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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

WA.REHAX.

The sitting of the Dainty Court was held here on
Wednesday last. After the undefended cases had been
dealt with by the Registrar (Kr. P. 1151 liter), the Judge
(Mr. Leroy) tried one disputed cans, in which Kr. Dicken-
eon appeared for the plaintiff, and beard and made orders
of committal in some judgment suininonses heard by him,
directing two warrants of committal to be suspended, on
terms, varying the original orders.
Bokoutip PirriT Stesion, Saturday.—Before Mr.
Daniel (Mayor), and Mr. T. L Kenes (ex-Mayor),
Justices._

Stn defendants appeared in answer to sumn3oruies issued
on information of the police, for wilfully obstructing the
free passage of the footway on Good Friday. The case
having been proved, and, on enquiry, the police having
Informed the magistrates that no bad language accompanied
the annoyance of obstruction—which took place at the
cross, near the Red Lion, and thi being the first time
such a case had been brought forward, the defendants were
each fined in the mitigated penalty of sixpence, instead
of 405., which they were rendered liable to under the Act
indicting the penalty, for such obstruction—and costs.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

ITERNI ABBAS.
At a vestry meeting held on Thursday last Mr. James
Caine. Chick and Mr. Luke Decimus Gillingham were
elected churchwardens for the ensuing year.

PIDDLENINTON.
About 15 or 16 years ago the Poet-office authorities
erected a letter-box in the wall of a cottage situate about
the centre of the village for the accommodation of the
parishioners Some over ofilcious party thought the parish
ought not to he without a Poet-office, an 6, as trade is not
over brisk and the ratepayers had declined to Pay the
salary of • certain parish clerk, and every little would add
to his revenue, very recently to his gratification, the
authorities decided to establish a sub-receifing office at
almost the extreme end of the village. He then used
every means in his power to get the old box removed. The
mason received instructions, and he very reluctantly com-
menced removing it. To three -arrangements the
parishioners were not very willing to submit, and some of
them took the matter very warmly up, stopping the mason
in the progress of his work, and wrote and laid the matter
before the Postmaster-General, who has very kindly given
instructions for the old box to remain, to the gratification
of the inhabitants.--Onuesueicated.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

THE PRINCE OF WALES,

The Prince of Wiles —cave; SeVilie-iOl-Morrow for
Madrid. in Alfonso will meet him at Ardngenez.
The entry into the Spanish capital will be public. The
Prince has expressed his pleasure at the kindness
shown him in Seville.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

MYSTERIOUS CASE OF DROWNING.

An inquest wall held on Monday afternoon, before
Mr. G. Symonds, coroner, on the body of David
Strong, 45, a dairyman of this place, who has rented
here for the last 10 years the dairy of Mr. Lock, of
Bockhampton, who acted as foreman of the jury
on the occasion.

The evidence revealed the following circumstances.
On Sunday the deceased went to bed in his usual
health and spirits, and rose the next morning between
five and six. About that time he wiui seen by a man
he employed named Robert Cable, sitting in the
kitchen smoking his pipe. Ile invited him to have a
glass of porter, and having done so, the man left to
look after the cows, leaving his master as usual to look
after the interior care of the dairy. On his return.
finding nothing had been done, he made enquiries, and
as neither Mrs. Strong could say where her husband
VIM and no reply was made to his shouts, he pro-
ceeded to search the river. lie there found the de-
ceased lying on his face in about three feet of water.
With rather peculiar ideas of the proper thing te do
he did not attempt to pull him out, hut went back to
inform his mistress. They in company went to the
river and got out the body, which they found to be
quite dead. Dr. Emson, of Dorchester, was sent for,
but the usual attempts to resuscitate were of no avail,
and he was of opinion deceased had been in the water
a couple of hours, which would tally with the suppo-
sition that he by some means !lot into the water as
aeon as the man had left, it being discovered about
half-past seven.
No rewon whatever could be assigned why the
deceased should commit suicide, and the jury returned
an open verdict of "Found Drowned."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

ItRfUItA.TIf!M, Imp Joners.

Gout se;d-Itheismathen arise frominflammattew In the parts
affew ed. To effect • permanent curs, adopt a pooling dies
Mink plenty of water, take six of Holloway's Pills dolt and
morning, and rub this °Mumma man ssuslly today a day
into th• suffering part.; when mad aim y, they drive
all Inflammation and depression from th• mean, intbd • and
remove all enlargement of the joints, and leave the sinews and
muscles lax and nnolottrocted.__.

