The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

Mitttshire.

SALISBURY. - National Seitoola.—The annual
public examination of the upper children in the
above schools took place on Thursday, in the girls'
sohool•room. The Lord Bishop of Saliebury olioited
from both boys and girla their knowledge of the
Riy Soriptures, the Church Catechism, and the
Thirty•nine Articles ; and the very Rev, the Dean
of Salisbury examined in the subjects of reading
mental and elate arlthmetio, geography, chemistry,
recitation of poetry, to. The answers of the ohil-
dren were highly gratifying,

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ANSURL CONGAS". OF 'MI BRITISH AROHADOLO.
OIOAL ASSOCIATION. —The annual oongmes of the
British Archeological Assn°Larkin oommenoed at
Salisbury, on Mendisy. The general meeting took
plaice at the Council House, at two o'clock, under the
presidency of the Most Noble the Marquis of A 11...
bury. There was a numerous attendance of visitors.
Including the Worshipful the Mayor, the very Rev.
the Dean, M. II Marsh, Esq., M.P„ William
Coningham, Req., M.P., Von. Archdeacon and Miss
Bony, Rev. Sub• Dean and Miss Eyre, J. H. Jacob,
E.g., and Miss Jacob, Ponlett Scope, Esq., Rev.
Canon and Mrs. Wakiegrave, Jame' Humility, Esq.,
Dr. Fowler, Richard /Utley, Esq., and Miss Higley,
J. T. Pettigrew, E, and the Misses Pettigrew,
Major Me/smother ends Horse), Mr. Sedeant
Morewither, George Godwin, Eq., George Match=
Esq., Thomas Wakesum, Esq., fa. V. Irving, Esq.,
Mrs. and Miss Irving, C. E. Davis, Err. (Beth), N.
Gould, Iraq., Mrs. and Miss Gould, J. V. Previte,
EN., George R. Wri‘ht, Esq., H. B. Hudson, Lg.,
W. B. Black, Eq., and Mies Black, G. B. Has-
*lathe, Eq., PI J. F. Bwayne, Esq. Robert Fitch,
Esq., Timone. B. Levy, Eel., Hormau Fisher, Esq..
and Miss Fisher, John 13ailward, Eq., Samuel Fier.
nett, Eq., James Trowbridge, Seq., William Hen.
derley, req. (From.), John Davis, Jun., Frq., Ed.
ward Inman, Esq., Rev. W. H. Jonas (Bractfortlim•
Avon), the Misses Venning (Clifton), W. Lister,
Eq., and Miss Una-, T. B. L Gunston, Esq.,
Rev. E. Duke, S. R. Bony, Earl., T. IL Kemp, Esq.,
Daniel Genston. Eq., H. Grove, Erb, Rev. Pre.
bestiary and Mrs. Lear, awl others. There was no
museum, but the room in which the meeting took
place was hung around with a number of arahiteo-
tural views (photographs), of • high order. Mr. E.
W. Brodie also exhibited a nuosier of relics, die•
covered during the execution of the drainage works
in this city. The chair having been temporarily
takes by the Worshtpful the Mayor (C. W. fiquarey,
Eq.), J. T. Pettigrew, Esq., rid it was his pleasing
duty, as the Vice:President of the British Ambient°.
pal Association, to iutrisluoe the Most Noble the
Marquis of Ancestry. The Mayor of Salisbury
said the duty that devolved upon him sea of
so novel a nature that Le was fearful he should not
acquit himself with that discretion as the 000aaion
required. Still, the mat important part of that
duty was of a most agreeable nature, and he there-
fore hastened to perform it; it was to offer to the
noble Marquis, and the several members of the
British Archeological Asthoiation, a most oordial
welcome to toe city of Salisbury. His Worship then
vacated the chair, which was taken by the Marquis
of Ailesbury. The very Rev. the Dean of Salisbury
slid hid bola iletired by the Bishop to express
his bop repot QS urgent hokmos which could not

be portponed, had prevented his attending the meet.
tog to.tlay. J. 'V. Pettigrew, Esq., theta read a
paper unfits Antiquities of Wiltshire, In reference to
those eitleoted for examination during the sower.
A rote of thank. was awarded to Mr. Pettigrew, on
the notion of the very Rev. the Dean, and the mat.
pony then went to inspect the verities pima selected
for examination in the city. Thole inOinded the
Halle of uhn Halle_, the Poultry Crow, the Churches,
the Workhouse, Porch at Mr. Wyndham's, la
There was • table d'hOte at the White Hart Betel,
It haltpaat can, and about 00 poems lid down. At
helf•pset eight them was another meeting at the
Council House, at which the Lord Bishop of the dio.
OW, Sir &want and Lady Hulse, and several other
ladle. and geittlumsn in addition to those who st•
tended the afternoon meeting, were present. J.
PlioaTi Esq., read a long paper on the Earls of
Wiltshire, after which the Palososeapher of the As.
11001114011' W. H. Slash, Esq. made an examination
of none of the ancient reeinds of the oorporatton.
The Bishop having invited the members of the ammo-
elation to the Palace on Tuesday evening, the MM.
log broke up at 11 o'clock. There was an exourmon
on Tuesday morning to old Sarum, followed by • vent
to the Cathodal and other places of interest in the
locality. Ott Wednesday the members id the aesool•
&thin visited Wilton House, where they were ele-
gnntly entertained, and Thursday they went to
Warflour Castle and House. Stonehenge and Ames.
bury were examined an Friday, and the closing
meeting took Oboe on Saturday.

DIOCZBAK VISITATION. —The triennial visitation
of the Lord Bishop of Salisbury commenced on
Saturday morning at the Cathedral, when there was
• full miming introit*.
Dsvutits.—The Wiltshire archers held a Mte. on
Wednesday, in the beautiful grounds of Broadloom.
The at in tbe early part of the day and at
the dinner was not very large; but • gay and nu-
merous assemblage joined the dance in the evening,
which commenced at nine o'clock, and was kept up
with spirit until one on Thuroday morning.
MILXARAM. —A. neat tablet (by Mr. King, of
Chippenharn) has been erected in the Independent
Chapel, to the memory of the late lamented pastor,
bearing the fidlowing inscription :—.` Sacred to the
memory of the Rev. Jacob Jose, for six years
minister of this church, who perished in the wrenk
the Catherine Adamson, off Sydney Heads, Octro
her 24th, 1861:* -•

GNIAT Barowvic. —Fatal A ceident. —on Friday
as Mr. Cubitson, an invalid gentleman, was driving
▪ horse and phaeton past the Bear-Hotel, Clarnhani-
street on lue way to this town, the horse made a
sudden turn to go into the Bear Yard, when a boy
about twelve years old named Edward Stagg, the
son of the ostler, was near the gateway with a little
girl, his sister about four years old.. The boy while
endeavouring to get his sister out of the way was
struck by the shaft of the vehicle in his head end
knocked down against the wall, the horse falling on
hun. When extricated blood was flowing from his
mouth, nose, and ears, and he was severely bruised
about the body. Medical attendance was procured
immediately, but the boy was pronounced quite
dead. he girl received a severe fracture of the
collar hone and several other bruises, We under.
stand she is going on favourably. An inquest washeld
on the body of the boy on the followiag day by W. &
Whitmarsh, Esq., coroner, at the Bear Hotel, Cham-
loimatreet, when evideuoe of the above facts was
adduced, and the jury returned a verdict of "And.
dental Death."