The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-12-04 00:00:00

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SYITIIIIILD BROW.—it will be seen by an
announcement in another column that both the Great
Western and South-Western Beltways will run
special cheap excursions to London on the occasion
of the Smithfield Show.
GILLS WICISTIZa •413 SOUTH-W=lW RAILWAY
OOMPAIrIIIB.—The proprietors of theme important rail-
way companies will be glad to learn that • truce has
been agreed to by the two boards in order to prevent
mutual hostility, and it will remain in force for • con.
siderable time. The Great Western will thus be
rellevei from all fear of • second line to Bristol, and
the 8 .uttg-Western of certain projects equally threaten.
lag to them. .In fact, all hostile projects on either side
are to be withdrawn, and only some use al ones pro-
moted.—Herapegh's Journal.
TIOLPIALNCI Merriures.—A maim of very spirited
temperance meetings was concluded on Sunday. They
commenced on the 23rd alt. with • public meeting in
the Temperanoe Hell, Pesere-lans, On the Tussiay
following there was an excellent meeting in the Holy
Trinity Sehool-room, and on Wednesday a public) tea
in the Temperance Hal, followed by • meet* and
autertelament. There was a large gathering at Broil-
on Thursday, preceded by • tea, and also at
=darns on Friday. On Saturday a meeting was
also held at the Temperance Hall, and on Sunday the
concluding meeting. Mrs. Dturant, who is very
popular in this district, was the principal speaker on
mob occasion.
TIM UV. T. Evan well dwarves the title of the
Popular Welsh Orator, and were he only • resident in
this county he would nubbly become as popular as
we snow he is in Wales. The friends of the Baptist
°Zak who had secured his visit here, deserve many
for having ail rde.l to the large audiences who
visited the Town Hall on Thursday and Friday two
of the most pleasant and instructive lotto»s of the
kind they perhaps have ever heard. Mr. Evans' lad
visit was in connection with the temperance cause, of
which he is • very warm and earnest supporter, and
those who heard him speak on that occasion will not
easily forget him. He possesses an extreoriinary
power of rhetoric, as a Inunowist he is peculiarly
Irriteel we can only say the friends of file rhumb
de.Piincipality must be deemed very fortunate in
having such • minister. It had been announced that
the lecture woul.l be in aid of the Dorchester B.ptigt
Chapel, which was recently re-opened,_ after having
undergone extensive Improvement/. It was very
graifyine to see the meetings so well attended, and
we hope the good cause will be greatly benefittei there-
by. On Thursday evening Mr. Evans took for his
subject that greet and stood man President Garfield.
The Rev.() anon Reginald Smith occupied the chair, and
introduced the lecturer in pleasing terms. Mr. Evans
pourtrayed in glowing and splendid language the life
of Garfield, tracing his progress from the lowliest
sphere to the White Home. so cruelly checked by the
bullet of the assassin. The audience followed Mr.
Evans with the most totem' interest, and he was
heartily applauded at frequent latervals throughout
the lecture. At the close the warmest thanks of the
audience were accorded the rev, gentleman.—On
Friday night there was, notwithstauding the very
unfavourable dtte of the weather, an equally good
attendance, when Mr. Evans lectured on Rowland
Hill. In the absence of the announced Chairman,
Mr. G. thyme, who was unable to attend, the Rev.
H. Puget Raikes presided, sad introduced the lecturer.
The gobjece of this haters ending his life on a peace-
ful and Christian deathbed, and in striking contrast to
the tragic) end of President Garfield, the &Mews
throughout was of • more cheerful and, we may as
character. The whole of Hill's his
earhool, .
Voirendty, and ministerial career were faith-
fully touched on, the lecture being interspersed with
the wet =wing anecdotes and sketches—At the
aloes the Chairman, on behalf ot the audience,
rave cordial Backe to Mr. Braes for his excellent
lecture.—Miet Harman greatly enlivened the pro-
ceedings by playing several sacred selections on the
harmonium.
Ten FOOT MID MOUTH DISZASI.—At the Borough
Pollee-court on Monday, before the Mayor (H.
Durdeo, Reg ). Alderman Gregory, J. Beard Jillard.
MN., and J. Tudor, Req., George Foot, Broacimayne,
was summoned under the Goatee's= Dieseees
(Animals) Act for moving animals from an infected
area into the borough of Dorchester, on the 28th
November—MT. Supt. Coward said Mr. Foot had a
llognes for the county, and be did not know it had to
be eccloreed for the borough; he had berm misled in
the matter. If defendant were willing to pay the
costs he would withdraw the summons. —This Mr.
Foot consented to do, and the Beech allowed the
'barge to he withdrawn. —There was • similar °large
against Henry Peahen, of Binoombn—Mr. Weston
appeared for the defence—lit. Supt. Onward, in
proving the necessary notices. Prodoesa on. of th•
bills &nada throughout the borough, but Mr.
Westou objected it was not • certified copy of the
regulations. They must produce a copy of the advertise-
ment in • newspaper or a certified copy, which, he
riontended, the bill In qusetioe was sot. —The Beach
overruled the objeotios.-Bsagsaat (Asiblbmt•