The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-06-03 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH

Sotto anb pints.

o FROM TIIE COUNTV TOWN TO PORTLAND.

Happy Dorchester ! surrounded by the estate of a
Royal and improving Landlord, who is never in danger
of being hard up for "Ten thousand a year" is a trifle
to hint, seeing that ‘65,000 I nl,l goes into his little
purse from one source. how happy arc the tenants
to receive back £2O per cent. for three years, dating
back from Michaelmas

Is such liberality on a large scale to be expected in
all the dealings of he Duchy of Cornwall, or must we ex-
pect the Royal Duke to do his alms so in secret that he
lets not his right hand know what his left hand doeth ?
When those lovely trees were cut down from the
Beggars' Keep, and dust-brush saplings planted there,
we were led to expect a row of commodious houses for
the inhabitants ,4 Dorchester, between the new path
and the Fair-field. Some of us would be glad to see
rather more of those houses than some hundred of
load of bricks and a few pegs in the ground. And now
they talk of cutting down the last clump to complete
the path, as if the footpath could not be otherwise
finished. How would it he to continue the footway
diagonally at the back of the clump till it cuts the
raised path, leading in front of Hr. Gay's fast-being-
finished villaa ? The picturesque trees would be pre-
served, and the path might be made beautiful enough
for a Lovers' Walk.

Before I hasten to the lisilwarstation. let me lyite
the matcliless display In the South Walks. At this
time of tbe year the wax-like spikes of fairy cups, held
up like myriads of porcelain epergnes, would tempt
me to stay, only I must get some minutes earlier to
the Came-road station, since the South-Western
authorities took it lots their heads to improve their
station backwards by giving Us • longer journey to
reach the down train, and a more exposed waiting
place. The courtesy of the officials is our only
comfort, while we are wishing • bunch of Directors
could be made to take the journey every day.
As I rattled by Broadwey, • voice seemed to come
from the new junction about to be—" Oh! millionaires
of the South of England, don't wind ',our money to
Egypt or Turkey, and be 'dished' out of interest and
principal, nor lay it out on Peruvian platforms, to be
smashed up by Chilian bombardments, but take away
the reproach from this handy little railway, and let it
be no more said that the c mtractors seem so particu-
larly fond of the first field that they are long getting
out,

Weymouth lithe prettiest place In all the world till
you have seen some other, and then you wonder why
the inhabitants are so fond of neutral tints that even
the front id their King's Statue is devoted to a desert
of macadam or mud. I dreamt the Town Clerk was a
man of choice taste in horticulture, that it, bankers
lived out in corny retreats, embawered in ft were. that
some of it. magistrates luxuriated "potnlia sub
telmiris pyri," picking the delicious pears with band+
made moderately firm by gentlemanly gardening toil,
—that some of its Councillors grew such a wealth of
sapphire and amethyst in their graperies, as might
rival France,—l dreamt that its Aldermen bad treasure+
of camellia, loved so much that they seldom appeared
without one in the button-hole,—and I dreamt that
the only rival to Weymouth was drawing " all the
blue bonnets' over the border," to look at the lovely
public ga -dew and squares. But I turned wearily
from the ever-brown of the street• to the ever-brown
of the Esplanade, the blue (rather dingy in wet
weather) of the sea, the white of the chalk cliffs, and
wished that • bit of that verdure on the Nothe could
be transplanted in front of the Royal-terrace, and set
with floral game. Yet, even now I remember my
dream, and cannot believe that my faitii in the taste
of Weymouth'e representatives, and my percepti in of
her rival's attraction, was altogether false.

11th. smoke-shafts of the Worth are guiltless of
cloud 4, and the tall chimneys of Lancashire threaten
to reams their vomiting, Hope-square is still at it, and
at it again. Another new chimney rises amid the
group of shaft., fast growing to a forest. ke powers
of Bacchus, how they do drink
'Tens at Portland where "love in a c Atage " used
to be so fearlesa that doors were not bolted at nicht ;
but the husband returning from the quarry did as they
used to in the time of Solomon's Soar; he put in hi.
hand through the hole of the door, and let himself in
by the latch. But how can home-keeping husband
-
love manage without • cottage at all ?

She was tired of two housakeepicgs, and wanted
to join her lord and love. Modest was the demand—
" Only • 1:20 house, dear." But where can we find
such t let in Portland?

Fortunately, the railw.iy trains run frequently to
Weymouth, and so wife and children can take their
pleasure by the ssaeide, while the lord and master
talks to others on the side of the bill. Londoners say
those couples love the most of whom "Absence makes
the heart grow fonder," when the lady is at a suburban
villa, and the gentleman works the best part of the day
In the city. And then there is that Cogan-1y line of
steamers, which can always find "The Husbands'
Boat."

