The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-08 00:00:00

WEYNOrTII.

THE Sosoon.—Newe has been reoeived of the
arrival of this vowel at Malta, .ith our friends the
26th Royal Engineers among the other troops.
Ten Miasma Cm•rati. —Nothing has yet been
heard. ars regret to say. of Captols AttwoolL
TEE 51nr, ROLL—This fins regiment it is Raid.
will leave for Waterford about the 19. h or 20th
The yore fob. rephteci by the 7th Fusileers, and le com-
panies will be stationed here. It is possible that the
change* may be made stow days vioner than expected.
Tars Ptaurnvo. —A number of imitable trees
have been planted on the loft hand side of the Wyk*
road, and when grown, will improve the appearance
of the approaches to the new station, now in course
of being bnilti

Exciss CHASOM. —Mr. T. Earley, late surveying
officer of the Chard divitioo, has, at hie aqua been
appointed to the Weymouth division, rice Mr. H.
Radford, who ha ban removed to Chard.

Tai ILE/LACK& :=-0; &co— -iTut—of--t-1;-removal of
the Royal Eugineen having left sufficient room
at our barracks, H. Edwards, EN., M.P., is endea-
vouring t. induce the Horse °curds authorities to
station the held-quarters of a regiment here with a
band. It is much to be hoped that Mr. Edwards's
timely efforts will be successful.

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MS YEOMANRY. —The Jotn Bull nye : "Every
regiment with less than four troops is to be sup
pressed, and in no case in there to be a second
I Lutenant-Colasel or • seoond Major. The drills
are to be extended from seven days to 30, and every
regiment is to be converted into mounted rifles like
the present Fret Kent. It would be more honest
to suppress the Yeomanry at once, u that will he
the practiul result of these changes if carried out.
It is impossible to suppose that farmers and their
harem can be at liberty for 30 days' drill."
MUSICAL TIZAT.—We are glad to hear that Madame
Itodemlorff and her acoomploilityl party, are about to
visit Weymouth. The c.oooert will he under the mac-
moment of Mr T. Avant, whose name is a ensrant-c
for an excellent musical ertertainmeot, so all will
admit who heard the delicious perforrriumes of the
Glee and Madrigal Union, al.* introduced by Mr.
Avant

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TRII BArox presented to Herr Behnke by soma of
his clue is a very pretty specimen of workmanship. It
Is a slender tapering wand of ebony highly polched,
shoat half.myerd long, sad is oicely mounted in the
middle anal at the ends with silver. The followint
ascription has been elegantly engraved on It by Mr.
Maas —"To: Herr Behnke, from his eertificated chil-
dren's alma. Weymouth, 10th January, 1870." On
the silver ferule at the base is engraved a shield. sup-
ported by two cherubs in the act of singing. We wish
Her Behnke long life to wield this elegant present
before many a singing Glare.
A Ica INT ORDER OF FORallTllB.—Tb• annual aimounte
of Court 4,416, " &gland's Hope." for 166 d, have been
published. We teem that £72 IS.. 41. have been paid
on the sick end funeral fund, bet as the contributions
were £ll 19.. 81.. the worth of that fund has been
!raised how £lO7 17a 9id. to £123 IS.. lid.; £46.. Id
has been paid for menagemont, and this fund has been
raised from El 71. 101. to £6 10.. 61; the Court pro.
perty is veined at rg, end the total worth of the Court
in thee £137 19e. 10id. The number of mealtime is
sizty:one.

A WITSOCITH VICIVIZT. IN COLLISION.—The owners of
the brig Humility, Movre. Board. Dyer. and Charles,
have received intelligence of • Gonfalon botweon their
brig and the Conqueror, of Blyth. It appears that the
Humility. Captain Lillington, after dienhaiging • marg.
of Guernsey atone at London, was sailing down the
river, two or three days ago, when, off Bea Reach, the
Conqueror was on the same tack as the Humility, awl
the two veeeels (both being light) name into violent
collision. A oln;in has been made on the owners by the
captain of the Conqueror, hut the extant of the damage
i• not known.

The ANNUAL Irmrscnow Op WitORYN AND
MeANUalta. Mr. Bull, inipector of weights mid
miasma*, hes been lingered at the room underne•th
the Guildhall, for the tut work or so in examining and
adjoating the weights of the tradetroen. Up to the
beginning of this week 84 shop-keepers had brought
about 1,600 weighta, and most of them, from constant
us', were found more or lege deficient. There are about
300 traders in the borough, and enmewhere about 4,000
or 5.000 weights, Considering that at least two-third.
of tine. already *Remitted have been found short, it may
be lltletritled th.t the inspector sees the necessity of the
most vigilant attention to protect te public. Of °ouree
the netted wear and tear in •Iways sulßrient to redoes
the weights and mike them light,and ii large • number
yet remaining nnet emitted, the inspection bes been ex-
tended, bet it will he over in • few days. All honest
tradesmen will no doubt avail themselves of the extra
time, and present the aeigure of the weight., the inflic-
tion of fines, and the sonsequent disgrace. Bo crest
hes been the hesinees oonnected with tha weights that
the inspection has been on y nominal with regard to
measure.. Next may b• expected an examination of
beams and 110•11.11.

