The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-17 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 187 S.

Bonet Coautti Express.

TUESDAY. DECEMBER 17. IS7I

unable to compete iscomefully with Woo whose
mutter are gives above, hut toproportio• to their op-
portunitim their mosses was not lese distinguished. E.
Andaman, S. Adams airi J. Walbridge Ate poi
=or diligent aliplication to the study of ths usual
sabje ;T. Yowlers one for the cars sad
anstame displayed in his written exerame ; and a
competed for by all the pupils, wag
=scegy'st. loot, for the best bowled(' ol the
situation, etc., of 1,000 of the pripapal towns in the
world, the name o/ these towns laying been item out
during the hall-year sa daily lames, tea at • time.

Dona Fitton:dr Socrm.—Ths general cow
adttes of this society met at the Sklrsisall oa Wed-
nesday afternoon under the
_presidakey of the Rey.
Canon ,Binghant. The Rev. H. E. Raveaktill, Mr. E.
L. Kindersley, Mr. E. Pearce. Mr. G. not, Mr.
• Mr. Irsaaj,_ (Wareham), Mr. Sodas
(81=), Mr. G. ft. Dais (escretara), and cake.
wwe present —After the confirmation of minutes the
first busic.es was te consider the case of a claim
preferred easiest the society by • Dick member,
Banns] email*, who it appeared claimed • vested
Interest in full sick pay under the old ndes, and this
skim had been resided because of the amended rules
neatly adopted.—The Chairman stated he had sub.
spitted a ow to the Raistrar-General of Friendly
:iodides In this 0n.., which had been prepared by
the (Mr. Davis) and himself, it was set
forth the had been iuneaded In e a/manor of
the deficiency in the funds. The Chief Raglans
(Mr. Ludlow) replied by asking whether the parties
wished to be heard on the matter in dispute, aid
January 10th a the time forbearing. Mr.
tngbam said that seamed to him an usimialactory
answer, and consequently be commuidated with Mr.
Flora, who had called upon Mr. Ludlow, with this
result. Mr. Ludlow wls.d to tar the owe argued
before be decided upon ft, and stated that, Ittearallg
speaks, if a contract were made by the "C
must be carried out. He, however, added thee=ty
we. not more boned to members actually reariria
payment from datums than la other cases in which
certain eltarati,us had been made. Mr. Ludlow also
reminded Mr. Flom his decision as liable to be set
aide by • court of law, that the state of the case
Light be mad• before • magistrate or other authori-
ties, and that declarations on oath might be made.
It vu dear—Mr. Moyer wrote—the Chief Registrar
wanted time as well IA MIMS for forming his cowls.
Mon on the question. Mr. Bingham said that, ato
the car being beard in perms before the Registrar,
It was utterly absurd.-11r. Kinderider refined to a
decision of Sir Randall Palmer slating the polat in
disputa—After some discussion Mr. Eliot moved that
the OW should be stated on each side with the aces.
say statutory declarations.—Mr. Rarathill waded
this, and it was agreed to—According to • letter
received from Mr. White, of Gilliagham, it appeared
a member 115 yeses of eire, dbahled ,ad suffering fr4a
the infirmities of old age, had been medially certified
for full sick pay. It transpired the man was crippled
from rheumatism, and absolutely sick. It was said
the case would come under Tale L, and it are
decided to communicate to Mr. Whit..' as to advise
him on the matter.—Tte art abject was to consider
a requisition from Mr. William Bell and others to
convene a special general meeting of the society.—
It was resolved to submit certain questions to the
actuary, and it was reaerally agreed • *pedal mating
should be held, but the date was not fixed.

