The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-06-23 00:00:00

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SALLSBURY.—Cirr Perry Session. Monday.
—Before the Mayor (J. Style, req.) J. Hoseel, F.
It. Fisher, and F. Attwood, &qrs.
Nute•nen.—James Maim was summoned by
Sergeant White, con of the inspectors of nuisances,
for keeping pigs near the cricket ground at Milford.
contrary to law. The cam was heard a fortnight
since, when it was adjourned in order to enable Use
defendant to remove the nurance complained a—
nte defendant d;.d not now appear. —Sergeant
White stated that the nuisance had not been
thoroughly removed. The defendant had dimmed
of some of the pigs, but a large heap of dung still
remained on the premises, which was very °Henry&
—The Bench fined the defendant ss. and tbe ex-
pens., and requested Sergeant White to mita the
premises so se to prevent &repetition of the nuisance.
There were no ores for hearing at the county
petty sessions, which is • great proof of the admirable
order that is preserved in the villages surrounding
Salisbury.
NEW SARUM CRICKIT CLUB. —A general meet-
ing of the members of this club was held on Friday
at'Keye's cricket ground, when Mr. C. W. Wynd-
ham and Mr. Bryant were unanimously elected joint
boa, secretaries to the club, in the room of Mr.
Voleert Cobh, resigned. Arrangements are being
made for playing several firmclar matches this
meson. It is intended by the members and friends
of*. 'elub to priest Mr. Robert Cobb, the late
boa, secretary, with a testimonial, for his able
services during a period of three seasons, on Tues-
day, ifilie 23rd inst. Mr. C. W. Wyndham will
"mile on the ocemion.
RIMT OF Via LILTS MAJOR JACORA. —A haat of
tb.'date lamented gentleman has been modelled by
Mr. A. C. Krum, of Salisbury, and copies can be
.obtained of the sculptor, or of Mr. Clapperton,
.osCherimatreet. The family have paid Mr. Kemm
,the high compliment of pronouncing it an exoellent
tlikesses, and it will doubtless command an extensive
. ale ansoneit the late major.* many friends.
Mr. Fred. Coates, in paring his examination for
his degree at the Univerrty of Edinburgh, obtained
honours, he being me of the twelve selected as the
most proficient of the seventy graduates of the year.
ORFORD COMMLMORATION.—Mr. John Henry
Fielder, am of Mr. Joke Fielder, confectioner, of
of this city, was specializemirgoil to superintend the
• banquet at Christ Chunk in Meow of his Royal
Higknem the Prince of Wales, during the com-
memoration proceedings et the par week.
Tea lIMIRCAT STATOS.—Timi inauguration of the
sham to be erected in the market-place in this city,
to the memory of the late Lord Herbert, of Lea,
will take place on Monday, the 29th Met. Lord
Palma:Mee bas signified his intention to be present,
and in order that a suitable welcome should be given
by the inhabitants to the noble premier, the
Memerisl Committee and Town Council of the
lantinigh held • joint meeting at the Council House
an Tuesday laid, to determine what steps should be
'takes. It was derided that Lord Palmerston should
;be invited to • luncheon at the Connell Chamber,
where accommodation will be provided for 200
goer& It was also resolved that the Mayor and
'Corporation shenld meet his lordship at the railway
FORMOD, and 1100oatpany him in procession to the:
Conseil Hoar, where an address will be presented,
after which the statue will be inaugurated. The
granite blocks to form the pedestal have arrived, and
are being put into position. A number of the
assantry of Lord Palmerston are expected to join
in the procession, and the inhabitants seem deter-
mined to give the noble viscount a hearty reception.
The bead of the Salisbury Rifle Corps, tinder the
able conductorship of Mr. Aylward, played for the
first time this meson in the Market-place, on Friday. 1
The pier.. were admirably executed, although
• liMgS mom power might have been an improve.
mast. We would suggest the propriety of a mean
pietism being raised, which would enable the
ushabitents residing in the square to bee,, as on
Friday the sound was much deadened, in cense-
memos of a number of people surrounding the
men. But notwithstanding the alight drawback,
the public greatly appreciated the music dispensed,
and we trust this practice will be continued through-
out the summer.

