The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-03-07 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

GAS-LIT TlADtti—On Friday, fir the grit time, the
London and none/I-Western Railway Company ran
from Waterloo to Beater and on to Devonport a third-
claw carriage lit with gig. Firsts and sea suds have
been found a great success.— Wearers Timm
Amptansaat.—lt IS announced that the anniversary
of the Primitive Methodist Band of Hope will be cele-
brated on Thursday next (March 9 h) in Alinton
Hall, when a public tea is to be held at half-past five,
and an entertainment Riven by the adult members at
ball-peat seven, consisting of singing, recitations, and
an amusing dialogue by seven members, entitled
"Gear. eranger's Guests."
Rani Post Csiums.—Mr. Fawcett is to be credited
with carrying through the House of Commons the first
piece of legislation of the neesion. His Foet Cards
Reply Rill has passed through all its stages in the
Commons, and will forthwith go to the Lords. It will
be included In the first batch f measures receiving the
Royal Arent, ani may In expmted to be in operation
in a few weeks.—Deily New.
DORSI? Coos?! ticeetteL.—The committee of the
Dorset County Hospital, in thanking the many Is hos
and gentlemen for the numerous presents of game, be.,
received during the pent year, would be very grateful
If some of their kind friends and well-wishers would
sestet the charity with • gift of blankets, which are •l
very much needed and which are at all times so accept-
able. Mr. A. Banks., the cheinnao of the committee,
will be very pleased to give informatioo as to size,
quality, and number of blankets so much required.
CLOSE SiMlOll roa Blanc —The Act for tt.e Protec-
gin of Wild Birds during the Breeding Seas is came
into operation Wednesday, and lii. illegal to kill or cat oh
any wild bird bef re the lst of August next ; but the
Act does not piohibit the owner or occupier of land
killing any wild tont not included in the schedule,
which enumerates at kinds of birds to be protected.
By the amended Act, pissed August =ad, 1881,
La k.' oat hitherto include are added to the ecliedu,e
of protected birds Fourteen days are allowed for the
sale of birds and wild fowl killed before the let of
March._

Tug LOYD. AND THI LAND ACT.—The following I
voted on Moody night Lir Mr. GI wistome, motion,
That the orders d the day be podpoued until altar
the notice of motion relatiug to the ',Loh Lend Act":
—Sir T. D. &Mead, Hon. E. M. Asaley, H. Eiwarde,
P. Edwards,_ Lewis Fry, Theodore Fry, Hue. S. C.
Glyn, W. H. Grenfell, H. J. Gurs•, Sir A. 1).
Reiter, Sir H. Junes, Viscount I.youngton' P. S.
Marlowe, S. Morley, Pendell Rail B. Sauluelicon, H.
tiamoslecte, & It. Weclehouse, and Lord R. Grosvenor.
The following voted aealnet the motion in the
minority of 169 :—W. E. Brymer, E. Clarke, ad rod
Hon, E. Digt, , H. Fearrick-Bleeet, J. Floyer
Vicroant Folkestone, W. S. blome-Langton, C. Schreiber,
and C. N. Warton. There voted in the majority of
300 ores Conservative (the Right Hon. Spencer H.
Walpole) and fourteen Home Ruler,.
Rote fILDIM VZOTRT.—With reference to a Meat
suggestion of the Hou. and Bev. A. Spring• Rice con-
cerning the inconveniently small vestry of Hdy
Trinity Church, Hr. FAlrin Burnett, ene of the
churchwardens, writes as follows: Ile suggestion was
made when the church was being rebuilt, but was not
carried out fearing it might be treading on our neigh-
bours' toes. The following has been suggested by a
parishioner, and if funds could be obtained to carryout
the same, the inconvenieece mentioned in the rev.
gentleman's {totter w 'old be over..vme—namely, that a
large vestry and robing room for the choir should be
built at the nerth-wmt corner of the church. 'rhis
would coat about Ll5O to g. 300, and I 101 sure b tb any
co-churchwarden and myself will be only too wiling to
receive contributions for carrying out the work.
DOSCHISTZII DZEATIIIO SUCIATI.--Thers was • large
attendee,* of members at the Alington Hall on Tues-
day evening last. Mr. Henry Symonds (President)
brought forward the motion"that the propmed con-
struction of &Channel Tunnel is to be supported.' An
interesting debate followed, and, on • division, 35
mew era voted for an 1 9 sealant the motion. On
Toes lay next the subject for discussion will be "In
view of the prevalence of drunkenness, it becomes the
duty of every citizen to be a t ital abstainer."
As no member has as yet givric in his name
to bring forward or oppose the motion, the
committee will to Owl to receive the name
of any one who wool I wish to do so.
