The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-05 00:00:00

Duet Conntg Express.'
DoltellgSTEß, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1881. I

DOIGHISTBB. _ _
tic Hz.RT SYMONDS, s dicitor, vf this town, has
base appointed by the Lord Chancellor a Commie-
ii,oes. to administer oaths in the Supreme Court of
judicature in England.
srArg Cosecsae.—Amoo,e those invited by the
„two to att•nd the State Coecsrt at Buckingham
p Wednesday evening last, were the Hon
w.II B. Portman and Mrs. Portman, and Mies
PoSSISAIL
SHOUTING *arctic —Another match between thenth
Brigade Depot and the MUM* Staff was shot at
maiden Cattle tot Fii lay teat, in fine weather and
egain resulted In • victory for the 39th Brigade
prti.t by 38 Points.
MORTALITY STATISTICS FOR IRS BOROUGH —Joss,
ha —Births, 23 (Fordington 14) ; deaths, 8 (Fording-
we 3) Heart disease and convulsions caused two
deetba each ; consumption, inflammation of lungs, and
s....,plery one each. A little boy aged 16 months wa•
d'r-,,,roed, having fallen into the river. An old man
died in the workhouse, aged 80 years. The birth rate
6. 36.9, and the death rate only 121 per 1.000. The
tremor is higher, and the latter lower than usual.—
DAL Medical Officer of Health.
'NS LATE MR. ANDREWS. —At the CMG Pet'y
seerione on Wednesday last. Captain Carr Glyn, the
chaittuan, referred in feeling terms to the irreparable
i. which they had sustained by the lamented death
of their late clerk, Mr. G. J. Andrews. At the meet-
fi, of the Carne Highway Bad aikidos) was also
wade to Mr. Andrew.' death by Mr. C. B. Stiby, and
it was agreed that a letter of c osdoletc 'should be sent
to the family of the late gentleman. Mr. 0 J.
Williams Andrews was unanimeutly elected clerk
to the Board, in the place of hi father.
A PRoFESSI ',NAL THIEF. —After considerable search,
Mr. Supt. Gale has succeeded in capturing the man
Charles Rogers, etas Rose, who, it may be re-
membered, entered the shop of Mr. Hurst, grocer, of
Maiden Newton,
_an I stole about £8 in money. On
leaving Maiden Newton the men went to Brtdport,
and rigged himself out in • new suit of clothes at Mr.
Freeman's, leay.ng his old clothe, behind at a bee .
house in the town. He then tame back to Dorchester
and atayel at a publichouse for the night, and on the
following mornitig he went on to Poole and from
thence to London. No more wee beard of him
until, after active eaquiry, Mr. Superintendent Gale
found he was undergoing a seetenoe of two months'
isoement at Portsmouth for • robbery at
. At the expiration of the seatesos he was
brought to Dorchester, and this (Monday) morning
we. brought before Colonel Bintham, and remanded
Tat PRESIDENT OF TILI MITMODIST CHURCH.
Comidersble anxiety, I am told, just now eirevalls in
Methodist circiee respecting the election of President
of the forthcoming Conference In Liverpool. Dr.
Osborn has been mentioned, but his feebleness and
advanced age appear to make such an election up.
desirable, and there is much hesitation on the {stet of
many on these greunds. Dr. Moulton has else been
spoken of, but his onerous duties will, it is feared, pre-
vent his taking the chair at the present time. The
Roe. Chas. Garrett had a considerable following Met
year, end will probably have a number of votes at the
ensuing Conference. The Rev. William Arthur, M. A.,
the well.known author of "The Tongue of Fir." and
ether able works, has recently returned from the
Continent in greatly improved health, and hal been
preaching in London. He is believed by every section
of the Methodist Church throughout the world; and
is view of the approaching Ecumenical Conference, to
be held in London, in September next, he is generally
considered as the minister who should occupy the chafr
at the present time.— Londeft Correepoadeal,
BOROUGH POLI CE-COURT.