The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-04-04 00:00:00

laud (Dahl Express.

TUESDAY. APRIL 4, IS7I.

ITag HAVDIL FESTIVAL AT TEM OSTSTAL PALL.The arrangements made for holding the fourth triennial
festival in honour of Handel, at the Crystal Palace,
' promise complete sumac The festival takes place in
June, and will,be the great musical event of the season.
The Menials is get down for the first day, and among
other works of the great comp.:nor hr.:laded in the pro.
gramme we may mention Israel la Egypt and SiSMpl'itl,
In addition to which there will be a number of prtcious
morce•isc which will give variety to the oonoerts. Sir
I Michael Costa will be the conductor. The chores will
I be on the same scale of magnitude as at the festival of
1868, and will comprise representatives from all parts
of the three kingdoms. Thus the fettival becomes
elevated into a national act. The band will comprise
•Il the leading professional playere. The great organ
Is beinz enlarged and thoroughly renovated. As regards
principal vocalists the public may trust the managers
that the highest available talent will be @soured. For
particulars see Our advertising columns.
BOROUGH PEI'II Spawns, Monday.—Before the
Bia>or (T. Bennett. EN.), lit DAVIS, Br. Aldridge, O. Corme,
E. 1., and J. Bishop, EN.
IiNJRUL Snug, of Piddlotronthide, was brought up for

very firm, with goad export demand,-. -
. Barley ,
steady. Maize fairly enquired for. British— Dorsctsil ire.
wheat, 6,387 ; barley, 3,113; oats, 912 ,• flour, '
22,801. Forrign—Wheat, 5,171 ; barley, 12,023; • COUNTY COURTH Foe A Pntf...—Blandford, Monday,
Nita, 6 762 ; Maize, 3,835 ; flour, 1,005 sacks 10; Derebellter, ThiliNclig. 13; Bridger!, Friday, 14;
1 Weymouth, Saturday, 1i; Poole, Monday, 17 ; Shaftes-
and 2,6413 barrels. ' bury, Thursday, 20.
(21.0,11.—Although buainem is limited, prided 1 lies MAJKSTT'S Daawrso-Itoon. At the Queen's
are maintained. Supplies of English grain Drawlng.room. on Tuesday afternoon, the following
limited, Foreign moderate. Wheat sold quietly present.' h•ii.,,.!..e.re ni,ule to Her 51,iCeltY : - Sir Ricli.ird
at an occasional advance of One Shilling per qr. ill".lll7:bltriatm; m
. ; Mr. Portman:
(:;Lsily Glyn, by. the
Barley inactive. Oats purchased cautiously at 1 Gruim'aige ; Hon. Mrs. Ashley Glyynn,,obny the
marriage,
' te's,
previous prices Beans and peas dull. Flour iby the HOD. Mrs. Arthur llnitoombe, file following
um" and gentlemen attended the drawing-room :
quiet, without change in value.
Lady Harriet Ashley, Lady Augusta Slue, HOD. Mrs.
Lionel Ashley, Mrs. Charles Hambro, Ati.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE, Tiii- DAv.
Our number of beasts fresh up for to-day's
mark Is a fair average, and general good
quality. Prices must be written fully 2a. per
stone OM last Monday, and there ia a for de-
mand far all descriptions of British and foreign. '
Bast soots sod crosses freely moved, it, some
instances in excess of top quotation'- In the
sheep market beat Downs and half-breds 'net is
ready sale as an advance ; coarser breeds some-
what heavy. Lamb in demand, and rather
dearer. Very little veal to hand, and a good
iemaad at extreme rates. Pork the turn
4iarer. Beef, 3s 61 to 5s Sd ; mutton, 4s to
; veal, 3s 6d to sd; pork, 3561 to
y,larnb, Gs 81 to tie 21. Total supply—
, 2,553; sheep and lambs, 17,550 ;
116 150; pigs, 110; of which foreign—
% 1180 ; sheep and lambs, 720; calves, 145.
Abm correspondent telegraphs cattle trade
Foreign demand steady, and prices
eg upwards. Best Scots 54 6d per stone.
? .Mage firm. Downs in the wool 6s 6d,
5. Sd. Lambe very dear—from Its to
. Oahe' and pigs steady. At the water
-
there were 370 beasts, and about ;MOO

DORCHESTER.

