The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-13 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER, DECEMBER 13th, 1881.

Dosaarzrza.
TEI eking* of ileaminster cum Holy Trinity
Dorset, worth between £4OO and £5OO .-year, and in the
gift of the Biohup of Salisbury, hos become vacant by
the reslituation of the Her, A. Codd, who has held it
since 1837.
Tint Right it tr. the Lord Wahl) of Salisbury on the
6th inst. licensed the Bev, John Curran, M. £., to the curacy of Bed wyn Magna, Wilts, and the Key.
William Ward Nichol'. to the curacy of West Stafford,
Dorset.
nit NATIorm. tknoom —The cause of the notional
schools of the town was plaided on Sunday at all the
churches In the town with the exception of East
Forthrioon, and the followiog was the am.,unt of the
collections :—Holy Trinity £8 : St. Peter'',
LI 90. 14.; All saints, $:?: 3.. 10d. ; Christ Church,
£1 2.. 3d.

TIM PILOPJBED LITERARY CLUB.—Wa are &eked to
states that all persons who might care to take part, or
who take any interest, in this venture, are invited to
attend the meeting at the Congregatiolial Schoolroom,
in South-street, on Tuesday at eight o'clock This
is the on y notice OM has been beetled, and the Rev.
T. Name, who has kindly taken the matter up, wishes
friends to take this as tsntamount to • persmal
Invitation.
" CHIUNTIAN Mateo:vase " wee the subject of a
highly•intereiting addrees delivered, under tbe auspicer
of the Young Aten's Christian Asurciati by the
Rey. J. Trafford, M.A., of Weymouth, on Thursday
evening last, at the Alineton Roll, to a goodly
number of yowl; men and others, the chair being
taken by Mr. G. Curate. In the course of his edifying
remarks, the rev. geutleman spoke mostly of the many
virtues which charecterle manly fortitude, and urged
his hearers to be ever courageous and persevering In
their labours in search of knowledge, fur it MY the
duty of every Christian man. The speaker, who was
listened to with undivided attention, gave NWILIe
excellent advice, and his observations throughout were
of • plsin and imprevive character.
FOIDINGIT4N tigenoros. —The friends of the let ) vicar
of Fordington and hie family, sedan who have taken
much an intereet in the welfare of the parish will be
htitle
to hear at a course of 15 sermons by the Rev. ieny that
Monte, delivered with but one exception from
the pulpit of Fordington, has just been published by
Mr. Henry Ling, printer Ac., of High East-street. In
• prefatory note the author specially deshei to
dedicate the volume is a "tribute of true affection and
• pledge of unfailing prayerful memory to those readers
who worship now or once worshipped in Fordington
Month." The little volume is well printed and
istrly bound, and will doubtless, considering the
.effon and esteem in which the author has always
been held, have an extensive sale.
Bononott Firer tisselotse, Monday.—Before G. J.
0. 01111017, Req., J. k'eani-Jilleini, Seq., F.
Dos* Ulu and J. Tudor, Fesq.—Sfx. IL Duke and a
named Kellaway were summoned for trespa-
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land in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Sibley, and
doing damage to the extent of £2.—The cases were
taken separately, Mr. Duke's case being taken brat.
—Thomas Sibley stated that he was a farmer and had
land in Furdington, On Wednesday he saw Mr.
Duke galloping round his field of clover; he told Mr.
Duke he would have to pay the damage, which be
estimated at El in each case.—Mr. G. A. Sneer stated
that at Mr. Duke's request he had been to a field near
the New Brewery; he inspected the clover, and in his
opinion 2a. would °over the whole of the damage done by
both defendants.—The evidence in ICeilaway'a case was
to the same effect.—Mr. Gregory said both Mr. Duke
and Solloway had admitted the treespawi, but they
thought Sibley ought to have had some competent
person to sasses the damage. He should order both
partied to pay 2s. 6d. for the damage and ls. each for
the trespass. They also severely reprimanded Sibley
for the loose way in which be had given his evidence.