The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-05-08 00:00:00

Dorsctshirt.

Doacuurar..—New Medical Relief s
special meeting of the Dorchester Board o( Guards
s&tosday last, on the motion of W Miacn Marifield,
awl seconded 13y Levi Groves, it lima unani.
monsly resolved, "That, without being averse, to
any alteranin that may be made with a view to an
improvement in the present eyolses or remuneration
to P.sic Law anrilical officers, this Board are of
opinion that the Bill intnalooed into the Ronne of
Commons entitled "The Poor Law Medical Rohe!'
Bill" cristains most ohjictionahie and injorions pr°.
visions calculated to impede the well working of the
Poor Law : —That this Board do petition the House
of Commons against the said Bill, and that the
o ,oety ambers be requested to suppor% the prayer
thereof.

Uffszirrimi. A private belonging to the 9th
Lancers, stationed at nor barnteka, deserted oa
Tuesday Ladle plain clothes,

_
-pours- -Edward Toleot, of Here Regis, was ch•lrged
'before the Mayor on Wedtemday, the god inst., with
bring drunk and sleeping in a wagon beloyitng to Mr.
Upammili, opposite the Clown Inn. He veld hia bud-
/mei at lanehmter was to look for work. He had been
pwaieusly charged beton: the County Magistrates for •
smailar offence, and the Mayor thought a fortnight's
grard labour might prove beneAcial to hini.--Jase
whore friends ',side at Weymouth, was also
.charged by P.C. 'it olli with having in residence bet
visibk inean• of aoloistence. lie found her ender Mr.
h” rick at Pordington, bnt for the lavt fortnight
she hod lo•Iged at. various public housed and left without
paying. ttho wea oneouitted for a fortnight,. and the
Uniof directed Sept- Poancy to see that 'be was sent
home to Weyinoeih to bez fries& on leaving gaol.
Wei-mot:1-n. —The inhabitants of this delightful
watetlog Place. ant wow setting their houses in
pager by paperg, painting, and whitewashing for
mg season. At present our visitors are
g.w, b. as wenn weather is setting in. we may
lope speedisy to see the town rapidly filling. The
faigomiug are amongst the most recent arrivals :
Mr. and Mrs. Caillard and family, 9. Victoria-
; Major and Mrs. Wood and Miss H. Graseett,
11, Maya' crescent; Mrs. Worthington and Mr.
'Worthington, V, Cloticester-row • Mr. and Mrs.
Goldox and family, Johnetiewitsrow ; Mrs.
London and Miss Canute. 6, Charlotte•row ; Mr.
Malcolm, I. Clarence-buildings ; Mr. and Mrs. Jay,
Pultney-buildings ; Mrs. Phabyn and family, I,
Bank•lmililings ; and Mr. Hawthorne and family, 9,
Pultnerbeuldings.
Rine Count.-- On Monday afternoon the Wey-
mouth, or sth Dorset Ride Corps, having been
accepted by Her Majesty, were sworn in by the
Mayor. There were also on the bench W. Symonds,
Di., Major Steward, John Trenchard, Esq., Captain
Prowls, Major Frampton, Rev. Mr. Addison, and F.
Ayliug, Esq. Sixty-one took the oath of allegiance
and signed tie articles of enrollment, but a large
number who had attended the drills and had given
is their names to join the corps did not come for-
ward- After the oath of allegiance, ac., had been
taken, the corps proceeded to fill up the vacancies
and to nominate two officers on the promotion of
Meier Steward and the retirement of R.. if. Eliot,
W. H. P. Weston, Esq., was nominated
captain, C. B. Welsford. EN., Lieutenant, John
Tkreaber, jun., Ea' 41., of Upwey, Ensign, and Dr.
Lithgew and hr. H. Tizard, hon. surgeons.
Mr. Coalmine and Mr. Russell were appointed on
'Me e simian in the roots of Mr. Hibbe & Mr. Talbot.
A wow of thanks was accorded to Major Steward for
Ms past services, and that gentleman, in acknow-
;edging the compliment, informed the corps that he
would at all times be happy to render them what
eminence might lie in his power. Cheers were
given for the new officers nominated, and the coon.
pas separated._ •
_ _

