The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-29 00:00:00

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11110T01 07 Sr. MLIT'S.—The Rev. J. H. Remit,
the new rector of St. Mary's, Holcombe =, is
expected to commenoe his duties In this ron
Sunday, December 11th.
Tea Powea or fits Tom:le.—This was the title
of • Lecture delivered at the Wesleyan schoolroom. St.
Edsnundotreet, on Wednesday evening, by the Rey.
W. Andrews, circuit minister. The chairman w
Mr. J. L. Shores's, who, after the proceedings ham:
been commenced with 'singing, prayer, and Scripture
reeding (James Ili), made • few genial remarks.—
'TM lecturer spoke of the power of the as
Divine endowment to our race, which mtudaV lb
kept
frost evil and used for good. He commenced with the
power of the coarse in Paradise, using very beautiful
rising at times into the postioal, and,
language, rising
lecture was sot lengthy, the audience felt
that they had beard • very enjoyable diaeourse.—The
funds were devoted towards the Wesleyan Tract
Society, which it is intended to revive.
• New ki•n terra Mow is rue Bast —A pen=
who gave the name of Edward Newman was brought
up on Wednesday, charged with being drank and
riotous lest night in Eautotrest, Meleombe Bogie.
—Be pleaded guilty, said he was very sorry, sad pro-
mised never to do so again ; he would not take any
drink for two months.—The Mayor doubted whether
primmer would keep his ; but his mother
esene forward and also promised for him, and on this
end his own promise he was let off on payins la. casts.
—He had 4e., and on the Mayor's eumtedi= he eon.
sented at owe to make • deposit in the Post-e Mos
savings bank, the Mayor thinking it would lead to his
taking more there.
Masa Dow Aoun.—This wretched woman was
beeetAt up again on Wednesday, before the Mayor,
Dr. Drew and J. E. Robots, Esq., charged with
=o4llBound in an outhouse in High-street, on the
night, without having any visible mesas of
subsisteraos.—P.C. Morris proved the case, and
pommies promised 111111141fillIINIty and 'eked for another
chanot.—Tite Mayor said he did not believe in all that
mad., rtpossigsess, and asked her II she were pee-
ped to had a new life if she were mot lobe, friends.
—She promised faithfully to do so, and said there was
se chugs el her reforming In Weymouth. She begged
the to mod Mt home to her friende.—The Chair:nos
tad the genomer she met give the sddrent of her
ithoth—which apposes to be at Bishop's Morticed—
sod she was remanded at • week to see what can be

Damaralan O•ntinininD.—Mr. J. A. Sherveu, book.
miler, sharer, printer, ka, Bt. Mayatreet,
to the borough megkaates on Tuesday last, :9e
ied
have
the Indestarse of James Herbed Sameraya, an a
guar ananesl, on the ground of wilful and contrld
mimed— neg.—The boy wwented.—Mr. Ardis : WM
you be satisfied with that 1--Mr. Mann : Yes.—Mr.
Arden You do not ask for any punlehment t—Mr.
Sherren replied that be did not Mr. Sherrie was
irked to have the boy's father present at the Court,
before the indentures wore canoelled.—Mr. lisenways
attended later, red the Mayor asked—wee he willing
WOOS Indentures should be cancelled 7—He replied that
be would leave the case in the magistrates' hands.—
The Mayor : No, are you willing to have them cast-
celled I—The father, to his boy: Do you wish•to have
the indenturescans—The boy: Yr.—The Mayor
sag the tarter had applied for the indentures to be
eaneelled, sad the OlflloO of the Beech was that It
was a earl great misfortune for a lad starting in life
to have that done. Every boy has ember • good or •
bad future before him, and making indenture" la oats-
massciag the sight way, but the cannoning them lea
bag tbjEg.—Kr. Robed : I think you had • good
worm red I am afraid you will not Sad a better.—
The darer : I am sure you had • kind one ,• everyone
knows hint to be so, in every respect. —The hides
were cancelled.
firturreal.nue Extomm.—On Monday and Tuesday,
Mr. Start Cumberland, beaked by • very inflortial
....nag... IWO
seizuaittete.ns how the vrtnne tricks
ot the nernied are performed. On the
Greg eveuing than was • hints audience, and the tricks
wan, most aridactorny performed and explained.
Mr. Cumberland explained bow to produce spirit raps,
Ammo bow the so-called mind-reading is performed,
and did the cabinet trick.. What added greatly to
the Interest of the entertainment was that, after being
eserrely tied and nailed in the usual way, and perform-
ing with the cabinet curtains closed, Mr. Cumberland
afterwards had the certain' drawn, and before the
whole audience showed how be, though apparently
tied and nailed so as to seemed Immoveable, yet could
manage to drink water, write on • slate, and even
drive sails in • pier of wood, besides going through
the maw "spirit manifestations " with Bates, guitars,
tmaheneine, &c., in fact be showed that muscular
effort well &pplled in wriggling accomplished all the
f.see supposed to be No miraculous. Even though tied
up in a sack and waled, in a very short time • " ghoul"
walked out of the cabinet with • " eerpse-candk " In
bent, and though his appearance wee most ghastly,
be quieted the ladies' fears by_preeenting • beautiful
barb of flowers to smell. Sham " mind-reeding "
synA shown to be accomplished by the simple trick of
c the papers on which questions were written,
er gag Zing them by looking downwards below the
heodkachief which appeared to be blindfold. Itial
"mind-reeding " was exhibited, by which the operator,
Putting to his forehead the hand of the person who
had thought of some one, directed his stem to that one.
and this Ir only explained by dating be had • curious
hepreeolon on his mind. 'Me usual " spirit " tricks
1111114 ism quit* unworthy of notice alter the septa/t-
-akes by Mr. Cumberland.