The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-11 00:00:00

Wiltshire.

SALIABI/llY.—Opening of St Edmund's Schools.
—The work of elementary education has just
recAved a great impetus in the parish of St.
Edmund, in this city, by the erection of a noble set
of schools at a cost of something like £4.500. The
formal opening of these sch,ols took place on M•in-
thy week, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese officiating,
many Ilf the local clergy and parishioners being also
present at the crremony. It must have been highly
gratifying to the Rector (the Rev. T. H. Tooke),
and the whole of his coadjutors, to have witnessed so
happy and successful a termination of their laliours.
The only drawback is a deficiency of £4OO in the
building fund, which it is to be hoped Christian
benevolence will not long allow to encumber the
work. The buildings are situated near the rwish
church, and have been erected by Mr. Ft:tuber,
kinkier of Fisherton, from a design by H. Woodyer,
Esq. They consist of a girls' and infants' school,
and a boys' selosd, together with a house for the
master, and the whole accommodation is for 509
children. The st) leaf architecture is the Decorated
or Nliddle Pointed.

W LTS 11..1:TICV1.1T R SOCIETY. —The grand
entomb exhibition of this Society took place on
Thursday last, by the kind permission of the Right
H 'arable Sidney Herbert, NIP., in the grounds
of Wilton Park. The show was a very good one.
and as excursion trains ran from some of the neigh.
bouring towns, there was a large attendance. By
permission of Captain Jacob, the band of the Ist
IViltshire (Salisbury) Rine Volunteers, augmented
for the occasion by several eminent solo players,
performed a choice selection of music, under the
direction of Mr. A% lward, the baud-master, and
gave the greatest satisfaction.
KLBottOr The Union. —The Rev. T. L.
Kingsbury kindly presented the inmates of the
Union with a supply of cake and tea, also an allow-
ance of ale, tobacco, and snuff, on Thursday on the
emasiou ~f his daughter's birthday:

VoI.rNTFIR Ii ii .111t1.11. —M r. 11Iorrison and
Mr. Wheeler hare been promoted to be lance cor-
porals, and the ladies have subscribed nearly .CtiO
tiwards the drum and tire b.Lnd.

STKEPLE Asitros. —The Volunteers of the Steeple
Ashton and Tniwbridge Corp met foi battal.drill
oil Stenton 11111. in this parish, on Friday week, but
owing to the inclemency of the weather in the after-
noon they could not meet until a late hour. They
mustered about sixty, limier the cutninani of
Captain Clarke and Lieutenant Clarke, of Trow-
bridge.
CumrEsti Rifle Corps —The members of
this corps partook of an excellent cold collation pro-
vided at the expense of Lieutenant Fellowes and
Ensign IVilmot, on Saturday, in the large room of
the new Tewnliall. Captain Ward presided, and
during the proceedings, which'were of the most har-
monious character, a handsome silver wauth. bearing
a sni:able inscription, was presented to the drill
sergeant for his meritorious conduct.
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iiwisuoN.--Strindon and Norsk Willa Iforticul.
turn! Society. —Thu annual fete of this society came
,lion Thursday through the kindness of A. L. Clod-
dant, Es' q., on the gr.. Is adjoining the
lawn. The weather was propitious, and the exhibi-
tion, considering the unfavourable character of the
season, was excellent. Mr. Corp, of Salisbury,
gained as many as eight prizes.
CA I.N Ike Wiltshire A rcher*. —The fifth and
concluding meeting of this society was held at
Elowood on Wednesday by permission of the
Marquis of Lansdowne. Miss Hill was declared
champion of the ladies, and the Rev. A. C. Smith,
of the gentlemen.