The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-01-06 00:00:00

asked him, uron his giving the name of "Nicholls, if
that Wrfl the right one, as he had given another. Ile
replied that it was. Upon refer/in; to a check, the
sergeant found he had given the name previously of
"Hery Davis," and on one occasion that of "Mills."
In answer to the Bench, prisoner said Henry Davis
was his mother's name, which he sometimes adopted.
This sun lug rather strange, prisoner was committed
for 14 days' hard labour.

WIRING FOR THE TELEGRAM
Baer you heard the "War Cr)?" It sounds strange
when I any I've /COI it. It's nothing more or leas, Mr.
Editor. than the "official gazSte " of the "Salvation
Army," published, not in Paternoster-row, but in that
fashionable quarter, Whitechapel-masi, E. Almost
witkont exception the paragraphs terminate with
art earnest apps .110 the public for cash. an I describe
the wholesome iff,cts of the army "ravings" upon
lilood-waoh-d colliers. the 33rd regiment in action,
quakin; devils, intoxicated high church curates,
wailing, and hallelnj ilia. The fidlowing is culled from
their Ist of Chi istmas attractions :—" Blood and
Fire," holiness meetings, one, -air salutes Hallelujah
marches, triumphant death scenes in the " mark.t-
ploce," and flosanna litr-scenes in the "warehouse."
the only interestiog i em I can find is a Chnstunis
" ham tea, tickets 91. Turning to the " West tele-
grams" I find the following under ''Bridport." "Mrs.
Evans wires imm-diatcly on taking command—' The
devil reins supreme here.' May God help Ca .tain
Evans t alt,r that." Would you be interested to
know. Mr. E thot by "the Captain" is meant a
v, ry substantial•loot in? female, who hos been for the
last few weeks making Barrack-street hideous with
her wailingly end those of her ax or seven disciples! I
th ught one evening when I heard her shout
" Hallelnj ib " till she multi shout no longer, that
te egg are hecoming serious. Indeed, she puts Mrs.
Girlies. of shaker notoriety, entirely in the shade, I
would just hint, that if Me Satalie Majesty held •
stipieme sway over Brillport previous to Captain
Evans' visit, to jitdze from the ruffianly conduct
shown in our serest. gimps the "army" has paraded
there, I should think the power of the "evil one" to
be cuusiderably aupneuted.

I have often heard complaints shout the discomfort
to whioh pe pie are subject. I when they visit our
Town-ball on buoineso. I mean in tre particularly at
this time of the year when the weather is characterised
by severity. I hlent my stars that lam not called to
sit very often in the big hall, hut throe who are,
b te,tme p‘infully aware of the • ffecta of sharp draught*,
which attack chit fly the nether Itmhs. A huge 6re-
pttce is mituatel in a position which renders it a
m.t.er of simple impossibility (lit the hall can be
heated thereby, or even warmed.

Even in the police-c .urtsehuilar discomfort prevails,
and the last complaint I have heard of is one which
was made on Friday, by Mr. Lefroy, the judge of the
County Court, who, after tires hail be-n lit, doors
shut, and other expedhnts resorted to, 1.-ft Um bench,
and wrapped himself in his overcoat

-lively the ground for inch complaints aa these
ott.rlit never to exi.t, lam cl til I don't have to it
often there this weather, or I huhi be warti,g to
know if matters could not be mended somehow, The
Town Council, with all their shrewdness and collective
wisdom, can't alter the weather, I know, but I should
think the native ingenuity of those in authority might
devise something to arrest or counteract it. untoward
effects.

Our Mayor, on the occ *Pion of his recent abtenc4
from town, appointed the es•ex.Mayor (Mr. Howell) se
his deputy for the time being. Some people think the
step wan peculiar, considering Mr. Edmunds is ex-
Mayor. Of course Mr. Howell had no magisterial
power, but municipal only. lie really did act in
the capacity of deputy by calling a special meeting of
the L 'cal il,ars. Whether or not this arrangement
was effected at one of those bolerand.oorner meetings
I have previously noticed I don't know, but I think
it rather too bad that our eiPMayor should be thus
served.

Hurrah I railway ace immodation improving I It
really looks very much like it. I was much surprised,
but agreeably so, to observe several new carriages at
the station the other morning. The substitution in
lieu of the abominable oil bone-shaker 4 ia decidedly •
good one. But stir all this is nothing more than
utretutd•si a palm to catch some of the gulden shower
about to fall, es I am sanguine the Etridport Railway
Company will be successful in their projected im•
provements.

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The Great Western Railway Corn-any seeing the
shareholders of the Bridport Railway Company Sr.
looking after their own interesta, the former are
looking up their own carriages, and not before
required.

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No one in Bridport need be reminded that the lease
to the G.W.R. expired last July, it wee then exten-
ded for a year pending the result of the Bridport Rail-
way Bill to obtain runnier' powers between Maiden
Newton and Borcheater. If the G.W.R. Company is
at oetting •orn,thing from the pockets of Bridport
people why IC, they to take it again on a fresh
I .gae and er, rk it on the same termi lint the Brid-
pint C ,mpany have not yet decided what they will
do.