On the 10th inst., the Right Rev. the Lord
Bishop of Salisbury, licensed the Rev. John
Gilderdale, clerk, D.P., to the Perpetual Curacy
of &marten Centidle. Dorset, void by the resignation
of the Rev. Richard Meseiter, clerk, on the nomi-
nation of Sir Henry Attain Hoare, of :Moorhead, in
the county of Wilts, Baronet. And on the 11th
inst. his lordship hzetituted the Rev. Thanes Henry
Roper, clerk, M.A., to the Rectory of Piddlelunton,
Dorset, void by the death of the Rev. George Coke,
clerk, on the presentation of the Provost and College
FAon.

SAI,II/411WRY DIOCIMAN CHURCH UNION 80C1IITY.
—The annual meeting of the general committee of
this society was held at the Board-room, in the
Close, on Tnesday, the Venerable the Archdeacon
of Saran% lathe chair, the Rev. Canon Fisher, the
Rev. Prebendary Mortice, the Rev. Prebendary
Smart, and the Rev. Prebendary Watts, (the boo.
sematary of the Society) being present. The principal
objects of the meaciation are to enable aged or
inflow incumbent and endowed lecturers of small in-
comes to provide clerical eminent'; and to afford
to supeorannna.ted or disabled curates the means of
retiring from duties to which they are no longer
equal, no clergyman being deemed an object of the
charity whose annual inOnnie exceeds £l5O, or who
hes not officiated in the diocese for at lead two
peen. The society tram affords relief to parish clerks
<if good character, who from age or infirmity hays
became inefficient; ad an* renders aminanos in
building, purchasing, or improving the residences of
the clergy. The following once were gone into by
the committee, and although the grants made wore
not so Large as might have -been wished, they were
to the full extent of the dimmable funds of the
emaciation: namely, • grant of £23 (recom-
method by the Bishop of the diocese and secretary)
to#a clergyman of small benefice in the Archdeaccary
of Dorset, who had been compelled to undergo •
severe surgical operation • a grant of 1.60 towards
buildin a house of resideneefor the incumbentof Cliff -
heath, the Ateaditariary Donal ; a grant of 4,75
towards the weetionef a house at Fifeheed
Neville, la the mine arc desoonry ; and a groat of
1.50 towards building a house of random* for the
clergymen at Hook, also in the Arelidescoary of
Dorset, the three last named grants being suLjeot to
the approval of tbe gars' meeting of the members of
the society, which will be held at Dorchester, on
Itheday, the 11th of August next. An application
was made for athetance to aid the erection of •
house at Holt, in the Arclidescoary of
Wilt.; st in eansinsease of an informality in the
petition, the eserelary was nothanieuded to apply
for more accurate information, and so bring the case
Wore the next meeting. The following grants were
made to retiring perish clerks: To the parish clerk
of Wilstone, in the Arandesconry of Wilts, aged
66, 'Buffeting from paralysis, £2 10e. per annum;
and to the pariah clerk of W interborne Kingermoe,
in the Arebderionry of Dorset, who retiree on
month if old ege and incapacity for his donna he
being 81, the sum of £3 per annum. Two con-
ditional grants at £3 each were likewise voted to
=clerks in the AM:ochre:aria of Wilts and
after white the meeting broke up.
SALinillYlY COMITY COURT, JUIN 17.—(Before
Everett, Eth , Judge.)
Bryant v. Farmer—The plaintiff, an old lady
81 years of age, claimed of the defendant, • married
woman, 11.. for money lent.-I'he defendant ad-
omitted the rethipt of the money, bet stated that the
took in the plaintiff to lodge, and that die aired to
take care oilier until her death. The 16e. lent was
to be spent in nourishment and attendance in the
event el the plaintiff's Mama The latter WM ill
for • month, and she expended 10.. 6d. of the money,
sad she paid the remainder to Mrs Bryant when
she Wthhebome.—The judge said there was nothing
for him to go by, and he could not make • woman
pay lie, on ouch evidence.— Tbe plaintiff admitted
having received 5.. of the defendant on her leaving
the house.—Hi, Honour gave a verdict for the
defendant without coda

