The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-02-14 00:00:00

Vampsbire.

SOUTHAMPTON. —Generll Screw Steam Narign•
tion Company. —All of the extensive fittings and
effects of this Company, at this port, have been pur-
chased as a speculation by Mr. John Croft.

TOWN Couscii.. --The quarterly meeting was
held at the Guildhall, on IVednestlay, the Mayor in
the chair. The estimate of the Local Board of
Health rates was unusually low, being la Ind. in
the pound for the half-year on properties possessing
water, sewerage, paving, lighting. tic. The pro-
duce of these rates is estimated at £10,030, alter de-
ducting .000 for void properties and irrecoverable
rates, and adding £21.10 for water supplied by meter.
A borough rate of 3d. in the ',mind was also ordered
bi be made, which will amount in the quarter to
5:1,560.
MORE LITIGATION WITII THE LOCAL Boma.. Or
Hes LTH. —The numerous workmen employed by
Mr. Croft, the contractor for the construction of
sewers, were recently kept waiting twenty days fur
bricks, which the Town Council, as Local Board of
Health, provided wider a separate contract. A
claim was therefore made for s5O los., as a compen-
sation for extra work and loss of men's time, mid
the Special Works Committee refusing to entertain
the application, Mr. Croft, it is stated, has directed
legal piocemlings against the Council.

Tut LLEtiED MURDERS ON BOARD THE Amx-
RICAN SMIP ANNA. —Edettuitd IM/it and Gordon
were again brought before the hormigh
trates, at the Guildhall, on Tuesday, and committed
to the borough gaol, to remain in aafe custody until
they were delivered up to the representative of the
American authorities in this country. The prisoners
were subseqiiently, awl with a owiderable difficulty,
removed in a Lab from the Guildhall, amid the exe-
crations of an inimenae crowd, which unsuccessfully
attempted to overtake the vehicle on its way to the
gaol, where the prisoners were lodged in safe
custody.
ROYAL SOUTH HANTS INFIRMARY. —The annual
meeting of the governors of this infirmary was held
in the board room on Tuesday, Captain Rest in the
chair. Dr. Lake, the secretary, read the report,
which was most satisfactory, and was unanimously
adopted. Dr. Lake inquired whether Mr. Falvey
hail a right to vote and stank as he was a guinea
subscriber, and it being ruled that it required a sub-
scription of two guineas ta constitute a governor,
that gentleman protested against the decision and
retired. Captain Best was elected president for the
ensuing year, and votes of thanks were accorded to
the treasurer, auditors, and secretaries, and commit.
tee of management. The former officials were re.
appointed, and another committee of management
was appointed for the present year. The proceed-
ings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair-
man.

THE CHAMBER or Comstenee.—A general meet-
ing of the members was held on Tuesday evening.
the president, Ilr. J. It. Stebbing in the chair.
There were also present. Captain Striitt. Messrs. W.
Lankester, H. J. Buchan, Falvey. G. Phillips, Lock,
Gamlen, C...per. Bowinan, Hedger. rhippard,
Aleyes, Itogers, G. W. Clarke, Ice. Mr. :itehhing
was ilesircd to attend the first annual congress of
Chambers of Cemnierm. as a deputation fmni South.
anipton. A communication from the Planters' Ass..
elation of Western lilt, pointing out the eapabili.
ties of the lilt districts for the inowth of cotton,
ax, colt e, a... 1 other productions, was referred to
the directors for consideration. A letter was laid
on the table, requesting contributions of articloi
from Southampton t. the Exhibition of Works
of Art and 3.lanufactures. to Ise held at Dorehes.
ter. on June 4th, ni connection with the Bath
and West of England Society. The Chamber re-
solved, on the motion of the President, seconded by
Mr. Bowman. "that the extension of the coast
telegraphic system of communication is of public
importance, would be of considerable advantage to
the mercantile community, and deserves the patronage
of all commercial bodies." The Chamber decided,
on the proposition of Mr. Falvey, to petition both
Houses of Parliament in favour of the repeal of
certain import duties, which, levied on some 400
articles, du not produce, in the aggregate, more than
£lOO,OOO. Certain circulars forwarded by the Chain-
bers of Commerce of Liverpool, Manchester, and
Marseilles suggesting that the private and neutral
property of nations should be held inviolable by the
belligerents in time of war, and requesting the
Chamber to petition to that effect, led to sone re.
marks from the Chaimian, who considered that pri-
I sate property should not be protected, and stated
that at the next meeting he should be prepared with
a definite proposition on the subject—he would then
state his reasons, and asked them to petition against
the proposed arrangeinent. It would tenil to war,
not to peace, and would remove one of the greatest
chocks upon war that could exisL The members of
the Chamber concurred, anti the proceedinzs terra-
I bat... 4

