The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
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Royal Marine Tavern, celebrated their anniversary
by dining together on Monday. The repast was an
exoellent one. The usual loyal toasts were proposed
and responded to, and the health of Mr. Mrs. and
Miss Baker was warmly received, with thanks
to them for their courtesy on all occasions.
Mr. Baker acknowledged the toast on behalf
of Mrs. and Mies Baker, after which songs were
sung, and the remainder of the day was spent
harmoniously. The funds of the society, we under-
stand, are in • highly prosperous condition.
KNIFING CEIRLSTMAS. —A true-born Irishman,
who gave the name of Michael Murphy, was, on
Wednesday, the 28th December, charged before the
magistrates with getting gloriously drunk on Tues-
day evening, and fancying the pathway on the
Bishop's Hull-road waa a pillow, he laid himself
down to sleep opposite the West of England
Dissenters' Collegiate Institution. Pedestrian after
pedestrian fell over his sleeping body, and so deep
had he drank that it was almost a matter of im-
possibility to rouse him, and when awakened
his nether limbs refused to sustain his overladen
body. The police were made acquainted with the
oircumetince, and that active officer, Witcombe,
succeeded in lodging him safely in the police station.
In answer to the charge he said, "I wur drunk, yer
wurtchipe, I wur so drunk—Mr. Badcock : Why
did you get drunk ?—Paddy: Because I could na
help it. A leetle dhrap of the crathur—a very leetle
dbrap takes a very wondherful effect upon me, and
gets oover me completely. - Mr. Badcock : Have
you ever been in the stooks ?—Paddy : Oh no, yur
wurtchips, nivoir in the stocks. —Mr. Badcock :
Von are fined 55., and if you do not pay you will go
to gaol forseven days. —Paddy : Plaze yur wurtchips,
will ye give me • couple of dam to pay !—Mr.
Badcock : Yes. Paddy quickly got out of the box,
and "made tracks" for Bristol at once.
W ESTON•SII PER.M A RE. —SUDDEN DICATH.
On Tuesday night Mr. Edward Norvill, fruiterer, of
High-street, was found dead in his bed by his wife.
It appears that the deceased, who was 57 years of
felt somewhat poorly, and retired to bed early.
His wife went to bed about ten, and spoke to him.
Between eleven and twelve she awoke,and found him
dead by her side. Dr. George was called, but his
skill AM unavailing, the vital spark having fled.

with the defendant's statement, and tined him 20a
and coats, or 21 days' imprisonment
Mr. Hobert Freeman, of Burncombe, was
aumitioned for assaulting Henry Moore, on the
23r4 December. —Mr. Wilson appeared for the com-
plainant, and Mr. Mayo for the defendant. —Mr.
Wilson said his client did not wish to press the
charge. If the defendant would give a guinea to the
infirmary, and pay oasts, he was willing to withdraw
the charge.—The defendant agreed to the terms, and
the case was dismissed.

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Henry Jeffery was charged with running away
from the Wilton Union, and taking with him certain
clothes, the property of the guardians of the above
Union. He was ordered to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for one month.
WESLEYAN CHAPEL, CHURCIII-STHEET.-011 Tues.
day, 27th December, a tea meeting and a concert
was given ia the above place, for the benefit
of the circuit debt fund. About four hundred
persona partook of tea, and the number greatly in-
creased during the evening. After tea several
addresses were delivered by Messrs. Kellick,
Thompson, Hinxman, Barnett, and Tranter. The
audience was very much pleased with the music.
Mr. S. Parker sung two sacred songs in a
spLndid style, "I'm the Shepherd true," and "The
Crowded Harbour," whieh was very much admired,
each song was encored. Mr. it. C. fiarding's Bring-
ing was considered very beautiful. There were
several very pretty anthems sung during the evening.
Mr. F. D. Harding deserves great praise for the
style in which he performed on the piano and
harmonium.