ON 'rut sem
Is this alms of oompiainta, no matter the age, the est, os
the place, or under what name the disease may les claselled.
It w 11l be cured II Nils Ointment be well rubbed Into the
system, and Holloway's Pills taken night end morning to purify
the bleed. There Is nothing did/serious In the eanepod len of
Holloway'. Ointment, but, se the contrary, he isigrsdlents
proms the most soothing, petrifying, sad strengthening
qualities.
Tbe Ointment and Pills are sold m Professor limits,
Establiehment, 9.13, Ott ordetreet, London; also by =
every rapectable Vendor of Medicine throughout the Q
World, in Pet. and Boxes, at ls. Id, Is 9d., es Id., 1i..,
each. The smallest poi of Ointment ecobehm one
mines : sad the smalient Brix of Pills Mar deeen.
Pull minted directions are Razed to each Pot and Boa, mid
can be had in soy ilecusge even in Turkish, Arable, Armenian
Permian or Chinese.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

SKATING ON EASTER_ MONDAY.

—....... —.—....
The fashionable amusement of roller-skating has
received a fresh impetus in Weymouth, under new and
able management The joyful time of Easter was wisely
chosen to re-inaugurate the rink at the Burden Hotel
Assembly Rooms, and on Laster Monday, the spacious
floor of that line room was visited by the gentry in the
afternoon, and more numerous company in the evening.
In the evening was the popular time, and then a large
number of skaters of various classes tried the floor.
Among them were some inexperienced ones, who tumbled
about for a time and got in the way ot the few excellent
tkaters who were present. Four gentlemen in particular,
two very young, and the others respectively • teacher of
languages and a gentleman 1 the legal profession, glided
over the smooth surface in all directions with remarkable
ease and grace. The language-teacher could even dance on
his skates to the playing of the band, and one youngster
was ve7 twift both backwards and forwards; hut the
solicitor s movements were all marked by such ease and
confidence, as showed him a matter of this accomplish-
ment. We may add that the managers are exceedingly
courteous and accommodating, and there is every reason
why the rink ithould heroine • fashionable resort in the
morning, and a popular one at night.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

THE •NNVAL DINNER

Was afterwards held in the Mowleas Institute. It was
served up in very excellent style by Mr. Linnington, of the
Purbeck Arms, and if a vigorous applirstioa to the good
things set before them formed any crit.rion of the enjoy-
ment of the partakers, few could doubt it was highly
appreciated Abut 150 Rat down.
Sir E RAKER again presided, and he WSa supported by.
the gentlemen we have mentioned a.s having Iss.vn present
at the meeting.
. . -

The toasts were very briefly got over, the impatience of
the company to get into the fre.h our being apparent.
But in the cour.e of • few remark that were made. the
Hon. Sec. (Mr. Bingham) said be had always, with •
mixture of pleaaure and pain, .lone what lie could on
behalf of the ..ociety. He had received what he considered
wan a sacred trust from his two good friends, Mr. Charles
Porrher and Mr. Henry Key-Seymour.
The proceedings throughout were very anccomfuL
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

OURZ FOR ALL

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.
A CERTAIN_ CURE FOR. BITNCHIEIII,_
_DIMMER

SOBK THROAT, MITEIYA, do.
For curing ion throat, diphthong, bronchitis, aathma
tightnen of the Meek and pain in the tide—which testae
toratment alone pimento degenerating into more serious
this Ointment hm the tame powers over there oum.
plaints as a blister poe mein, without musing pain or debility,
Old asthmatic invalids will derive marvel one ems from the
eas of this Ointment, ehich has brought round many such
sufferers red neenabilMed Meath after every other owns had
signally MUM.
BAD LIM, BAD BREASTS, OLD BONI& LND ULCERS
By rutting the Ointment round the affeeted
trans to tbe tissues beneath, and exercises' wgadoJ power
on all the Moot Bowing to, and returning from, the dimmed
put. The indasataattoo diminishes, the pain bemoan lena
Intolerable, the matter thicker, and a ears le soon effected.
In all longetanding mm., Hollows'', Pills should slur as
taken, as they will thoroughly expel all depraved hunk .re
ram the body.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

To CORRESPONDENTS.

NONCONFORIII,T. (Dorchester).—You are surprised at
our admitting the letter of " Toleration -are you; Wit
to remove any misapprehension we may as well at ,tice
inform you that these columnr are equally open to
Churchmen—for whom we have an equal respect—as
they are to Dissenters. We shall endeavour to do justice
to each. but we shall toady to neither. Our N)11111.1111
will always be open to writer. who may be chnirotia of
&lemming matters which we think to be fair subjects
for public criticism.

