The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

LONDON ARTIST'S AT BRIDTORT.—A grand evening
concert was given at the Templar Hall on Friday by
Mr. William Stone, organist of St Mary's. The
artistes were :—Soprano, Him Marian Williams. gold
medallist of the Royal Aca lemy of Musicians,
London ; tenor, Mr. Henry Guy, f Her Majesty's
Chapel Royal and the principal London concers ,•
biro, Mr. Parley Simkins, of the St. James's Hall
concerts, London; solo violoncellist, Mons. Albert,
London. Amongst those occupying the dress circle
were :—Sir Molyneaux and Lady Norman and Party,
Rev. and Mrs. if enslows. Mrs. and Miss Rawlinnon,
Mr. and Mn. lenggin, Mr. Nantes and party, Dr. and
Mrs. Scott, Dr. Denziloe and party, Rev. R. J. Towne
and family, Mrs. James and party, Mrs. Avant, Mr.
and Mrs. T. r.lolfox and W. Colfax, Mr. and Mn. S.
W. Whetbarn, Mr. and Mrs. Patten, &c. The pro-
gramme opened with a pretty trio, by Bennett,
the vocal and instrumental parts being rendered with
rare accuracy and finish, and at the close was rap-
turoualy e..cored. In fact,
enthusiastically reoeivei, and, although repetitions
ware vociferouvly iemanded, ths, request was not
acceded to. Miss Marian Williams posseres one of
those beautiful soprano voice+, of exceptional taste
and feeling, and blending with the rich basso of Mr.
Farley :vinkine. the effect was in the extreme pleasing.
Mr. Henry Guy, of Her Pdsje.ty's Chapel Royal,
Perhaps plea•ed us most ae he owns an excellent voice
of great compass and flexibility. The manipulation
of the violoncello by Moos. Albert was something
astounding, and he succeeded in keeping the enrap-
tured audience in profound silence during the render.
lug of his solos.
ANNUAL Pain SHOOTING 01, THIL IsT D.R.V.—The
annual prise she ding for the Bridnort and Beaminster
division ot this corm came off at the Bridport butts on
Tnewls. %afternoon. The ranges wise á and 500 yards.
g .4pat competitors The prise was for the
leather sellers challenge cup and • purse of flys (Mows
presented by the LordlLayor of London. The mt::
awe guineas were main won by Sergeant T. i
=t Patten has ems the prise three yearssucosesiwasl,
cop should be virtusil his, but by someover t
in the inscriptien of the cup in the era year, the* P
Amide over.

A Samna AOCIIMWe.—A young man named
Fredmick Salisbury, about 26 years of age, accompanied
Mrs. Jamas Norman to St Andrew's Meadow,
Bradpole Road, on Monday, for the purpose of
milking. He was cautioned not to approach a hone
which was gnurag there; but got near the animal
and spoke to it, when it kicked him in the wroin,
Inflicting a severe flesh wound. An inhuman wretch
at work in an adjoining field refused to afford any
assistance, although repeatedly begged to do an. Mrs.
Norman at once procureda conveyance and took him
to her home, where he WWI immediately attended by
Mr. W. A. K. Hay,
CouNrr Pirrrr Simeifts Monday.—Before W. Hamill,
Fl; (chairman). Captain &Wen, ft. N., 8 Lownites,
J. .F. Gundry. Fee . and 8 W. Wirlthara. Esq.
The bushier commenced with the rabic:l4ton ol inn 7

—La-totra' Ilint4L--Charlotte Hallett, of Symondsbury,
summoned &mak Jew* King/NM for amaniting her on
the Stand of August. —Mr. 'Nantes for complainant
There was a cross summona—Tbe magistrates din:Woad
both casts, each party to bear their own costs, 3e. td.
mech.

