The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-12 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

CHAIM Or FARIIII.—WO hes: that Mr. John
Mattis, son of Mr. Stiehl', at Mapperton, is to suo•
oesd, Mr. Shinier at Bradford Farm.

ETHIOPIA/ 9111111NADNIti. b6.OkMllll V. white.
men gave their entertainment at the Assernbly•room
on Wednesday evening hat. Few persons were pre.
Bent, but great gratitioation we. expressed at the
talent displayed by thie humourowl and musically.
gifted firm.
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New Cues EXoll44ol.—The tender sent in by
Mr. Augustine Gruen, builder of tine plan, for erect.
log the new building and making alterations in the
Townhall, was the one racepted by the Corporation
oennuittete, Only two persons competed, Mr. ltidout
and Mr. Green, the former of whom was loonsider•
ably higher in his tender than the auooeuful °wive.
titer. The work will be oommenoed immediately
after the signing of the contract.
Locator UITY Moiator.—A public, meeting in aid
of the Rlendford Aaeociation of the London Ulty
halation woe held at the Townhall in the afternoon
of hiolitieY. the 4th inst. The Rev. Franoie Tyrrell.
ft A., attended, and gave much interesting inhuma-
tion ea to the working of the autiety. A ;monde
meeting was held in the evening of the same they in
order that those persona who °mild not conveniently
attend in the afternoon might have in opportunity of
lietenitig to the detail, furnished by the rev, yetilltr.
man. The sums minuted at both multiage amounted
to 416, J. 0, Meuse!, Esq., preeithel in the after.
noon, and the Rev, W. Ha6e lit the evening,
" Oyu Lau 40Y,"-011 W0t1401414y evening else'
tun wail delivered at the Townhall by Mr, Y. A.
New, the handbills indicating, rather then definitely
elating, that the ouhheet of the bettor' would be educe.
Mon, The leottwer wee A met; of Maltase no wall 44
in offhanded ;meeker, and after euiphetiotdly Mit
pressing on his motional that they must leave *owe
sort of "legacy"to poeterity, he adroitly managed
to introiliwe and elaborele throughout the reniaintler
of his addrese the wuntlentue advantages auiftrral
on working men by Life A44141%11011 P414/14111.4 in
general, and eapeoially by the " Ntuperort" for which,
we sultsequently learnt, the etitioational advocate ie a
tretvelllng agent. Ni eherge fitr 4111111141141 wee
male and a number of aneehaidu Will labourer" were
presant 11, A. 'pones W., acoupled the oltair,
PROYINVIAL Renault% —Forum with m41)4%111441
toltn in the Reny system of noosing homer into
gitml nowhere, have hien thriving through the streets
tiC Hatitlford without blinkers to the bridles of their
harness, We understand the Rev, Leigh, nitrate
of the village of Monekton, has been prim-tieing the
like novelty and that in driving acmes the ltane
Down, on hie way to ftlandford,liis hone saw too
much, became alarmed, started olf, threw the rev,
gentleman out, end broke the SIAN of the veinal*
and otherwise damaged it. We're glad to hear that
a slight bruise wee the only injury sustained by the
driver; but, if great oaiftion be not eseroised in
taking the "hut cape in this new miniend•horee
relationship, more serious aeoldeute Ire likely to
ocour,

Sotrrn MUM? StniliOntPTlON HOUNDa. This
pick met for the Ant titas at Hyde House on
Thursday the 7th inst. A circular, inviting many of
the leading pntleirien in the county to become sub-
scribers, has been issued, and, in some few inetencee,
liberally responded to, The circular soliciting cub.
soriptions We. accompanied by an invitation to
breakfast on the morning of the meet, and it is
almoet needless to add that the reputation for hoe.
pitality enjoyed by the owner of -Hyde House was
not lessened by the hearty weloome given to his
Mends and supporters on this occasion. The
wretched weather frustrated all attempts at hunting,
and a chopped three-legged fox, and another driven
In cover to earth, made up the day's sport. Various
speculations are indulged in by the sporting public
here as to the long continuance of two peaks of
hounds to hunt the oounty, especially as one is •
subscription pack, and the other wholly mk
by • nobleman. Still, let the issue liitfts6elidt
may, all epee that the present arrangement will
give more hunting daye to the fox-hunters of Dorset
than they have heretofore experienced.
LITAILANY INITITUTL—SeVeII members of this
institute are preparing to compete for the prim to
be awarded by Mr. Maoready at Dorchester, on the
11th of November next. The subjects being studied
—printed questions on which have already been
replied to—are, geography, English histcrY, writing
from dictation, grammar, arithmetic, geometry, and
mechanical drawing and French. If either or all of
thaw men young men should fell in securing prises
at the ooming examination, the educational profit;
derived from the preliminary studies in whisk they

have necessarily engaged, will far mons than repay
Ahem for the time and attention Ow have devoted
to the subject. Dr. Booth, from the goaaty of At*
will oonduot the examination at Dominant,