The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-21 00:00:00

SHIPPING NEWS

Arrivals : June 11—Asorn, Brett, Plymouth, limestone;
Beside, Rowe, Portsmouth. Lovely Cruiser, Kant, Cowes,
Emma Mat* %Vanier, Portland. Bore, Southampton, nil.
13—Sins, Sjogren, Gide, deals ; Rainbow, Frampton,
London, wheat: Either. Wilcox, Dover, oilcake ,• IlAri&D.
Prout, Altos; Messenger. King, Sunderland, coals ; Anne,
Thomas, Weymouth, ballast ; Elisabeth Parry, Bobeth,
Newcastle, coals 13th—Perseverance, Hudson, Newcastle,
coals; Kline, Carlson, Sundsvall, deals. lith—Louise
Wills, London, manure; Dale, London, wheat;
Antagonist, WooU. St Maio, ballast,' Bowmen, Dowland.
Landon, grain. 15th—Falmillen. Niellsen, Helsingfors.
oats; Victoria, Hooper, London, manure—Saiiinss :
June 11— Sir Robert Hodgson, Searle, Runoorn,
dal ; Ann, Beecham, Weymouth, bricks; Hopewell,
Wills, Swanesa, whiting; Lady of the Lake, Chick,
London, clay. 13—Frederick2 Gear, Weymouth, bricks;
Cornflower, Kant, Poway. hour; Margarita, Lindtner,
Helshurfors, City of Sensor, Jones, Runoorn, clay; Uno.
Ryysy, Newcastle, ballast; Elisabeth LitUe, Dishy, New-
haven, Umber ; Emma Marla, Warner, Chichester, deals
13—Wide Awake, Bennett, Goole, Coal, Ward, London,
clay. 11—Orphan Girl, Thompson, Ellesmere, clay ; Halt.
Berg. Sundewall, ballast 15-I&atilda. Winder, Wey-
mouth, bricks; Kislike, Hendrickson, Copenhagen, cis,
Glyn, inwards. Southampton, slate; Lovely Cruiser,
Kant, Swansea, pitwood.

Corresponbence.
The foundation stone of the new part of Bt. Paul's
Church is to be laid on the 24th inst, with full
Masonic honours. Lord Wimborne's brother, Mr.
Montague Guest, who in Provincial Grand Master,
has milled together the Provincial Grand Lodge, and
no doubt the ceremony will be as grand and imposing
as any we h.ve yet had in the Borough and County of
Poole. I understand our local lodge, "TO. Amity,"
No. 137, is the oldest lodge in the provinces but if all
accounts are true, it appears that it is not true to its
name, and amity does not reign supreme within its
honoured precincts.

I had a look in at the new Wesleyan Chapel the
other day, and I don't think I shall go far wrong when
I say that when finished it will be one of the neatest
edifices in the borough, nay, I may without fear of
contradiction say in the oounty. But when is it going
to be finished is a question often asked of me, and
which I have as often to state my inability to answer.
It is only two months slime everyone connected with
Wesleysniam in the town was on the qui vise prepar-
ing for the openin; day, and the premier reverend of
the body bad signified his intention of being present,
when all of a sudden we were inforned that the open.
fog had been postponed. lam not going to et ,p here
to inquire the cause; but on behalf of all that we can
beautiful I appeal to the contractor to remove as
speedily as possible that despicable-looking hoarding
which has so long been an eyesore to every Passer-by.
I see that the Railway Company are carrying out
more important alterations in connection with the
level crossings, and in future the opening and closing
of the gates will be worked from the parade signal-box.
The many advantages the town has derived by the
opening up of the railway to Bournemouth are small and
Insignificant compared to the great inconvenience the
populaceis put to by having level crossings at two of the
most important thoroughf arm at the east end of the town.
It is disgraceful in these latter days of the nineteenth
century t see the traffic of a seaport town of about
12,000 inhabitants ever and anon stopped throughout
the day by the pasting of an upward or downward
train, and till a languid official comes to open the gates
and allow the patient crowd to pass through and go on
Its way once more rejoicing.

It appears that Lord Wimborne in the heat of hie
generosity (?) to provide the working classts of Poole
with a small day a work with a good day. wage before
the 1118 t general election, has gone beyond his own
territory on to that of the railway company, who ever
watchful after their own rights, lied no time in
acquainting him of his mistake. It is an id wil,cl that
blows nobody good, and probably those whose services
were dispensed with, strange to may immediately alter
the happy announcement of the poll, will be re-engaged
In putting mattters, so far as the railway company's
ground is concerns I, 'tato qigo.

A coroner's inquest was recently.held on the body of
• prematurely-born infant that VIM found on the
beach, and twelve jar, men were called together to
give a verdict upon what, though it Reser hoed, was
"Found drowned." That fury, in my opinion, was
• very funny one.

I The robberies from allotmenta in the neighbourhood
of Poole and Parkstone have become so serious of late
that the police have been bound to take action in the
matter, and on Thursday five boys, ranging bon 14