The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-03-11 00:00:00

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IXTIYATIOS has been given by the Board of Trade
to the Corporation of Trinity House, that they will
sanction the Deceseary expenditure for the erection of
a light house no Anvil Point, near Swans's, in the
sicn.ity of which several wrecks have occurred. A
lighi.a,use in this position would be of great
antatage to varela entering the Solent or making
!or hole harbour.
. _
"iflasbes ant) iflickers."

A C.NTABULATION AT INC
fi•hrulad of some atremgth of mind and corpulency cf
frame, had called on the barber to get his red hair cot.
It was Saturday. March Ist, 1879. 11.-u followed
ly Pen, a young follow of sumo pretensions to
Aria ily.
Ton " Ben, hut heard e th" Labia. T"
lien " No, I saw her leave the Pier nt four o'clock
ye•terday afternoon. It was rather foggy."
14.4 ree—a bot•headed youth who roads the new..
lepers at the Ilowlem—hereupon came down the
NIA
. . . _ . a •

"Are yen talking about the 'Laths& T
It IN. rather a blind look out, wasn't it, Tim r
Tim " Nar a hit. 'leer no vau't o' the cap'em.
The log was that thick and the compasses out o' gear
b. oitilden tell where he wer'."
Ben • "Whit did he do?'

i'i;i",:;;;;I;;;;;; the rocks near the Boner,.
That ler three then Oda winter. I should think
ha a Lighthouse now."
: " 0 yes. Mr. Beiben haa written to the
Tritetees of the Quays at Poole about it, and urged
thew to exert 'owe preestre on the Trinity Brethren.
So the Tnutese hare memorialised for it to be placed
ea Anvil Point." •

George : I saw that in last week's Te/egrata. Mr.
Beltran told them all that he had don.; but Ise bad
whims to say of what Mr. Robinson and " Lucia"
Itarl urged. each in their department, to get the work
ender way."
Ton: ' Why don't tieranage sol stir a bit, sod
' a little manure on the Brethren.'"
Bra 'Who la to do it? The Local Board have
already."
"rorirs "Nonsense, Ben, they are our Govern•
nett. asrl ought to initiate such public questions.
When will it he done If left to
'lle Barber interposed that if George kept moving
bi. brad with sudden jerks be should all p the scissors.
Thus rebuked, the trio ceased spluttraring—far that
gay.

•I 0 1--
A CONVAIICLATION TM ma CHURCH PORCIL --Sunday.
March 2nd, in the same year M Gram
Her,: :•' Dullo, Tim, are we late This 'Merino
watch of mine don't seem to keep time, do al Its
three minutes to 'Mein by me."
Tim "I were 'ere More you, though. This cargo
o' mine ia getting weightier an' th• craft crankier, go
that I kaint make the speed I used. But who'd •
tianntiat George'd be late?'
(George came into the porch, and him face became
blacker than hie boots, aa he surveyed them—over
&tithe in slush. Hia stamped Ma feet as though he
would ehake the disgraced undentandinre off.)
George : " Blamed if my doe wouldn't keep the
loads letter than that surveyor !"
: " Georgie! don't be hot. P'raps the gal won't
me you this morning, and If site should, why we are
all hkely to make a false stop once in a lifetime."
Geimie—(the warmer tor the caution) :—" 'Oncelh'
why it'. always the same alter wet. The streets are
illpy with mod m • waeherwocoan's tub is hall of
Sada.
Tam : "May be, Georgie, It ain't the mete% ire'nt
What cm's, do list. cap'..'. min It I reed in the
refeires that the meta/ was bed A chap haat build
Skip out o' chile, can 'er r
"'ril.r—lhotter and hotter the more closely he
marieys the boots he had taken such trouble to shine
this morning) :—" Don't tell me the • metal la bad.'
The roads are rotten for want of scraping."
Look 'ere, Georgie, you are used to tovree
where the money is flush. Bee the expense of scraping
he streets."