inawnuck as say deficiency would be at ore.
detected, sad if the roof of • rick is not gaits so dry ea
the bulk, the buyer Ina at ...for much if he gets the
same yr eitht per quart, ; it Ls 1 2ood pia., and ninny men
adopt it, of osakini ell their wheat a certella weiabt—say
Wad per quarter (1131 b. per baobab—whether that Prardia•
will come within the pale of the low is a quation. I
apprehead it mnat either be a quarter of 8 'measured
bushels, or so many hundred sought or tons I should
prefer the farmer plan, and mll the corn by the quarter of
eight bushels, stating the natural weight per bushel—the
miller has • perfect right is do that, when he bays from a
small sample oaly. With regard to the secood considers-
tiou--shauld corn be ethereally sold by the anal I I
can see no suldfinot reasoa for., radical • change. The
system boa prevailed, and tees Naiad to sourer at Liver-
psi for the testi empty years, because American prod's*,
which is shipped Israeli" to that port, Li bought by the
motel, it to also a drot stop Loam& a decimal gram as
ad.pted by some feral. coantriss. Calculations may be
more redly made, but we should be • lone time getting
Seto it, and great confusion would be canoed. I would as
soon buy by the 116th., to which wears accustomed, ea
Vs. .metal, Wail. I hare of him quaetioned why such •
weight was drat sloptod. Was it became* it may be
divided evenly more times than 1001 Bat 118 would have
been better than either, ise it can be divlded all the way
dowa witleout • fraction, thus MB, fit M. 14 8, L. I, I. Ireu
at. aware a deputation of large sailors, and ',thous, waited
on the Prosslent of the Board of Trade on Monday last, to
endaavaur to get the mut& made • legitimate standard
weight., tout Lord Sandal did mot promise them much.
The resolution, for and ...taut it, at the many meetings
at which it bas been di .cussed„ are, I think, about equal.,
That the Bill will eff-ot all that it wee required at once
can scarcely be expects.!, farther legabinan of • cam
poilam7 character will probably be necessary. heist..
system of c 'septet. uniformity la established throughout
the kingdom. Is conjunction with this entorct, the
manner of making and collecting " corn returns oh mild
se considered, much reform is needed in that caseation
The average price of corn (drained from the Inspector's
rotaries I. higher than i. ought to be, inasmuch molar the
beat corn Is returned. Of the laferior, nearly all of which
ii coneumed at home, no return is made, The oonsasquence
of this cantatn is that the tithe averages are higher
tkaa they ought to be. Should a amoral mann of *Offal
cora by weight be adopted, a different mode of making
the rename and taking the averages will be nooassary.
TM Camases expressed their obligation to Mr. (hop
for too "4011.81 Peffer, sad was sure of a good
digsumios.

Cziarsur SaVXDZItS hit hineseU out of plum In
taking the vim-chair. to which he bad been recently
appointed nod hoped some one more gimbaled would be
Omen. (No. no.) They all felt very much indebted to
Iffr. Wine, who had told macho( which he (Yr. 8 winders)
was previously Ignorant. N., dotibt if the Act came Into
operatics, they would have to go to mhool again nal a
:•eg time too, to learnthe lessoes properly. West room
for Improvement sziets In the systems of weights sad
measures. aad be should be glad toss. some mom usifforrn
mermen, but not to go in for Use metal, wheat might lust
as well be sold by toe rotator, but bade In different ports
4 the coustry t very ditriment guanine. It see
time that beeped lIMISSUTID should be sbolished, and
whom sold by the bushel and strike. In the country is
alien large qoaatity of COM which dom not come into the
mho overseen and It wouli be s good thing could this be
included. its to the load, sometimertt means Ire imperinl
Mahan sometimes 114 quarts, sometunes two Imperial
bushels, six boshole, or three bashels, aooording to the
part of the comitry, arid Una showed It Is quite necessary
to 'molls refixes._

