The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-11-16 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

COUNTY GRAmum—Pert of this town is in the
hundred of Pimperne, and the other part forms the
borough. When the county police were first intro.
duotel here, the borough authorities did all in their
power to afford them the seoommuthition they Mune.
diately required in the shape of lockups and other
oonvenienoes. At the time appointed for shop.
keepers and others to send their weights to be
tested by the county standards, those sent from the
borough were returned, with a message to the effect
that the police had received an order not to test
the weights belonging to persons living in the
borough by the oounty standards This order of the
county magistrates has given rise to much surprise
end murmuring in the borough, which will not
astonish your readers when they consider that by
such an exclusion the expense of obtaining stand.
ards for the use of this portion of the inhabitants
of Blemdford must be incurred and defrsyed out of
the borough rates; and that too, when the inhabi.
tents of the borough, as poor•rate payers, have
already assisted in providing the expensive county
standards—the advantages of which are now denied
to them.

RACING. —Mr. Tattersall will shortly pan under
his hammer the racing stud belonging to the late E.
Cooper, Fag. Autocrat, once first favourite for the
Derby, with the horses in training, brood mares,
and young stook, are all to be sold. Mr. Percy has
long trained for the deceased gentleman, and in
the stables at Pitnperne, and on the downs in the
neighbourhood, most of the running horses owned
by Mr. Cooper have been prepared for the post.
The loss of such a muter must be great to Mr.
Percy ; but we are pleased at hearing the loss will
be, in a great measure, met by a string of horses
sent to his stables by another member of the family.

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CHOOSING A MAYOR.—The choice for oivio dignity
has fallen on Mr. Simon Groves, chemist. No man
oould hive been elected better qualified to fill the
office, and therefore we feel assured, this time, "the
right man is in the right place."

STREIT Row.—The navvies, whom We reported
as taken in custody hat week, have justly had
awarded to them different periods of punishment.
One Wei sentenced to one month's imprisonment
with hard labour, four others to three weeks, with
hard labour, and, the one who had enlisted was
remanded, in order that the peculiarities of hie ease
might be further considered.

LITERARY INSTITUTE.—Six lIVIS from the Institute
went to Sherborne on Thursday last, to compete in
different branolies of education for the prizes pro-
vided by the judicious liberality of Mr. Maoready.
Dr. Booth, from the Society of Arts, Mr. Penny,
from Blandford, and Mr. Kidd, of Sherborne, con-
ducted the examination ; and it may well stir the
pride of the Blandfordians, and we trust stimulate the
mental energies of the youthful of this place that
five of these six lads returned home with prizes—three
first-class, and two wmond-olass. Each prize con.
slated of a standard work, or works, and a sum of
money. The books were handsomely whole-bound,
we should suppose in London—and each volume had
worked iti gold, in armorial-like design, the follow.
ing inscription Associated Institutes, Dorset and
Somerset. Prize for the Enoouragement of Study."
After the awarding of the prizes the successful coin.
petiton were complimented by Dr. Booth, who
judiciously mingled praise with caution; and thoegh
all had not won laurels, the happy phraseology used
by Dr. Booth in addressing the unsuociessful competi-
tors robbed defeat of half its ills. The death of a
sister prevented Mr. Maoreedy from being present at
the examination, and therefore he was debarred the
gratifioation of witnessing the pleasing and successful
Issue of his late strenuous endeavours to stimulate the
educational studies of those who are members of these
associated Institutes. It has been suggested that
it would be desirable to form a fund for sup.
plying prises annually for oompetition by mem.
ben of the earaoiated Institutes. If such a scheme
should be practically carried out, we would supple.
mint to the suggestion the desirability of obtaining
small subscriptions from the members themselves as
well as from honorary subscribers, making the °mu. ,
mittees of the different Institutes associated the
mediums through which subscribers are obtained,
and subscriptions oolleated. The following prises
were given to the suocessful lads from Blaudforii 1—
First claisi Edwin Kent, £3 as., and Scott. Novel"
in 5 vols., for artitlunotio, geography, and English
history. Thomas Baker, £8 h., and Hallaul'e eon.
etittition of England, 3 vols., for 'mallow* in lfrenoh,
James Payne, VI Ss., and Burnet's Timm and Pas.
ter's Roam for geometry, arithmetic, and goo.
li I
isoond oleos John Green, 41 111. Dd. rl; fa and Epistles of St. Paul, for arithmetic:
and
George Meatyarci, 41 11s. Stl., and Atkinson',
Siberia, for writing. The name, of the lads obtain.
lug the prism should have been written in the books
given, to prevent all future doubt as to the identity
of the n of the books received by them as
row of merit,

