The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-12-19 00:00:00

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The Bri4ish Workman for 1865 forms ari
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annual which we may sorely call magnificent,
Pictorial illustration is pushed to its utmost Mei,
and stretch in the fore-front of its ample page.
In fact, we have not seen, since it was invented,
a more gorgeous effect of colour printing than
that displayed upon the cover. There stencil'
the honest blacksmith behind the buttress of his!
' anvil, and in the ruddy glow of his forge, tossing'
back the ten-pound note to the gentlemen in
the election rosettes and green silk umbrellas,
and not only the still-life details are full and,
frequent, but the play of light and shade on
every feature superior to many an artistic effort,
hand-painted., and hung upon the eye-line at an
"Exhibition." The plates—we mean wood
engravings of which this is but a coloured.
example, are equally good and great throughout.
"Our Christmas Tree" is produced by John
Gilbert; The Flatterer of Cavalier Times, by
J. D. Watson: Thomas Guy, the Quaker, and
the Bridal Pair offering him Alms in the exuber-.
ance of their own felicity on London bridge is not
inferior to either. The Russian slave repelling 0,
braid of wolves, is a maaterly drawing by Harrison
Vireir, the same artist we believe who engraved '
our company seal printed. on every paper of Opt
fifteen weekly issues. But perhaps the must
, engaging pleura ia Firth's "Crossing Sampson,
Theo there are large heads of Cobden, Abraham
' Lincoln, be. Even Sir It. Landseer, is repeal
I rented is this popular collection in "The MAMA
Lion." Etat we cannot enumerate all, although
it weifiebe most unfair to omit Frederick TitylesPil
"Blind Piper." With all this array of attran,
ties there is interspersed matter more attractive
inift, matter which causes all the right minded ,
masters of English workmen to patronise by ,
thousands this wondrously cheap pu'llioation
.aild to present it in many instances to their
"hands' along with their pay.
Bend of Flops Review, 1865 —Under the same
auspices and partaking of the same character
though smaller in size, being for the children
who have however quarto Mae for their (Mans'
folio, this work is brought out in uniform style,
with the "British Workmen," and the frontis-
piece is that good kindhearted Mrs. S. C. Hall's
' Cabinan's Cal," dose, of course by Harrison
Weir. The pictures are of the same capital east.
and in feet after the very same artists, Mr. Weir
preponderating in the animal department. The
reading fiesPtiwie most sprightly. '
Wapitis Ilmnights : Meters. Edmonston and
Douglas, 'it Edinburgh, ate publishing quaint
little brochures shich they term "Odds and
Ends," and snappers-up of unconsidered literary
trifles will be delighted we are sure to bolt a few
of them. Mr. D'Aroy Thomson furnishes a
treatise on what he calls triangulia education. He
is rather a racy writer, and discusses freely the
merits and demerits of the schools and collftas
of the United Kingdom—one of the leadl
topics of the day—with the air of one wh
possesses a mastery alike of his pen and aubjeql;
Influence of the ikforrnation on the Scottish
Characters. —The Scotch are all characters, cont.
sequently it is reserved for such as Mr. J. B.
'Fronde, and such as can take them from an in-
dependent standpoia, to catch an unprejudiced
, view of them. The present is another of Messrs.
Ednionaton and Douglas's pleasant sixpenny
publications, and as a contribution to national
literature we should welcome it and ita con-
geners any day in preference to the trash of the
;shilling magazines. Fronde is • trenchant
historical writer who penetrates the crust of
accepted history and drags out hidden things.
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Airs PLsotra—The lifairalpittnadtkbe Bland-
-,iviaion have annoinload,tbat no NA* shall be
within their joriediction for tbnparpoee of
on or sale tinder a penalty of Eft •
Dinnix Jur° Rimoon. Alfred Forster was
' before the Bfandford County Bench on
1 With being drunk and riotous on the Mk
3er. He bad been summoned bernre but
left the town did not appear. He now
of being riotous, but not drank, and
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BL&NDFORD AGRIOULTVIEA SOCIETY.

'Of *di iiaeie4 was held at the
nrdAy het, The premiums to
husbandry were presented by the
, J. T. Farquharson, keg., and the
recipients were afterwards provided with
excellent dinner -al- ibe OreybãM Inn. The

1 list of ths swards 7,L

PLOUGHING% —Prises given by George Wing64ll
Digby, Esq.—Class L Two horses without a driver.-•
Ist, Henry Bennett, servant to Mr. Martin B.nall, coat
and 10s. ; 2nd, Isaac Marsh, servant to Mr. Henry
Foolies, • neat; 3rd, Thomism ldillidge, servant lisiMri
.1. W. Luff, £1; 4th, James King, servant to Mr. T.
•ibettle, bounty £2. 22.nompinitors.—Prerniunis given
by the Bight Hos. Lord Rivera—Glass 3.—Two horses
vi him% a driver.—Lads under I'.—lat, Charles
Cliarehill, servant to Mr. H. Fookes, £2; '24,1, Philip
servant to Mr. J. Keynes, El 10s. ; 3rd,
jam., servant to Kr. G. Loot, 155.; 4th,
Mr. A. B. Little, 10s. 13

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