The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-12-23 00:00:00

DOSCH ZBTILI.

Q.O.Y.C.—Friday's Gaut/4 announces that Lieut.
Heating. Burton Middleton is to be captain in the
Dorset Yeomanry.
ACOIDINT. One of the newly erected lamps
on the Great Western-road, was knocked down on
Thursday morning by • waggon of coals, belonging
to Mr. Mayo, of Ceicer's From., that was retuning
from the station.
DORCICOSTIR DESAITSO SOCIRTY.—The next meeting
of the society will be held at the Alingt e Hall, on
Tuesday, January 2nd (instead of January 9th, as
originally fixel), when Mr. B. Foust Lock will
move—" That Government by Party is conducive to
national hypocrisy and immorality, and ought to '-
discouraged."
APPOINT/11ST ONDIER Tat FACTORY Act—We regret
to learn that owing to an accident that has recent:y
occurred to Mr. J. Good, he has been compelled t
resign his posts. certifying surgeon under the Fakt-
Act, the appointment In-ing c .nferred open his stu,
Mr. W. E. Good, who will at once act upon the duties
of his °Moe.
MAGIC L•XTRRYI ENTERTAINMCIII.—A capital mite
lantern exhibition was given at the Congregational
Schoolroom on Wednesday evening by Messrs. Last
and Watkins. The first part of the exhibition was
Illustrative of "The life and history of Joseph,'
the wens 1 part belag .lovutod to pictures of a
description. Several pieces WY KUM !LUIS
of Hope children, led by Mr. Wat son the
harmonium. There was a very ;good audience.
THE WUTIMIII Ctector. —Lord Justice Baggallay
and Mr. Justice Grove have fixed the following dates
for holding the ensuing winter senses on the Western
Circuit—viz., Devizes, Thursday, January 11th ;
Winchester. blonder, January I.sth ; Dorchester,
Saturday, January 20th; Exeter, Tuesday, January
23rd; Bodmin, Monday, January 29th; Taunton,
Thureday, Fobruory Ist; Bristol, Tuesday, February
6th. Both civil and criminal business will be take,
at these amines.
C.E.T.S.—The Holy Trinity breech of this valuable
society intends holding • social 'eschewing. including •
tea and amusements, in the Holy Trinity Infant
Schoolroom, by kind permission of t&e rector (Rev. H.
Everett), on Tuesday (Boxing Day.) Friends wishing
to spend a pleesant evening may do so for the nominal
sum of 9d. each. Those wishing to attend must
give notice to Mrs. H. Everett on or before Saturday
next.
POST-OPTICI Noxicu. —ln order to relieve the
extraordinary prunes at this festive season, the
Post-Office authorities have issued the following
notice severe strain is put upon the Post-Office
In dealing with the Christmas and New Year's Cards,
which are mint in such large numbers. The Post.
Office does all in its power to ensure the dos despatch
and delivery of correspondence at this season, and it
Is hoped that the public will assist the deportment by
ruing their letters, kn., early on Friday, the 22nd,
garden lb. 23rd, and Saturday, the 30th inst.
Me. F. G. IRXPLCI, barrister-at.law of the
Western Circuit, who has practised regularly at the
Dorset Quarter Elusions for the lad ten years, has he.
cepted the magistracy of Cyranis, in our recently
acquired dependency of Cyprus. Mr. Templer sails
early in January next. Mr. E. R. Pearce, barrister.
at-law, who also practises on the Western Circuit and
at the Dorset Sessions, proo sited last week to his
Doctor of Law degree in the University of Cambridge,
A Cumin Hsamme—At Tel-el-Kebir, according to
Lead end Wan", "Juno," an old Irish setter, belong-
ing to the lit Battalion Gordon Highlanders (late
25tb), bravely " rushed " the entrenchments at the
bud of the Highlanders, and displayed a coolness
Inside and a courage which elicited universal applause,
no more minding the rain of bullets than if she was
out snipe tbo Jon., it seems, has long been
petal the regiment. When the order cam, to proc
R 1 everyone said that Juno must ge t and go
she did,
d, very much to the delight of the men.
COterrr Parr! Scaatone, Friday.—At the Shire-
hall, before Colonel Bingham, John Thome Taylor
end Walter Smith were charged with acting as pedlars
'Athos,* e certificate, at Portland, on December 21st.
—Geo Deventsh, landlord of the Britannia Inn,
said came to his house on Thursday, and
for • job. He told them to repair • beer engine,
and asked what they would charge. No price warn
weed on, and they set about the work, and were
pad 3.,, which did not seem extravagant. —Other
witnesses were celled, and stated prisoners had asked
for work.—Mr. Supt. Gale said one of the prisoners
had a certificate up to October 25th, whidi had been
ditto ,ntinued. If he had been a respectable person
there would have been no difficulty about his getting
it rstewed.—Prisonere plea-lel ignorance of the law.
—They were discharged on I,r siting to leave the dims
trict forthwith.
Annum. Palmeri' Tea.—On Friday evening last
warn held the roirente' annual tea in connection with
St Peter's pari.h, at the Alington Hall. There was
• large gathering of the parishioners on the occasion.
The room was prettily decorated for the occasion. Mr.
I. Parsons was awarded the warmest praise for the
manner in which he provided the tea, which was a
most substantial and excellent repeat. Everything
was done by • number of ladies of the pude to
enhanee the enjoyment of the guests, these comprising
Mee, Nene, Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Gaskin, Mrs. A. H.
Lock, Mrs. M. Lock, Mrs. Dixon, Miss Galpin, Mrs.
EVIICA the Misses Kraus, Mies Foater, blies Scott,
Miss Cross, kn., Messrs. G. Ponncy, Shelton, and
othenrabe assisting. After the tea • service of song,
entitled "Bart's Joy," was rendered by a choir of girls
belonging to the Sunday School, Miss A. How proem.
ling at the harmonium. Ihe It.v. C. F. Powys, who
weeded in the regretted absenci of the Rev. T. W.
Reaps, rector, through domestic bereavement, gore
the connective readings, and at the close rave s tme
practical edit,s to the parents, • toot enjoyable even-
ing being ..pnt Some choice ;dente and flowers were
kindly lent for the ad. eminent of the tea tables.