The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-02-12 00:00:00

linnet Couutq Expren,

DORCHESTER, FEBRUARY 19th, 1284.

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There does not spoor 53 be that perfect harmony
In the Cooeuvative dovecote as the promoters would
be inclicied to wish. The organleaUon thereof hag
been brought in question, and Mr. Farquharson,
speakieg at the Mithins, Farmers' Club on Thursday,
charges the Provisional Oommittei, appointed at the
recent meeting at Dorchester, with having exceeded
their powers In drawing up the rules of the aesocia-
lion. lie hay expressed his unwillingnme to join
until he NM who are elected on the °withal Com-
mittee, and whether the code of nada they draw up
I. likely to be popular. This is the hut jarring notiN
end Mr. Ferquciarson is sufhaiontiy popular to carry
with him many of the party. Thor* who know could
have told us at the outset there was scarcely likely Sr
be pesos. Two doge over one boos are not generally
expeoicid to agree.

Tlts Gnat %Meta and douth•Wastara Railways
appear to hays •aon the error of their ways, and are
about to enter on a new and pesoef al era. It Is • pity
they did nut find this out years ago, for we are sure
the shareholders would have been much Woos off. Mx.

Isp Daiwa. speakiug at a meeting of ths South.
Waits= Railway a few days ago, buried the hatchet
publicity, and it remains to be seen how I.ing the
loving pair will be able to rub shoulders. The lawn-
violence which lise arisen out of this old rivalry the
pablio bare b Rae patiently, but we hope the good
result of this new departure will soon snake iteell
apparent.

The scaident—for it seems t be now agreed that it
wee as 1100114116i-41 lb. GAI4OO. Ut kb. PstiPtioll
debate ow Tuesday men was, perhaps, leaky for the
Usrsessmient. Toe news of Baker Pasha's defeat,
whisks everybody aim •K,Peoted, awned to QOM sPoll
the Ministees with serpries Under the imandl•te
lassoes of such • disaster, the admistry might hay.
(ouch the House against them. A few days' breath-
ing-tinas will enable Kr. 4.lladatoas to formulets •
plesseible policy, sad to wriggle, verbally at soy rate,
out ol his dillaultimo 'rho G.,..u.ut a., coiadent
of vigkiry on the vote of °maidens's'. A idissietry
which survived the retromesion of the Transvaal mad
the Elbstaisitaul Treaty may well expect. to live
through • aeries of Soudan massaores. The Liberals
sane tato power on the strength of their Hoots policy.
The country dose not upset from them • strong, or
eves • vary °assistant, foreign policy. It seems
gaud. by the way, for the Oooservatives to throw all
the blame oss the Government for the untoward
Incident of Tuesday sight. Il the party had bees beat
woe °Wising • Mlaisterial deLiveranoe upon
Egyptian affairs, they could hays effected their object
by putting up some oat to talk against time. By the
esteroise of • little na, they might *via have scotched
• victory over the Government. Ii only seventy °ow
@serails, Inembers had been in the Howe when the
division was taken, thie result might hays been
obtained.

A lam upon the Parcels Post WM expiated to occur
open the firet year. Bo far as can be now calculated
that lois will be very much greater than was
anticipated. Indeed, the Post-oaths authorities mem
to have been somewhat misled by the statistics of
foreign countries, and to have underrated the
diffionities of the undertaking, particalsrly In respect
to crose-eountry traffic.
The dawrican Law Review, in • very able article
strongly rmommends the English lawyers to maintain
the digitisation. between the two breathes of the pro-
fession. 111, not generally understood that, notwith•
standing the hundred year. which have elapsed slum
the States became an independent natio°, the current
denims of the English Courts are still very generally
followed in America, and are received almost se bind-
ing authorities on most branches of law. The
Amnions Law Boum ascribes this to the fact that
the Inglith judges, unlike the Americans, are assisted
by • specially-trained and practised body of counsel.
In great titles, at any rate in the opinion of the
writer, the division of labour is advantageous to the
client and mammary for the structure of a harmonious
system of juriapruclenoe. In country districts the
amalgamation of the two breathe' of the profeeska is
a matter of oonvenience.

