The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-09-10 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Cote Maurer, Saturday.—A ready sale was 'frosted
for the limited supply of wheat on offer, at Is. to Re. jer
quarter advance. Barley mat she in abort supply, and
roommandrd the fall retell of the previous week. Wheat
realised Ns to TO. barley, 42.. to 455. Inspector's
return for the previous week :—Wheat, Ms. to 68..;
karle ,v 365. to 45..; oats, 27i. Average: wheat,
Gls. sd. ; barley, 41s. 10d.
A Itatiwt..—On Wednesday three Beaminster men,
named William Chubb, Gabriel Pike, and George
Harris, were brought up before the Ilavor. at the Deer.
*heater Guildhall, charged with being ttrunk and riotous
. in Durngate street, on Tuesday Goosing
. stated that he was sent ,or shout midnight, and found
the three an with their clothes off In the street
they had been fighting. All were drunk, and, with the
: assistance of P.C. Seats, he took them into custody.
r. Legg, the dell-instructor of the ride corp., spoke
to hearing a row outside his house, and on looking from
a bedroom window be saw the prisoners Chubb and
Harris fighting, sad Pike was urging them on.—Thelt
were each sentenced to seven days imprisonment.
A HAMMY C Bateau B.A. A.—The men of the
battery of Royal Herm Artillery at Dorchester bsrracks
were aseembhd at twelve o'clock on Thursday, in front
of their quarters, when Major Sladen, their commending
officer, informed them that his command of 'the battery
had teased. He cordially thanked the officers and non-
oommiagioned officers for the zealous support they bad
given him in his command, and complimented the men
upon their good conduce and betrieg se soldiers. He
regretted parting froff theta, but separations from those
they esteemed were constantly recurring incidents in the
vielatitudes of a soldier's life. They, no doubt, found
this place rather dull, as compered with their late
quarters. But one thing tees certain that by their good
conduct they would mowed in making friends for them-
selves among the reepectable people of Dorchester, and
Ise doubted not that they would be thousht al much of
as the battery which had just left. He bid them all a
hearty good.bye, and then calling the sergeant-major he
dirseted him to release the prisoners who were under.
going punishment for minor offences. As be Named
*making • loud cheer burst forth from all present.
Major now Colonel) Elleien proceeds to his new
command -with the good wishes of all who know hint.

DUNI Mlatitom --Sermom were preached in Dor-
chester last ffunday on behalf of the society for
teachin the Irish to read the Word of God in their
native la.nguage, and the collections were—at Holy
Trinity, LI 12s ;at East Fordington, ; and at
Wed ffordington, El is.. ad. ; total, E 7 7s. ad. On
Monday afternoon, the Ray. H. H. Dombrain, the
deputation, delivered &lecture in the Council Chamber,
at the Town•hall, on the work of the society. The
attendance was sma/L The Rev. H. kfaaie presided
The lecturer remarked on the greater interest naturally
felt by the people in being taught in their n dive
language, and described the system adopted by the
, society. Homan Catholics are mainly employed as
schoolmasters, because of the greater facilities they
have of &poem to the people, awl they go through •
diattict and collect a kw together aa opportunity offers
and teach them to read, lint from an kith Primer ant
then the Irish Bible. Of tho 12,000 thus taught last
year 4,000 passed a satisfactory examination by the
inspector. When • number of the people had been
thus taught, so that they could be pl cwi under the
ministration of a pariah clergyman, the work of the
society was done. He gave gratifying instances of the
good multi of the mission in Ireland, and amongst
those who hare emigrated to America. After a few
remarks from the Vicar of Fordington, the meeting
domed.