The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-11-08 00:00:00

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RING WOOD. —V writ; hl grrtoo. —A meeting of
the ratepayers residing within the boundary line of
the parish for lighting and watching the town, took
gtat e Vestry room on Saturday. the 29th
th
her, for the purpose of receiving the inspectors'
accounts, appointing others in the room of those who
go out of office by rotation, and for granting the re.
quired sum for the necessary expenses for the
current year. Mr. Stephen Street, the senior
churchwarden, occupied the chair. The accounts
were produced and passed. Mr. Wheaton and Mr.
John Hutton were reelected inspectors, and
• sum not exceeding £lOO was granted to the
inspectors for the required expenses attending
the lighting of the to•n for the current year. A
vote of thanks was proposed to the inspectors for
the great improvement made by them in their
management daring the past year; a vote of thanks
was also proposed to the Chairman, and both propo-
sitions were unanimously carried.
FORDINGBRIDGE.--T, nee Beaten —At the
last meeting of the board of inspectois, relative to the
town fire engines, it was announced that all tho
insurance °Sees who had been solicited to subecribe
towardi the engines lied dune in, with V.e exception of
the Royal. London, •nel Tavrrpool. The Ro_y.l
Formers' gave an engine, estimated at 1:30 'value. The
following are sub-critsere to the ansoust sperilled
£2O; Royal gretiange, CIO ; West of Rnaland,
CIO ; County, CIO ; Snitch Cooduereiel. Cf• ;
Norwich Ulnae, 1.1 Zi. The Pliceoin ,ffered
subscription of £3, which was refu-ed y tho Board, as
not being an equivalent to the •suotint that omen insure..
The Board base signified their det-itninaLon to c.,arge
the 4.1110 es which are not subscribers to the eagibe fund
for the use of the eel/Ines.
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SOUTH A MPTON7—An. int inning een.rtionial tok
plain on Thursday, Octobir 27th, at ths e. choolr.min
of Tauntoo's Charity, ich hoc in.' been c iiiipleted on
land presented by the w.irthy Mayor, G. S. Brinton,
Eq. The schofara Matted Mr. Winton to the KnooL
and there predicated him wigs •n elegantly bound
Prayer book, • school boy named Leslie making the
onnentation speech in a very clever style. The book
was the apont•nr.ma gift of the boy., and contained the
following inscription :—" Prcsamted to the Mayor of
Southampton, Cl. S. Brinton, Esq., by the boy. of
Taunton •chool, as a small token of his munitioent
kindnes. in presenting the .ste of the new schoil to the
Trustee. of the Charity. October, 1864." Tic Mayor
having n plied in a In ling ro•nner, be was attended by
none few of his friend. to hid home, where his health was
enthudmtically drunk.
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LYN Dll U —Si zt.t Snootier; —The romp) tition
for s asp. value Li, offend by Captain nod Adjutant
(YlShea, rani. off at the tante at Lyndhuret,on Tuesday,
the Ist instant. lb. prlze was sive for by members if
the 3rd, 10th, 14th, and 191', tient. Voluntecos, -ho
had attended not les, than eve empany dna) shin the
let December last, at neva of 200, 300, and 6)0 yards,
lye round, as each range. There were present eleven
conspnitotra of the 3rd. MOM of the 1013, eleven of the
14th. and two of the 19th Hants amps The prim was
woo by Private Downer, of the 3rd (Lymington) oorpa.
There were afterwards two prizes offered for the drill
sergeants of the above Corp., made up of the surplus
entrance fen, when the fist prize of 30i. was won by
Sergeant Gulliver, f the christohneeh corps, and the
noond prize of 13a. by Sergeant Horpool, of the
Lyndhurst oorps.

Tim introduction of commodities thatconsmand • large
sae from their distinciiv. advantages being valued by
the public, frequently attructe a host of imitators. To
endeavour to pun off inferior articles some closely eopy
the trude-mark, packets ke., of Messrs. Ilona.
man, the well-known original Importers of the Pun.
Tea; therefore purchaser, should not fail to notice that
the signature—' Iforniin.n and Cc, Loodon"—i• on
cacti genuine packet. Their tea, from it. relialele good
quality, ha. for a quarter of a century been in great
favour throughout the kingdom, proving that all ekes.s
require goipi ties, end prefer sterling quality to mere
appearance. Melon. Hornienanie &cense number about
two thousand ; those in this locality us advertised in
our columns.

