The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-14 00:00:00

IX)ReIiESTER.

THE RAIICIATFE TAIITIMONIAL —The picture Of MT.
W F. H. of the South Dorset, which was pre-
rented to the gallant master last Friday, is being
exhibit•ii fora few days in Uoi Tcwn Hall. It has had
many admirers.
I.IIITRO TEMPLAR 01DM—A branch lodge of Oils order
was instituted in this town on the sth day of March. by
Bro. S. Watts of Bournemouth, instituting officer for the
district, awl since its formation twenty seven members
have joined, and there are several persons proposed for
Initttinrr. eh TO THE DOUBT COUNTT PRISON. —A Asivir :
Daniel M'Carthy, 'anion et East Stoke.—SeMoos: Charles
Healing, stealing a coat, dm., at (;illingham.- Hard
Henry Hardy, stealing oats at toinford Magna,
1 calendar th ; William Fagg, stealing bouts at
Weymouth, 21 ‘Lsys ; Frederick Adams, stealing oats at
Canton.' MARRA. II days
DEFARTUFLE OF THE ARTILLERT.—Diajor Lyon's battery
' of Loyal Horse Artillery are under orders to leave Dor-
chester on W udnesdey morning en route for Coventry,
their first day's jousimx !icing to Bbuniford. During the
timethey haws been in thii town, the men have conducted
themselves remarkably well, and have made maul frien,l,
11111014 the townspeople. Their quarters will he Oeellribd
at the end of the weeic by F battery. B brigade, under
Major Elliott..
GRAND IHORGIA.—Menara. Poole and Young, whose
kravlatis exhibitions in Dorchester have been so satin-
futon; and siarcessful, announce a new diorama at the
I toot.)'orn Exchange toot.) (Niondna# illustrative of the I hike of
Edinburgh through
's tour rough I a. We may mention that
the views are each 31ft. by 15 t —that is to say unusually
large, and we are assured they are superlatively excellent
as paintings and depict real mcnes in H. 11.11. s tour. A
Plymouth contemporary speaks in the most exalted strain
of the ; and this, with our former experience
f Mesa, Pooln srol young, warrant us in saying to our
readers go and .4.. e fur >ouvsel.us.
, Summit. —The Dorchester en,,,ine dtivers, firemen, ac.,
employed on the London and South Weida= railway,
a pleasant re. ~,,,,,, on Good Friday, on which occasion
flontlieluOloU{ ViDI selected for their annual outing. Here
Host Martin, of the Ilevisirt Home Tavern, had provided
• capital repast, and well merited the praise bestowed on
his catering. Mr. Pinch occupied the chair, snit Mr.
Chandler the vita-chair, awl when anode justice had been
done to the good things supplied, and the table cleared,
• very sociable time was spent. In the course of the
evening the healths of the following gentlemen of Dor-
chester who contrilnited towanis the expenms of this
gathering were warmly received : Mr. W. G. Beattie, Mr.
Welher, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Steele, Mr. Hodges, Mr.
Galpin, Mr. Gregory, kc., Ac. The toast of " Mr. Fletcher
of Itling," was also duly honoured, end the happy luny
returned to Dorchester lw the mail train.
Tillt WEATHER—The following in MIT lanteOTOlOßiCall
report :

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Sista of Wcatlier.

A Kalil titrOD Trafeheit.—A man. giving the nate,: of
Walter Friend. of Exeter, was apprehended at Wey-
,,,,, uth on the nth inst., by P.C. W. Pearce, of the Dorset
constabulary, oil vartour charges of so 'wiling at Ex-
mouth and Axminster, Devon. It is stawd the Titan
railed on some of the Good Templars of Dorchester,
representing I self to be a member of the Order, and
being in porimision of the pass-word 0, he attended their
meeting last Tueisley evening, when he was relieved by
one of the brethren, although the good luau thought the
distressed Good Templar smelt lowan 11111 l nly of potent
(iii ‘Wmlnesdav evening he went on to Weymouth,
and called on a Good Templar in the town, who took him
to a temperani•e house for the night and saw him suitably
provided for. Early next morning Friend got up and
took a walk ; and his breakfast is still waiting for him we
suppose, and his host disconsolate: for 1'.(7. Pearce
meeting him, pressed on hint the hospitality of the county
with ardour that would take no denial, and on the
following morning lie wes accompanied to Axminster
so rook for Exmouth, the megistrates of which town
will shortly have a meeting to consider the deserts of the
aoi-direaf Good Tesuplar,
limrst) TIIIIPLAIS.M.—At a tea meeting held in the
British School-room on Wednesday evening, the members
and friends of the above presented to Bro. A. Datdells,
FarrlersSergh R.H,A., who is abont to leave Dorelissder
with the battery for entry. a Itilde as • mark of their
esteem awl reganl for his past services. On receiving the
..ante Itru. lhiniells said he was taken somewhat by our.
wino. it was only a short tune he had had the pleasure to
felons to their n...ble order. It was true he had for a
number of years been an abetainer • he had also joined
the Gast Templar, ; but being an lultocare for open lodge
meeting., and opposed to the compuhion to wear geg,l4,
when he found that these with many other objectionebie
features had been by the 1%1..0, ;brown arnde, he et
once offered himself fir initiation into the mine. Ile
felt assured he should never regret having done so. Tha
more he A.SW if its working the better he likml it. Ile
looked npon it as a home for liberty-loving temperance
men and women, whore aitu and object are to raise the
fallen sad to save others from falling. He wished them
God speed, ant also thanks) them for the present they
had just made hliii; and hoped, if spered to wine among
them again, they would tin.) him More determined in his
efforts to banish strong drink from our nation. The
inclination of officers tee the ensuing quarter was then
gone through, and the meeting closed In the usual way.
Comes. ',Waled._

