The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-06-02 00:00:00

D ersetobirt.

DORCHESTER.—Banitrir Boarrr.—On Toss
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der Afternoon • Ma me.tuig was Add in mid ot the
funds of tie Fordington TB.olgi Society, at the
schoolroom, Fordington, which society has been in
existence about two years. A capital tea was
provided to which about 200 Per.o" Mat dawn' sod
partook of the "cup that cheers, but not inebriates," '
together with its usual sooompanimenta After the
social meal bad been well discussed, Mr. Horace
Motile read the financial Matement of the club, from
which it appeared that • balance of £l5 9e. I Id.
remained in hand in favour of the society. Alto-
gether the club stands in • eery prosperou
Con, both as regards the number of members and its
fi 1111DCOIL Addresses wend/livered by the Rev. Henry
Mode, Mr. ft. Evans, Rey. J. Bird lb. R. Runk
Air. job mitchaf, Mr. John Lewis, Lid Mr. Hence
Malls. The prooredinge of the evening were much
sidiu„..,d by some hymns and other wimie being
~mg. Mr. Horace Motile and Mr. Henry Norm=
',reading at the harmonium. We meet not forgot
to state that the room was very tastefully decorated
Gswitwherflaga'. which had bola kindly lent by Hr.

CONVIVIAL GATRTRINO.—The annual of
tti,i Dorchester Tradesmen's and Mechanical' pc4endly
Society, took place at the Royal Oak ins. on Moo'
day evening. A capital spread was placed on the
table by Mr. G. Read, the boat of that famed inn,
to which about 40 prams rat down. Mr. John
Bishop occupied the chair, and was supported by the
Principal tradesmen of the: town. After the removal
of the cloth the usual loyal and toasts were
proposed and duly honoured, those of • personal
nature followed. Songs, Mesta, and sentiments
added much to the harmony of the neeeMng,
_and •
most pleasant evening was spent. From the balance-
sheet of the society for the past par, it appears that
the receipts, including donations, amounted to
£4ll be. 114,1. The disbursements had been Ell 16a,
of which sum ,C 9 had been expended as relief to sick
members. The total amount of funds are
£lO7 lie. 344., of which sum £9l 2s. 10d. is de-
posited in the savings beak. The number of memben
on the books are 26.
NARItoW RaCarr- -An accident, fortunately un-
attended with any serious result., happened on Monday
evening in South-rtreet. A gentleman was driving three
ladies in an open phaeton, in the direction of the
Antelope Hotel, and when nearly opposite Mr. Oliver's,
shoemaker, got into collision with the wagon which is
nightly employed is the conveyance of the up mall
begs from the port-office to the (tooth-Western station.
The consequenees would undoubtedly have been more
serious had not the horse, almost immediately upon thee
collision, released itself from the phaeton, bearing away
with terrific speed the shattered remnants of the shaft.
along the Cornhill. up High-street, to nearly opposite
Trinity Church, where It. wild career was fortanately
checked by Mr. Orchard. Beyond the damage above
described, and a slight shock to the occupants of the
phaeton, no other casualty oeutirreeL
WET)IOI7H. Towg Comic Mimeo. A
meeting of the members of the Town Council took
Islam on Monday. The Mayer (H. Devenish. Esq.)
presided, and there was a large attendance both of
aldermen and councillors.— The only subject of interest
brought forward for discussion was that relative to the
Weymouth and Portland Railway works in the Back-
water. The Mayor dated that a letter had been
received from' Meows. Aird and Hon, in reply to the
resolution of the Council of that day fortnight, in con-
sequence of which it was conaidered advisable for the
'Town Clerk to have an interview with the Board of
Trade upon the matter. Mr. Steggall would explain
to them the result of that interview--The Town
Clerk stated that he had waited upon the Board of
Trade, and saw Mr. Ferrer, and showed him the plan
produced. That gentleman said he had never seen it,
and that nothing hail been agreed upon as to the
embankment. The only thing which hail been decided
wee that of having an opening in the viaduct. The
