The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-05-16 00:00:00

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WESLIIIAN MILTRODIBT MEICTING.—Tbe
annual session a Wesleyan Ministers of the Portsmouth
District was held in this town during the first iart of
the week. The services commenced on Sunday, by
sermons being preached op behslf of the Home Mission
Fund by the Rev. James Cooke, of Poole. These were
followed by a sermon by, the Rev. William Elton, of
Portsmouth, on_tionslay evening; on Tuesday morning,
at 7 o'clock; by s ministerial candidate; and in the eve-
ning at 7 the Rev. G. Sergeant, of Sourhamptoo,
preached. On Wednesday, 'sermons were preached at
6 and 7 a.m., by ministerial candidates ; and in the after-
noon &public tea meeting WM held in the town hall,
when • large number of ministers were present, and in.
teresting add, esees delivered.

Purchase. The Mayor agreeing to take the propertys,
the original price, the contract between the
and Mr. Wilton was ordered to be rescinded.
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS. Tuesday.—Present -
Fowle, James Hnesey, E. Hihrman,-tind F. A. Sri
borne, Esqrs.—Stephen Shiren, summoned by Sup
Matthews for being drunk at Charlton on the 9th Mei
was fined 5s and costs.-- —Herbert Blake, for me
conduct, whilst in the service of Mr. W. H. Mayo.
yeoman, Burcornbe; nes committed for fourteen dais'
hard labour.--Robert Cook, of Winterbourne Ear,
was summoned by Mr. T. Bent, Superintoadept on t e
South-Western Railway, for throning a stone it •
Passing train on the 22nd April.—Committed for °tie
tuonth, with hard laboOr.--Sidney Smith was charged
with assaulting Mr. John 'Gould, 'station master Of
West Dean on the 23rd April.—Committed for ose
month.--Silas Grayer, charged with assaulting Jane,
wife of William King, of No Man's Land, innkeeper, on
the 22nd April, was fined 20s. and costs.--He was
further charged with assaulting tfenry Hood, at the
same time and place.—Fined 20s. and costs.
COUNTY Collar, Wednesday.—Before E. Everett,
Esq., judge.—The usual monthly sitting was held to-
day, and about 70 plaints were entered, a great many of
syhiah were settled out of court. Four judgment
aurnmonses were granted, and eight cases adjourned.
The cases were not of suffiCient inOrlauce to call for a
report.
SALISBURY AND YEOVIL special meet'
ing of this employ was held- en WOO at the office.
Leactmliall-street ; Air. J. Chapman in the chair. Mr.
• ff. W. Redman, the secretary. read the heads of a Bill
for4autheriaing tlieLonden dud Sduth-Western Railway
,Conspanj.fib me new -Works; and' for the amalgama-
tion with their undertaking of the rindertsklivi df
divewi railwa,y companies ; for authorising arrangenlenis
respecting divers railways ; and for • regulating
and increasing the capital and borrowing power"
of the I.onflon. and South-W(oam notwl
'Compaq I. and for other purpose& kle AILPIAPeft
that claw 64 'related to thesinrchase of the Salisbury
sod Yeovil line; but the SouthsWeslertl Cqmgioy we
restricted from voting on queitioos.'Silectiog ,he leas
sale to, or'soaslgamniion of the, iindertsdomfrinith th
of the London and South-Western IlsOway 0043-.ll:Any
nor could any director, of the latter ooMpany vote i
retreat of any question affecting the lease and trans?
of the line to that compsny, so that the slisrPholde
Interests were protected. On the motion of the hair.
man, a formal readlution approving the Bill was unani-
molly adopted, endthe saseceedingsteraniaated.
CRICKET. —The Salisbury Club v. the Winchester
Garrison Club.—The first match since the formation of
the 'Salitsbury Cricket Club took niece on Tuesday, on
the Salisbury cricket ground, against the Winchester
Garrison Club. The latter came off victorious, having
beat the Salisbury oirub by 33 runs in the first innings.
The Salisbury club attribute their defeat in .a great
measure to being ditappointedby the non-appeamnse oq
one of their best bowlers. R. Cobb, Esq., of Alio.aeliej
bury "cl 4- 'Made "Ine-Catofi," which was greafly
admired,' as was also the -bowling of Mr. Rawlenoe.,
The following is the score:—