AMATEUR TiIEtTRICAL4.—The "Ccler et Amlax"
Dramatic Club of the Idinth Rifles have won a good re.
potation blare they have been at Portland, and they came
to the county town on Tu-sday and Wednesday evenings,
and delighted large audience*, tio the first night the net
premeds were devoted to the outset Gillet. Hospital
io R:anent arrangements were made by r. Robinian,
Music Saloon, thrrnltill. and a capital stage and appoint-
ments were provided. The club is under the management
of laiont. A. G. Bacot and Col. Sgt. Kaye+, and they are •
highly talented body, the ladles especially meriting cium.
mendation. Mr. 7, W. itubertaurt's " Ca4a," was the
opening place the characters hieing sasbtined sa follow :
Hon. George D'Alroy, Sergeant G, Con; Captain Haw.
tree, Private T. Stephenson ; Eccles, Sergeant J. W.
Miley ; Sam Gerridgs, Colour•Sergitant T. Boyce ; Olson
(servant). Colourdiergeant 11. King; The Marmite. tic St.
Maur, Mrs. Percy ; Polly. Mrs. Royals; Esther, Mi. id,
Sutherland. The pleoe went capitally throughout, and
the "ierfiwmeni were warmly applauded. The alter 1,i006
was "The Area Belle." A eecond performance was given
on Wednesday evening, the programme being "Time
Tries oil;' Obliging • Friend," and a burlesque—
" Amoroso." The attendance was large, and everybody
seemed Intuit ph..llle.i. Min.. Sutherland lea particularly
gee. and efficient &etre., and the other ladies are far
Leyon." the ordinary run of amateurs. Sergeant naty
and private stephensou shei deserve special praise. The
farce provoked great laughter, and the " operatic
absurdity" closed theßerforniances merrily.
Sot IN ANgRICtN Miiiiioxs.—On Thursday evolinie a
public meeting in aid of these missions was held in the
?IMP hail. The chair was taken by the Rev.
Osborn, who was accompanied en the platform by the
Rev. H. S. Acworth. M.A., who has lately return...l ham
South America. The upper end of the hall was Lung
with diagrame and a large map of the South American
isontincut. —The Chairman, after praying, observed that
wee)ynaro ago he was .ll etruck with the self.
denying exertions of the late Captain Allan Gardiner,
who liad etrii en to .preaw the LPOWit4lie of the Gospel
amongst the South Amoriatus, He lalaured many years
single-handed, and God bleesed his efforts. The little
[AMC, however, when ho and his eomPtutions landed 0R
the Routh American cua.t, expecting to receive pro* Won.
from • reciel, these did not arrive, and the whole cam
pans' aie.l of starvation. It w..ftou proved, however,
that Cord chose that the death of hit saints should lie the
meted of the church, and on this occasion • Mr. Sparks, of
Oliftsm, WWI IP etruck • all the example net by Captain
tianliner, that he travelled throughout the country, col.
!acting tunic, and then went forth to South America
himself. This uthrlit be said to have been the foundation
of the present or.lety. There might Is many peseoai.
who were not aware i 4 the extent of this fifth' of mars-
' flow, onlY 011," portion of that continent, wee
than the whole of Europe, and ten' neatly
r people eettled there, amongst theta • large number of
' merchants, and utile.. exrrtoins were made for supplying
religious teaching, they would a t.n tot set the holy faith
they had 4.111.. e prtliefla.oo. In that c. 'Athena, alit, there
were millions i 4 our fellow creatur, without env kiiiist
It dge of our Lord .11,114 I hrist. All of Uaew. loualv crieti
" rume over and help it. " and Christ had couusianded
tit go awl teach all nation. ;" we must not leave any
Niece untouched, and, therefore, this oeiety claimed our
suitleurt. It might he eaid that this society Lthoured
almost alone in that vast continent, and he had no doubt
the information Mr. Acworth would give them would st‘r
thrill up tt tit.. rcalisat ion of thi• iiiiportones. '.( the work.
—The Rev. 11. S. Acworth nod the 'emulation Iti South
America had been variously eatituated, souse putting it
down nt 3a,utakuutt whilst others aiid that 22,01.10.00 n was
niarer the mark. Put of that utunber there were about
KAM%) lAREITOS left, the =neat a the aborigine', who