MTLUOCI, 011.1 AT ACUITY °lmages the
biaokent Hair white. This (odour, however, is to be re-
stored with certainty, by lierriog'. blegoetie Brushre.
l/r. Hama says, "I man: them as the nymt
perfect brushes hitherto made. a. reopecits their
meehimical eonstruct inn. and tb ir nirguetiool
action." They are THE remedy for Grey Hair,
Neuralgia, Bleuniatiym, Le.
N.B. —Counterfeits are being made.
°Blom. 32. Raeinglialletreet. London.
Valuable information respecting the diet most imit-
able for ladies and invalids, to to be found in " The
Mule of the Symoncer," by Dr. Sc ffern, whom oboerva-
times will be espreially uaeful to mothers. In oinclud-
itm that part relating bate., he writes (page 424) —"1:
may remark that I am very partial to tea, and my priate
Is very mensitive in reopect to the infusion, from having
man, years token it without milk and sager. The hest
tie I can And is that import. d by the Meows. Harnimye •
its dull i.etural hue inonifeem it to be whet it profresee
—tea width hay been mihjelverl t-i no hied of outoerd
embelliyhment with powdered minerals,—a menire,‘.
loom whit& its deihrious flavour sufßeiently coallren.."
The gnat popularity tidy 'es enjoys, has Indrieed Dome
le attempt spurtoos Imitation. ills tbiftforosirosmary
Belies %ha. Maslow mum is is el lie pi 11.%

LONDON AND BOUTH-WRITERN RAILWAY.
On Thorsiny sfiannme lin Ojai Ifenernl meeting of
Lb. Protiritigil, ha this ourapany rens held at the offices,
Waterloo tertnieur, for the purpose of el. cling •
director in room of Mr. Wyndham Spenorr Portal (re-
signed). Captain Mmes., the chairman of tbu board of
directors, was in the chair.
'I ile n 44 C. coneenind the meeting beeing been read.
The CHAIIIIW, Midtim enoitiLstes originally wore
Visional Rory. M.P.. Lord Oil. Fitscer.ll, Sir rlins,ll
Alexander Diinakiroo, Mr. Marsh, MP , Mr. if. R.
Poir,ll, and lir. J. P.trgerrll ; but of that nuinber
event bad relicts' from tip, cotitrn.. and lb. iilv risit•
Lothar. remaining weed Vintout Bury and Sir Stusrt
Alei•ndt r Donaldson. .

Lord OTHO FITZOIMALD said he had rerigni d in
favour of Viscount Bury, whom he nos pruposad as •
candidate.
11r. Viu.ziojjz seconded the nomination.
Mr. VANSITTART, M.P., then propmed Sir Stnaet
Alexander Donaldson, and in doing no severely criiitioad
the conduct of the board, ten inenilv•ra of whom bad
enduned the candidature of Viscount Bury.
Mr. lienntss seconded the nomination.

The Ciilaintlaril replied to the Fenian. of Mr.•
Vansittart, sad denied that Viscount Bury WU the
n ~,,, inee of the board. The dilatators had endorse.' the
canilid•ture of Vieconnt Bury, believing that his I•ird•
ship won the rood eligible of the numerous cindidatea.
Mr. LINDSAY, M.P.. raid that they all knew Lord
Bury to be • man of thoroughly buttineu habits : but
when he looked at the ;invent onneitution of Vie board
he hardly thought Lord Bury was the cant, he placid
upon the direction. He should not oppose Lord Boy,
although be thought Sir soon, Donabilion was the
better qualifi. d front hie large esperience. He thought
the gee Von was one which required further odoi ora-
tion. anti lo would move that the election by poeiponed
for the present.
Mr. Lzx would like to know the amount of 1.1.6 hold-
ings of the respective oeudidaties.
the ishiire.it.lhy4Wtheltr. y..Litisdaay.
p.d naidtothall,h.
election to-day. In answer to Mr. Lee, be said that
Lord Bury held E 3,000 stock, and Sir Stuart Doitaldoo
held £3,300. (Laughter).
Mr. tOnTLzmas, Mr. Serjeant OsoittAtt, and Mr.
HUTCHINS, defended the matey puropid by themselves
and colleagues in supporting Visoount Bury.
Lord ROSY briefly addreoe 1 the meeting, and con-
tended that the directors who had supported him had
done no in their capacity as shareholders; and he denied
that in his cannot; the slightest prea.nre had been put
alum the employ& of the company. If /sleeted he would
devote his time and energies in forwarding the interstate
of the rhareholdere. (Hear, hear.)
&mazy Dos ALMS is had nothing to complain of in
the rondart of hi. nob'e opponent. nei,her iitd he find
fault with the directors supporting hie candidature ;
but he thought that in a case of a company like the
South-W. stern, and where the candidates wen pot to
great expense, the directors should alritain from
nominating a mod idat e.
The CHAIKIKAN then put the natoes to • show of
hands, and declared the election to have fallen open
Lord Bury.
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Sir BTO.A-11. DONALDSON said be ahould boa danand a
poll. fia far the prooeedinp bad been satisfactory. H.
coegratulated Lord Bury on his eleetion, and hoped he
would do bis duty. (Lund applanae.)
Lord MIST then briefly thanked the sharaolders for
his election.

-11UMIC;ie the Chairman closed the proceeding&