DIOCESAN CHORAL ASSOCIATION. —The adjourned
meeting of this association was held at the Board-
room, in the Close, on Thursday, December 22, the
Rev. Snbdean Eyre in the chair. The committee
reported that the object which the association pro-
posed to itself at the time of its establishment, in
1858, had produced very satisfactory results through-
out the diocese, although much remains to be done
as regards the further improvement of choirs, and
the general organisation. Last year, notwithstand-
ing the large ennas which were raised for the special
fund, owing to too liberal expenditure, the
association was in debt ; but this year all liabilities
have been met, and a surplus of upwards of £25
remains to be added to the contributions for the
present year, which are now due. Feeling that the
subscriptions will not be sufficient to cover the
expenses of choirs attending Diocesan Festivals, it
was suggested that for the future the example of
other associations which require their members to
pay their own expenses, should be followed, and a
committee had better be appointed to consider in
what way these expenses can be met, With regard
to the entertainment of choirs at these festivals it
was thought that much aid might be given in kind, as
more people might be found ready to contribute gifts
than money, as was the case at the District Festival
held at Dorchester, one of the most successful of the
year, at which upwards of £2O was collected in
church, in addition to contributions of provisions.
It was stated that owing to the great increase of
members in union it would be impossible at one
festival to include all the members of all the choirs
in the diocese, but that a different arrangement of
the festivals, and giving more attention to the
quality rather than the quantity of voices, might
obviate the difficulty. During the past year district
festivals have been held in the following
churches in the diocese, viz. :—St. Thomas, Salim-
bnry ; St. Peter, Marlborough ; St. Mary's,
Bishops Canning; Sherborne Abbey; Holy Trinity,
Shaftesbury; All Saints, Dorchester; St. Mary's,
Beaminster ; Wimborne Minster; and at St. Thomas,
Compton Valence, the approximate number of
singers who attended these festivals having been not
less than 2,500. The committee do not recommend
a diocesan festival next year, but a continuance of
district festivals on a smaller scale in different
churches. Owing to the more extended operations
of the association it was reported that the rules
would require a thorough revision.
At the Magistrates Clerk's office on Friday,
the 23rd December, Stephen Sainsbury was
brought before J. Cother, Esq., for threatening to
break his mother's bead, Mrs. William Corpe,
landlady of the Avon Brewery, Castle-street. He
was ordered to find sureties—himself in £2O, and
two of £lO each, to keep the peace for six months,
but in default was committed.

WELLS. INNOCENTS' DAY. Muffled peala
were rung at the Cathedral and at St. Cuthbert's
church on Wednesday the 28th alt., in commemor-
ation of this day.
Sour Krrcur.N. —This excellent institution, sup-
ported partly by the ladies of this city, and partly
self-supporting, was opened on Tuesday, the 27th
ult., and will be open on every Tuesday and Friday
during the winter.
WIVELISCOMBE.—Upwards of 80 of the aged
poor of the pariah were supplied with the good old
English Christmas dinner of roast beef, plum
pudding, and good ale on Monday. The ages varied
from 60 to 95 years, the dinner being provided
annually by subscription in the Vestry Room. The
Rev. J. Llewellin presided at one end, with the
senior churchwarden, Mr. H. Davy, at the other;
the poor recipients being waited upon by Mrs. W.
Hancock, Mrs. N. Pearce, Mrs. Llewellin, dut.
The church was beautifully decorated for Christmas
by the Misses Llewellin and Featherstone, and was
universally admired.
The Quarterly Challenge Medal of the 12th
Somerset Volunteer Rifle Corps was won on Mon-
day by Private F. Fiehleigh, with a score of 43
marks; Hythe position, Wimbledon scoring, five
shots each, at 200, 500, and 800 yards; the long
Enfield. Serjeant J. Davis was second, with a
score of 42.
SUDDEN Dxem.—The wife of W. Slocombe,
shepherd for Mr. Botioher, of Jew's Farm, was found
dead in her bed, on the return of her husband from
seeking medical advice. She had walked into the
town the day before, and leaves four children to
lament their loos, she being only 28 year's of age.
Parry Smarr/Ns. —Jena Puusley, of Heathfield,
was brought up in custody of Superintendent Ross,
for being in a bedroom of the White Hart Hotel,
Milverton, for unlawful purposes. It appeared that
the prisoner had left the service of Mrs. Arecott, of
the White Hart, about five weeks before, and con-
sequently knew where her former mistress kept her
cash, in a rosewood box. Charles Arsoott, brother
of the landlord, having occasion to go to his room,
observed some one glide down the back stairs. He
followed her, and detained her till the arrival of the
police. Upon Mrs. Arscott examining her room she
found that the cash-box, in which there were
upwards of £2O, had been removed from under the
dressing glass, which was placed on the bed, and
, nothing but the timely visit of Mr. C. Arecott pre-
I vented its being carried away. She was 'emended
till Wednesday, when she was brought up in cruttody
of P.C. Collard, and, two former convictions being
proved against her, she was committed to Taunton
Gaol for three months under the Vagrant Act.

