The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-21 00:00:00

WITXOIITII.

MtLITLIT. —The remninder of the men belonging to
the Seth and 75th Regiments let s on Wednesday
morning for the new barracks at Dorchester. We
understand Mean. Hawkes and Freeman (Wey-
mouth) Sr. fitting up the officers' mar at the new
barracks. _ .

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Tan CRallifid.SantDßON has left Portland for the
usual home cruising ground a the coast of Ireland,
making Bantry Bay Its head quarters. A week will be
spent at Queensto.wn on the way to Bantu, and the
ships will return m time for Lord John Hay to heal
down his flag at the termination of his period of ser-
vice.
BALA Baccliarrs.—Letters have been received
describing the tint fortnight at sea on their present
bag voyage of the young Princes olbert Victor and
George of Wales from which it appears all had gone
as far pleasantly. Shortly after leaving Portland the
captain, in an address, espremed a desire that the
Baochante should be • muel.l ship in respect of disci'
Ohm The Princes take their share In the ships
duties in precibzil the same manner as the other young
°Boers on A criclutt team has been got up,
with the view of playing any English eleven that may
be found at the stations to which the Bacchante is
bound.

fiat-oot Amines= Conntrrea—At the Borough
Police-court. on Wednesday, Luke McCabe warn sum-
mooed & the hulas°, of the School Attendee°,
Oommittee for not esedhig his boy Lewis to school.—
illsebeth Tiddler, John Pro° We, %tow Chard. sad
MMus Malden we aboiledy soanomd led die

