The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-02-28 00:00:00

SHEOTON,

LITERARY AND Mt/MORI. INSTITUTION. The
annual meeting of the institution woe held last week,
Mr. A. Lowman in the chair. The report stated
that the total receipts during the year had been
£39 is. 7d., and the balance in hand from the
previous year, £4 Os. 7d. The expenditure had
been £43 7s. 9d., leaving the institution 53. 7d. in
debt. There are 56 annual subscribers and 20 free
members. The number of volumes in the library
is 468. The lectures during the season had not been
well supported, and had resulted in a lose of nearly
£6, besides the cost of lighting the room.

WIMBORNE.
GAnnoTre Roemnir.—On Friday week, as • poor,
weak-minded womao named Flizabeth Hawkins,
resiiding at Verwood, was en her way home from •
neighbour's house, where she had been °baring, and
when near the end of the common she was set upon by
two men, with their faoes partially mssked, one of
whom seized her throat from behind, pulled her head
back, and placed his hand over her mouth. The other
man then cut off a large bag which was suspended by •
oord round her neck, and which oontained about £5 in
various coins wrapped up in small pieces of paper.
The fellow@ then beat a successful retreat. Unfortu-
nately the poor woman did not give information of the
affair to the police—although a constable resided within
half-a-mile of her dwelling—till the following Sunday,
when suspicion fell on two men, named William
Percival Bailey and Thomas Cutler, they were taken
to the spot and their boots examined, the foot-prints in
the ground exactly answering to the peculiar nailing of
one of them. They were taken before J. J. Baskett,
Bp., at Wimbonna, who remanded them till the follow-
ing Friday, when they were examined before C. J.
Parke, Esq., and the Rev. J. Austin. The woman,
however, thee stated she oould not identify them, and
they were consequently dismissed. There appears but
little doubt the amused had some hand in the affair, as
on the evening the robbery was committed they were

Apending money very freely at the public-house tu the
village.

SALISBURY.
TESTIMONIAL—SALISBURY BULB VOLUNTEERS.
—After the Theoretical Lecture delivered hy
Colour-Sergt. Wilton, on Friday evening, at the
()racily Room, Capt. Pinckney presented Sergt.
Major Hall with a purse of ten guineas from the
members of the corps as a new year's gift, in
appreciation of the civility he had manifested
towards the members, and the efficiency he had
displayed as drill instructor of the corps. Sergeant
Hall made a suitable reply, observing that he
appreciated the testimonial all the more highly from
the fact of members of all ranks having contributed
towards it. It would be pleasing to reflect that he
had a place in the esteem and confidence of the
corps, and he trusted that nothing would ever
occur to mar the good feeling that prevailed.
PENNY RRADINGS.—The attendance on Thursday
night was fully as large as on former occasions, not
the least diminution of interest ibeing observable.
The chair was taken by the worshipful the Mayor,
who briefly introduced the readers, and expressed a
hope that the audience would not only be amused
but benefitted. The Rev. C. A. Houghton read
" The Traveller," from Goldsmith ; Mr. Biddle
" The Journey to Ipswich," from Dickens, which
was very amusing, and was read in a very appro.
priate style ; Mr. A. Williams also read an amusing
piece, "Paddy the Piper," from Lover, which was
loudly cheered. Messrs. Pearce, Cane and Cossor
sung a glee, "The Red Cross Knigbt," very beanti•
fully, and Mr. Tapp sung "Soldiers' Comrades,"
which was loudly encored, and Mr. Cane " The
Anchor's Weighed," who was likewise encored.
Mr. F. Naish presided at the pianoforte during the
evening. The entertainment was brought to a elope
by Mears. Cane, Pearce, Yapp and Cossor singing
the National Anthem.

Towat Cour:cu.—A special meeting of the
Council took place on Thursday hat, the membeni
present being the Mayor, the Ex-mayor (J. Water',
Esq.,) Aldermen Hussey and Kelsey, Connelllors
Eldridge, Fawcett, Aylward. Coates, Dawkine,
Style, Jameson, Roe, Terrell, Stokes, Whitlock, and
Woodlands.

TUB PUBLIC BATHS. —The Town Clerk observed,
that at the last meeting the Council confirmed au
application for permission to erect public baths at
the soup kitchen, nod he had since received the
following from Mrs. Fowler ;
" Salisbury, 4th February, 1865.
"C. M. LOP, Esq.
DRAB. SIR, —I have erected four temporary baths In
t',e shed adjoining the Soup Kitchen, and shall feel
obliged if you add let me know whether the Soup
Kitchen Committee and the Town Council underdand
that I have agreed to rent the premises so occupied, at
the nominal annual rental of is. for twelvemonths,
commencing an the first day of January hit. At the
expiration of such tenancy (should the project not
succeed) I am to be at liberty to remove the baths arid
all fittings connected with them, upon the understand-
ing that the building is to be delivered up in the same
condition in which) I found it. I believe, also, it is
arranged that the Management of the baths rest solely
with me.
"I am, dear Sir, yours sincerely,
" ANS, FoWfmt."
Mr. Lee said, understanding that wee the intention
of the Town Council, he wrote to Mn, lbws, ae
follows :

