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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-09

BE A MLNSTER.

Tug Cnotas of 8. Mary's sod of Holy Trinity Church
had their animal bast as New Year's Day.
FASHIONASIJ OOSO.*T.—L oosscort was rill by
the musical society of this town, in aid of the funds
for building the Dew Natiooal ficbool•rooms on
Wednesday es'anight, mach to the satisfaction of its
members, as well aa to the high gratification of the
audience, which comprised most of the leading
families of the town and neighbourhood. The
room of the old national school, where the wooer{
took place, was tastefully decorated for the occasion
with evergreets and fl mars, and looked well, not-
withstanding the &beano@ of all architectaral stirs°.
Lion. On the following evening there was afforded
an opportonity for the poorer classes to enjoy the
treat, this terms of admittance being on a mach
lower male, and, although the weather was unpro-
pitious, the room was filled, and this assembly
!bowed its appreciation of good mac, by encoring
several piece., which, singularly enough, received
the same appreciation on the previous evening.
Moab credit is due to Mr. J. Dunn, organist and
leader of the choir, for the able manner in which the
concert was conducted; whilst the native monad
talent of the town drawn forth as this occasion was
of no mean order, and elicited the hearty and re.
pasted applause of the audience. We may add that
all tbe choir conducted themselves in each a manner
as if the credit of the whole performance depended
ou the exertions of each member of it. Bat our
spools will not allow as to partkishirise too minutely,
and we therefore hope it may not be deemed in.
vidions to notice some portions of the programme
which demanded rapturous MONIS. in the first
plane the part song, "Sweet and low," sweetly
rendered by Miss Georgina Cox and Miss Oliver.
Then the glee "The merriest time of all the year"
In the sacred portion, the solo "0 rest in the Lord"
sang with mach feeling and artistic taste by Miss G.
Cox. also Mr. Ditun's solo "Comfort ye" was
given in masterly style, and the " Hallelsjah
Chorus" ending the evening's entartainnient was •
befitting fisale, and called forth in effective style
the musical aspalalities of the a bole choir. We are
happy to say that the fonds realised at both oonoarta
amounted to £24 is.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-09

FIRST COURT. -WsoinDAT.

(Before J. FLOTIL Luc , M.P., Deputy-dulness). )

The business at this Court commenced at tms eatimis.
The grand jury has* been sworn, and the Quess's
prociamstioe read. Kr. Ploys, delivered the

CRAWS TO Tll6 GWID JOST.

Having observed that As ealetidat was rather • lithe
oar, and the cases wen of a trivi.l character with the
eseeptios of Dee, he skated lite nature of the Orders is
Corneal issued relstive to the settle plague, and re.
capitulated what took plea* yesterday respecting the last
order, which constitutes the Court of Quartet 80111101111
the load authority in the matter from this day. He
then referred the New Union Ohargeabill'y 1116. It
had been smegetted that possibly, through this Act
diminishing the imemedisie istmest mob guardian ha 4
I. tire por of his own pariah. those gentlemen who had
hitherto acted m guardians might not be so mach dis-
posed to lake that responsible ogee upon thanselvea
Now, IN thought, if that were to be the ease, nothing
could happen which would be more to be regretted, for
it was slaw which Iron, its eaters ores more than any
other law, one of adeniaistastion. That being to,
it was exist important that the low should oun•
Mane to he sdlet.isher.d by acme gentlemen, who b.ci
as large • stake as they had is the welfare of the
mastry, and by those who employed to such • great
eateat the labourer, of the country, and sot pam into
lees eipariemeed hands, and to **es who had Ism to.
tame than the primal Boards of Guardians I. mein
that She Meted' was carried out with every maiden.
the. for its poor, as well as with Ptak* be the
, ratepayers.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-09

NAIDIN NgWTON.

Careereaa Faertvrnee—la aseardease with oestam
II weld hardly be just to let the seams pass without
seam record of its elmermaes in oar village. First.
then, we toast mantis' the somidepeahle edemas Is the
dmorations of the alien* on previous years. Tests,
beautifully Muminated, emblems, wreaths, sad pr
lead... are displeyed in appromiale positioca, whir*
meet Mee to a tarp amount of ease ea well as skill
sad patience to atesete. And the Marsh sot ouly
appeared cheerful but fait comfortable, *wise Is the
wannirg apparent, jest completed, maid, li
assists., of the Rev. F. T. Salmoort
made. On tle day after Christmas, the band
played darn( the aftentooe and evening in various
lames in the Tillage. showing eseadmalble proems
sines last Chtletniee • tea meeting of the Demeter,
took place oa this day at the White Bons lan. On
Wedeseday, a 111011 i saketantial We, whist' had been
salbearibed for, wee gists in the National Betheol-room
S. seedy a hunched old people. On Friday cad
astarday, Kr. Drew% exhibited some beautiful dismal.
viag views 0ft.,,. ena. On Woodsy (New Tear's )
took place the weal dieser, ri•lin to she choir by the
rector. After as eadly emotes eervies (wheat wet
choral), a selection of Christmas Carols was rang by
the *hair in ohareh, a maelt more ostiefeetory
method of carol-singing than in the eat! streets. As
etoellent dinner was afterwards wishes of in the
rectory by the eboir end attar Maeda who thoroughly
'Delayed Memorable till s late hoar with laming sad
other sasaasseente, in wtieb the ladies of the rectory
lowed. limy were the expreestees of gratitude sad
good webs, to ear 'beloved resew, whom we hope to
as &swept es on many fame ddfla, meadass. On
Tuesday. Mr. Faddism gave he weal ball el the
White Home lan, whisk, emaidering the enfavearable
state of the weather, we. very fairly attended. As
meal, so pales had bees spared by the worthy hatt sad
Midas is providing as agreeable tied *meat aster-
Wawa for their gusts.