The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-23 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

JOHN Breaor, Esq.,
.jatjo.ot the pesos for this
borough, int he intimates that shall not offer himself for
re-eleotiou as a Town Councillor on the Ist of
NovemLiw.

DORCHOTIR Gin LIED Coin COMPANY. —Tbere
being at present no Trustees in oonsequenos of
vacancies in the whole number occasioned by
deaths and disqualilioetioe, • meeting of the share.
holders is to be held at the Town-baff, on Monday
next, to appoint the requisite number.
Colts likaarr. Saturday.—The supply of wheat
at this day's market was small. All dry parcels of
old and new sold readily at an &draws of 21. to as.
per quarter. Barley was again offered freely, and •
large quantity, of choice quality, was taken at fully
last week's rates, but second rate parcels sold
sparingly. Oats were in good demand, at last week's
pnoe•

Ws perosive the following interesting anaemia,.
menta in the Times of Monday (fsetsrdal) :-IDas
Rose Hermes will sing Gans'a new and much admired
song "When we went • gleaning" at Itsysweter.
November lit; Myddelton.hrill, 2nd; Sunderland,
12th; Dorchester, 22nd; Weymouth, 23rd. Mass
Roes Hereto will sing Boyton Smith's popular song
"O'er the meadows" (Hutchings and Romer) sooodzi-
ponied by the oomposer, at Dorchester, November
220 d, and at Weymouth, November 23rd.

GRATIrfIPO PRT3EXIATION.—Tbe retirement of
Mr. James Goldie from the chief clerkship of the
Dorchester post-offior, which bee just taken place,
was taken by hie fellow employees as a fitting
oimagion for presenting to him, as an indication of
the esteem with which hie character and conduct,
during the four years he hag been in the postal service
here, bee inspired them, a handsomely wrought
walnut-wood inkstand. The presentation took place
at a farewell supper, provided at the Chequers Inc,
last Thursday evening.

9aD D.R.V. PRIZI 800011110.—The annual prise
shooting of the Dorchester corps takes place to.
morrow (Wednesday). Thanks to the kindness of
!friends, the prises oomprive £lO each presented by
R. B. Sheridan, Req., mr., Colonel N. Start, N.P.,
Dr. Biseett-Hawkins, and Major Rindereley ; a
silver cup, valued £5, by Captain Coombe; prizes
by Lieut. Hodges, Ensign Williams, and Privates
T. C. W, Saunders and Jeffrey, and gold, silver,
and bronze medals. The corps and their frisods
will sup together the same evening at the Plume of
Feathers Inn.

N•RitOW Ede PL will be remembered that •
few weeks ago we made mention of the wandering
away from home of a little boy, named Critohell,
whose parent. live at Fordington, and who was
formd some time after near Ptiddletown. On
Thursday night be had another adventure, which
nearly proved fatal. Living near the river, hard by
Mushroom Bridge, the lad with others was there
playing, and by some means fell into the stream.
Fortunately, • young man named Trowbridge, was
at hand, and be caught the drowning child when
about to sink the third time, and thus saved its life.

A Suwon ACCIDENT occurred early yesterda)
morning, between three and four o'clock, to a man
named John Churchill, a resident of this place, who
wee in the service of the Corporation. and employed
at night work, in conjunction with another man,
to superintend and regulate the working of the
engine connected with the reservoir at the water-
works. He was engaged in turning the water off,
when he accidentally dropped the lantern which
be was carrying, and, in his hurry to find it, his
hand and arm came into contact with the piston of
the engine, whereby his arm was lacerated in •
frightful manner. He now lies in the Dorest
County Hospital in a somewhat precarious condition.

CONIMITTID TO Tllll DORSET COUNTY G AOL
Assize : John Peters, William Smith. and Charles
Harrison, sacrilege at Hamprestoo. —Hard Labour:
John Tana, leaving family chargeable at Weymouth.
14 day.; Edward Cuff, assault, he., at Hilton, 14
day.; George Porter. assault, &a, at Poole, 1
month; Albert Sayers, assault, &a, at Portland,
6 months; William Wilkinson and George Chap.
man, misbehaviour at Blandford Union, 1 month;
Thomas Good, vagrancy at Broadway, 14 days;
William Whittle, stealing a purse, he., at Wey-
mouth, 14 day.; George Merrett, stealing oral at
Weymouth, 1 month; Mary Garland, stealing
brushes, &a, at Bridport, 1 month.—/mprisonmerit :
Oahu Gallop, drunk, &a., at Blaudford, 14 days.

