The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-06-25 00:00:00

eOItTL Ala D.

I. A.IARGO

WIN BORNS.
of saddest statuary and
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CORONATION DAT.—The prinoirial trademark intend
'wending badness oa Friday mgt.

- . quantity ef acmes. -.ad masonry
braiijneet arrivad at Omford Hall, the it of Elir Ivor B.
Ouse, Bart. The antiquities have been pureharied by
Illy Ivor to *don, hi. seat.
WI understand that Mr. Habgood, auctioneer, has
detainedli s agency for the Bun -Fire Olive, which ha
has held for the Let 30 yean, in consequence of the
company baring appointed • eipeond agent fur this

DUPI`U the past six years ("302,307 have been
expended in the fortifications at Portland.
Accra/gime or Yfix Qrs. —Thursday being the
scomion of Queen Victoria, and the 90th year of her
reign, e salute was given by H. ‘11.13. Minotaur, Belle.
option. Lord Clyde, Achilles, St. Hemp, Boecamisn,
Au, I brig Ferret.

&jinn Cute,— tt the Wimborne County Court, on
We inesday, tie on., of Chalice Godwin, of Bhroton,
ho,wcr, for hirneelf end the other creditors of Je,nes
Dibben, agai..st Elisabeth bibtarn, nf Witnnorn Minemr,•
Whits. James Seawall. for the National Provinoiel
Bank at England; Charles Ellis, of Wimbonm, brewer.
and Charles Godwin and Henry Collit Godwin, of
nenreaton, wee on for hearing. This we. plaint in
equity. Mr. Moore itmtred for the plaintiff. and M.
Tanner for the defeWlants, Elisabeth robes end
William Jame. Maswell, Mr. Ellis having signed en
vimission, as elm the defendants OtlaWil.L Ti.. Plaint
set forth, let, That at the time of his death James
Gibbon wee indebted to the plaintiff Godwin in the
sum of £142 196. Bed, That in February, 1862. Dibbem
contracted with Ellis for the absolute sale as valuasioe
of alibi. stook-in-trade and effects 3rd, That on the
18th February, 1857, Josses Dibben conveyed and
+grinned .11 hie freehold, oopybeld, lessabold. awl otbmr
lands, end effects, to the plaintiff end Henry Colet
Godwin orm trnet. to .eply and administer the mme
for the beurfit of him creditors. l'h. That th. Ikea of
amigo meat was not married into full .ff. at M consequesee
nf the Hawking Company refusing to steatite themes.
5,h. That Charles Godwin and Henry rolfit Godwin, es
*metals, emsireted the contrast made be Jaws' Dilibell
so • maned the valuation to be seed., which moo'lat°ll
,o £333 17s. 6th, That afterwards the sold Chalon
Ellis drew a cheque on the braneh bank of this Notional
Provincial Bank at Wimboree in favour of the defend-
ants, cud paid the same into the beak awl to the medit
and on behalf and use of tho plaintiff, Charles Godein
end Henry Collt Godwin, a+ trustee., end that the
owns bee at the bank tinoambed and unsatisfied. 7th,
That James Dibben died on the 4th Sarah. 1657, having
made s will deted 26th February, 1856, dovish'. unto
its wife, Faisal-Mb Dibben, and John Corbin, of Deans
Court Farm, Winiborne, the power to resolve the rents
and prelim of his real estate, and apply them for the
helmet of his Waldron, satiate to the payment of hie
inst &Ws end fewer.' and tmtarnentary expenses.
That the will wee proved by the exse•itric alorm, in the
Principal ltegistry, on the 28th Sarah, 1867. finh, That
the defer:ideate or mem nr 00. of them have
thorned'se of the personal and real ammo or
lames Dibh.n, end have not paid the plaintiff his debt.
10th, met sash real and personal 'Mete does not
mimed £l5OO. 11th, The plaintiff therefore prays that
an amorist may be tams of the personal and reel estate
ref the mid Jame Dibben, the dememed, and that
the same he duly administered under the decree of the
court, and for such further relief u the court may
think st.—lt wee ordered that the bill be mewled by
moment, the name of William James Maxwell being
*truck nut, with owls, and that Mr. lOUs pay the sues of
£333 17s, into come, at a time to be agreed on, the usual
administration amments to be taken.

