The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-14 00:00:00

Vampshire.

Tel HAIL•RST.— A field of wheat belonging to MI.
Paddler, at Roomy, was cut bet Friday.
HNC/UMW? 01 THU INT HAN?' ADMINUITIATIVIS
DANTALINN Huhn Vourgenne.—At • meeting of the
°Moms Ii has been decided that, as fr mimeo
reasons three out of Ave eorpe weld not attend the
temp at tie time originally pr,prmod (the 21st July),
the encampment be postponed till after harvest. It
was suggested that the assembling at temp should take
place as early as possible in August—not later than the
2lst, but subject to the report of officers commanding
corps after consulting with them. It wee farther
decided that the encampment should be near the sea-
side, and that Hayling Island be visited to sea if it be
suitable, and if not, that some o.her site be selected.

A MARINI, 0P71032 CHARGED WITS Doosioroarroo.—
On Saturday morning last, • wart martial aeonobled
on board her If aleety's lag-ship Victory, in Portsmouth
harbour, to try Lieutenant Janne login, of the Royal
Marines, serving on board H.M.S. Royal Oak, on a
charge of drunkenness. Claptein H. S. Rillyar prose-
sated. The evidence of the socomander, surgeon, and
assistanteurgeon, went to prove that tho prisoner, on
the 2nd inst., at about half-pest eight o'clock in the
evening, fell down upon the desk in • state of intoxica.
lion, and bad to bit carried to his cabin by two marines.
The pri•oner pleaded guilty. and pat in several oartill-
sates of good character from ships in which he had
previously nerved; and taking them into consideration
UN wart only adjudged him to be &mated the ship,
to be severely reprimanded, and to lose twelve mooths'
seniority.

Tag Patagnirrog MEMORIAM—The works con.
seated with the erection of the stints in Bonney
Market-plain have now commenced in good earnest.
By the advice of the artist., Mr. Noble, the statue will
hoe the eastern portion of the Market-place. The
Mayor and Corporation have decided on presenting an
address of welcome to Earl Russell in the Town•hall,
when the public ceremony in the Market-plain is over.
The address is not intended to be of a party character,
farther than to recognise for this work the peculiar
fitness of so old a oolleague of Lord Palmerston. and
one who has so long stood at the head of the party with
which Lord Palmerston was associated. Earl Granville.
Mr. Gladstone, and other members of the Palmerston
cabinet will also be present, and will, we believe attend
at the luncheon to be subsequenslY (iron by the 1106
Hon. W. Cowper to the eteentive committee and other
gentlemen especially engaged In the earennales of the
day.

ins AND Exrcoduoir a? SOOTHAIIIPTOII.-0a Banda)
morning, at half -past four, • very load explain+ was
heard at Southampton, as U it osme from the bottom
of the town. 11 04 people at • distance who hoard it
thought it was a gun fired from • mall packet to an-
nounce to the customs authorities her arrival. It arose,
however, from an explosion of gunpowder, ball-
cartridges, signal rockets, and paraffin rid, from the beck
premise, of the buoineas plant of Mr. Bubbles, the
mayor of the town, situated almost opposite the &els
gates. The mayor is an optician. nautical inatrumeaa
maker, and purveyor of various kinds of .hip's stores,
The back premises were blown by the explosion almost
topless., the adjoining premises were seriously injured,
and the windows of bosses in the neighbourhood were
broken. Fragments of the blown-up building were
thrown to great distances. An American and an Alex•
andrian pocket bad arrived in the oicht. and there were
• great number of persons about the dock. Immediately
after the explosion, smoke and Sr. issued from the got,
the dock engine was brought out and measures taken
to extinguish to fire. The promptitude of these measures
prevented it from extending, and alter • time it was
subdued. It was conjectured that the explosion we.
caused by lightning. The damage done is estimated at
£5,000. The premises were insured in the Royal.

COMISICRATION Or • Nsw CHURCH AT Poirrewoon•
—The Bishop of Mauritius, sating for the Bishop of
Winchester, on Friday consecrated the new church built
at St. Denys, near the ruins of the ancient priory. We
understand that the funds were raised by an anonymous
offer of £3,400 on condition ales additional £3,ooobei
raised in the neighbourhood, which has rapidly i
of late years; £l,OOO of this sum remains to be raised,
and • lady has offered £2OO on condition tlat the
balance he obtained by the anniversary of the oonseera-
tion. The endowment is £l5O a year from the rectorial
remourees of St. Mary's, Southampton. The edit cc,
which is in the Early English style of arebitecture, is
built of local brick with Bath stone dressings, and con-
sists of a nave and north aiele, and • chancel, with an
apsidal termination. It hi intended hereafter to erect
an aisle on the south side of the nave. The building is
about 130 feet long, and the proportions are adniirable.
The facings of the walls on the outside and within the
building are of brick, no plastering being used. The
roof of the nave is of open timber work. At the west
end is a triplet of noble proportions, and all the windows
are of pure Early English design. The apse, which is
semi-circular, has .1. vs twodight windows, and when
viewed from the west end the effect of this portion of
the building, with its radiating roof, is most striking.
The exterior of the church is effective and pietureariue.
Although the church is wholly devoid of decoration,
it is one of the beet of its kind we have ever peen, and
dearly proves what excellent effects can be produced
by an able architect, by good proportions, skilful
arrangement, and a judicious use even of ordinary
materials. The church was erected after designs
by Mr. G. O. Scott, MA., by Mr. Putither, ci
Fullerton Works, the works being superintended by
Sir. P. BentliL