11111 MAYOII or Donateirria (llr. A_ Pope) being called !
on, said he sold his goods by the folio (a laugh) and
whether the folio of Pt words was good or bad, he got the
rosbuite. (Laughter.) But he saw that if any journalist
a price list or price current, mantle the sale
Jthings by any other measure or denomination that
which is denoted by the same denomination of the
Imperial weights and measures by the Act, he shall he
lia.de to be fined 10s. for every copy of such return,
list, or journal, or paper which he thus publishes.
seemed an anomaly, • man may sell by the basket
or bottle, and 'tit the journalist who publishes the prices
of soch is liable to • fine As to the stone of 01.11, done
away by this Act. 141 b. being
_made the stone,
_he took it
that any multiple of • standard unman, would be • lewd
quantity, and the salesman would still sell meat by the
Mb although he must not call it • stone. Butchers or
sakenten also for instance, Portland mutton, or lamb
by the quarter, without any weight He (the Mater) was
strongly in favour of buying by weight, and would rather
buy corn in that way, for it was • far fairer way of dealing
than by measures, as the quality of the sample would in
all cases be taken into consideration.
Mr. G. J. G. GREGORY was also called upon, and mid he
sold very little of his commodities by weight, but it is
very desirable that one uniform metals of weights and
measures should be adopted. A deputation, he said, had
waited on Lord !tendon, and Mr. Talbot stated the Govern-
ment would not make it compulsory to adopt the rental.
%Theist should be bought by weight rather than by
measure, and he was informed by agricultural friends it
Is greatly the test of
lmes qualitaii
ti Hr. Ho rose to ex the section with regard to
the persons who publish Mem current That he took
to mean that the penalty was imposed for publishing the
price of any article, repreeenting it to be of a certain
measurement or wright which does not coincide with the
imperial standard. They (the wine merchants) must, he
thought, abolish "quarts" and "pants" because the wine
bottle does not holt • quart, nor the half-bottle a pint
The MATOR thought they could not advertise their Willa
as quarts or pinta if they were not as.
Mr. Homes said they could advertise • "quart" or •
" pint." but if they sold bottles containing less than
Imperial measure, they would be liable. He referred to the
and sestion. . .

The 31:i.0.a remarked the wine meretuust's bottle is more
than s pint and less than • quart. The price list must not
be quoted of • measure which is more or leas Ulan the
standard.

- Mr. lIODOSS took it to mean it would be illegal for an
mean to say of • dozen half-bottles, " per dozen pinta.
but he might say " per dozen bottles." If • man says—
! sell the mutton at per stone—he must sell Illb.
Mr. Otxus said the object of the Act was this ..--That
If they wrote to Weymouth. or Dorchester. or London. or
York, for a stone of meat, they should get the same
weight. A stone of mea'.. in London was formerly Sib.;
ut.ty the j•ct it woold be 141 b.

My G. Hoare said in a nation when war and peace hung
so in the balance, as they did during the past year, it was
a wonder to him that thy Parliament should have the
time to spend over an Act which accomplished so very
little It appeared to him it had formally legalirw4
customs which existed before it clashes with very few
customs, aarl rather goes out of the way to legalise them,
A..far salt affected therm as agricoitorasts, It mattered
very little whether meat was sold by the stone or 81b., the
custom 11 .0 strong of telling by Mt that it would
continue With regard to corn, the custom of selling by
weight and measure both is the only check on the dealer,
corn taken out of the bulk they knew would alter some-
times for the worse and sometimes for the better, pube are
very liable to alter, and he was not sure, if they were to
keep a few beans, they would not tell the weather better
than the plata. The most satisfactory plan is to se u by
weight and measure both ; but it always teemed to him
odd to ten by 411 d ib. ;Ifltweremsd.soUlk, the difficulty
about the andel would be at once removed,for five towels
would seakean imperial qusrt4T.o am Will mg the t Igo Intents.
It w atl.l bee.' excellent plan lor foreign wheat to be sold
at 500;b, per imperial quarter. It was very difficult to
break through setaliltahod sustains. and U they were to
sell only by measure or weight, he would prefer to sell by
weight, wheat by the 500lba and barley perhaps by 4001 b.
Mr. Homer had great pleasore is movie( a vote of thaaks
to Mr. Gem.
Mr. A. Pore (Mayor) secoudiel
Pown.u., of Reny, Wilts, said it seemed this was
a question of the new Act versus the custom of the country
and be referred to the dila?* customs, in his market
they sold by the 'stk. and here by the load, so at drat be
could not uadtrstand the office.