Filial-LIMO AT Slit PION 00110 Z. —Robert Gels and Gawps
Manias. were summoned for trespassing in march of
rabbits, on land belonging to Mr. J. S. Gale, farmer,
Shipton. —Mr. Howard, of Weymouth. &PPe&red for the
defendants, pleading not guilty.—Herbert Crabb, a boy in
the employ of the complainant, deposed that on 13th bask
be saw defendants ferreting on "Common Close ;" maw
Matthews put • ferret in a bole.—They took the ferret
out, and the witness heard them say it waa no good to look
there any more,—By Mr. Howatd : It was between
throe and four in the afternoon. There is a pathway
through the field to Shipton Beacon. They were 30 yards
from me. I swear there wee a ferret there. Mr Howard
submitted that there being • path there, there was no
trespass nor any breach of law.—Deleadanta were lined 5.
each and 5. costs.

Pt-TRIO batt.—Eil/iiloi Elliott. hawker, Seaminster.
was summoned for having • quantity of Palled tonituell
for sale the same being in an unfit state for human food.
—Mr. Leo, of Beaminster, appe • red on behalf of the
Rural Sanitary Authority for Beaminster, and Mr. Day,
for defendant —lt appeared that the tongues, 96 in
number, had been stored in defendant's shop with other
eatables ostensibly for male. They had been condemned
be Colonel Cox_ They were in such a putrid state that
they bad been ordered to be destroyed—Mr. C. Hann,
Sanitary Inspector or Nembutal% stated their condition
was bad, and the smell offensive. When his assistant
removed them he became faint, and vomited several
times —Witness knew nothing of any having been sold.
—Mr. Day attempted to induce the Bench to consider
his client was unaware of the condition of the articles, but
the Bench considered it • most serious case, and after
severely censuring defendant fined him 4. and lOa costs,
In default twft.months'imprLionment —One weir allowed.

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DRIFICTITS B•RITART AILIANORRINTS. —O. W. Thomp-
son. Esq., of His HUM. St Dublin, appeared as the owner
and agent of trustees, of premises called Lower WraxaU
farm.—it appeared from the summons that a foul wash-
tank existed there, so situate as to be injurious to health,
a defective and foul pig-house too near the highway and
dwelling houes, and a defective privy tolour the dwelling
houses. Mr. Leigh appeared on behalf of the unitary
authority of Beamlnater, and Mr. R. N. Howard at
Weymouth, for the owner—The Bench decided that the
floors should be constructed to as to allow the
drainage, that efficient drainage shall be construrteer :brg
no pigs be kept there until such drainage and amendments
shall be completed.
RINSING TO SUPPORT • MCOTIRR--Ifilliell• Bartlett,
farm labourer, Halstock, was summoned for ref=
pay kdi per week towards the support of his
chargeable to the Huminster Union—Kr. J. Pine,
Relieving Officer, prosecuted, sad stated that laa had
been paid of the original order. The sum due to the
nosed of 3uardians *as £5 104 —Defendant now stated
his inability to pay although he wished to do In The
order was reduced to £3 13. with ea costs, tobs.jaid before
the expiration of October.
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ma Banned, who formerly held a
bourbons. licence 4 Whitchnrch, made an application for
renewal.- Superintendent litcHale sald his house was
previously conducted in an improper manner. —The Bench
cautioned applicant, informing him that if the premises
were not conducted better in the future the licence would
be endorsed.

THE HALF.YRARLY MRITTIN/1 OF THE RAM
PORT RAILWAY COMPANY.
The kith half-yearly cedinary general meeting of the
proprieves wag held at the Roll Hotel on Tuesday mora-
ine at 11 o'clock.
Wilhiom Idwatridge, Freq., chairman o/ the masseur,
presided, supported by the deputy-ebalnaan (Joseph
Pesaro' Fox Gundry, Eq.). W. Swain, Req., Job Lest.
E.g.. and Williams Henry Chick, Req. idirectora The
shareholder@ present were :—Mseare. W. Haman. T. and
W. Golf oz G Newbrrry, T. H. Osborne, J. H. Need•l4
G Fastens, W. Kalight,O. Samson, G Rilmandedi?t..(l
Nantes W. K. Rrogro, H. Howell, J. P. Cornick,a
Omega, and Mr. N. it Louie (vs)
The seals were ordered to be affixed to the registan 01
ordinary end pool shareholders.
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The report .d finsncl*lstatements were adopted on the
motion of the Coistanss. seconded by M. T. Couroi.
The report stated, infer alis
'The directors have much pleasure in being able to
report to the shareholders that they hays been successful
In carrying through b tb Houses of Parliament the bill
authoolsed to be sought fog by the resolution of the pro-
prietors of the 30th Sept,, 1871 i, and sanctioned at ths
Wharocliffe meeting of shareholders bald on the lot day
of February last, so far as it related to the extension to
the Harbour and running powers to Docchister.
" The directors abaidtoned the proposed extension to
Chard Road in comequenoe mainly of the then vie y
unsettled state of the to.ney mutat, deeming it advisable
not to apply ta Pathan/Int for powers to snake a railway
which they could not see their way at the time to carry

