The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-16 00:00:00

SALISBURY.

MILITARY Moveworts. The G battery 9th
Brigade of Royal Artillery, worsting of 96 horses
and 142 men, arrived here on Monday from lidera,
en roide for Bristol, where they are to embark for
Ireland. •

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Coemamarma. —On Thursday afternoon, the
Lord Bishop of Salisbury administered the sacred nta
of Confirmation at the Cathedra. to 54 young Person'
(17 male and 37 female) belonging to the city mid
neighbouring parishes.
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FIRL—AbOUt two o'clock on Monday afternoon,
afire broke out in the workshop of Mr. Whereat,
upholsterer and paper-banger, Canal. Mr. Whereat
was oat at the time, and as the workshop is situated
nest to the roof of the house, the persons left in
charge below did not appear to be aware of the out-
break, until an alarm was given by persons who saw
smoke issuing from the upper window. The polio.
and the Fire Brigade were soon on the spot, and in
less than half an hour after the hose had been got
into play the flames ware completely subdued. The •
stock-in-trade, however, wan considerably damaged
by water, as wee also that of Mr. Williams, watcb•
maker, who resides next door, and is the owner of
the property. The origin of the fire is unknown,
but Mr. Whmest's is covered by • policy of Muir-
linos in the Manchester Office. Mr. Williams is
insured in the Alliance Office.

Saxissuar DIOCRSAN BOARD Or EDUCATION.
In consequecoe of the inability of the Bishop to
attend through indisposition. the chair was taken at
the quarterly meeting last Wednesday by the Dean
of Salisbury. There were present, Mr. Charles
Rakes, Mr. T. Hodges, Rev. Chancellor Eddrup,
Rev. Preoentor Lear, Rev. Prebendaries Rensod
and Morrioe„ Revs. Austin Gourley, James Fisher,
R. Lard, J. F. Messenger, T. Carey, and the
Secretary. A grant of £2O was made towards
building a school at Farley. £lO towards a certid•
cited teacher at Broad Town, grants of £5 and Li
towards books at Dittos Marsh and Upton Lowell,
£5 for desks at the former plea, and £3 towards a
night school at Chitherue. There was no other
business of importance before the BOWL
WILTS •ND Dons= BAHL. —At their last annual
meeting the shareholders of the Wilts and Done
Bank were so !ratified with the prudence and
somas with which their general meager had con-
ducted the affairs of the Beak during the late
financial crisis, that they resolved to raia • sub-
scription for the purpose of presenting him with a
suitable testimonial in recognition of his valuable
services. ft appears that 215 shareholders have
subscribed £157 for the purpose, which rum has been
expended in the praise of an elepnt silver tee and
coda service and other articles of plate, and the last
edition of "The Encyclopedia iintianiaa," 21 vela,
handsomely bound. On Wednesday week the
chairman of the Board, in a highly complimentary
speech, presented Mr. Chubb with the above. The
silver tea and and coffee service, which was supplied
by Mr. Henry Botley, of Catherine-street, is of the
Orleans pattern, of *haste and elegant design, the
engraving being very beautifully executed. The
coffee-pot bore the following inscription :—" Pre-
sented to William Chubb, Req., General Iliacales of
the Wilts and Dorset Baking Company, by 215
shareholders. —April, 1867."
' Sauarrar EITOORSAIII Cars= BulLtitho Assoria.
Volo.—Tbe quarterly meeting was held at the Board•
I room, in tbeCices, on Thursday week. The Rev. Preceptor
Lear provided, and there were provost the Rev. Sales
' Eyre, Rev. C. Tower, Rev. R. B. Hutchings, and Ray.
C. Lswford and Rev. W. E. C. Austia-Goerlay, diocese
secretaries. The flrst case for consideration was an sp-
plieation from the Rev. .1. R. Semler, the ineumtient
of
Andy, in the arohdeacoory of Sarum, foe a grant towards
the restoration of the parish stretch, at an estimated
cost of between £3OO and £4OO. The matter am* be-
fore the committee in October lad, but no plans &mow-
ponying the application, it could not be ecnsidered, sed
at the present meeting it was again found necesarY
to defer the ems, Jasmines& as the rake of the eoeirtr
bad not been complied with. The nest epplicetion
was from the Rev. Edward Guesser, for aamstmes to
I usable the parish of Great Olseverill, in the arebdiaseary
ef Wilts, to restore and Maness the sersommodatim is
the ebrirch. The works propped to be dem are the re.
WWII', of the chancel, the erection of • vestry awl
organ chamber, and the marranavosat a the Netl ip
the nave and fitting up the tower with sesta for it.
children. The population was staled to be 561, for
whom there is now only seat room for 167. The cest of
the alterations, including wFartit the building, woo let
down at OM, of which £487 has been provided, sod ss
the additional mats were to be all free, the eommitte•
mated • grant of Dia The remaining case was as
mo* oe Use Rev. K. A. F. Barrett, the retor
j'k -tout: provost, Is the sabdesnery of Dorset for
grant towards building • chapelof nun in the
M bloat Bow. It sneered that the population the
entire parish was 50V. ad that 400 of those live st &
distaffs of a tulle and a half from the parish earth.
which is sot espande of memedesan more than Ow
third of tb• Poldildion. Haar families for oboe
benefit the rise building is Waded, resided. it "
tasted two, and eves three miles from the parish aura,
arid it was theracere eossidered tighly desimble to
sorry on the peeposed pleas. Taoism,' is tc. seat
exclusive of the &meek and the whole of the arise
are to be free. The estiniated east is Da but of this
amount £6BO has already bees raked, the Provost tt'd
Fellows of Iffkag's College, the peeress of the loosfor,
having' been liberal so' clan. The services are to b.
conducted by the rester and 110110.11 of the parish. t°
this ease the ecannittes voted a grant a £l2O.

BATH AND WSW OF ENGLAND SOCIETY.
The Cassell lave toseldered the quail= at boidoe
is exhibition if elm* et the &When amides in Jot
next. A motion was mad* that it was imexpediset ta,
bold as exlaibitioe of horsed WM* tiering the press'
rear, but, after dicesselea, it was resolved by 6
very lame sosjority, "flat, in the mot of the
privy Council giviag permindon te hold ea exhibiticati
horned eattle at Selishary, the Comma teal that thrf
sr o bowel to keep faith with the paha, tad to bolt 0
entire exhibition. U It ettesld tudediustely low
that horsed tattle will not he permitted to bi niWlll
i the Council will, with fall maidens% fell Mak st ~
I mai atom et sheep. MIMI, pp, paltry, spicallor"
, implement. sod bittfreoltesel. erten.... 413ieb so!
Ibe almost retarded es the specialties of the district
Several Seaway Catapults him already saterod law
liberal arrangements for the eaavarame of tool .ad
loirlemsata— (It hoe bets assess* is reraolomo
that exhibitions of horsed stock will sot be pensitlead

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