PROVISIONS, Mos u

_
rrEa : Small supplies of Irish, with hardly
)usiness doing. All foreign sorts lower on
sok. Friesland 148 s. to 11K1s. Canadian
Good supply from lroland.
Prices steady at 04:.e. to 61s. landed for light
weighta.—HAM' • Irish a dull sale. Fine
qualities of Canadian quoted 70s. to 743.
Poaa pkkled 2s. lower on the week.
DACEBETZIL, I.4—Small •upply of wheat, and prices ranged
tree. bits to 445 per quarter, the average being the same as
lea week. (I 1 barley but • limited suppl), and the demand
by no mean' brisk, at Us to SU pr,p. Oats lull) e. dear,
.37s to 325. Beans ilk Malt demand, at :As to Zits. I inip,tor's
eases; Wheat, 440 quarter., 4 bushels, £1,192 •%crage
barley, 102 quarters, 'umbels. £l7B lea 3.1, ...rage
$e Ea.

Tux annual meeting and dinner of the Dorchester
Farmer,' Club is fixed to take place on the 12th inst.
WE notice by eolumo stivertteement on page three
that Mr. ihrleennacher, of London, will remain at
the White Hart hotel on Wednesday. April 12th and
Thurs lay, April I:ltti inst., in compliance with many
riquesia.
NM:UR/110NR TO LONDOS.—With the approach of
Easter the excursion season hes begun. This year
there lithe new Albert Hall, the Handel festival at
at the Crystal Palace, and International Exhibition,
as additioosl attractions to the Metropolis; and no
doubt many will spare theueselv,s • week to take one
of the excursion!' by South or Great Western railways.
IsIII IV Ms I iths.—Tho following have been
I appointed for the en.eilng year ; —Holy Trinity—Mr.
John Damon. Mr. Thomas Rickard. Sc. Peter—Mr.
Thema@ Christopher William Sauuders, Mr. George
Philip do Winton. Fordiogton—Mr. James Samson
Martin, Mr. Elmira Cable. All Saints—Mr. George
Mefferd and Mr. Henry Mills.
THE girl's night school, held at the school-room in
Derogate-street, has been attended during the winter
by about 40 young women ; Miss Curiae and a staff of
teachers imparting instruction. The seusi4n was closed
on Tuesday evening by a breaking up party. After
tea at the invitation of Mime Curme, they prooet.l,l to
!it. Peter's sehoobroom, where some views were shown
with it magic lantetn. They were suitably addresial
by Mr. Cnrma and other friends.
DORM QUARTER 801810:15.—Tho Easter Quarter
Sessions for Domet will commenee to-day (Cues lay) at
Shirehall, when the civil builne•s will be trim-
Folded. The criminal business will commence on
Wednesday, and the following is a hat of the trisoners
for trial :—Edwin Woolfreys, stealing potatoes and
other articles at Morden ; Thomas Vincent, 110,111C-
breaking at Alderholt • Robert Slivery, stealing it pelt
of trousers at Child (Acton' ; John Themes, criminal
assault at Sydling St. Nicholas; William Jordan, align
Burt, robbery at Dorchester , (Modes Tolley, lioe.e-
breakiwt at Netherbury; I..anisa Ann Collingswood,
larceny at Weymouth; Alfred Ilealahu stealing wear-
ing apparel at Weymouth:
Tilt WRATH i.R.—Tho following is our meteorological
report:—

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vagrancy.
P.C. Mitchell found him at two a.m. on Sunday, snoring
under the arcade at " Naphsee Mite." Ile had taken his jacket
off and was lying upon It drunk and asleep. Had no meant.
Prisoner said he was bad.
The Mayor: Then why did you get drunk?
Primner was confounded. He had been to prison once
before.
The Mayor : What for?
Pris.sier : liefiig. that's all.
Sentenced to .even days' hard labour as a rouge and vaga-

