The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-27 00:00:00

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SALlSECRY.—Roignatiors of Mr. Superintendent
Barber.—Mr. Barber, the superintendent of the
Salisbury police, was on Thursday week elected
superintendent of the Ports th force, for which
appointment there were no fewer than 32 candidates.
There were ten members of the Portsmouth Watch
C.dmilittee in Lttenilance, se, en of whom recorded
their votes in Mr. Barber's favour ; and we must
iadigratulate the borough oil having secured the
services of an active, zealous. and intelligent officer.
Cuctecti IhssioNs:.—The Diocesan Anniversary of
the Societies for Promoting Christian Knowledge,
and for the Propagation of the Dospel in Foreign
Parts. will lie lu.v.) held at Salisbury, on Wednee.
day, the 27th of June. The Bishop of Ripon has
undertaken to preach the sermon on the occasion at
the Cathedral.

Sunicwrox.—Churdi Rate.. —l,nnl H. Thyme,
protonic.' a petition fniii this !latish 011 TUCSilay
etc g ;voile,' the abolition of church-rates.
WALMINSTKIt. --The Rev. Jame' Fraser. M.A., of
West Cinililerton, delitereil an excellent lecture, on
Tuesday last, to the members of the Athemeum on
" Dr. Johnson." The attendance wait large. and all
were greatly pleased with the interestiug manner iif
the lecturer in Ins treatment of the subject of his
lecture. The Rev. J. K Philipps. who presided.
tendered the thanks of the institution to the lecturer,
:Lnd amionmaid a musical entertainment, entitled
t• lluuiuonn. ,if the Lyre" that day week, by Mr.
George Buekland.
It INA I..:oitrs. —The ladies of the town are busily
mil:aged in getting up a subscription iuniing them-
selves to tit out a life and drum banal fir this corps.
The list is getting int capitally.
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Turn:ruin& —An impudent fellow from Bath
tttt id a profitable market last Monday week. He
brought up a quantity of "bake," worth not more
than 2d. per pound. and sold it to a lot of rats as
" tine lieW dall11011." at Is. per pound. It is needless
to say lie made himself scarce directly he bad dis-
posed of the lot. H-nie of hie customers found
their digestive organs sadly out of order after feeding
utF their "salmon."

WKarni:V. Police Intelligente. William
Bridges, a tramp. wits brought bell,re H. G. G.
ImiHow. Eal ii Timr.slay, oil achargeof vagrancy,
Mit oil promising to !ewe the barn.

inquest was held at Leigh in this
leo ish. on Wednesday, before George S} leester,
Lui.. coroner. on the bwly of Mary Deacon, aged &I.
ti ho expired' suddenly on the preceding :Monday. It
appeared from the evidence of her hushand that the
dummied use sitting at r, when she cried out,
" I am going. I am going," and fell back in her
chair and espired in a few minutes. Verdict—
** Died by the Visitation of Gal."

:MARKET LA VINGTUN. —I t is stated that the Rev.
M. W Mayow, vicar of this patish. as about to ex-
change livings with the Hey. Mr. Peariun, uf West
prompt...in, Middlesex.
Deems. --Me It•furat RM.—A special meeting
of the Town Council wits held on Wednesday, for
the pea-pose of taking into consideration the pro.
posed partial disfranchisement of Dee axes, ler
Lord John Russell's Iteforin Bill. and to consider
whether it might Lot be expedient to take smite
steps in reference thereto. .Messrs. B. Handle,
Combos. al-rris. Henry Butcher. Wittey. G. Simp-
son, and Tyrell took Ivan in the proceedings. and
ultimately Mr. Henry Ilutcher inove.l the following
resolution. which was seconded by Mr. James
lli4gs. anal carried unanimously—•• That a petit:
to the House of Commons be prepared anal presented,
stating the peculiar is.sition in whim the bonntgh is
placed with reference to the proposed measure, anal
praying to be heard by Counsel at the bar of the
House, and that a committee, consisting of the
Mayor. Mr. Waybill, Mr. Combes, Mr. Biggs, and
Mr. Botcher, be foruied for the purpose of prepanug
such petition.
k BIZ Hearn:v.—On Sunday week the
deaths of three old ladies oixure.l, and sinue rather
remarkable circunivtances were connected with the
event. Miss Sarah Heal, who lived in Nlaryport-
strevt, Devizes, and formerly kept a very respect.
able boarding school, but was in comparatively
reduced circumstances, was connected by the ties of
distant relationship. air warm friendship. with Mrs.
" ' . . . .

