The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-08-26 00:00:00

Tin FrAwn SW.—A Conantlon.—Sir.—Allow
me, through the medium of your pep'''. 00""t •
anletak. In ye tr irat week'. issue. In mention og
the names of some of the local exhibitors who were
moot deservedly rooosedul, you meutloned in. as
gardentr t. General Henning ;it should have been
gardener to Mr. Vinoeut Faircro..-1 am, yours
obediently, Jona Maui'. ‘Vykii Regis, August 18th,
1884.

linuocttso Toesteco.—At the Borough Police-
/wort on Wednesday Samuel Bolt, Francis, Randall,
and Richard Rice were charged with smuggling
tobacco on board • Channel Wand steamer. The
tingle value duty was £3 15s. 61., Et it, and
• 9s. 10i. respectivele, and the accused were
unwed to pay then amounts with co it..
Faanctur Bettis—At the Folio-court on Tan-
tail:large Andrews was charged that he, being the
of • hone, did fraudulently convert the same
to his own tee—Mr. George, who appeared for defend-
ant, asked that the cant might be adjourned, as be
was engaged at Dombester.—Mr. Weisford oppoesd,
but the magistrates granted the application.
PRISSITTATIOS TO THE LIM J. D. ADDIDOS.-011
Friday the KIT. J. D. Addison, late curate of Holy
Trinity and chaplain to the Union, gave a farewdl
tea to all the inmates of the hone, and the oppor-
tunity was embraced, though entirely unknown to
the rev, gentleman, of mating • most notifying
presentation to him. 'rho gift consisted of a hand-
some painted china biscuit box, with silver beads and
lid, bearing an appropriate inscription, and which
bag been subscribed for by the inmates. The
presentation was made by the medical ofilLer, Dr.
A DISHONEST SZIWANT.—At the Police-court on
Tuesday Kate 51auci Parkinson was charged with
stealing three bottles of gc-nt and two p sokst-hazdker-
chide, the property of Mr. Robert Meech, her coaster.
Mrs. !leech stated on thatch prisoner came to them ma
general servant She had mined mend tidily. since
she had been with them. On Friday last unrolling •
strong odour of scent, she made a search, an I ascer-
tained two bottles bad been taken. WitneS4 went
Into the kitchen and found one of the pocket-handker-
chiefs in the dress of the prisoner. That morning *he
missed three bottle* of mitt The idiaocer came to
the house at ulna o'clock instead of her usual time,
and witness tine charged her with stealing the scent,
which she &DIM Witness then gave information to
t.Poline and Prin,ner asked to be forgivea.—P.S.
.07 Proved 6Mo-ending the prisoner, who in
answer to the oheme, meet I oely took one bottle
sad fon pocket-handkerchiefs." She also said she was
soirr—Prlssoner, who pleaded guilty, was find se.
A Tiny Cearr. —Oa Sunday evening • taro Dumber
of townsfolk and visitors at Exmouth were able to
examine the little craft which round, crossed the
North Sea with her owner, Mx. Johnston., and the
only companion of his voyage, • female tabby oat.
The Neptune, which the owner says was built at
Drootheim arrived at Exmouth on Saturday eight at
8 p.m., having started from Weymouth In the morning
at Sm. The , which is 22 lest 13og, doss cot leek
at all fit for any knocking about, and the gear is of
very flimsy announce. The Norwegian owner, wlio
sat in him little boat the whole of Sunday eve in
doing a good trade in penny nrophleta (giving an
amount of his voyage across the North Sea) states
that he propose* crossing the Atlantic in his craft,
but thinks it rather too lots for this year.
On Sunday afternoon the friendly societies had
fear annual ohurch pantie About 500 Oicifellows
and Foresters assembled at the King's Statue at
ball-pan two, and having been marshalled, marched,
beaded by Mr. Tbiselton (the chairman), and Mr.
Stockton (the **aviary), and Conciliate Graham stud
Hounell, to St. John's Church, the Brunswick Po i I
snorting them thither. A choral service was held,
Mr. Stone presiding with ability at the organ, and
the singing being roost hearty. the sermon, • very
eloquent one, was preached by the Rey. Onion
Stephenson, who founded • very telling address on
the words "Am I my brother's keeper?' A collec-
tion was made at the clan of the service, and the
amount subscribed (X 5 13e. 3d.) will be equally
divided between the Mord Hospital and the Wey-
mouth Eye Infirmary. The weather being
gloriously fine, the Esplanade was thronged with
epecFitators.
n AST EXHIBITION.—Few who have not visited
the Fine Art Exhibition now being held in our midst
can conceive what • grand collection of oil paintings
and china is to be seen in Weymouth, and, as the
whole is to be offers I for sale by auction on the 27th
Inst. those who bay° not yet called at No. 1, Glouces-
ter-row, should do so without further delay. The
paintings are endued in handsome English gilt f .mes,
and halo la original works by Sir E. hotlines-, 11. A.,
John Constable, MA. F. Sydney Cooper, It.A., F.
