The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-01 00:00:00

DORCIII 1111Talt.

THZ Mayor and Mr.. H. Durden, as last year, gave
each of tb• inmates of the almshouse.. as well sa many
deserving poor, a eubatantial piece of beef, aa well as
tea and sugar. with which to enj,y Christmas.
THI LATE MINORIAL TO THr PRIVY CotOICIL--A
memorial signed by the leading agriculturists of the
district haring been sent t . the Privy Council pray-
ing that the county a Dorset and the Dorchester
merkete might be exempted from the provisions of
• The England and Wales Markets and Fairs
Temporary order of 1883." whereby all markets, gt:„,
are closed for the sale of stock ..ther than fat animals
intended for immediate slaughter, the Mayor (Mr. If.
Dard•n) hag received the following reply to hie com-
munication :—" Agricultural Deportment, Privy
Council Odic*, Dec. 24, 188 A Sir,—Referring to the
memorial transmitted by you in your letter of the 17th
Inst., I am directed by the Lords of the Council to
Inform you that when Donut is free from foot-and-
mouth disease that county with its boroughs will be
released from the restrictions imposed by order of
Council 3,000.-1 am, sir, your obedient *errant,
Mumawr M. Boer. 'lll. Worshipful the Mayor of
Dorchester."
EIITZITaIIIIIIIIS.—Au entertainment of vocal and
instrumental music, reading+, An., took place in the
schoolroom at Wert Fordington on Thursday eveniog.
Dr. Fisher presided at the pianoforte and conducted
the choir through the glees. A pianoforte dust
entitled "Dance Napolitaine," by Dr. and Mrs.
Mehra commenced the programme, after which the
era, "Slnai First I Saw Your Face," was very
creditably sung by the glee meociadloo. " A Daisy
Song" by Mins Irwin deserved the vigoroua encore she
gained from the audience, and the young lady favoured
As company ny singing "Coming Through the Rye "
with equal encases. A reading by Mr. A. Fisher in
the Devonshire dialect wee very much relished and
noriated, and next came the trio entitled " The
of Orders Gray," by Mies Pearce, Miss
Wynyerd, and Dr. Fisher, whom voices, bleu I.
Mi well together, bad a very telling effect
Pearce was most micoessful in bra neat
little 'song, "Dream Faces." and at Its oonclusion
Mr. Lerrosrd Robinson gave "The Powder MookeY ."
mid, after being *sowed. favoured the company with
" The Old Brigade." A reading by the 1t... C. L.
Sanctuary," " Grunnia's Shoos," in the Dorset dialect,
we. also mowed, and in response the rev, gentleman
road an aninaing "Devonshire Advertisement" The
Ant priors of the programme WY concluded by
Mr. ()leather rendering "The Owl," being encored,
hi " The Twin Brothers." Altar a short
interval Miss Debora* performed a brilliant solo 00
the pianoforte, end MIMI Irwin again delighted tht
audisoco by glr!!ut "Th. Children' Rana,.
billowed by "Within gile of Edinboro' Town.
Tim glee, " Fond Echoes," .b."Ariac ,been rendered
by the sasociation we. follow.:2 • ""'"DE
by the Rev. E. Drury la the Clo:wi'b
"Gramme's Cat and Ones." A vocal dues
Irwin and Mies Wrnyard next came, "0
Than in the Could Blast?" Mr. L. Robinson sang
"You Cool Whistle 'ern Back Again." Another
glee by the choir followed, and Miss Pearce again
obliged thscouttarty by giving the " Devoted Apple,"
which elicited applause. "From Rock to Rock and
" The Muddle Peddle Railway Porter" by Mr.
Cleether ware groat suoceness. "God Save the
Quillen" brought • mod pWasant and agreeable enter-
tainment to a-absea.