The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-10-17 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER.

WATCH RATE. The Town Council on Tuerday
approved of an estimate of £253 3e., for police purposes,
for the ensuing year, representing • rate of 4i in the k.

001111 TY COURT OIRCUCT FOB NOVkllDEL—Fording-
bridge, Monday, 6th; Dorchester, Tuesday, 7th; Sri
port, Wednesday, 8h; Weymouth, Thursday, 9th;
Blandford, Monday, 13th; Poole, Tuesday, 14th ;
Christchurch, Wednesday, 15th; Shaftesbury, Monday,
20th ; Wincantoo, Tuesday, 21st; Salisbury, Wednes-
day, 22nd; Andover, Thursday, 23rd.

Tag matter of the tolls payable by Mr. T. Hamar, in
respect of stock cold at his repository, came before the
Town Council on Tuesday. it appeared that Mr.
Biwr wished to hare the common seal of the borough
affixed to the terms decided upon • few months back,
More carrying out th4t sgreementa, and arrangements
were made whereby the same should be done within a
month.

Ms. JURETT, the borough surveyor, applied to the
Local Board on Tuesday for an increase of salary. His
assiduity and worth were warmly acknowledged, and
the Board resolved on the motion of Mr. Rayne,
seconded by Mr. Frond, to augment his salary £2O per
year, viz , to make his yearly remuneration MO and
allow him the house for which he at present pays £l.O
per annum, rent free.
THE BURGESS Liar.—The revision of the bargees
list of the borough took place on Wedneaday, before the
Mayor (Dr. Aldridge), Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. J.
Robinson, imessors. The correction of • clerical ern r
as to the resideme of a burgess in St. Peter's parish, and
the addition to the All Saints' list of the name of Mr.
Charles Smith, Bell..street, who claimed for house in
succession from Fordington, were the only alterations
made.

Bretz Socurrt.—A Quarterly Meeting of the Dor-
chester Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Bible
Society was held at the Town-Hall on Tuesday last.
The chair was taken by the Rev. W. Pears, the Presi-
dent of tbe Auxiliary. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
Jo eph For. The Rev. R.. S. Ashton, of Weyniouth,
gave an account of the difficulties and progress of the
work of Bible circulation in France, Germany, and
Switzerland, chiefly by the agency of colporteurs. The
Rev. J. Gerrard Davis spoke of the society's operations
in the Briti-h Colonies in Australia, New Zealand, and
North America. The collection at the close amounted
to £1 14s. 10.

THE DOMING OF FORDINGTON.—Our readers are
aware of the " misunderstanding "—as the Msyor deli-
cately put it—that has existed between the Gas Com-
pany and the Local Board of Health in regard to the
lighting of Fordington. We are glad to find that all
difficulties have now been overcome, and that during
the winter now fast approaching the streets will no
longer remain in the state of darkness which hos hither-
to distinguished them. On Monday week Dr. Aldridge
°Deterred with the Directors of the GAS Company on
the subject, and the result was on offer to the Local
Board to provide the lamp-pots, lamps, and fittings,
and lay the requisite mains for £44 —the mains, of
course, as the Gas Company provide them at their
own exclusive expense, remaining their property.
Their first tender, it tatty be recollected was £49 80. al.,
and the second £47 10s. Od. Providing that the de
tails of the estimated sum of £44 are approved by the
Surveyor, the work is to be carried out at once under
the direction of the General Purposes Committee.