The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-11-13 00:00:00

DORCIIESTER.

THE C1111401:61121 Mayor's banquet, at the does
his atrial year, took phew on Friday evening, ist the
Town HAL We en told that betlrcen 30 and 40
were preoent, and that Mrs. Howe, of Cornbill, pro.
aided a splendid dinner, and the nLteodnne vu all
that amid be desired,

RALNOR 011 PORDINOTON.—Th. annual mutt lest
of tlis Dutoby of Cornwall was held at the Court
Home in Fordingtou yesterday (Monday). Tbe
usual budges, having been transacted, the stewards
(J. W. Bateman, and R. Watt, Esq.) to.
vsiber with the tenants and others dined at the
Lags Arms Hotel.
CORN M•KERT, Saturday. Th. supply of
wheat this day was searcely enough for the load
demand ; prioes of lam week were therefore fully
maintained. Pine barley was again in good requed,
and all of superior quality made extreme prime, bat
spoondary aorta were not too saleable. Oats sold in
retail at late rates

OUR PUBLIOIaTt74IIONa. —As intimated in our
hot Irene, representatives of the "ounty Museum. the
Working Men's Institute, and the onntempl•tsd School
of Art, met last Thneselay, oonoerning the project for
erecting a building which should forni.h suitable mom.
incidation for them all, end we undervtand they decided
to work together for that object, •ncl • committee
wes formed for that purpose, consisting of five members
of each institution. The Nev. C. W.
appointed secretary, and we feel sure that his ever.
sinus in that behalf will damns seecess, and, we
hops attain It.
The Msiant-Sitorns OF Novmsaft —Daring
the night of this day Tuesday, Nov. 13-14, as already
noticed, there Is reason to expect • renvirkable display
of shooting stars, one of • series which occur at is.
tervals of about 11 years. Since the extraordinary
shower in November 1833, chiefly witnemed On the
North American continent, much attention has been
paid to the subject of periodical meteors, pad the
grounds epos erhith the prediction of a grand exhibi-
tion during the the night between Tuesday and Wed-
nesday is founded appear worthy of some contienos.
The above is Mr. Hind's etatentent bat Professor Her.
schell in • letter to the Tina say. :—"lteaders of
this notice will be disappointed of one of the rarest
"aspetta of nature" by looking out on the evening
instead of on the morning of the 13th of November.
The time when the meteors are expected to be seen
i.i from midnight until ianrise on Tuesday morning,
the 13th loot. —Monday night in fact.

THE NEW SI•YOP. —Ge•rge Canna, Esq., the
newly-elected Mayor, took the oath of office and
made the nasal declaration before J. P. Aldridge.
Eat., and J. Melton, Peg., yesterday. It was not,
however; withotit demur, that Mr Corm* accepted
offloe. In the palest he claimed 'ion:lotion ender
30 section of tile Mashes) Act (21 & 22 Viot., a. 90)
which directs that "very person who shall be
registered under the provicioes of this Act (i.e. every
duly qualified medical practitioner) shall he exempt,
if he shall desire, from earring on all Juries and
lognesta whatsoever, and from serving all corporate,
parochial, ward, hundred, and township offices, end
from serving in the militia, and the name of such
person shall not be returned in any list of persons
liable to serve in the militia, or in any each offioe
as aforesaid." But at the solicitation of the magis-
trates he ooneented to take offins.

VoLgarTBENCIIMICH, PAILADI. —OD Sunday last a
parade of the rd D.R.T. took piece for the purpose
of attending Divine listwids at Holy Trinity Chuich.
The numbers present comprising 36 rank and tile,
exclusive of the brass band of the corps, were under
the command of Captain Coombe and Lieut. Hodges.
Sergeant-Major Newman, Drill-Instructor Legg, and
Seageants Craw, Gregory, Coifs, and burden,
were also present. Aocommodation was pro-
vided for them in the body of the sacred edifice,
which was, as meal, couipletely Riled, necessitating
the planing of sesta down the centre of the
The lemons *ere read by the Rev. T. A. Falkner,
and the Rev. J. Fisher, the hon. chaplain of the
corps, preached an eloquent, practical, and appro-
priate sermon from Epheeiann vi., 12, 17. The
choir arrangement' under the direction of the
organist, tar. Boytou Smith, were excellent, and
the hymns selected for the occasion were particularly
appropriate, especially the 368th :

•. - -
Jew. ths Conqueror reigns,
In glorious strength nrraged.
At the elms of the service the men again formed into
rank, and aooompanied by the band playing selec-
tion of lively airs, marched down High West-street,
and through South -street, and eventually broke
off in the walks.