PODIA
SOUTH WINITIIIIN POTTIRT.-011%Idly
log a lectors wee delivered to the pinion' employed
in the above works, by Mons Gouty do Chadlle—
'oblate "Thu World," The lecturer wits introduced
by the tuanager, Mr, Hodson, He pommel,*
etingreitillating the satunbly on their pleasant ine,/
log, anti for the kindness evineal by their employer
In -thus endeavouring to benefit them by instruotion,
He then paused in review the human family, edli4
Ito divided Into live tribes, via., the white. the Wane,
the eopior.ottionruti, the black, and negro Matse, Tri
nitinna, prattles, scenery, sate tilvilisatiott,
I of the different parte of our globe wore referred le,
thus compressing a vast annunt of infonnation in one
lecture. A vote of thanks wee given to the lecturer,
We understand that several other looter« et,
promised.
Coenewr.—On Friday lad Mr. !Martin
the well known and amompliehed pianist, togethm,
with the Misses Well., gave a vocal and fake,
mental oonart at the Townhall, The Rhonda,,
we are sorry tb lay, Well but liniit.il. The brilliant
execution of Mr. Ginter on the pianoforte we.
MOM, iamb admired, and the performances uf
fair vocalists, who are excellent soprano mei
contralto sing.'s, drew forth rapturous enplanes.
The charming song lv Mies J. Welle, "I) fdd ynn,
faithful AnalWM most citcrptleuly
11111111 MA,
EI.NOTiMf or Mavon.—The annual mating er
the Town Connell for the puritan of elating the
Mayor, Nherilf, and other municipal Atari for the
ensuintyear, took place in the rownhall on Tuesday
last, . Para, (Mayor), prattling mr,
John ills Martin, who formerly perfltroted the
duties of a member of the Legielatfve l'ouncil of
Newfoundland, was proposed to fill the office et
Mayor, wok, no one else being proposed, was duly
cleated. Mr. Charles Keats was next proposed hi,
the MHO* of !Merit!, anti unanimously elated our
which the aldermen, auditors, and useeson wen
elected, and the Council broke sp.
POOL' WATIRWORKS,—A public meeting was
held oil Tuesday week for the purpose of reeele,
irw the report of the committee, and to confer with
Mr. Purbriok on the various schemes fur bringing
water into the town, and to obtain an stodge of the
rs wate eabinitted to Dr. Medlook. ?dr.rbriek's
plans were a follows 1—
" No. 1 neheine—To bring water into the town from
the Bourne Bottom etemon, and to erect works and lay
pipes for supplying the whole town of Poole, Park:dom.
Longleet and Bournemouth with water, the total eosa
of which including every expense, be estimated at wan
thousand pounds.
"No. 2 Sofreme—To bring water into the town of
Poole from the Parketone Mill Stream, and to srect
works and lay pips, for supplying the whole town of
Poole with water, the entire °oat of which, imitating
very expense, he estimated at four thousand poonds.
" No, 3 Soheme—To bring water into the town of
Poole from the Conduit allotment, at Constitution Hill,
and to supply 150 houses in the main etreet in the town
with water, (Mr. Purbriok being of opinion that there
would not be • sufficient quantity of water from this
source to supply one:half of the inhabitents,) and this
scheme he estimated to oust, including pipes and every
expense, two thousand pounds"
The following analysis of the water from the three
sources was obtained from Dr. Medlock, to whom
two gallons of each was sent. The quantities of
mineral constituent% are given in grains per imperial
gallon :
CI. tn. VIII
Chloride of sodium
Sulphate of soda 0.9094 ... 1.0559 ... 0.9075
Sulphate of lime 1.0040 ... 1.3338 ... 0.9609
Phosidotte of iron. al cow ... 0.1794 ... 0.5389
umine, and lime...
Silica 0.3110 0.3880 ... 1.0287
Organic matter
Carbonate of magnesia traces.... traces. ... traces.
Free ammonia and ni• small traces.
trite of ammonia.. traces' traces
Free carbonic aoid...aml. quanty. none, soil. qmanty.

6-.6341 7.8016 -10.6031

Degrees of hardness 2.15' r
• I. Bourne Valley Stream.
f 11. Parkstone Iron Mill Stream.
111. Conduit Pieee Stream.
These waters contain an unuaually small proportion or
mineral salts, and consequently are very soft. The nun.
tity of organic matter, which is chiefly of variable
origin, is large, as are also certain products of decamp°.
'Rion, such as ammonia and nitrous acid. In NOl.. 1 and
3 the organic matter is almost entirely in solution; in
No. 2 it is not in such an advanced Aide of deem:lpm'.
tion, and consequently a great proportion thereof min be
separated by mechanical illtratation. The inane
matter in solution imparts to the two former, 1 ened 3,
a brownish colour, and also a slight borwater.tiete,
which is decidedly objectionable, and must be removed
before the water can be used for domestic prows.
PoLicit—Wednesday.—(Beforo R. If&igard, anJ
J. lankester, Esqrs.)—Henryßand/e wes charged by
P. C. Stone, with assaulting his wife and resisting
the polioe. Pined 20s. and oosta.--•—Mary Ann
Farrell was charged with being drank and Mos.
pable. Dismissed.
THURSDAY.—(Before the Mayor, J. W. Martin,
Esq., and a full bunch of magistrates).—Cap4aio
aiblm was summoned by Thomas langdown for
non•payment of wages. Adjourned until next
Thursday.— --Sabinder Hort/toyer, of the Castle
Inn! Strand, was summoned by I'. C. Domony, for
having her house open for the sale of beer, at pro.
hibited hours. Fined 10.. and costs.