The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-25 00:00:00

Vampshire.

SOUTHAMPTON. Sept. '2o.—The Mails, ee.—The
Peninsular and Oriental Coispany'ssteatuship Ripon,
Captain E. Christian, sailed hence this aftenus.n for
Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria, with the mails
for Calcutta, China. 11.turitius, Australia, New
Ze eland;&c. She takes out ID) first and 40
chow passengers, a full cargo. and 333 Imiz..4 „f specie
al.il jewelry, value ,127,191 fia. liti
COMMISSIoNB SIGNED 1W THE lAHIM LIECTEN•NT
or THE OA NTY or SOUTH A MPTON. —3rd lialup-
shire Artillery Volunteer Corps.—George Rogers,
gent., to be Captain ; .13Aiit• Ilelliy, gent., to be
Captain ; Henry Charles Lawrence Connoll, gent. ,to
be C.,tin ; George Jailles Slater, gent., to be First
Lieutenant ; Edwin Caleb Warren, gent.. to be
First Lieutenant ; Willism Smith. gent., to be First
Lieutenant ; William Henry Short, gent., to be
First Lieutenant ; Joseph Smart Watson, gent., to
be Second Lieutenant ; Andrew Mott, gent.. to be
Second Lieutenant ; Richard Sands Chapman, gent.,
to Le Second Lieutenant ; William Hawkins Gar.
rington, gent., M.8.C.5., to be Surgeon; the Bey

Edward Spencer Phelps. 8.A., to be Hon. Chaplain.
sth Hampshire Ride Volunteer Corps. Captain
(Major) George Preston Vallancey, to be lilajor.
214 Hampshire Riffe Volunteer Corps. Cecil
Rivers, Esq., to he Lieutenant.
11•Sirsiline HORTIuULTURAL SOCIETY. The
autumnal exhibition and musical promenade of this
society took place on Thursday. at the Royal Victo-
ria Itonins, and although the show was small it was
yet remarkably good.
TIIE SOt•TII.INIPTDN MOUNTED RIVLW. The
muster roll for a nuiniinu,u division is nearly full;
and it is intended to commence drill on the Coin.
. Tie undress consists of a Brigand bat with
green feather. Queen's grey patrol jacket, scarlet
vest, bull huckskin breeches. Napoleon boots with
silver chain spurs. swonl, revolver. short Enfield
rile. The dress uniform is scarlet tunic, silver.
laced trousers, silver sword-knot. The establish-
ment for a mini 1111111 l it is 27 of all reeks, viz.,
1 lieutenant, I ensign, 3 sergeants. 3 corporals, I
tniatipeter. 1 farrier. 17 privates.
CoVET NIARTIAL. A regimental court-martial,
whi.h haul been sitting for some days at the
Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, to inquire
into certain chargee male against four non-commis-
slotted oltieers, terminated on Monday. It appears
that a party of the corps of Royal Fwgineers—ter-
gcants. eoriewal and pnvates, to:jether with Colour-
Serg.-ant Spilditug•- were out on leave oil Saturday
afternoon. the Ist inst., awl that 3 disturbance
ensue.' liotween the non-coomissioned 011kers
some severe blows being exchanged. Colonel Sir
Henry James, the Superintendent of the ordnance
Survey, was the president at the court-martial, the
result of which was that Colour-Sergeant Spalding
was reduced to the rank of an ordinary sergeant,
Sergeant Macdonald acquitted, Sergocioit Jenkins
reduced to the ranks, and Corporal Hopper also
re:dui:eel to the ranks. Each of the men was, pre-
vious hi the unfortunate tne7loe, the head of a depart-
; limit of the survey ; so that the result or the
inquiry is of much greater importance than if they
haul been ordinary non•commissioned officers. It
would require fourteen years in one case for the
non I. re-attain his rank, but without buying out
he is entitled by length of service to leave the ct,rps.
[ Pullin- NI vacrisn.—A very large public meeting
i was held at the Guildhal in this town on Tuesday
[ evening, which was CMIV.IIII,I by the Mayor. ia
compliance with the following respiisition : —" We,
the undersigned inhabitants and rate-payers of the
town and county of Southaniption, it., lw-ruby most
i respectfully request that you will be pleased to
COIIVINIC a public meeting of the inhabitants of South.
atupton, to be held at the Guildhall, at the earliest
is.ssible date, for the purpose of taking into con-
shierat. the decision of die Borough Magistrates
isot to grant any more licenses this year, tiotwith-
standing the great and rapid increase ofthe buildings,
population, situ i trade in the town, and the fact that
several licenses previously granted had lapsed, and
that nearly twenty respectable iuhaluitanta hail made
the necessary appliesti 111 l , some of them furnished
with testimonials of the highest character, and to
elts:iule upon what measures should he adopted to
secure a more equitable and satisfactory adminis-
tration of law in the borough." This requisition
was signed by forty-sic persons. thirteen of whose
were beershop keepers who haul applied for spirit
licenses. The chair was taken by Mr. P. Brannon.
The meeting beard Mr. Gilley and Mr. Stratton in
favour of the object for which it was called. Mr.
Leach and Mr. Merest then Whims-Jed the meeting in
favour .4 teetotal views. lout an ituleacrihable scene
of noise and otlartthioll enmeett.

llomsEv. The .4 y Church. —A beautiful stained
glasi memorial window to Elizabeth Painter, who
was for 53 years a friend and servant in the family
of the Hon. and Rev. tleranl Noel, and who died
December 15th, INI9. aged 94, has been erected in
the Abbey church at the expense of Mrs. Noel and
Miss Caroline Noel, with other members and friends
of the family.
A NIX/VS.li, rolunteer Rifle Corps. —The members
of this corps are progressing very satisfactorily, and
it is anticipated will make a creditable display at the
review at Clarendon Park, on the 26th inst. Although
hall practice has not yet been commenced by the
corps in the regular drills, many of the niembers
have hml a little private practice, and 011 Tuesday a
match at 100 yards, ten rounds each man, took place,
Messrs. R. Cross. IL P. Moore, and H. Reare re-
spectively made 9,0, and 8 points—total ; Wows.
G. Curtis, J. Moore, and C. Hayward wou by a
respective score of 16, 10, and 5 - total 31.