George " Fudge, Ben. They make you believe
saything I The sound trifle would pay the cost of
say °rice-a-week scraping—fhturday would be best for
ths pubic. It ought to wive the coat in metal, or I
know at thing about roadsboit. "
"Keep c 01. Georgia ! Would you like them
to scrape and keno the mad in the gutter !"
Gewle "That would be worse
Ben : 'Th. Board cannot afford another horse and
art to take it sway."
Tim " Well. Ben, as you seem to know a little, if
the bum and cart be so busy, bow can they fthd UM.
Irt old Jack borrow 'um ? Is:.. I see there
Lit inds enough to keep one constant I'd say get
soother, Int I dwon't see the au o competition Wl'
c,mipaoy. lot as finish with this road business
sod come to the lieht. Why Dot stir up an Swarms'
volt to get a lighthouse!"
„Worts*: "So! geld yesterday Tim,bat its talking to
There seems no bretlineniem in the plum.
„".• ore u bad as the people of Pietermaritzburg, so
!aortughly actagosiiiitic to one another, through
"lotiotships and buainees, that we couldn't into
t.setber for the common good though the Zulus were
tion sa!”
"Hullo, Georgie, hot as ever. If the serums
•t"'ti begun inside and oat I Tint, w• are In for it.
Width than it b."
It will be more peaceful in. But we aro
Ilvo—(couscience-struck) —"I wonder which is the
.
vott op Buxway.. reading • Dowspaper or talking
144,2 r
: "My old granny beats me, she's a good soul
Lula has often wrote. I goes in to see her lest
f 5.1 to tell her about the Lotlialr. La,' the says,
is au our Tiro! I'm a do'en • yew Were boy.
137. o•ld man just aeon it died called not up and it
li"do bazar, to' dear, don't 'es Liver cook titan, on •
Fatday. Au' more I never *int, for Ido • boil 'no
gaturoay night an' do toast 'esn en •,fork on Sendag.*
liters I is I wet as good sash., but Your "naeie"..
Nis Slid as queer."
Lycra.

Tyt Medical Prohoodoo an now orderha Cadbury's
14.4,ac• iu thonssads of CIMP, beCII9IIM
sunk nutritious sad ilesh-fonaing elessests than
" bmrous, bad is putt/rabbi to the thick
Cocos orelloarily sold. Vibes you salt for
s Cocoa lisseace be acre that yen hut it, a'
—7""Para often posh inkatleas foe the oaks ol
ntra Pait. Values to the easis. Farb DWI'S
Ifietwas.

ZAIDPOZT.
Pasa.irtr ZWal,-tlaeoessnosa loolialiess laws oceorrod
at Whityborch dories the Past we•ko Tftly• "wo
tlios Property of Mr. rdward Dream, boots, Isabed, Imes
produced 10 Was, 1 Lollar, aad 1 dasiel all. 23 of
which or. liring sod troll.
ASO/TOSS roa ras &Yount —TY* NOY el ronisiaa
saeoloors ft is arsoroolly known has beta lately sholielosto,
sad In consocoobee the Atom of • borough *Way
entails but HOY dulls.. The day of election woos flatar
day. Mr. U. 8.i.0s beimr. West Alllogtoo, bstoa ro-
'Prelatic!. sod Mr. ft- N. Bea, pooltorero_ Sootbstrarte
was ayelnated Is the idyll of Mr. J. D. Byes.. Moro
o's• ”^ opposition. both the above goatleasen being duly
*GM.
saysirr's Dtoassu. Cht Friday evenhas at the
Tomplerlyil, Mr K. Bennett pare an laterestingc.r.
tidamo aurae
ot coexisting of magolfintatly related we.
aided by Ilfuellaht. Tbs whole reProssols • looms,
London to Cabot, floe thrum to Grim, and as the
return journey throuals the Son Canal, touchily sevaral
places of hayed. The Orkettal pelasse columns• apd
temples an truly marvellous work. of ask sod Sr. aVy
doerriled by the ketone. Mr. W. Wyatt. mu
_sleasite
eatortalennot of two boon' do:taloa is •aeacsalloatoose
oils. kind, aud will moor a visit.

