The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-02 00:00:00

DORORBSTEL

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the fire broke out all was over, and so
aoroughly was the work of destruction done,
that only • few corpses were recognised, and
that only bye few scraps of clothes that remained
=burnt. Nearly 200 cartioads of burning
corpses were afterwards taken from the awful
pile and carried to the cemetery, where 50 men
were found too few to dig a hole and bury in
one common grave what the fire had left of the
richest and best families in Santiago. The
Panama star and Herald of January Bth,
in recording this sad calamity, says :
Sinop 1857, the year of the invention at Rome
of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the
church of ' La Compania' has been the focus of
devotion of • large number of the ladies of
Santiago, and every year, from Bth November to
Bth December, WIN carried on a celebration in
the most splendid style, a festival in which was
orchestral music, singing, and an astonishing
prodigality of incense, lights of every kind, etc.
Every corner of the building, from the ground to
the ceiling, and especially about the altar. was a
sea of muslin and drapery, flooded with every
variety of illumination. But not content with
such display, the chief priest of the church, a
man named Ueda,' would outstrip the Catholic
world, and had invented • 'Celestial Post-office,'
by which direct communication by writing
was obtained with the Virgin Mary, and in
which offerings accompanying the letters were
to be deposited. This same man recently
got up • religious raffle for the benefit
of the Virgin ; but it was on the evening
of the Bth of December that these celebrations
were to reach their climax. The church of La
Compania, built at the end of the 17th century,
had a spacious nave, but a roof of painted wood
of very recent consttuetion. The only door of
eau woo was the principal one, the small side
doors opening only half, and obstructed with
screens ; near the high altar was a small door
into the sacristy. This evening was the closing
day of the month's celebration; over 3,000
women and a few hundred men had crowded
into the church; Ugarte was to give a closing
discourse ; the Nuncio from Rowe Eixaguirre
wu also to preach, and hundreds had turned
away from the door unable to obtain ad-
mittance.

thoroughly

DORCHMTER.—PITCHED (oa, lARLZT. Satur
day,January3o.—There woes large quantity of wheat on
offer, and best-conditioned samples were taken at late
rates. Supplies of second-quality barley good, for
which there was Very little demand. No alteration in
the value of oats. . . .

STULI NU C‘iee.--At the Shirehall, on Thursday,
before H Williams. Eeq , a boy named Willie= Lucas
was eharg.l with stealing peas and oats, the property
of his ma-ter, Mr. Edward Chikeit, end William Fox
sos charged with receiving them, knowing them to
have been stolen —Prosecutor said he lived at Stratton.
Prisoner was in his enlploy, and had frequently oats
and pees given him as fo 4 for sheep. He had entail
to suspect that the quantity he received was not all
given to the sheep, and he requested P.C. Foster to
watch him. He gave Lucas some oats end peas, main;
some flax seed amongst them In order that he might !
know them win. He had examine.' the sample pro- !
dosed by P.C. Foster, which he found in Fox's house, !
and could identify it as belonging to himself—P.C.
Foster stated that In 'consequence of information which
he received he watched Lucas. He saw him leave pro-
secutor's mill with some corn, but instead of feeding
the sheep with it he took it to Fox's house, He went
to where the sheep were kept and waited two hours for
Lucas, but be did not come. He then informed pro-
secutor of what he had seen, and obtained • warrant
to search Fox's holm, and in the bath Pantry
found the tin now produced, containing oats, peas, and
Ilex wed. He then took Lucas in custody, chargieg him
with stealing fern, lie denied that he had done 80.
Witness said, "you bade peck of oorn last night to
feed the sheep, and you did not give it to them." He
replied "that it was so dark that be was afraid to go
to the sheep, and threw the corn into the river.* He
then told Fox that he should take blot in custody for
readying stolen gOoda—After having the caution read
over to them, Fox said he received any corn from
Lucas He did not know the oats and pees were in
his hone., until his wife told him that a neighbour had
given them to her.—Lueaa. in defence, said be carried
the corn on Tuesday In Fox's house, and he put it
into an old water can. He bed given hint corn two or
three times, because he was afraid of him as he said he
would "tan" him if be did not bring it to him.—Both
prisoners were committed for Mild at the Assist..

