The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-03-05 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

THR MINISTERIAL Marrno.—The members from
Dorset present at Lord Derby's political amenably, on
Monday, were—Mr. J. Floyer and Mr. H. G. Stmt.
two of the county members; Mr. IL Brooks, Wey•
month; Lieut.-Col. N. Start, Dorchester; and Mr.
J. W. Treeby, Lyme Hestia

Tun Evit.—An interesting lecture on this subject
was delivered before the members of the Weymouth
Working Men's Club on Monday evening, by Dr. J.
Moorhead. Tbe leeture was illustrated by several
diagrams, and the lecturer explained • difficult sub-
ject in such a manner as to render it comprehensible
to all.
EISTZRTAINMKPIT. —A Mr. Robert Dolman, pro-
fessor of edocution, from Exeter-hall, London, gave
an •vvening's entertainment at the Royal Hotel
'Assembly Rooms, on Monday. The attendance was
moderate, end the entertainment very good, (be
professor's elocution being euperinr, and his good
wee evident in every shade of character which he
. damage&

litonovon Scamotta, Tueeday.—There was only
one mentions tor le.ring to-day, tbat of Xis* Notley e.
John Rogers for 'smolt. MU? the Tallies and the
naval loungers at cur police Court NO been ki pt waiting
loran hour, the WO •a. court tiled to be adjourn. d for
• week, in commie. nee of no magbtrates endiing their
appearmos—seiwithetanding the fain that the polio,
were doing all they could to and One.
New °MI COMPANY. —A telegram was received
here on Toesday sonnencing that the objection
raised by Mr. Bunion, the proprietor°, the old gas
works, against the plan of the new company, had
been overruled, and that the Bill bad purred the
select committee upon standing order*. The bill
can now he fought upon its own merits, and it is not
improbable, derpite the vacillating proclivities of
the proprietor of the old gas worka, that be will now
come to terma, biodieg and conclusive.

A Limo Vorsoa.—An ordinary pint and • half
wine bottle was picked up on the Chesil Beach off
W)lte Regis, early on Saturday morning by Mr.
T. Bradford, commissioned boatman. It wagoovered
with barnacles, in some parts four inches in length.
Being tightly corked, the bottle waa broken, and
inside, written on • piece of ordinary bill paper, was
the following:—"9th July. 1866. Dutch ship 14.4ie,
A. H. Kiehl master, lat. N. 49.21, long. W. 27.8.
Please forward this paper to the Board of Trade,
London. stating when au4 where found." It is
supposed to have been thrown overboard in the
interest of maritime navigation, to determine the
set of the currents ku., at that partioelar time of
the year.

Batumi:a Ta•cr Socirry.—The annual meeting
of the Weymouth branch of this society was held at
St. Mary's National School.room on Monday evening.
In the absence of the Hector, the chair was taken by
the Rev. T. A. Falkner, and there was a numerous
attendance. After • short address by the Chairman,
the Rev. P. &limy, the deputation, addressed the
meetmg. In the course of an interesting speech
he alluded to the good results which had occurred
/row the society's labours in London and other large
please, pointing out in many instances that min version
to God had resulted from the labours of the society's
missionaries. The rev, gentleman earnestly appealed
for help to enable the moiety still further to enlalte
its sphere of ussfulneas. At the aeoehesion • Ilberal
.oelleettoo was nude.