The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-08-22 00:00:00

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DORCHESTIIII,

TH6 Earl and
have left London on a continental tour.
THUt6 will be the largest crop of blackberries, nuts,
and elderberries this season that hu been known for
many years.

and family

Doairdissiow.—The following commission has been
signed by the Lord• Lieutenant of the oounty :
Dorsetahire Queen's Own Yeoteinry Cavalry: R. J.
Weld, Esq., to be Cornet.

DORBWI COUNTY HOSPITAL.—Week ending deigns!
17, 1865.-I[l-patients admitted 5, discharged 8; Out.
patient admitted 7, discharged 6; remaining in
Hospital 54, out-patients remaining on books 124.
Emergency L

Donatusris CORN MAKKgr, August 19. Wheat
wad i Very anon supply, most of which wu cold at
fully leaf week's extreme rates. The demand for grind.
lag barley tial alo* at late rates, Fine old oats sold at
rather higher prime.

MR. immiss PURNELL, we hear, is collecting
materials for a history of England during the reign
of Henry 11. Recent discoveries at Simancas,
and in °the* arebives, will no doubt be used in the
new work.

THE CASS Or MR. Watatia.--The trial of the
charges of embezzlement brought by the Sari of
Shaftesbury, against Mr. 11,,bert Short Waters, his
late steward, has been definitely fixed to take place
at the November sessions of the Central Criminal
Court,

BREAX-DOWN OP A RATLWAY ENGINE. On
Satrirday afternoon the engine attached to the 12.50
p.m. Eireat Viesbern up.train from Weymouth broke
down shortly after it left Dorchester station, in
consequence of the (narking of the reversing lever.
Another engine was obtained, and the train proceeded
on its course at 2.30 p.m.

Tax swindler Philip Wood whose audacious
proceeding. in Dorchester, Weymouth, and Port-
land, we chronicled a fortnight ago, was last week
charged befere the Axminster Bench with stealing a
gold watch and ohain and an operallass from the
Dolphin inn, at Beer, August let—Prisoner said
the articles had been "lent to him." He was coin.
mitred for trial at the ensuing Devon session&

Cows or BRITTANY.—The diminutive ap-
pearance of Shetland ponies is paralleled by that of
the Bretagne cows. These animals are generally
about three feet in height, their oolour being mostly
black and white; red, or red and white, are seldom
met with. They are extremely docile, and feed on
a closer kind of grass than that used by larger cattle.
In winter about 101ba. of hay per diem is found
sufficient for each animal. (see Advertisement.]

WEELETAN SCHOOL ANNIVESELEY.—The anniversary
sermons of the Wesleyan Sunday School were preached
at the Wesleyan Chapel, in this town on Sunday last,
by the Rev. J. Walter, and in the afternoon an address
wax delivered to the children by the minister. On the
following day—Monday—the children had their annual
"outing" at Maiden Castle,and in the evening returned to
the chapel where they partook of a bounteous tea. The
teachers and friends subsequently took tea together.
THE EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY. —The Rev.
Thomas Cooper lectured in the Congregational
Church, on Thursday and Friday evenings, on the
historical evidence of Christianity. The rev. gen.
Mennen was for some years a sceptic, but was con-
verted to Christianity between seven and eight years
ago, since when he has devoted his life to lecturing
and preaching the truth of the Christian religion.
His discourage are remarkable for logical acumen
and argumentative power, while they indicate pro-
found research and great learning. In the outset he
referred to the inqdel opinions of the Rev. Robert
Taylor, some years ago a lecturer at the Rotunda,
in London, who regardenhristianity as a modifica-
tion-of san•worship ; and also at imilinderable length
to the later and more refined eueptisiani or Strange,
of Germany, and Ronan, of France. • The lecturer
traced the existence of Christianity back ward,oeutury
by oentery, Maid civilisation, .seeptioisni, penman.
tion; fire, and blood, to the times of Christ and**
meeting every objection that has been
in a manner which must have been con.
chide* to the most doubting mind, while believer.