The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

SALISBURY.

St. THOMAS'S PLIOCHIAL ficnoota.—The annual
evening sermon nee preached on behalf of these
schools on Sunday se'nnight, by the Rev. R. G.
Bwayne, rector of Si. Sdmond'a The collection
amounted to £8 17a Bd. •

UvIC HosrrrAcrrv.—Duriug the past week the
! Warshipful the Mayor (Robert Stokes, Esq.), has
been giving • series of dinners at Crane bodge, to
which the city members, the local magistrates, the
clergy, the aldermen nod ocuocillore, the represents.
lives of the prim, and others have been invited.
LITZIANT AND BCIENTInc INNITTUTION. —The
fret of • eariWi of public entertainment& under the
&sepia's of the Salisbury Literary and Scientific In.
stitution, was given at the Assemble Rooms, on
Tuesday swiping. It was entitled, "Fact, Fun, and
Fancy." The vocalists were Mrs. F. 0. Williams,
Mr. F. 0. Williams, and Mr. Thomas Williams.
There was • numerous and respectable &whence.

MUNICITAL. —The retiring oouncillore this year
are Ward of St. Thomas, Mr. fligden and Mr.
Dawkins; St. Edmund, Mr. P. P. Colter and Mr.
E. Bidford ; St. Martin, Mr. Ottaway and Mr.
Middleton. Mr. ember announces that he will not
offer himself for r•-eleotion, but as yet we haws heard
nothing of the intentions of the other gentlemen.
Dr. Lush is a candidate for one of the meats in St.
Thomas's Ward.

Courrt PenT ElseswerA, Toomday.—Present:
Viscount Folkestone, Bir B. Hulse, But., George
llatcharn, Req., Buckley, T. B. Fowle, Esq.,
IL uH. Rink, M P.. Msjor Heatheota. C. Funrud-
docke, Req., and J. Ovf, Jan., Esq.--George Bikini, of
West Wellow, baker, wu lined Ms. and goats, for
killing • partridge without having scertiloat.. —Mr.
James Lusk, and Mr. Samuel Monday, overseers of
Winterbourne, were summoned for neglecting to return
jury lista. The case wee withdraws on the payment of
coste.—Charles Wilkins was lined ls. and costa, for
removing sheep skins, without having the same properly
covered.

Alt ULD PUBLIC &BRYANT. —lf veer • men de-
served • premium for industry and long servitude, surely
that man is Mr. Jeffery, the first letter carrier of this
city, who has held that offi a for the on period of 47
yeses! Ile was appointed in the year 1819,—the year in
which her Most Gracious Majesty was bore, and what
makes hie history the more remarkable is that, during
the whole of that period, he has Dot been absent from
duty •single day, excepting for ten Sundays, when the
Sunday delivery of lettere was prohibited by law. He
Is always to be found at the ofiSoe before five in the
morning, sodas there are three deliveries on every week
day, his duties are Dot concluded till late in the after-
noon. Then, he frequently takee • quiet walk to Old
Sarum or some other place of interest in the neighbour-
hood. Until the cheap postage system came into opera-
tion, be delivered the letters for the whole of Salisbury,
the Close, Fishertoe, Bast Harnhem, and part of Milford,
and collected, on an average, IMO • week for charged,
or unpaid, letters. Calculating the distance be has
walked while on duty at 100 miles • week, we hare a
grand total, during the 47 jean, of 344 400 miles II Of
the number of letters he has delivered it is imposehle to
form anything like • correct estimate, but it mast, of
course, have been enormous. The Salisbury punt-office
Bee shifted its ',coition no fewer than six times since Me.
Jeffery was appointed, and during the same period
has witnessed the appointment of xis General Postoffiar
Surveyors on the Western distriet, and of four post-
masters for the city of Salisbury. Mr. Jeffery is now In
his 70th year, and is still as regular and active as ever
in the discharge of his onerous duties. We are requested
to state that any person may obtain • curie de visite of
this old and respected public servant, by forwarding him
10.1. in pottage eterop•
CITY PirrY Seastoxs, Moody.—Present: Th•
Worshipful the Mayor, and T. W. Gilbert, Bp.—Jesse
Beach was summoned by Mr. Newbury, relieving officer,
for refusing to break stones—a duty imposed by the
Poor Law Board—his wife and children being in receipt
of parochial relief. It appeared from the evidence of
Mr. Newbury that on remonstrating with his the de-
fendant was eaucv.—Defendant said he did not do the
work, because he had obtained some work at Mr.
Babbage's at Idiniston. He was willing to take his
family "of the pacieb.". Mr. Gilbert said the darn.
dent must go to prison for a month, but the carrying
out of the sentence would be deferred, if be would
mainndo his wile sad family. The Bench would not
allow soy public officer is the city to be insulted by a
peuper.—Fanny Buse, I! was summoned for using
obscene language in the etre t. The ease was adjourned
for • week, in order that defendant's husband might
attend to become suretT for her good behaviour.—
TUMIDAT.—Jobn Norris was brought up before the
Mayor, charged with breaking out of the work-bouse,
and stealing • silver watch chain, the property of
the porter. The prisoner heoke out on Moaday even-
ing, but the chain was mined a week previously. He
was apprehended at The Ship, and acknowledged having
taken the chain, which he said he gave to his mother.—
He was remanded to • special petty session to be held
on Saturday next. —A troy named John Sainsbury
was chained with stealing two florins from the till of
Mr. Sly, watchmaker, by whom he was employed as
erran I boy. Be acknowledged the the',' and on Mr.
Superinteedent Oaldow making him if he bed taken
anything else, he admitted having stolen a silver
watch. He offered it in pledge to Mr. Sewell, pawn-
broker, by whom it was detained.—The prisoner was
remanded until Saturday.