TrYrolosta A Rible dictionary and timepiees was
presented to the Rev. T. Reveridge by members of
the church and congregation of the Independent Chapel.
on Wednesday evening, as. token of their esteem and
respect for their late pastor.
PoRTLAND VOLU.TEEI ARTILLIMIT. —On Wednesday
lest between 30 and 10 members of this corps mustered
st the armoury room under Sergeant Major Collins.
beetled by theirbrass band, nnder Bandmaster Stagg., and
marched to the fort on the Breakwater for practice.
On the return the band played opposite the Break-
water Hotel, awl after...nude accepted the courteous
offer of the captain of the Premier steamer to convey
the corps to Weymouth, anti oil their arrival the
band played some lively music *pewits the Victoria
Hotel, returning to Portland by &35 the train.

FATAL AOCIDIt•T. —An inquest was held on Friday at
the Grove Inn, before F. C. B Faq., coroner, on
the hody of Thomas HenMr, who died from
injuries received 011 Wednesday last. The following
evidence was taken :—Thomas Pearce deposed: I am a
quarryman in this island, and was working in Wey.
croft Quarry as the morning of the lfith inst., between
ten and eleven o'clock. The deceased was employed by
Mr. Hodder in driving horses in the quarry. It was bb
duty as the trucks were filled with the rubbish to take
running
them away. As the deceased was by the side
~f a horse, which was drawing an em truck by
means which I could not use, his foot &pa he
fe.ll down, and before he could get out of e way the
truck passed over his body, and he appeared to be very
much injured. The deceased had been cautioned more
than once not to come in so quietly with an empty
truck. To the beet of my belief it was quite accidental,
Aid no blame can attach to any one. The age of
deceased was 15 yeara.—Horatio (temp Skinner
stated: I am anristant-eurgeon to Dr. Darruthers,
residing in this island. On the morning of the Dith.
About I*-21 o'clock. I was called to see the deceased, and
went immediately. I found him almost in a state of
collapse. 1 examined and washed the wound. I found
one of the thighs broken, and the other very mush
Injured, and the deepened died from the shock to the
system, occasioned by the injuries he had received.
Verdict, " Accidental Death."

Nagai +Gs Pitigervrnla —Thursday last wilnemed on.
of those interesting ceremonies which pat one I. mind
of marriages is the good old times, when substantial ale
and more refined mot figured coesoic^onsfy at the
morning hoard, and a truly English weloome wee held
WNW. to driuk the health
out to old mod young, rich end
of the bride and bridegroom. Tim happy cocoa tan
figured as bride and bridegroom oa this omission were
Rebecca, &tighter of 11r. William Attword, late post-
master, Wakehita, and John. sow of Mr. John, petlirew,
reoMan. Alter the interesting marriage otiremorsinl at
the parieh church, by the Rev. D. ifoirarth. the wedding
returroed to the fames of the Talley, where
between 30 and 14 gento were invited to the waggiaa
break (.0, sod right merrily were this bridastid groom
toiteed on the 000e•ion. Disdaining to follow the rule
of liihion oriented in higher climes of moiety. the
Portlanders on their auarriage do not run lawny to spend
the honeymoon, bet On the contrary maids "at home"
to give an mitre welcome to their friends. After the
breakfast, ignoring the oilman., of wish a thing ci "the
Weymouth and Portland Railway." the wed& :g party.
or it lea.t the younger portion. of them, pmcaerteg to
Weymouth le agree carriages, toe Dora, mended men&
talons the lead as a siatte'r of 00,11111, in a carriage
drawn by • pair of grecs, ir.id in their pasdng through
the town eatrod no little Air rind Opetntlattou ag to which
were the h•pry eoull!•• 'Aar, being ott many smiling and
h.p,y feces grimed in wedding emituuto that ono was
realm puzzled to Die's there out. On their return ro
the (lora of th: Valley the festivities were kept up
the whole of silo doe and extended oven to the following
end °U.l.eal'4 ate% The bridegroom is a member of
the 4th D.,. as also landlorl of the Queen of Us.
Wier: .vol the band of the Carpi' honoured their
Man,* .• he playing ppeelle his house 00 their return
I". A Prouerivsnia Castle on Thursday evening.