Matthews ti Wellman—The plaintiff keeps a tem-
perance lietel in Fieherton, and the defendant is a
surgeon now living at Southanipton.—Mr. Owns.
Jen, of Ramsey, appeared for the defendant, and
applied for an adjournment on the ground that
defendant had not received the summons in time to
get op ttia dolman—The claim was for £24 12a. 6d.,
for the lodging of the defendant and his wife at
Fieherton. —Mr. Curtis elated that the summons
wee served at Southampton cat the sth of
June, and the defendant was now in Loon:in,
iregaged with the taxing roamer, end therefore weld
not have. If be had had time, no doubt the
defendant would have paid something into Court,
at there wee a little money doe to the plaintiff —Ris
honor inquired what was the 'aim the defendant
end be owed the plaintiff —Mr. Curtis said be did
not know.-11r. Hill, who appeared (Or the plaintiff,
did out object to the adjournment, and the trial was
postponed bociardingly.—The cons to be paid by the
Elbert a. Moody. —The scans wee brought at the
last Court to recover LlB ta, for work and lamer
performed. It wee then referred to Mr. Harding,
and the latter not to the Court owing that his
award was ready, and that it would be sent on pay.
meat of oceta—Ll la.—his charges for the mune.
The *land paid the guinea' tr at a subsequent
period the award presented, and read by the
registerlL 11, Wow., Fag.), allowing the plaintiff
L'S Reno,, addrening the plaintiff, mid
the bill wee fin 418 fin, and the arbitrator had out
down his charges to to to,—The rid the
fart WIN that he had not been for any of the
alterations he bad nierte.—His 000 r mid from the
award be premonsed be wee not entitled to payment
for each alteeations.—Jedgment was attired for
pinata for IS se. with Coen epee the areount.
ACTION /011 z RBOOTIAT OW MONIIT
Orr llrsoten—Forest a Ourtie.--The plaintid
claimed of the defendant, Li 4a., money Met to he
sister, now the wife of the defeenuot—The pletatilf
staled that abs originelly lent her rider 11 10a., &ad
is., and 9a 6d. ea bed paid for the Iliseriap earn.
Boats, alaking aleo=.ll 13a Id. The deleadeat
had peal fle. Id., CI 4a, dee. The moose
warn lest to the dehodent s wife to meld* her to gee
miated.—The defendant's wife appeared, and ad.