"Town Clerk's Office, Salisbury, Feb. 4, 186.5.
" am in the reoeipt of your letter of thisl
day respecting the public baths which you have lately
erected on the Corporation property in St. Ann's-street,
and have much pleasure in informing you that it
correctly expresses the arrangement with the Council
mto the occupation of the premises. I will lay the
letter before the Council at the next meeting.
"I am, Madam, your faithful servant.
" CHARLES MARSH LEM
" Mrs. Fowler."
Mr. Whitlock said the Council and the city generally
ought to feel obliged to Mrs. Fowler for the interest
which she had taken in this matter.
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THE PROPOSED New Geanirait Sciatoor.—The
Mayor said he had summoned that meeting of tbr
Council to instruct the Town Clerk to transmit the
memorial to the Lords Commissioners of Her
Majesty's Treasury, respecting the proposed new
Grammar School, agreed to at the meeting of the
Council held on the 18th January lut, and to make
such orders and resolutions thereon as might be
deemed necessary.—Alderman Hussey having is
quired whether any memorial had been received
from the opponents of the scheme, and being
answered by the Mayor that though it was known
that such counter-memorial had been circulated and
signed, no official communication had been made to
him.—Alderman Hussey said that as he did not
consider the reasons assigned for the rejection of
the scheme were satisfactory, he would move that
the Town Clerk be instructed to forward the
memorial which had been prepared to the Lords of
the Treasury for permission to carry out the duips
of the Council. Mr. Hussey than referred to the
two letters of Mr. Middleton, and after expressing
his regret that they had been published, proceeded
to remark upon the five reasons which Mr.
Middleton urged against the scheme. Mr.
Whitlock was if opinion that it would be
the beet to have a public meeting before
this was decided. The various points con-
nected both with the resolution and the objections
to the scheme were then fully gone into, and
ultimately Mr. Waters moved "That the presenta-
tion of the memorial to the Lords of the Treasury
be postponed until after the meeting of the owners
and ratepayers had been held to ascertain their opinions
on the proposed scheme; and that the Mayor be
requested to convene the meeting at an early day;
and that this Council be adjourned until Thursday
next." This was seconded by Mr. Coates, and
supported by Mr. Eldridge and Alderman Kelsey,
and after a short discussion Alderman Hurley said
that if it was the feeling of the Council that the
public meeting should be held, be would not press
his motion. In this Mr. Style also concurred. The
amendment was then put as a substantive motion
and agreed to.

EMIGRATION. —The Mayor mid he had received
an application from a gentleman of Bath for the use
of the Council Chamber for the purpose of lecturing
on emigration. He had not answered the letter,
because he did not think it right to encourage mi.-
gration in an agricultural district like this.
SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN. —The Mayor laid
he had also received an application for the use of the
Council House for the purpose of a school of art and
design in connection with the Literary and Scientific
Institution.—Mr. Style spoke of the advantage of
' such schools, and the need which existed for one in
Salisbury. For some years the government had dis-
tributed large nuns of money to such sohools.—The
Mayor suggested that acme gentlemen who took an
interest in the matter should form • committee to
consider where a room could be obtained for the
purpose—The meeting then separated.
On the 24th, the Right Reverend the Lord
Bishop of Salisbury licensed the Rev. Tamest
Barton, Clerk, M. A., to the Perpetual Curacy of
Plaitford, Wilts, recently by an order of Her Majesty
in Council separated from the Mother Church of
West Grimstead, and constituted a separate benefice,
on the nomination of the late Right Hon. the Earl of
"'cheater, the patron. His Lordship has liciensed
the Rev. Herbert Frederick Crockett, Clerk, RA.,
to the Curacy of Ponlahot, Wilts, and the Rev,
Frederick Thomas Salmon, Clerk, to the Curacy of
Maiden Newton, Dorset.
GRANTS FROM THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY' TO
PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE OF SALISBURY. —At
the monthly meeting of the Incorporated Society
for Promoting the Enlargement, Building, and
Repairing of Churches and Chapels, the Archbishop
of Canterbury in the chair, grants were made in aid
of the following objects—rebuilding the church of
Okeford-Fitzpaine, near Blandford, Dorset; enlarg-
ing, or otherwise increasing the accommodation in
the churches of Alvediston, Bower Clialke, St:
Edmund's, Salisbury, and Idmiston, Willa.
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SOUTHAMPTON.
CQMMISSIONS SHINED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT
OF HAMPSHIRE. —2od. A.V.C.—Firat Lieut. T. P.
Willis to be Captain; Second lieut. E. Emanuel to
be First Lieutenant, vies Willis, promoted; Second
Lieut. C. M. Houghton to be First Lieutenant; B.
Holbrook to be Second Lientenant, vice Emanuel,
promoted; IL J. Andrews to be Second Liestemuct,
vice Houghton, promoted; C. B. Hatch to be
Second Lieutenant.