BOROUGH PwrrY Ssaniona, Monday. —Before G.
Canoe, Fsq. (in the chair), J. Oalpin and J. F. Hodges,
Eeqrs.—A mall& Bull was brought up in custody cheesed
with creating a diet-urbane° in Hill-street, on Sunday
afternoon, between three and four o'clock. P.C. Keats
lemma for, sod went to the ocean of the disturbanoe,
where he found the defendant in the street making a
noise, and using most disgusting languege. She refused
to go home when requested, upon which the oonstable
took her to the lockup. It arm* out of an affair be-
tween defendant's boy and Combos Pearce, who.
defendant said, had encouraged her boy (not 17 years of
age!) at her house, and he got saucy, threw a stone, and
broke Hrs. Pearee's window, whose house, according to
defendant's statement, is • rendezvous for prostitutes
and lads.—Defendant denied swearing.—Fined Is. and
costa, or 7 days' imprisonment, and allowed a week for
payment. lithe was instructed to bring forward evidence
the next time she knew her boy or anyone else to visit
the house.

Micas/nu Tem AAAAA CI Socrerr. —On Thurs-
day afternoon • tea meeting In connection with
this society, took place in the Corn-Exchange, when
• goodly number were present. At seven o'clock in
the evening a public meeting was held in the Town.
hall, the Rev. H. Houle, vicar of Fordington, a total
abstainer for 28 years, in the chair. There was •
large attendance, the principal attraction probably
being the announcement that the Rev. W. Barnes,
ILD., of Caine, bad kindly consented to read selec-
tion. from his poems in lb. Dorset dialect, which be
did, giving great satisfaction told! present. Amongst
the Owes chosen were those entitled " Jean's Wed-
den day in the morose," "The Settle and the girt wood
(Ire," " Eaten out the wold year," and "The Valois
that be gone," besides pieces adapted for the juveniles
and mothers. Mr. C. Campbell then delivered an
address advocating the Temperance cram Several
signatures, including those of 'mos artillerymen,
were added to the pledge-book at the close of the
meeting.

THR—PROPOUD SCHOOL OF ART—A meeting of the
Committee and others toterested In the establishment
of • School of Art for Dorchester and the neighbour-
hood will meet at the Town-hall next Thursday
evening, at seven &dock. It will be noticed
that the question of the Court of Quarter Sessions
granting the use of one of the rooms in the Shit-shall
for the purposes of the school temporarily was not
brought before the Court last Tuesday, as it was *n-
otated it would be, for it will be remembered that the
Rev. B. L. Watson stated at the meeting reoently held,
that Herbert Williams, L. undertook to bring the
matter before the Court, as the magistrate' of the
Dorchester petty sessional division, to whom the
application was ant made, had no power to
grant the use of the County Hall for a lengthened
period. Mr. William, however, was absent from
the Court on Tuesday, but Joseph Hendry, Seq.,
of Bridport, on being applied to by the Rev.
B. L. Watson, very kindly undertook to make the
requisite motion. It was then found that notioe of
motion had not been given, In accordance with the rules
of the Court, and. consequently, the subject could not
be entertained. Thu is 'angularly unfortunate, as it
leave. the main difficulty of • suitable room still to be
overcome. The question as to the course to be
punned under these oireamstanose will he one
of the Important matters to be considered
on Thursday, and it seems to us that the only feasible
scheme is the hiring of a house or large room for, say •
year. till a suitable building can be erected,
and it occurs to is that the hall belonging to
Mr. J. R. Taylor, in Prioossa-street, which was
Inspected at the outset of the movement, would be
exseedingly eligible for the purpose, if arrangements
meld be made for its use. Surely, when Bridpoet can
support a School of Art, by the subscriptions of pupils
there's no reason to fear it would not be done in Dorhester,
but, even, if some help arm required, we cannot thick so
incellsot • movement would be allowed to languish for
went of • little pecuniary assistance.
Comer Lam—The adjourned annual "court lest
and law day and view of frank pledge" was held on
Thursday. A considerable number of tradesmen and
residents sanseibled at the Corusoil chamber at the
Tomball, at four o'clock in the afternoon, under the
presidency of his worship the Mayor (Dr. Aldridge).
The jury, through their foreman, Mr. Drake, pre-
mooted their customary presentment with all doe 1
formality, which was received by the court, se
follows :—" We present in the parish of St. Peter
the want of shutes to eaves of houses In Friary-lane
and other hack streets • the ream at the owner of
North-eqmre, a receptacle for filth; several of the
mornings in High West-street want repairing, and
the pavements in several of the streets also require
repairs; the trees at the hank of South-street require ,
lopping. Also in the parish of All Sainte, the wept
of Autos in the back Meets to several of the houses.
Also we present the holies at the bottom of the
town, against the Dorford Claapel,as quite • receptacle
for filth in the north miser." The appointment of
officers within the jurisdietion of the oourt was next
proceeded with, when the following appointments
were made upon the recommendation of the primes
of the jury :—Conatablse Holy Trinity—Meem
Boyton Smith and Hobert Cass; Rt. Peter's—Mr.
George Palmy • All Sainte—Mr. Jamie Anderson;
misers of breo:d and beer, Maim Giorgio M abet
dad Charles Duhil (re-appointed) ; viewers of flesh,
Messrs. Thorned Newman and John Richard TaVhorne
(re.appointed) • hayward, Mr. H. 8. Mills.
Mayo, said that on Wall of the Corporation and