The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-01-01 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1878.

filerborne, am that is Wsbash. last, frees infaresakkm
ressived, be wont to the vagrant ward at the 111■1114. saw
and charged him with stasliag paired beets at
Vel;merjetk, which he than had On his feet. Ha was taken
Into onstody sad osatioued in the usual meaner, when he
easwered—' That's all right esougls," sad added "It lean
um
so deny It; I have been rounded on."—Sept Plenum
here produced the boots sad said that prisoner eratinued
** That is the boots I took at Wqmou_ Us, and another
bloke took another pair.—Mr. I. Pitt BarßeU identified
the boots takes Iran primer m the. white be lost from
his shop door on the 11th hut., the vales was Se. lid.—
Prisoner !eked Mr. Bartlett whether he ticketed up the
ode damsel from whet he tassel to mil them. when
I Hr. Bartlett replied than they were marked with his
private mark the setae mice ms they were ticketed. sad
Dr. Drew told prisoner It mattered very little ;be did set
mesa to pay either price.—ln wiser to the Bench. Mr.
Vickery only has. of primmer that he woos UMW. end
Hz. !tomato mid he evidently had not worked for •
love:gluey. —Bentenoed to 161 days' hard labour.
PIITT 8111111061. Friday.--Befoes Mr. H. 0.
Oooddes. Mr. R. I. gliot. end Dr. smith.
Jae !emu wee sammoned for allowing a horse to stray
as the highway at West Chickerel.- Defendant said the
bores was put Into his field, end It lumped the ham—
P.O. Dilatant stated there was no f race there, worth
"wig. mainst this ,hons. JUDOS might.. well have
put the bores in the road—And is. 64. and costs, total
6.2.
IsibaS Heebry was enausoned for allowing a docker to
=et Wart Chickerel. —Definedsot said he left the
st • public-home, as le was going to lisrtinstown
Pile, and the landlord let the animal got swap.—lt wee
suggested that he might perhaps bring in action against
the laadlord in the unty Court- Fined la and costs.

1 Simmen was broujht up for making a false state-
-WM whew applying for ef.—PC. Yen Brand waist
Übe polite station, Dortherter. wham prisoner applied for •
ticket for the Union, and PTO the mins of Jahn ainipoM,
saying he cense from Blandlord. Dealing gars him •
ticket for the Dorchester Union, and then charged him
with giving • false name, either here or at Blandford,
where he stated his name wair Joseph Viotti. On this
prisoner mid be forgot the name the night befora.—ln
answer to the Bench. prisoner mid he ems • labourer, and
came here to try end got • job of work. He wee a native
of Warminster, and had been away from than about •
montd—fl woe remarked that U the people yacht not
employ bon where lie was known, it was not likely Usey
would glee him work hors where be we* not known.— Yr.
flooddan said prisoner ought to go hack to his native
parish, where, if they would not employ hint, they must
support him.—li days hard labour.

CHRISTMAS BELLS.
Whet • stir is in the air
What ..out sounds ere in the sky 1
How the swinging bells u
Happy, merry, mess in 1
How the bells ring I
How the choirs sing 1
How at the monad 01l bitter thoughts fly
" God descends to earth r
" Christ is roan to birth r
nos the bells of Channinster
Take put in in. charming s*:
Thus the bells of sweet Upertiy
Cry—" Prom grief rime, up, away r
New let all hatred, all mdfialtams, di..
Lodgers. peat in Fordingtes.
Care your plaints, fa here was One
Whom not the wealth of thousand worlds could a
decant loderiug buy ;
See the Great Zing of myriad suns in a dark manger lie.
Hill and ;len I
791 the shopteeld here his Sock the warm bay-cribs
close
And Imamby, to Us Are-lit cot, the tressa streamiet nigh.
Peal out well.
Workshop bell I
Cell home the weary artisan. lad 101 l me, aisle, why
Me should not share, and I not Wag, the [mil, mince& I
Peal out sweet
Lamp-lit sorest?
Send home ths master weUto.do, and may no care belie
Thajilgthat to the household springs from the father's
u
Peel our. mon.
Surf -torn shore 1
That the sailor, from the dashing waves, may to thy Joy
MAY
Aad. reefing onthe topsail yard, may on Hie strength
ttly.
Peal for pesos I
Never cease,
ria =DUI boa industrY, for which bars sigma of
Russia cry,
Till comes forgiveneen Waling wounds, where Danube
plumate sigh.
Ring up to Heaven for gentle peace, with fearless
Jostles nigh:
Ring out for Christ, beat down for love. but strong ae God
on high.
Call home all hearts around the yule-0..11re,
And let our sing and joy ries ever
Duane.

