The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-05-02 00:00:00

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DORCHIMISR.
Ma. WILLIAM X MONT TAMS, DONoll4lrier,
(SO2l/0010ell Reepital,) haying undergone the moss-
Gary examinations tor the diploma, was admitted
a member of the Royal Iftlkse of Surgeons of
England at • meeting of the Court of Examiners on
th April.

HIGHWAY BOARD.—H. Williams, Esq. has been
elected chairman, and Mr. Groves vice-oiairman of
this board. The following are appointed on the
Finance Committee :—H. 'Williams, h.q., Mama
Groves, Lovelace, Homer, Gale, Roper, Wood,
Symes, and Shitler.
VAGRANCY, —At the Shirehall, on Wednesday,
before E. W. Williams, Req., James King was
charged with sleeping in an outhouse at Wyke, and
committed for seven days.
- we observe that at the Cambridge Local Exami•
=lions at Bristol, Mr. G. S. Look, Dorset County
• School, (Rev. R. G. Watson, M.A.,) appears in the
list of students under 16 years of age, who obtained
honours in claw 2.
MAY DAY.—This day, celebrated, says a public
writer, from the earliest ages as a kind of birth-day
of nature, it is probable will long continue its
hold upon the human affbotions. The Anglo-Sazons
called it Tri-Milai, because their cows, stimulated
hy the fresh herbage were in productive of milk
rift they might be brought to the pail three times a
day.—AGRJOOLA. ARVINSDI.
CRicicsr.—The first meeting of the Kingston
--"•!Park Cricket Club for the season took place last
Friday, when there was a good assemblage of mem-
.
Jaws. The ground was found to be in exedlent
condition, and the play on this the opening day
Agate Bows promise of a Baboon as brilliant and ascoendul
as any of the preceding ones. The folio as-
wpm have recently joined the dab :—Sir William
Marriott, Herbert Fitsherbert, Esq. Captain Hamm
(75th Regiment), Captain Suttie (75th), Lieutenant
Hammill (76l11), and Lieutenant Lambert, ILK 1
poNnitr ?MICA 'April 24. —Before Major Sykes.
h,T4lista Norman was brought up on remind
arged by Superintendent Underwood with evading
toll at-Ter gate, and on suspicion of having stolen
• • horse and cart. Mr. Weston defended. It an-
'. peered that the horse belonged to prisoner, and the
, cart he ,had hired. The evasion of toll was proved,
and, wader the circumstances, he was fined one
penny and all the costs.
Bonouun Potty", April 24.—Before the Mayor
a' (Dr. Aldridge).—A man named Lucas, with his
e.. 1 wife and eight children, who have recently been
chargeable to the pariah .of Holy Trinity, were
malrdisend to be transferred to the parish of Fart Ltd.
si-Werth.— April 25. —John Hopkins, an old man,
1.11(flo sufli3rs from a alight attack of poly, and is a
rims robber of gardens, was oonvicted of 'tailing
e broooli, 22 sprout., and a small quantity of
übarh, from the garden of the Misses Churchill,
Gollitoii House, on the night of the 24th April.
e was caught by P.C. Cousins just as he had
—alighted from the coach-house gate, with the pro-
.llo(l7Pity. The Mayor sentenced him to two mouthe
herd labour.

821;"•ItItcleiT;ne UNION. —At the first meeting of
'Cr" life new Board of Guardians held on Thursday, J.
Sigtwas re-elected chairman, and Mews.
Its lado value, vice-chairmen. The following
ritere appointed on the Union Amassment COlll.
oar Floyer, Esq., H. Williams, Esq., A. B.
Merpt-Bnetsr, Rm., Capt. Williams, ez•dicio ; Messrs.
Groves, Lovelace, Weston, J. Homer, T. Homer,
tag Allied's Roper, and Hodges.
▪ • Brats Sotarrv.—The third quarterly meeting of
rabn'-the Dorchester auxiliary of this noble institution
took place on Tuesday evening, at the Townhall.
The attendance was fair. The Rev. R. W. Pears
'gin" Presilled, and addressee were also delivered by the
*no t, a Reginald Smith, and the Rm. H. Monis,
showing the importance of the work in which the
.Vitiesiety is eigaged, the great need for such a
,chriatian enterprise, and the gratifying results which
-had attended the efforts put forth. A collection was
made at the close of the meeting amounting to
11 16s. 4d. The rev, chairman announced thin the
annual meeting would be held on the 21st of July.
Co• 1411 FM AT lONS. —A confirmation service took
Iphioe at Holy Trinity Church, on Friday morning
, Prayers were read by the Rev. James Fisher,
rector. The Lord Bishop of the diocese then
fervently addressed the catechumens on the
solemnity of the service in which they were engaged,
/Aim terpensibilities they were about to take upon
themselves, the necessity of preparedness of mind
and heart before being partakers in the holy rite,
and the preciousness of the blessings to be received
• through this means of grace. His Lordship
. then laid his hands on the head of each of
the,, candidates, offering the prayer appointed.
J'9l :4Milequently, the Bishop addreseed those who had
been confirmed, indicating the temptations to whisk
the Christian is exposed, pointing out to them their
own weakness, and urging them to lay hold on God,
by His Worst, and through His ordinances, that they
• loTelight vasintain a consistent holy life before the
• World, and finally be received into the heavenly
kingdom. There were 33 females and 29 males oon-
v,Srmad, bdoeging to the parishes of Holy Trinity
Frome Whitfield, St. Peter'a, and Fordington,
Miamian( West Fordington.
P.l,Ocroivrt Prima, April 29.—Before E. W.
jf.tftSilliams, Bag., and Major Sykes.—Henry Paulden,
hiniddleaged labourer, was brought up in custody
Ant *barged with stealing a hammer, the property of
win Benjamin Newman, at West Compton, April 27.
ket• 'The hammer was left by prosecutor's son against a
"d clothes line, on a private road mar his house.
dot 'Shortly after prosecutor went to bitch It. He met
,prisoner. who had been at work near, eoming from
that direction, and asked him if he had seen the
hammer, when he replied "no." Prosecutor told
him he must have done, and sent for a constable.
If 'Prisoner then mid the hammer was in his jacket
• relict, a little distance off, and sent a boy for it.
'lO The prisoner in defence said he picked the hammer
raon the road. —The Bench cautioned him for the
ltdinr• against picking up things that did not belong
was him, and discharged him.