Tb• CIIATIMITI remarked the Act rued. nothing illegal
that wee nut illegal before. He ivished to retain their
imperial quarter. Many meetings, especially l jerge
towns, had been in favour of the rental, but the Lincoln-
shire chamber did net think it advisable to establish the
H. quite agreed all the grammes would take a
greet deal to get into their heads ; but the Act only
the imperial quarter, end so far it came to
mottling at last ; they might mil bv the q tuner or the lead
as brdoris. As to the term "Stone." kr. Hawkiae
explained that army district formeriy had its 0.11 stone,
by which tlesy weighed ; it might be Sib., or 711 b., or any
other weight; but that was the standard weight of the
district, which accsinted for the variations in different
rte. 8,4110 of the bushels used he thought will be
mil under the Act.
Mr. Holten sold lions by the equate bushel, and
=spread that would bu illegal, al the Act preecehee the
shape.
Mr. IL TAYLOR considered the Ant would work
the If mums A miller would not makes mistake
of more than Mb. or 31h a wk. whereas a farmer might
Mr. Gawk restyle& did not think there had been mach
difference between them. Mr. Homer lad had • rap at
the Governmeat ; but he believed the Ant was thought a
great deal more of out of Parliament than inside the
only object was to attain uniformity in weights end
thesserea

Tha TOR motarksd that they most not write for so
?uuty "sacks ;" but fsf DO maay " pounds, or so many
' stone."
Mr. Goias woo quit. sore weight is to. most soil..factor/ w07 of owe. if them is to be only ast•
criteria' ; but ho w rather sell by weiria: ammo
also. Ha aotioed Utak lit Ammer to. tattoo. Lord
im
&Mos, or Kr. Talbot for h, whetted to sotto@
this was merely a ocasolida tiag Act
Kr. KOK= They bad bettor have spent their time
passing a Comity Board 811 l
The vote of %oaks was Imortify sooordod. the Karim
!At%that whoa dlr. Goode orders barley he will not
by tbe rah.

011A.RXIMITIA.
ENITITLINIIIIIIT. —On Friday eveninet •
the very
pleasant evening was spent in e schoolroom of this
village. Another entertainment took place, which
was got up by Mr. A. Rinke*, of Wolveton, to help
defray the exponent of the institute which has recently
been built in the village, and for chairs, &c. The whole
of the proonedings of the evening were quite • success,
and reflect greet credit on those persons who sedated.
Although the weather was disagreeable the room was
crammed. The evening was opened by an overture,
played by Mir Weston. of Dorchester, which gained
great lip-Antes. Tote was 101 l ,wed by soap, readiage,
and duets, which were all well applauded. Among
the readings Mr. Bank's' description of the "Shakers
in America" was very inte,seting, and "lira Brown
in the Highlands." by Mrs. Everett, canoed much
laughter. The National Anthem being sung, every.
one Massed home highly sedated.

MR. EDWARDS'S TREAT T 3 TRE AGED Poo'. —The
Mayor ins received the following letter from Mr.
E iwards, by which it will Ni seen the hon. gentleman
intends to &maims his Motown Of 13ToTfdl•E • E•.<l
dinner for the aged poor of Weymouth and also of
the distribution of blankets to deserving recipients :-
53. Betteley-Iguana, 10th December.
" dear Yr. Mayor,-11 an. sure I have only to ask
sad to have your warmest sympathise on behalf of the
Zp=lawer uth I arn desirous of irgknaithern
Christmas dinner, and I
greatly obliged if you will aid me in carrying it out in a
, similar way to that of last year, which I understand gave
'treat selddaction. If you can suggest anything further
that can tend to their comfort T eheD be heppy to comply
with it. With regard to blankets, I intend those who
hare not had any to have one, those who have had one
last year to receive • second, but those who hare had two
not to have any more ; and, as I wish to encourage Provi-
dent habits. I think those who cannot produce their
blankets must not be fussiest the dinner, but this I Imre
to you—Believe use, dear Mr. Mayor, yours sincerely,
Hitler Enwaans."

