The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-07-06 00:00:00

COUNTY NUNINNNS.

Lord Portinan maid, it wee neousory the court Amid
be made aware of the foot that the Wilier who had in-
opected the militia stores in the early part of thin year
had reported to the Secretory of State for War that the
militia stores belonging to the First Somerset were not
In such a position, or in such a dtatv as the county ought
to be allowed to ountinue them for such purlieu. In
consequence of that report it become necessary for him
(Lord Portman) to inquire of the colonel us to the cause
of the defect, and the remedy for it; and Col. Tynte and
Lieut.-Col. Phippo were both of (Onion not that it was
the fault of the adjutant, or that there wee the least blame
attached to him, but that the present stores were not
what they ought to be, And oertoinly not sufficient for
the purposes of the county. He then thought it his
duty to go to the Secretary of State for War to auk if
the government would consent to sell or let to the
county the barracks at Taunton, which where very
seldom used, for the purpose of a militia store. The
barrack departeent, however, positively refused to sell
or to let them, stating that although the barrack. at Taun-
ton were very seldom used, still they might be used.
lle then inquired situ the *tote of the militia stores at
Beth. The authorities were dispooed to send a ooin-
munication officially to him to lay before the court, but
last week when he (Lord Portmon) went to the office of
the Secretary for War, the answer WM that the whole
matter woo about to be gone into, and it was a question
whether either or both these regiments of militia would !
not Alertly be celled out for duty and statioued else-
where. He therefore felt that after they hail put the
county to considerable trouble end expense to provide
stores they might not be required, end until be reeeived
ioniething more positive from the War Office, he, as
Lord Lieutenant, would not certify, so as to put any
additional expense upon the county. At the same time
he requested the magistrates of both divisions of the
county to consider carefully what was best to be done,
iihonld it be repirel. Lord Portman soid he had to in-
form the court that Mr. Pigott had wade a very hand-
some and liberal bequest to the county of Somerset;
and he had to account to the magistrates fur the lung
interval since the death of Mr. Pigott and the present
date. Mr. Pigott's death occurred in 1853, and it was
communicated to him by Dr. Pring, of Weston, the
acting executor, that he had left a valuable collection
of drawings which he requested, almost with his lest
breath, he (Lord Portman) ohould hold in trust for the
county for the purpose of advancing a knowledge of all
the beauties of that particular branch of architecture in
which this county excelled. Before he took any steps
he felt it necessary to ascertain in what precise mode the
bequest was made. He found it was not wade in writ-
ing hut verbally, and he felt it was not expedient to
undertake the trust until he was satisfied whether the
residuary legatees made any claim to the property.
They made no claim to it--in fact on the contrary they
seemed as anxious as Dr. Pring that these drawings
should become the property of the county. A susses-
Sun was then made citibelialf of the Arehieologicol Society
to be allowed to have the custody of them —the suggebtion
was very satiofactory, perhaps, no for as it went ; but
it was thought that placing them in a building in which
the society had voluntory subscribers, could not be
looked upon as depositing the aolleution with a iierina-
nent body. Lord Portman concluded by suggesting that
the Lord-Lieutenant, the Bishop of the Lhoeeoe, the
Members for the County, Chairman of Quarter Susie ns,
and the Clerk of tha Peace. he trustees ou behalf of the
county; and that Dr. Piing, the Rev. Mr. Pigott, and
Mr. Smith Pigott be requested to act as co-trustees.
A4reed to.
It was then resolved on the motion of Mr. E. A. San-
ford, seconded by Mr. K. N. Greuville, "That the
munificent gift of Mr. Smith Pigott, be moat gratefully
tempted by this court on behalf of the county."
The Chairman then moved, " That the thanks of the
court be given to the residuary legatees, for 111) lion
mildly carrying out the wishes of the testator."—
Seconded by Mr. Diakinoon, and carried.
On the motion of Col. Pinney, seconded by Sir H.
Floare it was reaolveil, "That the officers of the county
be directed to receive the Midrib:toms of the trustees for
the purpose of carrying out as far as pueblo the wishes
of the donor."

The thanks of the oonrt were also given to the Lord
Lieut....mint and to Dr. Pring.
Lord Portman has chine consented to the oolleotion
being placed in the Arc!neologies! Museum.
The remainder of the Mutinous was of the usual
routine character, and the court adjourned till 9 o'clock
on Wednesday morning.

YROVIL —Pocket Piaking.—At Yeovil fair, on
Monday, Mn. Taylor, of Parkstoue, had her p ckets
picked of £95. She was about to pay for some cheep
at the Pall Inn, when she discovered her loss. Tue
money consistent of a chbque fur 4.36, and the rest in
notes.

Yeovil Fair was held on Monday week. There was
but a small quantity of stock exhibited. Fat hulloeks
averaged about 10s. per score, hat remained (ni hand
tin near the cluse et the fair, when a tolerable clear-
ance WWI enacted. Sheep were in large supply, but
the business dune was small, and many were driven
away unsold. Good mutton fetched about 61, per
lb. There were a Lew tolerably good nap shown,
hut there appeared to be no buyers. Pigs sold at
average prices.

B.CuwiLd..— Sudden Death. —On Monday week
Mr. Rogers, of Lucking, near this place, aged about
77 years, went to Weston.super-Mare in the morning
to pay his rent. lie returned early in the evening,
and went into the garden to remove a stock of bees.
lie afterwards went into his house and said to his
wife that he had been stung by a bee, sat down iu a
chair, and almost instantly expired. Au inquest was
held on the body the following Wednesday, before
J. W. Bennett, Req., of 'Unwell, deputy coroner,
and a respectable jury, when a verdict was returned
of 'Died from apoplexy.