have shown their goodwill here since last year, for
thelmo nnisiad to toil up • flight of steps, and then hams
to d AZILiII into the chapel; but Mr. Thomas
and others diacovered a plan whereby they could
come in direct, and save • few feet both in ascent
and descent, and the journey hae now been shortened
thl. much. Inside too tie Guardians have not been
content to say "Stand thou there," or "Sit here
under my footetool ;" but have takes to heart the
directions of the apostle James, and done what they
could to let the poor people listen comfortably to the I
Word of God ; the old square box mats in which they
used to sit, aged and weak people so wearily, have
been removed, and low pitch pine forms, with slanting
mats, and sloped backs at the proper angle for comfort,
let them feel that in the sight of God it is not
necessarily a !punishable thing to be poor. These
forms are nicely varnished, and look as well and
accommodate as comfortably am any of the modern
church seats. For this improvement we also fancy
the poor hem to thank Mr. Thome" as initiator. The
pulpit has been removed, the minister is more on •
level with Ids people, and a light reading desk
matched the people's mats, of which, by the way,
a few front ones are lower than the rest for the use
of the boys and girls. Behind the former ciao" of
the pulpit were, at Christmas the words—" Christ
Is born in Bethlehem," in white letters on dark ground,
and edged with holly leaves, while the communion
cloth bore designs formed of ivy leaves with holly
berries, and • red-berried crows on a ground of fir was
In front of the reading desk. The windows were also
made more cheerful with borders of green leaves.
Descending into the cook-house, Mr. Thomas is found
looking after the forwarding of great dishes of smoking
hot beef lying upon a bed of well-browned potatoes,
and diffusing a most appetising smell.—( Vest, we have
just come from Portland.)—The worthy Guardian who
thus takes Its, part of his Christmas pleasure that he
should see to the comfort of the poor, points out with
satidactkm eleven's patent cooking range all clean
, and tidy as a new pin, and also shows how a hot-water
apparatus supplies ...me most commodious baths, with
, which not the most canning of "amateur camas"
could pretend to find the least fault. But we are
smeanally interested in the Christmaa specialities.
! and returning to the kitchen not* that chains of
' coloured paper golly adorn even the mantelebeil while
e are bestowed about in handy places. The
a= be fed here Is 152-61 men, 43 women, and
the rest infants and children, of whom by the way,
one had arrived that very Christmas Moraine. All
those who could eat it had, much toast beef, baked
potatoes, boiled parsnips, kc., a. they could manage,
while rosining a wide corner for the capital pudding;
then the men had beer and tobacco, and each woman
tea and sugar, while the old women were treated to
that still valued delicacy—snuff. And much they
enjoyed e Christmas fare, the only regret being that
Christmas comes but ono, • year, even that waa by
gratitude to, and a lively sense of favours to come
from certain friends. llies Andrews had been
particularly kind to the poor people • she had often
sent Sowers to them during the pint year, and at
Christmas each inmate received from her " A
' Christmas letter for you," as it was marked on the
outside, and when opened it was found to contain a
beautiful Christmas card • this seasonable attention
gave great delight. Looking into some r f the wards,
special anarteningnup were everywhere visible,
bunches of flowers and evergreens in borders and
festoons, and among the multifarious legends—
Remember the Poor," " Success to the Master and
Matron,' to, we spied in the men's ward the grate-
r ful wish. joined in not only by everyone in the Union,
brit by all in Werm,uth—" A Merry Christina. to
Mr. Edwards, 11L P."—Th. feasting and indoor
. pleasure' enjoyed by the adults were not all the
, enjoyments of Christina. in the Union for the weather
was b 0 gloriously fine that before we left we had
watched the boys go through many merry games in
their play-ground.

