The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-01-07 00:00:00

CONFIRMATIONS IN TIM DIOCESR OF

SALISBURY.

Tlia Lind Iliabo,l of Salisbury hat lamed tile following
acheine for his Triennial Confirmation tour of the
County of -Dmitri t
Sunder, Fab. 23

Corte Castle, at 11
Steeple, at 3
Monday, Feb. 24.
Tuesday, Feb. 2$ Wiurrith Newborgii, it 11
- Combe Keynei, at 3
Wednesday.Feb.Feb 26 Church Know% at 3
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I'hursday:lFeb. 27
Bradlaud, et 3
Parketene, at 11
at'3
Saturday, March 1
Sunday, March 2
Monday, March 3 gantord Magna., at 11
Tuesday, March 18 ..

Friday, Feb. 28

Wimborne, at 8
Gillingham, at 11
Motoombe, at 3
Thursday, March 20 Cranborne, It 11.30
Thursday, fdareli 27 Shaftesbury, at 11
Melbttry, at 8
&dipole, St. John's, at 11
Wyke Regis, at 3
Thursday, April 3 tw
Me!combo Regis, St. Mary, at 3
Osinington, at 11
Eipway, at 3
Sunday, April 6 Portland, at 10.30
Portland, at St. John's, at 3
Abbotabury, at 1/
Longbredy, at 3
Wednesday, April 9 Dorchester, St. Peters, at 3 •
Thursday, April 10 Dorchester, All ttilluts, at 11
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Tuesday, April 1

Friday April 4

Tuesday, Aril 8

Corns Abbas, at 3 '
Friday, April 11 . . ... Wintes‘rne Cam*, at it
Tuesday, April 29
Wednesday, April 30
Tarrant Gunrille, at 3
Thursday, May 1 Handley, at 3
Tuesday, Judy 8
Wednesday, July 9 Sutton, at 11
Iwerne Minster, at 3
Durweston, at 11
Okeford Fitspaine, at 3
Friday, July 11 Haselbury Bryan, at 11
Sturminater Newton, at
Saturday, July 12
Holwell, at 6
Sunday, July 13
Monday, July 14 Bradford Abbas at 11
Yetminster, at ,3
Tuesday, July 15 Leigh, at 11
Erershot, at 3
Wednesday, July 16
Thursday, July 17
Fsiday• July 18
Baiikland Newton, at 4
Saturday, July 19

Thureday, July 10 ... ..

. Mdborne St. Andrew, at 3
Ileaddy, July 20 ...... Tinkleton, at 11
Piddletown, at 3
Tuesday, July 22 ..... Ben e Regis, at 11
Winterborne Wbitebureb, at 3
Wednesday, Jnly 23 BingbaMs Meleombe, at 11
Tarrant Keynstone, It 4
Thursday; July 24
Wednmidny, Sept. 24
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Bradpole, at 3
Thuniday, Sept. 23 Bridport, at 3
Friday, Sept, 26
Whitchurch Canonicorum, at 3
Saturday, Sept. 27
Sunday, Sept. 28 Lyme Regis at 11
Monekton *yid, at 3
. Martino*, at 3
. Hawkchurch, at 10.30
Broadwinsor, at 3
Thursday, O. 2....
Beaminster, at 3
Netherbury, at 11
Powerstock, at 3

