The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-01 00:00:00

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Seiner. —Friendly Society. —The annual meet-
ing of the members of Ws society, took place on
Tuesday, and our little town was enlivened by a
band of music, and display of Bags. After attending
("burr, and parading the town, the parties oat down
to a sumptuous dinner, at the Blue NB Hotel, which
did great credit to mine hooter, Mr. Morgan,. not
only in quantity but in the manner it was placed on
the table.

hckzerce..— Wha-Mosday.--The Old Friendly
Society held their anniversary meeting at the Town-
hall, where after attending Divine Servioe they eat
down to an excellent dinner, provided for the 000lt-
*ion by Mr. T. Culliford, the worthy host of the
Dolphin Inn, which did him great credit. The day
being very unfavourable the rnjoyment thereof was
materially lemened as the members were obliged to
keep within doors for the whole day.
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Du:Min.—Annual Wool-Uathering.—The an-
nual sheep-shearing match, in connection with the
Williton and Dunater Agricultural Association, took
place in the Castle Yard, at Dunater, on Tuesday
Last. There were seventeen competitors. The to.
lowing premiums were awarded :—The champion
prize, £3, was awarded to William Evans. In the
Snit class, a prize of £3, was awarded to John Sully;
second prize, £2, to Wm, Alford; third prize, :el,
to Henry Newton; fourth prise, 10e. to Richard
Gould. In the boys' clam, a prise of a was
awarded to Thomas Grentleld ; second prize. £2,
to Robert Moral; third prize, £l, to Thomas South-
wood. . _ .

Wiarox•suPln•Manz.—A large influx of visitors
arrived on Monday morning by excursion trains
from Bristol. The different -benefit societies area•
teed processions, with bends, banners, and devices
exhibiting their several means of relieving the sick,
widows, and orphans. These parading the principal
greets, then adjourned to the parish church, where
the Rev. J. H. Stephenson, rector of Sympaham,
gave them a suitable sermon, taking their mottoes
and emblems as his subject, and spiritualiaing on
them. Unfortunately the weather was most unpro•
pitiona, the rain pouring steadily down in such a
manner, that there was no way of avoiding its damp.
Mg influence throughout the whole day.
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FRIGHTFUL ACCIDICNT.—About 10 o'clock on Mon-
day night, two men named Joseph Gard and Thomas
Sulley, employed in the Brandon Hill iron mine at
Etawleigh Cross, near Wiveliscombe, were en
blasting in the mine when the fusee hangintred,
they incautiously went near the charge and the iron
stone suddenly exploded. The poor fellows were so
frightfully cut and disfigured that they could not
be identified when brought up out of the pit. They
were removed to the company's offices and Mr.
Nicholls, surgeon, of Wivelisoombe, was sent for;
he immediately attended and dressed their wounds
The men are still alive, and but slight hopes are en•
tertained of their recovery.