lbws et the carving were thrown up by groundings of
mon et traced with tiny lines of box leaves; • brosd
wreath of holly leaves and berries ran round the
cincture, and another lound the crown, while above
was • bed of mum est with Christmae roses, crinuo•
geraniums, pansies, meebudk priunniw. and other
flowers, and with fresh fr .ode of maidenhair fern
springing he bed. The whole effect of the
would be very beectiful.

THE CHRISTMAS MEAT.
The weather on Thursday main: week wax moat pro-
=or the outing which moet of the inhabitants treated
yes to, I. order to see tlw shopa and stalls at their
beet, and certainly the efforts of our tradesmen end their
rniestaate bad succeeded in providing a sight that fully
✓ewarded the handreds—we were goin4 to say thowyends
of sightseers_ whoprommeied the principal street.. And
when the sokodid weather was continued on Friday the
country hatcher, and poulterers in the Market-bowie had
their opportunity, and certainly pat it to good account.
Last week we' hit or a few points In the almost midis.' .
beautim which the general shops had inside and which
the tradesmen did their beet to show to passers-by, and it
Is now too late to fill up any shortcomings produced by
the general rush for extra holiday. The display of fat
meat may, however, give an opportunity to notice the I
I effort* of oar country friends who have so loss been et
' work "grazing" the bullocks and cheep for the Chnstinea ;
sacrifice. This
.year, we note, they have not been so very
lerseat in bantam up great mamas of fat ; but the quality
of the meet has been all the more eatable therefor. In
one or two instanov• an unwise fattener of Portlanda
overdid the "(ruing • trite, and ran the riak of bring-
lag on himself the suspicion that his P.wilantia were not '
of the pure breed ; doubtless this will be amended next
year, and our " mounmin" mutton will be left to reveal
Its excellent flavour, without its being endangered by too
touch fat The beef ems es near
,perketion as we eels
Mulkey, beautifully mottled and tender, and lull of gravy;
the mutton also prima The dryness of the weather up
to Saturday afternoon wee very favourable, although the
butchers could have put up with rather more cold. The
splendid displays of pork and poultry would requires day
to chronicle and set up in type, and as that would not
plea., our compositor, the pork butchers and poulterers
must be eatieded with haring bad • gad sale and Oren
the printer, an extra holiday. Still we must note " some-
thing now. Our friend Mr. Romell, who nand to make
• good show in the Market-house, now treat; his cus-
tomers toe capital choice in St. Alberiestreet, next to
Mr. TigwelEs, where we wiall his. all suave. The
displays made by Mr. W. Rogers, Mr. Hurdle, Mr.
Newport (poulteror), Mews. Mille and Son, and Mr.
Green need no farther notice (rem so and the poulterers
in the Market-house were well up to the mark.
.Great
bundler of holly and miseltoe end good supplies of
"(.3eriettsar trees" mad* the plops umbrageous, and fruite
for the Carlatanas demert wg_ ;pawn in profusion. Si
they were at Mr. Millie la Et Thonem-street„ where •
splendid stock of fruits and vegetables, note, almonds,
, were varied with beautiful plant&
From fit. Thomaierniet we start, and in order to take
the braehers in order cornmeal°. with
Mr. Benjamin Panama, who had a (Ina Devon and a
fine Shorthorn heifer, from Mr. Moody, South ?ethernet;
prime Hereford heifer from Mr. W. Mayo, Friar
Waddon ; Devon or and Devon heifer from Mr (1.
Synroodia repository eels; eve Down wethers from Mr.
G. Homer, Atbelhampton; fire Down ewe. from Kr. (3.
Syrnonde, of Monckion ; three very prime Portlende from
Kr. R. Boonton, of West Knighton,
Messrs. Beunton and Sons had even a rather better
show then usmi, sad their shop-front was adorned with
every elaborate arrangement of greenery, while • large
quantity of the meet bad to be shown in special stalk
outside. Their oxen were rnme of them craned by Yr.
John Ford, Ruelitm ; and by the Right Hon. Lord
Portman; three very prime beast. and one especially
prima Scotch heifer gaged by themselves; some of the
Portland ahem were among the Wheat seen this year;
three vary prime six-t soth down wethers came from Kr.
Hulsey, Bridport ; beside, these named were also a large
number of heifers and sheen, the breeders and feeders of
which it would take too long to enumerate.
Mr. W. Roberto showed (our very flue baaete, a Derek
• Hereford, an Alderney, and a Shorthorn; ten very
prime Portland disco greed by himself, some good Down
withers, most of them pertly ;mad by himself, but
one, extraordinarily at, from Mr. John Scutt, Winfrith.
Mr. G. Rabbette bode prime show of fat bernte—short-
horna, Hereford; and Demos, from Mr. Minor'. and Mr.
Symonds's repository ales at Dorchester; also from Mr.
Eaton, of Crewkerne, and Mr. Rose, Sturminater Newton,
and • magnificent shorthorn heifer from Mr. Bwrerstock,
%%whored, and • capital beast from Mr. Homer,
Atbelhamptou, from whom also pine some frit-clam
Southdown warners, "worth any one's while to look at."
Mr. A, Bolt had a capital show which he would not
deecribs, declaring that he had good meat all the year
round.

