The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-11-13 00:00:00

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Sorrwtmrrox, Nov. 7. The itaii4. kc. —The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Tagus.
Captain W. B. Hall, sailed hence today with the
mails for Vigo, Oporto, and Lisbon, about 20 paa.
sengers, six horses, and a general cargo. The
United States mail steamship Vanderbilt, Captain
P E. Lefevre, en route from Havre to New York,
calls off Cowes this evening to embark passengers
and mails from this port.
A large body of workmen have commenced the
new fortifications between Scone Point and the
Needles, in the Isle of Wight. The ant of these
fortifications are estimated at XI 65,000.

On Wednesday • very I;indantile silver epergne,
suriuounted by a cradle in the shape of • metallic
shell, was 'presented to the Mayor of Southampton,
Mr. Frederick Perkins. in coinmemeration of the
birth of a daughter during his mayoralty. The pre.
sentation tool: place at the Victoria-rooms, in the
presence of several hundred persons, the cradle being
handed to the Mayor in the name of the subscrihers
by Mr. Alderman Palk, his predecessor in the civic
chair. The proceedinos were closed with a hall.
His Worship was entertained at a dinner the follow-
ing ivenim, at the Audit:home by the Town Council .
anti other leatling inhabitants.
Wimeti vvreii. —Daring Rubbery.--A daring rob-
bery was perpetrated en the premises of Mr. W.
Stubbs. cheinist'audi druggist, of Eastgatectreet, in
this city, on Monday morning. It appears that
when the proprietor of the house came down from
his bedroom in the ner g„ he place a japanned
each box on the table in a parlour adjacent to the
shop, and the window of which also looks into the
street. Mr. Stubbs did not, as was his usual custom,
lock the box, but superintended the packing of
souse goods at the rear of his premises. During this
temporary absence the pailour was entered by some
thief, who obtained access to the room either by
walking quietly into the shop and passing through
it, or by the private door in the passage, casually
left open once or twice, it has sins* been ascertained
during the morning; and the box, containing o bank-
notes and gold to the value or two or three and
twenty pounds, and a tin, office anti accidental death
policy of assurance, was carried off
ROMNEY. Mis eic,pal £leriiol. The retiring
councillors, Messrs. Allan, Cholloesimbe, K.
and With, were re-elected without opposition on
Thursday.
TOWN COU NOLLOI4.I.- -The election of Councillors
for this borough on Thursday last we, r. very quiet
affair. The retiring councillors were again reelected
without any oppoe.tion. We have not heard who is
to succeed Mr. Fluder as mayor, and it Ps at preseut
kept as a secret.
Ilesutms Soeirrv.—The opening lecture of the
season was given on Tuesday evening. by the Rev.
E L. Berton, Vicar of Bannsey, who selected for
his sutject, "The Camera and the Stereoscope."
The audience were apparently much interacted.

Votusvezn tIFLE CORP.,.—The memlwrs have
arranged to meet once a week for drill during the
winter months in Me. Asb's premises, and will be
met by their Captain (T. W. Henderson, Esq.),
once a month during that period. The beautiful
cob Ts. which have been handsomely provided by
Lad; Mill, of Mottisfont Abbey. will shortly be
pre..nt...l. and these, with the silver bugle some
time ago anhounceil by Captair. Henderson as a
con ,ng gift, o ill make the 11th Hampshire Company
complete in these respects.
NIX/VEIL - AI uaici pa, Aledion. The annual
ection oh town imuncilors tmk place at the Town•
h 11, on Thum•Lay, when Messrs. Lamb, Clarke.
ant Ilion, the. retiring councillors, were
re-elected without opposition.
Vott;:writr..- Hine. Cu" PS. —Several of the volun-
tears were busily engaged on 'quo-mazy evening in
ti,,, field adjoining the chalk pit on the old Win
-
cheater road, throwing up embank went' and making
ascavations for the butte for rifle practice. The
orierations were carried on by torchlight, and the
novelty of the scene attracted many persons to the