The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-04-17 00:00:00

MK. in Esue,

Mr. Lown a's returned from his sarvey jut in the
nis k of time to inertia the iheinkrs po.in then'
thumb nails from want Anything latter to do, Ai they
laurjust got through tlie whole of the business on the
NOWA. MI 1 A so.newliat mutton wane took 'deco.
On le in 4 ii•:•iil the r• • 011 1.1 • 1:11,,,t1011. 1W
lilel.CiAl 1,, tatal:g Lhatt I.e h.tall tat:
block behind the window frame. •• Why I said, says I,
did you eVcr Kl.• a winder (14111 C IPIOGAvA 01, 601111A-11Y
ace, r, says I."
The Marna : But what is your report about the
cinroschlilelita?
The firkettua : Why this is my report, its I was
aaying- -
Alderman : Nevi r mind that —listen tome :
The plan which wits gise.s lot your gaid..n.o stAteiltllAL
the window originally piojected 15 mulles. Is such the
fiat or not
The iiturr loft : No ; just 4 inches and Ohs. for
iitealloin 11 ti e 441 tic. fr..n, the centre to the au-de-Mir.
Mr. l'••rilia•atty Ii i.e coni,...red the
idanlvii, .to alteratt:•.llA Lu are 1 tl.ey
SuitetAisit reidie i that lie Ii .d not. Ho ntea
went hy any lean. Ise %sc.', bi bat.
..••••• • • .1./ 401 I s_ht, .11r. iws• •. slon,:s souk
Ten wet!, Upinii...l-er.
I%ICHECANY :Tl.t will be • dig for Mr. Crick-
may. iloughter.)
Mr. TILARU asked if there was an encroachment or
not.

The SURVEYOR Mid if be were to sit down for half
au I he couhi tell to halt an inch.
The 31.tiiin ictid they could not may for that now, and
it wiia ordeted tit the nurvvyor altuul.l inake lii cal.
culathins, and rcpuit the .111JC ti the neat meeting of
the Marti.

FAsiIioNABLY. rELLII: ENCK.A .:RIVA Ls. M r. and
Mrs. Hiadik.n, Mr. and Mrs. Carriii-rt..ii and
3, ; Mr. and 'Mrs. Hit. way,
7, Brunswick-buildings ; Lady Pnly and Miss Dal),
16, Bruns)vickliiiildings; Miss Percival, 4, Victiirta•
terrace ; Mrs. Ladle and faintly, 5, Vict ria-ter-
met 1:ev• S. Austell, 6. Vici..ria-terrree ; Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. F. C.iillard and Victoria-ter.
r.u:e ; Mr. and Mrs. Ilawat.e, Miss Je .0, Mr.
W. klawgate, 13. Ito)al Cr)%eviit ; Rev. J. IVat.s,ni,
Rev. .1. and Mrs. Aslisortla and lawily, 13, 1:1,,u-
-ce-,ter-row ; Mr. suit Mrs. Talbot, 4, Penland-
buildings.

Deimos Hon:L.—His Gram the Duke of Argyle,
Her Gracv the Duchess of Argyle, the Marquis of
Lorn, Latly Edith Campbell, Lord Walter Camp.
bell, Lord Archibald Cionplielt, Lord I;eggrge Canim
bell, Mr. .1. Crooks, Mr. W. Crooks. Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Coulson, Mrs. Cg. Hoge. Mrs. W. 11. Len.
glen, Mr. H. Stirling. Mr. H. Hooks, Mr. and Mrs.
Purehese, Nlr. angl Irs. Payne, Mr. Shagnoletti.
UNION 1.11.1vEl: MEETING:I.-1:11PM player meet-
ing% are 1105' hell lady st 110011. —On Nlgoolays in
the Bible Christians' Chapel, on Tuesdays in the
Wesleyan school room, on tVoluesdays in the Free
Nlettiogliatie Chapel, in Tillllll,loll in the Primitive
Methodist.' Chapel. on Friday in the lialgltit
room, and on Saturday in tho Inglepouglent school
room, St. Nieholaa-creet. On Saturday evenings
111111111 meeting are held at the Iluelglhall, when an
aglilress is delivered by one of the diateuting minis-
ters of the town.

