The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-11 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

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QUTCX Rul..—Ths Polka, Captain Mick, had a
quick run up to London last week. She sailed from
Portland Roads it 12 o'clock Tuesday night, and
arrived at Woolerioh at eight o'clock on Thursday
evening.
TUX AURORA BORIALTB WAS observed at Wey-
mouth on Monday night, from between sixth and
seven to eight o'clock, when it appears to be gaining
in intensity, but was obscured from eight by clouds.
WABHID ASHORE. —Tbe body of a man has been
oast on shore 0111• X Osmington at the beginning
of lest week, it had apparently been a longtime in
the water wis very much decomposed, and the
bead was gone. There was no clothing but a pair
of hoots. A cask of claret, bearing the mark
"Chateau Caverne, 356," was also cast ashore at the
no place.

PHZ;ZWITON HI RETIRE THAN CURL—In the present
peculiar state of the atmosphere, now that • mild tem-
perature is accompanied by much wet and mud "under
foot," it is as well to remind some of our readers
that extra sanitary case is often required as mach in
a mild winter as • hot autumn and the precautions
of cleansing all foul places, limewashing stale walks,
destroying bad smells by chloride of lime and other
disinfectants, are very much wanted now. Persons
should not be suffered to go about with empty
stomachs, and strict attention to cleanliness of all
kinds, it need scarcely be said, is absolutely required.
SLICCISS OP • YOUNG TOWNSM•it.r-Mr, W. T.
Aylesbury, jun., son of Mr. Aylesbury, of the
Esplanade, Weymouth, has successfully passed his
first examination at the Phatinacentical College,
being second on the list of 105 candidates. Mr.
Aylesbury intends to stand for examinations, aetend-
ing the current session (ten months), and hopes to
be able to catumence business as a pharmaceutical
chemist by examination, and not merely by fee.
OCCUPATION OF THE OUILDHALL. If there had
been a County Court last Saturday, the claim of the
Judge to all the rooms OD the floor of the Hall would
have been particularly awkward, for there was in the
meriting a meeting of the trustees of the Mioo
charity, the borongh maghiLratee heud • summoned
case, and also one of pauper removal, and the county
magistrate heard • charge of fowl stealing. If there
is means of reeervieg any room for magisterial and
other purpose, it is obviate that the County Courts
may be the means of very serious inconvenience.
COLLISION AND SIRIOUS INJORY.—Abont six
o'clock no Wednesday evening last, Mr. W. J.
Lockwood, of the King'. Arnie, High-street, was
driving home front Wyke, acCompanied by Mr. T.
Eilery, In a trap belonging to the latter. About
300 yards from the Union-house, A horse and cart
were seen coming at • rapid page towards them. No
driver could be seen, and Mr. Lockwood drew
close to the side of the road; but, as the runaway
approached, it swerved towards Mr. Lockwood's, and
a.violent collision was the result, Mr. Ellery and Mr.
Lockwood being thrown into the reed. Mr. Ellery
was not much hurt, but Mr. Lockwood was -ems-
able and on sasistanos arriving, he was fiend to be
sevenly injured about the face, head and back. The
trap.wss math damaged, the fore part being torn
away ; but Mr. Lockwood WM put In, and taken
home. Dr. Lltligow was promptly in attendance,
and found that no bones were broken; but the other
injuries were mimic yet Mr. Ikwood may,
under careful treatitteat, reoover. The horse and
vehicle that caused the damage belonged to Mr.
Starks, baker, of Wyke.
Tas Aiwa ***** TEA Mstriro in connexion
with Hops Congregational Chapel was held in their
spacious wheel room on Thursday evening week. The
room was tastefully &worsted for the occasion with
nags, evergrems and !appropriate mottos,. About
200 enjoyed a comfortable and social cop of tea, and
a much larger number INTO present at the meeting
which was held afterarards. The partnr, Rev. •W.
Lewis, presided) and the Revs. Messrs. Griffin, of
Wermoeth, Shemin of Portland, and Mesas. Roberts
and Bailing took pert in the proceedings of the
evening. It was stated that not only bare all the
expenses of the chapel been met, but an old debt
occasioned by the necessity to make some alterations
in the roof of the chapel, had been liquidated; and •
feeling of hopefulness pervaded the meeting in regard
to their anticipations for the future. The pro-
ceedings were ,enlivened by some very pleasing
singing by the choir,, in some of the pieces the
audience heartily joining. We believe one charac-
teristic of the.. annual teas is the large attendance of
youths in the oompany --a feature which was
thoroughly maintained in the evening's gathering.
SPICTIAL firraorts or PRAYEJL—A watch night
service was held as usual at the Wesley= Chapel on
the last night of the old yew ; but it being near the
Sunday, the attendiume was not greeter than usual.
Prayer meeting to usher in the new year were
assembled at several of the chapels, and at these
also the attendance was rather thin. The week of
special united prayer commenced on Monday evening
at the Macomb* Regis National school rooms, and
very u nfurmal mid-day services are also held at
mid-day in the Sailor's Bethel. Those willing to
join for a few minutes in prayer with thaw who
meet are invited logo in and out all they please,
and thus no inooevenience is laid upon any who
have but a short time to spare.
COMPLIMSNT TO • TOWNSMAN AND HIS Wire.—An
Australian oontemporary has the following :—" The
seamanlike and genial eommander of the Young
Australia has had a very handsome compliment paid to
him by the employes of Messrs. J. and G. Harris. the
agents to whom the ship haa been consigned ever ranee
she has been trading here. Captain Bolt is well-known
In Brisbane, and has won the rearicat and good-will of
nli withetcellen whom
and
t pamageabme adhue bymtmbee ships coipsEnatarlct'hil Russell the
Young Australia, when under his oommand, prove that
he has no mean ability as • navigator. After several
* ' aequaintasoeship. Marra Harris's employes
wished to give Captain Bolt some token of their appre-
ciation of his good quslities, and this they have done
imner. creditable to them•
in a delicate and graceful lu
aelves and gratifying to Captain Bolt. They have
preeent,d Mrs. Bolt with • very handsome silver tat
end c„ffet, service. cccompanied by a richly-bound album
containing photographic portraits of the donors. The
following inscription is engraved on the principal
articles : "Presented to Mrs. D. R. Bolt, by the
employe, of Messrs. J. and C. Barri., Brisbane, as a
token of their regard and esteem for her husband and
their friend. Brisbane, October 19, 1869."

CIIMATION OF Tilt CRANNIL ISLANDS' MAW;
VIA WItYIIOUTIL —Last Thureday morning the Way.
mouth host conveyed the mails to England for the
last time, owing to the recent arrangements made
between the Pod-office authorities and the South-
Western Company, for the conveyance of • daily
mail. The Weymouth Company has conveyed mails
to and from England and Jersey for a period of ten
years regularly, and without •siogie interruption from
accidents Arising on board the steamers, cud only in
extremely severe weather have the company's boats
been delayed. The Weymouth Company is, it must
be remembered, • loos! company, and should as snob
have been ruppoesed by the oomtnanity, but, far
born this being themes, no recognition has ever been
made of the valuable service this company has
rendered the Jersey community, either through the
directore ,or the brave seamen who command the
steamers. Even MOO two plate ago, when the