bond.
Tnree boys, named Samuel Iliamok. Alfred White, and
Charles Churchill, were charged with stealing four tame
pigeons belonging to Mr Bailey. of Bell-street.
On Friday evening Tom Hodder was going up Bell-street,
and saw the three defendants and another boy near
Hiseock said he was going to Bailey's. to
get some pigeons. Whitesaid Let's atop till Sunday night,
wheel they'll be out to chapel," and he went away. Header
arid the "other boy" pawed on. Nest morning Mr Bailey found
eight out of Ii pigeons gone, and three hesds on the flour.
He gave information. P.C. Beech found four pigeons in the
Star stable amongst come straw. Went to apprehend them.
Hiscock and Churchill rasa up to liaumbury Rings, and the
sergeant's hey brought them to the station. The sergeant and
hincell apprehended White. Mr Symonds mid he should not
have been taken without • warrant, Mr Mutford, the boy's
master, complained that the whoe went into his premises
without knocking or asking. During two years he WO never
. found anything wrong with the boy.—liiscock and Churchill
had nothing to nay. Churchill had wires, which he said were
t., aallll 11.1 s. noth late laal baoa
sentenced to three months' hard labour,
WILLIAI BW/J(111LO, in the militia, was brought up for
stealing Ms. of potatiswi, the property of Mr. W. Darch, of the
New inn.
['rainier was at the New Inn on Saturday night. When Mr.
Lurch closed the how. at 12 o'clock, prisoner went into the
yard. PTOODCIMOT NM/ him go te the loft. On his returning to
'lease, Mr. March stopped him, Kahl found his three pwkets
filled with potatoes. Prisoner begged for forgiveness. lie
refused at. as he had forgiven him once. Weet to the trout
door to look fore policeman, and the man bolted by the back.
l'.C. Keats apprehended larcener in Tope's rick barton, sleep-
ing on some straw. When charged he saki "all right." Ile had
el. and it pilaw of Soap !
Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month's
bard labour.
There had been talk eta charge of vagrancy, and prisoner
was asked if ti rat would settle It altogether.
Mr. !evened., ; Yes; you bad el and a piece of soap, so I
don't think poi eould be said to be without airy' bible
means of subsistence."
Joun'a RIAD, cuter, in the service of Mr. F. Lock, coal
merchant, waa charged with stealing 2 cwt. of cal, the pro-
'arty of the Its. E. W. Pliant
Charles Churchill said he took orders and weighed EMI at
>P. Lock's depot. Last Thursday Mr. Hill (Mr. Look's man-
, &gel) told him to send • ton of coal to the Rev. E. W. Pears
from the store at the Boeth-Western station. The coal woe
put in 20 bags, placed in the waggon, and Road sent to de-
liver the coal. Mr. Hill sent ail invoice of the coal. Secpicion
having arisen as to the quantity of coal deli, ere' at Mr.
Pearce, P.S. ;Cousins was net to watch. Righteen bags being
emptied out the coal-cellar was cloaca. wig prisoner drove off
with the other two. P.S. Cousins went after bins, and found
the waggon *tending outside the Crown inn, In Bur:irate-
Argot., with the two full bags upon it. Prisoner came out of
publle-house, and the sergeant charged Mtn with steaiing 2
bags of coal. Prisoner said 'Didn't I put it all down I
didn't know but what I had." Cousins told him the two bags
were on the waggon plain enough for anybody to see. Pri-
soner: "I didn't know hut what I put all out." Ile was
about to say more, when the sergeant cautioned him. and he
kept quiet.
Ile now pleaded guilty, arid wassentenced to three months'
hard labour.