DK %re! AT Sr t. —A Sc•teh vessel named the
Ma, k That. from Newcastle t.• 1411.4 nrouAlit
into this v.rt on Sunday morning last. her master,
l'aptaiu Drury. having died the previous worsting
rather suddenly The body was interred at the
wintry on M lay.
THE Roans, —The Blenheim. caastguar.l ship, was
the only vessel at anchor iii the roads, on Tuesday
last.

BUROC1;11 PEM SEASIONS. Tne.lar. Apra 10th. _
(Before the Mayer, Juseph Avln.g, and J. A. Dsvenish,
Emirs.)

thisTlirt•TlNi: mr. Tin iltoUtairaist:. Joiner /b.rkep,
a green grocer, W.lri charged with leaving a loone and
WiU nu,,atviatleil iii 3141‘1011-etteet on 31 lay last
from ten o'clock in the morning Mt one iii ;i.e after-
nattn.—Superintendeot Lid Miry said that he pooaett
through Moblen-street about IU o'el•aik. again between
snit 12, and again het wonai I atoll 1. 81111 there was
no tone in atteuiSance MI the 1101,e And W:1211i4 ileiOn4ing
to the defendant in the cite.'!. Defendant iudd Iw tat a
limy in &surnames:. lota lie understood that he went
away. He himself wrist to the r. tilwity station for
2101110 goods ; they did not COlllO la the 'Mot train. asod
he waited till thee tniiii arriveil. The fin. Ii
delentiatit roc, including eo.ts, and told him that he
subjected Idinseif sto a penalty for lee mg the horse and
velieh j the ttreet itir to long a time, even were thent
some tune in attendance. Ile bad hOW stren let olf very
it being Ina first offence. Defendant waid it
thoulol not oceur
CVBsPoOI.. —Superinteinlent Lidlatry elate,!
that 3/r. .100.-epla llnstell, whose ca.... wag alionrll. ii
till the present &uremia, haul not lorlionele.l tiw 1.10111 te
of Hearing tont his cesspool. Nothing listil be,n ....,
till the night, when one load was taken away.
and the sto iieh now was gra,ter than ever. Tile 31-oy.or
said that Mr. Hassell had ken to -him and aim. I taat
he could not sirowure the cat used loy the Corporation,
awl he had atithoriaed Lim to use his name in procuring
it. Ile, 'weever, tupptosed the work would have loon,
done before this. Ile hail now com.nence.i, .1111
auperititelident Lidlaury hail hester see I and remind
hi.,, ii. .t ililleas the 11.16.ta e aa. removed at tin.ai, he
soot liable no a p.nially of -10 i from the return of the
IlUnllllollll, &11.155. per day aftertsanla.
Puckett —Chnyiel Anteirer.ary. —The anniversary
iervices of the Primitive 3lethoillst Chapel, Wanton.
were held ..n Sunday last, a lien two excellent
sermons were preached loy the Mee. J. Wild, late of
Exmouth. On 31tonlay 'evening a tea meeting was
held iii the chapel. the proceeds of which wore to
applied to the chapel fund.
Tea Nlgettsti.-011 Good Friday a tea meeting in
connection with the Independents was held at St.
John's Solnool-runn, Fortune's Well. A large nuni•
her of friends rat down to tea, au.l some interesting
witinsks* being afterwards deli,ered, a very a
awl happy evening was spent by thoStl who woe
present.
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SHIRK/UNE. enuantimiumie Signed by the Lord
Lieulemint of Mr Coon' y tv. Durset. Company
of liorsetshire Ri u Volunteera—The Rev. John
Barrow, Clerk, M.A., to be Honorary Chaptrin ;
&leant Lacy, gentleman, to be Itononrry-Assiateut
Surgeon.

