The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-03-28 00:00:00

SWARAGE.

A temperance meeting- wee held--7u; the National School-
room on Friday, oddly's= were given by Rev. O. L.
Maned. Rev. C. Chamber,. Mr. Proud. Modern reenteer-
once Association). Rey. W. DarbY, Kr. D. PIM* and
Radical Testhanri, In favour of Temlannnr• WIl given by
Dr. G. Ttorne. There was a good attendance.

We regret to say that Mr. Dowell, proprietor of the
Pembroke Hotel. Bournemouth, met with • serious
accident on Monday. lie was driving through Parkstoos,
accompanied by • young lady, in a four•wheel
when the horse took fright and galloped through the
village at • furious rate. The vehicle was upset, and the
occupants thrown into the road. The lady fortunately
escaped unhurt, but such were the nature of the injuries
sustained by Mr. Dowell. that he was conveyed to a
neighbouring house in an unconscious state. Dr. Mlle)*
was promptly in attendance, and found that the unfortu-
nate gentkman bad reorMsd •severe blow on the forehead
and a fracture of the arm. He was subseqnsmily
conveyed to his hems, attended by the doctor, and we aao
glad to has, MM peogroodas atsotookoar.

WIMBORNH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
It is known to mane of our readers that there is
diversity of opinion among the higher and middleclases
in this town and neighbourhood as to how the Gram School endowed by Queen Elizabeth shall in future be
conducted. The questions at is..e are how the Govern' Body shall be eleciel, the course of tuition to be adop
and the fees to he charged. To get the opinions of thl
interested in the school on these, among other, point
Mr. Fearon, One of the Charity Conimissioners, held
Court at Wimborne in July last, ant received evijl.
on oath to aid the Charity Coramburioners, in preperuv
scheme for the future management of the school.
enquiry was a protracted one, the number of witnesees
examined being very large. Mr. Bullen, of the Western
Circuit, appeared for the Governor, and cross examined
all witnesses opposed to him with • seventy that ivould
do credit to a capital charge. There were long addressee
pro et ewe and a great deal of feeling was introduced into
the enquiry, at the concluson of which the learned
Asaistant-Gimmissioner said he would report the result
of the proceedings to the Charity Commissioners for their
guidance in preparing a scheme The report of Mr.
Fearon has just been issued, and for the information 4
those who may wish to puruse it we may state that it ran
be obtained through Mr. Purkia, bookseller, of Wimborne,
at the price of 2s. 6.1. The report is embodied in
pamphet of nearly 50 pages, in which the Assistant.
Comtnissionee gives the substance of the evidence taken
by him at the enipiiry, and answers certain aUegatione
made against the Rev, H. Pin, the second twister, whe
he consider* did not try to obtain the Headmastership
the school. After dealing with the evidence in 92
clauses, Mr. Fearon rives a summary of his recommencle.
Gone to the Ruud of Charity Commietioners in clause
83, which we append in its entirety :
"83. The following is a summary of the recommends-
tiotui which I have made to the Beard in the course of
this report :
(1). That the Board should adopt those proposals of the
present Governors of the Grammar School of Queen Elise-
beth in Wiruborne Minster which are contained in clauses
2-11 of their revised alternative scheme (No. 227 on the
file), and should proceed with them as (in su)stanoe) pert
of a draft scheme to be published for this Foundation.
(2). That the Board should (in substance) adopt the pro-
posals of 10 of the present Governors of the abovemamed
Foundation for the constitution of the Governing Body of
the School Branch of the Foundation, as contained in
clauses 12 to 14 (inclusive) of their said re-revisedalterna•
tire scheme, and should proceed with them as (in sub-
stance) part of a draft scheme to be published for this
Foundation.

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('I). That such draft scheme should, as regards the tukiefs
fees to be paid by the scholars and the subjects of in.
struction to be given in the school, provide (in aubstance)
as follows:
(a). That the ordinary subjects of secular iristructios
given in the school Nhall be reading, writing, arithasv.
tic, mathematics. (with land surveying), Hostels
grammar, co:mm.l4on, and literature, generePhr,
history, Latin, French, natural science, drawing, and
vocal music, for instruction in which subject. the
Govenors of the School Branch shall be empowered to
charge to each scholar in the school a tuition fee to be
fixed by them at their discretion between the limita
of IS and .ClO a year.
(b). That the optional subjects of instruction in ths
school shall be Greek and German, and that these
subjects may be taught so extras at an additional fee
of not less than .f:3 a year from each boy learning each
such subject
(1). That such draft scheme should not propose to tusk
any provision for the education of girls, it not being in the
case of this Foundation convenient to extend to girls the
benefit of the endowment
(5). That such draft scheme should make province to
the effect that no boy shall remain in the school after ka
shall have attained the age of 11 years except with ths
permission of the Governors, which may be given On the
reccommendation of the Headmaster.
(6). That the Board should colutider the case of the Rev.
, Henry Pig, second master in the Grammar School of this
Foundation, with • view to granting to him on his retire.
went (ruin that office such pension or retiring allowance
as to the Board may seem Proper."
BLANDFORD.
Tag Royal Osborne Hand-bell Ringers gave two enter.
tainments at the Corn Exchange on the 10th and list Ann
gave unqualified satisfaction.
WORKMAN'S PEACE SOCIETY. —At the Town Hall a
lecture was delivered on Wednesday evening by Mr.
Wonley, of London, the deputation from the society who
detailed the horrors of war to a rather small audience.
liggitr Him, an itin,.rant watch and clock repairer,
was charged before the Mayor (Mr. Fisher) and Mr. H.
Burden, on Friday, with being drunk and riotoua in Salis-
bury-street the previous night, about 12 o'clock. Pleading
guilty, the prisoner was fined 10s., to include oats, lie
was allowed a week to pay; in default seven days' hard
labour._ _

