The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-11-24 00:00:00

CHRISTCHURCH.

A NE. Baptist chalwl is ill course of ereftion in that
lartion of the town known as 11!argates.
A NEKTING in aid of the M adeyan Foreign Missions
wag held at the chapeln M lay evening, and on Tueaday
at the Towaliall the I.li-4, of the Bible Society
advocated by the local clergy and supporters of the
movement
rot vrr Cogar. —Mr. T. E. P. Leroy, judge, held a
court here on Wednesday last. The plaint list u bleb was
a small I MO contained the following case* which were
settled as follow A :--Co/As v. &Takao-41Am a Ig. Id. _
Order for g I Gs. WI., and costs forthwith.—Same v. A meg.—
ebiim as., order for payment forthwith. —Robert Rrocir v.
Ifnulun and &fah Wedern Rail.ay.—Claim of £6 2s. 7.1.
for damage done to goods in transit.—A4fourned.
tresses,' v. Cocansac.—usini Iffs., order 10s. a mouth. _Taiger v. Beikv.--Clidm 1214.11 d., order for payment
in two instainients—Rrek nip V. Ma Norton and inVe.

—Claim for articles of wearing apparel supplied to the
wife. The defendant proved that his wife had had the
goods before her marriage, and has no bolded property.
A nonsuit 14111.11 ordered to be entered and the expenses of
the defendant.

CIRA.NIIOIIINa.
A correspondent writee : -On Wednesday the remains
Of Thomas Parsons, an old inhabitant of Crantiorne, and
• tnost exemplary character. wero intern!, in the church-
yard. The ilcreased had been a member of the Wesleyan
hotly for forty years, and was held in great respect by ali
who knew him. The burial service was read by the curate
of llmnborne, who, to the surprise of all who were in
attendance omitted a portion of the solemn service, as if
there was no hope for the poor man beyond the grave.
The circumstance has caused great excitement in the town
amongst all classes of society. -Salirbory Journal.

VERWOOD.
LUNAR Itsianow. —The Rev. Frederick Bug, curate of
Verwood, writes to the T Met It may probably be a
matter of interest to souse of your readers to know that a
lunar rainbow was seen by me on Tuesday evening. I
saw it about MIS p.m., av I was coming home; it wu
clear, well-defined, perfect, and one could distinguish
gradations of shade, though I was unable to recognise any
colour. About live minutes afterwards the moon became
overcast, the rainbow became leas vivid, and in a minute
or two afterwards disappeared."

WIIMBOBNE.
TDB leaks and gentlemen of this town who gave their
servicivi at an entertainment at Ringwood on Friday even-
last t regret that they ever crossed the border of
Dorset for that DUrpoSe. /tiara the conduct of the audience
at Ringwood Tuwai if all we.. foot ouch ar might be expected
from " Hume:hire 'Lem" Even Mr. Read, the chairman.
intimated that they had ntinovetl all doubts from his
mind of the correctness of the I ntrainian theory.
MEMORIAL WINDOW.--A stained ithias window ha. been
placed in the Minster to the lIIC ((((( ry of the late Lieut.
I log.toun. by the officers of the ffth Regiment, to which
he belonged. As a work of art it reflects grert credit on
the designers and painters, Messrs Bailey and GO., of
Wardouratreet Loudon, the outline being good and the
colouring effective. In the two centre minds are figures
of David and Jonathan, and underneath each is placed a
wreath of laurels, with a ribbon twined around, on which
are written the names of the battles in which the regiment
had been engaged. In the trefoil above are placed •
sitting figure ef Britannia and the arms of the regiment.
A brass plate is place,' below the window with the follow-
ing inscription: "Thornton Warner flegstoun, Lieut.
Irth Kegt.. olit May 15th, 1/4, let. 31. Erected in affec-
tionate remembrance by his brother officers, A.D. 1874."