The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-28 00:00:00

in this Mesa ingthify anatiltliss In sortainly no
helloes II net ill UM IOW& Min 11~1/4112:tan that
of WM bintesilli, May Wag Oslo under
Aft 4, NCI—Um WIWI servant,
"Ermaas HARKON.
"To that Sestretary to ths Onesinfrits of Conseil, ho."
"Privy Council oSoe, Aping, 1861
Svo— have the betionr to acknowledge tho
receipt of your letter ci the 17th inst Their I.rdshitis
rely upon the managed to exercise a conscientious dis-
cretion in selecting tho children on whom 'comma a
claim is mad* upou the Parliamentary fond. No obild
folfile the conditions of Article 4, wbose family does not
belong to the Inhuming ohms in the Stant sense of the
ord... or to a class of this same social level or lames&
The children of shopkeepers who hams only small shooks, ,
and who employ no lonrooynioo, an not necessarily in-
dried from Whining a grant to the tisbooL Triers is so
reason Irby elitldtert sent from the ssims.hosso by Rho
hosed of asonlians should sot bring grants to the Ithool
(Ace 13 16 Vist., a 34.)-1 IL,* the boomer to be, ha,
" R. Sr. lisnitsw.
"The Sim E. Huston, Shoehorns."

DIYURNIIMOU'IIii. -On Wednesday. Me Stind
the ehadten it the Moordown National &Moot,
tag aboet eighty, asenstesid alt their mboolreum, sad
having formed in precession, proceeded freestherms,
bearing miniature haunters and garlands it Sowers, was
meompanied by the clew and principal gentlemen ef
the ninghboorhood, to a hens, kiwily lent fur the ems.
doe byAr. tiser of Newlin; and partook of • bountiful
supply of tea en cailivided by Sir John Warren-
der. It was truly to observe the kind atMit-
tioe which was psi the Übe ones by the gentlemen
present. The highest prate* is due to Miss P. Hisley,
the schoolmistress, sad it is with plemare we asmenee
that she has been appointed to • more Iterative .11as•
non in coesideratfon al the ability she has dimplated In
bringing the children forward.
CHEWHERNE. —Dwain Ansa lax firearm.-
cons —A public dinner took piece at the George
Hotel at hatiosst mix on Wednesday. Samuel
Pitman., Fog., under of the Berkshire Foxhounds,
occupied the chair. ilineativet deem present we
observed G. F. Wills, Esq., (tretenrer), G. Kars,
eq., (boa. sea ),G. Tusoo, F. IL Eagan/Mt, W. H.
Toby, O. Evans, G. 8. Jellifik James Miffs, W,
H. Richards, J. W. Richards, Hugh Lowman, J.
Stevens, J. IL Lang, Cl. L Lang, R. long, and
Walter Trevelyan, Fenn, Lieutenant Richardson,
Maws. Widely, Bootee, Blake, Cox, Perry, James,
E. Bodge, B. Read, •-•- Slade (2), Bartlett (2),
Bullock, Ryall. Cornelia' (F), he., he. The vice-
chair was ably filled by O. L Lug, Req. after the
removal of the cloth the usual tosses were drank and!
responded to, and a merry evening was spent, In
proposing the toast of the evening, "Soccer to the
West Somerset Btai " the Chairman said
that although only three weeks' creation the chase
bids fair to be wend to none in the country. The
efforts of the committee deserved the highest praise,
and they had been well meads& The arrange-
ments were p.moellent, and everybody was astonished
at the thorough success which had attended the day's
proosedings. The euheaription Itst reflected great
credit on the town sad neighbourhood, and be hoped
that in future, sportsmen, who were resident at a
distance, would 0311311 forward and 'Met in keeping
up the chess. There could not be pcneibly a better
course. He hoped the abase was established for
geserations to corna, as it was an excellent finish to
their winter's amusement. He wandered Mr. Will.
and Mr. Piers the key-stones of the movement, and
they deserved their beet thanks. —Mr. Wills and
Mr. Elton both returned thanks, and stated that the
committee had worked hard, and they were well
pleated at their soccess. They did not deserve praise
more than the other gentlemen who acted on the
committee. Captain Matthews and Hr. long espe-
cially had done their best. They hoped that in
future years the subsoriptiene would increase. Next
year's list would be opened at once, and they aboeld
be happy to receive the wise of any gentlemen
who wished to subscribe. There would, tbey hoped,
be • good balance from this year, and the sportsmen
in Lb. mighbwerbood were determined to keep the
Mame up.
_ . . _ . . .

BA T If. —A CCIDMIT. —A n sieradent of A singular
character happened on Thursday treeing at the
wharf of the Kingston Mill, Dorchester-4mM, by
which a horse narrowly escaped drowning and a lot
of flow was damaged. A wagon laden with about
two dozen sacks of Hoer, with a hone in the limbers,
was standiog on the wharf skirting the river Avon;
the bores jibbed backwards, and from its proximity
to the edge the bind wheels of the wagon went over
the wall; the vehicle followed, taking erlth it the
hone—the whole affair ping souse into the river.
Fortunately the river at the spot was not very
and bt coming the hareem the horse was relessid,
but it was a codsiderable time before it could be
lifted out of the water, whisk was ultimately done
by a emirs and girths On Wag get nut the animal
wee found to have sustained a somewhat severe cut
on the near ads. The vehicle having tinned over
on faring into the water, the flour was thrown out
and floated on the surfs" but was recovered without
being much d
BRIDOWnagL Tug Somalian Coonyr
'USIA ASSOCIATION. We UIIdSTISAOd that the
, armegemeots for the Grand Prise Shooting Meeting,
to take place at Bridgwater, are now nearly com-
plete, and that the prograourse and rules will be
shortly awned. The shooting will take plmo on
Moodily, the 22nd of June, and following days.
The following is an oodles of the programme-
First Day: County Medal and £6, should the
winner shoot for the Prince of Weise pries at
Wimbledon; Sergeant Cook's prise for Somerset
Volenteers-5 shots at 300 yards, £5. Second
Day Third-clam prime, at 200 and 300 yards, open
to Snerserset Volindeare--Ist prise £10; best shot
at 200 yards-51d prim L 3 • ditto at 300 yards-
3rd prize £3; to sash of the best shots at both
ranges after the winner, ; Second-dais prises
at 400 and 500 yards, open to Somerset Volunteers
Ist prize £10; bad shot at 400 yards-204 prise £3;
ditto at 500 yards-3r4 prise £3. To each of the beet
thotast both ranges after the winner, £2 ; Sergeants'
Prime at 200, 509 and 600 yards, for Sergeants of
floaremet Volunteers, armed with short rifles-Ist
prise £10; best shot at 990 yards, £2 ; ditto at 500
yards, ; ditto at 600 yank*, £4. Third day
Volunteers' prim at 900 yards Ff. Yeomanry and
Artillery Carbine prises for Somerset Volunteer
forces, armed with need carbines— Ist prise LIP;
2nd prise, ; Heide prime at 200 and 400 yards—
let prize £5; 2nd prise £3. Fourth Day All
Corners' Prises at 500 mid 600 rads let prise £6O;
2nd prise £lO ; 3rd prise ; 4th prise CS ; let best
10 ihots ; All OXBOW Imig range prize at 900
sad 1,000 yards, £2.5. Three sweepstakes will take
place on each day at unemployed targets. Subscrip-
noir. 2a 61. Five shots for each 2e. 64. paid.
Perpetual Pool at 200 mid wo yards will be pro-
vided fur on each day. Entrance, Is. Shooting
will commence reek day at ten o'clock.