Idu.notinx Riots ScaooL.—Thls school lied It.
prize day on Saturday, the following was the prize
list :—MatArevairol Pritte.—Exhibition given by Mr.
Henry Edwards, MP.: 1, Newman, six guineas; 2,
Resent and Warren (equal), two guineas each;
Richards 11. Smith li, Warren ii, Seamen Ili. Drake,
Kerridge. Preach—l, exhibition, given by Sir F.
Johnston.. M.P., Dennis I. three guinses ; Prime 2,
Trotter I; 3, Tuck; 4. Green; 5. Freeman; 6.
Dennis U. Latin.-1, exhibition, given by Sir F.
Johnston*, M.P., Johnston. i, four guineas; 2,
Shepherd ; 3, Smith ; 4, AyUng ; 5, Dennis' ii; 6,
Wheeler li. English. —Exhibitions. First of three
guineas, given by Sir Frederic Johnstone, XL P.,
Richards 1; second exhibition of two &new given
by the Trustees, Symonds i ; prises. 1, Clift ; 2,
Shepherd and Symonds; ;3, Ayliag ;4, Grant; 6,
Barney. Dirindy.—Prizes given by the Hew.
Grieves, 1, Richards i ; 2, Johnson ;3, Sticklen,
Grant; 5, Drake ; 6, Barnes Nature/ &team
Exhibition, given by the Trustees, Whitworth, three
guinea.; certificates, given by the Science and Art
Department, for mathematics, geology, utNnetisto,
and electricity, C. Penney, Whitworth, Neste I,
&sant, Green, Symonds i, Symonds ii, Warren I,
and Richards L Dro wing. —Prhes. given by the
Science and Art Department, Newman and Ayles.
Ortileates.—Newman (2). Ayies, liabbette I, hoed,
Shepherd, Symonds 1, Watkins L Term Print
Mitchell i, John-on LI, Sampson L General Excelksce.
—Watkins i, Smith I. University of Ca:abridge Local
Zzanutagiona— Senior Certicatee— Penney i and
Norton. Junior Certificaten—Ricbards i, Johnson I.
Watkins I, Barnes 1, Symonds and Whitworth

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Donovan Pouvz, Thursday.—B. ire Mr. a Hopkins
(chairman), Mr. Robims. and Dr. Mooches&
Clara Barnett +as cliargad arab loitering in the liablic
thoroughfares. te.—P.C. Mowlain said on Wednesday
night, at 11.46 be saw the defendant with • fob:tier ; she
was quarreling with the soldier. He (the coastal-4e) bad
previously cautioned hrn—lituot. Vickery put in • list of
eight precious convictions. Drfendant tboqslit that ebs
oaly been convicted fire tisoes.—Mr. Reits said it
was cud, sad, case; this list before the Bench was • black
--Seatenced toll days' bard labour, the Bench
r..tradvising her to lead • M. life.

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STILLING Cowan —Witham Short., labourer, 16 years
of age, belonging to Dmcberster, weo charged on Friday,
before Kr. J. Talbot and Mr. J. Wthens. with stealing a
quantity of currants at Metombs Regia, the ProPwir of
hiss master, Janne Meech: he was further °barged with
nailing SUDO biscuits- prosecutor said be was •
grocer, living in the Pork; the prisoner was an indoor
servant lf,orn what his wit* told him he went and
searched the prisons?. box. The box was up-stain, and
prisoner gave him permission to search the box. He found
over Sta of currants Haw% also four biscuits and other
thing., including oranges ; the things were worth 81.
Prisoner told him be had taken them from the bakehouse;
he told him it was vary wrong hia doing so, but prisoner
did not seem to mind it. He did not want to press the
thee, be only wanted for him to know better. Ithst Satur-
day be was Si short in his money and he could gin no
account of it. —Sergeant Amy said he took the primmer
into custody on Thursday evening at 8.30. Prisoner
&disarm' Wang gibs things, saying hi had done to for this
purpose of sending them to hi. mother.—Prisoner pleaded
guilth.—Tile father of the lad said he knew nothing about
it ; be had never had any uneasiness with him Won ; be
knew nothing about it until he received a letter from the
prosecutor telling him what had happened. The prosecutor
said he gave ls. St per week sod food and lodging; he
also gave Id. on every shilling*, worth that be sold. When
he was short in his money on Saturday he cautioned him
that if be found anything wrong again he should give hien
into custody.—Sentenced to one week's imprisonment
with bard labour.