lioard of Trade had been informed that there was
little or no traffic up the Backwater, and they thought
it would be asking the company to do too much to core
atruct a swing bridge. The Board of Trade had there-
fore contented themselves with an undertaking that
the company would make a swing-bridge within
Be years, if required. Nothing had been agreed Upon
ii to the embankment. He afterwards WI Captain
sullivan, who told him that he did not think the
Adniiralty would consent to any arrangement except
1111111 Ct was made, and that he was pleased to see the :
corporation alive to the importance of the subj....—
Mr. Ayling remarked that if the Admiralty had
granted permission, any opposition raised by the Con 1
volution against the plans would have been sufficient
to cause them to withhold it. It seemed that the '
Ailiniralty knew nothing at all about an embankment
being made, and that no application in reference to it
had been made to them. They granted permiseion for '
A railway being made to Portland, on the understands
ing that the Backwater should be crossed by a viaduct.
It.' thought it vita the duty of the Council to ask the
Bminl of Trek to request the Railway Company to
construct a viaduct in accordance with the Act of Par-
liament. Mr. Hare, after entering into some explana-
tion as to the plan produced not having been submitted
to the l'onntil during his mayoralty, which arose from
:le oversight on his part, maid that until the question
about the iatluct was mentioned in the town he was
ill total ignorance of it, The Council even then
Imil the lower to require that the viaduct should be
seele in accordance with the Act of Parliament. He
Mel not the slightest recollection of the plan being ever
in be pose:aeon, and he hail never spoken to Mr. Ward
upon the subject.- Mr. Devenish said, though he was
chairman of the directors of the Weymouth and Port-
land Railway. the plans had never been brought before
them ilirecily or indirectly in that capacity. The first
time he heanl anything about the embanknient was in
the Council Chamher. He was perfectly astonished at
the letter and j'lan which hail that day been produced.
The Town Clerk entered into explanation as to bow
the plan came into hia possession, and which immediately
lifter receipt was given to the then Mayor (Mr. Hare),
without any examnuttion of it, A few days since his
the Town ('lerk's) attention nu directed to it by his
cl, rk, who hail found it in a bundle of papers. He
leel not been consulted upon the making of the railway
from first to last—Me, Devenish said the Clerk
should have applied for the plans, to which the latter
replied that it was the usual course for the pro-
moters of railway, to supply the Acts and plans.—
Mr: Arline thought it yra, to be very touch regretted
that the plan and letter had not been produced at the
time, as the Council would have set their fees against
an embankment. He was of opinion, and be believed
it wa, the opinion of the town generally, that an
embankment would bean extremely unsightly thing, and
would be • aerMua injury to the valued property in that
neighbourhood. He had a resolution to propose on the
subject, and in doing so he hoped he should have the
support of gentlemen in the Conndil, for he believed
they were all anxious for the interests and welfare of
Vie town. Anything in the shape of an embankment
would operate against the flood of water into the
harbour. He believed the Board of Trade took the
.111113 slow as himself, and that upon any application
being made to them by the Council, they would request
the railway company to carry out their plan in moor.
dance with the Act of Parliament. That washy a viaduct
and not by an enhankuient. The Act of Parliament, he
thought, wes silent as to how the Backwater was to be
crowed, whether by a viaduct or embankment. He
then proposed a resoluo." which, after being amended
by Mr. Howard,waa to the following effect : 'That the
Board of Trade be requested not to give • certificate to
the 'Weymouth and Isle of Portland Railway Company, 11
Allowing of an alienation from • viaduct to an