Lee, MA., W. Collins, R.A., Ju. Webb, F. W.
Halms, J. F. Herring, Arthur J. Meadows, and other
well known molten. Among some of the works to be
seen we might mention the following ;—A grand land-
man with figures and evening effect, view in Kent,
by R. Gallon, who hag been an exhibitor in the
Academy for the last eight years; "Sunset, crowing
• Common," by James Webb, is • glorious
,example
by that talented master; " A Trout Stream, ' and It.
compaci on picture, are both foe examples of F. R.
Lee's works, and are worthy attention; another work
of Webb, " Port Mello, North Wales," la • chum.
log production ; Charles Inlies pair of works,
landscapes, '"l'hirlmore, Cumberland,' and Llyn
Talmy-llyn, North Wales," are very beautiful ;
F. W. Holmes " Landscape and Mountain Torrent in
North Wales," with figures, Is • capital example of
this master, who bide fair to became • Royal
Academician ; T. Silos, Cooper's work, "Landscape
with Cattle, Canterbury, Maniows, a sultry day," is •
beautiful one and is painted in his best time; "The
Spinning Wheel," an interior with figures, is • very
never and interesting work by W. Mid rood' J. P.
&toenails's "A Girl with Goats and Lamb' Is a
charming and exquisite example, and is considered
equal to any of Tom Feed's works; W. Collins's
"RustU Leonean? with figurer," I. • cabinet gem;
W, G. Stephenson "A Cooling Drink," which is •
charming work, was inhibited at the Royal Academy;
Sir E. Lindner's, representation of the Death of the
Stag" is • carefully panted work; John Constable's
"Landscape, Hewitt Scene with Figure.," is • suburb
picture, which exhibits • grand view, and is most
carefully treated; • pretty work by J. F. Herring Is
the "Returning from Labour," a highly &tidied and
masterly painting; • work by T. H, Van Deighem,
" Landscape with Sheep," is ta onsidered • grand one
(this master was formerly • student and assistant in
the late Hug. Verboeckhovete. 'lndio at Brunel.) ;
E. 0. Barnes's" The Bean's Stratagem " is an engraved
beautiful in drawing and colour; Arthur J.
117Zows' "The Cant near Middleburg, Holland."
and "Breezy Weather off Portland," are a °harming
pair of works purchased direct from the artist's easel,
and his third picture, "A view of the Old Castle and
Bay, Weymouth," is ontaidered to be the moat charm-
ing example this artist ever executed. The china
includes—A unique set of china vane, surmounted
with rich bronze mounts, forming • clock and pair of
8-light candelabra; two pelts of shaped Worcester
veils with covers beautifully painted in birds and
flowers, • pair of marvellously fine "gluon shaped
Worcester vans, beautifully painted in exotic birds
and flowers, with covers, 18-in. high; the oompanios
pair of vases, 15-in. high,; the nova eight similar
veiled Ste in the possession of her Majesty the Q teen
at Osborne; a pair of matchless mamas ground
Vienna vases finely gilt, richly embossed and most
beautifully painted in allegorical subjects; by the cele-
brated artist Have blanked, on plinth. which were
seckibited in the Vines Exhibition ; • pair of match-
ing Louie inf. Dresden Teem, exquisitely modelled
sod of beautiful design, surmounted with figures,
cupids, and raised fl nets with covers, 36 inches high,
shuilar to the pair at Fontainbleau ; • pair of match-
less turquoise blue Sevres china, revolving L nig
Phillips vises elegantly painted In figure subjects and
landscapes, by the celebrated Preach artist, Mons,.
Quinton, heavily mounted with Mend polished can-
dor bronze mounts of cupids, ; these vane were
property ef the Bourbon family, and have been
elthiNted at the Paris Salon; a pair of very rich
nos bloat -nine psteSevreg vasa',forutlngcand.labra for
U lights, with real polished bronze goontings, from
Sir Thorne Wailryn'e collection. In the exhibitioo
are some rare unions, including a matching on, 41t.
Iffn., in eboay and black bald, beautifully inlaid with
pearl and ivory of rich deeign, with polished bronze
ormolu mountings, statuary marble top, enclosed panel
door, with shifting shelved.