The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-29 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

A Sour kitchen has beim opeoeti for enpplyine
poop to the poor of Weymouth and hteloombe Regis,
ate peony per quart.

LIMIR•LITY.—EIeary Edwards, Esq., has recently
forwarded £lO to be distributed in liennel to the
tor. The mine gentleman has also oontributed
liberally to the Coal Club, and £lO in behalf of the
Trinity Church Organ Fund.
Maus Etcatty's CH•arry.—The distribution of
bread under the above charity took place at the Town
Hall on Wednesday last, under the ropervision of
the committee appointed by the Council. The
number of loaves was 200, and for these them was a
large number of claimant., who crowded the entrance
13 the Hall, and made • great clamour.

CURATES A011111;11011 SOCIETY- . --Sermons
were preached on Sunday. the IfOth.at 'trinity Church
in behalf of this' satiety, which imam not so much to
increase the number a curates aa to augment their
stipends, haring the idea tbat no man should hare
served the Church for fifteen year. withottt twins in
possession of an annual stipend of 400. Tim collec-
tions on Sunday amounted to aboat

RICASON•II.IICH•RITY.—J. 11,,yein. Esq., of Fleet
House, has most liberally given £2O to be distributed
in beef amongst the poor, irrespective of (weed or
party, the only qualification requisite being old age.
incapacity for work, or affliction. The distribution
has been intnieted to Mr. Bailing i and to Mies
Shinner great credit is flue for the trouble she has
taken in distribiring the tickets and seeking out
deserving objects for the charity.

THE VESSEL STRANDED IN WEYMOUTH BAY.
The rubella schooner, John Newly master and
awner, 87 tons register, which streak ob the mods
on the afternoon of the 19th, haring been lightened.
the Commodore steam•ttig took her in tow and
brought her into the harbour on Thursday morning.
Her belwarks are damaged, and probably she is
much strained. The crew was forwarded to Bristol
on their way horns to Cardiff by Mr. Damon, the
Honorary Agent of the Shipwrecked Mariners'
Rnniety, he payment of half the third dans fare, at
which rate beta the Crest Weetern and Smith-
Weetern Medway Companies 1 tinily convey all
shipwrecked sailors.

LITERARY lERTITEITION. —An asceedingly interest.
Inc lecture was given it the Lecture Hall on
Wednesday evening tut by Mr. W. B. Barrett.
The attendance was very good, the choir being taken
~v Mr. .1. Drew, of Solthfield House, Radipole.
Tho "object of the lecture was "Beggars," and it
occupied about an hour and a half, the audience
'brine the whole time displaying the most marked
attmticro. Mr. Barrett commenced with the derive-
'ion of the word "Beggar," and describing the
antiquity of the weakene profeesioe, mentioning the
fact that allusion wee made to it even in Scripture.
Re afterwards treated of the vagrant dames generally,
and the statutes by which it had been sought (mm.
mooedisfully) to estimate them. He also touched on
the Bibliography of Beggars, their polite their irecret
languages, their hieroglyphics, their gestures, and
their quarrels, followed by several anecdote' of
remarkable beggars. He concluded with some enter.
taming observations LI to blind beware; the lecture
wag also intervened with several interesting ballads
illustrative of the subject. Cordial votes of thatiks
were unanimously awarded to the lecturer aad Lbo
chairman.

BALL—The anDOSI ball and wiper took plass at
the Royal Hotel Aunsoibly Room on Wednesday
evening Um, the stewards heing—Col. Lacy, 66th
Rost.. G. Bishop, Esq.. J. 0. Moeg, Ess., Capt.
, Hoskianon, 66th Rags., and Capt. Rradray,
I Rest.. Among the company ware—Mr. Hawing*,
Mr. Hinman. Hamook, Mr. B. H. Entwiele, Mr.
Priokett, 56th Heat., Dowager lady Haitian, Mies
malkett, Mr. and Mrs. Hemey.Preks, Mrs. Hussey,
I mini limey, Mr. K. Hussey, Mr. and Mn.
rend, Mee Townsend, Mr. F. H. Eyre, Mr. and
Mat Hogg, Mist Kingsmill, Mr. flooddeu, Cant.
llualibson. 56th Rest., Capt. and Mrs. Castle, Mi.
Bilk 66th Rost, Mr. W. Brymsr, Mr. A. B. Paine
Capt., Bradley. 56th Rept., Major Diatry, Mimes
Smith, Miss Singer, Major and Mrs. Lentil, Mists
Astell. Mrs. and Miss Newington, Mr. Bernard,
Mew Neat, Miss Sainsbury, Cant. Pretor, Mr.
Yeatrnan, Mr. A. Yeatinan, Mr. Stirling, Miss
Addison, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop. Miss Sykes, Miss
Theoheld, Cant. and Mrs. Boinestt, Major and Mist
Seaffield, Mi... Warringtoo, Mr. W. P. Jose', Mr.
tirarfm, Mr. Warrington, Mr. P. Whallity,
Mr. R. Whalley, Mra. and Mirs Whalley, Cafe.
ihilerait. Mrs. and Misuse Dater, kir. Winona, Mr.
C. HI Williatosoo, Mr. It O'Kelly, Mr. Cana, Miss
R. Cave, Mite Bergier, Mr. P. Whitteok. Mrs. aid Miss Whitioek, Mr. Bperitas, Col. Lary, 66.* Rost,
Capt. Hawkasworth, Mr. and Mrs. Le Marehant
Major and Mrs Sykes, Mr. Jiatikans, Mr. WeetOn.
Dr. Stafford, ha., &a. Snale's quadrille baud at-
tingled.
FASZIOYABLII marriatnof Man
mink youngest dautm gh of W. Eliot. with
William Raymond Garrets, Req., musty of Carlow,
Ireland. misbrand on Thursday last, *toad on-
siderable affeetien sad ianureat, which is ataribellable
in a pot israere. Do dad*. toths lose oaesortiosi