A vestry meeting was held on Tuesday, April 10,
for the passing of the churcliwanleme accounts, and
electing those officers. There were about a dozen
persons present. The parish churchwarden. Mr.
H. Coate, drew attention to certain iteins on the
amounts, which he thought ought to be paid frinu
other sources than the rate, ana Notlll3 ..f these were
disallowed. The aecounta u ere then passed, and the
two wardens were remppinuted.
Eutt-nos or ticattotaNa.--The poll for the elec-
tion of guardians has te aaaa t listed as follows
Fiuuks, 171; H. Enwir, 131 ; H. Coate. 114; L. H.
Ituegg. 105 ; T. Penny, 93 ; J. B. Best, 911; G.
Calder, 87 ;J. Muhl tt, $4. The that tire are
elected. A very large niuiil.er fpapers were re.
turned blank. and several were rejected for errors,
that have quite altered what would otherwise have
been the •• state of the poll."
Mr. John Cole and Mr. Isaac Woohnington are the
Overseers for this partM for the present year.
At the last council"( the R.. al Agricultural Soci-
ety, Moser& William TillUeS JalUell. of NlAppowder,
awl Seri ttttt r Miller, of Bralpule, Bridport, %ere
elected members.

Tuk The central line was literally
opened on Weiliimulay, although the formal opening
fur regular traffic will not take place before the hit
of May. A little before 11, the "Trio' arrived
with a couple of first clisss carriages and a truck,
t ii ing a party of directors, who had Isit Salisbury a
little after 9, calling at and inspecting each stati 111 l
on the way. Amongst the piwtv were Captain
Mangles, Mr. Sergeant flarailee, and Captain John-
son, directors of the South Western Company, a ith
Mr. Archibald Scott, traffic manager, Mr. 11. 11.
Seymour, M.P., chairman, Sir W. C. Shellycott,
Mr. Chapman, Mr. Nlattliews, Mr. T. Pain, and
other directors of the Salisbury and Yeovil. Mr. Bell,
Mr. Notubiii, Mr. TOW11114:1141, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Bar.
nom, kc. After a few minutes' stay at Sherlsirne
the parry, increased by a few gentlemen who have
been connorted with the line at Sherborne. proceeded
on to Yeovil, and on returning, at the Clifton June-
t' another engine carried on the South-Western
directors, Mr. Pain, Mr. Scott, anal others, to Exeter
Thu engineer of the Exeter and Yeovil coal us that
they could traverse the whole extent of the line,
and lie expected they would get to Exeter —5O ludo;
—in about two hours and a hslf, going along very
easily. This line will not be .Wien( )11 for, pro.
',ably a couple, months, there being a good deal to do
at the Exeter terminus ; but the :i.disintry runt yen
vii line will he openeil tar_Sherlsirtie on the let of
May, if no uMlireeeu difficulty arises with the Board
of Trade.

HAWKCIICRCH. —The church at this place is
decorstuil in the most tasteful style for Etster.
On the at wall. above the alter, is the sacred
surnimoled by a wreath of rums; above
it and just below the east enolow is a space covered
with MOSS, and upon it are three stars composed of
narcissus. On the sole arches of the chancel are the
words, " Christ is risen from the thud," OH 0110
'Weasel opposite hi it, "The Lord is risen indeed."
On the front is placed is crude composed of moss and
Bowers, and several of the arches and Oilers ate
wreathed with fern ivy soil floe ers, the whole pre-
senting a very pretty apptsrauce and forcibly
reminding us of the resurrection.

