The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-05 00:00:00

DOZO ItliST UR

The depth of rain during January was 1•75 inches
and daring the same mouth last year, 717 inches.

A GIRL-mix of seven noaro him been committed for
trial from Worship-street for uttering counterfeit coins.
The post of Lord Privy Seal, bold down to the present
moment by the Earl of Beaconsfield, conjointly with that
of Primo Minister, has been offered to and accepted by the
Doke of Northumberland.
E.,• health of the P. 0.. ban bees wonderfully restored.
For acme days pest he has been able to lean kils bed for
several hours each day sad receive visitors, sitting on his
chair in his private library and colleges.
Faaniottasia Dmorrong.—Rm. Frederick Davis el
Manor Boum Northfieet ham gone abroad consequent
upon a summons having been issued against him for
emaulting • young girl lii railway earlier..
One hundred persons ere reported to have lost their
lama In the wreck of the steamier Metropolis on Thursday
Yet. According too Woo York telognsto of Fnday's date.
the vessel. which had speuor a leek. was beectied. in
order to prevent bar sinking, but has since gone to pieces.
At • great Consemative meeting held on (tenants'', at
Pomona Gordon., Manchester, a resolution mu passed
empressing confidence in the Government, and congigm.
Wag O. Policy of the Opposition_ An egg,. bearing the
inscription, -G.-Metope, England's Tral or," was carried
about and finally destroyed. Over akooo persons were
pretest.
At the Stalked A.misse. William Smith, a miner,
twenty ...me years of age, was charged with the man-
slaughter of his stepdaughter, a child only three years of
age. The priemer had paneled • systematic mune of
I& treatment of the child, end on one occasion he kicked
it about the house with Ma bleary clam Re warn fowl&
guilty, sad anaemia to twenty years' penal servitude.
Richard Thotaas Wilmot, builder, warn charged at the
Mansion dome Pours-court on Saturday with wiltully
destroying a bill signed' Beaconsfield.- erpremina hi.
Lordship • opinion in favour of tbe tanning held at Guild.
hall oci Thursday last ,!and which had been posted on the
grail of the Illanition Home The accused having ',Waded
malty to the chante, and expreemd his meow for what
B. had done, was discharged.
At a meatier of the Aberetwyth Board of Guardians,
Jobs Janet, mei eighty-one, and his wile aged eaventy-
one, applied for the first time for out-calif. The old man
ins at as. time • relieving-Aker, for the Llantigh-antel
district, and hie son is the met tr of • Welsh psrish Tim
oil was stated that be bad spent POO in educaUng his
eon for the ministry, mod that be bad repeatedly written
to Mai for belp, bet had received ne relay. —The Relieving.
akar mid he bad ...Bias several times to the wan, who
heti salted him for him father'. addmes, which he gore him
bat be boll beard sodded mom from him. The mine ci !
SW living heid by him Iree all. per annum —The board
moolpeall is call upon to. ma to oar ten shillinie woad? .
tweeds the support of We mem% sad in dearth to
/Mosso' him at use before the nagietroteo
ii:wohatiox ro Soon Aceram.th. —The ". Ottmle,- 1,110
-o.4."'di.,Bl4.ll:tt:l7r,PT:rd rout' rAur Bth
as the SRI but for Part Asholololoh Irt X 7
~.....t. uoder the charged of r)r. J. C. Verna, Burgeon, !
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mag 7,,,,.. were SO nude female doimeetic mum%
maw the cere Of Ilia °ult.". W.". MabviL .
Houk, AT's Pula- —00•11 Nossilion• —Hollones '
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sr. way...ay goknowiedgel to be the Wok ;
opeediset. and but oonectthe for indisue.k. , kei 0
awe* ft., adylkister, sod "q".." .t few of i.it's bloom- DOW= INDI7STRIAL EtHIBITION,
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TN. LATE Mita Moot; or FontimatiMr.—All
who remember the above estimable lady will, we feel
sure, gladly presses dim:twelve. of an admirable little
work just published, and tub. obtained of Mr. Ling,
County House. entitled "A Brief Memorial of the
late Mrs Mould,' The work is well got out, and
contains at the commencement a life-like portrait of
the deceased, beautifully reproduoed, and in • manner
smearing permanence, by Mr. Walter Poancy, of High
Westoitriest, from a photograph taken by him some
nine yams ago, bag whirl remained an admirable
likeness op to Mrs. Moule's lavt days. The letter
WOW COMIlt• Of • brief memoir, written in simple
and telling term.; the three sermons preached after
her hinsral by the Revs. Canons Reginald Smith and
C. W. Bingham, and by the deceased's son, the Rev.
G. R. Maul.; the oonaladinger being filled up
with selections from led in a Bible by
kin. Monk ; sod a pastier* the Vicar of Fording-
ion himself.

