The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-11-14 00:00:00

WIYMOLTTE.

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DEATH AT SHANGHAL—We note, with much regret, the
death of Mr. John Rolla, whose parents formerly resided
In Weymouth, and who hag many relations here. Mr.
Rolla we. superintendent engineer of the Chinese arsenal
at Shanghai, and greatly cuitributed to the increased
efficiency of the Chinese navy. From our obituary
column it will be learnt that he died suddenly of

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ENGLAND'S Honk A.O.F.—On Monday night the first '
half-yearly meeting of Court "England's Rope," 4.416, at '
the London Hotel. was held. There WAD • good atten-
dance, visiting brothers from Courts "Sailor's Hope" mid
"Plume of Feathers" being present The general hue-Mess
having been transacted, the election of officers took place.
Brothers MAC live, Cook, and Neale were chosen
auditors; the secretary and treasurer continue in office;
Cll. Bro. Whicker was re-elected ; Bro. Mac Ilvie sras
elected B.C.R. ; Bro. Cluelilock, S.W. ; Bro. I/avidge,
J.W. ; Bro. Bunion, 8.11. : Bro. Arthur, J.B.
" GUNPOWDER TRURO' AND PLO?. —Although Protes-
tant feeling may lie cooling where it ought to he warmest,
the instinct, of 'our boys" kept up the remembrance of
the great Papist conspiracy, and as they could not have
their fun on Similay night, the next westing was enlivened
though in rather a mild way. A real "guy" WY borne
by some enthusiasts through the streets, amid the shouts
of a small crowd, and a bonfire being lighted the Mary
was soon burnt, the younmiters rejoicing round the flames.
A tarbarrel or two were burnt on the road leading to the
gashouse, and others on the sands. and • few fireworks
were let off there and in the town ;hut the most excitable
Of OUT "choice spirits" had gone either to Dorchester or
to Portland, and the pilicemen. who were actively on the
watch, were able to restrain everything within the hounds
it moderation.
'NZ MAYOR'S FAREWELL TO THZ BENCIL—At the con'
elusion of the business before the Borough magistrates at
their meeting on Tuesday Lad. the Mayor (Mr. G. B.
Welsfonl)ssid :—Mr. Arden, as this is the last time I may
have the honour of sitting here as chief magistrate, I
wish, on this the completion of My second year of office,
to return to vou my best thanks for the kind attention
you have always glean to your duties, an-I the great
assistance you Lave alwaye been ready to give me and
also to my brother magistrates, during the thno I have
bold the office. I also thank the officers of the court for
tho way in which they bare discharged their dutios, and
the police for the satisfactory way or all occasions in
which they have appeared in court and given their
evidence, not wishing unduly to press against the
prisoners, nor from fear or any other reasan wishing to
withhold any evidence which may have been brought
forward. It is true that tinder the Act of Parliament it
Is directed that I abould continuo to l-e a magistrate of
this Bench fir another year ; but with the ninny somd
magistrates st high this borough has the happiness of
baying, I think there will lie no necessity for no, to
discharge this office, though if there should be anything
occurring which may soma to require it, 1
appear on the Bench ; still I have no present intention of
doing so. It is my present opinion, ao a magistrate, that
I should not be justified in appearing before you, my
brother magistrates, in th.tt other capacity in which I
have had the honour now, for so many yearn, of appearing
before you.—Mr. Arden begged to thank the Mayor for
the kind way in which he liml expressed his sense of the
way he (Mr. Arden) had performed his duties. If it had
mat his worship's approbation he could only say the
pleasant feeling and urbanity he had received from the
Bench had made his task much more plemant than it j
would otherwiet hays been. —Supt. Vickery expressed his I
thanks iin behalf id the police for the way in which the j
Mayor bad always supported them ; they hail hail every I
assistance his worship could possibly render, and on their
behalf and his own he felt much obliged, and returned his j
sincere thanks.
A Docron's Tiontromr To Testrottusn —On Friday
evening last, • meeting was held at St. Mary's schoolroom,
when Dr. R. Collonotte, of Gliernsey. La Cl'.. II R
L a.s., delivered an address on Personal and Professional
Experience in the total disuse of intoxicating drinks, in
health and climax, for 3fi years —Dr. V. Lush, of Way-
mouth, was announced to preside, but that gentleman '
not appear, and Dr. Colisnette was accompanied on the
platform by the Rev. E. Bolton and, Mr. Glover. —Thc Rev. '
E. Bolton, the chairruan. reminded his audience that at
the recent district meeting f the British Medical Associ-
ation, Dr. Aldridge, of Dorchester, spoke on the use of
alcohol, and warned the medical profession of their
responsibility In prescribing it —Dr. Collenette then gave ,
a laaathy lecture, in which, although he had been first
taught that alcoholic drinks were valuable as food and
physic, he showed that his opinion had been totally
altered, and that he now believed them utterly amisai
and inluriodh, and this had been supported by lila expert.
enoe for years. To give • mother nursing her Infant In
texhiagng drinks he called • silly, stupid notion, susd said
it we/ never intended that infants' food should be
Crancandw polluted by the foul trash. Ile next arguedirah ine must be fictitious, being made up, so
that rare and unadulterated wines seldom reach the
-shores of England. Dealing with alcohol in disease h
•conrldered it melees and hurtful in typhoid and typhus
levers, ensalbpox, carbuncles, abscesses, fioodiuga
delirium treeseas, gent, or rheumatic gout, in
operation'. In a PZeZ which used to spend L'loo a
ar for iat,3vicaillag drinks, he had reduced to £l4 average
_•••;=.,.,. for is roam Inductile:hats on the offiftne tables,
an" ruie „maid average of had declined fmin 31,
the number previous to his appointment, to 23. Ile urged
his audience, if they valued their haePinces, strength,
health, life—to banish from their tables, their homes, thoir
sick rooms,. *eery drop of intorlosting drink, or they
would produce Wiwi not weakness not
..mmirta. gam., na• health„ tatrtsilf&—The Chair-
man also spoke, and alter • Toted thanks to the lecturer,
Ike ineettnd was concluded with the benedictions, and a
velleetioa at the door.

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