THROAT IRILITATION.—The throat and windpipe are
especially liable to inflammation. causing soreness and
eMrrtickling and irritation, inducuag cough and
u. g
the voice. For these symptoms use glycerine na
the form of jujuber. Glycerine in these agreeable con
factions, being in proximity to the ;lands at the looniest
they are excited by the act of sucking, becomes acti‘dy
hailing. 6d. and Is. boxes (by poet It stamp).
labelled "Jsnsai EPPS & Homeopathic Chemig.,
Threadneedle Street, and 170, hondon."—Sold in
Weymouth by J. V. WILLIAMS, Chemist, 11:1, St. Allem

IMPURE TEA. —Nothing ia more awaking to a lover 4
Tea, than to find that he purchases for good Tea at a fair
price turn& out little better than nibbish—moch of the
Teasold in largely adulterated, and in moat unkholoionie
—to avoid dimppointment buy only that guaranlerd
purr, such as JORNSON. JOHNSON & CO's Pare Tea in Packete
—full particulars advertised in another column.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. —Tria.Val Experienee—The united
testimony of thousands, extending over more than thin,'
years, wont strongly reccomends these Pille as the best
purifiers, the mildest aperidents, and the surtat enter-
;Alves. They never prove delusive, or rive mere])
temporary relief, but attack all ailments of the 'Wawh,
lungs, heart, head, and bowels in the only safe and legiti-
mate way, by depurating the blood, and thmefrom
eradicating those impurities which are the foundationsnd
support of almost every disease. Their medicinal efficacy
is wonderful in renovating enfeebled constitutions. Ibex
action embraces all that is desirable in a household
medicine. They expel every noxious and effete ruatta:
and thus the strength is nurtured and the energies itime-
Lated.

NOTICES.

An communisations Mould be adoiremed to the Edda:
Barnum and Te*Kim Meek Dorchester, and Post-01110
erdera may be made payable LI the publisher, Mr. Geo.
Faasaux.

When mime are sent in stamps it is requested that
they may be in ha/fpenny stamp..

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

Beat of flit "gavot's Son.

We exceedingly regret to have to record the death
of Mr. Charles Emma, the second son of the Mayor. ( Mr.
A. Ereson), of this town, who died at 3 a.m. on
Monday morning, after a short illness from rheumatic
fever. The deceased, who was a fine yonng man, was
only 23 years of age, and his general amiability had
made him a favourite with all classes. Much sympathy
Is felt with his bereaved parents in their affliction.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

PORT SANITARY
_AUTHORITY.

WgrorrE;ir.i;7.--I":reset;i;lir: R. flomaa Dr. Drew Mr.
Talbot, Mr. Jesty, Mr. Aylea, jun., Mr. Walker,
Comben, Mr. W. Attwooll, Ur. E. C. Seaman, and Mr.
limper. clerk to the Board.
The first business was to fix the number to form •
quorum; but the CitURNAN said the number was fixed by
the Act, at three.
The Board thought that three was a email number, not
being one third of the whole; but the CLERK produced the
regulation which fixed the number at three.
. _

The next business was Os to bye-law*: but the CSAIRMAN
thought the resolution in the minute books would bind
the members, without incurring the expense of bye-laws
printed. '
Three clear Asps' notice is to be given to each member
of the Board; but the notices will not be posted on the
Hall as if they are published in one place, it was
thought they must be exhibited in all the parishes repre-
sented.
PLACE OP MEETING.

Mr. WALKER moved that an application be made to the
Mayor and Town Council of Weymouth, for permission
to use the Council Chamber for meetings of the Board.—
Carried.
COMMITTEES.

The CHAIRMAN said that in cases of emergency it would
be.ilecni.sary for cumulateso to act.
. . .

Mr. WALKER asked whether they could charge captains
of vessels in rases where men were put in hospital. He
as a captain, had had to pay a for putting a wan in
hospital.
The CHAIRMAN suggested that the P,rtland members
sheuld be appointed the committee for Portland, and
the other members for cases transpiring on this side of the
water.
. .

Mr. Con BIN declined to act unless they understood their
ditties; at present he did not know what to do. and he
should not like to incur censure.

It was resolved to ascertain what arrangements could
be made tor the reception of sick in cues of emergency.

HOID.PITLI.

AA to the site of a hosp-iii-iii7Comaire suggested that
near the Ferry Bridge would be a good place. There was
a strong feeling in Portland against having the hospital in
the island, and in Weymouth against having it in the
borough : but near the Ferry Bridge or the Little Sea would
be well removed from any village.
Proposed by Dr. DREW, seconded by Mr. Taukrr, that
klessra Seaman, Gornben, Jesty, and Walker, be a com-
mittee to ascertain the beet site for a hospitaL
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

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LONDON, direct attention to the following
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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

WZYXOIJTH.

CRRISTCHUICH VISTRY.—The rector nominated Major
Cam Sykes. his Chapel Warden for the ensuing year, and
Mr. Doswell, was elected by the congregation. The rector
expressed for himself and the congregation, their obliga-
tions to Mr. DoeweU and Mr. Harris, who had so diligently
performed the dutiec of Chapel Warden for the year peat.
It la now agreed that the accounts of the Church should
be laid before the Vestry at Eaatcr each year.

