The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-31 00:00:00

nounceil them equal to any they had ever seen the
inaugolds Isere exce.slingly Loge awl weighty, and
the suedes for size and symineiry of shape could not
14 surpassed, indeed their beautiful rotundity of
shape gave us the idea of a hat we have °lien heard
talked of, but never seen, n.imely swede* grown on
a mahogany table. —Rewliny A drerliAer.
IHE LATE ['KIWI: CLINAMIT.— Although out
ri.ACIS is represented in the Gazellrer, as "a ineaa
town in Dorsi:Wore," yet, we are pioml to say, not
quite so far retrograded, as to forget our loyalty to
our belovc I QUeen alga Ito) al Family.—On :Sunday
evening the very unwelcome mid unexpected news
antiVetl i.f the inucii•iarnented demise of dm Pi Mee
Consort, which cast a gloom on all who then knew
at ; sod on Monday morning was verified to all, by
every shop being partially closed, accompanied at
intervals by the tioleuin toll of the great bell of St.
Mary's. On the day ..f the iiiterment ( Monday), all
the shops were closed for several hours, and the
tonereh keen sent forth its solemn warning during
the time. Every person in this oliscure district
laments the groat national bereavement. DWI joins in
sympathetic feelings with every other rowa, to our
widowed Queen.
CIIMIATII AS FARL—WE cannot omit noticing the
very extraordinary show of fat beef exhibited by
I Mrs, Short and Mr. SAulliel 1/liltit.t, On Ellis, our
annual festive occasion Great praise is due to both
tor purchasing tinstelawi prise meat ; the first 'wing
! graseil by Sir. Senior, of 11111E0n, ails! the second fly
Sir. Cornelius Hunt, of Orchard. We acre sorry ,
we could not juin with many id' oar neighlasUring
tOHEII4. In elosimi our shops tile day Eli.,l* CUMULI"
D.E.pence •Ii I.vin4 our ill./lEct-.1.1y.
nue coal committee has held its limited meeting,
and lieterwille.l upon selling that in,nn liece,E,D)
Enid.: to the poor, at a priee a Ohio their fencll.
The ni•le MCCll'Vtaly, Sir. W. Creieli, has iseis,! tile
annual balance sheet, a Incli exhibits a handsome
balance to 000Illiellt3.: with.
NIA N UFO RD. —A111:11•1;LTUlt AL SIWIE.LT.- —This
societs, which usually boils Its Ellniveiwary the
Satinslay previous L.. Unfinnins, and which is glue•
rally 1.4..N&etl forward to with iouch pleasurahle
pate Ills, was shorn of some of its at this peal
111 c osequence of the lamentable death ,d the nice
enll.oll. But as it this 110.41.11 the noel
of every help to weather the trying time of winter
it ear wisely ileternimod to distribute the prizes
the isomety. The committee, ineludiug
j J. J. faiquharson, Esq., 11. Ker Seymer, Esq..
I M.P., and the Rev. J. Wails, met at 12 o'clock. aiol
lafter appointing the comuottes for the militia% sear,
ehlnill4 new Inctillx-re, &c., Utlaitiinottroly agrecti IPA
t• have a_public dinner. We understand that J.
Cr,Floy Esq., has consented to preside at their
annual fleeting for 11562. The labourers, to the
number of 90, sat dos n to ati excellent dinner,
served up in bounteous style, by Mrs. Gibbs, whose
catering was mucii praised by all present, and 'se
heed hardly add, was .10111.1 &Mph] jail lee L.). ni!
I following is the list of the stimmaful candidates:—