The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-09-25 00:00:00

SALISBURY.

Ws believe that it is understood by the Liberals
of Salisbury to bring forward Mr. Alfred Seymour,
LP. for the vacancy which Mr. Marsh will be com-
pelled to make at the General Election. —BAerborne
Journal.

CLIME OF TEE PlAci.—We hear that the immoral
candidates for this office have retired in favour of
Mr. Francis Hodding, sou of our much respected
townsman, Mr. Henry Reade nodding. As a
rising young man, we wish him every soccer.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A Cow. —Ou Friday seimighr
a valuable cow belonging to Mr. Packer, dairyman,
of Peterethiger, was left grazing in one of the i
meadows through which • large drain pampas. The
cow fell into the drain, and when found the next
morning it was quits dead. It was worth £2O.

SALISBURY MECHANICS' INITITUTI AND WORE,
isir's curs.- This institution being without a
libiary of ita own, the committee have, we under-
stand, made arrangement@ with the London and the
Hagliah and Foreign Library Companies for the
regular supply of books for the lUDS of it. members.

CI[MI ild•ittirr.—At our monthly market OD
Thursday week a large quantity of obsess was offered
—about 2SO tone—and the attendance of burin' being
good, very little was left unsold. Prices, however,
declined from 2e. to la per cwt. as compared with
last market Prioes were as follow :—Skims, 2ba.
to 34.; half skims, 644. to 60..; Somerset., 62i. to
70L; and Cheddars, 721. to 7se.

WILTS HORTICULTOR•L SOCTITT. —A meeting of
the general committee of this Society was held on
Thursday se'nnight, when it was found that, after
all debts were paid, there would be a Wawa at '
Messrs. Pinckney's Sank of El2O. lied it DOI been
for this balance, saved from former years, the very
unfavourable weather on the 29th all would have
been fatal to the successful atrrying on of the society.
It was resolved.to hold two fates nest season, one
on Coronation Day, and the other in the mouth of
August.

Ceurtoir To Boys.—On Saturday week, threw boys
named Henry Chalk., Edward Young, and Joseph
Trevott, appeared before the Mayor in answer to •
summons issued at the instance of Mr. Jeans, charging
them with throwing atones, and damaging one of the I
buildings of th• Bath and West of England Society,
in the Butts. Mr Jeans proved the case against
Chalk, and Young, who were ordered to pay 3d.
each for the damage done, and 6e. costs. The other
boy was disoharged, the evidence against him being
insufficient.

Toe L•TII CA= 07 lioilag 817447180. —II will
be remembered that a few weeks since three horses
were stolen from the neighbourhood of Trowbridge,
and that a long chase after the thieves, re/tilted in
Mr. Supmintendent Matthews, of this city, reco-
vering two of the horses and returning them to
the owners. On Monday, he had the good fortune
to fled the third, in Oxfordshire, and brought hack
the same night and restored it to Mr. Hill, to whom
it belonged. It had changed hands twice since the
robbery. The thief is well-known, but as yet has
isontrived to sempe apprehension.
Couwrit Parrs' 9111000P17, Tuesday. Present!
K Hinxman. R.q. (Chairman). George Matohani,
FAR., General Buckley, Jame. Hussey. Km.. and
Joseph Goff. jun., Esq. —Sarah Stone, wife of Henry
Stone, of Wintendow, was summoned for assaulting
Fanny Sheen. At the request of the complainant,
the cue was adjourned for a week.— —Mr. James
Arney was summoned by Mr. Supt. Caldow,
Inspector of Nuisances for the district of the Alder.
bury Union, for neglecting to comply with certain
notices to repair and limewash two cottages belong-
ing to him at Doenton. The oottages were certified
by • medical man to be in an uufit state for wraps.
tion, and Mr. Matthews stated that he first served
the defendant with • notice to repair and limewash
them on the 7th of August last. Another notice bad
gloom been served, but no attention was paid to
either. The defendant excused himself by saying
that he had been unable to obtain bricklayers to do
the neceseary work. —Mr. Hin x man mid the majority
of the Beach were of opinion that the defendant
must pay a fine of las per day for the four days
which had elapsed since the expiration of the last
notice. In default of distress, he would be Capri-
toned for 21 days.—Joesph Paddock, a lad, we.
sentenced to 14 days' =primmest for stealing 19
apples value Id., the pr .porty of Mr. J• 01711 Taylor,
of Whitepariah. The defendant bore • very bad
character.—Thescuis Vise,, who amid he was is
labourer from Cilliughain, WOO allarged with stealing
, a pair of trousers, the property of Frank Robinson,
' • groom in the employ of Mr. Clark, at Bemerton.
The prosecutor left the Moulmein besieger's stable,
and went to the Halfway
flHouseies play • game of
skittle.. Whilst he was so , the premier
walked in with the trousers cm, we. given into
oustody.—Prisoner said he bought the trousers of a
inan.whom he dad not know.—Be was ordered to be
imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six weeks.—
Imre 11l soother charge against him, of stealing a
slop