•
1% 1,41.1[1' A Hon' IftssioNs.—On Sunday last
two powerful and impreastee sermons were preached
in the Wesleyan Chapel by the Rev. J. Gilbert.
if Poole; and no Monday evening a public meeting
nes held in the above chapel, when the chair warn
token by Mr. Anderson, and addreswm were deli-
vered by the Reeds. U. Cooke, S. Beard, J. Gilbert.
and Mr. It.%ggett. There was a larger attend-
ance than no former years. At the clime of each
service, collections were made in support of the
Wesleyan Home Missions.

Bniintil.ll Firm Sssmusit, Tuesday.— Before the
Mayer, J. Arhus, J. A. Devataisk M. Cottrell, and
ta:hot. Ears.
(311.,TILUCTING TAZ Sritrin. --Jahn Layer was SUM•
atoned for losving a nijiutcart in the streets longer than
as. necessary on the :Nth April. Defendant di4 not
attend, and the service of the summons at defendant's
shop was prove.? by P.C. Mc Idelon.-I'.C. Marsh said
that he saw the attendant's cart in Cove-atreet at a
quarter past 12, and it was still there at 4 o'clock when
be came off duty. The parties who loaded it had
funalied at a quarter before 2. It wee leaking very
ranch. Anothcr witness stated that he maw the cart
viwre at 6 "'dock. It was hired by Jowph Clark and
others, but defendant had the taking of the cart to the
spot, and the taking of it away. Fined U. and ousts

PORT OM I ROBRFRT. Edward Brineley, letter
carrier between Weymouth and Portland, was brought
up in custody on the charge of stealing • letter con-
taining two hallsovereiges red 12 ramp stamps, the
polerty of the Postmaster General. Thomas Jeffrey
mut I am one of the travelling inspectors from the
General Post-office. There have been very many com-
plaints respecting the lons of letters at the Weymouth
Pniit-ellee. We have received no ler than 144 com-
Hands during the last nine month.. In consequence of
this. I was rut down here. I arrived on Friday
let and made up a letter on Sunday night addressed
"Alexander Mc Lank airman, on board H.M.S. Abou-
kir, Portland or elsewhere," which is the usual address
of seamen's letters. I enclosed two half-sovereigns and
12 postage stamps, all of which I privately marked.
The two mien were placed in the slit of a card and
aftenrards stitched round to prevent their getting out.
I sealed the letter both with the adhesive stamp and
waling wax, and posted the letter in the Weymouth
post office, about half-past ten o'clock at uigh. In due
...urn it should have. reached Caatletown post-office,
Portland, on the following morning. I went to the
Cutletowii poet-oaks on the following morning. se-
e ~,,, panned by Mr. fidbery, and in consequence of in-
formation then refereed we west in search of the pri-
boner. We fonts 1 him between 11 and 12 o'clock at
Wakeham. Mr.. Lidbory fetched loins from the public
house there. I asked hius if his SAW err Brinaley, the
letter currier leAween Weymouth and Portland, and he
said lie wnn; and I then asked him to A. hack into the
public hones. When in the house I red to him, "were
you not en tiuty at Weymouth poet Air this morning,
and diyue, not sort the Portland letters r He answered
"Ye..' I said "did you see anything of • letter ad•
drew id to. Ale:nosier Mc Lend, seaman on board H.M.S.
Aboakir, Portland or elsewhere r He replied that Ise
did not know that he lad seen such a letter. I said,
" melt a letter wan sorted to you, and it would in doe
MIMS mute inn, your hands, what have you done with
.Ar Hereplied that he risould have put it with other
learn for the ship, to be taken to Castletown.
I said " you did not put it with the other
letters for the ship to go to Caelletown, and
will you let us Ste what you have taiisofut you now?' Hethen felt in his pockets and ht out • few
things very reluctantly, and evidently left some things
in, and I said to Mr. Lidbory, " You had better ex-
amine his pockets for him," which that gentleman dad.
He took from him • number of letters and covers of
letters which belonged to other people, 9e. in ether,
one half sovereign, 12 penny costae stamps, and earl-
or other things I said to him "where did you get
that silver from" He replied. "from the post-office
here." I said, " where did you get thane twelve stamper'
He said" they are what I have left out of 2s. worth
which I bought at the poet-offite about • fortnight ago."
Nt. Lidbery said" What poet•offloe ?' and he replied,
"the Weytnouth posit-office." I said, "Where dial
yew get that r He replied, "1 got that
from the crtollioe last Saturday." I then requested
Mr. Lidbury to take the half sovereign in his band, and
examined it in his hand, and knew hem my private
mark that it was one of those which I had enclosed
in the letter addressed to Mc'Leod. I also handed !
llePerinteadent Lidhury some liquid to wet the twelve
"emlei, he did so, and the private mark which 1 bad
put on them became vimble. I thee told the pri-
soner that I could identify the half sovereign as
being or enclosed in the missing letter for Alexander
Yeleed, that I meld also identdy the 12 stamps at also
eucloeed in the ruse letter, and I gave him into
arludy for Menliug the knee. I think there will be
ether chances for other letters found in prisuaer's pee-
..lllll. but I out not prepared to go on with them yet.
Prisoner said he bad no question to ask this witness, and
the ease wan rernauided for • week that the poet office
antlionties may be ouniumuicated with, and for further '
eviden

