The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-18 00:00:00

BLAB DFOR D.

CHRISTMAS EIOLIDATL—Tbe tradesmen of this
town have, r on former 000riona, agreed to close
their repel on the day after Christmas-day, in order
that their reistante might have time to visit their
homes to spend Christmas with their friends.
EDUCATIONAL.--Th• COOHRittile of Council OD
Education of the Science and Art Department,
South Kensington Museum, have awarded a teacher's
certificate of the third degree, in physical geography,
to Mr. James Payne, jun., of this town, teacher of
the science ohm at the Working Man's Club.
Bottooon Potica, December leth.—Before the
Mayor and W. C. Mecham, Esq.—William Anise,
formerly of Chariton, who stated he was 66 yore of age,
was brought up hi custody charged with vagrancy, and
also with resisting the polies in the mention of their
duty. It appeared from • written document in
prisoner's premsion that for many yean peat he ha,
lived by bag, and has visited most of the principal
towns in En-gland and Sootland. The present charge
arose from the annoyance he gave to several of the
tradesmen in the town by calling upon them with a
paper purportiog to be from the Lord Portman. com-
mending his oar to their sympathy. The °ridere
given was as follows :—Elisabeth Loader, widow, said :
I was at Mr. Grove's yesterday. about • quarter-par
ten the prisoner came to the house. I answered the
gw. Bogged roe to take the paper with a framed
certifiers to Mr. Groves. to ask him to relieve
He knew Mr. Groves and his family very well. He said
he was to get some money to buy • dog.—Kate
Loader said :I am servant to Mr. Groves. I took the
paper from the former wirer to Mr. Groves, who did
not rebore him. I gave the paper beak to the prisoner,
who said he would not oak if he was not obliged. He
had lost his dog and rated to get another if he amid
only. get the money. He then are& me if I could give
him. halfpenny, which I refused to do. He then
asked for a match or two.—Prisoner said what the
Youn!Firi stated wee quite trise.—Committed for one
month s hard laboer.—He was then further charged
with resisting the poliee.—P.O. Seaviour said, in con-
sequence of the numerous complaints from the trades-
men of the !Own, he, with P.C. Moore, charged the pm-i.
- his

weer with begging, 'and asked him' for
petition. They took him iuto custody when he
very mush, and said he would smash their brains out.
This be said severed time. and struggled violently.
When they got his into the look-op they endeavorwed
to want, him. He threatened them if they toadied
him lie would smash their hulas out. His lawnse
wee very violent. He said be would be bonged for them
as soon as he got mit, sad also tlusaMmid to fire the
pkoo._p,c. Moors corroborated hi. brother *onside's'.
statement, and added that the prisoner was very violent
all night He visited him between 12 and 1 °Week,
and he then threatened if he (the constable) did not
give him some tobacco he would fire the plus; and
threw some lighted matches About, which he bad managed
to secret on his person when they searebed.—Mermer
on this change was senteneed to two moath's /slalom'
mint with he d labour.

CUlllaTelas Lecruite or Tint Women Mime ctn.. —A• Christmu Cattle Shows are all the sad cheistuumepenial ties everywhere in preperetio";
tleie
spirited egnadiord Working klea's flub he: thought themselves of having a grand °Mope of
their own. For this Po'Pows thee ...gaged the
handsome Gore Exchange, which h•dde 010,1,5etee4
the Two Hall which holde only 100
Mr. Malone Fife to &heir hie lecture OD
C alja Lie 'iii.," sir* ta.s,
his ase .n ; they engaged ho acc •uip. wand .ir
Mu. Ktwmilit, and her Piohuti choir. with IA:, „.
lieulsr Lfriolot iy's) to 0.1,1
u,etched in the country and last, nut kw,
artier d ii," cousitenatim•rag president on Um
rif one of the nest popular tenth:moo of the count.;
—Colonel Meuse!, of Langton Lodge, nor did it.
spare givi..g puldieity by imadhill, placard, sow' and advertisement, to the announceinuet
*hat was about to come off; and with 'be, of assuring success, it might have Mee
impsated that in so aristocratic) a seighlwarlssi
the upper one (we do not my ten) di,s.
sand might for once have condescended to pee ti,s
working men a "benefit." Rot d they made ess
mistake—we have no doubt of the ~.,.jdupoetea
of the gentry and clew t .wa•de the end'
classes, only they do not like •heis t , psy
e 1!
biting it—and the committee follow inginadvertectly
, the prLeederit of awned the Christmas carol looter,.
which wcre then got op •oily for charitable pius,aa.
fixed the prioes somewhat too high for the
attached by the latter clears to • s kies
men's entertainmenta. Accordingly there om
a single clergyman of the neighbourhood present.
altboodS the lecture end the music were meetly of
sacred „eder ; and the onli one who even thought Et
to apologise for absents, of all who received Cirethri,
es.. the lie, Mr. Quirk, who, with some of In. With-,
certainly makes a point of attending every one et
these working men's entertainments, awl th. Nad,
ings, which are cheap, are always crowded to the
door. We do not make them remarlui under Me
slightest feeling of disappointment, because the Cum
Exchange on Friday evening WU after all insrespectfully occupied by an audience of the most
complimentary and attentive kind that any lecturer
could desire. CoL Mengel took the chair at tiO.ChiCk,
and introduced Mr. Fyfe and the filandford
rnion, under Mrs. Edwards, who presided at ue,
harmooiusu and played an introductory vpniphony
the discourse,uree. Tbe lecturer then discussed us,
origin ofpaal
imodyper .e,mc
and hymnody yin the chard,
wyke, .d oproshowed
how
ow
ecclesiamical chants of Christmas have towed feat
the earliest use of the church tunes of St. Ambrose
and sr,. G•sgory. The illustrations commesord
with the street carol "Christie/is Awake "arieutheg,.
log the common character of a Christrtis Carol; Let
reverting to the Ti Deum Ambroanui and T. beim
Gregorian, in contrast to these, next troweled
lath century Portages* Hymn ; then the :oh
century hymn of Charlemagne; and the aogeLs'soog ID
Ell's:date Gloria, which elicited iltltnelill• approbation
The ancient introit for Christmas-day, "A child g
born unto us," also commanded great adrateatioa. The
popular =rule "Christ was born on Chnetema Day"
(Swedish), "God rest ye merry Gentlemen." and the
beautiful version of it in the minor, "ne yap,
and Child" (the Christian Knowledge Society's), ere
also *snide received • so also were "The Golds'
carol" and Orlando Gibbon's magnificent coropoincti
As on the night before the bloused more." The
extraordinary rendering of the aolo in the " Firs
noel" evoked an irresistible encore. The grand old
carol of "The Braes Head," with its old monastic
Latin chorus, was entrusted by Mrs. Edwards with
great judgment to three different voices in the three
solo verses, and as well as "The Boar is Dead'
(The Oxford Christmas grace,), went off with
much eclat. The finale was liendelegehns
" Hark, the Herald Angels sing." Colonel %noel
closed the proceedings shortly after ten o'clock by
conveying to Mr. Fyfe the thanks of the meeting
for his lecture, and the same to Mrs. Edwards and
the choir for their admirable services; observing that
he had been informed by the lecturer, who had had the
mimic of these carols performed in many prase( the
country, that be bad never on any 00311/tol2 had the
illustrations to his lecture better done. This state.
merit Mr. Fyfe folly endorsed in proposing • vote of
thanks to Colonel Mengel for his indium in taking
the chair, which the gallant colonel having suitably
acknowledged, the audience separated apparently
highly gratified with the resoltis of the evening.