The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-04-18 00:00:00

DORCHASTER.

Communions &um Br TIM LOBO LILO AAAAA r 01
?RI 00011 TY Or DOlLsrf•—" (24.01.8 Oton" *Mama of
Yeomanry Caddry.—Lteutenant William Flooks to be
uptahl vice Dishy, resigned; Junes Rerbiut Fellows'
to be cornet vice &yaw promoted.
H. IliAidrir tun been gradonaly pleased to accept
the redignation of the Clownedinuon held by Major jot,.
Moyer In the "Quen's Own" Regiment of Yeomanry
Cavalry, and to approve of his retaining his rank and
being permitted to wear the uniform of the regiment
on retirement. _

COST Of MR BOROUGH POLION.—From the borough
mounts just issued it appears that for the year ending
let September last, the polies ford of the borough,
with &Superintendent al kao a year,ood the inhabitant.
1.316 ls 23. The total coat was e 416 17s 104, but of
that sum £lOO lOs ad was regrind from the Treasury.
HARBINGERS Or BPRING.—SoCRO early imalloors have
been observed in this neighbourhood, eager precursors
of warmer days to dome, and the well-known notes of
tie Gecko° have been hosed recently mounding through
the aijaent woods; whilst the gaudy•winged butterfly
has made its appearance in many pert..
LOCAL LIQUIDATION Case.—itc Cliarks Hibbs, pro-
vile(' factor and tempennoe hotel keeper, of Darohes•
ter. gr. 11. C. Weston, solicitor, Dorchester, filed
petition, under the liquidation clauses of the Bank-
ruptcy Ad, on the 31st of last month, and the ant
meeting of his oreditors has been appointed to be held
at the White Hart Inn, oath. 17th of April, at two
o'clock.

-111Circaour aura or Bssaiwir-lbaor °Auras.
—Last Thursday morning at Alawlak, florgeentellajor
WWia Rawlinson Outer, formerly Motioned at Dor-
chester, bullately drill-instrustor of the Poroy artillsry,
was foluad 411114 by Um roadside. Re bore no nimbi
of violent*. He had gone to Lesbury on the preeediug
night, and left about tem on foot to return to Alnwiek.
This jag gave a verdict of "Found deed from natural
earteria." Hs married a young 11013114 of Dorohseter,
wad she is left a widow with two children.

Ten Wurann.—The following is our meteorological
report :

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April • •
10 46 26
11 al 46
It 52 42
13 57 63
14 56 44
15 63 41
16 51 43

Weather State ot Weather.
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Cloudy, fine
Gloomy, me
Plat
Fay
Fe

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FoW. Sae
Fog, Isla
Freque..t alight showoro
atoi -ay

