The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-04-17 00:00:00

IRSET

"Mi. TOOTS AND His ClattnOte is the subject of • HEFEI% of Meer Provost, and Edwin Chambers and
hictur• to be delivered at the Town-hall on Friday Frederick Coombe, of Child Okeford, to consume ale on
contrary to the terms of Ins license on the
next by the Rev. G. R. Reaney, of Reading. hie
lIIIM. Devemah, r.r., is announced to provide, and 28tirruilitm.-irslif ere was a doubt about the miner, 'and the
bench gave defendant the benefit of it, 311111iiSIIIi.Cd the
like admission is free.
00IIKITTED TO THE DOREIT COUNTY P 111905- - Samuel Burden, of Stout Provost, pleaded guilty to
111M0,14 : Richard Pritchard, stealing money at obstructing the highway lo leaving his donkey and cart
Durweeton. Herd Lesbos, Matthew Fisher, areault thereon, at Child Okeford, on the 26th ult., and was fined
at Bridport, 2 calendar months; John Francis, assault 2,. 61. and e. &I. costa.
at Sturonnater Newton, 1 calendar month ; William In the ab-enee of the witness for the prosecution a
Staples, drunk and riotous at Netherbary, Daniel eha!ffe Preferred by the excise sAMTIAt •fohn Hain., of
Crawford, Edward 'Wright, and John Smith, vagrancy Voila Ogeford, of carrying a gun without a lees.', was
adjourned till the next ineeting.
at Dorchester, Thomas Dowling, vagrancy at Pimperne, Meese Russell, baker, of Sturrninsb.r, and Charles
14 days' each; Joseph Downey, and Thomas Brown, Venereal& baker, of Stoke Wake, were each tined 61 , and
vagrancy at Sherborne, 7 flays. 7v. costs for not carrying scales and weights in their ',read-
A Nies BATCH Or Boys-At the County Petty carts.
Sessions on Saturday, before Mr. A. Bankes and Mr. /sista Tertian, a chimney sweeE, was fined !kb, and coos
. sedtz for allowing i nthge his" b
Mantel, five young urchins of Portland were charged svt.
Nueltd:lY to stray on the highway.
anaJ.he t'tnofaStetu,rtomt.insueterri:l,,lo. pleele.rd
,gulit.y
with breaking into the store of Mr. Baste, and stealing
fruit and sweets. Mr. Weston defended them. ana • ere,indiab hdslut
after the hearing of evidence (which will appear in the find lid., and 7s. costa, for being drunk onlanrcl.l6oi, and
Teleran) the magistrates, not wishing to brand the recommended to serve another teetotal apprentireship.
defendants as convicted felons, dismissed four of them, George Coombs, of Bagber, was ninleted in a fine of fld.,
but required the father of Abraham Orswell, who was amid coats Is. lid., for allowing hi. horse to stray on the Ist
recently whipped at Wes-mouth for a similar offence, of April. 1
to be hound over in the sum of £2O for his good Shove Prima& a navy, of Sturininster, was brought up
under a warrant charged with assaulting his wife, Mary
behaviour for six months. Francis, on the 7th of April. -Proaecutrix's evidence
Do Karr Cot. 'err II oserrat -The following is the showed that her husband is a lasy drunkard, and she and
report for the week ending April 12th: In-patients her two little children have been kept In a state of semi.
admitted, 2; discharged, 5 ; nut-patients admitted, 11; starvation in consequence. On Saturday afternoon she
discharged, 0; emergencies, 3; deaths, 0; in-patients went to a beerhouse and naked her husband for some
remaining in the Hospital, 47 ; ont-patients remaining money t, him food, whereupon he struck her in the face
on the books, 167 • casualties, 30 ; physician for the with his hat, pushed her out of the hiss,-. awl striek her
week. Dr. W. V. 'Lush ; surgeon for the week, Mr. twice on the are:J.-The ftenchmarked their sen, of the
fellow'. ,nduet by sending hint to gaol for a month, with
Emson ; house surgeon, Mr. H. J . Capon. In acknow- hard labour.
'edging the recept ~f a hamper of vegetables kindly Several pers,ns were ordered to ratribute towards the
presented by Mrs Symes, of Kinirdon Russell, for the support of their parents, who are chargeable to the
patients of the institntion, the secretary begs to state Sturminiter Union.
that prevents of old linen, sheets, itc., are always -
thankfully received.
THE WEATHER. -The following is ourmeteornlogical

report :

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Iborest ,
Date. Noo.. Point Wind. 1 State of Weather.
Night.
1
April ' • ' i
0 ' 47 90 N 44 S Fine, cloudy
10 /0 44 11 &SW F,,,, cloudy
II i 55 40 NW it N Fine
49 SS E Rain, clnuily
IS 1' 65 42 Eit S Finr, One
14 i 50 ; 41 8& SE F.,. gloomy, One
15 I, 51 1 44 SE ()tinily, rain

CONGREGATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT. - Another of
those popular social entertainment:, for which the
Congregationalist friends in South-street are becoming
quite famous, wan given on Thursday evening, in the
schoolroom adjoining the chapeL Previously a public
tea meeting took place at six o'clock, and a goodly
number id people partook iif the excellent fare
provided- The entertainment, which consisted of
vocal and instrumental manic, interspersed with read-
ings, commenced with a pianoforte duet by Misses
Pouncy and Hill, after which the part song "Come
Fairy Elves" wan very creditably sung by the choir.
The Rev. T. Neave then read two of Burns' poems,
"An addres to a young friend," and the ever popular
"A man's a. man for that." We need scarcely say
how successfully these poems, (so especially dear to a
Scotchtnan'n heart) were rendered. The first encore
of the evening was gained by Messrs. Lockett, nea,
and Christmas, in the trio, • Winds gently whisper;"
a like reward being given to Mr. Atkins and his little
daughter lor their successful performance of the duet,
(pianoforte and concertina) "Lucresia Tkwgia." Miss
l'oun2i's artistic delivery of a song entitled "Goat
Bells' was so much appreciated, that she was obliged
to repeat it, a very hearty reception being likewise
acconlel to Mr. J'ameson, on coining forward to read
"The Wreck of the Hesperus." The first portion of
the entertainment was brought to a close by the choir
, singing, "Softly falls the moonlight," a pleasant, ,
smoothly-flowing part song. The second half of the '
programme was opened with a pianoforte duet,
'Fairy Queen," in which Miss Last and her sister, (a
little lady, apparently about ten yearn of age), won
golden opinions for their talented execution of this
lively and sparkling composition, written by Sydney
Smith, in that gentleman's well-known attractive
style. This MOS of course re-demanded. Mr. and
Miss Atkins were again successful in obtaining an
encore in a pianoforte and concertina duet, as were
also Miss Pouncy and Mr. Cleal for their charming,
singing of the duet, "When will ye think of me.
The trio " Loving voices sweetly mingle," was next
pleasingly rendered by Mts. Barnes, Misses Harris
andsPouncy, which was succeeded by Mr. Jameson's
readings in the Somerset and Dorset dialects, and, as
usual, these proved most mirth provoking,,, completely
conetilsiii,f all present with laughter. After a vocal
duet by Mrs. Barnes ant Miss Penney, (encored), the
ringing of the glee, "The Hardy Norseman's It use
of Yore," concluded a most pleasant evening's
entertainment, and one that seeinel to be thoroughly
appreciated by the numerout audience.