The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-05-29 00:00:00

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COMM/WOWS 810110 ay tag Lona Lirtrevairr
or Dtithwrintet —lst Administrative Battalion
&V.—Assistant Burgeon C. K. Rowe to be Burgeon,
vioe Bennett, resigned. Bth R V. C.—Lieut. M.
J. Guest to he Captain, vios Biddle, resigned.
Tag Votoicrgges. —A statement lug been pub.
halted by the Volunteer Graeae, showing the
number of volunteers in each county of egleed.
Wales, tied Scotland, to every thotwand inhabitants
according to the We Nan* end itles Um actual
number of volunteer* The martial character of the
Scotch hi shown by the fact dim the Ant sixteen
countin on the lila err all Scotch. ; Kincardine
occupies the pitia eter position, having 44.4 volunteers
per awaited potalittion. Rutland is the only
Boglialt county having no volunteer corps • if it
were as good • volunteer district as Kincardine, it
would bays a forts of nearly 500 men. Susses,
including the Cinque Ports, is the highest English
county; it. order of merit is 24, the volunteer,
number 4,095, or 111 per thousand of population
Devon, occupying 45th place, hum 3,934. or 8 7 per
1.0001 Wilt., 61st, returns 1,615, or 8 4; Done,
which is 64th on the hat, both 1,173 volunteers, or
62; isad ileaserset, 48th, 1281, or 8.8.
i://ißdi &Oka.

Tin SALISBURY 111STINO OP TR. BATH MID
Warr or Fa Socterv.—W. understand that
Messrs. Rummies and Sims, of Ipswich, will exhibit
largely at the forthooming show. This 6rni is
doubtless well-known to many ot our readers, aa the
manufacturers of thorns celebrated ploughs which
were so samwelltil at the Newcastle-on-Tyne meeting
in 1864, and which have Unce gained 50 all England
Champion Prise', besides a number of silver caps
and local prism. in addition to these celebrities,
Messrs Ranson= will exhibit a pdrtable steam
engine and thrashing machine; a large oolleotion of
machines for the preparation of food, OM bracing
Biddell's wall-known bean sad oat mills, root
palms, ftn; a patent born serssit; onelpuilliad tor its
logettious construction and perfect action; horn
rakes, at =usually low prices; barrows, horse pen,
lawn mowers, &a. Our agricultural friends will do
well to pay a visit ti Messrs. Ransomer' stand.

Cote timteeT, Satorday.—Tbere WS/ about so
average supply of wbeat at to-day'a mirk et, most of
whieh laded buyers at late Week Barley for griod•
rag to demand at former pneea Oats sold slowly
at Om previous week', tonna.

TUB anniversary of the Queen's birthday was
loyally commemorated here on Thor.'ley last.
Mien, Plias were rung at I. Peter's and F ,rdington
IS wiy as 50'r:took, sod were otatinued at intervals
during ths day, sod the usual flags were hoisted on
thet towers.

Tea Hinz COILPS.—Th• three competitions last
week to deteromee who should represent the Dor-
chester corps at the forthcoming Wimbledon meci•
tog, and compete for the Queen's prise, and the St.
George's Vass, resulted in the selection of Lieut.
Hodges and Prseate Jeffrey. May they be
sucoeesful !

Boitocou Prvrr Sessions, Monday.— Before
.1. F. Hodges, Seq., and J. Bishop, Seq.—Elisabeth
Camelia appeared again to answer a charge of
assaulting the wife of Drummer Gel., at the King's
Heed Inn. The expected witness uot being forth.
opining, the Bosch dismissed the neae.--In the
uses I tot week. Evans v. Frederick and Isabella
Brown, the scene am by inadvertence stated to be
the Star Inn it should have been the Swan Inn.

Tua CATTLIII PLAOUIL —The Court of Quarter
Session* met by adjournment last Saturday at the
ghirehalL Present : H. Frampton. Feq (chairman)
& Yoshio°, C. J. T. Hombre, 3.3. Fartriharson,
Jun., M. William*, & Pearce, and .1. B. Bridge,
&gm A petition from Mr. Laver, of Fordington,
praying for compensation to be made to him for loose
from cattle plague having been read, it was resolved
that the petition should be left for presentation at
the neat general Quarter Sessions. It was also
resolved, that in all oases of cattle plague, before any
cattle are slaughtered, the Inspector-general be
directed to have such cattle valued as soon ss possible
by soros competent persons for the guidance of the
cattle plague committee. The sessions were then
further adjoorned to Wednesday, the 20th Jane
nest.

