The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-02 00:00:00

BLANDFORO.

Ter Hon. W. H. B. Portman. K.T., R. Mr*.
Portman, Hon. Ella Portman, and Hon. Louisa
Portman were pramnt at the Queen's Court, on
Saturday week.

G. T. Lon, Em., is sanoonoed to deliver a
lemurs in the Corn Exchange on the 9th insteat on
an ascension in Rossi& The prooseds will be
applied to the enlargement of the infant aohooL

TENPULUICI tkinturv.—Thia evening (Tuesday)
a yobbo matting in 000seotioo with this twisty will
ba bald in abo Book-lia• sohool, whoa adverse will
be delivered hy Ny. Vaughan sad other friends ot
Lb. caviar

We believe it to be more than probable that Um
volunteer encampment will this year be held at
Milton Abbey, the Baron liambro having °flared
his magnificent park for the purpose.

ODD Fact.owsuir.—The annual meeting of the
Loyal Blandford lodge was hold on Thunder
evening, for the transactioo of hueinees. We ere
ploaaed to state that the lodge is in a fburishing
condition, numbering at Present WO munlgirs•
BL&NDPOID ONION. —Tim bread cootracta for the
Present quarter acerfute4 by the guardians are aa
follows !—Distriot. No. 1., Mr. Metyard ; No.
2, Mr. Waltman. 61d. ; No. I, Mr. Park 7d., No.
4, Mr. Satchel, 7.1. ; Nn. 5, Mr. Minton', gl. No.
5, Mr. Whiflin, 6d. ; N.. 7, Mr. Stickland, 61.

111FLt Colas. —lt is arranged that the members
of the Bth Dorset are to ammonia their shooting no
Tuesday, (this day), when the gold cress of the oorpe
held by Corporal Ridocit, will he competed for.
We are also pleued to state that Ensign Castleman
has presented a challenge cap to be shot for.
OUR tOwnllolllll, Mr. Skivington, has arranged to
give • grand concert of vocal and instrumental
music at Milborne St. Andrew, on Eater Monday.
The celebrated Blandford Ohio Minstrels will take
pat in the entertainment and several talented
amateurs will also east The promeds to be given
to the organ fund.
VrRTRY Mumma—The annual meeting was held
at the Townhall, no Thursday lash when Mears. E.
Cable and Mr. Hillyer *ere Sleeted °tasters for the
ensuing year, and Mr. teicholle was re-elected
assistant overseer. The burial board accounts were
were presented and duly passed, and Messrs. R.
Lock and J. George were re-appointed auditors.
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10WILOLCYAN Homi MISSIOMIL —A public meeting
in aid of these missions held in the Weeloran ehapel
in this town on Wednesday evening. Mr. Young,
in the abeam of the chairman of the &strict,
preeed4 Several intenviting addresses were
deli, by the local preachers of tip district, and
much interest appeared to be manifested. there
was a very fair • ttendance, and the collections
amounted to Li la. 3d.
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Bottonon Pour., Friday.—Before the Mayor,
W. C. Fincham, Esq.—Mary Richards, of Wey•
mouth, was charged with begging in East-street, the
preceding cloy, and on the case being proved she was
senterioed to one month's imprisonment. She was
also charged with robbing the landlord of the New
Inn of two or three sovereigns. From his evidenoe it
appeared that the prisoner was in his home from
half.past ten in the morning till five in the evening
whilst the children were out begging, and during
that time she contrived to abetract two or three
!sovereigns from his pocket. He however failed to
prove his ow*. The money was found in possession
of one of the children, but could not be identified.
LOCI L BO•RD. —The annual meeting of this Board
was held on Wednesday. The first business was to
consider the retirement of the five members to go out
of office on the present occasion, upon which it was
resolved that in stoordance with the resolution of the
board, made at their meeting in March, 1866, Mears,
Park, Lbtrden, Johns, Groves, and Abbot should be
the retiring membere, and that the election should
take place on the 22nd of April next. It was also
resolved that Mr. H. Darden be chairman of the
board for the ensuing year. It was considered
desirable that in future the annual meeting should be
held on the first Wednesday after the election, and •
resolution was consequently pawed to that effect.
HOOKS'S Baeraorrcr.— At the Court of Bankruptcy.
London, on Monday, 25th March, before Mr. Serjeant
Geuther°, commissioner, in Re Charles ROOlO., there was
an exumination sitting end application for order of
discharge under the bankruptcy of Charles Broke, of
Blandford Forum, carpenter, builder and grocer, who
attributed his failure to the following causes, nemely
—•• Want of capital, losses in trade and Meese of
family." Mi. C. Rimini appeared for the ereiltors'
eslignee. and Mr. J. E. Fox for the bankrupt, where
creditors reside et Poole, Blandford, Shafteshurv,
Salisbury, As. The statement of secounts filed by the
bankrupt disclosed the following rosette, namely :—Dr.,
to creditors unsecured. 1.174 68. sjd. •. to ditto holding
security, £507 178. 64. ; to ditto to be paid in full,
ET Si 114. ; total 11111114 12a. 100.--Cr.' by debtors
good, £46 18. •by ditto doubtful, £29 3.. 24. ;by
debtors bad, Die 15e. 6d.; by property given up to my
assignees, Ewa 16.. 94. ; by ditto in the bands of
creditors. £3Bl is.; dAciency, £264 115 e. ;
total £BB9 12a. 100.—The bankrupt dated his
expenditure for the past two years had been £lBO.
The creditors returned 111 holding security are as
follow, vit.; The Dorset Benefit Building Society (No. 3)
Blandford £3BO. "They held a mortgage deed in June
last on three leasehold dwelling houses and gardens In
East-street, Blandford. The seeurity was given on the
date, value £375." McGeorge Bolt, Littleton Blandford,
8. farm bailiff, £lO7 1764. "This creditor holds a secured
mortgage dated in Jose last on the above mentioned
property which IVII given on the date. This oriniitor
held • mortgage on the premises prior to June last when
he called In his money and the Building Society advanced
£350 end this creditor took a second mortgage for the
balance due to hini after receiving the 1:350." Mr.
Wellington Edward Grove., Blandford. chemist and
druggist, £l5. "This creditor holds a life policy fer
£lOO on my life in the Life association in Scotland upon
which he has a lac, which was given in July 1865,
value £6 Is." The National Provinoial Bank of
England, Blandford. El& "They hold a promissory
'note ef input( and W. E. Groves given on the 26th of
'November 1866. I have been informed that Mr. Groves
has recently paid to the bank the amount of their claim.
It was dated that the assignees did not oppose and in
the abeenoe of any opposition on the part of individual
ereditora the court passed the bankrupt angninted his
discharge. The proceedings then terminated.