DOZOIZIEST/11t.
CIAMPANOLOCIT.—Morry peals were rung from the
bells of Si. George's, Fordington, on Friday evening
HAIL STORNS.—Several hail rtorms of unusual
severity passed over Dorchester on Swam. Rein
also fell heavily.
Twa PACIDIATIAL Anal/SOS 00112•111. —Mr. A.
H. Yarnell is now theoznieds tmodeat of this district
In the place of Mr. P removed to Bath.
LOCALCommunion,— he Lend.* Benda of
Friday night contained the following : Volunteer
Bliss—let Dmrsetshire—Lltrat, Bernard Willi:Aurae
Gonnesil resigns his oommissiom.
Ix Is officially statsi the Dorsetshire lisniment is
ordered to hold itself in readiness to proceed to the
Mediterranean, should emote is the Soul= necassi-
este the despatch of further troops.
DessirrioN.— At the Shirehall on Thursday, before
Oolong Bingham, Thomas Sr Ledger was charged
with being • deserter from the let Cheshire Regiment
at Portland. Prisoner plea led guilty, and was ordered
to be seat to his regiment, and P.O. Hoare to have •
inward of llia for Ids upturn
POW 0171011 NOTIOZ —Si, VALMITIVII'II Day.—
The following notice has been Issued :—The public
will greatly assist the Post-Offloe by posting their
letters, ko., early on Wednesday, the Mb Febenazy.
• severe strain being put upon the department in deal.
lag with the large numbers of valentines which are
sent by post.
DIUSKINIIIIIII.—Harry Forward was on Monday
soarsoned for being drunk on January 94th.—
Defendant pleaded guilty ; he had been four years •
tesestaler„aml having taken • little beer, he got
emited.—Ffsed la., Including mats.
Tamura or Lionwes—At the Borough Pollee.
MOM on Monday morning, before the Mayor (H.
Dudek Rm.), Y. Look, Req., end J. Pined .1111ar
an outdoor lionise at Ferillenten was transferred
from Thomas Bamford to &mid Tit., and the
license of the Queen's Own from H. Dorm to John
Yalrimar.
Oonomte AT fivaarros.—• capital entertainment
wee given at Stratton on Friday, when there was a
od
nnmettcliencr. The Rev, W. Id. Berms was the
The following was the
Planoforee duet. Mrs. Riggs and Mies Willarra. Warren ; song,
"Silver Moonlight," Hiss Odes ,• song, " Ehren on
the Rhine," Mr. Cox • song, "Somebody Whispers
so Sweetly," Mrs. Rine ; instrumental quartette,
Let violin (Klee Seer • , tad ditto (Mr. Bailey),
cornet, (Mr. A. Hill), violoncello (Mr. W. Watkins);
"Such • Merry Girl am I," Miss Pardey 'son
"Smiling Faces," Miss Davi. ; meg, "Ting Ting,"
Mr. Harvey (moored) ; duet, " Gently Sighs the
preesso," Mrs. Roams:no and Miss Ray; song,
'Man the Lifeboat," Mr. W. Watkins (encored):
meld quartette," Village Chorister," Miss Oohs, Mrs.
Mr. Wane, sod Mr. Harvey ; duet,
" Gipsy " Mr.. Riggs and Miss Allen
(misted.) P•rt I . Piano: ono duet, Misses Parday ;
isarestte, (Minuet from Samson), Ist violin (Miss
Searle), Sad ditto (Mr. H. Bliley), clarion/4w (Mr.
Hill), violoncello (Mr. Watkins) (moored) ; nog,
" Tnrahnin Toll," lire. Ring! ; song, "Simon the
Oslimer," Ur. Our; song, •• By and Bye," Mies
Davis; plaaolorte solo. "Maypole Dance " (didnee
Smith), Miss Searle; comic stag, "Then She Would
and then She Wouldn't," Mr. Hill (encored)' song,
• Dreem Fane" Miss Pardey ; sour, "Let Me Elm
Mthe Ray ,• comic duet, "You're Another,"
Mr. RBI and Mr. Watkins (moored)' song, " Suns.
body," Miss Coles (encored) ; trio, " The Wreath,"
MN Odin, Mrs. Ronwares, and Mr. Watts; combo
, • The Paresis Post," Mr. Harvey
(encored) •
Mama' Anthems."
DOSOKIIIM TOTtl. AIIIIIIOOIISomerr.—An enter-
tainment in oonmetion with the above, consietied of
roptsationt, readings, kn., was rivet at time Pease-lane
l'empeesece Hall on Friday evening last The meet.
tr=nog been opened with donimg and prayer. the
lib. O. 'eeninglePolonimed for the absence
of Mr. B. J. Day, and said he had been prevented from
pergaSing owing to a prior engagement. The follow.
lag we. ribs programme :—Part L—Reeltittion, "Th.
prie. °ma" Ills Matthews; reoltatios, "The
's Wife," Miss Miry Matthews; recitation,
• The Drunkard's Character," John Gould; recitation
"Balks' Warm,* Mime Whitty ; hymn, "Love ai
Nona," the Choir; reading, "Personal Experimicsi,
Mr. Robert tom recitation, "The Drunkard's
Bigler; duet, "Yee, there's
Worjl,Blllrui Gould, Miss Annie Sainsbury, Mime
Matthews, and Mimi Kate Whitt); reading. Mr. C.
Greening. This machided the flret part of the pro-
gramme, and an interval of • few minutes was given
up
to what Mr. Grassing humorously called •
"Oonvereasione." Part ll.—Recitation "Jim's last
rime Ulm Peaty maims, Rev. J. Dalton; reading,
Mr. Greening; " A Woman's Story," Mies
Gould recitation. "• Convict's Story," Mies Rate
Whitey. This oeseluded the sewed part of the pro-
ving's*. Mr. Storey's reldi4‘. prnosal Expert.
eases," was mute appreciated the audience, and
m_.„eM..ly malted roars of ter. Miss Pasty's
of the recitation " Jim s last Song " was very
geld, sad she was much applauded. Tim singing was
gm, edeelently led by the Moir, Mr. Martin
4,,, Mr. Mewed, who is learra7l)7e-
okernee la • few days, gave his farewell address. He
bovsd the I•Ulpirli•Oe MON would motion* to prosper
IR tie lowa, and weed some baldest@ *bowleg most
=ire newer of erampia The meeting then
the sisal way.