LOCOL BOARD- —A Wig steestlas of lb. Bawd was lad
In tilt COLILIC.I-CbaMbel oss limsday svetlag. On.. Isere
were prevrot !he Mayor (Mr. T. H. Rdeinteets) Km.%
C Zdmoods, J. P. &Mill, Costae Swale H. Howea, A.
Reloo:ds, T. Housed!, H. E. Roussel; H. N. Ox,
Bannister, D. L Biddlemethe. end W. Deadly felerkl.
I K. Clundry pretested • draft of estimates for tbe prime
of raising the present Local Board •riite of la. Id, in the
to*.—Mr. H. L Boma II profsecd Mat the parsons of
I thins. be printed as the demand oats —Mr. Howell
seconded. Carried unanimously. The nest beamr.s
sru to consider • coingsattication from the Veto-Man
Department of tie Privy Couseil solo the appotstmeat
of a veterinary inspector. Mr. Hendry stated that •
communicatios had been received by hues advt... the
Board to appniat a surgeon, whose doom wou,d he to
vivt soy stem eta where them were sussicloas of dames,
teles lamasots with rights similar to Mom of a con-
stable—Mr. H. N. Co proposed, tied Mr. J. P UMW
seconded that Mr. Thom. Rebertede, m.Lava. of
Beeinineeer, be sPnoisted. Carri.i.—Nest fat coe-
sidgration was an order from the Privy Cassell se to
deltic.. A clause in the Act Meted it was absolutely
necessary that Ma ptele'sasa la which cows were kept
.110111 d be sufficisetly ventilated, that tbe vessele con-
taining talk be liable to eissaismieo, and gnome balms
seemly suffered frost laNctims dimmers should hop,.-
hulled from milking. Mr. Howell thought Mr. 7.
Cooper, the district surveyor, would be the miser Mom
to undertake the dodge, and moved that the matter be
referred to Um smitary committee, recommesding the
our veyor to Use poet. Becoedad by Mr. Cheri. Zeissnade,
and esnied. —A letter had been received by the stark
from Mr. Commits Leach. of Stormiest. Newton, accom-
panied by testinmelala, offering himself for Medullas—
Mr. C. Licoonds proposed Mat the Clerk of the Pratte be
requested to communicate with Mr. Leach, sad inform
him that the sPeolistoteet of as analyst would not Si
....at be entertained by the Board. fiecasded by Ms.
N. Cos, sad carried unanimously.

WHAT Ms WORLD SAY&
WEE @Rix Onon.
There's Mules who oinks ants %want kis nose 'ad kb
ebbs.
And Phllllniare tender in whirl as in Mien:
There's Shaphrne In heads like • clerical ghoul,
Jammu. bearded Ilk. prnnb•t and eggerhiand like fool.
Say. Bishop. Or " silks' mid o( "stuffs" there'. enough.
For ilk rti glee Wan, and 111 talk MY owl, eta ;
'Himont eel( se • cheat three • preposuenles,
But ran ray own Unger to prove may discretion.

As Irish huntleg.friend writes "We had a
oplendld run on Monday—one boor foity•five aslant,
and took tbest.g la th• quadrangle of Mai moth Colima
It was on. of the prettiest things I err on. ; all th.
whalers of Um Roman Catholic mhool there rushed out
io their black gowns and mpg. and helped us to catch the
deer. lb. tmeident—a venerable-looking old gentlemaa
In long black roMe—oollareti Um stag round the neck.
.nd was hurled intolb. riad, walk his peayer.book one
way and his wig the other. Than dm "masks liquored
as on. and vent us olf b..bly pleamil with °Gingiva. and
them. It was a real picture; what with the red and
Week math the prayer.books, and bunting•mbthaand
the "IntpAse" surveying tli• wtrie thing in silent
astonishment of an "(WWI, bent.'

