The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-05-19 00:00:00

FAIRS TO BE HELD IS Ai

Hants.—Christchurch, 30. Wilts.—Salisbury, 2&
Donet.—Broadwiturar, 23. Somerad.—Binegar, 27.

enteral Nem.

A FIT LITING.—" As poor as a church mouse" has
passed into a proverb, but sa there is no rule without
any aneeption, ao it teems there are Some church mice
hotter off than their fellows, for the Laster accolinte of
St. Thomas's Church, at Sunderland, contains the
following remarkable entry :—"To poison for church
mice, 4d. r The ecclesiastical tenants in question have
evidently dropped upon • fat living; when they are too
well off to atorvs, and can only be got rid of by poison.
There are no church rates levied for the support of St.
Thomas's; perhaps that may aocossist for the prosperity
of the piece and It. oecupants.—Nesoccale Okratiele.
HANISH CHILDS'S IN AmmcA.—TLis is one of the
few things in which everybody is interested? Who is
there that has never pondered the problem what shall
be the child's name? As • contribution to this class of
knowledge let us copy from the "Continental" part of
an article on the names that were fashionable with our
forefathers —"On: Lout Ireland a Mr. Crabb named a
chili, • Through •much - tribulation •we enter into- the
kingdom-d. Heaven Crabb! The child went by Use
name of Tribby. Scores of such names could be cited.
The peeegiee of giving long and 011TiOtIll MIMS is not yet
out of date. In Saybrook, Cnoectleut,i,afamil by
the name of Boman, whose children are nUy
named as follows :-1. Jonathan Hubbard Lubbard Lam-
bard Hunk Dan Dank Peter Jacobua Lamy Christian
Boman • 2. Prince Frederick Henry Jowls &wheats
Christian Boman; 3. Queen Caroline Sarah Rogers
Itnhamah Christian Boman; t Charity Freaky, Ruth
Grace Mercy Truth Faith and Hope and Peace Pursue-
11l
- hove -no - more to - do-for-that-will.go-clear-thrcugh
Christian Boman.

Titi MAX OF•OTUENG DIMMICT.-111r. Commissioser
Ferran reports the gratifying fact that over twenty-two
distressed distriote in the North there is • deenses In
the numbers relieved last week OM thine of the prece-
ding amounting to 5,073. while the plasm in white
there was an increase are Ave, and the leareese in them
amounts only to AK At the meeting of the Coated
Committee on Monday, questions connected with the
employment of cotton workmen on public improvements
were brought under the comdderation of the committee
by Etlr James Kay fibutliewerth, and the several mon•
bees reported the works which could be undertakes by
the municipal and other bodies. and the nature of We
legislative or other facilities desirable to encourage and
enable throe public bodies to cony ostt ma works.
The 0001Inittall were of OPilian tbMleho.r for radiany
whim, on desirable public improvensenteomald befoul/
for the chief portico of cotton workmen new ht reiseipt
of relief, if moans to obtain loans for leog Isms at low
rates of intsreeliquid legislative health* ihr seek works
were provided. At Blackburn the oodindia novo-
meat is widely encouraged among the isperatimee. end •
penny subscription was about to be eatiablikeed ler OM
perpose of enabling able-bodied emigrants,* pressed to
Canada, or some of the eolonisa
Bouncer's Pu.ut—To Nervous Anfilsrent—lfgreeesesei. le
called, ha. been add to arise from feel blood or a goal eon-
seloom a bes Use fires Ia the odd, tbs mimeo loolplo
cheered by tan knowledge dm • emote of
will diadems both came mid 01501. Many nen=ernealiM
of long duration hem Worded the most remerkskis rowed=
under them piertrons MTh they bare eughiehrlP
the cevermit druse*ff, ead etradtly ractsbe Wye& no
multhollealidmo• asid beetle after Mama et elesede,
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