The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-14 00:00:00

WETS° UTZ.

COLLIN= ll= • COAL-LLD MI Bawarm The
Ileum( Dodson, • barque from Hartlepool, arrived
ea Tuesday with • large cargo of coal for Mr. Soudan.
She had been rata hito obis in the Downs ea Thurs-
day last by the steamer which carried
away the barques ansioyeed, Js lights, and atiabar
gem*, broke leer Woriopii, Warldog some bolts la the
Wisarkeaudaesaged her manias part_and hie
awl Seretopgaffeatuali. Suaayeide
Leah the Ilostsma Dodson in tow, and brought her as
for Aso the Isle of Wight, whams she eerily made
Wupsoutii.
CHLOCZT &MIL —Os Saturday afternooo Met,
bib,. J. 4,nedie. Req., aod J. B. Robson, Beg.,
Prairie Mahar* Jobs aa 1 William
Demob, Woken on the Word of death a IrelhDd
Wslidedr. Wring barges Weymouth sad Oberboan,
were bought tip for eauggling botulism them six
bottle.' of brandy sad three of gSTL The brandy
they equally shared' but Ijicharde had two bottles of
r", Tao Magevidge owie, and Deese am, the spirits
Deuld ovivevelad in the opal bunker. They pleaded
guilty, mid had to pay mingle value sod duty with war,
and they will also Mo• their berths.
Situ- comm. —The Key. John Stephenson preached
.ISt. Jobe'. Church last Sunday evening on temper-
ance, taking his text from Acts Lily. 25—" He
reasoned of richwournme, temp.:came, and judgment
to wow." The rev. gentleman explained that the
temperance relarred to by the apostle meant selfmon-
trol and melt systralat. 8011-Indulgence is a hand aka,
and carries some poor creatures into an abyss of
misery. The tempgatiou from the horrible drklilag
habits of our town is often a very subtle one, and
comes rushing Is with tremeodoue power before the
tempted perms is aware. He urged all to practice
self-control—to rule over themselves, and thi• wan how
God's people had been moo than minquerors.
SHIPPING INTZLIJOISCIL : Great Western,
Blampied, Charb.urg, gouermliSouth of Ire/aad, blare,
Cherbourg, general ; Cyr.ll ..4 Filcher, Jenny, general;
Bonne Mere, Floury, T.-so/or, potatoes;
Eason, Khoutoridge, nil ; Lyne, Cocks, Falmouth,
at-me; Wood Park, H .ward, Southampton, ;
Dodaden. Hartlepool, coals. --
emus, Flielivr, Jemmy, seam& ; South of Deland,
Mace, A 'harbours, gratin! ; Great Western. Brat
Cherbourg, general ; Admiral, Hawn, Kim
oil ; Aptly, &halide, Cardiff, ballast; Wood Park,
Howard, P..rtlaad, nil; Lynn, Cocks, Portland, nil;
Brighton, Painter, Jersey, empties.

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ODDFILLOWS' Pun' OnanDS.—Tbe ;dement custom
of presenting certificates to Moo who have filled the
chair in local branches of friendly societies was
°heaved= Wednesday hot at "Great Kestern"Lodge-
room, the Oddlellows' Hail. Her. Brea. A. G. Tiaard
and H. Pell. were the Pat Grande to be honoured,
and after lecture about 30 members sat down to a °old
collation. P.P.G.M. Jackson, Noble Grand of the
Lodge, prodded, and in an approps4at. speech presented
the certificates, which were hand.ams, and in suitable
frames. P.G's. Tbtard and Polls returned thanks, and
a pleasant evening woe spent with readings, soap, and
Crßea. Pickard responded for the committee, who
bean awarded a vats of thanks.
A CS.teLIMITOWN Cu..—Os Wednesday, before the
Mayor (R. N. Howard, Esq.), Dr. Drew, W. Talbot,
MrJ. Milledl., Seq., and J. K. Babson Esq.,
v. Irsis, was an affiliation owe, in which
Mr. Weloford, clerk to the Guardians, appeared for the
defendant The girl was a eripplid and youthful-look-
ing panne, aged le, who bad been visited at her
mother's house by Iremides, a labourer. The girl cos
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'Mated they were sweethearts; but neither she ear her
mother could say that be promised her marriage. Bina
the =roomy he had told the mother that Mier than
come to Ha he would pay ls. 6d. a week. The man
was 21 years old; but it was said he had now so work.
—Order made for la 61. a week until the child 1.14.
- Imelda afterwards appeared and asseted.
Pommes AND latoer.—On Tuesday lea Jonathan
Bolt was summoned by Mrs. Powell for breech of the
pesos, before the Mayor (R. N. Howard, Esq.), J.
Milledge. Esq., Dr. Drew, J. Z. Bohan, Req., and
T. Abbot, Esq.—Before the case was beim theayor
reminded the padre that if it was heard, a lot of lose
would have to be paid, and their grievances would all
be made known to the public. Gould not they, as
they had kite= each other sou= time, make tap the
quarrel? Just let them go outside and see it they
could Dot come to ea agreement to shake hands Thal
would be mach bettor, as Christmas tim, was coming,
and there would be a lot of expeases.—The parties
went out, and after the bearing of the next case, came
In and stated that they had armed to settle the cant
and asked to withdraw the sumnicatess.—ThesMirc
remarked it was much better to see them with m
laces, congratulated than on the settlement, and they
were allowed to withdraw.