As marriages ar• odd to te nude In Ithavon, it Is odd
that rooter consideration Is ape displayed for lb. 00D-
Of h•ppy couples, especially in Up pips p
Royalty. No oue can doult for • MONICA that had the
Dub* of Cormaright bawl a free agent he would haw
maimed the example of the Niece Imperial by tallier
for the Cop.. For coy part Ido not believe In tho sow)
liston Hgr lfoj..tybiiiing made aware that tb• bid
hatialion of the Rids Brigade, of witklt the Duke I.
niaioe was one of the regiments In the ligt foe •ervice of
Om Cape, the at ono, put • veto on Its ; but I an
wirpri•ed that Lb. Royal niarriag• has not been postponed
to maid* the Duke to earn his spun He could thea
have said to his *nog. what Colonel Lovelace did to
Lucasga„ ou his going to the wars--

" I could not lore thee. dear, so mon.
Loved I not honour soon.
If ber really aspires at some tutors time to be Commander-
in-elitel of as Brltlab army, be could not possibly bay,
bad • better opportually of qualifying for that blitb
Polities 'boa by Joining Lord Clielmalord's staff at the
prenut juncture.

Th. wires and children of theoflcera killed at Treadals
are In a condition of distress; awl it bag loon suatosted
(bat some of lb. £lO,OOO of the Crimean Patriotk Foul
abould be given to them.

The Introduction by thi. Lord Chancellor of a Bill tv
add another Judge to the Chummy Divisioa ham sat peopls
In legal circles again inquiring why it Ls that the Lore
Chancellor doss not himself take Si, fair share of the
iodide] work of the country. All Lord Cairns' pre
shores°. were wont to sit regularly in lb* Court 01
Appeal while the House of Lord. ass not in seseloo ; end
it has not been an unheard of thing for a Lordnatsocelion
t• do the wort even of a judge of Prat instance, in ord*.
to keep down arrest*. But all Nue hes been changed
uuder the preannt rerfisse. The Lord Cheapener has noi
been seen in Court for yearn., and le hardly known In
&lett to the youasier gencratice of lawyers. It might he
•opposed tb.t when any of the ordinary members of the
Court of Appeal were, front sickness or other Mier,
unable to id% the learned Chaimellar would ell lb.
racartcy. But this is never thought of. The ususl roarer
'.to call away the most eminent of nor Chancery Judges
from his own proper work forth. purpose et stopping the
gap, and thus virtually to abut up ono Court—end
It.. most etßcient of all—and to allow arrears further i 4,
accumulste. Thie has been the case for mans week,
iluring the present winter before the H use of Lords
berm sitting. and when the principal occupation of the
noble Earl at the bead of the law appeared to be holding
prayer nmetlap at Bournemouth. Has the learned lore
forgotten the motto. Lederere ntst erase I
Ralalloce between the Cur and the Csarevritch grow
mons dimmed. The latter lately Issued invitations for a
ball, sod omitted inviting the Grand Luke Nicholas, who
Is toppoesd to be lambasted In the late serious arm)
contract frauds. The Cmsr insisted that the Grand Doke
nhould he invited on pain ol being lament himself. The
Cuarewitch, however, did not yield; he postposed the hall
eine dig.

