The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-04-03 00:00:00

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SOLTTITA 111 PTO% —Commander John Hay, H.N.,
this port, has keen appointed naval eta ttt itt er of the
officers ~f the lloyal West Indian Mail Service.

TUE I;REAT EASTEMN.-7-nu directors• of the
Great ship Company have selected Mr. Charles.
Lungley. brother of Mr. t leorge Langley, tlf do all
that is required to theship, and Messrs. 8 ttttt inersond
Day, of southamptoe, to complete the machiuery.
A mreful examination has 144,41 i made of all parts 4.f
the ship by Captain Carnegie, Mr. ltrereton. and
Mr. Langley ; and the machinery by Messrs. Penn,
Field, and Gooch.
The Prw.ian transport ship Elbe, from Spithead,
came into dock on Wednesday eve gto till up
with stores. aml is expected to leave early this week,
followed shortly afterwards by the frigate Aroma,
which has been in dock the last two months, under-
going repair and refitment. They are to form part
of the Pressen' expedition to Japan.
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riTIONS. —r: Iliigi.y 5e;.1311.0r presented
petition on Wednesday, from Arclulaicon Wigroui
aunt many clergymen and church wardPiis in Soutli•
Ammon, against Mr. Dillwyn's Endouisl Schools
Bull; also a petition against granting wine lieemies to
wiling 110110404 aunt on Thumday night provuotal a
petition from the Smith Hants Nlislieo-Chirurgical
Society, in favour of a revision of the present system
of poor-law medical relief.

CoNCEINT AND BALI. ON BOARD THE AHroNA.
Commodore Smolt:wall and the officers of the Prussian
frigate Arena gave a grand entertainment on
Tuesday evening on board their frigate, in the
Southampton docks in return for the courtesies which
they have received from the principal inhabitants of
the town and neighbourhissl during their sojourn it
this port. Tle!re was a concert in the early part of
the evening, which was followed by a hall, and the
band of the frigate introduced several new thinees.
A recherche supper was provided on the occasion.
The quarter Aleck and other parts of the frigate were
gaily decorated with nags.

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PORTSMOUTH. - Frtfol BOfli Atridrid. —A ici,lacci-
dciii occurred on Friday afternoon, by winch live
lives si.ere lost. A gig belonging to Iler Majesty's
steamer Firebrand, sow lying at Spithesul, was
coming into the harbour, a high wind blowing and
heavy sea running at the time, with a small mil set,
when she suddenly capsized. and the whole of the
crew were throun into the water. Fire of them
unfortatuattly went down, and two clung to the
boat, and were rirscued by a steam tug, which,
happily, was under steam, and left the harbour im-
mediately. Those saved were taken on board the
Britannia training ship, where they received the
Medical attention they needed. The maincholy
accident occurred in view of a large nmmmnhmcr of spec-
tators, who were upon the ramparts and elsewhere.

FoutiiNanninGE.- —We understand that the trustees
and nianagera of the Salisbury Sar.m,:fi' Musk having
determined for the convenience of the residents in
this town and neighbourhood to open a branch Mink
here, hare taken an °dice at the I cof Nlr. Curtis,
and that their secretary will attend here for the first
time on Monday, the 9th of April, and afterwards
on alternate Nlondays. The bank will be open for
receipts and payments from two to three o'clock.

-M r. &later Booth presented a
Petition oil Wednesday from the medical officers of
this union. praying for redress of grievance of Poor
Law medical officers.

WINCHESTER. —• Bi.lwprie (If Rochoder.—
Iler Majesty has been pleased, on the recommenda-
tion of Lord Palmerston, to no ttt i t iate to the Bishop-
ric of Rochester the Ven. Jost.pit Cotton Wigram,
M. A.. Archdeacon of Winclitarter, and Rector of St.
Mary's, Southampton. Thu reverend gentleman was
educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he
graduated in Ibl9, wh:n he was Sixth Wrangler.
He was ordained Deacon in Is`22 by Dr. Sparke,
Bishop of Ely, and l'riest in Is2:1 by Dr. Howley,
Bishop of London. He was for some years Curate of
St. JAllle3's Chard), Piccadilly, and in 15.:19 was pre.
:stilted to the Rectory of East Tisted, ne.:-.r Alton,
Hampshire. In Is-17 he wa, appointed to the Arch.
deaconry of Winchester ; and upon the resignation
of the living of Southampton by Lord Giiildforil in
Ir:sn, the Bishop nominated Archdeacon Wigrarn to
it, and he itas held at up to the present tin.. The
'bebop nominate belongs to the Evangelical party.
• Bishop Wigram will not be entitled to a seat in the
House of Lords, until a vacancy arisesin sonic diocese
other than Canterbury, York, Durhatu, Winchester,
• and London.
btx.tru or THE liar. DR. WILLIANIS. --The
Rev. David Williams, D.t'.L, Warden of New
College, Oxford, and Canon of Winchester, F.S.A.,
died on Thursday evening, about nine o'clock, after
a week's illness, at the advanced age of 74. at his
lixlgings, in New College. The deceased was
generally and deservedly respected in this city, and
his loss is deeply deplored.
HA NI 1.51111: E FRIENDLY Society. —The tnonthly
meeting of this society was hell at the Grand Jury
Ciiamber, on Wednesday (Rev. W. Williams in the
chair) wben 40 new members were admittesl, claims
to the amount of £2.16 4s. 911. were oonsislered and
discharged. and other routine business transacts&
The meeting then adjourned to the ISth of April.
Roust:v. -- Rending Soeiety.—An able and inte-
resting lecture was delivered to the members and
friends of the above society, on Tuesday, by the
Her. .1. Fitzgerald, on " The nature of colour.- The
rev. gentleman closed the lecturing sea.son, which
has been characterized by lectures of a popular and
instructive character and by uniform talent.

The Rev. L. Berthon, the neuly.appointed
vicar was gievted with a merry peal from the bells
of the aldwy church on saturday last, and ..111 Stin•
413: toorniug he preached to a numerous and atteu-
tive congr..gation. We are plcased to say the rev.
gcte lemma s health is much Unproven.

SAVINCS BANAL—The Hon. R. H. !mum pre-
sented a rrtition on Thursday night, from the tra-
wl malingers of the Rotio.ey savitip,liiik
against the Cover:meta Savings Bank and Friendly
Sovicties invt..,ltneats Bill.