The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-03-06 00:00:00

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Dcaset Corm' Settont..—The results just published
of the Cambridge Local Examinations, held at the
Dorchester centre in December 11'4, show that this
school has paased 80 per cent, of the juniors cent in,
and rio per cent, of the seniors. Thee figures speak
for themselves. The names, istsitions. and residences
of the various suceeseful candidates are as follows :
Seniors: H. A. Portbury, 3rd class honours, Wey-
mouth ; B. B. Kelly, passed, Berkshire; H. W.
Larkam, passed, Salisbury. Juniors: R. Horton,
Ind class honours, Somerset; E. \V. Drew, 3rd class
honours, Sutton Waldron; T. H. Scott, 3rd class
honours, Dublin ; E. Welch, 3rl clime honours,
Gillingham; E. Cox, passed, Maiden Newton; K
Cuff, passed, Somerset; A. Clark, passel, Cerne
Abbas; A. E. Driver, passed, Portland. Candidates
have been sent in on Six occa.sicns, and have passed
alt. ggether 5.5 junig gm and 14 seniors, some of whom
have obtained the high St glisting:tions.
Tots.; Mgx's CH RISTI AN ASSOCIATION. —There was
• very happy gathering at the room of this Association
in Dumgate-street, on Thursday evening last, the
mock esteemed president (Mr. G. Curme) having
invited the members and friends to a social tea, to
which about 40 reap .ngled. There was a bountiful
supply of good things, angl the tables were nicely
adorned with choice plants, which, as on other similar
oecaaionn, had been very kindly lent by Mr. W.
Durden. Mr. ('urine presided over the happy party,
and after the tea explained that it had been intengled
to have a stranger to address them, but as they had
been unable to procure the services of a gentleman,
they h sil suggested that members of the association
should in turn speak a few won's to them, and he
trusted they might have a pleasant and pn.fitable
meeting. Several hymns were sung at intervak and
short but appropriate aghlreeeee were delivered by
Mr. Bradley, Mr. hlartin, Mr. Christmas, Mr. Soantly,
Mr. Legg, Sir. Adams, :air. Richards, Mr. Dixon, Sc.,
and the proceedings were brought to a close in the
usual manner. The whole of the party were also
entertained at supper by Mr. Come, and the meetings
were much enjoyeL
COUNTY Vern. SESSIONS, Satllrday.—Before Mt. M.
Williams (chairman), Mr. G. Churehill, Mr. A. BAnkm,
Mr. 11. B. Middleton, Mr. h. L.. Kindersley ant Mr. G.
Wary.
Charge Critehttl, of I.7pwey, was sunmemed for using
threatening language towards Henry Trevett, of the
same place. RIO to show cause why he should not he hound
over to keep the peace. The rase appeared to be a very
trumpery one, and there was evidently little "love lost '
botween the p irties. In the course of his evidence, the
complainant detailed how gOISIC half-a dozen persons,
assembled outside his house on the evening of the 17th
of February, and discoursed "sweet music" on ,
tin and other kettles Amongst them was de- '
fendant, who, in not very complimentary language, ,
on seeing the complainant, threatened to "beat
his - brains out," and to "kick his out
In the rowi."—Mr. Howard, who appeared for the
defendant, cross-examined him with a view to showing
malice in taking out the summons, but he stuck to his
evidence that he was in danger of his life from the threats
of defendant on that evening. A long conversation
took place between the Iknch and the learned gentleman,
and the result was that defendant was hound over himself
in kW, and his brother as his surety in 1:10 to keep the
peace for 12 months, having also to pay 15s. costa. There
was some talk of the case again coming up in a different
aspect. viz, Trevett being summoned for inciting
Chritcholl to commit a breach of the peace.
The Assistant Overseer of Chickerell applied for an
order from the Bench for for the expenses connected
with the burial of a body washed up by the sea. The
Bench made the usual order.