usual maizistrates' order was made is each emu—
Jamul Mt as was summoned for disobedience f two
foitner orders to send • step-son Henry Marshall, and
• daughter, Jana Miles, to .choh—He was fined 5..
Georg. raylor was summoned for disobedience of an
order mode on his step-eon. William Bolt.—Fined fis.
—George Glover. Xliii Notley, Eliza Chisman, and
William Ellis wee. ereh fin el ss. for disobedience of
form, order.. —Mr. Polly 11. ,per oopeored I r th"
tte.olruce C. .I.llli ~.e, sod the caves were proved by
Mr. rickard. the Attendance Officer.
. 'Valorem Rolm. —During this last week of Miriam i
Beaufort and lever's stay seats first-clam pieces hove
' presented. in Monday, " Feith. Hope, and
Charity' es p. rformed, with Miss Herrick as Faith ,•
aod on Tueelay tho play 'vs. repe-ded with moil
. sitcoms. On Wednesday, the beautiful French derm
of " Madeleine " was performed, the +He rote bto..tt
sustained by M Hrri iss eck. Thie play will In,
repeoted to-bight, and on Friday, the first Shake,.
perian night of the 'frown, the grand tragedy .
" Othello " will he represented, and, with Mi.,14
Herrick as Deedemona and Mr. Edwin Lever
Othello, it will doubtless be • 6.. performonce.
Saturday night closes the season, wpich has bun one
of unquelified success, and the manner in which the
managers have catered foe the public amusemeot wiil
ensure f r them a hearty welcome on their re urn.
'Fit, iw RZOININT.—We have been furnished
with the names oc the offi ee, belonging to the 56th
Regimen., which takes the 'place of the 32.4
y ti
a captain in the same regiment when
Light Infantry, who left on Friday for Jersey. It
formerly inteerrlerrng
to note that Lieutensnt.Crel. Hill wra
stationed at Portland s tw lye years ago. One of
the officers (Lieut T. E. Stephenson) is a son of tie
uteerned vicar of St. John'. (the Rev. J. Stephen. id.
The following are the names of the officer. :—Litut -
Col. HA Major. Thompson, J. W. Nustkieeve. t.
Greenland, J. Fitzgerald, Captains W. R. White,
T. Priekett, G. W. V. egl, A. Delavoys. A. G. Sile..tler,
H. Molyneaux, W F. Jones, W. H. tnee, F. T. Do
VernM, J. B. Newbury, W. Bell, Quartermaster C.
V. Leech, Lieutenant and Adjutant D. Ilk.,
Lieutenants IL J. Ford, H. Wyndham Ricketto, E.
C. Parker. R. Burrows. Leslie, T. E. Stephenson. It,
Bell. T. Stock, C. Wood, T. J. Brown. H. Engoldshy
Massy, C. Harrison D. Cruikahank, IL Fleming, R.
Tudway, F. Greatnix, Surgeon.Mrjor Minter. The
regiment is over 600 strong, and will leave F"rt
Grange, Gosport, on Thursday, in H.M. troopship
Assistance for Port'and. The 32nd Regiment leaves
the Verne on Friday for Jemey. They had previously
received orders to proceed to Parkhurst, but these
were cancelled, and we understand the change does
not give much satisfaction to the regiment.
A.O. Foluarriaa.—Wzninars Mir= Mentor.—
balfeyearly meeting of this district was held in the
Council Chamber of the Guildhall, Weymouth (kin lly
lent by the Mayor. G. Eliot, Req.). on Tueeday the
14th Gaobw. 1879, when the following officer, and
delegates were present :—Brothers Joseph Davey,
D.C.8., Richard Raehley, D.S.C._ ,R. J. 0, Mowlrm,
D.T., W. C. 'l'. Hounsell, D.S. Delegates—Brothers
Moore. Court 3,152, Wills, 3.483, Symons, 4,416. Hunt,
4,729 W. it. Symonds, 4,994, W Goddm, 5,024, John
Ch.ffey, J. J0...0p. 6,305, W. Roes, 6,317,
W. J. Vloccl.4o•cl, 6,358, William Woodeford, 6,430,
J. Tribley, 6,437. Court 6,409. Milton Abbas, wre
not represented. The regulations for the government,
of the meetlog having been read, the minutes of the
April district meeting, and of the committee meetings
were read and confirmed. The balance sheet for the
past half-year was next submitted to the meeting from
which we find the lugs sum of £11510.. had been paid
for deaths of members and their wives. After pay-
ment of so heavy a sum, the district funeral fund
show. • worth of £499 17s. Id., Brother W. C. T.
Hounsell, district secretary, then gave his statement
of the proceedings of the late High Court Meeting.
held at Sheffield, several of the general laws having
been shared and other improvements made On the
election of places for the H.C.M., Weymouth was
second on the list out of 11 places nominated. The
delegates next considered whether the district should
he proposed for High Court honours, when it WO/
decided that Weymouth should be again nominated.
and this time, we think, with every prospect of
moors, as NortliamFten, who won at Sheffield, has
sent in a proposition from their district muting that
Weymouth shoul I have the honour. The only alter-
ation of district laws wee that the committee should
In fu ure be paid Is. each for attending committee
meetings, instead of 61 as before. The valuation of
district and court funds being compulsory by the
Friendly &duke' Act. 1875-6, it was resolved
that Bro. W. Gomm, of the London United District,
.hould be app inted as valuer of the district In .di.
Bro. It. Symons, 4,416. pr .posed that thedistrict officers
and committee be empowered to examine the general
laws end send in any proposition for alteration to the
E.C. they might deem necessary. Br Richard
Itashley was elected D.C.R, and Brother W. R.
Symonds, D.S.C.R. for next year, Brother
Joeeph Dnvey being re-appointed District Relieving
Officer, The Final Arbitrators we-e Bro. W. CT.
Hounsell, D.S., E. Symonds and W. J. Woodsford.
The District Arbitration and Man sgement Committees
were next appointed, after which a resolution was
passed that all unregistered courts in the district be
required to register as bmucbes of the Order by 31st
December, 1879. Sanction was given Court 4,729 to
circolate a petition through the diet let ..n behalf .4
a member. Votes • f thanks to the Mayor for the use
of the Council chamber, and to the officers for their
services, were given. The meeting was cloud at four
p.m. by the newly-elected D.C.K. (Bro. liartiley).