The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-30 00:00:00

Pampshtre.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Oxford Middle Class Examiaa-
lions—The list of the successful candidates at the
recent examinations in connection with the Uni-
versity of Oxford have been opened. It appears
that the total number amounts to 477-145 senior,
and 332 junior candidates. The total number of
candidates who offered themselves for examination
amounted to b 95 ; so that more that one half
obtained honours in the several sections. Of the
number examined at Southampton, 6 out of 15
senior, and 13 out of the 21 junior candidates, were
successful.

PRIMENTATION.—The directors of the Southamp-
ton Dock Company have presented their chairman,
Colonel Pratt Barlow, on the completion of the
inner dock, with a very handsome silver inkstand,
in acknowledgment of the kindness and good feeling
with which he superintends the deliberations of the
board, and of his untiring exertions to promote the
company's interests.

FREE EMIGRATION TO TOR CAPE OF GOOD
Hore.—On the 23rd inst. were embarked at South-
ampton, under the superintendence of the Hon. Mr.
Field, in the ship Bermonthwy, for Algoa Bay, 230
souls, equal to 192 statute adults. They were prin-
cipally agricultural labourers and female domestic
servants, rough carpenters and joiners, blacksmiths,
wheelwrigbta, and wagonmakers, with a few boot
and shoemakers, kc.

LOSS OF THE ALCA SCHOONIR YACHT. —lntelli•
gence Ina been received at Portsmouth of the total
loss of the Alca, a beautiful schooner yacht, nearly
new, belonging to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club,
and the property of W. B. Phillimore, Esq. The
vessel appears to have been run on the rocks from
the ignorance of the pilot in charge at the time, on
her passage from Alderney to Jersey, about 9,15
p.m. On the Ifith of August, the weather fine at the
time with a light breeze. The crew had barely time
to save themselves in the boat before she sank, hav-
ing knocked her bottom in with the force of the
blow and the swell on the rocks. The captain and
crew lost everything.

THE Marto:A.—The Marquis of Winchester, the
Lord-Lieutenant of the county, has issued a notice
intimating that the Hampshire Regiment of Militia
Infantry is to be called out for training on Tuesday,
the 20th of September. The men are to muster at
the Militia Armoury, Southgate-street, Winchester.
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THE MILITARY MOVAI'ACH/L. —AU order has been
made at Parkhurst Barracks, Isle of Wight, to the
edict that Private John Selsmail, having shaved his
upper hp contrary to orders, shall be confined to
barracks until his moustache grows again.—Hunip-
shire Adrerlietr.

Limettrrox.•— New Forest Archera.—The last
grand meeting of the Netley Abbey and New Forest
Archers took place at Buckland Rings, on Monday,
under the most pleasing auspices. The band of the
Tipperary Militia was ou the ground and played
some beautiful music. Tho ball took place at the
Asecnibly Rooms on evening. and iLvic.
iug was kept up with much spirit by a numerous
and fashionable company to the strains of Targett's
quadrille baud.

FORDINGBRIDGE.—Suiride.—An inquest was held
at the Greyhound Hotel, on Wednesday week. on
the body of Mr. John Atkins (late relieving officer
of the Fordingbridge Union) who cat his throat in
the Calves' Close, on the previous day. It sPPeared

the deceased bad been for some time in an unsound
state of mind, and the jury returned a verdict in
moo-dance with the evidence.

ALDKRsitoT.—The Camp.—Tbe march of im-
provement is showing itself strongly at the camp,
which now boasts its influential organ in the shape
of a wmitly paper entitled the Ablerehot Military
Ga:,tte. As may he supposed it is almost exclu-
sively devoted to army affairs.