The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-25 00:00:00

STIIIIMINNTEIt NEWTON,

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The inhabitante nt !hie town awl steighhossrhotol
will learn with groat Notiefausion dust ths sentesseo
of six months insprieontisent, pasesol at the Ortolan.
(harlot riresione Nilsen Air a c,m,d,rar•
tiro tumult, bee beion emnsinttu4 to throe inonthe'
iniprieonstiont, whit,li expire 4 on WrAsiowlsy 1,14,
Mr. George Chitty. of Shaftesbury, who lies tom
well this rase with hie aretoitonto.l vigilance awl
ability, has received a House 0111 es !utter to thse
tacit

A lecture of much interost w.ni given to the
members of the Literary Institution. on Tile*laY
evening, by Mr. W. E. flroves, Itlan.lforil. the
auldeet an announced, being the " I %ministry of the
Atmosphere an,l of Water. The lecture confluence,'
with a brief Adel, of the lihnory iii chentostry, awl
procetulell gradually to the effects of mollern chin:mai
inquiry and research, with a clear and inotructieu
deacription of the gales which make up the slams.
plume, their properties and effect,' upon animal and
vegetable life ; the cliviuieal comeintion of water,
ita distribution, ita various condition., tho 014140
dcw, rain, Ike. The lecture %Ma iluliVeroil in very
pleasing huignage, and illwotritted by *Wm very
beautiful experiments with the various stela
with the air intim,. 'rite luidiulicu from earl me
tinforseen causes wail tint N largo as illittally assemble
on such ocussions, a circumstance tip be regrettob tie
the lecture was UM of a must ploysiligallaiustructive
character.

The mortal rumble of Thomas looiliwood, Kw!,
Whole death we recorded 111 our obituary bust week,
were consigned to the tomb oa Wednesday. Tbe
tradesmen of the town testilled their respect to his
memory by a gentirel elosing of their shims and
suspension of business, and a grest number of pro-
fessional men and tradesmen attended the funeral,
perry eteeteuenn, January IT, —Maim,ll. K. Kepner,
M.P., the Ker. John lboilerd, )1, H.
l'e,elnerem F.,01., T. 11. Ilneeleame
Ileum, Req., Awl I 'Ol9Olll Miileto -Amu Atm'', of
Montagne Wil•
Alertileull, Iliestgsldr, of Om seine plane, anel Wert
Keno, Seitneelmter, went eenetletieneel by Wel
Superintendent Ilmemeeenel, for leaving lee their nannesslon
illegal sod unjust herons sod scale. ; tha offitiees were
fully prevail. Tlie Animist' eslil thst the Wick WVIV
determined be protect Iles publlo from such eases, and
emeeletell Sharp lee the penelly of 20«. sod costs ; Kest*.
his lee the mem of Ins, end cents I slid King in the mun
of Its, and mete,— -Warr rimider, uufNterminater,
wss meneseeenwl by the monerleetenelreit of pollse for
wilfully obetruatiog the highway in (ha town 14 Atm,
minder, by lensing two weds thereon. The didenilint
1441101 guilty, soli It bring his Orel offlinea lite leenele
consisted- him In the Hominid sum of Odee stud 4s, tide
node, -John Halton, of 1144ber, alld JAN Adams, of

Fiddleford, were summoned by the superintendent for
furiously riling. The offence was not denied, and the
heneli convicted the defendants in the nominal pen.,lty
of IA each, and costs.—Several poor ',ermine Were
summoned by the overseers of Shillingstone for non•
payment of poor•rates. In almost every case the parties
were poor, but owners of small freeholds. The bench
after hearing each case eeparately, excused sonic and
tondo orders upon others.--An application Was mad,
by the overseers of Stourtsm Caunille to have seveed
persons, who were poor and unable to pay the poor
rates, la truck off the rate, which was aonc.