mitted borrowimg the 30a Of her sister, but denied
that she had authorised her to obtain the marriage
certificate. A Mims Sutton had ex premed her doubts
as to whether she (the defendant) was married, sad
he sister in order to satisfy her paid for the certi-
Scabs. The Is. had been paid back to the plaintiff,
for at her request she purchased some hair pads for
her. The plaintiff contradicted her sister. She was
os a visit to Warminster, and bet sister requested
her to get the certificate. It was sent to Him Sutton,
from whom the defendant's wife received it—Mrs.
Forest, mother of the parties, was called, who proved
that the money was lent, and the marriage certificate
was procured at the request of tho defendant's wife.
—Mrs. Curtis admitted the main facts, and
His Honor remarked that the made out a
very good case against herself —The defen-
dant's wife said she spoke the troth. His
Honor: I think you do, but it is all against
yourself The defendant's wife offered to pay the
money by instalments of fie. • month, which was
accepted by the plaintiff, and the order was made
accordingly. His Honor remarking that each of
them ought to be ashamed of themselves for bring-
ing into the Court each • trumpery case.
Perris v. Harris. —Tbe plaintiff, a Woe, sued the
defendant, formerly the landlord of the Rising Sun
Inn, Castle-street, for .f 3 10e. for • suit of clothes.
There was only 2a 6d. in dispute. The plaintiff
swore that the agreement was for .f 3 10s., whilst the
defendant admitted that he would have had paid
£37e. 6d. —His Hooor gave judgment for the
plaintiff, to be paid forthwith.
SALISBURY AND SOCTH WILTS Musarm.—The third
annual meeting of the Salisbury and South Wag
Museum was held in the New Messes rooms, on
Wednesday evening, when the following report was
adopted : " Your committee feel that there is great
01111011 for congratulating the subetrdsers to the Salisbury
and South Wilts Masse" upon the moron made
during the past twelve month. The Museum, which
has been established Beth more than throe years, Is
already worthy the Mention of mientile Ashore,
dthough for wsat of space it is sot perdble display
the entire sallectios In the present room. Thread' the
liberality of the late Dr. Fowler and Mrs. Fowler, very
isommodiess premier in 84. Ana-street have, darting
the pressed year, base permuted to the traMess for
the use of the Museum, so that not only will it be
pomade to extend the member of spectinass exhibited,
hat mush greater facility will be afforded for &
systematic eisasificatica of the objects themselves.
Year cesunittee suggest that prior to the next annual
westing a catalogue of the contents of the
Museum should be meas. The Museum may now be
regarded as established on • permanent basis, the
building in which it will be held is virtually
the property of the committee, there is
ground spun which new buildings may be
emoted alwald farther extension be deemed nessmary at
• future period, there is • house for the emideses of •
senator adjoining the Museum, the colleeties is daily
increming in value and interest; but • email &aortal ex-
penditure will be needed for lighting asd warming the
building, for keeping it in repair, and for incidental
expenses; this sum your essamitles feel confident of
obtaining, for they are ware that the public are as
anxious as themselves tie secure the permanence of an
institution which is rapidly growing tu importance, and
feat bsooming a credit to ibis is and the neighbour-
hood. Now that • permeatrot home for the col.
lestion has bees olsioteed, the Museum becomes
• safe place of deposit for specimens; scattered
objects of interest gain in ivalue by being placed in
juxte-poaitiou with others, one reacts upon another,
and whereas in the drawer of the civets collector no
th
one (perhaps not even e owner sees a particular
specimen once in a month; the %mum it not only
can be, but is seen by, my at lent, 50 pereons per
week. Casual visitor. and scientific' men, who may be
in the neighbourhooiL naturally inspect the Mumma,
whereat • private collection is passed over either bemuse
it I, unknown, or through a dislike to intrude; even
when seen, few private collections can be examined
with facility, and certainly not with economy of time.