Wiscuiecrea.—The Assizes for this county will
be opened on the 2Sth inst. The Judges are Mr.
Bit,ni Martin and Mr. Baron Channel Win. Geo.
Craven, Esq., of lirambridge House. near this city,
is the High Sheriff, anti Mr. 'llamas B. Woodhull
will, it is supposed, act as Under Sheriff.
llomsxv. —The Rev. Mr. Berthon, of Farcham,
has been nominated to the viairage of Bonuiey, by
the 'ley. Callon Jacob, vacant by the resignation or
the Rev. C. A. Moore. The rev. gentleman is ex-
pected to commence his ministerial duties in the
course of the week.
The Hon. and Rev. F. Baring and Mrs. Baring
are expected to leave Melt:het Park in the course of
the week, for the London season.
The subscription towards fionishing a suitable case
for the organ recently erected in the Abbey Church
is satisfactorily progressing. and it is hoped that
sufficient funds will shortly be subscribed to allow
the promoters to commence the undertaking.
Youncrezit RIFLe Coaea.—There being now 69
members in this corps, the Mayor has been requested
to make a tender of se-rice to the Government
through the Lord Lieutenant. The subscriptions
exceed £2.2.5.

ANDOVER. —Lecture.—An interesting lecture on
"Sugar" was delivered on Monday, at the Townhall,
by the Hon. and Bev. S. Best. The next of this
excellent series of lectures will be delivered on Mon-
day, by the Rev. T. H. Tooke, rector of St.
Edmund's, Salisbury, on " Ancient Egypt," with
special reference to the Exodus.
CH ms-renu —Accidera. —A. distressing acci-
dent happened to a man named James Fall, one of
Mr. John Taylor's labourers at Beckliampton, near
Christchurch, on Tuesday aftenoion. Fall was em-
phi) eal attending uu a h rue thrashing machine,
when his arm lietuune entangled in the machinery
and was frightfully injured. The elbow joint was
turn open, the ends of the bones broken ott, and the
nail' both above and below the elbow mangled to a
very great extent. The arm WAS taken mill the mune
night by Mr. Welch, surgeon, of ChriAtchurch, and
the poor man is doing as well so WM be expected.
ARTILLERY. —Onlers have heels received here foe
billeting I oth,vr. 32 men. and 41 horse* belonging
to the Royal Artillery, who la ere to arrive on Wed:
tmeley, with two IS•pouniler guns, for the use of the
Christchurch volunteers, who are to he taught the
garrison gun drill, in addition to the title drill.

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS ASO CONTOZYT.—CoIds, Cough.. Shortnen* of Brimth.—fhene cirroetive remedien are infallible far
those pectorlal complaint., o blob, neglected, often ends in
wahine, bronehitin, or conrumption. The Ohninent .011
rubbed upon the chest and book, penetrating SOO nklu, in car-
ried directly to the ionic., alum It expels all Impurities. AU
the blood In the body counequently panes* thrvugh the lungs,
and there all notloue particles tending to produce theism
can be quickly, thoroughly, and permanently neutralbed,
rendered ILUMWW. Of OJOAWI from the nysieia, Holloway's
Ointment and Pills perfectly accounilinh this purification; and
by the blood, thiou cleansed, the infiuence of this wonderful
121011COMODis nacho, the remotent parts of the human body.
and thus awe an diamond notice, whether warns' or gamma