• The Great Western Railway Company petitioned to
both 'looses of Parliament against the bill and strenu-
ously opposed it before the Select Committee of both
Rousse, to which the bill wooreferred, and thereby
entailed a very considerable additional ex mins in obtain-
ing the bill, the total amount being over L3,300'. indeed of
&bait one-third or that amount, of which sum t 1,400 has
been already paid and charged in the amounts.
"The agreement under which the G.W.R. work this
railway expired on the lot of July but; but as at that
timss the bill no then Wee. Per/iameat, the direetors
deemed It unadvisable to make any fresh arrangement
until the bill became an Act of Parliament, and they were
in a poeition to know and Judge of their future powers,
and a clause was therefore inserted In the bill extending
the agreement to the lrt of January, MO, and if this
Company and the G. W.R. Company so agree further, to
extend it to the 30th day of Jona 1080, with • proviso
that either company may determine the agreement at any
prior date on giving three months' previous notice.
"The statement of &comsat, for the balf•year ending
30tb June, 1879, shoeda steady maintenance of the train;
though slightly less trim in the previous oorreeponding
half-year, and this, notwithstanding the continued depres-
sion in trade and agriculture, Though a balance of
£973 16s. 7d. is carried forward, the directors do not feel
Justified in recommending the payment of any dividend
while so considerable • balance is due for the cost of
obtaining the recent Act: but they hops that the capital
authorised thereby will be shortly subeciibed, out of
which there le power to discharge them coats, and thus
leaving the ordinary revenue to bear only its ordinary
annual working expenses, which, there is no moon to
doubt, will continue to give as good • balance &village
for
.dividend ae hitherto.
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ta add to their report their con-
viction that if they are sufamently supported in raising
the capital necessary to carry out the powers conferred by
the bill, sufficient profit will be realised to. pay every dame
of shareholders • remunerative dividend.'
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-I;frai.t outl6 Cl's; Terrace' ur o htal nod
authorised the compsny to re.. • capital M LAOOO, and
to borrow ou that sum .Cl4OOO, and more If required.
But the first opportunity of rstslng the money should be
given to the present shaseboldera He considered the
c woven, and much improved in importance and proem:to
since the Act bud b..n ulitabied.

The Durorr-Cum Roan mid il-was expected they ahould
not b, in • post Lion to go on with the works until the limn&
He also praised the manner in which the promoting and
obtaining the bill had been carried through be their
worthy secretary, N. H. Loggia, geq.. end Yr.
Shopiend.
To theme gentlemen • vote of thanks woe proposed by
Mr. T. Cotrox, wooded by Yr. Nizogu...
Mr. Lou .IN, in responding. mid tee more they bad to
do with persons counseled with other companies the
more discouragement they ettoountered. Mr. Simplon&
be mid. had done everything an engineer mad prplrt
do They might feel sure that no trouble would be
on their respective parts to carry the scheme to a gutems-
fni Issas. . . . . . .

•
Minima; terminated with • eote of thanks to the
chairman and directors for the pad they bad taken in the
matter.

WIRING FOR THE TELEGRAM.