CITY Parry Sr-worts, Monday, December 26.
Before J. Rigden, Esq. (Mayor), .T. Cother, J.
Hussey, J. C. Wheeler, T. 0. Gilbert, and F.
Attwood, Esqrs.
AS:Ml:MT.—Frederick Clarke was summoned by
Mr. William Rutley for assaulting him on the 10th
December.—William Rutley said : On Saturday,
the 10th, I called at the Avon Brewery. I asked
defendant how he was. He answered, " what I
you come to look aftersome one tonight?" laaid, "a
man that was required to be put in the court for
payment of debt was a rogue." The defendant at
once struck me in the mouth.—Edward Dixon,
butcher said : I waspresentat the Avon Brewery, on
the 10th of December, when the last witness came.
Some conversation passed between Rutley and
Clarke ; what it was I cannot say. I saw the blow
struck, which caused the blood to come.
In defence, defendant said he watiaaggravated by
complainant calling him a rogue.—Joseph
Isworth said : I was at the Avon Brewery on the
10th of December. I was there when the nom•
plainant came in. Clarke said to him, I have :some
money for you,and you need not have put me in the
court- Rutley said no one but a rogue would be
required to be put in the court. Defendant answered,
don't call rue a rogue again, which the complainant
did, and the defendant struck him a slight blow in
the face. His worship said the Bench considered
an tumult had been committed without any provoca-
tion, and fined the defendant 10s. and costs, or 21
days' imprisonment. The fine was paid.

WELL I NGTON.—Cainsirstes HOLIDAYS.—The
tradesmen generally of this town closed their shops
on Monday and Tuesday.
CHRISTMAS MEAT SHOW. —Christmas day falling
this year at a sect v eni en t time in the week for the
Christmas market, there was a good display in
our market on Tuesday.
PRESENTATION.—Mr. Humphreys has had pre-
sented to him from the Bible class, at South-street
Chapel, an electro-plated toast rack and egg cups,
which the scholars decided on presenting as an ex-
pression of their respect and gratitude for the trouble
and kindness he had shown in teaching them during
the past two years. Mr. Humphreys, in returning
thanks, said he must do 6o most heartily for a pre-
sent so unexpected and nnlooked for, and at the
same time so generous. He hoped that these meet-
ings would tend to bring those who already were
Christiana nearer to Christ, and might be the means
of leading all to love the Saviour.
BUR NHAM. —" 0u R STAR."—The BURNHAM
STAR, the weekly paper published in this town
during the past three months, has ceased to illumi-
nate us, and the proprietor now informs us that he
simply intended it to be published during the
: summer months, so we suppose we may expect the
STAR to rise again some time in summer.

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TtlE DORSET CO/eNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1865.

lubricating property of a preparation made by him of
the tar distilled from the peat. By way of experiment
he resolved to test its powers on the axles of his own
gig, which was driven from 16 to 18 miles daily for
above three mouths, and on examination, at the ead of
that period, it was found to answer beyond Ibis most
sanguine expectations, the axles and bushes being in
capital working order, and containing enough of the
material to last as long again. He immedately took
the precaution of protecting it by a patent; and it is
now used on railways, and consequently well adapted
for all descriptions of vehiclee—sueb as carts, wagons,
carriages, tsa, being equal to any other grease in the
market, and infinitely cheaper. Subsequently Mr.
Counter discovered that the product of the distillation
of peat possessed qualities of still greater value—having
found, as we are informed, by an actual experiment,
that it acts as an excellent preventative of She fouling
of ships' bottoms, anocessfully resisting those marine in-
crustations, whether of a vegetalde or animal nature, eo
detrimental and injurious to shipping. The naval
gentleman (well-known in the West Highlands), who
took the trouble of making the experiment, reports that
at the end of six months the side of one of his vowels (a
schooner) to whioh it was applied, presented the same
clean appearance as when laid on, whilst the other aide.
on which he put the usual composition, became so fouled
as to require cleaning twice in that time. This dis-
covery hes' we also understand, been covered by •
patent, and we are glad to learn that the hitherto con-
sidered unprofitable peat bogs of the Laws are likely to
be turned to good account —Glasgow Herald.
CHRISTMAS TREAT TO OLD PLOPLIL—OL I'ROIKI6T,
• treat was given at the Old Church Inn, Ashton-under-
Lyne, to about 70 old people, who are recipients of the
charities connected with the parish church. There were
present 14 old people over 80 years of age, 48 under 80
and over 70, and 10 under 70 and over 60. Their united
ages amounted to 5,080 years.
THE TRUCK ROT.—K singular cage under the Truck
Act was heard in the Sheffield County Court on Wed-
nesday A firm of fender manufacturers sought to
recover a sum of money for goods supplied to their late
foreman, who had been also a workman or artificer."
The defence was that the defendant, as well as others,
were obliged to purchase goods from their masters, as
the means of retaining their situations, the amount of
the goods being kept off their weekly wages. The judge
held that this brought the oaas under the Truck Act,
which enacts '• that no employer of any artificer in the
the trades enumerated should be entitled to maintain
any action or suit against any such artifioer," " for or
in respect of any goods sold or delivered to him at any
shop or warehouse kept by such employer, or in the
profits of which such employer had a share. Judg-
ment was given for the defendant, without costs.—
Manchester .Examtwe.
NOVEL CHARM —On Wednesday morning a hare
started before the 7.30 a.m. train from Bray to Kings-
town, and ran for some miles before the engine, die-
appearing near a tunnel at the Kingstown terminus.
Singularly enough puss started up again as the train
was returning towards Bray, and, again running for a
mile or two, finally disappeared away up the hill above
Dalkey,

