The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-12-29 00:00:00

Tax Weenie& —The fotlowiair Is our rae4sorobrile4
report for the week epees &today led :

I 1;41 Threell Obsto of Wastbar.
Z 2.15 w 'au
A 2 Rath
40 41 W Usln
46 40 W 10441
49 20 W Wong Rau, fair
41 101 WNW Flue
46 41 w sad 8 W Fins, nip
61 20 W strong Cloudy, 4thl

CHOICE DICORATIOII.—The festival of Christmas
has been marked by the daeontion to a small 'Meat of
Lisa churches in this tows. Al AU Fasts, denims
elaborately adorned, the °commutation ornsistect
merely of • cornicing of greenery aloeg the reredos, the
entwining of grape stands with wreethings of holly,
end the decking of the ends of the benches
with biota's of the MSS seasonable shrub. The most
labour had been bestowed upon Holy Trinity etrurch,
and,but Omit the decorations lacked warmth of colouring,
the result would have been pretty and affective. The
Mimosa Penton, the Mimes Fisher, sod Mrs. Boys',
assisted by Mr. Cooper and others earned out this
work, and the results evinced mach skill and patience.
The &reading of the deselogne over the Communion
table was mated out with • neat line of veriegated
box, and decorated with emblems of the sun, moon, and
star.. The frontal ef the COMMIIIIiOII table was
ornamented with the sacred monograms "La. H." and
"Pt" In orange and white everlasting daisies. Above
the reredos was a star formed of white leaders
encircled bye wreath of belly. The pulpit mad read:og
desk had ea edging of greenery, end on the front panel
of each was affixed a Christian emblem done in box.
Around the galleries there was a beading composed of
holly, box, ivy, and fir,and the panels were °magmata
with various Christian emblems, but all in the
sombre hues of the evergreens of the season. The
gallery piers and the gas 'tendert' were wreathed with
similar materials. Festoon, were hung around the organ,
and devisees representing the sun, moon, end stars. The
arches of the ado lights were edged with greenery, and
in the spears between the windows verious nicely.
formed emblems were placed, The foot was also cheat ly
wreathed. In the metibrile there were ;two elegantly
Illuminated serolls, bearing the angels' massage, " Glory
to God in the highest." "Oa earth pesos, good will
towards men." flees Illuminations bed burden of
variegated box, and prod aoed oertainly the prettiest
afford of any of the decorations. At St. Peter's Church
and at West Fordington the relornments were of over,
unpretenticom character. The Chris msa decorations 6
Fordington St. George have always struck us se bang
so simple, and yet so exceedingly effective. The
festoons of holly and Pry suspended in the arches, and
the wreaths twined round the pullers, Mee this
venerable church a remarkably bowery and picturesque
appearance. We especially admired the legend, "Glory
to God in the highest," which sorrorrente the chancel
sreh. It is composed of exuseedingly well-proportioned
Old English letters, formed of holly leaves. This is,
we are informed, the work of lire F. Houle. There
ware Imge congregations at all the (Murtha; on
Christmas day.

Bonooos Pervr EisBlol43, Monda).—Before J. F
Hodges, EN. (Mayor), G. Come, Esq., R. Davis, ICaq.
and J. Bishop, Esq.
A young man, named Charles Seal, who leads •
vagrant If, about Dorchester, was brought tip for
felony. It seemed that on Wednesday last be was
entrusted to deliver a pianoforte consigned from London
to Mr. F. W. Smith, at Mr. Deveniah's, at Cbarminster.
The pianoforte wee taken in • van from the King's
Arms. Shortly alter the delivery of the pianoforte,
Seal called on Mr. Smith for the amount of the oarriare,
23.. 6d., and ww paid. He, however, reported to the
clerk at the parcels office that the money vu not paid,
as Mr. Smith had gone out of Soon, and would not be
bank till Sittorday or Monday, and be appropriated the
money. He now pleaded guilty to the theft, and was
sentenced to two months' bard labour.

WEYMOUTH.