Po AAAA ND. - The Chan mei Fleet. Her Majesty's
ups Aboukir and Conqueror, in addition to the Wen-
helm,
•are now at anchor in the roads. The Aboukir
came in on Friday evening. and the Conqueror on
Sxbirday, and several other vowels belonging to the
(Amine] fleet are expected shortly.

Bum' Soctrry. —On Wednesday last, the first
public tea meeting in Portland, in connexion with
the British and Foreign Bible Society, took place at
itef.rue. All denominations of professing Chris-
tians on the island were present, and about 520 sat
down to tee together. After partaking of the good
things of this life, a public meeting was hula, when
the Rev. O. Sosarth, M.A., rector of Portland, was
Onllaitoously erected to preside, and midrange*
were delivered by the Rev. H. Jenner, of St. John's
Church, the Rev. S. Beard, Weideyan Minister. the
'"' —liridasso, Bible Christian, and the Rev.
-- Wades, lTruiejtj,. Methodist. Owing to the
meeting of the ('ongtj Aseociation at Bland-
f;ad. the Indepe ant minister was not present.
31e11111g$ of this description, where Protestants of
elI desominations gen meet on one platform, tend
very matenally to cement together in one common
brotherhood those who differ rather in forms of w0r-
,..4"P then is points' of doctrine. Of this meeting we
"Ai* heard bet one opinion expressed by times who
were present—that it was one of the most friendly
and uiteresting meetinsp they SWOT atteuded. -
Sr. Joint's Cuuncn. —Os Sunday Leto WO"' were mierniug and evening, by the Rev. A.
RiO,rli:GActaplain of the prison, and collections
were made for the expenses of the church.
CRARlloolll.—Cosicesi lig the "Jfeaseltoss lamely,"
—O5 Friday sveniaz last the &bore ?amity pee a
meted in the Nagosial deb ecd-reoei (kind!) lest far
the oecasiou by Use wattart reglar), was well attended
hrtt*ectr poetise the loathe' (MAU and the
e tradespeople of the place. The pro-
was well selected, and this performanaion
the whole wee very good. pazsioj,j Mr.
exesslims on the violin. Mira ways
mu* adieus& owneeal Woe, do., and drew forth
Ndwpwas miaow