All these coneiderationa will have their doe influence,
and will tend to merge the contents of private cabinets
in the public collection at the Museum_ Your *ow-
mittee desire to express their deep sorrow at the recent
death of one of the vice-preaidents of the Museum, the
late Dr. Fowler, who was one of the cattiest as be has
been one of the latest benefactors of the Museum. He
died full of years and of honours, but his high mientifis
attainments, his wouderful memory, his extensive
research, and his content desire to impart his know-
ledge to others, all contribute to render the death of
Dr. Fowler • great lam to those who were fortunate
enough to possesa his acquaintance Deeply interested
in the niecess of the Museum, and a noble benefactor
to it during his life, Dr. Fowler has marked his
sense of its stability and worth by bequeathing
his manuscripts to it, and by presenting many valuable
works as the nucleus of • Wintry of reference, whilst
the whole of his geological specimens, and very many ,
miscellaneous objects, hive been added to the collec-
tion. To the Misses Salisbury the thanks of your I
committee are particularly due for very large additions I
to the geoloeicial department, for seaminess of Etruscan I
pottery, for antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon and Mealiest
Periods, ka, he- The specimens from one of the Swiss
Lake dwellings (Robenhainen) presented by the
Honourable and Venerable Archdeacon Harris, are of
special interest, and your committee beg to offer thanks
to theigentleinee fors° valuelde,socomplete a eerie.. It
is scarcely too much to say that bet foe epeeist toed interest
such specimens are not to be obtained at all, sad very few
local collections can boast of eo complete • series as
that just presented by Archdeacon Herne The period
illustrated by these specimens forms the bridge which
coanecta the latest geological with the earliest historicperiod, it is the border -land of the antiquary and of the
geologist, the period fraught with ea much interest to
the scientific world at the present moment. The eerie§
in the Museum tends to establish the fact that • people
yet in their " stone age" may be husbandmen growing
sheet and barley, and increasing the Mae of such
fruit as the apple by skilful culture. Your com-
mittee beg to return their thanks for the donation of
objects during the past twelvemonths to Mrs. Fowler,
Mrs. Montgomery (Hanlon House) Miss Chadwiek,
Mrs. Blunt (Wallop House), Mrs. Good, Kies Sutton,
the Commimiosers of the Internatioesl Exhibition
(Queensland Court) per X H.,llsreb, Esq., H.P., the
Bay. Stanhope Beshleigh (St. Wean Vicarage, Corn-
wall), Mr. X L. Lorin (London), the Bev. S. B. Ward
(Teffont), Mr. P. P. Cother, Mr. Wyndham' Pain, Mr.
Sidford (Bower Chalk), Mr. John Brown (Devises), Mr.
Dixon, Mr. Albert Young (Wilton), &a., ha. Your
committee are able to report favourably of the
financial position of the Museum. The raisin..s for
the past year amount to £47 10s. 3d.„ which, with the
helmet of the previous account, makes a total of
1165 ss. 9d. The payments daring the past year amount to
od., a batmen in the hands of the
measurer of £317.. 41d. Your committee have found
Ii to carry the gas and the water sap=
the new swum, and also to make 'sestet
to the general fittings; they estimate the total outlay
at about £350, and they look with seellideoce to the
public for assistance in releasing the Museum freni.this
debt, inasmuch as hitherto no general appeal for public
support lias been made, although the public have had
gratuitous admittance twice •-week to the Museum."
POSTAL CONDI ITSICATION.—Tha committee on this
subject recommended the sending of a letter to all
the corporate towns on the line betw.eu Salisbury
and Exeter, urging them to memorialise the Post-
mastargeneral for a night mail to London, and for a
western mail by' the train which leaves Salisbury at
6.34. Agreed to.
Souza CIRCUIT OF TUB JUDGE& Lord Chief
Justice Eris and Kr. Justice Willes. —Winchester,
Saturday, July 11 • Salisbury, Friday, July 17;
Dorchester, Wednesday, July 22 • Exeter and city,
Saturday, July 26; Bodmin, Saturday, August I ;
Walla, Thurathiy, August 6; Bristol, Wednesday,
August 12.

