The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-15 00:00:00

WAREHAM.

TEL EARLY CLOSING MOVIXIST.—Ths shops of
this t were all closed Let Toursday at four p.m.,
the tredeemen having this year deci led to close their
establishments every Tbur-day at te, noon. till the end
of September, at four p.m., the same as last year.
This Is Indeed a great boon to the resistants, who will
now have • chance of getting a Ii tie fresh air and
enjoyment, who, for the iemainder of the week, are
penned up behind the c punter from morning till
night. We trust all the neighbouring town, will
follow the example.
Bonoooq Prrrr EZIPIIOTS, Wedneedey. —Before
C. Selby (May.r), and F. Filliter, Esq. (Reoorder.)—
Edward Ferguson (journeyman painter), was ch•rirsd
on remand, with having stolen a basket. containing
',sinters' tools, the pr. ipetty of Arthur Churchill. in
the .m of H. L. Clesll, of S othodreet —Arthur
Churchill ststed be had worked in company with
prisoner for ab •ut three wesks. When he left work
at 6 p.m. on the evening of the 23rd April he left his
basket, containing &quantity of tools, in the workshop,
prisoner leaving the shop at the some time with burn.
When be went to work the next moi nice he misa-d his
Veil. and basket, and between nine and tea i•'clock
gave inform tin to the p 'hoe. Witness I leotified
the toe pr *tool as his property, and estimated
their Tau at 15..—P.C. Phillip Merrifidd, .rationed
at Axminder, nat..) on Wednesday, April 25th, he
ree*i....4 int ..esetl...3 frogs the Dorcheater polka. amall
• men named Kdwerd Fergus or had committed •
robbery at Wareham. He went to • lodginglarotse at
Axminster, and m•de enquiries, as to whether a mart
answering the description he had received bad been
staving there, and learnt that there had been, and
Viet he had I. f c Axminster and gone on tow•rds
Honiton. He proceeded in that direction, and found
prisoner at a small place named Wilmington, in a public.
house n arced the White Hart. He charged him with bar'
in stolen the tools, which he then had in his possession
(to.de produced). Prieoner admitted his guilt, and said
be hat thought about it since be decamped, and be
wished he had taken the tools back again. He forth-
with took him in charge, end locked him up at Av
minster, at d soot hack to Dorchester ml rising them
that prisoner was in custody.—Prisoner elected to be
dealt with summarily, and said he Wall very sorry he
had been so f and that it was his first offence.
and be would take great care it should be his lest,—
The Bench senten.el him to 21 days without hard
labour, the Mayor informing him the Atones he had
oommi ted was a ',try grave on-, and that be was liable
t a fine of £20,, or three month.' imprisonment.—
Prisoner appeared to feel his position very keenly.

OORIPB OMITLS.
TR, church bel,s echoed forth their merry peals
early on Tuesday morning. and at intervals throushout
the day, in c•unworn. a' I n of the birth of the R.ght
Honourable Viscount Eldon.

SWASAGE.
TEMPERANCE MEETING.

A temosrsece meeting isms held in Use British Hanoi
on Monday last, presided over by Kr. W. Msy Mission
Minister )

,
T,ti prone. dmgs corTnenced by singing the hymn
"Rescue the Perishing. after which the Canting:4 gave
a Few pleasing remarks. He then waled on
filergmnt HOolt, who mentioned In hw iiddres• that the
town of SL Ivec with • populivion of about 6.000. has
01117 on. 1•01.e.m.a. and tin otagistmtea bay. not hod
•gawi of drunk...nem for two 'sera H. thousht 8 falsiga
woe loin( eery well or so •hort a fling, a. than •ere ors,
180 pledpsd members, and about 300 who have donned the
(Appleasa)
Th://zigiueer of the Lvd Elgin gays an amusing. WI
St 'be seme Um, instructive. eddies.
The Cas.matax after • few remarks, called on Mr. R.
&Ackland in.. •010. which was eery good.
Yr. 11111LLW•1 then adds-mord this meeting it moms
booth. He spoke upoo a pamphlet that bad been
publiesed by Lb* publicans regerding the badge of blue.
He thought it would h.,. 4pa • eery goal plea for them
to him* out und-r it "No drunkard alien. ie."
Th. Clittailig °hen 0••• aoLioe that cia Weinesd•y.
Hey 2liii., Ma. High, (DV.) wnuld aides. the Bios
Rabb .0 Hewing. end Hie. 0. L Mansell. of Church
Knoirle. would prelld•