embankment scene the Weymouth Backwater."—
Mr. Howard wished to make a few remarks before the
resolution was seconded. He had been looking into the
et of Parliaiuent, and in the Nth section he found
that it mid. by • viaduct the Backwater was to be creased,
and the company were bound to do so. If any alters-
tion was made it could only be done under the 17th
cection of the Act, and by • certificate from the Board
of Trade ; and it appeared that if they thought it was
opposed to the interests of the town,tbeir duty would be
to ask the Board of Trade to withhold their certificate.
Ile thought that as the plan was uow on the table they
should look at things as they were intended. He had
never seen any want of courtesy between the company
and Corporation.—Mr. Hibbs said : Perhape in the end
the company would bu found to have obtained tbe
sanction of the Board of Trade.—Mr. Deveniah wanted
to know which wiecld be the best for the public eon-
venienee for crossing the Baeltwater—a viaduct or em-
bankment -Mr, jhue said there was ample power
under the loci and general Acts of Parliament for the
protection of the Corporation in any way. Whatever
they thournt beat for the interest of the town they
might ha,, done. He was satisfied that such powers
were no ff in existence, and if the Corporation wished to
exerci la them they eould—Mr. Rowland Thomas rose
to :cond Met' lingo resolution. He thought the
in' crest of the town would he much injured if the pro-
tosed embankment was carried oat, and ...mid as his
reasons the accumulation of filth in the Backwater,
which woahl make the town unhealthy, besides spoiling
the iiranty of the place, and lessening the value of tbe pro.
pertv overlooking R.—Captain Prowse remarked lb.at
the last meeting of the Council he was in favour of an em-
bankment. Since that time, however, he had had reason
to alter his opinion. The stench, In said, at present,
owing to the embankment, was intolerable, and any one
could see the advantage of having a viaduct instead of
an embankment. —Mr. Ilibbe thought the substance of
the interview of the Town Clerk with the Board of
Trade ought to be entered on the anemias of the CoanciL
—This suggestion was agreed to. and the following pe-
faced Me. Ayling's resolution.—" The Town Clerk
having reported that at the request of the committee
appointed at a meeting of the Council on the 10th
instant to proceed to town. on the tkeh instant, had an
interview with the Marine Department of the Board of
Trade, when Captain Sullivan reported that he knew
nothing about the plan produced before himand sent to
the Town Council by Mr. WArd on the 6th of September
Last. That the plans lately deposited by the Weymouth
and Portland Railway Company bad been returned for
Amendment, being ianilllment. That the Board had
not given their consent to an embankment or
an opea viaduct, and would be halm' to
receive any communication from the Corpora-
tion on the aubject."—Mr. Maunders thought
at the last meeting of the Council a mistake bad been
made as to the plans not being furnished ; hut as be was
not in • position to deny it, he remained silent on the
nutty. He bad been told by Mr. Ward that plans had
been scat to the Board of Trade, and had obtained a
copy of the letter which the Town Clerk bad predated
that day. Snowing that the rubject was to be brought
forward at the Council mecticg that day, he or,
Mauoders).had telegraphed to Mr. Ward stating that
the Town Clerk was prepared to inform the Conned
that plane for the embankmeot acme. the Backwater
had never been sent to the Board of Trade. Ho (Mr.
Maunder.) had just received the following telegraphic
Anallref Plans sent the Admiralty on the LIM Of
October, sod receipt acknowledged, assenting thereto
on Noveinber 7th."—Tbs Clerk said that Captain
Sullivan had told him that the plane had been oat
back for amendment, and that be had never sees the
present one.—Mr. Howsrd thought the Council bad
been discuses' forms and ceremonies. He wished to
kisow whether if an meheakment was awed across the
Backwater they could have gates for kooplod
the water In, so that they would km t