A policeman retailed a funny little story to me the
other day. He said he was on duty (policemen
always are you know), at Bridport harbour, when he
observed a strange man of gentlemanly exterior,
wandering about in an absent-minded sort of a way,
as if in search of something, carrying a small port-
manteau and an umbrella.

accosting the stranger he said he had just been
drawn into the Bridport Railway-station by horses,
that he worn a visitor; he had stopped at the harbour
for a short time bat summer and people then told him
that a specious and convenient hotel was about to be
built there, "but" said the stranger sadly, "although I
have been looking for it for the hat hour, I have
looked in vain." The policeman, who Is a newcomer,
said to me "I wonder what he meant." I told him the
longer he lived the more he would learn, and,
sm4lisslrilngwiTtlimei=ur, I wonder whether there
Is anything in the chat which I hear about a tramway
between the town and the seaside. I hope it's true;
but, then, Bridport people are such gossips and so
playful with it, that it rosily isn't safe to believe even
what is visible to the naked eye.
wish I had held my peace as well se my nose. I
did the latter, and I am sure I should have held the
former had I known the "retort courteous" would
have been tendered me. I had taken a morning stroll,
and upon reaching the Harbour found the tide ebbing.
The water fresh (!) from the town was flowing through
the sluice into the boson in rattling style.
Now I rarely visit the Harbour and fail to extend
my ramble to the east pier, for I love to inhale the
bracing air to be found at that point. But on that
never-to-be-forgotten morning, one of the most revolt-
ing stenches I ever sniffed greeted my nasal organ. I
made up to an old tar who war puffing his matin
Virginia, and as clearly as prarti,•ble (my proboscis
being muffled) asked from whence the poisonous
effluvium came. As long as memory holds her seat
shall I remember that tar's expression as, pointing to
the town, he indignantly answered—" where
your nasty stink comes from !" I felt like one of the
offending parties, and I rudely turned on my heel and
left him. I have not been able to face that honest tar
since. _

For a considerable while I could not understand how
the outfall to the sea was going to answer. Perhaps
because my knowledge of practical engineering is
limited, very limited, I, for a low time, stuck to the
Idea I had formed, viz., that repeated accumulation of
shingle would effectually choke the pipes. But after
having just had an ocular demonstration of its work.
ing, I feel sanguine of be success, indeed I almost feel
Inclined to concur with the idea of one who knows
more about it than I do, viz., "That there jlow, zur,
would carry a million ton o' mod a'vore it.
I noticed that at the recent concert given by Mr.
Stone (which was a very decent affair by the bye), a
mumber of the ladies who otherwise appeared in what is
conventionally known as "evening dress," prudently
wore bonnets, or something akin thereto, and very
wise in such a fitful and uncertain condition of the
atmosphere.
The appearance of the popular zingers, (not sewing
machines), at the Templar Hall, ought surely to have
secured a better hotue. lam afraid Mr. Stone will
find himself minus a round sum by the speculation.
But after all the room was fairly well filled with a
select audience, who can appreciate something above
• negro bowl or • bacchanalian uproar.
Every one present at the concert enjoyed the rich
music rendered by the artistes. Yet all must have
been equally pleased to find some local talent diffused
Into it. The violin solo by our "au f•ir Mr. Stone,
delighted and pleased every one. Those about Wood
a treat.

Tile vicar ot Alingtosi, they tell me, is becoming
rather unpopular amongst his parishioners. There is
at present a slight misunderstanding between them
for the reason that the vicar is bent upon introducing
" Hymrui Ancient and Modern," and the earishiouer.
are boldly standing out against the innovation, aa they
consider (and wisely I think), that the good old hymns
their forefathers sung, are quite good enough for
them.

--TMemorial against the introduction has been exten-
sively signed. Some of the most influential church-gum
are leaving and attending Divine service elsewhere,
and as far sa I am personally acquainted with their
views on the matter, they intend to be like the, at
preaent popular, time-piece, "Dover go again." I am
inclined to think that if the vicar fails to comply with
the wishes of his parish he will soon have the satiable.
lion of holding forth to empty pews.
The local industrial exhibition, which me held two
yeses ago in connection with the Melplaish Agricultural
Society's Meeting, won't be revived this year, I under.
stand. This won't look like a very cordial welcome to
the Melplaish Society, nor to the hon.-gentleman whole
this year to be its president. dust like Bridport people,
a race whom imPulan and likings are of very brief
duration. What haa become of the Horticultural
Society and the skating rink? Sic tea writ ploria nun& /