The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-14 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

PoerAL Raoul.Anoss.—An additional London
day mail Le 'now made up and dispatched by the
12.20 train, to be dammed in town the nine evening.

THI 56TH Rsorstarr.—We are happy to Inform
oar readers that, by the kind permiamon of Colonel
Laey and the officers of the 58th Regiment, their
band will play Oboe a week on the &Omuta during
the summer month*.

WitYleoolll RACnn. —The nommittoe live just
issued their plogramme of the annual Ledmoor
meeting, to take place on Wednesday and Thursday,
the 29th and 30th Mat, W. tamers's that au en.
usually attractive list ef terns is presented, and, if
only the rather be propitious, we may reckon on
Use rums of 1866 being equal to those of any former
years for gaiety, egoitemeuit, and excellent running.
TUB ORZATUAM lIALL. —On Wednesday morn•
lug sixteen of the crew of the °leathern Hall,
now lying in Portland Reed., were brought up
before R. H. BwaMeld, and 11. ff. Eliot, Earls., on
the charge of refusing to proceed to esse, on the
appointment of a new captain. Mr. Welsford was
employed to appear on behalf of the defendants. The
defence was, that the parties signed articles to mil with
the late captain, who had since died, and that they wore
not bound to sail with the new captain. They were
each sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.

COUNTY COURT.—Tbe 17=11 monthly sitting WU
held at Guildhall, oa Thursday last, before his
Honour, Judge Everett. The following is • list of
the business :—Adjournment, I ; re-issues, 2;
original plaints, 120 ; judgment summonses, 5 ;
adjourned ditto, 5; re-issues, 5. None possessed
epeeist interest. Reginald Woodcock, gaslitter, and
Robert Jolliffe, plasterer, were ordered to receive
respectively an order of discharge. Rt. the
Rev. Henry Masson, chaplain to H.M.S. Rt.
George, lying in Portland Roads. Debts,
£2.53 17a. Ild. The majority of the creditors are
tradesmen of the town. Assets, rid. Bankrupt stated
his Wary to be £250 • year, from which £5O per
annum is deducted for creditors under • previous
bankruptcy. The first meeting of creditors was
Seed for Monday, the 27th instant, protection in the
meantime granted.

Tin VIIPICFCRING DINNER. —We have already
alluded to the feat which took place the other day
between Mr. B. Commies and Mr. George Chalker.
at the workshop of the latter. On Thursday night
the event WY celebrated by a first-class dinner at
the Crown Motel, admirably served up by the worthy
host, while wines of the richest description were
liberally dispensed to assist digestion. Mr. Coalmine
presided, and Mr. Chalker ably filled the vice chair.
About 18 or 20 other gentlemen were also invited to
partake of the rich repast On the removal of the
cloth the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given,
after which Mr. Stephen Brown, one of the umpires
at the late veneering match, gave the tout of the
evening—" The health of Mr. C 061034111 and Mr.
Chalker." He said the trial of skill which he was
called in to witness, the other day, wu the most
marvellous, he supposed, of the kind, eve recorded.
Mr. Commins, a retired cabinet maker, thwards of
70 years of age, performed his task of enuring s set
of five &men, In eight minutes and s half, while
Mr. Chalker, who was upwards of 53 rears of age.
veneered two sets of five drawers rob in eight
minutes and three quarters. Now Mr. Commies bad
given up the manufacturing beanie altogether,
and Mr. Chalker, • master tradesman, seldom
called to labour at the bench at such kind
of work, could inanely be expected to
do his work so fast as though hit hand was kept
regularly in, and yet these gentlemei had performed
a feat which he would venture to say had never
before been done in the county, nor taking the age
end all circumstances into the cue, lever before done
in the country. Why, the work tie two had done
in less than nine minutes unitedly was reckoned
three-quarters of a day's work fir • first hand
journeyman cabinetthaker ; and he thought the
eircuustances of this feat and skill iaving been ac-
complished in this short specie of tier should be well
circulated, in order to encourage yonig and energetic
tradesmen to emulation in their labcor. That Mr.
Commixes was himself a first-class ththeeman, and
that he was also both able and anz one to instruct
his apprentices in his handicraft, woefully proved by
these proceeding,; while at the sane time it waii
likewise equally evident that Mr. Chilker was an apt
pupil and an honour to his old master. Under these
circumstances be had great pleasure n proposing the
health of their chairman and vice-chairman, the
founders of the taut —Mr Commie* in acknowledg-
, ing the compliment, said that he thcaght that meet-
ing, of that kind should take place more frequently
than they did. In the bustle of every-day life they
ware apt to be engrossed in their own concerns, to
the selfish exclusion of all others, while meetings
like theme tended to recall old reminiscences, and to
engender a kindly feeling one towards another. Ile
trusted they would many times meet together to
tender to each other the right hand of fellowship.—
Mr. J. Chalker, who also acknowledged the oomph.
mint, stated that he always found Mr. Commies an
exceedingly good master, lie served him seven
years as apprentice, and one year afterwards as
Journeyman; and that he did his ditty to his muter
be thought WU proved by the fact that during the
lint three years of his apprenticeship Mr. Commies
give him a shilling a week more than was expreseed
in his indentures, and when he was out of his time,
gave him f 9 worth of tools. Other local toasts
were given and responded to, among others, that of
Mr. Walter Commies and Mrs. Coalmine, the host
and hostess, with many thanks for the excellent
repast that had been placed before them. The
oompthy separated about half-past eleven o'clock,
highly satisfied with the pleasant social meeting
they had spent together.