Intitrarta.—On Whit• Monday the members of
the Old Dolphin Friendly Society held their 48th anni-
versary. The Rev. A. H. P. Trewman, vicar of the
parish, presided, and was supported by many gentle.
men of the town and neighbourhood, amongst whom
were the Rev. Mr. (lowering, master of the Gram-
mar School; Rev. R. Lewis, curate; Messrs. Lange,
Paull', Coombs, Hewings, Whooley, Bragg, Chap.
man, Palmer, and many other gentlemen. The usual
loyal and patriotic toasts were duly honoured; then
followed business relative to the society. A. good
dinner was served up by the worthy host and host-
ess, Mr. and Mrs. Kerby, in their usual style on all
occasions. The evening passed off with harmony and
peace.
COURT OT CHANCRRY, Lincoln's Inn, May 25.
(Before the Lord Justices of Appeal.)—ln the 'wa-
ter of the Ilmineter Free School.—This was an lip.
peal from the decision of the Master of the Rolls.
The notice of motion was given on behalf of the Rev.
Mr. Trewman, vicar of Gminster, and two others,
that the order at the Rolls might be varied, and that it
might be declared that persons dissenting from the
doctrines of the Church of England as by law
established are not eligible to be trustees of the
charity, and that the trustees by that order appointed
who are not members of that Church may be die. '
charged. The Master of the Rolls waa of opinion that
persons dissenting from the doctrines of the Church
of England are eligible to be appointed and to act lie
trustees of the charity, and ordered that certain
membere, 14 in number, therein named, and the
vicar of the parish for the time being should be ap.
pointed new trustees to ant with the three surviving
trustees in the future management thereof. Lord
Justine Knight Brno' said it appeared to him that
the trustees ought all to be members of the Church of
England, although the cone of Dissenters had very
properly enjoyed, and his lordship hoped would con.
Untie to enjoy, the advantage of being educated in
the school without being instructed in the peculiar
tenet' of the Church of England. Lord Judos
Turner said that this ease had been argued on behalf
of some of the inhabitants of Minster as if the court
had been engaged in settling a scheme for the manage.
mint of the charity. This was beside the question.
Their lordship, found that the school had been con.
ducted for many years as other Church of England
Schools were conducted t admitting, and, as he
thought, most wisely, children of DissenMrs, with.
out enforcing on them tenets of the Uhureh of Eng.
land, The management, he (Ohs Lord Justice) was
of opinion, ought not to be committed to the hands
andieeping of Uluentem The order made, so far aa it
wee settled in court, was that the name of the vicar
should be inserted sea trustee instead of,' the vicar
for the time being," and the names of the three new
Dissenting trustees appointed by the order should be
omitted, '' they not being members of the Church of
Enjeand."
BUIIXIIAX.—Stettnt Certineunieation with as
0044 C—rho favourite steamer Tallealn, belonging to
the Cardiff Steam Navigation Company, commenced
plying between that port and Burnkam, on Monday
week. The packet lift the Pier head, Bute Docks,
at five o'clock in the morning, and arrived at Burn.
ham Pier about 7. This arrangement effects a deal.
deratum long felt by the Inhabitants of South Wales,
who, by this route, will be enabled to make their
journey to the Metropolis and Eastern counties in
less than half the time it formerly occupied, indeed,
can reach Paddington now as quickly as they can be
at Gloucester or Stonehowie. Viewing the under.
taking in • commercial point of view, one cannot
but feel sanguine of the lucrativeness of the scheme.
The whole of South Wales will be now in direct
and speedy communication with the rich agricultural
districts of Somerset, Devon, Dorset, and Cornwall.
Thus a want long and bitterly felt by them ot being
so remote from all cultivution and improvement,
both as regards stook and lands, is now ranked among
things that were, and upon the other hand in Wales
are abundance of necessaries which the rich counties
above named stand urgently in used of, and which
will now be able to be brought to their towns and
villages at very reduced rates. In addition to the
above important advantages, a regular channel of
communication has been, by the present arrange-
manta, opened between the whole of South Wales
and the West of England. The following times of
starting (weather permitting), from Burnham Pier,
it may be convenient to make generally known :
Juno let, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and sth at 9.30 every morn.

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STREET. —A DOW school-house and master's reg.
dance is about to be built in this parish, by subscrip-
tion, from plans furnished by Mr. S. Pollard, archi-
tect, Taunton. A committee of the Society of
Friends met at the Temperance Hall, on Friday, to
receive tenders, when the following estimates were
received :—Mr. A. Higgins, builder, Butleigh,
£1,163; Mr. B. Hawkins, builder, Glastonbury,
£1,158; Mr. S. Petvin, builder, Street, £1,144.;
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MI:. Bennet, builder, 'Portisheed, nes:r Bristol:
(a friend), £1,076. Great dissatisfaction prevails
among many of the inhabitants who are subscribers,
who consider the committee ought not to bind them-
selves to accept the lowest tender, the calculations of
Messrs. Higgins, Hawkins, and Pete being so near.
WINCANTON. —Poor Law Cheques—in reply to
an inquiry from the Clerk of the Wincanton Union,
the Commissioners of Inland Revenue have stated
that the Bill now before Parliament, imposing the
penny stamp on cheques on bankers, has no rela-
tion whatever to the drafts of Poor Law Guardians
on their Treasurer.

Mr. CARDWELL'S MOTION.—On Wednesday even.
lug a public meeting was held in the Guildhall,
Bath, for the purpose of hearing from Sir A. H.
Elton an explanation of the course adopted by him
on the recent motion of Mr. Cardwell, and also an
expression of his opinion on the leading questions of
the clay. The Banqueting-hall of the Guildhall was
completely filled, and a great many Conservative
electors were present; Mr. Alderman Hunt presided,
in the absence of Dr. Falconer. Sir Arthur Elton
was received with loud cheers.

AN ANGLO-TURK.—The Sultan, by an Imperial
ordinance, has promoted Real Admiral Adolphwi
Slade (Mushader Pacha) to the rank of Perak, or
Vice Admiral, in consideration ot the important ser-
vices rendered by him to Turkey during a long aeries
of years.
The appearance of the orchards in West Somerset
affords ground for anticipating an abundant crop of
apples and other fruits. In the advance of unto.
ward circumstances at a more absent period of the
season, it is believed cider material will be unusually
plentifully.