Mondey, Sept. 29...
Tuesday, Sept. 30..,

Friday, Oct. 3

Day not fixed

. .....• Portland Pkton
Sherborna &boot
°borne

COMMTITED TO THZ DORCHESTER GAOL.—Hard
Labour :—Thomas Chant, vagrancy at Blandfctd,
one calendar month; Jane Hanford, stealing turnips
at Bradpole, one calendar month; Harriet Crimea ,
'vagrancy at Dorchester, one calendar month
;
John Marks, destroying property at Wyke Regis,
two calendar months; George Randall, poaching at
Oweamoigne, one calendar month; George Wither-
ington, poaching at Sixpenny Handley, two calendar
months; James Adams, stealing two ferrets at Long
Critchell, three calendar months; Mark Hickford,
poaching at Lytchett Minster, one calendar month;
Charles Wiliiams, vagrancy at Motcombe, three
weeks; Mary Ank Powell, assault on police at
Weymouth, one hilendar month; Mary Ann
Le Metre, vagrancy at Dorchester, one calendar
month • Mary Ann Staple, stealing money at Brid-
port, four calendar months • Jeremiah Fudge, steal-
ing beef at Storminster Newton, one calendar month;
Matilda lake, stealing wood at Dewlish, seven days;
Thomas Hoskins, stealing money at Cranborne one
calendar month; Edward Dicker, stealing wood at
Milborne, fourteen days; James Frampton and
William Diment, stealing a tame rabbit at Melbury
Osmond, one calendar month.
A U•rITAL MOUSER.—Tha Field nenspaper says,
a correspondent informs us that at Yewtree Ihrm,
Thorneombe, there is a kitten not yet four months
old, which recently killed forty mice, one after the
other, in about ten minetes. The mice were found
among the bags in a granary.
W EYMO UT H. —Sr. MARY'S CROUCH—The
alterations in connection with this sacred edifice are
now completed, and the church was re-opened for
divine service on Sunday last, when the rector
preached two appropriate and impressive sermons.
The Rev. W. Cordeaux also preached in the after-
noon. The whole of the highbacked pees have
been cut down, the seats widened, the church has
been painted throughout both internally and exter-
nally, the pews grained in imitation of English
oak, the guilcling and ornamental work has been re-
stored, and • new vestry and robing room has been
erected at the side with A covered way from the
church. A new pulpit has also been erected. Alto-
gether the church presents • marked improvement
—a fact admitted by even those who were all along
most hostile to the alterations. At the close of the
several services on Sunday, collections were made
in aid of the church improvement funds.
WILIBORNE.— The annual meeting of the
governors of the Queen Elisabeth's Free Grammar
School, with the clergy, choristers, and officers, of
the Minster, was bald on Thursday last, at Laing's
Hotel, The Chair was taken by Charles Reynolds
Rowe,. Erg., who, in proposing the usual loyal toasts,
alluded in the most feeling manner to the great los
the country had sustained by the death of ths Prince
Consort, and to the isolated situation of our beloved
Sovereign. (The toast was drank in silence.) The
Rev. Dr. Fletcher gave a very satisfactory account
of the state of the school, which was, he said, in a
flourishing condition, both arito the number of scholars,
sad their protioiency. Their attainment, would bear
• favourable comparison with Eton, Harrow, or even
Cambridge. Special attention was given to those
branches of study which would be most serviceable
for the boys in the profession or calling their friends
intended for them. In the evening several glees
Were sung in a very superior manner, and a most
pleasant re-Onion was spent.
IWERNE MLNSTER..—lnquwar.—Au inquest
was held on Monday, before W. Hannen, Esq.' at
the Talbot Inn, on the body of Joseph Woods, the
late postmaster at lwerne, 'mid' the driver of the
mail from that placate 131andford. From the evi-
dence it appeared that on the previone Saturday he
called with a parcel at Raveirton House, at ten
o'clock, and afterwards met a person with whom he
was acquainted, named Painter, to whom he wished
"good night." At that time he Appeared in his
usual state of health. A short time before eleven
he was seen near Park-street, with his head over the
side of the mail cart, quite dead, his feet wrapped
in the horse rug, evidently proving that his death
was not by violence. The Jury returned a 'verdict of
—"Died by the visitation of God." Deceased was
79 years of age „and much respected.
FOOLE.—TWSunclas achoOl teachers and district
visitors of St. James's, as a mark of their esteem
and appreciation of the kind assistance afforded by
the esteemed lady of the Rev. John Barrow, on her
leaving the town presented her with a handsome
bound Bible,..ancl"guld penal awn, for which, since !
her arrival in Bedford, she has expressed her warmest
thanks.
YEOVlL.—Botocron PODICE, Saturday, Jan.
4th.—Before.T. IL Mayo, Faq.—Richard Harvey, 16,
and Albert Edivard Allen, 19 years of age, who bas
been convicted three times, and undergone three
years in • reformatory, were brought up in custody
of P.C. Brown, charged with stealing • ship of
beef and a portion of • pig's head, the property of
Mr. Robert Patten, butcher, of South-street, on
the night of Friday, the 3rd nut. P.C. Brown satd
he went to the house of the prisoner Allen, said
found him about to cook • part of the dainty for
his supper, and on searching the cupboard found
the remaining portion of the beef. Prosecutor, and
a- yowl man in his employ, named Jabez Bush,
ideAified the meat. Prisoners were fully committed
to take their trial at the anima in March next.
ILCHRSTER.—Ban STAY' or Tma ILCHRSTER
ROAD.—At this season of the year, when most roads
are kept in thorough repair for the comfort of the
ratepayers and others who may have occasion to
travel on foot, it is with regret we have to complain
of the rotten and muddy date of the road between
11clieeter and Yeovil, which can, only be regarded as
"penny wise and pound foolish," sa there are at
this season numbers of man nnemPloyad,. who, we
are sure, would he glad to assist in keeping the road
clean, for a trifling sum per week, for in their pre-
sent state (to use an bishism): it is to take one step
forward and two backward. We trait that by call-
ing attention to the eviLthose who have the manage!
meet will be induced to do their duty, and that as :
shell have no occasion to refer In the subject again.
On Sunday, December 29th, the Rev. Mr. Fenn,
the niiiestietriect-oural -of Aura;
preached an excellent setaion at Chilthoine Church,
and was listened to by 1 mimeo= and attentive
congregation.