•
StAIDAT &BOW. TICA.—On Friday the scholars
attending Furdington Sunday School, numbering nearly
300, were invited to tea at the schoolroom. Here •
very plentiful repast was provided for them, to which
the juveniles, as a matter of course, did fall justice.
After the rneal bad been despatched a magic lantern
was exhibited by the Hey. F. Houle. ...Lich had been
kindly lent by Mr. Lever, and Sits afforded peat
enlacement.

Tel WeAnima—The reading of the thermometer at
Doreheeter for the pert week is as follows :

11 41 Direction State of
Dates. Noon ,tz 1' '. of Wind. Weather.
-- --1--,
Jan. I
25 43 111 WSW Fine
26 1 43 SW Foggy, hazy
27 It/ '4l W Misty, fair, rain
28 47 1 3:7 WNW Fine
29 40 29 E Fin*
30 41 29 8 Hazy, fair
31 41 33 SSW two
CORIMPONDMO *IIZ LAn MAI.
Jan.
23 46 142 WNW Fine, cloudy
26 46 42 SW Hazy
27 44 29 NW Italn, fine
28 40 96 NW k SV7 Fine
29 49 ,44 WSW Misty, cloudy
30 48 1 44 SW Misty, drizzling rain
31 45 i 36 WNW Bain, fair

ittne hrTSl.l.loltSci—Aooording to order the 3rd
D. It V., acoompanied by their band, assembled in the
South-walks on Sunday morning and proceeded to St.
Peter's Church, being under the command of Lieutenant
Coombs and Ensign Hodges. The muster, however,
was very small. The sermon was preached by the Rev.
RU. W•tion.
An II SD " Dtscirce."—On Sunday morning
as the congregation which had been worshipping st St.
George's Church, Fordington, were leaving the sacred
edifice, a Starkeyite, named Brother Verriour, from the
Abode of Love, Itridgcater, mounted • tomb-stone,
and began "holding forth" his doctrine in a most
vehement manner. This, of course, soon attracted •
Isom crowd of people, when he very freely distributed
•, Wl* tlnvntity of bills to them on which wax printed,
In v. 7 hold type, statement dint the day of gram eras
Pmawd. &ad that the door of mercy was shut, eon.
eluding with the well-known Starkeyite watch-word of
" %hold he enmesh," The Raw. Mr. Monte, of amuse,
expostulated with the " aptptle" and ordered him to
les., the ehoreb•yard. which be did, but not before be
bad distributed all his trade.
Counrrerm TO THE DOUIT COUNTY GAOL. Assists :
Robert Bartlett Tun and Charles Moore housebreak-
ing at Biota° St Mary; William Lucas 'and William
Fox, stealing oats and peas at Stratton.—Harci Lelosr :
John Winter, at Weymooth-1 month ;
Ed card Satehellv,risiaavirior Dorchester Union—
days ; William Whitehead, magnate, at 1:12 —l4
days; Stephen Mauston, night Wise
Minster--3 months, and to Cdakingl,
eorellties ; George
Butcher, poaching at Chideeek-1 month; Charles
Monk, poaching at Wimboras Minster-4 months;
Thomas Parker, night poaching as Weet-1 menthe

and to find sureties; John Inkpen, assault, ke•
Ii Pimperne —l4 days; William Charles Sealey, stealing
nuts at Wermoutli —l4 days; Isaac Denman, Aesling
money at 11 eyniouth-14 days ; Joseph Clench, stealing
hay kis at Blandford —2 months.— Istpr,esisiest
Patrick McDonald, drunk at I)orchester-7 days.