EXAMINATION AND AWARDING OP PRI= TO THE
ACHOLAIIa or THE QUEEN ilUtnintrif onnitiLka
SCHOOL
On Friday last thi anneal meeting of the governors
and stipponers of this *hoot for receiving the examiners'
report and awarding of prise., took plea in the school.
room; and as mad attrasted • large end distagnished
-arty, of whose the greeter pert were ladies. .7. B.
°lawn& Eq. Presided, and among those presoak nn
noticed W. &vitt, gsq., .T. Hshbard, Eaq Dr.
Fletcher (bad master), Bror. H. and Mrs. Cookelley,
Mrs. Paget, Mee A•kworth, Rev. C. Torkbutton, Mrs.
r.. kineton. Rev. T. Patsy and Mrs. Patsy. C. Rowe,
1E.c1., Rev. H. Pit (snood marterl. Capt. and Adjutant
Barrett, Mrs. Berrett, Miss 'Authorise. Mrs. Garland,
Mrs. flagstone, T. Rhea* Ea., end M. Shoal* Kra
Pope, The Kisses Onslow, Yrs. Brett, Kiss Allen, ha
The prises omitting of worts by Mu beet author. ,
were arranad on a able in frost of the Chairman, aeqd
responded by the side of the walls were sposimens of
Arswings, the skilful handiwork of the pupils. As will
be seen by the list, one of the scholars, named Flowers,
particularly distinguished birnself, carrying off not only
Me Governors' Exhibition, but also drat prim in elastics,
first in Mathematics. the Examiners pr:as for Latin
Prose, and the Head Master's mise for Latin verve.
The proceedings mamma.' by the Examiner, g lward
Russell Bernard, Req.. of Bt. Wary Magdoion College,
Oxford, readiest bis report, an folio% s :—" Mr. Chair-
man and Gentlemen —I have no- to to you the
inch of the examination which I have modelling
daring the put wi M. Time results ena eminently
e•tisfastory. Tbe first duty of a crammer school is, I
conceive, to teach grammar, and I 111.4, after • 01041 is-
that grammar is thoroughly well taught and
thoroughly well learnt front the top of the school to the
bottom. lam perfectly slew upon this head, haying
arrived at my ocinclipine not merely from ens ace
examination which generally brines out only the cleverer ;
hove, but from questions answered upon paper. It is I
+Moult to and a. ything to blame, but perhaps the
words of praise that I have spoken, and etil, to speak,
will convey more weight and conviction if 1 balsas
th.ni with something of an opposite Aerator. I think
• little more attention might be given with advantage*,
English spelling and oompoeitio in the lower school. I
not mean to imply that classical studies have usurped
tame than their fair there, for it Is through them and
together with them, that I would enegeet the Improve.
mint of what owns to bedelloient In written teens's-
Mons and answers to questions • water may ged mar.
,unity to correct the inoseurardes to white I have re-
ferred. I wish also to said that the knowledge of the
lowest forms dries not quite sorrospoud to the high
atandard in that subjoin which I lind throughout the
rest of the edpool. I wish now to speak more Patti-
eulerir of the nigher forms. aut. barely any story.
'ions I am struck with the accuracy and signs of real
work that tie evident in the papers. Ile gentleman I
whom I have the plessun of resommencling for your
•thibitinn instances what I have to say in e remarkable
&gra. I have seldom met with so thorough a knowledge
both of the text of books, and of the notes and coin.
nerotarin upon them, which are reproduced word by
word. The English *Mies!s in this class appear to
naive in proportion qiite as much attention as the
eleasice, In sed the history papers of the 6th form, are
perhaps. the best work of the whole examination. I
Mould like to see • little more style in translation and
*reposition. but the &Goma in this respell is fully
accounted for by Me youth of most of the boys, and
those who remain at the sobool, will. I doubt not, soon
sequin this also from the MN end saturate Milling
which bas already brought them et, far. I must add •
few wards as the boys themselves. There exiete 1
throughout the steal a spirit of healthy emulation,
though a little hampered. I eaters to thick, by the
reMillions about the age al the prisemen. Though it
hardly falls within the seope of this report. lam are
you will be glad to bear bow math I bays been struck
hy their sooners sad astlesisnly bearing. In this
renal year abaci will beer a favourable comparison
ei h others of greater name. In short, I think, lan
sr prosperity ineresee, and usefulness in store for the
cahoot, especially if it is fortunate twough to retain its
present staff. I canon presume to enumerate all the
advantages which the school derives from its present
head, bet I will say that he seems to ore to diffuse a
spirit of accuracy and energy in work throughout
*man end taught alike, which is msoffest'ard evident
