The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-04-20 00:00:00

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SALISBITRY.--111121tiele8 Concert—This concert came
off at the Assembly-rooms, on Wednesday evening
week, and was fairly attended, notwithstanding the
unfavourable state of the weather. The vocalists
were Miss Louisa Vinning and Miss Kate Ranoe.
The former sang the "Tama la notte," from " Trova
tore," with great brilliancy, and was encored in
Mori's pretty ballad, "The May time is coming,"
when she substituted" Home sweet home." Miss
Kate Ratios sang Mozart's celebrated aria,
" L'Addio," and Mendelssohn's Duo, "I would
that my love," with considerable taste. Several
quadrilles were given with much vigour; and the
violin and flute solos of M. Remenyi and Herr Reich.
ert were deservedly applauded. The cornet-a-piston
playing of Mons. Duhem was not the least attractive
feature of the entertainment.

LOCAL BOARD OF HZALTH. A meeting of
the Board took place on Friday week when the fol-
lowing gentlemen were in attendance:—The Wor-
shipful the Mayor, Alderman Cobb, Finch, Kelsey,
and Lucas; Councillors Alford, Fisher, Lath, Mon-
day, Peniston, and Woodland/.
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The first exhibition in
connection with the Wilta Horticultural Society will
take place at the Cancril Chamber, Salisbury, this
day (Tuesday). The show is likely to be an attrac-
tive one.

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SALISBURY DIGGS:SAN CHURCH BUILDING ASSO-
CIATION. —A meeting of the general committee ap-
pointed to conduct the business of this association
was held at the Board-room, in the Close, on Tues-
day last. It was attended by the Van. the Arch-
deacon of Sarum (in the chair), Earl Nelson, the
Hon. and Rev. Canon Waldegrave the Rev.
Prebendary Fano, the Rev. Prebendary Smart, the
Rev. Prebendary Lear, the Rev. Prebendary Low-
ther (secretary), the Rev. R. Payne, B. D., the Rev.
W. I). Momce, RD., the Rev. J. Wilkinson, and
the Rev. C. Lawford. The following were the
grants made :—A grant of £lOO towards the erection
of a chapel of ease at Manningford Bohnne, in the
parish of Willesford, in the Archdeaoonry of Wilts
and Deanery of Pottorne' the edifice to cost £1,077
and to accommodate 159 persona, the sittings to be
all free. A grant of £BO towards building a chapel
of ease at Bulkington, in the parish of Keevil, in the
same Deanery, the edifice to coat £847, of which
£662 has been raised, and to seat 105 persons (free).
A grant of £l5O towards the enlargement of Bridport
Church, in the Archdeaconry of Dorset and Deanery
of Bridport, the work to oat £3,180, of which £2,160
has been raised. A grant of £lOO towards the taking
down and rebuilding Spetisbury Church, in the
same Archdeeconry, the new edifice to accommodate
344 persons (198 free), and to cod £1,400, of which
sum £l,OOO has been raised. A grant of £25
towards the enlargement of (by the addition of a
chancel) Chetnole Chapel, in the parish of Yet-
minster. in the Archdesoonry of Dorset and Deanery
of Shaftesbury. An application for a grant
to aid the taking down and rebuilding the pariah
church of Bemerton came before the Board. From
some informality, however, the consideration of it was
postponed. A grant of £l2O towards the rebuilding
of Stourpaine Church, Dorset, was some time since
voted by the Board, and the works having been
completed, and the usual requirements complied
with, payment of the amount was ordered to be
made. This being the last case on the paper, the
meeting broke up after a sitting of three hours.

MkRLBOROTT6Ii. —A Peter's &Iwo's. —The chil-
dren connected with these schools had their annual tea
meeting on Thursday afternoon week, when they took
the opportunity of presenting the Rev. Sir Erasmus
Williams with a handsomely bound Welsh bible and
prayer-book, which had been purchased by sub-
scription, raised for the purpose in the schools The
testimonial was presented by a deputation of the
school children, and being entirely unexpected by
Sir Erasmus, its value was much enhanced. After-
wards • number of books were presented by the pat-
rons of the pupil teachers and children. The num-
ber of children present on the occasion was 250, and
the total number of children connected with these
schools, infants and night scholars, is about 345.
The following inscription appeared on the Bible and
Prayer-Book :—" aented to the Rev. Sir E. H.
G. VVilliama, Bart., Chancellor and Canon of the
Cathedral Church of St. David's, by the children of
the Marlborough St. Peter's National and Sunday
Schools, in testimony of the deep sense of obligation
which they feel towards their late beloved Rector;
to whose unfailing zeal and kind exertions they owe
the erection of the noble Schools in which they Aiwa
ble for instruction. And the children earnestly pray
that the benefits which they have derived from his
uncaring efforts m_iff be abundantly repaid to him in
blaming' from Heavenly Father', hand, Marl-
borough, April 8, leas,"

MARLBOROUGH COLL/OH—The Council of Mlle.
borough College have appointed George Granville
Bradley, M.A., assistant master of Rugby School,
end late Fellow of University College, Oxford, to be
Master of Marlborough College, in the room of the
Bishop Designed, of Calcutta. Mr. Bradley was •
pupil of Rugby School under Dr. Arnold, and ap-
pointed assistant master by the present Bishop of
London. He gained a first clam in literts human.
ioribue in 1844, and the Chanoellor's Prise for the
best Lain messy in the following year. He enters
upon hie new °Moe after the Midsummer holidays.
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CHIPPEXUAN.—The handsome new schools in the
parish of St Paul's, close to the railway, station, ars
now completed and open for use. The building, from
designs and under the superintendence of Mr.
Weaver, architect, of DOVISOI4 is of the early
English character, the walls being of local stone, and
the whole of the interior faced with freestone. The
plan of the school primate a front elevation of 88 feet,
with gables at either extremity, and pierced with
lofty three-light lancet windows; at the junction of
the gables and transverse walls are two porches of
10 feet projection, forming lobbies to the boys and
schools, which are arranged for about 100
in in each school, and are divided by a parti-
tion partly eliding, so that a lecturer may stand at
the open partition and command a view of both
schools. Annexed to each room is a class-room
capable of containing 27 children. The roofs are of
high pitoh, boardeddiagonally from the wall plane to
the collar beams, above which they are circled, the
highest from the floor to the ceiling being 19 feet.
In the centre of the transverse roof is an octagonal
bell turret. Attached to the wihools is a masters'
residence. The whole of the roofs are covered with
Bridgewater tiles, and the windows are glazed with
quarry filar, without lead or other framework. The
site, valued at £2OO, was given by the Rev. R. M.
Aehe. The total cost of the building is £1,887,
towards which the sum of .C 776 was granted by the
Committee of Council on Education, £l7l was sub.
scribed by persons living or having property in the
immediate neighbourhood, £l5O by friends at a dl..
tame, and_gratuitona labour was given to the value of
£l7O by Mr. Downing, the contractor, who has com-
pleted the work in a masterly manner.