Mr. Laver, of the Market House, showed • line fat ox
from Mr. Solway some fat heifers, two from Mr.
Willionia, Brockbanipton : others bought at Witnhoroe
and Dorchester repository mks; two very extraordinary
sheep from Mr. Hull, Drum remarkable fat lamb from
Mr. Croad, Broadmayue, ten weeks old, and weighing
b; Ave Portland wethers from Mr. Hasor's Dorchester
market
Mr. Richard Roberts (Market House), three maiden
heifers, very ripe, from Mr. Moody; a very prime ox
from Mr. Morey, extraordinary heifer from Mr. Holhind,
Rockland Newton ; four very nice Portland sheep, two
erased by Mr. E. Boonton, West Knighton; and sons.
A. mutton fed by tho Res. Talbot Grooves.
Mr. J. Roberts (Market Hame)—extraordinary liereford
heifer, graded by Archdeacon Sanctuary, Powerstock ;
fat maiden heifer erased by Mr. R. Bennett, Moppowder ;
one by Mr. J. Foot, Beaulieu Wood: another by Mr.
Hussey, Ilcbester ; and twn by himself; extroordinary
rot sbestt erased by Mr. Hower, Athelhosnoton five
splendid .heeP. Craz,d by Mr. J. Thresher, Corfe ;
three fat Portioods and four DOWD% by himself.
lir. Sanders (3c Maryetzest) two very prime Devon
heifers from Mr. H. Pope, Sutton Poyntz ; four good
heifers from Mr. Creech, fiturminster Newton; prime
ox, 'mod by the Right Hon. Lord Portman: several
shorthorn heifers from Mr. Bishop and others, of
Marto*: very tine Southdown sheep, ten from Lord
dilation, some good Down wethers from Dorcluotor and
Wimborne sales' • lot of extraordinary' tine Portland'
erased by hinteelf, one being unusually fat. and weighing