.n the results which I have now had the phissure of
lung before you." The reading of this report was re.
wind with enthwallie awing by ths gentlemen
present and the *Molars.
The report of the examiner in Methematies, the Bev.
1.1. A. JOON*, ILA., senior mathematical master of
Westminster school, was then gad in his absence by
the Rey. Kr. Pin, the seand master. It was to the
e(eet, that having eat examination papas in arith-
metic, algebra, sad mend, gab as he believed
would fairly test the knowledge of the ben, snit
eompering Mengel* of the examinatioe with that widish
he andated in 1862, some few boys UM* bead of the
ahead were slightly more advanced, the average
standard of knowledge throughout the meal had Iron '
raised, and the result be considered abided/cry from •
belief that in Wad endeavour' should be math to
moved thoroughly all boys who were willing to be
taught, rather than to pay exelusive attention to the
few elevenr boys. If the feendatiou was enerely laid
special talent would show Resit at the university. He,
however, would have liked to have Ran at the bead el
a whoa a few boys doing trigonometry' but this be
tam could not slivers be, and be considered the
mathematical master had eureka a wile disention in
not putting Into hismorratry any of the boys egesseted
for examination. In arithissetis be was Moth with the
*miaow and acieursey of the work of most of the
who bed evidently Ming well grounded in the
rubs, 'mbar fractimia deeimals, and interest, the
gingstioes being carefully answered. In algebra be was
gave with the quality Tether than the quantity of the
work set before him. The questions in mend were
I savored very fairly by lama boys. In the sixth
form Flowers was easily drat in each subjeek nd hi.
papers remarkably nest sad his answers secant* Ellin
rapers were decidedly good. In the fifth form, Patsy ,
' was Ire, though he was nearly the rollarese boy he
the form. Powell was Met in the fourth form, and a
the third he rolled sposial alantios to Geeing.
In the sewed and first forms, did as well as covileikr
negated. Thereart conlluded he satin that Mouth
It would alwaysaar theta aerbool seas hers through
or istability did all do so well as might be
hoped, yet on the whole the examiner soograteleted
the grvernen upon the stone of the arhooL and that
such satisfactory results amid not have bees attained
vithout most peraniring efforts on the part of then' to
whom the instruction of the boys had base
committed.
The reorient the examiner in Freak Meas. Ciesodon,
of Christ*. arch, was then reed by lir. Whitehead, in
the unavoidable abreast of T. Rewlins, Foci., the
registrar. It stated that the Lamination pre its
eonductor mach plessure frees the perfect order
maintained. and from the prompts's' and oorrestners
of reply, which said set more for the intelligens, of
the pails One It did for the Industry and great
ellolemy of the tabors. In the lint elass Wakelield
specially distinguished himself. Flowers, Paris, and
Brett excelled in dictation in the fifth form P. Jaelle
alead link but was smiled in translation of Earth
Into French by Rawlins and Patsy. is the fourth
forum Langport stood first, his translation being very
need. In the third form proforma was given to
idoeldasd, Bembridge having also done well Kennedy
stands NM In the esenpd form, Paget being very Rood,
and in the lind form .Jeans and Crawley are plead
gm sad perion4 on then* Jeans being decidedly the
superior.
The shah of the examinatioe, the examiner
maiden, Gould not fail to give full allisfeetion to both
the govern°r. and the Rev. Dr. Fleisher, as well as to
the French master.
The report of the standar' of drawinp was thee
read follows:—"Oentlemen,—At Kr. Taylor's respell
• ined the drawings at the school. and bey
reporting on throes exhibited for
o nauattiter towing great care on the part of the
seller as well as mush attention in the pupils. We
consider No. 6 (he T. T. Powell), by far the beet, after
which No. 2 end No. 3 &room oomesendatice."--Signod
FRIENDLY AND BENETIY PnCTETT. —The menhirs of Rowe li. L Abemr.
this society held their mairenary festival on Tuesday At the request pith. bred inester. Mr. Bernard then
.1110 tatagbere toe ..,,b room in the .al.rid ho. fair she giioolv is which
=Zair
it mid barilted by ng fornied rfeendwe, the7. ems. he sees eetA. tb„ll44;iies. sad of lice Itabor of*
Me Willem Abbe/ heir Flteirmeti .01,
h avail's& sod, 1•6•Iliff 48110,...!
bind. The lerapq warn =oohed Ity the am 0 ed• olooe•T yroalr_i_r_/"
TufnelL rector of Killips can walla as his tut 'hltlessego
?Balm :a, 12. The among. afterward. Mad toomiher clsssies,ks4.4a=imiler, Gad ksd the *b.° agmbst
oed enjoyed • laseent afternoons of
•

