The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-02-25 00:00:00

Correspontence.

To the Editor of the Dore!t_County Express and

Agricultural Gazette:

DEAR SlR,—Larking in Dorchester is not a thing
often complained of, but just now I must claim your
indulgence, for the borough authorities Are having a
" spree" with the pedestrians, by making them
wale through such a quantity of mud as was never
before seen. Now, Sir, as "cleanliness is next to
godliness," you cannot be surprised at Mrs. Lilly.
white being annoyed; and however laughable it may
be to see a shower of mud thrown by every omnibus
which passes through South-street over the ladies,
(to say nothing of the windows, doors, and walls of
the houses being plastered with slush to the height
of six feet,) I cannot but think that you will look
at the matter as beyond a joke, and that a little dry
rubbing at your hands will "kick up a dust," and
then, after a little breeze, the mud will be removed.
Knowing that you do not vie with the scavenger
vrbo appears afraid of a serape, and expecting that
you will do your duty in showing up such "spree-
lag,"l
am, yours obediently,
A NTI- MU DLARK.
South-street, Dorchester, February 23.

PORTLAND.—TH• Burrslents.—The Times of
Monday says :—" Accounts received from Her
Majesty's ship Britannia, at Portland, state that
considerable sickness among the naval cadets has
manifested itself since the ship has been stationed
in that roadstead, no less than 30 of them being on
the sick list. The situation is also stated to be
entirely unsuitable for the ship, owing to several
other reasons, one of which is that the important
exercise of boat pulling and mailing cannot be carried
on there, owing to the sudden gusts of wind to which
the waters of Portland are subject from the peculiar
conformation of the land, die. If the waters of Port-
land are so decidedly unsuitable, why not place the
ship at the Motherbank, in the vicinity of Osborne,
which is now no longer required as • quarantine
ground? There the cadets would be as entirely and
effectually inaolated from the temptations of a seaport
town as they can possibly be at Portland, and would
besides have the use of capital playgrounds on shore
in the Isle of Wight, in the vicinity of Sauteed, and
the advantage of being in proximity to our chief
naval yard.
STU R MINSTER NEW TON.—Tua Milos. —The
weekly meeting of the Board of Guardians was held
on Wednesday at the Union-house. T. B.
Hanham, Esq., chairman, Mr. R. Goodfellow, vice.
chairman. After the usual routine was completed,
they proceeded to the election of a medical officer
for the Stalbridge district. There were only two
candidates for the honour. The Rev. Mr.
Boucher proposed, and J. Hussey, Req.' seconded
that Mr. H. W. Langdon be elected.
The chairman proposed, and the vice-chairman
seconded that R. Godolphin Long, Esq., be op-
pointed. On the scrutiny of the votes there
appeared 14 for Mr. Long and 7 for Mr. Lan,gdon.

BLANDFORD.—The new line of the Dorset
Central from Blandford to Sturminster is being
carried on with vigour, and before long we may hope
to report that another district is opened up to swell
the vast line of railway communication. More than
400 men are now employed on the works, and the
trade of Blandford and its neighbourhood has been,
and is likely still further to be much increased by
the making of this branch._ . .

RILE CORP.—Mr. R. Eyers, the spirited
and talented leader of ' the Blandford Rifle
Corps band is, we are informed, actively engaged
making arrangementa for a concert on behalf of the
Rifle Corps:- Welieartily wislrhim every suttees.
CONCERT.—The great success which attended the
last concert under the able leadership of Mn.
Edwards, has induced her to give a second enter.
tainment of saiated and secular music, which will
take place on ThmadaY, 27th instant, in the Corn
Exchange. Mrs. Edwards will be assisted by the
Church Choir, and from the warm and hearty
manner in which their services were received before,
we doubt not but that they will be honoured with a
full house.

WARMWELL.—The lovere of field sports were
on Thursday kindly invited by Captain Foster to a
day's coursing over hie demesne, and -a number of
dogs were brought by Major Bootant, Mr. Ayling, Mr.
Baunton, of Weymouth, Mr. Thompson, and other
gentlemen. There was some good sport, hares being
plentiful, and 17 "poor pusseys" fell victims on the
occasion. The company were afterwards most
hospiVably entertained by Mr. Foster, and a pleasant
day was spent

