The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-01-10 00:00:00

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SOUTHAMPTON.— Corim. —This
corps corn rises six companies and lr. T. W.
Flenning, Mr. las Feuvre, jun. lr. Algeo, Captain
Parker, ltickford, Mr. F. Perkins (mayor), and Mr.
lit;. flassett have been muinimously elected by the
corps for recomuiciolation to the Lord-Lieutenaut
for nomination as captains. Colonel Grimes 1114 ac-
cepted the coleneley and the number of the volun-
tecrs exceed .5110, about MO of wl are enrolled.
General Rotas has presented alienation of 1:20 to the
funds of the corps. The ladies' subscriptions for the
regimental colours progress satisfactorily.
PUBLIC l'H A VIM NlEF:TlNG.—Arnuigements have
been mule, with the permission of the Worshipful
the Mayor, for a noon-day daily prayer meeting, in
the Audit House, to he strictly confined to one hour.
They were to counnence on Holiday.

aRE mEMORIA I. To DR. bi.t At: Warw.—The
committee decided on Wednesday that the Western
Park be the site for the erection of the memorial,
between Cumberland•place and the Commercial•roail.
A vigorous effort is to be modeto increase the amount
of the contributions.

LECTURE.-- Mr. lbgby Seymour, M.P., gave &lec-
ture on Thursday evening, at the Victoria Ittiouis, on
the " Poets and Poetry of America." The proceeds
of the lecture were devote,' to the aid of the hiihdiog
fund of St. James's Church. The mayor presided,
and the attendance was very small.
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FARINOLION. - New Mt.til Route. —The Post
Office authorities have decided on establishing a mail
from the Shrivenham Station, through Faringilon
and Bampton to Witney. The latter towns are dis-
tant from hence but six and twelve miles respectively,
yet owing to the circumlocutory route at present
taken by the mails, letters do not reach diens until
the afternoon of the day after that on which they
am posted here, and 14,, r,,rso ; hence the new
postal arrangement ill be a great public con-
venience.

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTHAMPTON
WayEn.--Two men, named lianly and Smith. were
out in a small shooting punt on the Southampton
Water, for the purpose of shooting, on Sunday morn-
ing, about 12 o'clock, when by some weans the punt
upset, and both were •Irowned. The imanilent was
discovered by stone persons seeing the punt adrift
and upside down, and • short time after two caps
were found. Both men were married and have left
families. An inquoit was held on Friday (on which
day the bodies were recovered), and a verdict of
"Found Drowned" returned.
Asnovan.-I*Mumierr Rik Corps.—There are
only 30 names enrolled as yet, but the subscriptioos
amount to £2OO.

WiNcursruu.—The Epirkauy Quarter Semion4.
These sessions commenced on Monday, with the
financial and general Liminess. There were 41 prisoners
for tri.ll.

DESTRUCTIVE STORNI. A violent storm passed
over Bishop's Sutton, near this city, about 10 o'clock
on Wednesday morning, which levelled the greater
part of • large barn, belonging to Mr. Collis, situated
near his dwelling-house, adjacent to the turnpike
road. There were some labourers in the barn win•
nowing oats, who had a narrow escape. Several large
trees were blown down in a meadow, near the ilwed.
ling-house, and some cottages were also partially
stripped of their thatch.
PEDESTRIANISM.— Much interest was excited in
this city on Thursday by a walking match. 7 miles,
for £2O, £lO a side, on the P sey road, between
Mountjoy a well-know peileArian, and Mr. John
l'ubb, livery stable keeper, of Southgate Street. The
former was backed by the officers, and the latter by
his friends in the city; Mr, Tub', received a minutes
start. and llountjoy got ahead of his opponent within
the first five miles, but was defeated by nearly two
yards. The road was in very bad condition in con-
sequence of the frost ; the time was one hour and
ten minutes. The race was followed by a dinner
it the Plume of Feathers Jim, capitally served by
Mr. Birt.

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ANDOVER •ND REDBRIDGIC RAILWAY.-A public
meeting, convened by the Mayor in accordance with
a numerously signed requisition, was held at the
Audit House, Southampton, on Thursday last, to
take into consideration the Bill to be sul tttt itted to
Parliament in the ensuing session for powers to ex'
tend the Andover and Redbridge Railway from Red-
bridge to the Royal Pier, Southampton, and also
from Andover to the Berks and Hants Railway at
Great Bederin, thereby forming a direct line of com-
munication on the broad gauge from Southampton
to Bristol, and the coal districts in South Wales.
The Mayor (Mr. F. Perkins) presided, and strongly
advocated the proposed line, which he believed
would be a good investment, and confer a great bene-
fit on the town and district. He intended to double
the number of shares he at present had in the un-
dertaking, Mr. R. &wall, chairman of the EOM-
pany, explained the object contemplated by the pro-
moters of the extension lanes, which was the e,stab•
lishinent of a direct railway communication, with.
out break of gauge, between Southampton, Bristol,
and the Welsh coal districts. Referring to Lord
Palmerston's opinion of the great national advan•
togas 1 by the port of Southampton, ex-
p by his Lordship on the recent occasion of
cutting the first sod of the hue from Redbridge to
Andover, Mr. Etwall urged the importance of the
extensions which they were about to seek at the
hands of Parliament. It would place the town in
direct communication with the coal districts, thereby
cheapening the price of coal at Southampton, and be
the means of opening up an enlarged export trade at
that port, by giving it an unbroken connection with
the manufacturing districts of the north. The com-
pany set out with a full determination to keep the
line an independent one, which they had hitherto
maintained ; and by the Bill about to be submitted
to Parliament they would have an independent ter-
minus on the western side of the town, near the
Royal Pier. The line would be on the broad gauge
throughout Messrs. W. Lankester, J. Hill, J. T.
Tucker, and A. Pegler, spoke in favour of the pro-
posed extension, and resolut in furtherance of
the object of the meeting were unauimoualy adopted.
Votes of thanks to the directors of the company and
to the Mayor of Southampton concluded the pro-
ceedings.
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Among the cargo brought by the mail steamer
Delta, which arrived here on Thursday, wu • large
package containing photographic negatives taken in
Japan by an artist specially despatched for the par.
pose by Moors. Negrotta and Zsanbra, of London.