The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-05-18 00:00:00

J3orat enuntti Expreo.

TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1869.

DORCHESTER.

R11810111•TION.—WS are requested to
announce that the Rev. Edward Merriman has resigned
the paatonte of the Baptist Church In this town, in
consequence of the failure of hie health. Mr. Merriman
has made many friend. since he has been in Dorchester,
and the cause of his retirement will be generally
regretted.
Tue Rev. H. Mot/La.—An ordinary meeting of the
Vioteri• Institute was bald on Monday evening, May
3, at 9, l'ondait-street, Renentatreet, London, the
1t.,. W. Mitchell, ILP., vice president in the chair. A
paper was reed on "The Universal Deluges recorded in
riaripture," by the Rev. 11. Monk, M.A., who son-
tended for • pre-adamite deluge, as referred to in the
opening vets- of Genesis. His views were ceiticisei by
die Boy. .1. H. Titoomb, Rev. C. A Row, Mr. J. Iteddie,
and the Chairman.

Tag WALKS Is BLOSSOM. —Advertisements of the
South-Western Beltway Coropanv In the London doily
papers proclsito the glnries of the chestnut tr--es on
Bushey Park now in full bloom. The sight is said to
be magnificent. We are quite sure however that it
oannot roost the grandeur of our chestnut walks at
Dorchester, whose puperb avenues of ancient trees
uplifting to the pure May skies enormous masses of the
most lovely foliages of a delicate green, unrivalled in
any other forest tree, teem with brilliant tspering
florets, flame coloured, sod lighting up the verdue with
all the magical effect an illumination. Dorchester is
just now worth coming a day's journey to see.

Rag AAAAA Ls Auaona.—A very rcm.rkable display
of aurora was visible on Thursday night. It eon.
minced root. after 10 p.m. The phenomenon involved
considerably more than half of the entire sky, and took
the form, mainly, of a met number of streams or ban
of light, some white, some crimson, radiating from,
point about 25 degrees south south-east of the s. nitk
By half-past eleven the phenomenon bad lost aU its
more striking features, and gradually after this time
the sky became overcast with hazy cloud. Irrespective
of its; brilliancy, this aurora was iemarkabte on two
grounds—drat, as occurring so late in the season ; and,
amiondly, as presenting the very rare phenomenon of
the convergence of the streamers towarJa a point south
of the zenith.

THE WZATHIL —Vas followin* is oor Losteoro:ogieol
report for the week wading Sunday lost:—

Direction
_State of Weather.
of Wind.
SW Rain, misty, gioeeny
NE locally, Ina
NNE Fine
NE Fine
ENE Gloomy, fine
ENE Cloudy, One, gloomy
NZ 8 loamy, rain

C•laalTrlD TO TIM DOUBT COONTT
&mama James Wheeler. stealing a watch fa, at
brad pole. —Bard Labour John Farr,vsgranery at Braid-
may ne, 1 nt,mtb ; William Baena, vagrancy at Witaboatte
Minster, 1 mciatb Joseph Miller, vagrancy at Bland-
ford, 14 day,; Wtlllem Bower, vagrancy at Gillingham,
14 days ; William Johnson, and George Thomas,
vagrancy at (ikeferd Fitspaine, 14 days ; Joseph Callow.
vagrancy at Wimberne Minster, 21 day.; William
Faddism, misbehaviour at Beaminster, 14 days ;
William Coleman, assault, Ito., at Weymouth, 14 days;
John Butler, misbehariour at Weymouth union, 7
days; Caroline Farwell, steeling 5 pairs of boots, it
Beandoster, 6 weeks; George Edwards, and William
Smith, stealing butter arid bum:nits at Cliarmouth, 21
lays; Game Beeon, stealing imp, cheese. at
Werebasi, 8 weeks ; Martin Rich, steeling mosey at
Fonnuill Magna, 1 month .—/siprisossind William
Pitman, and Job Hooper, drunk, he., at Weymouth, 7
days; Juuse. Legg, drunk, ha., at Dorchester, 7 days.
A BAD CARL —On Saturday last, a man named Jabs
Duncan Comas who mine to Dorchester.. reporter for
Us. Chronicle, but WM almost immediately discharged.
was to have been brought up on remand, for trespassing
on the railway between Dorchester and Werneeth, but
Mr. Good, the surgeon of the gaol, reported that be
was too unwell to be taken from the infirmary. his
mind, in fed, being deranged. Ceder these dram-
stances, R. Pearce, Bag., and the magistrates' dark IT.
Coombs, Bar.), proceeded to the gaol with the
witnesses in the owe for the matter to be formerly
taken in the poor fellow's presence. An engine-
driver, named Philip Nieboleiti, deposed that
he was in ...harp of the Brilisbury Melo on
Tuesday lad, and left Dorchester for Weymouth at
12.30. Before arriving at Binembe tunnel be saw
Climem on the line, holding up both his band; which
was the signal to stop. He shut off the steam, and
went on slowly to the mouth of the tunnel,
but found there was nothing that should be
signalled for. The train was, of worse, delayed
by his set. after this Chime went to the
signal-man at the Dorchester side of the tassel,
and persisted that he would go through the tunneL
the tunnel. Bates could not get him to go
away, and telegraphed the eireemstances to Mr.
Proem, at Dorchester, who aims down with
• constable, and gave Chasse Into custody. He
them appeared to be differing from *arisen imam and
there is no doubt that he bad been drinking deeply.
He was brought before W. William Beg. on WedneodsT,
and remanded till to-day. It now appears that he is
insane. When the evident.* we him detailed wee
given, be said it was quite right, bet be thought
Mr. Spicer was after him with a detective, and that
the railway was his safest course. He wee
remanded for another week, when it is hoped
he will bare come to his right mind. It
has been suggested that from being out of employment
for a keg time he had been in went, and that now
getting into a situation had " upset" him and led him
to the drinking whim has unclose him ; but this, how-
ever charitable • theory, is a &agorae one, for, being
long out of • dilation ought to have made bins the
, more maul to do nothing to forfeit one wham he had
got it.

VMSTATION 07 virs Aimilium 07 Don= —7lt• I
following are the arrangements the Von. groloiemois
ilmisimery hopes to make.. the days of his Mitotic. :
Morning prayer on May 24th, 264 h, 27th, bad 286, at
sight egg* a.m. Hornig prayer sad Litany on May
and Mak, at eight a.m. The Holy Com-
munion it 11.41. The salmi et the clergy, end the
sharp to the clergy and ohurobwordems It one o'oloek.
Tbe murk woll:sfroui 9.30. until IL3O. 1 bops
that msay of the , elmrobwerdess sad sideman
may lad It sou to dine together at 2.415. Nam
my het visitation, eonipsisery shush mks have beau
aboliebed bye. Aot of Parilemeat Oat of this
Is the law same impsrleat questions Is asters... to
duties sad liabilities of obenthwesdans ham arises, and
meal
iprnuaquiries ham' been made es to the best amass of
provisios for the.. obleste to width the shush
aatevsmintimep.ltqilhd. Igagees te invite a