WAREHAM.—Tirx INTENturn RAILWAY TROY
THZ CLAY PITS TO THIL SOUTH- WZBTIRIC—A
public meeting, convened by the Mayor, and which
was very fully attended, was held in the Town-hall
on Tuesday morning, to take into consideration a
petition to the House of Commons in reference to the
above undertaking.—J. Panton, Esq., mayor, was
requested to take the chair, and to explain the object
for which they were assembled. The intended line
would pass by the west walls of the town. It was
advocated by the Messrs. Pike and the South• Western
Railway Company. 'I here was very little time
allowed them to prepare; but as the deep cutting for
the line would run through the present market and
fair ground, the corporation felt themselves bound
to take care that the rights of the commoners and
inhabitants were not infringed. He then requested
the town clerk, Mr. C. 0. Bartlett, to read a copy
of the petition.—Mr. Pike objected to the first
clause of the petition, which seemed to imply that
it was a private bilL —Mr. Phippard read a portion
of the report of the South-Western Company, which
led to a long discussion, in which the question of an
open cutting was repudiated as not simply •
dangerous mode of carrying- out the object, but
which would entirely destroy the fair ground, and be a
great loss and inconvenience to the town at large.—
On the question of tunneling being mooted,

Mr. Pike guaranteed that, if the meeting
considered a tunnel was wanted, he would
see that • tunnel should be carried through.
—The objectional clause being modified, Mr. A. H.
Minty then proposed that the petition be adopted,
which was seconded by Mr. B. D. Marshfield.—Mr.
Baggs wished it to be understood that the meeting
was not to he considered as a factious opposition to
the Messrs. Pike. There was no doubt the under-
taking would create a greater call for employment,
and must consequently be beneficial to the town.
Mr. Phippard said that, as a member of the Cor-
poration, he must protest against the cutting-up of
the fair ground, and utterly dissent from the idea of
compensation. He could not consent to a deep
cutting. They bad ditches enough to complain of
already. If it were, covered in, he should have no
objection, provided it left the walls and fair ground
intact.—Mr. Bartlett hoped the ancient walls of the
town would not be mutilated, which be feared would
be the case.—The Mayor was requested to attend
before the Committee of the House of Commons, to
prEtect the interests of the town. A vote of thanks
was then proposed to the Mayor, and the meeting
broke up.—The Mayor, Mr. J. Pike, and several
,tradesmen, then went over the fair ground, Mr.
Pike pointing out where he thought the tunnel
should extend; but aa his plan embraced little more
than half the ground, it was suggested that it ought
to extend the whole length, as it would be highly
dangerous to leave any part of it open, both to the
cattle on the common and to the parties who occasio-
nally made the walls a healthful place of recreation.
It seemed to be the opinion generally that the tunnel
should commence at Bottom, close to the south river,
and end near the common style at the north river;
- this would ensure the public safety, and entirely do
away with any open cutting.
CONFIRMATION. —The Lord Bishop of Salisbury
will administer the sacred rite of confirmation at the
following places during the ensuing week :—Tues-
day, February 25, Church Knowle, at 11; Wareham,
at 3.- -Thursday, February 27, Swanage, at 11 ;
Studland, at 3.—Saturday, March 1, Code Mullen,
at 3.

WIMBORNE.—Parrr Szastoxs, Friday, Feb.
21.—(Before C. J. Parke, chairman ; J. T. Baskett
and St. John Coventry, &qrs., and the Revs. C. J.
Glyn and John H.fAueten.).-Henry Harney, late
of Chalbury, was ontenced to three months' bard
labour for stealing linen from a hedge at Hinson.—
James Jewhurat, a tramp, was sentenced to 14 days'
hard labour for being found on a ooachmaker's
premises, and not giving a satisfactory account of
himeelf.—Auguatus William Cook_was fined 5.
and costa for being on trespass at Cdden's Manor, and
was allowed one month to pay.
W INFRITH. —DISTRESSING CIRCWISTANCL—On
Friday last a youth, named Charles Orchard, son of
Mr. James Orchard, bookkeeper at the King's Arms
Hotel, Dorchester, met with a serious accident. It
appears that he was on a visit to some relations at
Winfrith, and at the time of the accident turnip-
cutting by horse power was being carried on, and
during the temporary absence of those attending the
machine, the youth (according to his own statement)
incautiously endeavoured to take a slice of turnip,
when his hand got entangled between the knives,
severing afithesecond joint thethree first fingers of his
,1 right hancl. It will, uader the melancholy circum-
stance, be gratifying to hear that the unfortunate
youth is progressing favourably.