tHE DO

sha means of keeping in • sheetot
Mar at all times, and then by opening the gene let In
a flood of water and clear the Seawater. Se ar,,'"
like to have the opinion of make scientific men, 4° show
whether there would be • sufficient quantity oriat
to pment a lIIHSAHOS. Upon that opinion
base his decision, whether it should be tt•www... th°:
embankment. - The resolution " putihsw--
m•• Wag, and carried u uslyw.
—ffieme Nanaof a
minor nature was their :4:messed, sitar *hick the
Co‘TigrrieriWite.- Bev' !1-11.7-11.6114 who
for
the past two years hat eitiM feugumsr_iordhti &rowel
laboured as curate of thai tcrb,—
semen on Sunday Morning to • lard°, ."'nff"l"l"l...
bel about to enter on anew field of fatitukUt ~
w The rev. gentleman most feelingly alluded to
hie depatture, and of the mate imociations which
would still bind him to Me theat flock, and affection-
ately implored there to prepare for that' place 'where
death and change should be no more, but where they
would he pester and Sock -one lock and one shepherd.
Is= will lose • true friend and adviser in the
de of Mr. Wale from their add, and the field
in which he is about to discharge hie ininisteiial duties
will receive the addition of • meet Charitable gentle-
man and a good Christian.
BoitoVott Pierer Suesdolte, Townhall, Tuesday,—
Before J. Aytng end /1. Origin, Fam—Jolin Legg and
Charles Talbot were saninioned for being drunk and
THACKIII on the 24th inst, Talbot did not appeer.-Bpl.
Liam said about a quarter before one &cloth en
Sunday morning, he was in St. Hamad street, in an
-
pay with Sergeant Brine. They licard• disturbance
near Trinity Church, and on going there found • crowd
of pistons apparently witnessing. fight Sans One 'raid
"here's the riles muting." They then saw the
prisoners lgbtmg, bat when they new the pollee, they
ran away and ocommemood fighting In mother plane.
Len knocked Talbot down end ran away, but soon
rammed with mule heavy stones, threatening what be
would do With them. The Superintendent then ordered
Sergeant Brine to take Legg into custody, but Talbot ran
away. Both men were drunk and very riotous—Defend-
' tat mid when he was coming over the bridge, be net
Talbot and two other man fighting, Talbot set upon
him," and he struck hiss in self defence. Talbot took
hie asp away, and he picked up the stones thinking be
&mit frighten him, and obtain his esp. —lioth damp.
date were gad ss. end costs, or in &hag V dare
hard labour.
Tan BRIGHTON .—This beautiful AMID ?Mao T.Ol of
the 1161101 the Weyer:is% and Gimbel Illeads`Com patty's
boats, lei* on &recent voyage from the Winds to its=
broke one of her sibys, immediately lifter new
had been pet in her at Southampton, bee had the
=ll, Mein repaired, and on Monday aftereoon
on her her trial trip from our barbeer. r.
Maunders, the secretary to the copipUtty, with his
canal courtesy invited a large flambee of ladies and
gentlemen on board, and the Vessel steamed out of the
harbour on her trial cruise. She proceeded to fit.
Alban's Head, rod Made the ran in one hour and ten
minutea, the speed being over 15 miles an hour.
, A repeat wail provided on board and several speeches
' delivered and acknowledged, and the party returned
kiddy delighted with their trip.
VAGRANCT.—At the Townball, on Thursday, betake
Qtatein Prowes and J. Ayling, Seq., • Mat named
John Damen, a native of the town, • carpenter, woe
brought up in custody, 'barged with being drunk ad
assaulting the pollee—lke. Dowering mid : On Thursday
morning at helf-pest 2 o'clock he found the prisoner
sleeping on the footway in Love-lane. He awoke him,
when privoner made use of very bad language, and struck
him, severe blow in the side, and catight bold of his
loge, sad threw him down. He had great difficulty
in bringing prisoner to the station, sal he resisted so
violently. Prisoner, in defence, mid be had • drop of
beer, and did not know what he was about. He was
Sued 40.. and nosta, and in default toriniitted to bor.
chaster gaol for • month's hard Libman

THE YEPILANEV.
On Monday the Vestment mustered in the
road fronting tlie Burdon Hotel. and afterwards
proceeded to their exercise pound, • fad about
midway between Radipole and Ibldekerelli After
haying undergone several hours"clereise the shooting
for the troop cups took place on the beach near the
Look-nut. Only two ttoope contested for the cope on
Monday, and than were the Blandford and Vale Troops.
The shooting Was very indifferent compared to that of
the Volunteers, and we therefore refrain from publish.
leg the score. But little interest wee coanitestel in
these proceedings, and there were only slew lookers on.
Private Bellamy, of Hanfoot Lane, was the winner of
the Blandford troop cup, and Private Baker, of Kara -
hull, the Yale troop cup. On Tuesday evening the
Wiluborne and Sherburne troops contested for their
respective cups. The former shot very well on the
whole, and left the Shertiortis troop in the shade. The
Wiuiborne troop cup was won by Private Atkins, and
the Sherborne by Private Gatehouse, of Pathan:b.
The band of the regiment in the eveninp at-
tracted large crowds of people, and on such occasions
the Emplensde presented quite • gay appeamnoe, On
Tuesday night • ball under the patronage of the °flops
of the Yeomanry took place at the Assembly Rooms
of the Royal Hotel, which was attended by a very large
assemblage of the nobility and gentry of the town and
neighbourhood. A yuadrille band was in ettendanoe,
to the enlivening strains of which dancing was kept up
with great animation.

AHOOTING FOR THE REGIRINTAL CUM
The shooting for the regimental cups took place on
Thursday evenlng„ under the cliffs on the Look-out.
Ekx of the best shots who competed for the troop cups
were melt eted from each troop. Tore was buts limited
number of spectators to witness the proceeding& TiO)
prises consisted of two silver cups The range was at
80 y.rdn.with three round. of Ch.vernment ammunition,
the greatest number of hits being the wieners.

Ilmauar.

