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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10

ogrrAGERS VII.GETABLE 90W.

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The 320 d annual meeting of the Dorcheetey, W y.
mouth, and Cern' District Assecistioe—sa alsociat; se
haying lee its also she Improvement of the working
clasese—wee betel st Dorchester on Tuesday led. The
proceedings oonamenoed with a .bow of vegetables
and flowen In the Corn Exchange. Thiel .a. hardly
as large in point of numbers as those of former man,
although, as • whole, very fine In quality. The
deficiency in entries Is probably to be *mounted for
In this district, as to others. that the lower shows are
supplanting these smaller associations. The lodges
wen Mr. C. W. William (Herrinellnaa• Home), Kr.
G. J. Andrews and Mr. Crane (13outhover). Mr.
Pouney, of Gambill. as usual, lending valuable help.
Although the awards in one or two instance were
somewhat questioned, yet altogether It may safely be
said the prints could not have been more justly
awarded than they were. Is mistral clams, both of
vegetables and flowers, exhibitors who had won •
prise last year were unable to receive one this—a role
of the association which It might be as well to re.
so:wider, looking at the fact that the owners of the
gardens go through the same work each year, and
very one has an equal choose. There we/ also a
a small quantity of hooey shown, and a collection of
needlework, which was very good. The inspection of
allotments, gardens. Au, had been suds by the Rey.
H. Everett, General Blair Reed, Mr. G. Eliot, Rev.
W. Barnes, Rev. H. B. Middistea, Mr. A. Becks.,
Mr. E. L. Kinciersiey, Mr. J. F. Hodges, Rev.
Nash. Mr. J. 0. Foot, Rev. H. Ravenbill,
and the Mrs. Williams, Mn. H. B. Middleton,
Mrs. A. Banks', Mrs. Button, and Mims Skidereley
adjudged the needlework.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10

THE LONDON POLICE.

The report of Colonel Hendenon on tint
MI
tan Polio, for 1677, dates one hundred pollee WI
were commended by judges and magi=earatal.
74.8
were coin mended and mewled by the
There were 2894 assaults on the police, and some of
them so serious ade to permenently &sada the EMIL
The total strength of OW fore* was 10.448 being an
i 0011,141111 of 176 on the previous year whilst I. Vat
14 410 new houses 278 new streets, and two new
sparse, °merles a !eolith of 30 miles sod 1623 yards.
wore opened and placed under police sups-vidon.
" rise year 1877 was unmarked by an Locrease of
drunkenness, a fact that points r•aublY to dque.4o°
of trade." nu the other, there were MOT* ribberies,
which the Colonel ali.n ascribes t the depression of
trade. No less than 830 out of 1283 case of burglary
and housebreaking were do' to houses being bit
'unprotected.

MIITAILET Commit.' —lt Limped. Morris,, ft
young woman, named Irimpatriek, ern rposaded by Use
stipendiary magistrates cm S Owes of rabbi all old law
named Thomas Um, of Tbozzt;;;;;41
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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10

—Libt=MT'S.
week • Ir.

Elvanas-Prs.— th• Wirtaisk,
bas the following i--
"t be. been retedla es that in tk• paragraph
relating to the T ' Kam,. which Trued in
the Chreltida 4 AMOR. private
character UR lb. 'layer of Dorchester, aad
that, therefore, we exceeded the limits of fair criticism on
the conduct ei • public man. We desire in consequence
meat distinctly to state such was very far from the inten-
tion of the paragraph in question, and we emphatically
disclaim tie slightest purpose of assailing Dr. Aldridge
either in his professional capacity or private lit. From
our long personal knowledge of him we could not but
entertain the highest opinion of his professional skill, and
we certainly are sot actuated by any
_unfriendly feeling
„word. himself, It We. simply as the Mayor of Dora:teeter
that he wan attacked in the yaregreph in question, and we
regret oxceedingly it should have contained any expressions
met would lea to the inference be wee comments nin
any other than his public capacity. We trust this will
remove Ley impraision thM may have been created by the
h that his private or professional character was
FarsPo =Masud wpitistnheabia=lly card,. ul it?
itt:t:tirre that
Raving "mutt/4 abarror we see angioss to notify it..
soon ILI pallthia.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10

THE FEELING OF THE COLTNTRY.

Following the Liberal victories at Newcastle-and...-
Lyme and in Argylashire, as baring upon the
question whether the oountry doei or does not approve
the policy of the Government, the remilts of the
oenteete sinoe the Parliament met at the beginning of
this year have been stimroarised by those curious in
such matters. If it were felt in high quarter. to be
true, as Tory journals and orato a never fail of
pleading, that the country is in sympathy with the
Eastern policy of the Government, can there be the
slightest doubt that an &ppesl would hays been made
to the electorate—the tide in pub ic affairs being taken
at the fl ad, with the proverbial result? Still. IN this
I. but • negative way of looking at the matter, it will
be more satisfactory to teat it in a positive fashion.
There have been, then, it proves, during the
Parliamentary &Mkt' concluded a fortnight since,
exclusive of uncontested elections in constituencies
chosen by the Government f .r chances in the Ministry,
and therefore affording no reliable test as to the
opinion of the country, eighteen contested elections.
Of these the Liberals have been victorious in respect
to eleven seats and the Conservatives se to seven—a
result whi h scarcely bears out the Try boast as to the
country •Fproving the Beaconsfield-Salisbury policy;
and if we test the matter in still another way the
figures are equally favourable to Liberalism. At the
general election four years age the Conservatives
obtained a majority of successes with a total minority
of votes' but in the contested elections of the present
year -which alone are available for the special purpose
of testing public opinion - the Liberals have not only
obt mined a tuijority of the seats, but they have plied
a majority of votes, the total, being respectively
40,906 Liberal ngairutt 34,488 Conservative votes. Of
course, true Wands would not be discouraged at
finding 'he result, the other way' but ea "nothing
succeeds like success," we have a fair right to claim
what we fairly win, and to publish it for the benefit of
those who, in • contest always difficult, might become
weary and faint by the way but for occasional imam:t-
ires to peraineranoe.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10