Bmtatiroan. - Assembling of the Blandf ri TitorrY CHURCH Vanity lgerman.—Tbe Easter I
Rifle ia Unijiwin. --Monday was the el iy vestry for passing the accuuut of the churchwardens
seiected for the nod . appearance of this corps (Mt. Hunt and Mr. Curnelit) and appointing twti
in uniionu, and we have already informed our gentlemen to fill that office for the ensuing year, !
readess that Mr. Farquharson had invited them was held on Monday last, at Trinity Church. The
to a luncheon on the mute day at Langton. • Lev. J. D. Elliott, the Incunibent, occupied the
The time for assembliiq was one o'elocit, and chair, and commenced the proceedings with prayer.
the place the Corn Exchange. At the time fixed for ulr. Cortield read the account, from which lisp.
the corps turning out, all Blanilfurd bad likewise ',eared that the receipts hail amounted to/ 5714 e. 6i.1..
I turned out to see -not the heroes of a hundred I and the expenses were .04 91. intl.;
leaving a
but sine friends at h 1111 l e, transformed for a balance in hand of .13 4s. bil.-Mr. Burt moved that
time by military disguise from un-heroic civilians the accouuts be adopted.-Mr. Wippell seconded
into dashing riflemen. By ones and lane the. men the motion, which was agreed to.-1/Ir. Foati then
arrived at did re/de:roux ; and though, in passing proposed that Mr. 1:/. Style be appointed parish
through the crowd assembled in front of the Churchwarden. - Mr. Bodenham seconded the
Exchange, !lob, the eartseiter, quizzed Jim the motion, which was supported by Mr. Henning.
-
mason, in his new togs, and Jitu for a moment Mr. Iliad said that this was informal, as the
limited sheepish. Wu never saw a body of volun- niinister ought to propose his churchwarden first.-
teers !auk naire military than they did, or who Thu Chairman said that it had been the custom, bat
appeared ou first donning their uniform more at he did not kuew that it was necessary. The motion
home in it. The men are of a level height, the was Wen "tarried. -Mr. Bodenham then moved
tare majority under or about 30 years ni age. and " That in the opinion of this vestry it is desirable
so turned int by nature, that eu may naturally cell; that the minister should be licensed to perform the
eeive running, clinsh,iuug, or jumping would be spurt burial service for his own congregation in the new
and not work to them. cemetery •' and that ifs license can be obtained, it
The drams, as a whole, is becoming, and the plume pledges itself to pay for it."-Mr. Form seconded
in the cap gives a dressy appearance to the men on the motion. The motion was carried cent die. ;
parade ; but, if engaged in active warfare, this ap- but some two or three did not vote.-A vote of
• 1-m•lav we staeaise would prove toe attrae- thanks to the Chairmau concluded the proceedings.
tive alt Oltieei t. be egret:aide. 'f he colour of the A HOAX. ON A SUEERINIENDENT or POLICL-.-
dueis is rifle green, having little or no urn:tumult, and On Sunday evening last, a Mr. Charles Smith, super-
is eapecialiy irce (row those striking, enii, iii seine iuteedeut of police stationed in the town was driv-
cases, ridiculous peculiarities in shape, colour, and lug from 11cl:water to this town, his attention was
leggings, charactt-rniiig litany s.f our rifle corps. As
suernilienuig witi
ly attracted by a lire which appeared to be
im
it to distinguish it (ruin that worn by the regular
• tin tam, e
and
." i
gratulating himself with the thought that he was
rifle corps. The dress is made to tit easy, but not
' grelosselc
strike the
It there is little connected with Limed! to reach h the spot it M
asr. $
seem:n th
as u
p usual exerted
possible, e o
looaely, or baggy ; and theugh our tailors ar niahouse,u
e otlie
se lua‘ie an alarm a
wereoritmtairue
army tailors, the manlier in which they have fitted, tdthe for some
nearest
and not cr.oupod, the figure, is highly creditable to appeared to be. After a gnat deal of trouble, and
them. cottages lying in the same direction as where the tire
Male time spent in cocutaionbulation in the difficult
As the men assembled, riles were given to them, httenipt to reeds the spot through the wet and mud,
and at two o'clock they were marched into the during which the superintendent was very careful
nuirket-place. When formed into milk, the bells in approachin,g the plan. iii order that the footstep*
ringing, end Mr. Ee era's band. dressed in ride tuff- of Ilse in.:midi:ay might not be effaced, and his
(arot. I. St ilia lie ih•o• 5"" '"° ellorts to bring him to justice thereby frustrated,
assumed something more than a lucre aunnated ap- what was the surprise of the officer and his party to
pearance ; and we emcees, though we have had our find that they had gone to the tescue-not of a wan-
military enthusiasm refitted up by soldier-like moll. a cottage, or hay stack. but of an old pollard
gathering here mid elsewhere, the dread sasoeilit. tree ! A hearty laugh was the result of course, but
called up in our minds by the known deadly practice there is no doubt that the tree was set on tire by
of the weapons we saw has If I h -efore US. pee A sonic paraaa who will probably be made to pay for
terrible significance ta that :awed body of IMO, very his fun.
diGnnit indeed ti that funny fueling we have ex- L• .
OUNTT OURT or SOMERSICTISHIR/L--COUrta for
perienceil when our yeomanry friends-, Falstaff-like,
the bevel-al ilistricta are ali Jointed to be holden as
have tried to look military in our market-place in under, for the month of April :-Axbridge, on the