WOODSPORD.
SERIOUS AOCIDENTS.

On Sunday, April 16th, • serious accident happened to a
young lad, named George Chaffey, son of Mr. Charles
Chaffer, of this place. It appears that the young man
works for Mr. C. Wayne, of Holywell near Evershot and
in going out with food for the sheep with &carter the horse
they were driving (which was a spirited animal) became
frightened by some means, and jumping to one side,
struck Clusffey down, the wheels pairing over his back.
No bones were broken, but, the doctor in attendance,
reported he was severely injured in his bowels and on
Saturday last he was rather worse. The carter that was
with him seeing Chaffey fall, jumped out of the waggon,
caught his foot in the wheel, and broke his leg; but we are
hoPin to say he ii progressing favourably.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

HINTS ON THE TEETH. BY T. C. MAWS,
DENTIST, YEOVIL.
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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

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See Dent. ch. xii., v. 23.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

INSPECTOZ /ND MEDICAL orriaa.

The next question was as to the salaries of these
officers ; it appeared that at Southampton the medical
officer got LSO a year to cover fifty visits, and all visits
above that were paid for. The Inspector get 1.130 a year,
and it was supposed he boarded all vessels that arrived.
But at Bristol the officers seemed to get no extra pay.
Mr. Artwoom. thought it would be better to advertise
for officers. .

But, after some conversation, the appointments were
deterred for the present
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25

SUICIDE OF LORD LYITELTON.

Lord Lyttelton has committed suicide at his residence.
The deceased was 50 years of age. Lord Lyttelton has
been in a state of great depression for a long time. A
professional attendant on lunatic., who for the last two or
three weeks had been regularly employed, on the
physician's advice, in waiting on his lordship, was shaving
him on Tuesday morning, when he suddenly rushed from
the room, and threw himself over the bannister, falling
from the second floor landing of the well staircase to the
ball beneath. When taken up he was found to be quite
insensible, he lingered in that state until Wednesday
morning, when be expired. His lordship had suffered
from melancholia for some years, and in the last few
weeks he was decidedly insane.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

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sunvivons PICKED IT AT St.

Intelligence has been received at Dundee of the
safety of a number of the crews and messengers of the
ship Strathmore, of Dundee, which sailed from Isocion
early last April with a IlliArellalleolll,l cargo and a large
number of emigrants for New ZealateL Mr. Bruce,
the managing owner, ,in Wednesday received a
telegram, dated Debingo, (lane, statin,g that the Sim ra
Morena ha,' landed some survivors of the Strathmore.
No details arc given as to the cause of the disaster to
the vessel or where it happened, but itis supposed that
the vessel must have been struck by an iceberg, alla
MO seriously damaged as to render abando 'at
neee•cetry.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

ANOTHER CASE OF SUPERSTITION IN
SOMERSET.
. _ _

At the Somerton POlic; Vo-ti.r.i: 'Elias Sage, a labourer,
*i years of age, living at Alice, was brought up in custody
charged with using threatening language towards Matilda
Cox Complainant, who it 70 years of age, said defen-
dant bad threatened to take her life, and she was in
bodily fear of him. They hail been very friendly until
recently, when defendant said she wa., a witch, and
accused her of "hag-riling" him. In answer to the
charge defendant told the bench that complainant, in the
shape of a white cat, wai in the habit of getting into his
window at night, awl trying to tear his throat. She did
this on Monday week, and also caught hold of his ann.
When he tried to catch it the rat vanished, and he could
hear it going downstairs. Defendant assured the bench
that it was quite true, adding that when he accused com-
plainant she did not deny it. He wanted her to keep
away from him. The Bench severely censured defendant,
and bound him over to keep the peace in the sum of .C2O.
Defendant has a child ill, and attributes the attack to
complainant. Ile also killed his own and a neighbour's
eat a few days ago, because they had been in complainant's
house, and feared that they might have been made
capable of "hag-riding" him.

A CAPTAIN FINED FOR NOT RENDERING
ASSISTANCE AFTER A COLLISION._

At the hull Police —0r;"—57a1;74.7, Thomas
Weatherill, captain of the steamship Joseph B=
belonging to Messrs. Brown, Atkinson, and Co. app
to answers summons, issued at the instance of the Board
of Trade, charging him with that he neglected to stay by •
vessel after collision therewith until he had ascertain
wether assistance was wanted to the ship's crew or pass-
engers, and for not giving particulars as to his vessel.
On the night of the 24th of November the barque William
Simpson 3*6 tons register, hound to London with a cargo
of deals was brought up in South-west Reach, off the
Suffolk coast, having a good anchorage at the time, when
the steanier Joseph Mimes, bound from Cronstadt to
London with • general cargo, ran Into her port quarter
doing great damage. The steamer, of which the defendant,
who was on deck at the time, was master, went on her
voyage. Her crew heard cries from the barque, asking
the name of the steamer and desiring her to stand by; but
the barque. which had a crew of eleven persons, was left.
.llthough the sailing ship was greatly injured, she kept
afloat. She WWI fortunately titular laden. The Magistrate
(Mr. Travis) fined the defendant 1:11.1 and costs us each
CAM
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

A LovEw:.! strlctpE.

