The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-01-06 00:00:00

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tempenuice in his parish, by providing the school-
room and mbar necessary accommodations, and to
the Gisinnan and speakers, for their kindness, one.
of the most animating meetings that have been held
here closed with the Doaology and Benediction
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Several important signatures to the pledge were
taken by the sicretary after the close of the
meeting.

MOlt DEM.—Smoot Tarar.-0a Christmas-
eve the children of the Sunday school and their
parents were entertained by the Rev. T. Pearce
with a ten, when about GO sat down, and thoroughly
enjoyed the good things that were so liberally pro-
waded for them. After which oranges and sundry
primula were distributed among the scholars, and
handsome prizes given to those who had regularly
attended whoml daring the peat year.
ASSAULT. —On Tuesday, December Zt. Thomas
Barnes, of ?Jordon was summoned before th.
magistrates at Wareham, charged by Joseph Knapp,
litewire of Morden, with assealt. It appeared,
according to complainant's daternent, that whilst
returning home from • temperance meeting on
Wednesday evening, the 10th December, defendant
followed him, abusing sad calling him very offen-
sive names, and on his (complainant's) going to
have him hack to the policeman, who was a little
way behind, defendant threw him down, and than
kicked him on, his leg. Complainant's wife was
called to corroborate his statement, and P.C.
Woodrow stated that he had frequently beard de-
fendant abuse him. Defendant maid that com-
plainant seized him, and that in endeavouring to
release himself Knapp fell, but he did not, as com-
plainant stated, kick him. He called two wit-
nesses to prove that the only bad language be mut
towards complainant was simply irking him
Whether he was going to Romany a questied
complainant well understood ; but ae they could
not prove that be did not kick him nor throw hire
down, the Bench considered the ease fully proud.
and fined defendant 14a. 61., including coda, sr le
days' imprisonment. The money waa paid.
STURMINdTEIt MARSHALL —BUICLAIIT.—IIie
residence of the Bev. C. K. Paul was broken into dei
Chriatmea.eve, and the thieves succeeding in getting
char off (for the present) with a brue of pheaunta. •
brass of woodcocks, and one hare, which they abstracted
from the larder. The polies are on the siert, and we
trust the delinquents will be very soon under their
especial care.
LANCASHIRE MATRICES AIL.-1110 LODIHCOOTIL SIM
of .Cl 2 12a. did. was raised at the parish church on
Sunday in aid of the distressed operatives in the
North. The Rev. C. K. Paul, the vicar, will remit
the same to the relief committee at Maricliester.
sTßArros. CHRISTMAS RtfJOICHIGS.-11ps
men employed at Stratton Mill were most hospit-
ably entertained on Christmas-eve, by their hied
employer, Mr. Alfred Chileot The pod old English
fare was in abundance, soil a boartifel supply of
Strung beer and whisky added no little to the
! pleasure and hilarity of the entertaineeest. The
party heartily enjoyed themselves, and kept up their
hstivitiss till the "little hours."

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W IXTERBONNE KlNGSTON.—Tanroimmg
Tea Mitirruiti.—On Friday, the 26th Deoembew, a
public tee was held at the Schoolroom in the above
place. The room being densely crowded, it wet
with great difficulty that all could be accommodated
with seats, and although the limited apace allotted
to each, especially the fairer sex, must have caused
some inconvenience, all seemed thoroeghly to enjoy
themselves over "the cup which cheers but not
inebriates." After tea a public meeting was held,
presided
over by the itev.—Stroud, ann Messrs.
Vaughan, Veer, Hillier, sad others, delivered
addresses suitable to the ocassiom During the
evening Mr. Miller, of Kingston., sang several
pieces in a manner which did him great eredit, and
drew forth the plaudits of the assembly. At the
close of the meeting 15 came forward and signed
the pledge, and a more pleasant, and we trust not,
unprofitable evening, could have been spent.
Pi )0 LE. —M Ken • On Mouthy
and Tuesday evenings, the 22nd and 2tled Decembew,
Mr. Matthews. of the Polytechnic institution,
London, delivered two of his lectured iheatrationir
on the popular soloed of "Magic no Mystery," iss
the hall of the above institution. The lad
gentleman, in his opening remarks, informed the.
audience that his object was to combine instruction
with amusement, that he had provided himself with
apparatus sufficient to give them any amount of
the marvellous, and that ultimately their eyes
would be opened to the impositions practised upon
them by the fraternity of conjurors, and eo-milled
"Masters of the Art of Magic." He then com-
menced his truly wonderful feats of dexterity, and
exhitited the modes operandi of table turning,
spirit rapping, and kindred illusions. We were
sorry to see such very small audiences on both these
occasions, which we attributed to the near approach
of the Christmas festivities.

PA R SION E.—Harman s celebrated Poole
town and county band gave • selection of popular
music to the inhabitants of Parkston on Saturday
evening. Their performances were splendid, and.
we venture to predict that they will ultimately be-
come the leading band of the county, as Mr. Har-
man has secured the service of that eminent
musician and bugle player, Mr. C. Lawrence.
MANAGE. —At • vestry meeting held on Fri-
day last, a proposition was made that the New
Reading Rooms should be used as a receptacle for
dead bodies, washed ashore. The proposition, we
are happy to say, met with • decided negative.
CORFE CASTLE.—We beg to apprise thetas
whom it may concern, that a raised footpath has
just been laid down across the carriage-way opposite
the lodgings of the head ganger of Messrs. Fayle and
Co's. clay pits, exceedingly dangerous both for
riding or driving. "Locomotive" asks the question,
"If an accident were to occur here, against whom
would an action lie for the recovery of damages"
We should say, the way-warden, for permittin& the
obstruction.