The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-10-02 00:00:00

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THE WEST INDIA, PACIFIC, AND NI 6XIC4N 'MAIM
—The Royal Mail Company's screw steelier T 831113-
nian, Captain T. W. Sawyer, bringinif these mails,
arrived at Southamptou at 9 a.m. on I litirsday. Tile
Tasmanian brought S 4 passengers. hail 154 tons
weight if specie, value 5.63\455 dole. (or say
11,127,691 sterling.) The Peninsular and Oriental
Compau)'s steamships Indus, Captain Black, and
Tagus, Captain G. J. Balsa, were despatched hence
today, the former taking the Mediterranean and
Bombay mails, aull the latter those for Vigo. Oporto.
and Lisbon. The Indus has 79 first and 4s second-
class passengers, a full cargo, and £229,9V1 10s. in
specie. The Tagus takes out 27 first and live second-
class passengers. Five horses go out per the Tagus
for Lisbon, including two fine thorough bred year-
lings, (• colt and a filly), intended, it is believed, for
the Royal stables.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT
OF THE COUNTY or SOUTHAMPTON.— VIDI Hamp-
shire Rifle Volunteer Corps, - Betteswerth l'itt
Shearer, Esq.. to be Lieut. sth Hampshire Ritle
Volunteer Rifle Corps.—Lieut. Henry Ford, to be
Capt. ; Lieut. Alexander Hellard, to be Capt.;
Ensign Josiah Joseph Webb, to be I.ieut. ; Ensign
William David King, to be Lieut. ; Ensign George
Rake, to be Lieut. ; William Payne, gent., to le
Ensign ; George Greetham Paluier, . gent., to be
Ensign ; Joseph Lush, gent., to be Enstsu ; Welling-
ton Harrison Sayer, gent., to be Ensign ; Assist.'
Sorg. W dilate Augustus Raper, M.D., to be Surg.
14th Ha to l. Ru hire le Volunteer Corpe.—Lieut.
A lexanilt r Hugh Leyborne Popham, to be Copt., vice
Lovell, resigned. 21st Hampshire little Volunteer
Corps.—Jamei Ilattin Coulthard, &Al., to be Ensign;
Dr. Loui 1,6110, to he lion. Assist-Surg. 2nd
liampshi:,e Artillery Volunteer Corps—The Queen
has been iraciously phased to accept the rtasignation
of the coi omission of First Lieut. William Hrsiper.
3rd Haim 'shire Artillery Volunteer Corps. —William
Henry Bm sin to be Captain.
CRICK I T.—The United All L'nyland Eleven ilnd
Twenty-I; Uentlemen of Hampxhire. This
match, which was intended to have occupied three
days, cot inneneed on Thursday, at the Antelope
Ground, Soutliainiiton, /sod terminated on Friday
night, in favour orthe United All England players.
The Han pshire getitleweil went in first, eight out
of the twi iity-two failed to score, and the remainder
dummied in waking 37. The players' first innings
numbered 59. Hampshire again took the last, and
scored 4 , which numbers the players reached
shortly before 6 o'clock on Friday evening. with
seven WIC huts to spare. The play throughout was
exceeding gisid ; Sir Frederick Bather% and Mr.
Frere tx sled uncomuionly well; and the All
England's play was much admired. There was one
bye and. ti ye wide balls in the United All England's
two inneugs ; and in the first innings of the Hatup-
shire thin c were only two wide balls, while in the
second iiit tinge there were neither wides nor byes.
There we re between 700 and bOO spectators upon
the grown I on Thursday, and on Friday there were
more than 1,500 visitors.

Potersssourn.—Disembodyingolte Militia.—Orders
have been issued for the Ilainpshire Artil:ery Militia
now doing duty at Pembroke Dockyard to march to
their head quarters at Portsmouth, on the s.th prox.,
there to be thseinhodied. A great many "(the corps
have signified their intention to enter the regular
army. The Ilauipshire Artillery has been embodied
since September,
Amm.--A man named
Soutliw.:ll was brought tip before Captain Neville,
U.N., on Friday. charged with having set tire to the
farm premises of Mr. Garrett, at Horsley, on the
preceding Monday. Several witnesses were ex-
mnined, but ultimately Soutbwell was remanded until
Friday.
THE IST HANTS HIP!.E. VOLUNTEERS (WINCHES-
TEI:.)--About 120 of the members of this corps as- '
sembled on Monday, despite a violent and occasional
rain, at leg Down, for the purpose of competing Mr
the various cups, riles, &c., provided by private
persons and bublic subscription. The first range
tired was ten rounds at 31.10 yards, the result being as
follows :

Points. j Points.
hivate Fernie
Private P. Crou
Sergeant 'l'. S. Morris 11 i Private Bunco
The tits being shot otf, the result was an follows :-
Ist prize. Nlrs. Simond's cup, Private Fertile ; 2nd
pita:, Private P. Cross Irl prize, Corporal Parini-
ter ; 4th prize, Sergeant Nlorris ;ith prize. Private
Bailee. At four I,ll,elred at-,11, live ruunts, the
winners and their scores were as under let prize,
Nlr. J. 11. Carter's, M. P., cup —Ensign th,lain, S
points ; 2nd prize, Sir J. B. East's Lancaster rifle—
Pri eats Pigott. 7 points ; 3rd prize, a field glints given
by the College Corps --Private Bunco, 6 points. At
the chief range, 600 )ards. 10 rounds, the winners
were as under : Lieutenant Simonit's cup—Private
E. Fielder, 10 points. The Ladies' cup, Private
Nluintay, 9 points; A lancastor mile —Sergeant
Morris, S points ; an Enfield Mlle —Corporal Vi bite,
points. Considering the boisterous weather, the
shooting was pronounced, by competent authorities,
very good indeed. The corps, as well as the warden
of Winchester College, and other influential gentle-
men, afterwards dined by invitation of Liententant
Barrow Sinionds, with bins at the White Swan

HOLEY. --Lord and Lady Palmerston are residing
at Broadlands, and have entertained a distinguished
circle of visitors during the present seek, among
whom were his I;race the Luke of Bedford and Luly
Mary Russell, Lady Jocelyn and family, the Earl
and Countess Shaftesbury, Mr. Byng, Mr. Fleming,
&c., &c.

ANDOVER.— Volunteer Rifle Concert.—This con-
cert came if the Townhall on Tutsslay evening.
The performers %etre rifle volunteers of the Andover
corps, assisted by volunteers from IVincliester, and
£2O, after paying all expenses, WAS realised.
LYNDHURST. --Riff( Volunteer Corps. —A large
muster of volunteers assembled at the Queens
House on Monday, for the purpose of electing a
commanding officer, Admiral Aitchison presiding,
when Lieutenant Popham was unanimously chosen,
and the selection appears to have given general satis-
faction.

CHRISTCHURCH. - Coneert. —A grand morning
concert in aid of the funds for the restoration of the
Priory Church, was most successfully held at the
Townhall, on Tuesday. Madame Sainton Dolby
kindly consented to sing for the benefit of the fund,
and the other performers were local amateurs. The
p.rformances were repeated in the evening, and a
go.lly sum was realized for the restoration fund.

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TIIK NIA VORALITY. - The Corporation of this
borough met for the purpose of electing a person to
fill the office of mayor for the ensuing year.
Mr. Elliott. Mr. G. Ferrey, and Mr. W. Ferrey
were put in nomination. Upon a show of 11111.13
wing demanded there was a majority in favour of
Mr. G. Ferrey, who was declared duly elected.