BIBHOPSTON.—A inquest was held by R. M.
Wilson Esq., at &abandon, on Tuesday, on the body
of John Behar, aged 25 yeses, • kbonrer in the
employ of Mr. &littler. From the evidence it
appeared that on the previous evening the decreed
we. employed in his garden hoeing potatoes, when
he must have falles down in a at. se he was found
lying between the rows of potatoes on his hoe, with
hiss,... extended, and his hoe under him. Hs had
been nib** to Ste of epilepsy, and there was no
daubt that be had been seised with one on the
evening of hie death. Verdict" Died by the Vii.
Widen of Oud."

WARMINSTEIL—P•ante Cittnica.—A poblic
meeting was held at the Townholl, on Thursday
morning, to consider the proposal of the vicar for
providing room for the choir in the body of the
church. Hitherto, till within the past few months,
the choir has always been placed in the gallery in
the front and st the Odes of the organ ; but as the
choir has been going back in number+ and efficiency,
the vicar and churchwardens have taken some step'
to improve it, and the principal one is to endeavour
to place the choir down blithe body of the church ;
but as the displacement of upwards of 30 sittings
would be the result of such an alteration, many
persons are known to have a feeling averse to the
movement on that account. Accordingly, bates
making the neosmary alterations,mumbfio meeting
to consider the proposal wee con The atten-
dance was large, and very influential. The vicar
presided. A very spirited discussion took place as
to the advisability of making any alteration in the
arrangement of the choir, and the meeting came to
the conolnaion, almost unanimously, that it would
not be advisable to make any alteration at present.
87‘4111110 CATTLE.—At the Warminster market
on Saturday, a man formerly in the employ of Mr.
Williams, miler, Salisbury, bad in his poemssion
five heifers. Being unable to give a eatietectory
account ma to how he became pomessed of them,
3uperintandont Abbott detained him and the heifers,
A order that anclairies might be made. The
circumstance was advertised tn the Police Gazette,
and a farmer living in the New Forest having been
robbed of nevoid cattle, he netted Warminster on
Wednesday, and fully identified the heiform as his
property. Superinnodeut Stevenson, of Ringwood,
conveyed the prisoner to Hampshire on Wednesday
evening, where he will have to answer to the charge.
Great praise is due to Superintendent Abbott for
his °abduct in this muter.
11,m9 Conrrrinon.—The minis °fond by Ron.-
Anistant Sargent Blank sad oleo * the ladies of tin
town, to be shot for by thoes who had attended
certain number of early morning drills, were ciose
for at the Were:ol'o.er ranee on momier
following is • het of Me seortag, with 5 rounds eseb,
Hythe position -
200 400 600
yds. yda. yda. Tot
Private B. Palmer Hco.-Amslei.
Blesek's none. 5 ;einem 11 16 7-34
coreomi Needy, a silver tea pot,
prises* by L. ladies. 12 15 6-38
Sergeant White, listoliess, Pre-
nowied by the ladies. 12 8 7-27
Private Lan 05. 10 8 7-26
=tPalmer, 30. Bd. 11 9 4-24
enter, h. W. 8 14 294

After the prima were 'medal the following sweep'
stakes were shot for by 30 competitors, with long
Enfield rifles, 5 rounds each. Hythe position. 14,
12. Corporal Mundy ; 2nd, LI. Hon.-Asestant surgeon
Hinton; 3rd, 12.., Sergeant ribeppard.

200 5,30 Total
800. -Assistant Surgeon Hinton. (14th
Soinertet) - - • • 14 13 27
Ensign Grub, (10th Willa) - - - 10 8 18
Sergeant White „ - - •11 10 21
~ • - - 14 4 18
Cnrporal Mundy • . - 16 12 28
Private Luke - 10 15 25
Learebitald - - - 13 12 25
„ Everly „ - 9 615
„ NUN r „ • • • 9 9 18
„ Atkins .. • - • 10 6 16
Martin • - - 14 6 20
Hon.•Mein. Ilumphriee„ - 12 4 16
&erg. Sheppard, (Royal Wilts Militia) • 16 9 25

Tin roe TEI 3xe Swum Ace
Private Luke
„ Seareldeld . . 0
Sergeant Siteppard . • 4

COMMON CLOSE CH•Plit., WAXMINNTIL—The
services held in celebration of the opening of
the new Clam Rooms and Lecture Hall, connected
with this place of worship took place on Wednesday
and Sunday. On both occasions the attendees,
was remarkably good, a fact which denotes at once
the interest felt in the progress of congregationalism
in the neighbourhood, and the popularity of the
gentlemen announced to conduct the asrvioes. On
Wednesday the engagements of the day were com-
menced by an early prayer meeting in the new hall,
which was well attended, and fervently conducted.
In the afternoon and evening the Rev. S. Martin
of Westminster, preached in his usual interestini
and forcible style, and • numerously attended tea
meeting wee held at five o'clock. The Rem 8..
Brindley, of Bath; Chancellor, of Salisbury;
Edwards, of From.; Hind, of Wawt:bury ; Erlehack,
of Mere; and White, of Tisbury, conducted the
devotioaal portion. of these services. On Sunday
the Rev. W. Dyer, of Bath, preached two very useful
evangelical dismarasa We may add that the
new ream, which eat upwercla of 0400, were built
by Mr. Boredom, after designs by Mr. J. W. Stint,
architect, &a, both of this town, and together form
• very ornamental staseters. RA well as a very useful
addition to theamosamodatfon of the school and eon-
gregation.
WAlutilteriot Manner, June 13. There was a
moderate supply, and wheat sold slowly at last week's
rates. In barley nothing doing. Oats and beans dell.
Wheat, 46.. to M&; barley, Ws. to 4(h.; cats, 435. to
;beans 445. to 448,