Corporal rooks- - - - 3 0 0-3
Private Wi!HOLM Bartlett - • 3 0 0-3
„ Charles Curtis - - 0 0 0-0
„ Jetties Chick - - 0 0 0-0
„Wdhim Paull • - 0 5 1-8
„ John Keynes, absent.
1*

Private J. Marsh • - • 5 0 1-6
„ J. Chiloott (retired)
„ Damen - • - 0 4 1-5
„ Atkinson • - 0 0 6-6
„ Tacker - - - 0 0 0-0
„ Stephen Harding- - 4 0 1-5

Private Frederick B-efli-tali 6 1 4-11
„ Jobe Go: - 6 0 0-6
„ Rogers • • - - 0 0 0-0
„ Charles Hommel' - - 0 0 10-10
„ Wiliam Sticklead • 0 0 0-0
„ George Teti - • - 0 0 9-0

Private Felix Gateco-ase--7--- 0 0-0
„ John Holloway • - 0 0-5
„ Mark Tap - - • 1 0-1
„ William Paradises • 0 0-0
„ William Soong • - 1 12-19
„ Williain Harris - - 0 10-10
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VALE.

Private EAward Baker - -7 • 0 1 0--1
„ hli Harris • • - 0 0 10-10
„ John Haines • - 0 0 0-0
„ Charles titibi • - 7 0 0-7
„ Samuel Young - • 10 9 0-19
„ William Meta • • 1 0 • 0-1

Wilisous.

Private William Aticio-s--:-7 0 4-4
„ William Cox - - 0 0-0
„ Charles Lower • - 0 0-0
„ Collins • - - 0 0-0
„ Samuel Rant - • 0 0-0
„ Charles Ellis - - 1 8-9

It will he thus seen that the best shooting was between
the Slierhorne and Vale Troops. Private Samuel
Young, of the latter troop in hi, first and wend shot.
struck the target near the bull's eye both times, and
the cup seemed to be almost within his reach, but in
hall last shot be mimed the target which made bin
score only 19. Private William Spot of the
Sberborne troop, who with his Ord and second shots
hit both times, making 7, with his last shot made a
bull's eye, 12, scoring altogether 19. Having made the
most points, and also being the best shot, imuunnoh as
be had bit the target nearest the bull's eye, virtuelly
he won both cum, but as the regulations stated that
no one could take two prim., he had the 6rut prize. There
was a tie fur the second prize known as the hull's eye ,
prise cup. between Private Honosell of the Bhuldford
troop, Private Harris, and Toting of the Vale troop,
each of whom had scored 10 by one shot for
I nearing the bull's eye. On shooting off the tie the
first time each one missed the target, hot the mooed
time Private Harris made 9, and thus won the cap..
The umpires were Liautenant Fetherstonaagh and
Cornet B. P. Gandry ; and the referee Adjatant
Griffis.

THR IiVIEW.

The grand day in the Yeomanry week is that on
which the review takes place, and Friday was in
every respect • gala day. This was the day And for
the review, which took plasm as the drill ironed, year
Radipole. The weather, as baked hes beep the ease
during tbe whole of the time the yeomanry has been
out, was very env, azd • large mecum of spectators
..mod to witnem the proceedings, ineludiag &lugs
number of nobility and gentry in carriages., The
reviewing officer was Lienenant-Coloosl Lord de Rao,
of the First Life Guards, who arrived on the Ihrid
accompanied by • brilliant .to at twelve o'clock,
mount whom were General Sir John Michel. Captain
and Lieutenants' Stewart' and De Cada,
(Royal
3sraio Horse Artillery, Dorchester) ; Major Fees,
Fane's light Hone) • Major allllllillff, (Nth
Di...), major Mop, (North Somerset Yeomanry);
Major Nonfat (Royal EiVonto) and Major &Ina ;
(Pensioners). Comet Si, F. Johnston. of the Malbury
troop acted as aidede-essap to the reviewing offfeer, and
Liestenont Williams, .11k. Dorchester troop, aa aide.eu.
amp to Colonel to. Right Eton. Lord Rivers. The
ground was most eMeiently kept by a detachment of
Captain Paget's B battery of Royal Horse Artillery.
The spot selected for the review was well suited foe
the comesion. front all parts of whilst' every movendat
could be seem Soon at ter 12 o'clock the yeomanry
band since up the National dithers., and immediately
sher the review commenced. The appointee of tie
yeomanry in the field WAS very imposing and they
executed the vuions movements in • very soldier.
like manner. lodeed, oonsideriag did they had
had • week's drill it woe Messiah* with what pre-
sides' the am performed the iodations sod showed
that tha short time had been said to the bed advantage.
The regiment wee well mania& and equipped and
looked very well in appearma. The follow* are the
seovesnents :
Mame pad by squadrons. Rank yam by them TM