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS, Saturday.—Before 11.
William, Eel., (chairman). E. Pearce, Esq., R. 0. F. Steward,
EMI., U. Marry, liieq„ and It. U. Middleton, Esq.
Jrllllll, Jolla HAMMITT, ROMER? HARTZT, &tern
KENDALL, Alai JOHN RANDALL, jour., fishermen of Chickerell,
were summoned for attempting to take ash in the Fleet,
manor of Abbotabury, where the fishery rights belong to the
Earl of Ilehoster.
Mr. Basket& prosecuted, and Mr. II aline, of Weymouth,
appeared for defendants.
On March 11, the defendants and John Randall, acne., were
seen by Mr. Mark Hopson, clerk of the works at Abbotadmry,
and a owatekeeper, eel *nearing about 4+o yards inside the
Fleet bound try, each of them Ins trow. Hopson went out
in a boat to them. and when he got up they were 100 yards
within the boundary.
Mr. Haunch being unable to dispute the facts, properly
abstained from attempUng to do as, and pleaded the poverty
and belplesenesii of his clients in mitigation of the penalty.
It bat been& very hard winter for the fishermen, and on this
in:ea/don it was not pretended the Jdendants caught any eel,.
Robert Harvey was an invalid, a widower with three children,
cuel in receipt of perish pay. John Randall last year had a
foot amputated at the County Hospital, and now had parochial
relief. All were poor men, led to ignore the liound.stones
under pressure of circumstances.
Jukes. Bartlett, and Harvey were fined 10s: and Ga. costs;
the other two, having been convicted before. Al and 6s. costs.
dung Itasuatt, son., *barged with taking eels at the Same
time, pleaded guilty,and, having been fined before, was ordered
to pay LI and 6e costs.
They all p_aid.
AL W TRID ILLIALE, baker, and CHABLIS KALIL 2 111 in his
employ, were summoned fir ailing bread otherwise thui by
weight..
Supt. Hare proved the case, and found the nine 61b. loaves
weighed as follows :—Two 611 s coach, on iiit. over, one 2}oaa
over, one Mork short, one bloat. short, one 54001. short, ono
no, short, an I ono SOLI. short.
Williams said the loaves were hard baked and stale, and to
have them so the woman didn't mind there being a law once.
short.
Supt. flare said this was a labourer's wife, with five chil-
dren and Is 2+l • day to keep them all.
Defendant was tolii he mart sell his bread by weight.
Willliame was (lead El and costs, and Oslo he and Costs
YKRIntIICK lIANIOND was charged with being drunk and
riotous.—P.C. Bishop found him at midnight lying in the
street at Piddletown drunk. When disturbed he swore. He
al drunk at nine in the morning. —Yr Warry : Then be was
drunk all day. —Fined (sa and 7s costa
. RICHARD PAIIMOSI on the night of the 25th BArch 'a-au forms
at Broadwey by i'.C. Roper drunk and owniornr.. Thc c..n.
,table took hum home, he kicking and struggling.—Fined 10,
and 7s cogs.
FILANiaI Gaits was summoned for ilting Lioacilyn
'Awe, at Kingeombe, March 24.
Comp/anima had told • neighbour that defendant's fowls
scratched up her garden. Defendant said if he repeated it he
would knock his head off. He said it was true and (defendant
knocked him down and belay senselesc—Delendant said Legg
had been "chastising" him and his wife for the last month,
anti said he would Lake his wife's earning* out of her ears. It
was es all Joslousy.—Fined LI.
RICIILRO ZILLET and Jane HIMICE, Charged by the police
with stealing and receiving hay, the property of Mr Jasper
Marsh, of Fleet, were discharged, Kr lWah believing the
fodder was left by Zoaley in Pearee's stable to be called for
again. Mr Winton appeared far &easy, and Mr Tisard for
Pearce!