Rome, Ath.lk mritsn ; hig'ilY coinumuded. Mr Better.
Alaford. For the it-st 10 f ewe., .t 3
Fneist, Tsrrant Unto. hithly r. nomendral, Me. 0
Homer. For the (.4 led on 0.0.1.
cake. • silver cup value LA Liven by Illessay. Batley,
Gray, and Co, in cortjunctiort with their &mak lir.
Robert Kele*, won by Mr. G. llono:r, with 10 wethera
For the best fat pig, £2 itt, M,. T. Cliissell, see., Wise'
(noes Fog the beet fat calf, LI 1.., Kr. He .iry Garluss
Worgate. The sale commenced with the fat l
which there were moth than 100, in addition to a=ttiNer
of calvt, Mr. Rimentoclee highly commended fat heifer
was lb.fir,t to be brought Mt, the ring, and ohs wie
sold at Zs; whilst nine othio, had re It-tonging to Mr.
Banner& realised from £ool.hto ,C3l Croad's
first prize heifer was knocked doe n at AA gut 19 other
heifers, the property of the sum L Woman, fetthad from
LW to £3O 106. each. Mr. Crawl also sent 13 capital
steers. The first prise sten realised the high. I 1.,04, of
the day—via , LW ; the sec mil twist one •old for LW : end
the reinainlug 11 averaged tram LW 151. to Lth The
secood prise fat bear, bylongieg to Mr. Beej tfisld, was
sold for cr 10s , and 12 others /*longing to the
in.. gentleman were disnomd of it Prices ranging front
LYS to £32 fra. Two steers, the property of Mr. Ben)0
Sold. retheed £3l 15t. sad £3l ss. respectively. Mr.
Warren. of Lstriford, sent 9 heifers, which fetched from
4:26 10.. to .131 10a each, and 11 steers, which mold at
from 1.2•3 to £315.. Four Hooteli steers, th• property of
Lad All neon. ranged from SW to LW, and four it.,,,
belonging to Lord Wolverton, realised from 1:15 to ZVI
10s. The sheep and lambs, of which there were about
NO, were next sold, and some high priom were realise,/
The first pens of ',ethers fetched from Wt. to 81..60.
per heat ; and 13 pens of horned wetbers sold at from
50e 6d. to 67, St. each. Four lots of ewes, the property
of the executor' of the late Mr. Jolth Scott, realised from
65a. 61. to Ws. 64 pest head. Mr. Mackrell soot a capital
lot if fat sheep, and 6 pens of his ewes mold at from
Ws. 61. to 75e each, whilst S pens of his withers realised
from 34.. to file. per bead. Some lambs fetched from Ws.
to 30s. each, and • large number of wedges ranged from
We to Glia Two pens of •wee belonging to Mr. Brine
reached the satisfactory figures of Mk and 74.. ; and 40
mixel ten were mild in one lot at bte 64. each. The
"show' oh •op were off trod Mat, and nearly every lot was
I oil. Ihe following losing some at the prices realised
110 s., 106 i.. 96e 6L, 92e, 91s. (two pens), 99,, 00n.,57..,
85a., 1134., 82e, 79e, 75e , 72, Od- 71e., and Mt (two lots/