The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-08 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Conirmanxxr, Satorday.—The 'apply of wheat
at market this de, was larger than for several past
weeks, but as millers were anxious buyers, nearly
the whole was cleared, at an advance of la to 2.
per quarter. Barley was offered lass freely. The
sale for this wide was good and pion Is. to 2a. per
quarter higher. Oats sold slowly, is fully former
prices.
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ilop.ouon POLICL Wednesday. Before the
Mayor (G. Corms, Fag ).—Joesph Beck, carter, in
the employ of Mr. Whittle, of Piddistrenthide, was
brought up in custody chanted with being drunk
and riotous on the previous afterboom When in the
cell at the station he fell down and injured his head,
so that M was neocesary to call in medical amisbuice,
and to bare a man in attendance upon him.—Me
was ordered to pay 205., including the dootor's fee.

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DISTRIBUTION Or BLANIRTS AT ALL SAINTS
CHURCIL A mod seasoaable distribution of blankets
took pleat at All Sainte Obtaroh lest Teesday, to the
vale, of al, that sttm having bees bsci for the
porpom. The Ven. Archdeacon Broom the rector, dl..
tributed 18 blankete him thil ftWi, it. number of
applicants erns trory great—to great, that the rector is
about to stappleasent the benefaction by lending blankets
tor the winter months to those who were not snocemfal
in getting them. There were nearly 50 applieante for
the blankets, so that the twines benevolent pOrpom
will evidently Sea great @melon to malty poor people
of the parish.

Ditt-tt 07 is HON. A. 3. ASEILItY, c.—Th.
death is 'snowmen' of the Hon. Anthony John
Ashley, fourth and youngest surviving son of the
sixth Earl of Shaftesbury, sod brother of the pre.
sect earl. He was born on the 21st of December,
1808, and was married on the 17th of March, ,1840,
to Julia, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Hoary
John Conyers, of Copthall Court, Essex. He was
educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and
WIMI called to the bar by the Honourable Society of
the loner Temple in 1836. Al the tar he was a
munessful practitioner, ohidly me a imoveyanoing
mussel.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TI4&?.—OD Tuesday evening
last the children Of the Congregational Sunday
School, Sonthmrem, met at Hie flohool-room to
receive • New Years' treat, provided for them
through the kindness of their pastor, the Rev. J.
Fox, and the teachers. The room was prettily
decorated with evergreens, and in the metre stood
• lair Christmas Tres, laden with • variety of trait
peculiar to these shrubs, and brilliantly illuminated
with was-tapers The obildren were regaled with
cake and oranges, sad each one melted some little
present from off the tree; and, alter gigging and
giving three Sheers for Mr. and Mrs. Fos, they
went home highly delighted with tbe evenings'
entertainiziect.

Poem Rs/assts.—As far as we can learn, without
applying at bead quarters, this privilege of calling
for your letters at the post oißm window on its
opening, hitherto the rule at all post offices, has been
withdrawn by an order of the G. P. 0., at least we
ere new informed that "orders have been reosived
from London and not a single letter ma be given
out." Considering the serious drawback on the
delivery of letters from the existing state of the
weather, this appears, especially to those who hive
newspapers to psblisb, • most alarming piece of
post eines tyranny, and we bold it to be omits illegal
to detain our letters one moment after we &mad
them.

A lIT-JOUINAL CVIALOOOZ 01 TEI FAIN=
&roams. —We have bees favoured with a
speciosa) piraspeates of the catalogue of the Fisesoh
which is intended to be published in the
Art-Journal of 1867. We notice ite appearance thee
early, babies* although the manufaeturer or
exhibitor bean no expense for drawing, engraving or
printing any object int...oda:led, be is required to
drawing., sad descriptive
wetter ;e photographsd or
in good time apply to Mr. John
Pommy for the ace, sod to us (Newel:apse Press
College) for the ether. The Art-Journal editor of
worse exercises his right of seleatien, !publishing
only such works as will be inetreetive to the public
and areditable to the prodater. From the speainien
given a capital idea is afforded of the arrangenient
of tbe 'preview. Of the "miler oatelognes of 1851
and 1862, we dad that froes 40,000 to 50,000 were
circulated.

Woasnro Mateo lawnrort.-0a Wedseeday
last the semi meeting of the Domhooter Worksop
Men's Institute was held mid • lugs nambor
members attesded. Tie following *Moore red
oommittee were elsoled for the easelag year. Mr.
G. B. Bawler, president; Mr. W. H. homes,
vicoppreeidest ; Mr. W. J. W. Pike, tremarer ; Mr.
G. Game, oraratary ; Mr. J. Di... hbroriso. Com-
mittee, Mommt Jeffery, Rim 0. Croaker. Pomo,
Plummer, Wood, and Wrialit. The tromoror's
isomust was promoted, mid showed • balance of
£9 Ele. 3d. The report which was of. most moiourag-
ing character, was read mid umuiimooely speed to.
It was proposed that the arm of £ll be vest on books
as the henry woe mod now by more than a heuidred
ommalism After a rote of thanks to Me ohai:mee
promediage terredsaterd. The meeting was ose
otitis moot laishaftorry sod asasimest eter hold is
eassestios silk LiMISMII