Plenty of stone. plenty of lend, plenty of masons
out of work—how is it that with all these Kimberlin,
should be faint, live out of the Island, or put up with
part of • house?

Dot ut on to bop.bditmore."

Had the poet this year's mackerel fishing in his poet°.
prophetic eye The mackerel are big and fat, but,
iii I only a little more numerous than Last scanty year,
and how long it seems likely to be before we see the
West Bay very much quieted with the oily " glait "of
a giant shoal, well caught
Rubbing his eyes, he could not see the station-ary
light the other night. All bis preparations for the
journey, in threes of gin and sixes of old cognac, could
not reveal to him that lamp, burning in calm steadi-
ness, to light the way to the train. There were two
fgpies fagmi that looked like station Lamps; but they
danced about so provokingly, and to make it worse
the ground, just there strewed with pebbles, rose
suddenly and hit him in the face, and then for a second
he saw a light.

"Ah " said he, "there's the same old smell, I can
find my way by my noes to the station! Ah ! pool
those drains I " And, scenting unwillingly the laden
air. he plodded on like a foxhound, nose to ground.
and arrived at the outfall into the Mere. He is think-
ing of writing to the local paper, urging that gasworks
ought always to manufacture sulphate.

Not even the beet of COMs. equal to Eppe's or
Cadbury's Kueenoe, could antic* me willingly to be •
hoard-and-lodger at that Grand Government Natab-
liniment on the hill, unless I could be sure I shouldn't
have for my bench companion a fellow who would try
his chisels on the walls of my mortal frame. I'd
rather be in strata outside—Keaton Straits.

The sunny South and his merry Boscawen boys just
helped to keen us alive till our old friend the Warrior
came back. We hoped for a moment that the Fleet
might then soon visit Portland ; for the um ahone out,
the slopes of the Verne were gold and green, and had
the Thunderer and the Minotaur put in just then, the
tare needn't have been afraid of the Admiralty's terror
—"wet sails."
Means.

Tams Atrzassions. Several alterations in the
Great Western time tables for June are detailed in
our advertising columns.
Tai Ours or Ma. Jrarr, so long chief officer
here, will be mourned by more than eves the sea-
faring claims with whom he was specially connected.
Mr. Jeatt was courteous at the same time as he was
hearty and thorough—a genuine specimen of England's
most valuable sous.

Licrogs.—lt Ii announced that a lecture will be
deliveied at the Royal Hotel Aieembly Rooms, on
Thursday next, by Mr. H. Edwards, M.P., upon
" Cyprus," which will be illustrated by views of the
Island, recently brought home by Mr. Henry
Edwards. The chair will be taken by the Worshipful
the Mayor (Mx. G. E. Eliot.)

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derpecialud—uThethleybed".dailadinnagt,Noan: remifbethertseythanebeyd
I are by no means bad eating. After the first few weeks
are pawed in the society of the parent bird, means
should be taken to separat, them. A plentiful supply
of green food, eepecly the young oprotits of the
above-mentioned seed, which at that period of the
year will be just about growing, is absolutely
necessary, and barley will be also greedily devoured.
I have reared cygnista on small maize alone—it is
advisable to leave it, however, till almost soft. About
three years are necessary to mature the swan, and if
it has been fed on grain and assorted green food, its
flesh at this period eats more like that of the goose
than of the wild bird, which is commonly very dark
In colour, and rank to the taste. Of me I need
hardly remind the reader that, notwithcsadista this,
is am been greatly estinalad as "fit to set Wore a
am" is oompati with sturgeon and imah royal pm'.
—ram dig Lin Noce Journal.

Ti Fru BataAns.—On Wednesday a number of
the polioe went out fr practice, with the pipet, fire-
ladders, Ice. The ladders were, placed against the corn
stores, close t . the bridge, a very high building.
Several of the men went up into the third story, and,
having put the bol: around their waists, let themsek es
down, as an iiinstration of the great servicesidel,'S
,of those simple means a escape in time of fire. T e
pipes. and hydrants were alaJ fixed, and some good
practice was gone through. The men were out
altogether about two hours, end seemed to take very
well to the work beina, of courts, un ler the auperin-
tendence of Mr. Vickery. There will be practice f..r
several days until all the men have had experience in
the work.