A distressing case of .1110,1 C wat discovered on Thurs
day evening, at Cns,skirk, some seven miles west of
Thurso. The unfortunate individual was a young twin
named Andrew Spenee, a fann ,ervant on the (anti of
Skull ; and the only reason wo.igned for self-destruction
%Va.* that a fellow-servant, a girl whom he had been court-
ing, went with *nether young man. The previous even-
ing, being twitted by 1.1- fellow-servanta a,. to the conduct
of his sweetheart, it is alleged he remarked that they need
not, as it would be all over by breakfast time. It appears,
however, that no idea was entertained that the poor
fellow meditated aelf-destruction. He left his horses in
the courtyard, where they were being loaded, took a rein
rope with hint and walked a distance of two miles, and
jumped int., the sev. To the rope he tied a stone, and
then slung it al smt his neck, in order the more effectually
to • omplete his purpose. liefore c 1111111 l Ming the fatal act
lie divested himself of his waistcoat, containing his key,
awl his leggings, and left them at a shepherd' pig Wye,
awl his watch he left in hi + trunk. Ile was observed in
the distance with the rope in his hand, last no idea was
formed of such as strange occurrence. The place being
dragged, the body WWI f I. Deceased was about 211
years of age, and said to be of rather weak intellect-
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

Or.orresponbettre.

"SPELLING BEES."
ro Me EdPur of Me Dorset anti*, Repreet.

The result of the " Spelling Bee " last Fiblay ~hows
ye.y clearly the value .4 the paper read by Mr. Bawler
at the %Vorking Men's In...tante, when he WID ably
prove I, in exl.liining the diff -rent gatheriu44, both in
America and England, under the title of •• Spelling
Bee," how inefficient they aro, as an educational
•emeut :—Diveat the " spelling Bee " of its profit
in a pecuniary sense, and the amusement it affords the
on-lookers, and who would undergo the ordeal those
had to endure wh otohmlted to being publicly CX:k•
mine,l on Friday _ _ _

...... „
Besides, the elms is at the in.,rey of the caprice of
the examiwr, wl, resertes t. himself the right of
pronouncing the words, just as he thinks, likes, or
knows ; in addition to this, how very Casily one of
those thought ks hie, to have failed may be re-called
by the wish of the spectators, when denv mstrated in a
decid,4l manner. This Ising so, there Lire few ;wool
Persons who would care to compete again in an exami-
nati which is so unfairly carried me These whams:a
in years who have made the English language their
pndieslor stmly all tivir lf,, may well like to show off
'before the public.
Now let me 'sinigest, as anoth,r " Spelling Hee "is
likely to 01111 C off in I)orcheiter, that, instead of having
person., of all ages mixed up together. there should he
thrce el”.oss. Ist, aU under 20 years of age; 2n,1, those
who are between 20 and ; :tr I, all above that age ;
that there be two prizes in each class ; and, further,
that the words selected be perkily those that are in
common use, of which there are many that would
puzzle a great number, who are aecustomed to letter
writing, and not such words which the examiner him-
self does not know how to pronounce, and therefore
cannot expect his cbtss to spell, unless, lln one failing,
he changes his pnmunciatiou to enable the rest to be
more successful ; carried nut in this way it would prove
somewhat a test of the capabilities ~f those who are
well acquainted with the proper spelling of their
mother tongue, and give general satisfaction.
Yours ke.,
A Lovett or FAIN Pl. tr.
(We are afraid our correspondent's suggestion would
scarcely "work." How many young ladies would
admit themselves to be between 20 and 35 ; to say
nothing of above that age ?—En.J.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

LEVIEBTON.

SIR RICHARD AND LADY GLTN have entertained a large
of visitors at Leweston during the present week.
party of
Lord and Lady Wolverton, General Glyn, Mr.
and Mrs. Clay Ker•Seymer, Major and Mrs. McAdam.
at. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings there were
large gatherings of the elite of the neighbourhood, and at
nine o'clock on the latter evening some private theatricals
took place. The pieces performed were " A Wonderful
Woman." and " Woodcock's little Game." The acting in
both pieces was first-rate, and kept the audience in roars
of laughter. The performers were Captain Castle, Mr.
Finch, Mr. Edgcombe, Major and Mrs. McAdam, Miss
Hughes Hallett, Mrs. Castle, and Mrs. Cart Glyn. After
the acting dancing was commenced. and kept up with
great zest. Targett's quadrille band played an excellent
'election of music. The decorations were elaborate, and
the proceedings, which were in celebration of the birth of
a son and heir, were of a gratifying character.
BERMS OHNE.