Tut ?saw Assussxr.yr BILL—At the usual meeting al
the Board of Guardians on Wednesday, Viscount Portman
was present. It was resolved that the to/lowing resolution
he signed by the Chan man, and sent to Parliament in the
shape of a petition :
" That the tinanliatta, whilst api.nivitez .4 uniformity of
assessment, sin ut.4l, objeet;in the de* place to the a:tit:try
power proposed to he derred upon the Surveyor of Taro by
the Valuation Rill, although they .lo not objecs to his having
• right of •ppeal on or behalf of the Govcrotnent in the earns
foamier as any other ratepayer ; and, secondly, they object to
the provision making the actual rental the minimum of the
gross talue ; and they are of opinion that the further progress
,d the Bill should be postponed until Representative County
Boani• are muablishol, qualified to determine among other
natters, the q nest o I lonnity of 111.1e.1111ellt The Saud
of Guardians arc also .4 opinion that the 3dth clause should he
re-modelled, as retrarls the re-taluation at tamable propeny
every twelvemonth. "

E
its et MILD Lecnosr. —No fewer than 19
persons were nominated on Friday to fill the six vacancies
on the Local Board. They were as follows ;—Mesere Ft.
Myers, Spence, Abbott. A. S. Hodges, S. P. Davis, E. B.
Smith, W. 11, Atkinson, J. Barnes. J. Back way, H.
Childs, J. Jones, J. Lindsay, It. Lock, J. Meatyard, G.
Randall, T. 11. Bennett, G. 'T. Groves, J. Hobbs, W. U.
Kendall. and IL Lawrence. The first-named four are the
retiring members of the old Board, and the lapt-named
five have expressed to Mr. If. Darden, the Chairman of
the Board, their unwillingness to stand, thereby reducing
the number of candidates to 14 ; but this leaves ten
suitors for the two vacancies caused by the death of
lfesers. W. E. Groves and W. Smith, and consequently
there is every prospect of a severe contest. There are
several good men among the new candidates, and it only
remains for the ratepayers to exercise due discrimination.
SPELLING SEC.—This industrious little creature, which
has made such • great burs in the country of late,
alighted in our Corn Exchange for the first time on
Thureday night, when the room was crowded with persons
anxious to see its wonderful performances. Blandfordians
had heard of the pleasure afforded by the bee in other
towns, and wished to witness the hive at work and judge
of its merits for themselves. The result was a good
swarm of idle bees to watch the arduous labours of the
busy onee. A large platform had been erected at the side
of the Exchange, arranged at the front of which were a
number of Ovate. On this super-structure were seated
those who were to conduct the proceedings ; several ladies
and gentlemen who kindly enlivened the proceedings
with some first-class music: and last, but by no means
least, the victims to orthography, and, we may appro.
priately add, the harsh orthoepy of the interrogator.
Although the unprecedented high figure of Is, was charged
as an entrance fee to competitors, 30 entered their names,
no less than 13 of whom were of the softer—beg pardon,
we mean gentler —sex. The Mayor (Mr. Fisher) presided.
and, conjointly with Mr. W. E. Brennand, acted as
referee. The Rev. B. Gray, 8.A., Congregational minister,
undertook the duties of interrogator, and of course upon
him devolved the lion's share of the work. The Chair-
man having made some apposite introductory remarks.
called upon Misses Crown and A. Lindsay, and Meters.
Curtis, Lindeay. and T. Lindsay to sing a glee, "Sun-
shine through the clouds," which they did in good style.
This was succeeded by a trio, "Memory," sang sore
sweetly by Misses Croon) and A. Lindsay and Mr. T.
Gemr. Then came that laughable song, "The Spelling
Bee, which elicited an encore for Mr. Atkins. At thie
stage the orthographies' tournament commenced, and
seven were placed hors-dc.combat with some rather dim.
cult words of about twosyllables each. Then the audience
were favoured with the glee. "The Indian maid," suc-
ceeded by • song in which Miss Crooru's clear, musical
voice, and good taste were much admired. The battle
being resumed with longer, not to say, for the most part.
harder, words, the competitors were reduced to seven.
Then the solo with chorus, "Beautiful hawthorn," was
sung by Mr. H. Curtis and the glee party. This was
followed by a glee "Drops of rain,- ands solo and chorus,
"Where tansy boy to-night," the solo in which was taken
by Mr. Atkins. The interrogator then directed hie atten-
tion to the seven remaining competitors, two of whom
only were ladies, and on his succeeding in clearing one of
each sex the remaining five were certain of prices. The
lest two remaining were Mr. Proud, Western Temper.
ance League lecturer, and Mr. Packard, a brewer. After
a smart duel between them, the latter succumbed to
"altchbooe," leaving the temperance man in the proud
on of victor. After a socg by Mr. H. Curtis, The
Ws Song,' the prizes were distributed by the
Mayor as follows e—lst, a headman, lair, and valuable
edition of "Milton's Paradise LOA illustrated b,
Gustave Mr. Proud, of Bristol, agent of the Western
Temperance ; end • gold pencil cases presentedby the Mayor, /Lr, paiervi, jun., brewer, of Shroton ; 3rd.
• silver-mounted walnut writing case and blotter, Me H.
Coate, of Hanford Farm' 4th, • quarto album, Wise
Johnson, schoolmistress, of Blandford ; sth, Goldsmith's
Works, Mr. Bishop, brewer's clerk, Durweston. "Cad
Save the Queen" having been sung, the proceedings termi-
nated early. The proceeds went in aid of the library of
the Congregational Church Sunday SchooL We are glad
to find the receipts of the evening reached the satirist-
tory rum of Vi 2 13e.
?erre Stumm, Saturday—Before roe -mat I Tatum
(chairman), and Mr. J. J. I. arquharson.
There was, as usual, very little business to transact at
at this, the monthly meeting of the Bench, the only
business that came before them being the appointment of
overseers for the various panelists in the division, and two
unimportant cases.
Thomas Jammu', • gipsy, was summoned for encamping
and lighting a fire on the highway, in the parish of "[Moe,
oa the 23rd March. Defendant did not appear.-
I°C. Ellis said he had seen the defendant encamped nistw
Cuckoo-lane for two days previous to the Elrd. He had
ordered him to remove his tents ; but lie ref wad to do"'
lie had a fire lighted by the Fide of the highway.—The
Bench inflieted a fine of Ils, and its, costa.
Charier Matthew Churchill, thatcher, of Hilton, wa,
brought up in custody charged with stealing 230
value 104., the property of Mr. Cherie, Thomas Hall t)
Hilton, on the gird March.—The prisoner admitted the
offence.—From the statements made it appeared that
prisoner was employed by prosecutor to do sonic thatchine
on his farm at Hilton, and he carried away the seers frees
his wnrk and offered them for pale. He was arrested ti
P.C. Ellis with the stolen snare in his Pawrsi°°' when
he
admitted his guilt and asked to be forgiven.-31t!, al
.
did not wish to press the case and it being prisoner's Oro
off ence, the Bench were unwilling to send him to 1)00:T;
Thebwecnacanydtr
beforore.thnevniic...ihirim,whibucth deferred topedgentebencneonei;

