The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-08-14 00:00:00

DORONSETIIt.

CAPTA/31 J. F. HODOIII, of the 0 Company (Dor-
chester) Volunteers, has been granted the rank of
Honorary Major.—Tnemday's Clawits.
THAI Lord Chief Jtutice of England has appointed
Mr. Baselines; of the Inner Temple and Western
Circuit, to be one of the revising barristers on that
circuit The South Hants division hail been
assiened to him, Mr. A. Mortimer being moved to
North Wilts, where the late Mr. Nugent Banks was
the revising barrister.
A ILimAos Ii arranged between Mr. C. Ethelton
Puke, eldest son of Mr. Charles Perk.. of Henbury
Roues, Dorset, and Miss Coventry. only daughter of
the late Mr. Bt. John Coventry, of The Know'.,
Dorset, and stepdaughter of Mr. G. Soltan-Symoss,
of CheAldiewood. Devon.
Ti ALDIIIIIIOt Oilf?.—Tlw 0 Company assembled
at lb. Drill Hall on Saturday morning to the number
of 82, szolasive of the band, and marebed to the station,
where they took train for Aldershot to join the
Battalion for their annual drill. Major Hodges,
whom we congratulate on his promotion, was in com-
mand, and the men presented a alien and smart
sPiCca. The improvement In the band le marked.
snlitis "Srartose."—The final and, f. r the
year, Irrevocable appointments of Wesleyan miListers
were issued on Friday, and contain the following
eltanges in this district : Sweater% George
Term 8.A.. vice George Meadoers.—Weymouth
WMam Andrews, who shall change one Sunday in
every quarter with the ministers of the Dorchester
clroutrj George &well, superoumerary.—Portland.
- Fisher Clarke, T. 0 rake Rdwarcb —Dorchester.
—John Lewis (B), John W. R shiers (Bare R. 4,6) ;
William Alien (B), sup-rnumerary. —Shaftesbury.—
Jahn India*, Henry J. Cornish (Glllinhani,D rect.)
—Blandford and Sturminstn Newton, James Dothie.
—These arrangements have been made during the
pastoral" continuos, when no laymen are per-
mitted to be present. .

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-/101T-i1.414-STATISTICS roa THI Bolooolll.—Dinitp
6 (Fordiagtoo, 5). Two were due to debility, one each
to cactiegla, broochitis, and erysipelas. A cermet.*
inquisition was held over the body of • man found
drowned In the parish of Fordicgton. Thom only one
death occurred in all the parishes of Dorchester com-
bined, and in that instance the advanced age of 75
years wag attaloed,making the annual rate of mortality
es
low as II per ant. The annual death rats for the
whole borough on these data would only amount to
16 per cent, of the population. Four of the above
were children who succumbed within the first year,
the remaining two death* took place after 60 year. of
ego. Although it cannot be reaionably expected that
this very low rate, far lower than it has aver been
In this or any other town within my reoolliction, will
be reeieteieed, every eliort should be made by the
public to keep it as low ea possible, and to prevent
that direful disease' cholera. from Araiu making ita
14Ir&nab in this town, which lo at present, as the
ligures testify, in • most healthy state.—H. J.
Day, Medical °Moor of Health.

WOILM Of I Orris°. —On Bank Holiday the
satp/oydes of the 1) mimeo. Brewery mem treated by
Werra Eldridp, Pope, and 0o to an excursion to
podasoutb. They left Dorchester by an early train,
and spent • most enjoyable day, returning in good
time, thoroughly gratided.—Lset week the men in
the employ of Mew& Guy and Son, builders and
con of this town, to the number of betwsec
igassaPra had • trip to the Isle of Wight.
The psrty strived at Scuthanspton West •
utuo they Italf.mat sight. A tour of the town was
made, ancl the time parsed pleasantly until the party
to it'd. by steamer. The weather Ming
traT,Tb' el trip down the Solent proved very enjoyable.
Arriving at Hyde, the party at once repaired to hi
Turk's Head, when a very creditable repeat was
served, after which the customs:7 loyal and 00m.
pilmestsry Wets were given. Alter spending a
plearst deo oa the Islaud, they returned to South-
ampton, and ultimately, after having an enjoyable
oToshig, they rabossed by the mali trida.