Statc of Wcathcr.

Mar. 1 • i
27 120 32 1 NE Illaini One
143 70 I N Fine
23 '4l 32 , NNE IFine
30 41; 40 ,NW 6: SE Fine, cloud)
31 (.0 40 I NW Cloudy
1 20 41 I NW Flue. cloudy
0 40 31 NW & W Cloudy, rain
THE Delmer MILITIA.—About St) reotuiU of this
regiment assembled at Dorchester to-lay (Monday) for
28 days training preliminary to the general assetnbly of
the militia. The " tes.andseoffee reading room," which
has now beeerne an established iustitutioa during the
visits of our militia, is again opened by the kind fore-
thought of Mrs. Colonel Bingham, and similar moans to
those employed in former years will be brought into
operation for the comfort and well-being of the woe.
Thc first day has hem occupied in delivering the
Queen's uniform to the recruiter, and the young soldiers
have been strutting about the town seeiningly proud
enough of their scarlet snip. So far they are well.
behaved lads, and we hope good things of theiu.that they
may be a credit to Colonel Bingham, and show by their
tionduct that they appreciate Mrs. Binghane • tioiss
on Miele behalf.
PLISENTATIon TO MR. CIMOILInt.—On Tuesday list
, Mr. James Crocker' of Wetherby, second son of Mr.
L Crocker, of this town, was presented with a purse
containing forty-five pounds and a purse fur Mrs.
Crocker. An elaborate address tastefully printed in
Dolour., assionspanical the purse. ()a behalf of the
subscribere, the presentation was made by Miss Croft.
Mr. Holmes read the testimonial. The fullowiue is a
copy : -" Presented to .Janes Crocker, Eq., Surgeon,
Bingley, in token of hi* high oharacter as a medics'
man during an eight years residence at Wetherby. It
I may, with truth, be ssid DOS his ecientific worth is
only equalled by his thorough conscientioutue.s and
Christian bearing. He was over ready with a kind
word or look to cheer and relieve the suffering ones
constantly before him, so that his absence from this
ueighbourhomi is severely felt by it large curd-s of
admiring frientdr."
DORCHISTIR WLSLETAN CIRCUIT.—The quarterly
meeting for the Dorchester Wesleyan circuit was isehl
at Dorchester on Monday last, under the presidency
of the Rev. J. Hugill,superintendent minister. It was
numerously attended, and with great harmony trans-
acted a large amount or business. The Rev. J. Parrett
read the Sunday Schools' report. Tho number of
schools in the circuit is 11, of teachers and °ln.:lees 72,
and of scholars de7, showing a small increase on the
previous year. There was also • small inoreaee of
ohurch metubers on the your. The circuit income for
the Foreign Missions was found to In £lOB 2s. 11. ; the
excess over the former year being £l3 0.1. 21d. Mr.
G. Croaker, jun., circuit chapel secretary, read the
Chapel report, which indicated the healehy condition,
almost without exception, of tho tru-e. ef the fourteen
chapels in the circuit. Some kind but anonymous
ft lend having offered, through a letter to the superin-
tendeut minister, a liberal sum towards the liquidation
of Chapel debts in the circuit, on condition that an
e tual amount be subscribed for the souse object by next
Christmas, the challenge wee promptly and thankfully
accepted, and • small committee was appointed to carry
the wishiof the meeting into effect.
THE VOLUNTEIRS.---We understand that the con-
templated Easter Monlay Review of Dorsett corps st
Weymouth is abandoned, Colonel Mengel being heti.
posed, and Adjutant Barrett being appointed a Brigade
Major at the Leighton review on that day. However,
it is likely the Dorchester corps may have en "outing"
of their own, and so keep up the old °custom, which has
many advantages to recommend it. Instead of the
usual week in camp in the ceunty, the Government
have a notion that the volunteers might vend
sisteen days (!) with a flying column of rogulere in
Haute and Berks. The proposition shows how little
they know of the force. They are not easygoing
gentlemen, to whom a fortnight abroad or at home
makes no difference, but either mess of business or
employes, to whom getting away to camp for • week,
wPien re itch of letters and able di run limo should
oormwion demand, requires a considerable effort, and to
whom 16 days "in the !meat- would be such a
secrifice as they eould not make. But the cud the
