The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-02 00:00:00

DOSOZBOTIS.

EVLIIOIIiCkI, Atumwm—The wesk of universal
prayer commences on January 7th. at Alington
when 'Maiden of all ChrWan Churshas will give
addressee . . .

P.A.BALITIC Samosa—After during in the peal at
Pt. Peter's Church on Tuesday, a man named Game
Lintell, was seized with a paralytic stroke. He
was at mace taken to his bones at Glyde.patli.hill, and
Mr. Comm sent for. Great doubts are entertained as
to his recovery.
DRUNK AND DINORDZILT.—WiIIiAO2 Tidby, labourer,
was brought up in custody at the Borough Police
Court on Wednesday, before the Mayor (11. Darden,
Req.), and Alderman Gregory, charged with being
drank and disorderly on the previous eveuing.—P.O.
Gould Mated that he wee on duty in Noith-rquere,
where he found defendant outside his father's house
drunk and swearing. liii mother said he had been in
the house breaking the thing', and wantel him locked
up. He told defendant to go home t his lolgings, and
he went away, but in about ten minutes be came back
and witness took him let, custody. Being his first
offence defendant was let off with atm. of Is., includ-
ing oasts.
A? the County Hall, Dorchester, on Wednesday.
before A. /I Maned, Km., John Hughes wee brought
up is custody by P.C. Stone charged with begging at
Portland.—lt appeared that on the previous day the
defeedent came into Portland by the 2.30 p.m train,
sad immediately commenced operatlona by going into
the Victoria Hotel, and begged some coppers of two
gentlemen who were in the bar' but before he had
time to see what result his appeal would have he was
taken into custody by the police-officer. who had
followed him into the bar in plain clothes. Upon
being there wee 9& found upon him.—The
in sending him to prison for seven days,
=The7ri was no excuse for his begging, as he not
only had ninepence in money, but acmally paid his
railway fare to CO to Portland to beg--Caroline
Harris a young woman of iii (ante, from Weymouth,
was brought up in custody charged with having
behaved in a disorderly manner at Portland,—P.C.
Stone stated that he found the defendant near
Palled Railway Station with three soldiers. She was
snaking use of the most filthy language. . and, as his
remonstrances bad no eff‘ct, she was, with essistance,
locked op.—Fourteen days' bard 'arbour.
Teurtamos Hata—Au entutainotent wee given
by the Band of Hope and !deeds who meet in the
above hall, on Friday laM, when • very Interesting
programme was gone through. The weather being
very wet, the attendance was not Mate. Mr. Clarke
took the chair, and, after dogleg a hymn, prayer was
oilseed by the chairman, who then read a portion of
Scripture. Another hymn followed, when her. C.
Greasing addressed the snessiog, and after his addrees
gave • recitation, which wais much applauded. A
was next recited by J. Gould, entitled " A True
Story," after which another piece was
rival by a little named Alice Matthews, entitled
T. 14 Things Another hymn was sung, and
Willie recited • long piece, en " The Mother's
GM," (Zoned by Kate-Willy with a recitation. Mr.
Welt* thee gave an address on Gospel Temperance.
After another hymn, • recitation was given by Mary
Trevitt is • very able manner. A piece entitled "Th.
Rao," by J. and F. Gould, at two different parts of
the hall, followed. Another hymn, and a speech by I
the chairman concluded the programme. The enter-
telamest was so much enjoyed that it is to be rendered
again early in the new year. The doxology being sung,
and the benediction pronounced by the Chairman, the ,
medirsg aimed. Miss Reed presided at the piano. I
Camillus Krroms.—The Primitive Methodists of
this town have been making special effects in behalf
of the heavy debt (shout E 600) still resting on their,
chapel, by way of sermoss, bazaar, tea meeting, &a
The Rev. H. Portnall, late of Cornwall, and now the
Primitive Methodist minister, wee ideated to preach
the mimosa which be did in a most age manner on
Sunday hot, there being good isongregations, especially
in the evening. The rev. gentleman selected his text,
width was very appropriate for the season of the year,
in the siorabig from Isaiah ix., tend I—" For unto us
child is bore, unto us a ma is given, mad the govern- '
mast shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall
he relied Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God,
The Everlasting Father, The Priam of Peace. Of the
Increase of His government and peace there shall be no
end, epos the throne of David, and upon His kingdom,
to older it, and to establish it with judgment and with
justice, from heneeforth even for ever. The zeal of
the Lord of Hosts will perform this." The text for
the evening wee taken from fit. Luke ii., 13 and 14—
" And escidealy there was with the angel a multitude
of the hoarsely hods, praising God, and saying Glory
to God in the highest- and on earth peace, good will
Seward men." Mr. Portnall was very earnest in his
disomersee, and the attention of the congregation was,
as it were, deleted to him. The singing was also
appropriate for the 000SICKL—On Boring Day the
