The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-16 00:00:00

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TEE Vice or Ditoinraggnea—The Bs,. H. Everett,
Rester of Holy Trinity, presetting on Sunday .v.alng
from Galatians vi, 10—. As we have opportunity, let
us do good unto all men," sidled litigation to the
national vise of druakenneat, and urged Met it la the
paramount duty of individual. and oommunitiesto
mei= in the promotion of any means talculeted to
lessen the MO of intoxicating drinks. In tide worm-
don we may atentiem that • projest has boss started
in ths town, under the auspices of the rev. gentleman,
to establish a Working lien's Club, where rrsons
could meet for nervation, chat, and games, without
any restraint whatever, ocly instead of beer, ho., the
drink supplied would he Gotha The want of some
snob room has long been felt, and we hops the =hems
may suocrad.
Lonpoi Orlin COgraffr.—The long evenings have
commenced, and the weather deters front oat-door
occupation and amusement., so that a good sutertids-
went now comes opportunely. This wi'd be provided
ig an eepeidal manner this week throogh the enterprise
of Mr. J. Robinson, of the Musts Saloon, Corabill, who
baa mods amassmente with the London Opera
Company, to give a aeries of the most admired operas,
with meltable after picas's, daring the ensuing week.
The company have been performing at Salisbury, where
good housea night after night have sheen that they are
an eSicient body of artistes, and therefor. they come to
us with a good reputation. The lyric drama is always
attractive, and now that years of knaltalt Operas being
Played in moat towns, with performance' by puhlic
binds, and pianoforte mush in every household, have
1 familiarised the leading features of the favourite operas,
they are appreciated by everybody, and iambi:ling
dramatic action and voeslised poetry, gratify both the
eye and the ear. In the operas announced every
e•riety f taste will find /rigida Mon, and we hope rash
evening there will be • good beans. The perforate...is
oommenced last night with "Marlins," To-night
will be given the favonrite opera "t,s Sunontabula,"
in which ewers the popular airs—" Sounds so joyful,"
"Take now this ring," "Do not shelf," ho., and It
will be followed by The Waterman" with its ever-
pleaalig airs. On Wednesday "The Bohemian Girl"
Is the grit pleas.
DonCliueYul Again:re HINIIIB.—It was • happy
thought of the Captain of the local cricket club, and
his mightiness the Shah at the "bead nigger" of the
company of that ilk, to arrange • earns erfOjet apd
a "grand polo match on donkeys" bob', at this ewe
scoletlee, and had but the weather been valid
and 600, DO doubt it would have been • groat
snood= and have salaried immense lininh001•01
to thogsands. But it Is bard to make merry with •
Maui Doe-radar and driviog =towers almost sold
enough to change to snow • and, however wailer' may
be the fan, when the oold ioalres nose and Gars tingle,
and your feet are "like stones," it la at tbe beet baba
Joorao under considerable diflisalties. Bat, demi= ati
drawbacks, the meeting afforded mach mirth to the
hundreds who seem bled in waterproofs and oversostaearil
fully equipped with ambeellai, The proceedings °posed
with • prooession on donkeys through the town. Just
tat this time the weather brightened, and • crowd 0411t1
out teas. the show. The amateur nigger" made adroll
display to the coniesl costumes which are 000VOn•
Mortally the liver, ot the deities. Gandy akars
and stars and strip= made up into prata and pante,
and "no end of necktie." crowned with woolly ineads—ln
such guise, and mounted en deckles "what wouldn't
go,' excerpt as and when it pleased them, wen a funny !
sight. "Punch" wee there with his hunchback and
q4,,tieal far= and " all de other niggles" too,
nes and • Tatubo " being grotesquely
lively NI is their wont. But thief in the pro.
cession was the Shah; erepedrad by • delis
herald, blowlog • royal blast on • triaapsi, beet-