Government desire might be atteineil without loss to
anybody. Let the flying column come from Aldershot,
, posing through the southern counties, and then to
the westward ; and, as they go through the
different shires, lot the volunteers ,if each county be
brigaded with them for a week. Time and locality
are nothing to the regulars, but everything to the
volunteers. We are sere the volunteers desire to titre
advantage of every miens to make themselves
efficient, lint the I: ivernment must not expect thorn
to do impossibilities.
PKILIINTATIoN TO blit. A. N. MASON.--After being
eounected with the brewery of Messrs. Eldridge, Mason,
and Co., for a quarter of • century, Mr. Mason has
'Mired front the firm, and the event has been marked
by • presentatiou to that gentleman of a very gratifying
character. Mr. Mason has been 1113 acting partner In
the establishment, and during 25 years he has main-
tained the respect and good-will of all with whom he
Isis bad basilicas relations, whether as farmers, trades-
men, tenants, or employ 64. When It became known
at the brewery that Mr. lesson was about to leave the
tiros, a desire was immediately manifest Nilo present to
him some token of their regard. They only contemplated
y .imply ...munition of his worth, suolt as they felt non'
strained to give: but as soon as incur 111 Enutatou ueuee..
known, others who bad experiencei Mr. Mason's
honourable and business-like oonduot, desired to pull.
cipate in the testimonial, asset, in the end, it assumed
eonsiderable proportions, over 100 being subaeribers.
The presentation took plain last Saturday evening, at
the office of the brewery, when there were present
Mr. J. Timed, Me, Mason Mr. E. Pope (the new partner),
Mr. W. Darden, Mr. Vona, Mr. Davis, Mr. Hawker,
Mr.Grigg, Mr. Voss, jun.,Mr. Jones, Messrs. 'leathern,
Brown, Dudderidge, Cottman, Webber, Bartlett, and
Paskett. The testimonial consisted of • large and
elegiuit silver salver, richly chased, with • beautiful
tea and coffee service, tie whole bent; enclosed in an
excellent oak plate chest, and the value of the gift
being about £lOO. The salver, as also the braes plate
on the chest, was icwiribed :
Presented to
A. S. ti AWN, Esq..
Ily the farmer-, tradeanwn, tolants. euiployi,,
..nd other., -,ic tea ocesaion of his retiring
from boUncul.
Don.lu,ler. March 31. 1871.
Tho ores, it t Oen w.. 1 made on behalf of the subscribers
by Mr. \V. Lucien (he being the &redeem in longest
employed at the brewery), who bore testimony to the
good qualities and businesslike oonduot of Mr. Mason
during the many years he had done work for the firm ;
expressed • cordial wish for hie future health and
happiness; and added a hope that they might have •
second Mr. Mason in Mr,E. Pope, the inooming partner,
and that he would meet with similar snores to his
predeoemor. Mr. Toped spoke of the plea-cant relations
that had always subsisted between Mr. Mason and
I himself as partners, arid of his regret that the con.
'amities was now severed, he wished Mr. Mason long
Ills and happiness, and that he (Mr. Tizard) might
find in Mr. Pope, an equally zealous end respected
ooadjutert Mr. Mason mid he was exoeedingly gratified
by their handsome prement—he did not expect any such
token of their regard. He wag very thankful that
during the 25 years he had lived amongst them he had
don* nothing to forfeit their respect. They had worked
very pleaeantly together, and he was glad to be able to
leave such • name behind him in Dorchester. Mr.
Third sod himself had gone on for 14 years without a
single difference on any one eabjeet as partners: no
man could have had a better pertner, and he was very
thankful to him and to them all for the handsome
present they had made him. He trusted and believed
that his successor, Mr. Pope, would do his best to gain
the respect and esteem of them all, and then in future
von he might have the gratification and honour of
reseiving aueh • testimonial sa they hail just given to
himself —(applause). After this • liberal supply of
Most and Chandon's heat was produeed, and over this
Parting cup old times were revived with pleasant
reeolleations at every stage, and good willies were
eneseseed fee the future end sitcom of Mr.
Mefien, the 00. ars, oadihrimisoroodabod whit *bon by
odd or bulbous tion.

IRSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1871.

nneonneetal with a Friendly Society, immediately
what one, and join • "band of brothers."
FORESTBY.—CouI Progras.—The two great societies
of the country are the ()idleßows and Foresters, and
the latter h.' a preeporoue branch at Dorchester in
" Court Progress." Teelr finaocial statements Are
issued half-yearly, and from tliooe for the last year we
gather that the disbnrsements for tick pay during 1870
amounted to £l3B 'Js, funeral payments £2B, and to
District Funeral Fend £27 to. Daring the Year the
capital of the court has been Increased by £52, and
now stands at £516 19s 61. There are about 140
members.
Doman' FaIENDLT Sociarr.—Dorchager Branch.—
The advantages offered to the working classes in Dorset
by this society are not so well known as they Amid I
be. The Dorchester brutish had according to tho last
report 43 members, who ii, the year contributed
£54 Ro 20, while honorary members subsoribed
£75. 6cl. But the calls from Dorchester were very
heavy, and illustrate the value of county connection.
Slob pay amounted to £74 6. ed, surgeon's salary £B,
steward's salary, £2B. 31. However, there is no fear
of the society being unable to meet all claims I..ir it has
a capital of more than £10,000!
IMPROVED ORDER OF OLD FRlENDS.—Dercitater
Branek.—This is a society which by various scales of
payment adapts itself to the needs of different daises
of articles and labourers. Besides sick and funeral pay-
ments, it is • fire Insurance society, provides super.
annuation allowanoes, and has • widow and orphans
pension fund. The society has nearly 3,000 members,
the Dorchester branch numbering 100, and the capital
amounts to £5,275.
DORCRESTIS TRADESMEN'S FRIENDLY SOCIETY.
This is one of the old nootetioe of tbe town. It used
to divide the funds periodically, and only adopted a
sounder policy when it was too late. New imeinhers do
not join, other societies are unwilling to take the
responsibilities of the club, and the member, are loth
to divide the remaining funds., and so wake a 'hap;'y
despatch" of the society. Therefore it lio.;ers on.
There are 21 members. The capital is 1:15 aod last
year £45 was paid out for sick and funerals.
FORDINGTOS UNITED BIEDIFIT SOCIETY. This
satiety was founded on a small Hale in the year
1861: The Ree. F. J. Houle was for several
years its treasurer and secretary, and ilivoted much
labour to setting the society on • good basis. It now
numbers 48 members; and though modest in proper.
Moos and rntagements, is in • sound and efficient state.
'lle financial year of the society 01011,3 in June ; a date
usually marked by a service in Fordington church and
a tea-meeting in the parochial school-room. At the
last such occasion the secretary (Mr. T. W. Pearce) pre-
sented a report showing that about IE2OO we.; invested
in the Savings Bank at Dorchester; that eight mem-
; ben had received sickpay for varying peri ; and
that • large number of lion. members c-intinued to
patronise the seciety• The rate of pay is 84 per week
for the first sic weeks of illness; 40 for the next 12;
with possible extension of tone under certain emolisions.
The average subscripti Ai of b.iieh: inombers is (includ-
ing ineitioal fees) about 174 per annum. A donation of
El or subscription of Sr. constitutes honorary member-
ship. President, the Rev. Henry Houle ; Secretary.
Mr. T. W. l'earoe ; Tr 'mural., Kew. H. C. G. bioule ;
Medias' Ottioer, Geo. Corms, lisq.; Auditor-, 11.,srm.
It. Hunt and J. W. Whise ; Trust-es, Mo,r3.
Bascombe and W. Vernon, and Rev H. Houle.

cruelty in future. Ho had now done with " the sit
of snobs." and be could wish that dhakespestro's rented,
were appli,d to them, aim Ay that
A whip were pieced in every honest man'e hand,
To drive the retells off tho lend.
, The meeting broke up amidst roars of laughter.

SWANAGS
Mr. PETZIi WILLIAM DELLNOTTII, on of Dr. Datamotto, of this place, having completed his course of
studies at the Charing Cross Hospital, has been
acpoiuted house surgeon to the }Loyd Westminster
Ophthalmic Hospital. Six candidates competed for
the apppointnient.

SHA.FTESBURY.
Wsbninisna Miuwati.—Another stop has been
taken by the committee towards carrying out the long
luokud-lor Cottage Hoapital. Contract+ for the building
hate been adettliand for, and the site in being pre-
pared for tho foundation&

SHERBOB.NE.
THI public would do well to be aware of an imposter
going about the oountry selling, what he terms, beantif al
French musk plants. They are simply weeds over
whieli be has dropped about a pennyworth of musk
obtained from a chemist.
ACCIDENTS THROUGH CHArr-CUTTIRII.—It behoves
farmers to be very careful whom they set to feed shad-
cutters. The number of amidents from these marshines
is getting alarming, and in this union, alone there bays
been at least ha -a-dozen boys and MIMI manned for
I We. There are two cases of the sort at present in the
Yeatinau hospital. ..nd one, a very melancholy one,
WM sent hack, on account of want of room, only a few
days since. The sufferer was a child of shout nine
years of age, who had lost two fingers, and who ex-
plaiued that when the accident occurred he was helping
hie youogcr brother 1
TUe hirßuss TRAIN. -In reply to the letter of the
inhabitant* urging that the new ezpreas train from
Loudon to Exeter should stop 'at Sherbert's, the
South Western Company decliue to accede to their
request; they dispute the accuracy of the statement
that the directors promised all trains should MAT at
Sherburne ; and say it is incorrect that the speed of
trains, over a turnpike road, must be limited to four
mike an hour. We understand that the Board of
; Health will take the necessary steps to prevent the
South-Western Company from running trains falter
than four miles an hour over the level crossing on a
turnpike road, notwithstanding Mr. Scott's smartie&
that the :company cannot be oompelled to do so.