The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-12-08 00:00:00

DORCHBOTER.

lOi 855

TEE depth of ran that fell in November was IA2 inches
as against 3.iei inches in November last year.
Toe MARKZI.—The Mayor (Mr. Ft Burnett) has
appointed the market in Christmas week to be held on
Thursday, the 24th inst.
Late insrsmt.—The first and final dividend declared in
the liquidation instituted by Job Sheppard, basket maker,
of this town, is la. 74. in tins
COMMITTED TO THE DOES/LT (3001ITY PRI/MC—flare{
Labour : James Adams, drunk and riotous at Gouge All
Saints, one calendar month; Harriet Croft. vagrancy at
Weymouth, 14 day.; Samuel Pitman, stealing eggs at
Abbotebury, seven days.
Toe Wsvuuxinati Ftocg.—We are pleased to notice
that at Tunton Agricultural Society's show on Friday.
Mr T. Chapman Saunders, of Watercorube, woo awarded
2nd prize of g.rd, for pen of five short-wormed breeding
ewes, the lot prise el 44 being taken by Major-General
the Viscount Bridport.
MIAT Sours-mut Rdsnitne tiaciarr.—A meeting on
behalf of this excellent society is to ha WI. at the Town-
hall next Friday evening, the linger (Inv. auTott)
presiding, when addresses will be given by Golead
Samlwith, the Rev. C. W. Bingham, and others. Great
Interest is taken in tho society In this district by Mrs.
(Awael Bingham.
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POULTILT AND Picsoisi. —At the Birmingham Poultry
Show Mr. C. 11. Mayo. of Puddlehinton, took second prize
(Cl) fora Carolina drake and duck. The same gentleman
was highly commended for two peas (drake and duck) of
any other variety, and alio highly commended for drake
and duck (three pens) in the selling class. Our townsman,
Mr. W. Bishop, also came in for honours with his *was.
Ile gained third prize (10s.) and was highly c.mmemd•d
for his silver dragoon.; he also took second prize (l) for
his dragoons (any other colour).

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A GRICAT RBADER.—We have much pleasure in
announcing that a new Reader, Mr. R. M. Bellew, will
shortly appear at the Town Hall, under the auspices of
Mr. Ling. Mr. Bellew is the eldest s•ui of the late well.
known rimier, Mr. .1. M. Bellew. During the pant few
years he has beau in Canada, and when his father was
last in America it had been his Intention to take his son
on the platforni with hint. While Mr. IL M. Bellew was
in America he on several occasions appeared in public,
hind thlaihre, as well as by competent critics in this country,
has 'wen pronounced second only to Ida father: but bow-
., in. great the similarity of voice and read hot, Mr. hollow
has never bora a pupil, not even of his fallow. Wherever
be has read, Mr. Beßew has made a profound itopre.o,..
motti doul4 many of our Traitors will take the oppor-
tunity his coming here offers to listen to his dranuhtic
eloquence.
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RAILWAY ACCOMNODATION.—For several mouths past
the arrangement uf the pains on the Great Western
Railway has been about as incoevement for the Aistrtet an
could well be conceived. Not only is the early morning
up-train disoontinind, but that which rued to be the
second was made later, there being no train Yeovil way
from I lorcheder till 8. ill a.m., no that Bristol could not be
readied till! o'elock„ For theeral public, and for
butchersand cattle &elan especially these arrangements
were most unsuitable. Than. in afternoon, from
Dorchester to Weymouth, • Great Western train is timed
to leave at twhile a South-Western has for years
started at &A Frequently, however, the Sout*Weetern
leaves first, owing to the unpunctuality of the Great
Western Company. Feverybody was grumbling shout
these inconveniancies, and • memorial to the Great
Western Directors, initiated, we believe, by Messrs
Williams and Co., bankers, was quickly signed by a
number of professional gentlemen and tradesmen indicat-
ing the facts we have mentioned, and asking for an alters-
tine. Th 6 was forwarded at the rise of November, it
being holed there was time tor an improvement in the
December trains, hut, as our reader, know, the tables
were issued without the lashed change, and it was feared
the memorial was disregarded. But we are glad to learn
that such is not the else : the Directors have «Doddered
the matter, and will on theist January provide an up-train
about 8 a.m., and improve the afternoon down service
too. This is satidactory : and we hope that when the
Groat Western have really found out Lb' public needs
they will not change their time tables except for the
winter and simmer services, just an the South-Western
Company do.