The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-04-26 00:00:00

Sontersttshire.
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Y znvlL sone —Stamps and Tat branch.
Mr. W. Smith, surveyor of team, laa. been traoltried
fr,im Stafford to YieiviL
w EsrONAUPEII-11ARB. MAOCAIIL This
clever minim commenoed a series of iratertainments
at the T01,1.114'11, on Wsdneeilay evening. There was
the (vomiter attraction of the Chrorty • Minstrels at
the A.ereibly•rooms es the Lune evening, which was
very fully attended, and operated somewhat p•••
judicially on that of Mr. hiscoabe. He however,
kept his audiences in a state of pleaantal'ale excite-
ment, and sent tbem away highly satisfied *ill their
evening's amusement.

A tarter 1111110111 AL NIGHT 13C1100L.-The lad
lecture of the winter counts in connexion uith this
thiamine was delivered on Wednesday evening by
Mr. Spencer. The Rev. W. W. Rowley occupied
the chair, and introduced the lecturer, whose saltier
mess, " Noreveh Illudratod." This thetas was
, deers partly with the view of bringing into use •
: erre of beautiful diagnose, presented to the school
•by J. Elwell, Eri., and which served very admin.
bly tbe purposes of the lecture. At the emulation,
in snowing a vote of thanks to the lecturer, who, he
said, had been One of their rune frequent lecturer.,
the chairmen supplemented his remarks by some
ebeervelion. on the value of the whirr as tending
to cioefirm the teetiescut of the Scriptures.
litoslC•L UNIGii.--The third concert of this
society took place at the Towohall, on Tuesday
evening, under the 00, duct of Mr. W. H. Palmer,
H. A. Dd., and was, as far as the performer.. *ere
concern..], the num saucerful of the enson, tbougb 1
the audience was peril.pe not quite so numerous a.
on former occasions. The prose were well chosen,
and the choruses were capitally sustained, the voices
harmonising very nicely. The members were
erieted by Mr. Miles, who sung the "
Villap
Blacksmith" and "The long waves come sad Re
with excellent taro, and was loudly &milord
Mrs- Palm. r sang two Cr three songe verb I
and a solo on the concertina by Mr. Faunae was
tspturosely encored.
NH EPTON MALLET. -Tin New BnewanT -
This extensive building is progressing very favour.
ably ceder Mr. Beano, of Wells, and Mr.
Perron, of this town, the coutnotora, tbo former,
who has Du greater part of the contract, employing
about 70 men and boys, the latter having the work
coonotred with the building of the kilns, &Neese%
S. the brewery. Last week, while excavating for the
landslip', the remains of three hymen harp were
duenvered, and, judging hoes the state in which
they wintered, Huy appeared to have been interred
WI oil any conmomy or proteoth.e. They win
afterwards deposited himeath some deibrie, but dur-
ing the labourers' dinner-time they were NOM dim.
turbid by &wan rettoten lads who had these human
remains tied up is boalkorehrh, reedy to now to
the marieenona, bet luckily at die moment the
lennordiecovered their introit es, and stopped them,
tensest for the seemed time they were privately in.
• -Many skolidnos have from time to time
/been found to the immediate neighbourhood, and of
Ilan the curcumethoos has be.. ths source of much
•apeoulatios in this town.
TUC WILT, MID Duaatr B•eitlNG CoKTAIIT.-
During the past three weeks the Willa and Donn
Banking Company have commenord busineu in pre-
mire belonging to Mr. Homey, intendiug to catch
the first opportunity of purchasing a pernesneut
eardrum. This they GOOD found, by buyine Mr.
Hobbard's huise, nearly opposite the George Hotel,
aol ei.nereli in 'he niarkst-plaoe, the percher
• morn being £1,200
'bid b•Maio•iir Smut C,oars.-Correer Ism
ONALLMIGI CLIT.-This second oompete.ton for this
sun took place At du haus on Mendip, when Mr.
John Allen was declared the winner, with a soon of
43. This is the lifth time in succession he has had
the good fortune to win, and should he prove ego-
oese&l the neat time, be will bo the winner of two
saps, under the same airownstancee lintebee tante
off at the butts on Thursday last between Sergeent
Cook and Private John Allen, of the Menthe C
and Corporal Mundy and Sargeent G. White,o7g.:
Warminster rides; and the two former
Sergeant W. Albs and Sergeant Casten, art
gglionsiurough ridm, Winibledoe targets and sou,
lag, when the Shemin gentlemen woo the victors
TISHIBII - NATION•L &moo taint -On
Turday evening an amateur concert of vocal music
was gime In the above room by the memberu of the
Tiniatiary Church choir. Th• room was very taste-
May decreated h.r the occasion by the Misses
Colville, of Tonsbury House, and over the platform I •
mee pimps& is &Mt to, the name of the illustrious
composer, Handel. This being the first ap
pearanos
•of other of the members in public, a little doubt
existed in the minds of some as to the nooses of the
.coriert. The programme, which onesiated of first
part seared, and "rood part aecular, wee very came
fully selected from the bre composers by Mr.
Taylor, choir muter. The pieces were all readied
in • very creditable manner, and the crowded
audience showed their approval by repeated
applies., said also some noorea The pinto was
k tulle lent for the our on by Mrs. Coolers, of
Titulary Hoar, who also accompanied Mr. Taylor ,
Ii his songs in a most brilliant style. At the on-
choir' the RSV. B. Hill espriested hi. areoni.linent
at the performance, and also hia matiefaction at the
evening's entertainment. After tbe ormerrt all the •
choir were invited to supper at - Cooleton's, Esq.,
Truantry Home, who also high!, aeogrotulated the
chow awl Mr. Taylor upon the.", anneess‘
ILLFA RR ENCE -A knoyouy Hooey De.