ME ROTTEN PHU ESCAPE. —Th ig expensive
machine hag for some time past bean allowed to lie
in the open air, though covered with • tarpaulin, by
the side of St. /dary's church, where it was removed
from its former resting *on The immense con-
struction wee taken on the Quay and tried against
the largest building there, which it easily overtopped.
Three policemen, one after another, mounted the
ladders, and slid down the great canvas pipe. The
affair cracked at the first descent, more at the second,
and the third man had to hold on by the ladder
steps to keep himself from coming to the ground and
damaging herself by "stopping too quick." The
Aeneas had been rotted by exposure to weather, and
must be replsood by new. It seems wasteful that
the valuable machine should ever have been removed
from under cover, and left exposed to the weather;
but the hint will not be look for in future it will be
kept in the market-hones, and tried from time to
time. We hope that if ever there should be a case
of emergency, there will be no delay in getting the
key.
Taut or Fin RMlAlS.—Sinois the first ecemint of
this trial was written, we have been informed th•t by
special instructions, the men tested the cenvis with
all their force, placing their feet against the rounds
of the ladder, and polling out as bard as they eould.
This was done in oonaetrienoe of the occasional failure
of • fire-siecap• in London, and Supt. Vickery was
determined, if pomible, not to keep . thing which
etiould prove in the least inefficient. Yet, with all the
/ores exerted, it was only when the policemen united
their foree that any serious crash was made. Even
tido apt roach to weakness was quickly remedied, for
Mr. Charles had taken the dimensions, and next dsy a
new canvas pips was made and fitted to the escape.
On Wevinesabiy it was removed to the Market house, ,
and soon be painted, krther to protect it from
rot. We may hope that the temps will never be needed.
but in the meantime every precaution has been taken
to esuitire its being perfectly fit for ow
THEATRE ROYAL —The filth lemon of the amateur
theatricels under the management of Captain Castle.
eornmeneed at the ebove place of amusement on Tues-
day evening last. The following are the only names
which have been supplied to uses having patronisod the
entertainment :—Mr. G. Bishop, Mrs Bishop, Mr. and
Mrs. Theobidd, Mr. W. H. P. Weston, Colonel
Chichester, Major Perry Beene, Mrs. Floyd, Mr. J,..mn
Tuiree W. Thompson,rdCantsinLuki
Simpson, Ifejor Sykes, Mr. Holden, Mr. de Mole nes,
Veit de Nolevoes, Mrs. Castle. Mr. Por,i,e,
Caplet! and
Mrs. A. Brown, Mrs Cautain Fascia.; lir.. w.n.jr.„....
Major Bonifield, Whalley,
GrruAiii, iir.
Haneok, Mrs. Ricketts, Mr. •,.(i;ds‘ Mr. p..rbeharr
Mrs. Way, Afrk Mi'..ess Allen Mrs. Banks Sir
R. Glyn, Captain Cot'
AO, MOWN mein.), Captain
Chinon°. Mrs. Fitsge. •
.alrl, Mr. Allen, Captain Patten,
R"b•TeN M... Bragg, Mr. Tumor, Mrs. Baukes,
Cm"' It". "' 1 M P Mrs Y t Itryiner, Dr. ox,
ea
Ma'
• Abodes, lases Dime, Um. Cotton,
Captain Bar•
Mr. p mewl Browne. Mr. Port. Mr. A. Fader
cont. p .4cliardson, Dr. Tigard, Captain Bennett,
Birrd. ellock. Captain Tufnell. Mr. W. A. Evens, Mr. B
Mr MmeSteod, Mr. JF. Phillips. kt.N., Mr. A. Martin,
• • Manley, Mr. Nissan, Mrs, Ford, MM. Pidgeon,
At,. Begley, Mr. Gregory. Mr. Hibbs, Mr. Clemente
Mr. Brice, Mrs. G. Rolls, Mr. Gale, Mr. Dumpier, Mr.
Goldner, Mr. Fitzgerald, Miss Penny, Miss Creed, ka.,
ks. The approach to the 1 heatre was embowered in
ercbea. pillarets, and featoons of flowers and evergreens,
till it looked a perfect fairy arcade, and the preparation
inside were qoite on • par Mr. Mace, our local 'conj.
ertii.t, had painted some effective scenes, and Mr. G.
Haile *as not behind in hi. department. "Charlie
the Second; or, The Merry Hominid," introduced the
following :
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lady rlara . ....... ...... .hits. Kelly
Mary. (adopted Daughter a Copp) .Win, Kate Saville
Beefeater., by the stalwart members of the &non Family
The poen is so, well known that it would be an in-tilt
to our readers to detail the incidents. or erplain the
plot it will be aufbeient to say that it rvn very
snrothly, and a call was 'pada at the alma The bluff
old Captain Copp was well represented by the Hon. 8.