The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-12-27 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Lleertllle.—An interesting lecture in connection with
the Working Ken's Institute was delivered at the
Town.ludi on Tharsdayevening, by Ilr. falser! Bank's,
the subjeet being '• North Aateriosilas it is." The at.
Condemn was not so good as might have been expected.
Tim Bishop of Salisbury on Friday instituted the
Bev Thomas Davidson, clerk, 8.A., rector of Fintinell
Magna, to the rectory of Ashmore, void by the death
of the lUv. J. E. Adams, clerk, the last incumbent
there, on the presentation of Sir 8.. G. Glyn, Bart.
His lordship 'bee licensed the Rev Hugh Joseph
Rockett, clerk, to the our icy of Wareham with Arne.
OklaterftlAn AT SRI UNIoN WOIIIEIIOO4I. The
onatoinnt7 indulgence to the inmates will be observed
this year under the kind supervision of the master
and matron. The board room and dining rams are
enlivened with evergreens arranged in tasteful style. In
the former room, the mien with "V. B." was eon-
spicuous. The usual Christmas diet will be allowed, and
each inmaW rimless a quart of strong beer, with an
unlimited supply of tobacco and snuff. A Christmas
tree will be providei for the juveniles, in the course of
the Christmas week. _ . -

FOWL STULGIG.—Ak the Town-hall on Wednesday
afternoon, William Brownlee& and his son Alfred were
°bilged willh stealing • fowl, the property of 111 r
George Fite°ld, Gregory.buildings, Pordington. The
r,bbisry took p'soe that morning, between twelve and
One o'clock. The fowlhonse wee broken open, and
spots of blood withfootmarks led P.C. Mitebell to visit
Ilbp Posideere of the prisoisers hard by, where the
misting fovrl end blood marks were dim:aware& The
Mayor (T. Bennett, Bp.), remanded prisoner. until
Monday.
DVITITOTION AND DIUTIS.—Pat the County Gaol on
Tuesday, no inquest was held by the Dspqty.C.,oroner, Mr. U.
Lock, touching the death of George Sbergall. Mr. Henry
Mills was foreman of the Jury. Mr. Lawrence, the governor of
the gaol, mated that Shona wag admitted on the lUM anat.,
haring been committed for begging at (Menge St. Michael to a
month's hard labour—to which, however, be was never put.
In consequence of his weak and emaciated condition. lie
was placed under the *unseat'. care at the inennary, where
he died on Monday. He came, he and, from Mlnstesd, In Me
New Forest, and had neither friends nor relatives; his age wan
St file had beenwanderieg, be slid, about the New rarest
half-starved for some time. Mr. Good, the prison turgeon,
said that as. the 10th inst., as the prisoner appeared to be
this and weak, he excuses! him from all labour; on Saturday
lest he had him remared into the infirmary; but at hat time
he had no symptom. of•diteses. The man afterwards had a
severe attack of asthma and bronchitis, to which, he said, he
had been been subject for Nome years, He died about half.
plug two o'clock on Monday ahem." The min before he
die I received brandy and extra diet The Jury brought in a
verdict in aecordance with the medical testimony—" Death
from natural ceause&" .

Winterise/a—The hippy season of Christmas has
come, bringing with it the traditional trod and snow,
and putting, we would fain trust, into our haute, a
desire to ingrain in an especial manner the allutompre.
bendy° grew of charity. It is • time with mut of
merrymaking, and tie tradesmen of Dorchester have
not been slow anticipating the seuonable wants of
their (cutout/rt. " Christmas presents" are amply
provided in all directions. At Mr. George
Pounces " Old Cariosity Shop" there is
bewildering variety of things " rich and rue;
Mr. J. F. Hannah. upholsterer and cabinet maker,
has work-boxes, writing desks, dressing cases, fancy
boxes, fancy chairs, the fartauted octagon tables, all
in beat testa ; Miss Gregory supplied a splendid lot of
toys for She young folks, with jewel-eases and all
sorts of kaiak-M:l.ok/ for their elders, Christmas
figures for decoration, ingenious pussies, Ito., Air;
Mr. Woolston, of Cornbill. hos 'dolls for the
—at least, snMcient for 4,000 children; " building
blocks," which are made with notched ends, so that
they out be fixed together, forming all sorts of
structures—an immense improvement on the old
blooks, and he also offers all sorts of good things in
the way of oonfeationery, the Twelfth cakes be
has in preparation being very handsome: at Mrs
Howe's there are crystallised end preserved fruits of the
choicest kinds, bon-bons enough to sweeten all the
ill-natured folks in the county, cakes and confectionary
in a rieh display, with Dickens' eosaqiies, ornaments
suitable for table decoration, and all other things sipper-
taming to the trade, The booksellers have handsome
illustrated books and ChristmsA stationery. The
grooms have all the good things in profusion for
Christmas puddings; the butchers have, as usual,some
of the beet beef and mutton this and adjoining counties
can produce; and gra Kills has taikeys and geese,
decks and fowls, and all the other seasonable things
usual at • poulterer and fishmonger's. In short
it would seem nothing is required to make
Christmas • festive soma in Dorchester but
mousy. There are muy poor about, and many
this year in sorrow: and a good deed, or a kind word
may lighten the heart of many a poor struggling one.
Don't let us then deny oerselves at this blessed season
the lesury of obesity; then sball we be the better
fitted to enjoy, as we trust all our readers may, "A
1111111 T CRIUSTIEUI SAD • HAM NEW YEAR,'