olden times. 10th, at II Lin. ; Laugport 12th, at 10 am. ;
When secretary Roe had called over the muster- •in ' tion-super-Mare,llth, at 10 a Yeovil,m. ;16th,
roll, and colonel Mansel liad put the men through a
at 10.30 a. in.
few .ements, the corps was formed into marching
order three deep, and, at the word tif command-, Yeovil. CHARITIES. -During the past week the
charity founded by John deanes, which orders ss.
advanced towards the Creel' Hotel. 'rimy then
wheeled ni I, awl retuning, through the market- each to lie given to ten 'emir men at Easter;
place, stepped out at a very quick march towards the Thomas Cheetunan's gift of two pounds ten shillfings
spread awaiting them at Langton. ti the poor at Easter, and Dorothy Bull's gift of one
Thu walk floiu Blatulfonl to Langton was just the hunilmil sixpenny loaves, and 21s. for a sermon
on
thing to sharpen the appetite, and as the time fixed “'"'d Friday. have all been distributed according to
Air commencing the onslaught on the good things . the wills of the donors.
provided was up, the men were a few minutes after NISS4INIIY. - -The rapid strides which masonry has
arrival duly marshalled into the noble timing room, made in this town, has, we understand, excited the
Two long tables down the centre, and a sale table emulati 111 l of the members and friends of the craft at
were arranged, literally groaning beneath the tempt- • Crewkerne, who have determined to establish a lodge
Mg mid substantial pnatuets of the culinary art, all •in that town. We bear that the vicar is to be paid
ready for the sitting at ease and ntomach acconi 1111 l , the high compliment of being the first worshipful
ilati 111 l of our nut •• unike ready" but ready frieuthe master.
After taking the sharp edge ~t" the appetite elf and Lu cinsevinence of the increased value of money,
panspernig the resultant by tastes of this :matfett, our Streekey's Banking COLAISUIe have raised their rate
uninitiated friends making a few mistakes in sweets of int,r,.6t for deposits to 3 per sent
for souls, and alcohol beating teetotalism its the can. ,
atireee.-The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells
of 011i.1 s.f its staunchest advise:l4s. the belts were i
loosened and a etssatiun oi the demolishing war took has, we are pleased to announce, appointed the Rev.
place.
i E. A. Sal vicar of alartock, Somerset. 11011 of
Afteralieiner speeches should be like the sharp J..bis Salmon, Esq., of Clifton Park, to be rural dean.
ring of the ride, awl every *hot should hit the mark, I Fine. --About S o'clock on Thursday night last
eillee at such a tine:, the stomach has all the work the inhabitants of this been were alarmed by the cry
to do, and the heel wants to he lazy. Mr. Fano- I " tire." Au tsuitl as. adjnining the dwelling' I
liaison and lois friends evidently thought so, AS their ' house of Mr. Job Edwards in East-street was ills. I
eayings sin the uceasion were brief and pointed. ' covered to be in thenim, and a long row of thatched
C"liiiiel Mandel proposed the health of the 'ageire buildings, divided front the outhouse only by to
and his laily. In reeponding, Mr. Farquharsen per- narrow lane, appeared to be in great danger, but by
einently re: ll ill iled the proposer that he (Mr. Fanpi- the timely exertions of the inhabitants present the
harsoli) was a niagistrate, and that he Loped the fire was soon extinguished, and the outhouse only
cal•mel would not be brought before him as a was lainit. The newly-repaired parish engine was
deserter. The health of the Ylleell ttaa then given, immediately brought ta the spot and appeared to
and Serge:let Abisat followed it by proposing work very well, but as yet there are no buckets
Colonel Mansers health, which allowed the c,•liinel I belonging to it, which, in ease of a large condagra-
in returning thanks to iirepose the health of Lien- tion would occasion great inexerivenieums. The origin
tenant Farquharem, captain elect. This gentleman, f the fire is as yet unknown, but it is supposed to
in referring to his expected promotion. intimated to les the work of an iucendiary.
the corps that he intended to put himself in traiiiing GLASTONBURV.--Baryino in an °retard. -A few
at out. of tile gover 1111 l ent schools, Air the purpow: of years ago a man lived in the village of Butleigh,
rendering himself efficient to meanie the e.llllllllllOl Ileae this WWII. named John Callow, a stone-cutter,
iff the corps ; and that he was determined net to of ecceutric habits. He luol a hawse and orchard
git e the ward of command before lie had been his own, in which he lived with his family about 30
drilled practically to carry it out. After the t..aat years ago. He had a daughter who died when a
of the corps bad been given by Colenel Nlansel, all young woman, and she was buried in the orchard
withdrew limn the tables and weemliled in feint of near the house ; some years after his wife died and
the houte. Here the uicii were fait through a few was also buried there ; and a grandchild was taken
simple movements, and being again formed intol from Street, a distance of three milts, and was
osiler lee' a capital foretaste to I interred 'lsere. Attest the obl mess bimetal' as•st
them of the active guns they were expected to play. and oat buried there, making the fourth, and peo-
Though the men at this time were not in light Isle thought the last, but were mistaken ; for a few
marehisig "rder. leather-like they were relely, and thy. ago Hope Ileynolds, wife of James Reynolds,