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C.,UNIR COMO ?OR FILDROAJIT. - Shaftesbury,
Tuesday, sth; Blandford, Monday, 11th; Wimorne,
Tuesday, 12th; Wareham, Wednesday, 13th; for-
Thursday 14th; Bridport, Friday, 15th;
Weymouth, Saturday, 16th; Poole, Monday, 18th.

EVAXOULTIO ADDIONSII6. —Mr. Prank Hammond
(late of Miller's Orphanage, Bristol), is announoed to
deliver an addle= in Grove-buildings Schnolroom, on
Tardily, leebruary sth and 12th, and in the Con.nal Schoolroom, South-street, on Tuesday,
cerruttnry 19th and 26th, each evening at 7.30, to
which al are affectionately invited, the mats being
tree.

POIAOXING - Those wretched brutes, the dog
poisoners, are at their dirty work here again. Within
the Iset month Mr. Searle, of the Greet Western
Hotel, bee bet a couple of eats and a pretty little
terrier. Mr. 6earle would be glad if the blackguard
or blackgaurds who did the deed will kindly pstronise
him, letting him know who be or they are. They may
rely upon becoming well acoo doted with the exact
propelling force of an ex•liile-Gnardaman's "left."

Ws are pleated te state that Mr. J. Solloway,
V.C., Knight of the Legion of Honour, (son of
the late Mr. John Sollaway, of Ho!worth, and
brother al the late Mr. H. Senoway, butcher, of this
town), who recently had to resign his appointment as
chief boatewain of Chatham Dockyard owing to failing
health. haa been panted by the Admiralty a pension
of £143 Is. per annum. A large circle of friends will,
we know, with Mr. Sollaway many yeen of improved
health to enjoy his well-earned pension.
Cocrsarsa.—A meeting of the Dorchester and
Weymouth Courgiag Club, was held at the Plume of
Feathers Inn, Dorchester, on Saturday, to male up the
meeting held on the Athelhampton Estate on Monday
26th tilt Mr. G. W. Homer was voted to the chair,
and • proposition wee unanimously carried that the
thanks of this club be given to him, for his kindness
In Inviting the club to bold their first meeting on the
Atbelhampton Estate, as well as for the steeliest
sport he showed and his kind hospitality. Arrange-
ments wens then mad. for another meeting which will
shortly 14 held, and there is also a chases of another
after that. There is to be • stake at the nett meeting
open so far that any dog may run provided It,.
nominated by • member of the club. The club haa
had a good start, and we trust it will go on and prosper
and receive the support it deserves
Goniurrzo on rvu Dourr Cocrrrr Pantos.
Assists : Mary Stock ley. obtaining boots by false
pretences at Swenage. Bard Labour Alfred Maddock.
stealing a coat at Preston, 3 calendar months ; Robert
Clark, stealing • coat at Preston, 2 calendar months;
Elisabeth Norman, stealing a petticoat at Portland,
C weeks ; John Prim, Thomas Atkinson, and Michael
English, tniabrhaviour hi Blandford Unlon, 1 calendar
month; John Baker, vagrancy at Sherborn*, 14 day.;
William Brown. vagrancy at Sberbornt„_lo days;
Elizabeth Dowell, stealing • saucepan at Weymouth,
and Henry Draper, mishehaviour in 131andford Union,
7 dau. Asian Ezessioation : Robert Trowbridge
and Gsarge Trowbridge, stealing harness at Fording-
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