The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-30 00:00:00

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A DIAN u Ot SANDIWOOT CASTLE. —At last the
Government are about to try something to make this
venerable ruin picturesque. At the suggestion of Wonel
Akers, r. F.., a nutuber of roots of ivy have been planted
close to the walls, and defended by iron screens, so that we
may hope in a few years to see this much-defaced ruin
adorned with "ivy green."

—...,12CTL-4.NT Ti) R FREDERIC JOHNSTONE. M.P. —lt
will be remembered that not long ago, our Conservative
member suffered from indisposition. Our readers will
therefore be the more sorry to find that the worthy
baronet has met with a serious accident. A few days ago,
he had been out with Mr. Chaplin's hounds, in Lincoln.
shire, and after the hunt grossed • field on his lo (roe to toke
the train at Novenby station. While doing so, the annual
stepped into a hole and fell heavily, and Sir Frederic
sustained a fracture of the collar bon..
Aucrioa SALE, —The spring season, which is at
Weymouth usually prolific of sales by auction, has been
unusually so this year. Several large &nil well-known
establishments have been broken up, and their " gouda"
diapersed hither and thither, notably the Royal Library,
winch is being prepared for the entree of the new (Dorset
Yacht Club, and the books and other property in which
have been Psi ...el of by the hammer of that well-known
firm. Messrs. Milledge and Son. it was fitting that suoh
an old Weymouth name should he engaged at this
essentially old Wcyzuoutlx eitaldishinent, redolent of
rensiniseences of If is Majesty King George 111, of whom
the senior partner of tic firm must have many interesting
memories.—Then there was the large sale by Mr. T. R.
Charles at 2, Royal Terrace, the residence of the late Mrs.
Titan,, widow of our lam highly-respertel townsman and
thrice Mayor, Mr. John Tizard. The furniture and fittings
at this house had bees melecteil with great taste, and
seemed to be highly aptreciated by the purchaser!, for so
anxious were they to secure • pisar(sir of the departed,
that many of the articles fetched larger prices than were
given at their purchase. In spite of the ado and removals
we are informed by • vey large ratepayer, well acquainted
with house property that the number of 11.111.4% uulet
lunch ((mailer than it was at this time lad year.
TIM WORK ING M EN'S Cons. —We are glad to find that
' a considerable 11114414 of the hooks from the late Royal
Library have been mectred at reasunalde prices for the
Working Men's Club. When we reflect how costly are
new books and how (hart is the readable "life" of a book
among club mend-paths committee must be congratulated
upon getting such a quantity of reading at a cheap rate.
There is some talk of darting a discussion class at the
Club; but the 'Principe_ difficulty is by sense thought to
be the rule which exclsdes politics and religion from the
discussions, and therdore deprives them of anything
interesting or worth debating about. Our wortLy ea,
Mayor, Mr. Robertser„ we remember, expressed hik
opinion th‘t some polgics ought not to fe molsomd,
and perhaps his aid may be looked for, P due Ume,
to demolish the emasculating rule. The motto of
such chimes should be " Prove. all things; hold
fast that which is pod." Scripture does not fear to
be brought into contact with the science of the
present (lay, and we commend to our religious leaders
the promise of the Master —" If the truth shall make you
free, ye shall be free inland." Of course we don't want
to discuss " points " of theology, it.. things without lengtlt
or breadth; but the Peat topics agitating such it,aas as
Professor Tyndall would be well brought into Pe light,
and would furnish much instruction. Polities too, why
not Is not the Club oie for worl;Pg seems I With such
men as Mr. George Eliot, Dy. Drew, and others, to lead,
and Mr. Edwards to gip us occasionally • Parliamentary
model, we in thc bond need not have it thrown at tts
that we " pow trees," while in the North they "grow wen."
PSPanertarsoro Rae. T. OTTLRT. —A plearing testi.
menial was presented is the late curate of Radipole, on
Wednesday morning let,
silent to the vicarage of StiJ:ohn.enPou.nrU.cea:iscl:..ethhisonttilmad,ovloynansthee.
congregation of Radifele church, and aloe of St. Mary's,
collected CO, and Mr. (Pion was selected as the gentle
man to make the presentation. It 11114 accompanied by
the following address:-
Weymouth Re. r. A. Wiley. Vwar of Si JAW., Portland.
Des,. Mr out.,—tye, the undersigned, beg to avail our-
selves of tso 00,00‘o of :our removal from this neighbourhood
to an Important and todtPaud°°, OPbore of duty to szproo our

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