The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-11-30 00:00:00

POOLE.

ADVENT. —Oa Sunday liat—(Advent Sunday) the
Renter of Poole (Rev. J. A. Lawson) in the course
of his sermons, morning, afterncon, and evening,
made appropriate allusions to the second coming of
our Saviour. We understand the curacy in con-
nection with SI. J&III411 Church is Still vacant. It
is valued at .Cl5ll per annum.

_
Amu)Evr.—An accident oocurred on Thursday en
the new line of railway In course of formation near
Stanley Green, Longneet. A man, named Henry
Scott, while driving a waggon along a temporary
tramway fell underneath, both wheobi paring over
his legs and crushing them very much. Fortunately
the waggon was empty or, in all probability, the
accident would have been fatal._

017 K HO3ll 111 Till SLUM —On Wednesday even.
ing Mr. Joeeph Drew, of Weymouth, gave • lecture
in the Town-ball on the above subject in connection
with the Young Men's Christian Association. Tbe
chair was taken by Mr. M. Kemp-Welch. The hall
was filled to overflowing, and the lecture, two hours
in length, was listened to throughout with wrapt
attention by newly 400 persons. At the conclumon
the Rev. J. Orr and Rev. G. Morgan, in proposing
and seconding a vote of thanks, complimented the
lecturer on the great interest his oration bad
excited.

Mena. —The bronze medal of the Zoologics
Society, Regent's Park, London, was last week con-
ferred upon Mr. William Penney of this town, a
gentleman whom knowledge of natural history.
ebemistry, and botany is very extensive. The medal
contains the following inscription: —" To Mr. William
Penney, A. LS., in acknowledgment of distinguiehed
services rendered to the Zoological Society of L.ndon."
The lasthonour that was conferred upon Mr. Penney,
was Associate of the Linnean Society in consideration
of his attainments in natural history.
FUNKR•L. —On Saturday afternoon the mortal
remains of Samuel White White, eldest son of the
late Samuel White White of Charlton Marshall, who
died at Lynoombe, Bath, on the 211th inst., were
consigned to their lait earthly resting place in the
burial ground of the Society of F'riende, Lsgland•
street, where several of his friends had previously
, been buried. After the !interment short earnest
• addresses were delivered in the meeting house. The
deceased gentleman was aged 56, years enthral greatly
respected by • large circle of friends.
. .

Ilmets SE;24l,llCi.u—At the petty se.siona on Timis lay
beton, F. T. Rogers, Esq. (inayot), E. Lacy, and C. J.
Stone, Erg's..
Joseph West, of the Yeoman ini. was summoned by
Superintendent flung fur k•eping open Ms house during
the hours of divine service on Sunday. the 21. t inst.
—P.C. Ballett gave ovideice that he met a gill coming
from the house with beer in • glass bottle at twenty
Minutes past eleven o'clock. Defendant was tinei in
the mitigated penalty of 2a. Gd. and costs, Ws house
pn.yi,m-ly having had a good character.
Thomas Rost. of the Ilia, !Re Inn, was likewise gaup
moiled for hoping open his house on the 2lst. P.C.
Hallett visited the house at hail past dere., and mw
men on the thick premises. At twelve minutes past
t welve o'clock he found the doom closed, and on knock-
ing, after a short &LT. he was admitted, mid found
several people inside driri king. There being a previous
conviction for the like I,lf..nesv, and defendant having no
useuse to ott,r in palliation of Lis conduct, the no.
inflicted was 20.. and ousts.__

The limmoe of the Sweet Home. Pswkatooe, mistrals".
(erred from Miss Rockingham to Kr. Morris, whom she
has recently married.

WA_REIIANI.

COUNTY COURT.—Mr. liter, the Registrar of
this court here, repreeenting Ilia Honour the Judge
(T., E. P. betray, bey.), has arranged for the use of
Mr. Veers.ley's large, convenient, and comfortable
Market Room, at the Red Lion hotel, on Wednes-
day nest, for the hi-monthly sitting of the County
Court, which will then be held. The County
Justices of be Wareham division, also the Wareham
Borough Justices, hold their Petty Seseions and
meetings in a very email and inconvenient office
adjoining, which wee secured for them by Mr.
Randall, the tbea Mayor, in default of being able to
find better accommodation during the building of
the new Town Hall; but this room is totally un-
fitted for the sitting of the County Court, and the
accommodation it offers is incompatible with the
dignity absolutely necessary in the orderly conduct
of the baldness or a Court of Record, which the
County Court is.

Tlli Saw Tows HALL—We are happy to say
that our respectable and efficient Wareham contrac-
tors and builders (under the all important supervi-
sion and inspection of an intelligent and competent
architect and surveyor), are proceeding with the
work as rapidly as is consistent with its being pro-
perly done. Till it is completed, the absence of the
Town Hall will be much and with reason regretted.
Those who take an interest in the prosperity and im-
provement of old Wareham town, will he glad to
hear that Mr. C. L. 0. Bartlett, of Sherborne,
nephew of the late Mr. Charles Oldtield Bartlett,
has, du, ing the past week, forwarded to Mr. Freeland
Filliter, the honotsry secretary u well as treuituror
ef the new Town Hall and Corn Exchange building
committee and undertaking, a cheque for one guinea
in aid of the costs of the building. This is one step
in the right direction, worthy of imitation. We
have been authorised to say that all donations paid
to the crerilt of the Treasurer, either at Messrs. It.
and If. Williams's bank, or at the National Provin-
cial Brink of England, Wareham branch, will be
acknowledged with thanks.