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OLD FASHIONHD WlNTlRS.—Certainly very great
change has been coining over the seasons of late. What
does Admiral Fitzroy say to it? Ras IS, Mathieu (de
la Drone) any theory on the subject? Can Murphy's
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of past winters, and note how frost and snow are
deserting our northern parallel. In the year 1035
there was a frost in England on Midsummer-day, so
intense that the corn and fruit were destroyed. In
1063 the Thames was frozen over for fourteen weeks.
In 1234 there was a severe frost all over Europe for
many weeks. The Mediterranean was frozen over, and
merchants crossed in carte with their merchandise. In
1434 the Thames was frozen over from below bridge to
Gravesend. From this time frosts in this country have
gradually decreased in severity and duration. In the
last and present centuries, the great frosts were as
follows In 1716 the frost was so intense that a fair
was held on the Thames. In 1732 there was a great
fall of snow in the north of England; flocks of cheep
and lambs were lost, and the rivers were frozen up for
many weeks. In 1762 there was a snow storm in
England which lasted for eleven days. In January,
1776, occurred the greatest fall of snow ever known in
this country. From November to January, 1789, the
Thames could be crossed at the Custom House, the
Tower, Execution Dock, Putney, and Brentford. In
1808 there was a very severe snow storm, and many
persons lost their lives ; some were frozen to death,
others were killed by carriages upsetting. Upon the
north road the snow drifted in many parts to a depth
of from forty to fifty feet. In the vicinity of Biggles-
wade, the mail coaches were completely buried, and it
was only by the greatest exertions that the passengers
could be rescued. At Bury there was a county ball, on
Thursday, the 11th of February, and in the morning
the snow was so deep that the company were detained
there until the following Sunday. This was something
like a snowing ; but, instead of telling stories, the
company made themselves comfortable by having •
public ordinary each day, and a ball in the evening at
the Angel Inn. A similar occurrence took place at
Stamford, Thursday being the night of the ball and the
assembly. All the families in the neighbourhood who
attended were snow bound, and were obliged to take
up V•eir abode for some days at the Mem—London
Society.
PURPOSE IN lare.—Perhaps to know how to do it is
not of such importance as to know what to do. The
purposeless man never quite makes up his mind about
that. He would and he would not, he weighs and
ponders and stands shill.l-shall-I-ing with Fate, till
the night comes and the fair be over. Whole families,
perhaps races of men, have this kind of feeling,
and when a person of this peculiar temperament is abort
40, just when, Dr. Young says so rudely, other men
know themselves to be fools, he employs his sad hours,
spring evenings, and autumnal afternoons, in debating
what he should have done had he been something else
than that which he is : kusiat dmersa sequentes: it is
the old story over again, the lawyer could have been a
farmer, the farmer a merchant, the merchant a soldier,
the soldier a medical MOM If I had only 13, en in
orders, how well my good voice and fine reading would
have served me! or, if I had not been a priest, hew
well my knowledge of the world would have stood me in
stead ! In some unlucky moment these men do not
find Japiter ready to change them, as they do in the
polished satire of Horace, but they "dabble" in some-
thing which they don't understand. Now, a dabbler
is essentially a purposeless man, and essentially one also
who makes a mess of it. If he be • priest, he will
not be ashamed, like Parson Tmlliber, to deal in pigs,
to farm, and even to meddle in the fundaor in pictures.
H 5 generally comes to grief. The soldier takes to
merchandise, because those "fellow, in the City do
make no much money, you know," and he vacillates
between this and that until he speculates at the wrong
time, and throws away all he had. The members of
the Stock Exchange may say to such victims of their
own weak will, like the lawyers do in Woloot'e tale,
" We thrive at Westminster on fools like you," and
then leave them deploring their own acts. This doubting
teat hest sad work—this looking back over &purposeless
life, counting the troubles we have had, and the follies
we have committed without repentance, and with only
• vague regret that we should have done better in the
world had we had other chances and the opportunities
which have been given to our neighbours. —The English.-
man's Magazine.