Dominy bad four capital Devon heifers, from Mr.
G. &me• sale and Mr. Palmer's male at Yeovil; a very
hoe lot of Portland sheep of excellent quality from Mr.
galklell Dorchester and Wimhorne sales, 1.5 Down
*ethers from Dorchester sale, and ten from Winahorne.
Mr J. Rabbettc two first-rate oxen from Mr. Solway,
Wellington ; capital heifer from Mr. Symonds. sale :
three very good Portland,; etyma excellent Downs from
hterton repository sale, and Mr. Symonas Dorchester
Naha _

Mr. Hatton (Bond-street), three prime beasts from Mr.
J. Thresher, Code Hill, uen prime Down wethen from
the same gentleman ; sod half a.dosera good Portland;
grasecl by himself.
Kr. Loos (Park-itreet), two fine Hereford heifers from
Mr. Cioad, Bridgwater, from whom he also obtained ten
superior lannoon; and hui prime down wethers were
grued by Mr. Quitman Saunders, Watereombe.
Kr.. T. Dominv (Park-street), showed three orplendid
Devon heifers, grayed by Kr. Bewsey, Teinplecombe ; two
from Misterton isle ; one prime heifer and 1.5 capital
Down wethers Iron Mr. Foot, Beaulieu Wood; two
good Portland sheep from Mr. H. Kmor's repository sal;
and firs capital boa sheep from Mr. T. Bogor s Dorchester
sale.

coNvicr PaIBONS.

There Cr. in Great Britain ten convict prisons for man
and three for women. the nal* convict prisons haring
arcommodatioc for 9.5111 the female eneeiee
prisons ec oo,modetlo(LIVI. the grand tote' b,i„iii,got
The !UAW pets no are. Mtlihank, Pentonville, Perth, and
Patsies*. Portland. Portsmouth. Chatham. I)artmuor,
Woking. Brixton. and Parkhurst The female Afillhank.
Fulham, and Wokiii. It &poems that the first three
male convict pelmets—fix., Kluttetak. peet,eteia, ent
Perth, cml Pastry, are " Clam Prisons" The next three,
p,,sitend. P..notiorith, tad am/Amok Pibhic Works
Prisons, and the remetaini four, Dartmouth. Woking.
Bt-ixtout.and Parkhurst, Cr, "Light Labour or Invalid
Prisons. Millhank. is • close prison for woman. At
Fulham. and Woking, MIDOU with in association. A
convict always posies the first stage of his imprisonment,
which in all cases endures for nine mouths, in • close
prison, where be remanss shoe in his cell, exorpt, of
course, for the penods allot•ed to trayera and exercise.
When this system of solitary confinement was first
established at Pentonville, the duration of time WM
Axel .1 18 month.; but it we, found that the minds of
the prisoners become enfeebled by long continued isolation
and the present term of nine months wa• fixed as the
longest to which prisoners can with advantage be sub-
jected. At the Public Works Prison of Chadians enor-
mous new docks have been constructed by convict labour,
• basin of an arta of thirty.three acres being excavated
there, while at Portland the masa labour has been em-
ploy.' in the construction of • breakwater nesrly two
miles in length, end running into water 50ft. or Mt. deep;
and at Portsmouth convicts have been employed fix
demolishing the old fortifications and enlarging the dock-
yards, and new wings hare been added to the mixes at
Chstham, and Portsmouth, all by convict labour. The
earnings at these public works during the year ICI
amounted to £119,715 leaving • clear balance in favour of
these prisons of £17,155. all expenses being paid, • certain
nun being bet apart as prises... seetettfe,