A byrita t'onht another of th oe enjoyable evenings.
looked fur all the week, to a close.
POOLM.
Mn. AND Mn.. GRORGR CAVENDISR BILIRDICK have
arrived at their resi ionce at Riche] ml.terrace, Whits-
hall, from New York.—Morning Post
LORD krlo LeDT WINBORNR will have evening
wed. at Hamilton Houm on the 73rd and 30,h inst.
—Morning Peg.
Tits 'using or Ma. &Hamm —We are glad
hear that the borough member, Mr. Charles Schreiber,
I. rim 'miring from his late severe attack of Ulnas.
lay DRY. D Con . POOl.ll. —Orden. tor the
Week ending 19 h May, 1883.—Offloer on duty, I.4at•
smith; non•commissiouet .Ifioers, Sergeant Caitwaed
Corporal Btoomlield; Tuesday, Wedoesday, Thuredo.
Friday, reo. ult. drill at 7.30 p.m. ; Saturday, ittli dress
parade at 4.45 p.m., to pr oeed to Woe-eras to meet
other c irps for drill. Member, are r, quested to cm-
plete their tbird-claes firirag by the end of AllguiL
W. A. '4TONF., Captain Commanding.
SHIPPIS4 brrnwastica.—Arrivals : May 11—Diver.
Heath, ell, Yarmouth; Undaunted, Keats cos".
Glasgow ; Hoeshilde, Larsen, oats, Helmstedt;
Eblorosson. deale, Gothenburg. 3 —Elizabeth Bill,
Cox, iron castinle, Glasgow 4—Francis, Rowe. od.
Portsmouth ; &agrees, King, cools, Newcastle ;
Pioneer, Shame. coals, Newcastle ; 'Cameo".
Hiuds, coals. Newcastle ; Queen of Midelb
Harvey, coast_ Newcastle ; Corymous, New.
tun'
coals' Rattle Devonia, NlcKeens,
coals, Hartlepool ; Medea, Wbitty, coals. Sumk`.
land. s—Pet, Gill, coals, Newcastle ; Alberts,
Fullager, coals, Newcastle; Lady of the Lake, Chick.
'alt, Liverp ; Emma Grace, Baiter, ballasts
Dartmouth, James Lemon, ballast,
111-I.ina, Cameos, b alas:, Dunkirk :
Meislabn, ballast, Dunkirk Ibuk, Willdoe'rs
cballast,James,llid Garfield,
rt;c°N64swasotlNe:.:
Florence, Wiliam., coals, Newcastle. 7—Richard
Ply moutible;°Hn'opsbailwestt SHmaivtreh, ;Dr. Brew% aMagoart7
11. cloDs,
Masters, general, ',untie. B—Lovely Cruiser.
Mast,
oil, Weymouth ;Starling, Elli.on. manure, Newcastle
porgy Belle, Owen, coals, Sunderland; Loag"m
Robins c Ws, Hartlepool.—Sallingo
Brothers, Conway, nil, Swanage ; Wbratear, W
cloy, London; Edward, Austin, clay,Keadby. 3 —P',"l
gal, Willcocks, clay, Dordt ; Harmon* Stahl, =_ls
Bremen ; Enterprise, clay, Dardt ; Woaderfuli
Leeds ; Charlotte, Denman, clay. London.
try, Fleet, clay. London; Endpnlcn, Fleet, my.
Loudon ; Natal,Couch,cday, Runcorn ; ieStepbeot
Langusaid. clay, Glasgow; Acorn, King, flour. Guern-
sey I Portlaud. Bore, pipes, Rouen. s—ltsisbotr.
Nosinter. clay, Runcorn; Hudson, Pram*, ni, Port-
land ; Elisabeth Beck, Williams, clay. Rancor..
&nuts. Dyer, pipes, St. Helens; Ape Elisabeth.
Stolle", pipes, Hyde. 8 —Stability. Sticklastd, dogs.
Cowes; Speed, Sadler. clay, Beacons.
Ti.. Snowirtaag ItiAtrntitss.—Tbia commil IrsTe • Pig.
fzialrmluseLdw..., Tu .c.
Lo the Amity liailizTuniedaumb.dy .
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members, and the senel loom el Programme.
Is, the Ord pret segoloo.ao of vocal sad tieruggam.

eeel the
.seiteend of "made Dominoes.* The
portem of the Gret part wee really well
be a I clime "The Ronteman's Moroi " being
.r ireterly good. The chorus-4 were &leo elven in eery
471.. hut the solos weth throughout weak.
The " CAVIL Le.r." hr M. M.ekrell, sod " The
I..uenine Nigger by Mr. Be,—teroheu-ne ad hetes
.rectively —tr. re the hest on the ororamme. The jokes
ay., moderato, hut unf..rtonat •ly C old net he h.o.g eery
co from the pletf,rm which wee in great meteore au. to
th • ledifferent aceuetic rop•rtiee of the het. In opt
eee pill MOMS. Po Roll en Biles were by far the moo
at a pelt of "11l ek Athohata," hot the'
t;. faze.. fare.. " Scone., In the &tube." had net nearly
If. put lath it to render it imeeseefol Thereto,.
..in went cocci. ird with the popular meik.roeog
..Fmteneipatlca Dar." by the whole of the company. noel
" The National hotisem."