ANNITZRZARY 07 TEI S•LHIBORT 111THELMART.
The 100th anniversary of this important charity was
oslehrated on Monday, when a numWr of the governors
met at the Council House, and walked theme in proces.
aims to the Cathedral, accompanied by the Mayor and
Corporation, some of the county and city Magistretes,
the police and sergeants minim., the Infirmary nu rms. and
1 sash of the patients as were well enough to attend. At
the western entranee it was joined by several of the
Cathedral dignitaries, who led the way up the nave to the
choir, where the service wan performed. The congrega-
tion, which was tolerably large. cohered chiefiy of ladies.
The servile we; intoned by the Heir. 8. M. Lakin, who
also read the fire lemon, the second lesson being read
by the Rev. C. King. hfr. J. E. Rishardenn presided at
the organ, and the mile& portion at the serves, parties.
WI, the anthem, wee meeediagly well rendered. The
sermon was preached by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury from
Jeremiah, 30e. 13 v.—" Thou haat no healing medicines."
At the elms of the Nerves there wane collection it the
deers, the plates being held by the Right Hon. lady I
Alio* Nelson, supported by Mr. H. H. Marsh we, and
Miss Uhrgeret Hussey, supported by General Bualilay.
TM Slats Trod to. p 3rd. over £66. On leaving
the Canted. the priateedm was reformed, sod returned
to the Council House, where the meal routine beatuer
of the aimagarisiiii. vimi lemaissled. non wore pre. '

Nl* the Ptegiteet (Viaeolmt Ire&mime). she Chairmen
(Mr. E. Hussman), Sir E. Holm, Burt, Mr. 11.
Marsh, r.r., General Buckley, Mr. F. J. E. Jervoise,
the Mayor of flallebary (Mr. R. Stokes), Mr. James
Hussey, Mr. J. C. Wheeler. Mr. W. Pinckney, Mr. W.
A. Cestes, Mr, W. I). Wilkes, Mr. J. M. C.ardidl, Mr.
C. A. Ise, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Style, Mr. Bracher Mr.
.1. H. Radcliffe. Rev. C. Hilllol/113, Rev, R. Ilea,
Rev. T. S. Hill, Mr. S. Eldridge Mr W. Fawcett,
Jour., Mr. P. W. Ottaway (Secretary), ke.
From the financial statement socompanying the annual
report, we learn that sines the first establiahment of the
Infirmary inMay, 1767,A0wn to the end July lad, 57,696
in-patienta. and 106,099 out-patients hail participated
in its ban( fits. From the 27th of July, 1665, to the 2811
of July this year, 931 in-patients. 146110nt-patiente, and
1056 casual ditto bad been treat. d. The weakly avetage
number of patielita in tl,e home during the year hes
83. g From * general abstract of the whole
account* of the kistablishinent, from May 2, 1767. toile
31.1 July last, we li-sin that the total rece.pta, from
subeenptions, benefactioes, legaciea, °nitrations, and '
other ei,urces have amounted to £317,817 9s. 2d The
expenditure has been £/17,645 7.. 78., leavings balance
in the Treas., er's hands .n the Mat of July of
an Is. 7d. Toe amount collect, dab this year's anni-
versary was precisely the 6•41•13 suit 1865, and ill more
than bast year.