The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-11-15 00:00:00

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Win-worm.— Total Atuaimence.—On Wednesday
and Thursday evening week lectmes on temperance
were delivered at the National School Room by Mr.
langdon Davies. The chair on the two occasions
wore occupied by the Rev. It. J. Lyon, and J.
Cootie, Req. The lecturer (who is only 19 years of
age) Faye an eloquent exposition of the evils and
misenes of drunkenness, and advocated. as a preven-
tion of the growth of this curse to our land, the
training up children in habits of abstinence, thus
laying the foanthtion of a sober generation. At the
close of Thursday evening's lecture, the chairman
stated that he had not touched strong drink lance
Mr. Dough's lecture, and urged all to follow his
example.
SRI rs IN PORTLAND ROADS. —Royal Albert,
Admirals Sir C. Fremantle and Eliot, Capt. Rice;
Hero, Captain Seymour; Algiers, Capt. O'Calla-
ghan ; Aboukir, Captain Schomberg ; Trafalgar,
Captain Finishawe ; Mars, Captain Strange; Ewe-
raid, Captain Cumming; Melpomene, Captain
Ewart ; Mersey, Captain Caldwell, C.B. ;
Captain Mason.

LITIMARY AND Rcreirriere INNTITVTION. —On
Wednesday evening week, W. J. Hill, Eeq., gave two
Readings from Shakespeare—passages from the
Nlerchant of Venice,' and the ghost scene in
Hamlet." Mr. Hill's skill in the ventriloquil
art enabled him to impersonate the various cha-
meters with great advantage and fidelity, while his
excellent powers as a reader were unmistakeably
displayed. The ghost scene was especially well
done, and the sepulchral tones of the unearthly visi-
tant represented with wonderful affect. A vote of
thanks, proposed by the chairman (Dr. Smith) was
warmly acceded to, and appropriately acknowledged
by the lecturer.

SHIPPING CASIJkLTY.—The schooner St. Nicho-
las, of New York, Bandon, master, from Havre to
New York, with 150 passengers (besides the crew),
and a general cargo, when in 9° W long., fell in with
a heavy gale, which carried away both -her masts and
left her at the mercy of the waves, which swept
over her and almost cleared her deck. When off
the Start she was taken in tow by a steamer which
bore up to her signs of distress. The mate was
despatched in a trawler to Plymouth, to obtain assist-
ance, but not hearing of him again the St. Nicholas
was brought on to Portland Roads, where she
arrived on Saturday week, and will remain here
until the necessary repairs ere completed.
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Potion, Friday, Nov. 4.—(Before the Mayor (P. Dod-
son, Esq.), B. Griffin, F.sq., E. Bayly, Hey., and J.
Ayling. Esq.)—Jalos Dodge and Henry Spencer were
brought up on • remanded charge of stealing a bladder
of lard from the City of Exeter steamer. It seems that
the City of Exeter steamer bad brought • dozen casks
of lard to Mr. Penny, of Weymouth. In unloading the
cargo, the bead of one cask was broken out, and when
the consignment was examined it was found the cask
only contained thirty-three bladders instead of thirty-
six, as the rest. The prisoners were employed in en.
loading the cargo, and a witness named William Wood
stated that be saw Spencer throw a bladder of lard to
Dodge. On Tuesday, after the lard au missed, whilst
Dodge, witness, and another named Polhill were stand-
ing near Mr. Virtue's store, the captain of the A hiezer
by with some sticks, and Dodge said" What a
passed
Iwas not to move that bladder.' It appears that
Dodge had hidden the bladder in the stove of the
Abieser, and thought the captain was going to light •
fire there. Some time after Polhill asked Dodge if he
bad moved the lard, and said he had done so an hour
and a half previously. When Dodge was apprehended
he said he did not steal the lard, but that Spencer gave
it to him; be also acknowledged he had taken it hline.
When Spencer was taken into custodf he denied hav-
ing given Dodge any lard. On Dodge s premises being
searched, a bladder of lard was found concealed in •
saucepan in the coal-house. Mr. O. .1. Virtue identified
the lard produced as having formed a portion of the
cargo consigned to Mr. Penny. lkslge pleaded guilty,
and wan committed for • month's hard labour. Spencer
M. discharged, no criminatory evidence having been
found against Min.—Henry Or-citrate, alias Rouse,
alias rip, was charged with stealing • woman's mantle
'nun a house in . Bury-street. The prosecutor not ap-
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pearing iarisoner IV InX aischarged.—&unarl was
charged with being drunk and incapable. Fined ha. and
costa, 3s. 6d. Paid.
Suarrissiwitv. —Sir Henry Hoare, Bart, of Stour.
beau. has given £5O to the Garibaldi fund, and Sir
F. (ioldsmid, Bart., .ClOO.

On Monday last a very large and influential meet-
ing of the patrons, trustees, and managers of the
Shaftesbury Savings Bank MIII held at the Assembly
Room, Grosvenor Arms Hotel, for the purpose of
electing a Treasurer in the room of W. Storey, Esq.,
resigned. The candidates for the appointment were
Mr. Phillips, manager of the Wilts and Dorset Bank,
and AD. Macklin, manager of the National Provin-
cial Bank. A large number of persons voted, and
considerable interest was manifested. On taking the
poll, the numbers were, for Mr. Phillips, 21, for Mr.
Macklin, 20. The l'hainnan, the Right Hon. the
Earl of Shaftesbury, then declared Mr. 'Phillips duly
elected, and the meeting separated.
CILLINGUAIII.—It having become necessary, on
account of its dilapidated state, to rebuild the Bap-
tist Chapel, a neat but tasteful structure has been
mired front the designs of Mr. W. J. Stent, of War-
minster, which was set apart to its sacred use by
religious services on Thursday, October 27th. The 1
dedication prayer was offered by the Rev. R. P.
Erlebach. The sermons were preached by the Revd..
J. Anderson, of Bratton. and S. Manning, of Frome.
The Reeds. Messrs. King, of Semley, Hannam,
of Ve'incanton, and the venerable pastor, J. Dunn,
conducted the devotional exercises. The entire cost
of the building is £450, about one-third of which
remains unliquidat. It is to be hoped that the ap-
peal to the denomination for help will be strength-
ened by the fact that a donation of £l9O has been
made by a gentleman in the neighbourhood, who is
connected with another Christian body.