SWANAGE. PROPOSED MEMORIAL AT
SWANAO6 TO THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT. —On
Thursday, in accordance with a notice binned for the
purpose, a public meeting was held in the National
School-room, to take into consideration the proposal
contained in the printed letter of G. Burt, Esq. J.
Mowlem, Req., occupied the chair, supported by the
Rev. D. Travers, rector, the Rev. L, Lester, curate,
Rev. F. F. Tracey, vicar of Worth, the Rev. G.
Alston, rector of Studland, the Rev. T. Seavill,
Independent Minister, and G. Burt, Esq. The
following resolutions were proposed and carried :
" That this meeting desires to express, in common
with all England, its admiration for the character of
the late Prince Consort, and its gratitude for the
example he set of public and domestic virtue ;" pro-
posed by the Rev. D. Travers, and seconded by the
Rev. F. F. Tracey.—" That this meeting desires
to record its sense of the virtues of the late Prince
Consort, by erecting a'!monument to his memory ;"
proposed by G. Bart, Req., and seconded by the
Rev. T. SeavilL— "That this meeting sanctions
that a committee be appointed to carry out the erec-
tion of the memorial, in the way proposed by G.
Burt, Faq., in his printed letter, the committee to
consist of the following—J. Mowlem' Esq., chairman,
Rev. D. Travers, rector, Rev. L. Lester, curate,
Rev. F. F. Tracy, vicar of Worth, Rev. G. Alston,
rector of Studland, Rev. 'l'. Seavill, Independent
Minister Rev. W. Peck, Wesleyan Minister, G.
Burt, Esq., Mr. Churchwarden Randell, Mr. Smed•
more, Mr. Charles Bart, Mr. White, of Whitecliffe,
with Mr. E. Harman to act as treasurer, and Mr. S.
T. Hillier as secretary ;" proposed by the Rev. L.
Lester, and seconded by Mr. E. Harman. It was also
decided that a subscription list should be at once
opened at Mr. Harman's, bookseller. &c., where also
the model of the proposed memorial would be placed
for inspection. After • vote of thanks to the chair-
man, proposed by the Rev. G. Alston, and seconded
by the Rev. D. Travers, the meeting separated.

YEOVIL—RIFLE CORP& —The members of the
16th Somerset, to the number of sixty and upwards,
including the bands, assembled on Wednesday in
full dress, with plumes, for the purpose of being
exercised in battalion drill by the sergeant-major of
the battalion, in the absence of the adjutant, through
illness. After parading the town the Corps farmed
itself in the yard of the Bristol and Exeter and
South-Western Railway Companies, and the manner
in which the volunteers acquitted themselves in the
various evolutions, called forth the warmest en-
eoniums of the inspecting officer. In consequence of
the adjutant being called away to flythe to acquire
a knowledge of a new code of instruction in Mtn-
ketry, the inspection at Taunton is postponed from
17th March to 19th May, when we have no doubt
the Yeovil Corps will successfully bear the teat of
comparison with their "brethren in arms."

TAUNTON. SUDDEN DEATH. —On Friday
MDrning last, a shocking case of sadden death
in this town, to Mr. Charles Goodland. It
I offlffeen that on Thursday night, the deceased who
bas carried on business as coal merchant for a great
I number of years, retired to rest as usual, tut during
I the night he complPined of a pain in the chest,
1 which continued till the morning without being
noticed fattish either by himself or family. At about
7 o'clock he called his servant, and directed her to
procure him something, as he felt sick, when he fell
back in his bed and immediately expired. Medical
asaiatanoe was immediately procured, but to no
purpose. About six months ago deceased lost his
wife, and now he has lefts family of orphan children
to mourn their irreparable kelt
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday, whilst a
little girl named Hughes, residing in this town,
was standing by the fire, her dress by some means I
ignited, whereby she was immediately enveloped in.
flames. Fortunately assistance was near, and the
fire subdued, but not until the poor little sufferer
had received some very serious injuries. She is
progressing favourably.
Maumotra Acr. —One day last week, a poor but
industrious man, named Sully, residing in South-
street, bad one of his pigs poisoned by some
malicious individual. The timely administration of
an antidote, however, prevented fatal effect&
WIEST SOMERSET H UNT. —A meeting of the
subscribers to this hunt was held at the Castle
Hotel, Taunton, on Saturday afternoon, for the
purpose of selecting a gentleman to undertake the
mastership of the hounds, rendered vacant by the
death of Colonel Luttrell, of Duncaater Castle. Mr.
.1. Halliday occupied the chair, and, having paid a
tribute to the memory of Colonel Luttrell, proposed
that Captain Caren should be requested to hunt the
hounds. Mr. G. Luttrell seconded the motion, and
explained that it was impossible for him to continue
the mastership which his father had hold for nearly
forty years. The motion having been curled
unanimously,:Capigin.Qamixpressm4 his willing-
nem to hunt the provided a "mum of £7OO
was annually raised towards the expense, stating
that he believed a further sum of £2OO per annum
would be necessary, and that he was willing to
defray himself. A committee to raise the sob-
scriptions was then appointed, and the meeting
separated after a vote of thanks to the Chairman.