aRIDPORT.

Ginus .A3lll linsirrs' Salmi. —The public 23ed annual
exammation of the children conneeed with the shove
*chords was held in the (Eris' Schoolroom on Friday. The
chair was taken at half-past six by Mr. H Howell (mayor),
surnorted by the fallovrieg committee—Messrs. T. Colfax,
T H. E !minds, C Kinitteds, A. Reynolds, J. Beach, and
S Champ, hon. secretary. The proceedings were varied
by singing, reritatione, ec., with the distribution of
via -a The programme was as follows :—Song, Always
'theism," children; recitstion, "Sons of tte Shirt," Mary
JD . unham ; song, "The Soldiers Deuzliter," children ;
examination on geograplov by Miss Ellen Swain, pupil
teacher ; recitation, " Rrenish Champion," Allots Chubb;
«one, "Alma,. Cheer( children ; recitation, " Kitty's
T. xi," Rom Whittle ; song, "Spring," children; examina-
tion en reading by Miss F. Stickland am& "The
Gleaner," children; recitation, "Collier's DOD( Child,"
Ha elate Quart-ell ; reading, "Stair difficulty, Emma
8 our: song, "Excelsior," children; recitation, "Ship on
Fire,' Zoom. (Pone ; song, "5 mg of the erase," children;
recitation, "Steer straight for toe," Annie Gel& Prizes
were then given to the children by Mr. T. H. Edmonds,
for regular attendance, Ic. Sixty-nine children reoeived
prizes, and several scholars honour certificates. A large
portion of these presents consisting of deska, books, lely's
companions, etc., were provided by the fund of 'Daniel
Taylor's charitv, and the remainder by the committee.
Mr. A. Reynolds then read the report, which was highly
satisfactory regarding the children, and reflecting the
highest possible coedit on the teachers and mistress, Mimi
Like. There had been 117 rhildren presented at the last
inspectors' examination, and the results were of • highly
sstisfartory character. As pupil teacher, Miss E.
Whetter°, had peued welL The number of children on
the books was on the lucerne.; this is especially satis-
factory, when it is remembered that there have been
several new schools lately in the neighbourhood. This
was to a certain extant owing to the indefatigebi• cm.
acts of Mr. Dicker, the L oral School Attendance ()Seer.
Mr. Reynolds moved that the report be adopted and
printed for circulation, seconded by Mr. Edmunds, and
method unanimously. Twelve ladies were appointed as
committee for the girls and 13 for tke infant echooL A
vote of thanks to the chairm in and the singtnA of the
National Anthem terminated the proceeding'. The room
'as prettily decanted with bouquets sad festoons of
flowers and evergreens.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10

30 C T RN •11C017TH.

THIC LATK Con OF DROWNING. —Tb• body of the
youth named George Taylor, oi Cbarltou H
flour Sherhorne, who was drowned whilst b=7141
Doornail:oath on Holiday week, wag found on Friday
afternoon, at about • quarter to four o'clock. by a man
named Trottnan, living at Foxhole., who discovered it
iring on the shore at Whitehead. near Christchurch. The
body most, therefore, have been carried several mill* by
the mom which during the last few days have been
running very strong. On the following gng so ingnang
we, licki at the Christehureh Workhouse, before Bin J.
DuOtt, coroner, when the body was Identified be George
Ttylor, the father of the deceased. • groom, living at
Charlton Horethorne, and who stated thet he teat saw his
son on the Wonder morning when he left home to loin in
an evolution to B mrnemoutb. Deceased could not swim.
Hls clothes were brought home in tbievening.—Bvideuee
of the finding of the body was given by the men ?ortolan.
—The C wooer said this wag the whole of the evidence
that could he offered that day, but if the jury desired it
he would brae summonses for the attendance of the
persons who were bathing with deemed at tie time he
we, drowned, or they could return Ao open verdict of
"Found Drowned." The jury adopted the latter course.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10

DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL

During the week ending September sth, there have
been admitted :—ln-patienta, 5; discharged, 8; Out-
pettiento admitted, 8; discharged, 11; emergencies, 0;
deaths, 0 :—ln•patients, in the hospital, 4s; out.
patients on the book., 227 ; casualtiee, PO. Physician
(or the week, Dr. W. V. Lush; surgeon for the
week, Mr. Tudor; 6Am-surgeon, Mr. J. N. Legge
Paulley
Twill,' outpatients have had their tickets renewed
for • further period of two months.