The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-05-18 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

°Lynam. ScitooL —Examinations in connection with
the Science and Art Department have been held in this
school during the pad fortnight, in the following subjects:
—Botany. PhYsicel Geography. Acoustics, Light and Heat,
Mathematics, Animal Physiology, and Geology, but the
results am not yet known.
Aitnttgar Icarr.Cll—On Monday evening the 3rd
RAN. carp', was inspected at the battery at the harbour,
by Colonel Thring. who was aceompanied by Adjutant
Neigh. Major Swain oat in command, and there were
also present Ser,mant-Major Hayward (no tructor), and IS
rank and file. Sonic gun drill WWI gone through, and at
the conclusion the colonel expressed himself well pleased
, with what be ha I soon.
• R VPOSITOR SALE. —At this sale, on Wednesday, con.
ducted by Mr. Symonds, about AI beasts were on offer,
and good prices were realised, which to to he accounted
j for, no doubt, by the improved prospecta brought about
by the recent rain, and subsequent sunshine. COW'S and
calves fetched front £l2 15s. t..) el/ Pa: ; heifers,
.1:9 to 4;11 ; • pair of yearling heifers realised .Cll 50. each;
a banner was sold for Di 10g.; and two calves fetched
475. lid, each. Store lambs, 13‘. to 11g.: and fat lambs,
lie and 335. each. Pigs sold from 105. to 505. each,
• aceoraing to sine.
Kiscrws or Occrricss. Mr. C. &hounds, who
lives at Providence Cottage, keeps s lame number
of pigeons, and for their accommodation appropriate
' boxes are erected. Now for some time past it has
been observed that trout some cause or other these birds
! have been unwilling or unable to occupy their usual
places of abode. Investigation therefore was-nemssary,
and it was discovered that own° starlings bad taken
forcible possession of their neighbours' dwellings, three
nests being found in the boxes, containing altogether 17
The not yet ejected, but Usey
ewirl.not thdeTighaeLes

VESTRY AT ST. MARY'S.
A vestry meeting was held at St. Mary's church on
Thursday at neon, for the purpose of receiving the
accounts of the Churchwardens and the various charities
for the oast year. The lector (the Roe. KJ. L. S.
lienslowel presided, and there were present Mr. J. C.
Baker (churchwarden), Mr. IL N. Cox. Mr. J. Turner,
Mr. F. W. Good, Mr. J. A. Collins, and Mr. It. Stickland.
The various accounts were read by the list-Ink as
follows :
Churchwarden's Accounta—Receipts, .4.3:1 b. IUiL ;
expenditure, Awl 17s. did.; balance in hand To. Sid. ; at
the beginning of the year there WAS a balance due to the
churchwardens of Lb Ss. 71d.
Daniel Taylor's Charity. Receipts, £lO,l St. Kl. ;
expenditure, JAW ed. I balance in hand, £67 1%. ed.
Alnlthouse and IleerhouseCharity.—lteceipts, 1:1811s9d;
expenditure, FAS Us. likl. ; balance in hand 4s. 11d.
Eight-Acre Tenements.--Recenits, 3s. (Id.; expen-
diture, £ll 12s. ; balance in hand, Ds.
Fourteen Acre Tenement.- Receipts, £23 RM. 91.; ex-
penditure, .13111 s. bet.; balance in Mimi, es.
Barnard Mitchell's Charity.— lion:nits, VA. 9.1 ; paid to
22 poor persons. Ws. lel.
higher and Lower Alinshouse.—Receipts,lllB Ila 9.1 ;
' expenditure, DiS ; balance in hand? £3l Os. lid.
Thaw:nubs, Fitfleld's Charity. lls.bid ;
overspent, Eis.
Bull Charity—Receipts ; expenditure £7 :balance In

Magdalene Charity—Receipts 119 9s. 2d ; expenditure
£l2 9. nil, • baIIUICC RM. NI, present value of charity
1/1U 17s. -1,11
. .

The accounts were duly passed. Icing premnted by Mr.
it. N. Cox and Mr. J. lui-uer, the churchwardens for the
past year.
A lengthen.] conversation, introduced by Mr. J. C.
Baker, emmed as to the re-building of the almshouses in
West Alliugton, destroyed some years ago by tire, Mr. H.
N. Cox saying that additional fun,Ls were required for the
purpose, which it was not thought advimble to try to raise
until the completion of the school buildings now in pro-
gress of erection. They formerly accommodated ten poor
persons. Mr. J. C. Baker said he lead been spoken to by
several parishioners on the subject, and he intended
making an effort during his churchwardeuship to have the
premises re-built, an announcement which was received
with marks of approval.
11r. J. C. BIKER also said he thought it would be a coed
thing if the local papers would kindly insert a paragraph
suiting when it was intended to hold a vestry meeting, as
he thought the parishioners would then be sure to know it.,
Mr. E. W. Ewios, on behalf of the Ilridport Telt:frees,
said he should be very pleated to du so if Cue inforination
was furnished in time, and this was promised to be dime
'She meeting then terminated.

lIIMMIMMINE