Cuaisrwoj DAT.—This lonvexpeeted festival wee
observed by the usual amount of social gsthering and
home happiness in Weymouth, where bereavements dl
not interfere with the pleasure. of the day. The
weather wee fine, with the exception of • few transient
showers in the afternoon, and our esplanade, roads, and
cliff were resorted to by peat numbers seeking out-
door enjoyment, end inhaling the "balmy air" so an.
curl at Christmas. The splendid forest of masts
with whir the Hoed. seemed to be planted offered •
eight well worth a visit to Weymouth from any
trident in the inland parts. Divine SOTTIOB renal
course performed at the churches and some of the
chapels, and nutria of the decorations were most
tasteful.
811,71011 BT THE COllllODOkl STUMM —A few days
aye the steamer Boards, 2,400 toes, Cast. Flare,
was proceeding on her voyage from New York to
Hamburg, and when in the Atlantic Oman, about 700
miles to the westward of thin place, she bad the misfor-
tune to break her main shaft, whereby, of dorm, her
machinery wee disabled. She, however, set bar eon&
and riled to England, naming up the English Channel
to not far from Portland, where she fell in with the
strew steamer Great Yarmouth eis routs for Ham. Th•
Great Yarmouth took her in tow for about al hour; but
there eras a booty ow running, and the tow rope broke,
and the gent 'Owner was obliged to leave her. About
11 o'clock on Friday night the Itiruesia brought up
about three miles 13.8. E. of the Shambles lightship.
The Great Yr-mouth, before leaving bee, took out some
of her passengers, who, we are informed, were ropiest...a
by the captain to send him souse eteont•tego. The Fail-
/tenger were landed at Portland Harbour, and the
captain's went berating known, the Commodore and
Prince steamers got ready to go oat, and the Goo-
riders did, ia feet, prosier to the Borussia'. help. Is
the meantime, however, the wind had got more to the
westward, and the German steamer set her own arms
riled into Portland Hors, and anchored just inside the
Breakwater. The Commodore attended upon her,
landed her malls, and brought • message to be telegraphed
for further orders for the Borussia. The Prince did not
leave Weymouth, harbour, as her SUTiOOII were not
required.

Bowleg Perry finsarows, flattirder.—BefOte the
Mayor (J. Tint& Esq.), and J. Ayling, Seq.
Jos.pl. Breuedd, pioneer, of the 51st Bee., was
charged with sessulting Wary Ann Form, keeper of the
Greyhound inn, St. Nickolas-duet, and breaking three
quart cape, two pints, a tumbler, and two smaller
gleams of the value of 3a., and also for being drunk, on
ebrietmas-day.—Oomplainant said that prisoner um/
In after dark, and wanted some beer; but as be was
drunk, she refused to draw it. Two boys were sitting
on the bible in the elub-room upstairs, and prisoner
drunk ODO of them and knocked him down on the table.
She asked him what that warn for, sad he then took off
his belt, and struck round at every one, but they got
sway. She told the servant to take away the sups and
asssm• bat prisoner knocked her down with a lot of
'earockery, and afterwards struck a Mr. Miller, who
was in the room, and on oomplainant's going to his
amistanes, prisoner knocked her dove also. No one
gave him any provocation, nor bed he been in the hones
before on that day. She pushed him out of the room,
and prisoner °aught hold of • young man, trying to pall
him down stairs; but he c-qild not do so, and himself
fell from the top to the bottom. The value of the caps
and glasses wee about ss. P.C. Meech mid that he was
on reserve duty at the pollee station, and was sent for
to Mrs. Form's, and found prisoner very drunk.— W
Woodland, sergeant of the 51st, said he was directed to
give prisoner • good charaeter.— The prissier plead.A
drunkenness—The Bench said if it had not been for
the good *Waiter given him by the sergeant, he would
certainly have been sent to prison, for the assault was
serious, and if they paned it over, people might be
nearly killed, and the admit Gem: there end plead
drunkenness. While the 51et had been ststioned at
Weymouth, the &mob had hardly had • ODO, before
them, but he wished to call the attention of the military
authorities to the feet that in the lack regiment,
any man was proved to have used his tog., he was aeverAy
punished, and be (the Msyor) thought it a very proper
course to adopt. However, prisoner did not appear t,
have used his belt very much, and, taking into eon.
sideration that it was abridges', he would only be fined
£l, Losiallai sosl4, or 14 days Is 446614.

A boy who had been mimed at Wareham to three
months' hard labner, mid three years in • reformatory,
oinked to the B•nch stating that he hit warred his
time in gaol, but had not been sent to the reformatory.
—A Mra Norris said that the poor boy had no home, as
mother, who had been !origins vrith her, wea now
er7 ill In ths I. marl. Ooeld the Bench take charge
of blot ?—The Mayor explained that they had nothing
to do with it, al the boy was sentenced at Wareham,
and Weird him he apply to tbs relltvit4i a.hi
(Ibe boy) was • native elf the towno

VORTL.AKTh
THZ immense fiat of vsesele, of many
rip and inoluillm, have beat seeking the shelter of Our
Beads. On Chriatmae Day between 90 and 100 sail
were counted from Binclosves, and the number bee
since been increased by fresh arrivals. They presented
really a magnificent sight.
Berrtzsoor or Till THZZATZNZD ACTION. The
oelemiseieueee of Woods and Forests on the 23rd
aoknowle heed the receipt of the £3 claimed for royalty
for the rubble taken from the land at the Bill, and
have accepted this undertaking mitered into by the
Local Board. The matter is, therefore, now finally
settled, but no mooting hat since been held.

Cdlllll.
BASTOLTTOL—The irnprovemente In the church of
Came, which has at different times of late been newly
roofed and beached, sod furnished with candle
standards and buckets, and enriched with two hand.
some memorial windows, ban been well crowned in the
restoution of the NOMA by a lady, a kind friend of the
rector. The handsome cornice, with the doors of the
screen, bad been left when the rectal it was broken
out. The work has ben well done by Kr. 0. Voss, of
Dorcheatas.