The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-04-24 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

TM mato° was bawd as Cam* ock Wad:woodsy
Wet week.

Doaciterria hoe begun to ammo a sumoter.liks
&vein. The beautiful and originate-I chestnut trees
of otir grand welke have pat forth their lovely
green Wyse, and give • of an immense
quatitity bf tflosioco.—L. .

. -
Fonzitat. or tits tart ff. (1 &tont tact
The mortal remains of this deceased patient=
were interred at Cntchill .seterday, on whiob occa-
sion the principal shops in this town were closed
from 12 to two o'clock, end the bell of St. Peter's
was toiled.

DolUart COMITY HOSPITAL —Week aiding April
19.-I..l3l'Juni. admitted, 6; ditto discharged, 5;
out patients sdraitted, 6' • ditto discharged, 3;
,n-patisinte r,wsnlog in luispital, 53; oet•pstlanta
remaining og books, 124 ; accideam, 2 emerpocesa
0 ; dealbri,

Wg understand that a nice entertainment is to be
given this week at the County School, by the pupils.
We WO glad to hew that Mr. A. J. Henn* bus
kindly oonsented to take the musical portion of the
pertormanoe. His affability and musical talrot eli
sure meow at least in this one portion of au
evening's ainneetnent.— L. W.
CORM MI LIMIT, Saturday. —At this day's market
the supply of wheat was larger than tor several
weeks peat. Mott of which found buyers at an
Memo, of gd. to Is. per qr. The menu for malting
barley being nearly over, malting quality was not to
much demand, but for elaid and grinding Lb* demand
was rather active. OW sold in retail at late rates.
SIM MON TO TOM MILITIA—Os %May leA, the
Rey. James Fisher, the rector of Holy Trinity,
reorived the men of the Dorset regiment of militia,
under their adjutant, Major Clapcott, in the body
of that church, and preaohed to them a most
primitive sermon from &beet oinking words of
Gen. lei. 13, "Thou God we're ma' The men
behaved rotoesdingly well, showing that the more
marked the notice that is taken of them, the more
they leers to respect themwslires sod are put upon
their good behaviour.

Os &today last, the Right Rm. the Bishop o
Gralianisa.ern preached in the morning at Hely
Tnnity Church, and in the evening at that of St.
Peter's, on behalf of his own di-ome. The mike*
Um at Holy Trinity animated to £7 6., whik at
81. Peter's the sum of 2.6 was contributed. On
Monday evening tin right rev. prelate delivered an
address at the Toe obeli to • far auditory, On " the
skis of the Church, sod the epiritial destitution in
his own diocese." A collection was made at the
alma
Coinurrnco To ma DORS= COUNTY ()Lot.
Bewares : Matilda &ma obtaining goods by fides
pwvklioes at Weymouth. Hard Labour : Arthur
Norman, vagreacy at Lyme Regis, 1 mkth ; &eels
Davis acid Pbobe Forte, vagrancy at Weymouth,
7 days; Mary Ann Homey. drunk, in., at Whit-
oberch CNOOO‘OOIIIIII. 7 day.; Wiliam Gilbert,
leaving_ servios at Whiicharah Canosioonun, 14
days; Therm Hill, stealisg • gown at &stip,*
1 month; James Watkins, trosiving Moles property
at Poole, 12 months. Impri.oistis.w4 : Robert
&adden, stealing roomy at Bridport, 3 month..
Stephen drunk at Weymouth, 7 days.

Tog Donor Ilin.rris. —The "tea tied coffee
nedusg-roorn," at the Corn- Ezehanp, provided for
the men of this regimes% is now fairly in operation,
I sod promises to be so thoroughly seeseeeful that we
I cannot bat believe that when this philanthropes
1 enterprise—originated and brought to • happy issue
I by Yrs. Binghans, the wile of the pliant Culotta of
I the force, is made knoire throughout the ocantr7,
I teeny other militia regiments will be similarly pro-
vided for. The room, it will be recollected, was
granted by the Town Oresse/ for this purpose, free
of oharge. Lt has bees furnished with • number of
oblong tables, which are rouged on either ado,
accompaoied by beaches, while two long narrow
tables are pleased down the middle of tive room. The
refreasemet Ohba occupies the upper sod. This
is furnished with three large shining singing arse—
ooe for tee, another for coffee, and another for water,
to which are attached gas healing SPlA_Lra_gai, anti
mailable oapboard armotaaeodatioe is aporded. The
room es well supplied with aewepapera, emaphlies,
and sesgasinse, there is a library cossetning •
nember of iabariallag bores, draught bawds sad
dominoes appear is envy direseloa, mad two lappaille
bawds at,pissed *pea the tables dist ocospy the
lowiddles.4lol tbsostetoots.,l46,o"ma iaVerva,
werii
•