Foegaw, or All AITILLIDITIIAN.—Gunuer George
Halliday, R.H. A., dnei at the herr .cks on Sunday
morning last after an illness of only a fortnight •
duration, the causes of death being pneumonia. By
Command o the Colonel the remains of the deceased
soldier, wh ihad been high.y respected by his c tura lea,
with whom be had s•rved for a considerable eeriad,
were interred with foil military honours on %Vedas*.
day morning. Tee men of the buttery mustered
shortly before twelve o'clock, mil the funeral coleys.
having been f emed, left the borracks in the following
order : Firing panty ef 14 with reversed arms, under
Sergeant Bradley; the bra's hand of the battery,
under the leadeiship of Corporal Jones; gun carriage,
drawn by six h 'eves, under .-e,geint J Sheppard; on
the gnu carriage nested the coffin, which wes covered
with the CnionJ,clc, on which lay a wreath, the bn-by
of the (newel, his sword, and his two medals, which
were ;done° to the buebr ; inameffia ely behind the
coffin came the horse of the deice iMkt. led by two of
his c moradea. The horses draah.t; the gun carriage,
and those of the d ceased and he sergeant, were
trimmed in the manner peculiar to cavalry funerals,
with black and white trappings. This was the work
of Sergeant Sheppard and Sergeant Wile/Ty. Follow.
log the horm of decease I came the men of the battery
in full dress, a companied by :di the "Beer.
viz, Colonel Magenie. Brevet- Ntajor Alleyue, Lieut.
Gunner, aid Murphy. The p1,C3.4i00 passed
S iwn H igh—treet, toe band playing the "Des I Marc',"
in dad, with ereat eff-ct. I,,irge numbers of specta-
tors accompanied the cornett the For ling,on Church.
yard, and the sun shining brilliantly on the m menial
scene, the effect was impoeing and touching in the
extreme. Tb. Rev. T. Nears, congreizeti mei minister,
conducted the funeral is revice, the deceased baring
been • member of that body. As is customary, thee*
volleys were tired over the grave, during the int evals
of which passages of the "Dead March" were played.
The coffin b3re the following iturription :—" Gunner
George Halliday. LC., R.H. A. Died 26th February,
1862, aged 37 years" At the close of the service the
men were re-forme-1, and, as ia usually thee ase on such
Lc:earns, but which appears • most incmcgru ins
custom, yet highly characteristic of • soldier's life,
were led back no the Barrack., beaded by the band
playing a lively march tune. We understand Gauzier
Halliday had been in the Army more than 20 years,
and had served with his Battery during the late Afghan
campatec.
ILIAILIAGI Or Ms. LOWINAIL—Last week the
marriage of Mr. Edwin Longman, the well-known
horse dealer, of Dorchester. with Miss Wilder, the
only daughter of the late Mr. Richard Wilder, of the
Wallingford Ironwork., was solemnized at St.
Leonard's Church, in the latter town. The officiating
clergyman was the Rev. W. C. Sayer Minima. The
brdie is highly esteemed in the town as was evinced
by the large congregation present at the ceremony, and
by the large number of wedding presents, a list of
which we append :—Diamond mooch, the gift of the
bridegroom ; • hunter, value ona hundred guineas,
Cept sin &non ; diuing.roem clock, tea and coffee
service, M-sere. Wilder' a set of ivory handled knives
with carving knife and fork, Maws. R. and L Long-
man; case of silver dessert knives and forks, Mr. J dim
Wilder; a silver cruet stand, Mr. F. R. Sutton; •
sliver mounted whip, Mr. Atkinson • a silver
salver, Mrs Biffin ; • silver mounted biscuit
box, Mr. B. W. Hilleard ; a handsome sofa
cushion, Mißli A. 11.onnn in ; • silver egg stand, Hr.
niel Mos. H. Wilder ; site. r mounted claret Pig, Mr.
sind Mr.. Hawkins; stand, Mr. and Mn.
Howard; a gold mounted cigar case, Mr. Hortop ;
silver esiiar scuttle, Mr. W. B. Hilliard ; diver tea.
I,nt, Mr. and Mre. T. C. Penury; c I.l* of nutcracker,
'Mr. E. P. Hoeiley ; I.r akiast cruet au.l work beaks ,
Mr. sod :qrs. silver butter their, Mies 31.
Wilder aa.t of reircelaiii spirit ja a aol cek it. Mr.
44. Laneley ; a ;nit of camileabra. Mr. T. A. Champion ;
eilver butter dish, Mr. and Mr.. Broughton ; a silver
Mit 141 box. Mr. 11. Pouncy, jun. ; a ,ilVri.
W. Thomas ; two volumes of
ri i on Personal Religion," the Bev. W. C.
Sayer Mitward ; sofa rug, Mrs. Holley ; Russian
leather work case, line Hoolev • work basket, Mrs.
Kent; Church Service, Mr. W. ißradford ; a pair of
worked came, Miss P. Greenwood • worked sachet,
Min H. Greenwood; • silver butter knife, silver caddy
.1)000, inkatand, glove boy, and letter weight", front
the workmen at the Wallingford Iron Works and the
aervaate ,d the home; old c..ina and needlework, MIAS
Saunders; hand painted satin bracket hanging, Miss
F. C. Curtis; and several other presents. Aber the
wedding, the happy pair left for London, ea route to
Irelaed. In brewer of the event, Messrs. R. I. and
H. Wilder, of the Wallingford Iron Works, brothers
of the bride, entertain el the whole of their employes in
the evening.