The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-03-14 00:00:00

Tux April Cqunty Court is to be held on the Thursday
before Good Friday; but we are informed that after
Good Friday the courts will continue to be held on
Saturdays.

OUR bIiAXSEL IBL4ND STERWRIIR. —ln spite of the
terrible weather on Thursday, which drove a cross sea
in the channel higher than the steamer's mists, the
Aquila, Captain Palle, made the voyage safely, and
arrivesl in Weymouth at 11.20 p.m.
WAMHED A4HOSK. —A cask containing about GO
gallons of spirits was washed ashore at Lulworth on
Wednesday, and has been given into the possession of
Mr. Hamilton Price, collector of her Majesty's
Customs and Receiver of Wreck.

THE OROF.R KEPT IN TIIE.TOZZ—We cannot help con-
gratulating the Superintendent and police force, at the
fewness and insignificant character of the cases which have
lately come before the Borough Petty Court. As compared
with past times, the criminal and smaller offenders seem
to have been got well in hand, and such a result may well
repay the cost of an efficient and vigilant police.
BROCC,LI. —Very fine early broccoli has lately been
brought to Weymouth by the steamers of the Wey-
mouth and Channel islands Steampacket Company
from Guernsey. The steamer Maria was dispatched
by the South-Western line to take a share of the trade,
but she unfortunately broke her main shaft in Guernsey
harbour, and it had to be sent ria Weymouth t
Southampton to be repaired.
RUN-AWAY CHILD.—A girl, only eight and a half
years old, named Catherine Josephine Jenkins, to,lc
some money from her aunt at Gloucester-row, Wey-
mouth, on the 28th February, and at the railway
station bought a ticket for Waterloo. Being missed
many enquiries have been merle for her, but no trace
of her has been found in London. She was pale, but
stout, with chesnut hair cut short on the forehead, and
full dark eyes. She wore grey serge and waterproof,
with black felt hat. On the death of her parents she
was sent to her aunt in Australia, and came back to
England with her; and, being talkative, she is apt to
boaat of having been in Australia; but is very artful,
and tells many falsehoods. She has caused trouble
previously by going away from her home. .1
I wrung ior Srat:ir. —Captain .T. Bowen gave an
, interesting lecture, entitled "A Glance at Spain," at
I the Glouceiiter-street Chapel on Thursday evening
last The attendance was small; and the Rev. E.
Bolton, the last i ir, said it seemed as if instructive
lectures were of the past, while there Was not the
consolation that the spirit of reading was general.—
Captain Bowen dealt with the history, the rise and
decline i Spain, after her great glory, her climate and
advantages, the present miserable state. superstitution,
and even idolatry of her people, with their hive of
material horrors. Out of the war the lecturer h 'pod
great good would result; liberty of conscience was
tolerated, and many of the people had embraced Pro-
testantism. so that there is yet hope for Spain, since
England was once in an equally bail state; but the
blessed Reformation had helped to make her a happy,
religious, and prosperous nation.—The audience cor-
dially passed a vote of thanks to Captain Bowen at
the close of his lecture, which warn an excellent and
lengthy one.
BOROUGH Perry Suwon, Tuesday.—Before Mr. W.
Talbot, (chairman). Mr. Jas. Milledge, Dr. Drew, Mr. G.
Reynolds, Mr. B. Hopkins, and Mr. H. Raggett.