The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02 00:00:00

JULIDPORT.

Ter Weer nun Ism/ovens:tr. Although the
I work of Sridening West-street bee been much retarded
by reason of the late floods, yet the labour is being
carried on satisfactorily. The public subscript:Wm in
aid of the costs are looking up handsomely, am some-
thing like £5OO have been collected through the
inadgation and exertion" of our worthy Mayor, T. If.
Edmund', Esq. It i" stated that further sums are
promSed towards the coat of the 'chem..
New AST SCHOOL BUILDINGS YON Batnronx.
The students connected with that excellent and
flourishing institution, the Briiport School of Art,
have since the establishment of the same, used the
lecture-room of the Literary and Scientific Inst.tute
as a studio. This until now hoe served Wily well,
but the committee have long since fore.een the
no,„,fty providing yet more ecteusivs and suitable
proudest le which to carry on the work; added to
this, the fact that the Science and Art Department of
South Kensington have sent to the Bridport School
' Committee an intimation that the work for the future
must certainly be carried on in more suitable premises.
A committee was organised consisting of Messrs. C. G.
Nantes, C. Wilson, and G. W. Evans, to raise if
possible by public subscription a sum towards the
cost of the required building. We are informed from
an authentic source that the following subscriptions
have boss promised -T. Collor, Esq., 000, W. Cabs
£lOO. P. Ralll, Esq., £5O. The object in undoubt!
wily an excellent one. and there is but little fear that
the response to the appeal for cosh will be unsafe-
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factory.

IXTIINDID VISIT OF L RALLI, bLP.—Tbe Borough
Member, Mr. 1:elli, has promised to visit this town
during October, when the electors, it is expected, will
be addressed. Mr. Rani will bring with him the Hon.
W. If. B. Portman, of Bryanston, Blandford, the
County Member, who will also speak on that occasion.
The 'twit will probably be on or about the 20th of
October next.
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A..
DON'T WANT TIM EDUCATION Act. !—During tb•
hearing of one of the police cases at the Tuesday'sfiessions
four witnesses were examined in a case of alleged
fraud. When the depositions at the close of the care
were to be signed three out of the four were obliged
to at: a crone in lieu of a siLm4ture. The fourth was
such a specimen of caligraphy as scarcely to bc dis-
tinguished from a cross.
Sfus ICIPAL ELECTION.- -On Thursday an election f
Toss councillor took plsce for the South Ward to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. John
Turner. The contesting parties were Mr. John
Knight, proprietor of the Bull Hotel (Liberal). and
Mr. John William Hartgill, draper, Weet,etreet
(Conservative). The polling-stations were at the Town
Hell, and the polling hours between nine a.m. end
four p.m. The candidates differing Ic politics, much
spirit and enthtnissm was manifest on both sides.
Blue and red posted at conspicuous places, vehicles
flying hither and thither, conveying voters to the poll,
and a whinnied squib. reflecting some plessnntries
upon the Conservative rarty, attracted attention, and
caused mcch amusement. B •th candidate, promise 4
to look after the interests of the borough and the
ratepeyerr, and to use their utmost exertions to lessen
the rater. The presiding Aldermen were Messrs
filo:nano° and ,•eynolds. Thx poll was declared at
4.43 to be asunder :

Knight

3Lajority for Knight