The winner of the Craven cup on Friday, was Mariner,
by Bianri
ofih ; a greyhound the property of Mr. Hooper
Mina town.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

THE BUKE OF EDINBURGH.

The Duke of Edinburgh joined his ship, the Sultan,
at Portemouth, on Saturday.

FLOODS IN GERMANY.

The floodiiirfe;tri 1;1;V e -1;;;!;17e-ri ;liiaatroas. In
some places the water was four feet and in others ten
feet deep. Many houses were washed away. Great
damage has also been done by the inundations in
Germany. Near Magdeburg 600 houses out of 700
wore flooded, and about 30 are completely ruined.

THE CARLIST WAR.
8,000 armed Carlista are said to have submitted at
Tolosa. According to an official despatch received in
Madrid eight battalions refused to fire upon the royal
troops, and ultimately surrendered in parties after a
conflict between the men and their officers. It is
believed that Don Carlos passed into France on Satur-
day night. The internment of several thousand
Carlista in France has led to the discovery that there
were many foreigners, including deserters from the
French army, in their ranks.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

"SPELLING BEL"

Not the worse of American institutions which have
found favour in this country is that of the " spelling bee."
• most harmless amusement, with an undoubtedly good
renilt—a better knowledge of the Queen's English. An
adult spelling class is, we know, by some looked upon as
childish, but people who take this form of objection have,
probably, never attended one 'of these mutilate between
Orthoepista They serve to pass a pleasant evening. create
• large amount of good humoured feeling, and, like Dr.
Waite' proverbial bee, "improve the shining hour." We
had one at the Corn Exchange on Friday evening. It
was in aid of the re-building of Trinity Church, and from
Its novelty attracted an immense assemblage.
Them was • very fair number of competitors. Seven
ladies pluckily stood up for female rights; and of the
other est there were no lees than 9a The Mayor, Mr. G.
threw an emirs glamour over the event by Pre-
siding.

After a pretty introductory duet by Miss How and Him
Newman, " The Fairy Queen," Mr. Aldridge, of Poole,
recited an American production. Al Mr. Aldridge is
learned in the law he could not offer the well-worn excuse
" unaocustatned aa I am to public speaking," and con-
awiseutJ4 be drew forth the plaudits of the audience.
Then the "spelling" business commenowl. The Rey
IL Brenta acted as !Microliter. and Mr. IL Droa aai
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

MU.IZDERER JILTNED AT TpE;STAKE,

J. M. Baker, a young farmer, of Bell County, Texas,
wai recently murdered by Tom Williams. a negro despe-
rado, who was duly arrested, tried, convicted, and gen-
tenoal to 110 hanged. During the trial the court-room
Ira. crowded, and when sentence was pronounced, and
the prisoner was ironed anti taken back to gaol, it WWI
openly threatened that he should be burned, ai hanging
wai too good for him. On January :Nth a crowd gathered
around the gaol, and demanded to be admitted. The
sheriff had gone home, leaving the gaol in the charge of a
deputy. The doors were opened, and a dozen men entered.
Williams was pointed out to them, was he w taken and
bound secure to the back of a horse. The mob then
mounted their horses and rode off on the Bell County-
road about two miles. Dismounting in a patch of woods
by the roadside, they bowed two mosquito saplings, fas-
tened them together, making a stiff arch, to which they
bound the negro by a chain. llis feet were made fast to
the undergrowth, faggots were collected and piled up
under him, and then set on lire. lie begged piteously to
be spared, but his executioners knew no mercy. For
nearly an hour his tortures were continued.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

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BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING
Of every mart, mire, and quality, and fitted up with
Furniture complete.
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Large Stores of SECOND-HAND FURNITURE.
Goods Removed and Warehoused.
FURNITURE LENT ON HIRE.
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IF YOU WISH to BUY or BUILD, or if you
wish to PURCHASE the HOUSE you live in
you should consult
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COLOURED AND OTHER PICTURE SCREEN
MAKER.

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

Tim COLLISION OFF DOVER.