tmde. and =I. acoommodation appears to be highly
spore/MIA. Surfing is showed after 7 p-d,
thmgh hitherto, the militia here been •••• °ampler')
iebillebeci in the yahoos pleasorne offered theist,
that the fragran• weed lue boon Drileoutat.
much the better," doubtless, many will exclaim. It
may be, however, that but few of tbe recruits—the
=tartest hundred "wee" the drill-eergeset• have
had the pleaeure of initiating into the mydery Of the
goosastep-4ave yet arrived at the op when a
, strong pipe is as matter of coarse, and that during the
present weak the Exchange will be sueloiently (scul-
pted. The begatellaboards are continually ta WM,
and the game of dominoes furnishes aniumment for
• large number. The more difficult pme of droned'
does not meet with quite so mach favour • still,
unineioaa psirs may be seen the different tables in
friendly cootention, though the number of "buff-.'
cried seems to indicate that the playing is oot quii
first-class But, of course, they Sr. all capable of
improvement, and we doubt not that when they
return to their booms many draught boards with
complements of men will be eXtearporiari, to
pleasantly (and improvingly we May add) while
away the winter eveniep when they come, slid that
next year the Dorset militia will number in its
ranks many skilful at this game, which is so
eminently calculated to dean= those who study it
in military Mote= The refreshments provided are
good, plentiful and cheap. For a penny • large
cup of tea or coffee is furnished, and • slim of breed
and butter. Timm who like ginger -beer oho bare a
bottle of it for lid. Mr. Greening is the princiPal
of this department. The ma, coffee, and bread and
butter has met with so much approval from the men
that the original staff of waiters has been found in.
sufficiesit to supply the demands made upon Mum.
We may here remark that this part of the operations
is jut about .elf-supporting. The opening night
was Thursday last, when only six or seven militia
me. were eh/mt. Colonel Bingham, Major
Clapoott, and other officers were present, with
representatives of both the Royal Artillery and
Rifle volunteers kindly regarding the movement.
Ars. Bingham sod several other ladies were present,
ends number of °tedium of all elaese• A short
prayer was offered by the Rev. E. W. Pears, rector
of St. Peter's, asking the Divine blessing on the
undertaking, after which the rev, gentleman de-
livered an address on the life of a soldier, being
=from the life of General Sir Howard
Bart., CC. B. The passages selected were
• series of striking iocidenta exhibiting the general
as a true petleatan, • thoroughly able man, and a
brave dutiful soldier, honoured by all. The greatest
interest wee manifested in the address, and at the
close, • eponteneord bona of applause testified to the
general pleasure it bad given, while Colonel Bingham
tendered Mr. Pears thanks Afterwards there was
a coosiderable demand for refreshened The room
is riposted daily from 3 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
The militiamen are requested to go qnietly to their
billets on leaving, and hitherto their conduct, we
believe, has been very orderly and creditable to
them. Mr. Smith, an agent of the London City
Minion, labouring in the district of St. George's in
the East, has oonte to be amongst the men of the
regiment during the period they are under training,
as he has done for food year. previously. The
reading-room affords him a new base of operations,
and we troth that his ministrations may be aimed,
antly fruitful. Definite a-rrangements are made for
I =tures and readings —forth/Today cleaning, when the
Rev. C. W. Bingham will lecture on Bible history,
illustrated by diagram.; Friday evening, several of
the members of the Working Meu's Imitate= have
kindly consented to give readings, and on Saturday
evening Mr. Smith and Mr. Davis will deliver
=drama The militiamen previously enrolled
asedubled at Dorchester on Monday. W. are glad
to hear from head-qaarters that the conduct of the
men has been, as et, most exemplary, and we can
testify ourselves to the decrease of those end scenes
of drunkenness ani immorality which have obtained

to such an extent in former jeers Tbe strength of
the nuOpient to about 600, wbo Sr. Winked is the
town, Fordington this year being exempt from the
heoent, sag alo, keno of the lower ohms of h..uese in
Dorchester. The olßoste in commusi or. Colonel
Bingham, Major Clapoott, Captains Golt.p, Singer,
Worry, Holt, and Bower, lieutenants Burnett and
Aldridge, and Qoarter-Master Anderson.