EMIGRATION FROM IRELAND.—The Dauntless will
take out to Australia nearly 450 emigrants, chiefly from
the North of Ireland. There is an increasing desire
among those who intend to emigrate to proceed to
Australia. rhe shortness of the v-yage and the cheap-
ness of the fare are the strongest inducements which
lead emigrants to America. Few of the Irish peasantry
could afford to pay the passage fare to Australia, and
those of that class who do proceed thither are aided
under the free emigration system. We believe there is
• glut of labour in many of the towns and cities of
Australia, while there is • dearth of strong, active
labourers in the bush—lrish
A POSTBOT OF THE GRITS A•ORICEN TIMIL—The
Carlisle Journal contains a notice of the death of Mr.
William Graham, an "old postboy," who in his time
had driven more runaways to Gretna, "for better or for
worse," than any other driver. Mr. Graham died on
Sunday, at the great age of 79. The old man, who was
better known by the sobriquet of " Carwinley," up to •
short time previous to his death maintained his position
on the "dickey," but his later 'jobs" were slow and
quiet drives to the cemetery, and bore a sad contrast to
hisquiok and hurried runs to the Border altar in earlier
days. The old man used to delight in relating hie
Gretna-green excursions, and could for an hour or two
amuse his friends over the fireside with a few recollee-
Cons of olden times, and show that in noise eases the
crack of his whip had been of great service in bringing
metal to be forged by the Border blacksmith, He was
a,i important witness in the celebrated Wakefield mar-
riage case, in which witnesses were brought to trace the
chase from almost every stage between London and
Gretna. Among other escapades he used to relate was
one in which be bad been engaged by a nobleman to
pursue, and, if possible, overtake his runaway daughter
before she crossed the Sark. On that occasion the old
man and his companion in the saddle were disposed to
favour the runaways by slackening their speed ; but a
brace of loaded pistols presented from the carriage by
the exasperated " parient" altered their pace and con•
siderably accelerated their movements. On another
occasion he succeeded in reaching Gretna with a couple
of runaway "quality," who were riveted by the black'
smith before "any cause or just impediment" could be
declared. The ceremony having been completed, the
happy pair were returning to Carlisle, when the
postillion was informed that the father of the bride wee
in hot pursuit to Gretna. To prevent any unpleasant-
ness under the circumstances he drove the happy pair
behind • haystack until the enraged father hurried pint
in blissful ignorance. He then resumed his journey,
and safely landed his fare at the Bash Hotel, but the
good hostess thinking they were not safe in her public
hostelry, provided private apartments for them until the
father's wrath had subsided. These are one or two of
the many runaway marriages in which "Old Carwinley"
acted a very prominent part, but many others could be
related where he was equally successful.
SCHOLASTIC RZGISTRATION. —The general committee,
encouraged by the success which has attended the move-
ment in favour of scholastic registration, has resolved to
convene a public meeting of schoolmasters, and others
interested in education, to consider the best means of
bringing the question before the legislature and the
public. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January
sth, at two p.m., at the Society of Arts, John-street,
Adelphi. The hon. secretary will read a report of the
progress of the movement to this date, and will give an
outline of the Medical Act, which has suggested the
proposed set, on a somewhat analogous plan, for the
registration of schoolmasters sod teachers. Several
gentlemen of influence will take part in the meeting,
and it is earnestly hoped that all promoters of since-
tional reform will endeavour to attend, and co-operate
with those whose object is to obtain for the public some
protection against incompetent educators., and for the
profession the position to which its character and im-
portance entitle it.
PUBLIC PARR FOR Mumcassonouue-on-Tess.—Mr,
Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow, a member of the
firm of Bolckow and Vaughan, the ironmaaters, to
whose energy the town of Middlesborough already owes
a considerable proportion of its progress, has intimated
his intention of making the gift to the inhabitants of
100 acres of land, in a convenient position, which is to
be completely laid out as • public park, at the sole
expense of the donor. There are now 25,000 inhab-
itants in Middlesborough, and they labour In many