"°ußiaLvnti" was the title of • lecture delivered
gfill••• T. O. Wash, rector of Wokhig. last
an" eyming, in connection with the Early
Closing Association. Notwithstanding the very in.
clement weather, • large audience ensemble.' anxious
for self kuowli:dge. At the oommenoement the
lecturer said his address would be dry, and we are
bound to observe that the assembly generally seemed
to agree in thinking it amply cwrit•d his deaniPti°°'
for belies the aloes eon iderable uneavinsm was man'.
tested, which, indeed, induced Mr. Walsh to break
off in his lecture and 0000lude, and, on leaving the
room' we Lewd several eitolaim touching the
character of what they had heard, " It was dry sea
bone I" whatever *stretch, of aridity that may in-
dicate. The fact is the people went for entertain-
ment and they got instruction, but not of a kind
generally acceptable, As • learned disquisition on
the origin and early history of the English nation,
the lecture wan admirable; " • wurcs• of °MUeii.
inset, it proved • total Ware. Mr. .1. Robinson
with his choir gave " Hark, the lark," and "When
Arthur first," and Mr. Parmiter sang • popular wog
founded on the old sentiment, "Where there's a will
there's • way." The prooesdings closed about half-
past nine.
FILIMIAMONRY CsittllonT OW INIST LLATION
ANNOLL Bananas., The installation of Brother
Montague Charles Weston as worshipful master of
' the loilge of Faith and Unanimity, Dorchester, No.
417 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Sogland, took
place at the Masonic Hall, Dorchester, in the presence
of a fell lodge of members. The triple ceremony
of installation in the three primary degrees, occupy-
ing with tbe evident rites nearly two hours, was
most ably performed by P.M. Brother Thomas
Robinson, and at its termination Brother Weston
wee induoted with the usual masonic salutations in
the chair of King Solomon. The worshipful =utter
then nominate." and severally invaded with their
collars and bodies of office, the following office
bearers of the lodge for the ensuing year :—G. 8.
Greening, 8.W.; C. A. Roberson, J.W.; H.
Ling. Sea •' G. ff. Davis, I- D.; C. Parsons, J. D.;
C. Gardiner, S. G. ' • R. Case and J. Aodrewm,
Stewards The Treasurer, and Tyler were elected
at the lodge previous to installation. The annual
banquet of the brethren came off at the Antelope
Hotel on Friday evening, when a substantial
and sumptuous bill of fare was goo* through,
whillb se well for the excellence and abun-
dance of the viands and the deliasey of their
preparation did infinite credit to the Clailiat of
Brother Charles Gardiner, the manager of that hotel.
Some admirable wines were also set upon the table,
and the fact of their being included in the dinner
ticket which was at • moderate Bourg, of mores
enhances the praise which must be bestowed on the
entertainment. The following was the bill of fare,
presented in English, but which it was agreed
would be quite as much the thing if given in French,
so here goes :
La Caen.

POTAOUl—(two tanpli)7111:141-10014•110 et Mulligatawny.
Ponseore—Olahl—Brilli at atoms (sod), imam au:
buitres it an homard (lobster).
Eirrath—Rissoles et Wee petits.
VOL/ILLS ET VIAND-VS—Rio& (turkey) bourn sate au
celszi—Jsmbon—lisunth de mouton—roe bU a la
Anglaise.
&ITU= Pates —efitelettee de vein an nature!
catelettes de mouton panties— pigeon oompotee.
Grturs—(ganiel—quatre faisans (pheasants), dent Isms
(hares).
ENTIIENZTS AU 90111112—Plucn pouding— petits paths—
els" in, ke.
Dinner being this annotinted at a quarter pad Ss
in "the beet inn's beet room," the Worshipful Master,
Bro. U. C. Weston, took the chair, supported by Bro.
T. Coombe, Greed Secretary of the Province of
Dorset, P.M., Brothers T. Patch, T. Robinson, T.
W. Saunders, J. G. G. Gregory, Brothers Empson,
Ling (Secretary), W. W. Pyre (rpr.ssnting the
freemasonry of Scotland), Brothers P.M.11. Collett
and Oriliimsy (a deputation from the lodge of All
Soule, Weymouth, other members being preeluded
from attending by the inolemency of the weather),
The Senior Wardeo, Brother George Greening,
officiated as vice-chairman, and Brother J. Robereoo
J. W., filled the Junior Warden's chair, supported
by Brothers James Andrew., Cthe, C. Parlous, C.
Gardiner; &c., &a., he. The toasts appropriately
prefaced from the chair and accompanied by true
masonic firing, comprised, 'The Queen and the
Craft," "The Earl latliod, Grand Master Meson
of Enalendl," "The Grind Lodge of Ragland,"
"The Right Worshipful Joseph Oundry, Provincial
Grand Mather of Dorset," "The Provincial Grand
Lodge," (acknowledged by Brothers Criokmay and
Saunders, P.S. and J. W.), to which waeadded ',epeeist
toast proposed by Brother Thomas Robinson,
"Th. Provincial Grand Secretary, Brother Thomas
Coombs, and thanks to him for his distinguished
seal in promoting the freemasonry of the provisos."
Brother Coombs, P.G.S., replied in his usual
felicitous style. Give him three years more, he
said, and he should have succeeded in completing a
record of the masonic career of every brother belong-
ing to the prorfnoe, from the late Brother John
Sydenbam, of Poole, who we. about the farthest
back to whom be could go, down to the molt meetly
initiated bloater of any lodge—(applause). The
other toasts were, "The Grand Masters and Lodes
of sootland and Ireland.— The Right Worehiplal
J. G. Whyte Melville, of Mount Melville, and His
Grace the Duke of Leinater" (acknowledged by
Brother W. W. Fyfe), "All Souls Lodge, Weymouth"
leeknowleele.absy. Brae. Collett, and "The
W. M. of the of Faith and tf nanimity"(responded
to from the chair). The S. W. and J. W. and other
°Moe bearers (responded to by Brothers Greening,
Roberson, Ling, and others. And, finally, tla never
failing toast of" All poor and distressed Mame all
over the globe." The remainder of the evening was
spent in harmony, soap being freely contributed by
&ahere James Andrews, Patch, Log, C. Parsons
aad others, till the short hours adothelshed a ter-
mination of the evening's enjoyments.