The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

LYME REGIS.

Ma. Dumas Ain; Tul lisw GUANO Likens.—
Her Majesty's Emigration Commiesioners report that
the five years' license granted in 1863 to Mr. F. K.
Dumas to raise and export from the Island of
Sombrero, in the West Indies, certain phosphatic
substances to be used as manure, has been re-granted
to him in the form of a lease for twenty-one years,
with a view to the formation of a joint-stock com-
pany for the more effectual development of an under-
taking deemed by the Government of Pah import-
ance to British agriculture. Several leases of gum.
islands in the Pacific have also been granted; be
these are for seven years only; and snob guano, from,
the great distance it has to be brought, as well --
from its inferiority, cannot enter into competition
with the phosphates imported from Sombrero anet
Fstremadura. Mr. Dumas is to pay an impasse&
rental 0h,f1,000 per annum under the lose, instead.
of £76ounder the license. The other parties se to
• a royalty of 2s. per ton for the first two yews,
and 4a. per ton for the remainder of the term.

BLANDFORD.
AT the °malarial' of the meeting held in the Cora
Exchange on Tuesday, on behalf of the British and
Foreign Bible Society, a vote of thanks was twain-
momFy passed to Mr. Groves for kis long and able
services as treasurer of the society. Mr. Grow.
acknowledged the compliment
Courrr Pollak Friday, July ESth.—Bvar!
Farquharson, Esq. —At the magisteeleri,_..
office, Hiram House, carpenter, we mrm
custody, charged on the couqpktitut
wI
Elisabeth Ann House, with -04.ening her 11.1"—
Ordered to rind sureties, himself in the sum of LW,
and two others £25 each or one in £5O, to kano the
peace for six months; in default, six months' impri-
sonment
FAINTED by gnus' Power, and Published for himasit sad
the other Proprietors "THE Catraca AND 000intt
NIEWSTATZB COMPAITT, It their Beirldidida
Moe, Chiweinetreel, uorebester. by
Wattios FT7S, of Salisbury Villas, in tios Oasolt
of Dorset
Tasalsr, August LIM.

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District NctDs.

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• DORCIIESTER.
BOROUGH NUM Monday.— A n Trishwomm natnei
-Ryan, brought up on remand beforn the Ma3or mid J.
. Davis, E-q., pleaded guilty to stealing two eilops from
• the shop of Mr. Groves, and was bentet co I to 14 days'
. bard labiiur.

• ••-•- -
couuirizo7o VTR D COUNTY GAOL.
Lnbour :Will,au Fr I', vagrancy at W Ibury Abbus,
14 day ; Jarnea Meader, Banal at Svrana4e. 2 menthe;
Mary Ann Tucker, vagrancy at Wyke liegk, 7 &IR ;
Bridget Roach, vagrancy at Weynnonth 1 month ;
Henry Spanner breaking windows ot Weymouth, 2
mouths.— baprisonnunt : John Lane, baatardy at Lb re
Regis, 2 months; Sarah Ann Buckler, drunk, &a., at
Bridport, 6 wceka

IMPORTANT TO MALTNTIRS.—An Act to allow the
chanting of the Exciee duty on malt according to the
weight of the grain used, will come into operation on
Ist September next. Any maltster wishing to pay
date on the weight of the corn or grain usad must give
itt writing to the Officer of the Excise, which
lave to be 'removed if the inaltster discontinued
snetsiing malt for one month. Every maltster
wrier to placing corn or grain in any cistern for the
purpose of malting, must affix a cover to such cistern,
with fastenings, ftc., to the satisfaction of the Officer of
Forty-eight hours' notice must be given in
writing of the day and hour (not later than 12 a.m.)
that the maltster intends to steep his grain. Maltaters
menet provide correcx scale, weights, and bushel measure,
'which shall at all times be kept. in the malthouse. If
ithe weight of grain is found to exceed the declsred
,weight by 21bs. per bushel, the penslty will be ElOO.
This Act will not repeal any provisl .ns of other malt
mete, and will continue in force for four years.

WEYMOUTH.

ANOTHER GIFT TOWARDS THE ERECTION OF TEE
:EZTRZL.—The Doke of Wellington visited or town
last week, and daring hi. stay mwt generously pre-
sented the Bethel committee with t 6 towards the
erection of the Bethel.

EIOUREHON.—Th• Members of the Southampton Dook
Benefit Club, together with their friends, arrived here
on Monday afternoon by the Despatch steamer. Almost
immediately after their arrival heavy storms fell, whieh
continued at intervals until the time of their departure.
THZAT6IOO4.I6.—A theatre under the management of
Mfrs. Irving teas been opened at the Bordon Hotel
assembly:Room, for the sammer seamen. The first
knight's performance took place on Monday. when the
,entertaihment was telerelMy well patroniso4.
Tee GIZA, ElittrZAH.—ACCOrding to the accounts of
the (*peat Badtern's voyage to Valencia, she is teiribly
ovegweigycoted for her steam power, which has been
144 Inning off two boilers. Her stern sinks too
,15ithe e wsti.s re n
runader theearriayorTdouros preedstureanci A
with th)
ipadlles and screws together she can hardly make a
six Iknots an hour. Fortunately, after she leaves
Waledtia every day will lighten her both of cable and
--eboal, and as the shore end was safely landed on Satin.-
..day, we ought soon to hear that the voyage has corn-
7.•weenoed in earnest. So great, however, has been the
.delay that the electricians were more than half inclined
ito.postpone the enterprise till next year.

a". ROYAL ENGINEER SPORT& —Through the kindness of
sthe officers of the Royal Engineers, stationed at our
barracks, the men under their command had a variety
.... of . amusements on Saturaay afternoon. It was, how.
▪ •ever, originally intended that these should take place
• • on the day when the election came off, as the men had
• orders to be confined to their quarters, and it was
thought a variety of sports in the Barrack-square would
• 'au the otherwise irksome hours away in a most
, pigment manner. Owing to there being no contest, the
• IMO were allowed their usual liberty, and hence the
. sports were deferred until Saturday. Through the
liberality of the officers, aided by entrance fees from the I
competitors, a respectable list of prises was got up, and
the sports took place in a field a short distance from the
barracks, better known as "Farmer Lovell's Field."
The event, however, had been kept very quiet; indeed
but few persons were aware of it, consequently at the
nteommencement of the amusements, the spectators were
almost exclusively confined to soldiers, and a large
number of street Arabs, the usual Saturday holiday
enabling them to be present en maze. Towards the
evening, however, • large number of persons were pre+
sent, amongst whom were several ladies, clergymen,'
laymen' all of whom appeared highly delighted r
the sporta. Lieutenants Joppe, Gracey, and Le
were most araiduous in their labours, and their awards
;eve satisfaction. The sports consisted, of running,
jumping; &a., and.the utemee good feeling was evinced
by the competitors throughout. A programme was
efrown up, and throwing the cricket bell stood first on
nthe list. The first prize, Is. 6c1., was won by Raper
'Turner, (26th Os.) 179 yards, and the second, 55., by
'Corporal Mornay, (26th Co.) 170 yards. A Hat race,. of
200 yards folioweil—first prize 10s., second, 7s. 6d. A
rzy good stort was made, sapper Turner taking the
whieh he maintained,- and won by 10 yards.
(17th Co.) was second. Sapper
M.) was the winner of is. for making
wide jump, and Corporal Hector
for is. 6d. .be second best.
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decided that
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was awarded to

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race of half-a-mile

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easily, taking
the second,
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race ensued