The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-02-28 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

TowN COUNCIL Isixrruto.—On Thursday a
meeting of the Council and Board of Health was con-
vened, when there were present the Mayor (Captain
Prow-se), Councillors Ayles, Maunders, Maroon,
Pothecary, Milledge and Thomas. After waiting
for nearly 40 minutes, and as there were not suffi-
cient members to form • quorum, the Mayor stated
that the meeting must be adjourned, and desired the
reporters to make known the fact that this was the
third time a similar coarse bad been compelled to be
resorted to, once in committee and at two council
meetings, owing to the absence of those who had
promised to attend to the interesta of the ratepayer&
—Mr. Pothecary humourouely suggested that the
town crier should be sent round the town in order
for the publics to discover the truant Councillors.
The business of the meeting was principally to
examine the accounts and order the payment of bills,
several of which were very urgent. We have been
requested by one of the creditors to publish the
following letter, a copy of which had been sent to
the Council :
" Weymouth, Feb. 21, 1865.
"To the Worshipful the Mayor and Corporation of
Weymouth and Meloombe Regis.
" GINTLIII6N,—I am under the necessity of calling
your attention to my unpaid account for repairs to
Weymouth Bridge. My contract was taken from you
upon the terms of cash within one month from date of
surveyor's certificate, and in case of nono3ompletion
within three months from date of signing contract, I
was subject to • penalty of five pounds per day for
every day after that time until the came was flnishe I,
Havuig completed my contract to the satisfaction of
your surveyor without incurring the penalty, and with
the least possible inconvenience to the public, I have
now to request the immediate payment of the account,
or interest at the rate of five per cent. will be charged
from this date. "I am, gentlemen,
"Your obedient servant,
" Tawas DODSON:"
Divosci COURT, Tneeday.—Singer v. Singer and
Nugent.—Mr. Deane, QC., and Mr. Bunting
appeared for the petitioner.—This petition by •
husband bad been adjourned for further evidence
as to the cohabitation between the petitioner and
the respondent, and the circumstances under which
the respondent had eloped with the co-respondent,
who is a major in the Royal Engineers. —Some
witnesses were toolay examined to show that the co-
habitation continued up to the time of the elopement.
—His Lordship said he winnow satisfied; hut the
Court was bound not to grant a decree until it
was shown not only that the respondent had corn-
mitted adultery, but also that the petitioner wan
not in fault.—Decree nisi, with costa against the co,.
respondent.

STATISTICAL TASLES 0* tee CAMSamos STIIDICATI.
—Fro.n the teventh annual report just issued, we per-
eeive that the following gentlemeo,residents in this neigh-
bourhood, pasaed the last local examination. Juniors-
-128. J. B. Look ( Religion, English, Latin, French,
Mathematics, Mechanios.)-98. G. H. Lock (lteligion,
English, Latin, French, Mathematios, Mechanics,
Drawing.)-113. R. Green Wood (Religion, English,
Latin, French, Mathematics, lifechanios.)-11.5. W.
.H. Greenwood (Religion, English, Latin, French,
Mathematics.) The above four from the Dorset
County School, and were instructed in French
- M. Garston. —79. J. Marsh (Religion, English,
in,) from the Weymouth Grammar School.
Senior-779. F. W. Gar-ton )Religion, (savaneed,)
English History, Geography (higher,) Latin, Freheii,
and German;) prepared entirely under M. Gerston's
tuition.

At the Borough Petty Sessions on Tnesday, Mr. W.
R. P. Jeffery, stage manager of the Weymouth
Dramatic Society, applied for, and obtained a license to
perform stage plays for the period of twelve months.
It is not within our recollection that • license has been
granted for so long a period, and bespeaks the oonfl-
lance reposed in the society by the magistracy.
COLONIAL AND CONTININTAL CHURCH SOCIETY.—
..A sermons were preached at St Mary's Church On
in aid of the funds a this society, when the
,d01:111 IMOUllted to about £25. On Monday
.ning the annual meeting of this association was held
.s St Mary's National School. The Rev. W. Cooper
occupied the chair, but the attendance was limited.
The Chairman in the course of some remarks, said the
general object, of this society was not for the special
benefit of heathen or foreigners, but for our own
countrymen who resided in our colonies, and who were
scattered over tbe Continent, but who were unable to
provide for their own spiritual necessities.—The Rev.
W. Cornwell, the deputation, in the bourse of a very
excellent address, said the society yr.s based on the
Scripture prinoiple of "GO and preach the Gospel
hut he contended it was their first duty to preach the
tidings of joy to their own countrymen. The ribelety
had been in eaiatenos for 40 years, At first it opera-
tion' were confined to the Colonies, brit afterwards
its operations were extended to the Continent
and he contended that the Society had greet claims
upon all climes of Christians. He gave interesting
accounts of the work the Society was carrying on in
ni the Continent,and maintained that blit
of this society the religious state of
in theme plates would have been
.--Tbe Rev. E. Headland afterwards
meeting, and the proceedings terminated
of the Doxology and the Benediction
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cnner.,--The inhabitant' of this town will
hear that this renowned orator intends
. at the Aseembly Room of the Royal
,esday and Friday, the lot and prd Of
March. The first night the subieet will be " The
Philosophy of True Manliness," and on the second
"The present great Atnericon Rebellion: its Causes
and Consequences." We are sure that the lectures
which Mr. Vincent delivered some month" ago in this
town -am eta —'^,..red with n by those
who had the r and they
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