- -Giceriiii:-Ssi-iCsit7. -ixersamma Boomr. A
gathering of this society and Bad of Hope, especially
coneisting of the latter, was held on Tees& evening,
looking
at the schoolroom the Rev. R. Bolton ing, and
Mr. H. J. Rogers very kindly after the
children. Several recitations were given members,
whose youth was such that st made their perform/woes
beyond criticism, yet we would suggest that the sp-
ew, at all events, was loud the little folks
ring yet to leers moderation. Sergeant Bettieworth,
from Portland, very kindly delivered an address, with
blackboard illustrations, on the "Drink Tree" and it.
fruits, pointing nut the dreadful regalia which so often
come from drunkenness, which appears to bear fruits
in India as evil as they are here. A dialogue was
recited by twelve young people who, as well as the
reckons, manifested commendable confidence, and in
this case spoke up veg. The attendance, especially of
childremorme good.
MIL HOWAIID I:STIITAtIe HIS LOCAL BOAIDS.—
The Meyor of Weymouth ( i(. If. Howard, Esq.), has
sot been backward in boaialities celebnWaL • g his
election to the Mayoralty of Weymouth. He is clerk
to the Chicken,' School Romt and the Portland Local
Board, and popular among each, and on Friday led he
entertained the members .4 three two Boards, with a
few friends, at his beautifully fitted residence, Green-
hill House. Mr. Howard, as founder of thalami, was
dial nue, faced by Mr. John Groves, brewer, there
being also present—Rev. J. A. Beszor, rector of Pont.
lend, Rev. Mr. Doraville, Chichewa, Dr. Pridhaa
Broad wey, tic. A most sumptuous repast was
provided, with all the delicacies of the mason, and
abundance of ohaiupsgne and the choicest wines. The
usual loyal and pguiotjc toasts ware duly honoured
and suitable speeches made.
AllOlllll Bacaa.—Geores Holmes, a middle-aged
man, with closely-out hair end whiskers shaven off,
was brought up on Monday at the Borough Court,
when Dr. Drew presided, charged with begging in
Market-street. its. James Roberta, a resident,
deposed how the man hogged of him, representing him-
self a. a tradesman. They had a good deal of trouble
to get rid of him, cad he then went to Mrs. Smith's,
and begged of her, and she aLo had a difficulty in
getting him to go. Primmer then, hewing begun at the
beginning of the street, begged at all the houses to tire
lea. —Mr. Caleb Hall was et the Victoria Hotel Tap,
when prisoner came in and asked if any of the young
men there would help a tradesman. He was in a state
of intoxication, and only one young man gave him any.
thing. —Prisoner said he warn drank at the time, and
Mr. Superintendent Vickery had ascertained that
piranher had paid for his lodgings at the Fisherman's
Arms bef ore be want oat begglng.-Bevel days' hard
labour.

SINGING AID PIOTIMMI AT MC WiSLETAN BOHOOL-
toor.—On Wednesday e. ening lest a very enjoyable
entertainment was given at the St. Edmund's-street
schoolroom. Mr. Beale exhibited by magic lantern •
series of pictures illustrating the pathetic tale—
.achriseta's Old Organ," conosarning an old barrel organ
polar. and his boy, and in which some of the mew.
logs of the poor are revealed. but aho the plan of
savatien is very clearly taught. A large number of
singers mostly ociosisting of the choir, very beautifull
sing =ate hymns, screamed OR "
soul" and Mrs. 8/409 ably accompanied on the
ans organ. Rome of the Wagers, se Miss
Rolls, Mime Dennis, and Mile Fudge, took
Leading
pt in the delliee, • ddet by Mom DennisiZ
Futile Well specially agreeable. The aging included
such pieces as " Kind Word. Can Never • "We
Rim of the Realms of the Blest," "Take and Live,"
"Reiner Ewell Hems," An., and they were rendered
with much taste and not a little artistic skill. The
schoolroom was well filled with an
audience, by whom the whole, and notably the
was much enjoyed.
Younteux Boll4WAY.—Heary Stainer, a little boy,
was brought up for skewing in a truck.—/Lr.Vickety
said the boy ran away from Dorchester, and went to
Mr. Roll's and others asking for food.—Th. child's
grandmother said that his father beat him unmerci-
fully, and also ill-used the mother, and the boy did sot
Mug to go bane for fear of being beaten. On the day
after the Regatta, tbe father who used to live at Dor-
ohester, came from Bhillogharoptoe withirtrake stick
he had been driving cattle with, and was to beat
the boy, when some ens took away the eit
in two, and threw it away. She promised to thke care
of the boy. and let him go beck to his home.—The
Mayor: If the boy ham got such a desperate hems as
that, what ii the good of the magistrates eintl theboy 'bark to that home !—The Greadmother the
mother could not help It ; the fathse used her ill
when he was in his temper, and when she had only
been confined about a ortnight ne so, he pulled her out of
bed by his leg. The mother wanted to mod him on
board a man-of-war; but he wasn't tall or big 00006.
—The Mayor said to let him go beck to such a home
would be a cruelty. The grandmother told them the
father knocked Min about with a large eithic, end M-
used his mother, and how could the grandmother ask
them to let him go boons. Could she suggeet an=
else ?—The Bupr Ba
rinteedent remarked st the
conduct did nfit justify the boy In going about to
peoples' house., begging. He did not consider the
grandmother at all fit to take charge of klm.—Tbe
Mayor remembered that when the boy was beaten after
the Regatta, he was told there were two shies to the
matter; the boy was a very bad one, and ran away.—
Eveetnally as was remanded to Monday, with a vim
to matting him into an Industrial