,Y

WEST STAFFt3ED.
Pr', On Friday last, the Bishop of Salisbm y admin-
. a *stored the sacred rite of oonfirmasion to 52 young
penciat our parish °harsh. The catechumens
ls
ed to the parishes of West Stafford, West
Knighton with Broadmsyne, and Stinsford.

WEYMOUTH.
,r 1.1 The Bawd of Guardians have resolv.d to petition
Parliament against the appointment of paid Roman
—Catholic chaplains to union workhouses.
-Ir-7 Grammar School, Weymouth, (Rev.
"1-aka Ellis, M. A.,) is insluded in the list of students
under 16 years of age who satisfied the examiners at
'Mein Ottatol Oandwidge Looal Enaminationa
Thi Boar CLlTB.—the members of this club in.
_laid commencing the season on Monday next, and
am* bay, no doubt that during the sojourn of the
4,Xsontanry here some line rowing will take plane.
Th. QUICK/I% OWN YEOMANRY CAVALRY.—The
inseibers of the Dorchester troop of this regiment
assembled in Belfield Park on Tneeday afternoon, for
(Atli ' There was a good attendance, the troop being
under the command of Lieut. A. B. Foster. On the
whole the drill waa satisfactory;
&V*? Tlll% —Oa Wednesday the *pile steam-
sWthis et the Weymouth and Channel Wanda

-ateisaftests, which has been undergoing repairs at
CMCVIth that port for Weymouth, and
fir voyage in three hours and 40
• nut' WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND RAILWAY.—On
Pekin? some of the officials oonnected with the
alenib•Weetern, Great Western, and Weymouth and
Portland Railway Companies arrived by train at
Albellned from Weymouth. The object of their
n was to make arrangements for working the line,
Cpl it is now decided to open the railway on Monday
Bth of May.
141,.74mt fileaar-otianD Rinser FORD.—On Widnes-
dap the bat sitting of the committee of this fund
ldreakiiiims et Meese Eliot's bank, when it WY
stated subsedpllana in aid of the widows and
ottildrandtEs coastipterdwnen who were drowned
of Lidwarth, amounted to £1,151 9s, 10d. The
money was divided as under: Mrs. Chope, widow
of chief officer, £235; Mrs. Baker, widow of chief
boatman, and her four children, £267 ; Mn.
Sick.), and her five children, £256; Mn. Dunn and,
her two children, £196, and to Mrs- Parnell nal
child £176.
AXVIUDLIFTI TOR THZ YZOIRANIT.-011 Wednes-
day evening a public meeting, took place at the
grained Chamber, for the purpolie of considering
what amusemeats should be provided during the
visit of the yeomanry. The Mayor occupied the
ohlair, but the attendsnoe was not numerous. The
hoe.. secretary, R N. Howard, Esq., laid a pro-
gramme before the meeting, which is similar to what
we pablialted last meek, end will be found in the
Prieprant.
bonotrom SZNITONIL Tuesday. —Before J. Aylii2
and Bayly, &qrs. STIALINO hos. dlfr ,
(hoMy and Henry Look, two boys, were charged
with steeling some old iron, the property of the
Great Western Railway Company.—P.C. Lidbary
waved the ore. —lt appeared that on Saturday
evening, about half-past eight o'clock, the pelioemaa
saw the young offenders in King-street with some
iron, and from a remark which be heard Caddy
ranks he stopped them, and took them into custody.
—James Evens, foreman of the locomotive shed,
the iron produced as to the
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