STROVID iv FIBS. -On',4easts, aftionen• a deo
Make out at the Rena, .•••• nglyeuenee, the
outdonee of the Ro•-„. L Esgiss. Ths Sr.is
=Paid to have strigiured by the drying of
ant bY a lire. Ais alarm was at ono* given, and
antwilintnning %he eerie of the villagers the
int?* builtil'Ag nistedily Moans* enveloped in flames,
and in an telaredthle brief pores: the elide building
*"./.1111411. Some of the furniture was saved. but
r ran leech
iLMIENSTER.dafeit Pam' or LAmo.-On
lfienday, Mr. John Heat held • public mosiouat the
Ilford Bridges Inn, for the sale of freehold land, in
rho parish of Stooklinob. Th. bidding. were sharp
and intok, and at last it was kn. eked down to the
Nov. C. Allen, motor of the pariah, at the rate of
£l.OOB per aere-almose equal to the value of land
in the city of London. There is either bones nor
el Help is the property, so that it wee land skins
twitch realised the pros.
WELLS.-MillnAnY Pallitel.-00 Saturday,
'Corporal Alfred Woodey. of the Grenadier Guarde
who had been on recruiting service here, we, buried
in the Wells Cemetery with the nasal military
honours The band of the rifle owl" said a firing
pally, insisting of twelve member, of the corps,
nalmetiod.
WELLINGTON.-A CHOICE-RATS Martens.
-In the Coen of Goose's Bosch a nil* was moved
for, and granted, is behalf of • Mr. Sherry and four
othors, ceiling epos the magistrate. of Wellington
to slow moss why en order made by them foe the
payment of • Charehrate should not he cistabed ;
on the ground that tb• rate was made without
jurisdiction, the validity of the rate being damned.
The magistratee did not question the belie "Idea of
the objection, but took • view contrary to the law.
They hold that the ern plains'. to had no power to ries
the question of the validity of the rate before them,
but that it must hedge"' bike* the Quarter Sessions.
All they said that they hari to do was to see that ,
the rabi was good on the face Ult. There wee ,
this difference in Mr. Sherry's case lethal of the
other fear, that be bad been stimmicesd on a foray
ofteeisst for the same rate, and the 11111•11100 S dr-
ained for want of j eradiation.
Snocento Sown& - The town of Wellington was
%brown into considerable excitement on Wednesday
by a report that a was named Allen had termianod
his existeno, by owing his throat. The deceased
resided with his wife mod family Ia Sonthrtresa,
and had but recently rermsed from India. when hi
hid Neu ilia Oration seder Government, on
leave. 'The ties, bed nearly arrived whom he right
So return to that cceata.y and it is aid that he
dreaded it. On Wedey morning he maaplailied
a indisposilthe, and requested hie wife to get him a
oap as She went down stain for that pupase,
and on her Wan was horrified at ladies his Idiom
body "reboring in his Mood. Ho had emarly severed
his head from his body, so denomemed was he he
unitising his thmat.
CHBW MAGNA.-Th, reaseins of the late Mr.
Iran Erna 0r.., • few &ye l.ek, inurren is the
twin pond nide villas. They were followed to die
aren " • lane number cd friend. of SIN deosaveri.
who hes left behied him • fatally of too abildrom, with
15 annichildreo, and SI great mundohildrem-a toUl
sills liring deenntante.
CLEVIWOV.--flootten Main ut • Mao@ or
rumor to the eine that Mr. John
Cake, pork butcher, of Old irese, bad sodded: smelted
is the Congrematiosal dispel, created inters eater-
omit throughout the tow. on &easy rung. the
Fib ion It would seem that demee.4, who was
estereen Mused sixty yes,* ef sus, sad well known in
rltweden, had tang entenad hoes hien direr, when
be eall seder the inedied sweetmeat of Dr. T. Dena.
Gush. eyeshot a quenden dreamed, nen"' with bit
wife, left his homer sena about six p.m. for ehavtli.
be ah" Iltesarbig ecemestreetvely melte well. Whiles
ap Chapel-ha kg Christ shank. be mai-
-to his widt el • slight seemillien Mist tie
1-0117 .- k-hot eseliand wilds( email they arrived at th.
C"011e WINS they took their mete In a paw. Sher*
nterwerde deemed fell forward in the pew and bows'
did,* explavd„ Tb. smut far the erre' au
def.rred. Si,.] lee lends of dreamed rree 055..704 b^i"L
TO lIPLICOMBIL-EMPAL ILULWAT A001134311'.1
Ws "MS 10 Slas• that aiding rides* oseerred a
the Tropreweihe roam of the tandem and Suellt•
Weatera ttdlway is Moeda,. By elms gree
i. the •ftadai • POW old qua, evidently of thole r
t
• I due, was Waring from moms distaaco to he home.
n Poole. and lino vie( very little bloat nia.,...l=travel
lift& ilw‘vad el setting us'at Me Teel-
tioe we. eteaveyed into Sekshen. rehusud a.
the foUotwing day by the down term whin blown
Winery at EU P. . Sim4.lol" he "n 466 "315.
Ittailial of Me inietwke se the previous in sin Pare
isa arteed the earrings deer, and thief\ hell heel h 7
eel bier
• antliemen in the earriege. mon • Simi loaf the
16 lode *Awed. He was initantly awns
*bib b. see *her ruttier posing over hi•l___salge=
wl kb eras sells Om shove the kostisslt shy ._. •wi
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lag ssederase la his jetererEleila;s:fir'
lial.l sal Dlaahriefaiegal:Dr pigulien ale the Qom'