The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-24 00:00:00

DORC HESTER.

Dourr Harr BALL will
Eschangs on Feb. 2.
Tall Town Clock is now
hearth., Gas Company hive
necessary light for 2s. Cai. •.

take place at the Cora

illuminated nightly. We
underteken to supply the
week.

THE Ziniiertary supper of the "old Friends," at the
Phcanix inn, is fixed for Wednesday, February let,
when the Mayor will preside.
FOIMATION OF THEIR Nsw 8A17531118 OF R. 11,1
A detachment of forty hoises will leave our barracks
being draughted from the B. Battery as their pro-
portonate contribution to the new brigade about to
be organised by Mr. Cardwell.
A enaeunbancle by the R. H.A. Theetrical &oakum
was announced to take place teat Friday; hot, on
account of the deaths of the wires of shoeing smith
Hunt and Gunner Wright having osourred during the
week, it was postponed for a time.
HIGHWAY Boann.—The annual amounts of the
liDor-
chester
Highway show that the distric comprises 62
poishei, with 2:0 miles of road, and ta s the expendi-
Imre for the year averages El.O Is :id per ile, or QC in
the pound on the rateable value. This loolucise common

sharps.
A NAW WEAPON 701 THA ROYAL 110111 BLIOADOL
—ln consegnenc of the snoozes which recently attended
the experiments with the new Indian, rifled, muule-
loading bronze gun, a general order has been Woad
from the War Office calling in the present breech-
loading Armstrong 9-pounders in the hands of our
field batteries; tad the new cannon will be served oat
in their place very shortly.
GRAND CONCEIT. —We beg to remind our readers Of
Boyton Smithhaennal grand concert this (Thesday)
evening, when an opportunity will be afforded of hear-
ing such • band of instrumentalists as seldom some.
into the provinces, and also Miss Sinclair, a vocalist
of high reputation, Mr. Boyton Smith 11011 done so
much for musie in this neighb inrhood, that we hope
his enterprise will be rewarded by • full house.
Ws are glad to see that the Rev. B. Forbes, the well
known minister of the English church in Paris, is
about to visit Dorchester for the Colonial and Coati-
neatal Church Society. His long acquaintance with
Paris, end the prominent position he ham sh long held
in that unhappy city, will enable him to give authentic
information as to the state of society there, whioli at
the present time will be deeply ilitereitting. We are
sorry to see that the Town hall is engaged on the 31st,
as we hear that St. Peter's schoolroom will hardly
suffice for those who will be anxious to hear the rev.
gentleman.
THA Waase.n.—The following is our meteorological
report :

i 1 1 li 'II
• ~, .4g. Weather
Stets el Weather.
Jan. • •
16 42 35 SW Rain, hail, thunder
17 39 13 , WSW Cloudv, rain
13 36 13.3 NW &NE Fug, rain
IS 34 131 NW & N Fug, fine
20 40 133 IN &NNE Fine, hazy, misty
21 37 129 iNE &SW Fy
22 37 33 ,E& NW Rain and snow
Foarnt&D-liorrral DISSASII.—The returns made np to
Saturday last show • marked decrease in the spread of
this tiresome disease. There has only been one new
outbreak. At the date of the lasi return there were
65 mati• &Seated • of these 46 have recovered daring
the week, and li others have been attacked, so that
thereine now 53 besets effected. On Saturday, the
14th. 93 sheep remained affected; 62 have recovered.
bat 38 others have shown symptoms of the disease, eon-
sequently there remain dratted 79. The Ave swine
lots diseased last week have recovered, and no fresh
attacks amongst pigs are reported. The disease prevails
on eight ferias in this division.
WORKING MLR'S INITITOTI.—Iin Mont= Smith
gave his niosically•illnserated lecture on "Loyal and
Patriotic Songs" at the Townhall, on Monday evening.
The weather was most unpropitious, yet there was •
fall house, and the entertainment was greatly wpm-
dated. The lecture was pertinent and pointed, and
the songs .ntrodueed displayed the popular styles of
different nations in a very pleasing manner, The
German "Watch on the Shine seemed to us
essontially English in it. phrases. A Danish patriotic
song wee amusingly quaint. Front* fervour sad
revolutionary impetuosity wet° skilfully illustrated;
the Coafederate States ef America produced two very
GA • songs, while the Northern "Glory, welgia r pmrn
yoked limiest laughter, though, no doubt. se Yr.
I &elk said, Ills • splendid marching tune Of the
Bfleish wogs ag Irish nationalist ditty wait. painfully
plaintive, ileitis " The *rata' °median.' with IRO
tow-row-row refrain. win so cleverly sung that it
stowed a dorm of ap*ume not utuning/ed, however,
with kepis( ut tbe funny tura the singer gave *II
song. AlUpther, the setertalnimmit sies Imes* patity-
in& sad the Gal/ zeiretialiLi took la asarislies rith
1t II VIM % 11161/ h. toßthe UINIRIRR. . '