The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-02 00:00:00

W EYMOUTH.

FIIIIIIPINUM —Mr. A. B. CU/dwell vire a grand
display of fireworks opposite tha Mae' &nine. on
Tuesday sight. H. annansized that In
upon the Tolsatary oontribations of the =et
the paywiest of hie expenses, and that if he were
liberally supported he would, that evening weak,
giro • wire splendid dingier than an this occia.
There was a kw Dumber ft speoision proset.

Csarwritar ROJO& —Ws have rewired two.,
three conarataiestiess respeatiag the dais el the
two roads leading to the esseserry. Owe writer
sanest* that times who bare the mistral of them
roads &rein leaps with beanie proprietors, as walk-
ing funerals are aa impasiebdity, exempt at owl
tunes se whoa posds are either dried up or flora
over. We kaow sot whether three reeds are
private, corporals, or parochial, but they redact di..
sraos 00 whoever the right devolved' to repair this..

Th. ROSISIIT TIT • RAILWAY PORTS& —OO Fri-
day afternoon the prisoner, George Courtney, wbe
was &doodad by Mr. Howard, was agaia pissed in
eti. dock, wises the *widows adds:mid aborts was
sirain goo* lass, but Mr. Howard oosteaded that
b. propeoutice bad Wad to bring base the i=
'against the prisoner. Is Ode opiaion the
aloe coincided, asd dismissed bias. at Us sans Sine
Isow.ver rinearking tbat the ems was use of strong
auspielon.

7'lis Lam Oocwitsinvias. —As inquest was bald
o tbe 'body of Mr. Thomas Bowditci at the
See Bridp las, as Satordny night. before
Gums Symanda, lies., when the jury returned
verdict al "fined drowned." It is mid that
some time Save the demised, while is as
inebriated Wats, fell into tee limilrwster. but that
being as by some parties was pi out. This makes
the dfth awe of &owning throne' fulling into the
Beck wider within the het twelve months.

ScrirDAT PAVMUIL —Os Ikeda" grospe of
"young mew
.and boys may be seen is . No -mean
road," leedwis from North Quay to the null. pint
Penny's osedi• ssessfeetery and WsMos
playing at " ellsok-lialfiessy" and noarbleac"Ve
call it no maan road, from the lad that se ewe has
ever laid ant a single penny in revelries it, sad that
oacb eatranos to it is yarded by; 90 or 30 yawls
of mud knee deep, so respeeloble perms, ersept
after • coesiderabl period of dry westher bee
*lapsed, rem pees ohm that way. The middle
portion being theos.:pis MOM from the
prINVDC4. of the m and the young &Oath.
breakers, indulging I. igthe meet profane,
oan carry as their pans, and indulge in their
gambling propensities to their hauls' content,
&mistimes quatralings and llghtinizadstek; tee, as
was the mimeos Christmas-day and

AuV CIIPTUU RIADIUIIe AID bounces'
Fawn Incurs-Ir.—Oa Friday efternsou Its first
.4amg of tins society which bee eve, Wen Wild
bere, took Oaos at the asesaably•room of the Royal
Hotel. ICU sitesidaisin was composed ohiefiy of
ladies. On the proposition Of she Rev. T. A.
Grieves, Conon grskias oompied lie chair. He
alluded to tba position of the soldier now, from
what it was 20 or 20 years ago, reemerking that sow
be wee provided with • barrack library, Awed with
books containing useful inlormation with which he
could pass awayineme hears, instead of reeerilig*
the haunts of tia sad vice. Although sea had
bees don to improve lb. Goodin:a of the soldier is
a social pout of new by our Goveraniest, still mu&
Moaned to be dose to rains his *ritual endings.
Soldiers wen provided with chaplains, but whoa
was wanted was sees of their own stallien in Ilk
who weld mix and sonnies with than, mad tie
swiety, wines oases they won met to plead that
day, filled that gap. Aft..... other remarks, he
align upoo Cortical Pitcairn e.. of the sosietytt
secretaries, who eddies/ad the meeting In • most
intoreeting speech. Humid that beton the Crimean
war, dm society was in ninepin although ia •
very modified bum; but whoa that war broke out
Quinn& sympathy wee aroused on behalf of osr
soldiers, and army iscripture raglan were mai out
to the Crimea. After this a swank sonny was
organised, with which the older en win mad-
gamai ed, and the number of soriptere nadirs greatly
=premed. Us them afiuded to tie pair*, of die
society, and mid not during the pen year tie
scripture madden Ind visited barracks 61.732 Wu%
and bospitals 11 642 times Besides these,
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the Sarilitures bad berm read is herniae
31,273 times, in hospitals 12,618
Bible clones, 5,881 times, 219,545 &him book=
tracts and 30,000 soldiere simonises bad bees dile
inbated amongst them. Alluding to lb.
Image@ of barrack hie be mid that if • godly mite
°Paned hie Bibs he wee Issgbed sad jeered at by his
ungodly compasirma He denied the aseesstios that
the army ere • nursery for mime, sad said that if •
soldier G.:remitted any wrong act be was cosepiatom
owing to hie uniform, whilst • civilise meld, to the
sight, with his dark clothing ism by sksost =so
Mood and eatieededL After adverting to the good
which had here sooomplimbed through the erosivity of
army soriptere ruder% he asked the meanies to *e-
dema, to isroliliM • lossi breach is Weymouth.
He adverted le What had bees aceomplidied as Wia-
cs.tie and BA, Leceard's by Wise ; is die lamer
pleas £l4O had boas robed ix twelve mentlm and is
the Mum £B2 in eight month& He Word tlie
seetieg to corrider what the soldiers had done for
ohm md sbar essosr7, mad In retort' *ay seradd
ask if they rat ao.. digia duty to the dangler* of
*sir country. If they weeld with the r.
aim of this peal Chrieeism il•011tri bewCistkry
ouglt to he, tboy sbeehi rime ibrarard tad lbelp
Amy Reabire' earl fliellers' prised
Ileciety.aleri mentisg was sherwards addremed by
dam aka" sad by the Bee. T. A. Graves, vbs
t tie laseriag to a elm by pmemosing the
• librel aallsoliss rem impir.

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