The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-11 00:00:00

Vantobire.

SOCT/lAIIPTON, Sept. 3. The Maga. —The
Royal Mail Company's steamship Atrato, Captain
Frederick Woolley, was despatched hence toolay
with the West India, and Mexican mails.
She takes out 123 passengers, among whom are Mr.
I:. It. Laud., Iler Majesty's Consul at St. Thomas's;
Captain Savage. R. E., Aasistant-Surgeon Bishop,
R.N., the Rev. Mr. Kiel. 'sou, &c. The Atrato has
a full cargo, including 1'3,521 in specie. of which
£2.0110 is in silver coin ; English jewelery, value
c 2,060 ; French ditto, value 49,6116. and 1.416
bottles ,if quicksilver. value .f 9,615. The Hamburg-
Anwrican t7ompany's screw steamer Teutonia.
Captain Taube. arrived this niorning from Hamburg,
and leaves on Tuesday for New York. The Ceylon.
Captain Evans, sails on Tuesliv, with the finial
and China me Is; the Bremen. Captain %Vessels, on
Wtslnesilay, with mails for New York: the Celt.
Captain Brown, on Wednesday, for the Cape of
1 Good Hope, calling at Plymouth for the mails;
and the Tagus, Captain Hall. on Friday, with the
Peninsular mails. The United States' mail steamer
Adriatic, Captain Comstock, is due off Cowes on
Tuesday. with mails, &c. for this port from New
York of the 25:h ult.

SOUTHAMPTOS. —TA, Fire Fund. —The report of
the committee was read at a public meeting. held at
the Townhall on Wednesday evening. Mr. Alderman
Williams in the chair. It appeared from a corms•
pontlenc with Mr. !Ulm.. the barrister, that he
wiw some legal difficulties in obtaining the money.
This, however, was obviated by the Mayor sending
a cheque for the amount.
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The statue of Dr. Isaac Watts, at this, his nate e
town, has been commenced. It will be erected in
the public park in July next, on the anniversary of
his birth. The statue and basso relievos will be of
Sicilian marble, and the pedestal of polished Aber-
deen grey granite. The total height will he nearly
20 feet. The haw relieved around the pedestal will
represent the poet in his study when a youth ; then
in his inaulund to tolling his Divine So igs to
children, and also as an aged divine philosopher.
The sculptor is Mr. Lucas, of l'hilworth, near
Romsey. Lord Palmerston has several times visited
the studio of the sculptor, add has manifested con-
eider-able interest in the erection of the statue.
l'oiersnouvit —// or/lease. —A tremendous storm
ha* visited this port and neighbourhood ; great
damage hiss been done to the standing corn, two
boats were lifted from the beach, blown away, and
: completely smashed.
j WINCIONTKR.—The Mayor of this city has ap-
pointer' E. U. Faithful, Esq., as election auditor
for the city for the ensuing year, an office which
that gentleman has most satisfactorily filled for
several years past.
On Sunday morning, about S o'clock. nearly 63
feet of the outer wall of the Wolvesey ruins, on the
north-east side, fell with a tremendous crash. The
mass fell mostly outwards, towards th& !gardens now
tenanted by Mr. Foster. Providentially no one
was injured. although Mr. Foster and one of his
assistants were working close to the spot. Many
fruit trees were buried in the ruins, and bushels of
&phut, knocked and shaken off the trees by the
falling mass, strew the un.und.
/, ("tourers' E nc,, 'wale men, A 4socia'ion.
- For the f premiums otter.' by the soc etc. fo •
the best turnip hoeing. the following wee h
successful competitors: --No. Is, let prize of 30..
G. Harding. Romney; No. 3, and prize of 205., John
Bundy, Wellow ; No. 12., 3rd prise of 165., C.
Burnett, Dean; No. 16, 4th prize of DN., Henry
Hungry, Hoke. The judges on the occasion were
Mount. Richard Hunt. of Mainstune, and W.
Langritlge, of Dean. There were twenty coin-
petitors.
ANDOVER.— The r enison Fermi. —This annual

meeting took place on Thursday at the White hart.
and WAS well attended. The Mayor presided, and
was supported by the borough members. The
customary loyal and complimentary toasts were given
and duly honoured, and Mr. Uubitt, M. I'., in
returning thanks, warmly eulogized the volunteer
movement.