argot Portnoon is. aro wit*? IT weer TO irk
-At rec Pt meeting of the Load Board on the
cooclution of the ordinary badness, Mr. A:Barlow.
mid that there wee one very important question
be wished to bring before them, and he asked the
.11mirman and members to bear blot for one minas,
as 1.• was a man of very few word., and would
not dot in them long, es the business nf the Booed we•
over, and he thought of naming it lest b aryl day. My
mind has been impressed that this Board wooht not do
in duty if they did not work hand and heert togythet
for the general intervot and he efit of the raised. for
he bad often conaideroi, lain, • nattiest man, what
Portland rattly wee tied whst Porthod really might to
be, with the it and great privileges it had. Th.
staple trade was the tramrt of A 5.000 tons of stone per
yam. at rhe valoe of C 85,000, and where was there • place
in the °lntonel that had such an "menet trade
Be population wsr bet yam eight and nine thousand. awl
taking Into enowideration that a full regiment of midiers
would soon be "tenoned there, ee Wee ae the bareek.
were romoleted, and also the fine harbour we hare.
where %hone is nothing wader.] hut a rod landin•
to and ~trodag pier for vessels at all times to discharge and
their cargo..., end heing in the elate eonneetion with
tioG mut Western and Routh Western way lines, rein
tog right through the country to London and elsewhere.
and if we ones had a good landing pow, we tihnold
very soon have • Custom-house emoted here, and
this would become the port ci Portland ; and I
believe the talk last summer of railway from Bir-
mingham would then spry won some, as they
only have about fifty milen of railway to make
to connect it with the present lines now inning.
and then we should soma have the West Indian
mail boats here to land their male and paatengers, for
the ri-k I consider of going from Portland to Smyth
amoton in the winter months, especially in thick
'reenter, is more than the risk of the other part of lb..
voyage, and there would be always several hours gained
and somettome nearly a limas day. These things. gea
tlemen, want to he properly represented in the Roam
of Commons, and many other very beneficial things
would sone follow. And now, gentlemen. I tell you my
wawa why those things do not some. It is bemuse we
have no member to t the interest of this dale,
and the country at in the Commons Rowe of
Parliament. which we night trim... We, having more
freehold voters than any town is the county of Dorset
and our population, as I before stared. is from eight
to nine tawniest& mad Is daily increasing ; and Ow that
the Government are deeply interested in this little
Wand of ours, and are owners of • very great monist of
property here, and truly what besefite us would based'
b mad would prove vary advantageous to the
whole of the inhabitants of this Wand; anti it le
rosy opinion that if we had • good member to feeeleret
this very intonation Wand redsetive of reel
good stone. fitting shnott foe any building knows,
that instead of espertion shout 10.000 loos in a year
there would be 100.000 tons required; and
It could be very easily supplied by the old sad new
stone merchants, that have now quarries at work in title
Island. Then also take late weaiderstion the greet
saving that the merchants and large shippers would
gain in lemmatise only, besides the tootle Nettie,
