The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-02-09 00:00:00

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SIR S. litoo's CHARITY. Quite a crowd of poor
people gathered around the Guildhall, on Thursday
morning, in order to have their cases enquired into, and
to participate in the distribution. provided for by the
funds of this noble charity, of 800 four-pound leaves.
WESLEYAN SCHOOL.—Mr. W. T. Hallett, whose floe
lantern and beautiful slides are in so much request at
entertainments, most kindly delighted the seholars of
the Wealeyan school, at the room on Wednesday night.
Mr. Anderson, the superintendent, who takes such
interest in all that gives the little ones pleasure, pre-
sided, and the beautiful Pictures of the Holy Lend,
Germany, Natural History, photographs of cathedrals,
Weymouth views, and numbers of others interested the
juveniles almost as much as they would older minds.
QUICK PASBAOII FROM QUIENELAND.—The Young
Australia, 1500 tons, of the Mask Ball line, arrived at
Gravesend on February 3, after • voyage of only 82 days
from Brisbane. She brings 36 passengers, all well.
Captain D. Bolt, It.N:R. a native of Weymouth, is her
oonimandsr, and we notice from the printed circular of
Messrs. T. M. Mackay, and Co., of this famous
clipper line, that Captain Bolt has always had the
highest testimonial, presented to him by passengers at
the conclusion of the voyage.
ROYAL Enoiggine' DRAMATIC CLUB.—The members
of the Dramatic Club of the 26th Company, R. E., will
give two entertainments next week, by the kind per-
miasion cif Colonel E. Bellield and under the patronage
of the officers of the garrison, at the Theatre Royal,
St. Nicholarstreet. The pieces chasm are Johnstone's
" Gipsy Farmer; or Jack and Jeekle brother," and the
screaming farce "Romance under Difficulties.' The
oast is undoubtedly an excellent one, and the capital
band of the company will play favourite selections
during the evening. The management has been entrusted
to able hands, and, for those who patronise the club,
a great treat is in preparation. Particulars may be
learned from our advertising columns.
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Gas RIPLOSION : INJURY TO Mn. VERTUR, MlR-
cliairr.—On Tuesday evening, between half-past eight
and nine, the inmates of Mr. Venue's house in Clarence"
buildings, wets alarmed by perceiving • strong smell of
gas in the beck rarlour or °Moe at the back of the
house. On Mr. Vertue's return from Wareham mar.
ket, be took • candle and searched over the pipe to
ascertain the place of the leak, and got on a table and
continued bin much over the soiling. Here there ap.
pears to have been an accumulation of gag, which exploded
with great tome, knocking Mr. Vertue off the table,
and Mrs. Vertu and the servant maid to the door.
Mrs. Vertue and the servant, being somewhat below the
range of the principal force of the explosion, cusped
with • severe shock bet we are Notre to learn that Mr.
Vertu° wee much burnt and otherwise hurt about the
facet and it is feared that he has received injury to his
eyesight. All the windows at the back of the house
were blown out, and some in front were shattered, the
ceiling was swathed, and the door of the room blown to
pieces, even the frame being destroyed. The shook was
felt Nome houses away.
ASSAULT ON A GIRL BY A MUTAT! OF TN' slne
K.O.L I.—Michael Read, a private of the 51st
LOLL, was brought up before EL C. Ooodden, R. H.
0. Swailleld, and B. Meade, Pleire, tutu criminal asmult
on a girl of 11 named Elizabeth Dodge, on the pravioue i
Sunday night, at Verne Hill. Early n the evening the
had been at the "Ocean Wave," when she drank beer
with the prisoner. Subsopently he accosted her on
the road, when she was waiting for her sister, who had
gone on the top of Vern.hillw 1.11 a soldier"she goes with."
She refused to "go for • walk with him." Her sister, •
girl of 18, thou came up—the police say she bears • light
character. She tried to pull her younger sister on, but
she would not go. Then the prisoner put his arm round
her waist, and took her under an arch over the tramway,
when he committed an assault upon her. She shouted
"murder," when he put his hand over her mouth.
On his leaving her, she went towards home crying.
She met P.C. Cooper, and told him what bad happened.
Dr. Carruthers was called in to examine her, and found
slight abrasions, but said they had certainly not been
sustained that night.-- The prisoner said the girl had
been drinking with him all night, walked with him
freely, and that what took place was with her consent.—
He was committed for trial at the aanzea
UNITID MaTtiomer Fan CHURCII, LOWIR BOND-
sTRztT.— The chapel anniversary sermons of the above
denomination were preached on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Feb. 2 and 3, by the Rev. John Guttridge, of
Leeds. The ter. gentleman took for his text on Tuesday
evening, "Earnestly contend for the faith which use
once delivered unto the saints." The congregation
numbered between 400 and 500. On Wednesday after.
noon be preached his second sermon from " For we bare
not followed cunningly devised fables.' Both sermons
were listened to with deep interest; the attention of
both congregations seemed rivetted during the discourse.
After the service was over the friends wended their way
to the Literary LOSUillt.o, where tot was provided for
them. On amount of the accident to tbe Portland
railway, and the change in the weather, the number
that partook was less than was anticipated; however,
this did not Appear to mar the pleasure of the evening,
as we believe ell seemed mere or less thoroughly to
enjoy themselves. After the tea was over the friends
returned to the chapel, where the lecture was to be