The impost at Deal was concluded on Thnnslay.
The counsel for the Franconia having declined to call
any of the officers of that vessel, the coroner proceeded
to tonn lip the evidence, aud said it was for the jury to
may whether the fact of the Franconia porting her
helm at a distance of four hninlrol and forty yards
from the f4trathclyde was so 1111Wfirranted, and showed
such recklessness and carelessness as to render those
on board liable to answer for the consniuences. lie
went into an elaborate explanation I the law affecting
the oneddon at issue, and left it to the jury to say
whether the collision wa, an act done wilfully, or
whether it was an error in the judgment only, or such
an act as ananinted to cri 11l ill al negligence on the part
of the captains of either vessel. The jury then retired,
and after an absence of an hour and a half returned a
verdict of manslaughter against the officer in charge of
the Franconia, and the jury expressed their indigna-
tion against the officers of that vessel for steaming
away from the Strathcly,l", and they also censured
the commander of the tug Palmerston for not promptly
going to the ambstonce of the wrecked people.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

40 TONS OF PRININ RAY AND CLOVER

FOR SALE.

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To be consulted at home, No. 5, St. Thomes-street,
Weymouth, every day, Thursday and Saturday after
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On Thursda_ys he may be consulted at Mr.
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2to 4 p.m. On Saturdays, at r. Wooferon's, Con-
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SAUCES for FISH, GAME, &c.

SUTTON'S GRASS SEEDS ros ALL SOILS.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

THE Britt:U.:4 BILL
Tu the Editor.

Sir, -rlinrehmen tire often told that in oppo%ing the
.le.ecration of ehureh.yarde they are ti;hting with a
elmlow of their own making.. . _

The Do Armk, a qiiritualist weekly I
newspaper with a large circulation, published on the
11th Instant, a speeit which was ts have been delivered
by " Dr." William Hitchman at the grave of A
Spiritualist, hut which was '' officially forbi blen at the
sepulchre itself," because it WA.< on conseerateslgroun.L
The following extracts will show that the danger is far
Irons imaginary. After quoting from the Book of
Revelation, the lecturer proceeded -" Yet, for believ-
ing in the testimony of our own senses, in the year of
the 'hristian Era. ls7m, that such revelations of Gel
or Nature—as the ease may be—really happen now,
we are denounced as heretics, infidels, blasphetuens,
&c.—in short, agents of the devil. Nay, our very dust
is deemed limit inferior manure."

But "1)r." Hitchman has a little denouncing to do
on his own account, and this in the following words --
Mr. Welch, the 'ordained chaplain .4 Anfield
Cemetery, now resolin4 stereotyped prayer. at the
adjacent receptacle for dust and aslie., may reiterate
his the logical parables to the end of time. Spiritualist.,
and Spiritualists only, is.ssess the key .4 their mys-
teries, or the ethereal instrument that unlocks the
do .r of the spiritual temple."
The notion of consecrated ground is ohs. ridiculed
thus —" Consecrated ground! \Thy not ask benedic-
tion of atmospheric elements? Aiigels and ministers
of grace defend us! Are Spiritualists henceforth to
believe that the Lord created the earth and then left
man to consecrate it? I trow not"
But the "Dr." can bless as well as denounce. And
this is one of the Gospels for the preaching of which
Churchmen are expected to throw open God's acre—
"l would rather say, instead of ' are the dead
who die in the Lord,' blessed are the living—either in
the body of matter or that of spirit —who live in the
truth of God, morally and scientifically, by acting in
obedience to those laws of nature, which are the
Scriptures of Divine philosophy, whether f tin the
works of Darwin, Huxley, and Tyndall, the Vedas
revealed directly to Brahma, the Zewlavesta of the
Persians, the Koran of Mohammed, the Penketeuch
of the F4.Typtians, or the sayings awl doings of &r-
-aster, Socrates, Plato, and Confucius —nay, the alleged
' miracles' of Christ himself."
Sir, which of the Nonconformist denominations
would tolerate such blasphemous rho lomantade within
their own chapel-yards? Yet that which they would
by no means suffer themselves they join baud-hi-hand
to inflict upon Churchmen.
Can it be true that the real, thom.h hidden, purpose
of this agitation is not so much to redress a supporcd
grievance as to render, if possible, the position of
Churchmen, as niembers of a State Establishment,
simply intolerable?
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

THE EAGLEY EPIDEMIC.

Two more deaths have resulted from the milk
poisoning at Bagley, thus increasing the number of
victims to eleven. There are two or three other
FA:tient& as to wham recovery grave fears are enter-

FATAL QUARREL.
Tyre fiddlers, Michael White and J. Byrne we , re
drinking on Friday night in • publichouse in Dublin
when a quarrel arose between them concerning their
merits as musicians. Byrne was thrown several times
and his head coming into violent contact with the
hearthstone he was killed. White was arrested,
ra=ea on Saturday with homicide. He was

SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCE AT MARGATE.
A Mart. (orrespondent states that on Friday
night the body of a gentleman was discovered on the
sands facing the South Eastern Railway Station. There
was a wound on the forehead of the deceased over the
noes, which had apparently been done by a heavy blow
or a fall.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

.6-45 ET It EUMATISM, STIFF JOINT!!