Bonotrott PETTY Simon, Yantordny.—nefor• J
Bishop, Best A niatt netted William James Thomos
aee baougel up &erred with obtaining gooffi by false'
pretences. Nov. 8. He was liberated from gaol the ray
previous to this romance. to which he bad earn coin-
nitted for an offence at Weymouth. On the 5' h inst. ,
a man named George Drake purchased two basketa,ralue
24. of lir. Job Shepherd, and took them to the Wood
and Stone Inn, where he I. staying, and plead them
under a tat& in the back kitchen. Next morning
prisoner wt M the house and Asked Uri. Flruthett, the
kinilady, if there were two tense-handed baskets left in
the house. She inquired who he left them with, sod
he replied that he didn't know whether it wean man or
a woman, though he thought it araa a man, bat if she
would It him me the beaketa he should know whether
toey were his or not. Upon this Bre. Brualiett fetched
batheta and showed than to him. He said they
Isere his, and asked i/ there was a reticule basket
Aso, be replied "No." He laid be had lost such a
oat, bah he ironwood that at whatever house be had
left It, it would be taken oars of. He took the baskets
away. He had previously told her that he was very
dusky when he left the baskets, and he did not know
where he bad left them until he inquired. It seems
that he went to the shop of Mrs. logg, in Darnmitee
serest, an by hie jelllng her he had five motherlmo
ehllalrem and wee hard up, and that the toll collect.,
would not allow him to collet any more howls', till ha
had paid the toll, be induced her to let him hays 6.1.
upon one of the bmkets, which be was to redeem when
be had sold the other. But from thence he appears to
have gone to the Swan Inn, the landlord of which gave
him ed. and a glass of beer for the other basket. The
pollee were informed of the loss of Drake's baskets, and
apprehended Thomas at the Swan inn. Prisoner had
questions to put to either of the witnesses, and had no
nothing to may in imager to the charge. Ur. Bishop
said that the case was ye% dear against him, and
committed him for trial as the next Quarter Sessions.

Omsk'. CONCEITS. —The choir of All Saints',
Dorchester, have annonnosd that the firet of their
enterajtion concerts is to to take plans under the
m " direction of their talented organist and con-
ductor, Mr. Joseph Robinson, this (Tuesday)
evening, November 13th. The programme has just
been Wined, and in some respects is similar to that
Wind for the rehearsal held at Mr. Robinson's,
mum e saloon, Contain, • few weeks ago. TheELo-
gramme presents some very nice attract r ion&
are only two instrumental pieces we notice, the 1
whole of the performance being devoted to singing I
with these eroeptioas. We are glad they have been
introduced, as they will give the oonoart a certain
tone and colour. There is • &tett by Mr.
Robinson and Mr. fitegg, to open the evening'.
entertainment, and then further on • cornet solo by
the latter gentleman. We expect to find them well
received and thoroughly appreciated. We notice
that our friend, Mr. Curtis, is to sing several very
beautiful wogs, "Beautiful Isle. of the Sea," and
" The Mow-grown Well," in both of which his rich
well cull tested baritone voice will be shown to great
advasi,•:e. A duett, which promises to be very
Seri is ‘• -y prominent on the list, "O'er the Bonny
Clyde," Masters Marshallsay and Robinson. These
young gentleinee have singularly oleic good voices,
and have long attracted notice amongst the congre-
gation at All Saints' church. Boni* of the soap are
to be wag in ohismoter. As to the part soap, trice,
glee., &a, there is a good collection of them, and
they seem well and carefully selected. We hope,
Mr. Robinson, this choir may ham • full room, and
that our tnernepnople will now show their appro.
*Won of Nl* movement as Ow pirt cot the obaii bo