The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-20 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER.

DORSET COUNTY SCHOOL. —The annual meeting for
the chstribution of prizes to the scholars of the Dorset
.County School, is announce' to take place at the
County Hall, on Thursday, the 22nd inst, when 0. W.
Farrer, Esq., has, we believe, kindly consented to
,preaide.
3RD DORSET R.V.—The sweepstakes shooting last
.week was carried on at 40, 500. 550, and 600 yards, flve
shots at each distance. The winners were as follows :-
Ist prise, Private Ling, 40 marks, less handicap 1 ; 2 d,
Colonr-Sergt. Gregory, 43 (5); 3rd, Private Pelson*, 44
(7) ; 4th, Corporal Chick, 45 (9) ; sth, Private J. Rogers,
:Si (2); 6th, Private Godwin, 43(8).

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Oetn-Ain Cottnitar.—The band of the 3rd D
under Mr. Bandossater Wellspring, admirably performed
• a selection of made io the Walks last Tuesdsy evening,
in the presenoe n a large number of our townsfolk.
This indicates that their servioes are appreciated, and
we hope that the band fund will be contributed to
lberally. A similar entertainment is to be given every
Tuesday evesies during the summer.

R.FI. AWITULERY.—Thr e batteries of al tillery have
arrived it kleershot during the put fortnight—Thurs-
day, refollery, 4th Brigade ;on Friday, B Battery.
90, Beivab;; and on Saturd.y, A Battery, B Brigade
of the rR0,.1 Hone Artillery, the two former from
ffills*tigd the latter from Dorchester. Each battety
thu been placed under canvas, and the horses in the
rtempsrary canvas stables near the permanent barraska

SHUT. SHtARINO MAT(' - The annual sheep shearing
'watch in oonnec ion with the Dorchester Agricultural
:society, took place on Saturday, June 10th, at Mr.
Enoor's Repository. The sheep provided for the Purpose
• were some orowebreds, belonging to Mr. G. Flower,
.of West Stafford. There were eleven competitors.
Messrs. A. L Cooper, of Whitoombe, Levi Groves, of
West Knighton, and J. G. Homer, of Martiip4own,
officistedaa judges, and awarded the prises as follows :-
I,t prize £2, Henry Lock, eervant to Mr. T. E.
Dowden;of Hoke; 2nd, el, Willism Watts, servant to
'Mr. John Chick, of Compton Vslenoe ; 3rd, 10s , Henry
Steele, servant to Mn Henry Mayo, of Frown Van-
chnrch.

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ALUM= Ptoite SHOOTING.—On •Mondav last, before
the Mayor (Dr. Aldridge), and J Bishop Ben., Daniel
Road wits charged with slmoting a pigeon, belonging to
Mr. Joseph Candy. Mr. Lock for defendant. It
appeared that some tune last January Joseph Burwell
heapr the report of a gun, and saw smoke proceeding
Own Head's yard, while at the same time a ninon
mahnging to prosecutor drooped. He also saw Read
Tpiek up the pigeon. Mr. Stone came out and isked
defendant what be bad shot, when he replied, " •
'blackhir I," pretended to look for one, hut did not find
.one. Complainant's fritter spoke to the pigeon being
missed. The Bench, ulcer a very Jong consultation,
,dismissed the cue.

PHOTOGRAPHY IN PRINTING INC.—On Wednesday,
,the 7th inst., Mr. John Pouncy, the well-known
,photographer of Dorchester, was specially invited, by
Professor Dawson, to give a series of experiments in his
inewly-pateoted process of printing photographs direct
ifromithe negative in printer's ink, before a select party
of -eminent professors, at King's College, London.
'Amen those present were Profeisor Dawson, Dr. Miller,
Dr. Wallick, K Bedew, Esq., F.C.S., Benjamin
Ferty, EN., H. Cole, Esq., B. W. Thomas, EN., J.
. Sandford, Foq., km, &o. The whole manipulaiion of
the process was successfully carried out by Mr. Pouney,
'showing the ease with which the pictures produced
f from the ink could be transferred either to paper or any
so her substance, and the whole of the experiments
,elicited the most unqualified approbation of all present.
The rationale of the process appears to be that the
'light hardens the ink on the surface of the paper, just
proporton an it passes through the negstive, the
ipacts not acted upon by the rays remaining soluble, and
im easily removed by washing with turpentine. The
.company present expressed themselves highly satisfied
'with the results, and a vote of thinks was awarded to
Pouncy for the valuable and interesting informs.
.tion which he had afforded them, in a science of which
iso little comparatively was know to the general public.
Mr. Penney also exhibited specimens of photography in
ceramic colour-, for transfer to biscuit ware, which were
.also greatly admired. The fact of Mr. Pounces having
been awarded the silver medal and 400 francs from the
Photographic Society of France, and the silver medal of
the Pootographie Society of Scotland, is a aufficient
testimony as to the value of a process which at onoe
gives the best possible re.i.ults with certainty of per-
manency. The time has now come when the public
may rely upon obtaining indelible portraits of their
friends or interesting objecti which must of nece-aity :
be as permanent as -engravings from copper or steel
,plates.