given. Whilst the friends were assembling, an anthem
was sung by several of the Gloucester chapel choir, the
organist of the same presiding at the harmonium, after
which en hymn was sung and prayer waa offered by the
Rev. S. Shortridge. The Rev. W. Lewis, of the Hope
Congregational chapel, was called to occupy the thafr.
He did so in • earl satisfactory meaner. After a brief
introduthinti by the chairman, the Rev. J. Gattridge
came forward amidst great applause and delivered his
lecture, entitled "The Brotherhood of the World, or
Philanthropy." The lecture was delivered from begin.
ning to end In a thrilling and masterly style. The
lecturer ably exposed the absurdities of the modern
fashionable theories as to the origin of man, and was
larly severe on the development hypothesis. He
particularly
great command of scientific language, and
!poke with a fluency which showed that in many of the
' elegies" be wat perfectly It home. At the aloft votes
of thanks were tendered to the Revs. J. Gattridge and
W. Lewis, and to Mr. T. Wallis, and the choir who had
so greatly added to the pleasure of the evening. The
doxology was then sung and the meeting dispersed.
We sincerely hope that this will not be the last visit of
the Rev. J. Outtridge to oar pleasant and fashionable
watering Path The oolleetions alone amounted to
about £'6 24., which will he appropriated to the BTU.
dating of the debt at present on the chapel.
BOROUGH Prrrr 13111510118, Tuesday—Before the
Mayor (J. Thud, Esq.). and J. Ayling, Esq.
Mary Elisabeth Rolls was aunnuonsal for assaulting
her husband, Philip Rolla, on January 2L —Mr. R. N.
Howard for defendant, nod asked if it would be possible
to settle the case; but the husband mid it would be
impossible to live with his wife. However, Mr. Howard
pressing for • 'settlement, the sage was adjourned for
that purpose for a week.
Before J. Ayling, Fee., and W. Talbot Esq.
The license of the Cotter Hotel was transferred from
Mr. Sly to Mr. James Lee Carpenter.
WIDNISJIDAY.-13efore Ayling, EN., and W. Talbot,
Ea2innath Marshallsoy was brought up charged with
stealing two counterpanes, Irons the house of Mr. J. d.
Gibson, on Aug. N.—Primmer bad Men permitted by
Mrs. Gibson to sleep in their house as she had no house,
and in the morning the counterpanes were missed; one
from • cupboard, and mother from off the bed. The
eountemyeucs were geld to Mr. Ball, dl New-street, for
.—Prisoner said that Mrs. Gibson authorised
her to sell or pawn the counterpanes, and the sold them,
on the understanding that, if they were not disposed of, ,
she was to have them again on Saturday, for 2s. 6d.
each.—Prismer elected to be tried by the Beath, and
was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. -It was
subsequently foetid that there was • mistake in the
value of the goods, which was too high to permit the
Bench to decide the use, and prisoner was !remelt up
again on Thuradaj, before 3. Ayllag, Req., and min-
mated for trial at the Marth asthma—A warrant has
been out modest Marshellsay sines Aaiun; but the was
not discovered until Tuesday week, when it was found
that she had entered Weymouth union-home.
Cowry* Pgrre atheleita, Tharsday.—Before R. H.
0. Swaldeld, Req.
A Dodge with, Spirits; or Masking Batiks, sad
making a Jar. —Jobe Dedpe, seaman, was brought up
for having in his possession a quantity of spirit; on
which he could not prove the duty had been paid.—R.
G. Chessman, Esq., collector of H.M. Custom; pro-
seouted.—Joeeph Williams, a coestguardaman, of
Portland, said that on Tuesday evening, be wee on
Castleton beach, and about 8.30 noticed a boat approach.
tog the shore, and went to meet bet. When he teethed
the boat, he found Dodge bailing her up. He nked
him what made him so isle, and be replied that be had
been watching his nets, as some persons had been
robbing him the last two nights. Remelt miry strongly
of spirits. Dodge hauled his boat up to high water mark,
and went away, leaving without oa the beach. Witness
walked towards the slipway, and met Dodge about ten
minutes afterwards at the Castle inn stables, carrying a
basket with some stone bottles. Witness asked him
" What have you there, John f" and be replied "Some
health" Witness made him prisoner, and took him to
the watehbonaso where be looked him up with the
bottles, and went away, as he had another suspicious
character to look after, In about ten minutes be
returned, and found the bottles smashed on the door.
Witness asked him why he broke them, and Dodge
"Mad, a sort of • jar" —(query, "jeer") at biro.
Witness then neat foe the thief °Mow, and told him
what had cseethreL Witness did not me bile carry
away myth*, from the both—Dodge denied having
made a "jar" at wilisses.—Mr. If.. Bothell, chief officer
of coastguard at Portland, deposed to seeing the broken
bottles, and the spirits on the floor. He gathered up
what spirits be °Quid and pat it in • bottle, and delivered
the sprite and broken bottles to the Custom-house,
Weymouth, and prisoner to the police.—Mr. C. Thomas
examining °Meer of 11.11.'s Customs, Weymouth,
deposed to receiving the fragment* of seven stone bottles
from lest witness. Ruh bottle would contain 7 gills
and the amount was one gallon, 17-32nda The single
value and duty of which would be el 3s. 6d.—Prisoner
said that he was going to an inn for • glass of porter,
and a man asked him to carry the basket for him. As
to the bottles being broken, Willhoos left hiss in the
dark, and he fell over and broke them.—Priaoaer,
awarding to law, was obliged to move that theltz
had been paid, whigh helmet unahW do.—Fined double
value and duty and mats SS 194. 6d. or to go to
Dorchester gaol Ice me meittb.—Priaoner was
committed.