when the Col 'I gave the word of command. they I stone cutter, of Street. Alla daughter of Callow, died,
moved briskly forward with the band playing at and 011 Sunday week her laxly was taken to But'
their head, and, in efMte of hill and wintl, crossed leigh and internal in the orchard with her sister,
Illungery Down, skirted the hack of Langton father, mother, and child. The old man used to say
lektge, and having reached Pcuperne marched it WM no difference where the body lay.
through the village, to the is, small amaze- VOLUNTEER CORVA. -On Vvtlue.lay last our
merit of the wondering rustics, and returned home volunteers were sworn in. and the Oftieen gave the
eq the Salisbury ram!. The distance inarelwd was inauguration dinner, consisting of an excellent colt!
about 5 miles, and as there was little falling tilt from collation provided by Mr. Batty of the George Hotel.
the ranks during the march. and no signs of '• loose The slimier husk place in the Townhall. F. 11.
order" or stragglers, we may hope for great things in Dickinson, E:sq., ef Kingwesties House in the chair,
the future from men who appeared so well able to supported by Sir Perigrine Aeland of Fairtield,Sir A
kg themselves. and show tight in an after thinner I'. A. Hood. ILI'. St. Audries, Captain Hood,
exploit "11111te enough" Air their old campaigner. the 11. N., Wiaaton ilouse, and the Mayor said Cor-
colonel. Tile :nen mere dismissed in the Exchange, Ike-idiom The dinner took place at 2 o'clock. The
each man taking away his ride with him, and receiv• members, fifty-live in member, were sworn
tug strict orders as to keeping it in proper condition. in in the Airentkin 111 the presence of F. H.
A few- flues were hung out of wilidows and MIS- Dickinson, Est., Chief Magistrate. The Ail-
pelltied acr..es the streets; and were we to judge from h,wi,,g gentlemen are officers in the corps,
such showings, we should say the head-quarters were C'aptain Meal, 11. N.. Wootton House, Capt. ;
at the King's Anus. It Ise source of gratification to W. J. Lovell. Esq.. High-street, Lieutenant; W.
know that though the tempt:dent to indulge was T. Swayne, Esq., Ensign ; F. H. Melton, Esq.,
great, the mechanic, as well as hie better posi-
'ennui:try Surgeon. A great manlier Of the corps
tioned comrade. acted throughout the tlay with the wore their uniform, which had a very plisisitig effect.
greatest propriety of conduct, and all earned for After the cloth was removed several loyal and pa-
thenemlves that high ineed of public adauiration triotic toasts were proposed and drunk cattle/um-
which the rightly constituted ulna knowa how to timily„ 'flue members were addressed by F. H.
appreciate AMI retain. Dickinson, Esq., Sir P. Achuiil, Sir A. Hood. Capt.
lii s111,111:0 UNION. -The accounts of the differens Hood, ac. Sir P. Adana gave a donation of £.lO
parishes in the union were audited by Mr. Viiiiug and Sir A. Hotel, M.P.. £5 annually. James
It the Board-nem' on M lay last. Thu number of Austin, Es' q., of Australia Villa. has offered a silver
inutatestloes not aliment to re than 70, and there cup valued tive g ens to the best target shots after
, are but aide-bodied amongst them. six mouths' practice About 5 o'clock the members
headed by their officers, several gentlemen. and
their life and drum band. marched from the Town-
hall to the police-yard. where they went through
several evolution.; under Sergeant Itidout, after
which they marched to the town, returning to the
TOwnliell where they were dispersed, highly
delighted with their day's engagement. The bells
of St..lohia's and St. Benedict, were ringing merrily
throughout the (lay, and rags were hoisted- The
corps met again on abintlay last in full uniform.
On Friday William Jark4on, labourer, appeared
before Jame* Jacob, Eel., Mayor, and was coin-
feinted to Sliepton gael hir one calendar mouth's bard
lale,ur, for begging within the tioneugh.
TAU ,trust. - Several members of the Taunton
Volunteer Ride Corps have eollllllelleed tiring Air
the gold medal offered by Captain Sandford. Other
secti 111 l s of the c 1111 l lens- will shortly follow, when a
certain number of the last shots will be selected for
the ultimate or closing competition.
By the annual report, just issued, of the Taunton
Total Abstinence Society, it appears that 275 persons
signed the teetotal pledge during the year 1559 in
Tauntiiii, and that '26 teetotal lectures hail been de-
livered in the town durieg the same year. The
number of new adherents to the cause is largely in
excess of firmer years.
A new reading room has been recently opened for
working men, near the Natonal School room,
Church square. A library is to be established, and
some of the daily and local weekly papers are to be
taken in. Coffee is to be supplied on the premises,
and a room set apart for smoking. Members are to
pay Id. law week. The Rev. W. R. Clark, Vicar of
St. Mary's, and his Curates originated this little
institution, which is designed to draw men from
public-houses.
" FKIENDLY WORDA."-Under this head the Rev.
Dr. Kuollys, of Fitzhead, near Taunton, writes in a
pamphlet just issued :-" I take this pportunity of
saying that I will not allow the registrar s certificate
of death to be offered to myself or to my curate
on conseereted mound; it may be placed in the
vestry•rooni, or sent to my house. The Dr. adds
that " christenings will only be celebrated upon Sun-
days and 1101ydays," and "all three sponsors inuat
have received the holy commuaion."

