The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-06-17 00:00:00

BRISTOL.

The Ilutwns' f3;:aTir.—The terminntion of the
holidays has demonstrated the reality of the strike in
the building trade of BristoL Nearly all the large
contract works in the city and neighbourhood are now
at a stendistilL It is animated that upwarde of 2,000
operatives are Idle. The men seem determined to
hold out against the reduction; and the meters,
teeing their resolute attitude, are advertising for
workmen from a distance. lii. much to be regretted
that some means of settlement cannot be found.

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BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND MEETING.
In the Horticultural Exhibition the Mayor's silver
cup for the mooed beet Merle specimen orchid WS/
won by Mr. W. E. Brymer. M.P., of Daington Howe,
Dorchester (gardener Mr. J. Powell), who also take;
the ten guinea cup given by the Society for the bast
group of orchids. One of the finest @pedaloes in the
group is quite • new variety, and is named the
Odersiogiossuis scrillaroiss, and thia is the plant for
which he was awarded the Mayor's cup. Another
beautiful variety la the 040,14000intla ROChl, and his
collection contains many other choice varieties.
Amongst other fine specimena may be noticed some
half-dozen Odoniaglourin Alexandra.
Mama Sutton and Sons, of Beading, had a grand
display of roots, needs, Ac.

BOURN iIIIOUTIL
Illgs.--Just before midnight Saturday week a serious
firs occurred in the Triangle. at Bournemouth, which
resulted in the destruction of large photogreebio studio
and outbuiblings several cameras and photographic
Zrrriand about 10,000 negatives, the property of
s es
Nesbitt, who, being uninsured, becomes a
• heavy loser. Soon sitar the fire broke out the
people In the immediate neighbourhood were terrified
by • loud explosion, caused by the ignition of a
quantity of collodion, which scattered the debriae
In all dlrectlool, The premise' are situated in the
centre of • large block of buildings, and adjacent to
some mineral oil and hay and straw stores, which
were at one time in great danger of being burnt.
There was • quantity of gun-0068m In the studio when
the are broke out, but, fortunately, this we, removed
before the flames to any cost extosi. The fire
=dthroOgf an emietsat Upswing a largo
egskits of wino, which Inked, from a law.

4m D.R.V.—The mantJtly challenge tog was Dom-
potent for at the butts, at Hamworthy, on Saturday
afternoon, when Private Riddle made the highest
score. The weather was very unfavourable.
New Poetic Ctocc—Mr. E. J. Comsat, watch-
maker and jeweller, of Longfieet, has placed outside
his premises • clock of large Automatons, whick, from
ita omspicuous position, will be found very useful to
the public general. The illuminated clock at Mr.
High-street, is also of much utility.
Tamvsaancg —On Friday erasing the snperinten.
dents of the various Sunday Schools in this town
I attended by invitation at /dim Salter's, Hill-street,
when ave 'lenaperwa. rood by the RIM. E. F.
Daniel, vicar of Kinson and Rural Demo, the subject
being temperance in connection with Sunday School',
The Ser. J. A. Laws rector of Poole, presided.
Nearly all the Sunday Schada in the town were repro-
muted, and it was unanimously recommended that
bands of hope should be formed in connection with
them.

Re QUILL= Piss.—At the office of the Registrar
(Hr. H. W. Dickinson), on Friday, and by adjourn-
ment on Tuesday Let, evidence was taken in relation
to theaffairsofCharlee Pike, of Leigh-road, Wimborne
Minster, builder and brick merchant, who pulled his
public examination on the 21th of May. The
proceedings were of the most private character. On
Priday the bankrupt, his wife, and Mr. 1441 were
examined, and on Tuesday the witnesses were Mr. C.
W. Kite, Mr. K P. Hopkins (Wimborne), Mr. J. J.
Norton and Mr. bfunckton (Wimborne). The
exlminition was conducted in the presence of the
Registrar by Mr. J. Wade, of Bournemouth, solicitor
to the trustee, Mr. Brook On Tuesday the witnesses
were mes-examined by Mr. H. P. Trevanion. The
evidence was very voluminous.

