The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-04-24 00:00:00

DOSCHINTER.

IT is proposed to boll the Bath and West of England
Agricultural Show for 1878 at Oxford.
ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE.—Readers (4 this popular
monthly will be glad to know that it will appear on
the 14 of May, in a new wrapper, and in an enlarged
and improved form. It has passed into new hands,
and will in future be published by the Charing Cross
Publishing Company, Friar-street, Broadway,

BEEKEEPING PROFITABLE. —ln the hands of a
judicious and moderately attentive apiarian, bees may
become a profitable adjunct to rural economy. Even
the moot humble cottager may be made to participate
in the benefit of an improved mode of managing them.
—4. MILTOS.

CONXITTEI) TO THE DORSET COUSTV PRIHON.—
Hord Labour. . Alfred Dicker, killing pheasants at
Dewlish, 6 calendar months; Arthur Steel, stealing ,
wood faggots at emnlxirne, 1 calendar month; John
White, stealing coal at Portland. 14 days; William
White, unlawful pedlar at Portland, 7 days,
DoMET COUNTY HoSPITAL—The following is the 1
report for the week ending April 19th : In-patients I
admitted, ; discharged, 6; out-patients admitted, 1; '
discharged, 0; emergencies, 0; deaths, 0; in-patients
remaining in the Hospital, 46; out-patients remaining
on the books, 16; casualties, 0; physician for the
week. Dr. W. V. Lush; surgeon for the week, Mr.
Good ; house surgeon, Mr. H. J. Capon.
THE FEMME FIHHING. —Some nameless society, "by
order " has mined a small handi.bill smarting they have
had given to them the exclusive right of fishing in the
river Fnime. We have had several letters asking us
who are the responsible parties. To these we are un-
able to reply for the simple reason that no one as yet
has given the slightest indication of what position he
holds in this self-termed "Society." We presume the
gentlemen who rent landsadjoiningtheriver have been
consulted, otherwise, perhaps, our correspondents will
derive their information through summonses for

trespass.
Tam Case Or Seward v. Vtraru was again heard at
the County Court on Thursday: the claim being for
bread ompplied to the defendant, who is a newspaper
reporter, of Poole. The judge (Mr. Lefroy) had on
the previous court day ordered instalments of 10s.
monthly, directing that the case be reported upon to-
day. Hie Honour having ascertained no instalment had
been received during the past month, and having heard
a letter read by Mr. Seward received that morning from
defendant, made an order for Mr. Vicar's committal
to prison for 40 days—the execution of the order to be
suspended for a fortnight. The letter stated the
writer had been ill for six weeks, and promised pay
goat of 10a. the next Wednesday, by which time, ob.
eurved Mr. Seward, it was probable the defendant
would have left Poole.
THE WEATHE/I.—The following is our meteorological
report :
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I i Lowest 1
. Noon. Point at Win& I Mate of Weather.
i Night.

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43 I 32 SE & E
Fine rani snow

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21
22 i

45 id NE Ram, cloudy
49 31 NE Cloudy, line
50 41 NI &El Fine, °refusal
if , 45 S& W Rain, flue
St 47 & N Frequent Mowers

VALUATION OF THE 1)0112361 LODGES OF ODDFELLONS,
M. U. —The valuations of the Assets and Liabilities of
the lodges, in connection with the two Dorset DiAtricts
of the-Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, havc just been
published. We must heartily congratulate the mem.
berm, especially those belonging to the Poole District,
on its favourable result This is the seem,' time the
Oddfellows have been valued. We are not aware that
any of the other societies, except the County Club,
have pealed through the same searching ordeal When
they do we trust they will show a similar result as the
Odafellows. The following figures taken from the
valuations show the position of ea2h district :

POOLE DISTRICT-29 Lodges; 4,717 Memlgra,
Asset. .2 a d.
Present Value of Contributions 106,102 4 9
Present Capital .. . . . 34,542 510

.£140,644 10 7

Liabilitia. L a. d.
Prevent Value of Sick and Funeral Benefits 133,37 6 1

Surplus Capital ..

£7,267 4 6

The Surplus Capital on 1871 valuation was 098 12s 4d,
the gain on Surplus Capital on the preaelt valuation
arnotmte to £6,970 12s. 2d- The Capital in 1871 was
£22,840 14s. M., the Increase during five years having
been £11,701 Ils. 4d.

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MUSTS'? DISTRICT-5 Lodges ; 733 Members.
AMU. id.
Present Value of Contributions . 13,854 17 7

/18.861 9 6

.L d.
Present Value of Sick and Funeral Banal@ 17,3e5 9 U

Deficiency of Capital

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ammasileLull 14. 11. tolábibs the
sem lie hem added 51.16-Ihi N.

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