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STA FIORD CHURCH M MON •IR Y SOCI ATT. —On
the eve of proceeding to press we have received
through the killdeer of Mrs. Reginald Smith, the
following notidcatioin of arrangements for that most
interesting of all our rural gatherings, the annual
meeting held at Stafbrd for missionary purposes
Friday next June let, at half•past six, p.m., r the
time appointed at Stafford Church. Tbe Rev.
ft.ptimits Hobbs, late mankmary in Ceylon and
Ti Ily , the Rev. J. R. Cotter, rector of
Houghton; the Rev, C. W. Ihnelbani, rector of
Ringliam's Ideicombe; and the Rev. D. Hogarth,
rector of Portland, will address the meeting. A col•
lection will be made. "Freely ye have received,
freely give," St. Matt. z. 8. And there are always
hospitable reunions at the rectory before and after
tbe meeting, which with floe weather and moonlight
cannot fail to be numeroualy attended.
CONIIIIITTAD TO 701 DoMAST COUNTY AOL.
A Stifd : J•ho Heckford and Hubert Derreman,
sessult and robbery at Wimborne. /lard Lahovir
Henry Woodward, vagrancy at Frampton, 14 dey• ;
James Howard, miabehaviour at Weymouth Upton,
14 days; Thomas Frampton, leaving family charge-
able at Biamioster. 3 month. ; John Weet,
vagrancy at We moth. 14 days; William Johnson.
vagrancy at Shaf,eabory, 14 daye ; James Hann,
robbing garden at Fordington, 7 days; Henry
Aphn, leaving family chargeable at *mimetic',
1 month; b.riward Stockier, stealing pontoon at
gran:4m 7 days; II•nosh Powell, starling • piece
of pooch-work at Bridport, 3 months Impriaos•
Mini: Richard Price. drunk, &a, at Dorchester,
14 days; Joins Dowoidy, drunk, Ac., at Weymouth.
'lays; Stephan Tbararr, vagrancy at 81a15othauo
14 days.

Tao Now Coax Excwooos.—A largo model of
the oew Corn Endue. new Meads in the council
chamber, from width a good idea of the intended
at...eters may he obttined. After noting that the
building in it. entirety will present • tioinely •ppeerancie,
the satiation is attracted to • donsetheped projection at
Lb. notth end. which proves on inspection to be the roof
of an orehestra, arid a very spacious and admirable
orchestra it is. This will probably bring to the
rimminbrabes of some of our readers the cantroverey
which took Islam in the Council, on to whether
It wm intended to provide • boll room or a Coro.
exchange, and it means evident that thie hall is likely
to be made the best ball room in the empty, notwith.
standing that the retiring rooms will be somewhat
disteat ; for we learn that this model is famished to aid
the eom,lti.jn ririlherating as to whether or not an
alteration in the plan involving an entre outlay of some
120 shall be ordered. The advantage agar.' for (th in
Lb. doiug away with • pillar which as at peanut
arranged, is neemeary Insupport the outer well of the
Conned chamber when the lower portion, i.e • the north
wall of the Ferret Corn Erahaege, shall be re.
manna, and to effect it the whole of
the existing sabetanti•l wall would have to be
removed, sod one of • lighter chumiter built in its
dead; the priemit windows of the Council chamber and
Herveyor's room be blinked up, and vertical lights be
retitled. T prop:teed altera.ion would dotibtlein
improve the ball as a ball room, though it may not.
perhaps, be oorribiered esseotial. osier as Its primary am
es • Ourn-Earshmage is einoented. However, that le the
WON, WI C. understand. DOW before the Council; and,
ha•ing provid.d on °role-tr., it mty he asked, I. it
worth while to tpail the ballroom for 1201

F0a1:414070S Baas/HT fiocteTv.—Tbe mutual
meeting of Lbw club took place last Thursday. A
portion of the members am/tided Divine service at
tbe parish church at Pee °Week, when arming
rayon ware read by the Vicar, the lemons by UN
He.. P. You* and the Rev. L W. Pears, rector of
Patera, preached • plain, practical, and kiadly
winos from lat Timothy L. 15, on Chriii"
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