The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-23 00:00:00

WARINAN.

THE UNREFORMED CORroRATIONL—Tbe Bill brought
into the H nue of l'edliament by Lord Rosebery,
dealing with the above, affects among others the town
of Wareham; but we are glad to see that Wareham is
one of the towns scheduled by the commission of 1876
as being a place to which the Municipal Corp 'rations
Act might be applied. There I. therefore a me hope
that the individuality of the town +di be mamt deed.
COUNTS PLITT 818sIONS, Tuesday.—Before W. M.
Celcraft, Rag. Levi Whittle, of Winfrith, was
brought up in cost .dy, charged with being drank at
Wool, on Monday, May 15th (fair•day), and was
fined sa. and oats—The cwe was proved by P.S.
Coate*, Winfrith.—There was no other ewe before
the Court.—No cage has come before the Borough
Bench since our lest issue. _ . .

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WAIILHeII AND SWieette RAlLWAT.—Deriret the
past week the repreentatives of one of the lugs
railway contractors have been over the pr paved route
inspecting the nature of the ground and making the
necessary enquirier as to where the materiale required
for the construction of the railway may be obtained,
to enable them to give in a tender for the work. Thie
looks like business, and many persona who up to the
present time have bad no faith in the undertaking are
beginning to think there Si now some possibility of the
line.being made. .

WARNHAN AND PURBECK UNION. —The Assessment
Committee held their meeting at the Board.ro nu on
Tuesday last. There were regent the Earl of Eldon
(chenille.), Messrs tVilliem M. Calcraft, Nathaniel
Bond, and John William Town•end Eyler. e.c officio
members, and T. K Dowden, W. F. Kent, W. Spio.r.
T. (Woes. and W. Beeent, elects i members. The
Earl of Eldon also presided at the meeting of the
Board of Guerdiens which was previously held, and
fit ly attended.
BURIAL BoieD.—The monthly meeting of the Ware-
ham Burial Board was held on Ws Ineeday, when bit-re
were peanut :—The Rev. floury P. Stoke., Messrs. J.
B. Drew, and C. Selby. The Surveyor reported that
• mowing machine was at work in the cemetery, and
he should like the opinion of the Bo.rd as t the
advisebi ity of purchasing it. Resolved that the 'elec.
Con of • imitable machine bs left to the discretion of
Mr. Selby and the surveyor. There was no other
busbies, of any public intermit...

ST. MAST'S CHURCIS.—• rhe alterations which it was
decided some few weeks duos to make in the above
church, and which it is estimated to cost £1,500, were
commenced on Wednesday. During the alterations
the services will be conducted in the Cora Exchange.
A faculty has been ob:ained for carrying out the
following, six. :—The removal of the west gallery,
which will open up the lofty western arch now bidden;
resenting the nave aisles sod remaining galleries with
open pitch-pioe seats on • new floor; • hot-water
system of heating will be introduced (to be supplied by
Perkins and Co.); and the lighting arrangements are
to be entirely re-arranged and rendered moth more
ornamental and appropriate ; • wainscot reredos with
Illuminated panels will be erected under the east
window; and the wed window will be reglased with
cathedral glean A contract for the whole work has
been entered into with blowers. Cox, Soo, Buckley, end
Ce., which will be carried out under the supervision of
Kr. John Colson, architect to the Dean and Chapter
of Winchester, the amount of the contract being
£1.590. The rector has most liberally headed the sub-
scription list with a donation of £5OO.