If the detailed intelligence we have just received from
the Cape does not throw 'sorb Pew light op the cause, ot
the dbaster at Roekith Drift, it does full Natio. to the
heroism of our me& raperially is this the case with
Lieuteneate Brumbeari sad Chard. Them *ere impasse
to the oosieught uf full three thousand Zulus, and had
hot eighty men all told. Tat, aided by miaerable breast-
works extemporised out of blitcult Una and floor haps,
they kept the enemy off spill help arrived. Such. how-
ever.... the ferocity of that Zulus, that many et' them
actually entered the position. sad •ers on six Matins(
oecasices hulled out at the heyrnieth point

lf. Saint•Reos TalHandier, who has jost died suddeoly
I. Paris, was not °el, an actomplMbed esessist, but at
lb. rause limit a most haterestina ketoses. His bad
intimately known several oien tf this beginning of the
rotatory. and treasured up frosts their eoeversaPoe
immense stores of first-rats information, which ha liked
to impart to his andirons in lb. worn of ble ketorss
I remember Fools. beard from his morals lla• 'ailments
anecdote on N.D.:lens 1. :—The Imprint was walking in
lb. grounds of St. Cloud with ow of his cotertiore—Conai
de anus. if low not mistelten—abots masa soddenly.
In his bituat moaner. "What do you think will he the
'mural feeling in Lumps when 1 diet Tho unfortunate
murk*? beaus @Unmoving that it was sure to he one of
rennet sod wissiratinn, when b• was stoppul sport
"Nothing of the kind I' reclaimed Napoleon. 'Leroy*
will simply say. 'Ouf I what* comfort and • relief

The sth Lencera, who,,. qt-i-artered at Brightoe, were
relied epos the other day to supply fifty-two men for the
11th, to go out to the Gape. More were 171 as pintas
sod lobes the orilosel told my to step forward who would
like to go, the 171 all voluateered, and three sergeants
gave up Gallr stripe, to go m maribra
hoer, with some astonishment, • rumour that the fate
of Ramo Grant's house at Leneington bas at last bee.
sod it 10--tlensolitloo. The Night scree of mooed
helooging to tbe desolate massieu, with the labs mid all
the net of it, ars to he Posed to scientist me the site of •
new moan, sad the hams itself is to be utilised by way
of building onteriala If Om report be true, I rejoice st
U,. consequent abolities of Gime most Itkleous radium
with their gilded cones sod their blunt and barbarous
casting.
Major Butler, author of the Greet Zane Lead, n-
umbed from • trip to Cyprus. with • touch of the all but
inevitable fever, just in time to preyer• for lb. Gem. His
orders were somewhat entities; when h• assisted at tbe
embarkation of the 17th Lancers last Monday week ,be
aid Dot too.. that be should so soon follow them. The
sketch., by the way, wbich his wife, the painter of the
" Roll Cell," made on hoard the France, sr• not intended
to be worked no into • picture. Her militia& object wee
the study of expression in the bores.. If the poor 'Mom,.
were almost stupefied with terror be,., I dread to taint
.bat they will suffer at the end of their voyage, where the
d Acuities of landing are woolly so groat
Romig eviAently decliorts to be entangled say further
in Afghan affairs. • special embusy, •scompanied by
General Roscoooff, has rembeel Stimarcead, sod been
royally feted there, but Gement Kauffman wee instructed
to Moeller, sheolctely ell the pfo9ollitiooo that might be
mad* by the Afghans.

The Oxford crew that will row maim! Cambri
April sth is likely to Is • good deal inf. nor to thedr "arok.
Blurt repreeentaVves of last year. Only one member of
the crew of 1! will he in the boat—H. if. Soutbwelfsnd
his presence Is • doubtful advaotage. Of the now men.
Whartoo. who is rowing tow; Rowe. who is Na 6; end
Robinson the stroke, smear to WI the best bw the two
latter are certainly over-placed. Hobart, who rowed
seared Cambridge two Of three years ago, ought to be
put anywhere except at 7, although he is one lithe row
Mon who will be doing his fair share or work after Ham-
mersmith. As a whole the crew, though kik& y to be
fairly together, is secood.,ate, and Cambridge ought to
feel very hopeful about to. true. n. I. • rumour,
however, that H. P. Marriott may row at his old pLee of
stroke; but the preredent of Derbyshire returning to
stroke an inferior crew leant encouraging.