I. Ilt •1.41 Itil• mat len] auce front inflammation In the imam
11. end. To elkot • pemisnent cure, 540101 muting diet
drink plenty of water, take six of H,Poway's PUls night and
meriting, and in', this Ointment moot effn tually twice e day
ml the soffering ;cwt.: when osed sienultanewmly, they drive
all indammatlon en I depression from the system, subdne and
remove all anis rgement of the joints, and leave the sinews and
muscles lax and uncontractad.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

BRIDPOZT.
_

nupry POLICE, Monday.—Befgwe B. I'. Gundry
and W. Hounsell Esq.
John Crowley RIM bronght up in custody by P.C. Long,
charged with being drunk and disorderly at Cltideock on
February 20th, at I a.m. Prisoner was a tramp and said
he 'came from Liverpool. Fined 3,5. and cost. 6i. 6j. or
seven days imprisonment. Committed in default.
ENTERTAINIIIM.—On Monday evening, a concert of
vocal and instrumental music, was given in the Templar
Hall. 'Barrack-street, in aid of the building fund of the
new National Schools. Most of the programme, was
given by a choir of 120 juvenile voices, conducted by Mr.ilorfee, the schoolmaster of the National Schools, and Mr.
Hann, accompanist. The musicians who rendered their
services. were Messrs. J. loNter, Glidden, Parnell, Gage.
Morri,, Siegler, W. Tucker, If, 'Tucker, and W. Itudden,
Sen. The hall was well filled in every part, and by the
applause 'shown we should think the eutertainnient was
well appreciated. The skilful manner in which the
juveniles sung, must have shown tbit a great deal of time
must have been devoted to their training by the
conductor, and likewise some musical ability. It was
not generally known till that evening that we had such a
gsodquadrille band in this town, their Playing being very
creditably done, and well deserved the applause stria.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

STRATHCLYDE DISASTER.

The bullied wee opened at Poplar to-day, Monday,
and adjourned, witnesses not being in attendance.
The Board of Trade inquiry is postponed until the
result of the criminal charges against the oaptain of
the Franconia is known.

DON CARLOS.

The Standard's St. Jean De Luz correspondent
telegraphs that Don Carlos has crossed the kintier,
and taken refuge in France.

THE BURIALS RILL
Replying tn a leputation thi+ afterm m, Mr. Disraeli
said the Government w nil leciieUy °mine, Mr.
Osborne Morgans Burial Bill; and he hoped thedehate
would not weaken the churvh.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29

ECCLESIASTICAL RADICALISM.

The Pali Mall Gaeelle asys:—ltitualism is • coarse and
illogical variety of Ultramontanisin, but the conditions of
its rise and growth are very much the same. It had its
origin in the large drafts for clergymen made by the
Church of England on classes which formerly supplied few
or none, and in the consequent adoption of sacerdotal
opinions by men of a wholly different order of mind and
degree of education from those ecclesiastical leaders who
first began to hint distrust and dislike of Refoi .ilation.
But the aliment of the movement i 4 always a distorted
Radicalism. The true strength of Every Church always
lies in those who are born within its fold, who cling to
their earliest associations with it. who have never, or very
slightly, changed the opinions which they first received
from it.. The fierie.t convert or the meet high flying
theorist on its rights is but a poor substitute for the
churchman who has always been a churchman. But all that
is most venerable and stable in the f &slick of the Angelical
Church is exactly that which is most odious ton Ritualist.
There is, moreover, a singular resemblance between the
language of the Ritualist and that of the extreme
Radical newspapers. Both sets of newspapers show
amusing alacrity in adopting the newest thing in opinion.
What • new "programme" is to the lay Radical, a new
superstition, a new dress, a new picture, is to the clerical
innovator. And no till quite lately the ecclesiastical
Anglican Radical has had advantage almost wholly denied
to the Ultramontane Catholic agitator. Ile has been al.
lowed to abuse his superiors without stint, and to defy
the law without punishment If the lay demagogue
ventured on similar indulgences he would stand in much
danger of the galleys or worse: and, though an Ultra-
montane writer may exalt the Pope, he can at most
attack his own Bishop decently and indirectly. But
English Bishops afford everyday sport to the Ritualistic
clergy and, indeed, it must he owned that they are too
apt to expose themselves recklessly to lire. As for the
law, one of the two amusements with which it furnished
the Ritualists will have to be given up. They may still
abuse it, but they can no longer defy it The old pro-
cedure of the ecclesiastical courts placed the law very
much in the position of a wrestler with his arm tied to
his leg. The Public Worship Act unloosed the cord by
re-forming the procedure, and a power is free to act
which will stand any amount of abuse but no nonsense.