The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-23 00:00:00

Scrams ia London are threatened with 00-opers-
tire moat rtoria, if they keep up the price after the
peat fall in the value of Mock, and the inormaing
umnimatenta from abroad.

will be seen by an announcement of
our advertising columns that Mr. Visitors, of 91,
Harley-street, London, visits Dorchester every alter-
nate Saturday, his consulting rooms being at Mt.
Lockett'., 1, Cornhill, Dorchester.
Exert-rem Dimottrrios.—The Daily Neuss states
that • Trearrury drcular curtails the time fixed for
alterationa in the astimotea It being the Government's
Intention to take all votes in supply before Easter.
The Pau Malt Gcvette considers the Government hays
not determined to dissolve before April ; but they wish
to be ready for a dissolution before then.

CHIUSTX &I Satg.—At Mr. G. Ensor's Christmas
sale, there were about $O prints fat bats from Moors.
Croat!, Foot, 8 ricer, Ac.. which sold well at from Ns.
to 15a. 6d. per wort; 200 prime fat sheep, including
ems prima withers and swot from Mr. T. C.
Saunders, of Watercombe, which made from 75a. to
100 s. There were also 300 geese and turkey", and a
large quantity of Ai. A general clearance was made.

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His MAJZOTI'II Batton or Buy—The Royal baron
of beef, which, with the Irmr's head and 1/1602e and
woodcock piss, will decorate her Majesty's sideboard
at Osborne on Christmas-clay, is to be cut from a fine
shorthorn ox, bred and fed upon the Prim* Consort's
model farm at Fraser:lore. The baron, which
weigh upwards of 3001 b., will be roasted before the
great kitchen fire at Windsor Castle on Monday, and,
when cold, will be sent on the following Wednesday
to the tale of Wight
ffr. Peru's Cauacn.—Daring Us* period the late
rector was in office a debt of about £75 was incurred
in connection with repairs and other expenses of the
church. His successor, the Rev. T. W. Knipe, has
long had a desire to wipe this off, and, looking upon
a church debt as a kind of moral delinquency, he some
time ago generously intimated to the churchwardens',
Messrs. Andrews and Darden, that if £25 were raised
by Christmas he would himself f ice the remainder,
£5O. Mrs. Darden, the Mayoress, solicited a few friends
for a7d, and the result of her c =mendable extrti .ns
was the whole of the £25 was I rthcoming. Last week
the red, Cs cheque was received and all the expenses,
we are pleased to report, were liquidated.
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8/XTRIZIS AND TRIM HAILDBRIPS.—SAVOna of the
regiments at Aldershot have made provision for the
sentries "on befog relieved " during the present
severe wintry nights to have hot coffee served out to
them in the guardrooms. Cannot every regiment do
this It canteen committees would charge one
farthing per quart extra for beer there would be ample
funds to provide the duty soldiers with hot coilee
during the cold weather, on being relieved of gentry.
During the furlough sewn night duty is always very
hard in our mounted corps, and the men who do night
guards over the stables are lucky to get three or four
nights in bed. These men have their usual day duties
to perform immediately on being relieved of guard at
malt!. It might be arranged without interfering with
discipline to give the hard worked artillery and cavalry
men inle• nights in bed during the winter months by
taking melee. *entries of, and by making the
numerous regimental casualty men take their tore ef
night duty.—Umted Service Genstie. --(Such • provision
might be made icr the police, who are bitterly exposed
at night. We believe it has been tried at Weymouth
with mach success.—En.l

Morns,Cs ErrnrslgnsafT.—A pennentartain•
mint, in connection with the Band of Hope, took
place in the Temperance HAll,Pease•lane, on Tuesday
evening ; bet there was not • very large number
prement The meeting was conducted by the RSV.
3. Harrington and Mr. Charles Greening ,• end it
wee opened with singing —" Oh think of the Home
over there." and prayer by Mr. Davis. The pro-
gramme conflated of singing, recitations, and dialogues,
and amongst them we note some of the beet :—" The
Brook," by Sarah Hockey; when the Rev. J.
Harrington said bow glad the young folk ought to be
that they had rivers about here to flow on for over.
"The Dead Doll" was very well rendered by Julia
Third. Mr. Miller gave "The Parson and the
Fool," and was much applauded, and the Rev. J.
Harrington said that he had heard it before, but really
thought the oftener be beard it the better he liked it.
Annie Gerrard gave "Don't despise the little ono,"
and Annie Lake and Annie Read followed with a
dialogue "Beer and Hard Work" which was weU
aaid and greatly applauded : Annie Banger next gave
"The Missionary Box ;" Edith Masters, "God BIC4II
the little Children ;" Annie Bird, " Thouf 'its for
Christmas Eve;" Badly Williams, "A squabble on
the Tea Tray ;" and Charlie Wilkinson, " Echo ;" •
voice from same one unman' answering his questions.
The Band of Hope choir sang some of Sankey's hymns
a: interval', and Mr. Hirrington and Mr. T. turtle
led them with their concertina. " Safe in the Arms
of Jesus" brought the meeting to • close.