The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-02 00:00:00

WAREHAIL

A SPICIALIWITING of the Corporation, presided over
by Mr. Stephen Bennett, Mayor, was held at the Town.
bell, on Friday, for the purpose of Inquiring into
the state of the building fund. The result wag
very satisfactory and a source of mutual con-
gratulation to all present. It appears that there
will, In addition to £5OO taken up on mortgage of the
=n
osh* about £l5O more required. This the
also unanimously resolved to take up on
mortgage so as to make matters complete.
Cgueue, 1871.—The following statistka will be read
with interest :

Males. Females; Total, 1541.
.. 712 790 1501 1643
.. 330 357 727 617
... 392 436 819 816
.. 61 62 123 132
.. 292 321 613 594
38 28 66 50
.. 71 72 143 163
. 152 264 an 3 4.53
.. 200 256 518 442
.. 300 302 6)2 590
.. 164 154 312 262
.. .. 132 137 269 212
63 68 153 185

lAdatti. Mary ..
Holy Trlalty
Arno
But Bioko .. • •
Hut f 1010....
Coombs Keynes ..
Hut Lulworth
Wog Lulworth
Wool.. •
Steeple .
=midga.

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WOO 3140 6253 6330

OORFE CASTLE.

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Ricottas Rocres.—Exteneive improvemente are about
to be made in Enoombe ILouse, the family residence of
the Earl of Eldon.
8111188 SCHOOL. —The new muter of the re.
organised British School is Mr. Botsford, from Borough-
road Training College, London. The tea, at the re-
opening. notwithstanding the unfavourable weather,
the day being very wet, was well attended • and the
meeting, over whieh Hr. Kemp-Weld' presided, was
very batenating• The Chairman, Rev. S. Scutt, Kr.
Payne, and Yr. Hicks (of the Brittah School, Poole),
eddgeseed the meeting.

BWANAGE.
FaaiwiLL.—On Sunday evening last
the Rev. G. Rinds preached his farewell sermon, before
taking his departure for America, where he is going
for a visit The sbapel was well filled.
VISITOBL—Wii are pleased to note that viaticum are
already coming. May they be many.
Hieurros Scaool.—On Sunday morning the Rev. J.
0. North. M.A., preached in aid of the fund now being
raised for making an additional infant class room at
Renton. Nearly £9 was sollected. The coat of the
building will be about £7O, of which about EGO is already
promised.

HAM WORT 11Y.
CIULDIMOS Tu.—Oa fil•turday the Lady Cornelia
Guest gave • tea to the children of her school in Ibis
palish. Writing oases, work bores, and other thing'
were distributed. Good cottages ire about to be built
for th• working elsesse, with • gusrter of an wire of
load attasbod ; and it is said that the present oemspante
el mall paresis of will not be disturbed.

POOLE.
Till OBSIMUCTION le TKO iIARBOUL-11r. MeDoff,
direr, of Portsmocith. on Saturday, aseertained that
tbe obstruetion at the entranoe of the harbour wee
mineed by portions of the wrecks of two vessel.: one
=laden with coal and the other lying bottom up•
It is supposed that these wrecks are part of
two of the meals lost daring the terrible gale on
Saaday, February 11, 1866. It is intendel to blow
ul.ri4tlebwresks in a few days.
fignsuoire, Monday—Before the Mayor and
se-Mayor. George Reisman, Meek, in the employ of
Menus Tribbett and Kate, was brought up on remand
lee embenaling money of his employers. Prisoner di.-
Mond that be had reoeived amounts to the amount of
over £l2. Proseutors recommended him to mercy.
Sentenced to three mouth's herd labour.