in * imosidersble shorter time to their destination, when
they would have their retains, if their goods were
shipped at this beautiful port of oars, where in two
hours sail they are out into ewes the shannel, and a
twelve hours' fair wind would take them right out In
the often channel, iseteed of their goods being
shipped in such dangerous placer, each as Liverpool and
London, that is surrounded with wind banks sad narrow
channels, and them the Irish Catowl, to work out of
so many dangerous rooks and tamale WIWI exist ; and the
long beat down the Englieh Channel, from the North
Foreland, to get to Portland, and they are only at our
starting poet after running such great risk of ship and
promoter, and sometimes two to four week's time lost.
Gine third of the hews sustained by the under-writers
merchants, and shipper., is before the chips get properly
oat of the channel. Portland has sassy great advanteges,
and if we had a member* of Parliament to properly re-
present this beautiful port and productive Wand we
should won see every owe prosper hwy. If the greet
-physicians of London and other great towns only knew
rif the luxurious and Worse air we breathe bare, with the
Lspring water we have (with little pure Copse
Weedy, sod good old port and sherry, that ma be ob-
tained at Scriven's Royal Hotel), this little pleasant
island would be crowded with visitors for the benefit of
their a rah, and noble monologs whist' are now empty
would be full of viwitors, and all other respectable apart-
emote would be filled. Only this month a gentleman
acd lady were advised to time bete by their friends.
They were is • wiry week state, play"' weld do the,
be good. They are now quite different people, able to
eat, think. sae ateep well, me walk oat sad enjoy theta
selves, sod will ma beak to their homes restored
to pew* health. I have lee. informed by good
authority that the large family now residing at Poesy!.
yenta Gaels from the grew benefit they have received
during their short stay are very loath to leave Portland.
but the trestle has been let to R. Thornton, Egg,
_of
Dorchester; iJeo another family now staying at Ow Refl.
Vim Rowe, who only !Sete for • month, now thing of
staying the whole of the summer. Tara gentlemen are
plain proofs ad the istrigorating air and ownfort that osun
be obtained at Porffend. If we only mat our shoulder.
to the wheel Portland is bolted to raper. and seri
is toner I hope to see 10 or fD bathing nowhines hers,
where the visitors ean bath. in ;owe Galt WSW% It is
bound to come and Portland will prosper. New I some
le the mark I 'llret aimed at, that IS. that TrOu'at
OUT renovated and talented Clerk to draw ne a Peiillfro.
and lea it ha aligned by an the ammomsw of the Board.
and by the inhabitants of this Wand, greflod them to
grant Ile a member be Portland. Toe now is the time,
when 45 seats ar, in distribution; and they enneei give
one to a better and move important plass thae Portland.
Geotlerneo, I thank you for your kind obligation in
listening to what I had te i.e. for? bar, beyg you
than the time lashed rot, sad I hope ale Yoo
tr'ilnfl consider with me, and get etiet I prepsesewried
Von of not more than one headred yards with the
eat immediately. 11 wee areessag by yfr. B. Selves,
the ehairman. and serried iisaalusewely._c N. 8...74.
bal.. the clerk, highly approved what the septets
slued, and woad do hi. utmost Is get the prepositioa
serried out.