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HANK RUPTS.

From Oar boolon Gozeqe of Tuesday.

Francis John Fuwles and Henry Hunter, Hatchant,
Sturm)... and Ihssl-lane. oil merchants.
George OILMehl, Hubert Old Geld, and John Clarke,

Liattichl, milfers.
ElizAb..th Aram' and Thomas William Fergason, New
Gas:le-spun-Tyne. grocers.
(Front the Loreto), aszette of Friday.)

William Evans Prichard, Illackman-iitreet, Borough,
licensed victualler.
Henry 1') ke, Neocastleidaor, Edgware-road, tailor.
Thomas Innocent, late ut Hodford-street, euventigarden,

grocer.
Henry Turner, Botherhithe-wall, Rotherhite, grocer.
John Ashby, Carlisle-street, Boho-square, builder.
Charles Frstik Boyce, Melton /footway, Leicestershire,
innkeeper.
Mattlnas Edward Boors, Birmingham, manufacturer
a patent elastic beds.
John Williams, Tipton, chemist.
Jmepli Edward Morris, Bnstol, grocer.
Nicholas Male Grme, Wadcbridge, Cornwall, wine
merchant.
Jon ph itainiforth Booth, Elland, Yorkshire, driper.
Cie .r.. 42 Boyle, Sutton, Lancashire, dint glass mow
hoturer.
Elias Eastwood, Manchester, fruiterer.