Gundry awl Miss Anne Nt ave. of C—abie. The
latter -mentioned la/lies had wade arrangements for
Mial Good to come to Caine to live, hut, on Sunday
morning week. Mn. try awl Miss Seave both
died oitliin about one hour of cods other. and Miss
Good also died a few hours later.— 117',Aire Inde-
pendent.

Tr:memm.o.. —Mr. George Evans was presented
with a testimonial on Tuesday by a deputation of his
late pupils. It consis ea of a superior chromatic
inierowa.pe with all the latest impnweinents ; with a
mitular amounted objects in a !I:n.16.3100 walnut
case. There was also presentml with the microscope,
the magnifying powers of which vary from two
thousand to one 1 keit and sixty tl ttttt sand times,
an illuminated plate, in a gilt frame, cositai g a
description of the instr ttttt mot, and a list of the names
of the subscribers, 01/ in number. nearly all of whom
formetly beim pupils of Mr. Evans. On the liil
of the cA..ke A brass ll:ate WAX inserted. lwaring the
inscription :—•• Presented to Mr. Ile°.
Evans, of Devizes, by a number .4 his late pupils
and friends, as a te.t' yof their respect and
esteem, Mardi 13. Istiti."

MELKsitAll.—Mr/iniekly rad nfa DruuLtrd.—
Oi the rith just., an inquest vi as held at
the Railway Beer limos., Outinarsh. by Mr. Sylves-
ter, on the Issly of John Tiyi.r, aAisl 36, a lahouter,
whose Issly was found floating ii the and
Berk', Canal. lie was u most depraved charreter.
lie WAS *CCU to go into the beer house shout six
o'clock on the previous Sunday evening with three
or ("or a his witipanione. lie left the lwer-house
abeut 9 o'clock by himself. On leaving the beer-
house to get into the turnpike 1.441, he
would has e
to pass over one of the lifting bridges of the canal,
and it hi supposed from the ilarknes, of the night he
walked into the eater. N'emaict, •• Found Drowoed.."

larrt.t.r,PN Ihr.w. —Erlswortlimtry C'ircrettodanre.
—A env helott;ing to Mr. Daniels. a fanner resisting
iii tli6 I.l.tee, product:ll tu... hank% A fortnight inter-
veiling between their births ; the first !mein.; been
yenned on the 13th Id Felorn.iry, aud the eneesitl on
the 3r.1.1ay of Nlarelt ing.

SWINDON Itirte Conrs.—The members of this
corps met on Thursday evening week, at the Bell
Inn. for the jiurposie of detailing ou Ow place for
ann, and the days moat convenient to the members,
when it WWII 1113:111111401hay resolved that the corns
should meet for drill gin Monday evening at half-past
sin o'clock, and on Thursday ev • gat half past
seven o'clock, at the Townhall. The election of
°dicers u-as deferred for a short time, as also was the
style of uniform.
M Social Reform. —On Tuesday
evening Iva. a meeting was convened by the friends
and poi 1111 l ters of total abstinence in this town, for
the purpose of atrinling that distinguished philan-
thropist, Mr. Samuel Bowly, of Gloucester, an op.
portunity of giving cam-maims to his sentiments on
the above important and interesting subject, in the
Townha. Notwithstanding the admission was by
tteket. the hall was packed by an immense con-
course of persons long before the time announced for
the lecture, whilst many were unable to oldMn even
standing mom, and were consequently obliged hi
retire. Amongst those present we observed several
ministers of vie inns de 111111 l Mat. , and the families
of many of the leading tnelesinen and agriculturalists
in the to. is and neighhourleasl. J. C. S. Jennings,
Km.. of the Abbey House, Nlahnesliury, was voted
hi the chair, and brie iy introduced the lecturer to
the meeting. Mr. Kowly rivetteil the attention of
the audience for nearly twa hours, and at the close
of the lecture, a vote of thanks to Mr. Howly was
, ;it...posed by Mr. S. Clark, and &minded by the Rev.
J. Black. with a few earnest ;mil Christian remarks,
, and scurried moat enthusiastically. A similar vote
was also accorded to the chairman, and a large •
her of names were enrolled in the pledge-book,
including two ministers of the gospel and several
schouldeachers.