TEM GREAT SPOTTEO WOODPECIZR.— Two fin*
speohnens of that rare and beautiful bird, the great
spotted woodpecker (Picas Major), were shot stew days
ago in the Munches woods by • gamekeeper. The birds
were undo and female, and might have bred and used
in the woods had they not been ruthlessly deetroyed.
They could not have been regarded as injurtou to
ge
nie,
on which
plea:L.l= beautiful birds have boon
estroyed, or even exr
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THE RAILROA D TO PORTLAND.

To the We& of the Dorset Co*sty Express and
Agrinif tarot Gazette.
Siff, —" A looker-on" in lastweek's Telegram, allu-
ding to the resolution of th e Wey mon th Town Council
to supporta scheme for a railway to Portland, aiika
"Whether the bondholders of the Harbour and Pile
Pier, as well u the property of the borough, are to
be sacrificed fur so small a section of the Tory
party" 'And alto, "whether Mr. Herbert Willhunc
of Dorchester, and the other bondholders, holding
shares ot upwards of £30,000 are to be boat eight of
or the peke of party alone ?" Now, sir, I have
nothing to do with the Tory party in Weymenth,
nor do I know anything of the Town Council
of That Borough, as such, save what I read of
their extraordinal* proceedings as reported in your
journal. It is therefore no part of my intention to.
take up the gauntlet in their favour, but I beg to.
ask "A Looker-On'," ivho seems to possess the,
ability of looking only on one side of the question,
whether he considers it right and just that the whole'
nf the 'Portland people strottld be sacrificed to the,
interests of Mr. Herbert Wirliaine and others hold.•
ing bonds in the Harbour and Pik Pier? If Mr.
Herbert Williams bas considerable property at stake
in the Pile Pier, be advanced bis Money .with his
eyes open. He knew a railroad to Portland had
been long agitated, and must have supposed that it
would be one day carried out. Besides, in all pro
bability, had he not aclt ed the money, the Pile
Pier would never have carried oat. Bo far as
Portland is concerned,, ould be a goad thief if
tie Pile Pier were washed away by the sea. lee
walking across two or three of its planks, every
Portlander visiting Weymouth by steamer haa tom . .
tvro-pence. This is not only asreat nnisisee, beg
It is a hay tax upon the labouring population of the
island, which they ought not to have thrust spur
them. If the Weymouth people want • pier for
their own pleasure, by all means let them have it ;
but it is neither just or generous to make us pay for
their whims, and then tsijn round upon us, and say
we shall not lute a ilroad lest Mr. Herbert
Williames interest be eri4eed. Trusting, Sir, that
some one better qualified than lam for the task, will
take the matter up, I beg to sabecribe myself
. FAIR-PLAY.
Portland, January 0,1862.