PORTLAND.

SZROWIT (loam the court InerVal on whom we
reported 'sat week, has escaped any nupriwoolcut ; hut
ha. been reduced to the ranks.

Tag WNLL AT RifigTON vu a short time beak found
to be impregnated with organic matter, and the water
we. turfiP to drink, h was diseovered that the evil roue
from a leak in the Easton pond, which reeei.es the
drainage of Easton and lteforne. The pond was emptied
and Ihe well water bec .me perfectly pure. Since then the
pond has been repaired by the Loos' Board, and a great
quantity of water has ascumulated from the recent reins;
but we are sorry to find the well j. again contaminated
as before. It is to be hoped that measures will be
quickly taken effectually to remove what may be a cause
of serious Wary to health.
AMATEUR THEATIICaLe. —The °Meer/ and men of
H.M.S. Boatalren gave a grand performance on board
the ship on Thursday last. The first piece was a romantic
fdomullowaingenwteitreledthe"dThraernaliteri4e
Sir Milford Welborn (of the Old Orange at
per.ir of Siehoreditch," and the
Iforiden)
.. Mr. O. Ellie.
Evelyn Ileartwell (in lose nltta 0004A.C.) • • Mr. J. Smith
Oliver D01t,,. (ltis Rival—en Adventurer) . Mr.?. lieareey
Caleb Cory Moat of the Ohl tankard .. Mr. Pattern,.
Timothy Tapeen (a Travelling Tinker) .. W. WelnLvr
Samaoson Brayllng (a Olpsy Cider . • ••w. W. Downer
Will and &eh Oils °owe:dons, Mr. 1101,1.4:Mr. T, Disable
JeaperSerfmpe (the Miner) .. Mr. J. Fewer,
Toby Taper (hie Man) • • • • • •We. J. la" Sir Thomas Overton (a Ma(istrate) .. 'arr. I. T.Denyer
Matthew Bmelton „ Mr. J. china

Martin (a Servant) Mr. 11. Clarke
Const ince (of the Orange, nleoetollir Milford).. Muse IX Warder
Abigail Allspice (her Attendant) Mire J. Cox
Mabel (the (Spey Girl .- • • • • •
Olpeles Foments, Soldier+, Se.. by Members of the Company.
An iaterlnde of ton inioutes followed, daring which a
hornpipe and song were given by membern of the
company, and well reoeived. The performances con-
cluded with the laughable Urea of "Love and warder," of
*blab the following was the cad:—

Manuel
r. tiris
()stria
Andra Mr. IT. CO;
Mickey Maps.. Mr. Meister
1br11...... MI= Adams
Anita —
Ninetta Mks Stow.;
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The Juvenile Band of HAL& Boatsmen, ably ettp.plieh
the 1110160, under the lesderehip of Mr. Rosenbaum. The
entertainment was very well attmeded by visitors from
the shore, especially by the ladles in fast we might
any that it was thronged with speetatoia. The whole
passed off with very great wooer, and tbeis was
frequent and hearty applause, so that doubtless many
felt regret that they were obliged to leave. But all
sublunary pleasures moat come to an end, and so did
the amateur theatricals; however • circumstance not
bargained for tamed the acquaintance of our venal
heroes and their visitors to be prolonged. The wind
earn* on to blow in the evening, and owing to the severe
weather they (maid net to ashore. This unexpected
circumstance might have *hewn to some how unpractical
was the determination, if they had expressed it, of" We
won't go home till morning," bat the kind hospitality
and over ready courtesy of their naval en tenet uers soon
tiet all at ease. The visitors were moat comfortably
acoonunodated and passed the night on board the ship.
In the morning all returned home; but not without
expressing their appreciation of the kindem and talent
of their entertainers. We have been given to under.
stand that in consequence of the great MOONS of the
thsatticale, it is the intention of the amateurs to give
another performance about the middle of next month.