The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-08-21 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Tug SUItrACII DIAISAGI WORM—Meelwo. Judy
have • large number if men employed, and the work
is proeressing well. Du ing the excavation in High
West-street. near Trinity Church, • quantity of
human remains was turned up.
Tim LONDON aNti 4oCTH WeeTERN
The Hoe. Ralph IL Duttou,tbe chair...tato his address
to the proprietor. on Therm lay, endeavoured (remarks
HerepotA) to soimileister cou.olation for • reduced
dividend by stating that all the railway. south of the
Thames had had to pay lees. In February last, seen
excuse for not paying a larger return, Sir. Matto)
addemed • somewhat similar comparia.n, but in that
cam he made • mistake. In the present instance,
however, there is no denying that tise half year has
own a had one, eapecially for the southern line, and
we suppose the South• Western, did it pewees even •
more favourable history of late year., must share the
general lot. We have already commented on the
accounts, and have now nothing to add as to the
rosetlng, except that nobody seemed I, nod°e the easy
way in whieh the heavy working expenditure wag
referred to. It amounts to no less than 5520 per
:tit&violet 5745 lest year I The average of the
cottlatry last year was 52.
AltlaalliT.—At the Shirohall on Monday, before
uoiceet Bingham an I Captain Memel, James Moran
sag Maria Moran, tramps, were charged with assault-
ing Mart Kinchinstou, nurse to Mr.. Buckle, of ,
Morey Rector?, on the 11th inst. Complainant I
elated that she Was out for • walk with Mrs. Buckle's
baby, and in company with Ulu it, gore, and saw
misoners quarrelling and using very bad language.
The woman sat down by the side if the road, and the
Kean went on. C onplaiaant met P.C. Matcharn mid
spoke to him. Toe women then came on wing
&beidee language towards her (complainant), and
threatened to do for her. She afterwards foilowed
them and wiped them of telling the policeman to lay
wait for her and her hushaud. She (omplainant) said
If she did not take care the policeman would have her,
and she then etruck her with her fists. and, taking the
umbrella from the perambulator, beat her with that
berms the haud, using dreadful laiiguage, and again
threatening to do for her ant her friend. The man
then came up, pirate I the woman aaile, and struck
her (complainant) with hi. ti.t on the eide of her head.
almost stunning her. 11th pris web ii liquor.
L mhos Roger., who warn w.th the complonant at the
time in question corrob irate I her evid •uce. E [win
Harris, baker, Broadwae, wee also c ‘ll.l, ac,l deposed
to seeing the male primmer strike the complainant and
pull his wits away from her. P.C. Metcham staled
b• took prisoners into custody on Saturday afternoon.
He charged them with an samult, an 1 they said it wee
lies, and used abusive language. Both prisoner*
nwegge the constable, and be had to call assistance.
Prisoners were sentenced to • month's Imprisonment
with hard labour.
Fomerroue HIGH COURT MIMS° at I.IIRXINGRAL
—Ls tide important gathering last week the moist
prominent question was that relating to superannun.
time of members, and la the discussion Bro. Shergold,
of Dorchester, took • prominent part. It will he
remembered the Hight Court., at Weymouth, lest year,
glutei • committee to draw up rules and report.
were peemated, and were at the most compre•
beelike character. Their adoption was moved by Bro.
Sq_uires. and seconded by Bro. Ridley. Bro. J. Sher.
wad proposedee an amendment that the report of the
Superannuatioa Committee be not considered as •
wholeo but that the draft rules be taken separately
end each rule be proposed separately. The reason he
moved this amendment, he said, was because be
believed there was • great deal in tbe draft rules that
would not be beneficial to the Order if carried as •
whole. He regarded snperannuation as one id the
finest schemes that the Order c uudertake. It wea
desirable, however, that it should he properly coa-
adao and formed upon a firmer basis. Bro. Squire
euplalased that his remlution was to the effect that the
incoming Exectitlye Council should attend tr the
matter bail report to the next meeting. Bro. Shergold
seed that it •ppeared to him that it they • lopt,l the
rep et se a whole, they would aeopt the draft rules
which would have to be altered next year. Bra
Holmdel said the committee did not ask the meeting to
adopt the appenele, but to conaider that between the
present and the text meeting. Bro. Shergold
ultimately withdrew his amen inept. The discussion
was continued for • long time, and vontusam.n l-
atent. were put an I lost, a-i,i utimatety the rep-rt
the committee was whored, the result b.ing that it
will be al lestruction to the inc mint Executive
Council to pr-'pare the neceesery alerdi ,n. in the
goner.. I law., and ',ohmic the • ono t' the neat High
Court meeting, which will be held e•
IMaralic Pomona...ace.. Mr. dobn Chide'.
Olympic Company performed at the Town li, I on
Yonder, Tuesday, and Vfedlieelay evening., before
Urge all appreciative audience.. The company per-
form almost exclusively at t ,wrie la,ge enough to
peewees a theatre, or halls where scenery and the usual
requisite. are at hand ; consequently they do not retry
them necessaries of theatrical ,ife on th.ir tour. Tills
difficulty, boweerr, was effectually surmounted by Mr.
Kohineon, who erected • capital striae, Mr. S.
Coat excellent drop-scene being lent for the occasion.
01 coarse the want of appropriate scenery militated
greatly agaimit the success of the plsys " Moth." and
o Canaille," which depend no largely on the st ere mr.
romadinge for their doe effect. sail. h ith pionee were
admirabliTerzerformed. and did much credit to
se the
veral performers, who laboured under the trying
circumstances we have stated. On Monday night
" Moths" woe performed. It is • good adaptation of
Calda's (lemono novel, and though the text which
pedals the moral and adorns the tale I. at Sin, rather
obleetionable to the ears of many country.plav4oera.
it Is • cleverly constructed piece, and very ffective
in the hands of good representatives. Thr3 character
of the play is undoubtedly the Yeah' lady
Foebaia Lamb. and it received vary a,4e treatment at
the hen Is of Mies Jeanie Vernon. • yonea actrew of
pleasing appearance, and with undoubted p rivers in
comedy. Mime Lizzie Tell++, a. the brave-hearted
Van, geined well-earned applause for her admirable
impereonation. The other clisrocters were also well-
eustalned, but Mr. David Honeyaett, as the cruel
Buseian Prince Introit, deserves an especial word of
praise. Taken as a whole, it was an excellent
pod arinacce, and afforded much p!eseure to the
endistioe, which included many officers of the It. ILA.
and Depet, who hail given their patronage.
• ' Candle," hidine.Sarah Bernhardt'a famous character,
was the title i.f the play on Tuemlay, and Iliad Jennie
Vernoa's representation if the 111-starred girl was an
excellent performance, this lady displaying her power,
in pathos as muck as she had done in humour on the
previous evening. Mr. Ylughoott was an admirable
Amazed. The ;Arty was succeeded by the farce
Crowded lloweee.•• Oa Wednesday night "Sloths"
was tweeted.