effort. were continued, when a bazaar of useful and
fancy articles was opened at Alington Hall, which was
folowed by • public tea of which a goodly number par.
took. The paddle meeting afterwards held, presided over
by Mr. .1. Hayss_Cbarmineter. was addressed by the
Rea J. Pickles (way-mouth), Rev. H. Portnall (Ds,
cheater), and Ur. Christopher (Chiselborise). The hell
wee gaily decorated with averments, flags, he. The
proceeds amounted to about £lO.
Ten POULTZT CLUB AND THB DORCHIBTRR POULTRY
BROW.—A meeting of the committee of the Poultry
Club wee held on Wednesday. December 13th, at the
Chadic-crow Hotel, Loadon, at two p.m. There
were present— Mr. 0. E. Creswell (in the chair), the
Earl of Wintertoc, and Messrs. A. Comyns, S. Lucas,
and C. F. Montresor. A oomplaint as to the with.
holding of prime at Dorchester show, which bad op
several meadow previously been under the considera-
tion of the committee, was again brought forward.
The show was held under Poultry Club Rules, and •
subscription had been granted by the committee in aid
of the funds. It append In the schedule published
g gtneoommittee of the Dared County Poultry and
Society *edam prises were offered for oompeti-
lion without any condition as to the withholding of
the same in case the entries should be below any speci-
fied number, the only rule as to withholding of prizes
being the ordinary one, providing" The judge would
be empowered to withhold a prize or prizes in any
class in which there was not sufficient merit." It
further appeared when the show authorities ascertained
the entries in certain Oilliell were but few, they
lostroded the judges, end entered such instructions in
the judging bookm, to the effect that as to these classes
fertile prizes should be withheld. Some of the
judges declined to follow these instructions, except
In ores where theee was not sufficient merit, but
at least one judge followed the instructions and
withheld certain prizes. He, however, awarded
v.h.c.'a and h.c.'s in nearly every clam in which prizes
were withheld, thus dearly indicating the prizes were
not in his opinion withheld for want of merit. When
she official lists of awards appeared it became apparent
these v.h.c.'o end h.c.'s bad been suppressed by the
show authorities, the only awards published as to sorb
elegem being the prizes acturarded. This would
seem to have been done to give colour to the with.
of the prizes am ha been so withheld at
balding
dictation of the show authorities, rioting
in direct opposition to their own rules. The secretary
of the dab reported he had written several times to
the secretary of the Dorchester show, and hei at
lee received a reply in the folloWitur terms :
"Dorchester, 7th. December, 1881 Sir,—l have the
honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letters, and
to Worm you in reply thereto that the reason the
judges were instructed to withhold prizes in some of
the poultry deems at the recent show held in this
town was owing to the very small flusher of entries.
My oommittee thought that as the competition wee so
very limited is some of the clams they were justified
Is metallingsome of the prizes, but upon further con-
siderstios Stay emelt regret having done so, as it has
eased dl.sactloe amongst • few exhibitors,
perticsolarly with the President of your club. I would
reepest!ully remind those few exhibitors who have
complained that, owing to the very heavy snowstorm
held in January, 18131, my oommftee hat to pay no
Imo than 1230 out of their own pockets over it, and had
the poultry exhibitors responded better to the very
liberal prize-Uet offered them on the last occasion. the
Mew would have been such more successful and sells-
=in sway way." The following resolution was
:—" That the committee of the Poultry Club
smeWy condense the action of the authorities of
the 'Berthed's Show In directing the judges
ember, to the rules published in the schedule
So withhold *snafu prises insane:lqm of merit, and
also is suppressing v. La's and the b.c.'s awarded by
the judge or judges in these cleanse. That the com-
mittee of the club call upon the committee of the Dor-
chester show to publish an amended prizelid, mooed-
leg as far as is now practicable withteterize-114
offered in their schedule, and the rules therein,
end to Melo& Is molt prizellet all exhibits to which
v.h.c.'s and h.o.'s were actually awr riled by the judges.
That in such prize-list all the prizes aired by the
schedule be awarded to the exhibitors in each class in
the order of merit in which they actually stated in the
jadeite book as f r as is wadi able, and that where
is commosmoe of two Of more exhibitors haying been
awarded v.h.c.'a or b.c.'s they have an equal claim to
any prise or prizes, such prize or pried be equally
divided between each exhibitors. That the exhibitor,
I', forthwith paid the amounts due to them respectively
on such amended lido as aforessid." The secretary
was directed to communicate this decision to the
president, vice-president, chairman of committee,
seereiary, and Mesmer of the asset County Poultry
and Pigeon Society.