THEATRI ROTAL.— kn unusual bodiet of attractions
are in store for the Whitafin holidays at the above
Temple of Thespia,Mr. and Mrs. (1. Ware in their draw-
ing-room ent,itaiument, with Miss Annie Wilalry's
Blue Beard comic opera, combination, and other
variety artistrs, who sill make their first dced nie
a Weyna ,utli ati,iienie on Whit-Nlouriay. The
°plainos of the Plow in the Channel Irlitails have
been most enthusiastic, and their criticimas of these
versatile artiates' abitities, and as their 447 ie but •
short one, compared with other towns, we say- -"Stay
not upon the order of your going, but go at once."—
Our old and favourite manager, Mr. Frederick Neel"
and his Bath company, appear by request on
June 16th, and a strong bill of fare will be dished
up in rapid succession,

SHIPPING NNW& A Plira'i : EMprIPUI. Cowin
Alum Bay, passenger"
South of Ireland, Pearn,
Cherbourg, general; Brighton, Valle, .Jersey and
Guarnisy, general; Transit, Robinson, Bournemouth,
passenger* ; Premier, liowerin,r, Bournew'"lthr
passengers • Vulture. Blampied, Cherbourg, general ;
Seel. Pike , 'Note. nil; l'earle, Squitt, Lymington, nit;
Courier, Cole, Sea, oysters; Gloat Western, Peru,
Milford, nil; Aqtila, Fisher. Jersey and Gueresey,
general ; Ambush Packet, Willi one, l'ort Madoe,
el des ; Etnprese, Comm., Torquay. Pswoeugen•—„
bealiege ail Mary, Wth.los t'sas
o.zoline. Weeds. Sea, nil ; Jack Tar, L iuch, Sea. nil;
Vulture, Painter, Cherbourg, general ;
Flisher, Jersey and Guernsey, general; Etoprres,
ui Csine, Alum B J Bay,; poisengers ; ane Joiiee. dimes.
Beidport, wheat; Little Dose, liellaway, Poole, beer;
Transit, Bohannon, Bournemouth, passiell4ero; Premier,
Itimering, Bouruenuarh, passe:l4er' ; Seal, Pike,
Poole. nil; F.dle, Guerneee al Jersey,
general; South id Ireland, Yearn, Cheri onirg, gent rah
r;wpreas, C wens, Torquay, paesengera ; Pearl, Squib.),
cruising, passengers.
11010CGH POLICE. llonday.—lkdore Dr. Draw (Chair.
! man). Mr. H. Haggett. and Mr. B. Hopkins.

V•OlLINCT.—Robert 04bonte, a very dirty 4 °krill: follow,
was brought up cnargeo inith unlawfully breassing his
clothes in Weymouth Union, this morning. Mark
liansoine, the porter, went into the ward o ith the does.
daut's breakfast, and found ha had destroyed his trough.;
start, and boots. His isnit• o wk.'s away trout him,
so he must have done it with his hands and teeth.—
Sept. Vickery sabl the luso went for his ticket between
eight and nine ) esterilay evening. He told him ha risme
from Liverpool, being, as Ise said, • native of that piece.
HI. boots were bad, it was true!, but eert duly not so had
se be had OCIC II some. His trousers too were not part co
larly out of the way, he had 112011• great many worse.-28
days' hard labour.

Soltoton Poufs, Tuesdly,—Before Mr. J. MlHeirs
(chstrivau), Mr. ft. Kagaittt, &Ir. J. Robertson, and Mr. .1.
E. }Cohens.
Tug Lan Casff.—Maryorel Lep was again summoned
hrher huabantl, but, beton, preferring the charge, Mr.
oward. who appeared tor Mon.. Lye, said if the
defendont would promise to keep easy from her husbano.
he would ask the inagistrAtzs to adjourn the case for a
month • and the daendant baying made the required
promise, the case Was aCCOrditLAII adjourned.
Ad Oto Orramogit —Redeem Dryer was charged with
offering crabs for sale miler thou in the WeYulouth
Market House, aid not peeeessins the neceiwary ticket,—
The case was proved by PC. Bartlett, who saw the
defendant hawking crabs in two baskets, at Coburg-placo,
Melcombe Regth on the 211 ch mat. She was calling them
from house to house. He asked her fir her tookets. Sees
said she had theta and a lot more besides. \Mimic t ,14
her be did not it ant the others, be only wanted the tickets
fur that day. She then took out one. and said she bad lost
the ether. She ought to have heel two—one for each
basket. He went to ascertain if she had taken out two,
but found that she had only takeu one. —The defendant
admitted she lied only taken out one ticket, but said she
was only hawking out of one beaked. She bad pat two or
three crabs in the other basket, as she thought she wai
going boom—The Cdairman told the defendant it was
no use for ter to pleol ignorance. She knew elm ought
ti have taken out teo ticket.. She was an old .ITender
and would be tined 5. WWI 51. costs, and if she a: ma
appeared before the li.nch, they would in aft pitmability
double Use due.

I.E'3—john Daridr was summoned for lwing
&twit .42 Illurclay I. w 114th,truot. P.C. K kW,
yrtl.uffelac....and Liao defand.inc Rai tnod .wd