wise a tin-whistle, and having his noble steed—.• I
shaggy mule—led by a "slave, " evidently from the
Pareasp dominion, by his swarthy colour and oriental
itostunte. The Shah was all glorious, being made up
rldlonlohsly liks bar lab o 4oyal visitor, and he amorality
acknowledged the roars of laughter that greeted the
..rion ea rode. Starting from the rjoyel Oak the
prose.. .
-rant to the bottom of B alt-streia thee
Merry won
turned bid ..d •1001 800_, •11_,__414•••• that way
to the cricket Sold. Darin, WA 10110000041 there wei • ,
pretty numerous gathering Mg the two and perish-
bourhood. The M•yor peireoleed aearthay, end
with Mra Gregory aftla Alaterman GOO*, Addreb
man Look, Councillor Turner, and others wera elan '
present, with a goodly umber at lodise, and • lOW
parties of visitors In gerriages. • Makes metal
was ths Arra event, end the Glob wore the
fir= to go to the whistle. They were all got out
for 40 runs, and as eaab widest fell the "dailies" =W-
hited their delight by tinting somerseults, leaping
over one 'moths?, baske, making Pen, klowlag hers.,
and with general hilarity : sad the lookenron ratted Ha
spirit of the time, and laughed heartily too. The bigger. I
handling the willow was • combatl performance, and
their futile efforts to enure ell, Red shouts of laughter,
i'hey were all disposed of for IS. The club followed
and had made about 60 when it was time for " the
grand polo inathb," so the °ticketing wee brought to
a aloe. Daring the afternoon the band of the 3rd
D.8.V., under Mr. Wal,priog, played • capital
*ldeation of mats, greatly adding to the general
pleasure. ILL lia n ways, of the Mail Coach inn, provided
drinks of various kinds' and Mr. Woolet-n had • teat
and dispensed confectionery and milder beverasea
ros polo match was screaming fun. Sid= were Mimi
—niggers versus tricksters, the rival horesmea—oo,
clonlraymen—being drawn op at each end of the
armed with long stioks each with • foot Antler to
therused for hoekey. The ?grad= es of the moles
unniag at • pelt and then suddenly
halting and preepitating the
.gay rider over
Lie heal, or "knitting up behind aa Woe" with
punning variation till the mounts' was Soared, ep
shying at every Mow aimed at the hall and pitakkag
the unlucky aiager on his noir, or getting in Oa way
if the ball and setting • shower of blows on
its lege making it plunge uproariteusll to the
the Hiles—these and roadie= other
Incidents created and prohniged • continuous marry
laugh all along the line of epeotheora "Polo" am pre-
sentcd here was ti, game of hooka" on
"woks,," and the rival testae were evenly mstahed,
for each got a goal, end they shared a
number of byes. Amid all the fun the doakeys were
tam good oars of, and nobody got but. Other
sporta rollowed, Nat the entertainment was highly
asoosadal for it made everybegy laugh 'apg there wee
nothing for anybody to cry at.

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Boeotian PlTtr halitosis, Mondag.—Before
Mayor (Mr. G. J. G. Gregory), and hr. .1. P. Hodges.
Giorgi! Hess% apprentice to Mr. W. J. Marsh, tailor,
Botithetmet, waa summoned for abmating blamed Iron
his master's meshes from Lilo let of September. Defoe.
duet did not appear.
Sergeant Mitchell spoke, to earring ths summons cm
him permute ly on lb Sept
Mr. T. Pearce prodoc.d the Indenture of apprestios-
ship dated li. Mane, 1870. [Defsndent now oasis in
If. was boned for Ira years from 17th January, 1870.
Defendant pleaded guilty to aloying away friss Ins
work smoo lot Sept. Hs mid hew.. not well, and had
made:ism from Mr. How, chemist, but did not keep his
bed.

--Mt. Marsh said be had sant for him times out of
Dumber, and the ouly reply was that " he woe °moms."
Deka.:last had got married, contrary to his lodestars'.
its Waa only about 19.
The Tows Clerk asked hint If he was prepared with
euretiss for the 114.18100 t of the oontrae..—Me said no.
—The odd Mr. Brow* lOU Mut go to gaol, sad not
oaly mos, bat tram dm to Moo lin the has. Is oula-
plated.