SHIPPING INTILLIO OWL —Arm xis : Jane 4th—
Veracity, Fidel, Hartlepool, coals. June sth —Miss,
Fdmer, Exmouth, nil; John et Louis, Nichols,
Southt;an, ballast; Liberty, Hoskin, Sonthton,
ballast. June 6th—Junction, Russell, London, oat.;
Florence Vivian, Fousn, Newcastle, coal.; Wheatear,
Wilkins, Plymouth, general ; Agnes Strout, Strout,
Newcastle, coal.; Medea, Whittle, Hartlepool, ooala.
June 7th--Slater, Davis, Cardiff, coals; Joseph and
Ann, Pym, Teignmonth, ballast; Competitor, Tones,
Newesatli, coals. June Bth—Alliance, Bloomfield,
Faversham, cement. Jane 10th—Sarah Ann, Brown,
Yarmouth, nil; Diver, Page, Yarmouth, nil. June
11th—Friendship, Evans, Newcastle, coal.; Cale.
donia, Roberts, Southton, ba last. Sailirs9l :
June 4th—Portland, Bore, Portland, nil; Rob Roy,
Cameron, Runcorn, clay; Charlotte, Denman Lou.
duo, clay; Three Sisters, FAwards, London,
drain-pipes. Jane sth—Ann, Blundell, Portland,
drain-pipes. June 6th —Williams, Spawn, Goole,
clay; Cornflower. Kent, Truro, deur ; Diederich,
Hart, London, clay. June 7th—Minnls Coles, Jones,
Bristol, manure. June 10th—Midtakov, Hansen,
Runcorn, clay: MarUn Luther, Kent, London, clay;
Little Dore Kellaway, Cowes, deal.; Mary Jane,
Jones, BunZonk. clay; William, Roberta, Bristol,
clay ; Diver, Page, Brading,_drain-pipes..
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Isarsorrom or THI 4ro D.B.V.—Tlus corps was
Inspected on Friday evening by Lieut.-Colonel
Steward, commanding the battalion, who was &mom.
pealed by the Adjutant, Captain Harmer. The
company moldered at headquarters in capital strength,
under Captain Stone, with Lieut. Budge and Second-
Lieut. Harrison, there being present four sergeants,
one bugler, 54 rank and file, and fife and drum band,
under Mr. K. B. Shave, making the total strength 75.
The UM having been inspected by the officers, the
corps was marched to the paddock at the rear of dent.
Bulge's residence, where the Colonel was received
with • general salute. The Adjutant then drilled the
oompsny for over an hour in wheeling and in practising
the new system of attack. The men were minutely
invaded by the Colonel, who thanked them for their
good attendance, and said he had not noticed a single
strap or buckle out of place. He exesed his regret
that the Government had felt obliged to limit the
attendance of the battalion at the forthcoming camp
at Aldershot to 400, when he could have taken the
bulk of each corps if permission had been granted. He
then impressed on than present the advisability of
attending every drill possible before the camp, and
announced that the battalion would assemble on the
sth of July for eight days' drill with the regulars at
Aldershot The corps then marched through the
principal streets of the town to headquarters, where
the men were dismissed. We understand that the
Poole Corps will only be allowed to send 45 of all
ranks to Aldenhot.

ROBBIST BT SBAPAIIIM LADS AT HANWORTRT.
On Monday, at the police court, before the Mayor
(Mr. W. N. Western) and Mews J. B. Duren and
F. Mains, a lad, named Andrew Baird, of Belfast, •
seaman on board the schooner John it Lewis, of
Goole, and another lad, named George Page, of
Hampton Court, Landon. a eisaman on board the
schooner Elizabeth, of Goole, were charged on
remand from Saturday with breaking and entering the
carpenter's shop in the shipbuilding yard of Mr.
James Saunders, at Hasnworthy, on the night of the
sth or early on the morning of the 6th of June, and
stealing therefrom two smoothing planes, a compass
plane, five chisels, a hammer, a guage, a square, •
oc.rew-driver, nine gimlets, an °Heron., and two par
of compasses, value El 5e., the property of Richard
Pearce; also three punches, a file. • plane-iron, a rush
basket, and other articles, value 10s., the property of
Moses Tucker; and a hand saw, value .is., the pro-
perty of George Pitman.—The prosecutors proved that
their tools were safe at half-past five o'clock on Thurs-
day evening, but at six o'clock next morning they were
missing.—Jesse Fish had closed the worshop, the door
of which was not locked.—P.C. Reeks said he found
some of the tools on board the John et Lewis at
Goathorn on Friday, and the prisoner Baird corn-
mooned ...Tying mud said he •hould uot have dime It if
it had not been for the other prisoner. He went
on board the Elizabeth, and the prisoner Page gave up
the remainder of the tools. He took the prisoners t
the police station, where, in answer to the charge,
they admitted the offence, and said they were very
sorry.—The prismers pleaded guilty, and the magis-
trates sentenced them each to two calendar mouths'
hard labour.

CRICICICT. —A match was played in the Poole Cricket
Field en Tuesday, in splendid weather, between the
Poole and Wimborne Clubs. There not being time
to finish the game, it was decided in favour of the
home team by the first Innings. Mr. Joe Harris, of
the Angel Hotel, provided luncheon and refreshments
In the hut. We !subjoin the Ileur•