TROWBRIDGE.-11.10.1al 01 rata PA/L—Tbe
woricnima lapsed in rebuilding the extensive factory
of Salter and Co., (which was destroyed by fire on
11th October last), whilst demolishing • house in UN
Fore-street, to make way for a front entrance to
the building, have discovered some wine One, a
small copper coin, been the following inscription :-
10H. DONNA. O. THL (time of a man on horseback,
blowing a trumpet). On the reverie :—CIT. OL
inoce-srait, ID. (2 stars). On the other coin
WILLiAM HO-the. rir. in coatis Licit., and on the
obverse, n•IIMI111M.D. 1801. n. WAIL, A silver coin
hearing the : Del. OKA. MAO. LI. IRA.
AT. MIA KM 16. —Here the remainder of the date
Is obliterated. This heave warn situated on the
burden of Trowbridge Castle,and contained • stained
ghee window, bearing a pictorial representation of
Seenella, set forth in quaint old English oharsoters.
The framework was of oak, curiously carved, and
supposed to be sir or seven centuries old. Unlike
Pick wick this carving has bees destroyed, but we
believe the gins will be preserved.
TROMMLIDOI AND THI SUNDAY CLOATIIII BILL.—
The petition from this town in favour of Mr. Somas'
Bill wee duly forwarded to W. Long, ER.. MT,
for presentation; but on the night of the division, on
the secoaii.:,,i4 by mistake, the hon. gentleman
(who has his sympathy with the measure)
found in the wrong lobby. lie has intimated
to the secretary of the Trowbridge Temperance
Aisaciation his regret that he did not discover the
error till too late. The result of the division, how-
ever, shows that the mlsteke did not materially affect
the issue of the voting.
A monthly corn, cattle, and cheese market, and a
weekly butter market have been established in this
town. Being so easy of access by road and rail, and
situated in the centre of • corn and dairy district,
and being one of the largest towns in the county,
the wonder is that thane markets have not been
founded before. A meeting of agriculturists and
tradesmen was held at the market-house on Saturday
morning, and all preliminaries arranged.

NORTH BRADLEY.— An unfortunate dispute exist'
between the Rev. Harry Lee, the vicar of North Bradley,
and his parishioners. The rhumb has recently under-
gone complete reetoration ; but between £2OO and COO
of the cost yet remaining unsubseribed, the Vicar called
ou his parishioners to make good that sum. This the
parishioners have refused to do, on the ground that £3fio,
the sum which the Vicar at first asked for in lieu of a
rate, had been subeeribed. We regret to have to add
that the result of this unfortunate dispute is, that the
church remains aimed.

CALNK Tidd Pratt attended the annual
meeting of the Caine Friendly Society recently, and
pire some interesting fact, relative to friendly
societies or chits. He mid that since Lai no lees
than 32,000 of these societies had been certified,
and of these about 12,000 had failed. List August
be had obtained a return from 120 union houses,
showing that of the initiates 1500 were members of
friendly societies; and he was told that if he had
applied in December instead of August the number
would have been doubled. Speaking of the Caine
society, he mid : "1 have looked through the rales
and the tables, and also the sooounta I find
your tables correct, being very nearly the same as
the Government tables; and I pronoun°e your
society to be on • sure foandation."—" I remember
the late Lord Kerry applying to me for advice when
it was being established; and it is gratifying to find,
after so many years, that, as a friendly society, it is
not to be airpeasseL"