The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-04-25 00:00:00

BkBINGSTOILE.

HAWSHIRI 011410111 OP A•IIIO9LTIIRL—AI • meet-
ing on Wednesday, on the motion of Mr. G.
Solater-Booth, WP.. smooded by Mr. Trask, it was
resolved, "This Chamber, having considered the
proposals of the Government in raped to local tau,
Um. dm, appreciates the liberal spirit in which the
appropriation of the house-tee to lord purpose' bac
bees otheeived. but =prunes its regret that no
megaliths hie bmn give to the principle's so long
°attended for, namely, the Wadi'e of charging on one
description of property szoinsively the cast of pubiio
services ',kith are of national interest and concern."
CHRISTCHURCH.

COlanirsaroani. OBAPM..—This building opened on
Good Fridey, met nearly Sabscriptsons I nd
promised represented about £l,BOO. A year ago £l,OOO
was owing, bat at the intilsersa./ jest held the whole
debt was liquidated.
RICRIATIoX 01100110.-13 hal been agreed to mom•
mead the Enolosore Commissioners that in enclosing
Portfield, a trait of about 300 antes of oommoneble
land,two-lifths be recreation sround. cud tbrew6ftha pm.
to'. ground. The =Moser. al this Meld will bries into
the market many eligible building Mtge, cud being In
the direction of Bournemouth, they Mil, doubtless,
soon be Wren up.
SOUTHAMPTON.

Tim Sousa= LID Dosser RAILWAY.—At South-
ern ton Tows Gonna meeting, last Wednesday,
mobbing said it was very desirable that the
Midland Railway should have a more intimate eat-
wake with Sonthampton, and it was now proposed
that • narrow gauge line should be made oonnectiog the
South Western Railway in Dorset, with the Midland
Railway in Somerset. which would bring Bath and
Bristol in more direst oommournation with, and bring
increased rnommodation to, Southampton. The Bill
would be in committee on Thursday, and it bad boon
premed on his attention to get a petition front the
Corporation in favour of that Bill. If they thought it
desirable be would propose that • petition be sant.
The South-Western Company were in favour of the
Bill, and the Great Western were against IL Alder-
man Perkins said be was glad he was there to second
this.—Mr. Tacker said be understood that the corn-
piny were in an theolvent st•te, and he wished to
know if that was the case.—Aidermem Stabbing
thought it vety unlikely, for they would not go to
Parliament in thatesee.7-Mr. Sony ell believed that they
were not iu a very flourishing oomlitioni—Mr. Bushes:
Bat it will not hurt us if they are not solvent—Omar,
hooci„—The unanimous consent of the Cornell to •
petition being presented in favour of the Bill fel-
lorci.

An official contradietion is given to a statement that
the Duke of Wellington had left • eseket to Priam
Artier, not to be opined until his Royal Highness
bosom* al saa.
Murphy, the said-Popery lecturer, was *Sleeked on
Thwr evade( by • body of miners at Whitehorse,
where be was announeed to lecture, and so severely
beaten and itioked that it was doubtful whether he
would recover.
BUIItaLABY AT • FIL&IIEPORT BANK.--Severa men
broke into Messrs. Rothschild's bank on Wednesday
with eltro-glyeerine bombe, and attempted to extort
money from the cashier by threats. Dee bomb ex-
ploded, womall • Oka: On the arrival of sums of
the MAO* Ma robbers Naps& oalyas. being
Wirfoltii. who In mid to Is Frosaluma.