North and South Africa, and that any errinesitis
, al to tile moon going round the earth must at
, once be ilispermed with. The moon n. tgo rood
the earth any 111,11.0 than the emit, went r. till,! the
mein. A rough pictitre iif the moon, drawn N1...111y
after the invention if the telescope was shown in
illu.tration id it, craters, and an explanation given aa
to why the earth had not ouch crater., anti hoW the
earth had twitintaininis ranges, not prime...eel liy the
moon. . .

THIVT or A 1101tAIL —On Thursday at the Police.
mum before Major ilcsidden and MOO! MC %dam.
an eccentric individual belonging to Sherbonw, nano.]
Frederick l'ayne. was brought up in civitisly chargoil
with stealing • horse. value kI2, the prok.ertyif Mr.
.7olin Trowbridge, of Clotfiirlong Farm. tho
lit December, at Folk, —Tim wao.vtktar, a farav•r
living At Folio-, stated that im tin. flight or the Ist
Docember 11.• 11.4.1 a lark bay horse in his stable. Nest
minting h. mica.,l the home And two halter.. Ile had I
identified the horse and blind halter received (non the
police at Keyushani as ha property.—Mr. George
Hale, horse dealer, ~f 4t. George's, Gloucester, said he
was stopping at the 'White Hart Inn, near Keynalutin,
on the previous Friday, when prisoner came to the
house with the bores and had some refreshment..
This was about mid-day. Prisoner told him he had

the horse for Rale, and on his asking the prielhe said
1:4 4s. He asked prisoner if it was his I own, and in
reply to a further question lie said he had had it for
five yenta. He also enquired of kirisoner his name and
address, and he gave a name which he now forgot, and
his address as flighetreet, Castle Cary. Ile sent a
young man to telegraph to Castle Cary to know if such
man had a horse for sale, and received a reply he
supposed from the police. "No horse for sale. Detain
the man. Horse stolen at Sheri,. irie•.- A constable
arrived soon after and apprelemiled the prisoner.—
Police-constahle Denning. stationed at Keynshani,
uid Ile went to I"ridgo Mouse Inn, near Keynshava.
on Friday last, and saw torpsaier and the last witness
there. li.' heard pris-ner offer to. sell the hone to
Hale for I:4 44., and on Hale asking him if ho could
not take lies he said he would sell it for 1:2 2s. He
then apprehended the prisoner on sitspicion.--Stapt.
Florence proved receiving the prisoner, the horse, and
the halter from the Keytishatn ;lobos on the previous
Saturday. Mr. To iwliriiige having hires. iusly identified
the ann.:lL—Prisoner, who guilty to the
charge, was committed for trial at the ',limner
Sessiime.

THE RECENT CASE OF CRUELTY AND
STARVATION OF CHILDREN.

At the Borough Policeemurt on Wednewbil
~,,, ming, Wore the :11nyor, also Messrs. Rowe.
~,, end Eliot, an application was made for Ads
awl Joseph Cerbin, whose parents were a few weeks
ago each sentenced to two miinths hard labour for
starving them, to be sent to an industrial pawl
The application was granted, the children being
ordered to lie sent to a school until each has reached
th+ air, .4 N. Th.. boy ia now eight and the girl ten.
They have greatly iin1.r...,41 miler the treatment
they hare rs-ceivetlat the Union since the hearing of
the cane. We understand the PutnetMn of the father
had been "Maim,' to the plan adopted. Ile, .
course, will have to make a weekly contribution
towards their sum ort at the school.