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SOPPlia TO WOREMBIL—Bsfore mraaing altogether
his connection with the fitin of Eleirldgn Mason, and Co.,
Mr. Ai 8. Mason, ever mindful, as 1.1 men hi. wont. of the
merits of the employees of the establishment, invited them to
a ilret-clase supper at the JWICLIOU lintel. It took place last
Thursday evening, when a hsppy Icartv, numbering 46,
misembled, under the presidency of 11r. Iteathern with Mr.
Webber officiating a. viee-chalrman. A...itors there were
present Mr. W. Dunks, Mr. Vow. Mr. Cnilius, Mr. Toss, junr.,
and one or two others. The tables wore nicely decorated, end
Sago adorned the upper part of the room, while the repast,
we. in every respect most gratifying to the guests, from the
excellent provimon male by Mrs Dunn, and Mr. Dium's
good management or the feast. After supper there were
sundry rounds of grog, and the time passed f svially with
sentiment and swig. Loyalty Nevin r bean testier', the Chair-
man gave, In appreciative terms, the god health of the founder
or the least, and the tout was most cordially received, and
drunk with muulead honours. In due course was
proposed, by Mn. Dundee, " Stumm to the new firm"; the
traded Dorchester" elicited • happy rinponee front Mr. You;
"the health of the Chairman" was greeted with abundant
cheers, and lir. Heathom, in replying, lime testimony to the
mtiabectory manner In whlcl all the workuwn fulfilled their
duties, and his hope for • continuance of the good feeling that
had long prevailed, bassi upon • right understanding and
thoronh performance or their allotted tasks. The health of
the primly.' men In the different depot:menu Iral given and
several replied, all lauding Mr. Mason a. a kind end good
wader, and expreming good sidles for his future happiness.
"The health of the men of the brewer," was given by • visitor,
who referred to the pleasure they most all feel—and especially
the older employee., at hiving assisted, be it in never so
humbles capacity. In the succcen of Mr. Minon'a efforts during
the peg quarto of a matins. Other complimentary toasts
followed, and It was a tight pleasant gathering, showing in •
necked degree what a Modeled Iniusure Mr. Mason has
'settled In the en sblishinent sib which they are connected.
TSB DOwilarria BIM CORP!.—Disappointed in
the separation of • battalion drill at Weymouth on
Faster Monday, It was erranga that the 3rd I).R. V.
should mark the day by • visit to flortlaad. Shortly
before one o'elosk 52 rank and file, Sergeant,' Ramsey
and Darden, and Lieut. Hodges, with Captain Coombs
In oommud, minable' at beal-qurten, with the
band, under Mr. H. Wellspring, 18 strong, and thane
! marched to the South. Western station, the bead play-
! ing capitally. They joins I the 1.18 train for We",
' mouth, to which epeeist carriages were attached for
the riflemen, and were oonverei without change
to Portland. After a brief visit to the Break.
water hotel for a "refresher," they pro•
feuded to the Verne nits lel, where, by the *outlaw
of Lieut. Fergasea, they ware provided with • gni&
who conducted them over the fortran and gave every
Information respeoting it. There was a stiff breeze
from the north-cut, which was felt with full force in
' that elevated position. Many perdu of ouvicte were
! at work—at least they were employed in various
tions, though from what we saw of them they do not
seem at all likely man to make work anew in the
Island—and thine gangs of from six to sixteen, were
sunned with ame curiosity. Toe men in berrseks
were very obliging, sad told details of their duty and
dieeiplinei it seems Met in quite • short time their
riles have been oleangel three times • those they now
have are steel-barrelled, and the kola locks with •
spring of greatly improved make to that of the volun-
teer Snider". Having 'mildewed about the citadel till
nearly aix o'clock, the useably was sounded, and the
corgi; marched away to the Breakwater hotel, where
they partook together of a substantial " meat-tea," for
which the visit so" the top" had well prepared them.
Atte/wards the sups enjoyed themselves in 'meal
fashion, and the bend played in front of the hotel, to
the gratideation of a gathering of the Pottlanders.
Shortly before nine the corps left the 'slag!, and
, arrived at Dorehestar shoat ten.
Tail 801000211 6,OOOtIVOL—An abstract of the
receipt' and payments of the Borough Treeenrer,
behalf of the ToWA Council. from lit September, 181111,
to lot goptompt.. 1670, hal just hies lamed. The
general &swung comnienoel with • Wanes of
£229 124 1014. quit rents have brought in £2O 114, rent
charge E 6, anknowlments for imoroulamenta
£1611.5 6.1, reek roma £l2O 104, tolls of fairs and mar-
kets prom 4th September, 1260 to September, 1870,
amounted to £209 3s Si, and the expenses £lO fle, leav-
ing the nee produce EMS 15d ; the Town•hall
V/t 260 3.1, said the Nall-keepees fees were
. 63, leaving £46 19o; trees eold 164, from
inapeetion of weights and mauves El 134 10s from
Inset Board of health for fire wood from Walks 113 1.2 e,
from Local Board of Health for hay 8i 91, making •
total of £741 64 114. 'The Axpeaditeume is as
follows :—ealariee, 11136 7•:; rents, rate., taxes and
£156 I.ls lOgd ; lighting and aliening,
EN DU 1 • remain £144 lir 8.1; printingn stationery,
and advelle;ing, £5O So lld (of whittle Mr !rookies ball
is Et! 44 51 from Marsh 1868 to August, 1870); Per-
kins's gift to Holy Trinity, St. Peter's and AU Saints
£2 each. &I • miscellaneous items E'22 7gd leaving
a preheat balance of £135 24 11)4. The New Corn
Exchange aseennt begin" with a bakeries of £93 3s 4g4.
Sabscribere and hire of room (162'J 5s 6.137 produed
£ll2 131 ld, rest, of stende, £ll7 lie 103—together
£573 Its 3)4, The outlay hai boast—for interest
11183 174 2d, Mr Hall's bill EX 14i, Curtis for se-end-
ing Corn Exchange from December 1867 to May 1870,
11,96 be, and small items staking. trislof £2863s 24; thus
Warhol du to the Teamster on this amount
Ell 14,10)4. So that more than £lOO has bees
engirded over the imam* of the yea. Probe*, how-
ever, Mr. Hall's bill will not mem spin end the hall-
keeper's will not be so large, but even then it wiU be a
losing spoulation• The Wolluton Fuld Estate
amount" show reeeiplw—from Curiae (borrowed)
£4OO, and quit rents amounting to £4O Si, There has
been paid 1223 4. 51 to the Building Fund, £s3s fiti
to the &Neagh Fucd,SJS l& to Load Board of Health,
£l5 la 8d forges, intend £lB Os 54, mad the other
I=shied, tredemses's bilk, make the total outlay
06 sd. asides a balance of £42 5. 54 dae to the
trammed The Bonding Amount imulated of £1065s 54,
' oat of widels Mir WelhArring_has been paid £4O 11..4d,
leaving £67 The Wale& Bate aomeant opens
with • belaes& 11110 Os 74. moioi7 01 &my La
' 1865 —6s (be be iloperenuatlon find) 115 2.34 k
heft ITIMISMI reit Waft. 650 154 14; ditto Ho
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