BRIDPORT
SOMETIIIIIIO LIKE • WHAM—The wonder.' of
monster of the deep seem never to cease. The virtue; et
Its oil are talked about everywhere, and the Lune and halt.
In every direction are said to be flinging away their alit
thee with a gladness of heart not easily described. no
quantity of oil extracted from the KNEW is Dow km s's
and moms incredible. Mighty he/shads were extracted
from the blabber at Bristol. and soon idea maY bet
of the size of the skeleton which will shot tly be Put 0"
shape, from the fact that Mr. Preemie, one of the for
chasers, has extracted four hogsheads of oil by the Pro?'"
of boiling the honest This quanta/ It now .
retailed t .or its healing virtues at a pint, cr
Reckoning all the oil at the same value. taw
=fit to the share of tbe fins' of the blabber
would realise the modest sum of 1,79& The mowed ww
first sold for ,ClO, and for PO. No.Sperchalwr
sold it for £9o—a profit of d No t purchase' wig.
of cOUrek reap by far the richest profit of all. Thee Ow
in a commercial point of view, heehaws " wookr,_„,„
ful investment," and should the See again cast Ile a
bwittollt the fisherman will doubtless kern 1..'
("silence "how to go to MAW at better elvaatige__.,..t°
themaelvee. The size of the animal's bones My be
ated from the fact that six horses were ineufilcisat to re'
move the jaw boom from the beach
BuROVOH POLIEK. Tuesday.—Before the Mey,uf
Tucker), Beam baker, labourer, of tbirdingke,
was brought up in custody of P.C. Wart. charged
oeui drunk and abusive on the previous evening. w—
it. N. and oasts. In default 7 days imprisonment

YEOVIL.
TRZ GREAT WISTTJUI AND THE BRISTOL AND LIII
AMALGAMATION SCRIRUL —The select oommittee
h•ta been a 'nted to inquire into the merits of
bill bp the above compaalie for smalP'
tam after attiting
for three daya have without ealgMl Opol
the counsel for tes promoters for a reply' dariarini
Preamble proved. bat Wad that aemboaidarj
dames to to iambi la th• bill the
armlet MN tali WINN d