About 40 were premeds Iselodlng Mr. sad Mrs. !mak
Miss Hodder, Las 'Mount, Yr. J. IL Bentsen,
11141Utio,11. Vise &arias Miss White, Mies Delver. Mr.
and Miss Jane Gibbs, Mot Cox, Mr. twin Gibbs. Mr. K.
B. Mace (Weymouth), Mr. R. Combos, Mies Amy
Giinheo, Miss House.ll, Mies L Cornion, Mr. Hartwell,
Mr. Paul. Miss Pitney, Miss Goodyear, Mies * Want
(Weymouth), Miss White and th- young Ladies of her
school, gm, Am., Mr. and Mrs. Dieterla waking every
effort for the pleasure of the guests.. Ti. piece was
entitled "Coal away," and illustrated the enterpriring
spirit of boys, Minya on the lobout for adventure.
Through this. arid • special love of the sea, a party are
cast away upon an island, supposed t • be • desert, or at
best inhabited by savage., of whom one is cars-mod, nod
perforce made to eruct the part of "Friday." Master
Cox did well, his ooint snt readiness to consume the
Provision. exciting much laughter. After the " noble
savage' bee been mode to perform sundry ludicrous thing.
la his slaveq:," A sell ! • 'Mir is cried, " We're sawed I
Were seved. and friends corns upon the scene, from
whom the young would-be Crueoes learn that their
" island" is near the coast of Scotland, about 17 miles
only Don, home, and the "savage" Friday la • young
&eta boy, thus the piece terminated amid much laughter
and applause. We most give praise to the young lad
who played the part of • girl so modestly that the per-
formance was quite life-like.
Mr. Weetland ably sang "Far, far upon the sea."
Mr. Dingus then said it was his pleasant duty to ask
Mr. Wills to distribute the • which had berm fairly
ga:ned ; the oompetitlimhad been so sharp that In one
Instance • lad gained 90 marks, while the winner of the
prise only beet him by oak pining 100. The Menace
In several instances was very small indeed.
Mr. Frank Wiwi this wade • few remarks in eulogy of
Mr. Dieterie, stating that it required • great deal of pluck
and energy to come to • place like Portland, and open 'a
good school like *la. Mr. Will, next distribute 4 the
prises :
Pain LIFE —lst Mess—Alfred Driver regular at land-
ance end good conduct daring the Sean; Richard 0.1, for
dictation and English grammar; Bootie White. for
fri"trlnnr bb.?) for ; Abraham &riven,
lon niithmetic ; Sibs, for French. Ind cla. —Hartwell.
French Domone, spelling; Hatton, German; Smith,
wool.; Bartsell, dictati.m. Certificates—R. Hodder,
geography; H. Driver, arithmetic; &riven, history ;
Co., good behaviour and regular attendance, gained by
the highest number of good marks during the tar..;
A. Man., for printing and 'napping.
After the distribution, Mr. WILLS said he was sure they
must be all vei y well pleased that the boys bad gained
such very handsome prima. Mr. Disterle must hare
spent • great deal of money, and expeodel a good deal of
care in providing them. He was interested to bear there
had been a very keen competition and be reminded the
boys that they could not expect to gain prises without that,
either at school or in after life. But all of them had •
very great pries in their highly esteemed master, Mr.
Dieterle, whore kindness must have been very acceptable
to them all. The room had been very prettily deoorated,
and he asked them to giro three jolly hearty cheers, not
only for Kr. Dieberia, but for Mr} Distorts, for her very
great kindness and attention to them.
The boys responded with three cheers for Kr. and Mrs.
Distorts, and also for Mr. Will..
Mr. Westland sang again, accompanied by Mrs. Distorts.
Mr. DIZTCILLE said he was very much obliged to the
ladles and gentleman for their kindness in attending that
evening, and he hoped they would be all there again next
year, and be able to see, not only as much, but a peat
deal more than this year.
The proceedings were closed with some mars hearty
cheers.

GRINE ABBAS.
Wg were pleased to find that through the kindness of
the Board o( Guardians, the inmates of the union had not
been forgotten on Christmas Day. At one o'clock all set
too in right earnest to the good old Loglish fare of roast
beef sad plum pudding, supplied ad a. Mr. James
Bellyar attended at dinner, and with his usual kindness,
greatly assisted at earring. During the afternoon, strong
beer, tobacco and pipes, weniserred out to the adults, and
oranges. nuts, Isc., to the children, and all spent •
thorough enjoyable day.