Tie Rev. T. SYLNS, of Merthyr preaches at the
Oongregational Oburch this (Mods)) evfelings_fe?.d
lecture, to-morrow sad Wedainday at t.b• Town n&u.
Rectums° 101 1112 Autt.-Nnw H. 01014110111 -
A lleseeal Order lost Wised from to. War Office be
directioa of 11.11..21. the field-Marshal Oonimander-
in-Chisf amends in several particulars the Quota's
Regulations and Orders of tile Army, 1863. en the
subject of recruiting. It is notified that " tl/0/rlll4
between the ages of 1.8 and 19 years may, if otherwise
eligible, be specially enlisted, subject to the final
approval of the approving medical officer sod the
approving field officer, without ref avow to bead-
quarters;" also that " recruits; wider 20 years of age
who are within ace inch of the uu.(mom chest
measurement, or within Sib, of the minimum weight
laid down, may, except la the cage of lonians and
drivers for the Royal Artillery, and Beppu. and drivers
for the Royal Maigineer troops, be specially enlisted,
If otherwise eligible and approved by the approving
field officer and the approviog medical officer, without
referent:se to headquarter.." Toe tables *bowing the
minimum cheat measurement of recruits as laid down
In paragraphs 42, 45, 46, 47, and 48, an oanoeiled,
and the followiug substituted :-Minimum (West
Measurement sad Weight-3340. for men of idt.
to 51t. Sin., 120Ib. ; 33ein, for mem of Mt. Sin., to 5:1.
12511). ; 34m. for men of 5f5. gin. to bit.
125 W.; 354 n. for men of 51t. din. sad npwerds,
13040. The following is substituted foe par. sa, rela-
tive to the ages, heights, and Oiled MINIBUZIOI•1114 of
the recruits of the Royal Artillery -" Guano's.-
Height, 51t. bin. and upwards; minimum Wiest
measurement, 34in. for men of bit, 6da, sad upwards;
and 351 n. for men of Mt. 540. to 611, 64u.; weight,
1251 b.; age II to 25 years, Drivers ; Height, Sit. Cu.
to slt. 6.u.; minimum cheat ozwuremout, 34ia. for
men of 19 to 21 years, and 354 n. for mou of 23 years
and upward.; weight 125dt. ; age 19 to 25 jeans.- •
Artificers Ado:Wis. Woad &rights, arid Harass.
makers) : Height, Mt. Sin. and upwards; miuinium
chest measurement, 33ut. ; weight, 120. b. ; age, 19 to
25 pers.-Tailors Height 511. Sin. sod upward.;
minimum chest measurement, 33an. ; weight, 12040.;
age, 19 to 25 yeare.-Ooly men aocustouleo to ;be case
sad management of horess should, as a rule, be m-
asted as drivers. A cerUficate of trade profihericy is
required for artificers and tailors." Toe f °goring is sub.
stituted for the table of height, cheat owasuremeet, and
age relative to too Royal Hogineers.-" Rappers, other
than tilwanakers and Tailor.: Height, sfl. 6m. and
opwirde; minimum chest ineasur,meot, 3310, for men
of Sit 4121. to 511. ftin. (weight 1101 b.), and &Ain. for
men of bit. 51n. to 511. gin. ; 'sista 12111..; ege 1910
25 yeara-dimernakers and Tailors : Height, bit, No.
and upwards; minimum *best measurement, 84 is. for
mesa of 51t. 640 to tift. 81a. (weight 12611), and 3540.f0r MSG Mt. gia. and upwards; weight 130,b.; ago, 19
to 25. -Drivers : Height, bit. 4411. to 53. ;
minimum chest measurements, 144 e.; weight, 1261 b.;
age, 18 to 35 years. every recruit for the Royal
ginetirs must be able to read sad write aad Obiatal
a °oddities' of character from his late employee.
sappn enlisted for the companies moat also obtain •
esetthoate of trade proficiency and alga • cartilleate en
to the departmental pey. rho certificate of trade
proficiency end of dripartoneutal pity will aot be
morns/ in the oase of sappers and drivers for the
Royal NAginser troops." With respect to Colonial
Corps ( West India Regiments) the height will be
511. gin. sad upwards, *best measurement 35in. bad
upwards, sad age 19 to 25 years.